Program of Convention at Philadelphia Republican National
Today's program at the Republican national convention includes the call to order by House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. at 1 PM EST, balloting to select the presidential candidate, nominations for vice president, election of the national committee, committee appointments, and potential adjournment with a note that the convention will resume tomorrow if voted on.
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House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
United States
Berlin Blockade Deepens Western Crisis
Russia cut electric power and rail shipments of food and coal to the western zones of Berlin amid a broader pressure campaign. Western Allies rejected Moscow currency decree while Berlin and Warsaw move toward separate governments and a split within Israel's ranks over a UN truce breach.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Russia
U. S
Britain
France
Warsaw
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Lucius C. Clay
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Poland
Albania
Bulgaria
Israel
Irgun Zvai Leumi
United Nations
Tel Aviv
Navy Planes Collide in Detroit Crash During Ball Game
The Navy launched an inquiry into a mid air collision of two fighter planes over Detroit. The crash killed two Naval Reserve pilots who were Michigan State College students. Fires damaged three homes and a factory near Briggs Stadium while thousands witnessed the event during a ball game.
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Detroit
Navy
Naval Reserve
Michigan State College
Briggs Stadium
Draft Bill Reaches Truman Desk With July 5 Deadline
The draft bill has reached President Truman’s desk and he must sign by midnight July 5. He had urged Congress to revive selective service and signing carries two key points. First, men aged 19 to 25 may gain draft exemption by joining National Guard or a reserve group with regular training until final action is taken. Second, no inductees will be drawn for 90 days after the law becomes effective.
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Washington
President Truman
Truman
Congress
National Guard
Pheasant causes windshield damage on Greyhound trip
A pheasant struck the windshield of a Columbus to Cincinnati Greyhound in Fayette county causing a windshield shatter. Driver Voodree Fisher of Cincinnati kept control and continued to Wilmington and Cincinnati with partial glass. The dead bird remained in Washington D D H.
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Fayette County
Greyhound
Columbus
Cincinnati
Washington D. H
Wilmington
A. Ward Applegate
Voodree Fisher
Fisher
Washington
D. H
Woman Held in Death of Ex Deputy Sheriff
An investigation into the fatal shooting of Frank V. Martin former Franklin County deputy sheriff began in Columbus. Deputies questioned a 20 year old divorcee whose home he died in and sought to determine if the shooting was accidental self inflicted or by the woman during a scuffle. The woman was held in the county jail without charges as her two children were cared for by neighbors.
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Columbus
Frank V. Martin
Franklin County
Truman Signs Navy Marine Fund Bill To Expand Fleet
President Truman signed a law totaling 3.749 billion dollars to fund the Navy and Marine Corps for the year beginning July 1. The measure provides money to begin construction of a 65,000 ton aircraft carrier at an estimated 127 million dollars, planned as the largest carrier afloat.
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Washington
Truman
Navy
Marine Corps
Taft Declares He Will Win as Balloting Nears
Congress candidate Sen. Robert A. Taft asserted he would win the Republican convention nomination as balloting approached in Philadelphia. He claimed Dewey likely held about 400 votes while Taft pressed for at least 300 and hinted at deals with delegations and trading of votes. Bricker praised Taft's record and warned against the New Deal while endorsing Taft as the preferred presidential nominee.
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Taft
Philadelphia
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohioan
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Ohio
New York
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Earl Warren
California
Douglas MacArthur
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Alabama
Arizona
Stassen
Arkansas
Warren
Colorado
Baldwin
Delaware
Joe Martin
Florida
Georgia
Mercury Reaches 96 In City Wednesday
Wilmington saw a high of 94 degrees on Wednesday afternoon, slightly cooler than Tuesday. Clouds formed but no rain fell in the city by Thursday noon, with a small shower reported at Port William around 4 A.M. and no other county rain reports.
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Wilmington
Ethel H. Hayes
Port William
Ohio Bingo Act Legal Court Rules
Ohio Supreme Court upholds the 1943 bingo act in a six to one decision. The ruling allows religious charitable and patriotic groups to continue bingo games not operated for personal gain while prohibiting operator profit as lottery.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
Saltonstall Backs Dewey In Republican Nomination Fight
Massachusetts Senator Leverett Saltonstall is cited as a favorite son for Dewey as the Republican race tightens. West Virginia supporters bolster the New York governor while a key midwestern leader signals Dewey’s momentum, saying the outcome is effectively decided.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Dewey
West Virginia
Corn Knee High by July 4 Fashioning Hopeful Harvest
The article notes corn is knee high in parts of the Midwest and growing fast after heavy rains, with experts cautioning the crop is not yet made. H J Gramlich, agriculture agent for the Chicago and North Western Railway, reports a strong start in Iowa and no flood damage this year.
