Three Earthquakes Strike Fukui Japan Wreck City
Reports describe three strong quakes followed by fires in Fukui western Honshu. Army relief efforts rushed in as up to 40 000 homeless were reported with initial casualty guesses around 5000 but later tempered. Buildings swayed in Tokyo and other cities while Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures bore the worst damage.
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TOKYO
Honshu
Fukui
U.S
Daishoji
Crawford Sams
U.S. Army
Sea of Japan
Kanazawa
Ishikawa
Tokama
Nagoya
Kobe
Osaka
Kyoto
Honolulu
Asahi
Meteological Service
Kuzuryu River
Fukui City
Berlin Blockade Tests Western Resolve As Aid Ships Land
U S forces rush 39 four engine C 54 Skymasters to Germany to break a Soviet ground blockade of western Berlin. Berlin supplies dwindle for 2,000,000 residents as diplomats expect a direct demand to lift the traffic noose from the Soviet sector.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Berlin
Britain
France
London
Moscow
Stalin
Dog Wins $20,000 In Mystery Melody Jackpot
New York report says 42 year old grandmother Mary Farber won 20000 prizes on ABC network Stop The Music for correctly naming the Mystery Melody title Get Out of The Wilderness. The 1860 song title was later corrupted into several melodies.
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New York
Mary Farber
ABC
British Strike Emergency Declared Over Food Supply Threat
Prime Minister Attlee announced the government has advised King George VI to declare a national emergency to secure essential food supplies amid a wildcat dock strike. Labor Minister George Isaacs, recalled from San Francisco, will coordinate actions as 9,000 more workers walk out in Liverpool and Birkenhead.
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London
Attlee
George VI
House of Commons
George Isaacs
San Francisco
Liverpool
Birknhead
200 Firemen Police Quit In Columbus
About 200 police and firemen submitted resignations to Columbus city council effective July 8 unless pay raises and uniform allowances are granted. They seek a $50 monthly raise. 75 percent of two departments could resign if not granted. City council plans to approve uniform allowances tonight. mayor favors raises but $50 is deemed unlikely.
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Columbus
Jerry O'Neal
Joseph R. Jones
James Rhodes
Truman Signs $6 Billion ECA Aid Into Law
President Truman signed the $6 billion foreign aid bill that launches a sweeping world economic program. It commits funds to Western Europe and Far Eastern nations to spent within 15 months to aid recovery and political freedom and to help deter communism beyond the iron curtain.
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Washington
Truman
America
Europe
Printers Approve Weekly Wage Increase in Chicago
About 1,800 Chicago commercial printers voted to accept an $11.89 weekly raise proposed by the Franklin Association. Local 16 of the International Typographical Union reported the tally roughly 1,300 to 300 in favor.
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Chicago
International Typographical Union
Franklin Association
Flooded Rio Grande Crests at 45 Feet
The Rio Grande surged through Zapata's citrus valley with a 45 foot crest yesterday. The river did not tear away the suspension bridge linking Zapata with Mexico, though floodwaters overwhelmed the area. Authorities warned residents as cleanup began.
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Rio Grande
Zapata
Tex
Mexico
Bandits Escape After Shootout In Illinois Quarry Raid
Five machinegun bandits escaped a Cook County trap after a holdup shootout that wounded Sgt. Charles Petersen and Lieut. Joseph Clegg. Police chased them from a Des Plaines river bridge to a quarry swampland as Treasury agents found loot and weapons. Air patrols aided the search as more than 200 officers hunted through the night.
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Chicago
Cook County
Treasury
Des Plaines
Charles Petersen
Western Springs
Petersen
Joseph Clegg
LaGrange
Clegg
Glenview Naval Air Station
Girl 11 Fatally Knifed in Rock Creek Park
In Washington Rock Creek Park an 11 year old girl named Carol Bardwell daughter of William P Bardwell a former FTC examiner was found with throat cut beneath a fallen tree after a bicycle ride. No killer or weapon recovered and preliminary checks show no sign of a street crime.
