Engineers Fight Rising Mississippi Quake Threatens Flood Barriers
Rising Mississippi floods threaten three critical levees near East St. Louis and Chester as engineers race to shore up waterlogged dikes. A brief earthquake spurred concern for breaches while thousands evacuate and Red Cross shelters open. River peaks approach record heights as storms push other rivers toward flood impacts across the Midwest.
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St, Louis
Mississippi River
U. S. Army
Missouri River
Illinois
East St. Louis
Chester
St. Louis
Red Cross
Iowa
Missouri
Des Moines
Jacksonville Veteran Dies As Bed Burns
George William Morrisson a 25 year old Jacksonville Navy veteran was found dead beside his burning bed on Route 13. Sheriff Bateman said he likely smoked before bed and was overcome by smoke and flames. coroner Dr. Elias ruled suffocation. Cousin Walter Reedy found the body Sunday evening.
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Jacksonville
George William Morrisson
Route 13
George Bateman
John H. Elias
Bateman
Morrisson
Walter Reedy
Plane Crash near Urbana Leaves 2 Injured. Aid Delayed
A two man Aeronca plane crashed seven miles northeast of Urbana last night. Pilot Homer Russell, 22, and passenger Wayne Harris were injured and unable to obtain aid for nearly three hours. The aircraft was flown over Russell's farm when the crash occurred.
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Aeronca
Here
Homer Russell
Wayne Harris
Russell
Gas rate cut saves Portsmouth consumers hundreds yearly
Portsmouth area officials announce a gas rate reduction averaging eight cents per 1 000 cubic feet will take effect Tuesday. The change is expected to save local consumers about 90 000 to 100 000 dollars annually, reducing monthly energy costs for households and businesses.
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Portsmouth
Food and Living Costs Hit Record Highs in Yearlong Jump
On the first anniversary of price controls ending, pork costs 78 percent higher and beef and veal 62 percent higher than a year ago. Overall food, clothing, and living costs surged to record peaks, with meat, dairy, fruits, vegetables, and beverages showing large increases while stockpiles and farm supplies remained tight. The AP index rose from 122.28 to 175.64 since last year, signaling a 43.6 percent year over year rise, as shortages in livestock and delayed demand affected prices.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Associated Press
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
Minneapolis
Steel Pit Fire at Republic Steel Kills Two
In Canton, a fire erupted in a pit at Republic Steel Corp. plant killing Leo Schoeppner, 60, and Charles Wilt, 30. Wilt entered to assist Schoeppner after water was flooding a valve and collapsed. A rope rescue began, drawing down William Murray who also perished along with Thomas Shankel, 51, and Fred Zorn, 39, who were injured or killed as flames engulfed the pit.
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Republic Steel Corp
Leo Schoeppner
Charles Wilt
Schoeppner
Wilt
William Murray
Murray
Thomas Shankel
Fred Zorn
Shotgun Wounds Fatal To Ohio Cherry Picker
Medina sheriff says Byron T. Bailey, 69, of Sharon Township, was fatally wounded when a boy accidentally fired a shotgun into a tree Bailey was picking cherries from. The incident occurred yesterday in Medina County.
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Ohio
Three-Power Parleys Reach Critical Stage
Paris reports that Britain France and Russia near a critical stage in talks on the Marshall plan. Bevin Bidault and Molotov convene at 10 a.m. EST to bridge differences. Moscow's Tass Agency signaled opposition to an all embracing European program, risking a collapse of negotiations and jeopardizing American aid for Europe.
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Britain
France
Russia
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Europe
Moscow
Tass
America
Ruscee
State Health Chief Naming Up to Senate
Columbus hastily reports the Senate expected to confirm Dr. John Donaldson Porterfield III as State Health Director, succeeding Dr. Roger Heering who resigned over reduced departmental funding. Porterfield, 35, comes from Washington’s Health Department research, last led venereal disease work in Ohio, and is a Rush Medical Notre Dame alumnus with 11 years in federal service.
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Senate
John Donaldson Porterfield III
Porterfield
Roger Heering
Thomas J. Herbert
Heering
U.S. Department of Health
Washington
Ohio Department of Health
Herbert
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Notre Dame
U. S. Health Department
Ex-News Editor and House Clerk Frank McCracken Dies
Frank G. McCracken, 69, longtime Bellefontaine Examiner editor and business manager, former Ohio House clerk, died yesterday after retiring four years ago due to ill health. He began as a reporter fifty years ago and led the paper in later years.
