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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1952
Page
2
In St Louis AFL truck drivers strike, union negotiators and employers group representing about half of 2400 workers reached a settlement. The agreement awaits approval by the union membership.
In Chicago on August 1 Charles C. Gregory 21 of Maud Oklahoma was wounded when he and three fellow soldiers were robbed by two men in a south side alley near 30th and Dearborn Street. Gregory received a chest wound that pierced the lung. The four soldiers, attached to an antiaircraft unit in Chicago, are stationed at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. The holdup yielded $15 to Gregory.
In a southern roll, Sen. Bussell B. Long backs Stevenson Sparkman ticket while Sen. A. Willis Robertson declares support for the straight Democratic ticket Byrd stays noncommittal. Editorials show Ike gains in Dixie amid regional voting shifts and a Reuters AP survey.
Newport England reports Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower has been made an honorary member of the Usk Valley Casting Club after publication of a campaign photo showing the candidate fishing. He thanked the club and noted that his own casting relies on spirit more than precision or skill. He added he hopes to visit the famous river someday.
Denver August 1 AP reports the Republican nominee Eisenhower plans a closed meeting with his high command to map campaign strategy and decide the role of the National Citizens for Eisenhower Committee. Key figures include Nixon Summerfield Dirksen Lodge and Dirksen chairing the Senate committee. Hoffman cautions independence but signals broad support from independents and voters to win in November.
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