Maine voters steer early 1948 Senate race in Portland
Maine holds the nations first state election with Margaret Chase Smith seeking a GOP Senate berth. Dr Addn H Scolten, 35, Prairie View Kan, faces Democrat Louis B Lau sier as Republicans aim for a seven straight sweep of major offices. Polls close by 7 pm EST and results hinge on statewide contests including governor and two U S Senate seats.
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Portland, Ale
Maine
Margaret Chase Simitte
Addn H. Scolten
Prairie View
Kan
Heroy
Weusa
Mra Smmigh
Scolten
Trrat
Senate
GOP
Brewarer
Horace Hildreth
Hildreth
Frederick G. Payne JR
Waldoboro
Louis B. Lausier
Biddeford
Reg Robert
Hale
Portland
Rerot
James A MaViear
South Portland
Automobile Mat
Charles P. Nelson
Augusta
Benjamin Jatena
Swyer
Frank Fellows
Bangor
Seoka
Davis Clark
Gray
Mes Smith
Skohegan
Bermuda hurricane threatens Bermuda and Atlantic shipping
The hurricane with 140 mph winds moves toward Bermuda and a recurving path toward the U.S. coast. Warnings urge ships to avoid the storm as it nears the Atlantic. The storm was located 900 miles east of Florida last night and is expected to turn northward, possibly striking parts of the East Coast as it approaches.
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Miami
Fila
Bermuda
Weather Bureau
Florida
Ti Smateland
Bermude
County Managers For GOP Ticket Selected
Mashville Tenn Republican state headquarters announces 29 county managers for the Dewsy Warren Reter Acuf ticket in the Seventh and Ninth Congressional Districts. Seventh District picks are Murray Gallaher Lawrencebery and Joel Yetser Waynesboro. Ninth District managers include Arthur Rogers Milan and W C Howser Clarksville for Montgomery County with others in Crockett Dyersburg Haywood and Weakley areas.
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Mashville
Tenn
Dewsy- Warren-Reter-Acuf
Murray Gallaher
Lawrencebery
Joel Yetser
Waynesboro
Triase
Arthur Rogers
Milan
W. C. Howser
Clarksville
Montgomery County
Crockett County
Homer Tatum
Alatho
Byer
Q. P. Blatop
Dyersburg
Gibson
W. Lamtum
Krenton
Haywood WA
Bates
Brownsville
Lake
A. BL Ashley
HL EL Tatlock
Covington
Weakley
Walter R. Pape
Greenfield
Missing American drone crew in Manitoba flight
An American naval drone bearing Capt. Bemiaemin Sears Custer, attached to the U S Embassy in Ottawa, with four others, vanished after departing Churchill, Manitoba for The Pas, Ottawa. The U S Embassy reported Capt. Sin Roker Stirting-Flumiltom, naval adviser to the British high command, was aboard. No signals have been received since the Sunday morning departure.
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Bemiaemin Sears
Custer
UT. S
Ottawa
bFegde
Manitoba
U.S
Sin
Roker Stirting-Flumiltom
Othiwr
Alvo
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Pas
Man
Big Four Debate Over Colonial Pacts Near Deadline
The Big Four nations Britain France Russia and the United States meet to decide the fate of Italy’s pre-war colonies Eritrea Libya and Somaliland with a September 15 deadline. No agreement reached, UN Assembly to consider trusteeship options, while a commission suggested trusteeship for the colonies.
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Italy
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Pesulmisere
Britain
France
Eritrea
Libya
Somaliland
Big Four
United Nations Assembly
Traly Hex
Africa
Atlantic City
N. J
Beatrice Shopp
America
New York
Dave Beem
Vian
Celestier
Hopkina
Minn
Beatrice
Bebe
Dewey Winning Tennessee Predicted By Reece
Carroll Reece, former Republican National Chairman, predicted Gov. Thomas E Dewey would carry Tennessee in the Movembex election. He argued Kefauver's loyalty votes and anti un American stance hurt the Democrats. Reece invited Dewey to campaign in Tennessee and forecast victory for the Republican governor as well.