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Washington
Rock Creek Park
West Virginia Plane Raised From Gravesend Bay
A small private Ercoupe plane registered NC 93844 and owned by Wheeling Motors, Inc. Wheeling WV, sank in Gravesend Bay off Brooklyn during fog last night. Rescue teams found no bodies. the Civil Aeronautics Administration confirmed the registration for the single engine craft.
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New York
Gravesend Bay
Brooklyn
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Wheeling Motors, Inc
Wheeling
W. Va
Dayton man dies from 6 500 volt line contact
Lester Bellville, 35, died last night after a contact with a 6 500 volt power line caused fatal burns. He was employed locally and the incident is under investigation by authorities.
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Burns Dayton
Lester Bellville
Burns
California Democrats hold wait and see stance on Truman
California delegates sign statements favoring Truman but decline definite pledge. Delegation chair John F. Shelley says they will caucus on national convention matters in Philadelphia beginning July 12. The setup follows Warren’s selection as Dewey running mate and signals possible intra party friction.
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California
Truman
Philadelphia
John F. Shelley
Earl Warren
Thomas E. Dewey
Mr. Truman
Three Dead In Shootings In Kansas City
Police answered a disturbance call and found two African American victims including a woman and a white officer dead. Patrolman Floyd Montgomery, 29, was killed by a shotgun blast as he exited a patrol car, and Patrolman Paul Warrington, 25, was wounded after firing at the house. A Negro man and a Negro woman were later found dead inside a bathroom, identities not released.
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Kansas City
Floyd N. Montgomery
Paul Warrington
Montgomery
Lightning and Wind Strike Eastern Pennsylvania
Severe weather ripped a warehouse roof in Hazleton while a lightning bolt struck a dress factory in Mahonoy City. The fire damaged two floors as two firefighters sustained minor injuries.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania
Mahonoy City
Has Whale Of a Ride
Prost Provincetown tale reports 17 year old lobster fisher Frank E. Cabral Jr rode a 60 foot whale bareback after it surfaced near Race Point. He was thrown about 15 feet, landed on the whale, gripped its blubber, rode for about 20 knots before diving off as the whale sounded. He reached his father's boat and was rescued.
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Provincetown
Mass
Frank E. Cabral, Jr
Frank
Race Point
Cabral
Vehicles Swept Away While Fording Creek
Three men were missing after a light tractor and an automobile were swept from a flooded creek crossing near Natoma Kansas. Everett Fritts, Gorham, Kansas, escaped and reached a farmhouse to summon help. The car and tractor were found about 300 yards downstream from the ford.
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Natoma
Kas
Here
Everett Fritts
Gorham
Man Reports Taking Poison Then Dies Near Ashton
Lester Deal, 31, told his father he had ingested poison, five minutes before dying at his home near Ashton. Dr. Dan Glassman found a half-filled bottle in the room. death occurred at 8 30 a.m. Sunday.
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Point Pleasant
Lester Deal
Ashton
Dan Glassman
Roy W. Eschenaur
Deal
G. G. Deal
Five Men Accused in Assault on Virginia Trooper
In Wise Virginia five men were charged with beating Trooper J W Williams Jr rendering him unconscious after a clash over organizing small truck mines in the area. The trooper was shot at with his own firearm and left at the bottom of a ravine. Two weeks earlier Governor Tuck had ordered prosecution of 178 miners charged with assault at a non union strip mine nearby.
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Wise
J. W. Williams, Jr
Tuck
Draft Estimate Rises for First-Year Induction
The Army projects 225 000 to 250 000 inductions in the first year of the new draft, higher than prior 200 000 to 225 000. Initial calls will be small after Sept 22, with average monthly inductions near 30 000. Four WWII training centers reopen as division centers, including Fort Riley and Camp Chaffee, with 250 000 to 300 000 volunteers expected.
