Taft Kefauver TV Clash Spurs Voter Battle
Taft of Ohio and Kefauver of Tennessee faced off on American Forum of the Air as they sparred over foreign policy, honesty and party strategy. Taft declared he may have enough votes to win the nomination while Kefauver pressed to weed out racketeers and fixers. The broadcast closed with both men reflecting on deals, cricket-like party loyalty, and summer family moments.
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Taft
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Kefauver
Tennessee
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Sen
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Detroit
Douglas MacArthur
Nancy
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Joseph McCarthy
Kohler
Warren Smith
Vernon Thomson
McCarthy
Alexander Wiley
Richard Nixon
R-Cal
Robert Vogeler
Broken Heart Brings Death in Hollywood Widow
Police ruled the death of 55 year old Mrs. Mignonette June Selig a broken heart case. Her body was found in her bedroom two months after she died. Neighbors said she mourned her son Wayne killed overseas in World War II. Wayne’s room was left untouched with toy soldiers and a construction set on a dust covered chest. Police sifted through piles of toys and bags of mementos around the home while her brother offered little detail about Wayne.
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Hollywood
Mignonette June Selig
Wayne
Georgia Slate Nominates Russell Delegation for 1964 Nomination
A slate led by Gov. Herman Talmadge will be named to cast Georgia's 28 Democratic votes for Sen. Richard B. Russell. The state committee will select 36 official delegates and alternates, plus up to 200 honorary delegates, with instructions to back Russell and oppose strong civil rights planks.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
Democratic State Executive Committee
Russell
Kenosha Newsfront Rates and Publication Details
Community newspaper from Kenosha Wisconsin prints its June 16 1952 issue with publication notes including volume 58 number 201 listing date of entry as October 22 1894 and rate card for subscriptions and mail delivery across Wisconsin Illinois and other states. Authors and agencies include Associated Press United Press Wisconsin Daily and Audit Bureau of Circulation with advertising reps Jann Kelley Inc.
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Kenosha News Publishing Co
58Th St
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Associated Press
United Press Association
Wisconsin Daily —— and Audit Bureau of Circuation
Invention Cuts Lawn by Itself in Omaha
A 39 year old refrigerator service man Raymond P Meyer has built an autonomous lawn mower with an electronic feeler that measures grass height and sets the cutting pattern. The one horsepower machine operates without remote control, but sometimes starts slowly on short grass. Meyer plans to market the device after three years of development and hints at a future model to circle trees and avoid flower beds.
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Omaha
U.P
Raymond P. Meyer
Meyer
Biologists Release Mosquito Horde on Sanibel Island
Biologists plan to release over 142 million radioactive mosquitoes on Sanibel Island to study the range and habits of the aedes taeniorhynchus. Dr Maurice Provost notes the experiment targets coastal marsh biter behavior, with traps set from the Everglades to Punta Gorda.
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Sanibel Island
Fla
Maurice Provost
Everglades
Alva
Punta Gorda
Pro-French Rule in Indo China Shifts Cambodia Leader
In Saigon and Pnompenh a new pro-French government forms in Cambodia after King Norodom Sihanouk dismisses the nationalist premier. The monarch takes the premiership and names royal entourage members to most ministries, signaling closer cooperation with France as Vietminh influence grows elsewhere in Indo China.
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Saigon
Cambodi
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk Varmen
Pnompenh
Indo-China
Vietminh
Huy Kantou
Wisconsin GOP ready for campaign amid platform debate
Wisconsin Republicans launch 1952 campaign with favored candidates and a platform backing reapportionment. Gov. Kohler pushes unity, while Wayne Hood reads the plank as a green light for a yes vote in the November advisory referendum.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Wisconsin
GOP
Senate
Wayne Hood
State Voluntary Organization
Fred Zimmerman
Mustang
Maurice Wigderson
Madison
Dane County Young Republicans
Zimmerman
East German police quell revolt along Thuringia frontier
In Thuringia along the Soviet border, East German security forces faced protests as villagers resisted evictions for frontier reorganization. Across at least 16 villages, clashes with riot police left hundreds of residents involved and many arrests amid reported casualties.
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Bonn
Germany
Soviet Zone
No-Man’s Land
Thuringia
Kaltennerheim
Streudorf
Riot squads quell revolt amid widespread clashes
Reports describe police ambushes and open attacks as riots spread across multiple areas. Patrol cars were damaged or burned while some villages joined the resistance following the unrest and the governor pressed for reelection to quell the revolt.
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Ernor
Vatican City Stamps to Mark Centenary with 1852 Image
Vatican City marks its 100th anniversary by issuing a single value stamp that features a scene from the 1852 issue and a mail coach from that era.
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Vatican City
Thye Announces Run for Second Term in Senate
Sen Ed Thye of Minnesota filed today for the Republican nomination seeking a second term. The announcement, issued from his office, states the former governor aims to continue service in the U S Senate.
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Washington
U.P
Edward J. Thye
R-Minn
Thye
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