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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1952
Page
2
The Yellowjackets from Harold Wilmot Post Gloversville won $500 first prize in senior drum corps. Post 264 Tonawanda took $700 top prize in band competition. Henry P. Smith Post of Rome was runner-up. Junior drum corps champion was William E. Irwin Post Ossining with Garbarini Mazarakos Post NYC winning color guard and Oneida Legionnaires finishing second.
Retired Rear Adm. Jeffrey C Metzell age 55 killed himself by stabbing with a Japanese sword then leaping from an attic window of his Chevy Chase Maryland residence. His wife found the body in the driveway as authorities recovered the weapon from the attic.
MEASSEILLON O UP The Fairless brothers one a labor leader the other U S Steel president share a view on the Taft Hartley law and the steel strike they say the law might have ended the dispute earlier Joan Williams a United Steelworkers member in Ohio says the brothers rarely discuss union company matters and the pair agree the measure could have shortened the walkout.
Gov. Adlai Stevenson said he has no immediate campaign schedule beyond resting for the Eisenhower race. He told reporters he is tired and will return to Springfield in a few days, then his plans remain uncertain as he presses the Democratic ticket. He introduced Sen. John J. Sparkman as his running mate and appeared in good spirits at the convention.
Washington reports that Senator Brien McMahon of Connecticut is seriously ill with a spinal ailment. His personal physician Dr. Caulfield said he is in poor condition four weeks after a Georgetown Hospital operation for sacroiliac trouble.
In Dallas the Texas Democrats chose among three Senate hopefuls to succeed Tom Connally. Price Daniel, Lindley Beckworth, and E. W. Napier led the field, with the primary seen as tantamount to election in Texas. Ten Texas Congressmen faced no opposition.
Gov. Adlai Stevenson asks Frank McKinney and all Democratic National Committee members to remain in office temporarily as Stevenson, the new presidential nominee, meets the committee. He seeks guidance while noting his limited organization and hours for outreach. McKinney plans substantial radio and TV time and funds totaling millions.
At Convention Hall in Chicago Adlai Stevenson deviates from his prepared text to praise his cousin Vice President Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky. He declares Barkley a very great and good American, expressing pride to call him kin.
In Chicago two women India Edwards of Maryland and Judge Sarah Hughes of Texas were nominated for vice president by delegates at the Democratic convention. Edwards led with banners while Hughes drew support from Idaho and others as the motion drew cheers and campaign songs. The efforts marked a historic moment as a womans name appeared for the second-highest national office.
Washington diplomatic observers view the Stevenson and Eisenhower nominations as a major Cold War setback for Moscow. They note both candidates are internationalists and expect bipartisan foreign policy continuity in backing the free world against Communism. Diplomats say the picks bolster support for a stronger United Nations, NATO, and closer ties among free nations.
The Daily Pantograph quietly announced Adlai E. Stevenson as the Democratic presidential nominee. The paper, in which the Michigan governor holds about 25 percent, ran a two line five column front page headline.
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