Louis Dominates Conn in Return Fight at Yankee Stadium
Joe Louis knocked out Billy Conn in the eighth round to reclaim the heavyweight title before 45,266 at Yankee Stadium. The bout, televised with high costs to sponsors, drew long-awaited anticipation as Louis landed a decisive sequence ending with a four-punch finish.
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Soviet Union Rejects Veto Abolition Plan At UN
At the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko rejected a U S proposal to abolish the veto on atomic matters and outlined a security council aligned control plan. China signaled willingness to drop its veto if others do likewise. Brazil and Mexico backed Baruch’s plan as the commission adjourned until Tuesday.
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Sir Alexander Cadogan
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Mexico
Mufti Seeks Refuge in Egypt at King Farouk's Palace
Cairo report says Grand Mufti Mohammed Amin el Husseini asked King Farouk for sanctuary after fleeing Paris. A palace communiqué notes the audience granted and the mufti declared he had taken refuge inside the royal residence. Egypt supposedly grants sanctuary amid debate over Jewish immigration to Palestine.
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Two More Are Dead In Palestine Battle
British troops hunt for six missing officers after two Jews die in a clash near the Lebanese border amid rising tolls in Palestine violence. Tel Aviv enforces curfew as Haaganah and Irgun raids and hostage rumors unfold at key frontier sites and rail centers.
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Senate approves McNutt nomination as ambassador to Philippines
Washington June 19 The Senate foreign relations committee approved Paul V. McNutt for ambassador to the Philippine Republic when independence takes effect July 4 Gordon Creamer Realtor Ph 22 3875
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Wheat shortage ties up Texas rail lines as crop surges
Wheat mountains piling up near Panhandle elevators as rail yards run short of cars. Officials say Santa Fe is worst hit with 1 379 000 bushels stored on farms between Clovis and Wellington. Elevators east of Amarillo hold 25 000 more. Railroads report shortages from war years and few replacements, forcing ground storage and improvised hauling.
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Loggers Strike Ends in Canada With Concessions
The 34 day loggers strike by 36,000 workers in British Columbia ended as CIO officials accepted a compromise. Pay raises a shorter work week and removal of a no strike clause were won. Production will resume at Powell River and newsprint rationing by The Globe-News ends Sunday.
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83 Die As German Shell Storage Explodes in Mine
An explosion in a salt mine near Haenigsen 20 miles northeast of Hanover blasts 10 000 tons of German army ammunition. At least 83 workers including 20 Ukrainian displaced persons and 63 Germans die instantly. surface personnel escaped harm as fires burn for 18 hours. British soldiers battle the blaze and entry remains impossible for days.
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Brunswick
William Sharman
Legion Building Fund Inches Toward Goal
Judge William Q. Boyce, chair of Hanson Post No. 54, American Legion, reported last night the building fund is within 40000 of its goal. He praised public support for solicitors and said the hardest part remains ahead as the drive extends beyond June 14 to accommodate later commitments. The Legion plans remodeling and furnishing on a cash basis after purchasing the Plains Chevrolet Company building.
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Hidden writing on Degnan ransom note sparks new clues
Chicago police report discovery of hundreds of name impressions and other markings on the Suzanne Degnan ransom note. Detective Chief Walter Storms says the hidden writing may lead to the kidnap killer, amid FBI dissents and a renewed optimism from investigators.
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Latin America Boosts World Food Outlook With 800000 Extra Tons
Herbert Hoover reported Latin America will provide 800000 extra tons of cereals and beans for the coming months, with Argentina signaling cooperation by decree to speed exports. He noted Latin shipments could rise from 2140000 to about 2700000 tons, easing import drains on the US and Canada.
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National Official Here For Rainbow Assembly
Mrs. Martha Marie Whitfield supreme deputy of the national Rainbow Girls speaks in Texas as the order grows here. The Dallas resident presides over the Texas assembly at Khiva Temple while her background includes civic work with Dallas PTA and Camp Fire Girls and service as a World War I YMCA recreation worker in France.
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Okla
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Massachusetts
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Negroes To Get New University Plan in Texas
The Dallas News reports a plan under study by the University of Texas and A&M to establish a separate Negro university in Texas. Prairie View would remain an agricultural college, while the new university would offer law medicine pharmacy liberal arts and graduate work, likely in Houston or Dallas. Meetings July 12–13 will set proposals. The issue ties to Marion Sweatt’s UT admission case.
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University of Texas
Vinson Clears First Hurdle to Chief Justice Nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to recommend confirmation of Fred M. Vinson as Chief Justice. Chairman McCarran said the vote was unanimous except for one member who would speak on the Senate floor, and the confirmation would be sent to the full Senate for action tomorrow. Vinson, ex Treasury secretary, would succeed the late Harlan F. Stone.
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Dimension and Sheathing Lumber Ad
Olver and Isins Lumber Co presents dimension and sheathing lumber at 1200 W. [address fragment], signaling a hardware supply note in a local newspaper listing.
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