Labor ranks torn as Barkley battle rages at convention
At the 31st Democratic National Convention labor divisions flare over Vice President Alben Barkley. John L. Lewis accuses CIO and AFL leaders of intraparty plots to sideline Barkley amid age concerns. Hoover and Mrs. Roosevelt deliver contrasting messages to Republicans and Democrats.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Eleanor Roosevelt
Alben Barkley
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
AFL
Lewis
Barkley
Walter Reuther
George Harrison
Jack Krol
Lewis Reuther
United Auto Workers
Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Kroll
Washington
Organized Labor
America
Truman
Reuther
Krol
Danish freighter Portland sinks in Kattegat
Danish freighter Portland capsized last night in the Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden. Seaborne search operations were hampered by heavy seas as crews hunt 18 missing passengers and crew. Maritime sources speculate a World War II mine may have been struck.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Sweden
Portland
Kattegat
Convention Badge Tells Whole Story
Chicago report of Norman Thomas six times Socialist party nominee at the Democratic convention shows a badge reading IAK with explanation that the letters mean I am confused and the K indicates how confused he is. The badge was given by a friend and Thomas is present as a reporter for several newspapers.
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Chicago
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Thomas
IAK
Benton Says GOP Planks Peril Peace
Gen William Benton attacked the Republicans 1952 platform as empty words and said Democrats face mistakes but have a 20 year record of courage and action. He spoke as convention reports were postponed to avoid controversy and Sam Rayburn's principal address was delayed.
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Benton
Chicago
William Benton
Connecticut
Democratic Party
Rules and Credentials Committees
House
Sam Rayburn
Canadian Police Lift Plane Sabotage Clues
HALIFAX Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police sifted clues to the sabotage of nine Canadian Air Force bombers. The act was found July 18 when a Lancaster limped to Greenwood with one engine dead. Eight other Lancasters at the base were crippled.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canadian Air Force
Greenwood
N. S
Hunter Shot To Death In Pennsville Mishap
William Shears a 60 year old farm worker from Rockport West Virginia was accidentally shot to death Monday while hog hunting groundhogs on the Anderson farm near Pennsville in Morgan County Bernard Whipkey 28 of Watertown who fired the shot was cleared of blame by Morgan County officials
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William Shears
Rockport
W. Va
Anderson
Pennsville
Morgan County
Bernard Whipkey
Watertown
Portsmouth Doctor Free on Bond in Narcotics Records Case
Dr. William A. Quinn Scioto County coroner is free under a 1000 dollar bond while awaiting U S grand jury action on a charge of keeping improper narcotics records.
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Portsmouth
William A. Quinn
Scioto County
U. S
Soften Loyalty Pledge Averts Democratic Party Split
A North South compromise on the loyalty pledge drafted under White House direction muted the threat of a 1948 style party split at the convention. The Credentials Committee approved the proviso adding that delegates need not sign if it conflicts with state laws or party rules, a move praised by key Southern figures amid protests. The amendment aims to preserve unity while keeping the pledge intact.
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Sen. Biar Moody
Michigan
Moody
Chicago
White House
Dixie
Ramrods
Sen
Blair Moody
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Washington
Charles Murphy
Truman
Murphy
Roosevelt
Drake
Cal ‘S
Texas
Northern Coalition
Jacob M. Arvey
Th. Nota
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Fetes Kefauver
Tenessee
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Averell Harriman
Franklin J. Roosevelt Jr
New Yo
Gon G Mennen Williams
Sen Blair Mooty
Arveys
Lawrences
Georgia
Louisiana
South Carolna
Virginia
Frank McKinney
Democratic National Convention Evening Session Program
Chicago: tentative program for tonight's Democratic National Convention session includes 8 p m EST opening by Gov Dever with installation of permanent chairman. Rayburn speaks as permanent chairman and Alben Barkley delivers remarks. Resolutions from platform committee. State roll call for speeches nominating president candidates.
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Chicago
Dever
Rayburn
Alben W. Barkley
Enraged Democrat Uses Strong Words at Hilton Elevator
A crowded Chicago hotel Democratic convention scene saw a portly lady trap her foot in an already full elevator at the Conrad Hilton. She withdrew after the operator's insistence, but not without shouting Republican as she left.
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Chicago
Conrad Hilton
Prisoners End Uprising at Massachusetts State Prison
Forty three inmates led by two life term killers surrendered after a 15 hour rebellion at Charlestown prison. Two hostages, prison employees, were released unharmed. The Catholic chaplain aided the end of the riot. Correction Commissioner Grossman vowed maximum penalties. Fritz Swenson, a Boston man serving a life term for killing a policeman, sparked the uprising.
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Boston
Massachusetts State Prison
Charlestown
Correction
Maxwell B. Grossman
Fritz Swenson
Restrictions on high tenacity rayon cords lifted
Washington announced the removal of restrictions on the use of high tenacity rayon in cords and other rubber products on Tuesday.
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Washington
Federal Court Denies Hiss Plea for Third Trial
Alger Hiss, former State Department official, had sought a third trial claiming forgery by a typewriter. Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard denied the appeal, stating no new evidence could produce acquittal. He remains in a five year Lewisburg prison sentence for perjury.
