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PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Scanland, Burns Win Runoff
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Win Primary Majorities
The Election
As Candidate
In Brief
Strike Looms
At Los Alamos
Ballot Table Index
with the high Wednesday near 91.
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Delegate Set
To Offer Ike
Reds Harassing
Blockade Fliers
Sympathy Coal
Strikes Spread
Strain Trails by 193 Votes;
Rogers Shunted Out of Race;
Pendleton Has Small Margin
Bomb Plant Workers
Threaten Walkout
Court Action Awaited
On Steel Pits Dispute
Vote to Cull Jewish
Aid Representative
Of ‘Israel' Starts Tiff
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County Attorney
Warren H Edwards, with all pre-
cincts in. led Oranvllle Scanland by
2.979 votes with Howard K. Berry
less than 1,000 votes behind Scan-
land. —(Fags 1.)
Legislature
Ben Gullett and John H. Jarman
Jr., will be |n Oklahoma county runoff
for state senator. Gullett has a 675-
vote lead with eight precincts still
unreported. Indicated winners in bouse
races: First, R. O. Cunningham; 2nd.
J. D. McCarty; 3rd. Robert Sherman;
V. S. Senate ...
Congress
Questions ....
Sheriff
County Attorney
Air Fare
City Briefs
Crossword Pussle
Markets
Radio Log
Society
Sports
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PITTSBURGH. July —Sym-
pathy strikes in commercial soft coal
mines spread in western Pennsylvania
Wednesday while the nation’s bitu-
minous industry awaited possible court
action in Washington in the two-day
shutdown in steel company-owned pits
Three new Walkouts were noted in
the Pittsburgh district's commercial
mines as diggers stopped work in sym-
pathy. Over the nation, almost one-
fourth of the 400,000 soft coal miners
were away from their jobs.
About 40,000 of the idle were miners
who declined to work without a con-
tract in the steel pits. The steel com-
panies did not sign the new United
Mine Workers' wage agreement be-
cause of its union shop clause.
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TWENTY-FOUR PAGES—500 N. BROADWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1948
Tabulations Wednesday by
the Oklahoman-Times election
bureau and The Associated
Press show the following pri-
mary picture, in brief:
Brother to Be Sheriff Chief Doubles
Foe’s Returns
“The president has not yet said he
is going." press secretary Charles O.
Ross told reporters.
In recent years, it has become cus-
tomary for presidential nominees to
firm
mediator.
The Arab nations, presumably con-
tinted that another truce will
strengthen Israel's hand, maintained
outwardly that they would reject a
longer truce and would return to
fl-htlng when the 28-day cease-fire
runs out Friday.
Officials of the United States. Great
Britain and other nations pressing for
a longer truce were fearful their ef-
forts would fail in the face ot the
Ar b-Jewish-Russian displeasure.
Man, Wife Battle
Intruder, Knock
Him Unsconscious
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The Weather
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Airport Station
LOCAL—Partly cloudy and con-
tinued warm through Thursday.
High Wednesday near 31. lew over-
night near 72.
STATE—Generally fair Wednes-
day night and Thursday, except a
few widely scattered thunder show-
ers west portion Wednesday night;
continued hot and humid: lowest
tonight 76-76; high Thursday M.
Israeli
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desired I
the new Jewish government was fight-
ing mad at Bernadotte for his long-
range peace proposals and suspicious
of the western powers because of
their firm support at the Swedish
back when
Thia is of
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Teachers Aiding World
In Own ‘Marshall Plan’
CLEVELAND. July 7—Amer-
ican teachers, under their own “pro-
fessional Marshall plan." have given
6274.000 and more than 100.000 books
to teachers around the world, it was
reported Wednesday.
The report was made by Lyle W.
Ashby, chairman of the National Edu-
cation association’s committee
overseas teacher relief.
