Taft Opens Narrow Lead in South Dakota Primary
In Sioux Falls Taft holds a slim edge over Eisenhower as counting resumes in South Dakota with about 15,000 votes left. For 1,868 of 1,947 Republican precincts the tally shows Eisenhower 63,482 and Taft 64,125 with a possible recount lingering after Tuesday’s balloting.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Chicago
Eisenhower
Taft Eisenhower battle narrows in Talifornia primary
In Talifornia the unofficial AP tabulation shows Taft at 50.30 percent and Eisenhower 49.70 percent with 225 precincts still unreported mainly in western areas. Taft leads in rural districts while Eisenhower wins most cities and large towns. Kefauver wins eight Democratic delegates as Humphrey stays in party friend’s camp.
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Eisenhower
Taft
Associated Press
South Dakota
Sen
Estes Kenfauver
Tennessee
Chicago
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Kefauver
Sioux Falls
French Communist strike collapses under police mobilization
In Paris Premier Antonin Pinay ordered thousands of police and armed units to quell a sit-down strike led by CGT. By mid afternoon most of the CGT’s three million members continued normal work as the protest at Jacques Duclos’ arrest failed to gain traction west of the Iron Curtain.
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Paris
Antonine Pinay
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Jacques Duclos
Communist Party
Wheat gift travels from Regina to Greece via Queen
A shipment of Regina wheat brought happiness as the City presented grain to Queen Elizabeth II. The queen then donated it to the Canadian Save the Children Fund which sold the wheat to 550 buyers for 7070 dollars. Proceeds supported charity and the grain was eventually sent to Greece.
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Toronto
Regina
Save the Children Fund
Greece
Ounce Of Prevention Leaflet Urges City Firms Security Push
London city workers received a police leaflet urging vigilance against theft. The force notes staffing is a third of normal in the City area and asks firms to appoint their own security officers to collaborate with police headquarters.
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London
Soviets Ease Berlin Blockade on Auto Bahn Patrols
Soviet forces relaxed half of their two way patrol ban on the Berlin auto bahn allowing one way east bound American police travel after a 10 day restriction. British siege of Radio Berlin continues with the radio staff and defenders taunting the British while the de facto standoff persists.
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Berlin
Radio
Germany
Sergei Dengin
Soviet Control Commission
C. F. C. Coleman
Eisenhower Enters Civic Campaign in Kansas City
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower arrived in Kansas City with Mamie to begin his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Crowds greeted him as he left Washington and entered a downtown hotel, where he and his wife met supporters and shared brief chats in civilian attire. He appeared relaxed, choosing a gray suit and tan straw hat, keeping military touches in his footwear.
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Kansas City
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
United States
Eisenhower
France
Chicago
Mamie
Washington
Kaw
African Natives Demand Return of Bechuanaland Chief
Bechuanaland police arrested 38 natives and barred Serewe the capital of the protectorate to curb violence amid a native campaign for the return of exiled tribal chief Seretse Khama. Khama, hereditary chief of the Bamangwato, was banished after marrying a white woman.
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Capetown
South Africa
P— Bechuanaland
Serewe
South African
Seretse Khama
Bechuanaland
Virginia Doctor Convicted for Failing to File Taxes
Dr. Victor L. Myers of Alexandria was convicted in Federal District Court for failing to file federal income tax returns for 1948 to 1950. The chiropractor, age 56, said he believed moving to Virginia exempted him from federal taxes and admitted he had not filed since 1921.
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Alexandria
Virginia
Victor L. Myers
Federal District Court
Ex-Cab Driver Kills Wife In Courtroom
In Miami Beach a former New York taxi driver was held for murder after shooting his 36 year old divorced wife in the courtroom minutes after being placed under a peace bond. He surrendered to Justice of the Peace Kenneth Oka claiming he and his wife could not reconcile.
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Miami Beach
Fla
New York
David Brecher
Justice of the Peace
Kenneth Oka
Oka
Ann
American MP shot by German border guard near Berlin
Reported today an American military policeman was shot and wounded on Berlin outskirts by a Fast German border guard. In Ironwood Michigan rescuers located the body of the second miner killed in the Penokee Mine cave in which five miners were trapped Monday.
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Berlin
Ironwood
Mich
Penokee ‘Ron
Senate House split over aid bill in early compromise
Congress moved toward quick approval of a foreign aid authorization of 6.447 billion dollars after a Senate House conference settled all differences in one day. The plan trims about 1 percent from Truman’s request, with actual funding to be set in a separate appropriation bill.
