Stassen Hopes Ride on Minnesota Senate Primary
Harold E. Stassen faces a pivotal Minnesota primary where the Senate nomination showdown between Henrik Shipstead and Edward J. Thye will determine political fate. Shipstead backs isolationism while Thye, chosen by Stassen, supports United Nations cooperation, signaling a clash of international policy lines in a Republican stronghold.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Henrik Shipstead
Edward J. Thye
GOP
Shipstead
Thye
Navy
United Nations
Senate
Farmer- Labor Party
Repo
Park Brawl Protests Estimate Military Civilian Involvement
Residents report nightly clashes between soldiers and local youths near the park with 25 to 30 combatants on each side. Civilians mainly aged 17 to 21, with injuries to a soldier and a woman who fainted, and multiple knife incidents and shots heard while police and militia attempt to quell the unrest.
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Northwest Texas
Truman Urges British Loan To Sustain World Economy
President Truman urged Congress to approve the Senate-backed 3.75 billion dollar British loan as essential to avoid conflicts in economic policy between the United States and United Kingdom and to support the United Nations economic program. James Byrnes and Speaker Rayburn backed the move, calling it a keystone for postwar cooperation.
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Truman
Washington
House
United States
United Kingdom
Brent Spence
House Banking Committee
United Nations Program For
Spence
James F. Byrnes
Paris
Britain
Byrnes
Sam Rayburn
Texas
White House
Banking Committee
United Nations Program For International Economic Cooperation
Congress
May Defends Integrity in Senate War Profits Probe
Rep. Andrew J. May of Kentucky denounced attacks as sinister amid Senate War Investigating Committee inquiries into his ties with an Illinois munitions combine. He said he never profited from Cumberland Lumber and testified that his actions benefited constituents and the war effort. The exchange followed testimony about funds tied to the probe and a separate matter involving a Senate investigator offered a political job in New Mexico. May spoke under personal privilege to the House.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
Tod
House
Senate
May
Mead
New York
Capitol
Ilinois
Cumberland Lumber Company
A. J. May
Cumberland Company
Senate Committee
Thomas O'Connell
Chicago
New Mexico
O'Connell
Two Workmen Rescued From 60-Foot Smokestack
Two workers plunged into a 60 foot smokestack atop a two story building in Chicago and were rescued by firemen. One was freed by cutting the stack base with acetylene torches and the other was hoisted out in a boatswain’s chair. Both men were hospitalized.
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Chicago
Container Corporation of America
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with cooler tones Tuesday. In West Texas and the Panhandle there may be scattered storms today and Tuesday. New Mexico expects light showers and storms today and Tuesday with little temperature change. Highs around 95 and overnight low near 67 with noon at 82.
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Amarillo
Vicinity
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Forecast Series Warmup Rises Across Panhandle After Brief Heat Lull
After a one day furlough from the heat the weather party plans a rear march in the Panhandle tomorrow with temperatures rising to the mid 90s by tomorrow afternoon. Today’s high will be near 90 with a cooling tonight expected around 67 in Amarillo. Rain totals varied with Amarillo 0.65 inches and Pampa 0.58 while Wichita Falls hit 102 as Texas endured widespread heat in the upper 90s to 100s.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Dumas
Pampa
Hereford
Muleshoe
Adrian
Miami
Texas
Wichita Falls
Steen Family Returns from Colorado Springs Trip
Mr and Mrs Victor Steen and children Billie Bobbie Jo and Pegey of 609 Monroe along with Mrs M B Taber and Mrs R Gainer and son Billy Roe of Lubbock have returned from a vacation to Colorado Springs Canon City and Carlsbad.
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Victor Steen
Billie
Bobbie Jo
Pegey
Monroe
M. B. Taber
R. Gainer
Billy Roe
Lubbock
Colorado Springs
Canon City
Carlsbad
Barkley Pushes Quick Revival of OPA Price Controls
Senate debate opens on compromise OPA bill as Barkley urges prompt resumption of price controls citing last week’s price increases. He warns of outcomes from absence of controls and presses colleagues to act before week’s end.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Newssnen
Wagner
Banking Committee
OPA
Truman
White House
E. A. Regal Co
News Tip Prize Awarded to Betty McWilliams for Snake Incident
Betty McWilliams of 607 Forest wins $5 for reporting a bathroom snake incident after helping remove its head. J L Milligan receives $3 for a bass story at Buffalo Lake. Elgin Reid gets $2 for a store window dog tale. Multiple callers listed with tips. Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance noted.
