Truman And Dewey Split In Southwest Poll Outlook
Polls taken before campaign trains show a toss up in the Southwest with Dewey favored in California and Utah, Truman leading in Arizona, and Nevada close. California’s two party split gives Dewey 55 percent to 45 for Truman, while Arizona favors Truman 53 to 47. Nevada is near even, Colorado split, and Utah leans toward Truman. past trends suggest closer division than elsewhere.
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Mediator seeks solution to Berlin crisis talks
United Nations Security Council members confer with Argentine mediator Bramuglia to seek a Berlin crisis settlement. Bramuglia met Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko and planned further talks with Western powers and Ukrainian envoy Dmitri Manuilsky to craft a compromise acceptable to East and West. Continue on page 2.
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Neil
Siiable
Ukrain
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Cuba
Norway
Continuea
Weather and Local Events for Elyria Area
Northeastern Ohio forecast remains cloudy and cool with possible rain this afternoon and tonight. Saturday brings wind and cloud cover with highs around 54 and a low near 46. Local notices promote Rey's Villa Sunday chicken dinners and prime rib, Moose and wives social, home talent night, and a railroad show at Elyria YMCA tonight at 7 1 pm.
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Whales Stranded On Dry Land At St Augustine Beach
Tourists and businessmen on St Augustine beach watched 44 pilot whales, 16 to 24 feet long and 5,000 to 6,000 pounds, strand as tides fell. Spectators hauled away carcasses for display while officials urged the public to remove whole whales. Local leader G R Wiles invited residents to take a whale, promising access to any willing to haul away a complete specimen.
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Atlantic Beach
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Approval Expected For Power Project
Washington report notes the Dewey backed St. Lawrence power project will wait for FPC action until after the November presidential election. Hearings on the $463,374,000 undertaking concluded yesterday with indications the proposal would eventually gain commission approval.
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St. Lawrence
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Truman Carries Campaign To Dewey Doorstep
President Truman enters upstate New York on a 14 town barnstorming tour pausing in Albany for a rain soaked rally. He urges voters to keep prosperity steady and criticizes Congress for hamstringing his efforts amid rising prices.
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Sherwood man dies after US 8 crash in Defiance
Wayne C. Sherman, 24, of Sherwood died of internal hemorrhages at Defiance Hospital after his car and a truck collided on US 8 Route 127 at Sherwood. State Highway Patrol reported the fatality occurred today.
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Dewey Absent As President Stops In Albany
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey blamed the Democratic New Deal for housing shortages and praised New York’s 28 million loan for the Gov. Alfred E. Smith housing project at a ground breaking ceremony in Albany. He urged labor, industry and bankers to unite on a plan as he confronted Truman’s criticism of Republican housing policy.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Buffalo
Dewey
New York City
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Jersey City
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GOP
Pawling
Judge Finds G. E. Guilty
Federal Judge John C. Knox found General Electric and two associates along with three officers guilty of conspiring to monopolize international trade in hard metal compositions. Jury trial was waived. trial ran Jan 22 1947 to July 11 1947 with possible fines up to 25000 per count and up to five years for the officers. Sentencing date not set.
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John C. Knox
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Detroit
Walter M. Stearns
Schenectady
N. Y
Zay Jefferies
Cleveland
Carboloy
Walter G. Robbins
Lewis Demands Guaranteed Job Plan In Coal Industry
In Cincinnati John L. Lewis urged a national guaranteed employment plan for soft coal to avert a repeat of postwar instability. He warned operators and lawmakers a stabilizing agency is needed and favored a Pennsylvania-style allocation committee to spread work and sustain union contracts amid market losses and freight shortages.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
State Department of Mines
Contest For Control Of Senate Close
Washington reports a tight race as Republicans focus on Senate seats in Oklahoma Kentucky West Virginia and Tennessee while Dewey campaigns in Missouri. Revercomb in West Virginia and Reece in Tennessee face stiff Democrat challenges, shaping a Senate that currently sits 51 Republicans to 45 Democrats. A three seat shift would tie the chamber.
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Pardoned Cancer Leaves For U.S.
