Russians Reply To Allied Note On Food Blockade
Russia answered the British and French protests over the Berlin blockade. The note was delivered in Russian, with translation pending. Western allies planned a Western German government while awaiting Russia's reply and pursued expanded airlift and transport restoration efforts for blocked Berlin.
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London
Russia
Berlin
Foreign Office
Paris
Foreign Ministry
Ivan Avalov
Moscow
Georges Bidault
United States
Washington
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Frankfurt
Clay
Brian Robertson
Pierre Koenig
George Zarubin
Britain
Hector McNeil
France
Sir Brian Robertson
Kevin
Lewis W. Douglas
U. S
Robertson
Bevin
Percy Hollis
Defense Ministry
Arthur Henderson
Geneva School Board Seeks One Half Mill Levy
The Geneva school board asks that a one and one half mill levy be placed on the November ballot. It would raise about $10,000 yearly to increase salaries for teachers and staff. The board adopted a $154,000 budget for the coming year, up $18,200.
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Geneva
Geneva School Board
New Ohio Polio Count Increases to 76 With Nine New Cases
Ohio health officials report nine new polio cases bringing the statewide total to 76. Cuyahoga County leads with three cases, followed by Lorain with two and one case each in Wood Hancock Summit and Crawford Counties. Last year at this time Ohio had 32 cases.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
Cuyahoga County
Lorain County
Wood, Hancock, Summit
Crawford
New High Set as 6111 Bonus Checks Mailed
The state bonus commission reported 6111 bonus checks mailed to veterans yesterday, a new daily high. Through today the commission has mailed 186428 checks to veterans statewide.
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Columbus
State Bonus Commission
Galo Plaza Leads Ecuador Presidential Vote Count
Quito reports former U S ambassador Galo Plaza received the most votes in Ecuador's presidential election held June 6.
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Quito
Ecuador
Supreme Fleetoral Tribunal
Galo Plaza
United States
Proctor Shepherd Dies in Lightning Strike While Clearing Right of Way
Portsmouth supervisor Proctor Shepherd, 43, was killed when struck by lightning during a storm as he cleared a power line right of way near town. He worked as a brush cutter for the project.
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Portsmouth
Proctor Shepherd
Here
Berlin Food Blockade Dodged by Allied Airlift
The Taegliche Rundschau mocked Western protests as the Soviet controlled paper signals Moscow will reject notes to lift the Berlin blockade. U.S. officials report a four week food bank for about 2 million Berliners, with round the clock airlift continuing as Soviet troopers practice near the American corridor.
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Berlin
Moscow
Russia
Taegliche Rundschau
Unrest Marks Bastile Day in France
Bastille Day observed amid labor unrest as 100000 Frenchmen idle and 1000000 government workers facing disruption. Airport strikers suspend walkout after negotiations led by Premier Robert Schuman. No settlement terms disclosed.
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Paris
France
Robert Schuman
Finance and National Economy Ministries
Temporary Repairs Replace 1986 Broken Circuits
Patched temporary connections were used to replace 1 986 circuits broken when a pull shovel damaged five telephone cables in Euclid. About 520 circuits in the Cleveland Buffalo section of the New York to Chicago coaxial cable were broken. The line is slated for television use once restored.
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Cleveland
Euclid
Cleveland-Buffalo
New York
Chicago
Polio Victim Reported in Middletown Ohio
James Lloyd Deaton two years old was Middletown Ohio's first polio victim of 1948 yesterday. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Isaac Deaton.
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Middletown
James Lloyd Deaton
Isaac Deaton
UAW Ends One-Day Strike At Gougler Machine Co
United Auto Workers returned to work at the C. L. Gougler Machine Co. after a one day strike. The action involved Kent and surrounding workers ending with the workforce resuming duties today.
