Inside The Democratic Party’s Greatest Advantage In 1952
A detailed analysis argues the Democrats hold the majority edge as 1952 campaigns begin. It notes shifting independents, questions about a strong candidate, prosperity as a factor, and the fluid political landscape amid Roosevelt Truman influence and Ike’s shadow. John Gunther previews a multi-part NEA Service feature.
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Roosevelt
Truman
Ike
John Gunther
Democratic Party
NEA Service
the Messenger
Republican Party
UN Council Delays Germ War Debate Amid Compromise Hopes
The Security Council postponed talks on communist germ warfare after Soviet delegate Malik pressed to include Red China and North Korea. France aims to present a compromise in a Disarmament Commission meeting to break the East West deadlock, while the US and Britain accuse Malik of delaying the inquiry into US germ warfare charges in Korea.
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United Nations
N. Y
UN Security Council
Jacob A. Malik
Red China
North Korea
Jules Moch
Disarmament Commission
Security Council
Canada
Moch
United States
Britain
Malik
U. S
Korea
Workers Return to GE Jet Engine Plant in Evendale
Production of jet engines for fighters resumed on a limited basis at General Electric in Evendale. AFL Machinists and UAW CIO members returned to work this morning, though the effort was not fully effective, following a weeklong strike.
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Cincinnati
General Electric Co
Evendale
AFL
Uawcio
B 50 Crashes at Mildenhall Killing All Crew
A U.S. Air Force B 50 medium bomber with 11 men aboard crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Mildenhall England. A police spokesman said there were no survivors.
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Mildenhall
England
Suffolk
Tail cut from cow sparks cow-chase in Weirton
WEIRTON West Virginia Martin Wargacki told police a tail was cut from his cow today. He suspects local youngsters he has been chasing from a baseball diamond.
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Weirton
W. Va
Martin Wargacki
Liquor Anti-Trust Probe Hints at Perjury Action
A House Judiciary subcommittee raises the possibility of perjury proceedings amid conflicting testimony over the lack of anti trust action against liquor distillers. Witnesses including Justice Department officials challenge the report calling it a whitewash. The panel plans to hear more on Friday.
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Washington
House
Rep
Keating R-Ny
Justice Department
Keating
Ernest L. Branham
Branham
Edward P. Hodges
No. 2
Anti-Trust
Hodges
Chelf
D-Ky
Herbert A. Bergson
Anti-Trust Division
Bergson
Subcommittee
Democratic
Republican National Committee
Ohio Man Is Given High Grange Position
Cincinnati reporter notes Roy Battles will resign as WLW farm program director July 15 to become executive assistant to the National Grange master in Washington. Battles, a 1934 Ohio State agriculture graduate, previously worked as agricultural agent in Pike and Clermont counties before joining WLW.
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Cincinnati
Roy Battles
WLW
National Grange
Washington
Battles
Ohio State University College of Agriculture
Pike County
Clermont County
Acheson and Eden Plan Unified Anti Communist Front
U S Secretary Dean Acheson and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden met in London to map a joint strategy against communist expansion from Germany to Korea. Acheson arrived after receiving an honorary degree from Oxford and to confer with West European colleagues.
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London
U.S
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Germany
Elbe
Korea
Yalu
Acheson
Oxford University
Dodgers Found Washington FBI locates 19000 draft delinquents
The FBI announced it has located more than 19 000 draft delinquents since the peacetime selective service act took effect four years ago.
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Washington
FBI
Columbus man elected OSU board chairman
Robert N. Gorman of Columbus was elected chairman of the Ohio State University board of trustees Monday He succeeds Carleton S. Dargusch also of Columbus in the leadership post.
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Columbus
Robert N. Gorman
Ohio State University
Carleton S. Dargusch
MacArthur Tipped as Taft Veep Hope in 1948 Bid
Reported discussions among Taft supporters consider naming Gen. Douglas MacArthur as vice president if Taft secures the Republican nomination. MacArthur supports Taft publicly while saying he is not a candidate, leaving room for a potential second-place deal. Eisenhower backers doubt Taft will win the nomination, while MacArthur avoids endorsing a military state.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Douglas MacArthur
Chicago
Taft
MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Courtney Whitney
New York
R. L. Eichelberger
Eisenhower
First Defense Material Shipped in Steel Strike
The first materials promised by the CIO United Steelworkers to the U S government began flowing today. They were not steel but jumnite cement used to make jet engine testing cells, marking an early shipment in the ongoing 23 day strike in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
U. S
CIO
United Steelworkers
Stockholder suit against Portsmouth Steel case dismissed
A stockholder suit seeking to block the Portsmouth Steel Corp from loaning 7.6 million dollars to an employee of the Cincinnati Enquirer to buy the newspaper was dismissed. The action targeted the firm's financing arrangement and the ownership move involving the Enquirer.
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Cincinnati
Portsmouth Steel Corp
Cincinnati Enquirer
Eisenhower frames peace war issue in GOP race
Denver dispatch reports Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower pressing a peace is a war issue in the Republican contest with Sen Robert A Taft. He outlined a foreign policy plank to appeal to supporters and warned against isolationists while urging strong UN NATO ties and a proactive world security program.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
America
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Eisenhower
Taft
United States
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Plant Site Not Selected for $1.2 Billion Ohio Valley Plant
Atomic Energy Commission Chair Gordon Dean told a House panel that a proposed group of 15 Ohio Valley utility companies is under study to supply all the power for a new billion dollar plant. No site has been chosen and no commitments made. the plant's estimated cost is about $1.197 billion.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Gordon Dean
Commission
House Appropriations
Ohio Valley
Dean
Allied air strike hits four North Korean hydro plants
Allied fighter bombers hit four of five hydro electric plants in North Korea near Changjin Reservoir and Songchon River and Suiho, with all planes returning safely. U N observers note political motives behind the raid as part of a tougher posture.
