08 Jul 1952
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1952
Page
1
Bonn July 8 in Western Germany the government drafted a law to give wives an equal say in all family matters, replacing the traditional husband led system. The bill would jointly control property, require both spouses to earn the family living, and allow hyphenated names, with doweries for young brides eliminated.
A reader testifies that eating All-Bran daily cured constipation. Dr George H Lubar of New Jersey endorses regular use and Kellogg’s offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days.
The local Red Cross Learn-to-Swim program announces early registration to avoid dropouts due to vacations. Six is the minimum age with no maximum. instructors and lifeguards are on duty to ensure safety. Registrations begin this week with blanks available in the Daily Mail and duplicates allowed for families.
Riots in Mexico City after Sundays presidential vote left at least three dead and about 200 injured with 300 arrested. Outbreaks were reported in other cities but quickly quelled with no confirmed deaths or injuries outside the capital. Police and soldiers patrolled streets as tear gas affected U S tourists and public buildings were guarded. Police blamed Communist students for bloodshed amid clashes with supporters of Gen Miguel Hendíquez Guzmán.
WJEJ filed amended application seeking Channel 52 as FCC processes non contest cases this week. WHELTY would be a 135000 watt station with live local shows and network programs planned for Hagerstown, with timeline tied to UHF equipment and channel assignments.
Pte. Floyd FE Burger of 220 West First Street Hagerstown has rejoined the 26th Division in Korea after a rest in Japan. He serves as cannoneer in Battery D of the 2nd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. The Army allows leaves to ease combat fatigue.
Daily agenda outlines day two events in Chicago with invocations by Dee J. Clayborn and Alma Hillel Silver, speeches from Styles Bridges and Herbert Hoover, committee reports, and calls to escort the permanent chairman. Evening sessions include fitness for nominations, adjournments, and next day program cues.
Guy Reynolds Jr. of Martinsburg resigns from the West Virginia Aeronautics Commission after moving to Hagerstown Maryland where he will lead a wholesale refrigeration and radio parts firm. Reynolds, appointed in 1947, served a year as chairman. In other notes thieves stole jewelry worth 38 000 from a film location featuring Gene Tierney and Clark Gable in a production titled Never Let Me Go.
In Chicago the 1952 Republican platform underwent final revision with Sen. Millikin and aides preparing a complete version for tonight. Taft Eisenhower and other contenders reviewed the foreign policy plank while civil rights language remained unresolved after conflicting proposals were discarded. Kelland warned of heavy trimming to avoid an unreadable document.
Mamie Eisenhower, wife of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, said she would join the Republican campaign after he wins the presidential nomination. She spoke at a news conference with women reporters during the convention and noted her 3 year support, adding she is happy and encouraged by the opening ballot. Her mother, Mrs. John Sheldon Ded of Denver, watched with her as the score was kept.
New York July 5 twenty thousand long distance telephone operators and maintenance employees have won face increases ranging from three to one dollar a week. The raises are in an agreement between the Lone Lines Department of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the CIO Communications workers of America announced yesterday. The contract covers nine distance telephone workers in 350 communities in 40 states and the District of Columbia.
Washington reports indicate the cost of living may reach new highs as food prices jump and rents rise. Officials warn the next overall index could climb further, while wholesale and commodity prices show mixed trends across sectors.
A sudden squall in Macau capsized about 20 fishing sampans as reported from the Portuguese colony. Casualties and exact numbers were not specified in the fragmented dispatches.
Gen Douglas MacArthur delivered the keynote at a Chicago convention and left delegates divided. He praised service while criticizing the administration, hinting at possible presidential or vice presidential paths, and signaling closer leanings to Taft than Eisenhower.
Los Angeles reports that Evans Charles Thomas a 29 year old shooter known as the phantom sniper was condemned to death for the murder of Nhia Marie Blee 25 mother of two with a July 1 sentencing date set by the Superior Court jury The verdict also doubles as a ruling on the automatic death penalty and related charges including 12 counts of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon Thomas admitted firing at a man and a girl to satisfy a sexual impulse.
A fragment suggests the term Gypsy derives from Egyptian but finds no clear evidence of origin or deep link to the people. The text notes uncertainty and lacks conclusive ties to any culture or language.
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