Einaud Emerges 1st as Italy Presidency Candidate
Rome May 11 Luigi Einaudi 74 with Christian Democratic backing leads the race for Italy s republic presidency on the fourth ballot after three failed rounds. He is budget minister and governor of the Bank of Italy. Costa Rica war note and trivia tidbits about turkey tulip and Canada appear as side items.
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Luigi Einaudi
Einaudi
Chistian Democratic Party
Bank of Italy
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democratic
Carlo Sforza
Fattest Woman in the World Featured at Carnival Sideshow
A performer billed as the fattest woman in the world, weighing 602 pounds, headlines the sideshow lineup at the carnival now showing at the old fairgrounds. The act is part of the current attraction at the fair, drawing wide attention from attendees.
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Happy Dot
Art Spencer
States Rights Democrats Threaten Southern Conference
States rights Democrats repudiated President Truman at a Jackson conference and warned of a southern conference of accredited states rights delegates to take action if the Philadelphia convention endorses the civil rights program and supporting candidates. The Birmingham meeting would be held July 17 or as set by Gov. Ben Laney.
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Philadelphia
Horace C. Wilkinson
Birmingham
Ala
Resolutions Committee
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Contested Democratic Governor Nomination News Excerpt
Voters across the state face primary ballots with candidates for governor, and delegates to national conventions. The race centers on Okey B. Patteson with radio appeals to hear Ernest L. Bailey endorse him, triggering disputes over disclosure and alleged dirty tactics.
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House of Delegates
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Vote heat as Bailey holds line in primary race
Rumor of Bailey withdrawal sparks reaction as he proclaims he is a candidate and will stay in the race until tomorrow’s election. James Kay Thomas denounces the move as fraud and says a report has gone to the federal communications commission amid a heated intra party contest. Other candidates wrap up campaigns with routine statements and political optimism. Governor Meadows urges voters to participate in democracy and hopes the best man wins while primary tensions ease. Last minute remarks include Thomas praising loyal volunteers and Rush D Holt framing the Senate race as a choice between the unbossed vote and reform.
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James Kay Thomas
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Meadows
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Rush D. Holt
Weston
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U. S
Neely
Rush Holt
Marines barred from carrying casket at Jersey burial hearing
Testifying before a House Labor subcommittee in Jersey City N J S/Sgt Roger W Barnes said the AFL Pallbearers Union refused a Marines request to carry the casket of Pfc James F Donnelly Jr Union agent John Caroselli told him in Hudson County NJ that Marines could not carry caskets unless they were professional pallbearers After more witnesses the union pledged it would not interfere again with a veteran burial by his comrades in arms.
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Jersey City
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Roger W. Barnes
AFL
James F. Donnelly, Jr
John Caroselli
Hudson County
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Railroad Presidents in Civil War Army Setups
The text notes seven railroad regions under civilian railroad presidents acting as army colonels. These men will receive colonel pay and surrender railroad pay, with the army supervising rail operations while carriers handle details. The aim is to extend authority only as needed to run operations quickly and efficiently.
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Ods
Army
Rail unions end strike as court orders loom May 19
Royall says railroad personnel would not be subject to military control and profits would be handled as today. The strike ended reluctantly after Justice Goldsborough issued a temporary restraining order. The order expires May 19 with a hearing set on extending the injunction amid government efforts.
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Royall
T. Alan Gol i
Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Lords rule on contraception and marriage law
The House of Lords recently held that using contraceptive devices, even if one spouse objects, is not wilful refusal to consummate marriage. The discussion contrasts this method with mechanical or chemical devices and notes Lake Superior measures 350 miles by 160 miles.
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Law Lords
House of Lords
Britain
Housinselor
FHA
National Adequate. Bureau
Chili Williams Denies Nude Photo Claim In Custody Fight
Los Angeles reports indicate actress Chili Williams testified she did not pose nude for a portrait used in a separate maintenance case. She described visiting artist Moran's studio with Williams wearing clothes while Moran wore shorts on a hot day.
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Los Angeles
Chili Williams
Miss Williams
Moran
Albatross Species Noted Amid Rail Loading Figures
The passage mentions about 17 species of albatross alongside railroad cargo data for the week ending May 8, with totals of 66,639 tons handled on 41,459 tons and 25,180 from connections on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It notes year over year and prior week totals, then returns to a stray reference to artists and sport shorts.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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