Kefauver Denounces Synthetic Draft For Stevenson Nomination
Sen Estes Kefauver addressed state party chairmen in Chicago attacking a synthetic draft of Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic nomination and urging delegates to judge candidates on civil rights farm policy and the Taft-Hartley act. He warned against Stevenson boom reports while saying he is not seeking the vice presidency.
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Chicago
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Stevenson
Joseph Sill Clark Jr
Philadelphia
John Hynes
Boston
Kefanyer
Oregon
Kefanger
Pitt Tyson Maner
Birmingham
Ale
Kefauver
Stevenson Group
Jacob Arvey
Illinois
Efauver
New Struggle Over Dixie Delegates at Democratic Convention
In Chicago on July 23 delegates from Virginia South Carolina and Louisiana kept their seats after refusing loyalty pledges aimed at supporting party nominees. The dispute followed seating of a anti Fruman Texas delegation and shifting tensions over the Fair Deal faction. President Truman aides helped restore calm as veterans pushed for a Stevenson Southern ticket.
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Chicago
Virginia
South Carolina
Louisiana
Texas
White House
Trisman
White House Holds Ltd on Chicago Plans
President Truman kept his nomination preference secret in Washington. Presidential Secretary Joseph Short said no plan to announce today and that a Thursday press conference would be skipped for a speech at the Democratic convention. He did not confirm reports he would endorse Adlai Stevenson or inform Missouri delegates by telephone. The timing of Truman’s Chicago departure depended on convention progress.
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Truman
Joseph Short
Short
Sen. Hennings
Missouri
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Powder Plant Blast Injures Several in Ohio Mills
Lebanon Ohio July 23 explosions at King Powder Co plant in Mills Mills injured at least one man with reports of up to four casualties. Fire and rescue teams responded to the blast site eight miles south of the town as investigators began assessing the incident.
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Ohio
King Powder Co
Panes Mills
Ere
Sunny Tomorrow After Morning Fog Cleans Up
A sunny day is expected after early morning fog with little temperature change. Southwest wind at 12 to 18 mph develops in the afternoon, bringing a pleasant and calm end to the day.
Former Attorney Identified as Los Angeles Candy Store Bandit
Los Angeles July 23 The candy store bandit captured after a failed robbery was identified as a former San Francisco Bay region attorney named John Francis O'Brien 47. He admitted a grand theft warrant from Oakland and had been linked to seven LA area robberies in the past three months. He was shot by police and hospitalized with a broken arm after a failed second attempt at Lee's candy store.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Region
John Francis O'Brien
Oakland
O'Brien
Roger Jordan
Claude Thaxter
Brien
Lee's
General Hospital
Ward Wells
D. W. Nichols
O’brien
O Brien
New Dealers Compromise on Civil Rights Plank
In Chicago on July 23, New Deal Democrats reached an 11th hour compromise on the civil rights plank to avert a floor fight. Sen. Lehman of New York dropped his bid for a mandatory FEPC clause and Sen. Sparkman of Alabama proposed a generalized antifilibuster pledge within a congressional reorganization section. The move aims to keep the convention united while pledging to curb filibusters. The subcommittee also endorsed three key planks on foreign policy and farm prices, signaling progress beyond the 1948 platform.
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A. m
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Senate
FEPC
John T. Sparkman
Alabama
Lehman
Sparkman
Subcommittee
Far East
Democratic convention voting may start late tomorrow
Convention Hall Chicago July 24 Balloting for Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees may begin late tomorrow. Temporary chairman Paul A Dever of Massachusetts said only one ballot could finish it that night, otherwise voting would resume Friday. Six hours expected for nominating speeches after noon session, with shortened speeches under new rules.
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Chicago
Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
Dever
Eleanor Roosevelt stirs convention with ovation in Chicago
At the Democratic convention in Chicago Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, 67, received a stirring ovation as she spoke of past era triumphs and the globe trotting days with the White House as home base. The scene highlighted her role as a symbol of Democratic victories in a year of Republican competition.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Rooosevelt
White House
Eleanor
Roosevelt
Kefauver Joins Push to Block Stevenson Nomination
In Chicago Kefauver supporters threaten a joint effort with Harriman forces to block Stevenson from the Democratic presidential nomination. Kefauver trails with 68 pledged California votes amid a 61 2 vote threshold, while Harriman and Stevenson allies mobilize delegates. The developing split centers on James and Franklin Roosevelt Jr as key figures.
