1952 Election Returns and Truman Golf Remark
Returns for the November 4, 1952 event show President Truman winning with 33,927,549 votes while the loser tallied 27,311,316, a record gap except for Roosevelt in 1936. Truman criticized for a demagogic golf trip in Hawaii as Capitol Hill Democrats call for MacArthur disclosure on Korea. State Department cites security rules blocking disclosure and a senator notes data was withheld.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
Hawaii
MacArthur
Capitol Hill
State Department
Trygve
U.N. Sen
Wiley
Vignettes from war and crime cross the pages of a torn era
A collage of scenes narrates wartime Corregidor memories Gen Jonathan Wainwright describes the fall, while a jailed former sergeant faces treason charges. Biographical vignettes follow H Williams Cook and Air Force Sgt Raymond Lark, with his chilling letters to a young girl. Walter Reuther and wage policy appear amid war era tensions and fighting in Korea as ridges Holder and Nori hills are described.
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John D. Provoo
Jonathan Wainwright
William E
Billy) Cook
Joplin
AIR Force
Raymond Lark
Larr
Columbus
Ohio
Truman Letter Asking Inquiry Of Oil Cartel Read to Court
President Truman asked the Justice Department last June to investigate alleged international oil cartel operations. Judge Kirkland criticized slow progress as hearings reviewed foreign-record requests, with Anglo Iranian Oil Co. facing possible document excusal over sovereign immunity. A federal grand jury has waited to begin its probe.
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Truman
Washington
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Leonard J. Emmerglick
Interior, Defense, Commerce and State Departments
Federal Trade Commission
Mke
Emmerglick
James R. Kirkland
Anglo Iranian Oil Co
Kirkland
City Engineer Reveals Flood Control Right Of Way Cost
PETRONIUS JR. reports City Engineer Gilker states the flood control project south of Anaheim will require about 4 000 000 dollars to acquire the right of way on both sides. The figure underscores the scale of the urban improvement and the financing needed for the plan.
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Anaheim
Weather highs and lows listed across cities and tides
The report lists city temperatures and tide times, noting Minneapolis 22 20 Long Beach 62 50 New Orleans 67 56 Los Angeles and others. It mentions funding for new bridges and street widening using oil money or higher taxes if oil money is unavailable. High tides are scheduled for certain times with ranges around 5:55 am to 3.3 feet and other tide details.
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United States
Minneapolis
Long Beach
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Beliver
Fairbanks
Miami
Washington
Truman vows fast action on 12000 WSB cases
Washington AP President Truman pledged rapid handling of 12 000 wage stabilization board cases to avert strikes while keeping wage and price controls. CIO chief Reuther met with Truman at the White House and said four new industry seats will be named to revive the stalemated WSB.
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CIO
Walter Reuther
White House
Truman
WSB
Big Nori
Little Nori Hills
Republic of Korea
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
IWSB
Charles C. Billingsworth
Regional Wage Board in San Francisco Quits in Protest
Industry members of the Regional Wage Stabilization Board resigned in San Francisco in protest of President Truman's approval of a 31 90 a day wage increase for coal miners. The regular members and six alternates left immediately, calling the move a mortal blow to wage and price controls under the Defense Production Act. The board covers California Nevada and Arizona.
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San Francisco
Regional
National Wage Board
Tis Industry
Moroccans Sentenced as Riots Hit Morocco
A Moroccan court sentenced 167 Arabs to one year in prison for demonstrations against France amid widespread arrests across Morocco. Troops and police maintained order while Sultanate cases reach the United Nations and shops reopen under pressure from authorities and a three day strike.
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Associated Poress
United Press Dispatches
Augustin Guillatme
Paris
Grow
Abdelatif Ben Kaddour
Antoine Ribes
Georges Siror
Ribes
Mufti
Egypt
Sheik Hassanein Mohamed Makhlouf
France
Cairo
S N
al Ahram
Nissa
Isiglat
Masocco
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Hope of Park Pool Fast Tracks as Curbs Ease
Relaxation of National Production Authority controls on recreation facilities construction may speed approval of the $178,000 Mayfair Park pool and bathhouse at Clark Ave and South St. A county engineer spokesman said NPA approval remains needed for projects involving more than five tons of steel, but trends point to looser steel allocations. The Mayfair pool permit was denied by the NPA and the appeal is pending. new policy could raise approval chances early in 1953. Lakewood Park Corp will contribute $150,000 toward the pool as part of leasing Lakewood Country Club to the county.
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National Production Authority
Contrels
Mayfair Park
Bathouse
Clark Ave
South St
Mayfair
NPA
Lakewood Park Corp
Lakewood Country Club
Queen to charter ship for Australian tour next winter
Queen Elizabeth II will charter the 15 902 ton steamship Gothic for her tour next winter of Australia and New Zealand. The announcement was made Friday.
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London
Gothic
Australia
Friay
Lakewood Annexation Plea Seeks Public Election
Lakewood Plaza Improvement Association petitions to Long Beach seek a public election on annexing 1493 homes in Lakewood Plaza units 3 4 into Long Beach. Petitioners claim 95 signatures far above 620 needed to place the issue on the ballot and anticipate 1100 total on submission to the annexation committee. The City Council will schedule hearings and set a date after receiving the petitions.
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Lakewood
Long Beach
Milton Beychok
Lakewood Plaza
City of
Beycick
Boy, 3, injured In Fall from Car
A three year old boy fell from his father's moving car on the Pacific Coast Highway near Colorado Street. He was treated at Community Hospital for bruises and possible internal injuries and held for observation. The father Milton Fenner, age 26, of 322 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, reported the incident.
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Pacific
Colorado St
Billy H. Fenner
Milton M. Fenner
Ogle
St. Costa Mesa
Community Hospital
Wilson and Shivers in Hush Talk in Texas Visit
Defense Secretary-designate Charles E. Wilson met Governor Allan Shivers in Austin and then visited a new auto assembly plant. He refused to discuss Korea or Eisenhower policy, saying to ask the big boss. Wilson and five aides arrived at Bergstrom Air Force Base, then Wilson flew to Dallas while others proceeded to Washington. The Dallas stop occurred near the scene of a recent light plane crash that injured five people.
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Dallas
Tex
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Allan Shivers
Texas
Korea
Eisenhower
Wilson
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Pacific
K Korea
Washington
Shivers
Love, Field
Huir-I
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Gilkerson
Me Cage
HST
Capitol Cloakroom
S. F. Board Group
Arthur P. Allen
Pembrooke
Gachnauer
C. R. Leslie
John Arnhold
Phoenix
Ariz
R. R. Blackburn
Glendale
Calif
Robert BR
Grunsky
Alameda
Wiliam Hern
Bruce McKenzie
Theodore Grant
California Association of Employers
the Princess
First St
Douglas Benwell
Hainley
United Nations
Queen
Howard K. Goodwin
Goodwin
Mich Mora
Orange Ave
Boy
Hush
G.I
Genuine Marine Field
Ie al OY
Murphy War Surplus
Yun Wenn
Obispo Avenue
Newt Anaheim
Santa
Waste King
Long Beach Bly
Lloyd's
Chum
Morris Country House
Atlantic
Maple Provincia
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