Italy's No. 1 Communist Shot Wounded in Rome
Palmiro Togliatti Italy's top Communist was shot three times and gravely wounded in Rome. Police detained the alleged assailant Antonio Pallante as leftist mobs sparked general strikes and violent clashes. Premier De Gasperi called the shooting the worst possible event as authorities mobilized armored units and police to quell demonstrations.
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John P. McKnight
Rome
U—Palimiron
Palmiro
Antonio Pallante
Togliatti
Tossiatti
Shay Cmtry
Shay Cmtry — He Was A Restine Skee
Interior Ministry
Chamber of Deputies
Viva Togliatti
Virginians Would Close N C Border
Newport News Va July 14 telegrams sent to Governor Tuck and Dr L J Roper asking immediate action to close the North Carolina border due to polio. Signers include Samuel H Plummer Philip W Murray and J Addison Willett Jr among five. Dr Ella Robeson notes eight cases on the lower peninsula and urges stopping all unnecessary traffic with North Carolina.
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Newport News
Tuck
L. J. Roper
North Carolina
Lower Peninsula
Samuel H. Plummer
First National Bank
Phillip W. Murray
J. Addison Willett, Jr
Ella Robeson
Peninsula
Virgnia
Carolina
Virginia Peninsula
Roper
Health Commission
Fight Prolonged At Convention Over Platform
Southern delegates pressed for more time to argue the Democratic platform at the Philadelphia convention on July 14. Dan Moody of Texas led protests extending debate to an hour. Roosevelt and Whitney urged repeal of Taft Hartley as part of the platform while Truman forces sought unity. Alabama and other Southern delegates threatened to withhold votes as nominating actions loomed. Barkley named as vice president nominee.
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Barkley
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
NEA
Philadelphia
Dan Moody
Texas
James Roosevelt
A. F. Whitney
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
Virginia
Alabama
Alben Barkley
North Carolina reports 40 polio cases in a day and hospital centers plan
The state health board announced forty new infantile paralysis cases, bringing July total to 171 and June total to. Most cases occur in the central region. Buncombe is an exception. Camp Sutton in Union County will become a convalescent center for 360 patients, with Camp Butner and Camp Mackall slated for expanded facilities if needed.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Mount i
State Board of Health
Guilford
Mecklenburg
Hanover
Cleveland
Nnne
Davidson
Avery
Cumrand
Lee
Rutherford
Buncombe County
C. P. Stevick
Asheville
Army Hospital
Camp Sutton
Monroe
Union County
Board of Health
National Foundation For
Roy Norton
Camp Butner
Sutton
Camp Mackall
Hoffman
Cafe At Nags Head Destroyed By Fire
The Snow White Cafe at Nags Head valued at $15,000 was destroyed by fire yesterday at 5 pm. Owner J. L. Pressley said the blaze had headway when found, and the Manteo fire department could not save the building or equipment. Some insurance coverage was noted.
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Nags Head
J. L. Pressley
Manteo
Weather outlook for North Carolina and coastal readings
Report describes considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and storms today and tonight. Thursday trends toward partly cloudy and warm conditions with heat likely by July 15 1948, followed by daily rise and set times.
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North Carolina
Conservative's Daughter Named Socialist Queen
In Kingswinford Staffordshire Labor officials faced confusion as Crystal Nash 16 daughter of a prominent Conservative won a party rally title as socialist beauty queen by mistake. She advanced from preliminaries as ward champion and, seizing the moment, won the rally on Saturday night earning a permanent wave prize paid from Labor funds.
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Kingswinford
England
Labor Party
Staffordshire
Crystal Nash
Miss Nash
Late Raleigh Editor Praised By McLendon
Greensboro leader L P McLendon praised William Jennings Bryan Woodrow Wilson Franklin D Roosevelt and Josephus Daniels at a Byron Wilson Roosevelt Daniels memorial breakfast in Philadelphia. He credited Daniels with shaping Bryan's 1896 nominating bid and fostering ties that helped Wilson and Roosevelt. The event honored four Democratic figures from North Carolina and other home states.
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Raleigh
McLendon
Philadelphia
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Josephus Daniels
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
N. C
Daniels
Mexico
Bryan
Roosevelt
Navy
Endon
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Loy Henderson Named New Ambassador to India
President Truman designates Loy Henderson as ambassador to India and minister to Nepal. Henderson, director of Near Eastern and African affairs, will succeed Henry F. Grady, who has taken the ambassadorship to Greece.
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Washington
Truman
Loy Henderson
Nepal
Enderson
State Department
Henry F. Grady
Greece
Winston Rt. 6 Driver Dies After Two Car Crash
C G Hill 65 of Winston Salem route 6 died at 5 a m in a local hospital from injuries suffered in a two car collision on the Mocksville highway at the Waughtown road intersection. The crash near six miles southwest of Winston Salem involved C L Dunn 22 of Advance route 1. Dunn and his wife were injured.
