General Pershing Dies at 87 U S War Leader Passes Away
General John J. Pershing, famed World War I commander known as Blackjack, died early today at 87. President Truman announced the death after touring the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. He had been ill since February 1938, with arteriosclerosis and a heart-affecting rheumatism, and had lived in Walter Reed Hospital in recent years.
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White House
Philadelphia
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Ariz
Walter Reed Hospital
George Beach
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Warren
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Shelley Marietta
Persh
George Washington
General C. Marshall
United States
South Plans To Organize Own Party
Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia rejects joining the states rights effort in Birmingham and will not permit his name as a candidate if southern rebels form a rival ticket to Truman. Rebel southern leaders prepare a last ditch stand in Birmingham with Governor Fielding Wright calling a Dixie Democrats convention.
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Winder
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Truman
Ala
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Harry S. Truman
Alabama
Philadelphia
Wright
Southern Revolt
Truman calls Congress into special session on civil rights
President Truman formally requests action on civil rights, prompting a special session request directed at Congress. The notice dates to July 15 and sets Monday, July 26 as the session start.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Polio Epidemic Total For State Passes 600 Mark
North Carolina reports 24 new infantile paralysis cases bringing the yearly total to 600. Guilford County leads with eight cases. Morganton sees two deaths in a hospital. travel restrictions to Virginia surface as polio concerns rise.
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State Board of Health
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Ruth
Rebecca Ann Rader
Eugene Rader
North Carolina
Virginia
Durham
Weke Hee
Weke
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William Tuck
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Weather forecast for Garouina area Friday
Partly cloudy to Friday with little temperature change. This afternoon and evening show variable conditions. Official forecast notes possible rain and cooler spells through Friday, with temperatures around the mid to upper 70s.
SBI Probes Uren Death. No Foul Play Found
Raleigh dispatch reports renewed SBI inquiry into Gastonia athlete Bill Uren's death. SBI's James Powell says interview of teammate Russell Wilson yields no new details and Wilson again denies knowledge of the second floor fall at a Carolina Beach hotel. The youth, 19, has remained consistent in his account.
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Bill Uren
Gastonia
SBI
James VW
Powell
J. W. Jessup
Ietoria
Russell Wilson
Uren
Jessup
Wilson
Carolina Beach
Wileow
Convicted New York Doctor Found Dead in Tombs Cell
New York July 15 a physician Dr Oswald Glasberg 49 convicted last night of abortion and first degree manslaughter in the death of Jane Ward baking heiress was found dead today in his Tombs prison cell Officials said poisoning is believed but autopsy to determine cause The other physician Dr Paul Singer 43 Jersey City was also convicted and awaits sentence Aug 26 The Ward case involved an alleged abortion and a defense claim the men tried to save the patient.
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Jane Ward
Albert ©. Williams
Commissioner of
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Oswald Glasberg
Glasberg
Glashberg
Paul Singer
Jersey City
N. J
Singer
Mike Ward
Ralph D. Ward
Rake Bakeries
Miss Ward
Red Strike In Italy Cracking Amid Assassination Attempt
Rome reports a back to work general strike cracking as Palmiro Togliatti, Italy’s top communist, improves after being shot three times outside the Chamber of Deputies. The event sparked violence, leaving six dead and hundreds injured while disturbances lessen as workers return to jobs.
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Noverment
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
Interior Ministry
Mario Scelha
Gaspert
Alcide de Gasperi
General Labor Confederation
North Carolina Delegation Divides in Presidential Vote
The North Carolina delegation split 19 to 13 for a presidential nominee with Richard B. Russell favored by the majority and President Truman supported by others. Notable votes for Russell included Hoey Umstead Morrison Ehringhaus Cherry and Broughton was not recorded. The group rejected the civil rights plank and supported the states rights plank.
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North Carolina
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Truman
Russell
Clyde R. Hoey
William B. Umstead
Cameron Morrison
L. P. Mc
Rains Help Swamp Firefighters in Washington County
In Elizabeth City on July 15 firefighters battled a peat swamp fire in Washington County that had scorched about 8000 acres since July 6. Rainfall of five inches was needed to raise water tables. 59 to 75 men fought along railroad lines near Roper as smoke and underground burning hampered ground visibility.
