Eastern Germany crisis fuels push for separate government
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and seven satellite nations reportedly near a plan for a separate eastern German government. Leipzig named as a possible capital, with plans seen as a step toward unity while enabling a broader cold war stance against the western powers. Wilhelm Pieck attends talks as guarded routes from Warsaw highlight tense negotiations.
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Warsaw
Russia
Germany
V. M Molotov
Leipzig
Wilhelm Pieck
Molotov
Wilanow Palace
Jury selection in Rufus Riddlesbarger case at Pima court
Jury selection began for Rufus Riddlesbarger charged with statutory rape as 12 jurors were chosen to hear the case in Judge Lee Garrett's division. The lengthy process followed defense challenges over panel composition and juror availability in Tucson.
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Rufus Riddlesbarger
Riddlesbarger
Lanteen Products Company of
Chicago
Lee Garret
Pima County Superior Court
Frank Beer
Phoenix
James Elliott Dunseath
Tucson
Wesley E. Polley
Bisbee
W. C. Truman
Pinal County
Mexico City
W. H. McConnico
James N. Corbett, Jr
McConnico
Beer
Bryce H. Wilson
Corbett
Ajo
Rjo
Garrett
State Obtains Florence Title
A letter of entitlement for the Florence prisoner of war camp has been delivered to State Sen. James Herron Jr. and Warden Son Walters by Jess Larson. The document will permit expansion of the state hospital and state prison facilities though the formal deed is not yet drawn. The legislature appropriated about $60,000 for repairs and painting at the camp. Walters had begun using another section for a first offenders camp, separated by a fence.
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Florence
State Hospital
James Herron
Pinal
Walters
Jess Larson
War Ss
Arizona
Associated Press
Larson
State Hospital For the Insane
Harry Whitmer
Only War To Drive U S From Berlin Gen Clay Asserts
Berlin dispatch reports General Lucius D. Clay warning the Russians cannot oust the Allies from Berlin by any action short of war He notes Berliners face shortages as power and rail shipments are cut while praising German administration for leadership amid the crisis He says Western sectors can rely on Bavarian supplies and have about half normal power and water capacity
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U.S
Berlin
Clay
Germany
Heidelberg
Lucius D. Clay
Warsaw
Science Sets Up Cosmic Ray Laboratory On Mountainside
Two Princeton physicists set up a cosmic ray lab on Mount Evans at 14 260 feet amid squalls and curious visitors. They use iron lead and aluminum half sphere dishpans housing recording devices to study how rays interact with different nuclei. The goal is to reveal atomic nuclei composition and the matter behind life itself.
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Science
Mount Evans
Colo
Princeton University
Soft coal contract eyed with $1 day wage boost and pension tax rise
Washington June 24 soft coal operators signaling readiness to sign a new John L. Lewis deal. The plan adds $1 daily wage, doubles the pension fund royalty from 10 to 20 cents a ton, with $100 monthly pensions for retired miners and dependents. The royalty would fund pensions and rise to about $100 million yearly. The tentative terms include union shop under Taft Hartley and continued $100 vacation pay. contract length undetermined and an emergency board deadline looms.
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Washington
Steel Company
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
United Mine Worker
UMW
Truman
COAL
Rough Riders Open Conclave in Prescott on 50th Reunion
Aging Rough Riders 71 to 93 gather for gold anniversary events in Prescott starting with a noon barbecue by a statue of a Rough Rider. Attendees include Arthur F. Cosby of New York City, who once joined Theodore Roosevelt, and who helped shape the 1940 draft act.
