Truman to meet seven governors on flood emergency
President Truman arranged a flood meeting with midwest governors in Omaha to discuss emergency measures as the Missouri River flood peaks at 27 feet. The White House said he would fly from Washington to Offutt Air Force Base for the conference with Illinois Governor Stevenson, South Dakota, and other officials.
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Neb
Truman
Midwest
Washington
Iowa-Nebraska
Council Bluffs
White House
Offutt Air Force Base
Govs. Stevenson
Illinois
Anderson
South
Giesler Shunts Wanger Trial
Santa Monica April 15 AP In a five minute court session Walter Wanger sidestepped trial today for the shooting of his wife’s agent. He will be judged on grand jury testimony. his wife Joan Bennett and agent Jennings Lang did not testify. The grand jury indicted him for assault with intent to murder. Lang was wounded in the groin but recovering.
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Walter Wanger
Joan Bennett
Jennings Lang
Wanger
Harry Borde
Filmland
Just der
Waneger
Lang
Miss Bennett
Wife of Yank Huk Captured by Filipinos
Manila dispatch reports Cella, the Filipina wife of Mariano Huk leader, trapped today in the same mountainous area where her husband was captured on Good Friday.
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Yank Huk
Manila
Cella
Mariano
Huks
WSB Chief Trashes Wilson Over Steel Probe Sparks Crisis
Chairman Nathan Feinsinger denounced Charles Wilson for creating havoc in the steel dispute by miscasting WSB findings as threats to inflation and stabilization. He cited Wilson's later statements as too little, too late, as Congress weighs seizure, wage orders, and a union shop amid a brewing industry crisis.
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Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
Charles E. Wilson
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Acutompes Waa
Uldl Wilson
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Feinsinger
Senate Labor Committee
CIO
Truman
Feisinger
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
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Truce Talks Brief As Prisoner Exchange Unsettled
In Munsan April 15 AP reports 25 second truce supervision meeting with no business. Talks on prisoner exchange remain unresolved while broader issues like Russia's role and airfield rebuilding await agreement. Rebels proposed resuming negotiations as discussions recess since April 4. The exchanges have been brief with little progress.
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Wiliam K. Harrison
New Jersey Primary Vote Affected by Rainy Weather
In Newark on April 15 drizzling rain slowed voter turnout as New Jersey Republicans expressed preferences for the presidential nomination. The Democratic primary saw Sen. Estes Kefauver as the lone candidate. The GOP contest centered on Eisenhower, Taft, and Stassen, with Gov. Driscoll stating the outcome would guide New Jersey’s 38 convention ballots.
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N. J
New Jersey
Estes Kefanver
Tennessee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Tait
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Alfred E. Driscoll
Chicago
Giant B 36 bomber crashes at Fairchild killing 15
A 10 engine B 36 bomber failed on take-off at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane killing 15 of 17 aboard. The plane crashed through a fence into a farmer’s wheat field and exploded in flames. Two crew members survived in critical condition. Military police secured the wreckage as investigators sought cause.
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Fairchild Air Force Base
Ernest Alf
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Here
Air Force
Where to Find It Listings and Page References
An index lists where to find content in the newspaper. It names sections such as Beach Combing on Page 8-1 Boyle on Page A-1 Bridge on Page A-1 classified Ads on Pages B-8 to B-11 Jomie on Page B-4 Crossword on Page B-8 Editorial on Page A-D Finencia on Pages B Obituaries on Page 8-7 Radio and Television on Page A-8 Shipping on Page B-7 Sports on Pages A-12 and A-13 Theaters on Page B-5 Tides and Temperatures on Page A-4 Women's Activities on Pages B-2 and B-3.
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Jomie
Finencia
Southland Phone Flareup Settled
LOS ANGELES April 15 AP A threatened strike by 10000 Southern California Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Workers over 90 minutes pay for six employees was called off. The CIO Communications Workers of America said there was a lockout at Pasadena garage. the company denied it and agreed to pay to avert action. Pickets stood outside the garage until 1030 AM. The union claimed pay due for available work, and workers in Los Angeles Ventura and San Diego offices walked out briefly before returning.
