Kefauver Upsets State Opponents in Ohio Primary
In Ohio, Senator Estes Kefauver rallies strong half vote support as he challenges the Bulkley slate for Democratic convention delegates. Taft wins a solid majority of Republican at large and district delegates while Stassen falters.
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
Estes Kefauver
Chicago
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
GOP
Stassen
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Robert J. Bulkley
Associated Press
Bulkley
David S. Ingalls
Commerce
Sawyer
Thomas A Burke
Cleveland
James W. Huffman
George D. Nye
Burke
Huffman
CIO
Jacob Kroll
AFL
Philip P. Hannah
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
Duffy
Secretary of Commerce
Slim Lead Maintained By Russell In Florida Primary
In Florida's presidential preference primary Senator Russell of Georgia held a slim edge over Kefauver of Tennessee as rural counties near the Georgia Alabama line continued to tilt in his favor. With 1344 of 1682 precincts reporting Russell led Kefauver by about 22 thousand votes and Smathers predicted a two to one Russell victory backed by Holland Warren and Florida's delegation.
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Miami, Fla
Florida
Russell
Georgia
Kefauver
Tennessee
Georgia-Alabama
Tennessean
George Smathers
Dfia
Smathers
Holland
D-Fla
Fuller Warren
Whistle Stop Tour Planned By President
President Truman, nearing his 68th birthday, planned a whistle stop campaign against his critics in Congress and the lobby, targeting budget cutters he argues threaten the national defense program. He notes foes who opposed his 21 point program from September 1945 seek to undermine foreign and domestic legislation.
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Washington
Truman
Tragedy Ends Family Drive in Dayton
Coroner identifies the victims as Granville H. Rion and Julia Scott Clohessey Rion. The Dayton chiropractor and his 23 year old wife were found in a rented car by the Little Miami River two and a half miles northeast of Bellbrook. Authorities say Rion shot his wife and then killed himself with a .12 gauge shotgun.
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Dayton
Little Miami River
H. C. Shick
Granville H. Rion
Julia Scott Clohessey Rion
Shick
Rion
Bellbrook
Hurley Seeks Senate Seat in Third Bid
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley wins the New Mexico Republican primary and faces incumbent Democrat Dennis Craver in the race for a U.S. Senate seat. Craver previously defeated Hurley in 1946, and Hurley was the GOP nominee in 1948.
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Albuquerque
Patrick J. Hurley
U.S. Senate
U.S
Dennis Craver
Hurley
Clinton P. Anderson
Agriculture
Ferrochrome Fire Destroys Box Car Near Albany Station
A box car loaded with ferrochrome burned near Albany station at 11 30 a m after a hot box incident. Athens firefighters fought the blaze to keep flames from reaching 200 tar drums and the nearby residence. Railway officials say the car traveled from Alloy West Virginia to Munhall Pennsylvania and the cargo value is unknown.
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Albany
New York Central
Athens
Charles Dalton
Clyde Smith
Alloy
W. Va
Munhall
Wage Board Chief Feinsinger To Quit June 30
Feinsinger told Madison audience he plans to resign as chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board by June 30 and is tired and needs a rest. He defended the board’s steel wage-price policy before the House Labor Committee amid congressional criticism. The steel decision sparked a nationwide controversy and a Supreme Court case on Truman’s steel mills seizure.
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Washington
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Goverment
Capitol Hill
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Feinsinger
House Labor Committee
Congress
Capitol
Feisinger
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison
Wis
Truman
Supreme Court
Police Testify In Meat Case At Findlay Trial
Two police officers from Indiana and Ohio testified that Kay Brand Packing Co workers met at midnight to unload meat from railroad cars for company trucks. The Hancock Grand Jury indicted nine Kay Brand officials on selling horse meat as beef. Joseph Kirchner, Buckeye Packing Co owner, faces 60 charges including bribery of a state food inspector and food adulteration. Harold J. Cardwell testified he saw Kay Brand workers unload meat at midnight on March 12, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Indiana
Ohio
Hancock
Kay Brand Packing Company
Joseph Kirchner
Buckeye Packing Co
Kay Brand
Harold J. Cardwell
Ohio Highway Patrol
Fuel Strike Chiefs Agree to WSB Background Session
The coordinating committee of 22 oil unions on strike will meet before the Wage Stabilization Board on May 13 to provide full background on the dispute. WSB Chairman Nathan Fein urges an end to the strike and renewed bargaining, with potential referral to President Truman and Taft-Hartley injunction questions.
