Kansas City Flood Fire Threaten Southwest District
In the Kansas City area a dual flood and fire disaster rages as 62,000 workers face weeks without pay. Eight blocks of the Southwest Boulevard industrial district suffer explosions from 200,000 gallon diesel tanks. Fire crews battle the blaze while water recedes, as officials order downtown business curbs and smoking bans to limit hazards. The Fairfax district fights to protect water works serving 150,000 people and the Thompson Chemical area endures renewed tank blasts.
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Kansas City
Trajor
Fairfax
Kansas
L. P
Southwest Boulevard
Missouri
Thompard Chemical Company
Truman to visit Missouri for bond election plans
The president plans a noon visit to Grandview and Independence in Missouri, with his daughter returning weeks ago. He will stay in Independence and later participate in a municipal bond election, while remaining steady in leadership amid a busy trip.
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Missouri
Hood
Grandview
Truman
Daugh
Independence
Joseph Short
Baytown transit woes linger as managers return
The Baytown area faces traffic disruptions with reopened bridges and ongoing duties. Manager A V Bar aid and Illeson are not yet back, causing delays in operations and public notices. Local crews report slow relief on key crossings while motorists endure detours and police guidance.
Local notices and family moments fill the page
The snippet lists names and brief actions among neighbors and relatives. Patsy, Aron, Anthony, and the Ter family are mentioned with pride in pets, crops, and a new car. Other items note a police officer, a stay in hospital, an ice cream party, a traffic accident, and a confession, all framed as casual community updates.
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McCarty
Bork
Patsy
E.R
Aron
Anthony
Moses
Jack Carpenter
Tommy Williams
Bairdie
Ter
Geneva
Knowles
Orrest
M. Weir
I Hospital
Gloria
Tax Aleman
Anks, Sr
Lloyd Jones
Ydrawa
Gypsy King Davis Laid To Rest Attended By Family
Gypsies gathered in Battle Creek to mourn Steve Nicholas Davis 42 known as the Gypsy King. Cars carried mourners toward Toledo where Davis will be laid to rest at Mount Catawarr Cemetery as the caravans depart. His 76-year-old son James is expected to be named king at the winter gathering in Toledo. The Gypsy community, once horse drawn, now travels by cars but remains tightly knit across the country.
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Steve Nicholas Davis
Toledo
Davis
James
Hkre
Foledo
Fortugal
Brazil
America
Hungarian Envoys Kicked Out Of US
The United States orders two Hungarian diplomats expelled in retaliation for Hungary removing two American envoys two weeks earlier. State Department says Budapest must withdraw attache Peter Varkonyi and Charge D'affaires Lajos Nagy immediately after new minister Emil Weil presents credentials.
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Washington
United States
Hungary
Budapest
Michael J. McDermitt
Peter Varkonyi
Legation
Lajos Nagy
Emil Weil
Iran Oil Riots Prompt Martial Law in Tehran
Tehran imposes martial law after Communist riots killed 43 and left 253 injured as Harriman arrives to broker talks on oil nationalization. Pro Communist groups shut. protests spread to northeast border with reports of Soviet troop movements and a warship off Astara.
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Tehran
Iran
W. Averell Hachiman
Truman
Washington
Great Britain
Tran
Red
Astara
Soiv
Casnia
Astara_ened
Partisans of Peace
Mohammed Messadegn
Harriman
Water Area Expands Near Highlands in Annexation Vote
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No 1 at Highlands grew by about 100 acres after a Saturday election. Voters in the old district and two areas approved annexation with races showing 37 to 1 against in Area A and 6 to 1 in the old district. Area B saw 37 to 8 in the old district and 18 to 1 in Area B. The extension will extend services and tax shares will be borne by property owners in the two areas.
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Harris County
Piggy Bank Heist At Stork Club Night Spot
Police hunt a midnight burglar who broke into the Stork Club and looted a piggy bank saved for owner Sherman Billingsley’s actress daughter Jacqueline. The thief ignored more than 5000 in cash kept in a nearby office, stealing 400 coins, a .38 revolver, a gold cigarette case and cufflinks.
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New York
Swank Stork
Sherman Billingsley
Jacqueline
Ridgway Wins Demands As Peace Talks Continue
US led forces report success in an east central Korea drive capturing key high ground above Hwachon Reservoir and digging in while Communists intensify attacks near Kaesong and along the Chorwon Kumhwa Pyongeange front. buildup of enemy forces and readiness for mass attack cited amid ongoing cease fire talks.
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Tokyo
UPI
Korea
Eighth Army
Hwachon Reservoir
United Nations
Kaesung
Demilitarized Zone
Kaesong
Ene
Jorn
Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyongeange Triangle
Tmpidade
Kumsong
Iron Triangle
Eighth Armg
Yonchen
Kumsang
Hwachon
Texas Weekend Wrecks Claim Dozens Of Lives
United Press reports over the weekend in Texas killed at least 22 people while four Texans died in two New Mexico crashes. Traffic, drowning, fires, and weather caused most fatalities including a Gaines County family of five in a fatal auto wreck and several other high casualty crashes across the state.
