Mexican ambassador notes distress over press labeling troops invasion
Thomas De Leon of Brownsville reports Gen. Alejandro Man at Veracruz approved the rescue squad and its carbines. The ambassador is distressed by Mexican press calls of invasion and a deportation demand for U S members of the foot and mouth disease commission. He also received Leslie Wheeler's report.
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Thomas de Leon
Mexican Civil Aeronautics
Brownsville
Tex
Veracruz
Alejandro Man
U.S
Foot and Mouth Disease Commission
Leslie Wheeler
U S Mex photo rule row over press at embassy
Wheeler's report says U S members of the Mexico foot and mouth commission behaved properly amid claims of mistreatment and censorship. Photographers were allowed but objected to closeups of American bodies. One Mexican official threatened camera confiscation but did not proceed.
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Wheeler
U .S
U. S. Mexico
State Dairy Products Association To Meet
Myrtle Beach S C July 10 The annual convention of the North Carolina Dairy Products Association will be held July 15 16 Speakers include Democratic Governor nominee W Kerr Scott and Democratic Senator nominee J M Broughton Also L Y Ballentine lieutenant governor and Democratic nominee for Commissioner of Agriculture and Col J W Harrelson NC State College chancellor will speak A discussion on the small profit margin for dairy products manufacturers is planned.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
North Carolina Dairy Products Association
W. Kerr Scott
J. M. Broughton
L. Y. Ballentine
North Carolina
Col. J. W. Harrelson
N. C. State College
Russians Close Last Road Westward Out of Berlin
Western access to Berlin remains cut as the Russians close the last corridor, with rail and border restrictions continuing. Air and ground deliveries persist though coal and fuel shortages bite Berlin, and Allied relief efforts face transport and political tensions amid four power talks.
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Berlin
Germany
Moscow
U. S
Britain
France
Ruhr
Jewish truce talks mix with Middle East violence
The report notes a mortar shell strike at Saint James Armenian Convent near the Zion gate killing one Armenian woman and wounding another as cease fire talks unfold. It mentions Moshe Shertok and the UN at Lake Success seeking Arab acceptance of a 10 day truce. Arab sources from Cairo delay response while Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha says the league cannot act. Bernadette travels to Lake Success after a Rome stop.
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Christ
Saint James
Zion Gate
Lake Success
Jary
Moshe Sher- Epllament
Somes
Reneral Tretary
Israel
Shertok
Arab League
Cairo
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
League
Bernadette
Rome
Chest Groups Set North Carolina Fund Goal of 1 675 000
Winston Salem July 10 Community Chest organizations across North Carolina expect to raise 1 675 000 during October for social services. Leaders including Gorman E Mattison of the NC Chest Executives Association name participating cities such as Charlotte Winston Salem Greensboro High Point Durham Raleigh and others. He notes most goals will be higher this year. FOR SAILORS Ready made clothing possibly invented to meet needs ages and requiring new wires at short notice per Britannica.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Gorman E. Mattison
North Carolina Chest Executives Association
Charlotte
Greensboro
High Point
Durham
Raleigh
Asheville
Goldsboro
Henderson
Reidsville
Lenoir
Newton
Roanoke Rapids
Rocky Mount
Salisbury
Washington
Wy On
Burlington
New Bern
Britannica
Truman Civil Rights Debate Shapes 1948 Platform Draft
A secret five member subcommittee begins drafting the Democratic platform with race issues dominant. Senator Myers leads the session as discussions hint at compromises to appease Southern delegates while Hugh Humphrey urges a strong rights plank. Names suggested include Lucas Moody Perlman and Mrs Lynch, as Truman’s civil rights push seeks balance.
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McGrath
Truman
Congress
Humphrey
William Ritchie
Nebraska
South
Democratic Party
Senator Myers
Pennsylvania
Myers
Lucas
Illinois
Dan Moody
Texas
United States
Philip S. Perlman
Florence M. Lynch
Iowa
Southern Leaders Seek States Rights Plank At Convention
Opposition debates platform while Barkley backing murky. White House hints at conciliatory signals to the South as southern leaders draft a states rights plank if platform drafters falter. ADA backs Douglas for president with some chc choices for second spot. Henderson assigns seven to report on platform, vice presidency, and Douglas’s stance.
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Barkley
White House
Leon Henderson
Americans For Democratic Action
Douglas
ADA
Henderson
Miss North Carolina of 1948 to enter Atlantic City pageant
Miss North Carolina of 1948 will be chosen Saturday at Wrightsville Beach and join the national contest in Atlantic City New Jersey. Twenty six North Carolina beauties, judged prettiest in their towns, enter the local pageant sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Carolina Press Photographers Association will hold its July meeting during the pageant.
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Wrightsville Beach
North Carolina
Atlantic City
N. J
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Carolina Press Photographers Association
Government budget math shows apparent surplus under congress switch
The text explains a $44.5 billion January deficit and a projected $2 billion shortfall through June 30 while noting a congress driven bookkeeping switch would mask the gap as a balanced budget and a near $1 billion surplus. It cites a $3 billion foreign aid shift and a revised surplus figure of $5.419 billion versus a true surplus of $8.419 billion.
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Mr. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
Congressional Bookkeeping
Retary of Treasury
Snyder
North Carolina Delegation Holds Reelection Push and Poll
North Carolina Democratic leaders Joe L Blythe of Charlotte and Be atrice Cobb of Morganton seek reelection to top party posts while Wilkins Horton of Pittsboro chairs the state executive committee. The delegation will fill convention committees and an honorary vice presidency. A News and Observer poll shows most of NC's 32 votes likely for Truman with 13 endorsing him and few backing Eisenhower or Douglas.
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Joe L. Blythe
Charlotte
Beatrice Cobb
Morganton
Blythe
Philadelphia
Wilkins P. Horton
Pittsboro
North Carolina
President Truman
News and Observer
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Utilities Workers in Wilson Stage Short Walkout
Wilson utilities staff at power water and gas plants walked out for a few hours to press for a five percent pay raise. They returned after a department official pledged to take the issue to the board of aldermen and warned of another walkout next Tuesday if unmet.
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Wilson
Wilson Power, Water and Gas
Utilities Department
Board of Aldermen
Progressives Face Filing Deadline For Petitions
The state board set August 2 as the deadline for filing political petitions. The board required verification of signers voting status. Attorneys warned delays at local levels could jeopardize timely filing. Olive urged county chairmen to decide in favor when in doubt and to allow observers during petition checks.
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State Board
Thestate Board
Olive
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