Dixie Delegates Stand Aloof From President Truman Nomination
The 1948 Democratic convention defeated a southern attempt to add a states rights plank. Delegates demanded repeal of the Taft Hartley act, while James Roosevelt joined speakers. Alben Barkley was named VP nominee with some Southern delegates leaning to Barkley as a potential top choice. Alabama delegates threatened to walk out if the platform passed.
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Bulletin
Philadelphia
Alabama
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
Washington
Barkley
Ore
Two Escape Injury As Plane Crashes Near Logan Airport
Two Logan men escaped serious injury when their Piper Cub plane crashed at the edge of the Logan airport on the McCarthy farm north of Logan after lifting to about 40 feet on takeoff. Pilot John Lafferty and passenger George Graham 24 escaped from the burning aircraft minutes before it was destroyed.
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Logan
McCarthy Farm
John Lafferty
George Graham
Auto Strikes John Kramer in Chauncey Crosswalk
John Kramer age 73 a Logan grocery salesman was seriously injured when struck by an automobile while crossing State Route 13 in Chauncey Witnesses said he walked into the car driven by Esther Ferrer of Chauncey The driver was exonerated Kramer sustained a fractured left hip facial lacerations and possible internal injuries taken to Hocking Valley Hospital Logan then transferred to Grant Hospital Columbus He sells for the Prayer Freeware Grocery Co.
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John Kramer
Logan Grocery
Marie Pincelli
Chauncey
Kramer
Esther Ferrer
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Prayer Freeware Grocery Co
Markets at a Glance Highlights Wheat Corn Oats Hogs Cattle
Wheat shows hedging pressure while CORN July leads gains and other contracts mix. OATS remain easy ahead of harvest in town. HOGS sit steady to 25 cents lower with a top of 30.00. CATTLE trade unevenly steady to 75 cents lower, top 40.50.
Democrats Clash Over Platform At National Convention
Philadelphia July 14 delegates at the Democratic national convention faced a volatile showdown over a 5000 word platform. The document endorses Roosevelt Truman policies while calling for civil rights measures and expanded social programs. It also proposes repeal of Taft Hartley, a higher minimum wage, UN strengthening, an international armed force, price controls, and veterans housing and health programs.
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Philadelphia
Resolutions Committee
Truman
United Nations
U. N
World Organization
U.N
Congress
Rainfall Brings Relief from Heat to Local Counties
Nearly a quarter inch of rain cooled Logan and Hocking counties as the temperature rose from a morning low to 76 degrees by noon. Weather observers report .24 inches of rain fell overnight with cloudy skies and muggy conditions likely to continue.
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Logan
Hocking County
State Highway Garage
College Scholarships Offered to Bloom Township Graduates
In Lancaster Ohio on July 14, the Wagnalls Memorial offers $300 a year to all 18 Bloom Township high school graduates. Funds come from heiress Mrs Mabel Wagnalls Jones, who left $2.5 million to education in 1946. Recipients must enroll in an accredited college and prove prudent use of funds. Six graduates have already accepted.
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Lancaster
Bloom Township
Ohio
Mabel Wagnalls Jones
Wagnalls Memorial
Jones
Haivess
Adam
Wagnalls Dictionary
Fairfield County
Jewish Forces Claim Gains in Palestine Across Regions
United Nations Security Council backed a U S demand for forceful action to halt the war as Jewish forces report successes in north south and center Palestine. They claim captures near Ras al Ein Shafa aieid Suba and near Tel Aviv while clashes continue around Jerusalem and Gaza.
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Cairo
Palestine
Shafa Aieid
Haifa
Ras al Ein
Tel Aviv
Petah Tiqva
Jerusalem
Suba
Negba
Gaza
Baqua
Irgun Zvai Leumi
United Nations Security Council
U. S
Britain
Telephone Circuits Broken at Cleveland
Patched temporary connections were used to replace 1 986 circuits broken yesterday when a pull shovel broke five cables in Euclid during sewer work. About 520 circuits in the Cleveland Buffalo section of the New York to Chicago coaxial line were damaged, with TV use anticipated upon completion.
