Iowa Democrats Rally Behind Loyalty Pledge At Convention
Chicago Sleepy delegates observe convention amid party clashes over seating pledges to deflect civil rights dissension. Senator Blair Moody of Michigan fires up northern and southern wings as pledges are accepted by voice vote near dawn. Atmosphere mixes cheers, boos, and gavel taps as speculation swirls about Adlai Stevenson.
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Chicago
Paul Dever
Massachusetts
Blair Moody
Michigan
Moody
Texas
Mississippi
Mike DiSalle
OPA
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Charlene Meacham
Nichols
Iowa
Bob Feeney
Davenport Democrat
Mad Creek
Halstead
Eugene Peterson
Estherville
FEPC
Helen McCann
Cedar Falls
Platform Committee
Gillette
Stevenson
Kefauver
Tennessee
Kerr
Oklahoma
Russell
Georgia
Barkley
Harkley
Loveless To Lead Drive For Stevenson
Herschel Loveless named chair of the Stevenson for president forces in Iowa as he predicts Stevenson will win on first ballot and carry most Iowa votes on a later ballot. Iowans show no current preference while polls are delayed and loyalty pledges are cast.
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Walter Russell
Chicago
the Journal
Herschel Loveless
Stevenson
Iowa
Loveless
Illinois
Democratic National Convention Proceedings Summary
The document records opening actions of a party convention with a 7 p.m. CST start and a pre show. Gov. Paul A. Dever serves as temporary chair, with addresses by Virginia Paris and Speaker Sam Rayburn among others. Invocation by Rt. Rev. Street and a recess to 11 a.m. est follows, then nominations roll call by state for presidential candidates.
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Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
Charles J. Street
Chicago
Virginia
Paris
India Edwards
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
United Nations
America
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Alfred Diman
Chicago Baptist Assn
Rep
Thaddeus
M. Machrowicz
Michigan
Committee On
United States
Five of Family Die in Collision Near Centralia
A truck automobile crash about 10 miles east of Centralia killed five members of the Snyder family: Claude H. Snyder 37 Kelll error, Wanda 28, Melvin 14, Lois 3 and Louise 4. A fourth child suffered serious burns and two men in the other car were injured.
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Centralia
Claude H. Snyder
Kell
Wanda
Melvin Snyder
Lois Snyder
Sniveer
Louise Lewis
Mrs. Snyder
Library receives Owen Wister papers at LOC
The Library of Congress has been presented with the papers and correspondence of Owen Wister author of The Virginian. The collection reportedly contains his famous life and related materials highlighting his literary career.
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Library of Congress
Owen Wister
The
California Begins Counting Damage From Earthquake
Tehachapi Calif 11 dead more than 25 injured as southern California begins tallying earthquake losses. Centered in Tehachapi mountains the quake damages Tehachapi Arvin and other communities from coast to Nevada border with buildings wrecked and power lines sparking.
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Tehachapi
Calif
California
Mojave Desert
San Francisco
Tehachapi Mountains
Here
Arvin
Nevada
WOC TV seeks channel change and power increase
WOC TV Davenport Inc applied to the Communications Commission for a shift from VHF channel 5 to channel 6 and a power increase. The request aims to reallocate their broadcast frequency and boost signal strength.
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Tellvision
Woc-Tv
Davenport
Inc
The
Communications Commission
Improvements on Levee Here Virtually Assured
A 24 foot uniform levee height planned to shield Muscatine and Louisa counties up to 21 feet under most weather conditions is nearly guaranteed this year. Contracts for hydraulic sand movement and drag line material pickup will cover about a mile and a half of levee from the light plant south to Taylor's crossing and beyond.
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Muscatine
Louisa
Board Room
Court House
Howard H. Hartsfeldt
Rock Island Engineers
John Holliday
Louisa County
John H. Hendriks
Joint Boards of Supervisors
Hendriks
Municipal
Taylor's Crossing
Spring Lake Crossing
Rock Island
Little Six Title Game Postponed To Wednesday
Coach Lefty Schnack announced the Little Six championship between Muscatine and Fort Madison, slated for today, is moved to Wednesday at Heinz Field due to district tournament fatigue. The reserve game starts at 2:30 p.m. followed by the varsity contest.
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Lefty Schnack
Muscatine
Fort Madison
Ft. Madison
Schnack
Heinz Field
Five Day Forecast Outlook With Seasonal Averages
Temperatures will run near normal with highs around 88 to 91 and lows near 63 to 66. Cooler conditions expected in the north tonight and Wednesday, with warmer air elsewhere through Friday. Rainfall averaging about one inch is expected in showers Thursday Friday and possibly Sunday.
