Georgia primary signals Talmadge wins unit votes and race clash
In Georgia Democratic primary action Governor Eugene Talmadge leads 272 unit votes to Herman Thompson's 126 as the state uses a county unit system. Thompson posts stronger popular vote but the unit method favors rural counties and the longtime incumbent. Thompson denies opposition to the system and vows to build better schools to preserve segregation. The piece also notes a New York Navy order restricting shore station visitors.
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Talmadge
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Thompson
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Foreign Relations Committee
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Fulton
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Weather Outlook: Sunny and Cool Weekend Ahead
Sunny dry and cool today with northwesterly winds. Tonight clear and cool. Friday partly cloudy and warmer with light variable winds and moderate humidity. Widely scattered rain showers develop late Friday afternoon or evening, ending Saturday morning. Then sunny and cooler Saturday and Sunday.
House Passes Veto Proofed Tax Cut Bill
The House approved a 1.01 billion dollar excise tax cut aimed at shrinking nuisance taxes on items like jewelry furs and movies. Revenue loss would be offset by higher corporate taxes and closing loopholes as part of a veto proofing effort ahead of a 10 day July fourth recess.
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House
Senate
GOP
Truman
Congress
Hollywood Ten Writers Cleared of Contempt Admits Defiance
Eight Hollywood writers were found in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions on communism. Ring Lardner Jr Lester Cole Albert Maltz Alvah Bessie Herman Biberman Edward Dmytryk were fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to one year in jail with Adrian Scott and Samuel Ornitz deferred for medical and court reasons. The defendants vowed to defy the House Committee on Un American Activities.
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Hollywood
Ring Lardner, Jr
Lester Cole
Albert Maltz
Alvah Bessie
Herman Biberman
Edward Dmytryk
Adrian Scott
Samuel Ornitz
Ornitz
Scott
House Committee On un-American Activities
Lardner
House Committee
TOTS SUFFOCATE IN ABANDONED ICEBOX
Toledo parents Huey and Mrs Hackney mourn the deaths of their children Howard eight and Shirley four who suffocated in an abandoned icebox in a shed at the rear of their home. Coroner Paul Hobley said the pair died a few minutes after entering the box yesterday.
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Toledo
Eugene Hackney
Huey Hackney
Howard
Shirley
Paul Hobley
Republicans Push Law Forcing Registration Of Communists
Republican senators pressed Congress to add a communist registration bill to the pre adjournment agenda. Taft said the measure, already favored 12 to 1 by the judiciary committee, could be amended. Co sponsors include Mundt Ferguson and Johnston with Wherry pushing the plan to Democratic Leader Lucas for action.
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Congress
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Republican Policy Committee
U. S
Far Pacific
Taft
Ohio
Senate Judiciary Committees
Mundt
South Dakota
Ferguson
Michigan
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Bids Open for Coal Removal From Mississippi Barge
The Rock Island office of the Army Engineers will open bids July 7 for removal of coal stranded on a river barge after striking a bridge pier in the Mississippi. Bidders will be paid for the transport and disposal of the coal.
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Davenport
Rock Island
Holiday travelers warned of 385 dead on 4th weekend routes
The National Safety Council projects 385 fatalities and extensive injuries in the 102 hours around July 4. About 36 million vehicles will travel, using 370 million gallons of gas for an estimated 5.6 billion miles.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Mrs Gerda Victoria Christensen Dies At 66
Mrs Gerda Victoria Christensen 66 widow of Henry H Christensen died at 7 this morning at her apartment 402 Maple Street She lived with her son in law and daughter Paul and Mrs Nelson ten miles northeast of Atlantic until three months ago Born January 20 1884 north of Atlantic she lived in the area all her life She was married in Atlantic in May 1910 to Christensen who died September 24 1920 Surviving are daughter Mrs Paul Nelson a brother J W Gustason of Atlantic and half brother Axel Long of Atlantic and granddaughter Joan Nelson Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 30 pm at the Roland Peacock Baxter funeral home Rev Tom Fuhr officiating Interment will be in Brighton cemetery north of Maine A delegation from this region was to meet Gov Beardsley in Des Moines but the conference was postponed due to further investigation Residents protest state conservation delays at Cold Springs state park Lewis project urging completion of artificial lake and improvements as promised.
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Henry H. Christensen
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Paul E. Nelson
Atlantic
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Atlantic First Presbyterian Church
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Axel Long
Joan Pauline Nelson
Roland, Peacock & Baxter
Tom Fuhr
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Maine
State Conservation Commission
Cold Springs State Park
Lewis
William Beardsley
Conservation Commission
Lewis Park
Beardsley
Des Moines
No U S Ground Troop Request Yet In Korea Crisis
Washington reports indicate no request has been made by General MacArthur for American ground troops in Korea. Press speculation centers on weather impact on air operations and South Korean army stability, with Truman deciding the final move.
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Acheson
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Rannan
Mr. Truman
Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Korean Crisis Update As UN Moves To Counter Invasion
AP reports South Korea counteroffensive near Kimpo while Han River defenses tighten south of Seoul. MacArthur returns to Japan after a visit that reassures leaders. U S warships strike targets and planes bomb Pyongyang with unconfirmed claims. UN assembles force as Russia denounces the action. Britain Australia and New Zealand offer naval aid.
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Visiting Families Stay With McFaddens Near Fletcher Chapel
From New York Mr and Mrs Bruce McFadden and Mr and Mrs Orest De Filippis and family of Spring Valley New York are visiting at the Lloyd L McFadden home near Fletcher chapel.
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New York
Bruce McFadden
Orest de Filippis
Spring Valley, N. Y
Lloyd L. McFadden
Fletcher Chapel
Russians Not Excited Over Korean Fight
Russians show little emotion over the Korea conflict as Moscow diplomats host summer parties and the press tracks events. Eyewitnesses report normal daily life with no signs of panic while headlines from Soviet media frame both aggression and military actions in Korea. The foreign corps stays busy with whispered confidences and questions centered on the Korean situation.
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Korea
Truman
Peoples Army
Seoul
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Korean Peoples Democratic Republic
United States
Korean Peoples Democratc Revi
Soviet Union
Illinoisan killed three hurt in Marshalltown wreck
A head on collision seven miles southwest of Marshalltown left Carroll Quincy Robinson, 43, of La Grange Illinois dead. Clyde R. Loewen desr seriously hurt from Hospers Iowa. Chester Keadle 47 Newark Ohio injured. Isaac Roland Diller 72 Lancaster Pennsylvania also hurt with a fractured hip and other injuries.
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Carroll Quincy Robinson
la Grange
Clyde R. Loewen
Hospers
Chester Keadle
Newark
Ohio
Isaac Roland Diller
Lancaster
Marshalltown
South Korea Recaptures Kimpo Airfield as War Intensifies
U S warships pounded North Korean positions near Inchon while American B 29 bombers struck targets in the North. Kimpo airfield 16 miles from Seoul was retaken by South Korean forces as frontline defense held. Casualties were small with three to six killed and 12 missing reported in Washington.
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South Korea
Kimpo
Seoul
Pyongyang
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Japan
Kimpo Field
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Washington
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