Eisenhower signals willingness to accept presidential nomination
PARIS AP General Eisenhower indicates he would consider a July nomination as a duty beyond his present duties. He will not seek relief from his command as supreme allied commander in Europe and will stay focused on NATO duties. Lodge has announced him as campaign manager and entry in New Hampshire primary is planned.
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Seven Die In Westfield Massachusetts Apartment Fire
WESTFIELD Mass AP revised toll shows seven dead with 15 injured after a multi floor fire in a brick business apartment block. initial reports varied with 14 believed dead and two others unverified. fire damaged walls collapsed into the cellar and a nearby clock shop. rescue efforts saved several occupants while two service members on leave were credited with aiding victims. The five story building housed stores on the first floor offices and apartments above with a fifth floor bowling alley.
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Joy Believes enemy Shuns Armistice
United Nations chief truce negotiator Vice Admiral Joy said signs point to the Communists not seeking a stable armistice in Korea. He cited airfield construction during a potential halt as evidence of bad faith, while subcommittees prepared to meet again Tuesday.
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Brave Skipper Nears Haven
Captain Kurt Carlsen aboard the Flying Enterprise neared port as tug Turmoil towed the disabled freighter 152 miles from Falmouth. The Willard Keith escorted the pair through three to six mile visibility amid a gale and heavy Atlantic swells.
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Churchill Truman Open Anglo American Talks On Danger Spots
President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill begin a new round of policy talks at the White House with advisers, focusing on tensions in Red China oil disputes near Suez and Sudan, after a cordial dinner aboard the Williamsburg. Meetings resume today and tomorrow with a public summary planned.
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Hearings Open On Steel Pay Dispute
Washington faces a new round in the steel wage fight as the Wage Stabilization Board opens hearings on union wage demands and management mediation efforts fail. A 45 day no strike period begins, with a six member panel to oversee future talks. The core demand seeks roughly 18 cents more per hour on current average wages around 91.90.
Phoenix Cemetery Denies Burial To Negro Veteran
A Negro soldier killed in Korea lies in a Phoenix mortuary five weeks awaiting burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. The cemetery board of trustees must decide to abolish rules blocking Negro burials. Pfc. Thomas C. Reed, 19, died June 3. his father George Reed seeks burial, while veterans groups urge change. The cemetery is owned by Arizona Lodge No. 2, Free and Accepted Masons.
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Congress Opens Election Year With Broad Policy Debates
The 82nd Congress begins an election year session with focus on universal military training foreign aid economic controls and defense spending. House and Senate seats plus the presidency are at stake as President Truman outlines a program including civil rights and health insurance amid likely talk over action. Investigations into graft tax enforcement and public waste loom as key political tools.
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Missing Canadian woman in Florida Keys mystery deepens
Hughnette LeMay, 21, from Montreal, vanished while fishing near Tom's Harbor Bridge No 4 in the Overseas Highway about 12 miles north of Marathon. Her husband George LeMay and brother Raymond Daoust lead the search as a $500 reward is offered for clues. she was last seen changing clothes before disappearing.
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Gypsy Prince Weds Girl at 15 in Florida Tribe
In Ormond Beach a 15 year old bride, shy and tearful, wed John Davis 16, son of Romany leader Mike Davis. The ceremony lasted moments after a long courtship begun by their fathers, with tribal elders blessing and celebrating amid a two day festival.
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Doctor Thill and three children die in lake crash
MILWAUKEE Dr. George Thill a 46 year old physician and three of his four children Lois 18 James 14 and Mary Beth 11 are believed to have perished when their plane crashed in Lake Michigan Saturday night. Wreckage including a log book bearing the doctor s signature was found by the coast guard cutter Sundew 15 miles southeast of Milwaukee. No bodies were recovered. Authorities said information from persons along the flight route indicated the three children died with their father.
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Eisenhower Backed by New York Times and Sun Times
The New York Times and the Chicago Sun-Times endorse Eisenhower for the White House if he runs. Both papers cite his foreign policy actions as key reasons, praising his potential to unite the country and lead in world affairs.
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Strong Winds Sweep East Coast Amid Storm
Strong winds from a vigorous storm 300 miles east of Chesapeake Bay battered the East Coast from New England to Cape Hatteras. The weather also brought sub zero temperatures in Northern New England and the Dakotas, with snow in the upper Midwest and rain in Southern California. Washington and Oregon reported snow, while the rest of the region saw mostly fair conditions.
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Eisenhower enters New Hampshire GOP primary race
Senator Lodge announces he will file Eisenhower's name in the March 11 New Hampshire Republican primary while Eisenhower himself remains silent in Paris. Lodge insists Eisenhower is eligible while in uniform and urged Adams to place the general on the ballot. Democrats for Eisenhower and party leaders weigh potential cross filings and the need for a repudiation if both parties enter his name.
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POW Letters Exchanged Between Allies and Communists
In Panmunjom Korea a batch of 159 letters from U N prisoners of war was turned over to United Nations postal officers by the Communists. At the same time the United Nations turned over 1 087 letters from the United States to be delivered to men in the Red prison camps. Eight letters from U N held Communist prisoners were sent to their families in North Korea and China.
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Once Rich Cotton Planter At 97 Has Outlived Money
MONTGOMERY AL AP 97 year old Thomas Linton McCullough recalls as he lives in a boarding house on a $50 a month old age pension. He retired at 75 with money in the bank then spent it on late life adventures including airplane travel. He reflects on outliving his fortune and plans to keep living to the end despite arthritis.
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Wind whipped blaze damages Atlantic City frame hotels
A wind whipped fire near Atlantic City's boardwalk destroyed eight houses and endangered nearby stores, tearing through three unoccupied frame hotels. Firefighters fought the blaze through the day as conditions remained perilous along the shoreline.
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