Berlin Crisis Seen in West Allied Consultations
Secretary of State Marshall disclosed Western allies are shaping a joint Berlin crisis strategy in talks with Republican leaders including Senator Vandenberg and Representative Eaton. He cited close touch with Britain and France on measures against the Soviet blockade and noted ongoing negotiations over the $11.2 billion lend lease account. He also mentioned Danube navigation plans and talks with Brussels pact countries on a conference date following the Vandenberg resolution backing Western European aid.
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Washington
Marshall
Berlin
State Department
Britain
France
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Rep
Eaton
R-Nj
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Moscow
Douglas
London
Refittee
Rehouse Foreign Affairs
Thema
Piriteretine
Eslav
Besinnine
Deshall Dian
Yugoslavia
United Sites
Senate
U. S
Turkey
United States
Woman Dies After Anesthetic Gas Explodes at Utica Hospital
In Utica Memorial Hospital an anesthetic blast fatally injures a 33 year old woman during surgery. Surgeon and three nurses are injured as cyclopropane gas explodes from a rubber tube. Coroner to perform post mortem. state officials not yet certain on cause.
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Utica
N. x
Utica Memorial Hospital
Jennie Infusino
Oneida
Gerald Jones
Jones
Carl P
Wee Jr
Gloria Romano
Carol Gale
Doris Wood
Rion
Diforio
Yugoslav Reds Appeal To Stalin
Yugoslav communists pressed Premier Stalin to rebuke the cominform over charges against Marshal Tito. A Belgrade mass meeting telegraphed Stalin urging him to reveal the truth about the Yugoslav cominform controversy and to back Tito, while demonstrations of support for Tito were publicized in Belgrade and Trieste.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Russia
Marshal Tito
Albania
Cominform
Communist Information Bureau
Yugoslav Communist Central Committee
Soviet Union
A. A.zhdanov
Zhdanov
V. M. Molotov
Seking
Tito
Central Committee
Yugoslav Communist Party
Personne
Paris
Trieste
Trieste Free Territory
Bucharest
Romania
Communist Party
Scanteia
Yaroslavia
Marsha Tito
Truman vetoes bill on veterans pay and Palestine talks
President Truman vetoed a bill to pay 318.22 to G C Hed and indicated Arabs are ready to discuss Palestine peace. He warned the cost of a plan to compensate veterans for mental condition hospitalizations would be very high and not under VA direct care.
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Truman
Beckley
Washington
Prest- Rhodes
U. N
Folkes Bernadotte
G. C
W. Va
Palestine
Cairo
Dent
Morrow
Ciaro
Veterans Hospital
Veterans Administration
Titler
District 29
George J. Titler
United Mine Workers
U.S. Steel Company
UMW
Labor Board
Rebels Say Greek Air Officers Desert London
Greek guerrilla radio claimed seven air officers deserted London in a July broadcast. The Anatolian News Agency reported the alleged defection as part of wartime claims.
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London
Decertes
Toaay
Tanfug
Ayixcelay
Canine Driver Almost Fools Traffic Cops
Idaho Falls July 2 two youths admitted taking a truck for a spin after seeing pursuing officers William Naef and Ray Jones. They fled leaving a collie on the driver's seat with paws on the wheel, the vehicle empty of other occupants.
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Idaho Falls
William Naef
Ray Jones
Bludgeon Killings in Tulsa Ring Neighborhood Fear
A 42-year-old divorced brunette, Ruth Norton, was found bludgeoned in her Tulsa apartment, hours after another woman and two teenagers were severely injured by clubbing nearby. Police link the attacks, noting similarities to three older unsolved murders in the area. Officers questioned a man tied to earlier cases as city and county investigators pursue clues.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ruth Norton
J. B. Cole
Doris
Levon Gabbard
Ms. Norton
Claude Davis
J. W. Hollinsforth
Elmer Adams
Norton
Vinita State Hospital
Medal of Merit awarded to five wartime figures
Dr. Irvin Stewart and four other scientists and administrators were honored at Fort Meade, Md., with medals of merit for outstanding service during the war years. Recipients included Henry Butler Allen, Ralph Alexander Connor, Lars Olaf Grondahl, and Clyde E. Williams. Stewart led executive work for the Office of Scientific Research and Development, its national defense research committee and the medical research committee, managing business affairs and large Congress-allocated funds.
