States' Rights Democrats Convene to Blueprint Strategy
In Montgomery Alabama on April 23 the States' Rights Democrats meet to decide their plan for the 1948 presidential campaign. They face a split over loyalty pledges required by the state party. Some seek to run, but many would back the national party nominee. A court challenge failed as the Supreme Court upheld the pledge. Some prefer waiting to see the Democratic nominee.
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Montgomery
Ala
National Party
Democratic Executive Committee
Alabama
Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
A. Morgan Dies Co founder of Morgan Lindsey stores
A. Morgan, 53, co founder of the Morgan Lindsey Five and Dime Stores, died at his home in Jackson Mississippi. The Morgan Lindsey chain operates in Texas Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi. Morgan was born in Jasper County Texas.
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Jackson, Miss
A. Morgan
Morgan-Lindsey Five and Dime
Morgan & Lindsey
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Morgan
Jasper County
Vermont GOP delegates favor Eisenhower for president
Vermont state chairman Ed ward G Janeway said 750 of 921 Vermont Republican State Convention delegates will back Eisenhower. The Montpelier May 17 convention will hear no effort to bind delegates to the national nominating outcome. Early caucus returns show 362 pledged or favorable to Eisenhower, 28 for Taft, 19 unpledged.
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Montpelier
Edward G. Janeway
Vermont
Janeway
Eisenhower
Taft
Carlson
Hisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Herbert Brownell Jr
GOP National Committee
Eisenhower Organization
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Estes Kefauver
America
Kefauver
Louisiana
Alexandria
Washington
Charles Tobey
New Hampshire
B. Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Bishops Open Quinquennial Methodist Conference
A procession of 70 gowned bishops opened the Methodist Church quadrennial conference as Bishop Fred Pierce Corson of Philadelphia, newly elected president of the Council of Bishops, called the session to order. Bishop Herbert Welch of New York led the communion service. About 720 delegates from 10,000,000 Methodists attended. Gov Earl Warren was to welcome the delegates and Bishop Paul B Kern of Nashville to deliver the Episcopal address.
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Methodist Church
Fred Pierce Corson
Philadelphia
Council of Bishops
Herbert Welch
New York
Earl Warren
Paul B. Kern
Nashville, Tenn
Eisenhower Aid Spurring Tax and Control Debate
iU.S. political roundup reports Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower quoted condemning rising taxes and government control as dangerous to the nation. Sen. Carlson supports the points, citing a letter on fiscal excess and liberty, while Sen. Nixon urges Eisenhower to repudiate Truman’s steel seizure.
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Washington
Dwight di Eisenhower
Sen
Carlson
Kansas
Eisenhower
Bower
Sen. Nixon
California
Truman
Nixon
Earl Warren
Sen. Ives
New York
Eissenhower
Stalin Parley Overture Denied
Tass, the Soviet news agency, denied that Prime Minister Stalin proposed a Big Four meeting to Indian Ambassador Sarvepali Radhakrishnan two weeks earlier. Radhakrishnan said efforts should be made to bring top leaders together, a move seen as Stalin inspired.
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Moscow
Tass
Stalin
Sarvepali Radhakrishnan
Satlin
India
Truman
Churchill
France
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Westover
Berkeley
Corey
Pine Avenue
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Pine Ave
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By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Coronet
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Marvelous Marlene
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