Taft Attacks Stevenson in Columbus Speech Clash
In Columbus Ohio Sen Robert Taft assailed Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson during a live rebuttal as both campaigns held major talks nearby. Taft seized on Eisenhower ties and warned of a pro Communist tilt if Stevenson wins while Sen Knowland and Bricker pressed for tougher Korea policy and a stronger security stance.
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Robert A. Taft
V. Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Taft
Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Organizations
Gov. Stevenson
Memorial Hall
William F. Knowland
California
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Neil House
Taft Oe
Stevenson
Dwight) Eisenhower
GOP
Asia
Sen. Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
Gov
State Department
Truman
Knowland
Korea
East
Bricker
Acheson
Treasury Pre-Tax Bills Sell Out Oversubscribed
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder announced a 1 billion dollar offering of tax anticipation bills was oversubscribed by 778 million dollars. The bills mature in March and can be redeemed in cash, sold at a discount rate of 99.231, equating to about 1.72 percent annual. The issue aims to prepay upcoming treasury cash needs by collecting taxes in advance through competitive bidding.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Treasury
Senator Douglas Attacks Eisenhower At Montana Rally
Senator Paul Douglas told a Missoula rally that Eisenhower had surrendered to Taft, meekly signed the line, and shared Taft views on domestic and foreign policy. He said there are only differences of degree and cited the general’s “bad company” as a concern despite personal affection.
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Missoula
Mont
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen. Taft
Illinois
Eisenhower
Douglas
Truman Comment On Old Joe Stalin In Eugene
Four years after a whistle stop in Eugene Oregon President Truman invoked old Joe Stalin to describe a political rival. The train passage after midnight drew a question about the remark and the president gave no comment when asked.
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Ore
Truman
Joe Stalin
Politburo
Joe
Ike Speaks Indicts Truman On Campaign Trail
Dwight D. Eisenhower pressed westward campaign speeches to a Milwaukee Arena crowd of about 14 000 arguing the administrations courted Communists and calling it criminal folly. Senator Joseph McCarthy praised Eisenhower while avoiding full agreement on tactics.
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Cial
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Primitive humans used atomic-age principle in hydrogen bomb
A comic strip reveals a startling claim that cavemen first employed a principle later used by scientists in hydrogen bomb development. The sketch presents a bold, provocative connection between ancient humans and modern atomic theories.
Newspaper Boys Earn National Honor On Stamp Day
Philadelphia marks National Newspaper Week with a three cent stamp honoring newspaper boys. Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson unveils the stamp at Benjamin Franklin Institute in a ceremony honoring carrier effort in war drives and community service. The stamp features a boy delivering papers with the caption busy boys better boys.
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Philadelphia
U. 5S
Benjamin Anklin Institute
Jesse M. Donaldson
Franklin Institute
Donaldson
Franklin
Philadelphia Evening Tin
F. C. Alexander
Bulletin
Barkley Helps News Boys on Paducah Route
Vice President Alben Barkley joined Johnny Dyson to deliver papers in Paducah as part of National Newspaper Week. He joked with photographers, shook a reader's hand, and agreed to autograph copies for a kiss, delivering the Sun-Democrat and collecting subscriptions in advance.
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Paducah
Johnny Dyson
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Johnny
Veep
Paducah Sun-Democrat
Truth Squad Republicans Trail Truman in Northwest Tour
The Republican truth squad Senators Bourke Hickenlooper Homer Ferguson and Francis Case toured the Pacific Northwest denouncing President Truman. They charged the administration with cutting postwar military readiness and opposed power development while noting a Democrat Paul Douglas plan to trim Hungry Horse Dam funds.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Bourke Hickenlooper
Iowa
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Francis Case
South Dakota
San Francisco
Spokane
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Hungry Horse Dam
Montana
Truman
Sen. Hickenlooper
Revenue Men Weigh Obsolescence Write Off For Models
A group of models led by Mariabelle Young of Shy Inc asks the Internal Revenue Bureau to allow a deduction for obsolescence in income tax calculations. The appeal cites exhaustion and wear and tear as eligible write offs, sent to Commissioner John B. Dunlap. No comment was available from Dunlap.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
John B. Dunlap
Mariabelle Young
Shy, Inc
Dunlap
Halleck Says Back Pay Deal Is Vote Buying
Rep. Charles A. Halleck charges four million dollars in back holiday pay to 10 000 current and former government workers is a vote buying move. The payments to printing office workers date back to 1942 and critics say the timing mirrors other administration announcements to ease mortgage restrictions.
