Allied Airlift Presses Berlin Siege With 200 Planes In Support
Western Allies press a wartime airlift to aid Berlin as blockade tensions persist. Bevin and Eden debate a joint Moscow approach while Marshall vows U S resolve to stay in Berlin. The Royal and U S Air Forces rush over 200 transport planes, with more promised, as Russian waterway moves and balloon warnings add to the crisis.
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Berlin
Ernest Bevin
Kremlin
Bevin
House of Commons
Germany
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Eden
Washington
George C. Marhall
Benin
Marshall
Hamburg
Elbeiver
Royal Air Force
Weather Forecast Kansats City and Vicinity
The Forecast Kansats City and Vicinity: Fair tonight and tomorrow. Low tonight in the upper sixties, high tomorrow near 95.
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Kansats
Stolen Check Linked to Jackson County Courthouse Heist
A Detroit mystery writer signing as pistol Pete mailed The Star a stolen check from a $14 661 50 sheriff safe robbery at the Jackson County courthouse. The note boasted of the easy theft and named a lawyer to whom the check should be sent.
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Pistol Pete
Star
Detroit
Jackson County
K. C
Truman
Truman to Speak at 100th Anniversary of Washington Monument
President Truman will speak on Saturday at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the cornerstone laying for the Washington Monument. The address is expected to last about ten minutes at the monument site.
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Washington Monument
Washington
Truman
Independence
First 1948 polio case reported in Kansas City
The health department reports the first Kansas City resident polio case of the year 1948. Five year old April Thurston, admitted to General Hospital on Sunday for observation, diagnosed with poliomyelitis yesterday. Parents are Mr and Mrs Mason Thurston of 1845 Mercier Street. Three nonresident polio cases have been treated in Kansas City this year.
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Kansas City
Health Department
April Thurston
General Hospital
Mason Thurston
Mercier Street
Kansas ‘City
Heat Wave Expected With 100 Degree Days by Weekend
Weather Bureau foresees a weekend heat wave with highs near 100 degrees and dry, warm nights. Northeastern Oregon reports 101 degrees as heat spreads from the Rockies into the plains. Tonight will fall to the upper 60s with a Friday peak around 95 to 98 degrees.
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J. R. Lloyd
Mercury
Oregon
Kansas City
Rockies
Plains States
New York to End Nickel Fare Tonight on Transit System
At midnight the 44 year old nickel ride ends as New York City raises fares. New rates are 10 cents on about 239 miles of subway and elevated lines and 7 cents on 182 route miles of trolleys plus 133 miles of bus lines in Brooklyn Queens and Staten Island.
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New York
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
Traitor Robert Best Sentenced for Treason in U S Court
Robert H Best a U S newspaperman and Nazi radio propagandist was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 10000 fine for treason Judge Francis J W Ford ordered the penalty after Best admitted 300 broadcasts from Germany between 1942 and 1945 Best argued he fought Bolshevism but the court rejected his plea Best plans an appeal Best linked his motive to protecting his Austrian wife currently in Carinthia Austria The case cited twelve overt acts of treason and Best faced possible death penalty requests from prosecutors
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Boston
Robert H. Best
Francis J. W. Ford
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Ford
T. Vincent Quinn
United States
Addiion
Washington
Europe
Joseph A. Duwan
Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles W. Bartlett
Chandler
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Conn
Sumter
S. C
Columbia University
Germany
Roosevelt
Russia
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Joyce
England
Carinthia
Austria
Father offers six of ten children for adoption in Saranac Lake
Felix Gates, 52, cannot find housing after his home was sold. He lists six children for adoption including a 14 year old son and five daughters aged 3 to 17. Four are grown and three are married, with Gates hoping strangers provide placement.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Felix Gates
Gates
Weeds Gaining On Wheat In Kansas Fields
Wheat cutting resumes in well drained fields as weeds threaten grain. Harvest supervisor W O Stark says warm weather improves conditions and most wheat in central and western Kansas will be ready by week end. High demand for combines and operators spreads from south to north.
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Kas
W. O. Stark
Stark
Kansas
Safer Theft Boagt Letter Writer Sends Cashier's Check Stolen
A letter writer reported a cashier's check stolen from the sheriff's office, then sent the funds to The Star. The incident prompted an internal review and potential security changes at the department.
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Sheriff's Office
The
Star
Mail from Detroit Ties to Jackson County Courthouse Theft
An air mail letter postmarked Detroit arrived at The Star today containing one of the stolen cashier's checks from the $14 661 50 theft of a sheriff's safe in the Jackson County courthouse two weeks earlier. The sender indicates in an attached letter that he is the thief.
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Jackson County
Star
Detroit
Convention to Get Ike's Name First
Alabama delegates pledge to place General Eisenhower first for the Democratic nomination in Philadelphia. Alabama leaders warn they may walk out if Truman civil rights proposals appear. Ellis says he would give the nominating speech if invited.