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Bellefontaine
Frank G. McCracken
Bellefontaine Examiner
Ohio House of Representatives
Young Mother and Infant Burned in Boat Fire
A 22-year-old mother and her one year old son were severely burned when flames broke out on a 26 foot cabin cruiser near the mouth of the Ottawa River in Toledo. Irving Wilson, 28, his wife Margaret and son Richard leaped overboard and were rescued.
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Ottawa River
Irving Wilson
Margaret
Richard
Cabinet maker George Luke dies from accidental gunshot wounds
George Luke, a 79 year old cabinet maker of Chardon Ohio, died in a Cleveland hospital last night from gunshot wounds described by a friend and former neighbor as accidental. The death is being investigated by local authorities and no charges have been announced.
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George Luke
Cleveland
Drowning of Cal Shaw at Caesar's Creek in 1947
Calvin Shaw of Xenia, 22, drowned during a swimming party at Caesar's Creek today. His body was recovered two hours later, marking Greene County's first drowning of 1947.
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Xenia
Calvin Shaw
Caesar’s Creek
Greene County
Agencies Face Short Cash as Fiscal Year Ends
Congressional fiscal experts met amid looming end of the fiscal year as twelve regular appropriation bills advance. Only two departments, Treasury and Post Office, have funds to operate past midnight unless action occurs. A Senate resolution allowing actual expenditures sits with the House Appropriations Committee.
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Senate
House
Treasury and
Post Office Departments
President Truman
House Appropriations Committee
Princess Tomo ko Huni Dies at 41 in Tokyo
Princess Tomoko Huni, 41, wife of the elder brother of the empress, died Sunday in Tokyo. The passing removes a senior royal figure from the imperial circle, with official announcements expected from Tokyo palace.
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Tokyo
Tomoko Huni
SAM SIMMONS on American aid to China and global balance
Sam Simmons argues the United States should supply China to curb communism, warns Russia may act if unchecked, and stresses rapid decisive action in Asia to prevent Russia from dominating the world. He notes wealth in Asia and poverty elsewhere, urging Washington to decide quickly.
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Turkey
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Burma
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Korea
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Europe
Asia
Governor Vetoes Van Aken Bill Limiting Unions in Ohio
COLUMBUS AP Gov Thomas J Herbert vetoed the Van Aken bill curbing labor union powers saying it was ambiguous and unworkable. He cited Taft as agreeing and noted few chances for passage before session end. CIO plans a mass ballot box fight with 50,000 volunteers to oppose the measures linked to Taft Hartley.
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van Aken
CIO
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Robert A. Taft
Senate
House
Kowalk
Jack Kroll
National Cio Political Action Committee
Ohio Cio Council
Congress
Kroll
Taft-Hartley
Government Returns Pits to Owners As Mediation Sought
The government ends seizure of 2,500 soft coal mines returning them to owners while Schwellenbach's conciliation service prepares to mediate a new contract between John L. Lewis and operators to avert a strike. Mines seized May 22, 1946, after a long dispute, with miners on vacation until July 8 and steel plants facing coal shortages.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Coal Mines Administration
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
Lewis
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Uncle Sam
Pittsburgh
U. S
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Pittsburgh-Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and, Tube Co
Republic Steel
Sharon Steel
Wheeling Steel
Seamen Found 1000 Miles Off Course
Five sunburned California fishermen, missing with the 45-foot boat Thistle since May 19, were rescued after six weeks adrift near Clipperton Island, 1,700 miles south of San Diego. Rescuers reported the crew in fair condition and the vessel shattered ashore, likely driven off course by a Chubasco storm.
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Calif
California
Pacific
Thistle
San Pedro
Pin-Point Clipperton Island
Here
Coast Guard
Navy
Group OKs GI Bond Cashing
A House Armed Services Subcommittee approved legislation to let holders of GI terminal leave bonds cash them immediately. The bill moves to the full committee for action early next week, with about 9 million bonds outstanding worth an estimated 1.8 billion dollars. The treasury opposes the measure as potentially inflationary.
