Eisenhower Rally Draws Half Million In Indianapolis
General Dwight D. Eisenhower wound up a Midwest campaign tour with strong grass roots support in Indiana. Police estimated about 350000 to 500000 Hoosiers greeted him in Indianapolis as he prepared to address at Butler University Field House before flying to New York. Taft faithful in Ohio and Indiana backed the nomination, while Taft planned a late meeting with Eisenhower to map campaign roles.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Midwest
Taft
Washington
GOP National Committee
New York
Indiana
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Chicago
Eisenhower
Ihe
Butler University
New Buildings Necessary At Prison Burke
Burke tells the Wisconsin Police Chiefs Association the state prison at Waupun is outdated and inadequate for a modern penal program with work facilities schools recreation and psychiatric services He cites uneven sentences across circuits and urges reform Waukesha Chief Owens elected association president and others named to office Tramburg commends cooperation with parole and probation officials urging chiefs to support parolees reintegration.
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Waupun
John C. Burke
Wisconsin Police Chiefs’ Association
Burke
Police Chiefs
Waukesha
Harold T. Owens
Association
Herbert W. Kapp
Ap- Pieton
Thomas Kasiello
West Allis
Emil Bartels
Shorewood
Glen
Zimmerman
Plymouth
Fluoridation Proposal Defeated by Manitowoc Voters
Manitowoc voters rejected a city council ordinance to fluoridate water by a vote of 6.853 to 3.315. The council had adopted a plan in April but petitions were filed to reconsider or conference on the issue.
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Manitowoc
Public School Custodians Seek $200 Pay Increase
Oshkosh public school custodians call for a $200 annual salary raise with a board of education action planned for September 18 after a constructive meeting with a custodians committee. The earlier June 11 meeting led to a reconsideration of base pay when a new budget is prepared if funds are available.
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Board of Education
School Commission
San Francisco
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Stevenson
Truman
Asia
America
United States
Soviet Union
Common Council
Dale Allen
Custodians’ Committee
McCarthy Wins Appleton GOP Nomination by Narrow Margin
In Appleton Wisconsin Joseph McCarthy captured 7 percent of the Republican votes in his hometown, beating Howard McMurray as he sought renomination. McCarthy’s total rose to 629,450 to 375,772 statewide, with Windsor immigration cases revealing a visa racket. About 53 Canadians were rounded up for false financial declarations to enter the United States via Windsor across the Detroit River.
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United States
Windsor
Ont
Appleton
Joseph McCarthy
Washi
van Ty Nounced
Washington
Inominaton
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Roy Hs McBrigey
Windsor Bank
McCarthy
Steigerwald
Howard McMurray
Airs
N. Wald
University of Wisconsin
Paul Martin
Canada
Zimmerman Smothers Foe In Race for Secretary of State
Milwaukee contest shows Zimmerman defeating rival Maurice B. Wigderson for the GOP nomination in Wisconsin’s secretary of state primary. Returns from 2,726 of 3,224 precincts give Zimmerman 380,867 to 189,247 for Wigderson, with Milwaukee’s early results sparse. Incumbents led in several statewide races, including Gov. Keller’s strong showing and multiple Republican and Democratic contenders.
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Secretary of
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Fred R
Zimmerman
Wis
Cousin
Wagale Eeee
Republican Party
Madison
Maurice B. Wizderson
GOP
Wisconsin
Wigderson
Nilwaukee
Zimermerman
Keller
Wiliam Proxmire
George M. Smith
Revermor
Warren R. Smith
Vernon Thompson
Democratic
Sverre Roang
Edgerton
Herman Fu‘ Jessen
Phelps
Ruth B. Dosle
Elliel N. Waletead
Rener
All Badger Congressmen Are Nominated
Wisconsin’s congressional delegation was mostly confirmed in party primaries. Incumbents won easily, with Rep. Gardner Withrow the sole notable upset, barely defeating former Rep. William H. Stevenson. Melvin R. Laird captured the Seventh District Republican nomination. Clement Zabrocki led Democrats in Milwaukee, securing renomination for the state’s only Democratic representative.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Washington
Mory
Gardner Withrow Republican
la Crosse
Wiliam H. Stevenson
Onalaska
Melvin R. Laird
Marshfield
Reed Murray
Ogdensburg
Withrow
Stevenson
Clement Zabrocki
Polio Case Rise In State As Campaigns Narrow
The report notes more polio cases in Wisconsin and Arizona’s political race results. Rep. John R. Murdock leads Ralph Watkins in the Arizona First District renomination bid with 16,901 to 9,750 votes from 333 of 504 precincts. In Wisconsin, polio tallies climb with two Monroe County cases and escalating totals in Madison and nearby areas.
