Winds Lash Iowa as Severe Storms Cause Wide Damage
Severe winds and hail ripped through Southwest and Central Iowa Tuesday night, damaging crops and breaking thousands of windows. McCallsburg and Elliott suffered extensive structural damage, with numerous communities reporting downed power lines, washed culverts, and disrupted services.
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Iowa
Carson
Elliott
Morton Mills
Montgomery County
Pearl Halcock
Story
Marshall
Tama
Benton
MecCallsburg
Story County
McCallsburg
Bethany Lutheran Church
St. Anthony and Clemens
Marshall County
Clemons
Liscomb
St. Ambrose
Zearng
McCalisburg
Green
Mountain
Garwin
Marshalltown
Tama County
State Highway Commission
Belle Plaine
Vinton
Java
Masonic Hall
Macedonia-Carson
Raymond Grobe
Hancock
C. I. Miller
Gerald Jarboe
Jarboe
Halcock
Elliott Mutual Telephone Company
Eugene Smith
Howard Penwell
Griswold
Council Bluffs
UAL Pilot Strike Referred to HST
The national mediation board referred United Air Lines pilots strike to President Truman for emergency action under the Railway Labor Act. The board noted it had not heard from Pilots' union president David L. Behneke and directed him to return pilots to service via telegram.
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Washington
United Air Lines
Truman
Thhe National Mediation Board
David L. Behneke
Behneke
Capone Henchman Hymie Levin Dies in Chicago
Hymie Levin a former Capone syndicate figure died Tuesday night after a long illness. Levin 55 had a notable past including 18 months in prison for income tax evasion. His 1934 income was estimated at over one million dollars annually.
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Chicago
Levin
Old Capone
Senators Denied the Full Facts in MacArthur Row
General Douglas MacArthur said President Truman’s orders silencing witnesses blocked a senate inquiry from obtaining full facts about his dismissal. He refused to testify again, accusing the administration of paraphrasing documents and releasing coded texts to hide original records. MacArthur cited risk of aiding an enemy if actual texts were released.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Senate
MacArthur
Jetter
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
U. S
Gordon Gray Heads New Strategy Board
Washington reports President Truman created a war strategy board with Gordon Gray as director at 16000 dollars a year. The board will coordinate psychological operations within national policies. Members include James E Webb Robert Lovett and Walter Bedell Smith. Gray leaves UNC presidency for the role.
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Washington
Truman
Gordon Gray
Gray James E. Webb
Rober A. Lovett
Defense
Walter Bedell Smith
Central Intelligence
Gray
University of North Carolina
White House
Senate quiz asks Florida governor to testify in Miami
Washington schedule reports the senate crime committee, for the third time, demanding Gov. Fuller Warren of Florida appear before it in Miami. It warns of further action unless he provides a satisfactory response before noon Thursday.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Fuller Warren
Florida
Miami
Senate subcommittee exposes Mississippi job selling racket
A six member expenditures subcommittee led by Senator Hoey reports a vicious scheme in Mississippi where a small group extorted political contributions from job seekers for postal positions. The panel blames the Democratic National Committee for triggering reprisals against pro states rights Democrats in 1948, but finds no evidence that the national committee received any money.
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Washington
A_ senate
Mississsippi
Democratic National Committee
Mississippi
National Committee
Call in Scrip to Nip Black Market TOKYO
Frantic Japanese tried to discard U S military scrip as about 100 million dollars in value was banned. The army will issue new certificates Thursday to all legal holders who turned in old notes, shrinking black market activity from the Philippines to Korea. Enlisted men faced quarters isolation to prevent trading. Ten sexip for one yen offered to passersby. In Manila reports of extensive scrip exchanges and remissions to Japan. Frankurt dispatch notes U S forces called in millions of scrip dollars in Europe and Africa to curb counterfeiters and black market speculators. A new scrip issue was ordered to replace the old, possibly 50 million dollars being called in. This is the third such move by Allied forces abroad. Military scrip remains the currency at overseas post exchanges.
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Philippines
Korea
Manila
Japan
Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Europe
Africa
Atlantic
Yankees Narrow Chisox Lead With 2-1 Win
New York edged Chicago 2-1 as Hank Bauer delivered the tying run in the seventh and drove in the winning marker in the eighth to shave the American League lead to two and a half games. Pierce and Masi contributed, with Lopat and Berra also active in the game.
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New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Hank Bauer
Chicago
Pierce
Masi
Lopat
Berra
Boston
Cleveland
Wynn
Ite
Hegan
Wight
Nisan
Son
Taylor
Kinder
Moss
Chicara de Spahn
Mueller
Minner
MeLish
Hatten
Edwards
Storm Lake Couple Die in Gas Blast Tragedy
A gas explosion in a Storm Lake home claimed two lives when George Duke, 80, died Tuesday night hours after his wife, 73, had succumbed earlier in the day. Both were hospitalized with severe burns from the blast.
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Storm Lake
George Duke
Hurley Attacks State Dept Over Yalta Policy
Former ambassador to China and ex secretary of war Patrick J. Hurley testified before Senate committees accusing the State Department of surrendering principles behind World War II. He charged the 1945 Yalta agreement was kept secret from him and urged an end to appeasement while defending collective security and UN aims.
