Byrnes Announces Support for Eisenhower in 1952 Race
South Carolina governor James F. Byrnes abandons Democratic ties and says he will vote for Dwight D. Eisenhower. He cites Eisenhower's qualification to clean up Washington and avoid another world war, criticizing Adlai Stevenson on FEPC and Senate debate reforms. Byrnes’ move shocks party faithful and draws reactions from Harriman and Daniels.
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South Carolina
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Raleigh, N. C
News and Observer
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Allan Shivers
Texas
Living Costs at New High as July-August Period Rises
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a new all time cost of living high for the July 15 to August 15 period with retail prices up two tenths of a percent. The rise triggers a two cent per hour wage boost for about 1,250,000 railroad workers under escalator contracts.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Soviet charges U.S. plans for Indo-China intervention
United Nations in New York reports Soviet delegate Jacob Malik accuses Washington of aiming for direct involvement in the Indo-Chinese civil war. Malik says US ruling circles seek a pretext by backing UN membership bids for Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, and warns Moscow will veto.
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N. Y
U.P
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United States
Jacob A. Malik
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Vietnam
Malik
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Laos
Viet Nam
Russia
Foremen Visit Strikers Homes In End Run Tactics
Foremen from International Harvester visited strikers at their homes in an unprecedented move to end a walkout that idle 22,000 workers across Illinois Indiana and Kentucky. Company president John L. McCaffrey sponsored the door to door outreach promising protection if they return. About 12,000 strikers are based in Chicago with eight plants idled in three states.
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International Harvester Co
John L. McCaffrey
United Electrical Union
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Fourth Polio Victim Dies in Kenosha County
Mrs. M. Eugene Baker, 43, of 516 70th Street Kenosha, dies at Kenosha hospital from bulbar polio. Fourth polio death in county this year. Former Blanche Glestein of Oak Park Illinois, survived by husband a four year head of Kenosha chapter of the NFIP, two daughters and parents.
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Oak Park
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Talks Set At Panmunjom To Resume After Brief Recess
Truce negotiators from Korea United States and the United Nations and the Communist side will meet at 11 am local time after a one week recess. Officials expect only a short session to exchange protests and set another week of stalemate.
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Guided Missiles Faceoff Model T Versus New Designs
Washington U P says navy guided missiles against North Korea are model T versions compared with sleek new designs nearing production. Rear Adm Sides notes television guided drones improve target pinpointing while many advanced types are under development.
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John H. Sides
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Touhy recounts 1930s rackets and union ties in Chicago
Roger Touhy testified in federal court that AFL unions in Chicago funded a private army to resist Capone interests. He described $125,000 raised by union leaders including Pat Burrell and Jerry Horan and said money funded bodyguards and armored cars, with killings and violence tied to labor racketeering.
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Fred di Giovanni
International Teamsters
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Anton Cermak
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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the Camel
Stevenson and Eisenhower trade barbs on campaigns and farm policy
In campaign rhetoric across New England and the Midwest, Adlai E. Stevenson defends humor in campaigning while labeling Republicans as pessimists and attacking Eisenhower’s ties to the old guard. Eisenhower counters with promises of an honest deal and critiques of Democratic farm policy as wasteful and bureaucratic.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Greenland Base Becomes Operational In Arctic
Thule Air Base in Greenland is now operational after a record 13 month construction. The $263 million top of the world facility can launch large strategic bombers toward Russia on short notice. The Northeast Air Command notes rapid buildup to handle bomber operations and defend northeastern approaches with seven Arctic bases.
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Greenland
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Arctic Circle
U. S. Northeast Air Command
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Beaver Dam Driver Convicted in Waukegan
Adolph Schultz a 50 year old truck driver from Beaver Dam Wisconsin was found guilty by a circuit court jury of reckless homicide and fined 1000 dollars for striking and killing James T Burke 62 near Waukegan on May 19 while driving on U S Highway 41 near Gurnee The crash also injured two other men John T Case 72 and Henry Hangebrauck 52 both residents of the Waukegan area
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Wisconsin Braces for Frost with Temperatures in 30s
Cold autumn air grips Wisconsin and Kenosha as early temperatures dip to the upper 30s and low 40s. The U S Weather Bureau predicts freezing conditions and frost across much of the state tonight, with Kenosha likely affected. Sewage treatment plant records show a high of 64 and a low of 48 yesterday, while noon readings reach 62 at the plant and 63 in downtown Kenosha.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Truman, US target Soviet slave labor policy
The United States accuses Russia of using millions of slave laborers to build its war machine, describing them as treated worse than guard dogs. A 69 page State Department white paper outlines extreme labor rights violations behind the Iron Curtain. President Truman announced the document to the UN committee on forced labor, with Geneva set for October 14. estimates place slave labor in Russia at eight to thirteen and a half million, plus millions in satellite states.
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Caudle Details Tax Scandal Ties and Indictment Moves
Washington testimony before the house judiciary subcommittee reveals Ellis Slack traveled to Nashville to review tax cases and push for indictment dismissals. Caudle said Slack also visited Milwaukee on a major tax matter involving ex Senator Scott Lucas, with Lucas and J. Howard McGrath seeking dismissal.
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Ellis Slack
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Scott Lucas
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Truman Shifts Tacoma Campaign Speech Date
The White House announced President Truman will deliver a campaign speech in Tacoma on the night of October 2, changing the prior plan to speak in Seattle.
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Nixon calls fund charge a smear by leftists in California
Republican vice presidential candidate Senator Richard Nixon rejects a Democratic claim he was morally wrong in taking 16 100 dollars from wealthy supporters for campaign expenses. He labels the accusation a typical left wing smear as he continues his western campaign tour in California.
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Eisenhower Defends Nixon on Financial Help Allegations
President Eisenhower defends his ally Senator Nixon calling him an honest man and confident Nixon will disclose facts about financial assistance from wealthy Californians to the American people.
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Nixon defends fund use amid Western whistle stop tour
Democratic National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell denounces Nixon as morally wrong and calls for his resignation as Eisenhower’s GOP running mate. Nixon replies the funds covered postage, travel, and printing costs, denying any wrongdoing while continuing a western campaign from Pomona to Oregon. He declined to name contributors, saying the matter is an air of smear by left wing critics.
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Nixon
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Pomona
Calif
Sacramento Valley
Oregon
Sacramento
Alger Hiss
Ghosts Cannot excuse tax payments in Norway ruling
In Troms county the governor A G Aas rejected a municipal decision to reduce income tax for a Kaarvikhamn resident who claimed ghosts caused economic loss by forcing him to stay home during work hours to ward them off. The ruling states ghosts cannot be used as tax excuses.
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Norway
Troms
A. G. Aas
Kaarvikhamn
California investigates Nixon state tax payments
California's Franchise Tax Board said it is investigating Senator Richard Nixon's state income tax after a $17,000 air fund donation by wealthy Californians. Burl Lack, the board's chief counsel, described the probe as routine.
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Freight Train Derails Near Port Edwards Wisconsin
Thirteen cars of a Milwaukee Road freight train derailed at West Nekoosa Junction one mile south of Port Edwards. The wreck damaged about 200 feet of track.
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