Tito the Mystery Man of Communism and Tito’s Rift with Allies
An account tracing Josip Broz Tito from his 1890 Bosnian birth through a life as underground communist organizer and Partisan leader. It notes his clash with Mihailovic, Allied sway over Yugoslavia, Trieste tensions, and his 1948 move to a one party state. The piece ends with Tito being denounced by Comintern for leaning west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Zagreb
Split
Alexander
Josip Broz
Bolsheviks
Russia
Metal Workers’ Union
Red
Germany
Hitler
Draja Mihailovich
Propa
Genda
Mihailovich
Provisional Peoples
Popular Front
Tift
Trieste
Gorizia
Kremlin
Stalin
Comintern
Yugoslav Communists Appeal to Stalin Against Charges
In London on July 2 AP reports Yugoslav Communists asked Stalin to repudiate Cominform charges against Premier Marshal Tito, calling them lies. About 15,000 Belgrade Communists sent a telegram urging truth to be brought out and expressing strong Tito Stalin support amid regional criticism of Albania and Bulgaria.
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London
Stalin
Marshal Tito
Andrei A. Zhdanov
Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Cominform
Belgrade
Communist International Information Bureau
Comrade Tito
Communist Party
Russia
Tito
Central Communist Committee of
Yugoslavia
Bucharest
Albania
Bulgaria
Fatal Auto Crash Claims Lawton Woman
Mrs. J Y W Coats, 78, of Waurika, died in a local hospital after a Lawton taxicab struck the car she rode in at Second and B. Police said brain concussion and loss of consciousness led to her death about 5 a.m. today. The fatality is Lawton’s first of the year, as six month traffic accidents rose 16.5 percent to 242 compared with 234 a year ago. Personal injuries slightly declined.
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Lawton
W. Costs
J. YW. Coats
Waurika
Coats
Angus Hospital
Russia Fails To Return Leased War Vessels
Washington reports that the United States demanded in January that Russia return 23 naval frigates and three icebreakers leased to the Soviets during World War II. Secretary Marshall disclosed the issue during a news conference as part of final lend lease settlement talks, noting Russia has stalled on returning the ships and the $11.296 billion lend lease account remains unsettled.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Marshall
Sevites
State Department
Close Studies On Berlin Crisis
Secretary Marshall said the State Department is consulting Congress leaders and conferring with Britain and France on the Russian blockade of Berlin. He noted consultations with Vandenberg and Eaton as policy is shaped, and declined comment on a possible Big Four or Big Three meeting. Continuous diplomatic talks with the United Kingdom and France were described as ongoing.
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Washington
Marshall
State Department
Britain
France
Berlin
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eaton
R-Nj
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United Kingdom
Secret Hospital Actions Denied by Lawton Official
Lawton district commissioner E. L. Woesner says no county hospital proceedings are being hidden from the public and urges that any resident may attend each commissioner meeting. At a Legion meeting, attorney Andy Crosby criticized the process and urged immediate board of control and delay of an architect hire. Crosby also urged the county attorney handle proceedings, while attorney Charles Bledsoe cited an attorney general ruling upholding the outside attorney for the commissioners.
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E. L. Woesner
Lawton
Woesner
American Legion
Andy Crosby
Crosby
Board of Control
Charles Bledsoe
Oklahoma
Legion
Communist led Labor Group In Italy On Strike
Nationwide strikes began at noon led by the Communist CGIL calling a half day shutdown for higher pay. CGIL with 8,000,000 members urged all workers in industry to participate, but a last minute decision limited store involvement after talks with government labor officials.
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Ome
Italy
Comunist
Eight Firms Refuse New Coal Pacts In Steel Mines
Eighteen steel and coal companies refused to sign the new coal mining contract and filed unfair labor practices charges against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. The move risks a strike at captive coal mines of steel firms as holiday ends July 5. The Taft Hartley act bans a union shop unless voters mandate one in a NRLB election, which has not occurred.
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Washington
Steel and Coal Companies
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Harry M. Moses
Area Building Boom Drives Record Permits in Lawton
Lawton shows a historic building year with an all time dollar volume record in building permits. May sales tax receipts reach 50106.35 while monthly highs approach 56000. Oklahoma Tax Commission reports indicate steady gains across southwest Oklahoma with double digit increases in several counties and cities.
