Taft Forces Waver as Compromise Candidates Considered
Chicago dispatch reports rising bitterness between Eisenhower and Taft camps. Taft lieutenants talk of Gen Douglas MacArthur or Sen William Knowland as compromise picks. A plan to trade California 70 delegates on first ballot for Taft support is floated, but Knowland remains noncommittal. Idaho and Utah delegates exhibit wavering sentiment.
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621 New Polio Cases Reported In Nation This Week
The Public Health Service reports 621 new poliomyelitis cases nationwide in the past week, up six percent from 584 the prior week. Since the disease year began, 2,676 cases have been listed, far below the 11,942 in the 1951 period. Texas has 1,005 cases and California 337, accounting for a large share.
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FASTEETH Denture Powder Promises Firm Fit and Fresh Breath
FALSE TEETH users are urged to sprinkle FASTEETH powder on dentures for a firmer bite and easier talking. The product claims no gummy taste and a pleasant alkaline feel, reducing plate odor and denture breath, available at drug stores.
Fabrics Steal Show In Fall Styles
Fabrics lead fall fashion with wool textures new weights and colors inspiring winter costumes. Suits previewed in New York blend textured and smooth woolens with exact color matching for a tailored look. Feather-light poodle fabrics and silky tubeline dominate coats and suits. tweeds appear lightweight yet sturdy, while muted color mixes and shantung worsteds fuel feminine silhouettes.
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Forstmann
Jobless Checks Rise As June Claims Hit New High
Alabama sees a continued rise in initial unemployment claims for June reaching 16,916. Miners facing steel strike drove the increase, with insurance payments nearly doubling and coal and ore miner benefits rising by 4000 and 800 respectively. Textile and apparel layoffs also boosted claim totals while construction saw declines. Total benefit payments reached 1,005,764 to about 19,500 people with an average weekly payout of 18.36 dollars.
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Reserves Classified Under New Legislation
Washington July 10 The armed forces must split reserves into ready and standby groups under new law signed by President Truman The ready reserve is capped at 142 million members and can be called by the President in an emergency Congress decides calls The standby reserve covers veterans with long service and higher reserve activity and can be mobilized only in wartime or a Congress declared emergency after the ready reserve is depleted
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Senor Steals Show At GOP Convention Deliberations
In Chicago on July 10 delegates argued over Taft Eisenhower seating. Senor Marcelino Romany of Santurce Puerto Rico stole the show by demanding individual polling of delegates and casting a decisive yes for his absent delegation. The result shifted three votes to two nos and one yes.
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Helicopters to attempt trans Atlantic flight to Germany
Two Military Air Transport Service helicopters will fly 4000 miles from Westover AFB Massachusetts to Wiesbaden Germany next week. The move aims to test rotary wing cross Atlantic capability amid airborne windmill terminology. Uruguay’s population is about 2 353 000.
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Military Air Transport Service
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Wiesbaden
Germany
Uruguay
Military Bill Signed By Truman for Defense Build-Up
President Truman signed a law providing 462 billion for the military buildup ending June 30 next year, aiming to raise the Air Force to 143 wings by mid 1955. The Defense Department gets about 5 billion less than requested with provisions for combat pay and a Navy 65,000-ton carrier, amid a total Congress approved of 46.61 billion.
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Truman
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Mossadegh Agrees To Head New Cabinet
Tehran July 10 Premier Mohammed Mossadegh after threatening to step down agrees to head a new government following talks with a senate delegation. Informants say the delegation promised support in the upper house after the Majlis backed his reappointment.
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Majlis
Telephone company sale in Alabama prompts $60,000 upgrade
The Alabama Public Service Commission announced the Elmore Coosa Telephone Co. has been sold to new owners who plan a $60 000 modernization program. The move follows regulatory approval and aims to improve lines and service.
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Alabama Public Service Commission
Elmore Coosa Telephone Co
Gulf Refining Plans Core Tests at Pollard Well No. 2
Core tests were expected today in Gulf Refining Co s second Pollard field well the T R Miller Mill Co No 2 located west of the Gulf s first Pollard producer No 1 which came in June 21 Tests will be conducted at about 5700 feet.
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Gulf Refining Co
T. R. Miller Mill Co
Gulf
Jura Item Seen Across Regions
A compact note highlights Jura as a French department a European mountain range and an island near Scotland, indicating its multiple distinct identifications across contexts.
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