Arnall Charges Rivers Uniworthy of Office
Governor Ellis Arnall mounts a broadside against former Gov. E. D. Rivers calling him unworthy of public office and predicting he will never be elected again. Arnall apologizes for supporting Rivers and cites past campaigns while Rivers, Carmichael, and Talmadge campaign across Georgia amid white primary rhetoric.
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Arnall
Rivers
Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
E. D. Rivers
People of
Georgia
Kittle
Heands
Kid Rivers
Roy. Harris
Augusta
Eugene Talmadge
Henry Graty
Harris
Talmadge
Clair
Sylvania
Metter
Claxton
Pembroke
Statesboro
WSB
James
Milledgeville
Lyons
Vidalia
Swainsboro
Soperton
Carmichael
Jim Cox
Jamies Cox
The
Atlanta Journal
Miami
Cariichael
Myanard “Smith
Smith
Theraaston
Ed Rivers
Georgia and Northwest Florida Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy and warm conditions with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers in Georgia today and tonight. Friday remains partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered afternoon showers. Northwest Florida sees partly cloudy skies this afternoon tonight and Friday with light to moderate south winds.
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Georgia
Eartly
Florida
Congress Abandons New Labor Laws in 1946 Battle
Washington reports key labor law supporters gave up hope for new measures this year. Senator Murray urged a Presidential commission to study long range reforms, citing pro and anti labor labels and the upcoming election. The House Rules Committee shelved any action on a minimum wage bill and linked cases, ending efforts to revive portions of the Case labor disputes plan.
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Washington
Murray
R-Mont
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
House Rules Committee
Rep. Cox
D-Ga
Truman
Case
Senate
House Labor Committee
Rules Committee
House
Prohibitionist Party picks Brown for county post
John W. Brown, secretary of the local and state bartenders union, was chosen by Prohibitionist Party voters at the June 4 primary for a place on the party county central committee but is ineligible as he is not a registered Prohibitionist. Rex Lord, registrar of voters, confirms the write in.
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San Diego
Calif
John W. Brown
Bartenders Union
AFL
Brown
Rex Lord
Registrar of Voters
Coffee price boosts approved to aid coffee imports
Washington AP reports the government authorized a 3 to 4 cent per pound raise in coffee prices to encourage Latin American imports. Exporters receive two extra cents per pound, import ceilings rise by 2.075 cents, and housewives face higher costs alongside other staples. Bowles cited higher production costs and said he approved reluctantly, with a three cent subsidy to domestic importers continuing if Congress extends authority.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Latin America
State Department
Flo
Meat Shortage Hammers US Food Supply
Nationwide reports show acute meat shortages with half the nation’s shops closed. Restaurants face higher burden while price controls fail to provide relief and black markets surge. In New York and Philadelphia, fresh beef and poultry are scarce, with traders and officials citing disrupted supplies and diversions to the black market.
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National, Association of Retail
National Restaurant Association
Senate
New York City
Mildred A.gutwillig
Omaha
Fred S. Davis
Philadelphia Shop Suppliers Group
War Shipping Administration
Philadelphia
Federal
Peacock Announces Campaign Speech Schedule
Albany attorney J. N. Peacock Jr. declares a series of campaign speeches in the Second Senate District race against Rep. Eugene Cox. Dates include June 29 in Tifton Quitman Pelham and July 6 in Moultrie Thomasville Cairo Whigham and July 13 in Colquitt Bainbridge and Donalsonville with start times listed.
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Albany
J. N. Peacock Jr
Eugene Cox
Tifton
Quitman
Pelham
Moultrie
Thomasville
Cairo
Whigham
Colquitt
Bainbridge
Donalsonville
Senate Filibuster Looms As Clock Ticks On OPA Life
Senator Moore launched a 13 000 word attack on price controls as the Senate debates a compromise OPA extension before the June 30 expiration. Senator O Daniel and supporters vow long sessions to force passage while President Truman considers Bowles status and possible radio remarks.
