25 Jun 1948
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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1948
Page
1
The Philadelphia report outlines how Dewey built a decisive delegate lead on ballots amid rival factions led by Taft Stassen and Warren. Connecticut's Baldwin swung toward Dewey after the second ballot, sealing momentum as the bandwagon gained speed.
Governor Earl Warren of California accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination at Convention Hall in Philadelphia. He will join Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York on the ticket, after a late night selection process described as like a Supreme Court case. Warren pledged loyalty and confidence from voters, and his family accompanied him as reporters captured the moment.
Washington reports John L. Lewis and most soft coal operators signed a new contract July 1 to replace the old terms. The agreement preserves most provisions, including a union shop, despite Taft Act concerns and a pending NLRB authorization. Some steel industry backed mines balked, and workers will not return until July 6 after a 10 day vacation suspension.
DETROIT June 25 The CIO United Auto Workers counter Ford Motor Company's offer of an 11 14 cent hourly rise with revised demands totaling about 28 cents more per hour, giving Ford a higher wage cost.
The Ohio Moose Association opened its annual state convention in Cincinnati with 5 000 members expected to attend. Executive and nominating committees planned meetings before the first regular business sessions at 2 30 P M.
Fire in Koriyama, northeast of Tokyo, destroyed 120 buildings in downtown area. Kyodo report cites about 1 million dollars in damage. June 26.
James A. Wheeler sues for 50000 in Wood County common pleas court claiming a Christmas tree joke turned dangerous. He says on December 26, 1947, neighbor Harrison J. Berry fired a shotgun thinking him a trespasser, causing ten operations to remove pellets and leaving him unable to work and walking awkwardly.
Senator James E. Murray quotes President Truman saying the Republican national convention demonstrates conservative interests control the party. Truman had previously kept silent on the convention and Dewey’s nomination after meeting with the president at the White House.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said indications of fraud or illegal acts surround the collapse of a plan to market 10 million dollars of Kaiser-Frazer motor stock early this year. The commission filed its petition in a federal district court here.
The Greek general staff announced surprise attacks have broken guerrilla resistance near Nestorion and Grevena, signaling a decisive setback for guerrilla forces in the region.
British Foreign Secretary Bevin told Parliament Berlin remains delicate as 2,000,000 in western zones stay calm. Gen. Lucius D. Clay warned only war could expel the Americans. Russia and seven eastern states urged a provisional all German government and unity talks.
The Red Cross in Columbus appeals for blood donors for Earl Soliday, 43, of Logan, treated for leukemia at White Cross Hospital. Nine donors are needed to replace blood in the hospital bank and many more for future transfusions. he has had eight so far.
Rita Hayworth remains in a Paris hospital after a week of treatment for anemia. Friends say she came to Paris three weeks ago for a check up and has been undergoing care at an American hospital.
Twenty six persons were reported executed in Athens this morning after convictions for treason sabotage or murder.
Forecaster George J. McCormack, famed for predicting last winter’s heavy snow, warns of an awful summer. He cites astro meteorology and outlines hot spells from late June into July, with cooling by mid-July and a storm path from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic around July 3 to 5. The best vacation weather is late July to mid August.
WHEAT weak as harvest yields beat expectations. CORN weak with favorable new crop outlook. OATS weak with slack cash demand. HOGS 25 50 cents higher top 28.75. CATTLE steady to weak steer high 38.60. STOCKS steady early declines halted. BONDS narrow with some rails improving.
Washington reports the second peacetime draft begins with Truman signing the selective service bill into law setting the draft for men 18 to 25. Registration to start soon with about 4,000 local draft boards to process draftees, effective timeframe around August 16.
Gov. Ben Laney from Arkansas said the states rights movement against Harry S. Truman's civil rights program is expanding beyond the South. He reported eight Democratic delegates pledged to a caucus before the national convention and predicted a Dewey victory would push civil rights laws, urging a Truman rejection at Philadelphia.
The 1948 Republican National Convention at Convention Hall Philadelphia adjourned today at 12 30 M EST marking the close of sessions.
A Dewey led board including Leverett Saltonstall and Arthur Vandenberg chose Warren as vice presidential candidate. J Russell Sprague declared the choice nearly unanimous while Stassen backers balked but Stassen pledged support to Warren and Dewey.
Walter S. Hallanan of West Virginia emerged as a possible choice for chairman of the Republican National Committee after talks with Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Hallanan leads West Virginia’s delegation and heads the convention arrangements committee.
Logan and Hocking County residents felt some relief as temperatures cooled after yesterday’s rainstorm. An official reading at the state highway garage logged 86 degrees, signaling a pause in the heat.
The forecast calls for temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal with highs around 78 east and 82 west and lows near 58 east and 61 west. Cooler Saturday, warmer Sunday, then cooler again by Tuesday with about a half inch of precipitation and scattered showers or thundershowers mainly on Sunday and Tuesday.
Today's high reaches 86 degrees at 1 PM, four degrees cooler than yesterday's 90. Overnight lows dip to 60 degrees with a moderate breeze easing the June heat.
In Tokyo on June 25 General Douglas MacArthur received the Belgian Croix de Guerre for World War II service and was also awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown, Belgium's highest decoration.
Barbara Ford daughter of director John Ford becomes engaged to actor Robert Walker in a Hollywood announcement by her parents. The couple’s plans and future are not disclosed.
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