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Lawton
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Oklahoma
Tillman
Jackson
Kiowa
Caddo
Grady
Stephens
Jefferson
Cotton
Washita
Comanches County
Anadarko
el Reno
Ardmore
Walkers
Notice to Candidates Bans Last Minute Attacks
Lawton Constitution will not accept political advertising that carries last minute accusations aimed at opponents. The rule ensures opponents have opportunity to reply.
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Lawton
Advertising Deadlines for Lawton Constitution Notices
The Lawton Constitution sets daily ad deadline at 5 p.m. the day before publication and Sunday ads by 2 p.m. Saturday. Monday ads must arrive by 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Copy ahead of deadlines is appreciated to ensure timely publication.
Brutal Slayings and Political Draft Moves Stir Tulsa to Philadelphia
A violent manhunt in Tulsa follows a brutal slaying and attacks on three others. Across the nation, a draft Eisenhower movement gains momentum as Truman foes push for a new stance while White House and party officials deny talks. Georgia and New York push anti-Truman efforts, Virginia and California weigh in, and labor leaders are invited to address the Philadelphia convention as Taft-Hartley repeal looms.
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United Press
Democratic
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Jack Redding
Democratic National Committee
Ike
Georgia
New York
Ilinois
Tru
Hisenhower
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Mr. Truman
Eisenhoower
Chicago
Jacob M. Arvey
Philadelphia
Finia
Virginia
California
Wiliam Green
Phillip Murray
AFL
CIO
Dan ‘Tobin
AFL Teamsters' Union
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Treaismen
Green
Tobin
Suport of Labor
Man Breaks Leg After Fight With Yellow Jackets
Two men were hospitalized after brawls at Lawton and Fort Sill. W. D. Haithcock fractured his right leg when he swatted a yellow jacket nest and fell. Pvt. Joe McNean was stabbed in the shoulder during a chow-line dispute, while Cpl. James E. Bunn was not held. Mrs. Mattie K Peters was stabbed in the back in a separate incident. Police identified T. C. Grayson as the suspected assailant in that stabbing.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
W. D. Haithcock
Lawton Produce Co
Oklahoma City
Joe McNean
MccNean
James E. Bunn
McNean
Bunn
Mattie K Peters
S Tan
T. C. Greyson
C Grayson
McPeters
Bank robber escapes from state penitentiary in McAlester
George Himes a 50 year term inmate and prison trustee escaped from the state penitentiary at McAlester today while feeding dogs at the kennels. He was sentenced to 25 years in December 1927 in Enid for taking part in a double bank robbery at Covington Garfield County.
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Mcalester
Olds
George Himes
Himes
Enid
Covington
Garfield County
Brutal Tulsa Slaying Sparks Citywide Hunt
In Tulsa on July 2 AP reports over thirty officers from city and county agencies hunted a brutal bludgeon murder of Ruth Norton 42 in her apartment and a separate savage assault that left Mrs J B Cole 38 Doris Cole 13 and Levon Gabbard 14 hospitalized. Police say clues are scarce and the attack is linked to the other crime. The Norton slaying is described as the citys most brutal.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dame Porton
Ruth Norton
J. B. Cole
Doris
Levon Gabbard
Norton
National Bank of Tulsa
Sea
Smith Named To Head Boy Scouts
CHICKASHA Oklahoma July 2 Al Smith Anadarko was elected president of the Black Beaver boy scout council at its annual meeting J O Powell Hollis made first vice president Judge Harold Garvin Duncan second vice president Hugh Garnett Alus Welter Brown Chickasha treasurer and Dr Dan Procter Chickasha commissioner Procter and Hayden Roberts Duncan were presented Silver Beaver awards highest in scouting for service to the boy scouts Br Howard Taylor Chickasha was honored for his 30 years in scout work.
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Chickasha
Okla
al Smith
Anadarko
Black Beaver Boy Scout Council
J. O. Powell
Hollis
An Made
Harold Garvin
Duncan
Hugh Garnett
Alus
Welter Brown
Dan Procter
Procter
Hayden Roberts
Boy Scouts
Br Howard Taylor
Jseant
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Moscow
Europe
Red Front
Esi
Hinabor
Ran
Sus and Times
Land
Uwi
Foreign Office
Coluino
Bulletin
Smith
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