Taft Texas Win Raises Taft Nomination Hopes
Taft gained momentum toward the Republican presidential nomination with a Texas victory as Eisenhower supporters mobilized. The two leading contenders arrived in Chicago to steer weeklong preconvention battles for 604 votes, amid rules questions over disputed delegates and seating. Taft backers highlighted a near seven dozen vote gap to the nomination, while Eisenhower aides predicted a narrow convention edge in their favor.
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Republican National Committee settles delegate votes across states
Chicago reports how the Republican National Committee allotted delegation votes by state. Texas 38 votes split 22 Taft 16 Eisenhower. Florida 18 votes 14 Taft 1 Eisenhower 3 uncommitted. Georgia 17 all Taft. Kansas 22 split one for Eisenhower. Louisiana 15 votes 12 unsettled 11 Taft 2 Eisenhower. Mississippi 5 Taft. Missouri 26 one in dispute. Puerto Rico 3 Taft majority seated after a Taft Eisenhower contest not involved.
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Taft Leads as Texas Delegates Split Amid Row
Taft's national lead stands at 530 to 427 with 131 others and 118 uncommitted but hinges on next week's events. The Republican National Committee voted 60 to 41 to award Taft 22 Texas delegates and 16 to Eisenhower, a move Taft had pressed and Lodge denounced as a fraud compromise. Eisenhower backers vow further battle.
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Civil Rights Plank Faces GOP Draft Dilemma
Republican platform builders struggle with a civil rights plank as Sen. Eugene D. Millikin reports 10 or 11 subcommittee drafts. A voluntary federal commission to study and curb discrimination is floated to win minority votes, while some Republicans push for state and local “hands off” policy. Millikin aims to complete planks for staff review and avoid a Democratic style split.
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McCarthy Benton Inquiry Kept Secret By Probers
Senate rules subcommittee kept plans secret as it ordered staff investigators to probe unexplained charges between Sen. McCarthy and Sen. Benton. The panel may delay a report before November elections where both seek re election. The probe could cover Bentons disclosure of a 600 dollar payment from banker Walter Cosgriff in 1950 and Bentons campaign finance records. Cosgriff says the money was for promoting the Hoover program and Small Business Act and not a campaign contribution.
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Congressional Probe On Presidential Campaign Spending Urged
Senator Hubert Humphrey called for a full Senate inquiry into campaign spending by presidential aspirants. He warned that high costs may restrict access to the presidency to the wealthy or those backed by them, urging a broad study of aspirants from major parties.
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Acheson Near End Of Visit to Brazil
Secretary of State Dean Acheson ran final calls with top Brazilian officials as his Latin American tour nears its close. He planned to fly to Sao Paulo Monday and depart for Washington Tuesday, urging collective hemispheric security and sacrifices to uphold it, in remarks to the Brazilian Senate.
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Big Three Study Draft Note On German Elections
Allied leaders reviewed a revised Big Three note to Russia on German elections after West German edits. Informants said only minor changes were made and the Kremlin would receive the note early next week. Chancellor Adenauer pressed for a firmer wording guaranteeing free elections and German independence prior to any peace treaty.
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Racket Squads Of Tax Bureau Save Millions
Washington reports in its first year the Revenue Bureau’s racket squads found $73,176,196 in additional tax claims against known and suspected criminals. They indicted 374 and convicted 199, with 2,126 investigators handling 13,553 cases and preparing to probe over 10,000 more. They closed 15,430 cases, recommended 1,937 fraud penalties, and removed 5,489 cases from racket squad classification. Tax take included $3,079,970 from a 10 percent wager levy and $573,989 from a $50 annual occupational stamp tax on gamblers.
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Boy Burned Fatally By Fireworks Incident
In Little Rock Arkansas an 8 year old boy died after he stumbled into a pan of gasoline while lighting a July 4th firecracker. The child James Matthews suffered second and third degree burns over about seventy percent of his body and two cars were damaged by the blaze.
