Flood Crest Strains Pacific Northwest Rivers
Weary crews battle cresting Columbia and Fraser rivers as record snowmelt swells rivers across Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and British Columbia. Forecasters wait on sun driven melt while levees strain under force of waters and Red Cross updates missing list for the Vanport disaster. General Clark heads to inspect flood zones with relief efforts intensified.
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William Parrs
Portland
Ore
Columbia
Fraser
Pacific Northwest
Kootenay
Cando
Leveca
Reion
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
British Columbia
Vanport
Frager
Lower Columbia
Navy
Red Cross
Vic
Mark Clark
Sixth Army
San Francisco
Shooting of Soldier by Army Lieutenant Under Investigation
Provoost marshal officer reports Pvt Relph of Myerstown Pennsylvania shot and killed by an army lieutenant last Saturday. No charges filed yet as the lieutenant remains under investigation by his commanding officer. The incident followed an altercation in which the officer’s wife was allegedly insulted.
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Minshal
Pvt
Relph
Myerstown
Bon Kurusu Banned From Public Office Over Pact Ties
Bon Kurusu, Japan’s special peacetime ambassador to the United States during the Pearl Harbor attack, is permanently banned from holding public office. A government purge appeals committee announced automatic barring due to responsibility in the Sino German tripartite pact alignment.
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Aunxru
Sadure Kurusu
United States
Kurusu
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Vicinity Tonight and Wednesday
Local forecast shows fair conditions tonight with a low around 54. Wednesday will be somewhat warmer with a higher temperature near Wortnesday.
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la Crogse Tine
Red Cross Updates Vanport Missing List to 545
The Red Cross announces 545 individuals and families unaccounted for after the Columbia River flood wiped out Vanport Memorial Day. The tally follows checks of bona fide inquiries against official files and supersedes an earlier 715 figure.
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Fortland
Ove
Red Cross
Columbia River
Vanport
Here
Housing Authority
United States
Wind Squall Kills Truck Driver and Injures Three
A strong wind in Clinton Wisconsin killed truck driver Joseph Ciaramita 32 of South Beloit and injured three others Wallace Gerke 40 Robert Hughes 32 and Mrs Catherine Soderman 34 as debris and a fallen tree disrupted traffic. A seven foot thermometer was blown from a filling station and cattle were stunned but unharmed. A second item notes a sixth district Republican caucus set for Lac tomorrow night chaired by Gilbert Hiple.
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Clinton
Wis
Joseph Ciaramita
South Bejoit
Alfred Kruizenga
Milwaukee
Wallace Gerke
Robert Hughes
Monart Motor Co
Henry Jurgensen
Gopr
Oshkosh
Fone Dh Lac
Gilbert Hiplee
Died
UN Truce Talks Weighed as Sinai Coast Fights Resume
Eyewitnesses in Tel Aviv report Egyptian forces landed troops on the coast near Isdud while Jewish and Arab leaders debate the Bernadotte plan. Israeli units rallied to break a surrounded Egyptian spearhead as fighting continued along the southern front amid UN mediation delays.
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CATRO
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Isdud
Miesanim fNit
Sanim
Miesunim
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations
City to Start DDT Spraying in Myrick Park Thursday
The city health department will begin DDT spraying in Myrick Park Thursday morning using a F700 spray machine. A 5 percent DDT solution will cover the band stand benches tables and playing area with followups planned for Copeland Pettibone Isle la Phime and nearby alleys.
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Myrick Park
City Health Department
Health Department
Copeland Park
Pettibone Park
Isle la Phime
Jelty
Edward Peterselty
Peters
Seven Off Street Parking Sites Proposed by Board
The board of public works recommends seven off-street parking sites for council approval. Proposed locations include Mount Vernon Street near Front Street, Spence Park, the city hall block, Civic Center area, Seventh Street block between Main and King, Sixth and King streets corner, and Cass Street between Fourth and Fifth streets. Some areas may be free parking while others use metered or rented stalls.
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Board of Public Works
Common Council
Mount Vernon Street
Front Street
Spence Park
Roosevelt Company
Civic Center
Vocational
Ander
Seventh Street
Main
King Streets
Firestone
Sletten-McKee Funeral Parlor
Sixth
Baptist Church
Cass Street
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Weather Bureau
Super
Mons Anderson
Beardsley Gains Lead In Iowa Governor Primary
Iowa primary results show William S. Beardsley leading incumbent Gov. Robert D. Blue for the Republican nomination with 1 464 to 1 234 in Clayton county. Other GOP races include George A. Wilson for U S Senate and Kenneth A. Evans over Redfield C. Mills for lieutenant governor, plus Chet B. Akers winning state treasurer and J. M. Grimes beating Henry J. Schmitz in auditor race.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
William 5. Beardsley
Blue
Beardsley
Farm Bureau
The
Teaghers
Jibor
Clayton Elkader
Clayton County
FL E. Sharp
Elkader
Robert E. Coon
McGregor
William S. Beardsley
Miller
GOP
U. S. Senate
George A. Wilson
John N. Calhoun
Lieutenant Provernor
Kenneth A. Evans
Redficld
C. Mills
Nixon calls for action against foreign controlled communism
Milwaukee report quotes Rep Richard Nixon at a Central Retail Feed association convention. He says the anti-communist bill targets foreign controlled Communist activity in America not communism as theory or party. He urges stopping the Red Army bridgehead in U C Nixon credits Rep Kersten for public support.