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Seoul, Korea
Fifth Air Force
Suiho
Yalu River
Air Force
Changjin Reservoir
Songchon River
Korea
Panmunjom
SOC Air Force
Ocean Wars Digest
Manchuria
Yalu
Changjin
North Korea
Navy
United Nations
Fusan
Songchon
Hunghum
Death Blow Expected to Loom Over Price Bill
Washington reports that price and wage controls face a death blow as Congress considers extending the Defense Production Act. Republicans and Southern Democrats push to end controls with a looming vote, while supporters promise a vigorous fight and amendments that would lift controls on nonrationed goods.
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Washington
Congress
Rep. Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Rep Talle
Iowa
Wage Stabilization Board
Taft Extends Lead by 10 Delegates in Republican Race
Taft gains 10 more votes to reach 84 delegate margin over Dwight Eisenhower. Illinois at large delegates finalize support, bringing Taft to 477 and Eisenhower to 393 with 129 others pledged or uncommitted. Nomination needs 604 for Chicago convention opening July 7.
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Springfield
Robert A. Taft
Illinois
Ohio
Taft
Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Ban On Color TV Sets Lifted by Government
Washington reports the government lifted the ban on color television set manufacture for home and theater use. The National Production Authority replaced the prohibition with an order allowing firms to produce color TV if they prove it will not impair defense output.
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Washington
National Production Authority
Casualties Top Two Million As Korean War Enters Third Year
A two million casualty toll marks the third year of the Korean War as UN and Chinese forces remain locked along the 38th parallel. UN troops report 419 456 casualties including 109 971 Americans, while Chinese and North Korean forces total 1 623 404 casualties. The conflict shows no clear winner and Panmunjom talks stall amid renewed pressure after Western Korea air strikes and hydro plant damage.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Parallel 38
West Korea
Panmunjom
North Korea
U. S. Defense Department
Washington
Autopsy Awaited In Instructor Tom Wingfield’s Death
An autopsy is awaited to determine the cause of death of Tom Grant Wingfield 29 an Ohio University accounting instructor found dead in his downtown apartment The examination by Dr Mell Devis Columbus pathologist found no signs of foul play and initial findings indicate healthy vital organs The case is being handled by Prosecuting Attorney James Shumaker and coroner Dr John Elias with city police investigation continued at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home reading continues on page five
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Tom Grant Wingfield
Ohio University
S. Court St
Mell Devis
Columbus
Wingfield
Heat and Storms Rake Midwest to Great Lakes
Severe overnight storms struck Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and Northern Michigan with near tornadic winds tearing up farms and telecommunication lines. A hot humid belt extended from the Great Lakes to the Texas Panhandle with readings reaching 107 in Hill City and 103 in Amarillo.
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Midwest
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Great Lakes
Texas Panhandle
Hill City Ran
Amarillo
Tex
Omaha
Paducah
High Tribunal Weighs Appeals in WAC Beating Case
Six court martialed WAC sergeants appeal after beating a woman soldier following a beer spree. They were convicted of joint assault on former Pfc. Carol A. Kierce of Mount Vernon, Ohio, after she testified at Fort Breckenridge Kentucky last October.
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Washington
Wac
Carol A. Kierce
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Fort Breckenridge
Extended Forecast for Columbus Ohio
Five day outlook shows temperatures 5 to 19 degrees above normal with highs near 81 to 87 and lows around 60 to 62. Southerly counties stay very warm through the period. Scattered thunderstorms are possible Wednesday and Saturday with rainfall under a quarter inch in the southern portion.
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Columbus
Ohio
Woman Awarded 5274 for Breaking Up Dog Fight in New York
Mrs Elma C Fulkerson received 5274 from a Brown Supreme Court jury after breaking up a fight between her terrier and a doctor's collie She was bitten and lost a diamond ring during the intervention and had sued for 30000 The jury awarded 5 for the ring and 274 for injuries and medical expenses.
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New York
Brown Supreme Court
Elma C. Fulkerson
Lima Patient Threatens Jump From Water Tower
A 23 year old man from Cleveland, Gayle Bender, climbed down from a 150 foot water tower after threatening to jump to his death for 19 hours. He had been undergoing shock treatments at Lima State Hospital.
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Lima
Gayle Bender
Cleveland
Lima State Hospital
Seizure Bills Approved by Labor Committee
The Senate Labor Committee approved the Humphrey measure to let the president seize the strike paralyzed steel industry and a broader Morse bill to seize any defense vital industry to avert a strike. It remains uncertain whether the Senate will consider either bill again.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Humphrey
Truman
Sen
D-Minn
Morse
Rore
Senate
Screening May Prolong War Warns Red Commanders
North Korea and the United Nations clash over Koje Island prisoner screening. General Nam Il warns the process may extend the war while Maj. Gen. William Harrison insists on freedom of choice for prisoners. About 45 000 on Koje are being questioned with large numbers opposing repatriation. The dispute stalls progress at Panmunjom amid tense talks.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Koje Island
Nam IL
Willam K. Harrison
Koje
Nam
Anther
Senators Vote Against Deferring Seizure Bill
Ohio Republican senators Robert A. Taft and John W. Bricker joined the minority as the Senate deferred action on the McCarran amendment to bar presidential seizure of private property without explicit congressional consent.
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Washington
Ohio
Reepublican
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Senate
McCarran
Congress
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