Irgun Attack Sparks Government Clash Across Tel Aviv
Reports describe a heavy clash as Irgun fired on the waterfront, forcing ships to burn and crew to jump into the sea. ambulances rushed through Tel Aviv while shells hit a landing craft and surrounding buildings. About 40 people were killed or wounded as government troops confronted Irgun amid a four week U.N. truce.
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Meezan
Israel
Red Cross
Tel Aviv
Irgun
Earn Me
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Terael Katera
Haganah
Farm Bill Debate Shapes GOP Platform Stance
GOP delegates on the platform committee sought a flexible price support pledge for farm prices and a system to stabilize world markets. President Truman urged such a program as Congress rushed a new farm bill, while critics warned of excessive government power over farmers.
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Truman
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Senate
Goss
GOP
Alvan” Kline
National Farm Bureau Federation
GOP Platform Promises Labor Rights and Rural Aims
The platform emphasizes collective bargaining as both right and obligation with public health as a priority, backs study to improve labor laws, and pledges a long-term rural program. It calls for farm cooperatives, rural electrification, flexible prices and commodity loans, and improved hospital facilities. Aims include federal aid tied to private enterprise and state and local roles, plus action against lynching.
Resolutions divide over civil rights at Democratic gathering
Mississippi Democrats debate walking out if Truman or civil rights allies gain nomination. The resolutions committee says delegates cannot bind party support to any national nominees or civil rights programs, while Gov. Fielding Wright watches reactions. Funeral notices and obituaries underscore local happenings as Sébastien and others attend services.
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Resolutions Committee
Truman
Democratic ‘Party
Mississippi
Trujan
Milhouse 92 Dies at Home of Kin in Ironton
Phillip Milhouse aged 92, a retired iron worker, died yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs C B Hamilton in Charleston where he had resided for 15 years. Born October 25, 1856 in Germany, he came to the United States at age 15 and had lived in Ironton before. He was a Lutheran. The body was taken to the Bingaman Jones Baker Mortuary in Ironton. Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Lutheran church conducted by Rev E A Kahle, with burial in Woodland Cemetery. Surviving are another daughter Mrs Lee Geaweth of Columbus, Ohio, nine grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.
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Grosscuper
Milhouse
Germany
Charleston
Bingaman-Jones-Baker Morcenary
Ironton
E. A. Kahle
Woodland Cemetery
Sre
Lee’ Geaweth
Columbus, O
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Guard denials sharpen claims of draft dodge escape hatch
National Guard officials vigorously rejected the idea that service in the Guard offers an escape from 21 months in the regular Army. The speech defended a three year enlistment, stressed the Guard as a backbone of civilian defense and said it is the first to be called into action. Clergymen urged young men to refuse enlistment and protests continued to mount.
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National Guard Bureau
National Guard
Guard
Idee
Natonal Guard
Reds Institute and Funeral Plans Amid Turbulent News
Amid disrupted notices and a long wire service mix, Jeanster E Porter, known as Reds Institute figure, dies. funeral details outline burial at Shepherd Home with service at Wilkes and Willoughby East Rais Hall. Separate international reports describe Berlin crisis, currency clashes, and Western air relief for 16,000 U.S. personnel.
Dewey and Martin seal pivotal convention alliance
Prime moments at the Republican gathering featured Dewey and Martin uniting to back a joint path, with Taft Stassen maneuvering behind the scenes to offset the move. Delegates from New Jersey Indiana and Pennsylvania weighed loyalties as Hoover and Stassen pressed for strategic alignments.
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Joseph W. Martin
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House
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Stassen
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Publicalio
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Arthur HW. Vandenberg
Martin- Dewey
Michigan
James H. Dutt
Martin Had Exercised Only “A Personal Preference.” Dutt
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Uhe
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Slassen
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Cook at Cook mortuary
The death notice for Mrs Cook lists her as mother of George R Cook Jr and grandmother to Ines Cook Howard Cook Harold Cook and James Buckalew. Granddaughters will be flowers. Funeral arrangements are handled by Cook mortuary.
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George R. Cook, Jr
Cedar Grove
Ines
Howard Cook
Harold Cook
James Buckalew
Pa. Delegation Split Shapes Dewey Support at National GOP
Pennsylvania leaders and the delegation split over backing Dewey versus Vandenberg at the Republican National Convention. Martin’s dramatic withdrawal and the Georgia seat move stoked tensions as Dewey camp eyed a potential boost. The scene featured the Dewey bid gaining momentum while others debated strategy and loyalties amid a tense convention mood.
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Martin
Dewey
Pennsylvania
Sen. Vandenberg
Michigan
Marlin
Dewey Headquarters
Yeager urged for congressional Medal of Honor
The Aeronautica section urges West Virginia's delegation to nominate Capt Charles Yeager for a congressional medal. Editor Hubert H Stark announced the plan in Aviation Week, calling Yeager's sonic speed record the greatest aviation achievement since the Wright brothers. The piece argues such recognition is fitting and long overdue.
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West —Virginia
Charles
E-Yeazer
Berlin
Veages
Amer
Han
Hubert HL Stark
Aviation Week
Yeager
Wright
Britain
Agre~tion
Charles Yeager
United States
Detective Sam Rodolf Keeps Hat Tip To Louis In Town
City detective Sam Rodolf, a WWII veteran and former Chicago patrolman, recalls Louis as a genial fan favorite and notes the heavyweight champ’s long reign. Rodolf, now a Charleston detective under Lt. J. B. Warren, reveals boxing beginnings in Chicago and a wartime MP service from 1941 to 1943.