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Southern California Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
CIO Communications Workers of America
Pasadena
Western Electric
Ventura
San Diego
Court Grants Rail Strike Ban for Three Unions
Cleveland April 15 A federal judge issued a no strike injunction against three rail unions. Judge Ergerich B. Freet ruled courts must not be used to force collective bargaining in good faith. Union officials said they plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Ergerich B. Freet
Brother
Death by own action tops LA death causes list
Los Angeles on April 15 reports death by own action as one of the ten leading causes of death in the city, according to City Health Officer George M. Uhl. The statement reflects a health department survey outlining major causes and underscores public safety and preventive measures.
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Los Angeles
George, M. Uhl
Boy’s first fishing trip ends with caught father
In Worcester on opening day Louis Freedman, 14, and his father George Freedman, 48, fished at Cees Pond at 4:30 a.m. Louis hooked his father in the eyelid, sending the man to City Hospital for treatment before returning home. No fish were caught.
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Mass
Louis Freedman
George Freedman
Cees Pond
Louis
Freedman
City Hospital
Pay Increase Ends Strike in New Jersey
The Newark deal ends a New Jersey telephone dispute with 10,000 CIO Communications Workers of America members winning a $4 weekly pay rise and fringe benefits. Other strikes in Ohio and Michigan had similar boosts. Western Electric negotiations remain unsettled and could disrupt gains. Federal mediators in New York continue talks for 16,000 CIO-CWA members.
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New Jersey
Western Electric Co
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Heli Telephone Co
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Western Electric
Bell
Weather forecast: Clear tonight and tomorrow
A weather brief notes a clear night and following day with variable winds during night and morning. Winds shift to westerly in the afternoon at about 22 miles per hour.
Battleship Iowa Bombards Wonsan Harbor Entrance
The U S Navy sent the 45000 ton battleship Iowa and destroyer Mac Kenzie into Wonsan to destroy shore batteries firing on Allied mine sweepers. Iowa fired 16 inch and 5 inch shells across the harbor while no counter-fire was reported. Ground action around the Yellow Sea remained quiet.
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Korea
U.S. Navy
Iowa
Wonsan
MacKenzie
Towa
Navy
Eighth Army
Yellow Sea
Sea of Japan
Out-of-State Cars In Reach New California Record
Los Angeles reports a record 277 240 out of state autos entering California in the first quarter, bringing 704 828 people. The 10 percent rise surpasses last year’s 251 074 mark, per the Automobile Club of Southern California.
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California
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Second spring atomic blast lights Nevada skies
The April 15 test at the Nevada proving grounds lit the sky at 9 30 a m seen in Las Vegas 73 miles away but undetectable on the ground. It was the 14th AEC shot at Yucca Flat with no damage or injuries reported.
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Nev
Nevada Proving Grounds
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Air Force
Yucca Flat
AEC
Frenchman Flat
Truman Signs Japan Peace Treaty and Security Pacts
President Truman signed the Japanese peace treaty in Washington and announced an April 28 effective date to end World War II in the Pacific. The White House also released three pacifier security pacts and nominated Robert D. Murphy to become the first postwar envoy to Tokyo.
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Truman
State Department
Japan
Department
Pacific
Robert D. Murphy
Belgium
Tokyo
White House
U. S
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Three in Family Die as Fire Destroys Home
Chicago report states three members of the Growrysiak family perished in an early morning fire that destroyed their small frame house in suburban Dixmoor. Michael Growrysiak 52 a railroad worker, his wife Bernice 50 and daughter Theresa 24 were said to be trapped on the front porch as flames spread. Cause not yet determined.
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Dixmoor
Michael Growrysiak
Indiana Harbor Hell Railroad
Bernice
D Theresa
Aged women saved in San Francisco fire at Lake Street home
San Francisco firemen, police, and nuns saved 150 residents from a four-alarm blaze at the Little Sisters of the Poor home on Lake Street near Fourth Avenue. The fire, started by furnace oil, caused $50,000 damage to the four story building as 60 to 80 year old women were evacuated with several litter patients. Fire Chief Edward P. Walsh led about 150 firefighters and 35 pieces of equipment. Residents were calm, many in night clothes, helped down fire escapes. A dog named Bunny woke residents on the fourth floor.
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Little Sisters of the Poor
Lake St
Fourth Ave
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Edward P. Walsh
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