Truman predicts victory in 1948 race and backs Roosevelt as running mate
President Truman told reporters he expects to defeat the Dewey Warren GOP ticket and said Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt would be an acceptable vice presidential candidate. He dismissed withdrawal talk as foolish and pledged to campaign hard against Congress and the opposition.
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Roosevelt
Washingston AP
Dewey-Warren
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
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Clare Boothe Luce
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Mr. Truman
Tony
California
Earl Warren
Steelman declines Sears of Labor post
President Truman announced that John R. Steelman declined an offer to become Secretary of Labor. Steelman prefers his current role as presidential assistant focusing on labor issues including the railroad wage dispute. The administration has not chosen a replacement after the death of Lewis B. Schwellenbach.
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Truman
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Dewey Says Bipartisan Policy Applies Only to UN
Albany NY AP Gover nor Thomas E Dewey declared a bipartisan policy he founded in 1944 has mainly applied to United Nations affairs He said other foreign policy areas lacked Republican consultation and cited Greek Turkish Potsdam and China issues He met with John Foster Dulles and Republican leaders detailing foreign policy views and UN role
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N.Y
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
United Nations
China
Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
UN General Assembly
Assembly
Paris
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Joseph Martin, Jr
Mass
Charles Halleck
Ind
Former American Type Foundry chief dies at 74
Morris Fuller Benton, 74, former chief type designer of the American Type Foundry Co., died yesterday at All Souls Hospital after a short illness in Morristown, New Jersey. Born in Milwaukee, he was son of Linn Boyd Benton whose linotype innovations helped the industry. He is credited with inventing the type family used in ads and commercial printing.
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N. J
Morris Fuller Benton
Amerian Type Foundry Co
All Souls Hospital
Milwaukee
Wis
Benton
Linn Boyd Benton
Driver’s Trucker Tears After Onions Tanker Crash
Robert Kimball, 29, of McKinney Texas, watched his 12 ton tractor-trailer overturned on Harrison Avenue hill outside Cincinnati. The brakes failed on the Texas onions load from Dallas to Philadelphia. No injuries reported.
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Tex
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Philadelphia
President Truman intensifies attacks as anti movement grows
President Truman escalates criticism of the Republican Congress while Democratic divisions widen. He signs appropriations measures for the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Interior Department, then comments on their flaws. At a Philadelphia party session he weighs Eisenhower as a potential candidate, with other Democrats voicing mixed support amid a tense convention buildup.
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South Carolina
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New York
Columbia University
Gov
Handy Ellis
Ala
Four Senators Weighing Vice Presidential Bids for Truman
Four long time Truman backers from Kentucky Wyoming Maryland and Illinois plan to push their names as potential running mates at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. They supported Truman in Chicago four years ago and expect him to choose a top vp if he wins the nomination.
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Harry Truman
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White House
Philadelphia
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Missouri
Governor rules out clemency for Clifford Gayles
Gov. Thomas Herbert said at a Columbus press conference he will not grant clemency to Clifford Gayles. The 34 year old Xenia parolee is to die in the electric chair tomorrow night at the Ohio Penitentiary for the beating and murder of Mrs Edna Adkins near Middletown during Labor Day weekend.
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Edna Adkins
Franklin
Middletown
Clare Luce Quits Politics Says Dewey Ticket Is Safe
Clare Boothe Luce told the Bridgeport Post she is through with politics as a candidate or campaigner. She cited the Dewey Warren ticket as effectively elected and plans to return to writing. She will cover the national Democratic convention as a journalist, her final political contact.
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Antoine Petain Dies at 87 in France Farm Birthplace
Antoine Petain 87 brother of ex Marshal Philippe Petain died today at the Cauchy La Tour farm in Bethune where the brothers were born.
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France
Antoine Petain
Philippe Petain
Cauchy-La-Tour
Truman Signs Housing Bill Raps Measure
President Truman signed a Republican modified housing bill and blasted Congress as failing to meet long-range needs. He said the measure is political patchwork and that public housing provisions from the Taft-Ellender-Wagner plan were stripped. Senator Taft defended the bill as aiding veterans with GI loans and argued it addresses immediate needs.
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Truman
6Th Congress
Congress
House of Representatives
Taft
Ohio
Ellender
Wagner
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Federal National Mort
Truman Approves Marshall Report on Berlin Stance
President Truman approved in advance Secretary Marshall's statement that the United States will stay in Berlin and deal promptly with issues raised by Russian starvation tactics. He refused to discuss the Soviet blockade at a news conference.
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Washington
Truman
Marshall
United States
Berlin
MacKenzie King Plans To Resign As Liberal Leader
Prime Minister W L MacKenzie King told parliament he will resign this fall. He said he would consider returning to office if war arose. An ovation greeted his farewell in the closing session. He took office October 23 1935 and will resign as Liberal leader at the August 5 7 convention.
