GOP Committee to Rule on Delegates in July
The Republican National Committee will rule July 1 on convention delegate disputes in Texas and six other states totaling 72 votes. A Chicago hearing precedes possible appeals to the convention where Taft and Eisenhower camps clash over Texas 38 vote delegation amidst at-large and district contest questions.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Charles P. Howard
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Car leaves road hits electric eye in Westport
Chester Norris crashed his car near Westport Connecticut and, in the immediate aftermath, damaged an electric eye used by the state highway department to monitor traffic counts.
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Westport
Conn
U.P
Chester Norris
State Highway Department
Ingrid Bergman twins give star joy in Rome
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini welcome day-old twin daughters Isabel seven pounds three ounces and Ingrid eight pounds five ounces in Rome at Salvatore Mundi hospital. The 35 year old mother rested well while a relief filled hospital room echoed with congratulatory messages from around the world. A Los Angeles court dispute over Bergman’s first child Jenny Ann with ex husband Dr Peter Lindstrom coincides with the family’s happy news.
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Ingrid
Roberto Rossellini
Salvatore Mundi
Pier Luigi Guidotti
Rossellinis
Miss Bergman
Living Costs Near Record as Barometer Rises
The cost of living index climbed to 189.2 for the period ending May 15, just under the previous January peak of 189.1. Rent led gains with a four tenths rise, groceries up three tenths while clothing, fuel, electricity and furnishings fell slightly. About 1.35 million rail workers gain a two cent hourly wage tie to the index, with another 100,000 in textiles, aircraft and oil refining receiving at least one cent more.
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Washington
Youth Faces Charge In Traffic Death
Barron Wisconsin. James Fostvedt 18 of Chetek was to appear in justice court on a charge of negligent homicide after his car rear totaled a truck on highway 53 near Chetek at about 2 am Monday. Passenger Robert Cummings 18 also of Chetek died in the crash when the vehicle overturned.
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U.P
James Fostvedt
Chetek
Justice Court
Fostvedt
Highway 53
Robert Cummings
Freed in Shooting Of Dog Who Bit Son
A judge dismissed charges against Andrew Medrano after he shot a neighbor's four year old collie that had bitten his nine year old son. Medrano said another of his children had been bitten by the same dog. The judge cited that too many children carry scars from dog bites. Acapulco and other Mexican resorts are reporting capacity business.
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Los Angeles
Andrew Medrano
Roger A. Pfaff
Medrano
Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth In Talk Or Eat
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Murder confession of convict discounted in kidnap murder
Authorities in Fort Wayne discounted the confession of 51 year old Charles E. Cramer to complicity in the 1935 kidnapping and murder of 10 year old Charles Mattson after sheriff Harold Zeis and the FBI reviewed his past statements and record finding he had previously confessed and been cleared.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
U.P
Charles Mattson
Harold Zeis
FBI
Charles E. Cramer
Cramer
Pentagon fights economy bill handed to Vinson panel
Rep. Bonner says a bill to centralize military buying to save millions is stalled as the Pentagon opposes it. Chairman Vinson rejects the claim the measure is shelved after the House moved to refer it to his Armed Services Committee. Bonner’s expenditures subcommittee had planned hearings later this month.
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Washington
Bonner
D-N.c
Pentagon
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Monkeys Outwit Pursuers in Deland Circus Escape
In Deland Florida a group of men chased a circus escapee monkey. Each time rescuers climbed a tree the monkey jumped to another tree and grinned at them signaling the chase.
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Deland, Fla
U.P
Peace Plan Aims to Unite West Europe Coal and Steel
The Schuman Plan moves toward unifying western Europe coal and steel under a nine member high authority to be backed by a court and parliament elected bodies. It envisions tariff removal and free movement for workers, with a shared industry output and a united market, reducing war risk.
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Germany
Bonn
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Paris
Europe
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Pupils Bid Cop Fond Farewell at Runkle School
Brookline Massachusetts pupils mobbed patrolman Thomas E. Killion as Runkle school closed for the term. He retires next month after 40 years in service including 25 directing traffic. Students offered a check and memory book with signatures and notes.
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Brookline
Mass
Thomas E. Killion
Runkle
Killion
87 Year Old Wiley McGinty Crafts Colorful Rugs
In River View Alabama Wiley P. McGinty, 87, continues his birthday tradition by weaving bright hand made rugs on a loom. He spends time by his radio to create the intricate pieces that light up the town.
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River View
Ala
U.P
Wiley P. McGinty
McGinty
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