Dikes Hiked In Missouri Flood Area
Flood workers raised Kansas City levees to higher heights as the Missouri and Mississippi rivers flood vast regions. The Missouri crest nears St Joseph at 27.2 feet, equal to an 1881 record, while Red Cross counts about 105000 people displaced. Authorities warn of potential further damage totaling 54800000 dollars with agricultural losses reaching 29700000.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Mississippi
Iowa
Red Cross
Omaha
Nebr
Council Bluffs
Kans
Nebraska
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Col. E. FE. Browning
Eisenhower Backers Gain Big Margin in New York Primary
In Albany Dwight D. Eisenhower supporters won eight of eleven Republican contests and appeared to secure at least 85 to 90 of New York’s 96 national convention votes. Taft backers won three while several winners were not firmly committed. Delegates go unpledged to Chicago. Dewey’s backing helped but steam toward a solid Eisenhower block faded.
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Albany
N. Y
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Friends of the General
Robert A. Taft
Chicago
Dewey
Eisenhower
Enemy Shuns New Assault On Korean Front Anniversary
On the Korea front Allied observers marked the first anniversary of the April Red offensive. The Reds avoided a repeat of the spring attack. Gen. James A. Van Fleet said a fresh spring drive would be finished by the Eighth Army and UN forces, likely north of the current line.
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Seoul
U. S. Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Associated Press
United Nations
Half of Muskingum River Dam Crumbles At Zanesville
A 60 foot breach opened Tuesday at Muskingum River dam No 10 in Zanesville. Seven feet of water rushed through the gap endangering wells of the city water system and a nearby Armco Steel plant above the dam. The structure, built in 1841, is slated for abandonment along with 10 other locks and dams by June 30 next year. Engineers from Huntington West Virginia had no word on repairs. In Medina County Peter Yoder 93 long served as state representative and county treasurer.
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Zanesville
Muskingum River
Municipal Water System
Armco Steel Corp
Army
Huntington
W. Va
Warden Accepts Peace Terms as Prison Mutiny Persists
Jackson Mich mutiny at Southern Michigan prison continues as 10 hostages held. Warden Frisbie negotiates with ringleader Earl Ward while 600 state police and guards guard the facility. Violence, injuries, and arson marked the riot with no sign of surrender.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Julian N. Frisbie
Frisbie
Earl Ward
Ward
Newsmen press explicit federal seizure authority during ANPA meeting
Charles F. McCahill head of the American Newspaper Publishers Association urged Congress to enact a clear law on the president's power to seize private property. He spoke as the 66th ANPA convention opened in New York amid concerns over the Steel industry seizure and threats to press freedom. The group warned that efforts to erode American freedom resemble Nazi and Soviet actions.
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New York
Congress
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Charles F. McCahill
ANPA
Cleveland News
Truman
McCahill
Federal Laws Committee
Nazi Germany
Soviet Russia
Senate Group Votes On Seaway Proposal
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to send to the Senate without recommendation legislation authorizing U S participation in building the St Lawrence seaway and power project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project
Stop Kefauver Move Launched Lausche Endorsed
Two 13th District Democratic delegates pledged to Bulkley switch to Gov. Lausche following urging by state chair man Hanhart. Lorain official Ujhelyi and Sandusky chair Trinter announced the switch at a Jefferson-Jackson dinner, aiming to block Kefauver’s bid as delegates head to the July convention.
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Kefauver
Lausche
Lorain
Obert J. Bulkley
Frank J. Lausche
Eugene A. Hanhart
Dover
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Joseph A. Ushelyi
Hanhart
Bulkley
Ujhelyi
Elmer C. Trinter
Sandusky
Lorain County
Trinter
Erie County
State Crime Rate Rises in Ohio Cities
The FBI report shows 143 Ohio cities saw crime rise 7.5 percent in 1951, with total offenses increasing from 67,494 in 1950 to 72,561. Murder and non negligent manslaughter rose to 216, rape to 428, aggravated assault to 2,083, larceny to 47,214, and auto theft to 6,221.
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Washington
Ohio
FBI
Ohio City
Hope Dims For Truce In Korean Talks
Negotiators in Washington report the Korean armistice talks enter a critical phase with days likely to reveal a breakdown or agreement. Officials note reduced optimism since ten days ago as secret Allied prisoner return proposals fail to gain Reds acceptance amid new propaganda from Peiping.
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Washington
United States
Red Chinese Radio
Peiping
Reds
America
C&O Freight Train Derailment Near Chillicothe
Eight Chesapeake and Ohio freight cars derailed eleven miles south of Chillicothe. Two trainmen riding in the caboose were bruised. Cause not known yet. Service continued on an alternate main track.
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Cincinnati
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chillicothe
Caboose
Lavish White House opened to public viewing
Public tours begin at the rebuilt White House after a 5.7 million dollar cellar to garret renovation. Visitors praise chandeliers and flower arrangements as 5544 people from across the country and abroad tour the mansion. no tickets required.
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White House
Mabel Hargrave
San Francisco
Calif
Clarence L. Fox
Hammond
Ind
Iran
Steel Grab Rift Mounts Boost Nears Steel Grab Rift Mounts Boost Nears
President Truman defies Congress over steel plant seizures as Senate votes falter on blocking funds and impeachment moves loom. Senate actions push for delays while wage controls are debated and the CIO pay dispute intensifies with wage-price implications.
