Truman seeks $400 million relief fund for floods
President Truman asked Congress for 400 million dollars to aid midwestern flood victims in Kansas and Missouri and to finance a new national flood disaster insurance program. He called the situation a grave emergency and urged swift action with aid directed to homes farms and factories and to rehabilitation efforts.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Middle West
Barkley
Senate Public Works
Appropriations Committee
Kansas
Missouri
Mr. Truman
White House
Midwest
Detention of Yank by Russ Protested in Berlin
The United States protested to the Russians over the 24 hour detention of an American official in eastern Berlin. General Lemuel B. Matthewson led the protest to Soviet Control Commission head Sergei Dengin, demanding investigation and punishment of those responsible.
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Berlin
United States
Lemuel B. Matthewson
Sergei Dengin
Soviet Control Commission
Gregory Henderson
Cambridge
Mass
Austria Resumes Meatless Days Amid Shortage
Vienna reports the government will enforce two meatless days weekly to curb a meat shortage. No meat or products may be sold or served on Tuesdays and Fridays after August 24. Housewives risk fines up to 20 000 schillings or three months in jail for violations.
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Vienna
Austria
Frazier Mountain Flames Controlled in Kern County
A 606 acre blaze in the Frazier Mountain region of Kern County was brought under control after burning two fire trucks and a cabin. About 50 houses in the Yucca Flats settlement were saved by backfiring as flames approached from three directions. A crew of 380 men fought the flames through Sunday night and Monday morning.
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Frazier Park
Calif
Frazier Mountain
Kern County
Yucca Flats
New Oil Settlement Plan Offered Iran
Britain offers Iran a new plan to settle the oil dispute and lets Tehran decide by noon tomorrow. The proposal seeks British management at Abadan refinery and oil fields, replacing the withdrawn 50-50 profits idea.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
Ian
Richard R. Stokes
London
Foreign Office
Attiee
Stokes
Abadan
Mohammed Mossadegh
Tran
Truman hints at new plea for power
President Truman signaled a push for stronger price control legislation and met firm Republican and Democratic critics on Capitol Hill. Senator Maybank defended the three week old law, while Senator Capehart urged Truman to present concrete proposals. The White House sought advice from the National Advisory Board on Mobilization Policy led by Charles E. Wilson, in a 30 minute session to draft a message to Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Capitol
Sen
Maybank
D-S. C
Senate
Capehart
R-Ind
U.S
England
White House
National Advisory Board
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Josephi Short
Josephi Short Disclosed That Mr. Truman
Poard
Cadets Offered Courses at N D
At Notre Dame an anonymous benefactor offers to pay the way for cadets dismissed from the U S Military Academy. Father Cavanaugh said the offer requires that recipients not play varsity sports and covers all or any of the 90 cadets. Estimated annual cost is 240 dollars per student with contact by Sept 7 for Sept 11 registration.
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South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
U.S. ‘Military’ Academy
John J. Cavanaugh
Quakes Rock Hawaii Isles Volcano Area
A series of sharp earthquakes rocked the Hawaiian Islands causing about 45000 in damage and injuring at least two. The Hoonaunau Noookena area faced major destruction including demolished homes and damaged schools as Kona Coast communications lagged.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Long Beach
Roland F. White
Coast and Geodetic Magnetic Observation
Mauna Loa
Hilo
Anthony Paul
Hoonaunau-Noekena
Hawaii
Mauna Loa Valcano
Paul
William Thompson
Kaimanalo
Mauna Kea
Java
Kona
Napoopoo
Mauna Joa
Hoonaunau - Nookena
Hoonauau
Hookena
Island
Senator Sees Delay for Statehood Bills
Washington Aug 21 United Press reports Senator McFarland Democrat of Arizona said that bills to admit Alaska and Hawaii to statehood will be sidetracked until next year. The Senate floor leader indicated no action this year on the two measures.
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Washington
Sen. McFarland D.ariz
Senate
Alaska
Hawaii
China Calls Pact War Declaration Warns Japan in San Francisco Talks
Peiping radio quotes Ta Kung Pao editorial seized by Reds in Shanghai: a separate peace with Japan excluding Communist China and the Soviet Union would be a declaration of war. The piece says such a treaty would leave war status, turning Japan into a U.S. base colony.
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Tokyo
Peiping Radio Today
Shanghai
Japan
Red China
Russia
Ta Kung Pao
Red
China
Soviet Union
U. S
Ean
Hurricane Roars Toward Tampico
A tropical hurricane with winds up to 130 mph stormed toward Tampico and nearby oil fields in the southwest Gulf of Mexico. It had regained much of its force after raking Jamaica, with at least 155 deaths reported.