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Washington
Army
Royall
Fort Riley
Kansas
Tenth Infantry
Mountain Division
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Fifth Armored Division
Camp Breckenridge
101St Airborne Division
Camp Pickett
17Th Airborne Division
Fort Ord
Calif
Fort Jackson
S.C
Fort Dix
N.J
Fort Knox
Drownings and Auto Wrecks Claim 12 in Ohio
Temperatures near 90 degrees sent many to lakes and rivers as six Ohioans died in drownings and two dozen more in weekend traffic crashes. Victims include Lewis Wayne Stewart 10 of undetermined condition, Walter R. Fuchs 42 of Dayton, Dorothy Marie Haver 5 of Lima, and Herschel F. Couch 4 found in Wolf Creek.
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Little Miami
Mad River
Osborn
Dorothy Marie Haver
Lake St. Marys
Wilmer Haver
Lima
Herschel F. Couch
Wolf Creek
Filipino Star Admits Slaying
Bernardo Anzures a 21 year old actor was charged with double murder for stabbing leading lady Lilian Valez 24 and her maid in Quezon City. Prosecutors say Valez daughter Vivian heard the murder and police name Anzures as the killer.
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Manila
Bernardo
Narding) Anzures
Lilian Valez
Jose Fernandez
Anzures
Quezon City
Vivian
Chest Expert Dr Berthhold Pollak Dies in Jersey City
Dr Berthhold S Pollak 75 renowned for chest disease work died in Jersey City New Jersey The physician's death marks the loss of a leading figure in international thoracic medicine and research His passing was reported from the medical community and local authorities.
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Jersey City
N. J
Berthhold S. Pollak
Thirteen Year Pollution Fight Ends in Ohio River Pact
Cincinnati prepares for the signing of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact by eight states at the Hotel Netherland Plaza. Governors from Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Kentucky Virginia West Virginia New York expected. Tennessee may join later. The pact sets minimum sewage and industrial waste treatment standards with 27 state commissioners. Cincinnati has approved 25 million dollars for four sewage plants, with the first ready next summer.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Hotel Netherland Plaza
Hall of Mirrors
New York
Thomas F. Dewey
Thomas. Herbert
Ohio
James H
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Interested Int
Little Miami River
William F. Wiley
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chamber of Commerce
Hudson Biery
Little Miami
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Congress
Indiana
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Virginia
General Assembly
Tennessee
Jim McCord
Hamilton County
Berlin Airlift Surges as U S Planes Deliver Supplies
U S transport planes arrive at Tempelhof at eight minute intervals with food and essentials for Berlin as the blockade enters its second week. Aerial relief aims for 100 or more daily, yet 120 planes can move only about 300 tons.
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Berlin
United States
Tempelhof
U.S
Tempelhoff
Frankfurt
Cleveland Boy Missing After Saturday Departure
Police search for seven year old Terry Maisel who left his Cleveland home Saturday morning with an umbrella and has not been seen since. A neighbor, Mrs. Gertrude Davies, reported watching him leave.
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Cleveland
Terry Maisel
East Side
Gertrude Davies
Runaway Baggage Car Triggers 7-Mile Chase
A baggage car cut from a train rolled onto the New York to Philadelphia express line and sped seven miles before stopping on an incline. Railroad spokesmen said there was no danger of a wreck, and police halted the car without incident.
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Philadelphia —Gp
Pennsylvania Railroad
Police Question Youth in Car Thefts Newark Holdup
Columbus police say Kenneth Harter sixteen year old inmate at Franklin County Juvenile Center is held for questioning in a dozen auto thefts and a Newark holdup totaling three thousand one hundred dollars He escaped last week and was recaptured.
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Columbus
Kenneth Harter
Franklin County
Newark
Grumman Receives Guggenheim Medal in 1948
Leroy R. Grumman chairman of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp receives the 1948 Daniel Guggenheim Medal in New York. The award honors significant achievements in aeronautics and aviation defense.
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Grumman
New York
Leroy R. Grumman
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp
Daniel Guggenheim
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