11 Jul 1952
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1952
Page
1
At the 1940 presidential nominating convention in Chicago jealously guarded standards led to a brawl near the speakers rostrum as California delegates clashed with MacArthur supporters. Six or seven ushers and several policemen restored order after fists dangerously neared the scene.
Chicago dispatch reports Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower won the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot after Minnesota shifted its vote. Sen. Robert A. Taft and others pledged to resist, while Stassen released six Minnesota delegates, signaling Ike’s decisive path to the nomination. Taft claimed broad support, with Taft backers asserting 530 votes amid Warren and Stassen contingencies. Concluded on Page 8, Column 1.
Allied warplanes hit Pyongyang and other key targets in a massive air offensive. The raid damaged communications centers factories and supply depots with 1 949 sorties reported amid bad weather reducing reach. Forces from the United States Britain Australia South Africa and South Korea participated in the operation near the Yalu River and western Korea.
Washington reports a potential sabrejet plant strike near 17 plants in California and Ohio threatened for a week of talks. A three member neutral board will decide, with President Truman to appoint the panel, as negotiators seek a binding compromise now.
A flood undermined a service station shed and sent 40 brand new mobile units valued at 600 into the Potomac River. Rescue teams have recovered 25 units so far as workers search the debris.
Marquis Childs surveys Taft campaign errors on the editorial page and notes a string of misjudgments that hampered the bid. The piece discusses overconfidence, strategic blunders, and the broader impact on the campaign trajectory.
Dr Samuel Levine, who faced a six cent suit, said he may appeal his case to the state's Highest Court. He was sued for 825 dollars by Vians and Edith Harnik, who claimed he blocked their auto near a hospital on May 25, 1951. Municipal Court had ordered a six cent payment. Levine appealed to a higher court, which upheld the original verdict.
The Federal Reserve reports a 32 million dollar decline in currency in circulation for the week ending July 9. Cash moved into banks following the July 4 holiday, leaving circulation at 29.148 billion dollars.
A Schenectady man reads a Poughkeepsie newspaper while en route to meet a friend in Hackensack, amused by the odd sounding Korean town names cited in today’s items.
Secret session in Panmunjom failed to yield any clear progress on a Korean truce. Negotiators planned another 26 minute meeting for 11 A.M. tomorrow as a news blackout blocked details. Peiping radio said Communists would demand return of all Chinese and Korean POWs held in Allied stockades.
Barbara Ruhi told police she felt the officer deserved rough treatment after he tried to serve a summons. The charge concerns allowing a dog to enter two forbidden areas and relates to the incident at the courthouse.
Electricians worked at top speed to replace 29 floor microphones bolted to the aisle for the GOP convention morning session. The mikes had been toppled or carried off as souvenirs during nomination demonstrations.
A socialist Arbeiter-Zeitung report states Hungary is removing political unreliables from border villages and relocating them inland, as authorities tighten control along the Austrian frontier.
The Soviet Information Service rejected charges of abducting Airs. Maria Schindler the secretary to a wartime Austrian resistance leader. They said the allegations are slanderous provocations and that no Soviet agencies were involved in the July 7 incident.
A 60-year-old widow with nine children was evicted at dawn by 15 sheriffs deputies in Lapeer Michigan after her farm home was auctioned for nonpayment of an insurance assessment.
A two mile square standoff near Erie involved 40 state troopers protecting a home while neighbors argued against eviction. The scene included smashed doors and removal of belongings as firefighters battled a separate fire in Clarksburg, causing extensive railway disruption with derailed cars and warehouse damage but no injuries.
The 1,206 Republican delegates gathered in Chicago to pick the presidential nominee. Early indications point to General Dwight D. Eisenhower as the choice, with demonstrations and speeches marking the delegate gathering and a potential first ballot victory if California supports him.
The weather forecast notes a moving front over New England that will prevent cooler temperatures and bring steady rain. Temperatures near 69 degrees are expected in the Lakes region with warm, humid conditions. The system should ease over the next couple of days as cooler air lags.
Report on a Republican convention where northern states shifted power with party rules. Beardsley and others influence the process as states maneuver to increase or limit delegates while South and Dixie states face procedural changes. Concludes with continued debate on voting strength and national delegation mix.
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