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New York
Alger Hise
Henry W. Goddard
Hiss
State Department
Lewisburg
Whittaker Chambers
Reds incident Resort fatally injures ten children
In Cap St Jacques seaside resort Vietminh carried out a hit and run attack killing twenty people including ten children and two women. Sixteen of the dead and all the injured were French. The French authorities attributed the assault to Communist led Vietminh forces near Saigon Indochina.
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Saigon
Indochina
Cap St. Jacques
Shell-Making Plant Closed as Steel Strike Hurts Defense
Washington reports the Army’s largest shell factory, the Chevrolet plant in St Louis, has shut down due to steel shortages. The closure affects about 2600 workers and half of the Army 105 mm shell casings, threatening finished-shell production next month. A task force proposed defense-order priority to resume output when the strike ends.
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Washington
Army
Frank Pace
Chevrolet
St. Louis
Pace
Ers
General Motors
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
John R. Steelman
Steel Industry
Dems Unveil Compromise 52 Planks At Convention
Democratic leaders draft a new civil rights plank as part of a broader platform. McCormack guides a 19 member committee through dawn votes while Lehman Sparkman and McKinney push for unity. The plank promises voting and employment equality while avoiding federal race protection rowbacks and softens anti filibuster language.
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Chicago
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
Frank McKinney
Democratic National Committee
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Philip B. Portman
McKinney
Lehman
John Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Plank
Senate
Midwest cool spell eases heat across region
A cold front moved into the Midwest bringing relief with cooler air expected to reach the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley by Thursday. Temperatures from Texas to the coast stay high, while Chicago sees rain ending a record stretch of heat as temperatures drop rapidly.
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Midwest
Weather Bureau
Midwestern
Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Texas
Rockes
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Dever Loses Voice Wins Praise At Convention
Massachusetts Governor Paul A Dever, keynote speaker and temporary chairman of the Democratic National Convention, gave a powerful inspiring and statesmanlike address that cost him his voice. Senator William Benton of Connecticut offered a resolution praising Devers for his performance.
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Paul A Dever
Massachusetts
William Benton
Connecticut
Devers
President May Reveal Nominee Choice Today
President Truman signaling an early decision on a Democratic presidential nominee and preparing a speech for Chicago. He reportedly spoke with Sen. Jennings and discussed evolving preference, with Gavin and Barkley among discussed names as the convention proceeded.
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Washington
Truman
Hell
Chicago
Tom J. Gavin
Missouri
Former Iran Leader Returns to Power Amid Turmoil
In Tehran a 50,000 strong mob demanded the death of former premier Ahmed Qavam as anti American sentiment rose after Mohammad Mosaddegh's political wins. Mosaddegh was renominated by parliament, while protests followed Qavam's ouster and the World Court ruling favoring Iran in the Britain dispute.
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Tehran
Iran
Ahmed Qavam
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Onday
Qavam
International Court of Justice
Britain
United States
World Court
Ltan
Polio Toll Rises in Northeastern Ohio
Akron Children’s Hospital reports six new polio patients raising the seven county district total to 165 with nine deaths. Greater Cleveland records 63 cases including one fatality. Richland County reports its second polio victim Harold Aston Sr of Manafield now in Cleveland City Hospital.
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Akron
Ohio
Akron Childrens Hospital
Greater
Cleveland
Richland County
Harold Aston
Manafield
Cleveland City Hospital
Liquor Board Split Over Indecent Entertainment Ruling
The state liquor board split on punishment for Alpine Village Cleveland and Club Casablanca Canton for permitting indecent entertainment. The majority said such acts should not be condoned, but no penalty was imposed due to lack of agreement. In Canton, Sally Rand fan dance and bare show issues were at stake. Nearby Wadsworth police wounded a Canton man caught attempting a sale robbery.
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Columbus
State Liquor Board
Alpine Village
Cleveland
Casablanca
Canton
Frank Krebs
Club Cacablanca
Sally Rand
Wadsworth
Egyptian general launches coup in Cairo amid palace siege
General Mohammed Naguib staged a military coup in Cairo surrounding the Abdin Palace and key government and business sectors with tanks and armored cars He announced taking command of the army and promised safety for foreigners London sources called it a direct challenge to King Farouk The action followed a day after Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha formed a new government.
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Cairo
Mohammed Naguib
Farouk
Naguib
London
Egyptian State Broadcasting Company
Abdin
Naguibs
Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha
Party Veterans Curb Dixie Showdown at Democratic Convention
Democratic leaders reclaimed control of the convention aiming to back a Stevenson Russell ticket for November. If Russell balks, Sparkman or Fulbright may replace him, as Northern liberals and Southern delegates maneuver over loyalty pledges and civil rights planks under White House influence.
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Convention Hall
Chicago
Adiat FE. Stevenson
Richard B Russell
Georgia
Russell
John Sparkman
Alabama
Wiliam Fulbright
Arkansas
Dixie
Shilling Named Assistant Professor at Miami University
Richard Shilling, band director in Wooster, has been named assistant professor of music education at Miami University in Oxford. He will join the faculty this fall, expanding the music education department with his directing and teaching experience.
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