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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1952
Page
10
Maryland is set to end its 1952 financial year with an approximate 12 million dollar surplus, higher than February projections, boosted by unexpected gains in income and corporate taxes and racehorse wagering while some offsets reduce the total.
Leiby James Merlin Leiby a former Frederick Maryland barber is scheduled for execution by electric chair Monday at Raiford State Prison Florida for the years old murder of Leonard Applebaum a Baltimore druggist whose body was found under a Collier County bridge near the Everglades The governor issued a death warrant after a prior warrant was canceled at sheriff McCalls request The sheriff had suggested Leibys testimony might be needed in a civil rights case but no charges were filed Leiby claimed self defense the state said robbery was the motive and the Florida Supreme Court upheld the conviction
Sen. Robert A. Taft predicted Democrats may draft President Truman to run again as the strongest figure for a White House bid. He said Eisenhower is "pulling his punches" and noted Southern Democrats ready to back Harriman if Truman steps aside. An AP tally showed Kefauver leading among delegates, with Russell and Harriman next, while Taft claimed sufficient GOP support to win the nomination. California Gov. Earl Warren observed the Taft Eisenhower clash.
Eisenhower warns at the National Press Club against reopening wounds as Taft and Eisenhower camps woo delegates. Kefauver urges fresh air for the Democratic Party in Dallas. Maryland’s delegation to Chicago remains torn between Taft and Eisenhower while McKeldin withdraws from a governors’ meeting to protect his family, citing concerns for his children.
Maryland Governor McKeldin cancels planned trip to the Texas governors conference in Houston due to the polio outbreak sweeping the state and Houston specifically. The meeting was set to begin Sunday.
In Seoul on Saturday June 28 Brig Gen Wiley G Ganey head of the Far East U S Superfort bombing command said the force is ready to strike Manchuria if restrictions are lifted. He noted the planes would likely fly higher and faster if a decision is made. The commander praised the B 29 Superfortress despite many dating to 1943 44 and rebuilt. He and pilots praised the aircraft as the best pound for pound, and recalled the first Korea strike two years earlier which involved female secretaries loading bombs for combat.
U S air forces from Okinawa and a base near Tokyo have pounded Chinese forces from the Manchurian border to Southeast Korea after initial blows at Red tanks. About 150000 tons of bombs have been dropped as trucks and soldiers stream south toward Seoul.
Washington reports that on June 27 atomic energy leaders visited the White House. The meeting produced hints of major, undisclosed developments in atomic energy, signaling potential policy or program shifts.
Dr J Robert Oppenheimer, chair of the General Advisory Committee, and AEC Chairman Gordon Dean met with the President. They declined to reveal contents of the conference or the advisory report, citing confidentiality and nondisclosure.
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