European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge to the stars and stripes january 1953 a newsman voted gop chairmanship 19 republicans unanimously elected Wesley Wes 49year old former Kansas As their National chairman after being told they can lose control of Congress next year if they do not watch out party leaders who had a leading role in Success at the polls last november congratulated the rank and file and claimed new gop voters in the election of Dwight Eisenhower As presi Dent but they told the Republican National committee while Eisenhower won a big personal Vic the party gained Only slim majorities in the Senate and they declared the party must remain Alert lest it lose con Gress in succeeds Summerfield a Veteran of world War Roberts was organization director of the Republican National com Mittee in the Campaign and one of the earliest Eisenhower for president he was chosen to succeed Arthur of who has resigned to be Eisenhower Post master Roberts said the gop must work to keep the Many including who supported it in 1952 for the first we must recognize that a great Many of these democratic votes were produced the Southern he what a Fertile Field exists there urges fund inquiry Summerfield in his letter of resignation urged Congress to re examine Laws limiting Campaign spending by National committees and candidates for Congress he said these Laws were enacted when the Dollar was Worth about twice As much As it is Bertha of was appointed assistant to the new National chairman to succeed Ivy Baker of has been designated As treasurer of the in the in coming miss Adkins is National com Mitte woman from Maryland and has been executive director of the committees women division since March bad Check Dodge costs six Teeth 19 rub Ber Check artist who preyed on doctors and dentists was in jail today after giving up his last six Teeth to pass a phony police said George of had his six remaining Teeth pulled two Days before Christmas and wrote for he took his change and left the Check he was arrested when he tried the same trick of a Lincoln Park writing Check for several times the amount of the Deposit on a pair of the optometrist became suspicious and called All ready for capital Parade duty sixty Snowwhite jeeps which will escort the floats in the inaugural Parade of Dwight Eisen Hower and Richard Nixon As president and vice spell out Ike on a Field at the jeeps will be driven by marines full dress 91 chm winners to be at fete 19 the greatest number of congressional medal of Honor holders Ever assembled will attend the inauguration of elect Dwight Eisenhower Tomor j inaugural committee said that the 270 living tip lifers the nations Hatcat taking president elect Dwight Eisen Hower will use two when he his oath of the joint congressional inaugural committee styles Bridges who Heads the said Eisen Hower will use his own West Point Bible in the oat taking ceremony As Well As the historic Washington As previously the second Bible is the personal property of the president elect and dates from his Days at the military Bridges the George Washington Bible will be opened at psalm verse the West Point Bible will be opened to ii chronicles the West Point Bible is 5 by 8 bound in Black leather and has the president elects name stamped on the cover in on the Flyleaf is a quotation presented to Dwight Eisenhower upon his graduation from june the psalm quotation to which the Washington Bible will be opened except the lord builds the House they labor in vain that build it except the lord keep the the watchman Wakeah but in the chronicles passage to which the West Point Bible will be if my which Are called by my shall Humble and and seek my face turn from their wicked ways then will i hear from and will forgive their and will heal their highest military award for valor have accepted invitations to attend All functions of the three Day pro thirty nine states and the canal zone will be represented by the medal Honor wives and children Are accompanying of inaugural committee Joseph Mcgarraghy said he that All holders of the medal accepted invitations to As highest Honor they symbolize the loyalty and courage not Only of themselves but of the thousands of holders of other decorations and those Mil times says Fri walked 2 for White House jobs new 19 new York times reported that two employees at president elect Dwight Eisenhower new York head quarters had been denied tentatively assigned White House jobs on the basis of unfavourable Fri re the times said no formal announcement of the Fri ruling been made and the names of the employees were not the Fri Here and in washing ton declined to comment on the times James Eisenhower press following publication of the that he had no comment to he said he did not believe Eisenhower was aware of the Fri and that he did not intend to take it up with the the exact nature of the Bis report on the two employees was not the times it was that the Fri suggested the employees should not be hired