Miners to Protest Shootings in Kentucky
Governor Lawrence Weatherby pledged extra state police to safeguard a Miners demonstration in Manchester as United Mine Workers try to organize non union miners in Clay and Leslie counties. Three organizers were shot last night, prompting calls for protection and warnings of a murderous onslaught. Farmers Napier Charlie Baker and Sam Hopkins were among the ambushed, with two in critical condition.
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Manchester
Kentucky
Lawrence Wetherby
United Mine Workers Union
Clay
Leslie
Frankfort
Heer Umw
Clay County
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
Washington
Union
Lewie
United Mineworkers
Weatherby
Clay and
Leslie Counties
Farmer Napier
Charlie Baker
Sam Hopkins
Lewis’ United
Acheson Recites Yale Secretaries Woes at Oxford
Yale graduate Dean Acheson told an Oxford Christ Church College dinner that Yale secretaries of state never have tranquil lives. He cited Stimpson favored War Department, Calhoun as secession’s apostle, and secretary Upshaw killed on a U S frigate by the bursting of the cannon named The Peacemaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Eng
Yale
Acheson
Oxford Christ Church College
Henry L.) Stimson
War Department
John C. Calhoun
Upshaw
U. S
Amsterdam Labor Party gains in city vote over Communists
Amsterdam official returns show Labor Party rising from 30.13 to 35.08 percent in the 1948 to 1949 period, while Communists fall to 22.23 percent and Catholics drop to 15.19. National trend mirrors the city as right wing Protestant parties lose. The Dutch coalition cabinet under Premier Willem Drees resigns per tradition but remains until a new cabinet is formed.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Labor Party
United States
Cabiinet
Willem Drees
Labor
Lattimore Tipster Faces Prosecution
The government moves to prosecute an unidentified tipster who falsely reported that Far East expert Owen Lattimore planned to visit Soviet satellite nations. A Seattle grand jury will explore the motive behind the tip, with McGranery dispatching aid and Truman seeking a State Department report on the episode.
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Washington
INS
Far East
Owen Lattimore
Tron Curtain
Justice Department
Seattle
State Department
Lattimore
Joseph Short
Truman
McGranery
Joseph A. Lawther
Russia
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Brain Cancer Kills Dona Daft Nine Whom Nation Embraced
Dona Daft nine of Chesapeake Bay area fame dies after a brave battle with brain cancer. The child from Chèsece peak Md lit national hearts with a Christmas party and a wish for a bicycle. Messages and gifts poured in from across the country as doctors marked the end of her struggle. Her funeral will be held near her home in the eastern shore village.
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Dona Daft
Nation
Tine
Donnanna
palllMune
Chancée
Sauna
Chance
United States
Johns Hopkins University
Central Intelligency Agency
Daft
Chesapeake Bay
Donna
Kangaroo Invades English Garden Surprise
Ting Crawley reports a kangaroo in his garden near June 28. The marsupial sat behind a beehive before bounding toward a neighboring yard. Police said a British zoo reported a missing kangaroo and offered no explanation.
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Crawley
Ting
Edward Borett
Forging Tax Charge Certificate Tangles Army Recruiter
FBI reports Decker, a former recruit with an undesignated discharge, used a forged tax charge certificate at Louisville recruiting HQ. An ink color mix up revealed the forgery and Decker, 22, was jailed after a blue thumbprint and black ink discrepancy flagged the crime. The case centers on forged documents and military enlistment fraud.
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FBI
Decker
Louisville
Oscar B. Decker
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Gazette
SEARS
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Batiste
Kanawha Blvd
YMCA
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Y.M.C.A
Siladelp
Continental Distilling Corporation
Philadelphia
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