West Coast Drouth Deepens Across Pacific Coast
From Bellingham to San Diego drought worsens with Southern California wells running dry and reservoirs at ten percent capacity. Seattle may yet endure the driest April. Oregon, California grain belts parched as river flows drop below normal. Talks center on Colorado River imports and possible interregional piping, while San Diego plans water conservation measures.
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OS Angeles
Pacific Coast
Bellingham
San Diego
California
State Division of Water Resources
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Bend
Seattle
WU. S. Weather Bureau
Sacramento Valley
San Joaquin Valley
Hun
Danner
Sierra Nevada
Finley Laverty
Los Angeles
Laverty
Montrose
la Cre
Scenta
Glendale
Altadena
M. H. Kimball
Prince Bernhard Drops Coat For Peron Talk In Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires on April 26 Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands shucked his coat and sat in shirtsleeves at a Peron address. Peron supporters, the Descamisados or shirtless ones, gathered to show unity as Peron similarly removed his coat to speak. The prince is touring Latin America promoting Dutch goodwill.
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Buenos Aires
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Juan CD. Peron
Peron
Latin America
Plan to Bomb Manchurian Bases Aimed at UN Forces
U S outlines proposal to strike enemy bases in Manchuria if Communists unleash heavy air attacks on UN forces in Korea. The plan was presented to 13 allied nations with no timing or conditions agreed. Reports of a formal Washington decision were unconfirmed.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Manchuria
United Nations
U S
U.N
Korea
Washington
Gen. MacArthur
U. N
Far East
Costly gifts shower MacArthurs in Chicago
Chicago welcomed Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his family with lavish gifts totaling thousands of dollars. Mrs Jean MacArthur received 1500 orchids from a floral firm as she exited the Stevens Hotel. Mayor Kennelly presented a diamond studded brooch, and silver engraved skates were given to Arthur MacArthur Jr. The boy may receive a Bataan scale model. Hilton offered an engraved gold key to his Royal Skyway suite.
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Chicago
MacArthurs
Jean MacArthur
Stevens Hotel
Martin Kennelly
Arthur MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
Kennelly
Bataan
MacArthur
Conrad Hilton
Chinese cease-fire talks reported in U N context
A Chinese Communist move seeks a cease-fire and promises from Peiping that the United Nations has no plan to invade Chinese territory, signaling a possible easing of tensions and assurances to Beijing amid ongoing discussions.
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Peiping
U. N
State Aid for Child Centers Wins Backing
The Sacramento article notes an Assembly committee backing a bill to make state support for child care centers permanent, expanding eligibility to agricultural workers and relaxing income tests. The proposal includes a 7.6 million dollar appropriation and moves to Ways and Means for cost screening. Gov Warren's budget requests 5.34 million for the centers.
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Sacramento
Assembly Committee
California
Acrcreddurial
Ernest R. Geddes
Claremont
Wallace D. Henderson
Fresno
San Joaquin Valley West Side
Ways and Means Committees
Warren
Dixie Textile Strike Marked by Explosions Across South
The 26 day CIO Textile Workers strike spread violence across Virginia and North Carolina with dynamite blasts and rifle fire. A blast damaged the Turner home near Dan River Mills, halting power and injuring no one. Eight arrests occurred in Wake Forest at the Royal Cotton Mill. Union organizer Culver accused nonstrikers of carrying rifles. police denied the claim. A federal mediator failed to secure talks between union and company officials.
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Cassille
Southland
Virginia
North Carolina
Dan River Mills
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
John P. Turner
Turner
Schoolfield
E. W. Brown
Dan River
Wake Forest
N. C
Royal Cotton Mill
Dean Culver
Concord
Royal Plant
Culver
Floyd Whitman
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Drouth
C. W. Campbell
Laverty, Kimball
Colorado River
Colorado
Metropolitan Water District
Max Bookman
Division of Water Resources
Eishon Air Force Base
Fairbanks
Alaska
Acta
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
Associated Press
Florida
Campania Cubana de Aviacion
Key West
Hla
Navy
SNB
Prince
U.S
Dixie
Westoee
Associated Preis Wiese
Siair Moody
Heather Cissna
Wash
Mark Johnson
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