Prober Chosen To Head Tax Division
Charles S. Lyon, chief counsel for a House tax scandal subcommittee, named head of the Justice Department tax division. He replaces Ellis Slack, previously acting head, amid congressional fire over efforts to block a grand jury probe into tax irregularities. The appointment ties to ongoing department investigations and a widened scope for the subcommittee’s tax inquiry.
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Charles S. Lyon
House
Justice Department
Lyon
Ellis N. Slack
St. Louis
James P McGranery
Cecil R. King
D-Calif
Caudie
Slack
T. Lamar Caudie
Truman
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N
Southern California Weather Tonight Through Saturday
Weather summary reports mostly clear skies in southern California with calmer afternoons and slightly warmer conditions. Cool tonight with a cool night blue sky and blankets noted. September 12, 1952 records show a high of 77 and low of 36, with a year ago today high 80 and low 53. Jimmy Cub comments on the heat and rain plea.
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California
Jimmy Cub
James
Truman Isolationism Charge Sparks Republican Replies
Washington reports Sen Arthur Wiley slams President Truman for saying a Republican victory would bring an isolationist Congress. Wiley warns the claim could sow fear in Europe. Bricker counters that Democrats push a phony split between Eisenhower's policy and some Midwest senators.
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Alexander Wiley
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen Yood
Buither
Senate
Europe
U.S
Voice of America
Bricker
Eisenhower
Midwest
Politicians Busy Scheduling Campaign Days Across Cities
UNITED PRESS reports Stevenson flies from Los Angeles to Phoenix for a 11 am arrival and lunch with Democratic leaders, then speaks at Fox theater at 145 pm, attends a reception at the Arizona club at 3 pm, flies to Albuquerque for dinner with party leaders and a speech at the national guard armory tonight. Sparkman travels from Salt Lake City to Chicago for a neon banquet of executives club and attends a convention in a noted theater setting. Feisenvowfr has breakfast in New York with Senator Taft and works on speeches for a 12 state whistle stop tour starting Sunday. Nixon works from his Washington office on campaign matters.
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Fox Theater
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Albuquerque
National Guard Armory
Sparkman
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Executives Club
Tom In
Demartatie
New York
Sith
Robert A Taft
Wieh
Nixon
Washington
Threat to Inland Cities Foreseen by Army General
Los Angeles report cites Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Hudelson of the 40th Infantry Division warning guided missiles launched from Russian submarines 100 miles off the California coast could damage inland cities up to 700 miles away. Hudelson said missiles have a range of about 170 miles.
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Los Angeles
California
Iland
Daniel H. Hudelson
Hudelson
40Th Infantry
National Guard
Texas Democrats Back Eisenhower
Secretary of State Jack Ross certified Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Republican presidential nominee for the Texas Democratic party ballot after a Dallas convention of ultraconservatives approved the move. The action formalizes Eisenhower’s listing for the November election in Texas.
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Tex
Jack Ross
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas Democratic Party
Dallas
Truce Talks Stalemate Over Prisoner Repatriation Persist
At Panmunjom UN and Communist negotiators met for 32 minutes and adjourned for a week. Both sides stood firm on repatriation of Chinese war prisoners who refuse to return to communism, the sole obstacle to a Korean armistice. The seventh straight brief session left positions unchanged and a Sept. 20 resumption set. In London Eden and Lie reportedly agreed that progress is needed to break the deadlock, with the U.S. planning to raise the issue at the General Assembly next month. Eden hosted the lunch gathering and high officials attended.
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United Nations
U.N
Bruce
London
Anthony Eden
Trygve Lie
Panitunjom
Eden
Lie
United States
Head of Farm Empire Dies in California
SAN MARING UP Colonel J P Boswell head of the Boswell agricultural empire in the Tulare lake region died at his home after a six month illness His widow Mrs Ruth Boswell is the daughter of Harry Chandler former Los Angeles Times owner and publisher Boswells cotton and cattle breeding operations south of Corcoran were among the world’s largest He is survived by three brothers W Q Boswell of Phoenix W W Boswell of Corcoran and Herbert J Boswell of Memphis.
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W. Q. Boswell
Phoenix, Ariz
W. W. Boswell
Corcoran
Herbert J. Boswell
Memphis, Tenn
Stevenson Rips GOP In Los Angeles Speech
Gov Adlai E Stevenson launches a Southwest swing after leaving LAX at 10 05 am to Phoenix Tucson and Albuquerque. He accuses the GOP of galloping reaction and stresses faith in America, urging voters to reject creeping socialism and support Democratic plans. Crowds at Shrine Auditorium number about 8000.
