Dixie Rebels Win in First Chicago
Chicago reports the Democratic National Committee seated anti Truman delegations from Texas and Mississippi pending hearings by the convention credentials committee. The move, led by Jacob M. Arvey, avoids a full internal fight while signaling a possible floor clash over unity and loyalty to the party’s nominee.
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Democratic National Committee
Texas
Mississippi
National Committee
Jacob M. Arvey
Illinois
Convention Credentials Committee
Arvey
Convention
Nurmi Lights Olympic Urn as Games Begin in Helsinki
At Helsinki 70,000 spectators watched the opening of the 15th modern Olympic Games. President Paasikivi declared the event open, with 5,870 athletes from 69 countries in attendance. Paavo Nurmi carried the sacred fire on the last lap, receiving the crowd’s largest ovation as the ceremony commenced amid rain and colorfully dressed athletes.
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Helsinki
Republic of Finland
Russia
Juho K. Paasikivi
Vrand
Olympic Stadium
U N Troops Push Back Foe on Peak In Korea
In Seoul on July 19 United Nations infantrymen launched a dawn assault against Chinese forces on Old Baldy. The U S Eighth Army reported heavy artillery and tank support pushing to 150 yards of Red positions on the northwestern slope. Fighting eased by afternoon but resumed at 4 p.m. as U N troops renewed the advance on the western front hill amid rain soaked combat.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Old Baldy
U. S. Highth Army
U. N
Eighth Army
Chorwon
Weekend Weather With Clearing Skies Ahead
Partly clear skies this afternoon give way to mostly sunny conditions tomorrow afternoon. Morning hours feature low clouds and a mild rise in temperatures. Winds remain light and variable tonight and tomorrow morning, shifting to west-southwest at 12 to 17 mph in the tomorrow afternoon period.
Steelman to press Pittsburgh talks on steel strike
Washington July 19 AP Acting defense mobilizer John R Steelman said CIO steelworkers and the strikebound steel industry would resume negotiations in Pittsburgh tomorrow morning in another peace effort The White House disclosed the plan after a meeting in Pittsburgh of the United Steel Workers wave policy committee Murray and industry officials are expected to discuss wage policy and a possible return to a union shop The government may consider using the Selective Service Act to seize idle mills if the strike extends further, as defense steel shortages grow acute.
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John R. Steelman
CIO
Pittsburgh
Steelman
White House
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers of America
Murray
Eng
Workers’ Union
Chicago
Clarence B. Randall
Inland Steel Co
Defense
FBI Seizes 25 Dope Peddlers in Houston Roundup
Houston agents conducted an all-night raid netting 25 dope peddlers and at least five major wholesalers. The operation followed weeks of undercover work by federal officers from Houston and other cities.
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Houston
Nercuties
Four Lost as 49 Leap Into Sea Off Blazing Vessel
The Norwegian freighter SS Black Gull burst into flames in the Atlantic off Long Island. Sixty five miles from the coast, 45 of 49 aboard were rescued by the Gripsholm hospital ship, including six women, while four crewmen remained missing. Lifeboats were destroyed or lost as the ship burned.
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Atlantic
Associated Press
New York
Black Gull
Easter
Gripsholm
Gripsholva
Gripshelm
Eric Stalin
Blackwalla
Coast Guard
Russian General Dies in Train Wreck After Middle Car Demand
Berlin reports a Russian general caused a deadly wreck by insisting his automobile be placed on a flatcar in the middle of a troop train. About 160 Red Army men on leave were killed or injured when the train buckled on a bend near the Oder River in Poland on July 9, per Allied sources.
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Berlin
Rass Hat
Oder River
Poland
President Truman Leaves Hospital With Fightful Mood
President Truman returned to the White House from Walter Reed after a three day stay for a mild virus and physical checkup. He appeared with Mrs. Truman and joked with reporters about the Chicago convention while praising a signed security benefits bill and condemning Republican lobbying on social security. He said he plans to attend the Democratic convention once a presidential nominee is chosen and possibly before a vice presidential candidate is named.
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White House
Army
Walter Reed Medical Center
Chicago
Joseph Short
American Medical Association
Tankship Aflame in N Y East River
A tanker named Number 18 of Pauline Brothers Co. was reported afire in the East River off 70th Street. Crew members leaped into the water to escape the flames as police, fire units, a Coast Guard helicopter, and three tugs responded.
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East River
70Th St
Bellevue Hospital
Manhhattan
Upper East Side
Coast Guard
Pauline Brothers Co
65Th St
Manhattan East River
The
113 Listed Missing in Formosa Floods
In Formosa's southern region 113 people were officially listed as drowned or missing after a two day downpour that destroyed homes and disrupted transportation across the area.
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Formosa
Taipeh
Ice Cake Accident at U2 Factory Cures Toe Wound
In Inglewood on July 19 George D. Pauley 35 dropped a 150 pound cake of ice at the U2 Factory. It fell on his big toe causing cuts but no serious injury. At the hospital the doctor advised rest with an ice pack at home.
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Inglewood
George D. Pauley
Pauley
Where to Find It Listing Fragments
An itemized guide shows sections by page and topic across the newspaper. It lists departments including Churches Classifieds Financial Obituaries Radio and television Sports Theaters and weather and activities pages with page references.
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Boyle
Riots in Tehran Over Mossadegh Move Turn Violent
Tehran youths and supporters of ex prime minister Mossadegh clash as Ahmed Qavam assumes office. At least seven people bayoneted in fights, about 300 demonstrators storm the Etelnat building, tanks and armored cars deploy around the Parliament area as Iran seeks a settlement of the oil dispute with Britain.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Ahmed Qavam
Qavam
Etelnat
Mossadegh
Second Atomic Sub Signed to Build Carrier at New York Yard
The Navy announced the second 60,000 ton carrier Forrestal class will be built at the New York Naval Shipyard Brandton activaiy while the hull of the second nuclear submarine will be built at Electric Boat in Groton Connecticut. The keel for the Forrestal was laid last week at Newport News and the cost of the carrier is estimated at 209.7 million dollars.
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Navy
Forrestal Glass
New York Naval Shipyard
Brandton
Activaiy .N
Graton
Conn
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Newport News
Kimball
Brooklyn Yard
Navy J
Benton Demands Plank to End Filibuster Over Civil Rights
CHICAGO July 14 Senator William Benton of Connecticut urged Democrats to press for a Senate rule change to end filibusters by a simple majority after 15 days of debate and by two thirds after four days. He also proposed a ethics expulsion plank and clashed with McCarthy tactics as Dixie Democrats faced a convention clash over civil rights.
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Chicago
WPI
William Benton
Connecticut
Senate
Wherry
Sen
Nebraska
Benton
Congress
Sen. McCarthy
H.wis
Wife of West German President Elly Heuss Knapp Dies
Frau Elly Heuss Knapp, wife of West German President Theodor Heuss, died in a Bonn hospital after a long illness. She was 71.
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Bonn
Germany
Frau Elly Heuss-Knapp
Theodor Heuss
Burbank Police Race Nitro Bottle From Downtown
Police rushed to remove a bottle labeled nitroglycerine found during an inventory at a downtown restaurant. Officers carried the bottle to a car, sped to the hills, and fired at it from 100 yards away, breaking the bottle without causing an explosion. Police chief said the contents may never be known and warned against guessing.
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Burbank
Ralph Chick
Hugh McDonald
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