Flood Damage Mounts As Mississippis Crest Threatens Cities
The Mississippi River floods swell to millions in damage as 7400 enter homelessness across Iowa Illinois and Missouri. Red Cross reports 24000 threatened with evacuation while towns Davenport Dubuque Clinton Muscatine Port Louisa and Sabula fight rising waters. Levees extend along Sabula Muscatine area as schools close and residents brace for higher levels and possible displacements.
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Mississippi
Red Cross
Iowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Tiloig
Davenport
Dubuque
Clinton
Muscatine
Port Louisa
Little Sabula
Sabula
Port Jouisa
Drury
New Boston
Ill
Canton
Senate Inquiry Into MacArthur Ousting Set for May 3
The Senate armed services committee will open a probe into the firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur on May 3, with a possible closed session for the general. Democratic and Republican leaders support public hearings where possible, while stressing some information must stay confidential. Taft and McFarland favor full disclosure of nonessential security details, aiming for national unity.
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Ashington
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Russell
D.-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
MacArthur
Sen. McFarland
Arizona
McFarland
Taft
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
White House
Tru
Berling Jury Deliberates as Transcript Is Read
In the Berling murder trial jurors hear three witnesses read aloud as Dep. Dist. Atty Cochran and Det. Atty Ramsey present testimony. Velet John Berling, 33, accordion teacher, sits at the table reading along while reporters note the scene. The defendant, who has spoken of wanting freedom or the gas chamber, appears pale and distressed as the session wears on. The case rests with a jury of seven men and five women.
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Vera Williams
Berling
Dep. Dist
Atty
Thomas W. Cochran
Albert C. S. Ramsey
Velet John Berling
Kay Frances
Erickson
Miss Berling
Freedom Ory J
Artist Who Solicited Him Named
Washington April 24.47 Screen Actor Marc Lawrence told the House un American Activities committee that intellectual curiosity led him to join the Communist party He named Lionel Stander as the man who introduced him Lawrence testified he joined after Hollywood began in 1938 and left after attending Communist speeches He said he signed a card for an unnamed person he forgot.
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Stander
Abraham Polansky
Morris Carnovsky
Polansky
Communist Party
Flames Threaten Tillamook Burn
Tillamook Ore April 24 fire crackled through slash and snags in the Tillamook Burn as 2000 acres burned at dawn. Ed Schroeder Northwest district warden warned strong east winds could bring catastrophe. High fire hazard spread across the Pacific Northwest with small fires in western Washington and acres burning near Vancouver 14 miles east of Tillamook.
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Tillamook
Ore
Oregon
Ed Schroeder
Northwest District
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Vancouver
D.C
Dawes Dies as Former Vice President of U S
Gen Charles G Dawes former vice president dies at age noted in a teletypes summary across sections. Obituary information appears in the B-8 and A-12 pages with cross references to related tributes and timelines.
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Charles G. Dawes
Terre
Eight arrested as Long Beach raid recovers $190000 loot
Police split two burglary rings in harbor area with eight men detained. Loot valued over $190,000 recovered, including items tied to Long Beach crimes. Main suspects Brand, Campbell, and Carsten held in Wilmington and San Pedro jails, with a second group including Henry Cardenas under investigation for resale of stolen goods across the Southland.
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Long Beach
San Pedro
Rice Z. Wishon
Charles J.nevatny
Richard Arnold Brand
McDonald SL
Wilmington
Arthur Edward Campbell
Bayview Ave
William J. Carsten
Brand
Fred Bernard
Arthur L. Sage
Henry Cardeynas
Coll Ave
Southland
Jare Louis Mendoza
St. Wilmington
Rex E.thompson
Encino Park
Frank
Ohio Campaign Hearing Decreed
Washington April 21 a Senate rules subcommittee ordered a public hearing into complaints about tactics and literature in the Ohio senatorial campaign last year Chairman Gillette said the action followed reports that Ohio practices parallel those in Maryland campaigns He noted complaints from both sides in the Taft Ferguson race
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Washington
Senate
Ohio
Gillette D-Towal
Maryland
Sen
Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Gillette
Double Slaying Suspect Linked to Jersey Killing
Riverside report states Chief Deputy Walrath linked a thumbprint from a 1947 Newark murder scene to Lawrence Walker a 28 year old Negro Air Force sergeant detained on a separate double killing charge. Detectives Norris and Meagher questioned Walker after print match tied to Mrs Evelyn Eltoohy slaying. he allegedly knew her neighbor but denied the murder. Hearing on motions to quash indictments against Walker continues next Monday.
