Illinois in play as Eisenhower and Stevenson vie for state
Chicago reports show Illinois favored by many observers to be decided tightly with Eisenhower slight edge in some polls and Stevenson leading in Chicago. Downstate counties and suburban Cook County split, while party strongholds and past voting patterns color expectations for November.
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Young Democrats Buy 100 Bonds
In Baltimore a Young Democrats group convened to discuss a local Ha gerstown precedent. Joe Tydings and Roy Hoffberg introduced the proposal. Billie Winders, Halgerstown delegates, and ex Governor Lane urged continued activity post election. A telecast of Adlai Stevenson from Madison Square Garden followed refreshments.
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Manitoba University bans student hitchhiking across city
The University of Manitoba outlawed hitchhiking by students from the suburban campus to downtown. Officials say the practice slows traffic and violators will be fined one dollar.
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Sobeloff Commission Recommends Centralizing Of Licensing Boards
Baltimore October 28 a special commission on Maryland government organization recommends centralizing the administrative and clerical duties of all state licensing boards under the state employment commissioner The panel also urges uniform appointment and removal standards for boards with board funds reporting to the governor and annual financial disclosures including examinations and license suspensions It calls for uniform auditing and fiscal year timing and for appeals to circuit or common law courts for board decisions
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South's Democrats Rapidly Coalescing Behind Stevenson
Southern party leaders and officials in Alabama Arkansas Oklahoma and Kentucky rally to Stevenson. Florida South Carolina Louisiana and Texas show strong Stevenson backing with few exceptions. In Texas prominent lawmakers Connally Johnson Rayburn Patman and Gov Shivers lead campaigns for Stevenson while Eisenhower gains less in state central committees.
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Hoover Found Guilty in Second Murder Trial
Louis Eugene Hoover, once sentenced to death for killing Virginia millionaire James Mahoney, was found guilty today with no death penalty. The 28 year old received life imprisonment at hard labor after a second trial ordered due to prejudicial comments.
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Tobacco Growers Likely To Back Program Vote
Farm Bureau and tobacco growers in Maryland are split on allotments and price support as ballots open across Southern Maryland. Indications suggest support for the government program despite past opposition amid disappointing prices.
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Alsatia Parade to March In Hagerstown Tomorrow
Over 3,000 participants from 47 organizations prepare for the Jong Alsalia Mummers Parade. Majorettes led by Miss Mary Ann Mellwee of Winchester bring a Virginia class to perform. The 2.5 mile route runs from Oak Hills to Locust Street with concerts by the U. S. Navy Band and Air Force units. Governor McKeldin leads, with Miss Shirley Harrison as Miss Maryland 1952.
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Seow And Rain Bring Relief
Northern New England faced a cold wave as forests in New Hampshire were closed due to fire hazard while Massachusetts woodlands were affected. Skies stayed cloudy from Michigan eastward with snow showers in parts of Michigan Indiana Ohio and the Appalachians. Albany reported two inches of snow on the ground and about 1,300 fires burned nearly 50,000 acres across multiple states including Mississippi Arkansas Tennessee Missouri Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, signaling a widespread emergency.
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Democrats Clash Over Prosperity and Korea Policy
A government memo cited by Democrats argues the United States has limited strategic interest in keeping troops and bases in Korea, while Truman pressed Eisenhower to share responsibility for policy in the Far East. Stevenson campaigned in Pennsylvania after a Madison Square Garden rally, criticizing Eisenhower and vowing not to be isolationist or internationalist. Barkley, touring Missouri, mocked a Taft administration line and quipped at McCarthy’s accusations of Stevenson aiding the Communist cause.
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Store Holdup in Six Words
A radio store holdup in Pittsburgh on June 21 sees a gunman threaten the proprietor Ruth Falck at the counter and escape with $25 after intimidating her with the weapon.
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Truman Says Prosperity Depends On Stevenson Election
President Truman warned that prosperity hinges on Adlai Stevenson’s win, accusing oil interests and steel executives of backing a shift to three states and arguing the GOP would concentrate wealth. He framed Stevenson as defender of prosperity for all against special privileges.
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McCarthy Talk Is Denounced in Washington Oct 28
Democrats accuse Senator Joseph McCarthy of dishonest and cowardly use of fractional fact and innuendo in his radio television attack on Adlai Stevenson. ADA claims association with pro Communist causes and labels it leftwing. Stevenson advisers Wilson Wyatt and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. are named in a defense stating ADA fights communism and protects freedoms at home.
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Second Youth Is Now In Custody
Jacksonville reports the second of three men charged with kidnapping 20 people during a three day Georgia and Tennessee spree is in custody. FBI agent recognized 21 year old Charles Edward Hopkins as he walked from the Post Office and arrested him quietly. Virgil Le May, 15, was nabbed at Nashville on Saturday and held on a $12,000 bond. James Francis Hill, 31, remains at large.
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City Officials At Award Ceremony In Baltimore Today
City officials attend a ceremony in Battmere to present a certificate to Governor McKetchin from the National Badty Council recognizing Maryland Traffic Safety Committee work. Attending are Mayor Herman L Mills Police Commissioner M E Ellinger Captain J B Brown Traffic Sgt Grason Poarnberger and all Northwestern University Traffic Institute attendees.
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Arguing With Cops Led To Arrest In City Court
Maurice Jenkins won a $5 fine plus costs for disorderly conduct last Saturday after arguing with city police about arresting Jack Suffecool. Jenkins, an invited guest at a school dance, clashed with officers while Suffecool, not invited, faced a similar charge following the fracas Friday night.
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