Northwest Floods Expand as Rivers Rise and Evacuations Grow
The Associated Press reports 1,000 people evacuated as the Columbia River and tributaries flood due to record snowpack runoff. Crests near 27 feet at Vancouver Washington threaten dikes. one district submerged after a levee hole was left open for beavers. Idaho farmland and the upper Snake also flood amid warnings and emergency declarations.
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Minnesota Five Day Forecast Highlights Warmer Period
Minnesota's forecast shows temperatures averaging 5 to 8 degrees above normal with a warmer Tuesday. Day to day changes stay minor thereafter, with normal highs from 72 to 77 and lows from 48 to 56. Precipitation expected around 0.50 to 0.75 inches as scattered thundershowers throughout the period.
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Slain Alberta Legislator and Family Amid Farm Slayings
Police probe the rifle slaying at John F. Clark's hilltop Erskine farm in Alberta. Clark, a 41 year old legislator and part time teacher, his wife and four children along with a hired man were found dead, while a visitor, Bill Olah, died of wounds. A single shot rifle was claimed but not the murder weapon, and the isolated home lacks phone service.
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Japan Ratifies War Reparations Treaty
Japan's upper house ratified a World War II reparations pact pledging 800 million dollars in goods and services to the Philippines. The Diet completed the action and the Philippine Senate was expected to ratify the reparations pact and the long-delayed peace treaty.
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Booming Steel Industry Faces Worries Over Demand and Wages
Pittsburgh report notes the booming steel industry shows liver spots from workers’ demands and buyers’ plans. Demand varies by product with autos weaker but construction needs strong, shipments may rise or fall, and wage talks influence summer output and strike chances.
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WCTU Chief Attacks Liquor Ads and Teen Drinking
Evanston Dr. Glenda Heres, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, denounces radio and television commercials as guiding hundreds of thousands of teenagers toward drinking. She predicts state prohibition referendums, already averaging 500 to 1,000 campaigns, will surge this November.
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Sonja Henie to Wed Skipper In NYC Intervie w
The New York Daily News reports ice queen Sonja Henie and shipping magnate Niels Onstad plan marriage within ten days. Onstad, 46, Norwegian, lives in Manhattan where Henie, 43, also has an apartment. Henie’s recent divorce was from socialite Winthrop Gardiner Jr after a prior marriage to Dan Topping. The couple were said to be preparing to leave the city, destination undisclosed.
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Stalin nearly split Soviet Chinese ties over demands
New York Times cites Czech Communist sources: Khrushchev told leaders Stalin pressed for coercive control over Chinese development during the Warsaw funeral gathering in March. Mao resisted, fearing colonial-style concessions, with tensions lingering after Stalin's 1953 death and later attempted rapprochement by Khrushchev and Bulganin in Peiping.
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Wiley Lays Blame on Eisenhower 'Haters' for Convention Setback
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin charged that Eisenhower critics and self-appointed kingmakers sabotaged his renomination bid as the state GOP convention chose Representative Glenn R. Davis to oppose him in the September primary. Wiley defended the president and cited reports of a $150,000 pledge to Davis, insisting some supporters secretly oppose foreign policy. Davis offered no immediate comment and has backed Eisenhower on domestic issues.
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Mendey 1956 Race Clash Over Baseball Dispute
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP warned that fewer Negroes may vote Democratic this year, with remarks at a Jackson Mississippi conference amid desegregation progress. A Knoxville ballpark incident sparked a 2,000-strong white and Black crowd clash, police and arrests following a shotgun incident near the home of Bartin Jackson, with injuries reported.
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Rites Set for Jean Hersholt
Glendale California mourns actor Jean Hersholt age 69 founder of Dr. Christian. Died Saturday in Beverly Hills after 50 years in acting and his botanic work. Honorary pallbearers include Norris Poulson Walt Disney Jack L Warner Otto Krueger Ralph Morgan Frank Bor
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Marilyn to Portray Late Jean Harlow in Film
Hollywood producers reveal 20th Century Fox plans a biopic on Jean Harlow with Marilyn Monroe in the lead. Production slated for late next fall, script by Adela Rogers St. John, negotiations closed with Harlow’s mother Mrs Violetta Bello.
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