Eisenhower pledges bipartisan foreign policy line in Michigan
Dwight Eisenhower told a Flint rally that Democrats would be trusted partners in shaping foreign policy and criticized the Truman administration for not crediting Republicans like Vandenberg. He urged a broad crusade for peace, loyalty, and efficiency as crowds of up to 20,000 gathered in Saginaw and Bay City during a seven state swing.
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Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Flint
Mich
Sen
Vandenberg
Michigan
Bay City
Saginaw
Ike
Washington
Officials Tell Why C.R. Is Critical Area
Cedar Rapids and Linn County were certified as a critical defense housing area due to high rents and strong defense work. More than 1,900 in new defense jobs since 1950 drew workers, stressing housing supply and pushing rents upward. Officials note certification allows possible controls but does not bar new defense plants.
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Bert Kemmerer
Gazette
Washington Correspondent
Washington
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Roger Putnam
Defense Areas Advisory Committee
Sen. B. B. Hickenlooper
Rent Stabilization Office
Sen. Hickenlooper
Stabilizer Putnam
Housing and Hore Finance Agency
T. J. Wilkinson
Milo Sediacek
Robert Caldwell
Chamber of Commerce
Caldwell
Officeof Price Stabilization
Wilkinson
Office of Rent Stabilization
Chicago
Adlai Grants Lunch Time for Springfield Rally
AP reports Adlai Stevenson extends the midday lunch by one hour for state employees to attend the Springfield rally Thursday for Dwight Eisenhower amid Springfield Tl confusion.
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Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Hisenhower
Nixon to Visit Five Iowa Cities on Oct 22
Senator Richard Nixon Republican vice presidential candidate will tour five Iowa cities on October 22. The tentative stops include Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Waterloo Fort Dodge and Sioux City with rallies planned by local Republicans. Nixon headquarters approved the schedule with minor possible changes.
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Richard Nixon
Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Jim Schramm
Nixon
Schramm
Ottumwa
Gedar Rapids
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Brenton Elected ABA President
W Harold Brenton of Des Moines was elected president of the American Bankers Association at its Atlantic City convention, succeeding C Francis Cocke of Roanoke. Brenton, head of 11 Brenton banks in Iowa and Brenton Brothers Inc, urged bankers to interpret economic trends for their communities and warned of rising national debts and responsibilities.
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Atlantic City
N. J
W. Harold Brenton
Des Moines
American Bankers Association
C. Francis Cocke
Roanoke
Brenton
Brenton Banks
Iowa
State Bank of
Brenton Brothers, Inc
Wholesale Food Prices Decline For Fourth Week
New York AP reports wholesale food prices, as measured by the Dun and Bradstreet index, fell for the fourth consecutive week. The index averaged $6.43, down from $6.45, and 5.3 percent lower than the year ago level of $6.79.
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New York
Strike halts elevators in Chicago downtown
Elevator operators walked out in 320 downtown buildings halting access for about 560000 workers. The Chicago Board of Trade closed early as staff operations were disrupted and many offices shut down despite hotels hospitals and government buildings largely unaffected. The strike by Local 66 AFL Elevator Operators and Starters targeted buildings tied to the Building Managers Association affecting the Loop commerce.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Local 66
AFL
Building Managers Association
Chisago River
Merchandise Mart
Furniture Mart
Palmolive
Columbia Daily Spectator Attacks Eisenhower Support Stevenson
The Columbia University student newspaper editorialized against Dwight Eisenhower and in favor of Adlai Stevenson. It called Eisenhower a plodding unimagative thinker who forsook principle for expediency and criticized his campaign rhetoric.
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NEW York
Columbia University
Dwight Eisenhower
Adiat Stevenson
Columbia Daily Spectator
Eisenhower
Stevenson
U S Casualties Mount in Korea War Update
The Defense Department reports 910 American casualties for last week in Korea, bringing total casualties to 119,879 since the war began. Included are 18,756 killed in action, 87,965 wounded, and 12,658 missing with 207 known dead, plus 1,952 deaths among the wounded.
