GOP national committee showdown alters convention venue
The Republican National Committee postponed its London core meeting to decide contests between rival delegations for the upcoming convention. The dispute centers on Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio and General Dwight D. Eisenhower for the GOP nomination. The 106 members moved from a third floor ballroom to a new room at the Conrad Hilton Hotel as cameras were barred.
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Chicago
Republcan National Committee
Robert A. Tait
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
G.O.P
National Committee
Conrad Hilton
Charles Hacker
Arthur Edson
Robert A. Taft
Headon
Truman signs new curbs law amid authority tensions
President Truman announced his opposition to major provisions of the new economic controls law while signing it to extend price and wage powers for 10 months. He criticized congressional limits on the Wage Stabilization Board and warned of a dangerous gap in mobilization.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Wage Stabilization Board
Briton Named To Aid Clark
London reports Selwyn Lloyd announced in the Commons that a senior British officer will serve as deputy chief of staff to General Mark W. Clark, UN commander in the Far East. The move follows a tense Korea policy debate after Lloyd and Earl Alexander returned from travels to Japan Korea and Washington.
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Churchill
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
Far East
Selwyn Lloyd
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Defense
Field Marshal
Earl Alexander
Lords
Korea
Lloyd
Alexander
Japan
Washington
Yalu River
Winston Churchill
Britain
Clark
Taft campaign faces doubt over November vote
Marquis Childs analyzes the Taft bid in today’s editorial page, noting persistent fears that he cannot win in November. The piece appears on the editorial page with related items on page 22 and cross references to Today’s Pictures on page 24.
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Taft
Marquis Childs
Million-Pound Sale of Colored Margarine Opens in Syracuse
More than a million pounds of yellow oleomargarine were expected to be sold in the Syracuse area as New York State’s colored margarine law took effect. The first sale occurred at 12 01 A M to Mrs Genesta M Strong, a Republican assemblywoman from Nassau County who sponsored the oleo repeater. Distributors predicted rapid depletion of the 1 000 600 pound supply within days, with optimism about strong demand and a nationwide boost in sales of colored margarine.
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Syracuse
New York State
New Charges in Korea Armistice Talks Prompt Sharp Exchange
At Panmunjom the Koreans accuse the UN of creating pretexts as talks resume after a three day recess. Gen Nam Tai lam attacks UN demand to locate four North Korean prison camps while Maj Gen Harrison urges release of all prisoners under agreed terms. Nam insists all allied and Chinese prisoners be repatriated.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunijom
Nam Tllam
North Korea
Aniediasson
William K. Harrison, Sr
Nam Hi
Harrison
U S Carrier Rounds Cape Horn
The Oriskany, the United States fourth largest aircraft carrier, rounded Cape Horn for the first time in the early hours of June 29. The ship, with a crew of about 2,600, was en route from New World Ore to the West Coast.
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Washington CP
Cape Horn
Navy
South America
Panama Canal
Oriskany
Cape
New Wael
Half Price Car Plates Offered in New York State
The Motor Vehicle Bureau announced half price registrations for 1952 license plates valid until February 1 next year. The offer applies at all issuing offices statewide.
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Albany
New York State
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Farmer Puts On The Dog And Gets Bitten
Luigi Costa, a farmer, visits town for July, buys a new suit and cosmetics, returns to his farm. He is bitten and lacerated by his own watchdog, treated at a hospital, with doctors noting the dog failed to recognize him.
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Farmer
Rome
Luigi Costa
Agidni
Wiley Backs German Pact to Bring Germany in Free Nations
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin urged quick ratification of the Bonn agreement in the Senate. He said bipartisan support would counter Soviet propaganda portraying the United States as disunited on foreign policy. Approval seemed likely within a day, with Wiley as a top GOP advocate on the Foreign Relations Committee.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Western
Germany
Bonn
Wiley
R-Wis
G.O.P
Foreign Relations Committee
Organization of Free Nations
U. S
Senate approves 46 billion dollar armed forces budget
The Senate voted 66 to 0 for a 46.403 billion dollar military budget for the new fiscal year, trimming Truman’s request by nearly five billion. Senator O Mahoney said the Air Force could reach about 243 wings by mid 1955. Conference with the House will fix final totals as eight other bills await approval.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Air Force
House
Appropriations
Ten Czech Spies Sentenced in Usti Trial
London report says one Czech was sentenced to death and nine others to seven to 25 years in a three day Usti trial. The defendants described as Kulaks were linked to Czech agents of American imperialists and accused of anti state sabotage in military economic and political fields.
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London
Usti
Czechoslovakia
Moscow Radio
One Man Roadblock Causes Traffic Queue in Albany
Patrolman Richard Walcott stopped a car going the wrong way on a one way street and began writing a ticket. Ten more cars lined up behind as he directed traffic to a warning sign and handed out ten summonses.
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Albany
Richard Walcott
Walcott
Steel Union Reaches Pact With 31st Firm
United Steelworkers negotiate with 31 steel producers as top mills stall. Harrisburg Steel Corp signs for 15 cent hourly raise, modified union shop, six holidays, and three weeks vacation after 15 years of service. Plant to resume immediately.
