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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1952
Page
2
New York State Employment Service reports June totals higher than May 1952 and about 5 000 above June 1951. Farm labor demand was moderate and agricultural placements lagged the 1951 volume.
The Air Force stopped orders for B-38 heavy bombers with deliveries under existing commitments running into 1954. A spokesman said the plane will be supplanted by another design as development continues. In other news, Donald W. Douglas seeks divorce after 35 years of marriage amid claims of extreme mental cruelty.
Chinese Communist forces and Portuguese troops clashed at the Macao frontier on the Chinese mainland. Three soldiers were killed and five wounded in the barbed wire barricade dispute as Chinese reinforcements rushed to support Chinese guards at the colony’s border.
Capetown reports more than 800 non whites jailed since the mobilization began a month ago with about 700 still held under apartheid law. Some acquitted while others remain in jail as protests grow against White supremacy. The UN delegation in Panmunjom observed armistice talks in Korea amid disputes and walkouts. Britain vows Egypt action if foreign lives are endangered as Mossadegh forms a cabinet in Iran, keeping the War Ministry.
Mrs Truman February appeared in the hall as Senator Estes Kefauver joined the event contrary to custom and Mrs Averell Harriman watched from the Harriman box despite eye strain. Adlai Stevenson’s sister Mrs Ernest Ives and aunt Miss Letitia Stevenson shared the arena with Mrs J K Stacy and wives Mrs John Sparkman and Mrs William Fulbright as possible vice presidential candidates.
Residents of the St. Lawrence River area were assured they would be reimbursed for property losses if a power project for New York State and Ontario proceeds. General A G L McNaughton, Canadian chairman of the International Joint Commission, spoke at hearings on the proposal and related high water concerns in the Great Lakes. Witnesses expressed anxiety about possible dam impacts near the International Rapids, three miles from Cornwall, as the commission planned further tours of the rapids area.
Canadian rescue tugs and U S Coast Guard cutters rushed to aid two vessels about miles south of Nanaimo where at least two seamen were killed. The Greek steamer Triton reported a collision with the S S Baranoff of the Alaska Steamship Line.
Chicago report says seasoned Democrats and key leaders like Jacob M. Arvey drove Adlai E. Stevenson toward the Democratic nomination. Truman signals backing as endorsements boost Stevenson on the first ballot amid a waves of draft enthusiasm and unity among party insiders.
The article describes pressure from page one on the Republican stance and highlights Stevenson gaining support after Truman arrives, shifting the convention dynamics. It notes Stevenson’s backers, the three-way deadlock initially among Stevenson Russell Kefauver, and withdrawals aiding Stevenson, with Vice Presidential deliberations pending and factions debating options.
Estes Kefauver failed to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination as Adlai Stevenson gained late support after Averell Harriman shifted to Stevenson. The Tennessee senator addressed the crowd after a dramatic third ballot, marking Kefauver's 49th birthday and defeat at the convention. Nancy Kefauver offered comfort as the crowd sang Happy Birthday.
In Chicago delegates cast three ballots on the presidential nomination. The article details candidate standings on each ballot, showing shifts in support and the evolving delegate alignments during the convention. It notes key figures and the evolving vote totals as the party weighed its choices.
New York delegates faced a tense convention with 86 percent backing Stevenson, four for Kefauver and three for Oscar R. Exing. Harriman withdrew after a late-night conference as liaisons debated Stevenson endorsement. Powell abstained amid civil rights concerns.
On June 2 a companion strike involved 93 000 iron ore workers in Minnesota joining the Steelworkers Union. They demanded equal wages and eliminated wage differentials with steelworkers, while the White House deal split terms between the union and major companies with some conditions to phase out pay gaps by next July 1. Federal officials said contract talks would not delay the strike’s end though no new steel would flow this weekend. Steel stocks have fallen sharply and critical parts for the F 86 Sabre jet are affected.
Magistrate Charles F. Murphy of New York freed Two Mountain, an Indian from a Buffalo reservation, on a disorderly conduct charge after accepting his Navy and World War I Army service claims. He provided $2.36 bus fare to send him to Salem, New Jersey for work.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Matthew Levy admonished George W. Quillen for losing 16 000 on a gamble and refused to overturn a jury verdict awarding 12 500 to Quillen for injuries his son LeRoy suffered in a public school fall. Quillen had sought 200 000 and rejected a 22 500 out of court settlement.
The cleaner faced a picketing effort as workers sought union organization. Owner Ed Meek set up a large umbrella and chair outside his shop with a sign citing comfort and convenience for the pickets.
The Illinois governor emerged as the Democratic standard bearer after a tense vote sequence. Kefauver withdrew to back Stevenson, who faced Southern doubts but secured votes from New York and Michigan. Truman praised Stevenson as a unifying leader while warning Republicans.
France requests 625 million dollars from the United States to boost arms production and meet military goals under the NATO defense plan. American officials have promised 156 million for the year starting July 1, with doubt on meeting the entire request without cutting US production.
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