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Washington County
Roper
Next Play In Berlin Crisis Up To West As Soviets Blame Allies
London reports say the Soviet blockade of Berlin continued despite Western notes. Foreign Office officials disclosed no comment on Russia’s rejection as Bevin briefed the king and Attlee faced anxious crowds outside No 10. Western powers prepared their next move amid speculation over new notes.
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London
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Black
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Attlee
Foreign Office
West
Germany
Stalin
William Strang
GOP Opens Quarters In Downtown Raleigh
The Republican party took over quarters in a downtown Raleigh building to serve as eastern North Carolina campaign headquarters with a formal opening planned next week. About 50 eastern leaders met to plan assignments and a committee including Algernon Butler John A Wilkinson A S Feree and A Park er will meet in Lexington to select personnel.
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Republican Party
North Carolina
GOP
Lexington
Algernon Butler
Clinton
Eastern Carolina
State Executive Committee
John A. Wilkinson
Washington, D. C
U. S. Senate
A. S. Feree
Asheboro
A! Parker
Benson
Butler Prescott
Most of Soft Coal Miners Back In Pits
In a mood of resumed work after a cap tive coal strike, about 55 000 captive miners and 25 000 sympathetic diggers returned to Pennsylvania West Virginia Maryland and Virginia pits. Officials said 27 000 captive workers are in Pennsylvania with at least 22 000 back on duty, some on late shifts.
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West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
United Mine Workers
UMW
Reds Threaten To Interfere With Planes
Berlin reports say Soviet official newspaper Taegliche Rundschau threatened to disrupt U S and British air corridors to Berlin. Berlin plans a state of emergency as the siege enters its fourth week. RAF and US flights continue coal deliveries amid tense warnings.
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U. S
Taegliche Rundschau
Fassberg
RAF
Germany
Frankfurt
Lucius D. Clay
United States
Assassination Attempt Plays Into Soviets Hands
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes the Italian assassination attempt on Palmiro Togliatti sparks wildcat strikes and Communist pressure across Europe. He warns Moscow risks overplaying its hand while a Franco Italian crisis could deepen, with Russia weighing whether a revolution in Italy could be controlled or provoke a broader conflagration.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Italy
Europe
Roeking
Palmiro Togliatti
Moscow
Togliatti
de Gasperi
Mostow
Russia
France
Communist Party
Bolshevists
Communist High Command
Thunderstorm Disrupts Lost Colony Show Performance
The Lost Colony at MANTEC drew 709 admissions for the 330th performance as a heavy afternoon thunderstorm persisted until near curtain. Assistant manager Al Bell announced the show would not continue after a 45 minute rain delay, with refunds issued to nine patrons while others kept rain checks for tonight. Eight and a half performances have been rained out since 1937.
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Mantec
Lost Colony
al Bell
Woman released on bail in husband death case
Mrs. P. R. Naylor of Tomahawk Sampson county was released in 10000 bail after a hearing on charges she killed her husband. Sheriff Perry B. Lockerman announced the development today.
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Clinton
P. R. Naylor
Tomahawk
Sampson County
Sampson
Perry B. Lockerman
Goldsboro Boy's Body Recovered From Croatan
The body of Jemee Bass, 16, of Goldsboro, was found in Croatan Sound near Roanoke Island after being missing since the previous day from a Presbyterian church youth camp. Coast Guard searches ended, and local boatmen assisted in recovery when the body was netted.
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Alford, Hatton
Deve Midgett
William S. Hunt
Elizabeth City
Negro Publisher to Keynote New Party Convention
Charlies P. Howard, 53, a Des Moines lawyer and newspaper publisher, long active in Republican circles, is proposed as the keynote speaker for the New Party convention in Philadelphia July 23 to 25. He left the GOP county committee this year to back Wallace, and has served as an alternate delegate in 1932 and chaired Iowa’s Negro GOP division thrice.
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Charlies P. Howard
Des Moines
Philadelphia
Co. B. Baldwin
Henry A Wallace
Baldwin
Howard
GOP County Central Committee
Wallace
GOP
Iowa
Cominform Blasts Tito Calling Yugoslavia Regime of Terror
The Cominform issued a second broadside accusing Premier Marshal Tito of running a regime of terror in Yugoslavia. The new attack appeared in the Cominform bulletin, now printed in Bucharest.
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