Probe of Alabama Night Riders Ordered by Clark
Attorney General Tom Clark ordered a full field investigation by the Justice Department into recent night rider violence in Alabama. The inquiry targets alleged Klan involvement as Congress schedules public hearings led by a House judiciary subcommittee with Birmingham reporters as witnesses.
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Washington
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Alabama
Klu Klux Klan
Congressiona
Congress
House Judiciary
Clarke Stallworth
Birmingham Post
Clarence Lake
Birmingham News
Rep. Battle
Ala
Birmingham
House
Attle
Battle
Rankin
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
Celler
D-Ny
New York
Clark
FBI
Brookside
Estate of Dr Lewis M Allen Valued at 182 346
The estate of Dr Lewis M Allen records an appraisal of 182 346 with real estate valued at 91 700 in Virginia and 5750 in West Virginia. Clifton farm half interest appraised at 26 950 and East Street dwellings half at 39 000. Other assets include 18 horses and livestock, farm machinery, two cars, stocks 21 475 bonds 432 U S bonds 18 033 cash 18 177. Appraisers were J. M. Clagett B. D. McFadden and Joseph L. Kalbach. Dr Allen's three sons are the beneficiaries.
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Lewis M. Allen
Virginia
West Virginia
Clifton Farm
East St
U. S
J. M. Clagett
8. D. McFadden
Joseph L. Kalbach
Dr. Allen
Five Day Weather Outlook for Virginia
Warm and humid through Monday with cooler temperatures by Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures four to six degrees above normal for the period. Weekend thundershowers expected with an inch or so of rainfall possible.
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Virginia
Palm Beach Suit Price Cut to 19.75 in New York
Goodall Co. trimmed Palm Beach Line prices by twenty eight percent. The retailer posted $19.75 for retail, down from $27.50, with wholesale also reduced from $17.05 to $12.25.
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Palm Beach
New York
Goodall Co
Soil Conservation Leader Notes Battle Vote in Governor Race
Richmond June 24. Virginia records show State Senator John S. Battle is the only gubernatorial candidate who voted for the 1938 soil conservation act. Battle says the program is vital for Virginia farmers while opponents Miller and Edwards did not vote. Farm leader John H. Daniel predicts farmers will remember Battle at the polls August 2.
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Richmond
Virginia
John S. Battle
Battle
Senator Battle
F. P. Miller
Horace H. Edwards
Richmond City
John H. Daniel
Charlotte County
Daniel
State Soil Conservation Committee
Bus Pitches Off Road Injuring 35 in Maryland Crash
A Greyhound bus carrying 35 passengers from New York to Washington left U S 40 near Baltimore at dawn. driver Gerald Thibodeau said drowsiness preceded the swerve. 34 passengers and the driver were hurt, with two or three seriously. Thibodeau was charged with reckless driving after the 3 35 a m crash.
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Baltimore
Greyhound
U. S. 40
Gerald Philip Thibodeau
Philadelphia
William Dreyer
Baltimore County Police
Thibodeau
Thiboeau
New York
Dreyer
Johns Hopkins
William A. Pomerleau Jr
Kennebunk
World Market Shrinks for American Farm Exports
Washington reports a dimming outlook for U S farm exports as war era demand fades. Trade experts warn smaller U S financial aid and recovering importing nations will cut overseas sales of cotton and other crops. India Pakistan China Africa Brazil and Latin America expand local production reducing demand for U S cotton and rice.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
United States
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
U.S
Trade Scouts
India
Pakistan
China
Africa
Brazil
Coplon Scream of Framed in Espionage Trial
Judith Coplon shouted that she had been framed and denied communist ties during cross examination in her espionage trial in Washington. She named several colleagues and said the case smelled of a frame up while denying involvement with the Russians.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
John M. Kelley Jr
Miss Coplon
Kelley
Raymond Whearty
Judy
Justice Department
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Gubitchev
FBI
Whearty
H. P. Shapiro
William E. Foley
Lorraine Elkin Sinderbrand
Slain Boy Sparks Statewide Hunt For Sex Fiend
Four year old Walter Eaton was found murdered near the Michigan Capitol with his throat slit. Police and state authorities searched for a suspect, rounding up known sex offenders as they tracked leads. His foster parents, the Eatons, awaited news as investigators probed hangouts after the child wandered from his sister.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Capitol
Walter Eaton
Leslie Eaton
Walter
Eatons
Neight
Emily
Sightseers hinder Bridgewater flood cleanup efforts
In Bridgewater by the North and Dry rivers the flood cleanup is slowed as sightseers crowd the town diverting labor and spreading dust back onto homes. Fire Chief Allen S. Harvey says visitors come from eastern Virginia and impede progress while Monticello area requests manpower and equipment to finish debris removal. A 50 man search persists for Frances Bricker missing since the flood, with her family’s history noted and the water supply only just restored amid contamination fears.
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Bridgewater
Allen S. Harvey
Harvey
Virginia
Stokesville
Augusta County
North River
George C. Cramer
Salvation Army
Harrisonburg
Frances
Betty
George Russell Bricker
Bricker
Drought Hits Northeastern Farms As Rain Delays Extend
Drought lessons southern New York and New Jersey show crops in Burlington county and Paterson face critical damage from a 33 day dry spell. Potatoes corn and beans suffer with a reported New Jersey crop loss surpassing 10 million dollars as fires rise in the Adirondacks amid hot rainless weather.
