Maine Voters Go To Polls In Tight Brewster Fight
Maine Republicans vote to decide if Sen. Owen Brewster secures a third term with Gov. Frederick G. Payne as his main challenger. The race centers on Taft Eisenhower alignments and labor tensions amid a broader primary slate including statewide and congressional contests.
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Earl Aronson
Portland
Maine
Owen Brewster
Congress
Brewster
Senate
Frederick G. Payne
Robert Taft
Payne
Dwight Eisenhower
Burton M. Cross
Executive Council
Leroy F. Hussey
Neil S. Bishop
Roger P. Dube
Earl S. Grant
U.S
Resignations Accepted From Public Office Aide Group
Three of the resignations were accepted as officials depart to return to private law practice. All had served under McGrath and his predecessor, with the group exiting the public office roles.
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McGrath
McGranery Reorganizing Justice Department Changes
Washington reports a broad reorganization of the Justice Department as three assistant attorneys general resign and James P. McGranery begins to reshape the legal arm. Rep Hillings notes ongoing top level changes and Rowland F. Kirks is named alien property custodian.
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McGranery
Justice Department
Jack Adams Kessor
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Rep
Hillings
Calif
House
Rowland F. Kirks
National University Law School
Baynton
Washington
Harold I. Baynton
Alien Property
H. Graham Morison
Johnson City
Deland Fla
Truman
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
T. Lamar Caudle
Savings Leagues Urges Killing Regulation X
The United States Savings and Loan League urged Congress to end Regulation X which fixes minimum down payments on home purchases. Morton Bodfish, chairman, called Fed easing a token relaxation and said Congress must act since the board has not terminated the program.
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Chicagopi
United States Savings and Loan League
Congress
Morton Bodfish
League
Federal Reserve Board of Regulations
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Nears Completion in Maryland
The National Geographic Society describes the four mile steel and concrete Chesapeake Bay Bridge nearly ready, linking Sandy Point near Annapolis to the eastern shore. Traffic could begin this summer, relocating travel from ferry hops and detours as the largest skyway along the bay opens.
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Washington, D. C
Chesapeake Bay
America
Mediterranean
National Geographic Society
Maryland
Sandy Point
Annapolis
Chesapeake
John Smith
Kent Island
William Claiborne
Lord Calvert
Delmarva
Delaware
Virginia
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Chesapeake Ship Channel
Southern Pacific Railroad
Utah
Great Salt Lake
West German Divorce Rate Rises Sharply Across Germany
West Germany shows nearly double the prewar divorce rate with 167 per thousand ten years after 1939 and 45 percent of cases blaming men. Bavarian cases include long marriages while 1942 weddings mark peak disruption. Average divorce cost about 620 marks. some urge higher costs to deter divorces.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
A. Rittel
Munich
Bavaria
Hitler
Jndultery
Alabama Heat Wave Reaches Fourth Day With Deaths
Alabama endures a fourth day of blistering heat with temperatures up to 102 in Tuscaloosa and Mobile hitting 101. A 51 year old auditor Autrey Jerome Goff collapsed from the heat on a Mobile sidewalk, the wave contributing to multiple drownings across the state.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Autrey Jerome Goff
Mobile
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Mississippi
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Santa Anita Hospitale
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Kenneth
Compton
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Ayena
Hecker Cab CO
Schenley
Schenley Distributors, Inc
N.Y
Lacrosse Office Equipment Co
Newburg
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Ata Crosse Laundry & Cleaning CO
Front St
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Donald E. Larson
Pewaukee
Wisc
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