Eisenhower Considers McCarthy Endorsement After Landslide
McCarthy won a landslide renomination in Wisconsin prompting Eisenhower aides to weigh how far the GOP ticket should back McCarthy to bolster the presidential campaign. Eisenhower offered no comment, while Taft and Jenner emerge as potential allies and Marshall attacks loom.
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New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McCarthy
GOP
Eisenhower
Idlewild
Cloudbursts Swamp Central Texas Towns Amid Flood Deaths
Central Texas towns including Kerrville Fredericksburg Comfort San Saba Johnson City and Marble Falls faced record rains up to 22.9 inches in 24 hours with deaths of at least three possibly five. Rescue crews used amphibious jeeps as floods damaged homes and cut rail service near New Braunfels.
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San Saba
Tex
U.R
Texas
F. O. McKimmry
Fredericksburg
Beeville
William E. Belcher
Blanco, Tex
Kansas City
San Antonio
New Braunfels
Kerrville
Comfort
Johnson City
Marble Falls
G. L. Tatum
Blanco
Henry Safford
Ralph Husted
Red Cross
Austin
William Casper
Texas National Guardsmen
Stevenson Tour Reaches Los Angeles on Birthplace Visit
Gov Adlai Stevenson visited the house where he was born in Los Angeles a 60 year old rooming house in a once fashionable district. He attended a short ceremony on the porch where he received a California bear flag and a gold birth certificate replica before heading to a luncheon at the Biltmore and a major speech about corruption as a campaign issue. He noted his stay in California during a whistle stop tour with Eisenhower and spoke of telling the truth about the campaign and the country’s future.
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New York
Washington
Minneapolis
Arthur Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Taft
Republican Party
National Committee
National Republican
South
Midwest
Summerfield
Washington National Airport
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Los Angeles
U.P
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Illinois
Adlai
Bertha Mott
Biltmore
Town Hall
California
Central
San Francisco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McCarthy
Gen
Sparkman
Bill Jenner
Indiana
Senate
Gen. Marshall
Ike
Sen
Marshall
United States
Army
Lewis May Get Demands In Coal Contract Talks
United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis pressed plans to split the coal industry and win new contracts for about 475000 miners. Talks with hard coal operators opened amid optimism for an interim settlement while Northern captive mines resisted. The Sept 22 deadline could lead to strikes if no deal, as the union seeks a three day work week with overtime penalties for extra days.
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Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Kohler appoints Oneida County judge and investment board member
Gov. Kohler appointed George A. Richards of Rhinelander as Oneida County judge succeeding the late Henry F. Steele. Kohler also named Carl Schmitt of Milwaukee to the state investment board, replacing Edward P. Hamilton who resigned.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
George A. Richards
Rhinelander
Oneida
Walter Kohler
Richards
Oneida County
Henry F. Steele
Kohler
Carl Schmitt
Milwaukee
State Investment Board
Schmitt
Edward P. Hamilton
Manitowoc
Uncle Sam Pays 2000 Tax Here in Kenosha
A Kenosha probate judge finalized the estate of Antoinette Becker who left all her property to the United States. The federal government paid 2056 in inheritance taxes, with 112 directed to Kenosha County and 3.77 to complete the county’s share. Becker, born 1888 in Hungary, moved to Chicago and Kenosha before her 1951 death.
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Sam
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Antoinette Becker
Europe
United States of America
George Becker
Romania
Joseph Gottschlich
Ms. Becker
Hungary
Chicago
Rosehill Cemetery
Walter Anderson
Kenosha County
Three Year Old Boy Killed by Horse Kick
A three year old boy wandered into a field and was kicked by a horse suffering head injuries and died five hours later at a Green Bay hospital. The child was Jule Le Captain son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Le Captain Route 1 Casco Kewaunee county.
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Green Bay
Jule le Captain
Elmer le
Casco
Kewaunee County
Truman backs Stevenson on press fairness in news conference
President Truman said Stevenson is right about a one party press and noted Eisenhower risks an isolationist congress if elected. He argued peace concerns top the public’s mind and cited newspaper bias as largely partisan, while praising some fair coverage and declining to name critics.