Barkley quits race as labor shuns him
Vice President Alben W. Barkley withdraws from the Democratic presidential race citing opposition from labor union leaders over party control. He criticizes self-appointed leaders and delegation heads, signaling a shift toward Adlai Stevenson with key states like New York wavering and Keefe, Russell, Harriman, Kerr and uncommitted delegates detailed in AP totals.
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Chicago
Alben W. Barkley
Truman
Adlai Barkley
Adlai Stevenson
Kentucky
Stevenson
Barkley
Jacob M. Arvey
Ilinois
New York
Averell Harriman
Associated Press
Kefauver
Russell
Harriman
Kerr
GOP Nominees Plan Campaign Talks in Colorado Rockies
Eisenhower and Nixon will meet Sunday at Eisenhower’s Colorado vacation home to discuss fall campaign strategy. Nixon will fly in from Washington on Saturday and travel 72 miles to Fraser Colorado. Nixon heads to Ohio July 31 for the state convention. Eisenhower will address the VFW in Los Angeles and receive the Bernard Baruch award for fostering unity.
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Denver
Dwight Eisenhowever
Senator Nixon
California
Colorado Rockies
Chicago
Senator Seaton
Nebraska
Eisenhower
Nixon
Washington
Fraser
Colo
Esenhower
Los Angeles
Columbus
Ohio
Veterans and Foreigns Wars
Julian Dickenson
VFW
Bernard Baruch
Mass Polio Inoculation Surge Reported in Sioux City
The Associated Press notes a record inoculation day as 3 544 children were treated in Sioux City clinics with gamma globulin tests. The polio drive aims for 16 500 inoculations by Saturday while Iowa faces 17 polio deaths this year including 11 year old David Anderson and 6 year old Billy Paulson.
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Frandon Paulette Hill
Sioux City
Paulette
National Foundation For
Raymond Hill
Franchon Paulette
David Anderson
Oae
Council Bluffs
Billy Paul
Iowa
William H. Hammon
University of Pittsburgh
Utah
Texas
Des Moines
Stevenson Would Take Draft Russell May Withdraw
A Democratic convention scene in Chicago sees southern delegates outraged by the loyalty pledge while Gov Adlai Stevenson signals potential acceptance of the presidential nomination if offered Various party leaders discuss Stevenson stance and the fate of Senator Russell and other candidates amid loyalty rule clashes and seating disputes.
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Stevenson
Russell
Tere
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Schricker
John F. Kennedy
Boston
Gene Cox
Georgia
Cox
Barkley
Averell Harriman
Kefauver
South Carolina
Louisiana
Frank McKinney
McKinney
James F. Byrnes
Democratic Party of
National Democratic Party
Miss Iowa Contest To Feature Days For Governor
Clear Lake hosts the 1952 governor's days event from July 31 to August 3 with politics and Miss Iowa pageant activity. Gov. William S. Beardsley and Sen. Hickenlooper lead the political side while 11 contestants vie for Miss Iowa including Carolyn Hill and Barbara McWhorter. The crown is awarded at the governor’s ball on Sunday evening.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
William S. Beardsley
U. S
Hickenlooper
Atlantic City
N. J
Carolyn F. Hill
Waterloo
Nancy Calvin
Newton
Janet Sawyer
Ames
Dorothy Schmock
Mason City
Joyce Dickinson
Fairfield
Barbara McWhorter
Algona
Shirley Nichols
Sidney
Margaret Wingert
Fort Dodge
Iowa Falls
Sioux City
Garner
Beardsley
Short Panmunjom Truce Session Yields No Progress
Korean armistice negotiators held a five minute meeting at Panmunjom in Munsan Korea marking the shortest session since July four talks on prisoner exchange began. Brevity sparks speculation that no progress was made.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
Davenport Lagomarcino Branch to Close August 2
The Davenport Davenport-branch of Lagomarcino Grape Co. will cease operations on August 2 after its building was condemned for parking space. The Davenport unit, founded in 1903, joins two other closed branches. 87 staff members have found or will find new jobs, retire, or share in a pension fund dividend up to 12,000 dollars. Most other branches remain in Burlington Iowa City Ottumwa Keokuk Muscatine Galesburg Quincy.
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Lagomarcino Grape Co
Burlington
John P. Lagomarcino
Lagomarcino
Cedar Rapids
Creston
Iowa
City
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Muscatine
Galesburg
Quincy
Mossadegh Reinstated as Iran Premier After Riots
Iran's parliament overwhelmingly renominated Mohammed Mossadegh as premier amid two days of nationalist riots that toppled Ahmed Qavam. The unrest left about twenty people dead in Tehran and other regions as Qavam resigned after government clashes with police and troops.
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Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Ahmed Qavam
Qavam
Britain
Mossadegh
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
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