Violence Flames Up In Hollywood Movie Strike
Violence flared at two studios as pickets clashed with police escorting striking workers. At Universal Marvinne Hoffman was stabbed and hospitalized. Sherman Osmond arrested. Non strikers crashed through a picket line with police aid at Warner Brothers and MGM. See violence page 3.
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Warner Brothers Studio
Burbank
MGM Studio
Culver City
Universal Studio
Marvinne Hoffman
County General Hospital
Sherman B. Osmond
Walmers
Burbank City
Joh Reynolds
MGM
Anthony Schiavone
Rankin assaults AP photographer outside Tupelo polling place
U.S. Representative John Rankin of Mississippi assaulted AP photographer Allen W. Snipes during a photo of Rankin at a Tupelo polling place pass during the Democratic primary. Eyewitness Walter Long, a Tupelo baker, described Rankin scratching and gouging at the photographer to seize the camera.
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U. 8
John Rankin
Mississippi
Associated Press
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Allen W. Snipes
Memphis
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Cinderella Jones at the Strand hosted by Grafton Sentinel
The Grafton Sentinel invites Pat Conley of 119 McGraw Avenue to attend tonight's presentation of Cinderella Jones starring Joan at the Strand. Identification may be required.
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Pat Conley
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Cinderella Jones
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UMW Sets Up Voting Slate For Membership
Charleston July 2 United Mine Workers of America in West Virginia will ask about 200000 members and their families to back a slate of candidates chosen by a UMW committee for the upcoming primary on August 6. General counsel T C Townsend said the candidates names will not be publicly announced now but will be shared with members promptly as organizing plans totaling 200000 are finalized and rolled out statewide to mobilize voting across both parties.
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United Mine Workers
West Virginia
UMW
T. C. Townsend
Admit Three For death by own action Attempts In One Night
Attendants at Charleston General Hospital reported three cases of attempted death by own action admitted during the night. Two persons who had taken poison were discharged after first aid treatment. A young woman who leaped from a speeding automobile remained under medical care.
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Charleston
Charleston General Hospital
Drowned Father Harold Rutherford Missing in swift river waters
Harold Rutherford, 36, of Grafton, disappeared after slipping from a rock while fishing in the Tygart Valley river below Valley Falls. He left behind seven children. Search parties from Marion and Taylor counties continue efforts to recover his body.
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Valley Falls
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Rutherford
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Havel Atlas Glass
Tygart Valley
Black Falls
Valley Palls
Betty Lee
Joan
Harold Paw
Sherf
W. H. Canfield
Archbishop Garbett backs US atomic control plan
York England July 2 Dr Cyril Garbett Archbishop of York endorsed the United States plan for control of atomic energy calling it the most practical proposal to prevent world death by action. He warned scepticism remains in current international atmosphere and that years of danger and uncertainty lie ahead despite the proposal.
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England
Cyril Garbett
United States
Bowles Appeals To Governors To Impose State Controls
Washington July 1. Government economists urge governors to back state price controls to curb rising commodity costs. Housing official Wilson Wyatt radioed that the emergency home building program will fail without the price ceiling, warning of doom if not restored. Civilian Page 2.
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Bowles
Washington
OPA
Wilson Wyatt
Civilian Bee Administration
VOTE ON CHARTER CHANGE SEES LIGHT TURNOUT TODAY
Turnout in Grafton's city charter change election is exceptionally light at noon with about 2 000 of 5 000 registered voters expected to cast ballots. Jaycees organized drives, but precinct reports show only 30 of 22 cast votes at the court house and 29 at another site. If afternoon turnout fails to surge, results may not reflect the predicted support for forming a charter by voters.
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Jaycees
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McDade
Maple
Chicago student Heirens denied habeas corpus in Degnan case
In Chicago, 17 year old William Heirens, University of Chicago student, had a writ of habeas corpus denied by Chief Justice Harold G. Ward. He was ordered held by the state's attorney and police as charges of assault with intent to murder and burglary were prepared, none linked to the Degnan kidnapping. Assistant State's Attorney James V. Cunningham said charges would total 19, with one assault to murder and others to kill or burglarize, to be filed soon. Heirens appeared dejected in court.