Ashby told 3,500 delegates to
NEA’s annual convention that
enth district incumbent. Democratio
Incumbents Stigler. Albert. Monroney
and Morris renominated in second,
third, fifth and sixth districts. In
first district Dixie Gilmer (D) and
George B. Schwabe (R.. incumbent)
nominated. Eighth district: Martin
Garber (R.) nominated.— (Page 1.)
State Questions
Separate school levy and state col-
lege regents proposals approved; legis-
lative pay raise defeated.— (Page 13.)
Sheriff
Newt Burns, with all precincts in,
6,660 led the sheriff's race by 193 votes.—*
-U. S. Senate
Robert 8. Kerr and Gomer Smith
in the Democratic runoff. Kerr lead-
ing Smith by approximately 60.000
votes. Ross Risley, eighth district
congressman, wins Republican nom-
ination.— (Page L)
Congress
Democratic race in fourth district
is nip-and-tuck between Lyle Boren,
former congressman, and Tom Steed,
former Shawnee newspaper man, for
Democratic nomination. Runoff cer-
tain. Victor Wickersham, former con-
HSINHP1 Spots
Kg Kerr and Smith Facing Battle
the keys had been locked inside the
ballot boxes, which could not be
opened until duplicate keys were
found. In precinct 45 of ward two.
Wood had to borrow a hack saw to
open the boxes.
Inside he failed to find any tally
sheet. It still hadn't been found
Wednesday morning, and it will be
necessary to count the box again for
a total.
The lives and limbs of election
workers, campaign managers,
watchers, loafers, candidates and
relatives were endangered for sev-
eral hours when ballot boxes were
piled in a tottering stack almost to
the celling. Insufficient help was
on hand to place the boxes in their
crypts in the vault. Finally the
boxes were shoved into the adjoin-
Confusion
200-pound man. beat and choked him lages. including Aetomilitsa, "seat of
PKmwa tiirnro! Him rtvror trt *•
police. He was held at a hospital under
police guard, and treated for a possible <
skull fracture.
Patchell grappled with the intruder
as he approached the couple's bed-
room. The two men tumbled ttown the I
stairway together. Mrs. Patchell fol- •
lowed, seized a lamp and struck the
man on the head.
He fled to the kitchen where Patch-
ell dropped him with a flying tackle.
Mrs. Patchell wrenched a heavy can
opener from the wall, swung it at the
intruder’s head as her husband Jerked
the num's necktie into a throttling
Chilean Cabinet Resigns
In Government Revision
SANTIAGO. Chile, July 7—0P>—
The Chilean cabinet resigned Tuesday (
night to permit President Gabriel
Gonzalez Videla to form a new gov-
ernment.
The president has said it was im-
perative for him to name a govern-
ment having a parliamentary base.
Threat to Down Craft
Off Route Is Reported
BERLIN, July 7—(U.tt—The
Russians Wednesday were carry-
ing out harassing tactics appar-
ently designed to hamper efforts
of the western allies to supply
their sectors of Berlin by air.
With sll surface traffic from the
western zones of Germany to Berlin
already halted. American and British
reports indicated that the Russians
now are seeking to slow or halt the
great aerial supply effort by which the
western allies are feeding more than
2,000.000 persons in their sones of
Berlin.
American sources said the sovigk
authorities gave them verbal warn-
ings that western planes might be
forced down if they strayed from the
20-mile wide air corridor to Berlin
during their supply flights.
U. 8. airforce officers also inferen-
tially charged the Russians with in-
terfering with the radio beam which
guides allied planes to Berlin, and di-
rected American pilots to fly above
5.000 feet along the corridor because
Russian fighters had appeared in it.
A British transport pilot on the
food run reported that several Rus-
.. sian Yak fighters flew around his
Skies will be partly cloudy here, plane Tuesday and one buzzed his
with the high Wednesday near 91. plane, “beating me up a bit with his
The low overnight will be near 72. propeller wash."
A rash of soviet proteste and ges-
tures was taken in some quarters to
indicate the Russians were setting out
to make the skyways over their sone
unsuitable by the western powers and
thus Isolate Berlin completely. It al-
governments to proton
cease-fire so that negotiations
final settlement could continue.
