Flogging charges tied to Ku Klux Klan in Alabama
Assistant State Atty. Gen. Taylor Harden linked Klan members to four Birmingham area flogging cases after identifying bedsheet uniforms and insignia. Seventeen people indicted in Jefferson county with an 18th Holiness preacher jailed. Local officials consider revoking the Klan charter to halt the terror.
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Birmingham
Alaama
U Klux Klan
Taylor Harden
Jefferson County
Montgomery
Alta King
Jefferson
Carmichael
Harden
Ku Klux Klan
Alabama
FBI mum on missing Los Alamos official Snelling
The FBI offered no comment on the location of H. Tracy Snelling the Los Alamos atomic project public relations chief. Unconfirmed word said he checked in at Dallas FBI early for a weeklong disappearance then vanished again. The Red Cross says Snelling owed them $1,000. Los Alamos DA reviews the complaint as no charges appear filed.
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Dallas
Tex
Federal Bureau of Investigation
H. Tracy Snelling
Los Alamos
N. M
Snelling
FBI
Tom Carter
Sying Snelling
Westinghouse Rejects CIO Wage Demands Amid Slump
Westinghouse Electric Corp. rejected a $500 wage package sought by the CIO United Electrical Workers Union, citing a sharp drop in orders. Vice president W. O. Lippman said remaining demand fell 11.5 percent from last year and 15,000 workers have been laid off since January.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
W. O. Lippman
Westinghouse
Lippman
Blackfoot Hospital Bids Filed for Attendant Buildings
Boise contractor Kloepfer and Gramkow placed bids of 84784 dollars for a women’s and married attendants’ building and 37783 dollars for a male attendants building at the Idaho state hospital in Blackfoot. Arrington Construction Co of Idaho Falls bid 329500 dollars for a disturbed patients’ building.
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BOISE
Kloepfer
Gramkow
Idaho State Hospital
South
Blackfoot
Arrington Construction Co
Idaho Falls
Family undecided on Murphy rites
Harbor Beach Michigan dispatch says Father Charles E Coughlin declined to officiate at Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphys funeral due to prior engagement. Detroit officials asked that Murphys body lie in state at City Hall while the family remained undecided on the funeral officiant with services to be held at Our Lady of Huron Lake Church.
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Harbor Beach
Mich
Charles E. Coughlin
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Coughlin
City Hall
James J. Marvin
Ur Lady of Huron Lake Church
Murphy
Marvin
Pact Debate Nears End
Senate debate on the North Atlantic Defense Pact tightens as Senate Democrats push ratification. Lucas warns failure would invite Communism and risk war and bankruptcy, while Acheson rebuts Soviet protests and assures Italy’s peace commitments remain intact.
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Washington
Senate
Scott W. Lucas
Europe
Lucas
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Russia
Italy
State Department
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
United States
Lions Choose a Queen at International Convention
Miss Janice Harvell, 17, of Carolina Beach North Carolina was crowned queen of the international Lions convention after an elaborate garden ceremony following an all star talent show. She defeated candidates from Canada Mexico Peru and Cuba.
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New York
Janice Harvell
Carolina Beach
N. C
Canada
Mexico
Peru
Cuba
Garden
Atlas of heavens begins as four year sky survey at Palomar
Astronomers launch a four year project to map the heavens producing the world's first atlas. Over 2,000 photographs will be taken mainly with Palomar Observatory's 48 inch Schmidt telescope, under Ira S. Bowen for the National Geographic Society.
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MT. Palomar
Calif
Palomar Observatory
Observatory
National Geographic Society
Ira S. Bowen
Hale
Palomar
Ly‘man
J. Briggs
Sleeper Uses Dreams to Preserve Rest, Britannica Notes
The Britannica explains sleepers use dreams to allay disturbances that would wake them. Dreams help maintain sleep though not always effective, serving as a coping mechanism for restful states.
U S potato production tops 400 million bushels in several years
Over the past six years the United States harvested more than 400 million bushels of potatoes in four of them, indicating periods of high yields and strong output in the national crop.
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United States
Atom Scientist Criticizes House UnAmerican Activities Probe
Dr. Edward A. Condon urged vigilance against subversive groups while sharply criticizing the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities as ineffective. Before a Senate Rules subcommittee he supported a Lucas resolution to strengthen witness defenses and called for congressional self discipline to protect accused individuals. He praised loyalty checks but warned the effort must be done by first rate agencies.
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Washington
Edward A. Condon
House Committee On UnAmerican
National Bureau of Standards
Senate Rules
Scott W. Lucas
Condon
House Committee
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
N. J
Truman
Congressional
Executive Branch
Communist Forces Advance in South Central China
Reports say Chinese Communist columns moved southward at up to 40 miles daily. Nationalists ordered Canton civilians to evacuate as earth defenses rose around refugee capital. Red forces under Gen Liu Po-Cheng pushed 60 miles to capture Suichuan, near Kanhsien. Separate units threatened Changsha 200 miles south of Hankow, aiming to cut Pai Chung-hsi's central force.
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Hong Kong
China
Canton
Kiangsi
Liu Po-Cheng
Suichuan
Kanchow
Kanhsien
Changsha
Hankow
Pai Chung- Hsi
Central
Idaho Noxious Weed Association set to meet in Caldwell
Caldwell Idaho July 28 29 conference will gather about 300 farmers scientists and county weed supervisors for the annual meeting of the Idaho Noxious Weed Association.
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Caldwell
Idaho Noxious Weed Association
Government Control- Is Rapped
Idaho Secretary of State J D Price warned that the nation is headed toward a totalitarian government. Speaking to Associated Chambers of Commerce of southwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon he said public servants seek more from the federal treasury and taxes fund government. He warned of a future where labor production wages rents and education are permanently controlled.
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NAMPA
Idaho
J. D. Price
Price
Associated Chambers
Comme
Oregon
Italian Chamber Postpones Pact Vote After Ballot Box Scam
The Chamber of Deputies postponed a final ratification vote on the Atlantic Pact after a stuffing of the ballot box was discovered following the initial vote near midnight. A new vote is set for mid afternoon.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Weather Hard On Idaho Crops
A joint federal state weather and crop survey shows Idaho crops thriving in irrigated areas but suffering in non watered sections due to drought. The week was hot and dry with rapid topsoil drying and heavy irrigation demands. Dryland crops underperformed while some grain and dry peas are being cut for hay as potatoes and dry beans mature. Range livestock conditions are noted.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho Labor Demand Slips Slightly in Mid July
Idaho labor demand edged lower as job listings fell to 726 across ISES offices on July 16, a drop of 39 from the prior week. Construction shows a small uptick while Hanford Richland Bremerton layoffs depress statewide project areas. harvest work remains limited with under a quarter of 110,000 workers expected to find part time or full employment through July and August.
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Boise
Idaho State Employment Service
ISES
Waington State
Hanford-Richland
Bremerton
Seasonal decline in milk amid drying pastures noted
The report mentions continued good performance in high ranges but a seasonal drop in milk production attributed mainly to drying pastures.
Flint Trade Feeds Brand England Flintknappers
Old trade flows supply flint for Brand England flintknappers whose ancestors made arrowheads long before Romans invaded Britain.
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Brand England
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