Military Leaders Ready Draft Training Machinery
Washington expects a two million man defense force once the Selective Service revival bill becomes law. Inductions for men aged 19 to 25 start 90 days after signing. Defense chiefs rush training setup as Congress allocates over 14 billion dollars to strengthen Army, Navy, and Air Force.
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Washington
Truman
Defense Chiefs
Congress
Army Wavy
Air Force
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Navy
Powder Blast Kills Three in New Jersey Plant
A massive explosion at the Hercules Powder Co. plant in Kenvil New Jersey kills three and shakes the region with smoke and shattered windows. Officials report widespread ambulance response and state police cordon as the blast radius reaches fifty miles.
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Kenvil
N. J
Kenvis
New Jersey
Morris County
Big Hercules Powder Co
Hercules Plant
Cincinnati Jaycees honor model dads in picture feature
Wallace T. Collett of Cincinnati son of Howard Collett appears in the Pictorial Magazine section of the Cincinnati Enquirer recognized by the Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of Cincinnati’s outstanding dads for Father's Day. The elm on Dean Street was saved from removal thanks to Jeff Hildebrant, and the Locust Street B&O crossing received hard surfacing material.
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Wallace T. Collett
Cincinnati
Howard Collett
West Mainstreet
Cincinnati Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati Enquirer
Jaycees
Collett
Dean Street
C. Q. Hiledbrant
Jeff Hildebrant
C. Q. Hildebrant
Hildebrant
Henry Simpson
Wilmington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Locust Street
Greeks Launch Major Offensive Against Rebel Forces
About 70 000 Greek troops advanced into the Grammos region in northern Pindus to crush the Communist rebellion led by Markos Vafiades. Six divisions supported by planes and artillery crossed into the area supervised by the Greek general staff with American advisers. Rebels number around seven thousand, holding the 1 000 mile square Grammos mountains along the Albanian border, a rugged stronghold with peaks up to 7000 feet.
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Athens
Pindus Mountains
Markos Vafiades
Grammos
Markos
Greece
Frank Sinatra Welcomes Daughter on Father's Day
Hollywood reports Frank Sinatra and wife Nancy welcomed a daughter named Christina at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. The eight pound fourteen ounce newborn is the Sinatras’ third child, with mother and baby reportedly in good health.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Nancy
Frankie
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Christina
Eaton predicts loan for United Nations HQ
Rep Eaton of New Jersey forecast that Congress will approve a 65 million dollar loan to construct the United Nations headquarters in New York when it reconvenes. The prediction comes as lawmakers prepare to vote on funding.
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Eaton
Washington
Congress
United Nations
New York
Rep. Eaton
Congress Votes Aid Funds and New Farm Props
Washington reports a heated end to the 80th Congress with Republicans touting the record and Democrats labeling it among the worst. Major acts include foreign aid totaling about 6.03 billion over 15 months with presidential flexibility, a peacetime draft for ages 19 to 25, farm price supports, housing market measures, federal pay boosts, mail-rate hikes, atomic energy term extensions, and refugee admission for 205000 Europeans over two years starting July 1.
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Washington
Truman
Taber
Girls' State Held At Capital U
Delegates to Buckeye Girl's State prepare to nominate candidates for state county and city offices. Elections occur tomorrow afternoon and inaugurations tomorrow night as 355 attendees register at Capital University. Carolyn Robinson of Wilmington is among the delegates.
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Columbus
Buckeye
Capital University
Ohio American Legion Auxiliary
Carolyn Robinson
Wilmington
Ten Billion New Marks Authorized in Western Germany
Allied officials announced the issuance of 10,000,000,000 new marks to western Germany as the maximum currency in circulation after reform. Issuance began yesterday in the United States British and French zones, with Germany holding about 19 times more money in circulation than before the war.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Civil War Vets Clash Over Smoking and Drinking
Ohio's last two Civil War veterans John Grate and John Bennett, both 103, debated whether smoking and drinking affect longevity at the 82nd state GAR encampment in Columbus. Bennett favors cigars and light drinking, while Grate says he abstains. Bennett, hurt in a fall, is aided by his daughter Ada Skinner. Grate led memorial services for deceased comrades.
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Columbus
John Grate
John R. Bennett
Ohio
Grate
Bennett
Ohio Gar
Atwater
Waynefield
Gar
Ada Skinner
Republicans Start Convention Amid Confidence and Uncertainty
Report from Philadelphia shows a GOP gathering opening with flag waving and loud pageantry while delegates weigh whom to nominate. Despite a hopeful mood, many big states withhold commitments as the race for the party’s next President remains unsettled.
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United States
Stassen Loyal in Ohio Delegation at Taft Favored Convention
At the 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia Harold E. Stassen's Ohio bloc remains loyal to him while Sen. Robert A. Taft's camp shows no sign of distress. Nine Stassen delegates will back any candidate he endorses, as Taft campaigners urge pressure in the city and Taft predicts a race mainly against Dewey.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Stassen
Ohio Stassen Dele
Summer Heat Grip Prompts Wilmington Weather Talk
Wilmington residents felt summer arrived with a 91 degree Saturday afternoon heat wave and humid air. Clouds teased a storm with no rainfall, while the Sunday high reached 83 and Monday 81 as forecasts called for above normal temperatures and a 95 degree peak Tuesday.
