Eisenhower Backers Struggle to Field Opponent at GOP Rally
Ike backers in Chicago fail to name a rival to MacArthur for the GOP convention keynoter as leaders from Texas Georgia South Carolina Mississippi and beyond race to influence seating and platform roles. Owlett proposes MacArthur while others push for alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
GOP
Convention Arrangements Committee
G. Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania
Owlett
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
MacArthur
Herbert Brownell Jr
Taft
Harry Darby
Kansas
J. Russell Sprague
New York
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
William Knowland
California
Earl Warren
Republican National Committee
Texas
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
NPA Awards Certificates For Defense Facilities Across Four States
The National Production Authority office announced certificates of necessity for new or expanded defense facilities totaling 88 million in Texas Louisiana Oklahoma and Arkansas. Companies including Kaiser Aluminum Ethyl Cabot Gulf States Utilities and American Petrochemical are listed with project values and depreciation write-off percentages. The note ends with an unrelated line about potato nutrient retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
National Production Authority
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Baton Rouge
Talumina
Ethyl Corp
Transportation of Petroleum
Cabot Carbon Co
Bayou Sale
Gulf States Utilities Co
Erath
Gulf States Utilities Co., Inc
New Orleans
Inland Waterway Transportation
American Petrochemical Corp
Lake Charles
Flying Fiends Strike In Korea Napalm Raid
Last man Lt Wilbur L Carpenter of Route 2 Eros La led a Napalm attack near Pyongyang with the Eighth Fighter Bomber Wing. The Flying Fiend squadron hit a large factory area despite heavy fire and smoke. Carpenter's plane took a hit but returned, credited with destroying six buildings and inflicting twenty casualties.
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Korea
Charley
Wilbur L. Carpenter
Eros
Pyongyang
Carpenter
Shooting Star
Petroleum Deposits Often Found in Sedimentary Rocks
Petroleum deposits occur in sedimentary rocks. Most oil lies in beds of sand, sandstone, or limestone, commonly associated with beds of shale or clay.
Kahun Egypt First Planned City Built 3000 B C
Kahun in Egypt, built around 3000 B C as a housing project for pyramid workers, is described by the Encyclopedia Britannica as the first planned city. The settlement served laborers and organized living space in a proto urban form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kahun
Egypt
Mississippi Democrats Set June 26 County Convention
Mississippi Democrats prepare for a 280 vote county convention in June with district caucuses to pick national delegates and an executive committee. Delegates must adhere to the unit rule, while speculation swirls over potential recognition for a states rights faction at the Chicago national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Democratic Executive Committee
Tom Tubb
West Point
Hinds County
Tubb
Aberdeen
Alumni Building
Oxford
Indianola
Winona
Decatur
Harriesburg
Hazlehurst
Chicago
John Clark
DeKalb
States Rights
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Louisiana Civil Defense Approved by Governor Kennon
Gov. Robert F. Kennon endorses the Louisiana Office of Civil Defense policy affirming non political administration led by Director Douglas L. Manship. The plan calls for a $200000 annual budget, closer ties with Public Safety and the Military Department, and broad citizen participation for disaster readiness. England has 5000 fiction or mystery writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana Office of Civil Defense
Douglas L. Manship
Civil Defense Organization
Department of Public Safety
Military Department
Manship
Civil Defense
Adjutant General
Louisiana State Police
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Ike Backers
Guy G. Gabrielson
Rep
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
House
Martin
NPA
Eureka
Monroe
West Monroe
Bastrop
Stokely
van Camp’s Tuna
Hief Oleo
Matthew B. Ridgway
L’humanite
Paris
Ridgway
Wilbur Carpenter
Carpenter's
Luther C. Carpenter
Route 2
Eros, la
Jack Howard
Ee A
Miss. Demos
Ana
England
the People’s Homestead and Savings Association
DeSiard St
Twin City Motor Co., Inc
North Third St
Poe
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