Truman appeals to South for support of New Deal
President Truman urged Southern voters to back his policies in 1952 during a Bull Shoals Dam dedication in Arkansas. He touted progress under Democratic control, cited electrification gains in Arkansas, and attacked private power lobbies while signaling he will campaign for a successor.
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Mississippi
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Illinois
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American Medical Association
Newport
Washington
Little Rock
Sid McMath
Norfolk
Russell Campaign Faces Setback From Byrnes At Governors Meet
Washington dispatch reports Southern governors led by James Byrnes branded Adlai Stevenson unacceptable for the Democratic presidential nomination and threatened to seat Texas rebels. The move widened North South civil rights tensions as Russell backers urged unity and dismissed the impact on his campaign. Kefauver said Truman unlikely to run again, ranking Harriman and Russell as top rivals in delegates.
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James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
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Byrnes
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Clinois
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Truman
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Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Fuller Warren
Florida
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Dixie
Johnson
Stetho
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D-Ala
Dick Russell
South
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Vineland
N. J
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Tennessee Democrat
Mutual Security
Avlrell Harriman
Taft Wins Georgia 17-Delegate Slate Contest in Gop Showdown
In Chicago the Taft faction tightened control of the Republican committee as Georgia's 17 delegate slate backed Taft. Eisenhower backs faced potential losses across multiple contests including Texas while deadlocks loom on platform and convention dynamics. Delegates from Florida were seated as regulars.
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Georgia
Chicago
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Republican National Committee
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Texas
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Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Ohn Foster Dahés
Florida
National Committee
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State Committee
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W. R. Tucker
Earl Warren
California
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Lodge
Tobacco Officials Re-Elected At Joint Virginia Meeting
J Don Lanier of Greenville North Carolina was re elected executive secretary of both the U S Tobacco Association and the Bright Leaf Exporters Association for another year. The groups closed a two day meeting with a banquet in Hot Springs Virginia. C A Carr of Danville was elected president and Alec Thorpe of Rocky Mount vice president of the Bright Leaf group. J E Bahannon of Bowling Green Kentucky was re elected president and P T Watson of Wilson North Carolina was reelected vice president of the U S Tobacco Association.
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J. Don Lanier
Greenville
N. C
U. S. Tobacco Association
Bright Leaf Exporters Association
Bright Leaf
C. A. Carr
Danville
Alec Thorpe
Rocky Mount
Prison escape prompts manhunt in Raleigh
Police search for two Yankee prisoners who fled Raleigh City Jail by prying a steel door and breaking a wooden door lock. They were Joseph W. Paulhus of Providence Rhode Island and Frederick R. Harris of Ithaca New York both 22 awaiting a hearing on breaking into a leather goods store.
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Joseph W. Paulhus
Providence
R. I
Frederick R. Harris
Ithaca
N. Y
Night shrimping extension request denied in Pamlico Sound
Director George Ross of the State Department of Conservation and Development rejected a request to extend the night shrimping season that ends Monday. Brown shrimp night and Sunday shrimping remain prohibited. hours stay 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the southern Pamlico Sound area.
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George Ross
State Department of Conservation and Development
Pamlico Sound
Carteret
Ross
Fine Summer Weather Over Carolinas
The Carolinas enjoy fair to partly cloudy skies with moderate temperatures as a heat wave breaks. Raleigh led the region with 85 degrees, while Charlotte rose from a cool 61 overnight. highs were expected near 85 with cool nights continuing through Thursday and possibly into the holiday weekend.
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Spartanburg
Marines Parade Honors From Commandant At Camp Lejeune
General Lemuel C. Shephard praised the Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and the Second Marine Division after a massive 30,000-man 3,500-vehicle parade at Camp Lejeune. He commended the splendid appearance of all officers and men.
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Lemuel C. Shepherd
Marine Corps
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Fleet Marine Force
Atlantic
Second Marine Division
Senators Call For Perjury Charge Against Lattimore
A Senate Internal Security subcommittee report accuses Owen Lattimore and John P. Davies Jr. of false testimony during the IPR inquiry and urges the Justice Department to present perjury questions to a grand jury. The panel flags Lattimore’s associations with Communist networks and his ties to IPR figures, including Vincent, amid a broader assessment of U S Far East policy.
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Owen Lattimore
John P. Davies Jr
State Department
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Lattimore
Davies
Institute of Pacific Relations
IPR
Sen. McCarran
D-New
United States
Far East
Pacific
John Hopkins University
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
U. S
Tydings
Wisconsin
Communist International Organization
Institute
John Carter Vincent
Vincent
U.S
Tangier
Lattimore Ipr
Pacific Affairs
Outer Mongolia
Ch'ao- Ting Chi
Chi
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Field
Asiaticus
Catesby Jones
Johns Hopkins University
Shearings
Housewives Told Food Bills Probably To Go Up Soon
Washington predicted rising living costs as price controls shift under the new law. Ellis Arnall warned inflation may lift food prices, milk, vegetables, and other goods, while Truman called protections limited. Officials assess decontrol of fruits and vegetables and possible ceiling removals for processed items.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
Truman
Arnall
Arnal
Heavy Red Losses Counted During June
United Nations ground and air forces report June enemy losses of 12 416 communists the heaviest since January. 8th Army details 5 586 killed 5 581 wounded 149 captured with air forces adding 1 100 killed or wounded. An attack near Yonchon yields 112 Chinese killed 145 wounded while Heatbreak Ridge sees 112 enemy killed after a battalion sized assault is repelled.
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Korea
United Nations
8Th Army
U. N
Yonchon
Heatbreak Ridge
Taft Seizes Georgia Delegates In Nuclear Convention Battle
Taft forces ousted Georgia’s regular delegation on a 62 to 39 vote, seating a pro Taft group and gaining at least 15 convention votes. The action inflamed Eisenhower backers who called it trickery amid a broader contest over next week’s national convention organization.
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Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Taft
Republican National Committee
Georgia
Weather low and high figures in disrupted forecast
The readable portion shows a forecast with a low tonight of 8, a high tomorrow of 4, today’s high near 8 and a low around 5, indicating inconsistent temperature data in the source.
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