Dewey Poised for Top First Ballot With 25 New Delegates
Philadelphia reports Herbert Brownell, Dewey’s aide, said Gov. Thomas E. Dewey has gained 25 additional delegates since yesterday, boosting prospects for a first ballot win. The manager declined to name states or total votes, noting daily gains. Taft and Stassen aides reportedly explored a possible deal in preconvention talks.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Brownell
Thomas E. Dewey
New Yorker
Brownell
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Taft
Stass¢n
Mystery Air Crash Kills 43 Probers Probe Wreckage
A United Airlines DC-6 plummeted during an attempted emergency landing near Carmell Pennsylvania killing 43. Witnesses described a fiery crash into a coal hillside as miners helped search for body fragments. Victims included Farl Carroll and Beryl Wallace among others, with the flight from San Diego to New York.
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Carmel
United Airlines
New York City
Farl Carroll
Jack Oakie
Beryl Wallace
Carroll
Henry L. Jackson
Collier’s Magazine
Remo Buffano
San Diego
Calif
Pennsylvania
George Warner, Jr
Westmont
Ill
Harvester Firm Offers 11 Cent Hourly Rise to 61,000
International Harvester Co announces a general wage increase of 11 cents per hour for about 61,000 workers. The raise applies at 21 plants upon union acceptance, including the Auburn plant in New York.
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Chicago
INS
International Harvester Co
Auburn
N. Y
Deadlock at Philadelphia convention sparks Republican hopes
Akken Martin and Bricker emerge as dark horse leaders among Republicans hoping destiny strikes in a Philadelphia convention deadlock. Marquis Childs notes the potential for dramatic shifts as editorial pages outline pages 50 and 51 features.
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Akken
Martin
Bricker
Dark Horse Republican
Philadelphia
Marquis Childs
Negroes Demand GOP Civil Rights Plank
National Negro leaders criticize the Republican Party and press for a strong civil rights plank in the 1948 platform. GOP delegates work on pledges for anti lynching, anti poll tax, and fair employment laws as Walter White cites evasion of 1944 pledges. Harold Stassen advocates alternative platform ideas.
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Philadelphia
Republican Party
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
G.O.P. Resolutions Committee
Congress
Harold E. Stassen
Bridges Seeks Ruling On Miner Pension Plan
Senator Bridges asked a Federal Court to block a plan for $100 monthly pensions to miners. He acted as neutral trustee of the United Mine Workers welfare fund which would fund the pensions. The issue goes before Justice T Alan Goldsborough for a hearing tomorrow.
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Washington
Bridges
R-N.h
United Mine Workers’ Welfare Fund
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Court Picketed in New York Maritime Court Fight
New York GP Seamen picketed the Federal Court House today as union and government attorneys argued over an injunction banning a threatened nationwide maritime strike.
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New York
Federal Court House
Farley Says Speech Fee Claim Is Ridiculous
James A. Farley rejected reports that the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce would pay him for a charity dinner appearance. He said the group would incur no expense, while officials noted an initial $1,000 then $500 quote. Farley declined further comment.
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New York
Pasadena
Calif
Junior Chamber of Commerce
James A. Farley
Chamber
Farley
Chamber of Commerce
Angry Santa Monica resident targets planes near Clover Field
An enraged local resident in Santa Monica has been throwing rocks at airplanes flying over his home near Clover Air Field and has even hit several of them. Pilots reported holes in the fabric of multiple planes as a result of the man’s shotgun style aim.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Cap
Clover Air Field
39 Year Cold Record Snaps In The Mercury Rise
The Mercury dropped to 41 at 6 30 A M today breaking a 36 year cold record for the date. Weather Bureau reports rain moving from Kansas to Chicago and the Midwest with showers likely late this afternoon or early evening. Cooler readings and occasional showers expected tomorrow with tonight's low near 55 and tomorrow's high around 70.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Chicago
U S Air Fighters In Europe Doubled
The United States will double fighter strength in Europe by shifting the 36th Fighter Wing from Albrook Field in the Canal Zone to Germany. The unit is to leave about August 15, increasing jet planes in European defense.
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United States
Europe
Air Force
Panama
Germany
36Th Fighter Wing
Albrook Field
Canal Zone
Tremors Kill 1900 in Sikang Village Lihwa Destroyed
Central News Agency reports more than 1,900 Chinese were killed as a sequence of twenty temblors from May 25 to May 31 demolished the mountain village of Lihwa in Sikang province, Chengtu dispatch notes.