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Los Angeles
Adlai E. Stevenson
Los Angeles International
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Albuquerque
N.M
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Republican Party
Shrine Auditorium
Allied Navies In Maneuvers Off Norway
The opening of Operation Mainbrace, the largest peacetime NATO naval exercise, sees 80 000 men and 160 ships from eight nations plus 560 carrier planes participate. Flagships Franklin D. Roosevelt and Midway lead a task force to back Norwegian defenses and guard Kiel canal amid mock invasion progress near Narvik.
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Firth of Forth
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Germany
Kiel Canal
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Aircraft Walkout May Tie Up Third Of U S Output
Los Angeles based report: IAM announces a strike by 17,009 workers at four Douglas plants starting 12:01 a.m. tomorrow risking third of U S military aircraft output. Defense plea urged full production while wage talks continue. Santa Monica El Segundo Pt Mugu Bell White Sands plants affected.
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Robert Lovett
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Air Force
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Bell
Calif
White Sands
N.M
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Douglas Santa Monica
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Douglas
SAM
400th MIG Shot Down In Dogfight Near Yalu River
SEOUL AMERICAN Sabrejet shot down the 40th Communist MIG-15 in the dogfight near the Yalu river Manchurian border. Two other MIGs were damaged as UN artillery and planes deterred further Red attacks on Capitol Hill. South Korean units rescued comrades, killing 35 Reds and wounding 72 while capturing four. Fifth Air Force reports 400 MiG-15s destroyed, 68 probably destroyed, 508 damaged.
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Manchurian
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Capitol Hill
Fifth Air Force
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Yonchon
British A Weapon Believed On Scene For Test
In Singapore reports speculated that Britain's new atomic weapon arrived for a planned test explosion off Australia. An RAF Hastings transport landed at Changi with Dr. W. G. Penney and Dr. O. M. Solandt aboard. Officials declined to confirm whether the weapon was on board.
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Monte Bello Islands
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O. M
RAF
California Firms Granted Tax Amortization Certificates
The National Production Authority announced that 11 California companies received certificates of necessity for rapid tax amortization. Notable totals include Food Machinery and Chemical Corp. of Riverside at 26334 dollars and California Electric Power Co. of San Bernardino at 346605 dollars.
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National Production Authority
California
Food Machinery and Chemical Corp
Riverside
California Electric Power Co
San Berardino
Holdup Men Free Empty handed After Office Denial
The vice president of a Newark firm said two men held up the office then left empty handed after he and 15 employees convinced them they did not know where the money was kept. Walter Eikele says they acted bewildered for a good reason. The robbers sought the $9,000 payroll in a cigar box in plain view.
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Ane Wissaks
Baseball Scores United Press National League Game
United Press reports Cincinnati 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 and New York 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 in a National League game. Pitchers Church Jordan Nuxhall Lathrithy Seminick Corwin Lainer Wilhelm Yvars contributed. Final score details shown with innings and errors.
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Jordan
Nuxhall
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La‘nier
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Yvars
Adlai Stevenson Jr Dates Gov Warren’s Daughter Dorothy
Adlai E Stevenson Jr 20 Harvard sophomore had a dinner date with Dorothy Warren 18 daughter of California Governor Earl Warren Republican. Stevenson said in a Los Angeles speech that he might wed Republicans in Washington if needed and praised the governor as one of the good Republicans.
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Los Angeles
Borden Stevenson
Harvard
Dorothy Warren
California
Earl Warren
Adlai E. Stevenson
Warren
Washington
Stevenson
Texas Flood Damage Mounts After Rivers Threaten Gonzales
Flood crests of the Blanco and Guadalupe rivers near Gonzales threaten the town as other Texas rivers recede. Seven people died, 700 families evacuated in nearby New Braunfels area. Sen. Lyndon Johnson escaped injury when a Piper Cub attempted takeoff from a washed-out field near his Johnson City home.
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Gonzales County
L. 0. McGinty
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Guadalupe
Cibola Creek
Comal
San Marcos
Pedernales
Ganeye
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Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson City
Tokyo
McAllen
Hong Kong
Inet
Taft Backs Ike After Breakfast Meeting at Columbia
Senator Robert A. Taft proclaimed agreement with Dwight D. Eisenhower on domestic policy and broad foreign policy aims after a two hour breakfast conference at Eisenhower's Columbia University home. Taft pledged to campaign for Eisenhower, make broadcasts, and work to unify GOP factions while preserving his principles and supporters.
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Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Taft
Columbia University
Ney-Abbey
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