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United Fress
Texas
New Mexico
Gaines County
Seminole
Seagraves
FE. D. Rose
F. O. Rose
Wade Rose
R. C. Rose
Chillicothe
Rose
Kress
ME. Milligan
Ropesville
Joyce Milligan
Pampa
James K. Coyle
Port Arthur
Houston
First Texas Cotton To Aid Jap Orphans
Houston buyers pledged proceeds from the first 1951 cotton bale to aid Japanese war orphans. Joseph J. Miller said the bale was given to Miller and Company for shipment to Osaka for auction. Owner Sylvester Martinez of La Grulla earned 1725 dollars plus a 1325 dollar bonus, totaling 32050 dollars in profit.
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Houston
Joseph J. Miller
Miller and Company
Japan
Osaka
Texas
Sylvester Martinez
la Grulla
Scottsboro Boy Faces Rape Charge in Albany
James A. Wright, one of the Scottsboro boys, faces a court exam Thursday in Albany on a rape charge. The 39-year-old man, parolee from Alabama, was jailed after a 13-year-old girl filed a complaint. He allegedly assaulted a 3-year-old girl last July, threatening to slit her throat.
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Scottsboro
Wright
Albany
Uhi
James A. Wright
Albany County
Alabama
Joseph’ BE. Robinson
Andy’ Wright
Bama
US Supreme Court
Robingson
Beaunit Mills
Cohoes
New York
Bridge Closure For Three Weeks Delays Baytown Routes
The San Jacinto River Bridge on Market Street will close at 9 a.m. tomorrow for repairs estimated to take three weeks. Pilings shift at the west end requiring holes in the bridge floor to be driven and repaired. About 10,000 cars daily use the bridge, and detours affect Morgans Point and Lynchburg routes. refinery workers west of the river will feel the impact as crews work around the clock.
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San Jacinto River
Market Street
Baytown
Houston
Crosby
Hugh A. May
May
Market Street Road
Morgans Point
Lynchburg
LE May
GOP Senator Predicts Truman Tax Hike Will Be Trimmed
Senator Edward Martin of Pennsylvania said the Senate Finance Committee will resist boosting taxes beyond the House plan and will push for changes to lower the burden. He warned the House bill may be criticized and could require a fresh start, but the aim remains a fair tax policy that preserves national strength. The panel will continue hearings and seek economy to keep taxes at the lowest level.
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Washington
Ikp
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
House
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Martin
Cauges
US Navy Chief Talks With Franco On Defense Plans
Admiral Forrest Sherman chief of naval operations arrived in Madrid to confer with Francisco Franco on Western European defense against communism. Talks expected to lay groundwork for a US Spain military pact with Sherman visiting Paris London and Rome to brief Allied leaders. Franco aims a sweeping cabinet shakeup this week with Foreign Minister Artajo likely retained.
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Madrid
Tupi
Forrest FP
Sherman
United States
Francisco Franco
Franco
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Stanton Griffis
France
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
Rome
Europe
Alberto Martin Artajo
Police Hunt Baby Ring In Interstate Adoption Inquiry
Police pursue a suspected interstate baby ring amid reports of an unwed mother offering her expected child for sale. Officials deny a city baby farm existed while noting a chain of collection stations linked to New York Baltimore and Miami. Chief Inspector Dugan and Policewoman McDermott head to New York to continue the probe following a Lynn hotel birth tied to the case.
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Mass
Ilp
New York
Charles P Sullivan
Queens County
Sullivan
Baltimore
Miami
Florida
Charles T. Duggan
Theresa McDermott
Lynn
Maryland
City Council to Open Bids and Consider Military Leave Ordinance
City officials will open bids for a low boy trailer to haul heavy equipment at tomorrow night’s meeting. Edna Oliver said the council will discuss a proposed city employee military leave ordinance for National Guard camps starting August 1. The ordinance would pay guardsmen their regular salary during camp if their National Guard pay is included.
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Edna Oliver
National Guard
Dr Ling
Retary
Reds Fulfill Neutral Zone Agreement
United Nations and Communist negotiators reported progress toward a formal Korean War cease-fire talks program during a fourteenth cease-fire meeting in Kaesong. The discussion lasted one hour and fifty minutes in a cordial atmosphere as UN officials noted the Communists had fulfilled their neutrality pledge at the conference site, with armed troops not observed along the 20 mile road from the base.
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Kaesong
Korea
United Nations
Amfaiihew E
Geway
Free World” Press
Kueésong
Sata Tew
20 Mile
Bem Police
C. Turner Joy
United States Navy
of & Crease-Tire
Ridgeway tactics praised as Koreas talks resume
Washington officials hailed General Matthew Ridgeways firm approach in Korean negotiations as Communist negotiators accepted his demilitarization proposals for Kaesong. Acheson backed Ridgeways handling with full support while lawmakers welcomed renewed talks and the neutral zone demand.
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Washington
Kaesong
Baytown Firemen to Attend School
Baytown firemen plan to attend school as part of ongoing training under Fire Marshal Stanley Zegl and Walter Zegl. The program aims to improve firefighting techniques and safety protocols for city crews.
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Baytown
Stanley
Walter” Zegl
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