Congress Faces Feverish Day Of Legislating At End Of Session
Congress rushes to pass nearly 60 billion dollars in appropriations before adjourning for the Republican National Convention. Key measures include social security boosts, farm price supports, and a large military housing and spending package. Debates over sine die adjournment split Republicans. Democrats see no obstacle to final adjournment.
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Arizona
House
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Texas Fort Worth Clash Shapes Convention Delegates
Eisenhower forces clash with Taft faction over Texas 38 delegate slate. Committee splits 22 for Taft and 16 for Eisenhower as appeals loom. Disputes accuse fraud and packing precincts while the national body seats 76 Taft and 20 Eisenhower delegates overall.
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Eisenhower
Texas
Republican National Committee
Jack Porter
Houston
Robert A. Taft
National Committee
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Porter
Henry Zweifel
Fort Worth
Zweifel
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Puerto Rico
Kansas
Missouri
Nine Violent Deaths Mark Holiday Weekend in North Carolina
The Associated Press reports at least nine people died as thousands flocked to beaches and mountains for the Fourth of July holiday. Drownings and traffic incidents dominated the toll with victims including Althea Chaffin, 12, of Charlotte, and others from Casertia, Clyde, Haywood, Alamance, New Bern, Durham, Zebulon, Morehead City, Bryson City, and Cliffside Beach.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Charlotte
Althea Chaffin
Kure Beach
Wilmington
Frances Ann
Lucile Dednam Smith
Castalia
Rt. 1
Rocky Mount
Richard Rathbone
Clyde
Rt. 2
Haywood County
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Sam Swaim
Alamance County
New Bern
Silas Ward
Rt. 4
Lewis McDaniel
Durham
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Elbert W. Hodge
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Raleigh
Charles Graham Bryant
Morehead City
Cliffside Beach
Jess Williams
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Linville
North Carolina Press Association
Grandfather Mountain
Association
Blowing Rock
Taft accuses Ike of wild GOP nomination charges
Sen. Robert A. Taft levelled sharp attacks at Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower accusing him of wild charges for lacking delegates. Taft said Eisenhower backers use propaganda to override the convention and threaten party harmony. Eisenhower responded from a special train en route to Chicago for pre convention battles.
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Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
Eisenhower
GOP
GOP National Committee
Taft
Bry
Texas
Chicago
Americans In Moscow Observe Fourth of July Prayer
U S Ambassador George F. Kennan read George Washington's prayer during a Moscow Fourth of July reception for Americans. For the first time no foreign diplomats or Soviet officials were invited, honoring Truman's call for a day of meditation and prayer.
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Moscow
U. S
George F. Kennan
George Washington
Truman
North Korean officer school hit in July air raid
Far East Air Forces revised Red MiG losses to 21 with 12 shot down and seven damaged from the raid. The target near the Yalu River border was believed damaged after U S fighters and napalm attacked 12 barracks and a headquarters building. Allied losses included one Navy plane and two Marines as air battles raged across a 155 mile front.
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Korea
Yalu River
Manchuria
Far East
U. S
5Th Air Force
Navy
Marines
Birds Loaded Pinehurst P Six year old finds five dollar bill
Six year old Robert Hunt discovers a five dollar bill tucked among nesting materials in a bird nest at the Pinehurst mid south resort. The find suggests birds may have hidden money in the area.
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Pinehurst P
Mid- South
Robert Hunt
Safety card prayer drives safe driving effort after fatal wreck
A bloodstained card with a prayer message was found in a wrecked car near Grimesland as William C. Whitehurst Jr., 23, of Greenville, died when his vehicle overturned last night. The North Carolina Highway Patrol distributed safety cards during Independence Day observances.
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Greenville
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Here
William C. Whitehurst, Jr
Grimesland
Taft Delegates Club Aims At First Ballot Nomination
The Taft for President operation claims enough pledges from a secret club to push him on the first ballot. Paul Walter, Cleveland lawyer, organized the Bob Taft Delegates Club, printing pledge pins and cards to identify supporters and track unpledged delegates in the Conrad Hilton control room.
