Rankin Loses Seat As Abernethy Ousts Him In Mississippi
In Mississippi, Rep. John Rankin loses to former colleague Rep. Thomas Abernethy after a district redraw to eliminate a seat. Abernethy wins 26,993 to 20,568 in unofficial tallies from 341 of 358 precincts. Rankin, 70, served as veterans affairs chair and helped TVA and HUAC. Mississippi rejects county option on liquor, Stennis leads re-election, Bell Williams Winstead and Colmer win another term.
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Jackson
Miss
John Rankin
Mississippi
Thomas Abernethy
Rankin
Abernethy
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
House Committee On UN
William Colmer
Congress
Weather Outlook With Fog Patches And Strong Wind
Clear conditions expected with early morning fog patches and little temperature change. Southwest winds reaching 105 mph in the afternoon.
Dewey to stump for Eisenhower in New York Only
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey said his campaigning for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will be confined to New York State. He met with Eisenhower and New York Republicans, promising to carry New York and not campaign elsewhere.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York State
Dewey
Eisenhower
GOP
Jeeners Admit Fire That Burned Mansion Near Duarte
Two Duarte teenagers confessed to starting a brush fire that destroyed the vacant William Baird mansion five miles north of Monrovia. The Fish Canyon blaze burned 120 acres and prompted continued patrols as other fires in La Canada La Crescenta and San Bernardino were brought under control. Authorities warned the region faced high fire danger amid tinder dry conditions.
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Los Angeles
Duarte
California
Fish Canyon
Monrovia
Russell Hick
Donald Robertson
William Baird
la Canada
la Crescenta
San Bernardino
Que Home
Etiwanda
Priority 3 Draft Classified for Doctors and Dentists
Selective Service reports 3937 doctors and dentists in Priority 3 classified by local boards up to July 3. Officials say breakdown by 1-A or induction not yet complete. Priority 3 covers those with no government aid or early deferrals, with calls possible by late year and a potential October обслед.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis Hershey
UN Planes Rake Bunker Hill Reds in Korean War action
UN fighter-bombers launched the first full air operation in five days over the Bunker Hill area five miles east of Panmunjom, destroying or damaging 19 bunkers and other targets. Five days of no MIGs continued as Okinawa based B-29s hit a North Korean supply area at Psongyank amid light ground actions along the 155 mile front.
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Seoul
Korea
Bunker Hill
Pammunjom
Yalu River
Okinawa
Stevenson Slams Misplaced Patriotism at Legion Forum
Governor Adlai Stevenson denounced Republican attacks on Gen. George C. Marshall as a startling display of misplaced patriotism at the New York American Legion convention. He called the criticism of Marshall a shocking example of patriotism used by scoundrels. Stevenson, who spoke at Madison Square Garden, drew a large ovation, while Eisenhower's earlier address drew comparable enthusiasm. The Legion also pressed for Truman to fire Secretary Acheson over foreign policy duties.
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NEW York
Adlai Stevenson
American Legion
George C. Marshall
Gen
Marshall
Stevenson
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Madison Square Garden
McCarthy
Sen
Joseph
Texan Named Rent Stabilization Chief
James McInnes Henderson of Daingerfield Texas was named the new director of rent stabilization succeeding Tighe Woods. Henderson is general counsel of the Economic Stabilization Agency and Woods moves to head the Office of Price Stabilization. The appointments are effective Monday. Woods replaces Ellis G. Ellmall former Georgia governor as price chief.
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Washington
James McInnes Henderson
Daingerfield
Texas
Henderson
The
Economic Stabilization Agency
Tighe Woods
Woods
Ellis G. Atnall
Georgia
Legion Seeks Ouster of Acheson at New York Convention
The American Legion adopted a resolution demanding the dismissal of Secretary of State Dean Acheson and those in his department deemed lacking in duty. The voice vote called for new leaders and stronger action, with reviews of foreign policy and UN effectiveness. The measure also urged penalties for narcotics offenses and favored aid for Korean children and water fluoridation.
