Roosevelt Declines Comment On Spellman Critique Of Aid
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will not reply publicly to Cardinal Spellman’s charge of anti Catholic bias over federal aid to parish and private schools. Malvina Thompson said the former first lady would make no comment on the letter criticizing her stance. In New York two thirds of the subway system failed for about an hour, leaving thousands stranded in heat aboard crowded trains.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Malvina Thompson
Roosevelt
Cardinal Spellman
New York City
Coal Miners Trapped as Portage Mine Shuts Down Indefinitely
About 90 coal miners have been laid off as the Sonman shaft mine near Portage, operated by Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, is closed effective immediately. H. John Harper, assistant to the VP, declined to explain the shutdown, stating the mine will remain idle while its future is discussed. The mine has had irregular activity in recent months.
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Johnstown
Portage
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Sonman
H. John Harper
Thief Strikes Twice On Wilkinsburg Bus
Joseph Pauley reported his purse theft on the Wilkinsburg bus three weeks after a prior loss. He told police last night that another pocketing of his $47 paycheck occurred on the same bus, prompting him to raise a complaint.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph Pauley
Wilkinsburg
Senators Seek Delay Of Foreign Arms Until Unified Plans
Senators Taft and Smith urged delaying the foreign arms program until the North Atlantic Council drafts common defense plans. Smith, who backed the security treaty, argued against piece by piece rearmament and called for a council study of needs before action. Taft supported a needs study before congressional action as mid-September meetings are eyed for council planning.
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Atlantic Council
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Ohio
North Atlantic Council
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Defense Committee
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Congress
Capitol Hills
Circus Men Still Wonder Which Would Have Won
In Spokane a black panther and a 300 pound gorilla fought fiercely after the cat slipped into an adjoining cage at a traveling wire show. The gorilla was shot and killed by trainer Ruby Smith who fired three bullets. The panther was injured, after which attendants fed it and removed the gorilla’s carcass. The cage also housed a 600 pound lion and a gate system separated the animals.
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Spokane
Washington
Gorill
Ruby Smith
Tensions Grow In Russian Circle Amid East European Unrest
Washington reports President Truman says tensions and conflicts within Russia's sphere are rising. Examples cited include a Catholic excommunication threat to Catholics aiding Communists, Tito's clash with Russian leaders in Yugoslavia, and comments from an American Russia expert noting growing strain in the region.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Russia
Europe
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Calvin Fike Arrives At Annapolis On Monday
Calvin H. Fike a US Navy seaman son of Edgar Fike of 605 Watkins Street will reach Annapolis Maryland on July 25 after a 15 day stay at Guantanamo Bay Cuba aboard the battleship USS Missouri schedule follows a layover in Portsmouth England Fikes hosts included performers from La Scala Opera House Milan Italy who were in London for a Navy entertainment tour with tours parties dances and sports programs described.
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USN
Edgar Fike
Watkins Street
Annapolis
Maryland
Portsmouth
England
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Cuba
Oper
la Scala Opera House
Milan
Italy
London
Directress Of Nurses At City Hospital, Sentinel’s Woman Of Week
The Grafton Sentinel profiles Mrs Bernadette Berry acting directress of nurses at Grafton City hospital as its Interesting Woman of the Week. She recalls a tragedy from over a decade ago when a boy burned by flames in front of a fireplace was nursed for ten months, then died a year later at the wheels of a motor car, illustrating nursing dedication and resilience.
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Grafton Sentinel
Bernadette (Blue) Berry
West Main Street
Grafton City Hospital
Churchill Sounds War Cry For End Of Socialist Rule
Churchill urges Tory comeback to end socialist rule in Britain at a rally in Wolverhampton before about 50 000 attendees. Anthony Eden as deputy Conservative leader will broadcast over BBC tonight.
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London
Winston
Churchill
Britain
Wolverhampton
Anthony Eden
BBC Tonight
Diary Aided In Top Suspensions Hinted By Hoey
In Washington a secret diary linked to a Senate probe is said to have helped trigger the suspension of two Army Maj Gens Herman Feldman and Alden H Waitt. The diary once belonged to James V Hunt, a colonel tied to a businessman who paid Hunt 1000 for help in government contracts. Army secretary Gordon Gray removed the officers pending judgment.
