Republicans Place Seven Names in Nomination Session Drags
In a late night session lawmakers announced seven Republican candidates for key positions. The names were read as the chamber debated procedural motions and awaited final votes.
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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
5
Taft Prize Garners 38 Minute Delegates Roar
At the Republican National Convention the longest ovation went to Taft whose name drew 38 minutes of cheers. Dewey Warren Stassen Vandenberg Baldwin and MacArthur also received strong endorsements as the crowd settled on a presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Stassen
Baldwin
Andenberg
MacArthur
Harlan W. Kelley
Milwaukee
Russia
Douglas MacArthur
Jo J. Wainwright
Basin
Supres
Japan
Mu Arthur
Nominaton
Taft
Dewey
Swenty
Vandenberg
Wallace sees a new era in American politics
Henry A Wallace declared the Republican platform signals a formal end to the old two party divide. He predicted a new era with a New People's party and a Republican Democratic bloc of monopolies, inviting minority parties to join under a future administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wallace
Republii
Ee New People’s Party
Republican-Democratic Party
Ond Party
PolNean
Wallace Eo
Po Ag Ma
Vatican Excommunicates Hungary Government Over School Nationalization
Reports from Vatican City say Cardinal Mindszenty excommunicated Hungarys government and Parliament for nationalizing Catholic schools on June 16. The action follows canon law allowing penalties against laws decrees or resolutions that threaten Church liberty and rights, including Catholic education for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican
Josef Cardinal Hindszenty
Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Tucker Employees Plan Loop Parade to Back Boss
About 1,600 workers at the Tucker corporation launched a campaign against a federation probe of the car maker and its president Preston Tucker. Led by four tool and tie division workers, they plan a big weekend parade in the Loop to win support from Illinois members of Congress and Chicago business leaders. spokesman James Pacourek said the protest follows a federal court order directing Tucker to respond to the SEC demand for company books. Tucker praised the employees for their action and said he was greatly moved by the show of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
INS
Tucker Corporation
Preston Tucker
Tool and Tie Division
Illinois
Congress
Chicago
James Pacourek
Tucker
Securities and Exchange Commission
Scientists Plan to Break Atoms On Mt Evans
Two Princeton physicists set up a cosmic ray lab on Mt Evans Colorado as part of an inter university high altitude program. They use iron lead and aluminum dishpan half spheres with recording devices to study how cosmic rays affect atomic nuclei. Other universities joining include Denver MIT Cornell Cornell New York university and Chicago. The Cornell equipment will be deployed at Echo Blake 10 700 feet up in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Evans, Corp
Princeton University
Lloyd G. Lewis
Princeton
Earth
Lewis
James Robinson
Inter-University
High Altitude Laboratory
Colorado Mountains
University of Denver
Chicago University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cornell University
New York University
Mario Iona
Denver University
Cornell
Echo Blake
Mt. Evans
Iona
Vote probe as possible on Kansas City fraud inquiry
Washington reports a Senate subcommittee may probe the Justice department's Kansas City vote fraud handling from 1946-47. Senator Ferguson's panel is weighing hearings to examine Attorney General Clark's actions with respect to reported frauds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Justice Department
Kansas City
Capitol Hill
Ferguson
Michigan
Kem
Missouri
Clark
Spectacle at Stassen nominating rally as crowd reacts
After the Stassen nomination speech two Warren supporters voice excitement while others complain of hoarseness. A girl in sailor garb beside a large rowboat draws astonished stares and a man in a car shouts Eisenhower as delegates drift away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
A boon to corn Mid-Western reports indicate bumper harvest
Mid Western forecasts show a bumper corn harvest this season with large yields across key farming states. Analysts note favorable weather and strong crop development, signaling solid supply for markets.
Recent Rains Spur July Outlook for Corn crop
After heavy moisture in the Midwest, experts say the corn crop is not yet made but looks promising with knee high by July 4 in many areas. Iowa reports show "leaps and bounds" growth and no flood damage, while Nebraska and Kansas note good moisture and favorable growth. Officials previously projected acreage around 86 million acres, with many grainmen expecting larger plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mid-West
H. J. Gramlich
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Iowa
Gramlich
Lamson Brothers Company
Grain Commission Firm
Des Moines
Sioux City
Nebraska
State Agriculture Department
Kansas
Kansas Agriculture Department
Agriculture Department
Truman Signs Dental Research Program Authorization
President Truman signed a bill creating a dental research program with $750,000 annually, starting July 1, to be administered by the U S Public Health Service. The measure also allocates $2 million for construction of a National Institute of Dental Research building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
H. B. Washburn
American Dental Association
U. S. Public Health Service
National Institute of Dental Research
Public Health Service Agency
Navy Mothers Clubs Elect National Leaders
Mrs Elsie M Peterson of Philadelphia was re-elected national commander at the Navy Mothers Clubs of America convention. Mrs Martha McAllister of Wheeling West Virginia became second vice commander and Mrs Carrie Tra han of Portland Oregon was adjutant. Mrs F J Jursits of Kansas City was re elected finance officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Elsie M. Peterson
Philadelphia
Navy Mothers’ Clubs of America
Martha McAllister
Wheeling
W. Va
Carrie Trahan
Portland
Ore
F. J. Jursits
Locust Street
Kansas City
Books sold by the pound in Van Nuys store sale
In Van Nuys on June 24 AP reports a bookstore owned by Mrs. Betty Gaskill and Mrs. Jackie Kjerling offering 30,000 used books at 19 cents a pound. The unusual sale features weighty volumes priced by weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Nuys, Couir
Betty Gaskill
Jackie Kjerling
Everett Lee elected president of the AIEE in Mexico City
Everett 8 Lee of New York assumed the presidency of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers during the sixty fourth general congress in Mexico City. He follows Blake D Hull of Dallas in leading the group. The report notes that over 150 cities nationwide are conducting anti noise campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical
Mexico City
Everett
Lee
New York
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Blake D Hull
Dallas
Tex
Eisenhower Hints At Convention Role With Philadelphia Remark
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, amid a ceremony in New York where he received the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Italy, suggested he might pursue either Republican or Democratic nominations. He quipped that many reporters would be in Philadelphia for the convention and noted news photographers’ presence. He added jokingly that Philadelphia stayed up late past dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Military Order of
Italy
Alberto Tarchiani
Columbia University
Philadelphia
Eisenhower
Whispers After Seven Hours of Republican Delegates
In Philadelphia on June 24 AP described a drained GOP crowd after seven hours of shouts for seven candidate choices. Cheers faded to a hoarse MacArthur sendoff at 2:02 am as confetti littered the hall and delegates exited in worn attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Kansas
People's Voice
Thomas E. Dewey
Douglas MacArthur
Tom Dewey
Taft
Warren
Stassen
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