Americans Boost Berlin Air Lift As Troop Moves Reported
Berlin reports say the United States expanded air supply to Berlin by adding transports and enlarging Templehof field while Britain denied plans to fly more troops. Five C-54 Skymasters arrived in Frankfurt under Col. Glen A. Burchard as airlift capacity nears 160. Washington and London officials warned of the political and economic strain.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Templehof
Germany
London
Frankfurt
United States
Henderson
Palestine Truce Hopes Rise As Battle Near Lydda Intensifies
Arab Legion and Israeli forces trade artillery near Lydda and Jerusalem as two Arab counterattacks fail to retake Lydda. An Israeli informant cites expectation of a Palestine truce by week’s end, likely built on Bernadotte proposals to the Security Council. Air activity continues over Jerusalem Tel Aviv and Ein Karem with reported Israeli gains overlooking Ein Karem.
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Max Boyd
AFP
Cairo
Tisraeli
Arab Legion
Jerusalem
Lydda
Judean
el Hamle
Foreign Office
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Bernadotte
U. N
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Lebanon
Arab League
Lake Success
Holy City
Mount Zion
Katamon
Mekor Haim
Alamein
Aqir
Ein Karem
Lydda- El-Ramle
Ramal-lah
Trans-Jordan
City Road Fight Mounts So Many Offspring He Doesn't Know 'Em All
Marshall Lewis Smith, aged 101, shows a sprawling family tree with descendants he cannot count. His daughter and granddaughter share the confusion as relatives gather for a Sunday visit and dinner, while a reporter asks about a gift for him.
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Carl Cahill
Marshall Lewis Smith
Centenarian Smith recalls life from Fayette County
The 101st birthday celebration profiles a Fayette County man born July 12, 1947 on Quinnimont Mountains. He farmed most of his life, with a timber contract in youth, and married Edna Painter who died in 1926. Nine children survive, many grandchildren and greats unknown. He has never left Raleigh and Fayette Counties, eats four meals daily, sleeps from dusk to dawn, eats anything, but has no teeth, and enjoys sewing buttons while seated in his rocker.
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Smith
Fayette County
Quinnimont Mountains
Ife
Edna Painter
Earle Tolbert
Crablorchard
Raleigh
Fayette Counties
Page
District 50 Calls Strike at DuPont Belle Plant
Picket lines formed at the Du Pont Belle plant entrances as management refused to recognize a union during tense labor talks. The strike stems from a disputed collective bargaining election in which District 50 of the United Mine Workers was barred from the NLRB ballot. The peaceful protest comes as plant operations continue with some construction workers absent.
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Associated Press
Charleston
DuPont Company
Belle
District 50
United Mine Workers
NLRB
Dupont
E. L Habicht
Street Scenes From Beaver Coal Truck and Apple Field
Motorist follows a coal truck at Beaver with a high coal dump. Young boys on West Prince Street field toss sticks at a tree to shake apples loose and drop them.
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Beaver
West Prince Street
Governmental Strike May Idle 1,000,000
Paris faces a threatened general strike of government employees potentially involving up to 1 million. Airport staff walked out disrupting traffic as Premier Schuman mobilized weather and radio personnel to possible penalties for desertion. The strike follows anti-Communist cabinet allies and disrupts Tunis and North Africa air service.
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Carl Hartman
Paris
France
French North Africa
Robert Schuman
I Tabatens 8
le Bourg
Air France
Tunis
Orly Field
KOM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Anl
British European Airways
London
Faris
Workers’ Force
General Confederation of Labor
Pemberton Man Fined for Drunken Driving
Earl Dangerfield of Pemberton was fined 25 dollars plus costs after magistrate J P Meadows found him driving while intoxicated. His car was impounded for six months and his license revoked for a similar period.
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Pemberton
Earl Dangerfield
J.P. Meadows
Pleads Insanity in Child Killings
Eugene H. James, 31, a Baltimore janitor, pleads Innocent by reason of Insanity at arraignment for the abduction and slaying of Marsha Brill and is scheduled for trial August 3. Police linked him to a similar murder of Carol Bardwell in Rock Creek Park. Attorney William Murphy asks for three weeks to prepare and a three-judge trial.