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Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
China
State Department
Yalta
U. S
Russia
Ae Hurley
Senate
Doug 1Lth
Hurley
State Acheson
United States
Sas
Acheson
United Nations
Korea
Start Postoffice Razing Next Week
Full-scale demolition of the condemned federal building here is expected to start the first of next week. Glenn Steen of Harris Wrecking, Cleveland arrives to lead work with Elinor Mogensen and local crew. The contract totaling 27,748 dollars runs through early October with material salvage on site or shipped back.
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Federal
Glenn Steen
Harris Wrecking Company
Cleveland
Council Bluffs
Elinor Mogensen
Omaha
Steen
Eddie Dickerson
Elmer Shockley
Mogensen
Bunker Hill
Mass
Federal Court Room
Kansas City
General Services Administration
Marshall seeks 6.5 billion military building program
Secretary of Defense Marshall asked Congress to approve a vast 6 561 262 000 military building program dictated by current international tension. The defense department said it will seek 4 500 000 000 to start the program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, with completion hoped within two years. Vinson said hearings will begin Monday.
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Marshall
Congress
Defense Department
House
Rayburn
Russell
D.ga
Rep. Vinson
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Vinson
Air War Rages in Korea with Double Dog-fight
Tokyo reports a four day air battle over northwest Korea as ten red planes were shot down or damaged in a double-deck dogfight. UN jets and propeller planes clashed. ground forces claim Punchbowl valley abandonment by North Koreans amid ongoing fierce fighting.
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Tokyo
Korea
Punchbowl Valley
United Nations
Kansong
Yangon
Reds
U. N
Fifth Air Force
Ohio Editor Delivers Photo Album From 10000 Miles
Toledo Blade editor Michael Bradshaw travelled to Korea to present Sgt. Joe Finch of Toledo Ohio with a photo album of Mrs. Finch and their newborn son Paul Michael. Finch, seeing the photo of his son, remarked on his resemblance. The Blade had sent a $50 war bond as a gift.
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Tokyo
Sgt
Joe
Poppa) Finch
Toledo
Finch
Paul Michael
Korea
Michael Bradshaw
Toledo Blade
Blade
Bradshaw
Life Insurance Policies Reach 2.3 Million In 1951 Start
The National Institute of Life Insurance reports 2,300,000 life policies valued at 3.45 billion dollars in effect at the start of 1951.
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Des Moines
The
National Institute of Life Insurance
Truman May Try to Put Down Revolt Against His Program
Democratic lawmakers move to curb key elements of President Truman’s economic controls with a special message to Congress. Senate and House banking committees near final bills to replace the expiring defense production act, tangle over price rollbacks and credit rules for autos and household goods.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
House Committee
Senate Committee
Eric Johnston
DiSalle
Iran Seizes Control as Mossadegh Moves on Oil Fields
Premier Mossadegh orders full government authority over Anglo Iranian oil operations as Britain withdraws its peace mission. Iran plans to take over administration of oil fields and intends to keep Abadan refinery flowing while Britain shields its nationals. Churchill questions evacuation. Morrison defers.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Mossadegh
Hussein Fathm
Abadan
Herbert Morison
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Morrison
Kermanshah
AIOC
Hussein Maki
Ibrand
Europe
Fatimi
Indict 21 Active Reds In New York Pittsburgh Roundup
Twenty one members of the Communist Party secondary command were indicted on charges of plotting violent overthrow of the U S government. Seventeen were arrested in an early morning FBI roundup in New York. four were at large. Arrests spanned New York and Pittsburgh. The case follows the Supreme Court upholding the party leaders convictions. All defendants face charges under the 1940 Smith Act.
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Washington
Communist Party
United States
New York
FBI
Pittsburgh
Jesser
Supreme Court
McGrath
J. Edgar Hoover
National Committee
U. S
Hoover
U.S.A
New York State
68 Percent of Iowa Corn Crop Planted
Des Moines report says 68 percent of Iowa corn planted by late last week with all districts except the southwest showing satisfactory progress. Soybean plantings near completion and hay prospects excellent. Wet weather delayed operations. a year ago 84 percent had been cultivated. normal first cultivation by end of June.
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Des Moines
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New York and Cohen Tax Case Highlight Seafaring and Crime
East coast ship operators agreed to a 44 hour at sea and 40 hour port work week to end the Atlantic and Gulf port five day stretch. Gambler Mickey Cohen was convicted on four counts of federal income tax evasion.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf Porta
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Washer freed using torch in Red Oak incident
Red Oak firefighters used rescue tools to detach a washing machine and free Mrs. Aaron Johnson after a finger was caught in the drain. Fire Chief Neil Frank said she was uninjured after the machine was cut apart.
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Aaron Johnson
Neil Frank
Hotel Robbery Hits Lobby as Clerk Slugged in Rock Island
A gunman slugged a hotel clerk in Rock Island Illinois and fled with 100 dollars while patrons passed through the lobby unaware a holdup was taking place.
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Rock Island, Ill
23 Die in Collisions in Munich Germany
Twenty three bus passengers were killed and 31 others injured in two bus train collisions in south Germany Tuesday night.
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Munich
Germany
South
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