Chiefs Split On Special Session
Two of President Truman s top economic advisers clashed over calling Congress into a special session to tighten price controls. Roger Putnam warned against it unless prices rise rapidly, while Sen. John Sparkman and others doubted timing and efficacy. The Farm Bureau and Rep Javits echoed opposition amid new OST standards signaling higher retail prices from recent steel aluminum and copper boosts.
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Truman
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Roger Putnam
John Sparkman
Alabama
American Farm Bureau_Federation
Jacob Javits
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Office of Price Stabilization
New York
Putnam
Indian Fakir Burmah Claims 71 Day Fasting Record
In Palermo Sicily an Indian fakir named Burmah emerged from a glass cage and announced a new fasting record of 71 days three hours and three minutes with no food. He entered the cage on May 31 and reportedly lost 64 pounds. he claims the previous record was 67 days 16 hours six minutes set by Tunisian Raykan.
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Sicily
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Raykan
Nationwide blood drive under defense mobilization
The Office of Defense Mobilization, named by President Truman as campaign coordinator, announced the start of an intensive blood donation drive across the country to boost supplies for the war effort.
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Washington
Office of Defense Mobilization
Truman
Corked Bottle Romance Denied
Breda O Sullivan 24 of Cork Ireland says there is no romance or wedding with Frank Hago 27 of Johnstown Pa who sent his bottle address in 1945 and traveled to meet her. They toured Ireland but she refuses to go to America and will remain pen pals, he plans to stay until about August 21.
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Frank Hagostak
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Bride Pledges I Do From Bedroom Window
Miss Leta Ten Eyck exchanged vows with Jerome K. Denzer from her bedroom window due to a measles quarantine. The groom and wedding party stood below at the porch while guests followed directions from the church to the house.
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Jerome K. Denzer
Miss Ten Eyck
Want Ads Get Results Backed by Advertising Council
Want ads will be supported by the National Advertising Council, signaling coordinated effort to boost classified listings and reader response. The move aims to standardize formats and improve visibility for job, housing, and sale notices across participating papers.
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Survey Indicates Negroes In Dixie To Favor Democrats
The Associated Press survey finds Southern Negro leaders expect a Democratic vote majority in 12 states despite some dissension over civil rights and Sparkman. Ike may win back some Southern support, but blacks are not seen as a decisive bloc unless the race is very close, in which case Stevenson and Sparkman would likely prevail.
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Georgia Elector Slate Withdrawn For GOP Harmony
Roscoe Pickett Jr. withdrew his slate of Republican electors just before the Georgia Election Board's meeting to decide ballot status. Elbert Tuttle of Atlanta now leads a pro Eisenhower faction, while Pickett hints at possible action at the 1956 Republican National Convention.
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Roscoe Pickett Jr
Georgia Election Board
Elbert Tuttle
Pickett
Georgia
Death rate drops in mid-century study findings
A Brookings Institution report shows the U S death rate fell from 17.2 per 1 000 in 1900 to 9.6 per 1 000 in 1950, with life expectancy rising. The study notes a nearly 45 percent reduction in the death rate during the first half of the century.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
Birmingham Man Paid Fine After Public Empathy Moves Judge
In Birmingham a 55 year old Negro huckster, John Crowder, was fined 33 dollars and 75 cents for peddling vegetables without a license. Judge Ralph E Parker remitted one third after crowds offered to cover part of the penalty, and Crowder was released to go home. Crowder said he would like to know who paid so he could repay them.
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John Crowder
Ralph E. Parker
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Burlesque Comic Michael Sachs Dies at 62
Michael Sachs died of a stroke at 62. He had been a burlesque comedian for seven and a half years after going totally blind. His wife and stage partner of 19 years recalled his happiness about the upcoming Aug 23 season opening at the Howard in Boston.
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New York
Michael Sachs
Howard
Boston
Missing mother and child after Wenus valley flood
A mother and her young son disappeared after a summer storm caused flash flooding in the Wenus valley 15 miles north of Yakima. Four others were hospitalized as rescuers searched the swollen waterways for the missing pair.
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Yakima
Wash
Wenus Valley
Here
Champion Dave Sands Dies After Sydney Car Crash
Australian hospital reports middleweight champion Dave Sands died from injuries from an auto crash. The British Empire titleholder was injured in the collision and succumbed to his wounds today in Sydney.