because of something unfavourable in their the implication was not that they were disloyal but that they might prove bad Security ikes health very his doctor 19 Dwight As Sumes the presidency As a healthy Man who never frets about his physical eats what he chooses and weighs Only six pounds More than he did when he was an athlete at West that the word from maj Gen Howard his Snyder has watched Eisenhower health since he describes the former generals physical condition As very he Hast been ill during the nor Snyder Hes capable of sustaining Long hours if he recovers very quickly with Little he has a splendid amount of Reserve which comes into play after a Little rest sleeps Well Snyder provided the following rundown on the president elects state of health height 5 feet 10 inches weight 178 when he wants he cuts Down at the table and takes his weight Back Down to that Snyder sleep required no More than six or seven hours a that enough for him he sleeps Well and is not a restless eyes wears spectacles for read hearing nerve reflexes blood pressure that reasonable As an Index for the heart and arteries of a Man of Eisenhower Type and appetite and digestion he eats As varied a diet As he disposition generally Excel the doctor concluded general Eisenhower is very sensible and willing to accept and attempt to carry out Oil reasonable health Lions who willingly have stood be tween their country and every threatened he they come Here to Honor a Man who led his country to Vic tory in a tremendous War and now is to be its but we want to Honor Evary one in his own right a great defender of our common Faith in sharpshooters guard route 19 some each an expert have been assigned to guard Dwight Eisenhower on his inaugural ride Capitol Hill and the the secret service has combined forces with the military and Washington police to guard against any would be assassins along the two mile route Down Pennsylvania the secret which has the responsibility of protecting the brought in agents from throughout the country to handle the inaugural it was known that a near record number of secret service men were tapped for the big by More than Marine and air Force troops from nearby installations upwards of Washington policemen 230 armed serv ices policemen 100 plainclothes men 200 and an Undis closed number of Fri Sibly running into the a select detail of men gathered from All parts of the country also has been brought in for a special be on the Lookout for pickpockets and Confidence Grinewald denies contempt charges Henry the dutchman Grune Wald pleaded innocent to a 31 count indictment on charges of contempt of he appeared before District judge Alexander the judge set Grunewald trial for March he was continued at Liberty under the new indictment supersedes an earlier 22count indictment which the government formally dropped the indictment grew out of Grunewald refusal last year to answer questions of House tax scandal t investigators and his failure to produce re Quested the investigation disclosed that regarded As one of the most Active Washington wire pull was on Friendly terms with Many persons High in government including members of con Trinan lauds seven retiring from Cabinet 19 president Truman accepted the resignation of seven Cabinet Bers with letters of Praise for the seven were Secretary of state Dean Secretary of the Treasury John Torney general James Mcgran agriculture Secretary Charles labor Secretary Maurice Interior Secre tary Oscar Chapman and master general Jesse Donald Secretary of defense Robert Lovett and Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer had seat in their formal resignations Truman wrote Acheson that you have been my Good right i would place you among the very greatest of the secretaries of state this country has Truman neither Thomas Jefferson nor William Seward showed More Cool courage and steadfast Truman wrote Snyder that his services As Treasury Secretary Merit not Only my personal appreciation but also the esteem of Ever the president praised Mcgran Ery for helping to protect oar democratic institutions by the Vig Orous prosecution of those who would undermine and destroy trunian say Farewell to throng at White House 19 president Truman and his said Goodby to several Hundred old friends at the White House at an Impromptu reception held in an atmosphere of sadness and staff government of White House policemen and their families filed quietly through the red room to shake hands with the Truman and there was no pomp and ceremony to Mark the presidents there were no refreshments and no festive arrangements of usually at such receptions mar Garet circulates gaily among the but yesterday she stayed at her parents the invitations went out less than five hours before the receiving line vans lined to haul off the Truman the president was relaxed and but Truman and seemed More subdued than Ike appointee Charles vice president of the Chesapeake Ohio who 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