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Washington
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
Stevenson Speaks on Democratic Farm Record at Fort Dodge
Adlai Stevenson, campaigning in Fort Dodge Iowa, attacked Eisenhower and the GOP farm record, claiming the party has no farm policy of its own and calling Taft the un crowned boss of the Republican party. He argued America should not entrust its future to a house divided on policy. He later spoke in Ohio as part of a midwest swing.
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Iowa
Adlai Stevenson
Corn Belt
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Illinois
Eisenhower
GOP
Columbus
Ohio
St. Paul
Minn
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Democratic Party
Buckeye
Cincinnati
Retaliation Hinted In Kennan Ouster
The United States weighs retaliation after Moscow ousted Ambassador George F. Kennan for calling Soviet life in Moscow like Nazi internment. Acheson and aides briefed Truman and prepared a sharp protest note, with Zarubin likely recalled. Some lawmakers urge action while others warn against breaking diplomatic ties.
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United States
Russia
George F. Kennan
Moscow
Acheson
Kennan
Truman
Kremlin
Georgi N. Zarubin
Iit
Zarubin
Mackrowicz
D-Mich
Rep. Battle
D-Ala
Sen
Morse
R-Ore
Sen. Cordon
Collision Sinks Spanish Steamer Monte Facho Off Spain
Rotterdam report says the fog bound collision with the British steamer Granford sunk the Spanish 3234 ton Monte Facho off the west coast of Spain. Thirty seven crewmen were rescued by Granford, which sails to Lisbon under its own power.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Dirkzwager Shipping Agency
Spain
Lisbon
Reds propose five point peace plan at Peiping
The Reds unveiled a five point Asian peace program at Peiping before delegates from 40 countries. The plan calls for end to the Korean War, a five power disarmament pact, withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea and Japan, safeguards for national independence, and an end to war propaganda and discrimination.
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Red China
Peiping
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Britain
France
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Kuo Mo-Jo
Japan
Russia
Korea
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
Reds
Antenna Stolen During Wrestling Watch in Oakland
Nick Gambakos could not understand why his TV set quit working while he watched a wrestling match. A thief climbed onto the roof and stole his antenna. He wonders if the thief was watching too.
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Oakland
Calif
Nick Gambakos
Truman Presses Hard During West Coast Campaign Swing
President Truman continued a vigorous coast to coast whistle stop tour in California praising Gov. Earl Warren and Sen. Wayne Morse while dismissing hecklers. He warned that Republican control could end Western farm aid and mocked Eisenhower on farming knowledge during rallies in Redding and Davis with a final 5 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. EST schedule.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Adlai Stevenson
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Earl Warren
Wayne Morse
Oregon
William E. Langer
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Charles S. Murphy
Eisenhower
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Big Shasta
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GOP
Dwight Eisenhower
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Boulder Dam
UN Jets Hit Mine and MIGs in Korea Front Actions
U N jets blasted a North Korean coal mine near Kunu and the Chongchon River, destroying buildings as Sabre pilots claimed several MIGs. U N infantry retook Big Nori Hill and multiple outposts, though one post south of Panmunjom was lost amid ongoing heavy fighting.
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Korea
U.S
Fifth Air Force
U.N
Air Force
Far East Air Force
Namsan
North Korea
Big Nori Hill
U. S. Eighth Army
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Panmunjom
Communists Gather for 19th Soviet Party Congress
More than a thousand delegates housing in Moscow prepare for the 19th Soviet Communist party congress. The congress opens in the Kremlin big hall at 7 p.m. local time with Pravda praising Lenin and Stalin era leadership and peaceful creative labor advancing the party program.
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Soviet Communist Party
Kremlin
Supreme Soviet of the Ussr
Communist Party
Pravda
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Lenin
Stalin
Ohio Racketeers Owe Government S14 Million Taxes
Federal investigation shows Ohio racketeers owe 4.33 million dollars in back income taxes and penalties. Internal Revenue Bureau has assigned over 1,200 agents to racket squads nationwide to recover illicit income.
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Washington
Ohio
Internal Revenue Bureau
Four Die In Bus Crash On Pennsylvania Pike
Four Greyhound passengers were killed and 12 injured when a New York to Chicago bus collided with a steel-laced tractor trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Laurel Hill service station eight miles west of Somerset in Western Pennsylvania. It was the region’s third major bus crash in 18 days.
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