Old lawyer rails at both parties on voting right
A Philadelphia crowd heard a 75 year old New York attorney argue for enforcing the 14th amendment to curb voting suppression. He warned that poll taxes and state limits reduce congressional representation, urging action before adjournment.
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Move To Avoid Shooting War Appears Hopeful
Washington reports Gen. Lucius D. Clay says American forces in Germany can and will stay in Berlin. Hope grows that Berlin blockade crisis can end without war. Russians release two American MPs and a civilian. airlift brings 2,200 tons of food. coal remains problem. refugees move west. Western powers seek settlement short of war.
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Associated Press
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Sident Truman
Russia
Wintter
Vassil D. Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
Kremlin
Bombers Begin Globe Tour With Stop At Lagens Azores
Three B 29s fly from Davis Monthan to MacDill and Lagens in a two week test of world flight facilities. They head next to Wheelus Field Tripoli after radio contact with SAC. Public info lists 53 crew members including West Joyner and Roberts.
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Uncle Sam
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Columbia
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George F. Roberts
Lexington
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State Department
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Cooler Weather Heads Toward Carolinas From Northwest
A mass of cooler air is moving toward the Carolinas from the northwest and is expected to reach western areas late tomorrow. The heat wave was caused by tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico with temperatures hitting around 100 in several cities.
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Weather Bureau
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Florence
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Winston
Salem
High Point
Asheville
Spartanburg
Wilmington
Myrtle Beach
Lamberton
Elizabeth City
Greenville
Hickory
Weather outlook with scattered thundershowers today
The bulletin notes continued partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight, then Saturday partly cloudy with scattered showers in east and central areas. Temperatures vary from the lower 60s to upper 90s across listed cities, with several readings showing high 80s and low 90s.
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Georgia Leaf Opens Record Prices in 1948 Market Welcome
Georgia and Florida tobacco growers opened the 1948 selling season with record opening day prices. Averages rose four to 12 cents a pound from last year as most Georgia warehouses reported above 50 cents, with Quitman at 57.12 cents. Britain buyers nibbling on floors, while crop total is about 106.2 million pounds, 50 million below 1947 for the region.
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Britain
Agriculture Department
Outlaw Pair End Ohio Rampage with Fatal Shootout
Two ex convicts who terrorized Ohio with seven slayings in 14 days were stopped at a Van Wert county roadblock. James West was wounded and died, Robert Daniels surrendered after confessing to all seven killings. Police, including the IFBI, pursued across the northern half of the state. Sergeant Conn and game protector Firemonth wounded. Conn later died. West identified as the driver of a four vehicle driveaway truck, end of the cross state manhunt.
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Robert M. Daniels
Columbus
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Here
L. D. Conn
Frank A. Firemonth
West
Roy Shaffer
Conn
County Leads State in Infantile Paralysis Cases
Raleigh report lists totals through July 22 by county with Alamance 23. Buncombe 41. Guilford 125. Mecklenburg 61. Forsyth 26. Wake 11. Robeson 11. Cumberland 21. Wayne not shown. The ledger shows widespread incidences across North Carolina.
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Balchen Leaves Nordic Airline Post for U S Air Force
U S Col. Bernt Balchen resigns as managing director of the Scandinavian Airlines System in Oslo to return to active duty with the American Air Force.
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Alfred Decker founder of Society Brand Clothes dies at 76
Chicago obituaries report Alfred Decker 76 founder and board chairman of Society Brand Clothes Inc died today from a heart ailment. He immigrated from Germany at age 13.
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Alfred Decker
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Wallace third party gains steam at Philadelphia convention
Henry A. Wallace arrived in Philadelphia to cheering backers as his third party seeks to reshape national policy. The convention shows momentum with a 500 word platform draft spanning repeal of the draft and Truman doctrine, ending segregation, and major nationalizations. Tugwell leads the platform committee as ADA clashes with supporters.
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David Wark Griffith Dies in Hollywood Legend of Silent Era
Hollywood mourns David Wark Griffith, famed director who discovered Mary Pickford and launched The Birth of a Nation. He fell ill with a cerebral hemorrhage Wednesday night, was hospitalized, and died at 7 24 a m PDT in an oxygen tent after losing consciousness.
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Special Session Seen Short and Meager in GOP Forecast
Republican leaders forecast a limited special session likely lasting three weeks to a month with few new laws. If any bills pass they may include education aid and civil rights measures, but housing, anti inflation, and other major actions are unlikely. The plan aims to avoid broad legislation and focus on speeches before adjournment.
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Massachusetts Nurses to Assist In Polio Program
Fourteen Massachusetts nurses prepared to leave for North Carolina to aid the polio epidemic in a Red Cross drive. Nurses from Boston Lynn Worcester Cambridge and Springfield join the national count of 50 from the northeast region.
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International hopes rise on Berlin crisis and four power talks
Dewitt Mackenzie notes cautious optimism as Truman Marshall and Bevan pledge peaceful settlement in Berlin. Moscow sources hint at a brighter path for a four power meeting, while Paul Hoffman and Averell Harriman push a four year ER P program to rebuild Europe and end occupation tensions.
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Averell Harriman
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Western Hemisphere
Fire destroys AP wire photo department in Atlanta building
A fire on July 23 at the Associated Press wire photo department in the Atlanta Journal building damaged equipment furnishings and records valued at thousands of dollars. Firemen battled the blaze from the Journal’s editorial wing and confined it to the wire photo section within about 15 minutes.
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Associated Press
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Journal
Living Costs Index Soars To New High
The June 15 cost of living index reached 171.7 of the 1935-39 average, a record, with food prices at peak levels. President Truman plans anti inflation recommendations to Congress and taps Paul A. Porter to coordinate anti inflation legislation on a temporary basis. Wholesale prices rose to new highs the week ending July 17, with CPI up 9.3 percent from a year ago and 28.8 percent above June 1946 levels.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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White House
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