Conventions to Test Ike's Party Appeal
Washington and four states Maine Tennessee Iowa and Michigan host conventions within ten days to test Ike's popular vote appeal for the Republican party. Taft supporters target delegates while primary outcomes in New Hampshire and Minnesota influence delegate prospects ahead of Wisconsin Nebraska primaries.
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Washington
Maine
Tennessee
Iowa
Michigan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Hamps
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Taft
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Buffett Sparks
Howard Buffett
Omaha
National
Taft Organization
Wesley Roberts
Eis+enhower
Harold E. Stasser
Ballo
Senate
Hugh Butler
Val Peterson
Washington Post backs Eisenhower for president
The Washington Post editorial said it stands for Eisenhower and favors a complete change. It argued a Taft Truman contest would settle nothing and labeled Eisenhower the dynamic force to rejuvenate U.S. politics.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
Eisenhower
Major Production Increases Approved
Washington government moves to boost output of passenger cars washing machines and other consumer goods after July 1 amid a metal allotment decline. DPA will set quotas for 1 050 000 autos July September and may raise to 1 150 000 if supplies stretch. Elimination of ceilings under review.
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Washington
Defense Production Administration
DPA
Manly Fleischmann
Iowa Traffic Deaths Reported by The Associated Press
A March 24 1952 Iowa traffic death tally lists fatalities across counties with brief details on location and vehicle type. The report notes multiple incidents and names involved, reflecting a pattern of road dangers in the period.
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Iowa
Associated
Prove
Chuckle Comic Advice on Hair Loss Aches
A humorous line suggests not worrying about hair falling out and imagines the pain of having it pulled, delivering a light warning with a playful tone.
Curtain of Secrecy Around Negotiations
In MUNSAN Korea the U N command has lowered a curtain of secrecy around stalled armistice talks on prisoner exchanges. U N negotiators invited the Communists to join Monday in secret sessions that might break the deadlock while an official spokesman said off the record talks should be considered confidential for the time being.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Fin
JU. N
World peace stakes named in Korean armistice talks
General Ridgway says the fate of world peace hangs on the Korean armistice negotiations with communists. He urges patience, warns against false Soviet charges of germ warfare, and stresses grave consequences of what negotiators decide.
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Tokyo
Matthew B Ridgway
United Nams
Stallone
Ridgway
Russia
North Korea
U.S
Western European Nations Must Make Maximum Effort
Gen Alfred Gruenther told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Western Europe can be defended only if the countries there provide a maximum effort in their own resources. He spoke as Eisenhower’s chief of staff and backed the NATO defense view and Truman’s foreign aid program.
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Washington
Alfred ‘Yf. Gruenther
Congress
Europe
Gruenther
Dwight D. Eiesenhower
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Gen
Western
No Error in Hanging Sentence for Martin
The Iowa attorney general’s office told the Iowa supreme court there was no error in the sentencing of Max B. Martin of Greenfield to be hanged for murder. Martin pleaded guilty to the January 19 1951 killing of Mrs. Glenn Schradey, a Greenfield farm wife, at her home. He was sentenced to be hanged April 2 but his appeal was delayed and will be argued and submitted to the court in May. If upheld a new date must be set. Martin is on death row at Fort Madison state penitentiary.
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Attorney General’s Office
Iowa Supreme Court
Max B. Martin
Greenfield
Martin
Glenn Schradey
Greenfield Farm
Supreme Court
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Synhorst Disqualifies Two More Aspirants
DES MOINES Secretary of State Melvin D Synhorst Monday disqualified two more intended candidates for the June 2 primary election. One is George E. Cutler of Sioux City a Democrat who sought the 8th district congressman nomination. The other is Laurence W Johnson of Peterson a Democrat who sought a state senate seat.
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Des Moines
Melvin D. Synhorst
George E. Cutler
Sioux City
Laurence W. Johnson
Peterson
Gen Ike to Report in Europe Progress
Paris reports Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower will speak by radio and TV on April 2 about the western military buildup during the first year of his activated supreme allied command. He may ask Truman to relieve him, paving the way for a May return to campaign for the Republican nomination. Gruenther named as a potential successor.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Allied Command
Truman
U.S
Eisenhower
Chicago
Alfred M. Gruenther
Record Cold Snowstorm Grips Northwest Iowa
A late Monday cold wave pushed March 24 to a record low as snow blanketed the region. Highs near 35 and lows around 20 aided plowing while major highways opened. Sioux City area schools closed. Streets and highways faced closures in Onawa and Ida Grove as crews cleared drifting snow.
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Great Western
Onawa
Ida Grove
Mané
Iowa
Sioux City
Highway Patrolmen Spend Night in Jail During Weekend Snow
Two township patrolmen spent a night in jail due to a weekend storm. Light snow flurries fell as Carroll recorded 15 inches Monday night into Tuesday. City crews cleared streets while patrolmen Ray Fear and Bill Martin found lodging during a spring storm. highways reopened by Monday with few delays.
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Jefferson Pipitation
Bill Martin
Audubon
Wilson Truman in Conference on Steel
President Truman and Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson joined the steel dispute in Key West. Wilson warned a steel strike would disrupt mobilization and the economy. The wage stabilization board proposed a three-installment wage increase totaling 17 14 cents plus other benefits, with manufacturers threatening a price rise to cover costs. The United Steelworkers union has accepted the wage board plan but warned of an industry wide strike of 650 000 workers on April 8 if companies refuse.
