Taft Gains Delegates Amid Contested Party Nominations
In Nevada Missouri and Virginia Taft adds eleven Republican delegate votes while Eisenhower collects four in Missouri and two in Nevada. Russell gains more Democratic backing from the Solid South with two Alabama at large picks and Michigan backs Williams as a favorite son. Florida and Mississippi politics stir party rifts ahead of upcoming conventions. Oregon and West Virginia primaries highlight the week with delegates at stake.
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Robert A. Taft
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Virginia
Dwight D. Elisenhower
Richard B. Russell
Solid South
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Eisenhower
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John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Hill
Sparkman
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G. Mennen. Williams
Michigan
Young “Shapy” Williams
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
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Florida
National Democratic
Jerry Carter
Robert M. Yoder
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Chicago
T. J. Tubb
Mississippi
Oregon
West Virginia
Sen
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Teft
Harold E. Stassen
U S Officials Weigh Appealing to Moscow on Korea Truce
U S officials consider asking Moscow to help break the deadlocked Korean truce talks. The move would mark a major step for new ambassador George F. Kennan in Moscow. Analysts weigh Kremlin aims from keeping UN forces tied to Asia to seeking a pause in the struggle.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Soviet Union
George F. Kennan
Kremlin
Peiping
Russia
Survivor faults skipper in Hobson Wasp collision
Bayonne New Jersey AP a senior surviving officer Lt William Hoefer testified at a navy court of inquiry that Hobson skipper Lt Cmdr William Tierney ordered a dangerous left rudder maneuver after a right turn signal from the Wasp. Hoefer said the Hobson was driven under the Wasp prow and sank in four minutes with 75 crew lost.
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Wasp
Wiliam O. Hoefer
Cmdr
William J. Tierney
Young
Hoefer
Killae Tierney
Navy
Naval Shipyard
Lieut
Tierney
Arizona Gov Commuted Winnie Judd Death Sentence
Gov. Howard Pyle commuted the death sentence of Winnie Ruth Judd to life imprisonment for the trunk murder case. The decision followed a recommendation from the state board of pardons and paroles and three former superintendents of the state hospital for the insane where Judd has been held. She may be sent to the state prison if her mental condition allows.
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Ariz
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Trunk
Winnie Ruth Judd
State Board of Pardons
Jana -Paroles
Arizonal
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Noa Judd
Arizona State Prison
Farm Bureau plea urges more food to aid free Europe
The American Farm Bureau Federation calls for a sharp shift in foreign aid to send more food and raw materials to Western Europe and fewer manufactured goods. It warns failure to meet basic needs could push allies toward communism and says Europe can produce weapons and manufactured items if allowed to rely on Western food and aid, accelerating a return to stability.
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Washington
American Farm
Bureau Fedération
United States
Farm
Italian planes collide over Verona kill pilot
Verona air clash between Italian air force planes results in one pilot killed and another making an emergency landing uninjured.
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Rome
Italia Airforce
Verona
Queen Mary Goes for a Drive Through London Parks
Queen Mary, turning 85 on May 26, rode through St James's Park Hyde Park and Regent's Park after five weeks indoors with a cold. The outing occurred Saturday in London as she recovered.
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Queen Mary
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Regent's. Park
Doctors and lawyers clash over ethics in witty exchange
A brief quoted exchange shows a doctor saying not all lawyers are crooks, then a lawyer retorting that doctors have the better of them, ending with a sharp jab about angels and profession. The remark highlights professional rivalries with humor.
Camp Good Health Fund Surpasses 500 in Mother's Day Gifts
Donations in memory of mothers push the Camp Good Health Fund over the $500 mark for Linn County children. The drive supports Camp Good Health run by the Public Health Nursing Association to provide a summer camp for physically handicapped youths aged up to 12. The camp opens June 19 and runs to August 13 with estimated operating costs of about 7 50.5510.06. Contributions are acknowledged in The Gazette Cedar Rapids and are banked to the camp fund.
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Cedar. Rapids
Yokohama Prank Suspect Identified by Witnesses
Pfc. Relyn Shepherd of Prestonburg Kentucky, 24, was named by seven witnesses as the man who lassoed a Japanese cyclist from a bicycle and dragged him 70 feet in Yokohama. CID questioned five soldiers and three Japanese witnesses, with charges likely pending against Shepherd. The cyclist Yutake Tomone suffered bruises and rope burns.
