Crisis as Missouri River Threatens Council Bluffs Levees
Omaha Neb April 17 The Missouri River surged toward a record crest of 3112 feet near Council Bluffs as Army Engineers warned of a possible disintegration of dikes The anchor levee on the north edge of Council Bluffs could breach sending flood into a 600 block residential area Officials appealed for 500 more volunteers to strengthen the levees and for 250 workers hourly thereafter The region faced the floods as the wider disaster spread along the Missouri Mississippi and Red rivers
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T. W. Tritt
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Council’ Bluffs
Iowa
Tritt
Council Bluffs
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Mississippi
Red River
Chiefs Back Ridgway for Ike's Job
In Washington the Joint Chiefs recommended Gen. Matthew B Ridgway to succeed Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower in Europe. The Chronicle cited a Washington correspondent and noted Ridgways public information officer would not comment. The report discussed NATO timing, Monty stepping in briefly, and other officer reshuffles tied to Eisenhower's departure.
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Patrick Welch
Army
Monty
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Field
Marshall Viscount Montgomery
Great Britain
Allied Supreme
NATO
Mark Wi. Clark
Army Field Forces
Fort Monroe
Amred MM Tuenther
Hower
Clark
Gruenther
NATO- Command
Washingon
Dent
Wringer Traps Woman 24 Hours in Michigan
BAD AXE Mich April 17 The mangled forearms of a 24 year old woman trapped for 24 hours by a washing machine wringer were amputated at the elbow. Physicians at Hubbard Memorial Hospital said her condition was as good as could be expected. Neighbors found Mrs. Bella Dundas standing in a foot of water in her basement with her arms caught in the rollers after she slipped while washing. The machine operated, water flowed to the floor, and she remained conscious, praying for rescue.
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Hubbard Memorial Hospital
Bella Dundas
Dundas
Ghost gunman re enacts sniping for police
Evan Charles Thomas a 28 year old railroad switchman confessed as the phantom gunman who killed one woman and terrorized six others in Los Angeles County. He reenacted shootings for officers describing where he stood aimed fired and fled. He was to be questioned by the district attorney and arraigned soon.
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Thomas
Vic England
Norwallx
Norwalk
Pioneer Blvd
Los Nietos
Harriet
Joan Frances Hiles
Nina Marie Rice
Reds Press for Immediate Restart of POW Talks
MUNSAN April 17 AP reports Communist truce negotiators pressed for immediate resumption of off the record talks on prisoner exchange from the Korean War. The UN command has not replied. Talks recessed April 4 5 to allow separate explorations of ways to break deadlock. Communists seek all prisoners returned while Allies demand no one be repatriated against will. The new resumption proposal came during a 244 minute subcommittee session with no progress on allied demand for airfield construction ban and Neutral inspector nomination.
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Subcommittee
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Russia
West Whittier teen admits firing at sheriff car
A 17-year-old West Whittier junior phantom sniper confessed to two shots in Pico Park. He said one hit Juan Lopez home and the other targeted a sheriff squad car as a warning to deputies. The West Whittier gang of 13 sought revenge after a beating. petitions in juvenile court were filed.
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Claude Everly
Richard Carroll
Norwalk
Juan Lopez
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Jimtown
Pico‘Park
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Los Angeles
Air Force fliers shortage blamed on strike tempests
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg told a Senate panel that the stay-down strike by pilots is a tempest in a teapot. He cited rising flight deaths, low hazard pay, and recalled reservists as causes of airmen shortages while noting discipline actions against stay-down participants. Prison terms and loss of commissions loom for officers who refuse to fly.
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Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Pereesererne Vandenberg
Vandenberg
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Congress
High Winds Stop Korea Air War
Allied airmen struggled against gale force winds from North Korea as weather planes operated sparsely while ground fighting along the western front saw Reds launch light attacks repelled by Allied troops. The destroyer escort Silverstein escaped a heavy enemy assault near Hungnam as 60 rounds from Red shore batteries caused near misses. Navy reports indicate Reds used modern fire control gear with rapid range changes as ships and carrier planes pounded targets on the Korean east coast and near Chinampa.
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Silverstein
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Hampa
Quiet Jersey Prison Riot Holds 68 Convicts
Trenton state prison authorities monitor a three day barricade by 68 inmates in the printing shop. Four hostages with heart trouble were safe and receiving medicines as guards kept watch with lights, guards, and floodlights surrounding the two story shop near the wall.
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N. J
Trenton State Prison
Sanford Bates
Classifieds and notices page indexes
Brief listing of various newspaper sections with page numbers including Beach Combing on B-1 and A-27 Boyle A-27 Bridge A-27 Classified ads on B-9 to B-13 Comics on B-6 Crossword and Editorial on A-26 and A-? Financial on B-8 and B-9 Obituaries on B-14 Political News A-22 Radio TV on B-2 Shipping on B-9 and Sports on 8-4 8-5 Theaters on B-7 Weather and temperatures on B-9 Women's activities in Section C
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Oil Unions threaten nationwide strike on April 30
Three major oil workers unions threaten a nationwide strike set for April 30 if wage talks fail. The joint Denver statement from CIO Oil Workers International AFL locals and independent unions cites three prior postponements and demands a 25 cent hourly raise plus benefits. Companies offer about 10 cents. average wage is about $2.10 an hour. Negotiations continue with mediators in New York over a key telephone dispute as the oil talks press toward a final decision.
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CIO Oil Workers International
AFL
Wage Stabilization Board
O. A. Knight
CIO
J. J. McKenna
Whiting
Ind
0. A. Clover
East St. Louis
New York
Western Electric
Douglas backs Kefauver for Democratic nomination
Senator Paul H. Douglas declares support for Estes Kefauver as the best available Democrat for the presidential nomination. He confirms he will not seek the presidency and says he is in Kefauver's "army" for the duration, while noting uncertain outcomes against Eisenhower and Taft.
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Paul H. Douglas
Estes Kefauver
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Douglas
Adlai Stevenson
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Stevenson
Kefauver
Ilinois
Kefa'uver
Ces -Commission
Fog and sunshine as sequence shifts to Friday afternoon
Fog tonight and tomorrow morning give way to sunshine Friday afternoon. Temperature holds with little change. Winds shift from southwest to westerly at 10 to 16 miles per hour Friday afternoon.
Power in Politics and Crime Grip Shocks Dallas Audience
Virgil W. Peterson of the Chicago Crime Commission told a Texas conference at Southern Methodist University that organized crime wields growing political power. He warned racketeers control governors, mayors, judges, lawmakers and enforcers, with deep inroads into legitimate business and major holdings in Wyoming and Texas.
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Virgil W. Peterson
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