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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1952
Page
1
Excerpt reports Eisenhower plans a tougher campaign, aiming to win Taft and GOP backing. He will attack Stevenson and Truman, then press issues as he moves into a combative phase. Sen. Wallace Bennett warned several former backers now grow lukewarm.
New York AP report shows Sen. Robert Watt expected to back Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower with GOP leaders Styles Bridges and Joseph Martin signaling no serious party split. Eisenhower aides and top Republicans meet in New York to align support alongside Dulles Nixon and others. Stevenson plans outreach in Springfield on farm issues ahead of a New York Legion address seen as a campaign boost.
At Eglin Air Force Base Florida a rocket fired by mistake from an F86d caused a B 17 to spin and crash into the Gulf of Mexico. Two of eight crew survived, picked up by a Navy minesweeper in 15 foot waves. Col Arthur R Debolt 39 of Columbus Ohio led the incident and could not explain the error.
Washington reports the Veterans Administration will eliminate 3200 hospital beds as a result of funding cuts. An official confirmed the scale of bed reductions and warned of impact on patient care and access.
Sen. Guy M. Gillette urges U S Agriculture Secretary Brannan to lift the Woodbury County hog quarantine immediately. He says the delay hurts Iowa producers as VE control costs rise and market prices fall while state orders remain in place.
Hardin county authorities probe two 70 year old graves near Hubbard as possible robbers cache sites. Discovery by Henry Deering of opened graves prompts inspection. bodies undisturbed though dirt piled on caskets and infant grave. County Attorney notes pine tree and similar dates may lure reuse, but no burial tampering proven.
Washington report on the St. Louis tax probe shows Ellis Slack denying approval of a grand jury report that purportedly vindicated James P. Finnegan. The Judiciary subcommittee seeks to determine possible grand jury interference as Finnegan faces related misconduct charges.
President Truman named Tighe E. Woods, current rent controller, to head the Office of Price Stabilization. Woods will succeed Ellis G. Arnall on September 1, with Arnall's resignation taking effect then.
Chicago authorities warn that cars kill about 104 people daily on national streets and highways. The National Safety Council reports 37,300 traffic deaths last year and 16,820 fatalities in the first six months of this year, a 3 percent rise from 1951.
Des Moines Iowa conservation commission asks Dean F M Dawson of Iowa State University to evaluate a critical engineering report on dam construction at three state parks. The commission details remedial measures at Lake Creston Geode Park Lake Rock Creek Lake and Nine Eagles Lake while awaiting Alin’s return from South America for further consultation.
Iowa reports 65 polio deaths with an Emerson Nebraska child dying in Sioux City. Rex Waitman, 3, among 28 polio deaths in Sioux City hospitals this year, died after August 4 admission. Norman Senjem, 38, Decorah teacher, died in Rochester bulbar polio. Five new Sioux City cases. total treated 602 in year. 226 polio patients there Monday. Ray Mills, AFL leader, hospitalized in Des Moines after Denver trip to meet Eisenhower. Southwest Iowa totals rise to 94 in Council Bluffs. Iowa City hospitals report 88 treated with 41 active. Weekly Iowa cases hit record 246 for week ending Aug 23. year total 1,229.
Sixty nine coeds from Iowa arrived in London after a two week Scottish tour by the University of Iowa Highlanders. They sail tonight for Montreal to return home while recalling Edinburgh Isle send off. The group raised about 4000 pounds for UK charities and lost one member en route.
Manila reports Army Chief Maj. Calixto Duque orders Brig. Gen. Jesus Vargas to Korea to investigate a beer donation to Filipino troops with U N command. Allegations say beer is not reaching troops and is being sold to American soldiers.
Prince Aly Khan flies to Paris following a three week US trip during which he met briefly with Rita Hayworth and their daughter as part of a possible reconciliation.
Margarine heir Mickey Jelke pleaded innocent to an indictment charging forced prostitution and illicit gains from call girls in a New York vice case. Co-defendant Richard Wallace also pleaded innocent. Jelke faces up to 134 years in prison and a $31,000 fine if convicted on all counts.
The Republican National Committee forms a Farm Council Organizing committee to mobilize farm voters for the Eisenhower Nixon ticket. Arthur E. Summerfield says the committee will cover all farming areas, led by Harold L. McKinley of St Ansgar Iowa, former chairman of the GOP platform agricultural group.
The Veterans Administration reports 1 021 000 veterans have served since the start of the Korean War as of July 31 marking a milestone in postwar manpower.
In Miami a 57-year-old retired grocer stabbed his 18-year-old disabled daughter to death with a butcher knife, claiming mercy for easing suffering. Police say John Moskal led officers to the bathroom where he described the act and stated his wife could not bear the burden alone. He is held for murder investigation.
The U N Army reports five riots in its POW camps since Aug 11 with one Red POW killed and 40 wounded by gunfire, plus 12 injured in Koje enclosure 10. Other incidents include Aug 19 shootings and Aug 11 pellet injuries during a riot amid evacuation and tear gas.
Dubuque County. Edward Kirkpatrick 44 of Durango Kansas died in a local hospital from injuries after his truck veered off a gravel road and rolled over an embankment near Balltown about 1 a.m. today. His son, riding with him, escaped injury. Sheriff Leo Martin reported.
Ray Farmer, a 26-year-old former Brink's employee, confessed to stealing $65,000 from a parked armored car using a key in his possession. Police traced him after a hunch from Chief Robert V. Murray. He led officers to Glen Echo Park, where the money was buried in dirt from a bag. Farmer, who worked for Brink's 1946 to 1949, had once associated with a youths gang planning an attack on a Brink's car.
Viola Miriam Goslee, a 55-year-old spinster from Salisbury, eluded court summons for three years. In a field near her farm, Sheriff Pollitt and deputies served an contempt warrant after a State trooper outran her in a long chase. The case involves settling her father F Grant Goslee’s estate. Earle Horsey alleges she hides behind doors to avoid service.
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