Selection of US Olympic track team opens at Evanston
Northwestern's Dyche stadium hosts the start of US track team selection sessions to form the Olympic squad for London. About 65 men, including Gil Dodds recovering from an Achilles strain, participate as trials run from tomorrow evening through Saturday afternoon. Processing in New York follows, with sailings planned Wednesday.
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Héis-Met Patton
California
Protest Lodged Over Philippi Stevens Game Status
Gentral daifside SAGA reports Louis Lulliette of Clarksburg explained a rumored protest involving Grafton Merchants and Philippi Red Sox. The issue centers on Dink Stevens who allegedly played for Philippi, affecting league standings where the Philippi win remains unlisted and the Grafton record stands at five and four. The matter is pending at the next managers meeting with both sides expected to be represented.
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Louis Lulliette
Clarksburg
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Grafton
Philippi
Linlietté
Captive miners in six states idle as contract talks stall
President of United Mine Workers District 5 in Pittsburgh says miners in Pennsylvania face large-scale idleness after a 10 day paid break ends without contracts. About 55,000 captive miners across Pennsylvania and nearby states refuse work under the no contract, no work rule, amid steel firms opposing a union shop provision under Taft-Hartley. Captive miners numbers: 27,000 in Pennsylvania, 15,000 in West Virginia, 5,700 in Alabama, 4,274 in Kentucky, 1,800 in Colorado, and 1,000 in Utah.
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North Carolina Faces Severe Strain from Outbreak
In Greensboro Guilford County the outbreak hit hard with 41 victims in an isolation ward. Special doctors nurses and therapists work on constant calls as police said the Red Cross seeks additional nurses from other sections to aid the emergency response.
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Greensboro
Guilfounty
Red Cross
Senate probe eyes service contracts tied to Meyers era
Proctor,testifying before the wartime investigating committee, says General Meyers ran the Air Force material command at Patterson Field and relegated Army Transportation Corps and Air Force traffic staff to a secondary role in traffic matters. He hints at revelations on service contracts with oil giant during the war and notes potential interest for current inquiries. Bender’s group probes railroad overpayments, admitting “an awful licking” for the government.
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Senate War Investigating Committee
Proctor
Bender Group
Benny Meyers
Air Forces Material Command
Patterson Field
Army Transportation Corps
Air Force
Washington
Bender
Wheat Jams Up at Kansas City Convention
Civil rights advocates push to end segregation in the armed forces, education, and transport and urge the Democratic platform to back Senate closure by majority vote. The Civil Rights Congress demands seating delegates denied by poll tax or Klan ties. Walter White warns blacks hold pivotal voting power in key states and districts.
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Ku Klux Klan
Platform Committee
Walter White
Democratic Party
Setting Off Steam Ends Years at Loar Jewelry Firm
After Mr. Loar retired, he began a new phase, and the firm has since continued in operation under the name Loar Jewelry Company, marking the end of his long tenure and the start of a new era for the business.
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Loar Jewelry Company
Truman civil rights stance splits Democratic party vote map
In a discussion on electoral college dynamics, references are Ohio Indiana New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Illinois Michigan Missouri Delaware Maryland West Virginia and Kentucky. He warned that northern and border states could yield 3,000,000 black votes influencing future representation in the south. The Dixie faction roared as the party split after Truman’s civil rights program was sent to Congress earlier this year.
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New Jersey
Pennsylvania
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Michigan
Missouri
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Maryland
West Virginia
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Congress
Oakland to finance hospital for Mountain Area
The Oakland project seeks 103000 funds through county taxation to build a hospital in the mountainous area, addressing the lack of local medical care previously served by Frostburg and Cumberland in Maryland. The report notes Mr Loar, longtime Loar Jewelry owner, left an estate exceeding 400000 and had sold his business before retiring to Oakland Maryland.
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Frostburg
Cumberland
Loar
George Coulson
Abe Tackett
Election dispute blocks union led by Lewis
The steel and coal operators clash over election rules as Lewis and his group dodge the required election citing union tensions. Lewis refuses to sign the non Communist affidavit for leaders, hindering access to NLRB facilities and leaving miners unorganized.
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