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Ariz
John R. Murdock
Congress
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Murdock
House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Ralph Watkins
Buckeye
Hig
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Monroe County
Sparta
Heart of the
Barabon
Mauston
Juncan County
Madison
Lester Kahl
Waukesha
McCarthy Wins In Landslide In Oshkosh Winnebago County
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy swept Oshkosh and Winnebago County with 19,035 votes, crushing Leonard F. Schmitt who had 5,337. Ralph A. Norem led Democrats for Sixth District Congress in a county showing heavy turnout and strong GOP support for state and local nominees.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Oshkosh
Winnebago
McCarthy
Leonard F. Schmitt
Thomas E. Fairchild
Henry S. Reuss
Neenah
Schmitt
Menasha
Fairchild
Town of Nepeuskun
MacCarthy
Reuss
Winneconne
Poygan
Ralph A. Norem
Winnebago County
Mullard F. Slover
Lawrence P. Touchett
William K. van Pelt
Fred R. Zimmerman
Maurice B. Wigderson
Herman F. Jessen
Zimmerman
Walter
Kohler
William Proxmire
Geoge M. Smith
Sverre, Roang
Warren R. Smith
Ruth B. Doyle
Vernon W. Thompson
Elliot N. Walstead
Harvey R. Abraham
Herbert G. Pitt
Arnold Cane
J. Cyril Hyland
Texas Democrats Seek Eisenhower Victory in Texas
The Texas Democratic Party delegates, in Amarillo, endorsed backing Eisenhower and urged all Democrats to vote for him in November. Governor Allan Shivers supported placing Stevenson on the ballot and was urged to campaign for Eisenhower. The convention approved the call for a unified effort across the party despite States Rights opposition.
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Tex
Democratic Party of
Texas
Dwight D.eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Truman
Chicago
Allan Shivers
Eisenhower
Shivers
States Rights
States
Russians Lift Highway Block Breaks Berlin Access Route
Russians suddenly lifted their blockade of a highway between Berlin’s American sector and a U S checkpoint to West Germany after a protest by U S high commissioner Walter J Donnelly to General Vasily Chuikov The move allowed a U S military police patrol to proceed without hindrance following earlier gun waving sentries who blocked an American vehicle The strip is in the Russian zone but had been used as an access road by Americans
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U. S
West Germany
U.S
Walter J. Donnelly
Vasily Chuikov
Soviet Control Commission
Germany
West
Reds
South Koreans Capture Capitol Hill in Bayonet Charge
South Korean infantrymen retook Capitol Hill after a night bayonet assault and repelled Chinese counterattacks at dawn. The Green Bay division led a heavy bombardment by U N artillery and Fifth Air Force fighter bombers totaling 70 flights. The U S Eighth Army reported about 1200 Chinese casualties and 1100 Korean losses in the hill fighting, which began Saturday with a Chinese seizure of the peak.
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Eighth Army
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McCarthy Wins Wisconsin GOP Senate Nomination Amid Victory Claim
Wisconsin voters delivered a landslide for Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy in the GOP senatorial primary, endorsing his pledge to purge subversive forces from government and back Eisenhower. Len Schmitt charged fraud, calling the result an amazing hoax as McCarthy led with 523,143 to 202,445 votes across 3,108 of 3,224 precincts.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McCarthy
Len Schmitt
Schmitt
Joseph R.mccarthy
Arab League chief resigns unexpectedly in Cairo
Cairo Egypt Abdel Rah man Azzam secretary general of the Arab League resigned last night just before a major session. He had led the league since the body’s founding in 1945 with a term through July 1953. Speculation ties the move to Egypts new premier Naguib and aims to reform after wartime controversies. Jordan and Iraq favored accepting the resignation.
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Egypt
Abdel Rahman Azzam
Arab League
Azzam
Jordan
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Lebanan
Syria
Burning Mustang Sprays Madison With Lead Injuring Two
An Air Force F-51 Mustang sprayed bullets over Madison's East Side before crashing at Truax Field. Two residents, Ethel Pierce and William Falkenstein, were wounded and hospitalized. The crash halted after the plane burned, with authorities citing heat and a leaky fuel line. Police reported damage to at least nine homes, a warehouse, and a parked car.
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Truax Field
St. Mary's Hospital
Shige
Ethel Pierce
William Falkenstein
William Brownell
163Rd
Iowa National Guard
Air Force
Truax
Sioux Gil. Jn
Airc
Brownell
Wisconsin and Minnesota Forecasts Darken With Showers
Partly cloudy tonight across Wisconsin with scattered showers in the extreme north late tonight or Thursday. Highs Thursday range from the upper 30s to near 90 in the south. Minnesota sees similar trends with cooler north and warmer south, highs in the mid 70s to near 90. Temperatures reported around 3:30 a.m. show fair conditions. rainfall amounts and station notes follow, with monthly and yearly precipitation deficits listed.
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United Press
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