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Associated Pres
Baltimore
Eugene H. James
Marsha Brill
Washington
James
Carol Bardwell
Rock Creek Park
William UU
Murphy
Bernadotte asks UN to tackle Palestine peace plan
Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte to the United Nations Security Council, urging halting the war as essential to resolve the Holy Land crisis. He warned that security council decisions will be decisive, noted ending the use of force is needed for any settlement, Arabs reject a truce extension while Jews accept. Emergency session called as US and UK signals support for action.
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Associated Press
Lake Success
Falke Bernadotte
Pallestine
Security Council
U. N
Holy Land
Noty
Notted
Council
Dmitri Z. ‘.Manuilsky
Soviet
Ukraine
Platform Short of Civil Rights Plan Endorsement
The Democratic platform drafters rejected a full endorsement of President Truman's civil rights program. A compromise plank favored uniting Dixie and other wings while signaling a race issue in general terms. The 4,400 word draft, to be reviewed by the Platform Committee, also calls for repealing Taft Hartley and raising the minimum wage from 40 to 74 cents an hour.
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Francis M. le May
ADP
Weiler
Philadelphia
Truman
Dixie
Delegates Hail Steak as Barkley Speech Sparks Crowd
In Philadelphia the Democratic delegates respond to Senator Alben W Barkley’s 08 minute keynote by cheering as he delivers a forceful speech. A centerpiece steak moment by Mrs India Edwards mocks Republicans and stokes party fervor amid hot Convention Hall conditions.
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Alben W. Barkley
Athfetern
Barkley Seen Poised for Second Spot on 1948 Ticket
Democratic leaders signal Kentucky Senator Alben Barkley as a likely running mate for President Truman amid mixed reactions among Dixie delegates. McGrath calls Barkley the certain choice for the vice presidential slot if the convention approves.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
McGrath
Barkley
Tru
Trumas
Ian
I Alben W. Barkley
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
New York
Livestock Prices Hit Record Levels Amid Mixed Outlook
Chicago markets confirm hogs at 30.50 per hundredweight, East St. Louis 30.25, with cattle and lambs setting July records. George Dressler of the National Retail Meat Dealers Association says demand remains resilient despite higher prices, signaling possible further rises this summer before a potential fall next year dependent on the autumn corn crop.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Agriculture Department
East St. Louis
Sioux City
George Dressler
National
Ers Association
Dressler
Barkley Named Head of Committee to Notify VP Nominee
A list from the Democratic National Committee designates Senator Allen W. Barkley of Kentucky as chairman of the Committee to Notify the Vice Presidential Nominee. The item ties Barkley’s possible nomination as President Truman’s running mate to the committee appointment.
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Philadelena
Allen W. Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Barkley
Feudal Four Dem Speakers Attack GOP at Philadelphia Convention
Democratic speakers lambasted the Republicans at Convention Hall Philadelphia. Oscar Biwing warned the GOP would wreck social security and break promises. Senator Mahon Rep Kirwan and others echoed calls against Republican policy, accusing leaders of writing harsh laws while promising reforms.
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Harkley
Oscar Ewing
J. Howard McSrath
Ewing
Barkley
al Sen
Jenn
Leslie L. Biffle
Mr. Truman
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Oscar R. Biwing
GOP
Brien Mec- Mahon
Connecticut
Michael J. Kirwan
Ohio
Charles W. Tillett
Democratic National Committee
Roy G. Baker
Young Democratic Clubs of America
NBC Broadcast Snippet at D N C Sparks Heated Moment
A brief audio blip at the Democratic National Convention captured an uncredited speaker telling someone to “Quit shoving” or risk getting knocked. NBC reported the words came from a floor microphone briefly fed into the main broadcast.
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Associated Press
Philadel
PHIA
Tiffeners
NBC
Weather Summary for Greenbrier and nearby areas
Readable fragments indicate yesterday's highs and last night lows around Belle Point and Greenbrier. Forecast shows near normal to clear conditions with light rainfall measurements recorded near Glage Creek and oak high areas.
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Pavers Greenbrier
Bellepoint
Glage Creek
Hatienee Asega
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