Berlin blockade tensions escalate with Western alliances pivot
Secretary of State Marshall moved to form a Brussels pact based alliance with Britain France Luxembourg Belgium and The Netherlands after Russia refused to lift the Berlin blockade. Washington London and Paris plan protests to Molotov and push a constructive proposal to end the stalemate while Sokolovsky blames Western splits for the crisis and refuses to set a Berlin hunger siege date.
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Si Mietary
Wassily Sokolovsky
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Young Democrats back Douglas for president
New York report says Michael Straight publisher of the New Republic will support Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas for president, as announced by the Young Democrats for Douglas on Saturday.
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Michael Straight
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New Republic
Henry Wallace
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Young Democrats
Douglas
Coal Strike Looms Against Steel Firms
Washington officials outlined three potential court actions to curb a looming coal strike by miners in steel industry mines. Options include NLRB complaint, White House seizure of captive mines, or Taft-Hartley national emergency procedures, with timing uncertain and tied to labor act compliance.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
White House
Miners and operators reach contract agreement in New York
Agreement on a new contract covering 80 000 miners in Pennsylvania's anthracite region was reached Saturday night by negotiators for the United Mine Workers and operators. Details to be released after a miners scale committee meeting Sunday. old contract expires July 10. UMW President John L. Lewis led the union side, Ralph E. Taggart headed the operators. Lewis said the deal amends the existing contract with many provisions unchanged.
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Waldorf~Astoria Hotel
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Ralph E. Taggart
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
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Taggart
Phones His Parents In C R from Germany
William A. Hoffman, calling from Nuernberg, Germany, told his Cedar Rapids parents Saturday after a 12 minute talk worth about four dollars a minute. He said he will come home in October and plans to work hard in the auto parts warehouse to cover expenses.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iman
Hungary Breaks Yugoslav Trade Reported by Prague
Unofficial reports from Prague say Hungary halted shipments to Yugoslavia and suspended preparations for an official Eastern European trade publication, with the notice stating the publication would be rewritten. The move follows Yugoslavia's recent denunciation by Soviet satellite channels.
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Hungary
Yugoslavia
Teau
Yugoslav Expatriate Correspondent Expelled
Belgrade officials announced Saturday that a foreign correspondent linked to Reuters must leave the country. The expulsion follows actions deemed inappropriate by Yugoslav authorities, as reported by Tele Presse and AP.
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Belgrade
Camp Good Health Fund Drive Aids Youths At Camp
Undated clipping details a health fund drive totaling 4154.05 with 2840.95 still needed. It notes camp visitors, activities for Independence Day, a carnival by the American Legion, and Mercy hospital staff conducting blood counts to guide nutrition and medicine for children.
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FTC accuses six publishers of deceptive free book offers
The Federal Trade Commission charges six publishers including Book-of-the-Month Club and Doubleday with false, misleading use of terms like free and bonus books. The action targets Book-of-the-Month Club, its officers, plus Nelson Doubleday Inc, Literary Guild, and other named firms and executives.
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Federal Trade Commission
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Cadillac Publishing Co., Inc
New York
Max and
Louis Shapiro
Walter J. Black, Inc
Classics Club
Detective Ibook Club
Waterloo Grocers Plan Milk Boycott In Waterloo
Waterloo grocers announce a boycott of milk and cream starting Tuesday in protest of a price hike by local dairies. Milk now 19 cents per quart and homogenized milk 20 cents. only butter cheese and cottage cheese will remain on sale. The increase, up to one cent per quart, took effect July 3.
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Waterloo AP
Waterloo
Grenn
Waterloo ‘Retail Grocers
Meat ‘Dealers Association
Groeers
Mae
Fuly
Delaware Coast Guard Rescues Crew From Burning Vessel
The Dagmar Salon, off Delaware Bay, was towed toward Newport News after a fire engulfed its engine room early Saturday. Crewman John Weller, 17, was burned on hands and legs and flown to a Baltimore hospital. the first engineer also burned.