Jews Suspicious
spokesmen disclosed they
ee to a truce extension, as
r the western powers. But
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By BOB M'MILLIN
Confusion was the main dish
served at the county election board
offices Tuesday night and early
Wednesday as county election
machinery faltered and staggered to
a dead stop under an avalanche of
errors.
The first ballot box reached the
election board at 3:16 p. m.. 1%
hours after the polls closed, and the
last box. precinct 27 of ward four,
came limping In at 6 a. m.. 12
hours after the last ballot was cast.
A crew of auditors was on hand
to tally the results of Tuesday's pri-
mary. but Elmer Huff, chief auditor
for the election, gave up at 3:30
a. m. after his workers were bogged
down by a succession of errors that
prevented .further tallying.
In the beginning, onlv one elec-
tion board office door was used to
NEW YORK. July 7—(Utt-
James A. Roe. one of the lead-
ers of the New York delega-
tion, said Wednesday he would
formally offer General Dwight
D. Eisenhower’s name for the
Democratic presidential nom-
ination at the national con-
vention in Philadelphia next
week.
The Queens county Democratic
Related news, Page 14
leader said. "General Elsenhower
was a great leader in war and he
will be a great leader in peace."
Roe, a former congressman,
called on President Truman to
eliminate himself from the race,
and said he would present a resolu-
tion to the convention asking him
to step aside in favor of Elsen-
hower.
Referring to Elsenhower’s state-
ment Monday that he does not want
to be a candidate. Roe said, “No
man can honestly turn down the
nomination for president of the
United States in time of crisis.”
"President Truman should have
the courage." Roe said, "to elim-
inate himself as a candidate and
step aside for General Eisenhower,
who has been the top choice in ev-
ery unbiased poll held during the
past year. Eisenhower must be
drafted even though he does not
want the nomination.”
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Monroney Is Among candidates Avoiding
Runoffs; Boren Gets Top Spot in Close Race
Five Oklahoma congressmen—one Republican and four Demo-
crats—appeared assured of renomination Wednesday with returns
still rolling in from Tuesday’s primary election.
A sixth congressman—Rep. Preston Peden, Democrat, of Altus
—was running behind the man he knocked out of the running two
years ago—former Rep. Victor Wickersham, Mangum.
The tighest race was forthe Democratic nomination for the
fourth district congressional seat to be vacated by Rep. Glenn D.
Johnson of Okemah, who unsuccessfully sought the United States
senatorial nomination.
Complete but unofficial returns from the 501 precincts in the
fourth congressional district gave Lyle Boren, former congress-
man 11,381 against 10,863 for Tom Steed. Harvey Powell, Holden-
ville, was In third place with 8,287 votes.
Other Democratic condidates in the race received: John Boyce
McKeel, Ada, 7,137; W. T. Hughes, Tishomingo, 2,918; A. S. Wells,
Seminole 1,773; Ocie Heady, Hol-
denville, 1,232, and John Vinson,
Wewoka, 883.
In the Republican fourth district
race, George E. McKinnis jr.. Shaw-
nee, led hia tone opponent, Clyde T.
Patrick, Sapulpa, 1,334 to 317 in 418
precinct*.
The incumbent congressmen who.
on the basis of incomplete returns,
appeared to have won renomination
were Reps. George B. Schwabe, Re-
publican, in the first district; W O.
Stigler, Democrat, in the second; Cart
Albert. Democrat, in the third; Mike
Monroney, Democrat, in the fifth,
and Toby Morris, Democrat, in the
sixth. ,
In the seventh district Democratic
race, Wickersham, trying for a come-
back against the man who unseated
him in 1946. was leading Peden 15.695
Congress
■DEACHING into the proprietor's
Ax pocket, the bandit extracted a
handful of bills of large denomina-
tions.
"Thia is only chicken feed. I want
the real money—the big dough," the
bandit asserted, poking the proprie-
tor with the automatic.
