Nixon Predicts Victory Over Truman Candidate
CHICAGO United Press staff correspondent reports that Senator Richard M. Nixon, at 39, claimed the Republican ticket with Eisenhower will beat any Democratic rival on two issues: the Truman record and communism at home and abroad. Nixon, fresh from his 1948 ascent as a Communist hunter, emphasized he and Eisenhower view the vice presidency as a position with expanding responsibilities.
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Eisenhower
Hiss
Hanse UN- American Activities Committee
State Department
Alger Hiss
Truman
Nixon
Whittaker Chambers
Maryland
Romania arrests Air Force officers after attempted escape
BELGRADE Yugoslavia reports that Communist Romania arrested dozens of high ranking Air Force officers and executed at least two after a failed escape attempt by five fliers last month, according to two refugee Romanian pilots.
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Belgrade
Upi
Romania
Weather and political chatter from July 12 1952 in California and Chicago
Southern California forecast calls for clear to night and Sunday with partly cloudy eastern portions and isolated showers and storms in the far east. Temperatures little changed, noon reading 89 and 53, year ago 91 and 52. Commentary notes Ivory tired folks in Chicago, election work, Internat ional Convention talk, jeweler convention next week, Democrats upcoming events, and a city council crooks headline retraction sequence.
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California
Jim
Cub
Chicago
Jimmy
Mrs Nixon to Campaign With Husband as Team
Pretty Patricia Nixon wife of the Republican vice presidential candidate said she will campaign with her husband. She recalled their long history as a team from their 1940 marriage through her support during his political rise and World War II service. She spoke after Eisenhower tapped Nixon as running mate, saying she was surprised and excited to be involved.
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Chicago
Patricia Nixon
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Woitier
Cali
Patricia Ryan
Pat
Tick
Washington
Dwight B. Eisenhower
Tke
Pat Nixon
Ian
Zack
Sen
Mrs Nixon
William F Knowland
California
O'Dwyer undecided on future after resignation
UPI reports Ambassador William O'Dwyer in Mexico City says he has not decided whether to stay there or return to New York after his resignation next January. He denies considering offers in Mexico or heading an American banking unit, insisting he has not received any offers or talks.
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Mexico City
Wiliam O'Dwyer
New York
Salt
O'Dwyer
Mexico
Mexico Ty
Nixon Selection Marks GOP Turn To Younger Men
Chicago report on Senator Richard Nixon and his wife Pat at the 1952 Republican convention in Chicago. The piece frames Nixon as a youthful shift for the GOP and notes California’s anticipation, celebratory receptions, and optimism about Nixon’s path toward higher office. It highlights reactions from California delegates and mentions key figures in attendance such as Warren Knowland and Marjorie Benedict.
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Marks
William G. Moore
Facts
Chicago
California
Dick Nixon
Vem Pat
Wm.g.moore
Knickerbocker Hotel
Tick
Pat Nixes
Pat
Warren
Bill
Helen Knowland
McIntyre Faries
Marjorie Benedict
Backers Stumped For Ike Because They Loved Him
In Chicago supporters say they stumped for Dwight Eisenhower out of affection not favors. Reporters spoke with Mary Ruth Johnson of Arlington Virginia who helped research public opinion and the Eisenhower campaign staff in Washington. She recalls clipping newspapers and feeding data to the campaign.
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Ike
Mary Ruth Johnson
Arlington
Washington
Dem Leaders View Eisenhower as Strong Democratic Candidate
Democratic leaders agree Eisenhower stands as a strong candidate to face in November. Truman remains silent as four Democrats push for the nomination, while Harriman Kefauver Russell Kerr and Balch argue over who can defeat the General. Stevenson offers cautious confidence for a Democratic victory.
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Dwtent
D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
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Averell Harriman
Eee
Russell
Eienhower
Kefauver
Yukon Search On For B-17 Bomber
Whitehorse Yukon units joined an international search after a US B-17 bomber crash landed 36 miles northeast of Snag Alaska while pursuing a missing Royal Canadian Air Force plane. Eight or nine aboard. five crewmen said to survive. Rescue teams from Northway Air Base and local assets rushed to aid.
