Pershing Dies After Long Illness at 87
General John J. Pershing world war leader dies at 87 in Washington. President Truman announces from Philadelphia after Pershing had been ill since February 1938. Funeral plans include state in Capitol rotunda and burial at Arlington.
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John J. Pershing
Washington
John J
Pershing
Truman
White House
Philadelphia
Tucson
Ariz
Walter Reed Hospital
George Beach
Arlington National Military Cemetery
South to Hold Own Convention in Birmingham
Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright called a Dixie Democrats convention to nominate a states rights candidate for president in opposition to Harry S. Truman. Delegates from Mississippi and half of Alabama quit the Philadelphia convention in protest of the civil rights platform. The Birmingham meeting aims to organize a unified protest against the national party stance.
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Birmingham
Ala
Truman
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Harry S. Truman
Alabama
Philadelphia
Wright
Jackson
Miss
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Duck Creek youth drowns in Pound Stone Quarry
Green Bay Wisconsin reports the drowning of Robert Hammond aged 15 from the village of Duck Creek in a pound stone quarry near his home last night. The incident occurred close to his residence and authorities are investigating the death.
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Green Bay
Wis
Robert Hammond
Duck Creek
Pound Stone Quarry
Precedent in History for Special Session
A historical note on presidents calling special sessions when Congress was controlled by the opposition. It cites Taft in 1911 to pursue a reciprocal trade treaty with Canada and Wilson in 1919 to advance appropriations bills. It also notes Taft’s 1912 reelection defeat and Cox’s 1920 loss.
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Congress
Taft
Canada
Wilson
James M. Cox
Italian Reds Clamp Tight General Strike
Italian Communists forced a near airtight general strike across Italy in response to the attempted assassination of Palmiro Togliatti. Police and tanks guarded the premier’s palace as thousands of protesters, including a large rally around Polyclinic hospital, observed a day of turmoil with at least four dead and hundreds injured.
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Rome
Ia.p
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
Togliatti
Polyclinic Hospital
Rail Embargo on Coal Lifted After Wage Settlement
Washington reports the embargo on coal shipments to Canada has been lifted following settlement of a wage dispute announced in Ottawa. An official of the Association of American Railroads stated the embargo ended after a potential railroad strike was averted.
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Washington
Canada
Association of American Railroads
Ottawa
Racine Republican Rep Smith on Congress Session
Racine based representative Lawrence H. Smith said there is no need for a special session of Congress and dismissed the move as politics. He framed the issue as political theater rather than a substantive crisis.
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Racine
Wis
Lawrence H. Smith
Red Cross chapter elects officers and vows expanded role
Rev. Raymond McCallister led the annual meeting in Kenosha praising Red Cross work and urging expanded activities amid draft leg islation. New officers include Matt Taylor as chairman Joseph Quarles vice chairman and Mrs Charles Pope second vice chairman. Retiring leaders were D W Frost and partners. Junior Red Cross members and swimming classes for polio victims noted.
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American Red Cross
Raymond McCallister
St. Louis
Red Cross
KYF
Matt Taylor
Joseph Quarles
Charles Pope
Paul Zielinski
Signe Corneliusen
Taylor
Quarles
E. J. Ruetz
Alwin T. Hansen
Hartwick Dahl Leo Denyes
Joseph Lenz
Robert van Liere
D. W Frost
J. R. Anderson
W. W. Davis
Joseph Beyers
Cyrus Schilling
Harold Erickson
Frank Westland
Milton Steinmetz
McCallister
Kenosha
Missouri Leader
National Committee Re Elects McGrath Chairman
The Democratic national committee re elected J Howard McGrath as chairman at a luncheon meeting in Philadelphia. Mississippi representatives J B Snider of Clarksdale and Mrs Hermes Gautier of Pascagoula were absent.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Democratic National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
J. B. Snider
Clarksdale
Hermes Gautier
Pascagoula
Missouri Coast Surprise Visit Ends in Surprises
Lloyd Richardson and daughter Donna of St. Joseph Missouri arrive in San Gabriel for a planned visit to another daughter Mrs Gus Parisoff. The Parisoffs surprise their visitors by arriving in St. Joseph a day earlier for a welcome visit.
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San Gabriel
Cal
Lloyd Richardson
Donna
St. Joseph
Gus Parisoff
Caution Becomes Keynote As Credit Hits New High
A Kenosha credit official notes higher credit and inflation narrowing purchasing power. He cites middle class squeeze, strong wage earners, and rising demand for steel goods while European Recovery Program boosts prospects. Caution urged for retailers assessing buyer credit and character.
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Kenosha
Europe
Berlin Air Corridor Tensions Rise as Soviet Press Threatens Regulation
Soviet Taegliche Rundschau declares readiness to regulate air corridors used by Western flights to Berlin and accuses Allied planes of flying blind through Soviet maneuvers. Moscow rejects Western blockade relief and signals tougher stance while parachutists train near Elstal.
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Berlin
U.P
Taegliche Rundschau
Moscow
Elstal
Gatow
United States to press Berlin blockade end stance
Washington officials say the United States will stand firm to end the Berlin blockade despite Soviet rejection. They expect Britain and France to follow, with possible steps to build a UN case and test the blockade by moving road or rail shipments through the Soviet zone if necessary.
