Taft Gains Louisiana Votes as Convention Battle Intensifies
Taft forces win 11 Louisiana votes pushing him toward the 500 threshold while Eisenhower holds 414 with 156 uncommitted. Louisiana Republicans trade heated words over delegation seating amid talk of a possible MacArthur bid and looming convention decisions in Chicago.
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Chicago
Taft
Republican National Committee
Louisiana
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Eisenhower
National Committee
John Minor Wisdom
Wisdom
John E. Jackson
Guy Gabrielson
Gabrielson
Mississippi
Missouri
Truman Charges Steel Conspiracy
President Truman accuses major steel producers of a conspiracy to block bargaining during the 32 day steel strike. CIO union files NLRB charges against six firms US Steel Bethlehem Republic Jones & Laughlin Inland and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. He rejects seeking court injunctions under Taft Hartley and calls for honest bargaining.
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Washington
Truman
CIO United Steelworkers Union
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
Pittsburgh
Us, Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Jones & Laughlin
Inland
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
NLRB
CIO
Arthur J. Goldberg
John R. Steelman
Taft-Hartley
Steelman
Charles F. Wilson
Three American Priests Freed After Berlin Captivity
Three Chicago priests and their German guide were abducted in Berlin by Red border police and held for five hours of questioning. They arrived home via train after testifying to U S Army officials and said they learned a lesson from the incident.
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Chicago
United States
Red Borjer
Moscow
Washington
Siberia
Bronislaus Sokolowski
George Gorski
Martin Borowczyk
Katherine Wintzler
U. S. Army
Sokolowski
Red
West Berlin
Solons Pass Atomic Plant Appropriation
The Senate Appropriations Committee cleared a bill valued at over 10 million dollars for foreign aid atomic and miscellaneous projects. It follows House approval and moves to a Senate vote. The committee kept the House total of 6.03 billion while removing 2.19 billion for a global military construction program awaiting separate authorization.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Buties
Pilot Survives Crash After Chute Tangled With Plane
A Marine Corsair pilot bailed out as his burning plane crashed and exploded seconds later. His parachute became tangled with the aircraft, forcing him to shake free before landing safely in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Nelsonville Man Dies After Heart Attack at Store
Jesse Bryan 70 owner of Canal Street fruit and vegetable stand died of a heart attack at his business Friday evening and was pronounced at Mount St. Mary Hospital. He lived in Nelsonville 45 years and is survived by his wife a grandson state patrolman two sisters and two brothers. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the Methodist Church and IOOF.
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Nelsonville
Jesse Bryan
Canal St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Stout Funeral Home
Jerry Bryan
Charles Shunkwiler
Murray City
John Williams
Frank
Sam
Willoughby
Bryan
Methodist Church
IOOF
Lausche Seeks Equal Overseas Duty for Ohio Guard
Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche urged Army Secretary Frank Pace to ensure equal deployment of National Guard units. Pace indicated it will require substantial numbers of Ohio’s 37th Division en route to Korea, but did not specify exact figures.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Secretary of the Army
National Guard
Army
Frank Pace
Ohio
Korea
Pace
37Th
Child Fair After Eating Ant Poison
One year old Judy Keller, daughter of Mr and Mrs Warren Keller of Spring Ave, was treated for ant poison ingestion at home then by the Pomeroy emergency squad and Mason Clinic. A stomach pump was used and she returned home in fair condition.
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Pomeroy
Judy Keller
Warren Keller
Spring Ave
Mason Clinic
Even Bookies Won't Chance GOP Betters
Reno gamblers refuse bets on the Republican convention winner at Chicago. Some bookies skew Eisenhower favored, others back Taft, but none will take outside bets, and wagering is limited to local Nevada counters only.
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Reno
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Gen. Eisenhower
Taft
Nevada
Athens Countian Hurt In Auto Crash Report
An Athens County resident Lowell Stage of The Plains was seriously injured in a two car crash on Route 33 north of Lancaster. His condition was listed as critical and three people were injured in the incident. The crash near Omar Bakery was under investigation with details incomplete.
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Athens County
Route 33
Lancaster
Lancaster Post
State Highway Patrol
Lowell Stage
The
Plains
Stage
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Burleson Says Soldier Vote Expansion Unlikely Before November
Washington Rep Burleson of Texas said on Thursday Congress unlikely to enlarge the soldier vote in time for the November elections. He suggested limited chances for quick action and emphasized election timing concerns.
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Washington
Burleson
D-Tex
Congress
Modern Minutemen Yank Raids Mark Fourth Seoul
In Korea on Independence Day 1952 a U S general urged UN forces to keep the Minute Men crusade from 1776 alive as artillery mortars and machine guns target enemy positions near Panmunjom Allied fighters attacked supply lines and raiders struck toward the armistice zone The message from Gen James A Van Fleet framed the day as more than a 24 hour pause in resistance to Communist aggression and emphasized life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Minute Men
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
United Nations
van Fleet
Panmunjom
McCarthy Claims Benton Harbored Reds in State Dept
Sen McCarthy testified that Sen Benton harbored seven persons deemed dangerous to America in his State Department office during 1945 47. He named William T Stone Haldore Hanson Esther Brunauer Charles A Thomson Robert T Miller Rowena Rommell and Zecharia Chaffee Jr citing loyalty concerns and security actions.
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Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Benton
D-Conn
America
State Department
Wisconsin
Senate Rules
William T. Stone
Stone
Haldore E. Hanson
Hanson
Ten Government Loyalty Review Board
Esther Brunauer
Charles A. Thomson
Robert T. Miller
Rowena Rommell
Russia
Zecharia Chaffee, Jr
Harvard Law School
Earl Browder
Steelman Warns Steel Strike Riskes Massive Food Losses
John R. Steelman told President Truman that a 32 day steel shutdown has cut munitions output and will cause vast canned food losses from tinplate shortages. He warned continued stoppages threaten mobilization, with weekly losses of 2 million cases of canned food and less steel in 1952 than in 1951.