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Denver
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Washington, D. C
Truman
Atom Bomb Explosion Seen in Los Angeles
Detonation of an atomic bomb 75 miles away at Yucca Flat lit the pre dawn sky. In Los Angeles observers reported a brief white flash followed by a golden glow outlining clouds and mountains. A quick blink was seen to the northeast from 259 miles away.
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Las Vegas
Yucca Flat
Los Angeles
Gallia County tightens race as polls near finish line
Taber edges rival in a dramatic Gallia County contest for state representative with 1601 to 1523 after 31 precincts. Engineer Leonard trails Haskins by about 61 votes with 2070 versus 2161, pending adjustments. Burnett leads sheriff field. Wilcox tops commissioner with 1557 as Boggs and Dillon follow.
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Taber
Haskins
Gallipolis
Gallia County
D. O. Taber
Dan W. Davis
Davis
E. N. Leonard
Piqua
Ohio
Farnom H. Haskins
Leonard
Harry M. Wilcox
Vinton
James A. Boggs
T. G. Dillon
Luther L. Burnett
Oscar C. Baird
Depesters
Dispersal Ends March Toward Ohio Collieries Hill
A 400 to 500 strong march toward the Ohio Collieries Co tipple near Cheshire dispersed around 12 noon after talks with pickets and mine workers. A shot reportedly rang out during the morning disturbance and an auto showed a bullet hole. Sheriff Ehman and deputies observed as 100 cars carried four to five men toward the hill. workers at the crest reportedly armed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Ohio Collieries Co
George Ehman
Gallia County
Ehman
James Baldwin
Gordon Fisher
Coal Company
Meigs
Gallia
Ohio
West Virginia
Central Coal Co
Graham
W. Va
Philip Sporn
Parleys Break Down Over Three Point Korean Armistice Plan
In Korea the truce talks hit a new low as the communists rejected the Allied three point package. Ridgway insisted the plan must be accepted as a whole and the Allies proposed an indefinite recess while full delegations met again.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Reds
Russia
Methodist Conference Ends With No Smoking Pledge
The 14 day general conference of the Methodist Church closed with a no smoking pledge to be required of ministerial candidates. It rejected full ministerial rights for women and created a board to study social and economic relations while outlining views on war and peace. A heated final session included Rev. Dr. John M. Versteeg of Athens Ohio challenging the tobacco policy.
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San Francisco
The
Methodist Church
John M. Versteeg
Athens
Ohio
LAN Planes Resume Raids on Red Rails
Allied war planes blasted two Red rail lines in 340 places and opened 104 gaps north of Pyongyang. Fifth Air Force fighter-bombers and carrier squadrons Valley Forge and Princeton continued bombing over an 80 mile east coast railway centered on Hamhung, with 170 additional cuts reported.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Red Korea
Pyongyang
Valley Forge
Princeton
East Coast Railway
Hamhung
Tractor accident claims youth near New Holland
Homer L. Shorts aged 22 of New Holland was killed in an overturned tractor incident on Tuesday near Washington Court House as the vehicle toppled while in use.
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Washington Court House
Homer L. Shorts
New Holland
Mason Plant Closes Again
The Point Pleasant plant will close at 3 30 p m on Wednesday May 7 1952 until further notice due to wildcat strikes at the Huntington installation. Pay checks due Friday May 9 will be available at 1 p m at the personnel office as the shortage of parts inventory limits operations.
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Point Pleasant
Sylvania
Wildcat
Huntington
Paul W. Cummings
Sewer Banks Collapse Kills Four Youths in Arizona
In Safford Arizona a sewer line trench collapsed on seven youths playing at the bottom of a nine foot ditch. Four youths died and three were trapped briefly before crews recovered the bodies.
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Safford, Ariz
Train collision in Sydney leaves seven dead in fog
A speeding electric train rear ended a stationary train at a Sydney station during dense morning fog, killing seven passengers and injuring several others. Authorities investigate causes and review signaling procedures.
