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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1952
Page
1
A fragmented clippings summary notes Dwight D. Eisenhower planning a Texas preconvention tour. June 16 reports expose discussions on his birth, Denison visit, and travel to Denver. Observers debate a Texas split and how a state GOP convention may shape his campaign stance.
President Eisenhower faces internal GOP tensions as leaders in the state party discuss leadership and a contested 16 seat amid party factional disputes. The state executive meeting hints at loyalty to Eisenhower while debating future direction and bold moves within the Republican ranks.
Students prepare for practice with early morning sessions. The band meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. with arrangements overseen by the director.
Fragmented notes describe Linda Pierce sending Tegs and a Baytown contact Nancy Battle and Pee. Mentions a scandalous event and a folding canta- Py oreen. References to Sears and a day with earthing.
Senator Millikin of Corporest is named platform committee chair for the Republican National Convention in Chicago. The selection places the fast-moving Republican leader at the helm of draft positions and party platform discussions ahead of the gathering.
The blood program will bring its bloodmobile to Baytown on June 24 and 25 aiming for 200 pints. It will be set up at the Elks hall with pledges from organizations and appointments via the American Red Cross office. Roger thanked residents for prior cooperation and urged new donors to participate.
Washington dispatch reports President Truman praised Harriman’s campaign as tops during a briefing on Harriman’s bid for the Democratic nomination. Harriman said Truman urged ongoing fight on New Deal and Fair Deal principles, clarifying no endorsement, while Kefauver canvassed the capital seeking votes. Party dynamics and delegate tallies show Harriman with 95.5 delegates, Kefauver leading with 251, needing 616 for nomination.
United Nations Security Council to discuss Communist germ warfare charges. Jacob A. Malik, president of the nation group for June, called the session as his first act since taking the chair. Earlier efforts by Hitler campaign failed to move the issue at the disarmament commission.
A 19 year old AWOL Marine, Vincent Paul Pavlik, confessed after police matched his description to a killed man he had picked up as a hitchhiker. Pavlik admitted to stealing the car of Saf Mason Jonas, shooting him twice and then a third time as he begged for life. The body was found near US Highway 90, with blood spattered ditches located on a road between Beaumont and Houston.
Highlights from the presidential race show Senator Robert A Taft claiming near enough votes for the GOP nomination while Eisenhower builds pre convention HQs in Denver to sway western and southwestern delegates. Harriman reports back to Truman on his delegate hunt. Russell tours the Midwest seeking support. Kefauver outlines three domestic issues and Barkley eyes a free contest at the convention. Georgia Democrats expect 28 Russell votes at the upcoming convention.
Brig Gen. Boatner orders Chinese Communist prisoners from Koje to be relocated to the Korean mainland. Transfers target compounds 602 403 and 96 with daily returns for searches of clandestine weapons and rumored spies. North Korean prisoners in compound 96 stay together. new 500-man compounds are under construction as safety measures and a tunnel near compound 56 is reported.
The State Department announced Russia will resume negotiations with the United States on settling its 11 billion wartime lend-lease account. Soviet embassy explanations for resuming the marathon talks remained unclear. A State Department spokesman declined to speculate on any link to shifts of Soviet ambassadors in Washington and London. The negotiations were broken off last August.
In Seoul on June 16 1951 United Nations forces repelled a Chinese attack on the American 45th division. The assault used mortars machine guns and grenades but was beaten back after hours of fighting ending just before dawn. Red probing assaults continued on the western front with uncertain outcomes.
Deputy Foreign Minister Aghdrei Gromyko is relieved of his duties and named ambassador to Great Britain, replacing Georgi N. Zerubin who becomes Russian ambassador to another post. Earlier reports note Alexander Palyushkid, former Soviet ambassador to the United States, slated as new Soviet ambassador to Red China.
Gen. Matthew Ridgway arrived in Rome aboard Ciampino airport after a Paris flight. He was escorted by heavily armed carabinieri and police along a 12 mile route to the city amid a tense anti Ridgway and anti government climate. Police and troops were deployed to secure the Hassler hotel and American embassy during a luncheon meeting with Italian ministers.
In Haeundae Korea on June 16 a series of blasts ripped through a major ammunition depot. Two hundred thousand homes affected as windows shattered in Pusan city hall. Four American soldiers unaccounted for and explosions risk spreading to nearby ready-to-use munitions. U.S. tanks moved in to warn nearby areas as containment efforts continued.
Mrs A R Zion of 1201 Cypress Baytown was hospitalized with polio. The patient is listed in serious condition at Hedgecroft Clinic amid reports of improved stability. The incident referenced La Person and Davis in Baytown medical updates.
Two more polio cases were reported in Houston as Texas braces for a larger outbreak. Health officials planned meetings at Jefferson Davis Hospital with the Southeast Texas Regional Committee on Polio to coordinate a 50 county anti polio campaign. Mayor Halcomb and health officials also planned inspections of fly breeding sites as spraying work continues. Harris County and Houston led the nation in polio cases this year.
Swedish state report says two Russian type-jet fighters shot down an unarmed Swedish flying boat over the Baltic. All eight aboard were wounded. a Swedish Catalina and divers searched for missing crew, while a German freighter and an armed Swedish escort aided rescue efforts. The incident echoes a prior Privateer attack near Dagö and Dagö’s Gulf of Riga area.
Berlin report notes East German authorities plan a large prison camp near the border to deal with rebels. Officials say the move follows a formal order and targets political opponents.
Baytown police investigated three burglary attempts over the weekend. Fay McCune reported that a Sunday night intrusion at his Morrell Street home yielded his wallet and jewelry valued at about $594, with a payment stop noted on a check. A second attempt targeted the Kilgore yard on Market Street, with entry made into a garage but nothing taken. McCune said the burglar entered through an unlocked front door at his home, triggering alarms and swift police response.
John F. Barbieri, 30, is whipped 20 times in public at Newcastle workhouse for beating his former wife Mrs Helle Davis, 39. Guards read the sentence as spectators watched, the lashings applied with flat leather thongs. The article notes public whipping remains legal in Delaware for certain crimes and is not permitted in Maryland except for wife beating.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers shut down the nation s largest commuter railroad on Monday and threatened to widen the strike across other lines. A spokesperson said he authorized the Long Island strike and would mobilize the union s strength toward settlement of disputed contracts with 63 other roads on terms at least as favorable as those secured at the White House.
City Works Director McKee announced Monday that 9,000 pounds of signs will route traffic on new tracks. The ordinance allows use of any street with permission from Grantham, replacing the previous rule.
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