Navy launches first true guided missile warship in Europe
Paris dispatch reports Secretary Dan Kimball confirming the United States has launched its first guided missile warship with more to follow. He notes atomic propulsion is under study for largest ships and aircraft carriers and that missiles tested in Korea are ready for use if needed. Admiral Carney says drones could be deployed in Europe at any time.
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Paris
U.S
Dan Kimball
United States
Kimball
Korea
Europe
Robert B. Carney
South Europe
Mediterranean
Paris American Club
President Commends Newspapers in Newspaper Week
President Truman lauds newspapers that use freedom to reveal truth as vital to democracy in an election year. Governors Stevenson Eisenhower pledge support for free press and resist suppression while stressing accuracy and openness in reporting government affairs.
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Harrisburg
Harry S. Truman
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
In Names Newspaper Week
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McCarthy Vows Greater Drive Against Washington Skunks
In Bridgeport Connecticut Senator Joseph McCarthy pledges intensified action against alleged Communists in Washington. He recounted hunting skunks to explain his methods and urged Republican victory. The event drew about 2,200 inside Klein Memorial Hall with 500 turned away. no reference to opponent William Benton was made.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Washington
Camey McCarthy
Republican
Victory Committee
McCarthy
John Lodge
California
Edward N. Allen
Klein Memorial Hall
U. S
William Benton
Taxi Driver Refuses Tax on Tips Prefers Jail
Bolton cab driver Theo dore D Belton declares tips are gifts and not taxable income. He says tips average about a dollar weekly and plans to resist reporting them, even if it means jail. He postpones surgery due to money and blames tax collectors for pressuring him. IRS officials had no comment.
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Bolton
Theodore D. Belton
Internal Revenue Office
Belton
Internal Revenue
Glass Stickup Gun Fails In Brooklyn Taxi
Brooklyn taxi driver John Meditz, rear to a gunman in his cab, grabbed the robber’s wrist and subdued him after the robber fired a glass pistol. The weapon was a glass copy of a .38 automatic. bystanders alerted police and the suspect fled.
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New York
John Meditz
Brooklyn
Meditz
Parliament Pays Tribute to Eva Peron in 1952 Session
The Argentine parliament ended its 1952 session with a one minute silence for Eva Peron wife of President Juan D. Peron. Peronista deputies proposed the tribute while Radical party members walked out amid hooting and name calling especially by women members.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Eva Peron
Juan D. Peron
Peronista
Chamber of Deputies
Radical Party
Taft Campaigning In East Tennessee Stirs GOP Support
Senator Robert A. Taft urged Eisenhower in Johnston City East Tennessee, accusing Adlai Stevenson of aiding Truman era policies and inflation. He cited Lenin on debasing currency and warned prices rise under the Truman administration before heading to Cleveland for another speech.
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Johnston City
Tenn
Robert A. Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
East Tennessee
Taft
Ohio
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Lenin
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Backers Predict South Carolina Victory
Douglas McKay, state chairman of South Carolinians for Eisenhower, predicted the independent slate of electors would carry South Carolina for Eisenhower in November. Eisenhower spoke to about 50,000 on the State House steps praising independence and faulting Adlai Stevenson for Democratic troubles.
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Columbia
S.C
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas McKay
GOP
South Carolina
State House
Adlai Stevenson
Washington
McKay
1927 Prices Show Meals at Carson Men's Grill
A 1927 menu at Carson Men's Grill lists jel lied consommé a half fry chicken parsley potatoes and buttered peas costing 1 dollar as part of a celebration of the companys 25th anniversary.
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Chicago
Carson Men's Grill
Ike Moves Westward in Campaign Swing
Ike seeks Solid South support in a Chicago rally promising to back the U S Constitution full rights for all. He blasts Stevenson over Washington troubles and says he will extend constitutional rights to every American, drawing cheers when pledging national unity.
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America
Stevenson
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Clare Luce Warns U S Weapons Stolen by Reds
Former Rep Clare Boothe Luce on NBC radio and TV claims American soldiers in Korea face weapons “stolen” by Communists in the government. She says Reds thrived in the Democratic Party for 20 years, citing Hoover Hiss Chambers and Bentley as witnesses. She urges rooting out traitors to protect Americans.
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New. York
Clare Boothe Luce
Korea
Connecticut
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Elizabeth T. Bentley
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