Taft Optimistic About Republican Nomination After Eisenhower Speech
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio told a Cincinnati radio audience he believes his chances for the GOP nomination improved after General Eisenhower's Abilene address. He suggested Eisenhower favors repeal of the Taft Hartley Act, though he hopes he misreads the general. Taft urged a strong air force and warned Europe’s fall would raise U S risk while stating the United States could still defend the nation if Europe faltered.
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
Joseph Sagmaster
Cincinnati Times-Star
Joseph Garretson
Cincinnati Enquirer
Robert L. Riggs
Louisville Courier- Journal
Gen. Eisenhower
Taft
Korea
Sen. Taft
Europe
United States
Siberia
Arctic
State schools drive 1951 debt rise amid bonds and encumbrances
The 1951 state and local debts rose by 24.3 million to 377.3 million, with school districts contributing the largest increase as encumbrances reached 96.3 million. Minneapolis led district debts at 11.02 million, followed by St. Paul and St. Louis Park. The state paid off nearly five million more than borrowed, totaling 127.3 million in debt, including 71.2 million in veterans bonus bonds.
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ST. Paul
Richard A. Golling
State Public Examiner
Golling
Minneapolis
St. Louis Park
Gosling
Painter Dies in Fall From Church Steeple
In Jordan Minnesota a painter died after a scaffold rope broke on the St. Joseph Catholic Church steeple. Ed Gentz 48 of Waconia fell to his death from about 60 feet. Marvin Reus 28 of Waconia sustained a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
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Jordan, Minn
Ed Gentz
Waconia
Marvin Reus
Shakopee
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Local TV in Small Cities Treated Mostly National Programs
A study of twelve small cities with TV stations finds operators devote about one eighth of air time to local programs. The rest features motion pictures or network originated shows.
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Chicago
Ridgway Reprises D-Day Jump Site on Normandy Beach
General Matthew B Ridgway revisits the Normandy coast at the D-Day spearhead landing site on the eighth anniversary of the invasion. He marks the commemoration during a ceremony at the historic beach in France as Supreme Allied Commander.
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Normandy
France
Matthew B. Ridgway
Supreme Allied Command
Europe
Ridgway
82Nd Airborne Division
Hitler
Utah
Omaha
Utah Beach
Fighting
First’ Division
Germany
Omaha Beach
Andre Lemmonier
Shape Headquarters
Britain
Admiralty
J. P. L. Thomas
Arromanches
Free World
Kahler Group to Vote on Bid in Wage Dispute
In Rochester Minnesota union members of Kahler Corp vote on a proposal to end a wage dispute. Local 556 represents 665 workers at Kahler hotels and hospitals including the Colonial Kahler and Worrall hospitals. The union seeks a 20 percent raise. Voting was expected to finish around 7 pm with results four hours later.
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Rochester, Minn
Kahler Corp
Mayo Clinic
AFL
Kahler
Harry L. Hanson
Colonial
Worrall Hospital
New Sugar Cane Newsprint Tested by New York Daily
The Journal of Commerce ran 2000 copies on bagasse paper made from sugar cane waste at Herty Laboratories Savannah under Joaquin de la Roza process. E D Manning praised the paper as stronger and readable, with cost estimates of bagasse paper around 55 to 66 dollars per ton versus wood pulp at 126 dollars.
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New York
The
Journal of Commerce
New York Business Daily
Herty Laboratories
Savannah
Joaquin de la Roza
Savannah Ga
Morning News
E. D. Manning
Manning
de la Roza
Ingrid Bergman Custody Hearing Shows Mixed Feelings
In a Beverly Hills custody case Ingrid Bergman and ex husband Dr Peter Lindstrom clash over summer access to their 13 year old daughter Jenny Ann Lindstrom. Lindstrom testifies Bergman’s ex husband Roberto Rossellini could bring publicity concerns and notes Rossellini lived in the guest house in 1949 with photos of an Italian actress in view.
