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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1952
Page
3
Delegates flood the Hilton as the GOP nominating event dominates activity in New York City. Celebrities, autograph seekers, and campaign staff crowd the lobby while engineers and staff manage power and plumbing to keep the sprawling venue running through a busy convention week.
Delegates filled the Conrad Milton hotel for a large summer convention with dense smoke and heavy trade. The lobby boomed with air conditioning, 250 TVs, and a custom Presidential cocktail while thousands of long-distance calls and 2,000 local minutes an hour tested the staff. R. T. White credited the gathering with great publicity for the hotel’s new name.
President Truman delivers a mid year economic report praising growth and higher living standards while noting the steel strike causes damage. He forecasts national output rising to 3.42 hundred billion by 1960, unemployment improving, and inflation curb goals, urging negotiated settlement to the steel dispute.
Four persons died in a Dodge City wreck and three others were injured. Names cited include Peter Delgade and Ronald Porter, both of Menter, with additional details incomplete from the damaged OCR text.
Washington says U.S. forces and allied troops face limited offensives with two to three weeks of flexibility. Far East commander notes ground strength rising from half a million to nearly one million, air power from 1000 to 244 thousand planes, about half jets, amid cautious outlook on truce outcomes.
Mrs. J. Richey, 3-year wife of a State Department employee in Washington, died Saturday from a gunshot wound. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental. The shooting occurred at Cimarron home of Forrest Luther, brother of former U.S. attorney Lester Luther.
Thurmas F. McMahon, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Kansas, works in the construction division of the Kansas City District Office for the L S Corps of Engineers this summer. He acts as advisor and engineer in coll mechanics, inspecting military and civil projects under construction in the district.
Five local Army Reserve units will participate in annual field training. Units from the 5th Army will depart Daly into Fort Custer Michigan with personnel from the United States Army General Headquarters and Youth Company.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference units of the 88th Infantry Division under Col Ad Lindsey and operations commanded by James W Drury, a professor at Ko 1 pee. The text is damaged, with unclear places and names, but indicates a military assignment or deployment context.
Argentina remains a leading wheat exporter, negotiating to purchase 200000 tons as grain exports suffer from a poor yield. Adygiine wheat acreage limits supply while the crop is harvested in December and January, affecting availability.
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