Eisenhower arrives in Chicago to press GOP nomination
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives amid cheering in Chicago to campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He pledges to fight a “little group of arrogant men” blocking his bid and vows war to the finish. He notes the Taft-controlled convention machinery as he speaks at a news conference.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Western Station
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
Denver
Richard Nixon
R.calif
Warren
Windy City
Nixon
U S Troop Front Runners Vessel on Taking Over Fire at Sea
Rotterdam reports the 9676-ton U S Navy troop transport General Maurice Rose afire in the North Sea with fire in No 1 hold and engine room. The ship steers for Goeres Lightvessel and Rotterdam seeking aid as fire remains uncontrolled. Taft Eisenhower clash looms over Republican convention votes.
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U.S
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Dirkzwagers Shipping Agency
U. S. Navy
Maurice Rose
North Sea
Goeres Lightvessel
New Liner Hitting 36 Knots in Record Try
The SS United States powers through dense night mists off Newfoundland on its maiden Atlantic run. The ship logged a second day average near 36 knots, aiming to beat the Queen Mary I pace by dawn as radar guided crews held steady in zero visibility.
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United States
Mary
New York
Bishop's Rock
English
Britain
Ambrose Light
Newfoundland
Harry Manning
U N Aviators Blast 21 Reds Without Loss
Seoul July 5 United Nations pilots destroyed or damaged 21 Communist jets and leveled a big Red military school near the Manchurian border with no loss of a plane. About 70 Thunderjet bombers hit a large headquarters building and barracks as 85 Sabre jets faced 415 MiG-15s, claiming 12 destroyed and seven damaged. The Fourth of July raid followed a week with no Allied losses over North Korea and included air strikes near Panmunjom against enemy troop positions.
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Korea
United Nation
Manchurian
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U. S
Yalu River
North Korea
Willam H. Scott Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Panmunjom
U. S. Eight Army
Congress Clears Social Security Accord Amid Logjam
Congress nears adjournment as a Social Security benefits compromise passes. Senate fights a natural gas bill delaying a $46.6 billion military package and a $1.015 billion State Commerce and Justice spend proposal. Conference panel trims foreign aid and military construction, with a $6.032 billion foreign aid total and added atomic weapons expansion funds largely rejected. Administration plans sine die adjournment unless Truman recalls Congress.
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Congress
Senate
State, Commerce and Justice Departments
Senate House _ conference
House
Trupres
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate House
White House
82Nd Congress
170000 Nipponese Coal Miners Strike
In Tokyo an estimated 170 000 miners walked out at eight leading coal mines in Japan. The 24 hour walkouts will be staged every other day to back up miners demands for a larger summer bonus.
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Tokyo
Japan
Goat kills would be barbeque victim in Tampico
In Tampico Mexico on July 15 Felipe Prado was killed by an angry goat that charged while waiting to be slaughtered for barbecue. The incident ends a planned meal and shocks local onlookers.
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Tampico
Mexico
Felipe Prado
Taft attacks Eisenhower over GOP delegate dispute
Sen. Robert A. Taft accuses Dwight D. Eisenhower of making wild charges to win the Republican nomination. Taft blasts the Eisenhower camp for libel and intimidation after the Texas delegation split decision, saying they will use propaganda to override the convention.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Russel Sprague
New York
Eisenhower
Washington
Ohio
GOP
GOP National Committee
Eisenheawer
Ana Pauker Fired and Arrest Expected
In Bucharest July a government decree moved Ana Pauker from foreign minister to removal from office and recalled her from Moscow. Simion left Moscow for Bucharest, while observers and British sources suggested Pauker would face arrest and trial as purges swept Romanian communists. Pauker, 59, had been a top leader and the first woman to hold a high cabinet post in a Communist country.
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Bucharest
Romania
Ana Pauker
Pauker
Foreign Ministry
Italian Miners End 35 Day Sulphur Sitdown
In Ancona Italy, 200 miners left sulphur pits at Cabernardi and Percozzone after a 35 day sitdown to protest planned dismissals of 860 of 680 workers. The strike ended as union officials and mine operators agreed to pursue a settlement.
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Ancona
Italy
Here
Cabernardi
Percozzone
Where to find it brief notice clocking odds and ends
A concise guide lists sections and pages for Boyle notices across the paper. It directs readers to Church, Classifieds, Comics, Financials, Obituaries, radio and TV, Shipping, Sports, Theaters, tides and temperatures, and women's activities with respective page numbers.
