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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1952
Page
1
Reports from Chicago note heated exchanges at the 25th Republican National Convention as factions backing General Eisenhower and General MacArthur clash over rules and credentials. Observers highlight intense rhetoric, logistical quirks, and a Muscatine county couple amid the press section seats.
The Iowa delegation to the Republican convention split 15 to 11 on a rule for contested delegates. Des Moines chairman Robert K. Goodwin and Mrs. Anns Lomas supported the Taft side in the vote, while Eisenhower leaders Faul and Palmer predicted Eisenhower’s renomination. Senator Hickenlooper remained undecided, and Faul’s credentials role moved forward as the committee also admitted camera crews to sessions.
Mexico City faced violent political riots with at least four dead and hundreds detained. Roads were blocked and soldiers and police patrolled streets while authorities warned of further outbreaks as supporters of behind in vote candidates mounted protests after Sundays presidential elections.
General MacArthur assailed the Democratic Party as a war party in a Chicago speech backing Taft for the presidential nomination. He urged Republicans to unite for the November election while criticizing Truman era policy and U S containment in the Far East.
Jackie Robinson opened scoring with a first inning homer and Hank Sauer followed with a fourth inning shot to power the National League to a 3-2 win over the American League in a rain shortened All Star Game. Bob Rush earned the win as Bob Lemon took the loss in his first decision. A crowd of 32,785 paid 108,762.40 for the tilt, marking the NL’s third straight victory in the series.
Government reports indicate a new high in the cost of living with food prices up 0.3 percent in June to 14 percent above prewar levels. Rents are cited as a rising factor while wholesale prices hold steady after weeks of decline.
Paul Rogers, former personal secretary to General Douglas MacArthur, attended as keynote speaker tickets were arranged after Taft contacts. Rogers, who served in Manila and participated in major landings, braved rain to glimpse the general outside the convention hall with his wife Arlene Brudtkuhl.
The GOP 1952 platform underwent final revision and may be unveiled Wednesday. Senator Millikin of Colorado, chief architect, planned a closed session with the 106 member Resolutions committee to review the full platform and send it to the convention. Key points target anti Communist action while civil rights proposals faced split views.
A 15 year old from Manchester Connecticut wrote Marine Corps HQ expressing desire to join. He said he was sick and tired of unmilitary life and wished to enlist due to this dissatisfaction.
In Chicago the Taft Eisenhower clash over 93 disputed convention seats nears a decision as 1,206 delegates at the 25th GOP convention await final seating. The Credentials committee already backed 18 Florida Taft supporters, with events featuring Hoover and Pyle as MacArthur heckles Truman.
Washington officials report vast job losses as the 82nd Congress trims agency funding. The six Economic Stabilization agencies face more than 9 000 lay offs from a 17 000 workforce within 30 days, with ESA OPS WSB Rent and Salary Stabilization boards and others hit hardest. State Dept plans 400 U S jobs cut and 20 abroad, not immediate firings, via vacancy attrition.
Prime Minister Churchill sent formal congratulations to Commodore Harry Manning for the United States liner crossing the Atlantic, breaking Britain's previous record. The telegram praised the skipper's magnificent achievement and marked a historic naval milestone.
Pittsburgh businessman Louis Yee a Chinese laundry owner watched the national Republican convention on a television set when it failed. A stranger offered to fix it quickly and took the set away. Hours passed and police later found the man trying to sell the set at a bar.
Monday night drifted with speeches and scarce business as Taft and Eisenhower courted delegates. Two Taft backers switched to Eisenhower, California and Warren signaled support, and the Credentials committee faced a potential floor fight as Taft gained control amid fears of a returning contested-delegate report.
West Berlin decides to blockade roads into the Russian zone to hinder Communist kidnappings after the earlier seizure of anti Communist lawyer Dr Walter Linse. Police call for increased force to prevent a recurrence.
The five day forecast for Iowa calls for near normal temperatures with a high around 89 and a low near 65. A warming trend is expected Wednesday and Thursday followed by cooler highs Friday and Saturday and a return to warmth Sunday. Rainfall totals are forecast to be between one quarter and one half inch from showers on Friday and Saturday.
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