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Milwaukee
Richard Nixon
Central
Nixon
America
Red Army
Californian
Wisconsin
Kersten
Senate Finance Committee Extends Foreign Trade Act
The Senate Finance Committee voted 8 to 5 to extend the Foreign Trade Agreements Act for one year with milder revisions than the House plan. It adopted, 7 to 6, a compromise amendment by Senators Vandenberg and Millikin requiring presidential notice to Congress within 30 days if tariff commission recommendations are ignored.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Vandenberg
Mich
Millikin
Cole
Congress
Tariff Commission
Gammithee
Three Injured In Rockford Train Collision
Three men were injured in a head on collision last night between an Illinois Central freight train and a switch engine near Rockford Illinois. Debris covered a wide right of way while crews cleared the wreckage. Brakeman K R Carlson suffered a head injury not hospitalized and fireman W B Reed aged 19 sustained back hip and leg injuries and abrasions after jumping from his car.
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Rockford
Ill
K. R. Carlson
W. B. Reed
Reed
Ayracnenh
Youth Sentenced for $35,000 Bus Joyride
Glen R. Ankney 19 received six to 18 months in Green Bay state reformatory for taking a bus worth 35,000 dollars on a joyride from Eau Claire to Madison. Judge Merrill R. Fay cited Ankney's prior record in sentencing.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Glen R. Ankney
Madison
Green Bay State Reformatory
Merrill R. Fay
Ankney
Reparation Cuts Trim Debts Among Nations
Russia reduced bills owed by Hungary and Romania by about 50 percent amid requests for relief. Finland also saw a cut of about 19 million dollars after similar action last week. Original reparations for the three nations totaled 300 million dollars to Russia.
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Bandon
Ssussia
Romania
Finland
Russia
Rau Rites To Be Friday
Funeral services for TS Robert Kendall Rau killed in action in France will be held Friday at 2 p m at the First Baptist Church with Rev F Huxford officiating Military burial by Roy L Wingers post 52 American Legion at Woodlawn Cemetery The family will receive friends Thursday 7 to 9 p m at Sletten McKee South Side chapel Rau born June 10 1924 in La Crosse left with the Nations Guard in October 1940 served in Battery B 120th FA 2nd division He trained at several camps and married Faye Spinks of Fort Worth He fought with the 30th Old Hickory division in England and France and was killed near Hebeeren France His body was buried in La Cambe cemetery Isigny France He is survived by his wife and daughter his parents sister and two brothers
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Robert Kendall Rau
France
First Baptist Church
F. Huxford
Roy L. Wingers
American Legion
Woodlawn
Sletten-McKee Company
Ray
Lia Crosse
Nations Guard
120Th
Camp Livingston
Beaurepard
197Th Dielders
Old Hickory
Camp Blanding
Fla
Camp Gordon
Camp Forrest
Menn
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Faye Spinks
Fort Worth
England
Besconsfield
London
Rau
Hebeereven
Isigny
la Cambe
Harold B. Rau
Venice
Calif
M. Wilmer Eck
Lancaster
Harold Rau, Jr
Tex
Army Air Forces
Kenneth
Identity elusive after body found in trailer near Wisconsin Dells
Juneau County authorities have not yet identified a woman whose body was found in a semic trailer near Wisconsin Dells Saturday. Investigators pursue leads as they confirm the discovery location and await autopsy results to determine cause of death.
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Mauston
Wis
Juneau County
Wisconsin Dells
C W Noble Dies In Dayton In Contracting Citizen Of City
Charles William Noble 78 died in the Veterans hospital Dayton Ohio after a week as a patient. A longtime contracting business leader in his community he served as a major in World War I and later rose to lieutenant colonel in the reserve. He organized the local American Legion post and the 40 and 8. He is survived by daughters Mrs. E Bennett Brooks Granville and Mary Josephine and a sister Mrs Noble Honecker Chicago with other relatives. Burial with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Charles William Noble
Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
E. Bennett Brooks
Granville
Cal. Noble
Camp Grant
Rockford
New York
U. S. Army
Reserve Officers Association
Chicago
University of Illnois
Alpha Tau Cmega
Col. Noble
Blue Lodge
the Shrine
Knights Templar
Christ Episcopital Church
Arngton Nationy
Fort Myer
Mon Bon
Brooks
la Crosse
Dorothy Noble
Denison University
At Least Two Killed In Country Club Blast
In Los Angeles the Hillcrest country club was rocked by an explosion during gas line work. Police reported multiple fatalities and several wounded, with rescuers pulling bodies from the burning wreckage as the roof was ripped away.
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Los Angeles
Hillcrest Country Club
Powlice
20Th Centurytox Studio
Piece Boulevard
Mayor Beranek Meets Heileman Brewing Union Talks
Mayor Charles A. Beranek held a morning meeting with Heileman Brewing management and planned an afternoon session with the union. He said further talks would aim to reconcile differences after the afternoon conference.
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Charles A. Beranek
Wily
Heileman Brewing Company
Beranek
Favor Lutheran Merger Emerges at Rock Island Synod
In Rock Island delegates to the Lutheran Augustana synod convention vote unanimously in favor of an organic union of participating bodies of the national Lutheran council. The gathering of 2,000 delegates approved the plan without dissent.
Seven More Amendments Await Action In Senate
The Senate enters another long session as seven civil rights amendments remain to be acted on. Acting Majority Leader Wherty said the chamber will push through the measures tonight, with no clear passage in sight before tomorrow.
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Donald
Washington
Senate
House
Wherty
Webraska
Russell
D-Gi
Senate panel doubts June adjournment by the 19th
The Senate Republican policy committee voiced serious doubt that Congress can finish its work in June for a June 19 adjournment. Chairman Taft said the panel reviewed the issue, scheduled senate action on four bills including the nine year draft measure, and left several other measures undecided. The body will consider a Europe defense alliance aid resolution and a house approved reciprocal trade measure after the draft bill is acted upon.
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Armed Services
Langer
Tan
Ohio
GOP
Lucas
D-11
Taft
Senate
Lodge
Capehart
Washington
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Vandenberg
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