Oregon primary yields Eisenhower large GOP win and Kefauver lead
With most precincts counted, Eisenhower led Republican votes 151,293 to 36,951 for Warren to secure Oregon's 18 GOP delegates. On the Democratic side Kefauver led Douglas by 101,593 as Stevenson and Douglas backed by 18,457 votes were listed as unwilling. Taft write ins stood at 3,574.
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Oregon
Earl Warren
California
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
William O. Douglas
U.S. Supreme Court
Douglas
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Douglas MacArthur
Wayne L. Morse
Harold E. Stassen
William R. Schneider
St.Louis
MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Taft Backers Claim Montana Delegates at State Convention
Taft backers in Helena expect to win at least six of eight Montana national delegates at the state convention with a 4-1 preference for Taft. Eisenhower supporters seek a split. Taft leaders plan to speak, including David Ingalls and Sen Dirksen. Democrats split between Harriman Kefauver Kerr with moves to direct the 12 votes accordingly.
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Helena
Mont
Robert A. Taft
Montana
GOP
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft Organization
David S. Ingalls
Taft
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Albert C. Wedemeyer
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Ghost Vessel Terrine Found Adrift Off Washington Coast
Coast Guard located the 37 foot Terrine about three miles off the Washington coast with engines running and no one aboard. The vessel carried decomposed fish and a cold coffee in the cabin. Richard H. Dill of Port Angeles is presumed to have fallen overboard and drowned.
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Seattle
Coast Guard
Washington
Richard H. Dill
Port Angeles
Thefts Reported Across Weekend At Local Parking Lots
Police investigate numerous thefts over the weekend including a Cushman scooter stripped of 150 dollars in parts at Elfman Motors, yellow painted. William Ipsen notes green fender skirts stolen from a car at 5th Ave and Vine Street lot. Roy Collins loses a back-up light from 2008 Market St car. W. J. Elam reports two gray fender skirts stolen from his car at the North Side Burlington depot.
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Cushman
Elfman Motors Company
William Ipsen
5Th Ave
Vine Street
Roy Collins
Market St
W. J. Elam
Burlington Road
Burlington Depot
Warning To Children At Pine Street Well Hazard
City police warned children to stay away from a water department well at Pine Street and East Avenue. The 40 by 15 by 6 foot cavity, to be filled Monday, faces danger of a possible bank cave in despite a snow fence around the site.
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Water Department
Pine Street
East Avenue
City Water Department
Nix Elected President of Wisconsin Young Democrats
Edmund A. Nix of Eau Claire, a University of Wisconsin student, won the Young Democrats presidency at the first annual convention. He defeated Cecil Brown Jr. of Milwaukee. New officers include Dan Draper, Mary Anne Truetel, George Williams, Don Worley, Clara Janz, Hans Anderson, Dick Aukema, and Pat Maciejewski. The group endorsed national priorities including a drive to defeat Senator Joseph McCarthy in the fall election.
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Wisconsin Dells
Edmund A. Nix
Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin
Young Democrat
Nix
Cecil Brown Jr
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Dan Draper
Mary Anne Truetel
Wisconsin Ralpids
George Williams
Racine
Don Worley
Clara Janz
Hans Anderson
Dick Aukema
River Falls
Pat Maciejewski
Wisconsin Rapids
Young Democrats
U. S
Joseph McCarthy
R—Wis
Ex-Con Cantata Composer Faces Milwaukee Burglary Charge
Milwaukee court records show 50 year old ex convict and sometime musician Grandstaff charged with burglary attempted burglary and vagrancy. Bond set at 5000 for June 12 arraignment as he awaited county jail commitment papers.
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Milwaukee
Frank Grandstage
Tennessee
Harvey L. Neelen
Grandstaff
Big Springs
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