Solons Blast Businessmen In Government
Washington lawmakers condemn Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson and top Pentagon aides in a government operations subcommittee report. The panel says a unified supply system was mandated but not fully implemented, citing previous Hoover Commission waste charges and the Navy hamburger backlog as evidence of flawed administration by businessmen in government.
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Washington
House
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Pentagon
Navy
Charles S. Thomas
Thomas P. Pike
Hoover Commission
Thomas
Congress
Ike’s Heart Attack Raises Questions About a President’s Succession
James Marlow analyzes three succession scenarios if a major candidate dies or is disabled during the 1952 race. He explains party committees would select a replacement before election, or the vice president elect could ascend if the winner dies after voting but before taking office. He notes electors are not legally bound to vote for the winner and ponders the committee’s likely move to name the top running mate as the presidential choice.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
College of Electors
Democratic
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Abbott Rape Trial Deliberations Enter Fifth Day
In Oakland California the Abbott jury enters its fifth day of deliberations on the kidnapping and murder of 14 year old Stephanie Bryan. The state seeks the death penalty. Abbott remained tense in custody as his wife and mother faced the strain. Stephanie disappeared April 28 while walking home from a Berkeley junior high. Her body was found July 20 near Abbott's cabin 250 miles north.
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Oakland
Calif
Burton Abbott
Stephanie Bryan
Abbott
Alameda County
Elsie Abbott
Stephanie
Berkeley
Georgia
FBI
Urges H-Tests Continue in Editorial
The Nippon Times urged the United States to press on with hydrogen bomb tests until the Soviets abandon their ambitions of world conquest. The English daily contrasted American and Russian nuclear tests and criticized the Soviet Union.
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Tokyo
Nippon Times
United States
Two Miami clerks foil gunman in laundry store
Ashley Carter and Dorothy Siegel confronted a bandit who demanded cash at the counter. They opened two empty register drawers to prove no money was there. The gunman apologized for the trouble and left, unaware the cash lay in a third drawer.
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Miami
Ashley Carter
Dorothy Siegel
Ministry of Food calls zero pay livestock defect payment a mistake
A spokesman for the Ministry of Food fat stock marketing division says farmer David Lloyd received a deficiency payment of zero pounds zero shillings zero pence, calling it a complete mistake and promising correction.
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London
Ministry of Food
David Lloyd
Salem senior wins district pie bake to reach state finals
Milwaukee Wisconsin district cherry pie contest sees Wayne Herda a 17 year old Salem high school senior defeat eight girls to advance to the state finals for the second straight year marking a notable achievement in regional culinary competition.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wayne Herda
Salem High School
Train delays blamed on misread day in North Elizabeth
North Elizabeth commuters were 16 minutes late for New York jobs after the engineer mistook Saturday for Friday. Officials said the train stops at North Elizabeth on Saturdays only. the engineer began to bypass the station before commuters reminded him it was Saturday, causing a brief delay before pickup.
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Elizabeth
N.J
Pennsylvania
North Elizabeth
New York
Four students attend class as others ail in measles
In Dallas at the Preston Hollow Annex only four students showed up for Monday classes while 17 others were out with red measles. The report notes a separate burglary in Albion where thieves stole about 30,000 World War II white pennies from a bar’s jar over the weekend, leaving around 10,000 behind.
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Dallas
Preston Hollow Annex
Alex Mymachod
Mymachad
Adlai Enters Second Primary in Illinois and Wisconsin
Adlai E Stevenson files for Illinois March primary and eyes California Florida and Pennsylvania contests. Chicago backers plan to enter William F Knowland in Illinois GOP race while Eisenhower supporters back his name. Wisconsin supporters hope Stevenson joins April 3 primary.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
William F. Knowland
Illinois
Stevenson
Minnesota
California
Florida
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Knowland
Eisenhower
William G. Stratton
Marion Cleveland
Durive Troyak
Washington
Wisconsin
Oklahoma GOP 1956 Precinct Meetings Set Tonight
Oklahoma Republicans begin 1956 party organization with precinct meetings at 7 30 p m in 77 counties. Each precinct will elect a committeeman and committeewoman and a secretary treasurer. Delegates to county conventions depend on 1952 Eisenhower votes. County conventions occur Jan 28, district conventions Feb 4, state convention Feb 6.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Sailors Rescue Five Spanish Children in Valencia Fire
In Valencia, U S sailors from the USS Newport News saved five Spanish children aged 5 to 15 and their governess from a burning department store before firefighters arrived. The mayor thanked Capt D L Whelchel and the crew, who were invited to a party aboard the cruiser.
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Valencia
Spain
U. S
Newport News
Marquis de Turia
D. L. Whelchel
Hobby pays off as Ramsey wins hairdressing contest
Carl Ramsey a 32 year old telephone company worker from Dallas says he dresses hair as a hobby and won the Lone Star Artists of Hairdressing contest yesterday.
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Dallas
Tex
Carl Ramsey
Lone Star Artists of
Balloon crosses ocean to U S coast near Oregon
A U S Navy weather balloon launched in Japan Saturday crossed the Pacific and passed above the California Oregon state line around 9 p m yesterday. The craft traveled less than 52 hours across the ocean, following a course similar to Japanese balloon fire bombs used in World War II.
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Oppama
Japan
U. S
California-Oregon State Line
Navy
Pacific
Robert Stack to Wed Beverly Hills Actress Rosemarie Bowe
Actor Robert Stack age 36, long regarded as Hollywood’s top bachelor, will marry actress Rosemarie Bowe, 23, in Beverly Hills today. The ceremony marks Stack’s long awaited union with Bowe, strengthening his high profile status in the film world.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Robert Stack
Hollywood
Rosemarie Bowe
Charges Set Against Woman Who Kidnapped Cousin's Girl
In San Diego, police said they would file charges Monday against a Tijuana woman who vanished with her cousin's three year old daughter. Marines and mixed police efforts located the child Sunday night in the home of Maria del Rosario de Gasteium after an intensive search spanning regions. The girl disappeared Thursday night.
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San Diego
Calif
Tijuana
Maria del Rosario de Gasteium
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