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Kent
CIO
United Auto Workers
C. L. Gougler Machine Co
Miners Expected Back In Pits After Meeting
Routine union meetings of captive pit miners were to halt a return to work until tomorrow after a Washington agreement. Major steel spokesmen reported no word or only notices of meetings, calling them the usual routine. United Mine Workers leaders in Pennsylvania and West Virginia expect immediate returns, with captive pits located in Colorado, Kentucky, Utah and Alabama.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
United Mine Worker
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Colorado
Kentucky
Utah
Alabama
T. Alan Goldsborough
UMW
National Labor Relations Board
Canadian Railways Halt Trains on Eve of Strike
The Canadian Railway Association says all freight shipments stop after midnight tonight and passenger trains will be cancelled as a general strike looms. About 150,000 railway employees are expected to participate in the walkout scheduled to begin at 6 am Thursday.
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United Nations Security Council
U.S
Britain
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Latrun
Jerusalem
Subia
Judean
el Ramle
Lydda
Montreal
Canadian Railway Association
Dominion Railways
Political Activity Forces State Inspector to Quit
Ralph G. Mc Elwain of Lima resigned today as safety inspector of State Highway Division No. 1, effective July 21. The Civil Service Commission cited his membership in the Allen County Republican Executive Committee as political activity. The inspectorship pays $314.17 monthly.
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Columbus
Ralph G. McElwain
Lima
McElwain
Civil Service Commission
Allen County
Republican Executive Committee
Garry Moore to resign as Breakfast emcee
Hollywood radio star Garry Moore will resign as master of ceremonies of the Breakfast in Hollywood show at once or as soon as a replacement is found. A spokesman says the strain of five days a week plus Sunday duties on Take It or Leave It proved too much and doctors advised slowing down.
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Hollywood
Garry Moore
Queen Ingrid and Princesses Injured in Danish Car Crash
In Denmark near Graasten in South Jutland Queen Ingrid driving a car struck a tree injuring her and three princesses Princess Margrethe Benedikte and Anne Marie were also injured and taken to Soenderborg Hospital. The chauffeur was badly hurt. Their conditions were not known.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ingrid
Graasten
Jutland
Margrethe, Benedikte
Anna Marie
Soenderborg Hospital
Wheat Shipping Jam Shows Signs of Easing
The wheat shipping jam caused by a deluge of grain from Southwest harvest fields shows signs of easing. An embargo on rail shipments to Kansas City, enacted last Friday, will probably be lifted by week’s end. The peak of Southwest grain movement has passed.
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Kansas City
Hanged Body Found in Woods Identified as Franklin Bowers
The body of Franklin Bowers a 49 year old plumber's helper from Quincy was found hanging from a tree limb in secluded woods Coroner A J McCracken said he had been dead about four weeks
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Bellefontaine
Franklin Bowers
Quincy
A. J. McCracken
Italian Communist Leader Shot Outside Rome Parliament
Palmiro Togliatti, Italy’s top Communist, was seriously wounded by four bullets as he left the Chamber of Deputies in Rome. An assailant, Michele Ballante Da Raccazzi, a 25 year old student from Sicily, was arrested. The incident halted sessions in both houses and drew immediate leftist protests. Togliatti’s condition improved after surgery and a blood transfusion.
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Rome
Palmiro Togliatti
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Michele Ballante da Raccazzi
Catania
Sicily
Alcide de Gasperi
Senate
Togliatti
Court Hears Wallace Pleas In Ohio Ballot Case
The Ohio Supreme Court heard pleas to place Henry A Wallace on the presidential ballot in Ohio. Secretary Hummel argued no provision for independent presidential nominations exists in state law and defended a loyalty affidavit requirement banning Wallace supporters from the ballot.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Henry A. Wallace
Ohio
Edward J. Hummel
Supreme Court
Wallace
Hummel
Showers Bring Slight Relief From Heat
Intermittent showers last night yielded .62 inches of rain and cooled the day. Highs reached 85 degrees yesterday and 75 this morning while the minimum last night was 70. Weather observer Mrs. C N France reported. The Hocking River rose to 3.68 feet.
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C. N. France
Mercury
Hocking
Communist militia members condemned by Larissa court
A military court at Larissa sentenced 16 members of the Communist civilian militia to death and eight others to life imprisonment, a dispatch reported today.
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Athens
Larissa
Sewer Victim Garland Sudderth Found In Scioto River
The body of Garland Sudderth, about 55, was recovered from the Scioto River after he disappeared from a sewer four miles away. Officials say he was overcome by sewer gas during exit from a manhole, tumbling into hip-deep current before vanishing. Sudderth worked for a Columbus engineering firm surveying Franklin County sewers.
