Mayors Fight Taft Whistle Stop Remark Across Cities
Mayors of Los Angeles Gary Crestline and other cities denounce Taft s Philadelphia remark about whistle stops. Chambers of Commerce across states echo backlash while Democrats tally 73 percent disapproval and 27 percent seek details. Los Angeles mayor notes a large presidential welcoming parade as a counterpoint. The capybara fact appears as an unrelated closing line.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Gary
Indi
Crestline
Ohio
Taft
Chambers of Commerce
Pocatello
Idaho
Laramie
Wyo
Democratic National Committee
Philadelphia
Truman
Congress
A. P Soner
Northeast Junior College ROTC Rated Excellent by Inspectors
The ROTC unit at Northeast Junior College received an excellent rating after the May 14 15 inspection led by Col Henry D Jay with Lt Col Daniel P Norman and Maj Theodore Leonard in attendance. Officials praised administration training and miscellaneous factors with superior scores, noting strong discipline, high exam accuracy, and active campus involvement including Army Day parades and a weekly KNOE radio program. Major Murphy departs, to be replaced by Major Hugh W McClary, praised by Dean Rodney Cline as a fine college addition.
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Northeast Junior College
Henry D. Jay
Field Artillery
Fourth Army
Daniel P. Norman
National Guard
Louisiana
Theodore Leonard
Northeast Louisiana
Joseph A. Murphy
KNOE
R. O. T. C. Activity Society
Twin Cities
Rodney Cline
Army
Murphy
Hugh W. McClary
Monroe
Japan
College
Major Murphy
McClary
Claude W. Allen
Berry W. Carroll
Roland Johnson
Harry C. Jolly
Two Arraigned and Three Fined In District Court
Alvin J. Tippit and Robert Savana were arraigned in district court Friday on charges of operating a lottery after pleading not guilty and a trial date was set for July 16. Albert Frank Low Jr was fined $100 and given a 30 day suspended jail term for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and reckless operation. Laney Crocker received a $25 fine and costs with 30 days in jail suspended, and W A Nolan was fined $25 with costs and suspended on payment of costs for disturbing the peace. A new cosmic ray laboratory has been built on the edge of a glacier in the Italian Alps.
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Alvin J. Tippit
Robert Savana
David I. Garrett
Tippit
Savana
Albert Frank Low, Jr
Garrett
Laney Crocker
W. A. Nolan
Optimists Vote to Wear Rain Gear If No More Rain
The Optimists Club voted at noon in Hotel Frances to wear raincoats overshoes and carry umbrellas next Friday noon if conditions remain dry. The luncheon featured a German band led by Peterson Prestridge Stewart Hunter and Stratford. Captain Stratford will sponsor a trip day for the Junior Optimists camp in Fort Worth July 19. John Cox joined as a new member and guests attended including E E Smith Jim Harris and Arthur Wedemeyer. Riders anticipate Junior Optimists softball games. Nearly two million gas water heaters were sold in 1947.
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Optimists Club
Hotel Frances
Herbert Peterson
Harlan Prestridge
Donald Stewart
Skipper Hunter
Charles Stratford
Cecil Tillman
Sylvan Masur
Fort Worth
Optimists
John Cox
John Yarborough
E. E. Smith
George Taylor
Jim Harris
Arthur Wedemeyer
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Thenr
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Italian Alps
Mendeco
Jantzen
Rose Marie Reid
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