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Washington
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Gov. Stevenson
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Texas
West
Sen. Jenner
Indiana
Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate
Missouri
Metropolitan Press
Weather Outlook Keeps Kenosha Warm and Humid
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with continued warm weather tonight and tomorrow in Kenosha and statewide. Highs yesterday reached 78 degrees with 60 degree lows, city-wide noon reading 74, Nash Motors noted a high of 86 while downtown Kenosha reported 79.
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Kenosha
Kenoshans
Nash Motors
Kenosha Man Joins Senate Race As Independent Challenger
Alfred L. Easterday, 39, president of Easterday Paint and Chemical, filed nominating papers with 5,000 signatures to run as an independent for the U.S. Senate. He pledges honesty and integrity in government and supports a national presidential primary and voter rights for armed forces. Easterday, from Kenosha, joins Andrew Jacobson and Edward J. Finan in challenging Joseph McCarthy. Jacobson and Finan reported state and local vote totals, with McCarthy leading overall.
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Kenosha
U. S. Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Kenoshan
Senate
Alfred L. Easterday
57Th St
Easterday Paint and Chemical Company
31St Ave
Secretary of State
Easterday
Racine
Andrew Jacobson
18Th Ave
Edward J. Finan
Bristol
Jacobson
Finan
Prominent Madison Dentist Dies Suddenly
Dr. John G. Frisch aged 53 and former acting chairman of the Wisconsin State Dental Society fluorine committee died at his Madison home after a heart attack suffered returning from a convention. He had practiced dentistry in the city for 30 years.
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Madison
John G. Frisch
Wisconsin State Dental Society
Frisch
174 Dismissed From Tax Jobs
The Bureau of Internal Revenue dismissed 174 employees in the year ending June 30. Fifty three were fired for taking bribes or gifts and 24 for embezzlement. Secretary Snyder announced the report noting reforms and a rejuvenated organization. He cited wartime tax growth and a staff increase of 212 as leaving the bureau weakened.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Treasury
Ex-Revenue Official Bolich Indicted on Tax Evasion Charges
A Brooklyn federal grand jury indicted Daniel A. Bolich a 52 year old former No 2 official of the internal revenue service on five counts alleging he evaded 7444 54 in personal income taxes He could face up to 25 years in prison and a 50000 fine if convicted The case ties to congressional probes of tax scandals and mentions Bolich’s prior role as assistant revenue commissioner and his lodging in a hotel paid by Henry Grunewald who also testified before the jury
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Bureau
Tax Bureau
Congressional
Internal Revenue
Truman
Congress
New York
Brooklyn
Daniel A. Bolich
Federal Internal Revenue Bureau
Bolich
Internal Revenue Bureau
Frank J. Parker
Washington, D. C
House
Henry Grunewald
Washington
Grunewald
Queensland drought wipes out cattle and sheep figures
Sydney reports a Queensland drought has killed 800000 cattle and 4000000 sheep over 18 months, announced today by authorities. The disaster underscores severe livestock losses across the state and raises concerns for regional farming communities and markets.
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Sydney
Australia
Queensland
McCarthy Victory Spurs Mixed Reactions Across Parties
Republican and Democratic leaders offered silence or mixed praise after McCarthy's Wisconsin win. Eisenhower declined comment on November support, Stevenson spoke on a California whistle stop, and Taft praised McCarthy’s anti Communist efforts. Wisconsin Senator Wiley backed McCarthy's statewide triumph, while others warned of political fallout for the GOP national ticket.
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Associated Press
Dwight Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Stevenson
California
Republican National Committee
McCarthy
Vic
Sabath Listed in Critical Condition at Michael Reese
Rep Adolph J Sabath 86 dean of the house was reported in critical condition at Michael Reese hospital Attendants said he entered the hospital yesterday with the nature of his illness not disclosed He had undergone a liver operation last spring and attended the Democratic national convention after his release June 14. Sabath was first elected in 1906 from Illinois 7th district and has been reelected 22 times.
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Chicago
U.P
Adolph J. Sabath
House of Representatives
Michael Reese Hospital
Sabath
Michael Reese
Washington
Illinois
Russians Lift Ban on American Patrols in Berlin
Gen. Vasily M. Chuikov, head of the Soviet control commission, officially notified American authorities that the three day ban on U S military police patrols between Berlin and a frontier outpost had been lifted by his order.
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Vasily M. Chuikov
Soviet Control Commission
U.S
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D-Conn
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