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Washington
INS
Defense Department
Korea
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
New Cinerama Movies Offer Seeming Depth and Ride
A New York AP report describes Cinerama a three lens projection system creating a depth illusion on a curved screen. The premiere at Broadway Theater wowed Louis B. Mayer who called it a life for pictures. The film showcases color sequences and a roller coaster ride sequence.
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New York
Broadway
Louis B. Mayer
Cinerama
Republicans Hesitate Over Smith CIA Penetration Issue
Washington Republicans show reluctance to weaponize General Walter Bedell Smith remarks on Communist penetration of the CIA. Eisenhower aides and Stevenson warn against turning the issue into political football while the House Committee on Un-American Activities schedules Smith to testify about Communist infiltration.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
America
G.O.P
Smith
Dwight Eisenhower
Tal Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Central Intelligence Agency
Republican National Committee
Truman
Gen. Eisenhower
Gen. Smith
Allen Dukes
J. Edgar Hoover
House
UN American Activities Committee
Philadelphia
Weod
Dodgers Win Series Opener With Three Homers
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4 to 2 in 1952 World Series opener behind Joe Black the winner over Allie Reynolds. Duke Snider belted a decisive sixth inning homer with Robinson and Reese contributing another pair. McDougald homered for the Yankees.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Joe Black
Allie Reynolds
Snider
Robinson
Reese
McDougald
YANKS
Rizzuto
Mantle
Berra
Hodges
Collinge
Dodgers
Black
Cox
Heese
Reynolds
Red Chinese Prisoners Riot on Cheju Island
At Cheju Island in Korea American guards killed 45 Chinese prisoners of war and wounded 126 while suppressing a riot during a Communist anniversary celebration. Two American soldiers were slightly injured as 80 inmates attacked with improvised weapons and stones.
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Cheju Island
Korea
China
Prisoner of War Command
Bat
Koje
Cheju
Pusan
U.S
Byrnes Labeled Bitter Old Man by Cooley
Rep Cooley of North Carolina called Gov Byrnes of South Carolina bitter and said his opposition to the Democratic ticket does not reflect Southern sentiment. Cooley spoke after visiting Stevenson and noted Stevenson’s comment that Eisenhower had plowed under the farm plank.
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Eisenhower
Columbia
D. C
Ike
Truman
Stevenson
South Carolina State House
Gov
Byrnes
Washington
Springfield
Rep
Cooley
D-N.c
South Carolina
House: Agriculture Committee
Adlai Stevenson
Fort Dodge
A Cup of Tea and Everyone's Happy
A truck driver at 279 Hamlet Court Road picked up a baby buggy from a front porch and drove off. Police recovered the buggy an hour and 15 miles later with four week old Susan Burgess still asleep. The driver realized he had misread 379 as 279.
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Weatcliff
Eng
Hamlet Court Road
Susan Burgess
Susan
Eunice Burgess
Cooler Weather Promised Tonight in Cedar Rapids
The forecaster predicted cooler temperatures starting Wednesday night with Thursday frost. Readings showed 69 degrees by 2:40 pm in Cedar Rapids, down from 89 on Tuesday, with lows in the forties expected for Wednesday night.
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Towa
The
Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Seven Uruguayan Soldiers Die in Mitchell Bomber Crash
In Montevideo seven Uruguayan army personnel were killed when a Mitchell bomber recently acquired from the United States crashed. The disaster occurred Tuesday and victims include military personnel aboard the plane.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
U. S
Nixon Donations Total Thousands
Washington A F staff acknowledged many letters with donations from 1 to 100 dollars sent to the Nixon family for personal use. The money is being returned with no total given, as the Nixons cannot accept funds for their personal use. Some contributors offered further help including paying a $20,000 mortgage on the Nixon house.
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Washington
Eisenhower-Nixon
Nixons
Seat Conflict Aboard The Line Sparks Quip
A humorous exchange on a transit line features a strap-hanger and a rider arguing over seat ownership. The veteran traveler claims three years of line service and jokes about his seat, while the other replies that it is not a lack of manners but simply that he never had a seat.
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