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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
2
A Pennsylvania AP poll shows Eisenhower preferred by 32 delegates and Taft by 24 with 14 undecided. Governor Fine may influence 33 delegates, though he has not committed. National totals: Taft 483, Eisenhower 405, others 129, undecided 189.
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer defied party lines by inviting Texas voters to participate in both GOP and Democratic primaries. At a Taft rally in White Plains he called the Texas Republican delegation dispute a test of the two party system.
Allied infantry with armor support drove Chinese troops from a Western Korean hill in a 50 hour clash northwest of Yonchon. U N forces reported destroying bunkers and several red positions while Marine planes hit airstrips and Navy planes hit rail yards and supply facilities. Eighth and Fifth Air Force tallied thousands of shell bursts as heavy artillery continued to pound fronts.
Hartland Minnesota reports a fatal highway crash early today near Hartland one mile north of town. Pfc James Betlach twenty a paratrooper from Alpha Minnesota stationed at Fort Campbell Kentucky returned from a ten day furlough on a motorcycle. The car driver Er nest J Madsen fifty three is held without charge pending investigation.
President Truman canceled his mid afternoon news conference today due to the intense Washington heat. The Weather Bureau predicted temperatures around 99 by 2 p.m. CST, the scheduled time for the event.
A Texas polio surge unsettles the state as reports show 146 new cases last week and a 1952 total of 917. Harris county, especially Houston, bears the heaviest impact with 321 cases in area hospitals. Health Officer George W. Cox blames open privies for the outbreak and cites eight to ten thousand outhouses inside Houston city limits.
Los Angeles court ruled the Nevada divorce of railroad heir Henry E Huntington II invalid in California. Superior Judge Thurmond Clark refused recognition during Martha Outlaw Huntington’s divorce suit. The couple, married in 1944, face a support request of 2300 dollars monthly for herself and their two young sons.
Monterey California reports that sergeant C Deane Chase has been reduced to private first class and assigned as a stenographer in the Far East theater after sending an insolent letter to General Mark Clark. Clark rejected promises made under duress during a Koje Island prison riot in Korea.
Ad touts FASTEETH dental powder to prevent slipping or wobbling of false teeth during eating talking and laughing. Claims provide added comfort and security with no strong taste or alkaline feel and urges purchase at drug stores.
Washington reports the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee informally agreed to drop a House rider that would freeze next year’s military spending. The amendment would cap total outlays at 46.2 billion to cover current needs and past carryovers, while Finletter warned the ceiling slows air buildup. The Air Force budget faced significant cuts alongside the regular budget, and Senate action on the defense appropriation remains pending.
Denver dispatch reports Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will leave for Chicago to lead personally the July convention battle for the Republican nomination. Lodge predicts Taft falls short of 500 on first ballot with Eisenhower above 500. Taft camp denies the claim. Eisenhower to address a 12,000 crowd at New Stockyards Coliseum in a paid national broadcast.
Telephone Poll Lodge, who arrived to meet Eisenhower, declined to specify where delegate strength shifted. He claimed figures rest on a nationwide telephone survey of delegates by Eisenhower leaders, noting states with Eisenhower Taft contest battles over rightful delegate seats were excluded from the survey.
Lodge avoided confirming a move to Chicago and said he would inform the general in person of important developments. He cited Sinclair Weeks’s endorsement of Eisenhower as a sign of Taft’s weakening, saying the pledge influenced other delegates.
A government official announced that Japan's National Police Reserve is now equipped with artillery. The statement underscores expanded capabilities for internal security and rapid response within Tokyo and surrounding prefectures.
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