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Associated Press
New England
New Jersey
New York State
Burlington
Paterson
N. J
Gdirondack Mountains
Hiss Denies Betraying U S Secrets In Perjury Trail
New York June 24 Alfred Hiss flatly denied ever betraying U S secrets as he testified at his perjury trial He said there was not a word of truth in the accusations by Whittaker Chambers He placed the last sighting of Chambers in 1936 and described their first meeting in late 1934 or early 1935 at the Senate muni tions committee offices in Washington PMID
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New York
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
State Department
Hiss
Senate Munitions Committee
Senate
Washington
Senate Set To Vote On Striking Court Injunction in Labor Bill
Virginia business groups led by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce form a council to oppose 1948 tax hikes. The six point plan seeks government efficiency, fair local aid formulas, five year capital spending, and a repeal of corporate and individual tax increases.
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Richmond
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Council
General Assembly
Jor
Virginia
Virginia Manufacturers Assn
Virginia Wholesalers Assn
Virginia Retail Merchants Assn
Virginia Restaurant Assn
Greek Premier Sophoulis Dies After Long Career
Athens reports the death of 88 year old Greek Premier Sophoulis a longstanding Liberal leader and key figure in the Truman doctrine era. He had led Greece since 1947 amid civil war and political turmoil and died after a heart attack following a recent cabinet reshuffle and resignation scare.
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Athens
Themistokles Sophoulis
Greece
Sophoulis
King Paul
Liberal Party
United States
Turkey
Yard Fete Sells 4500 Sandwiches for $1441 Profit
The fourth annual Clear brook Fire Co. yard party sold almost 4500 sandwiches and earned 1441 in profit. Mrs. O. M. Swimley led a kitchen of about 50 women who worked from 8 a.m. to midnight, with 50 gallons of chicken soup and large totals of sandwiches, pies, ice cream, and beverages. Proceeds support fire protection for Frederick County and nearby areas, with plans for a 1950 yard party already under way.
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Clearbrook Fire Co
O. M. Swimley
Frederick County
W. Va
Lawrence
Tuck's Arbitration Request Refused
RICHMOND June 24 The AB&W Transit Co of Alexandria notified Governor Tuck it will meet again to discuss contract differences with an operators union but rejected the governor's arbitration request.
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Richmond
Ab&w Transit Co
Alexandria
Tuck
Public Sale of Potomac Edison Stock in Winchester
Big party at the South End Fire Co tonight. Public sale of 19 shares Potomac Edison stock 3.60 percent will be at the County Courthouse Winchester Virginia on Saturday June 25 at 11 30 a m Auctioneer Coleman Dunn. Also notices for experienced painters and poultry offerings in brief classifieds.
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South End
Potomac Edison
County Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Coleman Dunn
Hillyard
Cost of Living Slightly Down in May 1947
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.3 percent dip in the cost of living index for the month ending May 15, with no major shift in the national average over two months. Prices varied across cities, with declines in fuels, house furnishings, apparel, and retail food.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Poland Reports Speedworkers Gain
Poland reports rapid growth in the number of speedworker participants with about 42,000 workers now in "work races" earning extra pay for surpassing targets, compared with 19,000 enrolled a year ago. The national conference in Warsaw notes the program aims to boost production and efficiency among metal workers.
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Warsaw
National Conference of Metal Workers
Senate debates labor law power on emergency strikes
The Senate plans a Tuesday vote on whether a new labor bill should allow court orders to block national emergency strikes. The move follows Lucas Illinois plan to remove Taft injunction authority while keeping seizure provisions. Taft resists and Holland Hoey Bricker Schoeppel push a 60 day injunction alternative amid close debate.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Lucas
Illinois
Senate Democrats
Truman
Holland
Fila
Hoey
Bricker
Schoeppel
Kans
Judge to Exclude Spectators from Lee Scott Trial
Roanoke report says the trial of 16 year old Lee Scott for the slaying of Dana Marie Weaver will be closed to the public when it opens in a local court Monday. Judge Dirk A Kuyk ordered nonessential spectators excluded while allowing press representatives. Scott allegedly killed his Jefferson High School classmate in the Christ Episcopal parish house on May 8.
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Roanoke
Lee Scott
Dana Marie Weaver
Dirk A. Kuyk
Scott
Jefferson Hi School
Christ Episcopal Church
Stassen and Warren Scrapping for Young GOP Chair
At Salt Lake City the Stassen and Warren camps clash over the choice of Young Republican chairman. AFL leader Joseph D. Keenan lashes GOP leaders as the convention opens, urging a shift in thinking to restore public welfare responsibility.
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Jack Bell
Salt Lake
Harold E. Stassen
Earl Warren
California
AFL
Young Republican National Federation
Joseph D. Keenan
Labor
League For Political Education
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Keenan
Hugh D. Scott
Stassen
GOP
Alex Ackerman Jr
Florida
Prank C. P. McGlinn
Adelphia
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
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