Earthquake hits Fukui Japan with heavy casualties reported
A major quake and ensuing fires devastated Fukui and surrounding towns on Monday evening, with 296 dead, wounded, and missing by mid morning and officials warning the toll could rise. Relief efforts mobilized from Kyoto and Tokyo as U S troops reported American casualties minimal but possessions lost.
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Tokyo
Fukui
U. S. Army
Ben Evans
Crawfordsville
Ind
Neaching
Iacenu
Sea of Japan
Japanese Welfare Ministry
Daishoi
Welfare Ministry
U. S
Honshu
Japan
Joseph Swing
Kyoto
Takefu
Crawford Sams
Catholic Girl Wins Wheeling Beauty Contest
Miss Mariruth Ford, 18, daughter of a Wheeling grocer, won the local Miss Wheeling title under threat of excommunication from Bishop John J. Swint. Two Catholic girls withdrew after his stand became known. Ford will compete in the state pageant at Moundsville in August for a chance to enter Miss America in Atlantic City.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mariruth Ford
Moundsville
Atlantic City
John J. Swint
Wheeling Catholic
Miss Ford
Foreign Aid Bill Signed Into Law Anti-Red Bulwark Goes Into Action
WashingtonJune 28 America's 6 030 710 225 investment in global recovery became law today President Truman signed the act calling it proof of enduring peace and prosperity for all nations The act provides 4 000 000 000 for the European recovery program close to Truman's request The fund may be spent in 12 months if needed Formal agreements with Marshall plan countries Ireland Italy and others pledge production currency stability and increased trade to aid recovery US aims include stockpile materials for national defense State Department stressed Europe must bear its share and Europe will sign accords limiting sovereignty concerns The law adds 400 000 000 for China 1 300 000 000 for occupied regions 225 000 000 for Greek Turkish aid 35 000 000 for feeding program and 70 710 228 for refugee work
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Washington
America
Truman
State Department
Ireland
Dublin
Italy
Rome
Europe
United States
Marshall
Atlantic
Paul G. Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
Congress
China
ECA
Germany
Austria
Japan
Korea
Ryukyu Islands
International Children’s
International Refugee Organization
50 000 Moslem Girls Abducted Say Reports
Karachi reports Pakistani minister Raja Hazanfar Ali Khan said 50 000 Muslim girls were abducted during last year’s communal trouble in India. He added only about 8 000 have been recovered.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Raja Hazanfar Ali Khan
India
Shades Of Yesterday s Little Red School
Deborah Conklin, an 11 year old from North Bend Oregon, commutes daily to a distant school by air and bus. She attends a special University of Oregon class in Eugene. The journey costs six dollars per day including plane fare and taxicabs, with her father Robert Conklin, timber mill manager, noting the trip cheaper than boarding in Eugene. She leaves at 9 a.m. and returns by 1 p.m.
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North Bend
Ore
Deborah Conklin
Oregon
Eugene
Robert Conklin
Capital Police Seek Slayer in Slaying of Carol Bardwell
Washington police offered a 5000 dollar reward for exclusive information leading to the arrest and conviction of the slayer of 11 year old Carol Bardwell who was found dead in Rock Creek Park with her throat cut after a bicycle ride. Coroner MacDonald said autopsy showed no rape and death occurred within minutes. A 22 year old Black man was jailed on assault with intent to kill after a Capitol Hill officer was shot twice in a separate incident.
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Washington
Today
Carol Bardwell
William P. Bardwell
Federal Trade Commission
Rock Creek ‘Park
Washington Times-Herald
A. Magruder MacDonald
Times-Herald
Businessmen’s Association
Columbia Heights Businessmen’s Association
Skiller
Fred J. Crenshaw
Capitol Hill
Youth Held In Rifle Wounding Of Father
A 15 year old youth from Girardville was detained in Snyder County jail after shooting his father Bryan Balutis 37 in the abdomen jaw and neck with a .22 caliber rifle in what he said was to defend his mother. Sheriff Dinius reported the boy said he acted to stop abuse and no charges have been filed at this time. The wounded man was transported to Danville hospital where his condition was listed as satisfactory.
