Soviet Union to convene Supreme Soviet session in Moscow
The 1,400 deputies of the Supreme Soviet are summoned to meet in Moscow on July 28 for a session likely to ratify decrees since the last meeting, including Beria's ouster and arrest and the election of a new leadership. Beria’s fate and former security chief’s alleged crimes dominate the coverage.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Lavrenti P. Beria
All Soviet
Beria
Central Committee
Communist Party
Supreme Court of the Soviet Iow
Izvestia Today
Communist Party of Georgia
Georgi M. Malenkov
Supreme Soviet
Klementi Voroshilov
Presidum
Presidium
Nikolai Pegov
Lennon Goes To Washington as North Carolina Senator designate
Lennon arrives in Washington aboard an Atlantic Coast Line train greeted by about 100 supporters and crowds in Burgaw Rocky Mount Warsaw and Goldsboro. Lennon declares he will follow a middle course and serve North Carolina and the nation with energy and wisdom, seeking the trust of every citizen.
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Grees
North Carolina
Lennon
U.S
Goldsboro
Washington
Wrightsville Beach
Wilmington
Washome
Ae Ik
North Caro
Blimp Pilots Begin To Learn Balloons At Training
Akron Ohio dispatch notes blimp pilots, many from Kent State University, moving to Goodyear’s Airport to practice handling 35 000 cubic feet helium filled gas bags. Russell Kansas report shows 4 H Club members voting on their favorite vegetable.
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Akron
Kent State University
Goodsyear
Russell
Kan
Dollar gains respectability amid cheaper consumer goods
United Press reports the dollar appears stronger as Wall Street Journal findings show lower prices for beef, veal, lamb, autos, appliances, and homes versus a year ago. Production growth, not monetary policy, underpins buying power, with major firms like General Motors and Standard Brand cited in Bank of National City figures.
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Lyle
Wilson
United Press
Ae van Washington
The
Wall Street Journal
Journal
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Washington
United States
National City Bank
General Motors
Standard Brands, Inc
Millikin Opposes Changes to Excess Profits Tax Extension
Washington Senator Eugene Millikin led Republican opposition to any amendments to the pending excess profits tax extension bill. The Finance Committee backed the House measure to extend the 82 percent levy through December 31, while some urged exemptions for small businesses. Millikin said the administration favors the bill as written.
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Washington
ULP
Eugene D. Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
Finance Committee
House
GOP
Eisenhower
Sen
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Bridges
Small Firms Urged To Seek Loans
Chicago bankers urge loans to small firms but eight of ten small businesses feel money is unavailable. The issue is inadequate records and budgets, as banks need to know past, present, and projected finances. A University of Chicago seminar highlighted the need for clear income statements and 12 month budgets.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Walter F. Stift
Mercantile National Bank of Chicago
Stift
Girl in Navy Uniform Boards Cruiser in Long Beach
Joan Garrison an 18 year old from Long Beach allegedly hid aboard the cruiser Los Angeles in a blue Navy uniform. She was arraigned on charges of illegally wearing a Navy uniform after a prank that sent her through liberty boats and crew quarters. A security patrol found her and she was relocated to civilian clothes as disciplinary actions began.
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Long Beach
Calif
Joan Garrison
Joan
Los Angeles
United States
Libert
Sig
Master of Arms
Cows Gobble Up $300 in Bills on Indiana Farm
Farmersburg, Ind. A farmer dropped his wallet while feeding cows. The herd consumed $300 in twenty dollar bills but left a $700 check unharmed.
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Farmersburg
Ind
Jack Hayden
Expectant Father Dog Leads to Excuse for Barking Incident
In Chicago police records James Manley defended his dog Rusty after a bite incident. He said the dog acted out because of motor exhaust and noted Rusty was an expectant father.
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Chicago
Rusty
James Manley
Revolutionary Polio Serum To Be Tested Nationwide
Authorities plan mass inoculations using gamma globulin as a temporary defense until a new polio vaccine is tested. Basil O Connor says the revolutionary vaccine could provide disease prevention, with 1.2 million children planned for a large public test.
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United Press
Basil O'Connor
Nationa Foundation
National Foundation
United States
Decatur, Lk
Decatur
Maconi County
Illinois
Elmira
N. Y
O'Connor
San Francisco
Houston
Tex
University of Pittsburgh
Montgombla
Lenoir
N. C
Tion
Gordon Gray’s Wife Dies in Baltimore Tragedy and Legacy
Mrs. Gordon Gray died in Baltimore after a long illness. She served on the President’s Commission on International Information Activities and supported UNC leadership as wife of Gordon Gray, president of the university from 1950. Her community work spanned St. John’s Orphanage, Army Relief Society, the National Symphony Orchestra, Cub Scouting, and the North Carolina Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary.