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Mexico City
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Tampico
Jamaica
Wlanbhan Bursa
Gulf
Texas
Tuxpan-Nautila
Mexican Gulf
Verazcruz
Yucatan Peninsula
Campeche Bay
Mexican Weather Bureau
Jet Crash At Fort Dix Kills 12 Soldiers
At Fort Dix New Jersey a training jet crashed into a group of Army trainees injuring 21 and killing 12. The two man crew survived. The jet failed to gain altitude after takeoff from McGuire Air Force Base and plunged into scrub pines near the edge of the camp. Twin brothers from Camden were among the dead. Survivors described the plane as a ball of fire shredding through trees and crashing into a fuel-tank on a truck.
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Fort DIX
N. J
Ge Army
Air Force
Twin
McGuire Air Force Base
George W
Robert W. Peale
Camden
N. Z
Army
Siman Army
Pase
Raver 2
Bertram Brinley
West Germany rejects Red propaganda as McCloy cites gains
West Germany shows steady progress in most fields as U S High Commissioner McCloy reports that communists failed to sway voters. He says propaganda has been discredited, Germany’s defense support rose, and a positive trade balance emerged in April and May.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
John J. McCroy
McCroy
State Department
Western Germany
McCloy
Socialist Empire Party
Germmany
Youths Held on Drug Charges in Orange County
Four Long Beach youths and one from Garden Grove face dual felony counts for marijuana possession and conspiracy. Arraignment set in Newport Beach Township Court. State narcotics officers and multiple city police departments, with the sheriff, swept the group at a Balboa dance. Thirty two reefers seized and a car impounded.
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Long Beach
Garden Grove
Newport Beach
Costa Mesa
State Narcotics Bureau
Fullerton
Anaheim
Santa Ana
Orange County
Balboa
House Votes Recess Await Senate Consent
The House approved a three week recess from Thursday to September 12. Senate consent is needed before the House can recess. The Senate has not indicated it will join in the holiday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Newspaper Section Locator Noted By Page Codes
A list shows where to find sections such as Boyle Page A5 Bridge Page A9 Classified Ads Page 8 to 11 Cormies Page B4 Crossword Page A6 Editorial Pages A3 and A9 Financial B5 and B7 Obituaries Page 8-3 Radio and Television A6 Shipping Table B7 Sports A10 and A1 Theaters Page 5-3 Tides Temperatures B7 Women Activities B2 and B3 indicating a catalog of page designations for reader navigation.
Battle over Funds for Voice of America Rages
Washington August 21 Senate and White House clash over Voice of America funding. Senator McCarran accuses Truman of backing a lobby to restore cuts from 115 million requested to 56 million after House and subcommittee trims. President cites a crack in the iron curtain from VOA broadcasts and a friendship resolution. Senator Fulbright threatens extra propaganda funds if VOA is not supported.
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Washington
Sen. McCarran
D.-Nev
Truman
McCarran
Voice of America
Mgr. Truman
Congress
State Department
Russia
Voice
House
Senate Appropriations
Full
Appropriations Committee
State- Commerce Justice
Fulbright
D.-Ark
Appropriations
Senate
Protest Filed as Allies Deny in Korean Truce Talks
North Korean radio claimed Lt Gen Wam Hi rejected the U N reply to an allied violation of the Kaesong neutrality zone. Joint Allied Communist talks paused over a deadlock as protests rose, with Reds alleging an Allied attack on a liaison jeep flying a white flag. The U N denied the ground force claim and noted advance notice is required for air operations. A Chinese official said the Kaesong incident would harden volunteers' resolve amid stalled cease fire talks. Continued discussion scheduled for Wednesday.
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Pyokyo
Red Radio
Wam Hi
United Nations
Kaesong
Pyongyang
Nam
Munsan
Korea
Reds
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U. N
China
Peiping Radio
Peiping
Hsinhua New China News Agency
Hsieh Fang
Kae Song
Long Beach
Air Force Brg
William P
Weather watch low clouds tonight then clearing afternoon
Low clouds persist tonight and early tomorrow with a clearing trend tomorrow afternoon. Temperature remains nearly steady. Winds will be light and variable tonight and tomorrow morning, then shift to west to southwest at 10 to 18 mph tomorrow afternoon.
San Diego Pipe Line Gets Second Navy Aqueduct
The House armed services committee approved a bill to let the Navy build a second 72 mile water pipe line to San Diego California. The project cost about 13 million dollars with repayment by San Diego County over 40 years. Amendments ensure Navy priority water rights and adherence to Colorado River water agreements.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy
San Diego
Calif
California
Colorado River
San Diego County
Metropolitan Water Distret
Clinton B. “McKinnon
D. Calif
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