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Betty McWilliams
Forest
J. L. Milligan
Georgia
Buffalo Lake
Elgin Reid
Hayden
Rules OPA Not Affect Suits Pending Before June 30
Circuit Judge Dunne ruled the death of the OPA did not affect suits filed before June 30 for violations of the act. He refused to dismiss a suit against Milton Feischenfeld over ceiling-price meat sales at three South Side markets. OPA attorney Devitt said the ruling is the first of its kind and far reaching with about 500 cases on file.
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Chicago
Robert Jerome Dunne
OPA
Milton Feischenfeld
South Side
Eugene Devitt
Heart Attack Leaves Aftermath of Hiccoughs
Louis Rodstein, 49, suffered a heart attack about ten days ago in Los Angeles. An attendant said his hiccoughs, four per minute, began after the heart attack and show no letup as his family reports.
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Los Angeles
Louis Rodstein
Rodstein
British rationing blamed for women’s suicides at meeting
Mrs Irene Lovelock founder of the league of British housewives said 22 women have committed death by own action due to rationing and queuing. The rally sought more liberal food allotments as John Strachey declined to speak further to the meeting.
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London
Irene Lovelock
League of British Housewives
John Strachey
House of Commons
Texas construction awards set record for peacetime period
Texas builders spent 198,950,657 on 12,298 contracts in the first six months, the Texas contractor reports. Non residential work led with 99,472,053, followed by residential at 56,704,880 and engineering at 42,773,724. Business buildings topped non residential at 43,155,998.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Wee Ane
Rat Invades Home. Police End Chase with Riot Stick
A large rat trapped in a mousetrap chased Louis Somershoe his wife and two sons as they returned home from a trip in Philadelphia. Officer Joe Kelly arrived and killed the rat with a riot stick after the family called for help.
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Philadelphia
Louis Somershoe
Somershoe
Joe Kelly
Hughes Has Lance To Beat Death
Howard Hughes, 40, critical after crashing his XF 11 on its first test flight in Beverly Hills. He suffered multiple injuries including a broken rib puncturing a lung, possible skull fracture, and burns. Sgt. Durkin and Capt. Guston aided Hughes from the burning wreck as flames destroyed the Meyer residence and a neighboring home.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
U.P
Howard Hughes
Army
Jean Harlow
Jane Russell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hughes
Lana Turner
Hollywood
Los Angeles Country Club
Charles Meyer
Germany
William Lloyd Durkin
Pass
el Toro Marine Base
James Guston
Gusta Guston
Big Four FMs Fail To Break Molotov Filibuster
Paris July 8. The Big Four foreign ministers failed to break Molotov's one man filibuster over inviting nations to the 21 nation peace conference. A formal vote showed Molotov opposing Byrnes Bevin and Bidault as attempts to issue invitations were blocked pending meeting rules.
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Molotov
Paris
V. M. Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
George Bidault
Visiting Ladies From Albuquerque Grace House Guests
Mrs James W Dunn of Albuquerque visits Mrs Tom Roan at 307 Kentucky and Mrs G T Wilmoth of Claude. She will stay a week.
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James W. Dunn
Albuquerque
Tom Roan
Kentucky
G. T. Wilmoth
Claude
Daniel Enters Navy Enlistment Cited by Recruiter
Glenn Roy Daniel son of Roy O Daniel of 818 Lamar has been accepted for enlistment in the United States Navy. Chief M E Pierce recruiter said the formal process is underway.
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Daniel
Glenn Roy Daniel
Roy O. Daniel
Lamar
United States Navy
M. E. Pierce
Secret atomic films called of no particular value
KWAJALEIN July 8 Brig Gen Roger Ramey said secret atomic films lost between Binghampton New York and Washington DC were of no particular value. The films depicted rehearsal scenes for the atom bomb test marked Top Secret and disappeared while in courier care not under his command.
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Kwajalein
United States
Roger Ramey
Ramey
Binghampton
N. Y
Washington, D. C
Bikini Lagoon
Five Die in Mexico Election Violence Amid Quiet Vote
Mexico City reports Miguel Aleman of the government party claiming victory as rival Ezequiel Padilla accuses fraud in a notably calm presidential election. Five deaths and numerous injuries from clashes accompany returns not due until Thursday. Padilla cites 80 to 90 percent support in telegrams, while the PRI claims large leads in several states.
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Mexico City
U.P
Miguel Aleman
Government Party
Ezequiel Padilla
Mexico
Padilla
Aleman
Republic
Pachuca
Hidalgo
Guadalajara
Mexican Democratic Party
Partido Revolucionario Institutional
California
Chihua State
Hidalgo Atatg
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Polk
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North Polk
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North East Eighth
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Arthur
J. E. Broadstreet
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North Johnson
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