Floods Over Kansas Threaten Topeka Bridges Fall
Kansas flood widens as two bridges collapse and Topeka faces its worst damage. River hits 33.46 feet. North Topeka evacuated after levee breaks. Rail service disrupted. telegraphs and radios fail. 22 deaths reported in Kansas and Missouri as storms subsist.
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Topeka
Central
Kansas
Kansas River
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
el Capitan
Cedar Point
Kas
Cottonwood
Florence
WIBW
KTOP
North Topeka
Unalo
John H. Morrell
Seymour Packing Companies
No Rains Just Heat In Kansas Missouri And Oklahoma
Rains and floods in Kansas and Missouri give way to lingering heat across southern Oklahoma. Temperatures rise to the low nineties with nights dropping to around 72 as a cooling breeze provides brief relief. Thursday promises a pleasant start as Safina reports.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Safina
Italian Population Soars Amid Wars and Migrations
Rome reports Italy's population rising toward 47 million ahead of the November census, despite the Ethiopian War and world events. The April 1936 census listed 43,059,889 inhabitants, with ongoing migrations and evacuations not stopping growth.
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Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
House Pat on Filling Only One Of Four Vacancies
Pontotoc county commissioners seek removal of Dr. J C Canada as head of the Pontotoc county health department. They warn of pressure from school superintendents over vaccination and request replacement by July 1951 while noting Canada oversees three counties and has limited local presence.
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House
Pontotoc County
Grady Matthews
J. C. Canada
Canada
Rae Thompson
Dave Gray
Bob Austell
Dr. Canada
Pontotot County
Murray
Hughes County
H. Boles Suffers Jaw Fracture At Ada Peanut Co
Silas H. Boles, partner-manager of the Ada Peanut Co., North Broadway, suffered a fracture of the right jaw in a plant accident Wednesday. While clearing space in the storage room, a shelf loaded with pulleys and other materials collapsed, causing bruises and scratches. He expected to return home at 729 East Main and to be back at work Thursday.
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Silas H. Boles
Ada Peanut Co
North Broadway
East Main
Reds plan martyr's museum in Hong Kong racecourse
Hong Kong authorities transform the city's race course into a martyr's museum to honor Chinese heroes who died in the people's revolutionary wave. The inaugural ceremony is set for October 1, National Day in Red China.
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Hong Kong
Hanxon
Red
China
Steaks and stew meat woes reported from Atlanta stalls
Atlanta reporter Alex Joiner describes shoppers avoiding peak priced sirloin as OPS looms. After hours at the counter, a five ounce steak fails to sell at 1.65 dollars, while housewives forego meat purchases blaming high costs and scarce stew meat. A. S. Florence notes men cannot afford such pay demands. In Paris, Vincent Aurio announces Henri Queuille resigns health reasons after June 17 elections as new government forms.
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Atlanta
Fife
Atlanta Constitution
Alex Joiner
Joiner
Office of Price Stabilization
A. S. Florence
Paris
Vincent Aurio
Henri Queuille
Jap Treaty Unveiled Aimed at Pacific Peace
Washington reports the United States and Britain jointly unveil a new peace with Japan to be signed in San Francisco the week of September 3. Ambassador John Foster Dulles calls the draft unique in history and outlines key provisions including Japan's prewar overseas holdings loss, limited rearmament, and a framework for future security in the Pacific with US bases in Taiwan. A three way Aus NZ pact and a separate US Japan commercial treaty are part of the settlement. Moscow is excluded from the talks.
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Unite States
Britaina
Gav
Japan
Joby Foster Dulles
U. S
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Dulles
San Francisco
Porcea
U.S
Taian
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Anonias Nerotiathus
Goodrich Plant at Miami Closed by Walkout
MIAMI Okla July 12 The B F Goodrich tire and tub plant remained closed today after a walkout by 425 union workers protesting disciplinary action against 13 co workers A total of 1340 were idle as 102 returned yesterday and 13 workers were reinstated but the day shift quit after learning suspensions were lifted until morning Union members voted to resume work while officials cited the suspension as trigger for the walkout
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Miami
Oklo
B. F. Goodrich
Alia
Couple Breaks Up Over Baby Name Dispute
ATLANTA July 12 The case involves Audrey Balding Payne Simms and Arthur Benjamin Simms Jr. over the baby name Antoinette later changed to Annette. She alleges he flew into a rage tore up birth announcements and abused her. The lay judge granted temporary custody and a final decree to Mrs. Simms.
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Atlanta
Antoinette
Queston
Audrey Balding Payne Simms
Arthur Benjamin Simms
Simms
Annette
Beck
Jesse M. Wood
Man Questioned Over Property At Worcester Water Festival
A man from Enfield is questioned after a dispute during a Worcester water festival. The case centers on alleged property ownership near Enfield and a nearby property line. A witness recalls structures 15 feet from the water and notes a decades old tenancy.
Armed Red Guards Block Newsmen at Kaesong Ceasefire
In Munsan Korea July 1917 armed Chinese and North Korean guards halted a 17-vehicle UN convoy en route to Kaesong. They barred correspondents and photographers from entering Kaesong, prompting a press standstill and temporary suspension of ceasefire talks. The convoy withdrew to base after negotiations failed.