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Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Sawyer
CIO Steel
Span Buckles At Doanville Bridge Collapse Trucker Safe
A coal truck caused the county bridge over Monday Creek at Doanville to collapse at 3 a m. The empty truck, driven by Earl Barnhart, sank mid creek. no injuries reported. The 90 foot steel truss span with wooden floor carried Deanville area traffic to Route 33 and school buses.
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Nelsonville
Monday Creek
Doanville
Earl Barnhart
Barnhart
Deanville
John Dowler
State Highway Patrol
April Showers Spread Across Eastern Half of Nation
A broad rain belt stretched from New England to Ohio Indiana and Illinois with heavy falls in Missouri and central Illinois and Indiana. Cool air moved east through the Great Lakes into the plains, with temperatures in the 30s and 40s and freezing conditions in northern Minnesota to eastern Colorado.
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New England
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
West Gulf
Missouri
Great Lakes
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Minnesota
Colorado
Upper
Truman expected to pick NATO commander among three generals
A European NATO official in New York says President Truman will decide within 24 hours among generals Alfred Gruenther Matthew Ridgway and Omar Bradley to succeed Gen Eisenhower as NATO commander.
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New York
NATO
Truman
Alfred Gruenther
Matthew B. Ridgway
Omar N. Bradley
Gen. Eisenshower
Chart for Survival at Yucca Flat Atomic Test
Troops watched a giant blast at Yucca Flat as a new atomic chart for survival emerged. Soldiers and officers describe the hollow fire cloud, the immense flame and heat, and the three second exposure that scorched the desert and ignited Joshua trees. The lesson learned was to keep mouths shut as dust and shock followed the blast.
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Nev
Yucca Flat
Japan
Bikini
United States
Nia Zara Falls
Wanger Case Ends with Charge Cut by Judge
Walter Wanger, the film producer, is convicted of assault with a deadly weapon after the judge struck the murder intent clause from the indictment. The ruling finds no evidence of intent to murder when he shot Jennings Lang in a Beverly Hills parking lot last December. Lang, 39, was tied to Wanger's wife Joan Bennett, who disputes any romantic ties, calling it business.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Walter Wanger
Harry J. Borde
Grey
Jennings Lang
Beverly Hills
Lang
Wanger
Joan Bennett
Miss Bennett
Cardinal Boss In Tax Suit
Fred M. Saigh owner of the St. Louis Cardinals and associate of the late Robert E. Hannegan has been indicted on five counts charging tax evasion of 497? and unreported income of 108823 for 1946 through 1949. The charges carry up to two years in prison and 10000 per count. Saigh called the indictment a complete surprise.
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ST. Louis
Fred M. Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
Robert E. Hannegan
Saigh
Jersey Jail Mutiny Ends at Rahway Prison
Rebellious convicts at Rahway State Prison farm surrendered after a five day mutiny. Two hundred thirty one inmates held eight guards as hostages during 115 hours in a dormitory wing. Authorities reported an agreement to survey parole procedures and pledge no corporal punishment for inmates.
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Rahway
N. J
Rahway State Prison Farm
Trenton
New Jersey State Department of Institutions
Kennon Wins Louisiana Governor Seat in Democratic Victory
Robert F. Kennon of Minden becomes Louisiana's governor after defeating Republican Harison Bagwell, the first GOP candidate in 12 years. C. E. Barham of Ruston is elected lieutenant governor, both races decided in Tuesday's general election.
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New Orleans
Robert F. Kennon
Minden
Louisiana
Harrison Bagwell
C. E. Barham
Ruston
Symbol of Free World Oatis Case Marks One Year
One year after William N. Oatis was jailed in Czechoslovakia the case remains a symbol of free world opposition to communism. The United States reports show a trade squeeze costing Prague about two million dollars monthly, with Czech imports to the U.S. plunging to 205 thousand dollars in January as exports halt under licensing controls. Prague hints at freeing Oatis at a price Washington rejects.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
William N. Oatis
Associated Press
Commerce Department
United States
Oatis
U. S
Prague
State Department
Eisenhower Crushes Taft In Pennsylvania Presidential Primary
Eisenhower wins a wide lead in the Pennsylvania GOP primary with about 700000 votes. Taft’s backers call the result meaningless for delegates while Kefauver leads in the Democratic write-in contest. Final precinct returns show Eisenhower 409,246 Taft 168,327 and Stassen 114,724 with write-ins prominent in both parties.
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Taft
Associated Press
GOP
Eisenhower
Pittsburgh
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Truman
Kefauver
Chicago
Stassen
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Richard Russell
Georgia
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Alben Barkley
Eleanor Roosevelt
Philadelphia
No Progress In Truce Talks At Panmunjom
Allied truce negotiators accused the communists of dodging the main issue in enforcing a Korean armistice. The communists replied there would be no progress unless the United Nations Command changed its attitude. The 19 minute session at Panmunjom ended with no agreement on truce supervision and the issue of neutral inspectors.
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Munsan
United Nations Command
Panemunjom
Russia
Lausche Defeat Target in Walcutt Speech
Ohio GOP hopeful State Sen. Roscoe R. Walcutt said the main fall campaign aim is the defeat of the Lausche leg of the Truman table. He spoke at a Hamilton County rally urging "Trumanism" and "new realism" to protect the political and economic system he says made the state great.
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Cincinnati
Roscoe R. Walcutt
Ohio
Walcutt
Hamilton County
Trumane Acheson
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James Duff
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