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NEW York
American Legion Convention
Dean Acheson
State Department
Miami
Be Terrereeee
Foreign Relations Committee
Legion
Rogers Kelley
Edinburg
Texas
Kelley
Madison Square Garden
United Nations
Earker
Korea
Puerto Rico
Truce Teams Recess to Sept 4 in Korea Talks
United Nations and Communist negotiators ended a fifth straight weeklong recess in the Panmunjom truce talks after a 33 minute session. The deadlock over prisoner exchange persisted as Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison, U.N. chief delegate, suggested recess until September 4. The talks have met only once weekly for about a month.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nation
U.N
Panmunjom
William K. Harrison
U. N
Million-in-Year California Ring Busted by Agents
A million-dollar-a-year heroin ring was taken down by state narcotics agents in Northern California. An agent posed as a vice king to trap three suspects, including James Woo, 27, owner of a San Francisco Chinatown soy cake factory acting as the operation front. Other arrestees were Ju Ying, 48, a cook, and Bing H. Gee, 28, Woo’s bodyguard.
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San: Francisco
California
George Maloney
California Division of Narcotics Enforcement
San Francisco
Maloney
Tony Gazzolla
Louis Noel
Ae Cas Maloney
Noel
Central California
James Woo
Woo
Ju Ying
Day of Execution Set for Killer McCracken
San Ana McCracken, 35, faces death in San Quentin gas chamber for the May 19 1951 10 year old Patricia Hull murder in Buena Park. Judge Robert Gardner set the Oct 31 date after appeals to the state Supreme Court and rehearing petitions failed. Hull’s body was found May 24 1951 in Jonesy Live Oak Canyon. McCracken convicted of related charges after three trials. murder conviction reached on Sept 19 1951. Also included is Senate subcommittee findings on pro Communist script writers and Voice of America broadcasts.
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Santa, Ana
Henry Ford
McCracken
San Quentin
Patricia Jean Huil
Buena Park
Robert Gardner
Santa Ana
McCraken
State Supreme Court Up
Leonard Dale Hull
Jonesy Live Oak Canyon
Superior Court
State Supreme Court
First 193? Tropical Storm Able Near Puerto Rico
The first tropical cyclone of the season formed far east of Miami and was tracked by hurricane hunting aircraft. Winds near 75 mph were reported in the northern semi circle with the center near 22.0 N, 65.9 W about 250 miles north-northeast of San Juan. The storm moved west-northwest at about 10 mph, with a potential turn toward the Bahamas as it slowly drifts.
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Miami
Fla
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Dominican Republic
Chain of Bahama Islands
Atlantic
Killer on FBI Top Ten List Named Diggs in Naval City
James Eddie Diggs, 38, a former Norfolk Naval Air Station mechanic, was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted list for killing his wife and two young sons at their Courtneys Avenue home on May 26, 1949. Police report no sign of a struggle and no motive established.
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Washington
Norfolk
FBI
James Eddie Diggs
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Diggs
Courtney Avenue
Road Patrol to Be Stiffened Over Labor Day
Sacramento patrol to boost enforcement as Labor Day weekend nears. Commissioner Clifford Peterson says every available highway trooper will be on duty to curb accidents after last year saw 32 deaths and more than 160 injuries plus over 5000 arrests statewide.
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Sacramento
Clifford Peterson
UN Arms Group Rejects Soviet Germ Warfare Demand
The United Nations disarmament commission rejected a Soviet demand to immediately take up the issue of banning germ warfare. The vote was one for, nine against, with Chile and Pakistan abstaining.
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United Nations
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Russia
Chile
Pakistan
Local Section Cross-Page Index Patchwork
A garbled listing shows multiple newspaper sections and page references such as Beach Combing on B-1, Boyle on A-15, Bridge on B-3, Ads on 5-3, Comics A-16, Crossword B-8, Editorial A-14, Financial B-6 and B-7, Obituaries B-8, Radio TV Pot B-4, Shipping Sports gan 17 fa A-19, Tides Temperatures 8-7, and Women’s Activities 6-2. The fragment suggests a catalog of section guides rather than a full story or event.
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Boyle
Gan
U N Group Seeks Data On Missing WWII POWs And Temps
Californians faced wild temperature swings as Southern California deserts reached 107 degrees while Susanville Nevada posted 21 degrees. In Geneva, UN Prisoners of War commission opened its third session seeking data on over 3,000,000 missing German WWII soldiers, amid Soviet noncooperation.
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Sacramento
Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
United Nations Commission On
Auxiliary Sees Ike's Wife Adlai's Sister
New York delegates at the American Legion Auxiliary national convention met Elizabeth Ives sister of Gov Adlai Stevenson and Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower wife of the Republican nominee. Both admitted shyness facing a large audience as they were introduced. Mrs Ives recalled aVice President grandfather and her emotional stance. Mrs Eisenhower joked I have never made a speech in my life.
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New York
American Legion Auciliary
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Monty Pear
Eisenhower
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