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Chicago
Harold G. Ward
William Héirens
University of Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
James V. Cunningham
Cunningham
Sally Rand Wins Dance Battle With Police Approval
In San Francisco on July 2, Sally Rand performed unimpeded by police morals, earning legal approval from Municipal Judge Denel Shoemaker who ruled her act permissible. The court decision upheld her performance as art and set a precedent for future exhibitions.
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Forrestal Watches Cruiser Sakawa Sink In Lagoon
A wartime report notes the cruiser Sakawa sinks in a lagoon observed as Forrestal keeps watch. Local business survey finds minimal price rises on day one of the OPA death period, with rent inquiries showing limited increases and landlords delaying higher charges until wholesale costs force them.
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Sakawa
Lagoon
Grafton
OPA
Secret Navy officials witness Bikini Atoll devastation and sinking ship
Secretary James Forrestal and Admiral Blandy risked exposure to radioactivity to inspect atomic devastation at Bikini Atoll on A Day plus one. They watched the carrier Independence from a picket boat as the Sakawa sank after a salvage tug reported the Japanese ship going down.
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Argay
Blandy
Forrestal
Fiscal Year Tax Collections Hit New Record
Tax Commissioner George P Alderson announced a record 50,663,314 in taxes collected for the 1945 46 fiscal year, up from 45,504,535 the prior year and far above earlier totals. Strong gains occurred across departments with consumers sales and gasoline levies driving the increase.
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Charleston
George P. Alderson
National Safety Council Advises for Fourth of July Celebrants
The National Safety Council today offered safety guidance for July fourth celebrants. Advice includes driving carefully avoiding overexertion, not swimming alone or when overheated, waiting an hour after eating, checking water depth, not showing off, avoiding firearms, and attending supervised public displays.
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National Safety Council
Market swings as cattle and hogs slide after stockyard flood
Price declines in cattle and hogs follow a flood of shipments as stockyards overflow. Chicago reports record cattle receipts while hog prices slip to about 16.50 as markets show cautious movement. First free market in four years amid OPA end signals supply demand strains with rents rising slowly and inflation cooler.
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Associated Press
Chicago
OPA
Car Shortage Drags Mines Idle Across West Virginia
FAIRMONT July 2 The railroad car shortage hit northern West Virginia mines again with about 57 mines idle. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad had 1,743 cars loaded yesterday and only 1,650 today out of 3,600 available, adding to the disruption across Monongahela region rail lines.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongahela Railroad
Work Second Day To Put Out Fires Kindled By Atomic Bomb Air Burst
Firefighting crews labored into the second day at Bikini lagoon extinguishing remaining flames from the atomic air burst. Officials noted the target fleet sustained limited damage to heavier ships, but sinking such vessels remains difficult unless properly disabled.
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Bikini Lagoon
Interim Stop Gap Price Controls Debate in Senate Banking Panel
In the Senate Banking Committee debate on price controls the chances of any stop gap measure look dim as members split between reviving the OPA and relaxing controls. Senator Radcliffe of Maryland hints at backing a compromise amid strong Truman opposition to the vetoed extension. The House passed an emergency bill extending price and rent controls to July 20 by a wide margin, while Senate considerations continue in a divided panel.
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Senate Banking Committee
Radcliffe
Truman
Maryland
Patent Banking
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Senate
Ghee
Deterim Faye
Charges of torture alleged at Athill camp near Haifa
Bert Locker of the Jewish agency reported to a London press conference that detainees at Athill camp near Haifa faced torture. He cited former Buchenwald inmates beaten at another camp and warned the Palestine situation was worsening beyond British press and Commons portrayals. He described mass arrests at Yagul and destruction of homes, trees, fields, and water systems as authorities tightened control.
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Bert Locker
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