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Albany
Carroll Reece
Thomas B. Dewey
Tennessee
Reece
United States Senate
Tennnessee
Lefy
Kefauver
House
Tennessean
Water System Vote In Weber City Texas Set At 282000
Weber City Sanitary District chair J Bushelman announced bond plans for a new water system estimated at about 282000. The district will hold a special election at Gateway Baptist Church to decide the bond and rate structure amid growth projections for the next 11 years.
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Spl
J. ¥. Bushelman
Gateway Baptist Church
Brxhelrant
Buseman
Yume
Moccasin Gap
Gettingham
Hushelman
Bushelman
Tome and
Costa Unt
Bushelitian
Accidents Kill Ten In State Last Week
Accidents last week killed ten people across the state as emergency crews battled scenes of destruction. Local officials urged caution and reminded readers of safety protocols while investigations begin into the causes and circumstances of the deadly incidents.
Suspended Sentence Given Nancy Choremi
Nancy Choremi receives a suspended three month sentence amid a batch of similar rulings for three women including Adam lint Blavier and Margaret Starr. The report notes a spike in highway fatalities, listing numerous cities and totals, with continuing public safety concerns and election-related mentions.
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New York
Nancy Pistehar Chorem
U. So
Sintente Today
Womert
Adam Lint Blavier
Belgium
Margaret Starr
Princely State Won’t Accede To India’s Rule
Reports from London say Indian troops scored their first success in Hyderabad as forces invaded from north and west. They captured a railway junction at Wailding after a 20 mile march from Shelapur, with minor opposition. Air forces attacked rebel posts in Kashmir. officials claim law and order has broken down in Hyderabad.
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Indian Defense Ministry
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Shelapur
Chakravarthi Rajesgopalgchart
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Kashmir
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Goyernment
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Fislarshah
Tungabhadra
Berwade
Madras
Homarakala
Munsjalls
Kinderabad
Paecaneerabad
Defense Ministry
Mahtraja
Rajendrasinaj
Sowthern Command
Hyderabad
Etyterabad
Qazim Reavi
Ita
le Gan
Seti Ragendrasivhgi
Hiyderabad
Pakistan Leader Buried With Full Military Honors
Pakistan marks the funeral of Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder and first governor general after his death on Saturday night. Thousands gather in Karachi as the body lies in state at Government House and the diplomatic corps attends the burial rites alongside cabinet members and family.
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Haansit
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Sind
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Truman Backers Hope Texas Victory Shapes 1940 Party Clash
Supporters of President Truman bank on a Texas win to steady the party amid factional fights over control of the Democratic machinery. The Texas contest features key figures Gov. J. Adrian Thurmond of Soulby Caro line and Gov. Fielding Wright of Mismtanippt, with Troy challenging the Truman Barisley ticket for Texas’s 22 electoral votes. The Labor-Lewis battle grows as Louisiana quarrels threaten to remove Truman from the ballot, while Republicans push farmer aid and CCC impacts on storage and prices. Protests from Willam Primm and party lines prompt legal battles over ballot access, as Maine eyes an early test of November sentiment and Senator Margaret Chase Smith surfaces as a potential Senate winner.
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Washington
Trumse
Texas
Truman
J. Adram Thurmond
Soulby
Caroline
Gow Fielding Wright
Troy
Truman- Barisley
Cowkrol
Meade Nosagrat
Jy Layishwra
Acs
Tom
Democratic
Natonal Comenities
Louisiana
Willam Primm
Asgixtmal
Mathat Chalrman
Howard McGrath
Louisiana Action
Tru Tans
Weather forecast for Kingaport area shows warm week
Local weather notes predict highs around 85 with warmer days ahead and cooler nights. A few showers are possible Wednesday after lingering cloudiness tonight and into Tuesday as the region experiences a mild warming trend.
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Walt
Kingaport
Nashville Election Law Hearing Involves Proposed Law Changes
The Election Law Commission, chaired by Wilk Open, plans a Nashville hearing to consider proposed changes to state election laws. Governor Jim MicCord directs study of era election rules and recommends revisions based on input from groups and individuals.
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Wilk Open
Nagtville
Tenn
Election Law Commission
Twuredar
Ki Batlew
Nashville
Lkald Omer Theratate
Jim MicCord
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