{"id":2518,"date":"2012-09-14T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2015-01-08T13:39:37","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T18:39:37","slug":"oct-27-1952-ikes-balloon-grounded-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/09\/14\/oct-27-1952-ikes-balloon-grounded-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Ike\u2019s balloon grounded in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Oct. 27, 1952:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican candidate\u00a0for president in 1952, campaigned in Pittsburgh before the election, taking part in the Presidential Parade that day. President Truman was also in town supporting the Democratic Party\u2019s candidate,\u00a0Adlai Stevenson<\/span>. \u00a0At a rally held at the Syria Mosque, Truman criticized the Republican candidate for his \u00a0\u201ccheap campaign tactics\u2026 false promises\u2026playing politics with the national morale\u2026 [and Korean] casualty lists.\u201d<\/p>\n

This photograph was published on page 3 of The Pittsburgh Press. The caption read, \u201cStrong winds kept the barrage balloon near the ground at the Gateway Center today. Members of the Citizens for Eisenhower Committee said their silver-colored gas bag ordinarily is flown at 500 feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

The launch of the barrage balloon was delayed by a \u201csnarled situation.\u201d A photo accompanying the article showed three men trying to untangle ropes. \u00a0The caption read, \u201cThe balloon handlers discovered that the mooring ropes had become a tangled mass while the big bag was being brought here.\u201d<\/p>\n

World War II hero Eisenhower was a popular candidate. \u00a0Eight days after this picture was taken, he won his first election in a landslide victory over Stevenson.<\/p>\n

(Pittsburgh Press photo)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Members of the Citizens for Eisenhower Committee said their silver-colored gas bag ordinarily is flown at 500 feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Look at the picturesIke\u2019s balloon grounded in Pittsburgh<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[948],"tags":[961,972,1025,1037,1244],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_ma9gdziEdx1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C1043&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2499,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/09\/21\/nov-5-1960-harry-s-truman-greeted-by-crowds-in\/","url_meta":{"origin":2518,"position":0},"title":"Harry S. Truman greeted by crowds in Pittsburgh","date":"September 21, 2012","format":"gallery","excerpt":"\u201cPrivate citizen Harry S. 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