Knowland Eyes GOP Vice Presidential Nomination Surge
Philadelphia UP report on Knowland gaining momentum for the Republican vice presidential nomination amid Eisenhower Taft split. California senator renominated on both tickets under the state’s system, with supporters hopeful for a second spot regardless of top-ticket outcome. Also notes on MacArthur as potential compromise, Nixon backing Warren, Harriman’s universal military training idea, and Dewey’s meetings with Eisenhower delegates.
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Washington
William F. Knowland
Cal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ae Beha A.walt
Gee Tome
Earl Warren
California
Knowland
Senate
Taft
Arene
Gen
Douglas
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
R-Mass
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MacArthur
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
R-Cal
Warren
Richard B. ‘Russell
D-Ga
President Truman
White House
J. W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
MacArthur Named GOP Keynote Despite Army Duty Rules
Rep. Melvin Price demands MacArthur retire from active duty before serving as Republican national convention keynote. Army says no action planned while five star general could retire to keep lifetime pension. Eisenhower retired to campaign. GOP committee named MacArthur yesterday. reactions split among Republicans including Lodge Javits and Taft citing neutrality concerns.
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Melvin Price
D-Ill
Army
Republican National P
MacArthur
GOP
Price
House Armed Services Committee
Cnengs
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Fcor
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Department of the Army
Gen
Chicago
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
R-Mass
Eisenhower
Jacob K. Javits
Taft
Wives and Secretaries Revealed in Private Thoughts
A witty remark suggests wives would not worry if they knew what secretaries think of their husbands highlighting private office dynamics and marital trust concerns.
Truman Eyes Taft Hartley Move To Break Steel Strike
Washington officials say President Truman will likely turn to the Taft Hartley Act to curb steel mill striking. The Senate rejected alternative seizures as Taft urged Congress to act. A final push looms as lawmakers bargain over a new seizure amendment tied to invoking the act.
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Truman
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
White House
Taft
Congress
Supreme Court
Sen
Maybank
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Temperatures Forecast for City Today and Tomorrow
Weather report notes today high near 90 with a low of 67. Tonight’s low 67, tomorrow’s high around 92.
House Votes to Extend Some Controls Suspending Others
The House Committee approved a one year extension of wage and rent controls while ending all controls over real estate and consumer credit. It also set floor price levels for six core farm commodities and retained power to impose livestock slaughtering quotas as it reshapes postwar regulation.
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Gavment
van Daement
Consumer Credit Controls
Congress
Allies Threaten Walkout In Korea Talks Again
U N negotiators report possible walkout anew if Communists provide only propaganda. Nam Tim accuses the UN of torture and massacre, citing prisoner deaths and premeditated action on Kose Island, while Maj Gen Willie Berries demands talks to exchange prisoners.
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Korea
Wace
Mark W. Clark
High Command
United Nations
Nam Tl
U. N
Kose
William P. Nuckols
Wilie
Nam
Raleigh bids to be opened on 38 road projects
State Highway Commission engineers will open bids on 38 road improvement projects covering 198.14 miles across 26 counties on June 24. Low bids will be reviewed at the commission meeting on June 26. Ten projects will be financed from the 200 million dollar secondary bond issue. Alfalfa experts from the United States and Canada converge on Raleigh for the biennial Alfalfa Improvement meeting with about 70 specialists expected to attend. R F Murphy of Cornell was to open the meeting.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Klan Case Postponed in Whiteville Hearing
The case against Thomas L. Hamilton of the Associated Carolinas Ku Klux Klan was postponed until June 24 by Judge W. E. Harrelson after Solicitor Robert C. Schulken requested a postponement of a press pre trial hearing in Recorder's Court.
Youth Drowns in Lumber River Near Fairmont
Sammy Guy Britt, 15, of Fairmont drowned yesterday while swimming with friends in the Lumber River south of Lumberton. Funeral service will be held this afternoon.
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Lumberton
Sammy Guy Britt
Fairmont
Lumber River
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Rails Maintain Lead As Stocks Climb In Mixed Session
New York traders sent rails and several key issues higher as the market advanced with gains in steel and utility shares. Bethlehem Steel American Power & Light, Northern Pacific, Lackawanna, Santa Fe and Eastman Kodak led advances while Western Union hovered near unchanged after a lease terms announcement.
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Amera
U.N. Could Let POWs Decide on Return After Armistice
U S officials said once an armistice is signed the United Nations would open prison gates in Korea and let prisoners choose whether to return to Communist homelands. Washington doubts widening U N truce talks but views freeing prisoners as a possible face saving step.
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United Nations
Korea
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United States
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London
Britain
Red
Army court martial for critic of Gen Clark over Koje prisoner camp incident
A 24 year old sergeant faces court martial after criticizing General Clark's handling of Koje prison camp. Colonel Dean Chase of Salt Lake City writes a May 16 letter calling Clark's actions disgraceful and disavowal of prisoner agreements. He warns of consequences and faces possible dishonorable discharge and six months in prison.
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Calif
Mark Clark
Kose
Dean Chase
Salt Lake City
Clark
Sixth Army
Francisco
Chase
Koje
Francis T. Dodd
Oje
Nordhausen
Buchenwald
Connie
Churchill sounds alarm over Britain's peril and economy
London, (UP) Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned Britain faces possible collapse as markets strain solvency. He called the nation on a precarious edge and urged action while noting pride and tradition at risk amid a widening economic crisis.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
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British Press Association
Red Police Tighten Up On Borders
Frankfurt dispatch reports East German border controls tightening under Communist police. Shootings rise as refugees dwindle fears grow on the Baltic to Bavaria frontier. West Berlin patrols amid Soviet objections and US convoy escorts continue under armed police authority.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Communist People's Police
Iron Curtain
Ermany
Baltic
Bavaria
East Zone
Celine
Boatrols
Volksitei
Reds
East Germany
Neues Deutschland
FDJ
Free German Youth
Fuerstenberg-on-Oder
West Berlin
Vasily Chuikov
Berlin
West Germany
State Supreme Court voids order on fifth Kinston tobacco sale
The North Carolina Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that required several tobacco companies to provide buyers for a fifth sale at the Kinston tobacco market. The decision narrows court-ordered participation in this market event.
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Raleigh (Lp
State Supreme Court
Kinston
Seven Top Red Leaders Are Seized
Paratroopers seized seven Red leaders from Compound 77 as troops evacuated the North Korean prison complex. The massacre of at least 15 victims, many mutilated or strangled, was uncovered as 18,000 prisoners were moved to smaller enclosures.
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187Th Airbornement
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Richmond
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Korn
Potatoes Upswing After Price Ceilings Lifted
North Carolina officials report a sharp rise in potatoes graded after price ceilings were removed. Marketing specialist Gilbert Clark says buyers now scrutinize a sack more closely, reflecting heightened market attention to the spud stock.
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North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Gilbert Clark
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