Radio networks prepare Chicago for Republican and Democratic conventions
New York reports Chicago will host the national broadcast center for both parties next month. NBC will run 22 programs from the convention hall, spending about 100000 dollars for two TV and three radio studios. Bob Hope and Martha Rountree join 300 staff, with H V Kaltenborn and Bill Henry among veterans. A 500-mile wire requisition is noted. A Ray Robinson Joey Maxim fight will be shown only via closed circuit.
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Television and radio schedule snapshot from midweek broadcast list
A dense, era-specific schedule lists NBC CBS ABC MBS and Dumont programs across daytime and evening, including concerts with Gordon Macrae Howard Barlow Donald Voorhees and Band of America, dramas Dangerous Assignment Lights Out My Little Margie film and sports like a PGA golf tournament and a baseball game St Louis at Brooklyn for the day network. It records a mix of variety, news, and entertainment items with times and channel labels.
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Five Highway Deaths in State Over Weekend
Associated Press reports at least five people died in Illinois traffic accidents over the weekend. Joliet taxi driver John Kilfoyle, 48, killed in a cab collision with Edgar J. Johnson, 22, of Joliet. Johnson charged with failure to stop at an intersection. In Carlinville, Carl Youngburg, 65, of Minneapolis, Minn., fatally injured when his auto overturned near here. In Chicago area, three more deaths: Elizabeth Williamson, 46, near Wauconda. Emily M. Zasidil, 29, of Berwyn, in Lake Forest. Thomas H. Hamilton, 69, Oaks Park, near Wheaton.
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Wheaton
Weather Across Regions Sees Varying Rain and Heat
Heavy thundershowers with high winds drenched parts of the Middle Atlantic and Upper Mississippi Valley. Scattered showers fell in the Northern Rocky Mountains while most of the West and New England were partly cloudy. South of the Ohio River and east of Colorado and New Mexico, warmth and humidity persisted.
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Passing of an Era as Bermuda Embraces Auto Age
Bermuda ends auteless era as private cars and taxis gain permission to operate. Speed limits set at 15 miles per hour within the city and 20 miles per hour in rural areas. Importation of second hand cars is forbidden.
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Bookie Talks, 25 More New York Cops Suspended
Twenty five police officers including five captains were suspended in New York for alleged protection of Brooklyn boss bookie Harry Gross. All face departmental trials after Gross identified officers at a mass line up. Gross, jailed, allegedly paid a million dollars annually in graft.
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Draft Rejections From Illinois Fall Below National Average
Washington selective service officials say Illinois draft eligibles are rejected at 9.8 percent, below the national rate of 11.6 percent. Among 12,416,199 men classified nationwide through April 30, 1948, 1443,315 were placed in Class 4-F as unfit for service, with South Dakota at 6.5 percent and South Carolina at 21.4 percent leading in rejections.
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Panic in New York. Manhattan in Flames blaze
Rome based Il Momento reports a two hour coal dock fire at a Lower East River Brooklyn dock in Manhattan. The blaze drew dramatic headlines but was contained quickly with limited damage. The incident underscores urban fire risk reported from New York.
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Annual Economic Report Requirement for 1946 Act
The President must deliver an annual economic report to Congress under the Employment Act of 1946. The instruction mandates a yearly update detailing the nation’s economic condition and policy recommendations to Congress and relevant committees.
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Lifting Price Ceilings on Whisky and Wine
Washington announces removal of price ceilings on package and bulk whiskey and wine as prices remain well below ceilings. The Office of Price Stabilization also lifts ceilings on cotton dry goods hides leather burlap and cotton bags. A note on the ancient narcotic qualities of poppy is included.
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Associated Press
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Office of Price Stabilization
Personal Liability Insurance Ad by Dimerick Finance
An insurance ad from Dimerick Finance Corp urges readers to consider comprehensive personal liability coverage after noting that accidents can occur despite precautions. It promotes rates as low as ten dollars for ten thousand dollars of coverage and includes a testimonial line about needing extra money for unexpected expenses. Phone contact provided as 615.
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