Harriman Scores Surprise Victory Over Kefauver in DC Primary
In Washington DC Harriman defeats Kefauver in the Democratic presidential primary debuting via Truman and Civil Rights support. Harriman wins 14 075 to 3 377 with 45 precincts reporting, while write-ins include Russell Stevenson and Truman. Kefauver leads delegate tally pre convention with 246 to Russell 114 1 2 and Harriman 0 1 86. Republican race shows Eisenhower and Taft contesting GOP delegate totals.
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Harriman
Kefauver
D. C
Averell Harriman
Truman
Sen
Estes Kefauver
District of Columbia
Mutual Security
Tennessee
Florida
Georgia
Richard Russell
Associated Press
Russell
Harrie Man
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Denver
Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Oregon
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Taft
Seven Die In Brooklyn Fire Tragedy
A four story Brooklyn apartment blaze claimed seven lives. A cripple, his wife and two children survived by escaping along a narrow ledge. The dead include Anna Rodriguez 27 and her children Ferdinand 9 Ralph 1 Alessandra 8 Lucy Sento 27 and her 9 year old son plus an unidentified woman boarder.
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New York
Brooklyn
Anna Rodriguez
Ferdinand
Ralph
Alessandra
Lucy Sento
Sento
Korea War Casualties Rise by 259 to 109971
Washington reports U S battle casualties in Korea total 109 971, up 259 from the prior week. Local notices advertise cherries for sale, a ham and fried chicken supper, summer dresses sale, a rummage sale to aid Child Welfare, a Kiwanis carnival, and a church yard party in West Virginia with activities and times.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
D. A. Robinson
Clearbrook
Dick Packing House
Macedonia Church
Macy's Arenaee
MACY
N. Loudoun St
S. Loudoun St
Air Ace Gabreski Pays Tribute to Father in San Francisco
Col. Francis Gabreski, America’s top living air ace with 40 confirmed kills, honors his father Stanley Gabreski and all United Nations forces in Korea after a civic welcome in San Francisco. He credits his Polish immigrant father for the family’s rise from modest grocery work to university-educated citizens.
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San Francisco
Col
Francis
Gabby) Gabreski
America
United Nations
Korea
Gabreski
Europe
Market Street
Stanley Gabreski
Oil City
Poland
Official Canvass Shows No Change In City Election
The Winchester official canvass for June 10 lists Hoye L. Riley Marvin D. Deaver and A Harold Rowe as top First Ward councilmen. Claude B Smalts Fred I Brumback and Orville Wine lead Second Ward council seats while Mifflin B Clowe Jr tops mayor race. Precinct tallies show Clowe ahead with 760 votes across wards. write ins dominated other names. Oates listed but deceased before election.
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Winchester
Hoye L. Riley
Marvin D. Deaver
A. Harold Rowe
Claude B Smalts
Fred I. Brumback
Orville Wine
Mifflin B Clowe, Jr
Peyton J. Marshall
T'al Clowe
Battaile
Baker
Gaunt
Ritenour
Schenk
Sturm i
First Ward
H. L. Riley
A. H. Rowe
M.D. Weaver
G. E. Pulley
J. H. Henry
Second Ward
A. C. Oates
P. W. Plumly
Lee Miller
Strike Delays Barre Monument Plans Amid Granite Strike
AFL Granite Cutters and Barre area management remain deadlocked over a seven hour day and wage scale as 1,023 workers strike since May. The dispute jeopardizes July 4 ceremony for General Daniel Morgan memorial at Mt Hebron Cemetery, delaying the $2,000 Morgan monument and prompting officials to seek a later dedication.
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Barre
AFL
Winchester and
Frederick County
Battle Plans Drawn Says Gruenther
Gen Alfred Gruenther, allied chief of staff at SHAPE, said battle plans are drawn to meet any aggression from the East. He noted each sector commander knows actions for attack and stressed SHAPE plans are wholly defensive.
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Paris
Alfred M. Gruenther
Gruenther
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers In
Europe
French Society of Economic Geography
Weatherman Keeps Cooler Promises
The weatherman predicted cooler weather today and residents appeared relaxed with a high of 68 degrees after several 90s. Forecast for tomorrow calls for rather warm afternoon, with cloudy skies.