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Los Angeles
Ingrid Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Jenny Ann
Lindstrom
Miss Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Dr. Lindstrom
Youth traded 1 A draft card to dodge service
CHICAGO A 20 year old youth was seized by the FBI on a charge of evading the draft by trading his 1-A draft card with a friend who was classified 4-F Richard Dean Phelan said he hoped to remain out of military service until after marriage in August He planned to enlist under his friend's 4-F name after marriage in August Bond set at 2500 and a hearing scheduled today Hybert is in the Air Force after answering the inducement with Phelan
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Chicago
FBI
Richard Dean Phelan
Phelan
Robert Hybert
Hybert
Air Force
San Antonio
Tex
Erwin Cohen
Asst
U.S. Atty
Hubert
Cohen
U.S
Never Again He Says After Fourteen Divorces
James E. Daniels 39, a west coast trucking operator, announced after his 14th divorce from Helen Anne Daniels 29 that he would not marry again though he hedged with a comment. He listed nine ex wives as brunettes blondes and redheads and said he is on friendly terms with them and pays no alimony.
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Seattle
United States
James E. Daniels
Helen Anne Daniels
Daniels
Helen Anne
Associated Press
British Shell Communists in Birthday Fete Off Korea
British and Canadian ships joined U S warships in shelling Communist positions on the Ongjin peninsula as Queen Elizabeth's birthday was celebrated with 21 gun salutes. The Athabaska Crane J A Bole Grapple LSMR 403 and Ceylon fired salutes and the crew spliced the main brace to mark the ceremony despite Navy grog rules.
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Korea
U.S
Ongjin Peninsula
Athabaska
Briish
Crane
J. A. Bole
Grapple
Ceylon
Navy
U S to Put Pressure on Tax Evading Gamblers
The United States tightens enforcement of a $50 annual occupational tax on gambling operators. The Internal Revenue Bureau will require numbers operators and bet takers to pay before starting, but the rule shift to pay-before-start is delayed to Sept. 1. Since last November about 50 gamblers have been convicted. penalties include fines up to 2000 dollars and jail up to a year and a day. Revenue from the new taxes remains far below projections.
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Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Mitzi Gaynor Seeks Top Dance Partner For Films
Hollywood interview with Mitzi Gaynor reveals her search for a premier male dance partner. She lists Fred Astaire Gene Kelly Dan Dailey Donald O Conn or Gene Nelson and notes possible collaboration with Gower Champion while engaged to attorney Richard Coyle.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Poppa
Mitzi Gaynor
Richard Coyle
Mitzi
Doll
Fred Astaire
Gene Kelly
Dan Dailey
Donald O’connor
Gene Nelson
District of Columbia GOP Uninstructed Delegates Picked
District of Columbia Republicans choose six uninstructed delegates for the July 7 Chicago nominating convention. They were elected at a capital city state convention with Taft favored in the poll but not pledged. The slate defeated a two delegate Eisenhower slate as no instruction motion was not seconded.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
D.C
Taft
Naran Concentrate Promises Quick Fat Loss at Home
Mrs. Pearl Smith of South St Paul credits Naran Concentrate with dropping 52 pounds in about three months after starting December. The testimonial claims easy dosing with grapefruit juice or lemon juice, two tablespoons twice daily, and a money back guarantee if weight loss is not immediate.
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Naran
St. Paul
Grand Ave
Minn
Capt Truman to Attend 135th Reunion with Battery D
Captain Harry Truman flies to Springfield Missouri to join World War I comrades of Battery D and the 129th Field Artillery for the 135th Division reunion. He will address the Shrine Mosque at 1 p.m. EST and attend a reception and ball at the Colonial Hotel before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Harry
Springfield
France
Truman
129Th Field Artillery
Shrine Mosque
Colonial Hotel
J. Vivian Truman
Grandview
Mary Jane Truman
Battery D
White House
Third Force Chinese Singapore campaign aims to set up new China government
An anti Communist and anti Chang Chinese political group, the Third Force, is running an underground campaign in Singapore and Malaya to win support for a new Chinese government.
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Singapore
Third Force
China
Malaya
Taft Leads Ike by 639 in S D With Seven Precincts
Taft holds a 639 vote edge over Eisenhower in South Dakota with seven precincts remaining. An official canvass on Saturday will decide the state's 14 Republican delegates as the unofficial tally shows Taft 64 749 votes to Eisenhower 64 110. Officials say missing precincts cannot change the result unless large errors are found.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
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