Taft and Eisenhower move in GOP race momentum
The Republican contest heats up with Taft touring Florida to target its 10 convention votes while Eisenhower secures a spot in New Hampshire's March 11 primary by not withdrawing his name. Minnesota plans and Stassen’s Connecticut bid shape delegate races as other leaders weigh Wisconsin and Oregon primaries.
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Florida
Ike
New Hampshire
Associated Press
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Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tampa
St. Petersburg
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Eisenhower
Minnesota
Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Connecticut
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Tait
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New York
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Congress
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Petri's Modern Cleaning Delivers Eye Appeal
Reward of envious glances comes from clean clothes. Petri's method is the modern way to clean and condition garments. Cash and carry at 1250 Orange Ave or call 6-6291 for delivery.
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Orange Ave
Million Damage in Mattoon Blast
Explosions from gas seeping from an underground tank blasted a business block in Mattoon Illinois on Sunday causing about one million dollars in damage. A barber at Hotel Byers Sid Williams aged 63 suffered critical burns. three guests had minor injuries. National Guards and state police evacuated theaters and cleared the district as fire crews from nearby towns battled blazes.
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Tif
Byers
Sid Williams
National Guards
Larkin Jones
Stevenson Signals Possible Nomination If Truman Declines
Arvey stated Stevenson would accept the nomination if Mr. Truman does not run and there is overwhelming demand for Stevenson as the candidate. The remark comes as Stevenson refrains from active campaigning, while his associates discuss conditions for entry.
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Morse
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Brewster
Maine
Truman
GOP
Eisenhower
Taft
Barkley
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Jacob M. Avery
Stevenson
Arvey
Midwest Roundup on Truman Move and Eisenhower Plans
In Kansas City, Democratic uncertainty grips Truman’s home base Missouri and Kansas as talks swirl over a 1952 bid. Eisenhower’s return from Europe, timing before the Chicago convention, and potential no campaign pledge dominate discussions among GOP and Democratic factions in state capitals.
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Associated Prose
Kansas City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Missouri
Kansas
White House
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Europe
SOP
Eisenhower
Harry Darby
Chicago
Congress
Columbia University
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Nominaton
Churchill Lands, Claims Success After American Trip
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, returning to Southampton aboard the Queen Mary, said the American visit refreshed many friendships and created new ones. He refused to discuss policy and suggested a fuller statement may come in Parliament next week, with a debate on foreign affairs and the trip. Churchill, recovering from a cold, appeared nearly well but hoarse. He noted a notably warm reception in Washington, stronger even than in wartime.
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Southampton
Eng
Winston Churchill
Washington
Churchill
House of Commions
Egypt
House of Commons
B-36 Bogged Down on Field in Britain
In Salisbury England U S Air Force engineers began laying a steel mesh runway to move a 170 ton B 36 bomber stranded in a muddy field after a training flight from Fort Worth Texas via Goose Bay Labrador Five aircraft flew in from the same mission Four landed at Boscombe Down despite low visibility The fifth pilot was talked down by a radar operator and landed short of the runway about 1000 yards away.
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Salisbury
England
U.S. Air Force
Fort Worth
Texas
Goose Bay
Labrador
Boscombe Down
Enlisted Wife Seeks Annulment After War Hero Alive
Mrs Agnes Dixon Sasser of Atlanta seeks to annul her second marriage after an Army handwriting test proves her first husband Pvt Walter B Dixon is alive and a POW in Korea. The case, tied to a so called Enoch Arden triangle, raises questions on GI insurance and court action.
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Agnes Dixon Sasser
Enoch Arden
Cullman
Ala
Washington
Walter B. Dixon
Dixon
FBI
Korea
Enoch Arden” Triangle
Sasser
E. E. Andrews
Pfc
William &. Sasser
Fort McPherson
Sassers
Veterans Administration
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