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Washington
Truman
Senate House
House Appropriations Committee
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen. Kem
R-Mo
Britain joins U S protest over Rhee in Pusan
Alec Adams as charge d affaires delivered Britain's protest to President Rhee and handed a written statement backing U S policy. The note from Truman and the British message aligned with the U N commission views on Rhee seeking to control the upcoming Assembly election. Rhee warned against dissolving the National Assembly and ordered martial law actions stopped against nonessential assemblymen.
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Stan Carter
Pusan
Korea
Britain
United States
Syngman Rhee
Alec Adams
Rheen
State Department
Rhee
Truman
U.S
United Nations Commission For the Unification and Rehabilitation of
U.N
Public
Senate rejects plan to keep WSB three-way membership
The Senate rejected a proposal to retain the Wage Stabilization Board in its current three member mix and keep its dispute settling powers. The roll call was 56 to 26. A rival plan remains pending to remove labor and industry members and strip the board of recommendation powers.
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Washington
Senate
Wage Stabilization Board
Troops Raid Kore POW Pens on Koje Island
American infantry and tanks destroyed flags and signs in three POW compounds on Koje Island, freeing 17 anti Communist prisoners and 75 others under tight guard. Units from the 38th Regiment led by Lt. Col. William F. Kernan and Brig Gen Haydon L. Boatner Boamer directed the raid, with flamethrowers clearing huts as guards fled.
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Koje Island
Korea
US Second Division
William F. Kernan
San Antonio Tex
Haydon L. Boamer Kose
Jerks
38Th
Boatner
725000 Now Idled By Strike
The nationwide steel strike idles nearly 725000 workers including 650000 CIO United Steelworkers and 26000 coal miners with 35000 railroaders also sidelined. White House summons industry leaders for a capital conference to urge resumption of bargaining with Steelworker Chief Philip Murray within 48 hours amid stalled talks and wage board dispute.
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Pittsburgh
White House
CIO
United Steelworkers
Allied Industries
New York
Philip Murray
Murray
Supreme Court
Wage Stabilization Board
Steel
White House Sets Steel Talks Revival for Thursday
The White House invites CIO Steelworkers and major industry leaders to a 10 am meeting at the old State Department Building to resume talks on the steel strike that began after a Supreme Court ruling. Leaders include Benjamin Fairless and Clarence Randall. Philip Murray plans to attend.
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State Department
Phillip Murray
Steelworkers
Supreme Court
Truman
Steelman
Iman
CIO
Philip Murray
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Corp
Benjamin Moreell
Aw and Laughlin Steel Co
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Charles M. White
Republican Steel Corp
A. B. Homer
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Clarence Randall
Inland Steel Co
Irving Perimeter
Wade
Pittsburgh
Philip Eee
CIO United Stee
White House
L A. m
Murray
Razing Salem City Hall Sparks Air Quality Pause
In Salem Oregon workers demolishing the old city hall ruptured a tear gas shell in the police cell block on Tuesday forcing a halt until the air cleared.
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Salem, O
Salem
Bees Swarm Car Bumper On South Main Street
A bee hive swarmed the bumper of Maurice H Flowers's car on South Main Street for over an hour. Bert Tomlin of Excello boxed the bees and removed them, with police and onlookers watching and no stings reported. Flowers, a salesman for Stiffel Company, lives in Galion and visits Middletown several times yearly.
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South Main St
Flowers
Maurice H
Arnold Ferguson
Leonard” McFeeters
Bert Tomlin
Excello
Box 208
McFeeters
Tomlin
Debee
Stiffel Company
Lamp Manufacturers of
Chicago
Galion
Middletown
Journal
Howick
Senate Debate Over Strike Prevention Plan Sparks Uproar
The Senate opened a heated debate on a Maybank proposal to bar strikes in critical industries for 120 days, set up a settlement board, and allow presidential seizure if terms failed. Taft labeled it tougher on labor than Taft Hartley. strong partisan clash reflected broader steel dispute context.
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Washington
Senate
Stn
Maybank
D-See
Senate Banking Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Philip Murray
CIO Steelworkers Union
Banking Committee
Congress
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Taft
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
House Judiciary Committee
Reds Press In Korean POW Talks Amid Threats
At Panmunjom, North Korean Gen Nam ti protests treatment of Reds on Ko Se Island while UN forces demand names of missing soldiers. Maj Gen Harrison presses for accounting of about 1,000 UN soldiers captured, with 91 new names added to a growing list. No progress on repatriation or final terms as sessions end without agreement.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Nam TI
Panmunjom
Kose Island
William K. Harrisons Jr
U.N
Allied Office
Red
Teal Tal
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