Kansas City Faces Massive Flood Cleanup After Deluge
The Kansas City area, amid receding floodwaters and widespread ruin, prepares for a colossal cleanup as Missouri River towns suffer flood damage. The disaster spans Kansas and Oklahoma with 17 deaths, 70,000 displaced, and damage estimates topping 750 million dollars. President Truman planned a flyover of the disaster area as fires, mud, and ruined structures mark a deep regional crisis.
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Iran Minister Charged With Plotting Riots In Tehran
Parliament broke up in shouts as a deputy charged Interior Minister Fezlullah Zahedi with plotting Sunday night riots to topple Premier Mossadegh. Amid crisis talks with U.S. envoy Harriman over oil nationalization, death toll was about 12 to 15, and martial law limited gatherings.
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Price Warns on Costs of Rearmament Rise
Representative Price of Illinois states that a two percent price increase adds one billion dollars annually to rearmament costs, highlighting rising defense expenses.
Solon Says Flood Was Preventable
Senator McClellan argues Kansas Missouri flood shows flood control works could have saved at least twice the damage. He cites a $300 million investment as preventing losses of about $750 million, defends flood programs against pork barrel accusations, and notes potential danger in 100 other sites nationwide.
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One Assassin Is Still Sought
The body of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Riad El Solh returned to Beirut after his assassination in Amman. One killer is dead, another wounded by his own hand, and a third is being hunted by police. El Solh opposed the Syrian national party's plans for a greater Syria.
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Syria
Transplanted Corneas Restore Sight for Two
Lena Campbell will regain vision in her right eye within two months and William Lowe aged 64 of White Lake Mich is expected to have usable sight in his left eye both benefited from corneas donated by Lawrence Shannon 32 a Detroit office worker who died of a brain tumor last week doctors report two patients gain sight from donor corneas in Detroit area.
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Secret Service Declared Permanent After 86 Years
President Truman signed a bill making the U S Secret Service a permanent federal agency for protection duties. The move ends decades of agency fixes as a temporary bureau and formalizes its protection role.
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Cease Fire Talks Advance In Sixth Kaesong Session
In Kaesong two sessions totaling 1 hour 35 minutes focused on the cease fire agenda as North Korea and UN delegates, led by Nam Il and Admiral Joy, debated terms. An Allied spokesman said some progress was made and negotiations resume at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Spain Visit By Sherman Is Opposed
Admiral Forest Sherman’s Madrid talks signal a possible U S military understanding with Spain despite opposition from Britain and France officials. He met Franco and planned further talks in France Italy and Great Britain before meeting Eisenhower. Bradley supported Spain in a treaty context, despite Allied misgivings, while Britain cites Attlee opposition to Franco.
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Crime Hearing In New York Being Planned
The Senate Crime Committee plans to end its underworld probe within the next month with public hearings in New York City. After televised sessions last March the panel will focus on dope traffic waterfront rackets gambling and political ties. hearings may start late this month or early August with three days in Atlantic City and northern Kentucky. The life of the committee was extended to Sept 1 but aims to complete by mid August for a final report. Senator Hunt suggested no investigations or subpoenas after Aug 15.
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House Firm On Rollbacks
The House caucus rallied behind the administration to defend price rollbacks led by a ten percent beef price rollback cited as a symbol of stabilization. The broader issue loomed: maintaining rollback authority could affect all future controls on both agricultural and non agricultural products.
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Michael V. DiSalle
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Green vows fight to repeal Taft Hartley Act
AFL President William Green told a convention of the AFL Retail Clerks Association that repeal of the Taft Hartley Labor Act is essential. He said the act has caused widespread worker resentment and accused its authors of promoting communism in a single day.
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AFL
William Green
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AFL Retail Clerks Association
Final Rendezvous of Marine Buddies in Cincinnati
A World War I tale of two Marine captains from Quantico to France who fought side by side. Captain Jack West of Cincinnati was reported killed at Belleau Wood in 1918, but his friend Clifton B. Cates crawled into no man’s land to rescue him. West later died after a car crash. their final rites were held at Spring Grove Cemetery as General Cates paid respects.
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U S Prisoners Reported In Capital Of Red Korea
KAESONG Korea an 18 year old Red Reception sergeant Miss Pak said there are many American prisoners in Pyongyang the Red capital She could not give further details about the captured GI s She spoke fluent English learned in Pyongyang High School and also Japanese and a little Russian She said she wants peace and a unified Korea with Chinese UN forces leaving after the war and friendly North and South Koreans.
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Admiral Inglis Seeks Retirement Over Political Views
A Navy rear admiral reportedly seeks retirement to avoid post assignments demanding certain politico military stances. Senator Russell said the Senate Armed Services Committee will listen if Inglis voices his views, but won’t open an investigation. Wherry cited the move as evidence military voices are being limited by left wing political influence linked to Acheson.
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Language Study Pays For Marietta Fighter
Donald D. Hunter from Marietta Ohio used Chinese study to aid on the western front. While on patrol he called out in pidgin Chinese for the enemy to surrender and ten soldiers came forward. Hunter serves with Company H Eighth Cavalry Regiment.
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Missing Briton Knew Secrets
Washington disclosed that one of two missing British diplomats held atomic secrets once valuable to Russia though the State Department says they are probably of little value now. Donald MacLean, from 1947-48, served on a policy committee on atomic matters with American and Canadian colleagues. MacLean and Guy Burgess disappeared from London May 25 amid Iron Curtain speculation. international leads remain fragmentary, with traces found in France.
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High School Principal Begins Prison Term
Columbus. George M. Thompson aged 33, former Pickerington High School principal, started a one to ten year sentence in Ohio Penitentiary for felonious assault on a teenage pupil. He was convicted February 23.
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Weather Outlook in Columbus Sees Cooler Temperatures Ahead
Columbus forecast shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal with highs around 81 and lows near 60. A slight warmup on Wednesday followed by cooler conditions by Friday and expected light precipitation with showers on Thursday or Friday.
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State Department Russia Pact Alleged by Lobbyist
Alfred Kohlberg, longtime critic of policy in the Far East, charged that the State Department has an agreement with Russia on Korea. He claimed Jessup and Gromyko reached a deal in Paris earlier this year, with Four-Power talks failing to produce an agenda. He warned of a covert link between the Army ORO and Johns Hopkins Page School, and noted McCarthy's accusations against Owen Lattimore, who was cleared by a Senate committee. The speech, sponsored by the American Legion and 18 groups, drew swift Hopkins denial.
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Draft Appeal Rule Changed
Washington said draft deferment appeals may go to the Appeal Board in the state where the worker is employed instead of the home board. The rule also lets an employer file the appeal for an employee with the local board. A Selective Service spokesman called the change wonderful news for manufacturers and business concerns nationwide and noted requests would be granted automatically.
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Maumee Residents Protest Ohio Turnpike
A Maumee Ohio delegation traveled to Columbus to oppose a proposed turnpike route they describe as a Chinese wall through their community. They urged delaying the report on two preliminary surveys by highway director T J Kauer, but the official said the turnpike commission report is due next week.
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AFL Pilots Association votes to oust Behncke
In Chicago the AFL Air Line Pilots Association removed president David L. Behncke after an all night meeting of 210 of 228 directors. The union approved paying him a $15 000 yearly salary for life. The ouster precedes a federal court hearing on control of the union.
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Plant sale reports debunked at Point Pleasant
Mrs. Wal ter A. Windsor president of Marietta Manufacturing Co said the concern has not been sold. Rumors in Point Pleasant linked the estate to a Pitts Windsor and another firm due to a name similarity causing confusion among locals.
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