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Middleburg
Snyder County
Palmer E. Dinius
Joseph Balutis
Girardville
Bryan Balutis
Danville Hospital
Warren’s New York Visit Highlights Dismissive Politics
Gov. Earl Warren and his family drew high public interest during a first day in New York City. Warren curtailed show choices for his daughters, chose Finian's Rainbow, and arranged not to join afternoon shopping with Mrs. Warren. The party dined at the Hotel Pennsylvania with James H. McCabe. The governor planned a trip to Pawling, N Y, for private talks with Gov. Dewey and hinted at early campaign involvement.
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New York
Earl Warren
New York City
California
Finian
Rainbow
Virginia
Dorothy
Nina Elizabeth
Honeybear
New York Reportiers
Warren
James H. McCabe
Dewey Warren Plan Campaign Talks At Dewey Farm
New York and California governors Dewey and Warren plan a private meeting at Dewey’s farm to outline campaign details. Warren and his wife with three daughters will visit from New York City to discuss strategies for the four months ahead and potential travel in September and October. The pair aim to mobilize Western votes and California support, with efforts also planned in Missouri and border states. Both seek to counter any Republican over-confidence as the ticket gears up for nationwide campaigning.
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Dewey
New York City
Philadelphia
Warren
Far West
California
Missouri
Truman
West Virginia
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Syrians Say U S Fires On Arabs Near Palestine
Syrian minister of the interior Huhsen Al Barazi said a U S warship near Bernadotte’s area shelled Arab lines during an Arab Jewish battle in northern Palestine. He claimed casualties and protested to the United States and to Count Bernadotte. Bernadotte’s Cairo representative denied knowledge of the incident as Washington said no official word had been received.
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Cairo
U.S
Palestine
United States
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations Palestine
Huhsen al Barazi
U. S
Bernadote
al Barazi
Arab League Political Committee
al Barwa
Arab Liberation Army
Fawzi Pasha al Kaukji
Bernadotte
Damascus
J. Esarati
Washington
State Department
New York Cops Seize Major Narcotics Haul
New York officers unearthed a large cache of narcotics after four days of digging through 200 tons of garbage in New York. Authorities estimated the seized morphine and heroin value between 800000 and 2000000 dollars, with the top estimate at two million.
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New York
Tito denounced by Cominform at Moscow meeting
The Cominform blasted Marshal Tito and Yugoslav leaders for deviating from Marxism Leninism and leaning toward Western methods. It demanded a return to true policy or leadership change, naming Kardelj Djilas Rankovic and others, with signs of possible action andBelgrade denials.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Cominform
Marshal Tito
Belgrade
Moscow
Communist International Information Bureau
Russia
Romania
Yugoslavia
Tito
Edvard Kardelj
Milovan Djilas
Montenegro
Alexander Rankovic
Bled
A. Zhdanov
Politburo
Soviet Union
Rude Pravo
Communist Party
Soviet Russia
All-Communist Union of
Bolsheviks
Yugoslav Delegate Questions Prague Cominform Statement
Yugoslav delegate Jose Vilfan at Lake Success doubted Prague's cominform blast against Yugoslav communists. He told reporters he did not believe the statement and called it propaganda aimed at anti-Yugoslav sentiment, citing confusion about its text.
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Lake Success
Cominform
Prague
Jose Vilfan
Vilfan
Hostile Demos Set Philadelphia Caucus
McComb Mississippi June 28 The director of the states rights campaign announced that 15 governors from southern states will attend a Philadelphia caucus July 11 before the Democratic convention J O Emmerich publisher and campaign director said the governors oppose Truman nomination and will attend with Governor Ben Laney chairman of the states rights committee
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McComb
Miss
Philadelphia
J. O. Emmerich
Little Rock
Ark
Ben Laney
Truman
Emmerich l
Army Draft Estimates Signaling 30,000 Monthly Inductions
Washington reports the army estimates monthly draft calls of about 30,000 for ages 19 to 25 starting around September 22, with total needed between 225,000 and 250,000 in addition to 250,000 to 300,000 volunteers to reach an 837,000 strength. The plan includes regular army divisions, national guard buildup, and eight training centers nationwide for new draftees and volunteers.