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Steel Union
Harrisburg (Pa
Democrats Predict Marathon Balloting For Nominee
Democratic presidential hopefuls forecast a lengthy convention race with seven or eight ballots. Senators Kerr Kefauver and Russell projected delays, each aiming to win by the fifth to sixth ballot, while pledges total 257 from a 16-state western tour.
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Washington
Shirts Trigger Transit Tieup in Baltimore
About 70 percent of Baltimore's bus operators reported for duty in white shirts, provoking a dispute with the Baltimore Transit Company and the local AFL union. Officials say no strike occurred. The company had adopted gray shirts as standard almost a year ago, while the union claimed gray was optional. A July 1 deadline was set for exclusive gray uniforms.
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Baltimore CP
SDES
Baltimore Transit Company
A.F.L
FCC Studies 315 TV Applications Begin Review
The Federal Communications Commission started sorting 315 television outlet applications as it resumes grants after a 1948 suspension to add 70 channels and reduce interference. Some licenses may be granted before month end.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Truman Dedicates Dams Tomorrow
President Truman departs Washington to dedicate two Arkansas dams. He travels by train from Little Rock to Norfolk and Bullshoats Dams for Wednesday ceremonies.
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Washington
Ins
Truman
Arkansas
Little Rock
Norfolk
Bullshoats
McCorkindale Sentenced for Burglarizing Parents’ Home
James McCorkindale, age 3, was sentenced to two years in prison for burglarizing his parents’ home. The case details remain unclear due to garbled OCR text.
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London
James McCorkindale
Pis Fytrta Sonvieles
Today’s Chuckle Diner Tea Joke Generates Quiet Smiles
A light quip from a waitress and a diner elicits a brief chuckle about tea so weak it deserved a chair. The exchange captures a humorous, everyday moment in a diner.
U S Demands Germ Inquiry at United Nations
The United States urged the U N Security Council to order a rapid inquiry into Communist charges of germ warfare in Korea. Ernest A. Gross pressed to place the issue ahead of admitting new members, with Russia likely to veto. The proposal would ask the International Red Cross to deploy experts to North Korea and Communist China to investigate.
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United States
United Nations Security Counsel
U. S
Ernest A.gross
Council
Russia
United Nations
International Red Cross
Commission of
North Korea
Communist China
Korea
Red China
Red Cross
Security Council
Pakistan
Saratoga Probe Delay Denied by Court
A motion to postpone August trials of defendants in the Saratoga crime investigation was denied by Supreme Court Justice Leo J Hagerty. He said the case’s mounting costs and defendants’ right to fair, speedy trials justify proceeding as soon as feasible.
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Ballston Era
Saratoga
Supreme Court
Leo Jhagerty
James F. Carroll
Hagerty
Dewey predicts dark horse to win GOP nomination
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York says a dark horse will win the Republican nomination at the Chicago convention. He favors Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, or if not, Sen. Robert A. Taft. Dewey estimates about 100 votes on first ballot and says Warren, Stassen, and McKeldin cannot rally more. He also notes possible telecast changes and Taft supporters’ view on TV coverage. (Concluded on Page 15)
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Tme Dark Horse
Pverty
Chicago
Dewey
Dwight D.eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
Marshall
Warren
Douglas Macarthur
Igor
Eisenhower
Tait
Taft
Korean Assemblyman Convicted in Slaying Case
A Korean army general court martial convicted Assemblyman Suh Min Ho of murdering Army Captain on April 24 and sentenced him to die. The verdict was unanimous by eight officers and fuels political tensions under President Syngman Rhee. execution date not announced.
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Pusan
Korea UP
Suh Min Ho
Syngman Rhee
Pak Tong Kyoon
London Heat Forces Court Wigs Removal
In London a heat wave drove judges and lawyers to remove wigs as temperatures hit 87 degrees at Kensington Palace, disrupting court proceedings and underscoring the blistering conditions inside courtrooms.
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London
Kensington Palace
Millikin Leads GOP Foreign Policy Drafting at Convention
Senator Eugene D. Millikin of Colorado, a Taft delegate, assumed a key role in drafting the Republican Party foreign policy plank. The plank is shaping up as the most troublesome issue for the 104 member resolutions committee at the national convention.
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Chicago
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
G.O.P
Nice Weather To Continue Across the Northeast
The Weatherman says this beautiful summery spell will persist tonight and tomorrow due to cool dry Canadian air over Northern New York and the eastern seaboard. The five day forecast shows normal temps with highs near 79 and lows around 58 through Saturday, with warm readings Saturday and a cooler Sunday amid weekend showers. June stands as one of the driest months since 1943 with nine thunderstorm days but little rainfall.
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New York
Seaboard
G O P in Chicago All Summer as Delegates Fight
The Taft Eisenhower struggle in Chicago over disputed GOP delegates stretched into six hours and seventeen minutes as Taft supporters led by Monte Appel faced Eisenhower backers led by Sinclair Weeks in a high stakes stand off at the Hilton. National chairman Guy Gabrielson watched as reporters gathered and aides shuffled in.
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Monte Appel
Washington
Taft
Sinclair Weeks
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
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Tennessee
Richard B. Russell
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