Dewey Warren Huddle Aims to Curb Overconfidence
Gov Thomas Dewey and running mate Earl Warren plan an early Pawling meeting to reset the campaign tone amid GOP overconfidence. Warren canvasses New York City and Dewey weighs state appointments while preparing a vigorous nationwide push. The pair seek victory in Senate House contests and local races.
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Henry
Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Warren
New York City
New York
James M. Mead
U.S
Senate
House
Quaker Hill
Philadelphia
Tom, Jr
John M
Pawling-Trinity School
Christ Church
Truman to Launch Active Campaign If Nominated
President Truman would wage an active speaking campaign for the presidency if nominated, Ross said. No detailed plans were made and no specific speaking itinerary was announced.
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Truman
Washington
Charles G. Ross
King George Advised to Declare State of Emergency
London reports Prime Minister Attlee told the House of Commons the government has advised King George VI to declare a national emergency to handle a wildcat dock strike that threatens food supplies. A royal proclamation would empower the government to take all steps to maintain essential supplies.
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London
Attlee
George VI
House of Commons
Bernadotte Proposes Palestine Peace Basis to Jews and Arabs
UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte presented peace proposals to Jewish and Arab leaders in Rhodes and Cairo as part of the ongoing four week armistice. He framed the plan as a basis for further discussion, with both sides free to offer counter suggestions and with observers to be permitted access. Separately, Israeli authorities released Monroe Fein after his ship crew faced arrests related to a munitions landing attempt, while high officers took an oath of allegiance to Israel.
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Edward Curtis Rhodes
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Bernadotte
United Nations
Jami
Mardabey
Syria
Damascus
Israel
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Paul Mohn
Sweden
Constantine Stavropoulos
Greece
Arab League
U. N
John Reedman
South Africa
U.N
Rhodes
League
Hotel Des Roses
Bsvvclimmcey
Eupalalai
Monroe Fein
Chicago
Fein
David Ben-Gurion
Great Quake Shakes Japan Thousands Feared Dead
Five bandits who robbed a gambling spot and shot two officers fled a Cook county trap after a chase that spanned a quarry and a Des Plaines River crossing. In Japan a great earthquake struck Fukui and Ishikawa killing possibly thousands with fires, collapsed buildings, and mass evacuations.
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Chicago
Cook County
Treasury
Desplaines
Federal Treasury
Charles Peterson
Western Springs
Peterson
Joseph Clegg
LaGrange
Clegg
Fey
Eee
Fukui
Ishikawa
J Oyama
Tokyo
Nagoya
Kobe
Osaka
Kyoto
Honolulu
Osaka Meteorological Service
U. S. Army
Asahi
Kasazawa
Kawasaka
U. S. Eighth Army
Meoe
Cominform Hits Yugoslav Policy In Slavs Split
The Cominform accused Yugoslavia led by Premier Tito of departing from Marx Lenin line and pursuing anti Soviet nationalism. It urged a return to Marxist policy or leadership changes in Yugoslavia, signaling a break among the Eastern bloc.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Cominform
Marshal Tito
Soviet
Russia
Yugoslavia
International Communist “Information Bureau
Poland
Tito
Belgrade
Communist Party
Romania
Edvard Kardelj
Alma
A. Zhdanov
Mihai
Sinaia
Warsaw
Stanoje
Plane Wreck Victim Carolyn Taylor Had Local Ties
Atlanta report says a converted Army trainer crashed near College Park killing 17 year old stenographer Carolyn Taylor of East Point. Pilot Charles Allen parachuted to safety after the wing separated. Miss Taylor’s unopened chute was found among the wreckage. Her relatives in Grady county and Cairo were notified and travel to Atlanta for the rites.
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Atlanta
Carolyn Taylor
East Point
College Park
N. V Hamilton
J. A. Byrd
Charles Allen
Grady County
Walter Taylor
Cairo
P. Taylor
Neil Williamson
Miss Taylor
Thamesville
Foreign Aid Bill Signed to Launch World Recovery Program
President Truman signed a 6 billion dollar foreign aid appropriation to back Western Europe and Asia for 12 to 15 months and curb Communism. The package funds ECA recovery in 16 nations, aid to China including military spending, occupied areas aid, Greece and Turkey, and European feeding programs, reflecting executive and congressional unity.
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Washington
Truman
America
Europe
Executive
Congress
United States
Marshall
Senate House
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
China
ESA
Japan
Korea
Ryukyus Islands
Greece
Turkey
Direct Demand Feared as Berlin Blockade Rises
The United States rushes 39 C-54 Skymasters to Germany to break the Soviet blockade of rail and road traffic to Western Berlin as 2,000,000 residents face food shortages. Western powers consider a direct approach to Moscow to reverse Soviet policies and ease the crisis.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Germany
Berlin
Kremlin
Lft
Air Force
Bern
Britain
France
London
Moscow
Stalin
State Department
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Can Russian Communism Endure Now
Dewitt Mackenzie argues communist rule in Russia is unsustainable as a system driven by terror and repression. The column recalls Nazi invasion, German occupation attempts, and the collapse of Hitlerism, noting oppressive regimes cannot endure despite initial appeal or power.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Europe
Farmesa
Andargely
Hitler
Nazifuehrer
Eifel
Truman Faces Uncertain California Delegation Signals
California delegates signed statements preferring Truman as nominee but spokesman said the pledge isn’t definite. Delegation chair John F. Shelley said California will caucus at the Philadelphia sessions beginning July 12. The development follows Warren’s popularity and hints at later trouble for Truman if nominated.
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Truman
California
Philadelphia
John F. Shelley
Earl Warren
Thomas E. Dewey
Mr. Truman
Warren
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