Truman Watches GOP Convention on TV and Worries Taft May Lose
President Truman watched the Republican National Convention on a large TV in the White House. He enjoyed the committee wrangling and quarreling, but warned that his favorite candidate Robert A. Taft appears likely to lose. He noted Taft’s odds while greeting Secretary of State Acheson upon his return from Europe and South America.
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Truman
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
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Eua
South America
State Department
Taft
Teen-Aged Brothers Die In Well
In Winston-Salem two teen brothers died while searching for spare auto parts in an abandoned dry well. Irvin Hudson, 15, climbed down a rope. Milton Gray Hudson, 17, followed to rescue him and both died within 20 minutes. Death blamed on marsh gas or dead air. sons of Mr and Mrs Preston Ordway Hudson from a Lewisville farm.
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Van Dore Absent Husband Found After 15 Hours
Frank Van Dore 37 left his wife and three children at a bus depot to make a phone call and vanished for 15 hours before police located him.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Frank van Dore
Government Employes Are Fired Over Budget Cuts
About half of the 17 000 workers at anti inflation agencies receive 30 day dismissal notices as Congress slashes funding from 103 million to 60 million dollars. Economic Stabilizer Roger L Putnam warns program will suffer though he will try to use the reduced resources. Officials suggest scrapping price wage controls due to the funding shortfall.
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Goat changes sex and milk production in Jackson story
In Jackson Mississippi a male goat owned by Willie Adams has grown an udder and began producing milk after fathering 40 kids. Adams renamed the animal from Billy to Gertrude as the unusual event drew attention.
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Republican Convention Highlights Across Networks
Chronicle of political coverage with Republican Convention broadcasts on WBTV and national networks. Listings include afternoon and evening slots featuring news, feature programs, and weather segments from 3:00 to 8:30 PM, noting channel allocations and program order for Thursday broadcasts.
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Taft Convention Grips as Georgia Delegation Seated for Eisenhower
At the 25th Republican convention in Chicago the Taft faction exploded in anger when the credentials committee backed pro Eisenhower Georgia delegates. Dirksen challenged Dewey while Gov. Fine demanded a recess for a Pennsylvania caucus as tempers flared and the hall buzzed with tension. The fight ended with the Dewey favored Georgia delegation seated despite Taft objections.
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Eisenhower
Everett M. Dirksen
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Dirksen
New York
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Dwey
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Taft
Dewey
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Credentials Committee
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Law Officers End Two Day Convention
A two day meeting of the North Carolina and South Carolina Law Enforcement Association closed in Charlotte with E M Hanna of Rock Hill retiring as president. FBI Inspector J S Rogers warned of rising crime and youth influence by adults while State Patrolman J B Corinth of Rocky Mount led pistol matches with 996 of 1000 after day one.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Law Enforcement Association
E. M. Hanna
Rock Hill
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America
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Rocky Mount
NAACP Demands Stronger GOP Civil Rights Plank
NAACP leader George N. Leighton urged a floor fight for a tougher civil rights plank in the Republican platform. He accused the resolutions committee of duplicity and cringing before the states rights bloc by proposing a weak plan and reserving civil rights powers to the states.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Convention Resolutions Committee
George N. Leighton
NAACP
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Leighton
GOP Resolutions Committee
States Rights Bloc
Queen Elizabeth II Receives British Royal Pay Raise
The House of Commons approved a 475 000 pound annual budget for Queen Elizabeth II to run the royal household, raising the royal budget by 65 000 pounds above George VI’s. Labour MPs demanded a near halving of the purse to 250 000 pounds, but the motion passed.
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London
House of Commons
Elizabeth II
George VI
Spokane votes to fund alcoholism rehab via rental fee
The Spokane city council approved allocating 25 dollars per month for rehabilitation of alcoholics. The funds will be derived from a rental fee charged to Alcoholics Anonymous for use of a city owned building.
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Spokane, Wash
Alcoholics Anonymous
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