Barkley Seen Winning Illinois Backing at Convention
Illinois political leader Jacob Arvey signals support for Alben W. Barkley on the first ballot as Barkley arrives to push for Democratic nomination. Pennsylvania and Illinois delegates may tilt toward Barkley amid pre convention bargaining and farmed tensions over civil rights.
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Chicago
Alben W. Barkley
Illinois
Jacob Arvey
Arvey
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Barkley
T Lawrence
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Truman
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Averell Harriman
New York
Mutual Security
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Stevenson
Truman Camp
Dixie
West Virginia Defense Facilities Approved in WV
The Defense Production Administration issued certificates for three new or expanded defense facilities in West Virginia. Path finder Chemical at Point Pleasant earns a polystyrene plastics plant certificate, Vulcan Rail and Construction in the Wheeling Benwood area receives a structural steel plant certificate, and Wheeling Electric Co. builds a power plant at Natrium. As of June 20, 102 certificates of necessity for accelerated tax amortization had been issued statewide.
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Point Pleasant
Defense Production Administration
West Virginia
Pathfinder Chemical Company
Vulcan Rail and Construction Company
Wheeling-Benwood
Wheeling Electric Co
Natrium
DPA
Mercury To Maintain Area in Swelterbelt
Temperatures will run about 21 degrees above normal with highs near 89 to 93 and humid conditions. The weekend looks very warm with scattered showers Saturday through Monday totaling about one half to three fourths inch. Cooler air returns Monday through Wednesday to near normal levels.
Mexico Police Crack Car Smuggling Ring
Mexico City police say they have busted a ring that smuggled more than 10 900 autos from the United States into Mexico in eight months. Four men were arrested as police chief Leandro Sanchez Salazar said the gang bought cars legally in the U s then used forged import permits to evade customs duties at the border.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Leandro Sanchez Salazar
U. S
Cyanide Dumped Into Waterway Near Lafayette Damage
A quantity of deadly cyanide solution was accidentally dumped into the Wabash River at Lafayette and thinned out as it flowed downstream today.
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Indianapolis
Wabash River
Lafayette
U S Prepares Brass Knuckle Inquiry of Oil Cartel
The Justice Department prepares criminal and civil anti trust actions against seven oil firms eight including five American firms and two foreign companies led by Standard Oil and Royal Dutch Shell The probe targets monopolistic practices price fixing and restraint of trade under the Sherman Anti Trust Law with a federal grand jury to begin soon in Washington D C
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Washington
Justice Department
James P. McGranery
McGraner
District of Columbia
McGranery
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
California
Texas Oil Company
Socony-Vacuum
Gulf Oil
U.S
Royal Dutch Shell
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Standard Oil of California
San Francisco
Dayton Base Faces Unexplained Saucers Sightings
Wright Patterson Air Force Base officials say about 15 percent of the roughly 1000 flying saucer reports lack explanation. Jet fighters with radar have chased objects but found no contact, and ground radar notes fast objects yet no simultaneous visual sightings. Captain E K Ruppelt of the saucer project says reporters do see something in the sky.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Air Force
E. K. Ruppelt
Air Technical Intelligence Center
OPS Veal Price Ceilings Adjusted July 23
The Office of Price Stabilization orders higher ceilings for veal hindquarters and lower ceilings for forequarters effective July 23. Prime and choice grades rise by 3.60 per hundred pounds on hindquarters and 4.60 on forequarters, with good grade changes of 2.60 and 3.60 respectively. Households face roughly 4 to 6 cents per pound shifts in cutlet, steak, rib chop, shoulder, and breast prices.
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Washington
Office of Price Stablization
OPS
Pullman Car Rate Hike Approved by ICC
The Pullman Co won approval to raise minimum sleep ing car charges by about 25 percent. The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the increase to take effect July 28, setting a new minimum of five dollars for a lower berth in a standard Pullman car, up from four dollars and ninety five cents.
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Washington
Pullman Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Truman Doctors Complete Tests as Boss Weighs Political Future
President Truman completed a final round of medical tests at Walter Reed after a week with a virus. Democratic leaders and presidential hopefuls await his return and potential court for the 1948 nomination as Chicago prepares for the opening of the Democratic National Convention.
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Washington
Truman
White House weighs partial seizure of steel plants
Washington reports the White House seriously considers seizing steel plants under the selective service act if contracts are not fulfilled. Justice Department attorneys prepare papers for a possible partial seizure as alarm grows over a seven week old steel strike.
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Washington
White House
Justice Department
CIO
United Steelworkers
Phillip Murray
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Aussies Arrested in Counterfeit $100 Bills Case
Secret Service officials say two Australians were arrested after a cross country chase from New York to Hollywood and San Francisco. They are named as PR. C. C. Pearce alias William Blampied and Percy Lennon alias Mervy A. Tomlinson. The counterfeit notes are believed imported from London. Pearce is also sought in Australia on an embezzlement charge.