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Australia
Dave Sands
British Empire
Orientation Set for Athens College New Student Week
Athens College announces an orientation program for new students September 17 24 led by outstanding Northern Alabama student leaders. Mack Coleman Athens president of Student Government Jo Ann Chambers Athens Betty Moore Jones Bessemer Mary Anne Yarbrough Birmingham Donald Orr Pettysville Louis Johnson Morrison Senorita Migdalia Rodriguez Havana Cuba will assist. L Ronald Lee Decatur will help as a new student with an excellent high school record.
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Alabama
Mack Coléman
Athens
Jo Ann Chambers
Betty Moore Jones
Bessemer
Mary Anne Yarbrough
Birmingham
Donald Orr
Pettysville
Louis Johnson
Morrison
Tennessee
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Senorita Migdalia Rodriguez
Havana
Cuba
L. Ronald Lee
Decatur
Athens Burglar Freed On Bond After Cleaners Cash Break-In
James Aycock, 20, of Athens was arrested inside Tom Jackson's Cleaners in Athens by police around 10 P M Wednesday and charged with second degree burglary. He posted a $500 bond and preliminary hearing is set for Friday. An unidentified man seen at Jones Drug Store in Ardmore around 2 A M Saturday remains at large, with $51 reported missing.
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Tom Jackson
Limestone
John Sandlin
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James Aycock
Jones Drug
Ardmore
Largest Stills Demolished in Limestone County Raid
Sheriff John Sandlin and Deputy Howard Battles demolished three of the largest stills in years along a creek bank near Belle Mina. The 1800 gallon, 1500 gallon, and 1000 gallon setups were found loaded and ready to run Tuesday morning, marking the biggest stills uncovered in the area during Sandlin’s tenure.
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Howard Battles
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Battles
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch backs Eisenhower for president
The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch editorially endorses General Dwight D. Eisenhower, saying the country seeks change and that 20 years of New Deal and Fair Deal power have bred corruption and arrogance, with relief possible only through a top-to-bottom clean sweep.
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Norfolk Ledger Dispatch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Romanian sharpshooter escapes to Finland during crackdown
A member of Romania's Olympic pistol team is said to be hiding in Finland after escaping a Communist secret police guard. Finnish police report no location but note the shooter has a permit to stay until month’s end.
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Finland
Austinville Marine Earns Sharpshooter Medal With 212
Marine Private First Class L. R. Alexander 22, son of Decature’s Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Alexander, was promoted after boot camp at the East Coast Marine Corps Recruit Depot. He earned the sharpshooter medal with a 212 score and trained in drill, first aid, hygiene, and field tactics. He fired the Garand and other infantry weapons and witnessed machine gun, mortar, and flamethrower demonstrations. Previously a tractor driver for his father, he attended Austinville school.
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L. R. Alexander
M. N. Alexander
Decature
East Coast
Marine Corps
Austinville School
Two Chapters Off For Tour
The Hartselle and Danville FFA chapters depart at 5 A M for an educational tour visiting Chattanooga the Smokies Oak Ridge Bridgeport TVA dams and the Indian pageant Unto These Hills. Participants include James Burnett Wayman Johnson Burl Landers Otis Walden David Boyer Orville Chasteen Billy Joe Clemons Oscar Knox Alvin Lynch Bill McCutcheon Don Patterson Donnie Reeves Earl Roberson and advisors John Lockhart and Charles Rowe. Royce Slate serves as bus driver.
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Danville
FFA
Chattanooga
the Smokies
Oak Ridge
Bridgeport
TVA
James Burnett
Wayman Johnson
Burl Landers
Otis Walden
David Boyer
October Call To Be Raised By The Army In October
The Army issued a call for 47,000 draftees in October, up from 30,000 in September, bringing total inductions since September 1950 to 932,000. The Marine Corps reports 81,430 men drafted. The rise reflects nearing ends of 1950 draft tours. Only the Army is using the draft currently.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Voters face shifts as Eisenhower and Stevenson campaign
The Nation notes potential realignments as Eisenhower and Stevenson adjust positions on civil rights amid Southern and Northern voting blocs. It highlights FEPC debates, Senate rules, and the shifting stance of Stevenson to ease Democratic filibusters.
Retreating Glacier Reveals Five Italian WWI Soldiers
In TRENTO Italy newspapers report a retreating Alpine glacier has exposed five Italian soldiers who died in World War I. Guides saw the bodies still buried in ice near Ada mese glacier east of the city. the uniforms and rifles were well preserved. Digging operations were planned in a few days.
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Italy
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Jesters in the Middle Ages Rise to High Positions
The record notes that early medieval court jesters served as mental detectives, while in later periods some jesters became outstanding figures who attained significant roles.
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