Patricia Schmidt departed Havana at 9 10 a m aboard a Chicago and Southern Airlines flight to the United States. She had received a presidential pardon after serving less than 18 months of a Weywear sentence for the killing of her married lover John Lester Mee.
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Patricia
Laura) Schmidt
United States
al Chicago and Southern Airlines
Weywear
John Lester Mee
Dream Collapses As Professor Forgets Again
NATLES An absent minded professor lamented the collapse of a 10 year dream as his midget submarine, built for a record depth, sank during a sea test after he forgot to close the conning tower hatch. No one was aboard.
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Pietro Vassena
Vessena
Trains Arrive Late From Boston in World Series Day
Cleveland and Boston Braves teams arrived for the third World Series game amid light rain. The Braves reached Cleveland first to a crowd of about 10,000 at the terminal, while the Indians arrived two hours later and proceeded to the ballpark. Weather forecast called for light showers not delaying the game with 80,000 expected at Cleveland Stadium.
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Hurricane Racing Into Transatlantic Shipping Lanes
A tropical hurricane that battered Cuba and Florida moved past Bermuda and raced eastward into transatlantic shipping lanes. Bermuda endured 110 mph winds for 45 minutes before the storm sped to 390 miles northeast of Bermuda by 4 a.m. EST today with winds over 100 mph. The warning service expected the hurricane to maintain or increase speed for the next 18 hours and urged ships to exercise caution.
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Bermuda
Students Will Give Chest Sales Talks
A school committee at Elyria High discussed integrating the Community Chest drive into classes. Principal Robert E. Wilson reported the plan includes salesmanship students delivering salestalks and English students preparing talks and skits for broadcast over the school PA system.
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Elyria High School
Robert E. Wilson
Elizabeth Hornyak
Alice Stofer
Lloyd Hennings
Edith Harman
American Officials Use Plain Language On Russia
Washington officials launch blunt talk to warn the public of Soviet aims as Berlin crisis deepens after the Moscow talks. Assistant Secretary Saltzman warned war cannot be ruled out, yet the U S proceeds on hope of avoiding conflict while detailing Russia's coercive tactics and world domination aims.
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Moscow
Berlin
Charles E. Saltzman
Durham
N. H
U. S
State Department
Department
Saltzman
Berlin Crisis Real Threat Says Marshall
Secretary of State George C. Marshall told an American club luncheon that the Berlin crisis is a real threat to peace, short of cannon fire. He criticized the Russians for the blockade and said the United States will not negotiate under duress as the Western powers take the issue to the United Nations Security Council.
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Paris
U.S
George C. Marshall
American Club
Berlin
Marshall
United States
Clashes injure 12 as French forces clash with strikers in Micheville
In Micheville, Lorraine, at least 12 people were hurt when French troops and security forces stormed a steel works occupied by Communiste strike leaders. Reinforcements joined miners and guards, tear gas was used, and several guards were captured. The action followed a nationwide strike wave with railways and ports paralyzed.
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Paris
Micheville
Lorrain
General Confederation of Labor
Chalons Sur Marne
Tower Cabinet
Eden Demands Firm Policy On Berlin Blockade Crisis
Eden, deputy opposition leader, told the Conservative conference he fully backed the Labor government on Berlin. He denounced Communism as merciless, urged unity with the Commonwealth Europe and America, and demanded the blockade be ended before any four power talks. He backed Bevin and warned Russia against further encroachment.
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Anthony Eden
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Eden
Commonwealth
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Former Assistant Ohio Attorney General Dies
Funeral services will be held in Columbus tomorrow for Wilbur E Benoy former assistant Ohio attorney general who died yesterday of a heart ailment at age 61 Benoy a Croton Ohio native served as assistant attorney general from 1924 to 1926 earlier holding posts as assistant city attorney of Columbus and Franklin county prosecutor
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Kick Off Fall Classifieds in Chronicle Telegram
Fall football season and classified ad season begin as high prices push hundreds to seek cheap used goods through the Chronicle Telegram want ads. Dial 44-121 or 44-131 to place a want ad for furniture clothing and electrical items.
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Western Rodeo Thrill a Minute at Weikel's
A Western rodeo offers 14 contest events this Sunday at 1 p.m. at Weikel's on LaGrange Road. Admission is 75 cents with children under 12 admitted free.
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