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Mosse
Ala
Alabama
Eisenhower
Handy Ellis
Philadelphia
Texas
Kansas
Ellis
Truman
Progressive Mine Workers sign wage and royalty contract
The Progressive Mine Workers union and Illinois coal operators agreed to a one year pact granting a one dollar daily wage increase and a twenty cent royalty per ton of coal mined. The contract matches terms recently signed by the rival United Mine Workers. The Progressives left the UMW in 1932.
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Springfield
Ill
Progressive Mine Workers Union
Illinois
United Mine Workers
Progressives
Dewey Dulles Meet on Republican Campaign Strategy
Governor Thomas E. Dewey confers with foreign affairs adviser John Foster Dulles at Pachine New Jersey farm. They may issue a statement on the party's international policy. Dewey plans broad Republican support including Midwestern participation for the campaign.
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Pachine
N. J
Thomas E. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Dewey
Governor’s Farm
Albany
Earl Warren
River with the car found in river des peres
St Louis interior decorator August Bischoff reported driving his car into a river after drinking. He survived by swimming from the submerged vehicle and was later reunited with the recovered auto when police pulled it from the River Des Peres.
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St. Louis
August Bischoff
Bischoff
Mississippi
River Des Peres
Carondelet
Federal pay bill eyed by Truman amid relief push
Rep McCormack predicts President Truman will sign a bill raising federal workers pay, though he notes no increase for District of Columbia staff. The measure grants 450 dollars yearly to about 478,000 postal workers and 330 dollars to 800,000 civil service workers. Truman must act by midnight Monday.
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Representative McCormack
House
Truman
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
McCormack
Boston
Republican Party
Age Based Draft Order Debated as Peacetime System Looms
Officials say no final decision on which age group starts the peacetime draft. If 21 is chosen, birthdays will set induction order from January 1 to December 31. President Truman to name state draft directors and about 4,000 local boards. All 18 to 25 must register. 18-year-olds cannot be drafted.
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Selective Service
Truman
Office of Selective Service Records
Selective Service Organization
Registration Opens Tonight for August 3 Primary
A three night voter registration window begins tonight at the Jackson County courthouse election board office located at Twelfth and Oak. The office will be open today tomorrow and Friday from 8:30 AM to 9 PM. Primary registration and transfer deadline is 9 PM on July 9. Any registered voters who have moved since the last election must notify the board by mail or in person to vote in the primary.
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Jackson County
Twelfth
Oak Streets
Board of Transfers
Oakie shares in estate after wife dies in plane crash
Divorced wife Venita Vardon Oakie left Jack Oakie half of an estate valued at more than $20,000 in a Mount Carmel plane crash case. The other half goes to her mother Eva Irene Kemper. Will filed in surrogate's court dated April 11, 1947.
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New York
Jack Oakie
Mount Carmel
Venita Vardon Oakie
Eva Irene Kemper
Oakies
Two Democrats See Ike In New York Talks
Two anti Truman Democrats met Eisenhower in separate talks with hopeful yet brief remarks. Senator Olin D Johnston said he favors Eisenhower for president after a forty five minute chat in New York. William Ritchie Nebraska Democratic chairman predicted the convention will name outstanding men to accept the nomination. The Philadelphia gathering nears and Eisenhower remains the central topic among Democrats.
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United Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
New York
Eisenhower
Johnston
William Ritchie
Nebraska
Ritchie
Truman
Philadelphia
Moran Rift Breaks With James M Pendergast Dominates Talk
Report notes a split between Moran and political ally James M Pendergast as the centerpiece of discussions. Analysts say the rift could reshape campaign dynamics and party strategy ahead of upcoming events. Sources describe the disagreement as defining the current political climate.
Veteran Democrat Moran quits politics amid health claim
Tim Moran long time Pendergast ally announces retirement from political activity citing high blood pressure and hospital stay. Moran denies a break with James Pendergast and says no factional split occurred though reports of slates and alliances swirl around the Democratic primary in Kansas City area. Moran says he met Pendergast in the Commerce Building and that his departure is health driven, not a quarrel.
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Tim Moran
Pendergast
Poltics
James M. Pendergast
Moran
North Side
Commerce Building
Tito visits Belgrade sites as Yugoslavs push independence
Yugoslav Communist leaders declare independence from outside control and propose a Balkan bloc with Bulgaria and Albania while strengthening the army. Bulgaria asserts relations with Yugoslavia remain unshaken though Moscow backed Cominform criticism. Western observers question Tito’s motives amid Marshall Plan tensions.
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London
Yugoslav Communist Party
Balkan
Bulgaria
Albania
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Tito
Russia
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Bulgar
Sofia
Otechestven Front
National Council of the Fatherland Front
Party of
Coniiform
FORBALKAN BLOC Yugoslavia Proposes Alliance with Neighbors
Yugoslavia defiantly proposes an alliance with two neighboring states as part of a broader bloc strategy. The move signals a shift in regional diplomacy amid tensions and shifting alignments in the Balkans.
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Yugoslavia
Sofia Statement Says Relations Unshaken by Tito Criticism
Bulgarian official remarks reassure friends and allies that relations remain strong despite criticisms of Tito. The statement emphasizes steadfast cooperation with Yugoslavia and condemns external meddling while urging unity amid regional tensions.
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Sofia
Tito
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