Republicans in Convention Preliminaries
Republicans clashed in Chicago convention preliminaries ahead of the July 21 nominating event. Delegates from Texas Florida Louisiana Georgia Mississippi Virginia Missouri Kansas and Puerto Rico faced procedural disputes over seating and hearings. Taft leads Eisenhower in delegate count with 480 to 407 among 1,206 total. 19 unresolved or uncommitted. Governor Stevenson of Illinois said he will decide later on a possible draft for the Democratic nomination.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert Tait
Ohio
Washington
GOP
Deight Eihower
Denver
Guy Gabrielson
National Committee
Confertes
Puerto Rico
Texas
Florida
Lousiana
Georgia
Mississippi
Virginia
Missouri
Kansas
Taft
Lisenhower
Eisenhower
Houston
Tex
Adla
F. Stevenson
Wlinois
New Triplets Bring Trouble for Father
In New York a man revealed he was not married to the mother of his triplets. Two days earlier Salvatore Scarnati, 25, had been celebrated as a father after a woman listed as Helen Mingey Scarnati, 28, bore three girls. On Sunday Mary Cosaluzzo Scarnati, 27, appeared at a police station claiming the man is her husband and father of her four year old daughter.
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New York
Salvatore Scarnati
Helen Mingey Scarnati
Mary Cosaluzzo Scarnati
Senate backs air force growth to 133 wings by 1955
The Senate approved a 79 to 0 amendment to cut seven billion dollars in cash from air force funding while authorizing credit for new planes. The plan aims to reach 133 wings by mid 1955 and allows contract authority totaling eight billion, despite reduced cash. Senator O Mahoney said the target is to keep the air force within the 1955 expansion goals.
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Washington
Senate
Air Force
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
House
Ai Force
O’mahoney
Wwest
Lyonpurel
American Troops to Stay in Austria
Secretary of State Dean Acheson announced that American troops will remain in occupied Austria until its independence is secured. He blamed Russia for the failure of the Big Four to draft an independence charter and indicated three powers plan to withdraw, with Acheson visiting the area from Berlin.
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Vienna
Austria
Dean Achysa
Russia
Berlin
Midget’s Room Full of Toys Leads to Stolen Goods
Dallas police arrested a 4 foot midget in a rooming house whose toy filled room included items reportedly stolen from a wholesale toy store. Officers found more toys at a second residence and a small bicycle. A second arrest involved a bald burglar carrying six electric fans from a warehouse. The suspect, who had prior prison terms, claimed April would bring his release.
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Dallas
Jack Munn
Jack Smith
Toyland
Seacity
Munn
Smith
Call Off Strike of Omaha Bus Drivers
Omaha and Council Bluffs Streetcar Company bus drivers suspend threat to strike as wage talks progress. Local 223 CIO Transport Workers union reports most demands met including a 19 cent hourly raise and benefits improvement.
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Council Bluffs
Strawl Railroad Company
James FP. White
CIO Transport Workers Union
Hot Springs
Ark
Elizabeth Finch
Jonesboro
Elvin
Melvin
White
Earhmeier
Lena
interna/er
Ameiers
Mands
Finches
Canada
Resignation of Atlantic Patrolman Moves to Insurance Field
William Evans, a state highway patrolman stationed at Atlantic, announced his resignation on Monday to enter the insurance business in Pottawattamie county. Evans had served as a patrolman since 1933. nearby Manchester Kentucky reports a town closing as a rally by United Mine Workers members honors Clarence Kraus of Carroll who died from injuries in a crash on Highway FL south of Carnal.
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Des Moines
William Evans
Atlantic
N. Jespersen
Evans
Pottawattamie County
Manchester
Kentucky
Carroll
Clarence Kraus
United Mine Workers of America
Carnal
Turbulent Egypt faces third cabinet crisis in five months
A chaotic Egypt timeline shows Prime Minister Ahmed Naguit’s resignation amid a third cabinet crisis in five months. The report notes political instability as authorities struggle to form a new government while regions like West Point, Alexandria, and Cairo watch developments closely.
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Alexandria
Egypt
West Point
Ahmed Naguit
Say-Hilaly Pasha
Truman Extends Defense Contract Reuse Authority
President Truman signed a one year extension of broad authority allowing government officials to reuse terms of defense contracts in hardship cases. The extension runs to June 30 next year and continues a policy first enacted in 1941.
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Washington
Truman
Warner loses $9000 diamond ring while swimming in Antibes
Jack Warner of Warner Brothers reported losing a $9000 diamond ring in the Mediterranean at Antibes. He hired two divers to search and promised $1000 if they recover it.
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Antibes
France
Jack Warner
Warner Brothers
Mediterranean
Bridge approach work begins on five sections near Mormon Pioneer Memorial
Construction crews start pouring a 20 foot concrete slab from Crescent intersection toward the new toll bridge north of Omaha. A four foot extension will follow as 100 workers from Cen wal Construction move materials from a dry batch plant two miles west.
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Hingis Central
J. TE Cettweil
Naval Reserve
Counc Bluffs
Chamber of Commerce
Thos Naval Reserve
Council Bluffs
Fon Lincoln
Web
Union Pacifics
South Omaha
Heat Relief Bets on Showers and Hot Temperatures
A heat wave continues with a high near 90 each day and a Monday peak around 95. Showers and thundershowers are expected Tuesday night into Monday, lowering temperatures briefly to the low 70s. Hundreds of thousands faced heat, with Playland Park drawing about 7,500 visitors and stock car races drawing 12,769. The eastern half of the nation saw temporary relief, while the death toll from the season’s heat nears 200 as water shortages threaten in many Oklahoma cities.
