Truman's Blunder Highlights Chicago Convention
At Chicago the Democratic convention faced division over Stevenson while Harry Truman drew mixed reactions for claiming Stevenson could not win. Stevenson appeased critics by inviting Truman to the platform and restoring unity as Frank Lausche emerged as Ohio’s favored but undeclared presidential hopeful.
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Dent Nixon
Harold Stassen
Republican Organization
Len Hall
Chicago
Harry Truman
Truman
Stevenson
Avaredt Harriman
Adlai Stevenson
Thirhan Ip
Ohio
Frank Lausche
U. S
George Bender
Army moves face travel orders for families of armored division
Dorazio Jr. of Boston notes the Third Armored division ships first under a gyro scope plan. Army regulations include dependents in travel orders to ensure family harmony. Pregnancies disrupted records and sleep. some personnel were airlifted to Europe, others sent by boat. a captain rode with his German boxer amid delays.
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Zio
Third Armored
D’orazio
Europe
Air Academy Nears Readiness for 1958 Move
United Press reports the Air Force Academy site near Colorado Springs is taking shape with steel foundations, grading, and utilities. By December 1958 officials aim to relocate from Lowry Field Denver, housing about 2,500 cadets over 17,500 acres about 10 miles north of Colorado Springs.
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United Press Extra
Polly White
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Colorado Springs
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Rocky Mountain
Air Force Academy
West Point
Lowry Field
Denver
Bermuda
Annapolis
New York
Albert E. Stoltz
Academy, Construction
Winds Tear Down School Gym in Belsen
High winds wreck the local high school gym for the second time in three months and third time in 20 years. Officials vow to rebuild on the site while residents suggest converting an old barn nearby into a gym.
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Belsen
Do Your Christmas Shooting Early Says John Vah Guilder
Practical guide urging readers to shoot summer photos for Christmas cards. Encourages outdoor scenes from vacations and travel to inspire holiday images. Advises multiple views for landscapes, focusing on big trees, hills, streams, or shorelines, and to plan scenes with the card in mind.
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Eva
Christ
Pians G
Reniopet
Stese
Voter Turnout Figures Highlight Middlesex County History
Special report notes Middlesex County turnout in 1952 reached about 81 percent of voting age residents, above national and regional averages. It urges a 10 percent increase countywide for the next election, aiming for 55,900 additional voters to meet the goal.
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New York
Middlesex
Middlesex County
New England
Massachusetts
England
United States
Aluminum cookware declared safe by national bureau
The National Better Business Bureau says aluminum cooking utensils are safe after investigating repeated allegations. Hospitals nationwide showed an overwhelming majority dismissed health concerns and 86 percent report using aluminum utensils in their kitchens. The bureau questioned several major health and trade groups but called the charges completely unfounded.
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New York
National Better Business Bureau
Bureau
American Cancer Society
The
U. S.public Health Service
American Medical Asociation
Mayo Clinic
Federal Trade Commission
New England Regional Foundry Conference in Cambridge
More than 400 metalworking representatives from six New England states attend the 16th New England Regional Foundry Conference at MIT Kresge Auditorium Cambridge on October 19 and 20. Howard B Nye of Marlboro Foundry chairs the event, with sessions on ferrous and non ferrous topics and speakers Dr Neil Carothers and Oscar H Kraft addressing economic and workplace themes.
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Boston
New England
Kresge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Howard B. Nye
Marlboro Foundry &Co., Inc
American Foundrymen’s Society
M.lt
Northeastern University
Neil Carothers
Oscar H
Blue Plate picnic idea for easy carry to gatherings
A new picnic service named the Blue Plate offers a simple way to transport food. Packaged items include sandwiches deviled eggs pickles relishes chips cake or cookies fruit and iced tea or lemonade.
Mass vaccination program offers free polio shots to youths
Massachusetts will provide free polio vaccine to all boys and girls through age 19 until July 1, 1957. High school and college physicians and local boards will administer vaccines. After July 1, vaccines will be free only for infants under one and for expectant mothers.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boards of Health
Feemster
Massachusetts
Picnic Tea Concentrate and Relish Service Tips
Practical tips for packing and serving foods on picnics. Includes using lidded containers for relishes and pickles, freezing tea concentrate in paper containers, and assembling cold drinks by thawing concentrate with water for eight servings.
Fright train fire leads to relocation for hydrant access
Passengers stared as a smoking freight train burned but no firefighter could reach it. Fire Chief James Travers ordered the engineer to move the engine two miles down the track to reach hydrants.
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Worcester
Mass
James Travers
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