Rimouski Fire Ravages City After High Winds Return
Exhausted fire fighters warn high winds may rekindle a Rimouski blaze that drove about 2,000 from homes and caused extensive damage. Officials deny deaths though initial reports claimed casualties. firefighting stretched by water shortages and a burning wooden bridge. Red Cross and Army mobilize aid as refugees flood out of the Saint Lawrence River town 180 miles northeast of Quebec City.
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Fresh Floods Threaten Winnipeg as Red River Rises
Flood threat grows around Winnipeg Manitoba as the Red River swells after melting snows from North Dakota and Minnesota. Evacuations reach 400 people in Manitoba and 4400 in Winnipeg with thousands displaced while Army commander Brig Morton weighs potential citywide evacuation. A separate Minnesota accident claims a husband and wife in Crookston amid rising flood waters.
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Inside Today Foyer Show Sparks Mixed News
Fragmentary clipping reports on today’s events with partial mentions of names and places. The readable text references media editing and a possible event at a local foyer but lacks clear actions or outcomes.
McCarthy Labels State Dept File Gap a Threat to Ministers
Sen Joseph McCarthy told about 300 at the Wisconsin Young Republicans convention that missing loyalty files could cost a U S minister his job if supplied He called the minister involved in Case No 2 a foreign agent and claimed Tydings and McMahon knew the name He also attacked Gwen Lattimore John S Service and Phillip Jessup and linked the case to American servicemen interned in China
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Verdict Near on McCarthy Tydings Study Begins Today
Senate loyalty probe chairmen Tydings says a Monday start will yield a true or false verdict on McCarthy's charges about 31 current and former State Department workers. He says the committee will have full access to the files and will study security procedures in New York and Europe with Lodge and Green acting as observers.
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Saintly Elevation of Bishop Draws Thousands to Rome
Thousands gather in St Peter's Square and at nearby churches as Marie Claret, a Spanish textile worker turned Roman Catholic archbishop of Cuba a century ago, is canonized in a Holy Year ceremony. Pope leads throne procession past cardinals and bishops to the confessional altar in St Peter's Basilica.
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Lost ship radios SOS as B 17 launches search
A U S Air Force B 17 bomber from Ireland began a three week missing vessel search for the Milford Viscount with 18 men aboard. A weak distress message from Tarhame whasthouse near Inverness indicated batteries failing and position 72 degrees 40 minutes north 17 west.
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Truman Begins Westward Trip to Counter Republican Attacks
President Truman launches a 6400 mile rail tour starting in Cumberland Maryland with Mrs Truman and Margaret aboard. He avoids political remarks on Sunday and greets crowds as he travels through Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana toward Lincoln Nebraska for a birthday speech and farm policy discussion. A Texas race election results prompts no comment from the President as Ben Guill wins in a special election while Democrats lose a seat.
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Texas GOP rookie vows small protest in Washington
Ben H. Guill, 40, Pampas broker and former teacher, won the 18th District seat and said he will go to Washington for a small protest to spark attention. He acknowledged lack of Washington knowledge and predicted a tough 1960 election against a Democrat foe in November.
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Communists Riot in London May Day Demostration
Thousands of protesters marched in London and Trafalgar Square defied a Home Office ban. Mounted police clashed with demonstrators as banners and wooden standards were torn from marchers. About 69 people were arrested amid chaos near Nelson’s Monument and Whitehall Cenotaph.
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Senate Debates FePC Bill As Republicans Push Limits
In Washington the Senate weighing a labor and civil rights bill. Dixie Democrats estimate 59 yes 32 no with five absentees on a motion to set debate limits. Taft plans to pressure a vote on disapproving Truman reorganization. Kefauver probes crime-linked politics with DOJ data and a bookies list in progress.
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Rail disaster in Bihar leaves hundreds dead on Calcutta to New Delhi line
At least 66 people die and many more injured as Punjray mail plunges 50 feet from a bridge between Jasidih and Simloha. Bihar relief minister Ansari, aboard, warns toll may exceed 100. Sabotage suspected after bolts and fishplates were found loosened. looting reportedly occurred among the dead before guards intervened.