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Columbus
Garland Sudderth
Scioto
Sudderth
James L. Blodgett
Franklinounty
Bribe Trial Advances With Surprise Witness for Ex-Policeman
In Cleveland, testimony from a surprise witness joined the bribery case against former Police Lieutenant Ernest L. Molnar. The witness, Nathanial Haynes, a city hall inspector jailed for gambling and policy racket operations, aligns with earlier accusations by convicted racketeers Luis Lorenzo and Harold Morgan that Molnar took payments up to 1500 dollars for protection.
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Cleveland
Ernest L. Molnar
Nathanial Haynes
Molnar
Luis Lorenzo
Harold Morgan
Buzz Bomb Tests Planned Off Santa Rosa Island
Extensive buzz bomb tests will be carried out off Santa Rosa Island July 16 and 22, the Eglin Field Air Force base public relations office announced. Civilian and commercial craft were warned to keep clear of the area. Bomb launchings by sea and air will be under the direction of the air proving ground command.
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Panama City
Fla
Santa Rosa Island
Eglin Field Air Force Base
Air Proving Ground Command
Ambassador Lou Henderson Named to India by Truman
President Truman appointed Lou Henderson as ambassador to India in a formal ceremony. The nomination marks a key diplomatic posting amid evolving U S relations with the subcontinent. Henderson brings extensive diplomatic experience to the role.
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Washington
Truman
Lou Henderson
India
Convention Ends Tonight After Full Day of Nominations
Philadelphia DA A session of the Democratic national convention continued without a midday break as J Howard McGrath confirmed. Governors Maw of Utah and McMahon of Connecticut deliver closing addresses before final roll calls, nominations and adjournment tonight.
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Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
Herbert W. Maw
Utah
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Water Taxi Missing Believed Carrying 30
In Long Beach California a water taxi with about 30 aboard is missing after leaving Avalon Santa Catalina Island at 8 30 p m toward Newport Harbor. The speedboat Leading Lady owned by Frank Kitz of Newport is unreported as two Coast Guard cutters join a fog bound search at 3 a m.
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Long Beach
Calif
Santa Catalina Island
Newport Harbor
Leading Lady
Frank Kitz
Newport
Avalon
Coast Guard
New Mortgage Insurance Allocations Announced
The Farmers Home Administration announces new state allocations of farm mortgage insurance from a $15 million fund for direct farm ownership loans. The agency may insure ownership loans up to $100 million for the new fiscal year, divided among states by farm population and tenancy.
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Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Two Jet Fighter Plans Join Ocean Hop Mission
Two jet fighter planes flew from Dow Air Base to join 14 others at Goose Bay Labrador to resume a pioneer west east trans Atlantic flight. The 14 ships of the 56th Fighter Group completed the Bangor to Goose Bay leg in two hours Monday covering 714 miles.
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Bangor
Dow Base
Goose Bay
Labrador
56Th Fighter Group
Civil Rights Plank Dominates 1948 Democratic Platform
Philadelphia reports a party split as delegates approve a 1948 platform with a civil rights plank seen as endorsing President Truman’s program in principle. It backs anti lynch and anti poll tax laws, labor reforms, UN strengthening, mass defense, housing acts, Social Security expansion, health and disability insurance, and veterans housing at affordable prices.
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Philadelphia
Resolutions Committee
Truman
Treasury
Congress
Dixie Group Opposed To Plank In 1948 Democratic Convention
At the Philadelphia convention a Southern revolt tested the platform on civil rights. Southern delegates pressed for a states rights line while the 108 member drafting committee backed a strong civil rights plank. Barkley weighed a possible No 1 nomination as Truman aimed for a late night acceptance speech.
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Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Trueman
Alabama
Beauford Jester
Texas
California
Dave Foutz
Golden State
Handy Ellis
Dixie
House
Sam Raysburn
Democratic Party
Democratc Party
Congress
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Palestine
Haifa
Fawzi Pasha al Kaukji
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Frank Mayes
Fayetteville
Ark
Mayes
General Confederation of Labor
James Roosevelt
Florida
Ocean Hop
Dixie Group
Plank
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