Univ News: 1952 - Truman / NATO / Danish Royals / Greece / Basketball
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1952-03-31
1. TRUMAN WON'T RUN: WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Truman's long-awaited announcement comes at a Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner, when he emphatically tells fellow Democrats that he will not be a candidate for re-election. He tells the nation that he will campaign vigorously for his party's nominee.
2. NATO REPORT: FRANCE - From his headquarters at SHAPE near Paris, General Eisenhower issues an encouraging report on the organization of NATO troops for the defense of western Europe.
3. ROYAL VISIT: COPENHAGEN - King Gustav of Sweden pays a state visit to Denmark with his queen Louise. And the full pageantry of the Danish capital is unrolled for him.
4. GREECE CELEBRATES: ATHENS - Greece celebrates the 150th anniversary of its independence with an impressive show of military might.
5. BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS: LONDON - In the all-England badminton championships a Malayan team is pitted against a Danish pair and the Malayans return home with their little intact, after lightning fast action.
6. BASKETBALL CHAMPS: WASHINGTON - When the chips are down for the coveted double-A crown the Kansas Jayhawks top the Brooklyn St. John's in tidy fashion.
(LOCAL – KANSAS CITY) OLYMPICS TRIALS. (LOCAL – DETROIT) NEW FACES AWARD.