Taft Strength by Southern Delegates in Presidential Race
Carroll Reece reports breakdown of southern delegate support for Taft Dewey and Stassen. He notes Alabama Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Texas Oklahoma Kentucky and more showing Taft lead or strong backing on first ballots and Dewey rival claims. Cooper estimates Kentucky votes with Taft 11 to 13 of 25. Dewey 7 to 9. Vandenberg 3. Stassen 1. Dewey leads unchallenged elsewhere with 145 pledges including New York Oregon New Hampshire and others.
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Carroll Reece
Ohio
Alabama
Taft
Arkansas
Tate
Dewey
Stassen
Florida
Stassep
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Perry Howard
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Reece
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Cooper
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Philadelphia
South
Ilinois
New York
Oregon
New Hampshire
Justice Douglas Wins Vice President Backing
Oregon primaries give Supreme Court Justice William Douglas a write in nomination for vice president. Republican results show Gov. Thomas E. Dewey defeating Harold E. Stassen with Dewey leading by margin as early returns come in.
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Ore
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Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
Democratic Party
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
New Yorker
Stassen
Dewey
House Will Push Own Tariff Bill
Washington Democrats accuse Republicans of rigging debate as House Republicans move to pass a one year extension of the trade act with a veto over trade pacts if tariffs exceed FCC limits. Secretary Marshall urged keeping the act unchanged, warning the move would cripple foreign economic policy. President Truman seeks a three year extension.
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House
State
Marshall
G.O.P
Rules Committee
Congress
Federal Tariff Commission
Truman
Words of the Wise We Can Hardly Hate Anyone We Know
A quotation by William Hazlitt notes that genuine acquaintance softens enmity. The line reflects a belief in humane judgment born from personal familiarity and shared humanity.
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William, Hazlitt
New Jersey Lutherans Seek State Synod Union
Delegates to the New Jersey Lutherans meet amid a man’s murder in Groton. The 201n annual meeting seeks to form a state organization aligning New Jersey congregations with the New York Synod, which covers New York, New Jersey and New England. Hutchings, jailed on murder charges, was identified as the suspect after a night-time altercation and skull injury. Nearby officials credited Groton investigators for rapid, careful work.
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New Jersey
Ville
Jersey
Groton
New York
New England
Ithaca
Brooks
Howard
Knapp
Norman G. Stagg
Frederick B. Bryant
S. Hutchings
Bryant
Low
Brooklyn Liquor Inquiry Deferred
The State Liquor Authority awaited further word from Judge Samuel Leibowicz before starting an investigation into alleged Brooklyn liquor violations. Leibowicz had led a tour of saloons and dives Saturday night and filed a formal complaint with the SLA yesterday.
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Brooklyn
New York
State Liquor Authority
Samuel Leibowicz
SLA
Leibowicz
iReds Veto Czech Probe in UN Security Council
Two more Soviet vetoes blocked a U.N. inquiry into the February Czechoslovak coup. The United States urged new ways to document the Communist grab and said it could present evidence to the council. Delegates doubted the effort would succeed as Gromyko again vetoed the measure citing interference in internal affairs.
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Sandrel A. Gromyko
U.N
Czechoslovakia
Lineman Killed on Antilley Pole in NY Power Work
Maurice Vail aged 44, lineman for Central New York Power Corporation, died yesterday from an electric shock while repairing a transformer on Antilley pole. The incident occurred during routine maintenance work, authorities said.
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Little Falls UP
Maurice Vail
Central New York Power Corporation
Antilley
Tass Criticizes Wirden Incident
Moscow based Tass condemns the resignation of a U.S. Commerce official whose daughter works for Tass in Washington. Tass calls the event a sign of political morals and discrimination in the United States. The report cites a wealth of controversy tied to Virden and Crawford, with details about the official’s family and links to industry cooperation.
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Tass
U. S. Department of Commerce
Washington
United States
Russian New
Pravda
Jonny
Virden
Office of Industry Cooperation
Department of Commerce
Crawford
R-Mich
Euphemia
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