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Irvin Stewart
Fort Meade
Henry Butler Allen
Chestnut Hill
Ralph Alexander Connor
Philadelphia
Lars Olaf Grondahl
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Clyde E. Williams
Columbus
Stewart
Office of Scientific Research and Development
National, Defense Research Committe
Committee On Medical Research
Congress
Budget Surplus Reaches Record $8 Billion in 1947–48
Washington reports a fiscal year surplus of $8,419,469,843, surpassing Truman’s forecast and the prior record. After a $3 billion set aside for European recovery, the Treasury said most of the remainder would reduce the federal debt to about $252.37 billion, with cash balances rising to $4.932 billion.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Truman
Congress
Calvin Coolidge
Republican Congress
Treasury
Murder Charge Set In Robbery Kiling
Lemuel Thomas Steed aged 28 is to face Fayette county grand jury on or about Tuesday for murder and robbery in the slaying of city councilman Loren R. McClung near Landen along route 60. Police say McClung’s car was abandoned, money missing and parts later recovered in Charleston and in Steed’s possession. Belgium and the United States signed a European recovery program agreement subject to Belgian Parliament approval.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Lemuel Thomas Steed
Fayette County
Grand Jury
W. R. Callaghan
Steed
Loren R. Mcc Clung
Smithers
Callaghan
McClung
Landen
Cedar Grove
G. Coen
Charleston
Coen
U. S. 60
Belgium
U.S
Brussels
United States
Captive Coal Strike Threat Deepens National Tension
A new coal strike threat emerged today as tensions rise in the industry. Washington reports indicate heightened concerns over potential labor action and the impact on energy supply. Officials warned of possible disruptions if negotiations stall and workers pursue stoppages.
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Washington
Steel and
Steel Company
National Labor Relations Board
UMW
NLRB
Lewis
Unfsir
Robert N
Cape We Tines
Geveral
Moses
Virginia Democrats Push Eisenhower For President Nomination
Virginia delegates at the state convention urged nomination of General Dwight D. Eisenhower for president and to vote as a unit, opposing any candidate who backs a federal civil rights program. The gathering voiced support after a day of floor battles over reconvening power and anti Truman resolutions. Delegates also cheered Eisenhower amid a divide on strategy, with Byrd and others pushing for unity behind the general.
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Associated Press
Berlin
John L. Letwis
United Mine Workers
Dwight D
Eisenhower
National Labor Relations Board
Valeral Tke
Cefort
Lewis
Nami
Dro J
Sokolovaky
Truman
Helmhim
stedt-Berlin
Robertson
Helmstedt
Germany
Eloe
Sokolovsky
Georgia
Virginia
Philadelphia
Thurmond
South Carolina
Wright
Mississippi
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jacob M. Arvey
Chicago
George E. Allen
Hisernhower
Byrd
New Hampshire
White House
Richmond
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Harry F. Byrd
Hisenhower
William M. Tuck
Resolutions Committee
Tuck
South
G. Alvin Massenberg
Edward L. Breed
En, Jr
Norfolk
State Central Committee
National Party
Edmund T. DeJarnette
Hanover
John P. Saul, Jr
Roanoke
Holston Quarry Blast Set as Record Job at South Holston
Bristol Tennessee Virginia July 2 1946 The largest quarry blast in history will occur July 14 at South Holston dam TVA project manager George K Leonard announced 840000 pounds of explosives will blast a rocky hill to supply stone for the dam displacing about 513000 cubic yards. Spectators will gather at Norwood Ac vantage point. Previous record was 526000 pounds at Watauga dam. Workmen tunnel hillside for charges.
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Bristol
Tenn.Va
South Holston Dam
TVA
George K. Leonard
Leonard
NorowiAc
Watauga Dam
Elizabethton
Bluefield Stores To Close July 5 In Bluefield and Area
Bluefield stores city offices post offices and banks will close July 5 in Bluefields and Princeton and surrounding area for July 4 observations. Owen Rickarid chamber of commerce manager-director announced yesterday. Bluefield Va business Men's association approved upon recommendation of chamber retail trade commission. Similar closings for Labor Day Thanksgiving and Christmas also approved.
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Bluefields
Princeton
Owen Rickarid
Chamber of Commerce
Business Men's Association
Bluefield
Farmers Sad Hunters Mad Raccoons Glad News Release
Washington reports from the interior department blame women for the shift away from coon skins causing farmers to suffer while raccoons roam freely. Fish and wildlife officials note raccoon populations high, coon skins fetching 15 to 25 cents, and efforts to boost prices with new uses face limited success.
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Arithur Edson
Washington
Department of Interior
Frank G. Ashbrook
Wildlife Service
Ashbrook
Bame
Ans
Fish and Wildlife
West Coast Injunction Halts Maritime Troop Activity
A federal court in San Francisco issued an 80 day injunction over a west coast maritime group cooling off period. The order follows June 14 and two 10 day restraining orders, targeting 182 unions and employer groups to avert strikes or lockouts.
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San Francisco
United States
George B. Harris
Huey Long's Son Seeks Senate Post
Russell Long, 28, son of the late Huey P. Long, announced his candidacy for the U S Senate to fill the unexpired term of the late John Overton. He will run in the Democratic primary on August 31.
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Huey Long
Senate
Baton Rouge
Russell Long
Huey P. Long
United States Senate
Long
John Overton
The Common Glory Opens Second Season in Williamsburg
The Common Glory opens its second season in Williamsburg Virginia during ideal weather. Governor Colgate W Darden Jr and Jamestown Corp officials attended Virginia night. Walter Brooke John Morley head cast of 150 with new lighting and scenery. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania nights follow. Green's play portrays the battle of man to achieve self government.
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Willliamsburg
Jay 3
Paul Green
Colgate W. Darden
Jamestown Corp
State Conservation Commission
Walter Brooke
John Morley
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Green
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