Taft Stumps Indiana Amid Elevator scare in Elkhart
Senator Taft wrapped a two day Indiana swing with appeals for Republican unity and anti Communist rhetoric. He faced a hotel elevator scare in Elkhart as crowds of about six thousand cheered his attacks on Communism and support for Eisenhower Jenner and Schricker opposition. Taft criticized Dean Acheson and praised labor efforts, while Jenner introduced him and Bourke Hickenlooper lauded Taft’s patriotism at Elwood school.
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Oldest U S Ship and Fulton Steamboat Quiz
A reader quiz asks which ship is the oldest in the United States Navy. Answer cites the U S Frigate Constitution launched in 1797 and later used as a headquarters in Boston. It also notes John Fitch on the Delaware and Fulton’s Clermont on the Hudson achieving five mph on initial runs in 1807.
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Truman Addresses Syracuse Rally for Stevenson and Democrats
President in Syracuse urges support for Adlai Stevenson and Democratic candidates Arthur McGuire and John Cashmore. He touts New Deal programs, attacks Republicans as controlled by special interests, and warns against a military president. He calls for turnout on election day to secure four more years of good government. He cites economic security, public power, and social programs as Democratic achievements.
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Never Too Old Charged in Baltimore Area Bicycle Dispute
Clarence Wright, 103, appeared in court in Towson Md. charged with striking a 65 year old woman in the head with a lead pipe after a bicycle dispute. The state declined to prosecute after the centenarian said he had never before run afoul of the law.
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Clarence Wright
Extortion racket in U S halted says Treasury unit
An enforcement official reports the San Francisco indictment of Min San Trading Co and manager Tom Hancock on 127 counts for sending 161,843 to Red China via Hong Kong marks a broader crackdown. He notes cases across the country and that the blood money flow has nearly stopped, with fewer extortion letters reaching Chinese Americans.
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Vote Probers Blast Clark in 1946 Missouri Fraud Case
In Washington a House judiciary subcommittee closed its books on the 1946 Kansas City vote fraud case blasting then Attorney General Clark for extreme judgment. It cites an improper method limiting to preliminary FBI inquiry and references secret testimony from former Attorney General Biddle.
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Truck Farm Crops Up Three Per Cent
The Agriculture Department forecasts U.S. commercial truck farm crops for harvest in fall 1952 to rise about 3 percent from 1951 and exceed the 1941-50 average by roughly 6 percent. Projected production is 1,760,000 tons for 1952 versus 1,700,000 in 1951 and an average of 1,630,000 in the six-year period used for estimates as of October.
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Willie and Queeg Bring Relief to the Caine Crew
Ensign Willie endures gruelling shipboard routine aboard the Caine under Captain De Vriess. After coffee with Harding, Willie and Carmody escort two ensigns on a three hour tour of the ship. They recount Guadalcanal actions and the ship’s rough state while Willie's decoding yields a transfer for Lieutenant Commander Queeg to relieve the skipper, offering a glimmer of deliverance.
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Guadalcanal
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Adams
Keith
Wylie
Pearl
Engstrand
Continued Tomorrow Second Largest Harvest Looms
The Agriculture Department raised its Sept 1 harvest forecast, predicting a near record crop for 1948. It projects 3.2565 billion bushels of corn, 1.2989 billion of wheat and 345.561 million of potatoes, with wheat topping the government goal but corn and potatoes falling short of targets and needs.
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Agriceuiture Department
Sparkman To See Parade Grid Game
Senator John J Sparkman Democratic vice presidential nominee schedules a parade football game and major speech in Wyoming today. He will fly to Cheyenne then take a train to Laramie for a parade and the Wyoming Colorado A M football game, then speak at Greybull at 9 30 PM. In Iowa he discussed graft corruption the Korean war prosperity and Democratic programs. He criticized price supports as too high and noted a hypothetical wheat price impact. At Council Bluffs Salt Festival he alleged many Communists attend Columbia University citing Eisenhower.
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Iowa
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Council Bluffs
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Columbia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Educational television praised by NY educators
Dr Arthur Adams former provost of Cornell told a Lake Placid gathering that educators must embrace television to avoid regression. He praised New York State as having the finest opportunity for using educational television and said it can empower informed democracy by informing the people. Adams noted educational TV serves as a tool for broad public understanding.
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