Chicago Gangs Quietly Leave By Request
Police rounded up confidence men and other underworld figures amid political conventions. Gangs were dispersed as officers asserted control. residents reported tense streets and patrols near major centers.
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1952
Page
8
Police rounded up confidence men and other underworld figures amid political conventions. Gangs were dispersed as officers asserted control. residents reported tense streets and patrols near major centers.
Fragmented report notes seven arrests linked to a London Reds incident at Ridgway. Text is garbled with partial names and phrases. No clear dates or full affiliations discernible.
Chicago delegates convened to finish a 5000 word Republican platform draft amid a civil rights impasse. The session faced a possible four hour wind up as Millekin’s group split on core rights language, with Nixon warning of a floor fight and calls for a voluntary FEPC and witnesses being debated.
Chicago convention stalls as Taft Eisenhower battle over southern delegates blocks seating. Credentials committee adjourned after midnight, delaying platform and candidate actions until seating is resolved. Behind the scenes, TV and radio audiences await the outcome. A separate note mentions a Washington contestant in an hotel fountain incident.
Research students at the University of Nebraska gain access to rare volumes kept behind locked doors. The collection includes palmleaf manuscripts and a Gutenberg Bible page, along with several seventh to seventeenth century first editions.
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