Eisenhower Wins GOP Nomination On First Ballot At Chicago
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower clinched the Republican nomination at the 25th national convention in Chicago with 614 votes after Minnesota shifted 19 from Stassen. Taft's bid collapsed as states realigned, ending in a unanimous nomination and a unity show. Eisenhower waited at his hotel as the roll call concluded.
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Gen. Eisenhower
GOP
Eisenhower
Taft
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Ike
Texas
Sen
Gov. Warren
Monroe
B. Carroll Reece
Platform Given Swift Approval In Harmony Bid
The 1952 Republican platform won quick acclaim at the Chicago convention though civil rights provisions sparked debate. Sen Millikin led a united push while Harriman Kefauver criticized the platform as weak for workers. The document pledges military buildup, tax relief, and farm price parity.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Chicago
Averell Harriman
Estes Kefauver
Korea
Congress
Russia
County Leader Praises GOP Convention Eisenhower Victory
Rudolph P. Reger Green County Republican chairman hailed the GOP convention ballot for Eisenhower as the American way of resolving issues. He said Green County Republicans will wholeheartedly support Eisenhower and the united party will be victorious in 1952. Reger sat in Wisconsin state committee sessions as a Taft spectator and returned home Wednesday night. Alvin H. Babler Monroe Green County Taft Committee chairman attended the ballot as an alternate delegate.
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Green County
Gen
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reger
Wisconsin State Committee
Sen
Taft
Alvin H. Babler
Monroe
Taft Committee
650 U N Planes Strike Red Capital Pyongyang Raid
Allied air forces led a massive raid on Pyongyang the North Korean capital with about 650 warplanes from five nations. The attack hit military headquarters three ammunition factories and multiple plants along with key railway centers at Hwangju and Sariwon while civilians were warned in leaflets.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Air Force
United Nations
Pyongyang
Stan Carter
Hwangju
Sariwon
Fifth Air Force
U. N
Sheriff and State Police Evict Farm Widow in Lapeer
In Lapeer Michigan a 60 man state police force with Gov Williams orders aided by sheriff Gregory leads a 20 car raid to evict widow Elizabeth Levens from her farm amid a 17 year insurance dispute. The 60 year old mother of nine lost the farm after refusing a $172 assessment.
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Lapeer Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Stevens
26 000 Volt Chicken Contest Injures Milwaukee Boy
A 14-year-old boy, Ronald Feirtag, was hospitalized in critical condition after touching a high tension insulator during a "chicken" game on a 40 foot tower. His brother Eugene and friend Franklin Thrune, both 13 and 14, witnessed the accident as sparks and power disrupted a city area.
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Milwauke
Ronald Feirtag
Ronald
Eugene
Franklin Thrune
Beloit Pastor to Lead St Andrews Episcopal Mission
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Hulburt of Beloit will join St. Andrews Episcopal mission here as pastor after Aug 1. He will be ordained a Deacon July 20 at Beloit St. Paul’s. Bishop Donald H. V. Hallock announced the appointment and a congregational meeting at Odd Fellow’s hall Sunday afternoon following evensong.
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Beloit
St. Andrews Episcopal Mission
Hulburt
Beloit St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Odd Fellow’s Hall
Milwaukee Episcopal Diocese
Donald H. V. Hallock
Hallock
6Th Street
Bishop Hallock
Monroe
Beloit College
Nashota Episcopal Theological Seminary
Nashota
Wis
Joan Williams
Park Ridge
Fay Hulburt
Bitter divisions at GOP convention linger in final hours
The convention floor erupts around Eisenhower and Taft factions as speakers tout leadership. McKeldin lauds Eisenhower as a victor who can cleanse Washington, Dirksen hails Taft as a fearless defender of Republican faith, and Coogan nominates MacArthur amid a marching band finale.
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Taft
Dewey
Michigan
Summerfield
Eisenhower
Theodore,McKeldin
Maryland
McKeldin
Washington
McKeidin
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Ringling Elected By Badger Group
The Wisconsin Taft delegation chose Henry Ringling of Baraboo as national committeeman and Mrs. Yvonne Town of Waukesha as national committeewoman. Ringling succeeds Cyrus L. Philipp of Milwaukee after eight years in the role. A rule change will add a third Wisconsin member on the National Republican Committee with Wayne S. Hood of La Crosse to serve.
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Wisconsin
Taft
Henry Ringling
Baraboo
Yvonne Town
Waukesha
Ringling
Cyrus L. Philipp
Milwaukee
Harvey V. Higley
Warren
National Republican Committee
Wayne S. Hood LaCrosse
Eisenhower Visits Taft After Nomination Victory
In Chicago Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower called on Sen Robert A Taft to smooth party rifts after the GOP convention clash. The two met in private, then appeared together before cameras, Taft wishing Ike success and pledging to help in his campaign.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Blackstone
Taft
Conrad Hilton
Eisenhower
Gen
Seven year old dies in drowning at Mauthe Lake
In Fond du Lac county seven year old Robert Melville drowned after stepping into a hole while wading in Mauthe Lake. He was missing for about ten minutes before the body was recovered.
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Fond DU Lac
Robert Melville
Mauthe Lake
Blackhawk Picnic Opens With Amateur Show At Woodford
The 13th annual Blackhawk Picnic at Woodford opens the weekend with an amateur show featuring local acts. Rides, concessions and stands operate as activities begin at 11 am Sunday one fourth mile south of Woodford.
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Woodford
Blackhawk
Ethel Bandi
Monroe
Daphne Stassin
Aviano
Blackhawk Valley Boys
William Maurer
Patty Krebs
Petched Wellenkotter
Earl Benson
Gratiot
Jennings Hustlers
Boys Quartet
South Wayne
Arlene Anderson
Swanson Sisters
Henry Blumer
Lavonne Youngblood
Larry Hagar
Roger Zimmerman
Beverly Ommodt
Marlene Wilde
Carolyn Wilde
Judy Kay Ableman
Marie Halloran
Woodford Orchestra
Washington Huskies
Roll Call Vote Before Shifts In Chicago Convention Hall
The first ballot yields totals of 1206 votes with Eisenhower 845, Taft 280, Ren War 77, MacArthur 4. Reported from Convention Hall in Chicago.
State by state results of first ballot for Republican nomination
Early returns from Convention Hall Chicago show Eisenhower leading in several states with wide margins. Notable tallies include California 70 votes for Warren the full slate and Illinois 60 votes mostly for Taft, while New Jersey 38 votes lean Eisenhower 33 Taft 5. The report notes mixed results across Alabama to Oklahoma and ends with a reference to continuing results on the back page.
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Eisenhower
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Arkansas
MacArthur
California
Warren
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Eisensig
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Nomination Night a Howling Success
Five bands of Republicans named five candidates in a long noisy nomination night. Crowds waved placards and balloons while governors and senators joined in street theater with leis hats and colors. Taft and Eisenhower drew the loudest cheers, but Warren’s California riot drew the warmest reception as Mrs Warren and her three blond daughters shone under blue electric light.
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Chicago
Thace
Robert A. Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
Gov
Earl Warren
California
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