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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1948
Page
6
A 40 man United Press staff from two special bureaus began covering the Republican national convention in Philadelphia. Newsrooms at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel and Municipal Auditorium will relay preconvention and opening session reporting to clients worldwide.
Fourteen princes of the Catholic church gathered in the Vatican for a secret consistory called by Pope Pius XII. New bishops named include Raffallo Macario and Pietro Severi as suffragans to Albano and Palestina, signaling curia changes. Also discussed are canonization causes for Jeanne De Lestonnac and Vicenza Gerosa, with sainthood expected in 1950. Sacred palliums were conferred to eastern patriarchs and bishops from Los Angeles, Baltimore, Washington, and Omaha via representatives.
Philadelphia June 21 The GOP faces an unsettled path to the nomination with no clear majority for Dewey or Taft. Stassen Warren and Vandenberg figures crowd the field while delegates tilt toward possible deadlock or compromise. Undercurrents favor Dewey as a middle ground and insiders warn of an unpredictable convention outcome.
Tuesday noon meeting at the Pioneer hotel features Paul Robinson Dave Bloom Abe Meyerson and Aaron Levy discussing upcoming construction plans and the century’s surprise. Republicans press a standard attack on the other party with limited constructive policy while Dewey leads in delegates for the White House race.
John Edward McNeil 66 a Benson and Pomerene rancher died at his home in Pomerene last Friday of natural causes coroner's jury ruled. Born July 13 1882 Fool's Hall now Show Low he married Annie Eliza Scott in 1904 and had seven children. Services were conducted at the L D S church in Pomerene with burial in Pomerene cemetery.
Tech note identifies Frank Lopez son of Mrs Pauline Lopez serving with the 24th Infantry Division in Sasebo Kyushu Japan.
Report from Philadelphia details a bustling Bellevue lobby during the Republican convention week. Observers describe a murmur of voices and rivalry among delegates, workers, and sightseers, with hints of Taft connections and crowded scenes signaling shifting political momentum.
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