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Winston-Salem
C. G. Hill
Winston- Salem
Mocksville
Waughtown Road
Bessie Lee Rush
Hill
C. L. Dunn
Advance
Route 1
George W. Dalton
Hills
Dalton
Dunn
Reds Reply To Western Protests
Moscow says it is willing to join four power talks on Germany if all Germany is included and denies sealing off Berlin. Soviet envoy Panyushkin delivered the note at the State Department after similar replies from London and Paris. Western powers had condemned Russia for shutting surface travel to the western sectors of Berlin.
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Washington
Russia
Berlin
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Moscow
State Marshall
State Department
London
Paris
Germany
Soviet Union
Canadian Railways Facing General Strike
The Canadian Railway Association says Dominion railways will accept no freight after midnight and will start cancelling passenger trains. A general strike is set for 6 a.m. tomorrow, involving about 150 000 railway employees including workers at 17 hotels operated by Canadian railways.
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Montreal
Canadian Railway Association
Dominion Railways
Canadian Railways
Noted gynecologist Dr George Bolling Lee dies in New York
New York July 14 Dr George Bolling Lee 75 prominent gynecologist and grandson of General Robert E Lee died here last night after a long illness. His death links a medical career with Confederate lineage. Lee practiced in New York and was known for his contributions to obstetrics.
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New York
George Bolling Lee
Robert E. Lee
Forest Blaze Crosses Canal Threatening Rail Line
In Washington county the forest fire jumped the A canal and forced Wenona workers to move to Roper to defend railroad tracks. The blaze now covers 7 000 to 8 000 acres of marshland as it advances toward Roper from the north northwest.
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Elizabeth City
Hugh Dudley
Roper Lumber Company
Washington County
Wenona
Roper
Dudley
Norfolk
North Carolina
John L. Roper Lumber Company
Plymouth
N. C
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Dry Weather Ravages Eastern Carolina Crops
Eastern North Carolina suffers widespread crop damage from prolonged dry spells. Officials report severe harm to tobacco and corn with pastures burned and gardens failing while cotton fares better. Some farmers harvest tobacco early to stave off loss as rains could help but not fully recover.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Frank Parker
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Garrett Demots
Raleigh Weather Bureau
Central
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Demots
Parker
Glamorous Helen Douglas challenges Luce for Democratic glamour
Philadelphia July 14 Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas wowed delegates at the Democratic convention with her beauty and earnestness. The former actress faced rival Clare Boothe Luce in glamor and tele vision performance, earning strong ovations for her New Deal loyalty and call for a Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial service to humanity.
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Hal Boyle
Philadelphia
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Clare Boothe Luce
Douglas
Luce
la Belle Douglas
Mrs. Luce
Beauty
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
Denmark's Queen Ingrid Injured In Car Wreck
Queen Ingrid of Denmark and three princesses were injured when her car collided with a tree near Graasten in South Jutland. The chauffeur was badly hurt. the queen suffered a concussion a badly bruised eye and a fractured knee cap before being taken to Soenderborg hospital with the princesses Margrethe Benedikte and Anne Marie.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ingrid
Graasten
Jutland
Margrethe
Benedikte
Anne Marie
Soenderborg
Laborers In Captive Mines Resume Work
The steel company owned captive pits in western Pennsylvania are returning to production after an eight day strike. About forty thousand idle workers at captive pits and fifty five thousand in sympathy at commercial mines resumed work as contract terms were agreed by other operators. United Mine Workers predict rapid restart across captive pits in Colorado Kentucky Utah and Alabama.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Company
United Mine Worker
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Colorado
Kentucky
Utah
Alabama
State Highway Patrol Car Kills Perquimans Man
State Highway Patrolman Herbert L. White struck and killed Nathaniel Boone 18, of Perquimans County, while Boone rode a bicycle near Hertford at about 8 15 last night. White said he drove about 55 mph and could not avoid the rider on a curve as both zigzagged. An inquest is pending. no charges filed.
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State Highway Patrol
M. T. Rogers
Buyers Hold Upper Hand At Chicago Furniture Mart
Chicago July 14 The summer American Furniture Mart shifts to a buyers market as retailers report high manufacturer prices. Buyers from Oklahoma Georgia Maryland Florida Kansas and Tennessee describe inventories high prices unappealing and cautious purchases while some anticipate a shift to lower costs after labor pressures ease.
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Chicago
American Furniture Mart
Robert Sweet
Sweet's Furniture Company
Enid
Okla
Frank Martin
Martina Furniture Company
Columbus
E. L. Brown
Nichols Department Store
Denton
Dave McClintock
McClintock Furniture Company
Ocala
Fla
D. A. Sanders
Sanderson Furniture Company
Marysville
Kan
R. H. Bell
Henry and Bell Company
Springfield
Tenn
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Italy
P. James Pellecchia, Jr
Newark
N. J
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Charleston
Charlotte
Miami
Party
India
Winston
Reds
Forest Blaze
Mrs. Douglas
Clare Luce
Perquimans
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