Truman To Deliver Message In Person
President Truman will address a joint session of Congress next Tuesday at 10 a.m. to press anti inflation legislation and other measures. He plans talks with Gen. Lucius D. Clay and will seek changes to the displaced persons bill while Congress reconvenes Monday.
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White House
Truman
Congress
Dothan
Thomas E. Dewey
Mr. Truman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Berlin
Clay
U.S
Wallace Third Party Seeks Ballot Listings Across States
Wallace campaign chief claimed the New Party would place candidates on ballots in at least 40 states including the four largest for the November election. Public hearings opened on the draft platform as about 40 organizations prepared to present views.
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Henry Wallace
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Meine
Platform Committee
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Platform
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Russia
Rexford G. Tugwell
Puerto Rico
America
Sen
Glen Taylor
Idaho
City County OK Trade School Lease At Napier Field
County Board of Revenue and Dothan City Commission approve leasing two Napier Field buildings to the State Board of Education for a 99 year term at 1 dollar per year. Probate Judge Albert Logue authorized to sign. property reverts to city and county if the school is abandoned.
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Jet propelled craft completes first air cruise
Sixteen US$ fighter planes completed today the first jet propelled air craft from Canada Staten Navy test.
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Adiham
Enz
Reds To Watch Congress Squabbles In Berlin Tension
Senator Brewster warns Congressional squabbles could provoke Russia to harden stance in Berlin and elsewhere. He says war rumors have circulated and Congress should not be used to push domestic diversity issues, fearing Stalin’s reaction.
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Western Union talks end in disunity at The Hague
The Brussels pact nations failed to agree on strengthening the Western Union after a two day meeting. Britain resisted expanding beyond a loose federation while France proposed a European federal parliament and immediate economic union. All five ministers returned home with clear signs of division.
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France
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Six or eight killed in Arkansas wreck near Joiner
City marshal W H Breedlove said six or eight people were killed this morning in a crash at French Man's Bayou near Joiner. A pickup and a northbound truck loaded with cotton workers collided and at least 15 people were hospitalized. The Memphis Press-Scimitar reported six killed and 18 injured.
Best Educated Women Have Least Number Of Children
The Census Bureau reports that highly educated women have fewer children, though gaps are smaller postwar. In 1947 college graduates averaged 2.71 births per 1000 women, with variations by education level and occupation, while non graduates averaged 3.96 births per 1000.
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Census Bureau
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Bureau
Six Communist Chiefs Post Bail On Indictments
Six top Communist leaders were bailed out at $5,000 each on charges of advocating violent overthrow of the U S government. The group led by William Z Foster appeared before Judge Vincent T Leibell with $30,000 in U S Treasury bonds provided by Civil Rights Congress treasurer Robert W Dun.
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Communist Party
William Z. Foster
U.S. Treasury
Robert W. Dun
Civil Rights Congress
Vincent T. Leibell
Rookie Policeman Shot by Gunmen Fighting For Life
Detroit AP report on rookie patrolman Casimer Kaliszewski age 23 badly wounded by two gunmen while on beat. He aided police by nodding to indicate suspects and number of assailants as he lay near death, while his father had been killed on duty 23 years earlier.
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Casimer Kaliszewski
Kaliszewski
Cyest
Nov
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Helen Kaliszewski
Castmer
Daddy
Dolores Kaleiszewski
Army equipment readied for shipment to Europe from Camp Phillips
A reliable source says Camp Phillips is preparing a large assortment of Army hardware for Europe including gun carriages command cars ambulances and other vehicles. The gear reportedly landed on 240 flatcars and is staged for use by occupation forces in Europe.
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Europe
Salina
Kas
Camp Philips
England
Reliabis
Tito Declares Yugoslav Party Best Marxist-Leninist Movement
Belgrade report says Marshal Tito, addressing about 2000 Yugoslav communists at the party congress, proclaimed Yugoslavia’s movement the strongest and most successful Marxist-Leninist line in the nation’s history. He traced the evolution of the movement from its 1830s roots to the 1918 founding, vowing unity amid charges from Moscow.
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Belgrade
Aps
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
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Yugoslavia
Socialist Workers Party of Yugoslavia
Communist
Marsist
Leninst Luves
UN Officials Question Subversive Base Risks
Washington officials told a Senate subcommittee they cannot identify confirmed cases of foreigners linked to the United Nations threatening U.S. security. State and Immigration officials urged stricter visa screening while acknowledging limited access to information from Soviet bloc countries. They warned the UN presence may complicate U.S. security and noted challenges in denying visas without tangible evidence.
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John P. Boyd
Wallham Harlow
U.S
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USN
DTD
Itas
Jonpo
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United States
Harlon
18 Year Olds Rush To Recruiting Offices
Thousands of 18 year olds swamped recruiting offices to volunteer for a one year stretch in the armed forces. Only 161,000 may enlist. Youths waited all night to ensure entry and avoid a longer draft later. Some could choose their preferred branch of service.
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Associated Press
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Widow of Goering Found Guilty and Sentenced
Emly Goering was convicted of profiteering from Nazi activity by a denazification court in Garmisch Germany and sentenced to one year in a labor camp. The court said she had already served 14 months detention and released her, ordering 30 percent of her property confiscated.
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Germany
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Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Adolf Miller
Patterson Leads Kilby prison break in Alabama notice
Report of Haywood Patterson leading a Kilby Field Crew escape near Montgomery. Nine convicts fled after working a field. Patterson and three others remained at large as guards opened fire. Several escapees captured later. Patterson previously tied to the Scottsboro case and sentenced to death, later commuted to 70 years.
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Lauderdate
British Say Beds To Cripple Rails
British licensed press reports the Rus Ans plan to pull switches and signals to blockade rail service to Berlin if Western Allies push through the Soviet blockade. Russians may offer electric power for the city while feeding Berlin, with border defenses tightening as U S supplies jet fighters and troops move toward reinforcing Germany.
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Raiway
Zine
Helmasatedt
Soviet Union
Lucius de Clay
Germany
Ita
Robert Murphy
Washington
Clay
Jeff Frankfurt
United States
Stornaway
Scotland
B 29s In Training At Helgoland Island Fortress
US Air Force reports a training mission by B 29s over Helgoland, an island fortress off Germany. Bombers took off from Fuerstenfeldbruck and returned shortly after completing the exercise. Details on aircraft numbers were not released.
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APA
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Ranks Of Armed Forces Open For Boys 18 To Escape Draft
Washington reports the armed forces plan to open ranks for 18 year old volunteers under a special peacetime draft provision. Authorities say the system will set annual limits on exemptions and direct registrations to begin late August with a heightened call for potential inductees later this year.
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Clay To Arrive Late Today For Talks On Crisis
Secretary of State Marshall and General Clay prepare for talks on the Berlin crisis as the United States seeks an acceptable solution to avoid war. President Truman follows developments closely while American officials plan new diplomatic moves including a note to Moscow.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Marshall
United States
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Holy Land Quiet Under Latest UN Truce Amid Clashes
The latest United Nations truce brought quiet in the Holy Land with fighting easing in the north near the Israeli Syrian border. A Syrian report cites an enemy raid near Baniyas across the border. American and Belgian officers tasked as observers arrived en route to Palestine to monitor the ceasefire under Count Folke Bernadotte. France will also send observers.
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Germany
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Thurmond Resigns Democratic Post
J Strom Thurmond resigns from the Democratic subcommittee amid his bid for the presidency. The former governor of South Carolina said he notified party leaders of his decision and indicated it reflected his ongoing campaign for national office.
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