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Yukon
Upi
Royal Canadian Air Force
Snag
Alaska
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Elmendorf
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Northway
Brazilian Plane Crashes In Sea Missing 19
A Brazilian Air Force C 47 transport with 33 aboard crashed into the sea about 40 miles southeast of Salvador after an engine failure. M4 survivors have been rescued, leaving 19 still missing. The flight was en route from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro with 28 passengers and crew.
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Salvador
Bahia
Hove
Pyongyang Bombed By 540 Tons In Night Raid
News dispatch from Seoul reports 54 B-29s from Japan and Okinawa dropping 504 tons on Pyongyang after an 850-plane daylight raid. Col. Winton R. Close led the operation amid UN pressure on North Korea, with Allied air forces targeting supply dumps factories and rail lines. One MiG-15 was shot down in air clashes near Sinanju, with American Sabre jets pursuing the attackers.
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Korea
Pyongyang
Japan
Okinawa
United Nations
Mark W. Clark
Clark
U.N
North Korea
Suiho Dam
Yalu River
Manchuria
Col
Winton R. Close
Los Angeles
Sinanja
Elmer W. Harris
Fla
Mamie Eisenhower Steals Spotlight At Convention In Chicago
Mamie Eisenhower charms crowds with friendly waves and radiant presence at the Republican convention in Chicago. Despite her glow the nomination day brought her a neuralgic headache yet she joined celebrations from bed to balcony. Her celebrated showing boosted Ike’s campaign while delegates cheered Mamie what a wonderful name.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie
Mamie Eisenhower
USO
Normandy
France
Eisenhower
Ike
Ali
John
Barbara
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Summerfield Named Bid for GOP Chair Rounds With Eisenhower
In Chicago informed sources report Arthur E. Summerfield of Michigan will become chairman of the Republican committee. He met with General Eisenhower for about an hour and reportedly pledged tight collaboration between the National committee and the party's presidential and vice presidential campaigns.
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Chicago
Arthur E. Summerfield
Michigan
Republican Committee
Summerfield
Eisenhower
National Committee
Nixon Eisenhower Says Good Democrat
A Lynn man, calling himself a good Democrat, proposed the slogan Nixon Eisenhower after hearing that Richard Nixon had been chosen as General Eisenhower s running mate on the Republican ticket. The remark frames a humorous take on cross party ticket rhetoric.
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Lynn
Mass
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon Eisenhower
Stevenson Denies Run for President
SPRINGFIELD 1h UP Gov Adlai E Stevenson rejects presidential bid rumors saying he is a candidate only for reelection as Illinois governor. His office issued a statement after Eisenhower's nomination reiterating no comment on the GOP pick and that Stevenson expects the Democratic nominee to win. He will address the Democratic National Convention in Chicago July 21.
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Kefauver
Eisenhower
Fiie
Harriman
Richard H. Balch
Harriaman
Kerr
Eisen‘hower
Adiai
Stevenson
Times
Springfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William J. Flanagan
Tilinoix
Chicago
Taft Accepts Defeat as Eisenhower Wins Nomination
Senator Robert A. Taft acknowledges he will not return to the White House, the Republican nominee for 1952 being Dwight D. Eisenhower. At 62, Taft resigns himself to elder statesman status, pledging to campaign for Eisenhower while remaining a leading voice in Senate policy.
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Blackstone Hotel
Chicago
Robert Taft
Republcan
Robert A. Taft
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Moves To Close GOP Party Ranks
Dwight D. Eisenhower the civilian nominee for president works to unite the Republican ranks after a bruising convention race. He names Sen. Richard M. Nixon as running mate, plans to go to Denver and Washington this week. The GOP nominating committee may pick Sinclair Weeks as party chairman, with Sumterfield and Carlson also noted as possible aides.
Nine Die In Flaming Yakima Crash Involving Tanker
A gasoline tanker, a truck, and an automobile collided near Yakima Washington killing nine people including six children. Truck driver Merle R Erickson 28 and auto driver Don Campbell 23 survived serious injuries while Mrs Lee M Johnson 38 and her six children perished. The tanker spilled 7200 gallons of gasoline and burst into flames trapping Erickson in the cab.
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Wash
Merle R. Erickson
Seattle
Don Campbell
Selah
Lee M. Johnson
Lee Jr
Eugene
Robert
Gary
Constance Marie
Kathleen
Johnson
Campbell
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