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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1952
Page
19
Chicago dispatch reports Taft facing a fierce challenge from Eisenhower supporters as both contenders arrive in the city to direct the preconvention battle for 604 votes. National figures indicate Taft leading but contested delegates could alter the early tally. Eisenhower backers vow further protests.
Investigators led by Detectives Delaney and Litcher seized about a dozen people for questioning at 415 S State St as police disrupted a billiard parlor tied to gambling. Officers recovered betting slips and parley tickets, with four carloads of personnel involved during a four day surveillance.
The S S United States, a 33 000 ton liner, pushes through dense fog at 36 knots on its maiden voyage toward Bishop's Rock off the English coast. Officials expect a six to ten hour improvement of the transatlantic speed record previously held by the Queen Mary. The ship carried 1 760 passengers and met its second sea test with strong performance.
Reports say a North Korean officer training school near Sakchu on the Manchurian border was heavily damaged in a large air raid. U S Air Force sabrejets and fighters engaged 115 Communist MiGs in 11 dogfights as 95 Sabre jets fought back.
Attorney General McGranery orders an independent audit of the Alien Property Office citing a government cleanup drive. Price Waterhouse to conduct the review as Senate and House probes into the department continue. He says the audit aims to uncover underlying issues and declines to comment on Senator Wiley's criticisms.
Dispatch notes a train full of politicians heading to Chicago for the Republican jamboree with Pullman cars crowded and wash basins leaking. Frederick C Othman pens a diverting column in the editorial pace. Includes amusements, letters, bridge, financials, church notices, and classified pages on the following sections, with a focus on sports and social news throughout.
Fragmented OCR summary lists multiple batteries and players across leagues including Ottawa Buffalo and Cincinnati with names such as Burgess Rasensberger Seminick Kellner and Berra. Text mentions Philadelphia New York Chicago and others in unclear sequence and balance.
In a compact box, players listed include Ryan of the Phillies with a second in one on, Mueller of the Giants second in one on, Westrum of the Giants third with none on, Metkovich of Buffalo third with none on, Mantle of the Yankees sixth in one on, Hamner of the Phillies seventh with none on.
Allied readers studied a new draft of a Big Three note to Russia on German elections after revisions suggested by West Germany. The note, drafted by the Big Three foreign ministers, was nearly unchanged and delivery to the Kremlin was expected early next week. The Allies reportedly agreed to a Big Four format if talks remain limited to free elections in Germany under an impartial supervision, with a German spokesmen noting Konrad Adenauer pressed for firmer guarantees and independence before a final peace treaty.
The proprietor of a Wilcu restaurant was robbed of its safe containing money and business records. An ad in a local newspaper addressed the burglar, asking for the return of the internal revenue report and records to avoid further trouble.
Senator Robert A. Taft contends Dwight D. Eisenhower makes wild charges as he claims delegates favor Taft in Texas. Taft accuses Eisenhower of ruthless campaign tactics and press propaganda to derail the convention. Eisenhower heads by special train toward Chicago for pre convention battleground events.
The Republican National Committee seated 96 disputed delegates in multiple states. Texas splits 22 Taft 16 Eisenhower, Florida stools Taft majority with regulars vs grass roots, Georgia backs Taft, Kansas and Louisiana show disputes, Mississippi supports Taft, Missouri contests and Puerto Rico seats lean Taft in contest not involving Taft Eisenhower.
In New York City two police officers fired seven shots early today and scattered about twenty armed attackers who assailed three women and a man in upper Manhattan. Five weapons were recovered including seven knives two pipes and taped iron. One hoodlum was wounded. no injuries reported among officers or victims.
The July 4th holiday period saw 206 fireworks deaths and 190 traffic fatalities in 37 hours, with drownings at 49 and 26 in miscellaneous accidents. Traffic deaths nearly matched Memorial Day 1952 levels, while NSC forecasts projected up to 430 traffic deaths.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived by campaign train at North Western Station amid cheering crowds in Chicago as he vows to fight a small group of “arrogant men” trying to block his bid. He warned that the people must run their own government.
Republican platform planners report trouble with the civil rights plank as they draft the 1952 platform. Senator Eugene D. Millikin of Colorado says subcommittees have rough drafts except for civil rights and notes the full committee may have to write it. A subcommittee source confirms the hold up and hints at further changes.
Neal Stewart, 27, of Birmingham Alabama, set a new 24 hour parachute jumping record in Grand Prairie Texas with 124 jumps. He endured strong winds and a tangled main chute, was grounded for hours, and completed the feat from 12:15 AM to 11:50 PM with jumps about every ten minutes.
Two Rochester brothers Samuel Cash 24 and Hubert Cash 18 drowned when a canoe with Albert Dean 2 overturned about 50 feet from shore in the Genesee River. Dean swam to shore unaware that the others could not swim.
A posse of 100 bathers at Coney Island yesterday seized a man suspected of purse snatching and handed him to police. He was found wearing a woman's bathing suit.
Most of New York's 96 Republican convention delegates depart this afternoon aboard a 13 car train on the New York Central Railroad. The party will stop at Albany Utica Syracuse Rochester and Buffalo as it heads to Chicago for the event.
A fair and comfortable weekend is forecast for Syracuse and surrounding areas. A weak pressure trough moving from Chicago will pass over the city tomorrow, nudging temperatures higher while humidity remains low after yesterday’s cold front. Sunshine dominates with ideal outdoor conditions Sunday, and night temperatures should dip to around 62.
New York report notes slim display of flag color on the Fourth. The Supreme Court Building and UN Building did not raise flags and most city areas followed suit, signaling a fading custom for Independence Day observances.
A humorous note from a mother to her son teased that his morning setup keeps the whole division waiting for breakfast. The quirky line plays on punctuality and family life in a lighthearted publishable snippet.
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