Ten Dead, 30 Hurt in Red River Gale
A tornado cut an 80 mile path through the Red River valley from southern Manitoba into North Dakota and Minnesota. Ten killed and about 30 injured as farms, towns, and livestock suffered extensive devastation. Homes and wires were torn out while witnesses reported near total destruction along the trail.
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Red River Valley
Manitoba
North Dakota
Minnesota
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Mann
Here
Mayville-Portland
ICC Studies Rail Rate Boost Appeal
The Interstate Commerce Commission studies a railroad request for further freight rate increases averaging 16 percent totaling 1.091 billion dollars annually. Railroads say the second billion is needed to cover higher wages payroll taxes and material costs since 1939, while existing hikes offset 1946 costs.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northeast
Czech Premier and Foreign Minister to Moscow
Prague reports Premier Gottwald and Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk will depart for Moscow seeking talks with Molotov or possibly Stalin. They aim to discuss Soviet stance on the Marshall Plan aid Europe proposal and the ongoing Russian opposition. The move follows a day of private discussions among parliament members.
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Czechoslovakia
Gottwald
Jan Masaryk
Moscow
Molotov
Stalin
Local Clippings Briefs and Features
A compact index of diverse local notices includes cinema listings, editorial notes, farm items, and sports snippets. Readers find columns on Marion features, movies, radio, and state updates alongside brief obituary and notices.
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Editorial Farm
Marion Movies
Tax Cut In the Bag Says GOP Claims Votes For 1948 Reduction
Republicans say they have the votes to pass a $4 billion tax cut for 1948 despite a presidential veto. The Ways and Means Committee approved the bill 18 to 6, with two Democrats switching sides. Speaker Martin predicts an easy override in the House with support from about 20 former Truman allies. A second provision adds a community property tax rule expanding to all states, potentially cutting taxes further by up to $1 billion.
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Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Truman
Coughton
D-N.c
Congress
British Slap at Intimidation Aimed at Russia
London reports Britain warned Moscow that attempts to intimidate the 22 nations invited to the Paris Marshall Plan conference would violate sovereignty. A Foreign Office spokesman said Molotov urged great powers not to pressure lesser states and that Britain and France would let the invitees decide freely based on their own needs.
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London
Britain
Russia
Foreign Office
Molotov
France
Greece and Denmark to participate in European economic talks
Associated Press reports that Greece and Denmark announced onFriday they would take part in European economic consultations, signaling closer cooperation among European nations on fiscal and trade matters.
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Associated Press
Greece
Denmark
Gael Sullivan Arrested After Crash in Rhode Island
Gael Sullivan executive director of the Democratic National Committee was arrested early Friday after his car collided with another in South Kingstown Rhode Island. Deputy Police Chief Fred Gould said charges would be filed later Friday. No injuries were reported. James King drove the other car. Sullivan's car reportedly lost control and swung into King's path. King’s car hit a stone wall and was badly damaged. Sullivan was examined by a doctor at the police station. results were not released.
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R. I
Gael Sullivan
Democratic National Committee
Fred Gould
James King
Sullivan
King
Stiff sentences given food thieves in Russia
Moscow reports that seven grain thieves at a southern elevator received 3 to 25 year terms. Several officials were among the culprits. Two night gardeners who stole vegetables from Moscow gardens were sentenced to six and eight years.
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Russia
Moscow
Moscow Gardens
Caraway Electrocuted for Murder in Ossining
Ward Beecher Caraway, 24, a Negro boiler, was executed Thursday night for the drug crazed murder of Mrs. Marjory Church Logan, a Long Island society matron, in Ossining New York.
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N. Y
Ward Beecher Caraway
Butler
Marjory Church
Logan
Long Island Society
Brush Fires Batter Los Angeles Ranch Areas
In the Los Angeles area brush fires burned through ranching valleys north of the city, destroying 50 to 175 Lake Manor homes and threatening Chatsworth and nearby Ventura county. Thousands evacuated as volunteers fought the blaze and a round the clock vigil continued after containment. Only a grocery store remains in Lake Manor after the disaster.
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Here
Lake Manor
Chatsworth
Santa Susana Pass
Ventura County
Patsy Henderson
Cloudy but Warm Fourth of July Weekend Forecast
Weather bureau predicts a dry Fourth of July weekend in eastern Towans with warmer conditions in the east and central portions. Friday overcast with highs near 90 in the region. Cedar Rapids reached 79 by 10 am and 85 the previous afternoon.
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Towans
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Packed House Sees Sokols Evening of Physical Culture
Fred Remington reports on the Sokols, a 60 man and woman gymnastic team, drawing about 1 800 fans to the Paramount theater for an Evening of Physical Culture during a two month US tour. The show featured nine man horizontal bar acts, women on parallel bars with high clearance, calisthenics, and folk dances, with a strong crowd and long queue before curtain.
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Sokol
Paramount Theater
Sokols
United States
Third Avenue
Clarence
Chicago
Czechoslovakia
Man Missing in Cave Near Lookout Mountain
John T. Hurth is missing after entering Nickajack cave on Lookout Mountain near the Alabama line. A search party of cavern experts prepared to crawl into the mile long, damp passages to locate him, with Hollins Hurth reporting the disappearance after exploring Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Nickajack Cave
John T. Hurth
Hurth
Hollins
Lookout Mountain
Alabama Line
Only Prayer Saved Wife in Hopkins Miracle
Austin G White prayed for his critically ill wife Audrey at Johns Hopkins where doctors warned she faced surgery and unlikely survival. After he appealed for public prayer, people nationwide echoed the plea and Audrey recovered, with White asserting the prayers formed a miracle and thanking supporters.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Austin G. White
White
Audrey
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
St. Jude
U S Signs Pact to Furnish Italy Relief Supplies
The United States signed an accord in Rome providing Italy up to 125 million dollars in post UNRRA relief as part of a 350 million dollar foreign relief program. Ambassador James Dunn and Italian leaders formalized the agreement amid hopes to ease domestic shortages exploited by the Communist party. Diplomatic sources expect the total relief to reach 100 to 125 million dollars next year.
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United States
Italy
Rome
James Dunn
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
State Department
Communist Party
Senate
House
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Russell
D-Ga
Costly Flashlight Leads to Missing Cash Clerk
AP dispatch: Frank Dudek Jr. forgot his flashlight on a fishing trip. He got keys to his father's tavern from home and found the flashlight. Returning five hours later he discovered he had left the tavern door unlocked and the cash register showed $217.45 missing.
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Racine
Frank Dudek, Jr
Truman urges cooperation in Europe aid plan
President Truman denounces European nations that refuse to join a cooperative reconstruction plan as folly. He outlines four requisites for lasting peace and calls for free exchange of ideas, respect for human rights, and global economic collaboration to prevent nationalist fragmentation. He notes the Paris talks’ failure and urges tolerance, restraint, and sustained U.N. cooperation.
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Truman
Russia
United States
United Nations
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