Ingrid Bergman Delivers Twin Daughters in Rome
Ingrid Bergman gave birth tonight in Rome to twin girls delayed by more than two weeks. Her husband Roberto Rossellini stood beside the film star during the delivery.
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Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Roberro Rossellini
Ten Million Fund Backing Steel Strike Vows Support
John L. Lewis announced a ten million dollar fund to aid CIO Steel workers in their strike. He pledged Mine Workers Union support to Philip Murray and urged opposition to using the Taft Hartley Act, saying such action would harm American labor and democracy. The fund can be drawn as needed and repaid when possible.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
Philip Murray
Lewis
Murray
Taft Pledges 15 Percent Tax Cut If Elected President
Senator Taft of Ohio proposed a straight 15 percent tax cut if he becomes president. He argued current tax levels fuel inflation and could cut government spending to about 70 billion in year one and 60 billion in year two with 40 billion for defense and 20 billion for domestic use. He criticized land generals dominating Pentagon thinking and urged air power to deter Russia. He questioned permanent troop deployments and warned against permanent wage controls or compulsory arbitration. He favored invoking Taft Hartley in the steel strike.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Europe
Pentagon
Asia
Congress
Truman
Senate rejects Truman postmaster reorganization plan
Washington bulletin reports the Senate killed a Truman proposed reorganization aimed at removing Senate approval in selecting 21,438 postmasters. The vote blocked the plan, maintaining Senate oversight in postmaster appointments.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Move in House to Kill All Wage and Price Controls
The House Labor Committee recommended abolishing the Wage Stabilization Board by a 16 to 5 vote, signaling a push to end wage and price controls. The panel urged the House to abolish the WSB and move to remove wage controls, tying this to the Defense Production Act debate and potential amendments by Rep. Kearns.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
House
WSB
Kearns
R-Pa
Barden
D-Nc
Congress
Double Barred Propaganda Attack Readied by Malik
United Nations sources report Soviet envoy Jacob A Malik prepared a two fold propaganda bid for the Security Council. He aimed to accuse the United States of germ warfare in Korea and to bar 14 nations from UN membership while urging adoption of a Geneva Protocol on bacteriological weapons and non discrimination in UN admissions.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
United States
Korea
Malik
Security Council
General Assembly
June Heat Wave Breaks Across Many Regions
The heat wave eased in the East and central areas with cooler mornings. Southern regions remained hot and humid, while parts of the Midwest saw near normal temperatures. Temperatures ranged from the 40s in Montana to the 90s in the Southeast and Gulf states.
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Midwest
Cut Bank
Mont
Calumet
Midh
Southeastern
Gulf States
Atlantic
New York
Gulf Coastal States
Desert
Southwest
Great Plains States
Healing by Prayer as Officers Remove Injured Girl
Springfield police and sheriff entered the Free Pentecost Mission Church in Mountain Grove to seize 16 year old Ruth Carder who had suffered severe burns from an oil stove explosion. Church members had prayed over her for 24 hours with no medical care while her widowed mother, Cora Carder, watched. Ruth was transported to a Springfield hospital by ambulance. officials reported she rested comfortably after the removal amid protests and hysteria from about 100 worshipers.
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Springfield
Ozarks Mountain
Ruth Carder
Free Pentecost Mission
Mountain Grove
Cora Carder
Jim Baker
Garner Moody
Baker
County Officials Battle Over Building Permit in Winchester
Frederick County and Cities Service Oil Company clash with Winchester Common Council over a permit to build a filling station on county property at Boscawen and Cameron Streets. The council previously opposed the project citing traffic hazards. the oil firm argues the plan is safe and lawful.