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Sydney
Australia
Taft wins Ohio GOP governor nomination in slow count
In Columbus Charles P. Taft, brother of Robert A. Taft, captured the Republican gubernatorial nomination after a tight four way GOP race. Former Gov. Thomas J. Herbert conceded at 6 30 a.m. EST. DiSalle led the Democratic senatorial field with 181 054 votes, setting up a likely November showdown with Sen. John W. Bricker.
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Michael V. DiSalle
Medina
John Brown
Athens County
Columbus
Charles P. Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Cleveland
Herbert
U.S
DiSalle
Toledo
President Truman
Thomas A. Burke
Frank J. Lausche
John W. Brickeer
James M. Carney
John W. Donahey
Hudson
George J. Mark
Charlies Taft
Cincinnati
Theenas J. Herbert
Rose Or R. Walcutt
John W. Brown
Brown
Fred J. Milligan
George W. Woodling
Milligan
Woodling
George D. Nye
Waverly
Ted W. Brown
Edward J. Harmaner
Hummel
Charles F. Sweeney
Wakeman
Ohio Supreme Court
Francois B. Douglas
Willard D. Campbell
Cambridge
Charles B. Zimmerman
Springfield
James G. Stewart
Kenneth B. Johnston
Supreme Court
Joseph T. Fergueson
James A. Rhodes
Atty
William O'Neill
Marietta
Paul F. Ward
Roger W. Tracy
John J. Gallagher
Mechem Leads Rivals In 30 Ohio Counties With Large Margins
C Stanley Mechem, Republican, leads renomination bid for Ohio Senate from 30 counties with lopsided margins. In three counties he tops Claire E Ball 8385 to 2850, with Athens 4606 to 1390, Washington 2115 to 1126, Noble 6664 to 334. Unreported by Fairfield Hocking and Noble counties. Nora W Atkinson and B Lewis Jones lead for GOP state central committeewoman and committeeman in Athens Vinton and Jackson. opponents are Ev ans Dagger.
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C. Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Ohio Senate
Mechem
Claire E. Ball
Athens
Washington
Noble
Fairfield
Hocking
Nora W. Atkinson
B Lewis Jones
Gallia
Republican State Central
Six Patients Flee Asylum At Central State Hospital
Six inmates at Central State Hospital Lakeland escaped early today after forcing a knife threat on an attendant to open three doors and a gate. One, Bennie F. Watson aged 22, died when a stolen truck overturned near Anchorage after the break. The other five were captured within four hours and returned to the hospital. The escapees were Neville Matthews 25 Dewey Johnson 35 Charlie Kendall 40 William Richards 45 and George Powell 40.
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Louisville
Central State Hospital
Lakeland
Anchorage
A. M. Lyon
Bennie F. Watson
Dollison and Bratton triumph in light county primary
Logan Dean Dollison Republican for General Assembly and Eth El Bratton Democrat for county recorder won the county races in a light primary. The county commissioner contest ended with Harry Armstrong and Stanley Baker ahead for Republicans and A M Bierly and Keith Schultz for Democrats as results showed a close split.
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Logan
Dean Dollison
General Assembly
Ethel Bratton
Recorder
Harry Armstrong
Stanley Baker
A. M. Bierly
Keith Schultz
Dollison
Leslie Johnson
Johnson
Rolland Bright
Clara Gleason
Bratton
Gleason
John Owens
Fiza Ringhiser
Owens
Schultz
Bierly
Armstrong
Baker
Ringhiser
Fairless Takes Over Steel Giant's Reins
Benjamin F. Fairless assumed full direction of United States Steel Corp after Irving S. Olds retired from the chairmanship. Olds left the $211 000 annual post Tuesday and Fairless was named chairman of the board while remaining president and appointed chief executive officer.
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New York
Benjamin F. Fairless
Irving S. Olds
United States Steel Corp
Olds
Fairless
Orkades Strands on Sandbar Near Melbourne
The 28,000 ton British luxury liner Orkades ran aground before dawn on a sandbar in Port Phillip Bay outside Melbourne. It carried 1400 passengers and 605 crew members. No injuries reported as officials assessed the vessel’s condition.
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Sydney
Australia
Port Phillip Bay
Melbourne
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