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Riverside
W. W. Waly Tath
Newark
N. J
Lawrence Walker
Walker
Evelyn Eltoohy
Lillian Onrue
Walrath
Mrs. Eltoohy
Eltoohy
Ridgway Proposes Using Chiang Army for Formosa Defense
Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney, adviser to the ousted Gen. MacArthur, said Lt. Gen. Ridgway proposed sending Chiang Kai-shek's troops from Formosa into battle to bolster U.S. positions. Whitney noted senior Far East officers supported mobilizing about 600,000 troops, with Ridgway sending a strong message to the Pentagon through MacArthur.
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EW York
Douglas MacArthur
Matthew Ridgway
Pentagon
Formosa
Ridgway
MacArthur
Far East
Truman
Korea
Courtney Whitney
Whitney
George E. Stratemeyer
Charles Turney Joy
Chiang Kai-shek
Third Journey to Nowhere Koreans Plod Down Misery Road Again
North Korean refugees in April 24 dispatch describe weary families marching south with scant possessions as cycles of flight resume. The exodus shows depleted numbers, with youths joining the army and winter hardships exacting toll on health and hope for peace.
Train Fire in Japan Kills 98
Ninety eight people died when a dangling power fire turned an old wooden coach into a blazing funeral pyre. Fifty nine others were injured, some seriously. Seven of the dead were American soldiers. Police said the fire started as the electric suburban train pulled into Sakuragicho Station.
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Japan
Yokohama
Sven
Sakuragicho Station
Contino Seeks New Exam In Draft Evasion Case
Los Angeles April 24 Dick Contino seeks a new Army physical to reexamine the 4000 a week accordionist but the U S attorney says no provision allows it Contino arraigned on a second draft evasion charge after disappearing from Ford Ord where he underwent a physical He says claustrophobia made him nervous and unable to sleep alone his bond remains 5000 Contino had been missing five days before surrendering and explains his time in a sanitarium He blames crowds and confinement for his distress.
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Los Angeles
Dick Contino
U. S
Gerald Kales
Contino
Ray Kinnisen
Army
Kales
Thim
Ford Ord
Contine
Fort Ord
Weather Outlook Scattered Clouds and Warmth Rise
Scattered cloudiness continues tonight with slightly warmer temperatures expected tomorrow. Light variable winds shift to southerly or westerly at 10 to 20 miles per hour tomorrow.
Savage Battle Shapes Korean War Turning Point
In Tokyo on April 25 1950 the Communist spring offensive pushed about 10 miles into South Korea and breached the Allied center. Half a million Reds gained roughly 20 miles in three days as Gen Ridgway cautioned the battle could prove decisive while Allies scrambled to hold the line and counter the Red advance in Inje on the eastern flank.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Korea
U. N
Mashew B. Ridgway
Gen. MacArthur
Ridgway
Ex Leader Gitlow Details Early Russian Agency Activity in U S
Benjamin Gitlow testified before the subversive activities control board that Russian secret police began operating in the United States about 40 years ago. He said OGPU agents were assigned to the U S in the 1920s and noted the force later became NEV, with a later name change he could not confirm. The board weighs whether the American Communist party must register as a foreign controlled organization.
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Washington
Benjamin Gitlow
Gitlow
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
United States
Subversive Activities Control Board
American Communist Party
Moscow
Secret Police
OGPU
NEV
Russia
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U. N. Line
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Sibyon
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North Korea
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Chipyong
Jersey
By Jim Becker
U.S
Savage
Clen Clements
RED Party
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