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Vermonter May Propose Cold War Peace Agency
Senator Flanders proposes a private, undercover Cold War intelligence agency modeled on the CIA. He says it would study public reactions in strategic areas like Southeast Asia and India to identify weak spots for an American offensive. The plan relies on private financing and a people to people approach rather than a government program.
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Winds lash Long Island Sound as youths, boats save many
Fierce gales offshore trap and capsize small craft near City Island. One youth missing, Jerry Cohen, after a rowboat overturns. Coast Guard, police harbor squad, and private boatmen rescue 15 near Pilot Street. Planes assist East Executive Rock searches as winds gust to 40 mph at LaGuardia Field.
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Banks Near Record Profits in 1949, FDIC Says
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp chairman Maple T. Hart reported that 13436 FDIC insured banks earned net profits totaling 831 million dollars after taxes in 1949. Profits were higher than 1947 or 1948 and within 2 percent of the 1949 record.
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Acheson Seeks Western Cold War Aid in Paris
In Paris Secretary of State Dean Acheson arrives to press Western Allies for firmer commitment against Soviet expansion. U S officials note aims to tighten Atlantic Pact resolve, bolster Indo China defense, and push for stronger European arms and defense measures before May 17 talks.
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Paris President Auriol Appeals for Honest Franco German Reconciliation
In Reims on the fifth anniversary of Germanys surrender President Vincent Auriol urged Germany to renounce military aggression and embrace democracy and cooperation. He emphasized the deep French suffering under Gestapo and Nazi torturers and called for genuine amity with France.
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Divers claim discovery of 16th century gold laden galleon
Royal Navy divers state they found a 16th century Spanish treasure galleon believed sunk in Tobermory Bay. They estimate up to 80.9 million gold ducats aboard while two silver medallions were recovered, though some details rely on legend and limited historical support.
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Hoover blasts UN ties to Communist China
Former President Herbert Hoover charged the United Nations is under Communist domination and warned that recognizing Red China or seating its delegation would surrender in the cold war. He urged Senator Knowland and 34 others to oppose U S recognition and admission of Communist China to the UN, arguing the body must free itself from domination to remain useful.
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MacArthur Says Pacific Bases Adequate to Foil Amphibious Attacks
General Douglas MacArthur told Australian newsmen that current American and Western Pacific bases are sufficient to deter an Asian amphibious assault. He warned Europe focused leadership risks destabilizing Asia and noted staging points from Siberia to South China lie within Allied air reach.
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British Local Vote Test for Socialism in May Elections
Britons head to local polls May 11 to choose one-third of borough councils and district councillors. The vote is seen as a barometer for socialism's standing amid past gains in 1945 and mixed results since 1946.
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Bloody March on Logan Reacts in Coal War Era
Miners gathered near Matewan line to march on Logan County on April 2 1921 tensions flare as armed workers discuss action amid the Tug River border clashes and fears of a broader strike outcome.
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Soviet Move Seeks to Win Mao U N Seat
Paris dispatch reports Soviet Deputy Premier Vyacheslav Molotov sent a new approach to Western powers about Maoist isolation as the United States Britain and France prepared for cold war parity. The bid aimed to secure Soviet backing for a United Nations seat and influence in world affairs amid rising East West tension.
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Strike Threat Talks Roil GMC Workers in Detroit Area
Detroit May 17 The United Auto Workers threaten a strike against General Motors as talks stall over the current contract. About 30,000 Chrysler workers have already walked off the job amid wage and benefit disputes, with a no-substantial-progress notice reported by union leaders.
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Communists Lose Ground in Red Austria Vote
Fragmented OCR text reports that Communists were losing in Austria amid postwar political shifts. The article notes the conservative party gaining support and a major party leader securing a majority by nightfall, with references to the Communist Party's weakened position and ongoing political realignment.
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Lawmaker Protests Hospital Transfer Action
A state lawmaker voiced strong protest over a hospital transfer and the order closing a veterans' facility. The issue centers on relocating staff and patients to the Long Beam Naval Hospital amid ongoing disagreements.
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