Tragic accidents dot Iowa towns with deaths and losses
A string of mishaps across Iowa features the death of four year old Charles Hot in Humboldt crushed by a falling window box, and other injuries and dangerous events. A truck overturned killing seven hogs near Grand Junction, a two year old, Virginia Mazur, dies after a wagon accident near Rowley, and Roland Bechtum of Rheville loses both legs while serving in Germany. A Knoxville man completes 17 years as a city mail carrier and starts an RFD route, while Bell Telephone marks its 30 millionth instrument installation. Balloons released by the Iowa Falls Chamber reach Hurri cane West Virginia. Water woes appear near Milford Beeghly farm in Pierson as a well yields water at 530 feet after drilling to 485 feet.
Southern Democrats Predict Dewey Victory Split
Rebel southern Democrats forecast a GOP win in November as support erodes for Truman’s civil rights program. They advocate a states rights candidate at Birmingham to rally southern electors and bolt Truman in Alabama and South Carolina, risking loss of 19 electoral votes.
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South Devolves as Walkout Ends at Convention
The Florida observers would be only observers according to UN Chief Joehureh, while the southern revolt ended in a tumultuous Alabama and Mississippi walkout. The states rights proposal and civil rights plank failed, and the bid to block Truman’s nomination collapsed in a landslide.
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Alabama
Mississippi
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Illinois Tops Nation in Baby Chicks and Farm Income
Illinois leads the nation in baby chick production. Farms there raise chickens and eggs as a sideline, and in 1946 the combined cash farm income from these products exceeded 100 million dollars.
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Illinois
Threat to Halt Planes to Berlin Warned by Soviet
BERLIN July 15. The Taegliche Rundschau warned that the Soviet Union may regulate air corridors used by western fleets supplying Berlin. The warning follows protests over the Berlin blockade and claims western planes fly blind in Soviet training zones. Soviet parachutists conducted routine jumps near Elstal close to the western corridors.
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Taegliche Rundschau
Elstal
Gatow
Choline and Methionine Prove Valued in Liver Cirrhosis
A medical finding confirms the value of choline and methionine in treating cirrhosis of the liver. The vitamins and amino acid therapy show clear benefit beyond doubt.
Unearthing Pompeii Reveals Details of Ancient Life
Archaeologists continue uncovering Pompeii scenes as Vesuvius eruption in 79 A D reshaped a thriving city. Two centuries of digging reveal daily life through recovered streets houses and artifacts in the ancient community.
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