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Serving the State The Weather Univenity of Iowa Partir cloudy willi sea~ Campus and tend lbundenbowen 10· nlch'- SunDr fair wtib Iowa City uWe &em~e cban&'e. H~h today. 1%; low, It, H~b Frida, 9%: low, 78.

Est. 1868 - AP LeasfKl Wire - Fi.e Centa Iowa City. Iowa. Saturday. July 12. 1952 - VOL 8& No. 188 ~.------• Isen ower, Gives • I Highlanders Hold Final 'Drills; Decision CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO (JP) - Gen. Dwight D. Eisen­ hower, the Kansas lad who once dreamed of baseball stardom rather Will Leave for Europe Sunday than political glory, took the Republican presidential nominaUon "rl­ day with a dazzling first ballot victory. By MARJORIE BREHM Friday night the five-star general formaUy accepted the sum­ "They practice until they're al­ ments in, playing condition. only while travellng. "Use discre­ mons to lead the GOP in a "great cru,sade" for another vlctory-and most numb, and you can't stop Commlt&ee Makes Rules tion!" is the motto which Adam­ "for freedom in America and a freedom In the world." them no matter how hot the sun The Governing committee sets son urgeS the Highlanders to fol­ As a running mate for the l1'eat gets," Pipe Major William Adam­ the rules of conduct regarding low. political warso! 1952, tbe Re­ son observed Friday afternoon as hours, dating and side trips and Clulpero.DetI Make Trip publican nat ion a 1 convention the Highlanders concluded the r~comJ'llends discipline for any of­ Mr. and Mrs. Adamson, Mrs. placed the man be wanted- 39- econd day of rehearsals. lenses against the rules. Lynn Ramond. and Mr. and krs. year-old Richard M. Nixon, sena~ They leave IOWa City by train Adamson has directed the group Gordon B. Strayer wlll act as tor from Calilornia and nemesis Sunday morning at 9:15. to follow the rules "to maintain chaperones for the group. Strayer of Alger Hiss. Adamson, director of the SUI the good reputation that we have is news editor of SUI's Informa­ For Nixon, it was an unopposed all-girl bag pipe band, said they made for ourselves and to be re­ tion service and wllI handle news nomination, without even a roll will practice again today from spected by the institution we for the information service con­ call. For Eiscnhower It was unani_ 8:00 to 3:00 and then they will represent ••• the University of cerning the Highlanders' activities mous, too, but only after a roar­ pack their instruments. Iowa." abroad. Jng finish tight with Sen. Robert The Hlghlapders will leave Definite social regulations have Mrs. Lynn Ramond, fowa City, A. Talt of Ohio. Montre81 July 15 and arrive in been set up for the Highlanders. will photograph the entire trip. Eisenhower crashed to victory LeHavre, France, on July 26 to All dates must be double dates She will take between 2,000 and on the first ballot, alter J"qdlng begin their European tour. with another Highlander; side 3,000 feet of color film which will most or the way. The convenuon Practice Between Performanc:es trips can be made only it parents be cOl to a 25-mlnute film com­ finally made it unanimous. "We hope to practice quite a bit have given permission; smoking plete with sound and running • • • on the boat and run through the is forbidden on streets or public commentary. The flIm will be For ih6 man wbo was an anon)" routines again over there between places and slllcks are permitted available for public showings. mous lieutenant coionelllttle more performances," Adamson said. He than a decade ago, the victory was explaincd that each field will be as Spl:ctacuia r in many ways os new to the group and that they Ta.ft Talks to Wife, Ike those on other bllttlc!lelds- North will depend on the drum major to Africa, Lhe Normandy beHhes, givc thc signals necessitated by the Rhine oC World War II. the size of the fields. Down to bitter and perhaps Richard M. Nixon Mary Lou Mortensen, A4 , Des Aft~t 'Watching Defeat lasting defeat went Sen. Robert A. Moines, has been drum major CHICAGO (IP) - Sen. Robert Taft, son oC a president, Mr. Re­ lit 39, a Veep Candidate during the 1951-52 year. This A. Taft, with three sons by his publican to millions of the GOP summer she has been in charge legions. Twice before, in 1940 and gTin at losing the nomination was at the pipe band playing and side, watched tbe 25th Republi­ evident. * * * can national convention turn 