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Bay
Stielt
Dagmar Salon
Newport News
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Gentian
John Weller
Coast ‘ Guard
Marine Hospital
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Dagmar Salen
Coast Guard
Hawkeye Downs Opens 1948 Season with Family Entertainment
The Hawkeye Downs inaugurates the 1948 season with a two day family entertainment program organized by Hanford Post No 5 of the American Legion led by Harold Ward. The Royal United Shows carnival midway opened last night as part of a three day celebration with shows this afternoon tonight and Monday afternoon and night.
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Hanford Post
The
American Legion
Royal United
Hanford Post No . 5
Harold Ward
Hawkeye Music Festival at Coe College Highlights
The schedule lists multiple activities including a 10:30 a.m. opening at Coe College with a Hawkeye Music festival competition and a 1:36 Pee Time trial for Independence Day events. Other events include a first race, an accordion band, a musical show, fireworks, and motorcycle races in the evening.
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Coe College
Susie Witat
Benkee
Ale Paar
Fon Abrééestar
Taxi Service Planned For Hawkeye Downs Traffic
Traffic Captain Bill Remington says only 1 street SW will stay open to carry traffic to Hawkeye Downs. Legion coordinates special taxi and Crandic shuttle from Montrose and Roosevelt hotel corners. Fare set at 35 cents with a three person minimum. Crandic service to begin about 10 a.m. today with interurbans.
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Crandic
John Greenlee
Hanford Frost
Montrose
Roosevelt
Henry Haegg
Reynolds Returns to Grundy Center Home
Naaman Reynolds 72 year old farm owner and manager who vanishedWednesday night returned to his Grundy Center home. Sheriff Lyle Rodd said Reynolds appeared exhausted could not explain his disappearance or say where he had been. His car had logged about 1400 miles in the three day absence with no sign of foul play found.
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Waterloo
Rodd
Hartley warns of Communist control in unions at hearings
Hartley announces nationwide probe into Communist influence in American labor unions after midweek testimony. He cites New York as a example and warns loyal Americans risk seizure of control if not alert, with hearings planned in New York next week.
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Kersten
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Hunt for Missing Plane Halted by Bad Weather
A 20 plane aerial search for a missing DC-3 with 14 aboard in Mexico City was halted until dawn Sunday due to bad weather. The search began Saturday morning and returned to base by 3:30 p.m. without any trace of the plane. Eight Americans were among the passengers and crew.
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Foot and Mouth Disease Commission
Missing whisky shipment triggers three state police search
A large whisky load valued at least 35000 was missing after a truck left a Lawrenceburg Indiana warehouse Tuesday bound for Washington State. Warner of Springfield Ohio and Elmer G Meyers Interstate Freight official say the truck disappeared en route, prompting a multi state search.
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G.meyers
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aInd
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Dave Mina
Eisenhower draft support discussed by Carlson
Carlson disclosed that Democratic delegates affiliated with the old guard held several conferences with General Eisenhower. He said the talks aimed to gauge fair issues and secure backing for a potential nomination, noting the delegates would not let the people down.
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Guardy
Eisenhower
Uss Weinspeat
Blaenflower
Tence
Delega’ Mitteeman
Pronesing
Southern Democrats lift Eisenhower as possible nominee
Oliver Emmerich, chairman of states' rights Democrats, urged Saturday that southern states show strong support for General Dwight Eisenhower for the Democratic presidential nomination with reservations. He noted many southern teachers hope he will back their fights but warned the general has not given any pledge or statement and that the South may withhold delegation votes at the convention.
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Oliver Emmerich
Greerng Committee
States’ Rights Democrats
Dwight Eisenhower
Emmerich
Eisenhower
Fai
Eisenhower bid to be Democratic standard bearer roils national scene
Report outlines a push by 18 Democratic leaders led by James Roosevelt to open the 1948 nominating process in Philadelphia. It notes Eisenhower’s disavowal letter to the Republican publisher and mentions figures like David Dubinsky and Adolf Berle, with Columbia University president urged to stay silent.
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