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Washington
Sdm
Army
Congress
Royall
National Guard
Forts Ord
Calif
Jackson
S. C
Dix
Knox
Riley
Kans
Camps Chafee
Ark
Breckenridge
Pickett
Fort Bliss
Tex
Camp Carson
Colo
Fort Meade
Camp, Cooke
Fort Devins
Mass
Fort Worden
Wash
United States
West Virginia Draft Call Estimate Reduced to 275 Monthly
West Virginia adjuvant general’s office cut the monthly draft call estimate to about 275, based on unofficial Washington data. Earlier estimates had suggested up to 1,000 WV natives might be called monthly in the first year. Lt. Col. Wood places 112,000 WV residents aged 18 to 25 under registration, with roughly 100,000 in the 19 to 25 draft range. Plans outline 36 draft boards, far fewer than WWII’s 90, as the state awaits Washington’s green light to activate the system. General Fox notes the state guard continues enlisting inducible men, exempting some veterans and guard members under 18. Recruiting rules suggest stopping once the WV quota of 3,504 is reached, with final unit-status reports due Thursday.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Washington
Selective Service
Charles R. Fox
West
Fox
West Virginia National ‘Guard
Guard
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Britain Uses Emergency Powers Against Dock Strikers
London June 28 King George VI proclaimed a national emergency at Attlee's request to back a conflict with dock union leaders. The cabinet can requisition property and control billets under the 1920 act, not used since 1926. Attlee blamed a communist conspiracy for the walkout and urged public support.
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London
George VI
Attlee
Britain
Royal Gazette
Attee
Polio outbreak reaches 150 cases in North Carolina
North Carolina reported 12 new polio cases today raising total to 150 for June. New infections appeared in Cleveland county with three cases and two cases each in Buncombe and Randolph. single cases were recorded in Mecklenburg, Moore, Sampson, Surry and Wilkes.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
State Board of Health
Cleveland County
Buncombe
Randolph
Mecklenburg, Moore,Sampson, Surry
Wilkes
Paralyzed Coal Miners Arrive For Treatment In California
Thirty eight paralyzed coal miners arrived from the east to Permanente hospital and will transfer to the Kabst Haiser institute in Vallejo for a six month rehabilitation. Funded by the United Mine Workers welfare program, the men seek to regain use of their legs through medical devices, though doctors warn the prospect is slim.
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California
Oakland
Calif
United States
Permanente Hospital
Kabst—Haiser Institute
Vallejo
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
John Newdrop
Lewis Moves To Start Miner Pension Plan
Washington June 28 leaders moved to start pensions and distress payments from the miners welfare fund frozen for 12 months. Justice Goldsborough ruled the proposed pension plan would not violate Taft Hartley act allowing trustees Bridges and Lewis to absorb obligations of the exhausted 1948 fund with or without consent. Steel interests threaten injunctions as they refuse to sign the new contract, potentially triggering a strike by July 6 as a 10 day miners’ vacation ends.
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Washington
Joan L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Ezra van Horn
Bridges
van Horn
Robert N. Venham
National Labor Relations Board
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Steel Corporation
Reds Relax Berlin Rail Ban Ends Interzonal Travel
Soviet licensed ADN reports lifted ban on interzonal German rail travel though Helmstedt Berlin repairs will take time. Western currency moves hinder Berlin train links. U S and Britain push food flights to 2.5 million BERLINERS, with a round-the-clock shuttle but few night flights. High level talks in Berlin follow, including Draper and Wedemeyer meeting Gen. Clay.
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Berlin
ADN
Helmstedt - Berlin
West
U. S
William H. Draper, Jr
A. C. Wedemeyer
U.S. General Staff
En. Lucius D. Clay
Germany
U.S
Britain
Air Force
Frankfurt
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Osage Mine of Consolidation Coal Co
Morgantown
Say
Warrens
Ager
Pennsylvania
McCabe
Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Hudson
GOP
Communist Party of Yugoslavia
M. Zujovic
Andre Hebrang
Poland
Tito Long
Armed Services
Miner Pension Plan
Reds
Helmstedt
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