GOP hopefuls pour into convention city in Philadelphia
Four Republican presidential possibilities arrive to contest Pennsylvania caucus as key factor in the convention duration and nominee choice. Dewey, Taft, Vandenberg, Warren enter. Stassen already on site promising delegation support. Brownell touts Dewey lead and reserve votes ahead of first ballot, with ongoing preconvention maneuvering.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
California
Earl Warren
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Dewey
Herbert Brownell
Brownell
Ann Hoehler
Eft
Jefferson City
Lois Martin
Taft
Benjamin Franklin Hotel
US plans only small arms shipments to Europe this year
Washington reports that the United States will send only very small quantities of American arms and ammunition to Western European nations this year. A possible reversal would require a grave crisis involving Russia and special congressional approval. Norway and Denmark have appealed for minimum quantities of rifles and guns as policy aims to deter direct aggression for the next six months.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Congress
State Department
Norway
Denmark
U N Patrol Get Three U S Destroyers
Three U S destroyers are assigned to a U N Palestine patrol. The vessels will be turned over to Count Bernadotte and used only to transport persons and materials for the truce and for observation and reporting. France will provide a corvette class ship. Belgium cannot meet a request at present.
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Lake Success
United Nations
U. S
U. N. Palestine
Mediterranean
Count Folkeernadotte
Trygve Lie
France
Bernatte
Belgium
U. N
Bernadotte
The
United States
Lions Open 25th District 8 Convention in Monroe
The 25th annual Lions District 8 convention opens with Monroe and West Monroe hosting Monday and Tuesday activities. Delegates fill Hotels Virginia and Frances, with Past International President D. A. Sheen delivering noon and evening talks at Virginia Hotel and Hotel Frances. James D. Arrington also speaks, highlighting diverse, unique presentation styles.
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District 8
Lions International
Monroe
West Monroe
Virginia and
Frances
International
D. A. Sheen
Salt Lake City
Utah
Crystal Ballroom
Hotel
Virginia
Central Grammar School
Hotel Frances
Skeen
United Nations
San Francisco
Dumbarton Oaks
Arrington
Board of Inquiry Set Up for Coal Dispute
President Truman created a three member Taft Hartley board of inquiry to avert a nationwide soft coal strike. The board must report by Wednesday as the coal contract ends June 30 and miners begin a 10 day vacation June 26. Members include David E. Cole, E Wight Bakke, and Waldo Amanuel Fisher.
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Washington
Truman
Taft-Hartley Board of Inquiry
Three Man
David E. Cole
Paterson
N. J
E. Wight Bakke
Yale University
Waldo Amanuel Fisher
University of Pennsylvania
Clark
Truce Extension May Be Sought by Bernadotte
In Rhodes, June 19, Count Folke Bernadotte may ask the UN Security Council to extend the four week Palestine truce. His aides say he aims for permanent peace, progressing cautiously after observers report an Arab woman and child wounded near Nazareth during a four hour skirmish.
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Rhodes
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
U. N. Security Council
U. N
Bernadotte
Haifa
Nazareth
No-Man’s Land
Preliminary GOP Platform Drawn With Foreign Plank
Philadelphia reports a secret preliminary draft for the 1948 GOP platform proposing a foreign affairs plank to resist communism and maintain world leadership. Writers face a possible convention floor clash as Congress actions prompt revisions, while a civil rights plank calls for fair employment and anti-lynching measures and ending segregation in the armed forces.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Congress
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Platform
Republican Party
Foreign Affairs
National Defense
Farm program effort collapses after long conference
Washington June 19. Conferees from the senate and house failed to reach a compromise on farm legislation. Senator Aiken said this means the end of a farm program while a late-night resumption was agreed upon. If no agreement is reached, price supports revert to 1938 levels on January 1, 1949, with parity rules adjusting to earlier purchasing power. The house backed a stopgap extension, while the senate favored a permanent long-range plan. Aiken expressed no hope for a quick agreement.
