Eisenhower and Taft Clash as GOP Delegates Near Climax
The GOP fight for delegates intensifies as rival Taft and Eisenhower camps clash in Puerto Rico and Dallas. Delegations to Chicago’s National Convention remain uncommitted though one side backs Taft and the other Eisenhower. The dispute includes accusations of vote theft and seating exclusions.
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Chicago
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Texas
Eisenhower Taft clash over isolationist policy in speeches
Eisenhower criticized isolationist sentiment as dangerous to peace while Taft accused him of attacking a straw man and blamed the administration for failing foreign policy. Taft warned of shifting Republican infighting and predicted an early ballot win, possibly on the second vote.
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Washington
MacArthur
Taft
Eisenhower
Eisenhowever
America
Pennsylvania
Ohioan
Fading Twilight War Grows as U N Strikes in Korea
United Nations forces unleash a 500 plane Far Eastern Air Force raid over the Yalu hydro plants leaving them in smolders as ground fighting intensifies near Chorwon Kumsong and Kumhwa. Negotiations at Panmunjom face hardline demands over prisoner exchange while global leaders plan anti-Communist strategy.
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NNTED
Korea
Yalu
Panmunjom
U.N. Command
Far Eastern Air Force
Red War
Manchuria
North Korea
U.N
Churchill faces pressure over leadership amid Britain's crisis
As Britain's economy worsens Winston Churchill remains prime minister at 77. Conservatives debate leadership with Anthony Eden seen as possible successor though no official move is evident. Critics fault cabinet choices while welfare policy and emergency measures define party support.
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Winston Churchill
England
Churchill
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
R. A. Butler
Maiden voyage in sight for S S United States liner
The 900 foot liner sails Newport News to New York on its first Atlantic crossing aiming to beat the Queen Mary speed record. A 30 minute burst averaged 33 knots with an overall 19 knot run. The ship carries 1300 guests including officials and press. Financing disputes swirl in Washington over a 42 million government subsidy and 28 million company cost. President Truman orders AG inquiry into potential overpayment.
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Newport News
New York
Washington
Maritime Commission
Steel Strike Fights Echo in Capitol Over Controls and Taft-Hartley
Congress wrestles with ending economic controls while steel strike strains persist. Lawmakers clash over price controls, wage board power, and a McCarran amendment proposal. President faces pressure to invoke Taft-Hartley amid shortages and layoffs.
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Roger L. Putnam
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D-Ney
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Supreme Court
Taft Hartley
White House
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Philip Murray
Sidelights From Across the Nation Also San Antonio Disturbance
Reports from multiple cities note a range of small incidents and cultural debates. An 82 year old woman accuses a 91 year old of drinking and keeping company with unfamiliar men in Texas. San Diego police search for a corset containing a hundred dollars stolen by an out of town visitor. Edinburgh group opposes kilts above the knee for Highland dancers. New York manufacturers tout a $319.95 to $439.95 automatic dishwasher. In Washington D C GOP Rep Keating promotes a plan while backers distribute campaign buttons reading I am a Republican.
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New York
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Taft
Elisen
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Japan seeks UN membership amid mixed 1946 developments
Japan formally applied to Acting UN Secretary General Guillaume Georges-Picot in New York this week after Senate Foreign Relations Committee approval. Other items note a West Germany peace treaty, Bertrand Russell's divorce in London, a Texas polio cleanup push, a ban on color TV sets, Waxey Gordon's death in Alcatraz, a music records ban abroad, and Ingrid Bergman fighting a court order over her daughter’s summer visit in Italy.
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United Nations
Guillaume Georges-Picot
New York
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
West Germany
Bertrand Russell
London
Texas
Allan Shivers
Alcatraz
Waxey Gordon
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
U. S
Ingrid Bergman
Italy
Taft Opens GOP Delegates Conference in Chicago
The report notes Senator Taft opening conferences with Republican convention delegates in Chicago while the American Physical Society holds its Denver meeting on Monday, June 30.
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Newsquiz Answers Compilation
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South Africa Defiance Campaign Across Racial Lines
The campaign binds Nelson Mandela era non whites to civil disobedience against Malan era apartheid laws. Police readiness increased in Johannesburg Cape Town and Port Elizabeth as organizers claim over 10 000 volunteers to invite arrest though rejecting violence. divisions within groups heighten tension amid harsh living conditions and jail overcrowding.
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Johannesburg
Capetown
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
June 1952 Events Summary
A chronological digest of early June 1952 mentions Eisenhower arrival, Dewey death, Truman steel policy, Taft primary gains, Russia ambassador moves, Korea and Taiwan related notes, and U.S. political maneuvers. Notable items include June 4 Abilene speech, June 9 steel talks collapse, June 10 foreign aid bill, and June 23 UN air strikes on North Korea.
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Taft
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China
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Maine
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St. Lawrence Seaway
House
Chicago
Texas
U.N
Air leaders push for 143 wings to meet duties
Gen Curtis E. Lemay warns the Soviet air force outpaces the free nations in numbers and nearly rivals quality. The Joint Chiefs of Staff deem 143 wings the minimum to fulfill the Air Force mission amid security threats. Gen James A. Van Fleet forecasts harsh fighting in Korea, saying they hope the enemy advances and will be stopped on barbed wire to end the war.
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Strategic Air Command
Free Nations
Joint Chiefs of Staff
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Korea
World This Week News Quiz Preview
A listing of sixteen questions covering 1949 era politics and world events. Topics include presidential conventions, keynoters, party factions, Taft Eisenhower dynamics, Adlai Stevenson, the United States liner Atlantic record, prewar embassy tenants, Koje Island prison conditions, Truman foreign aid, the Hague oil dispute, the Nautilus submarine, and Soviet proposals to Germany.
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Hague
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