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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
8
Gov. Stevenson will tour Washington next Tuesday to sit with President Truman and the Cabinet. The session offers Stevenson a chance to size up the administration and cabinet members who may campaign for him, while he insists on being his own man and running his own campaign.
Police traced a telephone caller who directed officers to a hammer slaying in a Loop Hotel Room 414. The victim was tentatively identified as Thomas Actor of Birmingham Alabama. Investigators sought a second man named Robert Moore for questioning after he registered with Acton.
The film explored how counterfeit money is made and spotted and detailed Treasury training and agent life. Eugene Wright chaired the program, attended by 57 people including George Lawson Tom Wiley and Albert Burr of Decatur.
Col Joseph W Stillwell Jr son of the late World War II general Vinegar Joe Stillwell has been named commander of the 23rd Regiment in the U S Second Division. The 40 year old West Point graduate from Columbus Georgia and Falls Church Virginia has 23 years in the Army.
A Royal Australian Air Force construction group completed a 10,000 foot crushed coral runway at Cocos Island in the Indian Ocean. The facility will support air service between Sydney and Johannesburg starting in September.
Government sources estimate that Nationalist China stopped a monthly transfer of about 200000 dollars sent through Hong Kong to relatives in Communist China, ending a steady flow of funds to Formosa's rival.
The piece notes Stevenson may issue more statements while Truman settles into a quieter role as “buck private.” It discusses a White House meeting to discuss campaign strategy and signals the national push for Stevenson, who remains unfamiliar to voters outside Illinois and whose platform is not yet widely known.
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