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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
2
Editorial notes how Texas precinct and county conventions swung toward Taft, ousting Eisenhower delegates. Regulars accuse newcomers of renegade Democrats and claim majority rule, risking tainting the Taft Eisenhower contest and potentially influencing Chicago’s national convention.
The piece notes President Truman’s plain image and the political value supporters place on it. It mentions the refurbished White House costing about 5.75 million dollars and recent housing problems like leaking roofs and a failing heating system, suggesting even the president faces upkeep woes.
A dense OCR puzzle excerpt lists numbered clues spanning topics from adhesives and crime to mythology and geography. The fragmentary grid hints at a cryptic style with entries for colors, animals, plants, cities, and religions, inviting solver inference from cross references.
Washington June 2 General Eisenhower landed smiling and in good health as Sen Taft assailed air power policy. Taft urged a tougher Republican stance on Truman Acheson foreign policy from 1944 to 1952. The general may disagree but faces scrutiny from rivals over Europe policy.
The Associated Press outlines Rhode Island Democrats naming 12 delegates at their convention while Missouri Republicans select a national committeeman and committeewoman after already choosing 26 delegates. Mississippi’s “lily white” faction conducts five delegate selections. Iowa primaries target governor and eight House seats. Eisenhower rides the Pentagon and White House spotlight. Senator Taft attends Martha Roundtree’s Washington political supper as Kefauver campaigns in South Dakota and Senator Russell addresses the Baltimore Junior Association of Commerce.
The piece notes Eisenhower may face attacks from Republicans over Taft policy views. Democrats could also challenge Taft if he secures the nomination, given their broad policy differences. It suggests Eisenhower’s own camp is targeting Taft even before a formal nomination. It ends musing on whether entering politics was worth it.
Senate considers routine bills at 7 p.m. central time while the Commerce Committee opens hearings on a bill to subject federal props to court veto price fixing laws at 8 a.m. Also joint hearings by Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs on German treaty agreements at 8:30 a.m. House schedules GI Bill of Rights at 10 a.m. Supreme Court holds opinion day session at 10 a.m.
The guidance asks to inform hosts you will miss dinner by calling them long distance before you reach. It emphasizes clear, proactive communication when late.
A NEA medical column discusses how household pets can transmit diseases to humans. It cites cats and dogs as examples, noting ringworm parasites and cat-scratch fever from cats and a creeping eruption in dogs. It advises avoiding kissing pets, washing hands, and keeping dogs off beaches and ill animals to prevent infection.
Rain covered the middle of the country with a belt from Minnesota to the Texas Panhandle and New England saw showers. Scattered showers touched the eastern Rockies while most areas stayed clear, with seasonable temperatures except in Michigan and the eastern Great Lakes where Cadillac reported 34 degrees.
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