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INS
Relyn Shepherd
Prestonburg
Yokohama
Japan Logistical Command
Criminal, Investigation Division
Shepherd
CID
Yutake ‘Tomone
Vandenberg Improving After Operation
Washington AP reports General Hoyt Vandenberg recovered from recent operation with a quiet improvement. Postoperative progress over the last 24 hours was satisfactory according to the air force spokesman.
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Air Force
Hoyt Vandenberg
Chicago Lieutenant Charged With Murder in Bar Shooting
Chicago Police Lt. John Canning, 44, was arraigned on a murder charge in the shooting death of Joan Maccoll, 34, a tavern owner he had dated. The case involves a disputed account of who fired the fatal shot and includes a habeas corpus hearing to assess bail.
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Jstrange
Joan Maccoh
Canning
Redmund Gibbons
Maccoll
Matthew T. Hartigan
Abraham Marovitz
Criminal Court
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Feagains
Marie Breseman
Sam Papanek
Capt. Gibbons
Gibbons
Arnold Kadow
Dodd Returns After Four Days in North Korean Captivity
American Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd was released unharmed from a Kose island stockade after four days. He arrived in Seoul via airfield and was greeted by Gen. Charles W. Christenberry before being driven to Eighth Army headquarters. Gen. Van Fleet, who led negotiations, indicated minor concessions were made to the prisoners and a news conference was planned.
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Francis Dodd
Peggy
San Antonio
Texas
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Seoul
Francis T. Dodd
Kose Island
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van Fleet
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Christenberry
Paul Young
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Joy in Sharp Talk to Reds at Panmunjom
Vice admiral C Turner Joy challenged Communist delegates at Panmunjom to accept a plan to rescreen allied war prisoners who have renounced communism. He argued the Reds fear such a check even if verified by their own representatives.
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INS
C. Turner Joy
Korea
U. N
Senator Wiley to Wed Widow Dorothy May Kydd
Washington AP report says Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin and Mrs. Dorothy May Kydd of Washington obtained a marriage license in Alexandria Virginia and plan a private wedding this week. Wiley, 60, is a widower and a Republican Senate Foreign Relations member. Mrs. Kydd, 41, is a London-born widow who came to the U S in 1942 with the British air ministry and later worked as the widow of an IRS engineer.
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Alexander Wiey
Wisconsin
Dorothy May Kydd
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kydd
Walthamstow
London
British Air Ministry
George Wright Kydd
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Washington University Opens Doors to All Races
Washington University of St. Louis announced Saturday night that it is opening its doors to all qualified undergraduate students regardless of race. Negro students had been admitted only to its adult schools, not undergrad programs.
Airlines Hit By Tightening Of Oil Supply
The 11 day nationwide oil strike began to disrupt air travel as Eastern Airlines cut ten Sunday flights and other carriers eyed further cuts. Defense and military operations faced restrictions with Lovett ordering cancellations around Armed Forces Day. In Britain, BA and RAF reduced services and European routes by up to 20 percent. Local California walkout was averted after union leadership delayed action.
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Mel Lwalkout
California
United Nations
Korea
Pittsburg
Calif
Wage Stabilization Board
Eastern’ Airlines
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Royal Air Force
London
British European Airways
Britain
European
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Ariz
Frank Porter
American Petroleum Institute
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
United States
Shell Chemical Corp
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OWIU
C. A. Knight
McGrath Attacks Truman At Gridiron Club Dinner
Washington attorney general J Howard McGrath mocked President Truman during a Washington Gridiron club dinner. He appeared on stage in a skit lampooning government corruption aboard a Potomac ship setting. The act ended with McGrath shouting That’s the truth do it as the audience reacted to the surprise turn.
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INS
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Washington Gridiron Club
Potomac
Gene Archer
Archer
Harry Truman
Oral Hearing Monday in High Court
Washington reports that the government and steel industry filed opposing briefs with the Supreme Court over the steel seizure and its constitutional authority. The CIO United Steelworkers joined as friend of the court, urging the court to consider non constitutional grounds and a wage order modification.
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Supreme Court
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United Steelworkers
David A. Pine
Pine
High Court
Truman
Wage ‘Stabilization Board
Rail Unions Allowed Limited Input in Steel Seizure Case
The Supreme Court on Saturday granted three railroad brotherhoods a one hour opportunity to arg ue their questions related to the 1950 railroad seizure alongside the steel case. The action preserves their interest while the steel case arguments begin Monday. Earlier Justice Reed denied a stay of the Cleveland no strike injunction.
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Supreme Court
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Emerick
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Stanley F. Reed
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