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Prescott
Rough Riders
William O
Bucky) O'Neill
San Juan Hill
Cuba
Arthur F. Cosby
New York City
Theodore Roosevelt
The
Army
Cosby
Pearl Harbor
Dawn Near Break Before Last Name Is Presented
Philadelphia June 24 Amid a traditional fanfare the Republican convention heard the last of seven names for the 1948 presidential race. Dewey Taft Stassen Warren Vandenberg Baldwin MacArthur were named with speeches praising their qualifications and vision as delegates prepared to return at 11 pm MST for the party’s selection process.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Earl Warren
California
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Douglas MacArthur
Wisconsin
Dewey
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Tammany Hall
New York City
New Yorker
Taft
John W. Bricker
Irgun Beaten and Nui Revolt in Israel Crisis
Irgun Zvai Leumi reported heavy losses after a failed gun running bid and vowed to resist the Israeli government. The Altalena crisis caused cabinet resignations amid arrests of Peter H. Bergson and Monroe Fein. Israeli troops reportedly detained 60 Jews linked to Irgun raids, with Bergson possibly held near Kfar Vitkin. Abraham Slavsky was killed. Samuel Merlin injured. Irgun went back underground as the new state faced internal strife.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Irgun
Altalena
Peter H. Bergson
New York
Hebrew Committee of National Liberation
Monroe Fein
Chicago
Bergson
Abraham Slavsky
Samuel Merlin
American League For A Free Palestine
First Ballot roll calls show Dewey leading many states
The first ballot returns list Dewey winning in California and Michigan and sweeping numerous large states while Taft Stassen and Vandenberg split the rest. Second ballot results mostly favor Dewey with heavy Taft gains in Illinois and Oregon and Stassen still present in several votes.
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Stassen
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
Vandenberg
Kim Sigler
Michigan
Senate Foreign Relations Com
Alabama
Dewey
Taft
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Warren
Colorado
Connecticut
Baldwin
Delaware
Joe Martin
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Gov
Dwight Green
Greeks Rain Blows On Rebel Flank
Greek forces pounded the Grammos pocket with 500 pound bombs on Amouda ridge as rebels retreated under artillery and air attack. Captured guerrillas reported heavy losses while rebels led by Markos Vafiades held 7,000 fighters in the Grammos area.
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Kozane
Greece
Grammos
Amouda
Nestorion
Amanda
Markos Vafiades
B-29 To Help Fans Watch Title Fight
The Air Force will use a B 29 aircraft to relay television signals from New York to fans in the Middle West for the Louis Walcott heavyweight bout. The plane will circle over Grafton West Virginia after taking off from Baltimore to transmit signals dropped downward to Midwestern stations and receivers.
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Washington
Air Force
Middle West
Louis-Walcott
New York
Grafton
W. V
Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
Garvey to Announce Candidacy for Governor on July 1
Acting Gov. Dan E. Garvey said he will formally announce his Democratic gubernatorial candidacy on July 1. He had planned to wait beyond Osborn’s 30 day mourning period but petitions being printed prompted the disclosure.
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Phoenix
U.P
Dan E. Garvey
Garvey
Sidney P. Osborn
Baseball scores from league games on opening day
National League Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 2 in the first game while Chicago topped New York 3 to 2. In the American League Chicago beat Boston 3 to 1 in the first game and New York shut out Cleveland 4 to 0 in the opener.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Dewey Nears Victory as GOP Convention Recesses
Dewey led with 515 delegates, 548 needed, as the Republican National Convention recessed after the second ballot. Taft held 274, Stassen 149, with Vandenberg 62 and others scattered. Connecticut indicated it would switch to Dewey, while anti Dewey forces sought to regroup during the 3:52 p.m. recess.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Vandenberg
Reece
Baldwin
Warren
Joe Martin
MacArthur
Connecticut
Raymond Baldwin
James Duff
Pennsylvania
Taft
California
William Knowland
Ohio
Joseph Martin
Martin
Dewey Gains Momentum As Saltonstall Withdraws Support
The Dewey campaign strengthens as Massachusetts Senator Saltonstall withdraws and backs Dewey after urging Massachusetts delegates to decide by their own judgment. West Virginia shifts help Dewey while Kansas caucus votes 12 of 19 for him on the first ballot amid ongoing party divisions.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Dewey
West Virginia
Saltonstall
Bay State
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Kansas
GOP
Corn crop off to record start across the nation
Chicago reports corn is knee high by July 4 in many areas with rapid growth after heavy rains. Analysts caution the crop needs timely rains in July and August to ensure a big harvest, though the outlook is strong and Iowa shows rapid progress with no flood damage this year. H. J. Gramlich notes Iowa fields advancing swiftly. Lam son Brothers also reports favorable progress from crop reporters across Iowa.
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Chicago
Midwest
H. J. Gramlich
Chicago and North Western Railway
Iowa
Gramlich
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