Southerners See Turning Point in Civil Rights Battle
In Atlanta July 16 many Southerners believe the civil rights fight marks a faster shift in the nation's politics. They see doubts about one party rule in the South and discuss possible party realignment or a new coalition. Senator Russell and others weigh states rights and local self government amid talk of a Democratic reorganization.
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Atlanta
U.S
South
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Franklin Roosevelt
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Winder
Democratic Party
Sen.George
Dga
Dixie
Constitution
Memphis Prose-Scimitar
Tampa Times
Philadelphia
Democracy
Warning Prompts Italian Reds To Call Off Strike
Italy faced widespread unrest as Genoa declared a state of emergency and troops were deployed to restore order. Violence left at least three dead and eight wounded as strikes spread to Turin and other cities with bombings and rail disruptions. The government refused to yield, insisting workers return to work.
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Genoa
Mario Scelba
Chamber of Labor
Venice
Turin
Imola
Bologna
Naples
Siena
Gravina
Bari
CGI
de Gasperi
Sceiba
Fim
Rebels Plan Own Ticket In 1948 Election Strategy
Report outlines a Southern bloc plan to leave electors unpledged to Truman to influence the 1948 race. Alabama electors are pledged elsewhere, and Dixon suggests other states could join to form a 127 vote bloc. Mention of Laney Wright and Senator Russell as possible nominees. Reference to 1876 Hayes Tilden outcome. The piece ends noting Japan silk industry shifting to rayon in the 1920s.
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House of Representatives
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Hayes-Tilden
Hayes
Frank Dison
Alabama States’ Rights Committee
Dewey
Dixon
Horace Wilkinson
Sidney Smyer
Dixie
Philadelphia
Richard Russell
Georgia
Alabama
Wilkinson
Laney
Gov
Wright
Russell
Japan
Steelworkers To Check On Offer
Pittsburgh July 26. Murray president of both the CIO and the United Steelworkers called a meeting of the steelworkers policy committee to act on a wage offer by U S Steel Corp. A statement will be issued after the committee meeting. Reports say U S Steel may offer an eight to 13 percent raise, about 12 cents an hour for workers averaging $1.55.
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Pittsburgh
Phillip
Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
U.S
United Nations Orders Halt to Palestine War
UN calls for immediate use of diplomatic and economic sanctions and potential force to enforce a ceasefire in Palestine. Bernadotte orders observer deployment and contact with Israel and seven Arab states as the plan proceeds toward a peaceful settlement amid Russian criticism and debate over mediation.
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Palestine
Strates
U. N
Israel
Bernadette
Middle East
Rhodes
Russia
Tco
Bernadotte
Soviet Union
Council
Sudden Jewish Air Raid Strikes Cairo and Tel Aviv
Cairo reports a sudden air incident as Jewish planes attacked Tel Aviv with incendiaries and explosives. Baghdad says Traqi planes hit Halfa harbor direct. Palestine ground fighting slows with scattered clashes in the south. Reports claim Arabs flee Jerusalem toward Ramallah and Jericho as Israeli high command notes enemy bases hit near Palestine.
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Cairo
Tel Aviv
Baghdad
Traqi
Halfa Harbor
Palestine
Jerusalem
Holy City
Ramallah
Jericho
Marlow analyzes Democrats and Truman prospects this November
The piece surveys Democratic splits over civil rights and fears for Truman's victory if Southern states withhold votes. It notes Truman's renomination speech rallying delegates, predicted Republican contrasts, and a Republican controlled Congress pushing inflation and housing bills in a tense pre election climate.
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Truman
Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Treman
Congress
Some Yearbooks Still Unclaimed at Hagers Town High School
The yearbook staff reports 74 Heiskelites remain unclaimed. Books were to be mailed but incorrect addresses led to holding them until next year. Students can pick up with receipts at the high school office. seniors out of town will be mailed in August. Juniors and sophomores may collect them when school resumes in September. No extra copies exist.
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Hagerstown High School
Bombing Claim Marks Largest Airstrike Against Arab Target
The report notes the weight of bombs dropped on Egyptian objectives is the largest yet delivered against any Arab target in this war. An Egyptian communique gave few details about Cairo damage or casualties, stating only that an enemy plane dropped bombs without specifying location or outcomes.
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Cairo
Berlin Blockade Analyzed as Western and Soviet Tactics
Berlin observers outline two main western responses to the Soviet siege and blockade. They say Moscow seeks a Communist controlled Germany and Soviet influence in the Ruhr, backed by propaganda and diplomacy failures. The text notes repeated Soviet rejection of Western notes and a heavy burden on Berlin residents.
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Berlin
Europe
Munich
Soviet Union
Berin
United Nations
Germany
Russia
Ruhr
VW. M. Molotov
Six One Way Streets Ordered In City Traffic Plan
Mayor orders mapping of one way streets with plans to mark routes. City to seek modern marker system as Sweeney supports traffic flow. Street Board proposed turning Franklin Washington Jonathan Prospect lanes, leaving Locust Mulberry unchanged. Potomac street not included. Ordinance drafting to finalize before August first start.
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Jack Abbott
Abbott
Sweeney
Hagerstown
Board of Street Commissioners
Franklin
Washington
Jonathan
Prospect
Potomac Street
Soviet Union shifts from diplomacy to direct action
The text states the Soviet Union abandoned diplomacy, using the currency reform and the establishment of western Germany as excuses for a final squeeze and asserting readiness to test Western reaction. It portrays a move toward direct action rather than negotiation.
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Trols
Germany
Soviet Union
Meat Prices To Hit New Highs
Retail meat prices in New York have hit a record high says the Department of Markets. The department reported yesterday that popular cuts including sirloin steak at 1.10 a pound and lamb chops at 1.20 are an average 24 percent higher than a year ago.
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New York
Department of Markets
Paralyzed Vets In Wheel Chairs Fight At Veterans Hospital
A paraplegic veteran was wounded in a shooting at Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis after a chair bound fist fight. Richard Hicks 31 of Canalou Missouri was shot in the left thigh by Wallace Rice 28 of Amarillo Texas. Rice had aimed a .25 caliber at Hicks head but the safety was on. Rice wheeled to a friend Don Duckworth 20 of Gaimsville Texas and after training him to operate the pistol Rice fired into the floor then shot Hicks. Rice and Duckworth are in locked wards awaiting FBI inquiry.
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Memphis
Tean
Kennedy, Veterans Hospital
Richard Hicks
Canalou
Clyde Beck
Beck
Hicks
Wallace Rice
Amarillo
Texas
Rice
Don Duckworth
Gaimsville
Duckworth
FBI
Noted Civil Authority Absence on Federal Reservation
On the federal reservation two paralyzed men fought on a hospital sun porch until both toppled from their wheelchairs. Guards intervened and carried them to beds as civil authorities were not summoned. The passage also mentions the origin of the word taxi from Taximeter Cab.
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Beck
Sunporch
Guarda
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