Thousands Flee River Floods As Towns Abandoned
Missouri River bursts cresting near 30 feet as Sioux City and South Sioux City endure massive flooding. In downstream Omaha Council Bluffs two thirds of Council Bluffs residents fled while East Omaha Carter Lake areas see widespread desertion under guard. Relief workers call the exodus one of the largest disaster movements in memory.
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Neb
Missouri
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Twin Cities
Oahu
Carter Lake
Local Scouters Welcome Gov Fine Tomorrow Night
About 500 scouts and friends will attend the Fourth Annual Appreciation Dinner of the William Penn Council Boy Scouts of America at Indiana State Teacher's College tomorrow night. Governor John S. Fine will deliver the principal address in an open program starting 8 pm after a 6:30 dinner, with public attendance permitted.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Puerto Rico crash probe opened into Pan Am disaster
A Puerto Rican legislative inquiry and a formal U S Civil Aeronautics Board hearing target the Pan American crash that killed 52 of 69 aboard. Congressman Gaztambide cited alleged negligence in takeoff and missing 39 passengers as searchers found thirteen bodies. Survivors numbered 17, including Captain John C Burn, husband of singer Jane Froman.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Pan American Airways
Caribbean
Ruben Gaztambide
New York
U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
John C. Burn
Jane Froman
Traffic Victims In Local Hospital
Mr and Mrs John C Yeloushan of Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh parents of Mrs Donald A Douda of Chestnut street were in satisfactory condition in Indiana Hospital today with injuries suffered in a weekend auto accident. The Douds son Denny was injured slightly but required only dispensary treatment. The accident occurred Saturday in Westmoreland County and the victims were brought to Indiana.
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John C. Yeloushan
Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh
Donald A. Douda
Chestnut Street
Indiana Hospital
Douds
Denny
Westmoreland County
Indiana
Protection Bar-security always nee. Baltimore Life Insu ee are HE
Trout Fishermen: Save gas and time, come to Lake Margus, 8 miles east of Indiana, Route 422. Every trout 9 to 14 inch es. Byocline every Saturday, Rain bow, Brook and Brownies, wm nows for gale. 304
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Lake Margus
Indiana
Route 422
Singer Froman crash story prompts theater schedule shift
The Puerto Rico plane crash involving Jane Froman's husband triggers strong public reaction. The Froman story in Song of My Heart leads to earlier openings, with Manos Theater moving up showings while Snow White farewell runs end today. The nationwide response shifts theater timings to capitalize on Froman coverage.
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Jane Froman
Manos
Froman
Eight-Child Father Shot In Brownsville Home
Eleanor Kane, 20, of Allison, held on an open charge after shooting 34 year old Francis Chambers, a father of eight. Chambers in serious condition at Brownsville Hospital. Kane admitted firing as he tried to enter her home, according to Fayette County detective Frank B. Kane.
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Eleanor Kane
Allison
Francis Chambers
Brownsville Hospital
Frank B. Kane
Fayette County
Chambers
Plane Crash Injures Two At Torrance
A two passenger monoplane bound from Shreveport to Pittsburgh crashed near Torrance State Hospital in heavy rain and high winds. Pilot Sgt. Robert Kobz of Gillette Wisconsin and passenger Cpl. Robert DeMore of Revere Massachusetts survived, were injured and taken to Latrobe Hospital. The craft rose briefly then lost a wing and plunged to the ground near a field behind Mrs. Lane’s Torrance home.
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Pittsburgh
Torrance State Hospital
Air Force
Robert Kobs
Gillette
Wis
Cpl
Robert DeMore
Revere
Mass
Frank ¢. Lane
Torrance Hospital
Latrobe Hospital
Kobz
DeMore
Reverend Rodkey Dies After Long Ministry Career
DIAMONDVILLE Rev Olen Edmund Rodkey a retired Methy A state seronautics inspector Odist minister died at his home Saturday morning at age 76. He was born August 19 1867 and served about 40 years as a minister with a later pastorate in Donora. He had discussed wind conditions and an attempted landing before the light craft came to the ground.
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Diamondville
Olen'perentes
Edmund Rodkey
Seronautics
Elderly engineer dies after plunge from Ruskin Flats
Pittsburgh report says 76 year old Eric Plagwit of Rust Engineering Co plunged from the eighth floor of the Ruskin apartments last night. The casualty, recently married in Cuba, lived on Rear Hex Ave and was connected to Paul Lewis and Son heating and plumbing.
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Pittsburgh
Rust Engineering Co
Ruskin Apartments
Eric Plagwit
Cuba
Paul Lewis and Son
Paul Sutton
Darrel S. Lewis
TV Station Expansion Ban Lifted
Washington AP reports the FCC lifts the 34 year freeze on new television stations unlocking growth to about 2,000 potential stations nationwide. Only 108 stations now operate, mostly in large cities, with signals expanding to underserved communities and broader program choices.