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Cities Service
Frederick County
Cities Service Oil Company
Winchester
Tion
Boscawen
Cameron
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
C. M. Rosenberger
County Board of Supervisors
Byron Brumback
George H. Collin
New York
J. Thomas Kremer
Oil Company
W. P. McGuire
Massie
Collin
Dabney W. Watts
Council
Dr. McGuire
Robert Barbour
County
Bailey Store
Swedes Denounce Russians as Danes Ready to Fight
Sweden's cabinet met after the Monday Soviet downing of a Swedish rescue plane and accused Moscow of lying about provocation. In Copenhagen Admiral Quistgaard said Danish airmen should return fire if attacked, with standing orders to shoot back without delay. Both nations condemned the Soviet claim of Swedish fault in the Baltic incident.
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Stockholm
Baltic
Copenhagen
Adm
E. J. C. Quistgaard
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Potato Shortage Ends as Prices Drop Coast to Coast
The nation ends its notable potato shortage as markets from New York to Chicago see plentiful supplies. An Associated Press survey finds prices down up to a third from recent highs after price ceilings were suspended. Wholesale rates return to near old ceilings in major cities.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Winchester Approves 1953 Budget With No Public Input
The 1953 fiscal budget of 1 178 028 dollars passed its third and final reading by the Common Council with no citizens speaking at the hearing. The tax rate for next year is 1.85 dollars per 100 of assessed valuation, five cents lower than last year. City offices added new staff and committees reviewed permits and grants, while fire and market groups received site permissions for summer events.
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Winchester
Common Council
Taylor S. Barr
Robert A. Salazar
Mr. Barr
Commercial and Savings Bank
Public Safety Community
Frank Clevenger
Gray Street
Street and Water and Sewer Committees
Yount and Hyde
Boscawen and
Kent Streets
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Convention Fund
Frederick County Farmer's Curb Market
Boy Kills Mother With Civil War Musket
In Kansas City a 9 year old boy accidentally killed his mother Ellen Sandman 40 as she stood near the back steps. The boy placed a paper cap beneath the musket hammer and fired. Father Joseph Bandman said he did not know the gun was loaded and said the spark from the cap likely ignited historical pellets in the barrel.
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Kansas City
Ellen Sandman
Mark
Joseph M. Bandman
Steel Output Down To 12 Per Cent
Pittsburgh report notes the steel industry operates at about 1 per cent of normal weekly output amid a nationwide strike. Only 15 per cent of mills are producing, many under contracts with independent unions. Government seeks a program to permit some plants to resume military material production as talks with unions continue. White House reports progress and an announcement is expected soon.
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Pittsburgh
National Defense Program
Philip Murray
CIO
White House
Company
Union
Taft Seeks National RNC to Decide Texas Delegates
Sen. Robert Taft urged that the Republican National Committee determine which Texas delegates to seat at the national convention not the state body. Eisenhower backers claim Taft forces in Texas aim to seize the delegation. The decision by the RNC was pending as 38 Texas votes could influence the nomination outcome.
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Robert Taft
Republican National Committee
Texas
Lone Star
Dwight Eisenhower
Taft
GOP
Senate rejects Truman plea on St. Lawrence Seaway bill
The Senate votes 43 to 40 to send the St. Lawrence Seaway and power project bill back to the Foreign Relations Committee for further study rather than approve U S participation. President Truman warned the move would be a major economic error as Canada plans to proceed if Congress blocks U S involvement.
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Senate
Washington
Truman
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Sen. O'Conor
D-Md
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Congress
U. S
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Midwest
International Rapids
St. Lawrence
Benny Brown Aims Prize For Mother On Ted Mack Show
Benny Brown, in his fourth nationwide appearance on the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour, competes for a $4,000 prize against three time winners. He trails early but remains among top contenders as mail votes flow in. final results will take weeks. Benny, son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Brown Sr of 666 12 N Loudoun St, says if he wins $2,000 first prize he will buy a store for his mother and pay for college. He dances to Dark Town Strutters Ball and models his act after Bill Robinson.
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Benny Brown
Ted Mack
Benny
Mr. Mack
Bill Robinson
Radio City
New York City
Benjamin Brown Sr
Loudoun St
Long Island Railroad Strike Settled After Walkout
The Long Island Rail Road resumed normal service after a two day engineers strike that caused heavy traffic. Settlement reached late yesterday between the road and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Independent, ending the dispute over working conditions and rules.
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New York
Long Island
Pennsylvania Station
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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