Slav Communist Showdown Fueling Tito Policy Rift
London reports Yugoslav Communists move toward a showdown over Tito’s policy as Belgrade invites all Communist parties to a July 21 congress. Sofia papers urge clarification on Yugoslavia’s alignment between Moscow led bloc and the West, amid Cominform pressure.
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London
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Tanjug
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Belgrade
Europe
Sofia
Otecestveni Front
Bulgaria
Russia
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Tito
Yugoslav Communist Party
Weather Summary for North Carolina and Nearby Cities
North Carolina stays clear to partly cloudy with continuing heat and scattered thundershowers into tonight and Tuesday. Local readings include Raleigh 96, High Point 95, Charlotte 89 to 102, Charleston 90, Wilmington 94, and Miami 75. Temperatures show hot conditions across the region with scattered rainfall reported in some areas.
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North Carolina
Weathouseau
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Center IL
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
High Point
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Miami
Minn-St
Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
Antonio
Rock Hill Man Tops Carolinas Pay Ledger
Archie O. Joslin led Carolinas wage earners with 296880 from Rock Hill Printing and Finishing for the 1947 fiscal year. Treasury figures show three Carolina residents earning 75000 or more in salary, commission, bonus or compensation. North Carolina Finley of NC Equipment Co. earned 121179 and S. Clay Williams of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. was paid 100000.
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Washington
Archie O. Joslin
Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company
Carolinas
Treasury Department
Joslin
North Carolina
A. B
Finley
North Carolina Equipment Co
S. Clay Williams
R. d. Reynolds Tobacco Co
New York Man Elected Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks
George S. Hall of New York elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks at Philadelphia. Hall, former exalted ruler of Lynbrook lodge 1515, will be installed Thursday succeeding Lafayette A. Lewis. Officials elected include M. H. Starkweather, B. A. Whitmire, O. J. Fisher, J. Edgar Masters, Joseph B. Kyle, Arnold Westermann, Douglas E. Lamborne, Chester W. Siegmund, and Andrew W. Parnel.
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Philadelphia
George S. Hall
New York
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Hall
Lynbrook
N. Y
Lafayette A. Lewis
Anaheim
Calif
M. H. Starkweather
Tucson
Ariz
B. A. Whitmire
Hendersonville
N. C
O. J. Fisher
Greeley
Colo
J. Edgar Masters
Charleroi
Joseph B. Kyle
Gary Ind
Arnold Westermann
Louisville
Douglas E. Lamborne
Salt Lake City
Utah
Chester W. Siegmund
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Andrew W. Parnel
Appleton
Wis
The
Elks
New York State Elks Association
Elks Grand Lodge
Board of
Grand Trustees
Allies Press Berlin Lifeline Flight War
American and British air forces mounted a renewed push to crack the Russian blockade of Berlin by flying nearly 400 planes into the city from western Germany. Brig. Gen. Joseph Smith praised crews for their efficiency despite long shifts as Sunderland flying boats were to boost tonnage to allies and residents.
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Berlin
Germany
Joseph Smith
Elbe
Hamburg
Motorcycle Races End In Fighting in Riverside
Riverside Calif July 5. Motorcyclists who gathered for a Box Springs dirt track meet sparked weekend brawls after a July Fourth event. Sheriff Rayburn was assaulted while protesting speeding riders, and crowds disrupted streets with starting signals and blocks. Over 2,000 cyclists roamed the area as arrests followed for drunkenness and peace disturbance.
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Riverside
Calif
California
Box Springs
Carl F. Rayburn
Main Street
Week End Death Toll Rises Amid Holiday Travel
The weekend death toll reached 335 with 195 traffic fatalities and 100 drownings as homeward travel peaks. Fireworks deaths stood at two and 38 other accidents added to the total. state-by-state tallies show widespread losses across Alabama to District of Columbia.
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National Safety Council
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Pilgrimage Planned For Blind Baby In Lourdes Miracle Hope
The Woods family of Gibson, Pennsylvania plan a 4000 mile trip for 10 month old Karen Woods who is blind since birth. Karen will fly to Lourdes France with 34 others led by Rev. James R. Cox seeking healing at the shrine of St Bernadette. Doctors say the condition cannot be cured by operation. The mother calls it their last hope.
