Southern Democrats split over loyalty pledge and Eisenhower ties
Virginia and Louisiana party leaders debate loyalty pledges and ticket support as state conventions near. Governor Kennon backs party autonomy in choosing nominees while Mississippi and Georgia officials weigh Eisenhower and Stevenson positions amid civil rights plank disputes.
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Robert Kennon
Louisina
Democratic State Central Committee
Louisiana
Kennon
Central Committee
Louisiana Party
Dwight Fisenhower
Reta Teat
Sam Lumpkin
Tupelo
Eisenhower
T. J. Tubb
Democratic
Stevenson
Hugh White
Mississippi
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
National Party
High Lake Levels Aid Ore Shippers
The record Great Lakes level helps iron ore movement after a miners strike. The Lake Carriers Association expects about 600,000 extra tons in two months as road limits rise. Lake Erie's level stands 4.16 feet above normal and the Coast Guard extends the summer draft limit by six inches.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lake Carriers Association
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
Bomb Explodes at Mayor Hogan Property in Hornell
An explosives expert was to inspect a bomb that exploded on the property of Mayor Francis P. Hogan in Hornell. No injuries were reported, but the blast woke residents for several blocks yesterday.
Dying 10 year old Odell Hail seeks letters and postcards
Odell Hail, 10, terminally ill with a heart condition, has chosen his burial and now asks for mail. His mother Mrs. C R Hall says doctors across the nation have offered no hope, and Odell longs for letters and "pretty kind" postcards from readers.
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Madisonville
Odell
C. R. Hall
Korea Lawmakers Freed of Charges
A Republic of Korea military court dismissed charges against seven national assembly members arrested last May during martial law. They were accused with 15 lawmakers of conspiring with Communists to overthrow the government and of accepting Communist bribe money. the court found lack of evidence.
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Pusan
Korea
Republic of Korea
Singman Rhee
Actress Kay Williams Divorced From Adolph Speckels
Actress Kay Williams wins an interlocutory divorce decree in Los Angeles amid testimony that Adolph B. Spreckels insulted her with abusive long distance calls. The case highlights domestic tensions in a high profile marriage.
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Los Angeles
Kay Williams
Adolph B. Speckels
Spreckels
European Baptists Convene In Copenhagen Congress
About 500 leading Baptists from 21 countries gather in Copenhagen for the first congress of the European Baptist Federation to discuss unity mission and regional cooperation.
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European Baptists
Copenhagen
Denmark
European Baptist Federation
Reno Bars Refuse Service to Negro Soldiers Prompt Bus Plan
Stead Air Force base plans to bus its 99 Negro airmen to Sacramento for weekend entertainment after being refused service in Reno clubs and restaurants. Col. William C. Kingsbury says it is regrettable that local venues deny the men who protect the nation due to race.
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Beng CP
Stead
William C. Kingsbury
Sacramento
Calif
Reno
Wesley Favors Republican Ticket
Joan J. McCloy described himself as a Republican and said he liked the GOP presidential ticket. Germans were well disposed toward General Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Republican nominee. McCloy spoke on arrival aboard the America from Bremerhaven and noted plans to return to civil life August 1 after serving in the German rehabilitation effort.
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New York
Joan J. McCroy
U. S
Germany
G.O.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McCloy
America
Bremerhaven
Japan seeks clemency for 570 WWII criminals
Japan asked six Allied governments to grant clemency parole or repatriation for more than five hundred seventy convicted Japanese World War II criminals amid ongoing postwar negotiations and humanitarian considerations.
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Japan
Tokyo
Klansmen to Be Sentenced in North Carolina Case
Superior Court Judge Clawson L. Williams planned to sentence 71 Ku Klux Klan defendants in fogging cases in Whiteville North Carolina. Imperial Wizard Thomas L. Hamilton of Leesville South Carolina faced possible four year terms. Hamilton pleaded guilty to two flogging counts. Fourteen defendants pled guilty or no contest to assault and conspiracy in Floyd and Robinson cases. Eight defendants were dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Whiteville
N. C
Superior Court
Clawson L. Williams
Thomas L. Hamilton
Leesville
Esther Lee Floyd
Dorsey Robinson
Chadbourn
Floyd
Village ignores Threat of Doom
Iroquois Ontario residents on the St. Lawrence north shore face Seaway fears with little impact. Despite doom predictions the village has 24 houses built in two years and many shops, a new press, linotype, cold storage plant, and renovated village hall. The post office was rebuilt after a fire.
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St. Lawrence River
Brockville
St. Lawrence Seaway
Main St
The
Iroquoiis Post
Margaret Truman Arrives in Geneva for Swiss Visit
Margaret Truman arrived in Geneva from Paris for a three day visit to Switzerland and tiny Liechtenstein. She will be hosted by U S Ambassador and Mrs. Richard C Patterson and will join them on Friday for the music festival at Salzburg Austria.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Margaret Truman
Paris
Lichtenstein
U.S
Dean's Pills Help Kidney Comforts Promoted
Nagging backache and low energy may signal slow Bidney function doctors warn. The ad urges Dean's Pills a mild diuretic used for over 50 years to support kidney health and flush waste from the body. It claims millions have found relief.
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Dean
Italy reports small hydrogen experiment
The Italian defense ministry said a blast intended to transform hydrogen into helium and power a hydrogen bomb occurred in Italy with only a small amount of hydrogen. Scientists in New York noted the test aimed at H-bomb development, but its value remains undetermined pending scientific review by Defense Minister Randolfo Pacciardi.
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BOME
Defense Ministry
New York
Italy
Randolfo Pacciardi
Pythians Debate Club Restrictions At State Convention
Delegates to the Knights of Pythias annual State convention consider a petition opposing membership limits based on race creed or color. The measure was submitted by 1321 of 395 subordinate lodges. James McDonald, former U S ambassador to Israel, urged support for Israel bond drive.
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Sarstag
Knights of Pythias
James McDonald
U. S
Irael
Cliffes Given Life for Child’s Death in Tampa Case
In Tampa Florida Circuit Judge Henry S Tillman sentenced John and Alice Cliffe to life imprisonment for the death of Wayne Dolham age 4 after three days of punishment. The couple admitted starving and hanging the child claiming they punished him for disobedience, but the child died during the third night of hanging.
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Tampa
Fla. U
Wayne Dolham
John
Alice Cliffe
Henry S. Tillman
Cliffes
Be your own dry cleaner this month
A reader advisory highlights simple home stain removal using four inexpensive cleaners. It promises safe spot removal with tips on avoiding rings color fading and fabric damage. The feature covers ink lipstick and coffee stains and offers money saving guidance.
Pedometer Walk Tests Spacing for Coronation Parade
Police and guardsmen rolled a two wheel pedometer from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey to map spacing for Britain's coronation procession. The exercise gauged marching intervals and confirmed Queen Elizabeth II will travel about seven miles through London streets for the ceremony and return.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Britain
Elizabeth II
Endwell man fined for careless motorboating on Otsego Lake
State troopers arrested 29 year old Robert Angell of Endwell for driving a motorboat carelessly on Otsego Lake. He pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars with a 30 day jail sentence suspended.
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Cooperstown
Robert Angell
Endwell
Angell
Otsego Lake
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