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Munsan
Korea
Kaeseng
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Kaesong
Jiaisan
Mursan-Kaesong
Henry McAllister
Hamburg
N. Y
McAllister
Reds
United Natrons
Grall Transferred Mitchell Due Here In Patrol Shifts
Grall leaves the local highway patrol to Ardmore to replace Theo Cobb who was killed. Mitchell from Sulphur detachment will move to Ada to work with Van Arsdell. Detachment reassignments reflect staff shortages and strategic spread across Oklahoma. Tishomingo detachment disbanded August 1 with troopers reassigned to Paula alley, Wipur, Sulphur, Pawhuska, Medford, and Ada area stations.
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Prank A. Grall
Wat
Information Patrol
Oklahoma City
Awdrey Mitchell
Ada
Henry van Arsdell
Tishomingo
Don Wiens
Tulsa
Grall
Ardmore
Theo Cobb
Carl Tyler
Amonette
Paula Alley
Wiptur
Marcus Carter
Sulphur
Pawhuska
V.C. Estes
Medford
Aiva
L. VY
Pauls Valley
Medord
City Holds Unexpended Waterworks Funds
The city reports an unexpended balance of £24,041.88 at year end for the waterworks extension and improvement bond project. Four railroad crossings and minor items remain under the plans, with funds to cover non vital work not included in the original extension.
B-36 Report Reveals Smaller Bomber Fleet Size
Washington officials testified to Congress that the U.S. Air Force has only 87 B-36 bombers ready to strike nuclear counterblows, with 65 more in modernization and 170 ordered or delivered. Reported shifts from piston to mixed jet and piston engines reflect ongoing production changes.
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Washington
House
Air Force
Armed Services Committee
Man's Conscience Not Hurt Enough
John Wilbanks, a used car dealer in Baltimore, lost his wallet containing $12,850 last Saturday. He has already received $1.40 and seeks $250 in cash and $10,000 in checks, as a caller with a guilty conscience promises to return the rest minus a $1,000 reward. The article notes ongoing newspaper ads to spur tips and recoveries.
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Baltimor
John Wilbanks
Wilbanks
Satuday
Eat Less Meat in First Half of ’51
Washington reports consumers bought less meat in the first half of 1951 than in the same period of 1950. Officials cite tighter supplies and lower availability, with per capita consumption dropping as overall availability fell compared to last year.
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Washington
Teport Vn
Jay
Saari
Oklahoma Texas Agree on Bridge At Albion Ferry
Oklahoma and Texas reach agreement on a new Red River bridge connecting Idabel Oklahoma and Clatsville Texas at Albion Ferry. estimated cost about 1 million dollars with Texas covering half. Texas will handle plans bids and contract subject to Oklahoma approval. federal approval needed for the connecting road.
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Oklahoma
City
Oklahoma State Highway Department
Texas
Red River
Idabel
Okla
Clatsville
Tex
Albion Ferry
McCurtain County
Zach State
Public Roads Administration
Wash
Ita
Grady County
Bradley
Atoka County
Chockie
Pittsburg
Mattress Label Case Tried Here
Dennis Ryan, owner of Ada Trade and Exchange, faced a preliminary hearing in the Charley Floyd justice court on a charge of failure to label two second hand mattresses. The complaint, signed by D. J. Canada, M.D., alleged missing white cloth tags showing secondhand status and material used. Ryan pled not guilty at arraignment and was fined $50 plus costs, with a few days to appeal.
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Charley Floyd
Justice of the Peace Court
Dennis Ryan
Ada Trade and Exchange
D. J. Canada
M.D
Ryan
French transport plane crashes after takeoff in West Africa
A French army transport plane crashed shortly after departing from Gao airport in West Africa. Eight people were killed and nine injured, the French News Agency reported.
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Paris
Frence Army
Gao
Rndh West Africa
Allies Balk At Red Move In Armistice Talks
MUNSAN Korea July 13 Allied nations faced renewed friction as Communist China questioned American goodwill and said no armistice talks would continue. Reds banned Allied newsmen from the conference site and accused the United States of loading the delegation with extra reporters. Peiping radio described the broadcast as a correspondent’s report, hinting at a stalemate as Communist negotiators may decide next moves.
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Munsan
Korea
Reds Today
United Nations
Esong
Talaed
U.N
Munsanan
Peiping Radio
Ett Ae
Negro family faces harassment in Cicero housing row
Police remained on guard near a three story Cicero building after a disturbance as a Negro family prepared to occupy one apartment. A bus driver rejected moving his family in. A crowd of about 3 000 gathered around the scene. A policeman was injured by a brick. Windows were broken and furniture destroyed. Tear gas drove away about 100 protesters. Firefighters put out a blaze in a vacant lot nearby.
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Chicago
Cicero
Wet 18Th Street
Robert Canek
Coal ‘County Sheriff's Police
Harvey ©. Clark, Jr
Chicago Transit Authority
Th' Pessimist Th' Pessimist
Dialectal reminiscence questions whether schooling brought many whippings, noting the speaker’s memory of fewer punishments as a youth. The piece uses colloquial voice to evoke past discipline and attitudes toward schooling.
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