Oil Tank Fire Near Corpus Christi Triggers Large Evacuation
An oil fire at the Southwestern Tank and Refining Co near Corpus Christi spread to eight tanks and forced evacuation of about 900 residents from a 37 block area. Thirty firefighters were injured, and the blaze was brought under control late tonight with aid from the state guard Red Cross and naval units. Damage estimated at one million dollars. cause undetermined.
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Corpus Christi
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H. Deville
Tank
Southwestern Tank and Refining Co
State Guard
Red Cross
Naval Air Station
John Carlisle
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
General American Tank and Storage Co
Carlisle
Oil Company
L. J. Machicek
Weather and tides for New York City and vicinity
Mostly cloudy and cool today with a chance of light showers. High near 69. Tonight and tomorrow cloudy with rain. low tonight about 59 and high tomorrow near 5. Winds northerly today and easterly tonight and tomorrow. Also notes tide times and seasonal dates.
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New York City
Bridgeport
Pemperature
Injunction Plea Denied In Norwalk Caucus Fight
Judge Edward J. Quinlan refused a temporary injunction blocking proposed caucus sites in Norwalk. The dispute between the Town and City committee and the Independent Democratic club is a party matter to be settled by voters and party councils.
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Edward J. Quinlan
Superior Court
Norwalk
Independent Club
Moose
Broad River
Sherman Powers
Morris Robinson
Seaman Hopping Discharged After Criticizing Navy Discipline
Seaman Bruce S. Hopping was convicted by a Navy court martial at Pearl Harbor for criticizing Navy discipline and seeking to discredit commanding officers aboard the wage ship Reclaimer. The six year old Port Newark lumber executive faced a potential six months hard labor. sentence included a bad conduct discharge. An appeal plan was announced, with review by Navy authorities and potential passage to the military board of review.
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Pearl Harbor
Bruce S. Hopping
Navy
Port Newark
N. J
Hopping
Charles H. McMorris
Ike Takes Lead In Oregon Race
General Dwight D. Eisenhower pulled ahead in the Oregon Republican primary as returns from 91 of 269 precincts showed him with a strong early edge. Kefauver led the Democratic delegates as results began to roll in, with 91 precincts reporting Kefauver 2155 and Douglas 435, Stevenson 372.
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Oregon
Estes Kefauver
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Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Douglas MacArthur
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Harold Stassen
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Supreme Court
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Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
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Murray Accuses Sawyer Of Unthinkable Bias In Steel Dispute
President Truman demanded funds to win the peace and warned Congress against political games over defense spending. He defended the steel dispute handling, declared only those in Korea and their families suffer from defense cuts, and urged a strong Western coalition to prevent Soviet expansion.
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Sawyer
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Truman
Congress
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Nationa Armed Forces
Dean Acheson
United States
Russia
Free World
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Exposition Opens Gibson Property for Five Day Run
The Shriners Exposition and Spring Fair drew over 3 000 visitors to Pleasure Beach park as it opened a five day run with a horse show homing pigeons released and a parade featuring Shrine units and the Governor's Horse Guard from New Haven Clarabell the clown visits today and the exposition continues today at 1 p m in Danbury. In legal developments Dr Donald F Gibson faces possible license revocation for unprofessional conduct linked to the 1950 death of Elizabeth Ayers as the Danbury National Bank files attachments to recover 11 000 in excess fees paid to his brother in law for caring for Miss Peterson fro m 1949 to 1950.
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Governor's Horse Guard
New Haven
Clarabell
Danbury
Donald F. Gibson
State Public Health Council
Elizabeth M. Ayers
Danbury National Bank
Gibson
Eleanor K. Peterson
Vincent Golembesky
Miss Peterson
Robert K. Watson
Golembesky
Marines Push Plan For Stronger U S Navy Army And Air Force Control
The House passed 253 to 32 a measure to strengthen the Marine Corps with equal Joint Chiefs representation, a 220000 minimum force, and powers up to 440000 with three full combat divisions and three air wings. Critics warned of a de facto private army, while the bill advances to the Senate. In Hartford Connecticut the State Employees association urged rejection of a new pay classification plan, calling for a special legislative session and a flat across the board raise after criticizing Barrington Associates.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Army
Navy
Air Force
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marines
Pentagon
Rep
Teague
Dtex
Senate
Congress
Hartford
Connecticut State Employes Association
Capitol
Governor Lodge
Barrington Associates
New York
Fire destroys hall at Ridgefield Fresh Air Camp
A fire wrecked the recreation hall at Hidden Valley camp in Branchville run by The Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund. Firemen battled the blaze, with 65 to 70 campers weekly and up to 140 disabled New York children planned this summer. Damage exceeds insured value of 30,000. A blow torch used to repair a pipe is blamed for the fire, discovered about 6 30 p.m. The camp expects to open as scheduled on June 15.
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Ridgefield
Branchville
New York Heralds Tribune
Fresh Air Fund
New York City
Francis D. Martin
Branchville Fresh Air Association
Georgetown
Martin
Hidden Valley Camp
New York
Herald Tribune Fund
Murray blasts Sawyer as biased over steel dispute
Steelworkers President Philip Murray accused Secretary of Commerce Sawyer of bias in federal handling of the steel strike. He labeled Sawyer “no friend of yours” and urged prompt wage talks based on the Government Wage Stabilization Board package, while defending orderly mill shutdowns to protect property.
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Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Commerce
Sawyer
Murray
Steelworkers Convention
Commerce Secretary
Truman
Comerce
Wsbs
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