Western Allies Protest Russian Berlin Blockade Urged End
Western allies demanded an immediate end to the Soviet blockade of western Berlin. In Washington, Secretary of State Marshall received a note from the Soviet ambassador and a British note was delivered as Paris and London joined in. The notes pressed Moscow to lift controls while reiterating calls for negotiations on a future settlement, as Berlin faced tightened district road checks and suspected food and material confiscations.
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Russia
Berlin
Washington
Ambas Panyushkin
State Department
Tate Marshall
Ambas Serukin
Britain
Paris
Am- Alexander Bogolomov
Truman
Stalin
Lems
Er A
Jeor Seil
Western
Israel Rejects Bernadotte Peace Proposal
Cairo reports Israel formally rejected Count Folke Bernadotte Palestine peace plan while Arabs and Jews offered no clear reply on extending the truce. Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok delivered a 1000 word response opposing Jerusalem under Arab rule and Haifa free status while rejecting immigration limits and urging a new approach.
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Cairo
Israel
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Moshe Shertok
Bernadotte
Pat
Jerusalem
Haifa
Weather Outlook Shows Above Normal Temperatures and Scattered Showers
Forecast indicates four to five degrees above normal with light to moderate precipitation. Tuesday night and again Saturday expect scattered showers, partly cloudy to mostly unsettled conditions with variable temperatures across major cities from Charleston to San Francisco.
Sixteen New Polio Cases Reported to State Board
The State Board of Health reported sixteen new polio cases over Sunday and Monday, with two cases from Carteret county Beaufort the county seat and one death in Iredell county Coy D Coley 11. Guilford Moore counties each had three cases Cumberland two and Burke none new. The outbreak remains concentrated in the central part of the state with eastern and western regions near normal for the season.
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Raleigh
State Board of
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Carteret County
Beaufort
State Board of Health
Coy D. Coley
Iredell
Shortco
Arlotte
Guilford
Moore
Cumberland County
Burke County
C. P. Stevick
Fourth Generation Missionaries Wed in China
Boston reports the marriage of Edward Clark Riggs and Frances Louise Whitaker in Tientsin. Riggs, M D of Denver, is a former army medical corps captain, and Whitaker, R N, is a Pieping native and daughter of missionaries. The couple plan to reestablish a mission hospital at Shaowu.
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China
American Board of Foreign Missions
Tientsin
Edward Clark Riggs
Denver
Colorado
Army Medical Corps Capitan
Frances Uise Whitaker
R. N
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B. Whitaker
Shaowu
Riggs
Dalton
Mass
Congregational Church
Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
West Virginia
Heavy Wind Wreaks Havoc In Apex Sector
A severe wind after a rain storm tore roofs from two stores and toppled several trees in Apex. The wind caused power outages for hours as roofs struck power lines. No injuries were reported. Kaiser-Frazer Corp. announced price increases on its Kaiser and Frazer cars ranging from 23 to 169 dollars.
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Apex
Kaiser
Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Todgy
Kaiser and Frazer
Mercury Peaks as North Carolina Faces Heat Wave
Heat sweeps the Carolinas with scattered thundershowers. Raleigh hits 100, Asheville reaches 98, Charlotte 97, Greensboro 96, Wilmington 92 while Charleston stays near 89 under a hot holiday sky.
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Raleigh
Columbia
D. C
Spartanburg
Asheville
North Carolina
Charlotte
Greensboro
Wilmington
Charleston
Truman Forecast To Carry Most North Carolina Votes
Raleigh dispatch says The News and Observer reports President Truman will win most of North Carolina 32 convention votes with 13 of 40 delegates signaling for Truman and another 14 leaning his way while two show strong anti Truman sentiment and four undecided.
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Raleigh
News and Observer
Truman
North Carolina
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Compromise Platform In Making As Civil Rights Debate Intensifies
Democratic platform drafters in Philadelphia plan a states rights plank to ease southern bitterness over civil rights. The Myers led committee will hold hearings to consider anti poll tax anti lynch and fair employment measures as tensions rise ahead of the convention. Mayors Humphrey and party leaders in Minneapolis seek to absorb Truman's entire civil rights program into the platform, risking strong southern backlash.