“That’s all there is." responded
the shaking proprietor. "Business Is
bad—everybody’s away on vaca-
tions."
“This is piker dough and I’m no
piker.” explained the bandit as he
walked up to the cowering customers
and began handing out tens and
fives. The customers faces under-
went a swift metamorphosis. Fear
gave way to astonishment, then
respectful, eager smiles appeared.
HI8 here is Robin Hood,” said
one-avid bettor, as he reached
out for two tens. "He’s Santa Claus.”
added another, his hands filled with
currency.
The bandit, empty handed, backed
to the rear door and fled. He was
scarcely out of sight down the alley
when the 19 customers came out of
the building. Behind them came
the proprietor, wringing his hands,
begging that they return the money.
“It’s better than get-away day,
and tots more fun.” remarked the
woman as she hurried away. The
proprietor rammed his hand* down
in empty pocket*, then re-entered
the building.
“It might have been a water pistol
after all,” he remarked sadly.
Fuller Brush Woman Due
HARTFORD, Conn., July 7—(JPh-
The Fuller brush man soon will be
joined by the Fuller brush woman.
The Fuller Brush Co. announced
Wednesday it plans to have 4.000
women, to be known as "Fullerettes."
in calling on American housewives with
soap and cosmetic*.
Tuesday the high at the city station
was 89 and the low 74 Wednesday
morning. The airport reported 85 and
73.
Over the state it will be partly
cloudy with scattered thundershowers.
High Wednesday will range between
90 and 95. wtih the tows overnight
from 70 to 75.
Frederick in the southwest, was the
warm spot In the state Tuesday with
96, and Boise City was coolest over-
night with 62. The high here on this
date last year was 87 and the low 68.
Hottest July 7 on record was 103 in
1917, and the coolest was 60 in 1908.
check in ballot boxes, but when
precinct officials began arriving by
the dozen, somebody decided some-
thing ought to be done.
At one time, weary ballot counters
were lined up from the west court-
house entrance to the sidewalk,
across the alley and almost to NW
2, waiting to be checked in.
Oklahoman and Times election
workers came to the rescue of the
election board and manned a second
door to speed checking of ballot
boxes and tally sheets.
Joe Pitts, county clerk, who. in-
cidently. was re-elected without
oppoeition. came down Tuesday
night, bright-eyed and smiling, to
attest hi* official seal to the pre-
cinct expense account*.
Pitt* hadn't been there long be-
fore he ws* engulfed in the human
Ude that was crushing through the
west doors. He stayed, along with
his chief deputy. Cecil Parham,
until daybreak. assiaUng election of-
ficials in clearing boxes through
legal channel*.
The confusion was aided and
abetted by several factors, including
an unforseen heavy vote.
W. p. Fowler, election board sec-
retary. was handling hi* first major
election and was forced to use many
new precinct officials.
The tally sheets, controlling the
total votes In each precinct, were,
in many instances. Improperly filled
out. The precinct officials had
either failed to label tally sheets or
had locked them in the ballot boxes.
At one time during the height of
the confusion, one box out of every
three had to be opened at the elec-
tion board by either Fowler or Fox
Wood, election board chairman.
In several instances it was found
‘Pretty Boy9 Floyd 9s
Cragin Smith was an easy win-
ner over Helen Nix in the county
assessor's race, polling 22,168
votes to her 13,065.
Hale Lead* for Treasurer
In the race for the post being va-
cated by County Treasurer William
F. Vahlberg. W T. BUI Hale lead the
field with 10,670 votes. Albert Dyer
was second with 9,799 and Carl C.
Phelps, loser to Vahlberg two years
ago by 38 votes, was third with 8,124.
C. J. Blinn, Incumbent county
judge, polled 27,69? votes against 13,-
49? for hi* only opponent, LeRoy
Love.
R. W. Tommy Thomas led the field
in the county surveyor’s race, with
15,876 votes against 12,881 for the in-
cumbent. E. D. Hill. Roy L. Mullenix
was third with 6,853.
