Johnson Western to Build San Diego Aqueduct Segment
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation selects Johnson Western Constructors of Long Beach among three firms to construct an $18 million 14 mile San Diego aqueduct section from Temecula to the San Luis Rey River. Other contracts include a $3.19 million bridge project and work bridged with the Metropolitan Water District and Navy contracts.
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Johnson Western Constructors
San Jacinto
Long Beach
San Diego
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Johnson Western
Temecula Tooaduct
San Luis Rey
Bureau For the Navy
R. V. Lloyd
Coachella
Metropolitan Water District
Lou Angeles
Murderer of Uncle Sentenced to Hang in Annapolis
John W. Chiney, 23, a racetrack cleanup boy, was sentenced in Annapolis to hang for killing his uncle Richard H. Coates, 41, in an argument over cigarets. He shot Coates in the stomach and head on May 8. No execution date set.
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Annapolis
John W. Chiney
Richard H. Coates
Europeans Follow U S Campaign Talks
Western Europeans watch the American presidential race with keen scrutiny. Both Eisenhower and Stevenson are portrayed by Red propaganda as Wall Street-backed tools, while free press in Europe notes no sharp policy split on Europe. Observers say Korean war and anti communism dominate red coverage, yet no decisive gulf between candidates emerges.
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Washington
Petre
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Wall St
Pravda
Communist Party
Radio Moscow
Europe
Stevenson
Red Press
Stavensen
Zlinela
Free Europe
Eisenhowar Mor Stevenson
Japan Nominated for World Bank IMF Directors Seat
Mexico City report notes Japan nominated on the joint World Bank IMF board ballot with 21 nominees for 11 seats. Election expected today as nominating committee proposed the slate.
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Japan
World Bank
Mexico City
World Bank and
International Monetary Fund
Cents-an-Hour Firm Halts Labor Violations
Philadelphia manufacturer Jacob Greenwald faced a federal restraining order for paying workers as little as five to ten cents an hour and charging parceling fees. Government attorneys noted minimum wage laws apply to goods moving in interstate commerce. The amicable order halts further violations, with officials outlining the case and remedies.
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Philadelphia
Ernest N. Wotuw
Department of Labor
George A. Welsh
Jacob Greenwald
Dan
Greenwald
Wotan
McCarthy Victory Intensifies Ike McCandidacy Strain
New York reports a landslide McCarthy renomination challenges Eisenhower's campaign. Eisenhower, returning from a Midwest swing, offered cautious remarks and pledged to back the ticket, while McCarthy supporters press for full endorsement amid factional tensions within the GOP. Taft contact and Jenner criticism of Marshall add to the campaign complexity.
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New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McCarthy
GOP
Eisenhower
Idlewild
Midwest
Washington
Indianapolis
Denver
Republican Organization
Jenner
Indianapolls
Sparkman predicts trouble for Eisenhower in 1952 race
Senator Sparkman arriving in Salt Lake City warned that Me contrems renomination places Eisenhower in an awkward position. He cited McCarthy and Jenner as fueling opposition and noted Marshall's treason charges tied to Eisenhower's support. Sparkman spoke in Salt Lake City and Ogden before heading to Chicago and Washington.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
John J. Sparkman
Joseph Me
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eleanhower
Sparkman
Topeka
Kan
Ogden
Iby
Chicago
Washington
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Carthy
R.wis
Sen
William Jenner
Indiana
Gen
George Marshall
Marshall
Fang
U S Girls Found Safe After Germany Trip
Two American schoolgirls missing for two days in Germany were found asleep in lounge chairs at a U S Army billeting office in Garmisch Partenkirchen. Identified as Jane Margaret Vaughn of Atlanta and Walta Nee Hoover Halliburton of Santa Rosa, they said they briefly left their homes Tuesday night in Würzburg where their fathers are stationed to take a spur of the moment train trip.
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Germany
U. S
Wuerzburg
U. S. Army
Jane
Margaret Vaughn
Capt
C. 5. Vaughn
Atlanta
Walta Nee Hoover Halliburton
Mia
L. B. Balliburton
Santa Rosa
Calif
Nuernburg
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