Kefauver Leads Chicago Nomination Drive Amid Party Turmoil
In Chicago Senator Kefauver takes charge of his nomination campaign while Democrats debate President Truman’s stance. Ministers and officials arrive at the Democratic convention as talks focus on civil rights and the party’s chances. Air Force probes reports of flying saucers as Taft pledges emerge.
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Kefauver
Chicago
Truman
Herbert Lehman
Air Force
Virginia
Outer Space
Taft
Gov. Fine
Pennsylvania
Gen
Ike
Fletcher Knebel
Washington
Kansas City
Williams Infant Dies in Amarillo
Infant son of Mr and Mrs J D Williams of 4114 Ong St died yesterday at Northwest Texas Hospital. Survived by grandparents Mr and Mrs W Co Williams and Mr and Mrs G E Parker of Bivins Texas. Funeral arrangements pending at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
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J. D. Williams
Ong St
Northwest Texas Hospital
W. Co. Williams
G. E. Parker
Bivins
Tex
Boxwell Brothers
Petry Seeks Panhandle Votes For Congress Run
Petry Jr. of Carizzo ag for congress man-at-large tours the Panhandle with a radio address planned for 7:30 PM on KGNC and a dinner at the Herring Hotel. He was honored by supporters in southeast Panhandle after a Childress radio address. Petry, an attorney and Lions member, makes his first political bid with regional campaign chair Hudson Davis.
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Herb Petry Jr
Carizzo Ag
Childress
Southeast Panhandle
Petry
Amarillo
KGNC
Herring Hotel
Hudson Davis
Berger
Lions International
White House
Missouri
Congress
Secret Service
Truman
Coal Mine Safety Bill Signed by Chief WASHINGTON
President Truman signed into law a bill granting federal inspectors power to close unsafe coal mines if operators do not fix conditions. John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers had pushed for decades, spurred by the West Frankfort Illinois mine disaster that killed 119 miners last December. An auto trailer was converted into a mobile police station with radio and field phones by Hertfordshire police.
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Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Congress
West Frankfort
Ill
Herfordshire
England
Truman Hospitalized as Two Tornadoes Hit Texarkana
President Truman entered Walter Reed Hospital for a checkup after a mild virus infection. Meanwhile two violent tornadoes struck Texarkana and Rondo Arkansas, tearing a hangar, damaging timber, and trapping residents as police respond from Texarkana to Rondo.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Joseph Short
Hundred Injured In Subway Crash In New York
Two trains in a crowded tunnel in the financial district collided at 3 33 pm injuring at least 100 people. Police said 75 were rushed to hospitals and 25 treated in the tunnel as riders panicked amid the jammed eight car trains with about 1900 passengers per train.
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New York
Financial District
John J. O'Neil
Brooklyn and Manhattan Transit Company
Texas
Houston Port: Not on Ocean Yet Heavily Used
Houston functions as a busy maritime port connected to the Gulf of Mexico by a 45 mile artificial ship canal. The city sits on neither an ocean nor a major natural water body but relies on the canal to access Gulf shipping.
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Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Unclear incident at Texarkana airport amid heavy rain
Debris littered the Texarkana airport area as squads of officers pursued suspects after an incident. No injuries were reported, and heavy rains drenched the area through the afternoon.
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Texarkana
Marion Davies seeks divorce from Horace G Brown
Santa Monica July 16 Marion Davies former actress and Hearst friend files suit for divorce from husband of eight months Horace G Brown citing cruelty with no specifics. The couple separated last Sunday.
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Cal
Ur— Marion Davies
William Randolph Hearst
Horace G. Brown
Miss Davies
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