Comity Weigher Tram
Jimmie Johnson polled 15,814 votes
in the county weigher’s race against
12.134 for the incumbent, Bern* Pick-
ens. Michael received 6,839.
In the sheriff’s race R. A. Rich
Sanders received 960 votes; Frank J.
Strange, 1,523; J. B. McGuffin, 615; gressman leading Preston Peden, eev«
J. H. Drinkwater. 314; R. R. Cun- 8
ningham, 984, and Art Fowler. 3,840.
Lee Mullenix led on the Republican
ticket for sheriff with 1,807 against
896 for Jack Meister.
Connolly Get* 6,518
In the county attorney’s race. John
ConnoUy received 6,518 votes; John
Law 1,614; Roy E. Graham, 769; How-
ard Redwine, 1,098, and James R.
Holbird, 5,694.
In the county assessor's race, Otis
C. Harrell received 1.794 with 10 pre-
cinct* stUl out; H. W. Bolding. 1,579;
Earl Watkins. 3,159; J. Warren Sim-
mons, 1,415, and John L. Keeth. 3,174.
In the county treasurer’s race W.
Beverly Goudetock received L.__.
votes; J. O. Crawford, 4,776 and Huey
Long. 2,692.
Doyle Grace received 3.147 in the
county surveyor's race and Dell Dur-
bin 2.441.
Sheriff Race Lead Alternates
Between 2:30 and 4 a. m. it was nip
and tuck between Strain and Burn* as
late reporting precinct* started alter-
nating heavy poll* first for Strain,
then for Burn*.
Precinct six ot ward three batted out
152 for Strain and 2 for Bums. Pre-
cinct 14 of ward three followed with
70 for Bums, 58 for Strain.
In ward two. Strain received 100 to
Burns’ three in precinct six; precinct
14 gave Strain 140 to 17 for Burns, 4th, Dwaln Box; 5thr Ben^ Brickell;
and Greeley’s rural precinct four
lammed in another 102 for Strain to
68 for Burns.
Sandwiched between these, one
Midwest City precinct gave Burn* 167
to Strain's 54, while an adjoining pre-
vinct in the war-bom city voted 136
for Bum* to 44 for Strain.
Ward three came back with 101 for
Strain to only 20 for Burns in pre-
cinct five at sunrise, and the totals
showed the two top contenders sep-
arated by a mere 20 votes.
Truman Not to Attend
Convention Opening
WASHINGTON. July 7—(JP)—The
White House said Wednesday Presi-
dent Truman has made no arrange-
ment* to attend the Democratic na-
tional convention opening Monday in
Philadelphia.
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.,
July 7—<U.tt—The representa-
tive of the Arab higher com-
mittee of Palestine walked out
of the United Nations security
council session on Palestine
Wednesday.
Jamal El Hussein! left the
council chamber when a soviet
maneuver to have the Jewish
representative referred to as the
“representative of the state of
Israel” was upheld by a council
vote.
“We can’t assist in the delib-
erations as long as this term is
used by the chair,” Hussein! said
as he took his walk.
Five V*te te Overrule
The ses*ion wu snarled imme-
diately when Dmitri Manuilski, soviet
Ukrainian delegate who is council
president for July, invited the ’in-
terest parties'’ to the council table.
In th* meetings since May 16 when
Israel was proclaimed a Jewish state,
the Jewish representative had been
referred to by the council president as
the “repreaentaUve of the Jewish
agency."
Manuilski’* action raised protests
from Syria, the United Kingdom.
China. Belgium and Canada, but
when the vote was taken after an
hour's debate, only these five nations!
voted to overrule the Ukrainian—two
less than the required majority of
•even.
Husaeini told reporters outside the
chamber
Other Representatives Stay
"I walked out because they used the
term 'reprwntatlve' of the state of
Israeli.' I will not take part in these
deliberattona again until they cease
using the phrase. I will go ’
they cease using this term,
vital importance to us."
