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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
7
Eisenhower aides debate Taft and Eisenhower on the GOP race as Lodge claims the jig is up for Taft while Eisenhower weighs an on the spot bid at the Chicago convention. Taft leads in delegate tabulation but Eisenhower gains in key states ahead of the pivotal July gathering.
A riot at the Kentucky State prison in Eddyville led to guards held as hostages. State police from Western Kentucky were summoned, and the uprising began last night with a second riot early today. Officials described the event as a riot of undetermined proportions as Dr. W. B. Watson rushed to the scene.
The CIO steel strike, now 24 days old, remains likely to continue at least another week even if President Truman uses the Taft Hartley Law to end the walkout. Congress pressed for court action to order workers back, while the union weighs using the same law to press a union shop demand.
The House Appropriations Committee proposed a 25 percent reduction in new funds for the armed forces foreign aid atomic energy and other programs totaling 3 468 156 250 bringing agencies from 13 745 066 819 to 10 276 910 569 The cut heavily impacts the Atomic Energy Commission by 1 706 000 000 and foreign aid by 250 120 000 The Defense Department and civil defense funding are also reduced while ESA receives no funds The panel indicated it would reassess ESA after wage price and rent controls are set End advance for release expected about 11 a.m.
In 96 degree heat an Atlanta cyclist cried for water then collapsed. George Stovall a house to house salesman later followed, arriving at Grady Hospital with 108 degree temperature and listed extremely critical as the heat neared 100 degrees.
In Cleveland city hall job rules forbid shorts for female workers as thermometers soar above 99 degrees. Across the country Congress and the White House faced stifling heat with water shortages and outages. In St Louis County 100 degree heat and a 36 inch water main break left thousands without water. George Baker, 52, of Richmond Indiana, collapsed and died while displaying caskets at a funeral directors meeting in Toledo Ohio.
Allied infantry with armor support drove Chinese forces from a western Korean hill northwest of Yonchon in a five hour battle. An armored Red vehicle was damaged by planes aiding U N troops. Allies used flame throwers to destroy bunkers with no Red casualty estimate. Patrol actions occurred elsewhere while fighters bombers operated.
The Army announced the steel strike has halted delivery of some equipment and production of other material including light tanks will halt within a few days.
Atlanta Georgia Democratic Executive Committee chairman Peters claims Senator Richard Russell will enter the party convention with 300 sticking delegates. Elbert P. Tuttle, leader of Georgia’s Eisenhower faction, predicts Eisenhower will exceed 500 delegates on the first ballot and win on the second or third.
In Atlanta a temporary injunction blocks the pro Eisenhower faction from choosing GOP convention delegates this Saturday. Judge Chester A. Byars refused to lift the order amid a Taft faction challenge. Monday hearing will decide which group is the legal Georgia Republican Party with 13 Eisenhower delegates and 17 Taft delegates contested.
Brig. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. accuses Communist negotiators at Panmunjom of simultaneously approving and rebuking Soviet actions on prisoner repatriation. He cites Red insistence on forced return as inconsistent with Russia’s World War II posture, while North Korea disputes his readings of Soviet statements.
In Washington the administrations stripped to a skeleton controls bill faced final roll call tests in the House amid hopes that major powers agreed to by Republicans and Southern Democrats may not be restored. The measure would end wage and price controls July 31 1962 and continue some powers until June 30 1953, request a Taft Hartley injunction, and reorganize the Wage Stabilization Board while reducing its labor dispute authority.
Atlanta psychiatrist Dr. Rives Chalmers says there is no real connection between temper and temperature. Police records show physical violence rises in summer and peaks in September as temperatures climb toward 100 degrees. He adds the weather is an alibi for violence a person would commit anyway.
Senator Richard Russell of Georgia winds up a Western trip with calls for more planes to break the Korean stalemate. He hopes to secure New Mexico support for the Democratic nomination and predicts a likely nomination on an early Chicago ballot, with Eisenhower or Taft as the Republican opponent.
Frank W. Hulse, president of Southern Airways, testified at a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing on the renewal of authority to provide short haul feeder service for 33 Southern towns. He argued the company has grown but cannot yet develop full potential air traffic in the Southern states it serves.
A high heat blanket covered much of the United States with 11 deaths in two days and record temperatures across many cities. President Truman canceled a Washington news conference due to the heat while forecasts warn of minimal relief, heat prostrations rise, and crops face drought in Virginia and Arkansas.
The note lists North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana as current targets with Southern seeking permission to serve additional nearby towns in the region.
Senate Appropriations Committee wiped out the House ceiling of 48 billion for military spending and set new defense appropriations at 45.8 billion. The decision, supported by the administration, trims past House cuts and heightens the chance of a Senate House compromise on fiscal 1953 defense funding. Finletter warned cuts could impede air buildup and warned of heavy losses if war comes.
Georgia remains fair and hot through Friday with afternoon highs 98 to 102 and nightly lows 70 to 76, dipping to 65 to 70 in the mountains. Northwest Florida shows similarly high temperatures and dry conditions.
Massachusetts Senator and Eisenhower campaign manager Henry Cabot Lodge says Eisenhower will shift operations to Chicago next week to meet delegates. Lodge claims strong momentum for nomination with Taft feared on first ballots. Ingalls disputes the shift. Eisenhower to deliver a major speech tonight on a wide radio network at 9:30 p.m. EST.
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