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Washington
House Armed Services
House
Treasury
64 Room Bradley Home Given for Cancer Study
PALM BEACH Florida The 64 room mansion of the late Col Edward R Bradley has been purchased by William H Donner of Philadelphia and turned over to the Institution Divi Thomae of Cincinnati The Very Rev Msgr Cletus A Miller president of the institution announced today The 150000 structure will be used as a laboratory in the study of cancer.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Edward R. Bradley
William H. Donner
Philadelphia
Divi Thomae
Cincinnati
Cletus A. Miller
Ghost Ship Jupiter settles Great Lakes labor dispute
The Jupiter Steamship Co. announced that all matters related to the S S Jupiter labor dispute have been settled, ending the freighter's wanderings on the Great Lakes. No location details were provided.
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Cleveland
S.S. Jupiter
Great Lakes
Jupiter Steamship Co
Three Portsmouth Residents Drown In River Waters
Three Portsmouth people drowned during the weekend in local waterways. Saturday night Milton Lewis and his wife drowned while swimming in the Ohio River. On Sunday William Hale age 17, son of Mr and Mrs Clifton R Hale, drowned after stepping into a hole while wading on a Scioto River sandbar.
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Portsmouth
Milton Lewis
Ohio River
William Hale
Clifton R. Hale
Scioto River
Radio Writer Succumbs in Hollywood
John P. Medbury aged 54, veteran writer of the Amos and Andy radio program, died Sunday night in Hollywood. The longtime contributor to the series passed away after a brief illness, leaving behind a record of prolific radio writing and humor.
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Hollywood
John P. Medbury
Amos and Andy
Fatal Shooting Mystery Shocks Holmes County Police
Mansfield man Dudley H. Martin, 31, found dead on a rural Holmes County road with a 22 caliber rifle bullet wound. The rifle lay at his feet, his car damaged by rifle fire, and coroner A J Barney withheld verdict for further study. Martin worked at Ohio Brass Co in Mansfield and left home Saturday morning.
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Millersburg
Mansfield
Holmes County
A. J. Barney
Dudley H. Martin
Trailer City
Martin
Barney
Adam Crump
Ohio Brass Co
West Virginia Plane Crash Fatal to Two
West Virginia plane crash near Drift Run two miles north of Ripley claimed two young men Olen Smith 23 of Sandyville and Robert Carmichael 25 of Lockart. The Douglas Flying Service aircraft reportedly spun from low altitude. State police investigated. Smith survived by parents Thomas and Mrs. Smith. Carmichael survived by wife Dorothy nee Angus, daughter Shirley, and parents Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael.
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Drift Run
Ripley
W.va
Olen Smith
Sandyville
Robert Carmichael
Lockart
Chambers
Kgger
Douglas Flying Service
Mr. Smith
Thomas Smith
Mr. Carmichael
Dorothy Angus
Shirley
David Carmichael
Belpre
Ohio
Elders and Deacons Ordained by Bishop in Ohio Conference
Bishop H. Lester Smith of the Ohio area ordained 25 elders and deacons at Northeast Ohio Conference services yesterday in Lakeside. A storm briefly halted power, and ceremonies were performed by candle light.
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Lakeside
H. Lester Smith
Ohio
The
Methodist Church
Northeast Ohio
Anti-Republic Plot Revealed In France
Paris reports Interior Minister Edouard Depreux announced a broad plot by the Black Maquis to overthrow the French Republic and establish a military dictatorship. Arrests include Gen. Guillaudot and Maj. Jean Loustauenau-Lacau along with other officers and civilians. plans reportedly targeted this month.
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Edouard Depreux
Black Maquis
Depreux
Guillaudot
Jean Loustauneau-Lacau
Interior Ministry
Rent Bill OK Predicted As Truman Expected To Sign
Congressional Republicans and Democrats forecast today that President Truman would sign the new rent control bill with a 15 percent permissive increase. An administration backer in the House said privately he expected a critical message to Congress as the deadline nears. White House signals suggest a decision would come today before midnight tonight.
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Washington
Truman
House
Congress
White House
NEA Cartoonist Wins Journalistic Medallion
Sigma Delta Chi awards Dorman H. Smith NEA Service cartoonist the 1946 medallion for outstanding achievement in journalism. Smith's cartoons appear daily and Sunday in The Messenger.
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Chicago
Dorman H. Smith
NEA
Sigma Delta Chi
Associated Press
Say
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