Mississippi faces record crest as floods force evacuations
Rampaging Mississippi River rises toward record heights threatening Hannibal Quincy area. Iowa Missouri Illinois floodwaters flood levees and farmlands while Red Cross shelters prepare for 1000 homeless in Hannibal and expect evacuations across Hull Canton Alexandria and Say Levee districts as rivers advance.
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Hannibal
Mississippi
Iowa
Missouri
Hannibal-Quincy
Ill
Illinois
Hull
Kinderhook
Red Cross
Say Levee
Clifford Windsor
Pike County
Alexandria
Canton
Missouri River
Lexington
Boonville
Retired Teacher Sought In Mountain Cabin Slayings
A nationwide dragnet sought Fred W. Lundy, a 65 year old former Denver teacher linked to the killings of Emily Griffith 65 and her invalid sister Florence 67 at their Pinecliffe Colorado cabin. Authorities traced events around a planned Illinois trip and noted Lundy had helped care for the sisters. The sisters were found slain Wednesday with an untouched dinner, and the deputy coroner set time of death at about 4 PM.
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Pinecliffe
Colo
Far West
Emily Griffith
Denver
Florence
Donald Moore
Boulder County
Fred W. Lundy
Lundy
Griffith
Joseph Holindrake
Illinois
Florence Griffith
R. O. Buck
Cleveland
Ohio
Norman Howe
Army Jet Plane Sets World Speed Mark
MUROC Calif June 20 An Army jet plane the P80 R has regained the world speed record for the United States at 623 8 miles per hour Streaking about 50 feet above the Mojave Desert near Muroc Army Airfield Col Albert Boyd of Asheville NC guided the Lockheed built fighter on four runs over a 1 86 mile course The average topped the 616 mph mark set by a British Gloster Meteor on September 7 1946 With the wind the P80 R showed speeds of 632 5 and 630 5 mph the upwind runs were 617 1 and 614 7 mph The record will not be official until certified by the Federation Aeronautique International in Paris.
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Muroc
Calif
United States
Mojave
Muroc Army Airfield
Albert Boyd
Asheville
N. C
Federation Aeronautique International
Paris
Shipment of Oil To Russia Scored
Rep McCregor of Ohio demanded immediate halt to petroleum exports to Russia in a House speech. He noted shipments continue despite concerns voiced by President Truman and Interior Secretary Krug about the petroleum supply.
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Washington
Rep. McCregor
Ohio
Russia
House
Truman
Interior
Krug
Ex-Prosecutor Dies in Chillicothe After Heart Attack
John Porter Phillips Jr. age 53, former Ross County prosecutor, of Chillicothe died at his home Thursday night from a heart attack.
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Chillicothe, D
John Porter Phillips, Jr
Chillicothe
Ross County
Bevin vows speed in European recovery plan talks
British Foreign Secretary Ern est Bevin pledges rapid progress on coordinating European economic recovery under the Marshall plan. He says delays from Moscow must not stall aid to Europe and notes Britain and France plan to proceed with or without Soviet participation pending Russia’s reply to a joint British French request.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Europe
House
U.S
Bevin
Britain
France
George C. Marshall
Two Ohio Cities Set Dog Quarantines
Two central Ohio cities and counties activated dog quarantines today to curb a potential rabies outbreak. Springfield and Zanesville reported rabid dogs on the loose while Clark and Muskingum counties imposed safeguards.
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Ohio Cities
Columbus
Ohio
Springfield
Zanesville
Clark
Muskingum
State backs ousted Wilberforce proxi president
Wilberforce Ohio June 20 The Ohio State Board of Trustees expressed support for Dr Charles H Wesley dismissed president of two Wilberforce University colleges run by the African Methodist Church board. The board adopted resolutions regretting the dismissal and stated Wesley remains president and urged a committee to survey the situation with a plan to continue his program including a summer school.
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Wilberforce, O
Charles H. Wesley
Wilberforce University
M. E. Church Board of Trustees
Wesley
Wilberforce
Fire Destroys Historic Chillicothe Catholic Church
Fire gutted 102 year old St. Peter's Catholic Church in Chillicothe, with heroism noted from visiting clerics. Damage estimated at 250000 dollars included part of the 180 foot steeple and ten imported windows. Cause under investigation cites wiring defect or vigil lights near a draped statue.
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Chillicothe
Loren Gant
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Dayton
Columbus
William J. Goldschmidt
Carl Will
Francis P. Kemper
S. J
Milford, O
Gant
CIO Officials Urge Herbert To Veto Van Aken Bill
Ohio CIO leaders pressed Gov. Thomas J. Herbert to veto the Van Aken union regulation passed on the final day of the General Assembly. The delegation was led by Jack Kroll of Cincinnati with William Lavelle Jacob Clayman and other state CIO members as the governor studied the bill for potential impact on labor practices.
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Columbus
Ohio Cio
Thomas J. Herbert
van Aken
General Assembly
Jack Kroll
Cincinnati
Ohio Cio Council
William Lavelle
Jacob Clayman
CIO
Two-Dollar Corn Seen As Prices Near Record
Chicago June 20—Two dollar corn loomed as a real possibility as July futures rose to the highest point since 1919. July corn reached 1.99 a bushel, just 18 cents below the record peak, with cash prices lagging 25 34 cents. Strong demand from cash grain houses and export buyers pushed prices, while Midwest rains and floods trimmed autumn harvest prospects. Foreign buyers, including Britain and Belgium, bought large quantities against July and August allocations.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Midwest
Great Britain
Belgium
Agriculture Department
Detective Gets Taste Of Life Behind Bars
In Cleveland on June 20, detective Frank E. Sounik aged 43 spent five hours jailed for being 200 in arrears on alimony. Common Pleas Judge Alva R. Corlett freed him after Detective Inspector Charles O. Nevel vouched for him, noting he would pay within a week or return to jail.