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Press-Telegram
Chicago
California
Estes Kefaaver
Adial Stevenson
Illinois
Kefauver
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
James
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Jimmie
U S Tallies Four Firsts at Helsinki Olympics
United States athletes claimed four golds in Helsinki. Cy Young of Modesto set a javelin record with 242 ft 9.70 in, Bill Miller of Phoenix took silver with 237 ft 3.82 in. Andy Stanfield won the 200 m in 20.7, a new Olympic mark, with Thane Baker and Jim Gathers following. The U S eight won the eight oared race for the eighth time, with Logg and Price winning the pair without coxswain.
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Cy Young
Modesto
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Bill Miller
Phoenix
Ariz
Sweed
Andy Stanfield
Thane Baker
Jim Gathers
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Wavy
Russia
Australia
Charles Logg
Thomas Price
Roosevelt to Nominate Harriman for Democratic Nomination
Chicago dispatch reports Averell Harriman will be placed in nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention by campaign manager Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Harriman headquarters announced today the nomination plan.
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Chicago
Averell Harriman
New Yorker
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Newspaper Section Index For Various Pages
A compact listing shows where to find content across the paper by section and page. It includes Beach Combing on B-1, Boyle on A-13, Bridge on B-2, Classified Ads B-10 to B-33, Comics on b-4, Crossword on B-10, Editorial on A-12, Financial on B-8 and B-9, Obituaries on B-9, David Lawrence on A-6, Lookout on A-34, Radio and Television on 8-6, Shipping on 8-9, Sports on A-15 to A-17, Theaters on Aw? and Tides Temperaturas on B-9, Warners Activities on B-2 and J.
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David Lawrence
Tides, Temperaturas
Warners Activities
Temblor Felt Here at 11 14 This Forenoon
Tehachapi reports a strong aftershock at 11 14 am following Monday's big quake. Caltech seismologists note over 100 after shocks in Southern California. The Bakersfield sheriff's office confirms shaking across Long Beach Hollywood and Los Angeles areas causing further brick damage and continued concern over the disaster.
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California
California Institute of Technology
Bakers ‘Field
Benile
Long Beach
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Caltech
Arvin
California quake disaster loans offered to victims
Disaster lending aid was announced by the Reconstruction Finance Corp for families and businesses hit by Monday's southern California earthquake. A Kernville Bodfish route slide closed roads. Ridge Route 99 limited to two lanes for a week. Ramon F Pescadero, 62, died from severe burns blamed on a gas stove explosion during the quake, with three other injured. Two more shocks rattled Los Angeles as recovery continued.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corp
California
Arvin
Kernville
Convention notes hint at Stevenson blessing and posturing
Additional convention coverage indicates signs Truman may back Gov Adlai Stevenson for the presidential nomination. Secretary Oscar Chapman met Illinois Governor Stevenson at Edward McDougal's apartment, with Chapman allegedly proposing the meeting as talks continued about the fall states and nomination.
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Adlai Stevenson
Oscar Chapman
Edward McDougal
Chapman
Stevenson
Evening session opens with party leaders and nominations
The program outlines an eight oclock session led by Gov Dever with installation of the permanent chairman. Addresses by Speaker Rayburn and Vice President Barkley are listed, along with a committee report on platform and resolutions. Ballot by states to place candidates for President in nomination and a continued program for Thursday.
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Guv. Dever
Rayburn
Irman
W. Barkley
Ball
Military coup seats New Egypt premier in Cairo
Cairo July 23 Egyptian Gen Mohammed Naguib seized control in a military coup. Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha resigned and Naguib named himself army commander in chief. Naguib ordered arrests of 12 generals loyal to Mohammed Haidar Pasha as Farouk’s cabinet contact Aly Maher Pasha was urged to form a new government.
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Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha
Naguib
Mohammed Haidar Pasha
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