Berlin Blockade Tightens As Truck Controls Reported
Western Berlin traffic faced stricter Soviet controls with trucks inspected and materials confiscated, signaling a deepening city split. The United States, Britain, and France prepared protest notes as U S airlift resumed despite bad weather and a C 47 crash near Wiesbaden.
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Berlin
London
United States
France
Britain
Russia
Paris
Seidel
Air Force
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Carole Landis Ends Life With Overdose Of Sleeping Tablets
Actress Carole Landis was found dead in her Pacific Palisades home from an apparent self inflicted overdose of sleeping pills. Detectives said a final note to her mother and a satin ribbon with the Lord s prayer were found. Rex Harrison discovered the body after attempts to reach her by phone. Landis had been ill a week with an amoebic infection and recently planned a move to England.
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Carole Landis
Los Angeles
Pacific Palisades
Emmett Jones
Miss Landis
Captain Jones
Rex Harrison
Mommie
Israel Rejects Peace Proposal For Palestine
Cairo report says Israel rejected Count Folke Bernadotte's Palestine peace plan. Both sides offered cautious replies as Bernadotte pursued a truce extension while Arabs debated renewed fighting when the four week pause ends. Bernadotte planned more talks and said the door remains open on both sides for peace.
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Cairo
Israel
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Moshe Shertok
Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Haifa
Ciro
Tel Aviv
Arab League
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Azzam Pasha
Count Bernadotte
Middle East
Truman Seeks renomination as Eisenhower stance eases path
President Truman speeds toward Washington aboard his private car after a day of political calm following Eisenhower's statement that he cannot accept nomination. Truman greets crowds in Missouri and Ohio while avoiding comment on the matter, insisting the trip is non political.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Wallace H. Graham
White House
Graham
Willard
Springfield
Bolivar
Romulo Gallegos
Venezuela
Newburg
Cincinnati
French report cites British evidence of plot to seize Berlin
Paris says Britain provided documentary proof of a Soviet plan to provoke incidents in Berlin to trigger Western intervention and pave the way for a Soviet occupation. French officials in Berlin corroborate the concern, though no comment is offered by embassies.
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Berlin
West
U.S
Rhinemain
Wiesbaden
Paris
Tod
Foreign Office
Moscow
U S Vessels Sail for Mediterranean Ahead of Schedule
Three cruisers of the USS sixth task fleet Fargo Huntington and Juneau sailed for the Mediterranean with escort carrier Palau. No official reason given though sources said urgent Palestine situation messages prompted the move.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Mediterranean
Adm
Forrest Sherman
Palestine
Fargo
Huntington
Juneau
Palau
U. S
Third Time Charm in Home Burglary Case
Joyce Lynne Murray, 20, told police a burglar trespassed three times at her Los Angeles home. He first entered the bedroom and fled, then returned to the back porch, and finally appeared in the living room with a gun before Murray hurled a jar of vanishing cream, causing him to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Lynne Murray
Work Starts On Elevator Once Again
Columbus AP reports contractors resumed work on the State House elevator but confined to the second and third floors. State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson says the shaft would encroach on his first floor offices and basement, seeks court halt, while public works pushes ahead after weeks of starting and stopping.
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Columbus
State House
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Ohio Supreme Court
House of Representatives
State Department of Public Works
Damage Suit Filed Against London Doctors
J F Whiteford an American consulting engineer sues surgeon John Bowman Hunter and Dr Seymour R Gleed in London for breach of warranty and negligence alleging they misdiagnosed a bladder ailment in 1942 and told him he had only months to live. He stopped his business sold his furniture and returned to the United States to die. An American physician reportedly said there was nothing wrong but a bladder complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. F. Whiteford
Whiteford
John Bowman Hunter
Seymour R. Gleed
United States
Polio cases rise in North Carolina
In Raleigh the third worst infantile paralysis outbreak in state history continued to grow with 369 cases counted for the year and sixteen new cases reported to the state board of health.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
State Board of Health
Belfry of St. Mary's Church Struck by Lightning
Lightning struck the Belfrey of St. Mary’s Catholic church in Belfrey Shawnee yesterday causing damage estimated at $1,000 by Pastor Hugh Guibert.
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Belfrey Shawnee, O
Belfrey
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Hugh Guibert
Footprint sparks renewed search for missing boy
A fresh footprint found a mile from the Collier cabin in Somerset county fuels hope that 23 month old Donald Collier may still be alive. More than 300 volunteers and officers have scoured the area since his disappearance last Friday and the print, northeast of the cabin, post storm, suggests a child could be nearby. Donald is the son of an Allegheny County coal miner.
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Somerset
Collier
Donald Collier
Donald
Allegheny County
Jackie Cooper rescues wife and son from fire in Dennis
Film actor Jackie Cooper used a makeshift rope of bedsheets to save his wife and two year old son during a blaze at their summer home in Dennis Massachusetts. After a momentary stun he knotted the sheets and helped his family to a second floor window before sliding to safety himself.
Eisenhower Declines to Back Any Party in 1956 Bid
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower flashed a stop sign to his Ike for President wagon but Democratic supporters ignored it. The former president of Columbia University and ex chief of staff said he would not identify with any party or accept nomination.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
New Jersey Democrats Back Eisenhower Draft for 1952
Frank Hague urged President Truman to urge Gen. Eisenhower to accept the Democratic nomination. The New Jersey delegation reaffirmed its 36 votes for a straightforward Eisenhower draft at the national convention.