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Sam
Waterloo
Walcott
Chicago
Charleston
Blanche Phyllis Spencer
Alice
Ada Spencer
Court St
J. 8. Warren
Jack Rodolf
Inter
Cook
California
West Indies
Pacific
Weather in Fifty Eight and Savings Bonds Message
This fragment urges financial planning and weather talk, pitching U S Savings Bonds as a safe investment. It promotes a Bond a Month Plan during a Security Loan Campaign, claiming a return of $4 for every $3 invested and encourages starting monthly purchases now.
Rites Set Tomorrow For Pvt Wm Simmons
William C Simmons 36 of Orient Hill Greenbrier county was killed in France March 14 1945. He will be buried at End of the Trail cemetery near Clinton ville with service at Orient Hill Baptist church at 2 p m conducted by Reva Charles Jones and Turley Arndol. VEW post Fast Rainelle to conduct burial. Body at Wallace and Wallace mortuary East Rainelle. Survived by mother Mrs Tony Crane of Orient Hill two sisters Mrs Iva Brown of East Rainelle and Mex Thelma Towers of Erbacon two brothers Pleas Springfield D and Wile pert Quinwood seven half sisters Mrs Lackle Benton Kana wha Falls Mrs Lydia Dowly Orient Hill Mrs Arthena Redden Orient Hill Mrs Irma Poe Washington D C and Mary Crane Martha Crane Marie Crane of Orient Hill and two half brothers Ray Crane Orient Hill and Ray Crane in U S Army in Japan.
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Orient Hill
Greenbrier County
France
Trail
Clintonville
Orient Hill Baptist Church
Reva
Charles’ Jones
Turley Arndol
VEW
Fast Rainelle
Wallace and Wallace Mortuary
East Rainelle
Simmonds
Tony Crane
Iva Brown
Mex
Thelma
Erbacon
Springfield
Wile
Irma Poe
Washington,d. C
Mary Crane
Martha Crane
Marie Crane
Ray Crane
U. & Army
Japan
West Virginia National Guard Growth Report July 1948
The Guard reports 2,713 men in West Virginia as of June 15 including 41 officers and 187 enlisted officers from the sir branch. Ground units in 29 cities comprise ISS officers and 2,294 enlisted personnel. From April 1 to June 15 the force grew by 120 despite losses from disqualifications and drills. Enlistments totaled 414 with 66 losses redirected to Army Navy Marines and Air Force. Enlistees prior to the draft act signing will attend a 15 day encampment at Fort Knox July 25 to Aug. 15.
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Guard Bureau
Washington
D. C
Gen. Fox
West Virginia National Guard
Sir
ISS
Guard
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Fox
Truman
Fort Knox
Platform Foes on Paper in Bipartisan Policy Debate
The platform debate centers on foreign and defense pledges with Henry Cabot Lodge praising a strong armed forces stance while Vandenberg endorses the plan. Labor leaders critique the labor plank for cost of living concerns and Taft-Hartley repeal, labeling it weak. The civil rights plank seeks anti-lynching laws and desegregation in the Army, while critics call the overall platform hypocritical. The 2,400 word platform, deemed shortest in party history, awaits full convention approval.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Stampa
Vandenberg
America
Sayz Whitney
Cleveland
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Washington
House
Democratic
McCormack
Massachusetts
F of L
CIO
Dixie
Truman
Memorial rites to honor Edmond man with Purple Heart
Services will be held tomorrow at Fayetteville Baptist Memorial Glen for Myron Rogers of Edmond. He will be buried with military honors from the River Coal Co. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for service and bravery. Survived by parents, a brother John Robert Rogers of Edmond, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ashley of Edmond and Angus Rogers of Fayetteville. Pallbearers named OG L Croddy Benton Sanger Estail Harold Holiday Myron Wood and Lewis Edward Rogers.
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Morrow
Janette
Baptist Ley
Revi
Becin- Aighary Memorial Glen
Fayettevn
River “Coal. Co
Edmond
John Robert Rogers
Robert Ashley
Angus Rogers
Fayetteville
OG L, Croddy
Benton Sanger
Estail
Harold Holiday
Myron Wood
Lewis Edward Rogers
Coal Pensions and Talks Shadow Taft-Hartley Action
The Inquiry board hears Lewis and Cole discuss night talks to avert a mine stoppage. Van Horn’s status and a possible pension plan change loom as Judge Goldsborough’s ruling sustains the fund’s framework while signaling potential tweaks. Officials expect a report to President Truman tomorrow as government moves to a new injunction against a strike.
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Ezra van Horn
Welfare Fund Trustee Board
Cole
van Bont
O'Neill
Assoc. Ia
Goldsborough
van Morn
Lewis and Son
Bridges
R.N. H
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Bridges-Lewis
Fire alarm fraud ends with truck catching fire
A false alarm last night at the intersection of Virginia and Morris prompted engine No. 1 and a hook and ladder truck to respond. Upon arrival, faulty wiring caused the truck to catch fire, but the firefighting equipment remained undamaged and no fire existed at the scene.
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