Taft Calls For National Committee Texas Delegates
Sen. Robert Taft urged the GOP National Committee to seat Texas delegates, not the Texas state body, in a dispute seen as pivotal to the convention. Averell Harriman scored a 4 to 1 Democratic primary win in the District of Columbia, pledging civil rights support.
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Associated Press
Robert Taft
Republican National Committee
Texas
Lone Star
Dwight Eisenhower
Taft
Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
Sen
Kefauver
District of Columbia
Harriman
Ohio
GOP
Taft Sai
Warm month forecast predicts above normal temps nationwide
The Weather Bureau projects a 30 day outlook mid June to mid July with temperatures averaging above seasonal norms across most of the nation. Cooler conditions expected in the Far West and near normal in New England Florida and along the Gulf Coast. Rainfall generally subnormal except in the northern third where frequent brief showers bring normal or higher totals.
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Wi Bureau
Weather Bureau
New England
Florida
Gulf Coast
Weather Summary for Southern Illinois Tonight and Thursday
Cloudy with rain and thunder showers possible tonight or Thursday. Cooler by Thursday night. Low tonight 66 to 70. High Thursday 84 to 87. Precipitation 0 inches from 7 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. Crab Orchard Lake water level near spillway. Little Grassy Lake level near spillway. winds around 19 miles per hour. Evening sunset at 7:27 p.m. and sunrise at 4:33 a.m. Evening edition from The Daily Free Press, Carbondale Illinois.
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Southern
Illinois
Sue
Crab Orchard Lake
Grassy Lake
Baltic rescue as seven crew saved in Stockholm harbor
A small freighter rescued all seven crew members after their Baltic flight incident near Stockholm. In the photo, from left to right, are E A Eliasson, flight mechanic, and Sgt.
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Baltic
Stockholm
E.A. Eliasson
UN Dismisses 15 Americans in Red Probe
The United Nations ousted 15 American Secretariat staffers amid subversive activity suspicions. The New York Times cites reliable sources and says firings began months ago and may continue through 1952. grand jury probes and government reports fed the dismissals.
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New York
New York Times
United Nations
the Times
U.N
Deras
New York Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Irving Kaplan
Kaplan
Trygve Lie
Long Island Rail Road Ends Two Day Engineer Strike
The Long Island Rail Road resumed normal service after a two day engineers strike that caused severe traffic jams. A late Tuesday settlement announced full agreement between the railroad and members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Independent. The dispute centered on working conditions and rules. wages were not involved.
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Long Island
Osteopaths Strike at City Hospital Over Access
Bay City Michigan reports osteopaths barred from General Hospital by the City Commission after a prior ruling, triggering a charge of dictator against the American Medical Association. Doctors boycott the hospital and stop sending new patients as the clash escalates.
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Bay City
Mich
General Hospital
American Medical Association
Rail Breaks Kill Seven at Tokyo Station
A guard rail collapsed at a Tokyo railway station killing six and injuring seven people, officials said. The accident occurred today as a train passed, trapping victims underneath the car.
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Tokyo
Plentiful Potato Market Breaks Shortage Across Nation
An Associated Press survey shows potatoes plentiful from coast to coast with prices down as much as one third from recent highs after price ceilings were lifted. Wholesale prices in New York Chicago and other cities have returned to or near old ceilings.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
River pirates loot sunken sunken cars along Ohio River salvage
The Ohio River has begun yielding 150 cars from a December barge capsize near Golconda Illinois. Two blind salvagers Bert Cutting and Thomas Strickland Sr direct the operation as 60 cars lie along the river bed. at least seven tires and a radio are missing from three 1952 Plymouths. The cargo was valued at $300000. Four more months of work expected.
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Ohio
Bert Cutting
Mattoon
Thomas Strickland Sr
Strickland Construction Company
Moline
Thomas Strickland Jr
Cutting
Hearing Opens On Gas Rates In Springfield Peoria
The Illinois Commerce Commission opened a hearing on Central Illinois Light Company's request to raise natural gas rates in the Springfield and Peoria districts. The proposal would add seven cents per therm over 70 therms starting Sept. 1, with residential and industrial customers affected. Company officials cited higher charges from Panhandle Eastern Pipeline and estimated a $2,122,698/year rise cost, averaging about $12.42 per year per customer.
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Springfield
Illinois Commerce Commission
Central Illinois Light Company
Peoria
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company
Apany Said
US Assures Steel Industry of Price Study
Washington reports Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam and John R. Steelman told reporters the steel industry could receive friendly consideration for a price boost if a strike settlement is reached. They discussed a $4.50 per ton increase during negotiations that had broken down 16 days earlier, but said the final decision hinges on a new union contract and management’s reasons for a price rise.
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Roger L. Putnam
Putnam
John R. Steelman
Defense Mobilizer
Ing
Metropolis Jewelry Store Burglarized Missing Up to 3000
Kelley Willett reports a break in at 617 Market Street between 11 30 p m Tuesday and 8 a m today. Thief pried back door locks and stole trays of small diamonds watches and rings while larger gems remained in the safe. Police say this was the only business break in Tuesday night and suspect insider knowledge.
