Truman's Hopes Fade for Place on Alabama Ballot
President Truman and backers face fading odds in Alabama as a pro Trump electors slate aims to counter a Thurmond pledge. Sparkman says ballot access would require a special legislature session, while similar efforts in South Carolina and Mississippi show limited chances but keep Southern hopes alive.
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Greeks Forecast End to Resistance at Grammos
In Athens government spokesmen. the Grammos campaign against Communist rebels is expected to end soon with the army prevailing. The defense line in the southwestern front has crumbled and guerrillas are abandoning material and retreating wounded.
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Israel High Court Finds Arrests Of Bergson And Meridor Lawful
Israel's high court ruled the June 22 arrests of Peter Bergson co president of the American League for Free Palestine and Yaakob Meridor second in command of Irgun Zvai Leumi were lawful. The decision cited British emergency regulations incorporated into Israeli law and noted Bergson faces charges of armed resistance and incitement to desertion.
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Three Men to be Taken to Prison
Three men convicted at Raleigh County Criminal Court were scheduled to be taken to Mowndsville today for imprisonment. Paul Stokes is jailed for false pretenses, Emory Smith for wounding, and Marion Hosea serving 1 to 10 years for breaking and entering. Deputy Sheriffs Tom Lewis and Boyd I Mutchinson will supervise.
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Constable Seeks Nickel Snatcher
Constable J. S. George seeks a small boy who stole a nickel from him today after jiggling a parking meter. George had placed two nickels in the meter and the boy fled with the coin before the constable could intervene.
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Babe Ruth Dies After Cancer Stricken Life Ends
Babe Ruth, famed Yankee slugger, died at 2:01 a.m. at Memorial Hospital Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases at age 52 from cancer of the throat. A Catholic priest administered last rites. Ruth had shown a weekend rally before slipping into unconsciousness. President Truman offered condolences as memorial programs and a mass planned for the late baseball icon.
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Officials Hunt Two Sex Maniacs In Double Murder
Florida authorities hunt two suspects after the seaside rape and killings of Mary Hucks, 4 year old stenographer, and Gregory Blount, 23, a University of Kentucky student. Police report a blond man with stains and scratches seen near the scene and sightings at Daytona Beach during the weekend. Footprints in the sand point to two slayers as investigations continue.
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Sixty Injured In Train Wreck Near Rugby North Dakota
About 60 people were injured when ten cars of the Great Northern Railway Oriental Limited derailed west of Rugby North Dakota. Thirty five were rushed to the hospital, two in critical condition, and 25 received first aid at the scene. Names include Lars Molland, 62, of Bensolt. Three coaches sleepers and a diner derailed. eight cars stayed on tracks.
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North Dakota
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Bensolt
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Two Men Held After Bank Robbery Chase in Henderson
Henderson Kentucky police said two men apprehended after an automobile chase near Henderson were being held for questioning in the $19,387 Bank of Kevil robbery last week. They also faced questions about a $5,000 clinic robbery on Dr. Darrell Vaughn. FBI special agents joined the inquiry.
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Leon Beckham
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Spy hearings pause as Hiss case stalls progress
The House on American Activities Committee ends three hours of closed doors and announces a three week recess after failing to resolve which witness told the truth in the Alger Hiss espionage case. Chambers faces another closed session before August 25, with reconvened hearings slated for September 7. One witness, Russian language teacher Oksana Kosenkina, may testify upon resumption.
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New York
Truman Attacks Signs Republican Inflation Measure
President Truman signed the anti inflation bill amid criticism from GOP leaders. The law limits time payments and bank reserves with rules to be set by the Federal Reserve Board this week. Saudi Arabia rejects a $15 million U S loan over Palestine policy, saying they prefer aid from a friend.
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Tokyo Rose case ends suspense with arrest awaits
Iva Toguri D AQuino, born in Watts California, waited in San Francisco for arrest on charges tied to the Tokyo Rose broadcasts. U S justice officials planned to present her to a federal grand jury with Japanese witnesses, noting she was one of six English speaking women who did such propaganda from Tokyo.
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Tom Clark
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Watts
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University of California At
Los Angeles
Japan
Philip N'Aquino
World not Ready For Arms Cut
The United Nations Arms Commission meets to report the world is not ready for arms reduction. Russia dissents as officials say tension must ease before cuts. Prerequisites include atomic control, a world police force, and peace treaties with Germany and Japan. Economic notes report production up but trade down.
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Blame Cast On White Russians For Soviet Consulate Jump
New York Soviet Consul General Lomakin accuses anti Communist White Russians and U S officials of kidnapping and drugging Mrs Kosenkina before she leaped from the third floor window of the Soviet Consulate. The injured teacher is hospitalized at Roosevelt, condition critical but improving. Police report completed for Mayor O Dwyer and sent to federal and state prosecutors.
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Truman to Take Nine Day Cruise
President Truman will depart Friday for a nine day cruise aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg. He will travel with staff to rest and plan a nationwide campaign ahead of the presidency. The trip follows a schedule down the Potomac into Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay with no public appearances planned.
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Beckley Council to vote on City Budget at special session
Beckley City Council will meet at 7 30 p m today to finish budget work after State ex Commissioner C H Koontz approved the budget. Earlier the council prepared the budget and levy estimate and sent them to Charleston for state approval.
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Postwar German closures and hunger strikes reported
In the Russian Zone protests against food shortages at the Krupp plant in Magdeburg led to strikes and arrests. Western supply stoppages, Soviet requisitions, and border tensions fueled shortages in Berlin and beyond as reports from Social Democrat and Telegraf papers describe riots, border maneuvers, and a kidnapped ex German police officer across the American-Soviet frontier.
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Doctor to Appeal Sentence in Death
Dr. W. M. Lewis, a 31 year old Huntington physician, plans an appeal after a common pleas court convicted him of second degree murder in Mildred Ferguson's death in Narrows Virginia. He received five to 18 years, with execution stayed 60 days on bond. Julia Darling, 29, his office assistant, faces murder and abortion charges and awaits October term trial.
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Workers at Seven Harvester Plants Ordered on Strike
24,000 CIO United Auto Workers workers across seven International Harvester plants walk out after a late offer is rejected. Union says negotiations halted, Harvester claims readiness to continue talks. A spokesman notes the strike followed a brief meeting during which the company rejected an incomplete contract.
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Five Nation Group to Draft European Trade Plan
A five nation committee including Britain Belgium France Norway and Greece was named by the OEEC to draft a plan for intra European trade among Marshall aid recipients. The group will advise on prospective balances and financing for 1948 49 with a Sept 21 working plan deadline.
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U. S
Uranium Found In California
In San Bernardino County, a lode of uranium has been found by cableman Albert D. Marshall in Marshall Canyon north of Beaumont. City and county chemist Fred B. Greusel called the samples from three locations on Marshall's property "definitely hot" with a radioactivity reading of 38, near the government threshold for atomic bomb material.
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Regional Public Assistance Chief Dies in Beckley
Edgar Worrell Jr 40 regional director for West Virginia Department for Public Assistance died at his Beckley residence of a heart attack. He had served Greenbrier Summers Monroe Raleigh Boone Logan and Fayette Counties. Survived by wife Fizabett Wray mother Lanna Senter Worrell a son and four brothers. Funeral set for Wednesday at Methodist Temple with burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
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West Vac Weather Report Shows Showers and Mild Temps
Weather brief notes showers in West Vac with high around 72 and low near 50s. Rivers at Bellepoint and Greenbrier report near normal conditions, while Yak Hill and Glade Creek show light rainfall and steady readings through the day.
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