Nebraska Hit by Tornadoes Floods and Blizzard Toll Rises
The Associated Press reports a severe storm system caused tornadoes floods and a blizzard across Nebraska and surrounding areas. Cambridge suffered a 12 foot flood surge leaving about 100 homeless while Beartooth Pass saw 15 foot snow drifts. Nine deaths were confirmed in Cambridge with more missing. Rail lines were washed out and rescue operations ongoing as towns faced isolation and power losses.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Cambridge
King
Beartooth Pass
Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Red Lodge
Mont
Burwell
Broken Bow
Lloyd C. Richardson
North Loup
Ashland
J. M. Hollingsworth
Republican
Harry D. Strunk
McCook Gazette
Loomis
Gothenburg
No 14
Peanut Festival Meeting Called in Dothan
A Dothan Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting is set at the Wagon Wheel to plan a first postwar peanut festival. Jaycees president Harry Aaron and Arthur Johnson of the Chamber back the project as the group aims to revive the event in October with a large scale program and sponsors.
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Wagon Wheel
Dothan
Amber of Commerce
Harry Aaron
Jaycee
Chamber Oommerce
Jayes
Vretary Arthur Johnson
Anderson
Johnson
Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce
Acs
Jayas
Train Crews Save Dog Near Birmingham Alabama
Two Frisco freight crews helped a dog tied near the rails between Birmingham and Amory Mississippi. Engineer Carl McKay first spotted the dog as it was near the tracks but the train passed. Engineer Ed Thompson later stopped No. 8, freed the leash snagged on a spike, and the dog licked his hands before fleeing into darkness.
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Birmingham
Ala
Carl McKay
Imory
Miss
McKay
Carbon Fil
Amory
Edhompson
Thompson
Election Managers Named For Houston Liquor Referendum
Houston County selects eighty four election managers for the July 8 liquor referendum. The Houston County Appointing Board names four managers per beat for beats one through eight with six for beats nine and fourteen. Voting machines to be used except at beats nine and fourteen, which will use ballot boxes.
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Houston County
Albert Logue
Logue
Roy Hill
Walt Cameron
Vicksburg
Will Davis
A. L. Hinson
Sumpter Smith
Mack Callins
Brannon Stand
W. G. Bons
A. Lt. Todd
Joe Bond
W. Shelton Hall
City Hall
Tanspector
J. P. Culver
J. S. Warrick
A. B. Blount
Oo. C. Doster
Charles Boyett
Cooledge Burdleshaw
Vanes Ward
W. R. Jordan
W. T. Jones
Lannie Cain
Ben Clendenin
W. P. Acree
Doughboy Seeks Peace Reflections From Frontline Past
Hal Boyle profiles Capt. Sinnott of San Cisco as he returns from World War II duty with the 10th and 69th divisions. He recalls Leipzig’s capture and the heavy combat around a fortified city hall where Nazi leaders fell. The piece notes the high casualties and the clash with heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Hal Boyle
Francisco
Europe
Pra P J. Sinnott, Jr
SanCisco
Leipzig
Ls Tombat-Vins
Senate Overrides Truman Veto On Taft Hartley Labor Bill
The Senate voted 68 to 25 to override President Truman's veto, enacting the Taft Hartley labor measure. The law allows government injunctions to halt national emergency strikes for 80 days, bans the closed shop, and tightens Wagner Act provisions. Republicans needed Democratic support and received it from 20 Democrats, along with several independents, marking a major GOP victory.
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Senate
Truman
Taft
Trumnan
White House
Robert Taft
Congress
House
Waserington
Mr. Truman
Senate Democrats
Barkley
Truemans
Republiana
Republicateau
Senex
Wayne Morse
Ore
George Ww. Malone
New
Willian Langer
Bath
Gallerie
Washington
Ales
Alabama Legislature Faces Liquor Referendum Debates
Alabama lawmakers reconvene to tackle a statewide liquor referendum and a tax proposal on exempted items. The Senate temperance bill, advanced after a tense hearing, may be referred to finance and taxation, where wet allies could block or narrow its progress. In the House, anti prohibitionists fear a veto if revenue losses occur, while a related measure stalls in committee awaiting a public hearing.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Senate Temperance Committee
Senate
Roberts Brown
Opelika
Auburn
Trinteca
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox County
Finance and Taxation Committee
Finance Committee
J. S. Ganey
Taledega
House
Health Committee
Temperance Committee
James FE. Folxoin
Charges filed against two North Carolina men in assault case
In Jackson North Carolina grand jurors indicted Willie Cherry and James Boone on capital charges connected to a white woman's assault. Patrolmen guarded the Northampton County courthouse as jurors deliberated seven minutes. Cherry faces assault and first degree burglary while Boone is indicted for first degree burglary, both offenses carrying the death penalty.
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Jackson
N. C
Northampton County
Willie Cherry
James ‘Dick? Boone
Cherry
Boone
Burglary In Reverse Puzzles Chicago Shop Owner
The owner of a liquor store in Chicago reports the night watchman who was supposed to be locked in after 2 a.m. escaped by chopping a hole in the front door. He took $500 in cash and merchandise before leaving, prompting police to investigate the unusual break out.
