Tornado Kills At Least Four In Harrison
A tornado struck multiple rural communities near Clarksburg killing at least four. Hospitals filled with injured. casualties include a woman, a five year old girl, and a baby. Towns hardest hit include West Milford, Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Wolf Summit, Mount Clare and Quiet Dell. Rescue efforts hampered by debris from mining areas and blocked roads as crews worked through the night.
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Clarksburg
St. Mary's Hospital
Fairmont
Union Protestant
West Milford
Lost Creek
Jane Lew
Wolf Summit
Mount Clare
Quiet Dell
John Ayler, Jr
Charles Aytor
Charge Rheiner
Midwest Storms Kill Ten in Oklahoma and Missouri
Tornados swept Oklahoma and Missouri Saturday night, killing ten people and injuring at least 38. The dead include residents of Bernice, Alva Forney of Tulsa, Rosé Wallen of Afton, Opal Walten of Afton, Jack Berger of Vinton, Latrelie cases of Bernice, and others near Erie Kansas, with two victims near St Thomas Missouri. One tornado destroyed a church in St Thomas. Damages estimated at $1,000,000 as storms hit Grand Lake area towns.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Missouri
Bornive
Okla
Lake of the Ozarks
Nerrie
Kas
Bernice
Whiteoak
Grand Lake
Kansas City
Evie
St. Thomas
Jefferson City
Alva
Neosho County
Kansas
Thayer
Storms Leave Damage Across Kanawha Valley
Storms battered the Kanawha valley with property damage reported in Charleston. A window at the Diamond department store shattered as winds felled trees on 101 43rd St and 5314 Kanawha Ave, lightning struck a utility pole on Michigan Ave and Washington St. E. Rain totals reached 0.04 inches, with downpours from 10:18 to 12:27 p.m. A second storm rolled in at 10:35 p.m. Fire and police in Charleston, South Charleston, and Bunbar logged no further damage, and the day’s high reached 76 degrees.
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Kanawha Valley
Charleston
43Rd St
Kanawha Av
Michigan Av
Washington St. E
Diamond Department
Kanaowha Valley
South Charleston
Bunbar
Condon Target Of Secret Quiz
Atomic experts and witnesses are being questioned secretly by the House un American activities committee about Dr Edward A Condon director of the National Bureau of Standards. The subcommittee plans public hearings perhaps later this month as it probes alleged associations with suspected Russian spies and cautions on atomic security. Chairman J Parnell Thomas is in hospital delaying hearings.
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House
Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Edward A. Cordan
Condon
National Bureau of Standards
S In
an-American Activities Subcommittee
Bosra Gondon
Commerce Department
Condan
Ot Atomic
J. Parnell Thomas
Thomas
Russian Colonel Reported in U S
A Soviet officer identified as Lt. Col. Tessayev vanished in Germany while awaiting return to Russia and may be in Washington. British agents aided his flight after first contact. American officials denied knowledge of his location or control, while Russia accuses U S agents of kidnapping.
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Hamburg
Germany
Russia
Washington
Army
Berlin
Washingston
Coal
J. G. Tessayev
Bremen
Stanley A. Clem
Tessarew
U S to Expand Voice of America to Beat Radio Jamming
Washington officials said the United States will boost Voice of America to counter Soviet jamming. A $3 million State Department package funds stronger overseas transmitters, more powerful relays in Europe, and expanded radio photo and motion picture staffs. The plan includes more American books and magazines abroad and special Europe Near East Latin America news in daily bulletins.
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Washington
State Department
Voice of America
Siberia
Moscow
Europe
U. S
Near East
Latin America
Daily Wireless Bulletin
Former Jurist Blasts Politics in UNIT Delay Issue
Washington May 2 A former Supreme Court justice accuses Congress of political maneuvering that risks national defense and universal military training. UMIT opponents complain about army overreach while criticizing false planning for a large, undisciplined force. The report lists educators churchmen and labor leaders led by Louis Bromfield.
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Thomas
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
UMIT
UMT
Hromfield
Natonal Council Against
Louis Bromfield
Chan*cellor Robert Hutchins
University of Chicago
Owen J. Roberts
Groun
GOP
Taft
Ohio
Martin
Mass
Roberts
National Security Committee
Senate Armed’ Services Committee
Robarts
House
Armed Services Committee
Andrews
R.-My
President Truman Seen Standing for States Rights Says McGrath
Democratic Chairman McGrath said President Truman supports states rights and would protect the South and other regions in election. He denied a southern revolt over civil rights, blamed misunderstandings on Republican propaganda, and urged reading the civil rights message to clear misconceptions.
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Washington
McGrath
Truman
South
Rhode Island
Economic Pact Signed as Inter-American Parley Ends
In Bogota on May 2 delegates from 22 nations signed an economic pact to conclude the ninth inter-American conference. The final five minute session echoed a quiet close after an April 20 ceremony where the Organization of American States charter and related resolutions were signed.
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Bogota
Columbia
Organization of American States
Marshall aides meet over Palestine crisis report
Washington May 2 A Sunday conference led by Undersecretary Robert A Lovett gathered State Department officials to discuss reports that the Palestine situation is worsening with about 4000 American citizens at risk. A new Haifa consulate was opened last month and the Jerusalem post remains the other American outpost as UN talks proceed.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
State Department
Palestine
Lovell
United States
Haifa
Jerusalem
United Nations
Holy Land
Egypt
Cyprus
Malta
Arab Refugees Flee Across Jordan In Fear Of Zionist Offense
May 2 Jericho report describes refugees from Jerusalem and Jaffa fleeing east into Trans-Jordan as Arab defense weakens amid fears of renewed Jewish offensives. Raifa is a ghost town. refugees accuse Arab governments of failing Palestine while Britain and regional powers weigh strategic moves and internal crises.