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Ottawa
W. L. MacKenzie King
MacKenzie King
Liberal Party
New York Bans Pinball Machines and Doubles Business Tax
Mayor William O Dwyer signed laws banning pinball machines and increasing the citys business tax after hearings. The measures, passed by the council and board of estimate, aim to raise about 30 million dollars yearly. The levy imposes one fifth of one percent on general business receipts above ten thousand and two fifths of one percent on financial businesses.
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New York
William O’dwyer
City Council
Board of Estimate
Western Powers Rally Against Russia Over Berlin Crisis
Western powers led by the United States Britain and France press Moscow over Berlin as talks on lifting the land blockade and restoring four power rule proceed. NATO allies threaten UN action if Russia blocks relief or refuses to reestablish a Western German government amid growing Cold War tensions.
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Rain Adds To Misery Of Homeless In Fukui After Quake
Rain worsens misery for Fukui quake homeless as refugees crowd the area and levees fail. Death toll official at 3,254 with 7,521 injured, while 325 bodies recovered including 22 children. Families burn flattened houses in Buddhist rites amid widespread destruction.
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Tokyo
Ishikawa
U. S. Eighth Army
Firemen Free Sooty Johnny From Chimney
Five year old Johnny Maloy became stuck in a backyard fireplace chimney in Newton Massachusetts. Firefighters dismantled the flu brick by brick to rescue him after five hours.
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Royall Delays Negotiating With Railroads
Army Secretary Kenneth Royall said he will not press a government contract with three railroad unions while settlement efforts continue. He is awaiting Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman’s talks, as the government operates the railroads under a seizure order and a temporary injunction against a strike remains in place.
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T. Alan Goldsborough
John R. Steelman
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Goldsborough
Justice Department
Resigns from Post Cincinnati by Ohio River Division Engineer
Charles E. Hammell aged 60, a civilian employee of the Ohio River Division Corps of Engineers for 41 years, resigns yesterday from the post as maintenance advisor in Cincinnati.
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Charles E. Hammell
Ohio River Division Corps of Engineers
Anti Reds Win Fight In Plane Over Bulgaria
Turkish airport attendants report Bulgarian anti Communists fought with Communist passengers aboard a Junkers 2 transport over Bulgaria. The plane carried 19 aboard. the pilot was dead and two crewmen wounded. The attack occurred after takeoff from Varna toward Sofia. Censorship was imposed at Istanbul.
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Turkey
Varna
Black Sea
Sofia
Freezing Wisconsin Temperatures Hit Land O Lakes Area
The mercury fell to freezing near Land O Lakes Wisconsin as cool air spread from the north central states. Chicago's low reached 53.2 tying a near record for the date, while the eastern seaboard faced heat relief and rain in spots. at least 11 deaths were linked to high temperatures and storms, nine in New England.
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Wisconsin
Seaboard
Land O’lakes
Wis
New England
Pittsburgh Office Fire Damages Eight-Story Building
Firemen fought a two hour blaze in downtown Pittsburgh's eight story Boulevard of the Allies office building housing Pittsburgh Office Furniture and Supply Company. Smoke blanketed the Golden Triangle during rush hour. no injuries reported. damage estimated around 50000 as owner Jack Sacks, former Pitt football player, awaited equipment inspection.
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Golden Triangle
Boulevard of the Allies
Wood Street
Pittsburgh Office Furniture and Supply Company
William H. Davis
Jack Sacks
Pitt
Damage Suit Filed Over Eye Injuries At Gray’s Drug Store
Mrs. Minnie Garfield of Leavenworth Kansas filed a 25000 damage suit in Columbus against Gray’s drug store alleging a clerk juggling an orange on January 4 caused shattered glasses and glass splinters to pierce her eyes.
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Minnie Garfield
Leavenworth
Kan
Gray’s Drug Store
Cold Strike Planned by Phone Union
The Association of Communication Equipment Workers plans a nationwide cold strike and placard campaign involving 30 000 workers to press wage demands. Union leaders authorized a four to one vote to strike if needed against Western Electric Company, with action to start today at major telephone exchanges.
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New York
Association of Communication Equipment Workers
CIO
Western Electric Company
Ernest Weaver
Weaver
Doctors Team To Save Geauga Hospital In Crisis
Geauga County physicians stepped in to prevent Corey Hospital’s closure after trustees failed to cover expenses. An audit showed deficits could be met for months if needed while doctors offered pro rata support and additional funds. Officials aim to place a county bond issue next November to relieve the doctors.
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Corey
Packers To Comply With Labor Measure
Chicago AP report notes the CIO United Packinghouse Workers of America with about 200000 members will comply with all Taft Hartley provisions. Immediate removal from office will be the penalty for any union officer who fails to comply, as decided at its fifth constitutional convention yesterday.
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Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse Workers of America
AFL Affiliated Municipal Vote Extends Wage Raise Deadline
East Liverpool officials voting to extend to July 13 the deadline for council action on a request for a 12 percent hourly or $30 monthly raise in their 208 dollar a month wages.
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