Senators Taft Russell Kerr Attend Washington Supper
Senators Taft Russell and Kerr pose ready to seek presidential nominations at a Washington political supper. The event marks the seventh anniversary of Meet The Press hosted by Martha Rourdtree and Lawrence Spivak with a White House wanted sign featured.
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RoBert Taft
Ohio
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Robert Kerr
D-Okla
Washington
White House
Martha Rourdtree
Lawrence Spivak
Meet the Press
Pima Flood Plan Faulty Says Army Engineers
Army engineers examined Pima county flood control plans and found them costly and inadequate. Sen. Ernest W. McFarland said the plan would not protect Highway 80 or defense sites near Tucson and warned the local proposal may cost nearly as much as the authorized project while offering less protection.
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Ernest W. McFarland
Sen. McFarland
Tucson
Army Engineer Corps
U. S
Daily Citizen Today
Corps of Engineers
Johannessen & Girard
Los Angeles
J. Homer Boyd
Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles District
Army Engineers
Congress
ARMY
Woman's Body Found In Canal In Arizona
The body of a woman possibly Phyllis Lighter 25 missing since a car plunged into an Arizona canal was recovered lodged against the gates of the Arizona Falls powerhouse. Deputies continued a search miles east near Scottsdale where the car crashed and Harold L. Franke the owner was found when the vehicle was raised.
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Phyllis Lighter
Arizona Canal
Tom Burgess
Water Users Association
Arizona Falls
Scottsdale
Harold L. Franke
E. L. Wilson
Scottsdale Gates
U S Korea Casualties Rise to 109159
Washington reports U S battle casualties in Korea rose to 109159, an increase of 182 since the last tally. The update marks ongoing losses in the Korean conflict as officials provide the new total.
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U.S
Korea
San
Truman Seeks 3.46 Billion Supplemental Defense Bill
President Truman asked Congress for a supplemental appropriation of 3,463,555,440 for the defense department for the new fiscal year. Funds would cover military public works pay raises and the Alaska communications system. The request totals are 37 million under the FY 1953 budget projections with 2,990,487,740 allocated to military public works and regional allocations to the Army Navy Air Force and Defense Office.
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Truman
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Alaska
White House
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Berlin Blockade Eases Slightly as Patrols Reopen
An American military policeman was wounded by an East German border guard near Berlin. Maj. Gen. Lemuel Mathews denounced the act as barbaric under Soviet control and called for punishment. Russian guards reduced restrictions on a 110 mile autobahn corridor, allowing limited eastbound patrols.
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Lemuel Mathewson
U.S
Germany
Radio
Sergei Dengin
Soviet Control Commission
C. F. C. Coleman
Koje Island POW raid targets three compounds
U S troops and tanks swept Koje Island prisoner pens amid reports of ration cuts in compounds 85 36 and 96. Guards toppled flagpoles burned flags and troops freed and disarmed prisoners while destroying guard huts with flamethrowers and using tear gas.
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Korea
U.S
Big Island
William F. Kernan
San Antonio
Tex
Haydon L. Boamer
Bose
Senate considers steel labor bill amid 120 day strike debate
The Senate debated a wide plan to curb strikes in critical industries for 120 days, create a presidentially appointed seven member wage dispute board, and allow seizure of plants if terms are rejected. Sen Maybank led the amendment to the expiring controls law as talks proceed.
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Senate
Sen
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D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
White House
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Supreme Court
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John R. Steelman
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Paris Strike Fails as CGT Sit-Down Flops Across France
Premier Pinay mobilized thousands of police and gendarmes as a nationwide sit-down strike by CGT leaders proved largely ineffective. By midafternoon most of the 3 million CGT members remained at work and transport systems largely ran on schedule amid scattered clashes at Renault plants.
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Antoine Pinay
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Jacques Duclos
Communist Party
Duclos
NATO
Matthew B. Ridgway
Renault Automobile
Renault
New York Bats Stumble as Chicago Tops Nationals
In a baseball game, Chicago defeats New York by six to two. The report notes Chicago’s offense and New York’s pitching gaps in the early innings.
Ike Attacks Democrats in Abilene Speech
General Eisenhower urged end of long Democratic rule accusing graft and incompetence. He spoke in Abilene as he seeks the Republican nomination criticizing federal spending taxes and national control of local functions. He warned against secrecy in foreign policy and called for clear, lawful processes and public confidence in appointed agencies.
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Abilene
Robert A. Taft
America
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Russia
Japan
Yalta
Tucson Weather Turns Clear After Weekend Rain
The Tucson area enjoyed mostly clear skies with cool temperatures following weekend rain. Temperatures rise back toward seasonal levels after a high of 86 degrees yesterday and a morning low around 60.
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Tucson
Eisenhower warns on one party rule and corruption
President Eisenhower argues that long entrenchment of one party risks graft and incompetence from local to national government. He urges citizen participation and a two party system to ensure honest officials from the lowest levels upward. He cites disunity inflation high taxes and centralization as evils.
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Eisenhower Welcomed By Overflow Crowds In Abilene
Thousands packed Abilene Kansas to greet Dwight D. Eisenhower at his boyhood home as Col. Hugh Edwards reports more than 50 000 people in the town of 5000 by parade time. Hundreds line the parade route since 9 a.m.
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Eisenhower Invited to Testify on Foreign Aid Cut
Washington authorities say Chairman Cannon invited Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to testify on the $6,447,730,750 foreign aid bill before he departed. Eisenhower could choose his date if he wishes to appear as Congress moves toward trimmed funding and rapid passage of the omnibus measure.
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Steel Showdown Prompted by White House Conference
Steel executives and union heads head to Washington for a prestrike conference as the CIO United Steelworkers report 72 000 unemployed from a 650 000 strike. Sen Maybank proposes a 120 day ban on strikes for defense danger while Lukens Steel Co in Coatesville begins wage talks with about 4500 workers involved.
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White House
Washington
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D-Sc
CIO
United Steelworkers
New York
Lukens Steel Co
Coatesville
Steel Strike Wildcat Hits 650000 Workers Across Nation
Pittsburgh report shows 650,000 CIO United Steelworkers striking for higher wages. Up to 50,000 additional workers idled daily in coal mines, railroads, ore mines and shipping. Defense official warns four to five days may cripple secret military item output amid growing layoffs at New York Central, Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, Erie railroads.
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Industry Magazine
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Buffalo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Erie Railroad
Mundt Quips Voters Favor Ike and Taft Alike
Sen. Mundt from South Dakota comments on the state presidential primary results saying voters chose both Taft and Eisenhower alike. He states South Dakota’s answer to the nation’s top question is clear Bob and Ike, they like alike.
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Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Dakota
Bob
Ike
Tucson Benefit Softball and Wrestling Card Tonight
Tonight at Tucson high stadium and Tucson Sports center fans support the Arizona Children's Colony with multiple benefit softball games and pro wrestling. Tomorrow features girls softball at Santa Rita park and school budget hearings at THS and Amphitheater high schools.
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AHS
South Dakota Close Race Between Taf and Eisenhower
The bulletin notes a tight contest between Taf and Eisenhower in South Dakota with results reported on page 2, highlighting a competitive gubernatorial or congressional race and surrounding campaign activity.
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Eisenhower
South Dakota
Tucson
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