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All-Women Transcontinental Air Race Crashes in Arizona
The sixth annual Powder Puff Derby heads into its second day with 39 planes after a July crash near Casa Grande and Gila Bend delayed the event. Entrants depart Santa Ana for Phoenix Tucson and other points with a 2700 mile handicap course to Teterboro New Jersey and a 1750 dollar purse for top finishers.
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Red Military School Destroyed In Jet Raid Near Manchuria
United Nations pilots reported 21 Communist jets destroyed or damaged and a large Red military school leveled in a Fourth of July raid near the Manchurian border. About 70 Thunderjet bombers struck a headquarters and barracks 20 miles south of the Yalu River, with intelligence placing 1,500 officer candidates to graduate there this month. Eighty five Sabre jets engaged 115 MIG15s, claiming 12 kills, two probable, seven damaged, plus 10 confirmed camera kills and four damaged.
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Armistice Talks Make Long Session On Prisoner Return
In Panmunjom Korean armistice negotiators held their longest session in weeks on the prisoner repatriation issue and scheduled a secret meeting for tomorrow. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols, UN Command spokesman, said the talks were conducted in a business like fashion with no apparent shouting in the tent.
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Air Force reports Korea week of renewed air attacks
United States forces Papua North Korean operations report renewed air and ground fighting. Aerial strikes near Pyongyang and along the Yalu River damaged supply vehicles and disabled transport assets. Ground actions at Panmunjom and fights on Old Baldy and Bone Hill near Chorwon reflect intensified frontline activity.
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Rhee Signals Exit As Korean Crisis Evolves
Syngman Rhee said a presidential election will be held soon and he does not wish to run, while officials doubt his stance. The National Assembly approved a direct popular election amendment ending a six week crisis. Martial law remained in effect around Pusan as arrests and trials continued.
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Traffic Is Chief Cause Drowning Is Second Killer
The July fourth weekend toll neared 300 violent deaths with 168 traffic fatalities and 81 drownings in the first 37 hours. Fireworks deaths numbered 2, reflecting successful public campaigns. States list varied totals, with California and Texas among the higher counts, while drownings and other accidents trended upward compared with prior holidays.
Congressmen Set To Quit Later Today
Washington AP reports a feverish legislative push before Congress adjourns on the eve of the Republican National Convention. Lawmakers aimed to pass nearly 60 billion dollars in appropriations and resolve social security, farm price supports, and military construction measures before a sine die adjournment or possible special session. Senate leaders favored final adjournment, while some GOP and Democratic members debated timing amid Korea War and steel strike concerns. A Fourth of July rush sped bills to the White House amid procedural chaos and protests over the lack of committee explanations. A new GI Bill for Korean War veterans was among measures rushed through.
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Havana Reds Under Arrest In Cuba Roundup
Havana Cuba police seized Lazaro Pena former secretary general of the Cuban Confederation of Labor and Jose Morera once organizing secretary as they arrived off an international plane from Amsterdam during a nationwide roundup of Communist leaders after a street demonstration against Batista. One bystander died in the recent protest.
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Jet Pilots Escape In Springfield Crash
Two Air Force jet pilots bailed out of F 86 Sabres near Springfield after the planes collided in the air. Both planes crashed and burned seven miles south of Springfield. Pilots were 1st Lt. James W Leatherbee and 1st Lt. Donald J. Grassell. they were returning to Treax Field Madison Wisconsin from air defense exercises near Washington. Neither was seriously injured.
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Defeat To Victory In Two Years In Korea
Two years ago today a small, ill equipped American unit fired the first shots in Korea and lost the initial engagement near Osan, south of Seoul. From Taejon Airfield they rushed to the hills, faced a larger Red force with tanks, and endured heavy losses as they fell back. Survivors recall improvised transport and a desperate fight as the 21st Infantry and 52nd Field Artillery braced a doomed stand before withdrawal to higher ground. The initial defeat became part of a longer campaign that built Allied strength, leading to the Pusan Perimeter and later breakthroughs. The veterans who fought that opening battle have since left Korea.
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