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Nanking
Lihwa
Central
Chengtu
Sikang
Reds Free 41 Nuns Held Since November
Chinese Communists released 11 foreign and 30 Chinese Catholic nuns after holding them since November. The group previously included five Americans five Canadians and two Britons.
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Peiping
You Can Have Her Song Lyrics Featured By Ny Dag
Stockholm reports the Communist Party newspaper Ny Dag printed the complete lyrics of the novelty song You Can Have Her I Don t Want Her She s Too Fat For Me as an example of American culture illustrating cultural exchange and censorship concerns.
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Stockholm
Communist Party
Ny Dag
Nurses Are Bedside Tutors Take Exams in Hospital
Irving Kreis, 16, burned in a brush fire nine weeks ago, will take final exams in bed at Crouse Irving Hospital. The Onondaga Central High freshman studies general science history and English with nurses help. Two high school teachers will convert part of the hospital into a temporary classroom next week. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Emil Kreis Onondaga Hill and may be released around July 1.
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Crouse-Irving Hospital
Onondaga Central High School
Irving
Emil Kreis
Onondaga Hill
Regional Power Merger Approved Under Niagara Hudson Plan
The Public Service Commission approved the merger of Northern Development Corp with Central New York Power Corp as part of unifying Niagara Hudson System properties. The Buffalo-Niagara Electric Corp will absorb Central New York Power, Buffalo-Niagara Electric, New York Power and Light, and possess $450 million in plant value serving 2.5 million people across 33 upstate counties. Northern Development owns plants and land in Northern and Central New York, while Niagara Hudson Power holds Northern Development stock now written down to 10 million in value in exchange for 250,000 shares of no par stock in Central New York Power. Assets of Northern Development will be reduced by about 6.75 million before the merger.
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Albany
Northern Development Corp
Central New York Power Corp
Public Service Commission
Niagara Hudson System
Central New York Power
Buffalo-Niagara Electric Corp
New York Power and Light Corp
PSC
Upstate
New York
Raquette
Moose
Black Rivers
High Dam
Oswego
Niagara Hudson Power Corp
Northern Development
Neal Brewster
Belgian nun who saved GIs on De Grasse voyage
Sister Mary Chamtal a 53 year old Belgian nun known as Little Sister of the Paratroopers arrived in New York aboard the De Grasse. She helped paratroopers with forged credentials during the war and endured Gestapo detention before being rescued by American soldiers.
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New York
Mary Chamtal
de Grasse
Mary
Joan of Arc
Belgium
Rabensbreuck
Germany
Senators Object To Terms In Draft Bill Clash In Congress
The House voted 283 to 130 for a delayed-action draft bill, facing Senate resistance led by Armed Services Committee Chairman Gurney. Taylor opposed any draft, delaying tactics began as the Senate sought two years of service while the House offered one year. A conference move followed. Marshall warned war risk amid heated debate.
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House
Senate
Gurney
R-S.d
Senate Armed Services Committee
Taylor
Philbin
Dmass
Armed Services Committee
Wherry
R-Neb
Marshall
Marcantonio
A.L.W.Y
Armed Services
Congress
Eaton
R.-N.j
Foreign Affairs Committee
Secretary of State
Drunken Driving Arrests Lead to Brief Release
William H. H. McCormick was arrested in Tallahassee at 4 P.M. for drunken driving. He was released three hours later, sober, then rearrested about 9:30 P.M. and jailed on the same charge.
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Tallahassee, Fla
William HH. McCormick
McCormick
Cat Collision on Route 45 Ends in Cat Death
A late model car was nearly demolished after a cat crossed Route 45 west of Fairmount. The driver received a $25 fine for careless control. A tractor-trailer driven by Charles Melker of Akron struck the parked car, pushing it onto a lawn. Melker pled guilty to failure to keep his vehicle under control and paid a $25 fine.
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Fairmount
4& Driver
Charles Melker
Akron
Melker
Justice of the Peace
Calvin Bingham
Camillus
Not Enough Rain in Arizona Tourist Promise
A geologist Harry A. White in Phoenix notes subtropical fruits thrive under rain, studying petrified forests and imagining Arizona as a great tourist destination if rainfall increased. An Skull Valley farmer quips that rain is scarce, joking about five-year-old bullfrogs not knowing to swim.
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Harry A. White
Phoenix
Skull Valley
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