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Daniel de Luce
Jericho
Palestine
Jordan
Trans-Jordan
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Raifa
Maillah
Mneshanstibir Yiches
British troops move to Palestine amid deteriorating situation
About 1000 British troops in battle dress arrive in Haifa from Cyprus as vanguard of reinforcements to Palestine amid a seriously deteriorating situation. In Jerusalem a 48 hour truce is agreed between Jews and Arabs for the Katamon quarter. Sir Henry Gurney hopes the truce will cover the entire Holy City. Royal Air Force reconnaissance finds no Syrians in sight. Arab reports of invaders from north and south are contradicted by official statements and fighting quiets in Dan and Dafne areas.
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Haifa
Holy City
Edward Smigly - Rydx
Poland
Jerusalem
Haj Amin el Husseini
Fawzi Bey A
Kauk
Palestine
Arab League
Haganah
Mishmar Haemek
Yarmuk
Cyprus
Katamon
Henry Gurney
Malta
Jan
Dafne
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Two GOP lawmakers warn ERP risks to U S supplies
In Washington and Birmingham two Republican lawmakers warned that the Europe recovery program ERP is developing into a risk to American supplies. Mundt questioned shortages and a policy of robbing Peter to pay Paul while Brown and Miller pressed ERP criticisms, accusing Britain and France of exporting farm machinery while US farms suffer. The report notes debates over ERP reporting and safeguards, with Sen. Taylor later arrested in Birmingham on disorderly conduct charges connected to a segregation protest.
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Washington
America
Peter
Paul
Rep
Mundt
R-Sd
Birmingham
Ala
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Southern Neera Youth Congress
Cnare
Ghee
Taylor
Henry A. Wallace
Ieft
Senate Biss
United States Supreme Court
Alliance Gospel Tabernacle
W. W. Casey
Casey
Floyd Eddins
Etypan
Yester
Gay
Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Clarence J. Brown
R-O
Sen
Taft
Ohio
A. L. Miller
R-Neb
Miller
Britain
France
Brown
Senate Battle Looms on Cleo
Senate control faces a clash over repealing federal margarine taxes. President pro tempore Vandenberg may send the measure to either the Senate finance or agriculture committee, triggering a partisan fight. Senators Fulbright Maybank and others favor finance, while Aiken and Young urge agriculture with proper amendments. Margarine backers fear agriculture control and recall past House battles.
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Washington
House
Senate
Sen
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Finance
Agriculture Committees
Wherry
R-Neb
Tn May
Fulbright
D-Ark
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Finance Committee
Aiken
Young
Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Surplus of 30 Million by 1980 from longer life spans
Washington May 2 1980 experts warned that longer lifespans will create a 30 million surplus of workers by 1980. Dr Klumpp president of the American Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assoc said 60 million Americans will be over 45 and 21 million above 65, pressuring jobs. He advocated adjusting work supply rather than calendar retirement and预计 a 30 hour week. other officials discussed national health programs and aging workforce.
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Washington
Dragenberg
United States
Theodore Galt
Klumpp
New York
Pose
Manu
Wouldfacturers Assoc
Henry A. Wallace
National Health Assembly
The
Institute of Actuaries
Christen Jacobsen Dragenberg
Ivory
Nate Therm
Dig Up Street For Buried Worker In Chelsey Disaster
A 200-man crew on Second Street Chelsey Massachusetts searches for Angelo Corsini 32 after a cave in while repairing a water main. After 20 hours of digging no sign of Corsini remains. the earth shifted in wet sand creating a vacuum. Corsini and Joseph Welch 3 were in a four-foot hole when the cave in began.
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Chelsea
Mass
Second St
Angelo Carsini
Corsini
Ares
Metropolitan District Commission
Joseph R. Welch
Chelsey
Welch
Red Silence Seen as Possible Soviet Change Indicator
Sen Connally of Texas said Russia’s quiet since the Italian vote may signal a softer Westward stance. He cautioned he has no inside knowledge but believes Moscow could reassess the world scene to alter policies. No firm conclusion on intentions.
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Washington
Russia
Sen. Connally
Connally
Texas
U S Shifts on Palestine Seen by UN Delegates
NEW YORK May 2 A strong belief among United Nations delegates forms that the United States is about to shift its Palestine policy again. No concrete details emerge as the U S delegation denies changes while hints suggest a new formula could be proposed within a week. The trusteeship plan appears unlikely to win support to replace the partition plan adopted last November.
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New York
United Nations
United States
U.S
U. S
Special Palestine Assembly
Assembly
Jewish Riflemen Halt Convoy Near Bethlehem Encounter
A correspondent traveling from Jerusalem toward Cairo described an assault near Kfar Etzion during Palestine's civil conflict. Arab riflemen fired from rocky cover as a mixed convoy and British vehicles navigated a mined road suspicion, forcing bystanders and a busload of women and children to find shelter in roadside ditches.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Cairo
Bethlehem
Mohamed Kutteineh
Kfat' Etzion
Kfar Etzion
Russian papers claim Uncle Joe has more hair
A satirical note mocks headlines about Joseph Stalin. The writer comments on perceived worry among Russians, humorously praising his hair and implying collective concern over his leadership. The piece reflects a periodical wit and censorship era tone.
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