Twisters Rip Across Iowa Farm Areas
Tornadoes hit Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota in the summer's first outbreak. Nineteen hundred weather details report 90 mile per hour winds, farm homes damaged, two planes wrecked, and power outages across multiple towns including Sioux Falls and Arnolds Park.
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Cherokee
Larabee
Milford
Arnolds Park
West Milford
Minneapolis Weather Bureau
Worthington
Champlin
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Fliers Crush Yalu River Red Plants
A wartime report highlights a major UN air raid against targets near the Yalu River. The action marks a significant symmetric strike in two years of conflict as aerial forces strike key enemy lines and infrastructure.
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Yalu River
North Korea
US vows how blasts if foe rebuilds industry
Amid tensions at the Korea Manchuria border United States officials revealed that air forces bombed five hydroelectric plants along the Yalu River including the 935,000 kilowatts daily Suiho plant. The raid targeted power for North Korea and Manchuria as commanders stated no border violation occurred and no losses were suffered by the Air Force.
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Duness
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Manchuria
Manchu Sanctuary
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Big Red
Antung
North Korea
Mukden
Navy
Air Force
Fast Life by Petrontus Jr a book of photos for five cents
A light column extols a picture book titled Fast Life containing images of beautiful girls. The piece jokes about its appeal and humorously notes its potential value to American soldiers in Korea, urging readers to acquire it despite playful skepticism.
Police Find The Suspect In Reel Life
Long Beach detectives arrested Scott B. Kidd, 30, of Los Angeles in the Imperial Theater lobby on an assault charge. The suspect, wanted on the assault count, was booked for murder when the victim Dudley Solomon died at Harbor General Hospital. Solomon lived at 603 East 220th Street, Dominguez, and the killing occurred at a trailer court on 618 East Carson Street in county territory. Kidd is held without bail.
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W. L. Higley
Scott B. Kidd
Vermont
Los Angeles
Imperial Theater
Ocean Bird
Kidd
Harbor General Hospital
Dudley M. Solomon
Lakewood Fireworks Crackdown Nets Illegal Loot
Fire and police units in Los Angeles County and City conducted a crackdown on fireworks possession to curb a Fourth of July display feared to cause heavy casualties. In Lakewood, J B Anderson of 5513 Pearce Ave was detained after police found enough illegal fireworks to fill his car. He faces charges under fire prevention safety and state health and safety codes. Officials involved included Capt. E E Christensen, Det Sgt Don Mead, and C R Gehr.
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Lakewood
J. B. Anderson
Pearce Ave
Anderson
E. E. Christensen
Don Mead
Sheriff's Office
C. R. Gehr
Typhoon Rips Japan Kills Five in Southern Reach
Typhoon struck southern Japan today bringing heavy rain and flooding. Five were killed, 11 missing, and about 1000 houses flooded as the storm progressed toward Tokyo.
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TIDES AND GRUNION REPORT FOR BOOTHLAND BEACHES
High tide today reaches 5.5 feet at 52 pm with low tides at 0.6 foot 5:46 am and 2.6 feet 4:44 pm. Tomorrow highs are 3.4 feet 1:08 am and 5.2 feet 11:27 pm, with lows -0.4 foot at 4:19 am and 2.7 feet 5:27 pm. Grunion are scheduled to appear on Boothland beaches tonight and tomorrow night at 11:30 pm.
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Los Angeles Pharmacist Faces Check Charge Trial
Five years after forfeiting $2000 and failing to appear, Lansing K. C. Smith, 46, was brought from Las Vegas to Los Angeles for trial on three counterfeit checks totaling $232.50 cashed at a drug store on Orange Ave. The case before Superior Judge Fred Miller was continued until today. bail set but not posted.
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Los Angeles
Smith
Las Vegas
Fred Miller
Orange Ave
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California Paintings Entered in International Art Contest
Los Angeles reports 4 percent of entries are California works in a $12,500 International Fine Arts Competition sponsored by Hallmark Greeting Card Co. Artists from 35 countries will be represented, with prizes described as the richest in the art field.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Hallmark Greeting Card Co
Oil Worker Murder Suspect Held In Downtown Hotel
In Los Angeles a 35 year old oil worker was found slain in a hotel room. Suspicion centers on a drinking companion, 52 year old Roy Elmer Moore, arrested after being found near the body in a befuddled state. Bertus A. Huntling identified as the deceased.
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Los Angeles
Bertus A. Huntling
Roy Elmer Moore
New Spy Data CoolS U S on Red Envoy Zarubin
Washington reports cautious reception planned for Georgi N. Zarubin as Soviet spy disclosures in London prompt scrutiny. State Dept and President Truman weigh past connections, with Canada’s assurance he had no direct role in the Ottawa spy ring. Observers note past tied concerns over Katyn link and Soviet embassy staff.
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Zarubin
Radio
Washington
Russia
United States
London
Georgi N. Zarubin
Truman
State Department
Ottawa
British Foreign Office
Kremlin
Britain
Klaus Fuchs
Tuchs
William M. Marshall
Moscow
Zardaii Ag Sucessor Tolexander Stanyushkin
State
Japan Seeks U.N. Admission Amid Likely Veto
Puryo dispatch reports Japan formally applied for United Nations admission. Foreign Office spokesman Ma Sayoshi Kakitsubo noted the bid will almost certainly be vetoed by Russia. The move follows Japan signing the San Francisco peace treaty in April.
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Japan
United Nations
Russia
Foreign Office
Ma Sayoshi Kakitsubo
San Francisco
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