Eisenhower Clinches GOP Nomination On First Ballot
General Dwight D. Eisenhower wins the Republican presidential nomination at the 25th National Convention in Chicago. He amasses 614 votes after Minnesota switches 19 votes, overcoming Taft with Stassen’s Minnesota shift signaling unity for the five star general.
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GOP Platform Endorsed Amid Civil Rights Tension
The 1952 Republican platform won approval at Chicago after a near floor fight over civil rights. Delegates backed a plank calling federal action to curb discriminatory employment while avoiding duplication of state efforts. The document attacks Truman and pledges a march into a new day with an efficient, peace-seeking administration.
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Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Resolutions Committee
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Harold C. Burton
New York
Truman
Russell Heads Off Kefauver In Democratic Nomination Race
Washington Sen. Richard Russell says he will not be overshadowed by Sen. Estes Kefauver in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. He cites past television hearings as evidence of his influence and predicts strength on ballots at the national convention in Chicago, with hopes to reach a 616 vote majority between the fifth and eighth rounds. A Truman aide suggests Harriman may gain favored status over Stevenson, amid civil rights and Fair Deal debates.
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California
Weather Forecast Notes Temperatures Edge Up
Weather update reports a low of 60 tonight and a high of 90 tomorrow. Today’s high reached 86 with last night’s low at 58.
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Bumper Crop Forecast For This Year Across Major Crops
The Agriculture Department predicts a bumper harvest for 1952 with corn at 3.375 billion bushels nearly meeting the goal and wheat near 1.249 billion bushels. Record or near record soybeans rice potatoes and sweet potatoes accompany the forecast, while overall crop index runs about 132 percent of the 1923-32 average.
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Eisenhower Nomination Triggers Steady Wall Street Rise
Wall Street reacts to Dwight D. Eisenhower nomination with a cautious advance led by steel shares as investors weigh the historic political development. The early movement hints at potential shifts in economic policy and defense spending.
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New York
Wall Street
Dwight D. Eisenhower
UN Planes Bomb Pyongyang in Large Korean War Raid
Allied air power from the United States Britain Australia South Africa and South Korea struck Pyongyang and other North Korean targets in a major daytime and afternoon raid. The objective included factories communications centers and rail hubs with heavy anti aircraft fire and occasional air combat reported.
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U. S. Air Force
United Nations
Pyongyang
Stan Carter
Hwangju
Sariwon
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Navy
Marine
Manchurian
Western Big Four propose limited Soviet union meeting on Germany
Washington reports the United States Britain and France have submitted a limited Big Four proposal to Moscow. It seeks an impartial commission to determine if free elections can be held across divided Germany, testing Moscow's sincerity on a unified Germany.
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Eisenhower Greets Taft After Nomination in Chicago
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower in his first act after winning the Republican nomination walked from the Blackstone Hotel to the Conrad Hilton to shake hands with rival Sen Robert A Taft. He was visibly moved but managed a brief greeting before the scene moved to calmer crowds.
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Blackstone
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Taft and Eisenhower to appear together at Conrad Hilton
A spokesman said Senator Robert A. Taft and General Dwight D. Eisenhower will appear publicly together in the lobby of Taft's ninth floor headquarters at the Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago.
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Robert A. Taft
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Conrad Hilton
Eisenhower Nominated Amid Tears On TV Balloting
Eisenhower stood near his suite TV screen as votes were tallied. Tears filled his eyes after his nomination as he moved to greet his wife Mamie and fidgeted with a 1952 Boy Scout medal and a Salvation Army medal. Texas gave 34 of 38 votes, sealing his lead as he battled Georgia on the convention floor.
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Mamie
Texas
Jack Porter
Georgia
Railroads Seek 15 Percent Intra State Rate Increase
In Raleigh the North Carolina railroads continued testimony before the State Utilities Commission on a request for a 15 percent rise in intra state rates. Attorneys for the railroads yesterday urged the commission to equalize intra state haulings.
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North Carolina Hospital Association Meets On Aid Needs
The annual NC Hospital Association meeting opened with about 150 administrators and officials. Debate over additional state aid to hospitalize indigent patients was discussed during the session today.
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North Carolina Hospital Association
Tennessee game and fish appoints new director
Hayden W. Olds of Raleigh North Carolina has been named director of the Tennessee game and fish commission succeeding John D. Findlay who resigned to join the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington Olds has worked with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission since 1948.
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Raleigh
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Tennessee Game and Fish Commission
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North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John D. Findlay
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington
Olds
North Carolina Commission
How States Cast Votes at Republican Nomination Ballot
Chicago report lists state by state roll call on the first ballot for the Republican presidential nominee. Sstassen Warren MacArthur noted in the tally with party delegates and state affiliations.
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Chicago
Five Prominent Citizens Placed in Nomination
At the Republican national convention in Chicago five major figures were placed in nomination for the presidential race. Gen Dwight D Eisenhower Sen Robert A Taft Gov Earl Warren Harold E Stassen and Gen Douglas MacArthur were nominated by party leaders and delegates.
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United States
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Harold E. Stassen
Minn
Douglas MacArthur
California
Husky MacArthur
Negotiators Hold Eighth Secret Session in Korea Talks
Negotiators held their eighth secret session at Panmunjom to seek a Korean truce with no disclosed progress. A new session was scheduled for 11 a m tomorrow as UN and Communist delegates enforce a news blackout eight days into talks over armistice and prisoner exchange.
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United Nations
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North Korea
General swap at Camp Lejeune reshuffles Marine leadership
Brig. Gen. Robert E. Hogaboom becomes assistant commander of the Second Marine Division in a three way top general rotation. He takes over from Brig. Gen. Lenard B. Cresswell, who moves to lead the Troop Training Unit Atlantic in Norfolk. Cresswell shifts aside for Brig. Gen. George F. Hogaboom, now Marine liaison officer at the Navy Department in Washington.
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Robert E. Hogaboom
Second Marine Division
Hogaboom
Lenard B. Cresswell
Atlantic
Norfolk
Cresswell
George F. Good
Chief of Naval Operations
Washington
Convention Riots and Rally Colors At Big Nomination Night
Chicago dispatch reports wild convention scenes as Taft Warren and Eisenhower backers clashed over standards and banners. Bender led militant cheer, McKeldin introduced Ike, chaos included sirens, cowbells, and costumes as Stassen was nominated late.
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California
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