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Meny Council
Playland Park
Manawa State Park
Thouands
Rockies
Oklahoma
Concrete dumping and barge ferry prep for cantilever bridge
Lunes reports concrete dumped from ram mixers to a center pier on an improvised barge ferry as a crane fits parts in place. Structural steel work on the 1 Western cantilever bridge starts in the first week with traffic expected by November 1. William Schoolman, chair of the North Omaha and Douglas County Bridge commission, says the $3 300 000 project is privately financed with bonds and will stand tall until bonds are retired in about 14 years.
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Lunes
William Schoolman
Omaha
North
Douglas County Bridge Commission
Boods
Schoolman
Helen Irvin Chosen as Federation Presidential Nominee
Des Moines insurance executive Miss Helen Irvin named as the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs’ sole presidential candidate. Election set for Wednesday in Boston.
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Boston
Natonal Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Helen Irvin
Des Moines Insurance
Retirement Gap Widens for American Workers
A 1975 Bureau of Labor Statistics study finds the average man may retire nine years before death, up from six today and three in 1900. The report warns against waste of experienced labor and calls for policies to better utilize older workers rather than enforced retirement. Real estate and anthracite mines employ high shares of workers over 45.
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Wasitington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Warifelife Apnan
Seal Mines
Korean Front Turned to Quagmire Amid Heavy Rain
In Korea the Morean front has become a swamp after three days of rain. Allied aircraft remained grounded while Mosiay B86 bombers stayed at base. Lt. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus reports Communist anti aircraft fire from Manchuria targets near the Yalu river after the Suiho power plant bombing.
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Seoul
Korea
Morean
Mosiay
Wen
Glenn O. Barcus
Fifth Air Force
Wied
Suiho
Yalu River
Manchuria
Parliament urged to boost Queen Elizabeth II pay
A cross party committee asked Parliament to raise Queen Elizabeth II annual salary to 475 000 pounds. The plan would also raise the Duke of Edinburgh’s pension to 40 000 pounds for life. The duke, recovering from jaundice, was promoted by the Royal Navy from lieutenant commander to commander.
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Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Gote
Royal Navy
Iit
Four year old Twins Die in Easton Fire
In Easton Massachusetts Priscilla and Edward Greenieat, four year olds, perished in a blaze that swept the upper portion of a two family home. Their mother Mrs David Regan said she had tucked them into bed on the second floor and they had spoken of a toy train stored in the attic. Firemen stated a mattress in the attic ignited spreading to paint causing explosions. Regan was outside with her other two children watching Sunday night traffic.
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Easton
Mass
Priscilla
Edward Greenieat
Arctic
David Regan
Five Missing After Brooklyn Waterfront Fire
Five people are believed missing after a spectacular Brooklyn waterfront fire that swept an old trolley yard. The blaze spread to four nearby structures, with three names reported as witnesses.
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New York
Brooklyn
Minneapolis Bank Leader Resigns to Lead Fed Minneapolis
JP Oliver S Yowell resigned from the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System to become president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, effective Monday.
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Oliver S. Yowell
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Caskey Resigns as Goodwill Industries Leader
The Rev Homer Caskeen resigns as executive secretary of Goodwill Industries Council Bluffs effective July 1 after four years in the post. Job Faris will replace him, having served as assistant director since April 14 and completing training in Washington DC. Faris is a former newspaper man with 15 years in the field and has resided in Council Bluffs for 24 years.
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Faris
Goodwill Industries of America, Inc
Washington
D. G
Goodwill Industries
Council Bluffs
Farish
Truman set to sign ten month extension of wage and price controls
Washington reports President Truman will sign a bill extending wage and price controls for 10 months before next April 30. Congress trimmed provisions from what he sought, with key changes including rent control end dates and limits on credit controls.
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Truman
Rayburn D-Tex
White House
Congress
House
Senate
Rayburn
Sen. McFarland
Federal Reserve Board
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
WSA
Flying triangle crashes in flames at Boscombe Down
British revolutionary flying triangle crashes during test at Boscombe Down air station. Test pilot Bill Waterton survived by leaping clear, carrying vital film. Officials say another supersonic jet will be completed within a few days.
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London
Britain
New Flying Triangle
Bill Waterton
Boscome
Down Air Station
Iowa to seat extra delegates at Democratic convention
Iowa faces a 44 member delegation to the Democratic national convention needlessly exceeding rules by 12. State Chairman Jake More said the credentials committee will seat the full delegation despite six states, including Iowa, exceeding official limits to an aggregate 50. The overage arose when six districts chose four delegates with half a vote each instead of two full vote delegates.
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Tiarlan
Iowa
Jake More
Democratic Nations
Towa
Iowa Traffic Deaths Highlight Ongoing Road Safety Concerns
A short report notes multiple traffic fatalities in Iowa, detailing locations and possible contributing factors. Officials urge caution and point to driver behavior and road conditions as ongoing issues affecting lives.
Beardsley reports 2634 spent in June primary
Des Moines Gov William Beardsley filed campaign expenses showing 2295 in donations and the rest as personal costs. Beardsley for Governor club contributed 1955 with six individuals giving 13 to 100. Other filings show Peter A. Jessen expenditures of 276.50 with no contributions.
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Des Moines
Wiliams
Beardsley
Secretary of State
Peter A. Jessen
Exirs
Republican Cadidate
Comemerce Commission
No Steel Helmets for Office Soldiers
The army announced that soldiers assigned to office work will not receive steel helmets. The move halts headgear for nonoperational and non overseas units, aiming to save about 1000 tons of steel and roughly 1.2 million dollars.
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Washington
Army
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