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Senate
James V. Hunt
Hoey
D-Nc
Army
Herman Feldman
Alden H. Waitt
Chemical Corps
Gordon Gray
Senate Expenditures
Paul Grindle
Massachusetts
Hunt
Grindle
New York
HUEY
Appeal To Truman To End Hawaii Dock Tieup
Striking CIO longshoremen urged President Truman to resolve Hawaii's 84 day dock shutdown on its merits. Senator Morse warned the strike could spread to world ports and criticized Hawaii employers for rejecting arbitration. Bridges testified that leftist handling should enable proof of their case.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
CIO
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Bridges
Nam
Board of Arbitration
Union
Morse
America
Built-In Age Transforms Everyday Goods Into Gadgets
In New York a columnist laments a trend toward built-in features across products from furniture to cars. He cites three color options, built-in perfumes, and multifunctional broom to vacuum cleaner progress, noting cars now serve as living rooms and kitchens with conveniences, while even furniture and appliances gain extra functions. The piece previews ERASE Page 4.
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Glasgow
Auditor Sims Faces Court Of Claims Criticism Over Payments
West Virginia reporting notes State Auditor Edgar B. Sims attacked by Judge Merriman Smith for blocking multiple Court of Claims damage awards. The court urged payment of a $96.33 claim to Dalton Spradling and a $256 medical claim for Dr. Dorsey Brannan. Sims retorted that supreme authority decides disputes.
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Edgar B. Sims
Court of Claims
Merriman 8
Smith
Dalton Spradling
Reed
Sims
Supreme Court
Ath
Dorsey Brannan
Morgantown
Department of Public Assistance
Senate panel backs strict Red Bill with penalties
Senate judicary subcommittee approved a bill to curb Red organizations with registration for Communist and front groups, deny federal jobs and passports, label Communist literature, criminalize conspiracy toward a foreign dictatorship, and impose up to 10000 dollars and ten years imprisonment for passing secrets. Mundt said provisions respond to Attorney General Clark letter and Hiss trial developments.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Mundt
R-Sd
Tom Clark
Senate Judiciary Committee
Clark
Alger Hiss
200000 Year Old Tusk Goes To College
A mammoth tusk about eight feet long and twenty inches in base circumference, estimated at 200000 years old, was found in a Washington county gravel pit. It has been donated to Marrietta College by an anonymous shovel operator. Professor Ralph W. Whipple of the College Geology Department confirmed the dating and significance.
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Marrietta
Marrietta College
Washington County
Ralph W. Whipple
College
Fishing Outlook Not Good Over Weekend
The Conservation Commission warned West Virginia fishermen that streams were generally muddy. Fishing was good only in scattered areas such as Greenbrier Marion and Taylor counties with fair conditions reported in Pocahontas and Nicholas counties.
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W. Va
the Conservation Commission
West Virginia
Greenbrier
Marion
Taylor
Pocahontas
Nicholas
Bat Escapes After Chasing Girls to Bath
Blueville residents awoke at three am to screams as two young women barricaded themselves in a bath while a bat roamed the room. Neighbors arrived, one used a broom to drive the creature toward the window as the scene ended with the bat in flight and the women safe.
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Blueville
Lonley hearts suspect Torrence nabbed after 15 mile chase
State Police said they are contacting authorities in almost every state for information on Ernest I. Torrence a 57 year old man arrested near Gate City Virginia after a failed attempt to pick up a woman in the railroad station. A 15 mile pursuit through mountain roads followed tip from railroad detectives. About 300 love letters in a suitcase in Torrence car sparked the probe and a Carroll County Virginia woman identified him as the man who took 2500 dollars.
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Ernest I. Torrence
Torrence
Gate City
C. W. Blue
Carroll County
Virginia
Wojman
Alabama Officials Crack Down On Spurious Klan Threats
Birmingham officials press the fight against a Klansman linked to threats of political revenge as a grand jury returns four new indictments connected to recent cross burnings and floods. Warrants, arrests pending, and the panel continues its terrorism probe. earlier suspects are free on bond.
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