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Cleveland
Euclid
Cleveland-Buffalo
New York
Chicago
Former Envoy Tops Ecuador Balloting
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal announced that Galo Plaza, former ambassador to the United States, received the largest number of votes in Ecuador's presidential election held on June 6 in Quito.
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Quito
Ecuador
Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Galo Plaza
United States
No 1 Italian Communist Shot in Rome Violence
Palmiro Togliatti, Italy's No 1 communist, was shot and gravely wounded near the Chamber of Deputies as mobs clashed with police. The Labor Confederal called a general strike. Armored cars and thousands of officers moved to quell the crowd.
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Rome
Palmiro Togliatti
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Alcide de Gasperi
Piazza Colonna
Interior Ministry
Viva Togliatti
de Gasperi
Togliatti
Vatican
United States
Allocation of FHA Loan Funds Is Made
The Farmers Home Administration announced new state allocations of farm mortgage insurance and parceling out of the 15 million dollar fund for direct farm ownership loans. The agency operates in the fiscal year starting July 1 to review its loans.
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Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Russia Replies to Allied Berlin Blockade Protest
London reports Russia answered British and French protests over the Berlin blockade. Moscow delivered a note in Russian to Foreign Minister Bidault, with British officials saying only that content could not be outlined. Western powers seek restoration of surface transport to resume four power talks and form a West German state.
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London
Russia
Berlin
Foreign Office
Foreign Ministry
Ivan Avalov
Moscow
Georges Bidault
George Zarubin
Britain
Hector McNeil
United States
France
Germany
Danish Queen Injured as Car Crashes with Princesses
Queen Ingrid of Denmark and three princesses were injured when the royal car crashed into a tree near Graastén in South Jutland. Princesses Margrethe Benedikte and Anne Marie along with the Queen were hospitalized at Soenderborg. the chauffeur was badly hurt. Official condition updates awaited.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ingrid
Graastén
Jutland
Margrethe, Benedikte
Anne Marie
Soenderborg Hospital
Workers Returning To Captive Mines
Pittsburgh July 14 80 000 miners idle in the captive coal dispute begin returning to work. Four of 14 U S Steel mines in Uniontown area resume this afternoon with rest by midnight. Normal blast furnace open hearth and bessemer output expected by Sunday. 2400 commercial miners restart in western Pennsylvania. 14000 walked out in sympathy.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Official suspended in Athens County infirmary
The Athens County commissioners notified the civil service commission of the suspension of Willard Simonton as superintendent of the Athens County Infirmary at Chauncey for disciplinary reasons. The 30 day suspension becomes effective July 16.
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Athens County Commissioners
Civil Service Commission
Willard Simonton
Athens County
Chauncey
Surprise Ordinance Passage For Pinball Machines
City council passed on first reading a surprise ordinance targeting pinball skeeball and similar machines. The measure, prepared by City Solicitor C Wood Bowen, carries $50 to $100 fines and a 30 day enforcement gap. Logan attorney Phil A Henderson vows to seek injunctions against enforcement.
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C. Wood Bowen
Phil A. Henderson
Logan
Cincinnati
Henderson
George Thomas
Court of Common Pleas
Roger W. Friend
Biers
Sage
Famous Kitty Hawk plane valued at one dollar
A one dollar valuation was set for the Wright brothers Kitty Hawk plane in a British museum. Probate Judge Rodney Love accepted the appraisal by Orville Wright estate trustees, marking a step to return the priceless aviation relic to the United States and place it in the Smithsonian.
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Dayton
Wright Brothers
Rodney Love
Orville Wright
United States
Smithsonian
Washington
Battle of Ballot Xs Enters Seventh Round in Canton
In Stark County Ohio the Democratic nomination race for state representative between John Hoffman and Joseph A. DuBar continues after multiple recounts. An April vote dispute over a stray X near Hoffman's name led to a judge invalidating a ballot, leaving DuBar ahead by one vote in the common pleas court decision.
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Canton
John Hoffman
Stark County
Joseph A. DuBar
DuBar
Hoffman
Election Board
Common Pleas Court
George N Graham
Ralph Kinsey
Ohio
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