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Washington
Platform
Philadelphia
Platform Committee
Deep Hands
Francis J. Myers
Truman
Myers’ Committee
Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humumphrey
Sun Spots Linked to Mood Swings and Flares
Philadelphia July 6 reports Dr Roy K Marshall of the Fels Planetarium says sun spots nearing maximum intensity emit ultra violet rays that disrupt body glands and moods. He notes the last peak was 1937 as Hitler began World Conquest and cites unknown why suns spots affect life while some scientists link rays to foliage growth and heavy rainfall.
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Philadelphia
Roy K. Marshall
Fels Planetarium
Marshall
Hitler
Dr. Marshall
Earth
Isun
Coal miners walkout halts steel production in key states
In West Virginia and Pennsylvania about 50,000 of 400,000 bituminous miners joined a walkout over a contract dispute. Steel mills reduced output as captive mines idled with 11,000 workers at U S Steel Pennsylvania sites and 56,000 miners in western Pennsylvania operating at 20 percent of normal. Pittsburgh Coal and others reported large shutdowns and thousands idle.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Steel Company
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U. S. Steel
Bessemer
Youngstown
American Rolling Mill Co
U. S. Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Weirton Steel Co
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Pittsburgh-Uniontown
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Tracks Draw Holiday Crowds Rival Major League Baseball
New York reports show baseball doubleheaders drawing 269,924 fans, led by 59,042 in Cleveland, while eleven race tracks attracted 735,882 with a peak Arlington Park turnout of 46,490 for Citation. Totals trailed last year’s figures, with mutuel handle near 14.0 million versus 14.6 million in 1947.
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Cleveland
Arlington Park
Chicago
Citation
Carole Landis Found Dead in Pacific Palisades Home
Police report actress Carole Landis died by suicide in her Pacific Palisades residence. Her body was discovered in a bathroom with a gold Lord's Prayer ribbon in hand and a final note to her mother on the dresser. Capt. Emmett Jones declined to release further details.
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Los Angeles
Carole Landis
Pacific Palisades
Emmett Jones
Tito Stand May Trigger Shakeup in Soviet Ruling Circle
The Cominform lash on Tito stirs a high stakes clash between Yugoslavia and Moscow. Yugoslav leaders appeal directly to Stalin to repudiate the charges, risking a wider rift and possible succession questions as Zhdanov faces scrutiny and Molotov remains a looming alternative.
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Comiform
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Stalin
Marshal Stalin
Tito
Moscow
Zhdanov
Caucasus
Molotov
Soviet Plot Published By French Paper
Paris reports claim from French officials and the British embassy evidence of a Kremlin plan to trigger demonstrations and street clashes in Berlin to justify Soviet intervention. Le Figaro and L Aurore relay a six part outline including disorganization of utilities and protests toward a unified government and monetary system.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Moscow
Kremlin
le Fiagre
le Fiag
Roger Massip
Foreign Service of
Figaro
L’aurore
London
Swedish Vessel Requests Medical Aid After Collision
The 2076 ton Swedish freighter Ella sought medical help after a collision with the Norwegian freighter Beljeanne. The Nieuw Amsterdam moved toward the Ella with a physician aboard while the Ella, escorted by the Beljeanne, headed to St Johns. The Beljeanne reported its No 3 hold flooded but no immediate aid was needed.
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Boston
Ella
Nieuw Amsterdam
St. Johns
Nild
Hague Asks Truman To Join Eisenhower Draft Parade
New Jersey Democratic leader Frank Hague urged President Truman to request General Eisenhower to accept the Democratic nomination. Senator Hugh B. Mitchell and Democratic National Committee chair J. Howard McGrath supported unity and a first-ballot nomination. Eisenhower reiterated he cannot run or take part in politics, while supporters in New Jersey pledged 36 votes for a draft at the convention.
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Associated Press
Truman
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Hugh B. Mitchell
Washington Ma
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Democratic National Committee
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Hague
Gen
Johnston
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Missouri
Gibson
St. Louis
Massachusetts
John Steele
Illinois
Stelle
Jacob M. Arvey
Chicago
Eisenhow
Harry Carlson
New Kiaingshire
New Inspection Rules Announced For North Carolina Cars
Raleigh July 6 The State Department of Motor Vehicles announced immediate new rules speeding up vehicle mechanical inspections. Five deadline groups apply by August 31 to 1947 1948 models, by October 31 to 1938 1939 1943 1944 1945 models, by November 30 to 1940 1942, and by December 31 to 1941 1949. The commissioner has authority to enforce the schedule.
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Raleigh
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Arthur T. Moore
Regpe
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