McKeldin Leads Maryland Delegation at GOP Convention
Maryland's 24 Republican delegates open the convention as a favorite son slate for McKeldin with Roosevelt McKeldin expected to count all on first ballot but party leaders differ on next moves Taft supporters push for Taft while Eisenhower backers hope for a McKeldin friend France declares for Taft and vows to work for his nomination after the convention
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Chicago
Free State
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Sen
John Marshall Butler
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Eisenhower
France
Taft Taft
Jacob France
Brightest Atomic Explosion in Nevada Test Flashes
The brightest atomic explosion in the spring test series lit the Nevada sky. About 1,000 combat troops and 600 observers, along with Las Vegas residents, watched from safe distance as the 701st Armored Infantry Battalion and other services tested effects on equipment. Brig. Gen. Storke reported troops moved from fox holes to observation areas, with the blast occurring about 7,000 yards away. The event marked the sixth test of the spring series and the 18th at the Nevada proving grounds.
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Nevada Desert
Foxholes
701St Armored Infantry Battalion
Fort Hood
Tex
Army
Navy
Air Force
Harry P. Storke
Camp Desert Rock
Nevada Proving Grounds
Rubber raft voyage seeks ocean crossing record
Monte Carlo May 25 two men start a Atlantic crossing attempt in a 16 by seven foot rubber raft named L Heretique with no food or water aboard The expedition led by Dr Alain Bombard includes Jack Palmer The raft was towed 10 miles from shore and carries a sail oars radio transmitter two cameras and 3000 yards of line
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Atlantic Ocean
Alain Bombard
France
Jack Palmer
Chiswick
England
Panama
Mediterranean
Sea voyage plan to Gibraltar and the West Indies
The text describes men relying on fish, sea plants, and a makeshift drink from fish juice plus seawater. They will sail using only a sail and a harpoon and expect landfall at Gibraltar in three to four weeks before crossing the Atlantic to the West Indies.
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Atlantic
West Indies
Workers Ratify New Wage Settlement
Western Union workers nationwide ratified a new wage settlement ending a 52 day strike. Vote totals were 8,685 for acceptance and 5,468 for rejection. The agreement includes pay raises or shorter hours and hinges on government permission to raise rates.
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Washington
Pim
Western Union
Adolph Brungs
Western Union Division
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
Western Union Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
Wage Changes at Massen Era Rail Company
Reported pay adjustments claim new hourly rate for passengers to average 83 cents an hour and overall average for all employees at 1 dollar 73 cents. The statement outlines a shift in compensation policy affecting workers and fare earners alike.
Memorial Day Parade At Woodsboro June 1
Woodsboro officials announce the annual Memorial Day parade on June 1 starting at 10:00 AM. The Yellow Springs Band and various musical groups lead the procession with Company A 15th Infantry Color Guard, bugler, and Francis Scott Key Post American Legion firing squad. New Midway Walkersville firemen and four area churches join, with ceremonies at the World Wars memorial before proceeding to Mt Hupe cemetery.
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Woodsboro
Yellow Springs
Une
Company A
15Th Infantry
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
New Midway
Walkersville
Mt. Hupe Ceme-! Pe
Memorial Service Address By John Fitzpatrick In City
John Fitzpatrick will deliver the memorial address in the city hall area. The National Guard and Legion units will participate in the memorial service.
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Tery
John
Fitzpatrick
National Guard
Legion
Idaho Prison Weeds Out Ringleaders After Riot
Idaho Penitentiary authorities began isolating ringleaders of Saturday's abortive riot. Eleven prisoners placed in solitary known as Siberia and The Hole. Inmates denied demands, lost two week old grievance committee. Tear gas used to disperse about 300 convicts who barricaded the recreation hall for over four hours, damaging machinery, furniture and windows. Warden L. E. Clapp estimated damages at about $15,000.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho Penitentiary
Siberia
L. E. Clapp
Clapp
Riot Sparks Fire at License Factory Near Recreation Hall
Clapp blamed radicals attempting to seize control of a grievance committee for a disturbance at a license factory adjoining the recreation hall. Two fires started by rioters were quickly extinguished after four radical ringleaders were placed in solitary confinement and the commotion subsided.
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Clapp
Rain Dampens Attendance at Hillbilly Jam Boree
Weather affected the Saturday night hillbilly jam at the Fairgrounds as Civitan Club sponsors said attendance fell. A tent was quickly set up to shelter performers Sunday.
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Hawkinson
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