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U.P
United States
Berlin
Great Britain
France
George C. Marshall
Moscow
Kremlin
London
Paris
Russia
United Nations
Germany
Luther E. Holm Heads Holm Manufacturing Company
Luther E. Holm elected president of Holm Manufacturing at 1303 Thirty-fifth Street succeeding his brother Dr J H Holm who died June 18. W C Holm G A Holm and R V Anderson named officers. five directors form board. Holm formerly secretary brings toolmaking experience from Western Machine Eau Claire and helped organize the Kenosha firm in 1919.
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Luther E. Holm
Holm Manufacturing Company
Thirty-fifth Street
J. H. Holm
Holm
W. C. Holm
C. G. Letsom
G. A. Holm
R. V. Anderson
Board of
Luther Holm
Western Machine Company
Eau Claire
Peter Holm
Dr. Holm
Dr .Holm
Kenosha
Mother Shot While Nursing Baby in Car
A 19 year old mother Thelma Davis Smiley was shot in the right temple while nursing her baby in the rear seat of a family car on a Kane Pennsylvania highway two miles north of Kane. State Policeman John Paxton said her husband Alvin Smiley aged 26 was detained for questioning with no charges yet filed.
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Kane, Pa
John Paxton
Paxton
Thelma Davis Smiley
Kane
Alvin
Swedish UN truce commissioner killed near Jerusalem
Olle Bakke Swedish member of the truce commission was killed while driving on the outskirts of Jerusalem during armistice negotiations in the Mount Scopus area north of the city. He worked on the United Nations mission under Count Folke Bernadotte.
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Amman
Jerusalem
Olle Bakke
Truce Commission
Bakke
United Nations
Folke Bernadotte
Mount Scopus
Simmons Workers Meet at Stadium Over Wage Dispute
About 3000 members of Federal Labor Union 18456 at Simmons gathered at Lake Front stadium after 11 hours of talks with company officials failed to yield a wage agreement. A plant-wide strike vote was anticipated, with 2959 to 35 backing a contract termination set for July 15.
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Federal Labor Union
Simmons Company
Lake Front Stadium
Proviciane
Pa Vacswase
Edward Fechner
J. F. Friedrich
Milwaukee
American Federation of Labor
D. D. Hammond
Chicago
U. S. Conciliation Service
J. W. Quarles
K. L. Terrell
Simmons
Factory Payrolls Gain No Change In Job Picture
Kenosha industrial employment held steady for the year ending May while factory payrolls rose by 91 900 dollars. Total plant payroll increased from 753 800 to 845 700, with 16 659 workers in May 1948 versus 16 681 a year earlier. Factory workers numbered 14 235 and office staff 2 424 this May, against 14 440 and 2 271 in 1947. Average hourly pay rose eight cents to 1 455, and weekly hours edged up to 40.1. Turnover showed 496 new hires and 537 separations, compared with 414 hires and 1 356 resignations in 1947. Unemployment claims dropped from 1 544 to 810 in May, indicating stabilization.
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Kenosha
Kenosha Manufacturers Association
Girl on Flying Trapeze Saved by Husband After 50 Foot Fall
Ruth Nelson 22, a Cole Brothers trapeze performer, plunged about 50 feet and was saved by her husband Paul Nelson 34 who broke his nose but continued his act ten minutes later. The incident occurred before about 7000 spectators in Aurora Washington. The Nelsons, from Mt Clemens Michigan, have been with the circus eight years.
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Aurora
Ruth Nelson
Cole Brothers Circus
Paul Nelson
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Circus
Young Police Officers Nab Three Major Thieves in Week
Patrolmen Michael Bruno and Joseph Leef, appointed in 1945, made three key arrests in burglary attempts and a theater holdup within a month. They tracked a teen burglar at Ted and Andy's and Brass Rail, chased a Holland Fur nace thief, and stopped a 19 year old who used a gun disguise to steal from the Roosevelt theater.
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Michael Bruno
Joseph Leef
Dame Fortune
Lees
Bruno
Fourteenth Avenue
Sixty-third Street
Leef
Ted
Andy
Brass Rail
Holland Furnace
Sheridan
Truman calls for July 26 special session to push civil rights
President Truman sharply attacks Republican promises and urges a July 26 special session of Congress to act within 15 days on civil rights and anti inflation housing measures. He defends his civil rights program amid party splits, while southern delegates protest and walk out.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Philadelphia
Mr. Truman
80Th Congress
Senate
Body of Pvt John Tomba returned for reburial in Kenosha
The veteran’s body was brought back from France for interment at First Evangelical church after military services by the Gateway Post 2751 VFW. Pvt John Tomba, born January 27 1917 in Racine, served from 1941, trained in the U S and Europe, and died in action in France August 8 1944. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Dominick Tomba and three sisters.
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John Tomba
France
Dominick Tomba
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Gateway Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tomba
First Evangelical Church
South Carolina
Michigan
Iceland
England
Ireland
Racine
Kenosha
Tumblers
Howard Caye
Joseph Aiello
Sandow
Nash-Kelvinator
George Aiello
Whittier
Cal
Sam Vaccarello
Culver
Racine Assemblyman Won't Seek Reelection
Randolph H. Runden, Republican representing Racine's third district for eight years, announced today he will not run for another term.
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Racine
Wis
Randolph H. Runden
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