However, when the Palestinian Arab
representative walked out, two other
Arab "interested parties”—the repre-
sentatives of Lebanon and Egypt—re-
mained behind with Syria although
they protested vigorously against
Manuilski** action.
The council met Wednesday in re-
sponse fo a plea from UN mediator
Count Folk*
urgent
Israeli
visit the convention and make an ac- ers last summer and got under uray^ln
ceptance speech. Mr. Truman has
been reported confident the Demo-
cratic convention will nominate him
on the first ballot.
10 Killed in Indochina
Attack on Gunpost
HANOI. French Indochina. July 7—
(4»)—Ten persons were killed or
wounded Tuesday night in what
French military authorities said was a
Viet-Minh “nuisance attaek”
an army guardpost here.
In Saigon, fire destroyed part of
the city’s rubber depot, causing dam-
age city officials estimated at nearly
81 million.
SALLISAW, July 7——E. W. Floyd, brother of Charles
“Pretty Boy” Floyd, one-time "public enemy No. 1.” apparently
will become Sequoyah county sheriff next January.
On the basis of almost complete returns in Oklahoma's
primary election Tuesday, E. W. Floyd apparently has won the
Democratic nomination with a 300-vote margin. He will have
no opposition in the November general election.
The notorious “Pretty Boy” was killed in East Liverpool,
Ohio, Oct. 22, 1934. He was shot by federal agents after they
surrounded him on a farm seven miles from the city.
“Pretty Boy” lived up to his vow: “I’ll never be taken alive.”
And now his 40-year-old brother says he will live up to
his vow—that of making a good sheriff.
His supporters think so, anyway.
An advertisement in the Sallisaw Times last week read:
“He ain’t perfect but he’s honest and we know he will do
a good job.”
Rizley Grabs Senate
Nomination of GOP;
Bitter Fight Ahead
Former Gov. Robert S.
Kerr and Gomer Smith, Okla- j
homa City attorney and one-
time old-age pension leader, against 14,947 for the present sheriff,
will battle it out in the runoff Stanley Rogers, former sheriff, was outdistanced by Bums and
for the Democratic nomina- Strain and ran third, approximately 2,000 votes behind.
tion for UnitecJ States senator.1 The returns were complete unofficial tabulations from th*
The nominee, who will be county election board. .
chosen. by voters July 27, will — —
meet Ross Rizley, eighth district cumbent, was leading John Wright by 7,233 to 6,619.
congressman in the autumn Wright appeared at the election board early Wednesday mom-
campaign Rizley walked away ln8 and announced he wanted to check personally every tally sheet
with the Republican nomination before conceding defeat to the veteran Pendleton.
in Tuesday’s balloting No fifures were available on the first or second district com-
K.rr T.k„ L... missioner s race. — •
Strongly favored to lead the field
of 10 Democratic candidates, Kerr,
the 1944 Democratic convention key-
noter, grabbed the lead in early re-
turns and never was threatened there-
after.
Complete but unofficial returns
from 3.432 of the state's 3,698 pre-
cincts gave Kerr 122,273 against 66,601
for Smith. Mac Q. Williamson, at-
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torney general who was given a
chance to edge into the runoff, trailed
a poor third.
Kerr had polled more than a third
of aU votes cast and hi* lead *till
was mounting Wednesday.
Rizley Far Ahead
Latest tabulations gave Williamson
and the other Democratic candidates
these votes:
Williamson 43,561; O. J. Fox. pen-
sion group organizer. 31,673; Glen D.
Johnson, fourth district congressman.
21,483; Wilburn Cartwright, secretary
of state. 17,497; Lt. Gov. James E.
Berry, 15,260; Fletcher Riley, su-
preme court justice, 3.396; A. C.
Gentry. Vinita. 2,379, and L. G. Burt,
Tulsa, 1,638.