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Cleveland
Frank E. Sounik
County
Charles O. Nevel
Common Pleas
Alva R. Corlett
Sounik
Underwood to Rule On Glob Rights
U.S. Judge Mell G. Underwood weighed the case of Columbus war veteran James W. Nevins who seeks $1.50 an hour for toolmaker work. Nevins argues for 45 months total employment with 32 months in service. Curtiss-Wright argues his rate was $1.20, five cents above pre service pay.
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Columbus
U.S
Mell G. Underwood
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
James W. Nevins
New York Packer Cuts Meat Prices
Emmett Packing Co. Inc. reduces meat prices up to ten cents a pound at 108 outlets in New York and New Jersey. The cut, led by president Joseph Nurnberg, runs for one week starting next Monday as an experimental measure to protect consumer trade and may cost about $25,000.
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New York
New Jersey
Joseph Nurnberg
Emmett Packing Co. Inc
3 Percent Hike in Pig Crop Forecast
The Agriculture Department forecasts a pig crop of 85,651,000 head for this year, up three percent from last year. If realized, pork supplies will rise next fall, winter, and into spring 1948. The spring crop is seen at 53,151,000 head, versus 52,392,000 last year and a 10 year average of 51,871,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tax Drive Planned by Rep Doughton on Property Rule
Rep Doughton of North Carolina announced plans to push federal tax reform applying the community property principle to income taxes across all states. The proposal would treat spouses’ earnings as jointly earned under a uniform standard, affecting filing status deductions and revenue.
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Washington
Doughton
Fumes Fatal to Son of AP Man in Berlin Shelter
In Berlin a residential air raid shelter demolished by U S Army squads killed Lynn Heinzerling Jr ten, son of AP correspondent. He suffocated in a blasted hole near the Stars and Stripes bureau yard and died at the 279th Station Hospital after rescue efforts failed. Mrs Heinzerling and two boys had moved from Ohio to join her husband.
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Son
Berlin
Lynn Heinzerling, Jr
Associated Press
Army
Stars and Stripes
Heinzerling
279Th Station
Ohio
Larry
Birmingham
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Elyria
UAW Leader Hails Labor Bill Veto
Detroit June 20 President Truman vetoed the Taft Hartley labor bill described today by CIO United Auto Workers President Walter P Reuther as an act of courage and wise statesmanship He urged Congress to uphold the veto praising bipartisan progress and calling for continued support of the veto by lawmakers
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Detroit
Truman
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Reuther
Congress
Six Japanese Hanged in Guam War Atrocity Verdict
Six Japanese from admirals to privates were executed last night on a concealed gallows in Guam for wartime atrocities. Their bodies lie in unmarked jungle graves as locals react to the wartime justice carried out away from public sight.
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Guam
Overwhelming Vote Follows Stinging Message to Congress
Washington reports President Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley bill to curb unions and Congress swiftly voted 331 to 83 to override. The move sends the measure to the Senate amid fierce White House lobbying and a national radio address planned by Truman to argue against the bill.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate
American Labor Party
Rep. Marcantonio
White House
Senator Young
R-Nd
Overton
D-La
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Leopold Absolved by Commission in 1940 Surrender Case
A royal commission absolved King Leopold of charges he harmed Belgium by surrendering to Germany in 1940. The report is not expected to change his status while he remains in exile in Switzerland.
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Brussels
Leopold
Belgium
Switzerland
GOP Leaders Denounce Veto Sparks House Capitol Clash
GOP leaders condemn President Truman's veto of the labor bill calling it defiance of the people's will and a surrender to radical elements in the Democratic party. Carroll Reece, Charles Halleck, and Hartley accuse Truman of yielding to expediency and pressure groups, pledging Congress will make the Taft Hartley bill law regardless of the veto.
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Truman
Washington
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
House
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Congress
Halleck
Rep
Hartley
House Labor Committee
Truman Gets Invitation to Visit Brazil Soon
President Truman received an official invitation to visit Brazil and the White House said he hopes to go. Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Martins said Truman accepted and aims to travel as soon as possible.
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Washington
Truman
Brazil
White House
Carlos Martins
Executive Mansion
Hefty Twins Born At Jewish Hospital In Cincinnati
Mr and Mrs Robert Sutter welcomed boy girl twins at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati weighing a total 17 pounds 3% ounces. The boy weighed nine pounds 8 ounces.
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Cincinnati
Robert Sutter
Jewish Hospital
Wrongly Convicted Man Plans New Life
Joseph Majczek, 39, set to receive 24000 from the state after Governor Green approves the bill compensating him for 12 years wrongly served on a 1932 murder conviction. He plans his mother’s long vacation, his son’s education, mortgage payoff, and a small West Side business.
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Chicago
Joseph Majczek
Green
Majezek
Pardon Board
Majczek
Majezcek
Joseph, Jr
West Side
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