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Pittsburgh
Karen Woods
Gibson
Lourdes
France
James R. Cox
Karen
St. Bernadette
Mother Mary
Bernadette Soubirous
Robert Woods
Embers Only Mark Gate of Former VFW Club
Fire destroyed the Veterans of Foreign Wars club door in Salt Lake City yesterday. Firemen forced entry with axes, removing one letter from the sign and leaving it reading Embers Only.
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Salt Lake City
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
All Signs Point To Strike In Captive Soft Coal Mines
Signs pointed to a soft coal strike in steel company mines as 40,000 workers in captive pits faced possible job action after the annual vacation ends. The steel industry balked at granting union shop provisions sought by John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers.
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Washington
Steel Company
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mine Workers End 10 Day Vacation In Contract Dispute
Pittsburgh reports 35,000 bituminous coal miners may stay from captive mines tomorrow while 85,000 and remaining 365,000 UMW members end a 10 day paid vacation today. Captive miners lack a new contract and adhere to the tradition no contract equals no work.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
NMW
Coal Mine Strike Standoff Narrows With Industry Concessions
Steel mill owners signaled readiness to accept contract terms including a dollar daily wage rise and doubling of the 1947 welfare fund royalty for miners. Government lawyers plan to monitor for a possible strike and may seek a court order through the National Labor Relations Board if warranted after formal complaint review.
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Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
July 4th Baby Fourth Child For Film Star Joan Bennett
Hollywood reports actress Joan Bennett welcomed her fourth child, a daughter named Shelley, born July 4 via Caesarean section at Cedars of Lebanon hospital. Shelley weighed six pounds four ounces and is the second child with her husband Walter Wanger. Bennett also has two daughters from former marriages, Diana Anderson and Melinda, aged 20 and 14.
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Joan Bennett
Hollywood
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Shelley
Walter Wanger
Miss Bennett
Diana Anderson
John Marion Fox
Melinda
Gene Markey
World Order Hoped For By Truman
President Truman voiced hope for a future world order where all nations share equality and friendship, as he accepted a $100,000 Simon Bolivar statue from President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela in Bolivar Missouri. He lauded Pan American ties among 21 republics and noted universal equality and cooperative aims.
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Gallegos
Missouri
Miners Reach Pact With Operators On Wage Rise
The Miners Scale Committee ratified a new agreement covering 80 000 hard coal miners. It provides a one dollar per day wage increase and doubling of employers' contributions to the United Mine Workers health and welfare fund. A 20 cent per ton royalty to the welfare fund could fund a pension system. John L. Lewis headed talks but did not comment. Thomas Kennedy called it the best agreement.
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New York
United Mine Workers Health and Welfare Fund
UMW
Unor
John L. Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
Kennedy
Hazleton
Pearly Gates Blocked By Careless Holidays
St Peter at the heavenly gate confronts a long line of souls Fitness for admission delayed by holiday excess and shared human folly. A man explains death came after a 1965 deadline due to racing trains, while a child and girl recount festive missteps that led to fateful outcomes. The line reveals a nation celebrating independence while leaving dependents to suffer.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Heaven
St. Peter
Eisenhower silent as Ike for President surge grows
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower watched quietly as a Democratic Ike For President movement gains momentum. President Truman remained silent while aides said he believed no effort would derail his renomination.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Eisenhower
Dewey Plans Seclusion at Pawling Farm for Campaign
Thomas E. Dewey and Mrs. Dewey arrived at a Pawling, New York, farm for a final day of seclusion before resuming his presidential campaign schedule. He said he would be inaccessible over the weekend and expected to stay at least three weeks.
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Pawling
N. Y
Ioo
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Eisenhower Gains Delegates as New Jersey Shifts to Draft
William Clas supporters push for convention ballots as Eisenhower momentum grows. In New Jersey, Democratic Leader Frank Hague shifts 36 votes to Eisenhower and urges leadership by the general, signaling a possible Philadelphia convention draft.
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Philadelphia
Virginia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
William Clas
Army
Eisenhower
New Jersey
Frank Hague
Hague
United States
Thirty Nine Die In Air Collision Over London Suburb
A London area air collision killed thirty nine people, including two Americans, with a British official among the dead. The disaster near London prompted a government inquiry. The two four engine planes collided in a rain cloud, crashing with all aboard. One aircraft was a Douglas DC 6 from Scandinavian Airlines System on a Sunday flight between Stockholm and Copenhagen.
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London
Amcans
Den
Britain
Edward Kent
Federation Malaya
Malaya
Scandinavian Airlines
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Cohagen
Frank Wederholt
Gust Richard Boerger
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