Woman in lavender hat disrupts Republican hearings
Mrs. Milton S. Roberts of Springfield Missouri stepped to the microphone at the Republican National Committee hearings over seating disputes and, with no lawyers, aimed at C Arch Bay who backs General Eisenhower. The scene broke the tense mood as delegates debated seating amid serious testimony.
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Cuicago
Republican National Committee
Milton S. Roberts
Springfield
Republican Committee
U.S
Jollity
Rhee Wins Vote to Extend Korean Presidential Power
In Pusan the Assembly approved amendments moving Korea toward direct elections, creating a two house legislature and giving the prime minister power to appoint the cabinet while Rhee remains commander in chief. The vote was 163 to approve amid six weeks of crisis.
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Pusan
Korea
Sengman Rhee
National Assembly
Rhee
Army
Navy
Rnhée
France
Public Payrolls Rise 16 Percent Across Governments
Census figures show total public payrolls at 1.8955 billion dollars in April, up 257 million from a year earlier, the largest April to April gain on record. Employed totals reach 6.921 million with 37 percent federal civilians and 63 percent state and local workers.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Today’s features will cost travelers 216 million
Sam Dawson notes in today's editorial that conventions across the United States will spend about 216 million dollars this year on hotel rooms meals entertainment cabs tips and shopping. The piece highlights the broad reach of conferences and gatherings with details scattered across pages and sections.
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United States
Sam Dawson
Second Biggest Day in Korean Air War
American Sabrejets shot down 12 Communist MiGs as Allied artillery opened a heavy fire on the front in a noted Fourth of July blow against the Reds. The Fifth Air Force called it the second biggest jet victory of the Korean War amid a large Soviet-style air assault near Suiho 20 miles southeast, targeting a major power plant site previously damaged.
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Korea
Ers
Suiho
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Toll Projections
Highways packed as millions head for outings. Early in the holiday the death toll reached 21 with a NSC warning motorists to drive cautiously. The council forecast up to 430 deaths over the weekend unless safety measures curb crashes.
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Cofety
National Safety Council
Stuntman Aims For 324 Parachute Jumps In Marathon
Stuntman Neal L. Stewart, 27, began a Fourth of July stunt in Grand Prairie Texas aiming to complete 324 parachute jumps in one day. He had already made 21 jumps since midnight and hoped the pace would break the 123 jump single day record set by John W. Swedish.
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Tex
Neal L. Stewart
Birmingham
Ala
John W. Swedish
Iowa
Typhoon Kalls Slams Central Philippines Killing, Missing
Incomplete reports say Typhoon Kalls hit the Central Philippines with 85 dead 115 missing and over 10 000 homeless. The storm lay about 230 miles west of Manila streaming NW across the South China Sea.
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Philippines
Manila
South China Sea
Children’s Aid to Stage Miss Pigtails of 1952 Contest
The Children's Aid Society in the lower West Side plans a Miss Pigtails of 1952 contest next Tuesday. The event invites local girls to showcase pigtails and raises funds for aiding children in need.
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Roca
Xorx City
Children's Aid Society
Lower West Side Center
Taft Eisenhower ticket favored though deadlock could loom
Rep. Martin, convention chairman, warned the Taft Eisenhower struggle might trigger a deadlock and a dark horse candidate. He named General MacArthur and Governor Warren as possible third choices in a tie, but said he would favor a Taft Eisenhower ticket and hoped for unity.
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INS
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Rmass
General McArthur
Gov. Warren
California
Taft
Eisenhower
United
Power Mower Hits Train Woman Held
Miss Louise May Reynolds was charged after driving a power lawn mower while drunk and colliding with a freight train near a hardware store. The mower was demolished by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossing train, but Reynolds escaped injury.
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Mcreesport
Louise May Reynolds
Miss Reynolds
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Taft offers Texas delegation compromise to GOP camps
Senator Taft proposed splitting the 38 Republican Texas votes at the GOP convention with 22 for Taft and 16 for Eisenhower. Eisenhower leaders rejected talks, while Taft asked for unity and equity in Texas. The GOP National Committee recessed to study the plan.
