Labor Split in Demo Party Over Stevenson Harriman Rivalry
Chicago unions divided loyalties between Stevenson and Harriman for the Democratic presidential nomination. Michigan delegates and Gov. G. Mennen Williams influenced by Walter Reuther faced pressure from Harriman supporters like David J. McDonald, George Harrison, and Thomas Kennedy. AFL-CIO avoided official side, while individual unions openly backed one candidate.
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Michigan
Walter Reuther
United Workers
Harriman
New York
Michigen
G. Mennen Williams
Reuther
Williams
Stevenson
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers
George M. Harrison
Railway Clerks Brotherhood
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Afl-Cio
Truman
Blind Girl Witness in London Killing Case
A blind 22 year old student, Catherine Birch, awoke to cries and saw a man flee after hearing a scream. She phoned Scotland Yard while the landlady, 52 year old Miss Margaret Daniels, an instructor at the Royal Institute for the Blind, was found strangled. Police issued a lookout for a neighborhood resident man.
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Scotland Yard
Catherine Birch
Royal Institute For the Blind
Miss Birch
Margaret Daniels
Haresden
Miss Daniels
Royal Institute
Favorite Sons Continue Bid to Split Delegates
The piece outlines efforts by Gov. Frank Lausche and other favorite sons to keep delegates dispersed, with Florida's six Kefauver delegates possibly veering to Symington on the first ballot. It notes Adlai Stevenson's lead remains strong as Harriman Truman forces and favorite sons seek to slow him and trigger multiple ballots, though no decisive shift is evident.
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Texas
Congres
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Florida
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Adlai
Harriman-Truman
Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Cessna Model 620 Achieves First Flight in Wichita
Cessna Aircraft Co said its new model 620 four engine pressurized executive transport completed a successful first flight Saturday. The plane took off from McConnell Air Force Base near the main plant and was aloft for about an hour. Tests will continue through the summer.
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Wichita
Cessna Aircraft Co
McConnell Air Force Base
Cessna
Chicago Party Fever Trails Chicago Convention Fun
A column riffs on Chicago Democrats at the convention with Perle Mesta inviting friends to her party at the Sheraton-Blackstone, Mike Di Salle’s bid for governor, and CBS memo missteps. Also notes on Rome flashes about Farouk, Martha Raye, Sinatra shows, plus light jabs at car repair humor and TV budgets.
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Perle Mesta
Michael di Salle
Ohio
Stevenson
Madame Mesta
Sheraton-Blackstone
Boy 5 Found Dead By Electrified Fence In Maryland
In Indian Head Maryland a five year old boy, Thomas Edward Pearson, was found dead in his yard draped across an electrified fence his father had erected to deter dogs. The fence reportedly carried 21 volts. Medical examiners said the charge could be lethal under certain conditions. Officials pursued further inquiry but a leading examiner labeled the death likely accidental.
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Raymond Pearson
Edward J. Edelen
Charles County
Baltimore
Paul F. Guerin
Innovative Healing Substance Reported for Hemorrhoids
New York special report claims a new healing substance can relieve hemorrhoid pain without surgery. Case by case, patients show gentle relief and shrinkage as results are summarized from early trials.
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New York
University appoints three education and math faculty
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy announced the hiring of two assistant professors in mathematics and one in the Guidance Bureau and School of Education at Kansas University. Dr. Donald R. Truax and Dr. Elbert A. Walker join the math faculty in September, with Dr. Harry J. LaPine joining the Guidance Bureau.
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Guidance Bureau
School of Education
Franklin D. Murphy
Donald R. Truax
Elbert A. Walker
Harry J. LaPine
Truax
Washington University
Seattle
Stanford University
California Institute of Technology
Walker
Cleveland
Tex
K. A
National Security Agency
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Texas
Drunks Sentenced In Police Court
John Daniels of Route 6 was sentenced to 30 days in jail on a charge of being drunk. Mondell Brizendine of 2105 Ky. St. was fined $10 on a drunk charge.
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Route 6
Mondell Brizendine
Ky. St
Local Resident Injured In Indiana Truck Crash
Coy D. Miller a diver for a Jonesboro Ark truck ing firm suffered cuts and minor injuries when the semi trailer he was pulling overturned on a curve at Logansport city limits about 6 this morning. He told officers he swung out to avoid a car that pulled in front of him. The trailer was demolished. Miller was treated and released from a local hospital.
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Coy D. Miller
N. 2Nd St
Jonesboro
Ark
Logansport
Ind
Miller
No Conference for Ike During Present Week
Washington announced that President Eisenhower will not hold a news conference this week reacting to the Democratic National Convention. White House press secretary James C. Hagerty declined to explain the reason, citing no comment on events in Chicago.
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James C. Hagerty
White House
Seccrary
Chicago
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Guilty Plea by ousted auditor in state scandal
Orville E. Hodge 51 year old former state auditor who faced 46 indictments in a million dollar financial scandal pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement forgery and confidence game before Circuit Judge Clem Smith. He changed his plea from innocent to guilty as each indictment was read.
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Springfield
Orville E. Hodge
Hodge
Clingis
Clem Smith
Indictments Described as Court Hears Change of Plea
The reading of the first indictment and the change of plea took more than 10 minutes. It was expected that several hours would be consumed before all indictments were described to the court.
Kansas polio grant to study viruses by state health board
The Kansas State Board of Health received a 12000 dollar public health grant for a study of the isolation and identification of polio and other viruses. It notes legitimate medical needs use only 500 of the world’s 2000 tons of opium produced annually.
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Topeka
Kansas State Board of Health
Public Health Service
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