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Washington
Senate
House
Aiken
Congress
Conference
House Representatives
Truman's Western Swing Prompts Battle For 1948 Nomination
President Truman opens a long western tour stretching through 18 states promising to showcase his record in a high stakes fight with Republicans who claim 1948 is their year. He rails against Congress on prices and housing, drawing applause as reporters tally 70 speeches and 8,500 miles traveled.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate approves postal and civil service pay rise
Washington June 19 The senate approved pay increases for postal and civil service workers while rejecting raises for upper bracket government employees including cabinet officers. The measure passed by voice vote after tabling Fulbright's amendment to repeal the oleomargarine tax and now moves to the house for action on amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Fulbright
D-Ark
House
Russians Use Tanks To Back Restriction On Travel
The Associated Press reports Soviet troops and armored vehicles reinforced new travel limits at the Soviet West German border. Travel into the Soviet occupation zone halted, freight movement restricted, and border controls tightened as the Deutsche mark moves to replace the reichsmark. Massive inspections and border posts along the Helmstedt Hannover corridor marked the day, with western traffic largely stopped while Berlin remained open to westbound movement. A parallel one hour general strike in Paris drew thousands of workers in a peaceful show of solidarity.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Eisenach
Helstedt
Helmstedt
Hannover
Soviet Zone
Paris
LSU Class Echoes Huey Long Football Devotion and Circus Date
An LSU instructor praised Huey Long’s devotion to football. Ringling Brothers planned a Baton Rouge show on a game day. The coach and Baton Rouge police sought a date change, but the circus refused. Governor Long demanded contact with the Ringling Brothers.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana State University
Ringling Bros. Circus
Baton Rouge
Ringling Brothers
Florida
Plan to Install Parking Meters in City This Week
Mayor Har vey Benoit announced the start of parking meter installation this week after a Thursday contract with McGee-Hale Park-O Meter Co of Oklahoma City for about nine automatic meters. The six month trial could trigger an election. revenue splits favour the company and city with proceeds funding recreational facilities.
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Harvey Benoit
McGee-Hale Park-Ometer Company
Oklahoma City
Benoit
GOP Chiefs Leave Recall Way Open
Washington June 19 Congress completed action on a peacetime draft tonight and moved toward adjournment subject to recall by Republican leaders. Draft and foreign aid were the main issues, with a farm program and housing legislation also on the slate as shelved.
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Washington
Congress
Drafting Young Men Promise Remains After Senate Moves
The House approved a peacetime conscription bill by 259 to 136 after a Senate filibuster ended. The plan drafts men aged 19 to 25 for 21 months, expiring in two years unless extended, with passage signaling likely White House action. President Truman may sign soon as Congress considers housing and farm measures and contemplates a possible special session.
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Congress
Truman
House
White Horse
Rep
Wadsworth
R-Ny
Mitchell
R-Ind
Senate
Taylor
Didaho
Langer
Idaho
Henry Wallace
Taft R
Ohio
Republican Steering Committee
Taft
Martin
Mass
Halleck
Ind
Wherry
Neb
Vandenberg
D.-Ida
Governor Long's Platform Nears Finishing Stage
Baton Rouge Louisiana June 19 The governor's legislative program nears completion with three weeks left in the session The house faces a heavy week with the 363 million dollar budget and 120 item omnibus bill likely to draw floor amendments The senate backs the administration revenue measure a three cent cigarette tax hike The reform of state departments including abolishing the department of institutions and recreating the division of administration moves forward A major debate over civil service updates lingers as bills await action and the session pace tightens with many measures at risk if not advanced this week
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Baton Rouge
Earl K .Long
Louisiana
House
Senate
Department of Institutions
Department of Highways
Sam H. Jones
Department of Finance
Long
State University and
Department of Education
Fisherhouse
Water shortage plagues West Monroe residents
Mayor C C Bell Sr warned that the city cannot extinguish a fire with the current critically low water supply. He cited summer overuse for lawns and cars, plans to curb usage with hours and fines, and noted only two wells are in operation with a third nearly ready.
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C. C. Bell, Sr
Bell
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