The Republican elephant in the age of the New Deal
Westbrook Pegler derides the Republican symbol as a grotesque fake pachyderm tied to alcohol and Disney imbecilities. He mocks party overruns by New Deal critics, depicting the elephant as a rented prop blown up and deflated by party handlers amid corruption critiques.
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Philadelphia
New Republican Party
F. D.osevelt
Alcoholics Anonymous
Henry Cabot Lodge
South
Bellevue-Stratford
Walt Disney
Democrats Prepare for National Convention in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on June 28 delegates gear up for the Democratic national convention opening July 12. Hotels and venues are redecorated, with Dorothy Vredenburgh coordinating advance work. Democrats plan for 3,192 delegates while the GOP had 2,188. Next week the Elks hold their eight day national convention with about 30,000 members.
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Philadelphia
Dorothy Vredenburgh
Democratic National Committee
Vredenburgh
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Washington Girl Knifed to Death in Rock Creek Park
A 11 year old girl, Carol Bardwell, daughter of William P Bardwell of the Federal Trade Commission, was found with her throat cut in Rock Creek Park. Police issue a lookout for a man in bloody clothes amid reports of molestation complaints nearby. Her bicycle was found abandoned and the body located six blocks from her home after a search by family and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rock Creek
Jund
Carol
Ame
Civil service bill moves in Louisiana House
Louisiana lawmakers consider a measure giving the governor control over the civil service system. Rep. Madden of Lincoln parish introduced the bill, which was reported by the Judiciary C committee and awaits action on the House calendar. The Senate Finance Committee endorsed multiple House approved appropriation measures, and a public records bill regarding the supervisor of funds was amended to make records public after report completion. The House also backed a resolution urging arbitration of the year-old strike, with Senate endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Ragan Madden
Lincoln Parish
House
Judiciary “C” Committee
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Earl Long
Judge Harper to Seek Re-Election as Municipal Judge
Municipal Judge W. M. Harper announced Monday that he will definitely seek re election to the office he has held for several years. He added he will make a formal announcement within a few days.
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W. M. Harper
Harper
Water Carnival Racing Ends With Fire and Overturns
Herman Mayhew of Shreveport led in yesterday's races at the second annual Louisiana water carnival. A local driver Howard Griffin overturned in the final heat, while A. C. Peveto's boat caught fire in the first heat of the 135 cubic inch inboard class. Griffin escaped unharmed as Mayhew secured top finishes across two events.
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Ouachita River
A. C. Peveto
Marvin DuBos
News-Star—World
Herman Mayhew
Shreveport
Howard Griffin
Griffin
Army drafts 250000 in year as induction pace set
Washington June 28 The army estimated 225000 to 250000 men will be inducted in the first year of the new draft, higher than prior forecasts. First calls begin after September 22 with an average monthly rate about 30000 as four WWII training centers are reopened as division training hubs.
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Washington
Army
J Royall
Jie
Royall
Fort Riley
Kansas
Tenth Infantry
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Fifth Armored Division
Camp Breckenridge
101St Air Borne Division
Camp Pickett
17Th Airborne Division
Fort Ord
Calif
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Knox
US Races Cargo Planes to Berlin in Food Aid Drive
The United States ordered about 39 large C-54 flying boxcars to fly to Germany to supply food and essentials to the American sector of Berlin as Moscow blocks ground transport. Britain and France confirm a stand against Soviet attempts to seal rail and road routes while preparing a possible direct approach to Moscow to ease the crisis.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Germany
Berlin
Air Force
Britain
France
London
Moscow
Stalin
State Department
Five held after trooper beaten in Wise county
Five men were jailed in Wise county on charges of feloniously assaulting State Trooper J. W. Williams Jr. on Dry Ford road near St. Paul. Williams, bruised and with a broken nose feared, said the attack followed a disturbance report at a truck mine between Coeburn and St. Paul. Local posse traced and arrested the suspects Allen Hale Arnold Hale Douglas Hale Fred Hall and William Davis of Carfax.