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Key West
Truman
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
CLO Unified
WSB
Accepted Gratuities End Career At USDA Office
Harold F. Chern resigned March 8 from the New York commodity office amid a gratuities probe. The Agriculture Department said he accepted bar and restaurant entertainment baseball tickets liquor and fruit from firms dealing with his office as investigators reviewed improper gifts.
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Wastiington
Agriculture Department
Harold F. Chern
New York
Chern
Doctors urged to take part in public affairs
Dr. John W. Cline, president of the American Medical Association, told the American Academy of General Practice that about 145,000 physicians must engage in politics and public affairs. He said doctors should lead on health matters and seek good government at every level as citizens with rights and duties.
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John W. Cline
American Medical Association
American Academy of General Practice
San Francisco
Cline
Ten More Apply for City Manager Position
City council received ten more applications from nine states for the next city manager to replace Oliver D. Comstock, whose resignation becomes effective April 7. Applicants, mostly city managers, include one county manager and a city finance director, with letters ranging from brief inquiries to six-page autobiographies. A review meeting of council members will be held to recapitulate and screen candidates before any decisions.
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James Mulqueen
Bulletin
The
International City Manager's Association
Oliver D. Comstock
Nebraska
Mississippi
Virginia
New Hampshire
Texas
Connecticut
Tennessee
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Mulqueen
Truman asks Congress to open immigration gates to 300000
President Truman urged Congress to admit 300000 additional Europeans over three years, including many escaping communist tyranny. The request framed a 4000 word three point program drafted at the White House outlining the plan and its aims.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Congress
Little White House
MacArthur Uninstructed Delegates Eye No Comment On Race
General Douglas MacArthur, returning from a southern trip, dodged questions on a possible presidential bid and pointed to his cap, saying only to look at his hat. In Little Rock he recalled youth and spoke of gratitude and doubt, while Iowa delegates faced a three year immigration proposal and a county convention with speeches on price controls and RFC probes.
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Douglas MacArthur
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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National Democrats
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E. A. Durick
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Macedonia
Phil Allen
Omaha
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Sen
Taft
Office of Price Administration
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RFC
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Keleher
Will Cunningham
County Board of Supervisors
Lawrence
Red”” Underwood
12 Children Die in Wisconsin Forest Tragedy
In Lakewood Wisconsin twelve five year olds perished in Niothet forest winter wilderness after another child was found alive. James P Fining, a friend of the President, was reported missing in a storm but later found alive. One girl, Mary Ann Church, survived after a two year prison sentence for misconduct. Two other children Cathy and Steven Kennedy were pronounced dead.
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Lakewood
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Nicolet National Forest
ST. Louis
James P. Fining
Negan
Child
Truman
Mary Ann Church
Greedi Te
J. F. Dougherty
Suring
Man as lone male delegate at women’s commission session
In Gendyva Switzerland John G Beith of Britain sat in as the only man at the opening session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women when Mary Sutherland failed to arrive. He did not speak during the proceedings.
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UN Commission On Status of Women
Gendyva
Switzerland
United Nations Commission On the Status of Women
John G
Beith
Britain
Mary Sutherland
Eisenhower Says Key to Presidency Is Handling Men
General Eisenhower argues that success as president hinges on selecting and managing capable people. The claim appeared in a U S News & World Report interview based on an off the record conversation, with a March 14 letter confirming approval of publication. He notes prior service at Columbia University and reflects on leadership style, cooperation, and approaching controversy.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S. News & World Report
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Hill
Columbia
Helj
David Lawrence
White
Novelty Money Under Treasury Fire
The Treasury rejected a Texas pamphlet pushing inflation currency bills that mock the Truman administration. Six times normal size, they feature a “Milk Standard” value and a portrait of the president labeled Smiling Harry. The Secret Service notes design similarities to real dollars, while the treasury insists it aims to enforce counterfeiting laws, not weigh political aspects.
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Washington
Treasury
Texas Ay A Department
Harry
Secret Service
Department
Jets clash over Korea destroy fourteen MIG-15s
In three furious air battles over northwest Korea, two U.S. jet pilots destroyed or damaged fourteen Russian-made MIG-15 fighters. The engagements occurred Monday as tensions in the region rose and military actions intensified.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
Bus plummets off embankment near Rockdale
Twelve passengers and the driver escaped serious injury when a River Trails Transit Lines bus left Highway 52 early Monday mile south of Rockdale. The route was Bellevue to Dubuque. In California Remington case moves forward on new charges after a lie about communist ties. Darold Dean Decoe, 60, a former Veterans of Foreign Wars commander and commerce official, died Sunday.
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RiverTrails Transit Lines
Rockdale
Bellevue
Remington
Washington
Supreme Court
William W. Remington
Sacramento
Calif
Darold Dean Decoe
Creston
Charles Willis White
Burlington Railroad
T. H. McGovern
White
U S to Fore on Guided Missiles
Frankfurt dispatch reports German missile expert Walter Dornberger says the United States has begun mass production of missiles far superior to the 1945 V two. Dornberger, a former Hitler aide, notes Soviet progress lags behind and accuses the Soviets of using German technicians while key experts fled west.
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U.S. Air Force
United States
Walter Dornberger
Adolf Hitler
U.S
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Dornberger
Soviet Union
Britain
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