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Washington
Secret Service
A. E Baughman
California
New York
Hollywood
San Francisco
Baughman
PR. C. C. Pearce
William Blampied
Percy Lennon
Mervy A. Tomlinson
London
Peace
Australia
Missouri Aims to Enforce Unit Rule on Truman Vote
A 92-year Democratic tradition may block Truman proxy disclosure as Missouri considers enforcing the unit rule. Gov Forrest Smith backs the rule while Kansas City boss James Pendergast vows to oppose it. Gavin must vote with the delegation’s majority, or Truman could reveal his choice. The rule binds state delegations to cast all convention votes as a bloc, with exceptions in about a dozen states and the District of Columbia.
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Chicago
Truman
Tom J. Gavin
Kansas City
Missouri
Forrest Smith
James M. Pendergast
Kansas City Democratic Organization
Tom” Pendergast
Smith
Gavin
District of Columbia
Feud Within Democratic Party Ahead of Convention
In Chicago a split within the Democratic Party over New Deal policy pits pro administration Loyalist factions against anti administration Regulars in Texas and Mississippi. Delegates faced credentials hearings on contested seats with 70 votes at stake. Shivers and White rally behind Russell while Loyalists favor Dewey era figures. no compromise seen.
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Chicago
Democratic Party
Texas
Mississippi
Democratic National Committee
Atenders
Allan Shivers
Hugh White
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Shivers
Russell
Fac Hons
Ant-Administration
Phone Firm Faces Hurdle in Rate Increase Request
The General Telephone Co. of Ohio seeks a $2,028,279 annual rate rise. State engineers contend the proposed increase yields a 6.98 percent return on investment, higher than peers, and accuse the firm of overstating its rate base by about $2,347,000. The plan would affect over 87,000 subscribers in 137 communities. No hearing date yet set.
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Columbus
General Telephone Co
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Commission
Price Curbs Suspended On Bulk Distilled Spirits
Washington reports price controls on bulk distilled spirits including rum brandy gin and neutral spirits have been suspended. The Office of Price Stabilization says no price increases are expected as these products have sold well below ceilings for some time. OPS had already suspended controls on imported and domestic bulk whisky.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Democratic Hopefuls Seek Senate Presidential Jinx
The piece notes Demokrat contenders Estes Kefauver Richard Russell Robert Kerr and Brien McMahon as current Senate hopefuls facing a historic pattern of not winning the presidency. It recalls Republicans who were senators like Warren Harding and historical precedents with Truman and Lincoln era figures while listing other Senate nominees and past presidents with Senate experience.
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Warren Harding
U. S
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Richard Russell
Georgia
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Millard Fillmore
Harding
Ite House
Harry Truman
John Fremont
California
James Blaine
Maine
Benjamin Harrisn
Indiana
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
James Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Truman
Berlin Envoy Post Filled
President Truman named Walter J. Donnelly as United States high commissioner for Germany. Llewellyn Thompson Jr. was appointed to succeed Donnelly as American ambassador and high commissioner for Austria, after serving as minister counselor at Rome for two years.
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Washington
Truman
Walter J. Donnelly
United States
Germany
Llewellyn & Thompson, Jr
Donnelly
Austria
Thompson
Rome
Eisenhower Biography Traces Path to Presidential Bid
This profile traces Dwight D. Eisenhower from reluctant soldier to candidate driven by duty. It notes two core beliefs shaping his decision: a general should not lead the White House and Americans must answer service calls. The piece cites key moments from 1943 to 1945 including his wartime outlook and a Potsdam era nudge from President Truman.
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United States
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Ike
Baloney
Eisenhower
N Y Slayer to Undergo Mental Tests
New York slayer Bayard Peakes confessed to killing a girl he had never met and was sent to Bellevue Hospital for mental examination during arraignment. He objected to a court appointed lawyer and muttered about 1949 electrons while in custody. He claimed the American Physical Society rejected his theories on how to live forever.
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New York
Peakes
Boston
American Physical Society
Police Seek Ohio Slayer in Cleveland Gambling Case
Police hunt a gunman known as Baby Face responsible for the slaying of 24 year old William H. Jackson a Negro bookie near Palm Gardens cafe across from the National Tube mill Jackson died from a gunshot wound to the right side after being shot while alone in his car during a baseball game broadcast Detectives say they know the killer but no warrant has been issued and the suspect fled on foot.
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Lorain
Cleveland
Willam H
Jackson
Baby Face
Palm Gardens
National Tube Mill
O Dwyer Crony Starts Five Year Jail Term
Louis Weber a 12 year racketeer begins a five year sentence after surrendering to the Kefauver Senate Crime Committee. He concealed his ties with James J. Moran once a Democratic power in New York City under William O'Dwyer.
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O'Dwyer Crony
New York
Louis Weber
Kefauver
Senate Crime Committee
James J. Moran
William O'Dwyer
Truce Talks Resume in Panmunjom After One Day Recess
United Nations and Communist delegates resume negotiations in Panmunjom after a one day recess on the prisoner exchange issue. The four day recess ended as talks continued with no sign of progress or concession confirmed by Allied spokesman General William P. Nuckols.
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Korea
United Nations
Parleurs
Panemunjo
Reds
Aber
Fisa
Beige
William P. Nuckols
Woman Opens Bid As Weep Nominee For VP India Edwards
For the first time in a major party a formal campaign headquarters opened today for a woman candidate for vice president. India Edwards, vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee and director of its Women's Division, leads the bid with an emblematic setup and organized staff tasks.
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India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
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