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Wilmington
Congressmen Move to Soften GOP Foreign Policy Plank
Philadelphia June 21 A battle over foreign policy surfaced in the GOP Platform Committee as several Congress members balked at a highly international plank. Rep Harness indicating efforts to trim the foreign plank and delay commitments until next year. The draft reportedly aligns with Sen. Arthur Vandenberg's views.
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Philadelphia
GOP
Republican Party
Congress
Washington
Resolutions Committee
Rep. Harness
R-Ind
Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
Spring Pig Crop Down Three Percent
The 1948 spring pig crop reached 51,421,000 head, the smallest since 1941 and down three percent from last spring. The Crop Reporting Board also forecast a fall crop near 31,000,000 head if sow farrowings and pig saves meet the 10 year average, about one percent below 1947's fall crop.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Crop Reporting Board
Robbery at Budna Grill Seizes Safe and Cash
Cincinnati police report robbers moved a 400 pound safe from Budna Grill into a large icebox and pried it open. They allegedly obtained between 1800 and 2000 dollars over the weekend, according to Police Chief Frank X. Nichalls of North College Hill.
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Cincinnati
Budna Grill
Frank X. Nichalls
North College Hill
Airmail Pickup Continuance Asked
Robert G. Kelly of the West Virginia State Aeronautics Commission opposed All American Aviation Inc plans to discontinue air mail pickup. The company seeks CAB approval to stop pickup points and switch to passenger and mail service. discontinuing points could allow stops at Wilmington for airmail.
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Robert G. Kelly
West Virginia State Aeronautics Commission
Civic Aeronautics Board
Ameri
All-American
Wilmington
Yugoslavs Free Two U.S. Soldiers
Trieste June 21. The Yugoslavs freed two American privates who had been absent without leave since June 9. The servicemen are Saverio C. Tremarki of Philadelphia and John R. Wright of Johnson City Tennessee. No prior announcement had been made.
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Trieste
Saverio C. Tremarki
Philadelphia
John R. Wright
Johnson City
Tenn
Explosions Hit Cairo Bazaar Kill 20 Injure 41
In Cairo's Jewish quarter of the bazaar district two explosions killed 20 people and wounded 41, as police investigated the incident reported June 21.
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Cairo
Bazaar
Bangham Attends GOP National Convention in Philadelphia
R. R. Bangham of Wilmington Ohio attends the Republican national convention in Philadelphia. He left Friday and has been named honorary assistant sergeant at arms. He and Rep. Clarence J. Brown of Manchester are the only two Clinton county Republicans reported at the event.
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Bangham
R. R. Bangham
Wilmington
Ohio
Philadelphia
Rep
Clarence J. Brown
Banchester
Clinton County
Nomination scene opens GOP convention with key players
Dewey Taft and Stassen were seen as front runners with firm hopes of the nomination though no clear majority. Vandenberg peers planned a late surge while many backers named others. First session featured welcome talks and a prayer as 1094 delegates gathered in Philadelphia with Pennsylvania and Illinois anchors shaping the race.
Taft Sees Four to Five Ballots for GOP Nomination
Philadelphia reports Sen Taft predicting at least four or five ballots to decide the Republican presidential nominee he expects about 300 votes on the first ballot. Pittsburgh notes Sen Glen Taylor guesses Dewey then Vandenberg as the next candidate. Reece names a theme song This Is My Lucky Day and Luce gets Beautiful Lady as convention music.
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Phildelphia
Sen
Taft
GOP
Pittsburgh
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Dewey
Vandenberg
Philadelphia
B. Carroll Reece
Tennesee
Claire B. Luce
Connecticut
Beautiful Lady
November election clash of Republicans and Communists
Taft and Reece frame the race as Republican versus Communist ideologies. Reece accuses Democrats of serving a long power period and losing the knack to counter radical aggression. Taft and Dewey praise the GOP Congress and call for no new laws until January.
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Reece
Republican Party
Communist Party
Congress
Taft
Dewey
Amnesty Proclaimed for Huk Halahap Leader Surrender
President Quirino announced amnesty for the Hukahap rebels after Luis Taruc, their leader, surrendered voluntarily in Manila. The move marks a key pivot in postwar Philippines pacification efforts.
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Manila
Quirino
Luis Taruc
News Journal To Give Full Story Of Convention
The News Journal will provide full convention coverage from Philadelphia. Associated Press observers report daily stories and provide background by James Marlowe and Hal Boyle is giving sidelights. Central Press Association photographers will supply daily convention pictures.
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News-Journal
Wilmington
Clinton County
Philadelphia
Associated Press
James Marlowe
Hal Boyle
Central Press Association
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