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NEA
Chicago
Taft
Bob Taft
Ohio
Paul W. Walter
Cleveland
Taft Delegates Club
Senator Taft
Bob
Paul Walter
Walter
Conrad-Hilton
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Congressman Reece
Mr. Walter
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Myer Y. Cooper
Eisenhower Arrives in Chicago for Gop Battle
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Chicago amid sharp attacks on Taft delegates and party bosses. He vows no deals and urges voters to defend their birthright while rallying supporters in Iowa and Illinois before crucial convention votes.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Texas
Taft
Washington
Clinton
Kissing and Money Handling Spread Germs Says NTA
A New York Times style warning notes that kissing and touching money can spread germs. The NTA emphasizes hygiene measures and urges cautious handling in public settings.
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Nta
Taft forces count on 530 votes at GOP convention
At the Republican National Convention fight over delegates intensifies as Taft builds a 530 vote tally to secure a first ballot victory. Eisenhower counters with corruption charges and disputed delegations while both sides plan floor strategies and key speeches.
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Robert A. Taft
Acini
Eisenhower
Taft
Ikemen
Blackstone Theater
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Georgia
Neverbee
Republican National Committee
Henry Cabot Lodge
Herbert Oover
Klux Klan Trial Assignment In Columbus County
Superior Court Judge Clawson L. Williams of Sanford is assigned to Columbus County for July 21 Klux Klan trials. Sixty eight men face trial led by Imperial Wizard Thomas L. Hamilton of Leesville South Carolina. Hamilton is free on ten thousand dollar bond on charges of conspiracy to assault and kidnapping. The 67 other defendants face conspiracy assault and kidnapping charges.
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Whiteville
Clawson L. Williams
Sanford
Columbus County
Thomas L. Hamilton
Leesville
S. C
Hamilton
North Carolina Delegation Heads to Chicago Convention
The North Carolina delegation to the Republican National Convention leaves Winston-Salem for Chicago carrying 26 votes split between Sen. Robert Taft and Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. More than 75 Tar Heel Republicans travel by train though not all hold convention tickets. A pre convention United Press tally shows 12 Taft and 10 Eisenhower on the first ballot.
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National Committee
Taft
James M. Duff
Pennsylvania
Texas
Eisenhower
Washington
Denver
Earl Warren
California
MacArthur
Mr. Hoover
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Citizens Committee For
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Robert A. Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
Chicago
United Press
MacArthur Prepares Keynote Speech at Republican Convention
Gen. Douglas MacArthur writes and rewrites his keynote address in Chicago ahead of the national convention. He is said to seek a neutral stance between GOP factions while courting a possible vice presidential or presidential nomination.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Chicago
Andattan
United States Sets Record Speed for Atlantic Crossing
The SS United States sailed from New York for Europe and covered 801 nautical miles in 22 hours 30 minutes, averaging 35.6 knots on its second day. The Queen Mary previously held the record at 31.7 knots on the second day. The United States used radar to detect other ships through fog as it advanced despite rough seas.
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United States
Europe
New Queen
American Merchant Marine
New York
Talks Reach Crucial Stage in Korean Armistice Talks
PANMUNJOM Korea The Chinese Communists indicate the Korean truce talks have reached a crucial stage on the issue of armistice repatriation of war prisoners. Radio Peiping says executive session could lead to a final agreement if both sides follow principles and avoid unilateral moves. The broadcast also accuses the UN of detaining 100000 prisoners while noting potential plans to test atomic arms on prisoners in Australia.
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Korea
Radio Peiping
United Nations
U. N
Peiping
Washington
Britain
Australia
Koje Island
Clark
Boatner
Civil Rights Plank Tosses GOP In Turmoil In Chicago
Top GOP leaders drafting the 1952 platform in Chicago face turmoil over a civil rights plank with 10 or 11 subcommittees having drafts and one still absent. The farm price support stance leans toward persuading voters that Truman era guarantees would backfire by promoting surplus and possible federal limits on growth. A voluntary federal civil rights commission is proposed to ban discrimination in government jobs and contracts while studying racial conditions locally.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
President Truman
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles A. Brannan
Millikin
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Volluntary Commission
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