Rizley. who has the powerful back-
ing of Sen. E. H. Moore. Tulsa, and
Lew H. Wentz, Ponca City, national
Republican committeeman. sprinted
far ahead of a field of six Republican
candidates. Returns from 1,737 pre-
cinct* gave Rizley 21,473 against 8,032
for his opponent*.
Support of Losers Sought
The individual count of hi* rival*
was: Henry J. Wallace. 2,041; Homer
Cowan, 1,686; Frank A. Anderson
(Negro), 1,579; Joseph Holt, 1,405;
and Rexford B. Cragg, 1,321.
Jockeying for support of the losing
Democratic candidates and their key
workers was under way Wednesday.
Kerr, who enters the runoff with a
majority which may reach 60,000 when
the final tabulation is made, is in a
Senate
LOS ALAMOS. N. M.. July 7—(UP)
—A strike of construction workers at
the atomic energy reservation here was
threatened Wednesday after the al-
leged refusal of a building company to
deal with the building trades union.
Officials at Los Alamos said they
had not been informed of any Im-
pending walkout.
A union spokesman, however, said
that the Brown and Root Construc-
tion Co. of Texas ha* been paying
union 'wage* but has not handled em-
ploye relation* through the AFL union.
The threatened walkout would af-
fect 1,200 workers, according to the
union official. The union’s complaint
has been forwarded to the atomic en-
ready was blockaded In all ways ex- ergy commission headquarters
Washington.
Californians Off to Draft Ike -^wir^a*.
Ax the California delegation to the Democratic national con-
vention left Lob Angeles Tuesday night, James Roosevelt,
chairman of the California Democratic central committee,
came to the rear of the train to tell a sign-carrying crowd:
“General Eisenhower would respond to a genuine draft.”
Five State Congressmen Bobber Shifts
" Odds to Favor
Racing Bettors
pHICAGO, July 7— (CTPS) —
They were off and running
in the fifth at Arlington park
Tuesday and in a north side
bookie establishment a battery,
of loud speakers droned out
the race positions to the 18
men and one woman custom-
ers in the place.
No one noticed the nineteenth
man. when entered silently through
th* only door at the rear of th*
room. He stood for a while, sizing
up the place, then whipped put a
.32 caliber automatic and stepped
quickly up to the proprietor's cage.
"This ain’t a water pistol, buddy,”
the newcomer said to the proprietor,
brandishing the automatic. “This I*
a stickup. Don’t anybody move.”
The bandit then tore the loud
speaker system wires from the wall,
and broke the telephone connec-
tion*. He herded the proprietor
from behind the cage, then prodded
him with the pistol. The 19 cus- ■
tamers were forced to line up along
the wall.
Granville Scanland, former police chief, Wednesday was
assured of a position on the ticket with County Attorney
Warren H. Edwards in the runoff primary July 27.
Scanland, who was leading Berry by less than 400 votes
early Wednesday, picked up additional votes in late precincts
to poll 10,103 against 9,694 for his nearest opponent, Howard
K. Berry. Edwards’ vote totaled 13,082.
Newt Burns, former chief criminal deputy sheriff, pulled away
from his former boss. Sheriff Dick Strain, to lead that ticket 15,140
will battle it out in the runoff;
Creek Army Captures
88 Villages From Rebels
ATHENS, July 7—(A»>—A dispatch
from loannina said Wednesday the
Greek army ha* captured 86 village*
' from the communist* in the Grammo*
mountain offensive.
PHILADELPHIA. July 7—</P>— An Six Greek divisions started slugging
intruder ran Into an ambush Wednex- an estimated 7.000 followers of Markos
day in the home of Mr. and Mrs. vaflades 17 days ago. The action to
Aaron Patchell. near the Albanian border. The dis-
The couple battled the six-foot-two patch said the rebels still have 34 vil-
unconscious, then turned him over to Markos’ general headquarters. '
Clouds to Keep
City Perspiring
For Another Day
Uncomfortable weather, hot and
humid, was forecast for Oklahoma
through Thursday by Mr. Maughan
IVednesday.
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