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Far Donannn Nownen
Commot
Cems
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Umavo
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Herbert Hoover
Eet
Texas
Thait
Taft
Gabrielson
National Committee
Eisenhower
Brooklyn Block Fire Follows Deadly Week in City
Flames engulf a foam rubber factory in Brooklyn on the same block as New Yorks worst fire in 20 years. Firemen and police evacuate tenements as three fireboats battle the three alarm blaze at Gesch wind Rubber and Feather Co. near Newton Creek. A prior eight alarm fire killed a watchman trapped by flames.
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Brooklyn
Geschwind Rubber and Feather Co
Newton Creek
East River
Ike Stakes Hopes On Anti Taft Revolt
General Dwight D. Eisenhower voiced hope for an anti Taft revolt among Republican delegates as his special train moved toward Chicago for the Republican National Convention. He condemned Taft maneuvers and warned the party leadership that ruthless tactics could backfire. The Eisenhower special was scheduled to depart Omaha, Nebraska, en route to the convention.
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Eisenhower
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Iowa
Omaha
Neb
City to Enjoy A Weekend Of Fine Weather Forecast
A cold front moving in from the west brings drier air to Syracuse with rain this morning. Temperatures will dip into the low 60s tonight and rise to the low 80s tomorrow, with a hopeful but mild Sunday outlook and no major storms in sight.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
Hancock Field
Syracus
Transports Start Japan Korea Trips
Far East Forces announce regular Globe Master flights between Japan and Korea. The first Globemaster flight yesterday was piloted by Brig. Gen. Chester E. McCarty of Portland Oregon. He commands the 315th Air Division which handles the Korean airlift.
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Japan
Korea
Far East
Chester E. McCarty
Portland
Ore
McCarty
315Th Air Division
Humorous office exchange about afternoon off
A joke depicts an employee asking for the afternoon off to shop with his wife. The boss declines and the employee replies thanks much. The cartoonish dialogue plays on misunderstandings about time off and money.
London Sees Coldest July Night in Seven Years
London recorded its coldest July night in seven years with a low of 54. The city had one of its hottest nights last Monday, when the midnight temperature reached 84.
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London
Rancher’s .22 Bullet Haunts California Hospital
Hospital attendants report rancher John Sanders tried to open a beer can after firing a .22 caliber pistol. The doctor’s report states Sanders’ measuring finger was in the way of the bullet, delaying injury.
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Yrera
Calif
John Sanders
Sanders
Fire Rages Through Two Buildings injuring Five Firemen
A blaze in the 300 block of South Avenue raced through two buildings at 314 South Avenue and 310 South Avenue. Five firemen were injured in the attic collapse and a roof fall as arson inquiries began. Neighbors aided an elderly couple and a passerby alerted residents. The roof collapse trapped crews briefly before they escaped.
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314 South
South Av
314 South Av
Thomas McMahon
James M. Dwyer
Engine Company
Ireman Arthur Finnie
Robert S. Martineau
Truck Company
Charles Ostrander
John Russo
Tallman St
John Brolan
Otto
Vincent Keenan
Robert Kitchen
Frank Carl
Cora Carl
Carls
McMahon
Posse closes in on convict and girl near Dillon
A heavily armed posse planned dawn action to reach a ranch 26 miles south of Dillon where an escaped prisoner Thomas Lee Alley and a teenage girlfriend were believed trapped. Alley fled Deer Lodge prison Wednesday with the girl driving her father's car. the vehicle was abandoned near the ranch.
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Mont
Here
Thomas Lee Alley
Montana
Deer Lodge
M. J. Ramsey
Alley
Complete Convention Coverage From Chicago Herald Journal
America’s greatest reporters assemble in Chicago to deliver the complete Republican national convention story. Alexander F. Jones, former executive editor, will be on the scene with in depth behind the scenes coverage and editorials. top writers from AP, INS and UP will cover every angle for the historic sessions. The Herald Journal provides rapid pictures of developments minutes after they occur.
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Herald
Alexander F. Jones
Associated Press
International News Service
United Press
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