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Wise
Wise County
J. W. Williams, Jr
Williams
Dry Ford Road
St. Paul
Hagan Tieche
Allen Hale
Arnold W. Hale
Douglas F. Hale
Fred M. Hall
William Davis
Carfax
Coeburn
Dewey and Warren Plan Campaign Drive in New York
Governor Thomas E Dewey and his running mate Governor Earl Warren prepared to meet at Deweys Pawling farm to counter GOP overconfidence and map a vigorous national campaign. Warren toured New York City with his family and both leaders planned extensive campaigning across the country while Dewey weighed appointments for state offices.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
Philadelphia
Governor Warren
Warren
Dewey
Governor Dewey
Nina Warren
Virginia Warren
John Dewey
Dorothy Warren
Tom Dewey, Jr
AP Wire
Hoto
Pawling
N. Y
California
New York City
New York
James M Mear
U. S
Senate
House
Quaker Hill
California Democrats wait and see on Philadelphia votes
California Democrats opt for a wait and see stance on their 62 national convention votes. Delegates signed statements favoring Truman but a spokesman said no definite pledge. Delegation chair John F. Shelley said California will caucus at session opening July 12 in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
California
Truman
Philadelphia
John F. Shelley
Earl Warren
Thomas E. Dewey
Mr. Truman
Warren
District of Columbia
Virginia
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Washington
Dewey
Youth Dies When Auto Is Submerged in Canal
New Orleans, June 28. Douglas Clements of Jackson, Mississippi, 18, died when his automobile plunged into the basin canal after failing to turn at Pontchartrain boulevard bridge. His companion, Robert Gammill, 27, also of Jackson, was treated for shock and survived. Clements’ body was recovered about an hour after the crash and artificial respiration failed.
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New Orleans
Douglas Clements
Jackson
Miss
New Basin Canal
Robert Gammill
Pontchartrain Boulevard
Gammil
Clements
Gammill
Leading lady slain by film star in Quezon City
Manila dispatch reports film actor Narding Anzures confessed to stabbing leading lady Lilian Velez and her maid in her Quezon City home early Sunday. City Attorney Jose Fernandez said charges would be filed. The actress' four-year-old daughter Vivian saw the slaying through a bedroom crack and named Anzures as the killer.
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Manila
Lilian Velez
Jose Fernandez
Narding Anzures
Misa Velez
Quezon City
Vivian
Anzures
Fernandez
Miss Velez
Jose Climaco
Welterweight title bout set at Comiskey Park tonight
Chicago June 28 Ray Sugar Robinson weighed 146 1/2 pounds for his 15 round world welterweight title defense against Bernard Docusen at Comiskey Park. Docusen scaled 145 1/2 pounds, same as when the fight was postponed. Robinson saved a $5,000 weight forfeit by making 147 pounds, having shed at least eight pounds in eight days amid weather concerns and a sunny start giving way to possible late showers.
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Chicago
Ray “Sugar” Robinson
Bernard Docusen
New Orleans
Comiskey Park
Chicago White Sox
Docusen
Robinson
Yugoslav Reds and Tito Charged by Cominform
The Cominform charged Yugoslav Communists led by Premier Marshal Tito with departing from Marxist-Leninist lines and pursuing a hostile policy toward Soviet Russia. It demanded a return to Marxist policy or a change of leaders, marking the first split among the eight eastern states in the bureau’s ranks.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Marshal Tito
Soviet
Russia
Yugoslavia
Cominform
International Communist Information Bureau
Poland
Tito
Belgrade
Communist Party
Romania
Communist Information Bureau
Rude Pravo
Communist Party of
Yugoslav Communist Party
all-Communist Union of Bolsheviks
Foreign Aid Bill Becomes Law in Major U.S. Push
Washington June 23 The 6 billion dollar foreign aid program was signed into law by President Truman to fund Western Europe and Far Eastern nations within 12 to 15 months. It aims to foster recovery and political freedom while bolstering governments outside the iron curtain against communism. Truman called the act a product of executive and congressional will and a display of united determination to aid free nations toward lasting peace and prosperity.
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Washington
Truman
America
Europe
Executive
Congress
Massive earthquake devastates Fukui city and tallies feared deaths
A powerful quake in western Honshu, Japan, from Fukui to surrounding areas, triggered fires and widespread destruction. Casualty estimates reach into the thousands as 40,000 residents become homeless and a U.S. relief train evacuates to the coastal prefecture. Similar tremors rattled Tokyo and other major cities.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Fukui
U.S. Army
U. S. Army
Sea of Japan
Daisuoji
Kanazawa
National emergency urged over Britain food strike perils
Prime Minister Attlee said the government advised King George VI to declare a state of national emergency to tackle a wildcat dock strike endangering food supplies. Labour ministers rushed to handle the stoppage spreading to Liverpool and Birkenhead, with 9,000 more workers walking off. Attlee blamed Communist influence and pledged use of service personnel to keep essential goods moving as ships waited to be unloaded in London and Liverpool.
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London
Attlee
George VI
House of Commons
George Isaacs
San Francisco
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Commons
Driver Faces Homicide Charge in Child's Death
Lake Providence La June 28 Special Hiram T Forbes driver of an auto that struck and killed five year old Lawrence Lynn Frazier June 23 was charged with negligent homicide and will be tried in the October term. The coroner's jury found he was negligent for not seeing the child crossing highway 45. Forbes was released on a $200 bond.
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Lake Providence
Hiram T. Forbes
Lawrence Lynn Frazier
Forbes
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