Byrd Forces In Virginia Put to Test
In Richmond Virginia United States Senator Harry F Byrd faces a serious challenge to his Democratic party leadership in the gubernatorial primary. State Senator John S Battle presses a fiscally conservative bid while Francis Miller Horace Edwards and Remmie Arnold vie for influence.
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Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Senate
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Horace H. Edwards
Remmie L. Arnold
Petersburg
Martin A. Hutchinson
Charlottesville
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Aoe
Arnold
Henry A. Wise
Walter Johnson
Wise
Rebels Still Give Trouble in Greece War Aftermath
Athens reports show Greek Army victories have not ended guerrilla warfare. Military leaders warn against over-optimism as rebels fade in most areas but persist in the north and along an 800 mile border aided by communist satellites.
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Athens
INS
Greece
Cotton Seed Supports To Be Adequate
Senators Johnston and Hoey praised the new cotton seed support program as effective for farmers. The Agriculture Department sets seed prices at 90 percent of parity, about 50 dollars per ton, with loans handled at county offices to aid storage facilities and cash needs for farmers.
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Hoey
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Ralph A. Trigg
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agriculture Department
Quick Change Climate Variability Cited By Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica notes Chicago's climate fluctuates wildly with 30 degree swings in 24 hours not rare and 20 degree shifts common, highlighting extreme variability in local weather patterns.
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Chicago
American planners expect years of East West tension
Washington July 31 American planners foresee a long period of tension between the west and Russia. General Omar N Bradley told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States must arm Western Europe within four to five years to deter early attacks while mobilizing here. He warned Russia’s atomic capability could shift the balance and recalled 1947 forecasts that Russia would possess atomic bombs by 1953.
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Europe
Western Europe
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Bradley
Bradle
Truman
Over Population Seen Threat to World Peace
Dr. Gerald F. Winfield, a New York researcher on China, told Cleveland Maternal Health Association members that world peace rests on population control. He urged a combined obstetric and pediatric service to reduce births as deaths rise, with prenatal and postnatal care and family planning.
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Cleveland
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Gerald F. Winfield
New York
China
Winfield
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Tri Parted Claim Over South Shetland Islands Sparks Dispute
The South Shetland Islands lie in Antarctica and are claimed by Great Britain, while Argentina and Chile contest Britain's sovereignty. The dispute centers on historic claims and regional control.
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Antarctic
Great Britain
Argentina
Chile
Britain
Do-yourself week urges to abandon self improvement
Hal Boyle humorously argues against perpetual self improvement campaigns. He notes billions spent on courses diets and books while suggesting a week of doing nothing to change who you are. He recalls his failed muscle-building course and warns against cultural snobbery and pressure to improve.
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New York
Stephen Foster
Dogtrot
Elsie Dinsmore
Why BC Relieves Headache and Neuralgia Quickly
The ad touts BC Headache Powders and Tablets as fast relief for headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. It claims the formula blends multiple popular pain relievers delivering stronger effect than individual ingredients and notes safe direct use with years of tested reliability. It promotes tablet and powder forms with convenient 25¢ sizes.
First Week's Leaf Prices Fall On Georgia-Florida Tobacco Market
Valdosta Ga Aug 1 opening week prices on the Georgia Florida flue cured market were below last year while volume rose. Four sales days this year compared with two last year. gross sales totaled 42 214 865 pounds averaging 44 20 per hundred, down 8 33 from last year and 8 44 from the first four days of 1948.
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Valdosta
Department of Agriculture
Six Months Catastrophes Kill About 600 In U S
Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians report about 600 people died in catastrophes in the continental United States in the first six months of 1949. Fewer aviation and water transportation deaths, but higher tolls from fires and vehicle accidents. The Effingham hospital fire killed 75, with tornadoes in Arkansas and Louisiana causing 59 deaths.
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United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Effingham, DL
Arkansas
Louisiana
Warren
Ark
Pravda Attacks Pope Pius XII Excommunication Decree
Pravda accuses Pope Pius XII of anathematizing about one third of humanity amid his anti Communism stance. It cites Vatican decree targeting Catholics linked to Communist governments and notes Czech press warnings of church state clashes and excommunication threats.
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