AFL Endorses Stevenson for President at Convention
The American Federation of Labor endorsed Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson, the Democratic candidate, marking the first AFL convention endorsement since 1881. CIO also backed Stevenson, with delegates hailing the move as unity for labor. Stevenson pledged a new labor law to replace Taft Hartley as he prepared a Baltimore speech on inflation and living costs.
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American Federation of Labor
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
AFL
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
William Green
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Stevenson
Labor
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GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Middle West
Nixon
Baltimore
CBS
Bradley Presses Sharing Atomic Secrets With Allies
Gen Omar Bradley urged the United States to share atomic warfare knowledge with Allied European commanders. He warned some nations wrongly think U S possession eliminates their need to build defenses and noted no time limit on disclosures. Bradley spoke after an 11 day Europe trip and cited the 1946 law barring such sharing.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
United States
Europe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Bradley
Pentagon
VU. S.S
Famed Cartoonist Webster Dies After Collapse
Stamford resident Harold Tucker Webster, creator of Caspar Milquetoast, collapsed on a railroad train and died in an ambulance after reaching Stamford station. He observed his 67th birthday days earlier. Doctors cited a coronary thrombosis as the cause of death.
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Stamford
Conn
Harold Tucker Webster
Webster
F. C McMahon
New York Herald Tribune
Schacht Studies Egyptian Budget in Cairo Visit
German financial expert Hjalmar Schacht arrived in Cairo after being invited as an adviser to Moslem governments. He began a survey of the new Egyptian budget and said he would advise on all economic and financial questions of interest to Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Hjalmar Schacht
Schach
Train 142 Derailed Three Times On Mexican Route
Passengers on Train 142 from Tampico reached San Luis Potosi after a grueling journey that began Sunday night. The trip, normally 12 hours, included derailments at Zacate and again two miles further, then a third derailment two miles beyond that.
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San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Tampico
Zacate
Stevenson Denies Private Cash Fund for State Officials
CHICAGO Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson rejected claims that he promoted a private cash fund to supplement salaries of state officials. He said there was nothing improper and that no fund was secret or used for elected officials. Chandler demanded names of contributors and recipients, but Stevenson said he did not recall the conversation.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
New York
Kent Chandler
William Flanagan
Governo
Chandler
Citizens For Eisenhower
Grain Report Details 10 Million Embezzlement in CCC Grain
The Senate Agriculture Committee released a 43 page report showing embezzlement or criminal conversion of Commodity Credit Corp owned grain inventories by 131 warehousemen totaling about 10 million dollars as of May 1952. The report found government workers did not profit personally and was approved unanimously by eight senators.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Eilender
D-La
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Eisenhower Attacks Stevenson as Faint Hearted in Cincinnati
In a Cincinnati speech to 3,500, General Eisenhower assails Adlai Stevenson and the Truman era for “faintness of heart.” He accuses the administration of surrendering initiative to the Soviets and promises a GOP government that will curb inflation and align foreign policy with Congress. He criticizes Stevenson’s tax stance as tracing defense spending to Soviet influence.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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Eisenhower
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Soviet Union
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Outlay For Talk Indicates Nixon To Stay On Ticket
A $75,000 outlay by the National Committee for a television radio defense of Sen. Richard M. Nixon suggested Nixon would remain on the Republican ticket. Eisenhower held back a personal decision until Nixon speaks, while backers claim no difference between Nixon’s expense fund and Stevenson’s Democratic fund.
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Eisenhower Special
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevensson
Illinois
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Stevenson
Scott
Dana Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Mitchell
B 26s Attack Red Convoys Across Front in Korea
U S B 26 aircraft hit Communist supply convoys last night destroying 156 Red trucks in one night. Ground action slowed after days of heavy fighting at both ends of the 155 mile front. U S Eighth Army tallies show 3 332 Communist troops killed or wounded last week, the fourth highest weekly toll of the year. The September total of Red trucks destroyed reached 1 461, well above recent months but far from the 6 179 trucks reported destroyed in late 1951.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Iraq King In England
Iraq's King Faisal II arrived in Southampton after a transatlantic voyage aboard the Queen Elizabeth for a week long state visit to Britain.
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Southampton
England
Iraq
Faisal II
New York
Britain
Justice Men To Study Extra Funds For Officials
The Justice Department under Attorney General James P. McGranery orders a broad review of supplemental funds to public officials. The survey aims to clarify legality of expense accounts amid the Nixon fund controversy, without opening an investigation into Nixon’s funds.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
Richard Nixon
California
Senate
Justice Department
South miners edge toward pact amid Southern doubt
Southern coal executives face opposition to union demands as Northern operators approve a $1.9 daily raise for 170000 miners. Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association signals opposition while Washington discussions unfold. Analysts predict a Thursday vote on terms and a one year Oct 1 contract with costs rising about 75 cents per ton.
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W. Va
Southern
United Mine Workers
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Washington
Moody
UMWA
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Wage Stabilization Board
U S to Pay Half Cost of New Pike Roads
Washington reports Ohio highway director S O Linzell says the federal government will cover more than half the cost of new road construction to serve a two hundred million dollar atomic energy plant planned in Southern Ohio.
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U.S
Washington
S. O. Linzell
Ohio
Eisenhower Charges Inflation Policy Ahead Of Ohio Tour
Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke in Ohio on a whistle stop campaign tour hitting Cincinnati Dayton Springfield and Columbus. He used a white pine demonstration to argue inflation harms the dollar and previewed a Cleveland speech while flanked by Ohio GOP leaders and featured appearances by Mamie Eisenhower.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
Cincinnati
Dayton
Springfield
Columbus
Maes
Eisenhower
Cleveland
Eisenhower Taft Campaign Speech in Middletown Warns on Inflation
Eisenhower urged Middletown residents to vote in November choosing honesty over inflation. He accused the administration of a deliberate inflation policy and criticized Democratic leadership, promising GOP leadership for better national direction. Senator Taft, introduced by Schenck, thanked supporters and urged outreach.
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Trautman Bans Hirsch from Baseball
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues president George M. Trautman permanently bans Walter Hirsch of Dayton from minor league baseball for his role in the 1949 50 University of Kentucky basketball scandal. Hirsch, who played first base for Danville in the Mississippi Ohio Valley League this season, says he will appeal. He says he has been drafted for induction.
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George M. Trautman
Walter Hirsch
Dayton
University of Kentucky
Hirsch
Danville
Trautman
Eisenhower Campaign Draws Big Ohio Crowds
General Eisenhower spoke to large crowds in Columbus and other Ohio cities, blasting Washington corruption and inflation while praising Republican governance. He warned against a transition to a regulated state and urged support for GOP candidates including Sen. Taft and Paul Schenck.
Voter Registration Push Targets Changes in Ohio Residents
Voter registration urged for those with name changes who never registered before those turning 21 by November 4 those who have not voted in two years and those who recently moved or reached one year residence in Ohio. Register at Middletown Board of Elections or at four area sites tomorrow during defined hours. Special sites include Samuel Blumberg residence 2504 Grand Ave R M Steinetz 3400 Tytus Ave Monroe Town Hall and Lovely Brothers Furniture 3125 Yankee Rd.
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Board of Elections
Middletown
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