1948, the Ohio senalor had marching rehearsals and she is al­ Taft eel! GOP Victory down his third bid for the presi­ reached (or thc nomination and so a member of the governing twice he tailed. The jam-packed room was in committee. dential nomination. an uproar, but Taft was heard at The governing committee of the On the roll call of the states, in Seated in tront of a huge tele­ this convention amphitheater on one point to tell the man who beat Highlanders is made up of the vtslon set in his private office, the him tor the big GOP prize, "You'll drum major, 10 squadn;m leaders Ohio senator kept his own rUn­ the edge of the stockyards, Taft moved out ahead briefly. The vol· win the election." appointed by Adamson, and 3 ning tally. Taft held up an arm and plead­ girls elected by the Higblanders. inll see-sawed. Tben Michigan put When It was certain he had lost Eisenhower Into the lead to stay. ed foe 4u.ieLEinally the bub-bub Squadron leaders are responsible the nomination, TaCt reached for sus bided and Tuft said, for members coming to attention a telepbone and gave the operator Ike 9 Vo&ea Short "I want to congratulate General when commanded, wearing uni­ the number of the Congress hotel But the end of the call thc gen­ Eisenhower on his nomination and forms properly and baving instru- two blocks away. eral hung just nine votes short of assure him I will do everything He was calling his wife, Martha, the magic 604 needed to clinch the possible tor him in his ca mpaign who in many past campaigns has nomination. He had 595 votes, and sIter he wIns the election." hit a ~ fast a pace as her hus­ Taft an even 500. Eisenhower said l1e had come 65 Superiorts band.:r(ow she is not able to, fol­ Minnesota took charle at that lowing a stroke she suffered somc "to pay a call of lrlcndship on a time ago. dramatic moment. very great American." He thanked Hit 'Pyongyang Within a matter of minutes, Tension Runs High as- The Gopher state had caucused Taft for his promise of coopera­ Taft received a call from Gen. CIQ; ~i~ Steel early Friday morning. Stassen tion, and then hurried back to bis Dwight D. Eisenhower, the man showed up and oleft with tears Blackstone hotel quarters. In Night Raid to whom he lost the nomination. Ike .Watches 'Yote on TY streaming down his cheeks. Six of Taft Invited the general to come Talk in Secret Minnesota's 28 delegatcs who had , Korea (SATURDAY) been pledged to the one-time gov. * * * (JP) - Sixty-five B-29 superforts a&oss the street to see him -From Hotel Suite renewed the blistering air attack Eisenhower did. The two chat.­ At Pittsburgh crnor wanted to leap to the Eisen­ Ike Pledges Victory, on blazing Pyongyang, the North ted privately In Taft's o{fice. By The *Associated * * (>rea coIn dated *1952, * and* thc other hower bandwagon. Korean capital, Friday nigbt in Then, before television cameras, PITTSBURGH (JP) - Top ot- coin WIIS a ~Ivation Army piece. Stassen reluctantly let them go. Taft pledged his f1.all suppOrt ;0 ficials of several big steel com- Thc t~nsc, dramatic scene in That divided the delegation 19 for Progressive Policies, the greatest night raids of the . the general's Blackstone hotel "Ike put them back in his pock­ war, the air force announced to­ the ge.neral in 'the forthcoming et as the count ended and seemed him, 9 for Eisenhower. The 19 campaign and after it. He pre­ panles and the striking CIO Ulllt- sulte was described to newsmen agreed tbat it their votes were ali day. cd Steelworkers held a DO-minute ,by Eisenhower's press secretary, rather quiet Bnd relaxed untll In Party's Crusade The night attack came hard on dicted Eisenhower would win. Minnesota was recogpized. Hcrb that Eisenhower needed to go over IT!eetin.g Friday amid reports a Robert Mullen. the heels of 856 jolting daylight Taft headquarters were glum Brownell leaped across the room the lop, they would be delivered CONVENTION HALL, CHI­ strikes by Allled tighter-bombers Robert A. Taft and downcast when the result I)f new offer may be made to end Uere is ' Mullen's account of and was tbe first to congratulate to the general. CAGO (JP) - Gen. Dwigbt D. the balloting in convention haH the: 4i)~day-old strike. whllt happened as the general that made the Reds scream "bar­ Sign Tells the Story Ike. MiDDeIo&a 8wi&che. Eisenhower pledged Friday night baric." four miles IIway became known. .Tbere was no rep