Poll Tax Debate Halts Civil Rights Push in 1948 Senate
Southern Democrats stall the poll tax abolition bill as Republicans yield to hold the floor. President Truman’s civil rights program suffers a setback with the special session ending without action. The piece argues the tax is more about preserving states rights and limits on Negro voting than about preventing illegal voting.
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Seraces
New Hampshire
Senate
Mr. Truman
South
Congress
Missing Son Found In Air Force Ranks
Edward E. Potts aged 21, son of surgeon Dr Willis J Potts of Oak Park, was found at Lackland Field Texas serving in the U S Air Force after disappearing June 2 from the University of Rochester. He told his mother he was tired and fed up with it all.
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Chicago
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Field
Tex
Edward E. Potts
University of Rochester
Willis J. Potts
Oak Park
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Potts
Young Potts
Lackland Base
San Antonio
Resistance Increases as Dairy Demand Slips in July
The agriculture department reports rising resistance to higher food costs with weakened demand for milk and dairy products in July. Red meat prices remain at a record high while substitutes like eggs and poultry gain share amid overall price pressures.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Elephants Used in Ancient Warfare by Carthage and Rome
African elephants, previously wild, were domesticated and employed as instruments of war by Carthaginian and Roman forces. The animals played a strategic role in battles, affecting tactics and outcomes in ancient campaigns.
Six Vehicles Damaged In Two Collisions On 9th Street
Two separate crashes on 9th street within half an hour caused damage to six vehicles. At 4:24 p.m. Monroe Lumber and Fuel Co truck driven by Raymond J. Wieck struck Leonard W. Lehman’s auto in the 1500 block, damaging the left front fender and a door post. About 30 minutes later Herman Ladwig’s car and Victor Melland’s car collided at 9th street and 16th avenue, with Ladwig’s vehicle sustaining heavy damage and Melland’s only a broken windshield.
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9Th Street
Raymond J. Wieck
23Rd Street
Monroe Lumber and Fuel Co
Leonard W. Lehman
Darlington
Lehman
Herman Ladwig
17Th Avenue
Victor Melland
Woodford
16Th Avenue
Ladwig
Melland
Met Cancels Season Amid Wage Dispute
The Metropolitan Opera announces cancellation of its 1948-49 season after failed talks with labor unions over wage increases. Officials say union demands cannot be met, citing financial constraints and ongoing contract negotiations.
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MET
New York
Metropolitan Opera
America
Orangeville Social Notes Tell of Local Travel and Visits
Mrs. Glen E. Bolender hosts and travels with relatives to Massachusetts and east coast points. Numerous out-of-town visitors drop by Orangeville for family gatherings, hospital visits, and weekend stays in Freeport, Madison, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Rockford.
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Paul Barmore
Whittier
Calif
Barmore
Spencer Bowen
Monroe
Massachusetts
Mary van Matre
Orpah Howe
Madison
Pearl Schrack
Jeanette Schramm
Jean
Charles Burington
Carolyn Heck
Chicago
Glenn Geller
C. B. Bridge
Robert Bridge
DeKalb
Rolland Walter
Olwein
Ida Confer
Grace Uhe
Freeport
Stanley Hulbert
Hulbert
Steve Likens
Pete Zimmerman
Rockford
Walter
Otto Folgate
Wrence Dietmeier
Freepo
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Easy Secret
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Minnesota
Sturgeon Bay
Eee Brennan
St. Ma
Arcady
Highway 118
Orangeville
Glen E. Bolender
Guy Clarno
Richard Hiteman
I. O. Shaffer
Raymond Maaske
Lyle Rinehart
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Larry Maaske
Stanley Halpert
Eldred
Gilbert Abraham
Elred
Schuetze
Omror
Kerr Mason Lids
Kerr
Ball Mason Zinc
Mason
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Doz
Ajax
Molli
Staley
Salerno
NATCO
RTC
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Staley's
Meinz Baby Foods
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