Campaign opens as Scott and Johnson launch second NC primary drive
Kerr Scott and Charles M. Johnson began their second Democratic gubernatorial primary campaigns in North Carolina. Scott praised Mayne Albright for his clean campaign at NC State College, while Johnson outlined strategy with supporters in Greensboro. Nearby, floodfront updates in the Pacific Northwest reported new dike breaks along the Fraser and lower Columbia as renewed waters threatened widespread damage.
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Taft Schedule Left Doubt As To Local Talk
Campaign plans for Sen. Robert A. Taft in Gaston County faced uncertainty as arrival and a 4 45 to 5 p m speech from the courthouse steps hung on weather and timing. Local Republicans and Democratic officials prepared welcomes while police arranged street closures and parking for Taft in a briefing that could shift indoors if rain continues.
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Ohio
Gastonia
Kelly Bumgardner
R. P. Washam
Gaston County
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A. G. Meyers
Statesville
Charlotte
Second Gaston County House primary set for June 26
Gaston county Democrats push four candidates Dellinger Garland Howard and Vernon into a runoff for one of two State House seats. Garland and Vernon filed on Thursday with Elections Chairman James Mullen to renew campaigns after close first primary. Garland thanked supporters and pledged faithful service if elected as he appeals to county voters.
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Cherryville
David P. Dellinger
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Mount Holly
General Assembly
James Mullen
Truman's non political tour to test public opinion
President Truman travels aboard a 16 car train on a non political tour across 18 states to gauge voter sentiment ahead of the convention. He plans prepared talks in Chicago Fort Wayne and Gary with notable political figures joining him. The journey continues to Omaha Seattle and Los Angeles, with emphasis on European displaced persons.
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Martin Kennelly
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Dry Law, Wet Diaper Tale From Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City report from June 4 describes officers responding to a tavern call where a woman with a baby caused a disturbance. Investigators checked a diaper bag and found non nursing bottles and wrong formula. The incident ends with the woman taken into custody.
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R. L. Pratt
S. W. Stephens
Ed White
Oklahoma
Weather Heat Record and Rain Totals
Local temperature high yesterday was 72 degrees. Low last night not stated. Neon today shows 72. Rainfall recorded as 0.22 inches for the period, June total 0.45 inches. Rain quota 4.2 percent. deficiency 3.77 percent.
Lana Turner to visit US soldiers in Germany
Lana Turner will spend 11 days visiting U S soldiers in Germany with appearances at eight military posts starting June 17 Army officials announced.
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Germany
Lana Turner
U. S
Guessing Contest Raging GOP First Ballot Debated
Washington June 4 The Republican National Convention opening June 21 in Philadelphia fuels a rift as Taft Dewey and Stassen backers claim first ballot totals. Taft claims 306 Dewey 281 Stassen 149 with many votes for favorite sons. Brownell predicts Dewey wins with no long deadlock. Stassen says he will have 340 votes on the first count as leaders seek a quick decisive result.
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Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
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Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Herbert E. Brownell
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Stassen
Des Moines
Lewis to Resume Talks With Coal Operators After Court Order
John L. Lewis bowed to a federal court order to bargain over a contract with the Southern Coal Producers Association. He and UMW counsel said talks could begin as early as Saturday or Sunday, with June 30 expiry of the soft coal pact looming and Moody of the Southern Association slated for a later briefing. The Taft Hartley action followed Lewis prior refusals to meet, and penalties for contempt had previously been imposed.
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Hopkins
T. Alan Goldsborough
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Goldsborough
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Association
Denham
Moody
Tobin opposes new pay hikes in AFL Teamsters letter
The New York Times reports President Daniel J. Tobin told AFL Teamsters locals that pushing for higher wages could jeopardize the union's life. The confidential letter, sent to all locals, warned against wage demands in the coming months amid a union claiming about 1,000,000 members.
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The
New York Times
Daniel J. Tobin
AFL Teamsters Union
Tobin
Arabs Agree On Date Cease Fire Ordered Delayed
Cairo reports four week Palestine truce remained unsettled as UN mediator seeks clarity within a day or two. Arabs reportedly accepted a cease fire date while fighting continued in the Arab triangle of northern Palestine and along the Tel Aviv corridor. Jewish forces claim Jenin drive threatens Nablus. Haifa area bombardments noted.
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Rosalind Russell A Connecticut Childhood To Stardom
ROSALIND RUSSELL born June 4 1912 grew up a tomboy in Connecticut known as the district’s top baseball player. Daughter of a wealthy lawyer and Vogue editor mother, her high energy is linked to her film rise. She attended Barnard drama school and earned a 15 dollar weekly tent show job. She later played heavies in films then shifted to comedy and high drama.
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Rosalind Russell
Connecticut
Vogue Magazine
Barnard
Executed In Gas Chamber In Raleigh Two Men Die
Raleigh June 4 Two young Negroes were executed in the gas chamber for the robbery murder of a gas station operator. George Hammond 31 and Henderson Wilson 28 were convicted in Davidson county last January. Wilson died first followed by Hammond after cyanide dropped into acid. Both refused to claim innocence or guilt. Governor Cherry declined mercy, citing prior records of breaking and entering and prison terms. Prosecutors tied them to the October 31 killing of Robert B Hayes at a Southmont filling station.
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Henderson Wilson
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Hammond
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Davidson County
Robert B. Hayes
Southmont
Cherry
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