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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1948
Page
2
A campus pre election rally is set for today from 1 to 3 p.m. in the auditorium. Introduction of candidates will headline the event organized by Bob Dun can the elections chair. With 1700 plus students registered the rally aims to boost election interest and campus turnout.
A speech by Dr Henry warned college students to lift eyes from dirt and rocks and look up toward the future as the crowd showered him with questions and tomatoes. He collapsed after stepping off stage, showing humility in a fall.
A Kent State University student group supporting Henry Wallace denounces President Truman and others for labeling Wallace supporters as Communist. The letter argues against militarism, calls for a three power conference with Attlee and Stalin, and urges voters to cast ballots free from bias as campus elections approach.
The Kent Stater staff list outlines roles from editor in chief Robert J Casey to advertising manager Stan Lum with many editors and reporters named. It notes the Kent State University daily newspaper runs Tuesday to Friday during the school year and Tuesdays and Fridays in summer, suspended during vacations, with a 2 per year subscription rate and second class mailing at Kent Ohio.
The piece notes Thomas E. Dewey ahead with 111 pledged delegates while Harold Stassen trails at 59. It warns Taft risk if 12-15 delegates shift from Ohio, and discusses Democratic support for Truman with possible running mate James Forrestal. It also cites Vandenberg as a potential compromise and hints at MacArthur’s possible reentry before the Philadelphia convention.
A campus mock election tale follows a reporter chasing a student poll. A redheaded student endorses Edgar Schmoehopper as the people’s choice with bold claims of wide backing among Greeks and Independents. The reporter vows to vote Schmoehopper despite knowing no other candidates.
Arthur Vandenberg sits out the GOP brawl as Taft Dewey rivals slug it out observers say he will step in if deadlock occurs a Taft Dewey deal could swing delegations to the Michigan senator. His rise from writer to publisher to senator is noted with emphasis on his restraint and foreign policy stance.
James N. Holm associate professor of speech and director of forensics at Kent State University was elected president of the Ohio Association of College Professors of Speech at a Columbus meeting. Holm, Kent State graduate, previously served as executive secretary from 1940 to 1945. He did graduate work at Ohio State and earned a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin.
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