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Chicago
Midwest
H. J. Gramlich
Chicago and North Western Railway
Towa
Gramlich
Saltonstall Withdraws Support Amid Massachusetts Rift
Saltonstall announced his withdrawal claiming it serves the Republican Party in Massachusetts. He endorsed Dewey and urged Massachusetts delegates to use their own judgment. The Bay State 35-vote delegation splits with Sen. Lodge and allies backing Vandenberg while Walter Hallanan backs Dewey, arguing a New York ticket head would ensure success.
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Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Dewey
Bay State
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
New Yorker
Burglars Crack Linton Safe
Burglars broke into the Linton dairy at Lincoln and Main streets between 1 and 4 a.m. and knocked the safe combination from a 500 pound vault with a sledge hammer. They took several pocketbooks and a battered lock box from the Dairy Bar area. Robert Carpenter reports the entry through an east window and a pried door. Police Chief Everett Downing investigated from Dayton.
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Linton
Lincoln
Main Streets
Robert Carpenter
Carpenter
Robert Lumpkin
Devanney
Dairy Bar
Everett Downing
Dayton
Bishop Opposes Beauty Contests in Wheeling Diocese
Bishop John J. Swint warned Catholic girls in the Wheeling diocese to avoid beauty contests or face excommunication. He called pageants pagan and immoral and cited the case of Gertrude Bedway who withdrew after the bishop instructed her to quit.
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Wheeling
W. Va
John J. Swint
Gertrude Bedway
Swint
Methodist Bishop Urges Salary Increases for Minsters
Lakeside June 24 11. Minister families face hardship due to low pastoral salaries. Methodist Bishop H Lester Smith of Ohio told the Northeastern Ohio Methodist conference that many labor groups are warranted in requesting higher wages.
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Lakeside
H. Lester Smith
Ohio
Northeastern Ohio Methodist Conference
Drownings and Evacuations in Oklahoma Flood Crisis
Oklahoma City dispatch reports 9 drowned and 300 evacuated in Whitefield as the Canadian River flood cuts roads. Unofficial rainfall of 19 inches caused flash floods in Deer Creek and high waters drive 2,000 from homes in Okmulgee. National Guardsmen guard looters while western wheat belt suffers heavy damage.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Whitefield
Oklahoma Wheat Belt
Deer Creek
Oklimutgee
Wallace Says GOP Platform Ends Old Party Split
Henry A. Wallace declared the Republican Party platform marks the formal end of the divided era between Republicans and Democrats. He said it signals the start of a new era with the new People's Party and the old Republican-Democratic bloc under a single monolithic program.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
Republican Party
New
People’s Party
Little Eva the Taft Elephant Faces Legal Writ
In Philadelphia on June 24 a writ of attachment was signed against Little Eva the elephant, longtime Taft supporter. Attorney Chauncy Price posted a $10,000 bond to release the elephant for campaigning. Wallace seeks damages claiming loss of an arm from a circus wagon accident in Bellefonte last August.
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Philadelphia
Little Eva
Robert A. Taft
Francis Shunk Brown, Jr
Joseph Wallace
Dailey Brothers Circus
Ing
Ohio
Benjamin Franklin
Taft
Chauncy Price
Morgantown
W. Va
Eva
Wallace
Martin J. Vigderman
Bellefonte
Mine Owners Say Ready To Sign Coal Contract
Soft coal operators except steel company interests were reported ready to sign a new contract with John L. Lewis. It would raise miners pay by $1 a day and double the pension fund royalty levy. The Welfare Fund would rise from 10 to 20 cents per ton, funding pensions and a $100 monthly payment to retired miners.
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Washington
Steel Company
John L. Lewis
Lewis
New Court Orders Ban Ship Strikes Across Coasts
Federal judges in New York San Francisco and Cleveland issued orders barring threatened shipping strikes on three coasts and in the Great Lakes region. In New York Judge John W Clancy extended a 10 day restraining order to 80 days under Taft Hartley law to maintain anti strike inunction.
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New York
Great Lakes
San Francisco
Cleveeland
John W. Clancy
Louis Walcott Fight at Yankee Stadium Seen On Schedule
New York June 24 forecast clear with sun breaking through the morning clouds. Indicated the Joe Louis Jersey Joe Walcott bout would proceed as planned at 9 PM EST after a rain delay. The arena is Yankee Stadium and no further postponement was expected.
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New York
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
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