Incumbent Roosevelt Narrowly Leads In California Primaries
California voters produced a tight two party runoff picture as Roosevelt led Warren for Democratic governor nomination by late returns from 6,870 of 1,022 precincts. Warren posted 315,429 to Roosevelt 263,845 in the Democratic tally while Warren also topped Nixon for no Republican nomination in the U S Senate race. Downey did not seek reelection and Howser was defeated in the GOP contests with Shattuck advancing to the final.
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Ban Francisco
Warren
James Roosevelt
California
Roosevelt
Warilen
U.S Senate
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Los Angeles
Richard Nixon
Sheridan Downey
Douglas
Nixon
Frederick Howser
Edward Shattuck
Douglas MacArthur
San Francisco
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Acheson signals oppose German rearmament plan
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States opposes rearming Western Germany to bolster security. He noted General Bradley did not advocate rearmament and urged readiness against Soviet pressures while exploring UN settlement ideas. Acheson warned against waiting for Russian policy change and stressed Western powers must act.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
Germany
Omark Bradley
Bradley
Trygve ‘Lia
Lie
United Nations
Moscow
Truma
Russia
Weather Update: Warm Front Brings Mixed Rain
Tomorrow's forecast shows a high near 85 with mild drops tonight to around 60 as a warm front advances. A light shower pass in the night, with a brief dip to 50s, and a cooler trend expected afterward.
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Canada
Alex Sadowski
Sadowski
Invasion Urged on Tochen Islands South of Shanehar News
Official dispatches report Communist forces massing on the mainland for an assault on the Tochen islands two south of Shanehar. A blockade binge and awaited invasion were anticipated today as tensions rise.
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Faivel
Tochen Islands
Shanehar
Hanalis
Case Beats Sen Gurney In South Dakota GOP Primary
In Sioux Falls Francis Case defeated Senator Chan Gurney in a South Dakota Republican primary for a third term. Case led by about 43,000 votes with only a fraction of precincts reported. Gurney conceded as Case advanced toward a general election matchup with John A. Engel, Avon attorney and prior Democratic nominee.
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Sioux Falls
Chan Gurney
South Dakota
Francis Case
Case
House
Gurney
Senate Armed Services Committee
John A. Engel
Avon
Engel
Truman
Rorke Moore
Miles Leads New Mexico Primary as Chavez Slips
In Albuquerque with about half ballots counted, Rep John E. Miles leads Senator Dennis Chavez and Judge David Chavez for Democratic control and gubernatorial nomination. Chavez’s national ties did not figure as campaign issues. Republican nominees were unopposed. Edwin L. Meche appears to win the gubernatorial race. Antonia Fernandez and John J. Dempsey vie for the U.S. House nomination.
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Albuquerque
N Mo
U. 5
John E. Miles
Dennis Chavez
David Chavez
New Menen Democratic Party
New Mexico
Miles
Chavez
Jixs
Mules
Dlexloo Chiet Cagculve
Thel
Puerto Rico
Vneture
Edwin L. Meche
Las Cruces Otternes
Uw, S
Antonia Fernandez
Joho J Dempsey
French Woman Accused in 12 Arsenic Deaths
Mme Martie Besnard, once praised as a gentle character, faces murder charges in the arsenic deaths of 12 close relatives in France. Police allege a pattern across families, with trials and potential death penalties if convicted. The report notes communist fears and associated tensions shaping the era.
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Paris
Mme
Martie Bessnard
Esterday
Etre
Besnard
Thanas
Snce
Federal Herald Probe Ordered by Senate Committee
A Senate committee announced a probe into the Federal Herald matter. The move seeks accountability and review of records, with officials pledging full cooperation and transparency in the inquiry.
Albania seeks Western ties through Rome talks
Belgrade dispatch reports Rome negotiations aim to pull Albania into the Western bloc. Albanian Deputy Foreign Minister Mihail Pritt and delegation, including minister Kite Gena and Colonel Isut Sameba, arrived to discuss a trade accord with Italy and ease relations as Albania strains amid isolation and Soviet split from Tito.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Rome
Albania
Toda
Italy
Sand
Mihail Pritta
Rived
Pritt
Kite Gena
Athenan
Iade
Isut Sameba
Wllce
Soviet Union
Zaminform
Tito
Waters Claned Albanians Doomed MNoLlusions
A garbled foreign dispatch reports Russia planning actions near the Soviet coast and mentions Albanian defendants sentenced to death in Tirana on spying charges. The note references a reunion, a class from 1924, and unspecified territorial claims.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Helicé
MEDIA
London
Moscow
Iadia
Soviet
Sheen
United States
Anti-Fascist Leaders Jailed for Contempt of Congress
Howard K. Barsky and 10 leaders of the Joint Anti Fascist Refugee Committee were sentenced for contempt of Congress. Barsky gets six months in jail and the others three months. each fined 500 dollars. All are New York City residents. They refused to produce records and reports to the House Un-American Activities Committee amid charges of aiding Fascist Spain in the Cold War.
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Washington
Ail
Howard Fast
Barsky
Yail
New York City
Columbia Gal
John Rogge
West Reich Youths Defy Border Police at Border Post
West German youths returning from a Berlin rally refused a police demand to submit luggage for propaganda material searches. They milled near the Soviet zone border opposite Terxheim, recalling earlier mass refusals near Lübeck after the May 29 event.