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Teisenhower
Gray
University of North Carolina
Frank P. Graham
United Nations
Baltimore
Lane
Iss Alice Gray
Winston-Salem
Ernest Craige
University of North Carolina Medical School
Washington
Grass Stays Put With New Process
Cleveland attorney Charles C. Goldman invented Klep Slope Grass Anchorage to help establish grass on terraces. The product mixes with water to form a crust that restrains sprouting until roots take hold, then distributes through soil without harming the turf.
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Cleveland, O UP
Charles C. Goldman
Goldman
Sprague Electric Plans Puerto Rico Branch Plant
Sprague Electric Co will open a branch plant near San Juan Puerto Rico with a nucleus of Puerto Rican employees. Operations will be run by Sprague Caribe Co a wholly owned subsidiary joining existing plants in North Adams Bennington Barre Nashua Kingston and Grafton and a new plant in West Jefferson.
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Mass
Sprague Electric Co
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Julian K. Sprague
Sprague Caribe 'Co
Bennington
Barre
Nashua
N. H
Kingston
N. Y
United Fund groups named for Thomasville drive
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce directors on Monday night formed a united fund study group and appointed four divisional chairs with project and committee heads. Hodgin named divisions in Calhoun Industrial Commercial Civic with chairs and leaders overseeing finance, membership, transportation, retail, agriculture, education, beautification, fire prevention, and signage.
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Chamber of Commerce
United Fund For the
City of
United Fund
Pearhead
United
R. Hodgin
Chamber
lCalh
Delan Oun
Calhoun
Harvey Man
Ned Carpenter
Robert Huss
Gibbs
Harry Curlee
Howard Palmer
New Industries
R . L. McDonald
Transportation
Rice
J. L. Perryman
Doak Finch
Harold Harrison
George Hundley
Homer Mrs. 1
Vera Phillips
Stewart Kennedy
Clyde Smith
Thomasville to Study Storm Drain Inadequacy
City officials launch preliminary survey of serious storm sewer and flood water runoff problems. City Engineer Felix Webster to map drainage, sewer lines, and utilities, using aerial and Centennial Survey maps as the city plans a long range program and a city wide drainage plan.
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Thomasville
Felix Webster
Everett W. Schadt
Webster
Schadt
Pav
Centennial Survey Committee
New York Stock Exchange set to raise commissions
The Stock Exchange plans higher commissions on stock trading, adding about 15 to 18 percent for brokers while small buyers see little or no change. The move aims to curb a red brokerage market, with 1.25 million shares as the breakeven point and two new rates designed to aid active traders and large blocks.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
Ihat
Exchange
Lorders
Stocks Rally As Volume Remains Light In NY Market
Stocks posted best monthly recovery on light turnover led by rails and oils. Major gainers included Illinois Central Northern Pacific Denver and Rio Grande Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Chrysler Bethlehem Steel and Gulf Oil with several names advancing over one point amid technical feel and improved sentiment.
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Illinois Central
Northern Pacific
Denver and
Rio Grande
Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louis
New York Central
Siserien Oil
California
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Kern County Ndt
Skelly Oil
Seaboard Oil
Motors
Chrysler
Bethlehem
Sports Editor Lew Byrer Celebrates Birthday in Marathon Coverage
In Columbus Ohio the Sports Editor Lew Byrer of the Columbus Citizen marked his birthday by covering four baseball games in a 24 hour span. His whirlwind assignment showcased his dedication and pace amid a busy publishing period.
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Columbus, O
Lew Byrer
The
Columbus Citizen
Two Men Held For Daring Holdups
Raleigh dispatch reports two Franklin County men William Bradley Perry Jr. 22 and Kenneth Peace 19 were captured at Oxford after confessing to highway robbery with firearms breaking and entering and larceny. They allegedly robbed a tourist court attendant of 40 dollars and held up Forest Drive-In cashier at gunpoint.
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Raleigh
Franklin County
Wake County
Oxford
William Bradley Perry Jr
Kenneth Peace
Franklinton
Lester Chalmers
Forest Drive-In
Supermarket Art Show Spruces Barnum’s Store
Olmsted Falls reports a local art display at Barnum's Supermarket. Charles Barnum allowed five Falls artists to hang 15 pictures, calling it the June Show with plans to rotate works monthly. Participants include Eva Cox, Aubrey Billins, Jo Natko, Herbert Erisman, and Lloyd Westrook.
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Olmsted Falls
Barnum
Charles Barnum
Eva Cox
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