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Senate
Washington
Moore
R-Okla
CIO
Political Action Committee
Chamters
O’daniel
D-Tex
OPA
Truman
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Capitol Hill
Joint Conference
Allies reject Russian Trieste plans in stalemate
Paris June 27 AP The Western Allies rejected two Molotov proposals to settle Trieste as an autonomous district under Yugoslav sovereignty or joint Yugoslav Italian sovereignty. US Britain and France called both plans unworkable and ethnically questionable, leaving the Foreign Ministers Council deadlocked.
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A. I. Goldberg
Paris
Trieste
Foreign Ministers Council
V. M. Molotov
Adriatic
Italy
Yugoslavia
United States
London
Kzorotov
Russia
Molotov
Moscow
House of Representatives
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Tobacco Growers Chief Denies Atlanta Charges
L. L. Gravely of Rocky Mount, president of the Tobacco Association of the United States, rejects claims in The Constitution that Georgia growers lack a voice in opening dates for tobacco auction markets. He says opening dates are decided by the association, speaking during a Raleigh stop ahead of TAUS meetings.
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Raleigh
N. C
L. L. Gravely
Rocky Mount
The
Tobacco Association of the
Association
Iziday
Atlanta man kills wife then dies in Melton row
Deputy Sheriff Ben Frank Selby reports Mell Lee of Atlanta shot and killed his estranged wife Hester Lee in a Charleston hotel, then killed himself at his sister’s home. Mrs. Lee had recently filed for divorce. The couple have three children. survivors include Mrs. Tom Lee of Oakland and four sisters plus a brother.
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Charleston
Miss
Ben Frank Selby
Mell Lee
Atlanta
Hester Lee
Sleby
Lee
Selby
Tom Lee
Oakland
Julia Newton
Huntsville
Ala
Myrtle Farish
Lelia Fillyan
Malcolm Gray
Henry Lee
Cotton Prices Jump as Market Eyes Price Control Lift
New Orleans based report shows cotton futures climbing to the daily limit of $5 a bale amid speculation that price controls may end. Traders cited Washington rumors that Senators Moore and O Daniel would filibuster to delay OPA, lifting demand. Prices for October, December, March and May futures rose to around 31.45 to 31.62 cents per pound.
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New
Orleans
Washington
Moore
O’daniel
OPA
Landlord Goes 70 Jail Rather Than Evict Tenants
Three tenants of a condemned building in Louisville rally behind Morris Z. Davis who chose jail over eviction. Davis was ordered to purge contempt after a judge ruled he must evict all families. only three remained, unable to find housing. Davis, in jail, said he would stay until hell freezes over.
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Louisville
Morris Z. Davis
Jefferson Circuit
Lawrence Speckman
Davis
Virginia
Auto Crash Near Forsyth Injures Five
Macon Ga June 27 five persons were injured when an automobile wrecker and a car collided near Forsyth H J Autrey of Atlanta driver of the wrecker suffered two broken legs Arthur Allen also of Atlanta was severely hurt Mr and Mrs Ray Slater of West Richfield Ohio were only slightly injured
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Macon
Forsyth
H. J. Autrey
Atlanta
Arthur Allen
Ray Slater
West Richfield
Ohio
OPA Clashes With Pacific Lumbermen in West Coast Suits
In San Francisco on June 27 AP reports the Office of Price Administration filed suits against 40 lumber companies across California, Oregon, Washington and Arizona seeking 9,043,530 in treble damages for alleged OPA ceiling violations involving 65,649,123 board feet. Northwest firms defend actions as political, citing differing interpretations of ceilings and unfair targeting while listing specific alleged practices such as diversion, re sawing, and overceiling sales.
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OPA
California
Oregon
Washington
Arizona
Aberdeen
Wash
Henry W. Anderson
Twin Harbors: Lumber .Co
Northwest
Twin Harbors Lumber Co
R. G. Robbins
R. G.' Ber Co
Portland
OPAS
Porthwest
Donald Dépees
Jumi
Ber
Ralph Gotub
U. 8
Tom Clack
Congress
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