Ike's Return in April Predicted by Eisenhower Backers
AP dispatch notes optimism among Eisenhower backers that the general will return from Europe in April to bolster the campaign for the Republican nomination. The report cites unnamed leaders and contrasts Stassen’s denial with Taft-Eisenhower maneuvering over delegations, primaries, and potential favorite son strategies.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower
Robert A. Tait
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Taft
Oklahoma
Linn's Young G.O.P. Forms A Taft Club
Twenty two Linn county Republicans under 35 formed Iowa's first Taft nominating group, named the Young People for Taft club. Temporary officers include James E. Bramwell as president, Harry Chandler as vice president, and Beth Rochefort as secretary. The club aims to unite under 35 voters behind Taft while remaining independent from the Linn County Young Republican club.
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Linn County
Iowa
Sen
Robert A. Taft
G.O.P
James E. Bramwell
Harry Chandler
Beth Rochefort
Taft Group
Linn County Young Republican Club
Bramweil
Taft Club
Young Republican Club
Bromwell
Taft
Young People For Taft Club
Sen. Taft
Bate Sen. Taft
Bramwell
Young People
Three Killed in Oil Barge Blast at Warrior River
A big oil barge exploded while unloading 8,000 gallons of crude oil at the Warrior river bank near Warrior Asphalt Co. Three men were killed and two burned slightly as sections holding 1,000 gallons each blew up. The barge burned for over seven hours. cause was not determined.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Warrior River
Warrior Asphalt Co
Asphalt Company
Tarka
Taft outlines equality aims against Taft Hartley act critics
Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin Senator Robert Taft addressed 4000 supporters detailing his view that the Wagner act favored unions and government over employers. He argued for equal liberty for workers and urged farm marketing aids while attacking Democratic spending and praising McCarthy as a friend. He avoided specifics on McCarthy's latest charges.
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Taft
Republican Party
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Phillip Nash
Wisconsin Rapids
Senate
Milwaukee
Senate probes army discipline plan in Korea case
The Senate Preparedness Committee reported it stopped an army unit in Korea from detaining soldiers for 60 extra days as punishment for minor infractions. Chairman Johnson said the barbarous plan was halted after staff investigations and warned of future probes to prevent similar actions by commanders.
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Washington
INS
Senate Preparedness Committee
Korea
Johnson
D-Texgg
363Rd Ordnance Ammunition Company
Marine Raiders Hit Red Supply Base in Korea
U S marine Wolf Raider pilots attacked a major Communist supply center in northeast Korea on Saturday. Ten supply dumps and 27 buildings were left smoking as the strike hit the area.
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Red Supply Base
Seoul
U. S. Marine
Korea
Penningroth Won't Seek Re election to School Board
Cedar Rapids district judge Charles Penningroth said on Saturday he will not run for a seventh term on the seven member school board, calling it in the district's best interests to end his long service. He noted the full attention required by his district court duties and that his decision follows discussions on the compatibility of holding both roles.
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Penningroth
Charles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Louie J. Pochobradsky, Jr
W. Sandoe Jordan
Seein
The
Gazette
District Court
Soa
Nerndahla Bann
Urday
Pochobracsky
South Side
State Dept Asks Gillette to Fly to Middle East
Washington AP reports Senator Gillette and other Foreign Relations subcommittee members may undertake a tentative mid March reconnaissance trip to Egypt Israel Iran Pakistan Lebanon and India. The trip aims to assess conditions firsthand amid regional tensions and possible dangers of explosions.
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Washington
State Department
Gillette
D-Iawa
Middle East
Foreign Relations
Fulbright
D-Ark
Brewster
H-Me
Tobey
R N. H
Gill
Threat to Slain Man Revealed
CHICAGO The Chicago Herald American reported that Charles Gross acting 31st ward Republican committeeman was "put on the spot" by a friend at a loophotel luncheon 10 days before he was slain. The informant said Gross told him less than 48 hours before the shooting near his West Side home on January 28 of his political maneuvering. Police swept Chicago for hoodlums as political crime and gang power surged, with Gov. Stevenson calling leaders to unite against gang influence. Rewards were offered. no witnesses found. A St Louis note: Vernon Beck elected president of the Game Hunters Association but could not attend.
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CUP
Robert Taft
Chicago
Chicago Herald-American
Charles Gross
31St Ward
West Side
Gross
Weert Side
Syndcate
Florida
Arizons
Chicago Association of Commerce
Chicago Crime Commission
Timothy J. O'Connor
Andrew Aitken
Aitken
ST. Louis
BizdGame Hunters Association
Vernon
Beck
East Africa
Italy Breaks Peace Treaty Ties Over Soviet Veto at UN
Italy disavows peace treaty obligations to Russia after repeated Soviet vetoes blocked UN membership. Payments on a 160 million dollar wartime reparations debt may stop, with details of the remaining amount unclear. Moscow rejected waivers while Rome sought more armament leniency amid Western alliance pressure.
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Rome
Italy
Russia
United Nations
U.N
U. N
Soviet Union
U.S
Western Europe
Moscow
Kremlin
North Atlantic
Mrs. Ray Allen Injured in Highway 149 Crash Near Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Ray H. Allen, 62, of 518 First Ave, Cedar Rapids, sustained minor head injuries and was in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital after a car driven by her husband left Highway 149, crossed the road, struck a pole, and overturned in a ditch. The collision occurred about 4 20 p.m. a mile west of the Drive-In theater. Mr. Allen was uninjured. Deputies Condon and Whittemore investigated. both Allenes were taken to hospital by ambulance.
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Cedar Rapids
Ray H. Allen
First Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Highway 149
Allen
Allens
Larry Condon
P. J. Whittemore
First Avenue W
US Guaranty in West Europe Sparks Debate in Paris
Kingsbury Smith reports in Paris that a broad US led security pledge is being weighed to deter German rearmament and reassure France Belgium and the Netherlands. The plan would pledge immediate intervention by the United States and possibly Britain to stop any European ally from pursuing self sufficiency in war making and to keep Europe united under allied defense.
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Paris
INS
United States
Europe
Tis
Germany
France
Brittany
le Petit Blue Des
America
Weremany
Russia
Drunk man and wife arrested as cash is seized in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids at midnight Saturday Patrolmen Mikeselis and Cypra arrested Mr and Mrs Francis M McGuire of 70 Fifth Street SE for drunkenness in the 200 block of First Avenue East. Officers found 3272 dollars and 51 cents on McGuire including many 50 and 20 bills. Mrs McGuire had one dollar and nine cents. McGuire, 9, was booked as a laborer at Penick and Ford and asked for a lawyer.
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Ralph Mikeselis
Claude Cypra
Francis M. McGuire
Fifth Street’ SE
McGuire
Cypra
Penick and
Ford
McGuires
First Avenue East
iPatrolman Cypra
Fireman Saves Woman Then Dies From Heart Attack
Chicago reports fireman Clement Misheck, 45, aided Mrs. Jeanette Steye, 46, after her heart attack, then collapsed at the station and died of a heart attack himself.
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Chicago
Clement
Misheck
Jeanette Steye
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