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Metropolis
Kelly Willett
Market Street
Charles Teckenbrock
Willett
Teckenbrock
Teckenby
Willett’s
Bull Stops Freight Train in Georgia Collision
A 1500 pound Hereford bull halted a diesel freight train near Vidalia Georgia on Tuesday. The Blue Goose, a Georgia and Florida Railroad freight engine with eight cars, derailed and piled across the tracks after hitting the bull. The animal was killed in the impact.
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Vidalia
Here
Georgia and Florida
Jewish Migration Halted in Vienna Report
AP reports that Jewish migration was halted in Vienna on June 18 due to unspecified restrictions. Officials provided limited details, with no immediate plan announced to resume movement or assist affected individuals.
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Vienna
Austria
Wage Stabilization Board Proposed for Abolition
The House Labor Committee voted 16 to 5 to urge abolishing the Wage Stabilization Board. The panel also backed ending wage price controls and extending current controls under the Defense Production Act for one more year, signaling momentum to end wage price controls this week.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
House
WSB
Senate votes to kill Seaway bill amid last minute plea
The Senate rejected a measure to join Canada on the 818 million dollar St. Lawrence seaway and power project. By a 43 to 40 vote, senators sent the bill back to foreign relations committee for further study, ending prospects for action this session before adjournment.
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Senate
Truman
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Herbert O'Connor
Stevenson Expected Strong Kansas Support for Nomination
Kenneth Anderson, Kansas national committee member elect, endorsed Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination. He predicted Stevenson would win a majority of Kansas delegates, after meetings with Stevenson and Illinois official Jacob Arvey in Chicago.
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Stevenson
Kansas
Emporia
Kan
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Kenneth Anderson
Anderson
Jacob Arvey
Chicago
Prayer Healing Hailed Before Burned Girl Taken to Hospital
In Missouri a Free Pentecost Mission Church gathering tried prayer healing for Ruth Carder, 16, after an oil stove blast badly burned her. Officers removed her from Mountain Grove church to a Springfield hospital. about 100 worshippers assisted in the impromptu rite amid hysteria.
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Springfield
Ozarks Mountain
Ruth Carder
Free Pentecost Mission
Mountain Grove
Cora Carder
Jim Baker
Garner Moody
Baker
Knetzer Still Free After Jail Escape
Robert L. Knetzer and a mystery accomplice tricked jailer Melvin Palmer with fake marshal credentials, freeing him from Springfield jail. The FBI investigates the escape as Knetzer faces federal charges, while the phantom co-conspirator, George Hulen, is also to be charged. Knetzer’s 1947 bankruptcy auto sales scheme led to a 1950 jail term for civil contempt.
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Springfield
Robert L. Knetzer
FBI
Ben Little
U. S
Melvin Palmer
Knetzer
Palmer
George Hulen
U.S
Howard Doyle
Hulen
Doyle
Charles G. Briggle
Briggle
St. Louis
Reds object to UN truce walkout in Panmunjom row
Reds protested the United Nations walkout during a three day Allied recess at Panmunjom saying the move was unjustified. Allied officers replied that U N planes had found no markings on four Communist POW camps despite claims they were properly marked.
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Reds
Panmunjom
United Nations
U.N
Cairo Building Collapse Injures Two in Cairo
A building at 603 605 Commercial avenue collapsed at 9 30 am during repair work. Residents W D Ramsey and Lucille Ramsey were treated for bruises at St Marys hospital and released the same day. Worker Eugene Campbell was shaken but not hospitalized. The owner is Johnny Rayn of Cairo.
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Cairo
Commercial Avenue
W. D. Ramsey
Lucille
St. Mary’s Hospital
Eugene Campbell
Elm Street
Johnny Rayn
Fate of European army rests with German court
Bonn June 18 The future of a unified European army hinges on 24 German jurists at the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe deciding if West Germany may rearm and join the European Defense Community.
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Bonn
Germany
Federal
Constitutional Court
Karlstuhle
West Germany
European Defense Community
World’s Largest Airship Flown to New Jersey From Akron
The airship, 324 feet long and 95 feet high, was delivered to New Jersey by a civilian crew from Akron, Ohio. It has a helium capacity of 875000 cubic feet and can stay afloat indefinitely, with in-flight repair capability noted by the Navy.
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Akron
Ohio
Navy
Sweden and Denmark vow retaliation after Baltic air attack
Stockholm reports Soviet jets shot down an unarmed Swedish Catalina rescue plane during a Baltic search mission. Seven crew aboard. two wounded, all rescued by a German freighter. Sweden and Denmark condemn Soviet claims and prepare defiant responses.
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Sweden
Baltic
Foreign Policy Council
Mets
Copenhagen
Adm
E. J. Quistgaard
Denmark
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Radio Moscow
Dagoe
Baltic Sea
Catalina
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