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Washington
United States
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Area to Receive New TV Channels
The FCC approved about a dozen TV stations serving most of Indiana County. Six channels go to Pittsburgh, two to Johnstown, three to Altoona, plus allocations for DuBois and other distant communities. WIAC TV moves from 13 to 6 and WDTV from 3 to 2. Pittsburgh gains a new channel X-13 as educational channel.
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Indiana County
Federal Communications Commission
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Altoona
DuBois
Wiactv
Jobstown
WDTV
Open House for Indiana Sportswear Plant Tours
People of Indiana County may tour the new Indiana Sportswear Company plant on Route 11 just south of the borough line. An open house is set for Thursday evening April 17 from 6 to 9 PM with President Kaufman, Vice President Weber, and engineer Bernard Zuckerman present to welcome visitors and explain the industry.
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Indiana County
Indiana Sportswear Company
Indiana Borough Line
Kaufman
Campus Sportswear Company
L. B. Weber
Bernard Zuckerman
Ohio Phone Strike Settled Across Bell System
A week-long strike involving 12,000 Ohio Bell employees ended today. Uncertainty remained about 900 Western Electric workers in Ohio and possible picket lines affecting a full resumption. The CIO Communications Workers union represents WE and Ohio Bell workers and cited no immediate plans for pickets. An early settlement for 16,000 Western Electric workers in New York was predicted, with only one issue left: labor grade.
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Cleveland
Olio Bell
Western Electric
Ohio
Ohio Bell
Bell
CIO Communication Workers
CWA
New York
Western Electric Co
John H. Lotz
Record Vote Tomorrow Is Expected in New Jersey Primary
Newark AP report describes New Jersey's hectic primary with a Taft Eisenhower Stassen battle in the presidential preference poll. About 750000 to 1 million voters will choose delegates, name U S Senate candidates, and nominate congressional contenders. Keefauver is the lone Democratic presidential candidate. Taft has withdrawn but remains on the ballot. Stassen is dismissed as a contender. Eisenhower forces push for cohesion as Taft and Stassen complicate the race.
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U. S. Senate
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Sen. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Taft
Alfred E. Driscoll
Hisenhower
Ohio
Driscoll
Eisenhower
Reward Offered for Beloved Family Cat Tippy in Indiana
The Gilbert Kunkle family at 196 Grandview Avenue Indiana posted a $10 reward today for the return of their children’s pet cat Tippy. The bluish white pet has a white tipped tail and a white ear and is very friendly. Anyone with information should contact the Kunkle home at IN 5-2916.
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Gilbert Kunkle
Grandview Avenue
Indiana
Cancer Crusade honors Mottern boy symbol of youth fight
Four year old Mottern of Maben Lewistown and four year old Diana returned from Korea are cited in Harrisburg dispatches as symbols in the Pennsylvania Cancer Crusade. Navy transport Sylvester Antolak docked in Seattle with veterans arriving to join the campaign. See Fair View adv. on pages 687.
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Harrisburg
Richard
William BE. Mottern
Maben
Diana
Lewistown
Navy
Sylvester Antolak
Seattle
Pennsylvania Cancer Crusade
Truce talks beat brief record in Korean armistice talks
In Munsan Korea AP: UN sub-delegates set a new brevity record by meeting 15 seconds including translation forming the fourth straight day of shorter sessions The talks near a possible pause as negotiators remain deadlocked on three issues including POW questions and ban on airfield construction Communist demands that Russia police the truce and UN insistence on an airfield ban continue to block progress
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Truman
Christ
Congress
Rome
Pope
Jerusalem
Mills
Pope Pius
St. Peter's Square
James A. van Fleet
U. 5
Eighth Army
Korea
Panmunjom
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Munsan
United Nations Command
Reds
Hsieh Fang
Tocar Aj
William K. Harrison
Hsieh
Harrison
Russia
U.N
Civil Rights Panel Rejects Ike Testimony Invitation
Senator Hubert Humphrey rejected a proposal to invite General Dwight D. Eisenhower to testify on civil rights legislation before the Senate Labor Subcommittee. He warned against calling presidential candidates but left open the possibility for Eisenhower or others to testify if they requested. The FEPC bill would empower court orders to enforce rulings against job discrimination, a centerpiece of Truman’s civil rights program. Powell, a New York Democrat ally, had urged Eisenhower’s views but Eisenhower declined citing time and propriety of a duty officer discussing policy while on active duty.
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Humphrey D—Minn
Senate Labor
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Blaze Ravages Four-Story Plant in Pittsburgh District
Fire tore through a four story building in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville produce district last night, causing about 25000 dollars in damage. The site housed the Crivetta tomato packing firm and an Eagles dance night is noted in an ad for Fair View on pages 1 and 2.
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Lawrenceville
Tomite
Frank J. Crivetta
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