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Washington
Truman
John R. Steelman
Office of Defense Mobilization Odm
Steelman
Korea
Congress
ODM
Typhoon Rips Six Islands in Central Philippines
A fierce tropical cyclone roared through the China Sea, destroying property across six Central Philippine islands and touching two more. At least 23 dead, 42 missing, thousands homeless as farms flooded and transportation communications halted. Winds reached 115 mph, the storm waned after passing 170 miles southwest of Manila.
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Manila
China Sea
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Ohioan Faces Tax Charges
Federal grand jury in Dayton indicted Samuel E Jackson of Sidney on two counts for directing evasion of $107,000 in corporate income taxes. Jackson, former president of Jackson Tube Co. and now general manager of Welded Steel Tube Corp., allegedly caused $77,541 tax evasion in 1946. The firm merged in 1948 with American Rolling Mill Corp and $29,547 in federal taxes at Welded Steel Tube Corp. were also alleged.
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Dayton
Samuel E Jackson
Sidney
Jackson Tube Co
Piqua
Welded Steel Tune Corp
American Rolling Mill Corp
Jackson
Welded Steel Tube Corp
Water Polo Tryouts Rank NYC Swimmers for Olympic Trip
New York water polo standout Sammy Lee of UV Army Jack Calhoun Navy Olympics and John McCormack Pasadena A C led the tryouts finishing in order for a Helsinki trip alongside El Segundo California team members in the event held recently.
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New York
Sammy Lee
Army
Jack Calhoun
Navy
John McCormack
Pasadena A. C
Helsinki
el Segundo
Calif
Lightning Strikes Kill 19 Cows in Warren Farm Storm
A severe storm felled 19 purebred Holstein cows while they stood under a tree on a Warren County farm. The incident occurred Thursday as lightning struck the cattle, ending their lives. Authorities investigated the scene and noted no human injuries.
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Bolt
Warren
Eisenhower slams Taft tactics en route to Chicago
On the Eisenhower special train to Chicago General Dwight D Eisenhower sharply denounces Taft forces for backroom convention tactics. He accuses a political Iron Curtain of blocking radio and television hearings and pleads for open process and fair play in the GOP Credentials Committee. He vows to continue fighting for clean government despite his fate.
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Chicago
Dwight D Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
McCook
Neb
Midwest
Brush
Cole
Fieenhower
Soviet Veto Knocks Out UN Probe Proposal
United Nations Security Council vote 10 to 1 backed an impartial inquiry into alleged Communist germ warfare. The Soviet Union vetoed the American plan, citing exclusion of Chinese and Korean Communists from debate. It marked the 49th USSR veto since the council began.
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United Nations
Soviet
Russia
Red China
North Korea
International
Red Cross
Jacob A. Malik
U. S
Council
Ernest A. Gross
Malik
Woman charged after DUI crash spree on West Tallmadge Ave
Mrs Mildred Heron 36 told police she was coming home from a party when a flat tire caused her car to veer across the street. The vehicle struck a porch steps and damaged three lawns as she drove. police charged her with driving under the influence.
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Akron
Mildred Heron
West Tallmadge Ave
Mont
Ist Recruit Joins Big 6 Steel Stand
Pittsburgh report on the ongoing fight between the United Steelworkers strike and the Big 6 steel companies. Sharon Pa Steel Corp rejects latest USW settlement and a broader front against union shop demands persists as industry leaders await renewed talks.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Sharon Pa. Steel Corp
USW
Basia
Phoenix, Pa Iron and Steel Company
Youths Take Horsey Trip From Ashland For Vacation
Three Ashland youths Dick Jennings Glenn Ellison and Harold Lamb plan a 10 day trip of nearly 400 miles to Richwood West Virginia by horse and buggy They will sleep and eat in the open with no hotel reservations They expect slow travel along highways via Ashland Hayesville Loudonville Zanesville Marietta Parkersburg Sutton and Craigsville with stops along the route.
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Ashland
Dick Jennings
Glenn Ellison
Harold Lamb
Richwood
W. Va
Jennings
Hayesville
Loudonville
Zanesville
Marietta, O
Parkersburg
Sutton
Craigsville
Truman Attacks Solo Critics in Last UN Report
President Truman denounces American critics who favor going it alone outside the United Nations, urging continued support for the UN as a world peace vehicle. He warns such voices risk war and hypocrisy and endorses international justice through the UN in his final report to Congress.
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Washington
Truman
United Nations
Congress
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Women Boom 2 Candidates for VP Nominations
At a national federation convention in Boston the two women leading vice presidential bids were Sen. Margaret Chase Smith on the Republican ticket and Judge Sarah T. Hughes of Dallas on the Democratic ticket. A campaign fund of 1026 was raised to support both efforts.
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Boston
Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Margaret Chase Smith
Resbuian
Sarah T. Hughes
Dallas
Tex
Chiropractor Charged With Illicit Practice in Dover
Health Commissioner Roy D. Hildebrand said he charged Millersburg chiropractor Calvin Hebron with treating two partly paralyzed children and a contagious disease without a license. The children may have polio. Mayor Roy Odenkirk bound Herron over to the grand jury and he posted a $500 bond.
Shooting Victim Dies in Middletown Robbery Case
Ear R. White aged 23 of Middletown died Thursday after a police-involved shooting during an attempted robbery last week. The incident unfolded in Middletown where authorities identified the victim and confirm the weapon discharge occurred during the confrontation.
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Middletown
Ear R. White
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