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Drunswigk
Germany
Berlin
Terxheim
Luebeck
Village name changes and civic notes from 19th century Fillmore
Centuries of local history recount Fillmore’s name change in 1850 to honor President Zachary Taylor. The Genesee Valley Canal era, central schools, and a robust fraternal group presence mark the village’s civic growth alongside business and publishing figures.
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Kznd Filmore
Fillmore Hortig
Ewest
New York
Mases
Two Gang Brothers Slain in Ambush Near Fairfield
Roy Shelton, 56, and Carly Shelton, 52, leaders of the Shelton gang, were killed in separate ambushes near Fairfield. Big Earl Shelton, 54, wounded in May and last month, survives with a minor arm injury. Dalton Shelton, 42, kept aloof from the feud. Ronnie Shelton died earlier in July 1949. The clan, long involved in gang warfare in Abnots, faced a deadly strike in Pond Creek bottom farm and on a dusty county road.
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Pairfield
Ase Shelton Brothers
Sheltons
Tofeys
Roy Shellien
Wayne County
Sepity
Elmer Brown
Hroy
Pond Creek
Fairfield
Carly Shelton
Big Earl Shelton
Ihd
Big Earl
Nick
Dalton
Gtiter
Ronnie
Ern Neer
Burglary Case Ties Shelton Family to Regional Violence
A garbled report details an arraignment linked to burglary charges amid a broader chain of violence surrounding the Shelton family. It notes Carl and Bernie Shelton killings unsolved, a 34 year old member escaping custody after a 415 Buckets shooting, and 35 year old Dellos Wylie wounded in a separate attack near Oswego.
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Buble
Menard Pissont
Carl
Bernie
Dellos Wylie
Ermenny
Samuel A Amalo
Gotege
Oswego Bird
Faebeld
Sheldton
Dalton
Sheltons
Elephants Fail to Budge Under Trenton Strong Man
Two elephants bolted from a platform as 22 year old Trenton strong man Jack Walsh attempted to lift it. Walsh had previously hired elephants placed under a platform to test his strength. last night 21 players and the platform weighed about 4,289 pounds. Despite bracing his back, he could not move the load and briefly removed a player before the attempt ended.
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Trenton
N J
Jack Walsh
Walsh
Jack
Allentown
Drive Slated On Fireworks Drive Slated On Fireworks
Deputy Chief of Police Tredy Arnold said police would begin an all-out drive against persons selling or handling fireworks in their posts. This follows an incident yesterday at Sears Roebuck Youth Bureau where Martin Becker of 749 Harrison was burned on the neck by a thrown firework. May sales and record totals for mail order and other channels show a rise, with four months February through May totaling 3,775,760,103, up over last year's 695,098,186 for the same period.
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Arnold
Cuicago
Sears, Roebuck
Anjand Company
Martin
Becker
Harrison
Pablo
MacArthur Orders Purge of 17 Japanese Communists
General MacArthur ordered 17 more Japanese Communists purged in Tokyo. The moves target leaders of the Altahala party newspaper editorial staff and a newly created eight member leading group to replace previously purged members. Katsumi Kikunami named among those purged. Page 6 continuation noted.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Poliies
Altahala
Japan
Sad
Eller
Shigeru Yoshida
Red Party
Katsumi Kikunami
Sicilian burglaries and hospital arraignments in Syracuse case
Amato and De Pasquale, wounded during a police operation, face arraignment in court while hospitalized. De Pasquale, 92, on a stretcher, and Amato, both under guard, head toward Jamesville prison for a 13 year burglary conviction. Police report solving around 20 Syracuse area burglaries since January.
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Onondaga General Hospital
Amato
Joseph de Pasquale
Hawleyay
Judea
William H. Bamerick
Crouse-Irving Hospital
de Pasquale
Thom
William McCarthy
Pierin Marsala
Hickok Ny
Paul Grmusha
Maplest
Jamesville
Tost
Syracuse
Willam Rafter
Thomas F. Pasqua
Food Index Rises Six Cents to $6
New York wholesale food price index climbs six cents to six dollars for a pound of 31 general-use goods. The index, highest since January 13, shows a year ago level of 57.3, or 47 percent below current.
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New York
Dun & Bradshreet
Tts
Neleg
Youths questioned after store firecracker incident
Police questioned two boys after a lighted firecracker caused an incident at 1304 Hellesvueav store injuring a person named Rocker. Detectives Wilbham Delaney and Donald Racey led the inquiry, with Lt. Leon Burchard warning youths and their parents to avoid trouble. Police ordered strict avoidance of fireworks per city ordinance and state law.
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Helles Vueav
Rocker
Wilbham Delaney
Donald ‘Racey
Leon Burchard
Youth Bureau
Arnold Sad
Statue Curbs Off As Saratoga Rents Soar
A chaotic garbled report from Saratoga County notes rent control ending and surging rents. State official Joseph L. something speaks of an intervention era ending while various names and entities appear muddled, suggesting a local housing market shift with high volatility and debate over policy.
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Saratoga County
Dew York
Jast Eshlen
Netherlands
Joseph 2
McGaldrick
Nursery Arrives Under Cane Rate Averages High Rent
Fragmented OCR summary notes extreme rent increases for the largest rental class, showing percentages near five hundred while gas costs and acreage data are inconsistently reported. The article concludes with table or column notes referencing page and column placement.
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FOM
Renga BP
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