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Boyle
Bulldog Survives Run-In With Street Sweeper
In Glendale on July 5 a five year old English bulldog named Debe escaped into a motorized street sweeper. Susan Fay Lewis, 26, and her brother Randy, 6, cried out to stop the machine. Employee E. E. Hassett of Pacoima halted and found the dog bruised and dirty but in good condition after veterinary treatment.
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Glendale
Debe
Grendsla
Susan Fay Lewis
Randy
E. E. Hassett
Pacoima
McGranery Orders Probe Into Alien Property Office
Attorney General McGranery orders an independent, complete inquiry into the Alien Property Office, once led by Harold Baynton, amid congressional probes into wartime enemy property and a broader Justice Department review. The move follows resignations and criticism from lawmakers and ties to a government cleanup effort inherited from McGrath and Morris.
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Washington
Alien Property Office
McGranery
Harold Baynton
Friends of the Administration
Mn. Wiley
R.wis
Senate
House
Justice Department
Ito
Iba
J. Howard McGrath
Newbold
Morris
McGrath
Weather Outlook With Low Clouds and Fog Clearing
Considerable low clouds and fog tonight and tomorrow morning. The sky will become mostly sunny tomorrow afternoon. High temperatures tomorrow in the low 80s. Winds from 0 to 8 miles per hour after noon.
Record Violent Deaths Across Nation During July Fourth
Associated Press reports the July 4 holiday period saw 306 violent deaths with 190 traffic fatalities and 89 from other causes. Drownings rose with 85 over the weekend and 62 other accident deaths, while safety officials noted auto deaths averaging 90 daily and cautioned that the pace neared historical Memorial Day highs. Two men died after a speeding car accident near Kansas City from a tossed match.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Kansas City
Cuban Police Seize Two Leading Commies
In Havana on July 5, police arrested Lazaro Pena former secretary general of the Cuban Confederation of Labor and Jose Morera former organizing secretary as they deplaned from an international flight from Amsterdam. The roundup targets top Communist leaders following a demonstration against General Fulgencio Batista's government.
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Havana
Cuba
Red Party
Fulgenico
Batista
Lazaro Pena
Cuban Confederation of Labor
Jose Morera
Confederation
Am International
Amsterdam
Grandstand Collapse Hurts 75 at Estelline Fourth of July
A crowded outdoor speedway grandstand collapsed during a 1500 person Fourth of July celebration in Estelline S D injuring at least 75 people. About 35 were seriously hurt including broken legs and back or kidney injuries. Rescuers pulled victims from debris and rushed them to Estelline Brookings and Clear Lake area hospitals as doctors treated the overflow. Mayor Hoffeldt said the stand was overloaded and an investigation was likely. the structure was built to hold 1000.
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Estelline
S. D
Michael Drobinsky
Estelline Hospital
Speedway Park
Brookings and
Cleartie
Jepresdans
Ed Hoffeldt
Fn Wee Beat Ae
Hoffeldt
Three Burned in Explosion Aboard Boat
Newport Beach July 5 Three men were burned when the port fishing boat Flier exploded into flames at a marine oil dock. Skipper Oliver Odett and Fire Capt. James Benedict suffered burns and shock and were hospitalized. The boat sank after a second blast as fire crews inspected it. Delayed investigation to determine cause. Rescue efforts linked to a separate tow of La Vie 22-foot boat bound for Catalina Island.
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Oliver Odett
40Th St
James Benedict
Charles Towers
Santa Monica
Odett
Benedict
St. Joseph Hospital
Orange
Towers
Ray Kimball
Shell
S. Bay Front
Balboa Sland
Benedict and
la Vie
R. M. Hixon
Cave St
Catalina Island
Fish and Game Commission
Coast Guard
Newport Harbor
Typhoon Approaches Hong Kong After Philippine Strikes
Hong Kong issued alerts as a typhoon lashed central Philippines and moved toward the Chinese coast. The Royal Observatory reported winds near 30 miles an hour and a position about 300 miles southeast of Hong Kong, tracking northwestward. Reports note at least 35 dead, 115 missing, and over 10,000 homeless in the Philippines, though details are incomplete.
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Philippines
Royal Observatory
Hom
Kong
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