Public supports Truman Korea aid in Gallup survey
George Gallup reports eight in ten Americans approve Truman’s decision to aid Korea. The poll shows 81 percent approve and 21 percent disapprove, with 29 percent undecided on peace impact. Interviews were completed before troops were ordered, using a national cross section panel.
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Lubbock
Tex
Avalanche-Journal
Sun
Truman
Korea
George Gallup
American Institute OF Public Opinion
Princeton
Gallup
U.S
Nccesse
South Korea
Death Row Death Pause Nine Minutes Before Scheduled End
In Raleigh North Carolina a 34 year old man awaiting execution gained a nine minute delay after Gov Kerr Scott postponed his death sentence as the 10 year old rape victim recanted part of her testimony. The prisoner remained hopeful for a permanent reprieve and hoped the commutation would follow. The warden, chaplain and officials witnessed the moment as a hearse stood idle. The condemned man wore white shorts and a stethoscope while awaiting the ruling.
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Raleigh
N. C
Kerr Scott
Paroles
T. C. Johnson
Shackleford
Scott
W. H. R. Jackson
Significant underground water found on Hill ranch near Seminole
A major underground water discovery on the John L. Hill 13‑section ranch five miles southwest of Seminole boosts irrigation prospects for Gaines County. Nine wells completed in three months support promises of deeper plowing and crop expansion, as Hill and partner Ralph Balle n of Geneseo plan cattle grazing on leased lands and push for improved markets.
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Seminole
David Jackson
John T. Hill
John L. Hill
John C. Hill
George Burke
Amos Harper
Here
Hill
Ralph Ballen
Geneseo
Ill
J. H. Procter
Gaines County
J. C. Hill
Amarillo
Procter
Woman Demands Meeting With Truman to Stop the War
A barefoot woman in slacks and a sweater fled through Senate corridors to reach President Truman. Police pursued her from the Capitol and eventually captured her at an open third floor window near the galleries. She sobbed that she wanted to stop the war and said her husband works for an airline. she had left her baby with her parents at a nearby beach.
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Washington
Capitol
Truman
Senate
Presdent
France’s 1949 Farm and Coal Outputs Rise Sharply
Paris reports 1949 tractor production at 17,000, tenfold 1938 output, while coal production reached 53,000,000 tons, up from 48,000,000 tons in 1938.
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Paris
France
Candidate Removes Placards From Poles
Chief Gilbert Newton urged candidates to remove placards from utility poles and public property. J R Ship a candidate for justice of peace explained he removed his placards after the directive noting the danger to linemen and law compliance. Newsprint consumption in the United States is over three million tons annually.
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Gilbert Newton
J. R. Ship
Justice of Peace
Precinct 1
Place 1
Newton
Shipp
United States
Officials Installed at Texas Letter Carriers Convention
Wichita Falls July 16 Jack Bryant of Abilene was installed today as president of the Texas Association of Letter Carriers. Other officers installed at the closing session include Jere McDonald Temple vice president B Cross Corpus Christi secretary J.C. Ward Austin and Lyle Graham Dallas at large Graham retiring president.
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Wichita Falls
Jack Bryant
Abilene
Texas Association of Letter Carriers
Jere McDonald
Temple
B. Cross
Corpus Christi
Sitary
J.C. Ward
Austin
Irea
Lyle Graham
Dallas
Graham
Tasmania Halfway Across from Florida in Size and Shore
Tasmania lies roughly halfway to Florida in land area and features an extensive coastline about 900 miles long. The comparison highlights Tasmania as a large island with a lengthy shore.
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C. M. Neel
Optometrist
Broadway
Ty Ky Iy
Cushman Scooter
Cushman Scooter Sales
Virgil Dres
Home Furniture Shop
Texas Ave
DIAL
Scitern
Scott Ballard
Herb Bannister
Poles
America
F.H.A
Ess
Tasmania
Florida
Oy Brown
Dunlap’s Children’s Départment
Dunlap’s Corral Club
Dunlap’s Corral Department
Plaza Theatre
P. S
Roy Rogers
Bill Elliott
Johnny Mack Brown
Lash Lorue
Gene Autry
Dunlads Corral Club
Dunlap's
Corral Club
Dunlap
Broadway Lubbock
Texas
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