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Chicago
Nquor
Supreme Court OKs Anti Petrillo Law As Constitutional
The U S Supreme Court ruled the Lea Act known as the anti Petrillo law constitutional in a 5 3 decision Justice Black delivering the opinion The case involving James Petrillo head of the AFM Musicians Union centers on limiting broadcasters hiring and is remanded for new proceedings in Chicago A strike at WAAF and a subsequent picket prompted the charge Petrillo argued the act unconstitutional
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lea
James C Petrillo
AFI Musicians Union
High Court
Chicago
Petrillo
Petrilla
Black
Justice Reed
Murphy
Rutledge
Douglas
Justice Frankfurter
WAAF
Wallace Backs Marshall Plan For European Aid
New York report says Henry A. Wallace endorsed George C. Marshall's plan for Europe noting it treats the continent as a whole and is an advance over the Truman Doctrine. He urged repudiation of Bevin's critique and warned Bevin's stance could harm U S Russian relations.
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New York
Ulp
Henry A. Wallace
George C. Marshall
Europe
Wallace
United States
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Nevin
Explosion Death Toll May Be 14
WILMINGTON Calif explosion kills between two and 14 men after a $10 million tanker Markay blast near the Los Angeles harbor. A triple explosion sent 2,940,000 gallons of fuel oil fueling a massive fire that required six hours to contain. Harbor crews and fireboats from distant cities joined the emergency response as investigators probe unclear causes.
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Wilmington
Calif
Los Angeles
Coast Guard
Dts
Keystone Shippong Co
Philadelphia
Web Renligence
Novelist Attacker Commits Suicide in Jail Cell
The attacker Blas Reyes, 65, was found hanging in a jail cell after assaulting novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart in her summer home library. Police say Reyes fashioned a noose from clothing and died early yesterday. Rinehart and her staff narrate the attack as an attempted strangulation with a knife. authorities note potential insanity and Reyes’s confession was unclear.
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F. J. Johnson
Blas Reyer
Mary Roberts
George Alliott
Hersey
Mir
Theodore Falnenstrom
Arnett Sand
Congress Debates Easier Override of Presidential Vetoes
Lawmakers discuss a constitutional amendment to require only a simple majority in both houses to override a veto. Proponents say elected representatives should decide, while critics warn of altered balance and global trade impacts. The debate follows recent vetoes and partisan tension in Washington.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Capitol Hall
Congress
White House
Arends
Senate
House
Truman
Atoran
Jiesnerd Truman
Arendt
Iouikhen
Sun Congress
Toonan
Sige Porters
Mr. Truman
Three Negroes Captured In Slaying Of Revenue Agent
Atlanta AP report says three Black men sought for killing United States Revenue Agent Metwie Jobo Clark were captured in Baker County Georgia after a nationwide manhunt. The suspects were taken to Fulton County for safety and faced federal questions. charges of murder would be considered later in Athens federal court.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Omntistic
United States Revenue
FBI
Edwin Foltz
Banke County
Metwie Jobo Clark
Ashesiffs
Cauetiens
Searen Lhieepgn Swarpland
Tien Une Gerngeosin
Norih Georgia
Kronert Thomas
Commerce
FBL
Foltz
United States
United States District Court
Athens
Bevin and Bidault Accept Molotov Plan for Talks
Foreign Secretary Bevin and French Foreign Minister Bidault accepted Molotov’s three power talks in Paris on Friday to map European recovery with U.S. economic aid. Molotov reserved Soviet terms while supporting a rapid European survey, as Truman forms committees to assess U.S. aid capacity.
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Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Georges Bidaoult
Woom
Molotov
United States
George C. Marshall
William Tr. Clayton
Cout
Paris
Clairton
London
Europe
Wilbour
Bevin Bidault
Moulotoy
Molotovv
Truman
Three Men Charged With Petty Larceny
A complaint filed in county court alleges Frank Jonason Leary and James Jonason stole a wheel and tire from a burned automobile owned by Darby Cook. Deputies say the trio was arrested early Sunday in Columbia after being seen removing the wheel from a burned car off a highway. The wheel value is listed at $14 with bond set at $300.
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Cquity
WF. Leary
Frank Jonason
James Jonason
Darby Cook
Sebren Dean
Columbia
Taft Hartley vs Wagner Act Shaping Labor Law
James Marlow explains the Taft Hartley bill and contrasts it with the Wagner Act, noting the Senate and House actions, historical context, and the expected impact on labor relations. He recalls the Norris LaGuardia Act and clarifies that the new measure would compel bargaining and affect court actions on strikes.
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Pooch
Houston
Doughboy
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Senator Pepper
Florida
Holland
Carolina
U.S. High Court
Bidault
William Higginbotham
LABOR
Bill Abc
By James Marlow
Organized Labor
Norrin LaGuardia
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