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Jersey City
N. J
Frank Hague
Truman
Gen
Eisenhower
National Democratic Committee
New Jersey
Benes Tito Cheered By 80 000 In Prague Sokol Parade
In Prague 80 000 Sokol marchers cheered resigned President Eduard Benes while praise for Tito Renn and Masaryk echoed. Gottwald faced silence as crowds booed Communist power, and Masaryk's son Jan Masaryk was noted for his tragic death after the 1948 seizure. Extra police guarded the reviewing stand amid rain.
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Benes
Tito
Eduard Benes
Prague
Sokol
Kelement Gottwald
Yugoslavia
Mars Tito
Cominform
T. G. Masaryk
Vey
Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Jan Masaryk
Gottwald
Problem Faced By Democrat Plank Writers
Democratic platform drafters plan a strong states rights plank to ease southern bitterness over civil rights. The platform committee led by Senator Francis J. Myers will hold public hearings in Philadelphia ahead of the Monday convention to seek compromise between Truman civil rights backers and southern separatists. The civil rights issue is expected to spark a full and possibly violent airing at committee and convention.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Platform Committee
Pennsylvania
Francis J. Myers
Truman
Herbert Plans Entertain Ohio GOP Leaders at Mansion
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert will host two buffet dinners at the governor no mansion in Columbus for Ohio Republican officials. On July 10 about 200 county chairmen and spouses attend a social event. on July 14 about 88 central and executive committee members and spouses attend. Politics may be discussed but the events are described as social.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
State Central and Executive Committee
John Robert Jones
Nazi Leaders Sentenced to 10 Years in Germany
A denazification court in Bad Toelz sentenced Walther Funk Nazi economics minister and Baldur von Schirach Hitler Youth leader to 10 years in prison with confiscation of their fortunes. Both were convicted as major Nazi offenders.
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Bad Toelz
Germany
Walther Funk
Bladur von Schirach
Hitler
Walkout Opened By 50,000 Miners Seeking Contract
A national coal strike began with 50,000 bituminous miners walking out in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The action involves about one eighth of the 400,000 miners. The stoppage aims at pressuring for a new contract.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pennesylvania
Accidental Death Toll Tops Five Hundred Fifty
The three day Independence Day period saw 550 accidental deaths and many injuries. Traffic fatalities reached 298 with 184 drownings and 66 other fatal accidents. Pennsylvania reported the heaviest toll with 44 deaths including 23 traffic fatalities and 14 drownings.
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National Safety Council
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Pennsylvania
California
Iowa
Oregon
Ohio
Joe Zanini
Mansfield
Caesar Rossetti
Toledo
Elyria
Shirley Thomas
Youngstown
Girard
Trumbull County
Helen C. Wheeler
Tiffin
Royal Maloney
Wood County
Carl Doughman
Morrow
Lebanon
John Zacaropoulos
Akron
Clarence Smith
Cleveland
Percell Thornton
Leslie Kay Pantone
Maple Heights
Frank Carr
Fairmont
W. Va
Ada
Arthur McCoy
Thomas Elkins
Germantown
van Cleve
Dayton
Clare McGregor
Waupaca
Wis
Fremont
Susan Huston
Columbus
Harold Stevens
Philip Doss
Richard Busher
Shalersville
Portage County
Munroe Falls Lake
Bruce Carol Benedict
Miners Expected to Return Under New Soft Coal Contract
Adolph Pacifico president of District Six of the United Mine Workers estimates about 16 000 miners will return to work today under a new soft coal contract. About 100 men in the district including northern West Virginia panhandle and eastern Ohio will not return, working at Beechbottom West Virginia and Martins Ferry captive mines of Wheeling Steel Corporation.
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West Virginia
American Rolling Mill Company
Pennsylvania
U. S. Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Weirton Steel Company
Steel Company
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Pittsburgh - Uniontown
Pittsburgh Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Bellaire
Adolph Pacifico
United Mine Workers Union
Panhandle
Ohio
Beechbottom
W. Va
Martins Ferry
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Pacifico
Riverside Cleans Up After Wild Motorcycle Race
About 2,000 cyclists ended a three day AMA event in Riverside California with one death and 54 arrests. Sheriff Rayburn blamed a handful of unruly riders while noting AMA members were not responsible for the chaos. Ed Kretz of Wilmar won the 100 mile race on the Box Springs Course.
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Riverside
Cal
Carl F. Rayburn
Sherif Rayburn
Box Springs
Ed Kretz
Wilmar
Clues Sought in Crescent Cafe Bombing
In Mansfield Ohio AP police search for clues after a Crescent cafe bombing injures two patrolmen and two firemen. The blast at 2 am wrecked the rear of the restaurant as crews tried to pull the device into water. Injured officers are William D. Mitchell 26 and John P. Butler 24. firefighters James Peck and Roy Reeder 44. Owner Russell J. Matthes denies having enemies.
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Roy Reeder
Russell J. Matthes
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Marshall
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Missouri
James Roosevelt
Democratic Central Committee
Mitchell
Seattle
Georgia
James S. Peters
Mr. Truman
Kremlin
Benin
Jackie Cooper
Jack
Rube) Ryer
New York City
Zena Grady
Ryer
Herbert
Armco Mines
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Coreporation
U. S. Steel
Bessemer
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