Truman campaigns west with six speeches planned
President Truman spent Sunday at home in Independence and Grandview Missouri before a 17 car special train carries him westward to Denver Colorado and on to Colorado Springs Pueblo and possibly Canyon City for six speeches Monday. He targets conservation reclamation and public power, greets veterans in Denver and attends a luncheon with 1200 at the Shirley Savoy hotel. He vows to press his reelection bid along the Pacific coast and back through the southwest while noting Republican opposition to reclamation funds and private power interests.
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Kansas City
Truman
Kansas
Colorado
Independence
Grandview
Denver
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
State Capitol
Democratic State Central Committee
Knaus
Capitol Grounds
Shirley Savoy Hotel
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Canyon City
Secret Service
Mary Jane Truman
J. Vivian Truman
Ray Wills
Mr. Truman
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Dexter
R. Truman
Pacific Coast
Southwest
West
White House
Republican Congress
Blind Man Hopes for Eye Transplant Miracle in New York
Clarence Peddicord, 31, who has been blind since a refrigerator accident 11 years ago, arrived in New York to consult Dr Ramon Castroviejo about a possible cornea transplant. He traveled from Portland to Detroit, funded by a radio program, and spoke of his family and past efforts to support them.
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New York
Clarence Ped*cord
Peddicord
Portland
Ore
Detroit
We the People
Ramon Castroviejo
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Dorothy
Donna
Marlene
Rape Charge Gets Official Sentence
Edwin B. Lowell former Marion County juvenile detention home superintendent pleaded guilty to raping a 15 year old inmate and was sentenced to a 2 to 21 year prison term. Judge Bain imposed sentence after Lowell mumbled his guilty plea. He had signed a confession admitting relations with the 15 year old girl and a 17 year old girl.
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Indianapolis
Edwin B. Lowell
Marion County
William B. Bain
Lowell
Buggy Industry Near Billion-Dollar Value in 1900
The era's buggy manufacturing sector reached roughly a billion dollars in sales as demand for horse drawn carriages surged. Industry analysts note rapid growth driven by urban expansion and automotive precursors.
Russians Near Deal to Import American Films
Moscow based reports say the Soviet Union may begin showing Hollywood movies, marking the first American film purchases since 1938. Eric Johnston, head of the Motion Picture Association, announced a meeting of the minds with Soviet officials and said details would be worked out in New York. Johnston described talks with Molotov as forthright and frank and planned to travel to Paris via Berlin to continue discussions. He noted Russia would select movies from a list by American producers and that no binding agreement had been concluded, though the deal was essentially in place.
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Moscow
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association
Johnston
Soviet Union
New York
V. M. Molotov
Paris
Berlin
Ministry of Cinematography
United States
U. S
First hospital in America founded in Philadelphia
The article notes that America's first hospital was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking a historic moment in U S medical care and the development of organized health services in the early colonial era.
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America
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
Clergyman denounces double taxation in twin school systems
The Rev. John J. Cavanaugh of Notre Dame urged Catholics to be freed from double taxation supporting both Catholic and public schools. He urged fairness in funding and criticized campaigns to exclude religion from American life while defending private Catholic education.
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South Bend
Ind
John J. Cavanaugh
C.S.C
Notre Dame University
Notre Dame
Father Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Paris man booked for intoxicated driving. friends jailed
In Mineral Wells Texas two friends of a Paris man were jailed when they went to help him. The Paris man faced intoxicated driving charges. The friends were charged with interference with an officer and intoxication.
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Paris
Socialite Branston to Testify in Atomic Spy Hearing
Louise Branston a New York socialite described as a Park Avenue angel and longtime communist patron is billed as star witness for a secret hearings panel led by Rep J Par nell Thomas. She may reveal ties to Arthur Adams a Canadian educated Finnish ancestry engineer linked to wartime Russian espionage and pursuit.
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Washington
New York
American Activities Committee
Louise Branston
Park Avenue
Angel
Communist Party
United States
Subpena
Arthur Adams
Thomas
Branston
Adams
Russia
Moscow
Final Installment On Taxes Is Due
Boise Idaho final installment payments on the 1947 state income tax were due on September 15. Tax director P G Neill reported about 750000 had been paid so far and total collections should near a million dollars once all payments are counted.
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BOISE
P. G. Neill
Neill
Elm Grove residents smile after dental fixes by Dr Herte
Elm Grove Wisconsin reports many of its fearless citizens received dental repairs from Dr E W Herte. The local story highlights community trust in the Elm Grove dentist and the impact of his repairs on residents.
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Elm. Grove
Wis
Elm Grove
E. W. Herte
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