Ice jam floods threaten central Midwest rivers
Ice jammed Missouri River and tributaries push flood risks across Iowa Nebraska and Missouri as mild weather and snows ease in other regions. Army breakup of Operation Snowbound under Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick marks demobilization while Nebraska Nemaha and Republican Rivers spillwater and flood plains near towns like Nebraska City.
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Central States
North Dakota
Lewis A. Pick
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Nemaha
Preston
Republican
Scandia
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Kansas City
City
Neb
Coup in Paraguay Ousts President After Bloodless Shift
National Radio reports a coup ousts Raimundo Rolon two months after installation. A civilian movement backs Felipe Molas as new interim leader Roton, a retired soldier, assumes presidency following a bloodless takeover. Paraguay enters sixth government in 13 months seeking peace.
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Paraguay
Raimundo Rolon
Felipe Molas
T Roton
J. Nata- Neo Gonzalez
Roton
Paragua
Storm Brings Heavy Rain and Snow Across Southern California
A Pacific storm moved inland depositing broad rainfall in western Southern California and snow above 4500 feet. Long Beach measured 0.30 inch of rain with the season total at 5.83 inches, compared to 2.97 inches a year ago. Clouds and scattered showers continued with clearing expected later.
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Pacific
California
Long Beach
Scientist Warns Mexico City Faces Smog Peril
American scientist Dr. Clarence A. Mills of Cleveland warns that Mexico City's morning smog could kill many people and ruin beauty unless controlled. He cites Donora disaster and says industry growth risks repeated deaths from air pollution. railroads and factories blamed.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Clarence A. Mills
Cleveland
Ohio
Donors
Mills
Donora
Chicago
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Jeveland
Birmingham
Bates
Expelled Writer Ill May Delay Testifying
Anna Louise Strong, anti commun ist writer expelled from Russia as a spy, rests in the United States under a Ku Klux Klan care and may not appear before a federal grand jury investigating Communist espionage activities.
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New York
Anna
Louise Strong
Russia
Local News Highlights and Page Map
This listing outlines which sections cover city rent survey animal shelter dog notes enduran ce fliers refueling test and various pages from auto aviation bridge business classifieds puzzles editorials and sections such as Navy Colony nearby communities and school and sports coverage today at city desk.
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Navy Colony
Redondo Beach Struck Again by Savage Spring Storm
A Pacific surf on Redondo Beach caused extensive damage along the Strand from Fourth Street to the Hermosa boundary. Mayor Charles Worsham estimated losses over 200000 as homes and bungalows were flood swept. concern grows over next storms and possible further breakwater work to protect the channel off the Manstead Pier.
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Fourth St
Hermosa Head
Strand
Palos Verdes
Mlomes
Charles Worsham
Hermosa Ave
Worsham
Manstead Pier
Redondo
Eighth St
Salt Lake
Two Killers Sought as Arizona Manhunt Swings Through Wastelands
A coastwise manhunt in Arizona, led by the Building Service Employes Union and the AFL, combs the desert from Phoenix to the Apache Trail for Billy Ray Gilbert, 26, and George Schmid, 21, accused of killing three people during a robbery. Florence Chisholm, 31, reports being kidnapped and identifies Gilbert as the killer.
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San Francisco
Phoenix
Aequia
Arizona
Cactus Land and Building Service
Billy Ray Gilbert
George Schmid
Gilbert
Bloodhoungs
Florence Chisholm
Sheriff's
Ernest Winsted
Willis Pugh
Winstead
Needles
Calif
Pugh
Miracloth inserted in Chicago Sunday Tribune ad
A new household helper named Miracloth was introduced to Mrs Chicago via a full page insert in the Chicago Sunday Tribune. Makers claim it is lint free streakless and chamois like and will pick up dirt grease and liquids with easy rinsing. The promotion references 449,000 square yards of material and a cost near 540,000.
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Cage
Chicago
Chicago Sunday Tribune
Tomorrow's Sunday Tribune
Emc
Nu-Fab Corp
Utility Union Set to Darken, Chill Vast City
New York faced a 1 a.m. Wednesday gas and electric shutdown by 27,000 utility workers, as talks with Consolidated Edison continued. Government conciliators expressed hope for an avertable strike after a four hour session, with a noon meeting to resume negotiations.
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New York
Bernard Forman
United States Conciliation Service
Joseph E. O'Grady
New York City
Scourieil
C. I. O. Utilities Workers of America
Consolidated Edison Co
Joseph Fisher
Fisher
Former teacher sends soap to President Truman
A former Seattle teacher, Mrs. Isabelle J. Anderson, forwarded a bar of ivory soap to President Truman with a note praising cleaner language. She, as head of the King County Women's Republican Club, recalled using soap to hush profanity in class long ago and urged Purity in his remarks.
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Seattle
Truman
Isabelle J. Anderson
King County Women’s Republican Club
Big Wave Sweeps Three Off Morro Breakwater
A 50 foot wave at Morro Bay swept three onlookers from a breakwater. John Peck and Dolores Peck of Morro Bay were rescued, while A Lewis of Ann Arbor was carried away and presumed drowned. Peck and his wife were Cal Poly students.
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Morro
John Peck
Dolores
Morro Bay
Quien A. Lewis
Ann Arbor
C. Peck
Lewis
California Poly College
Jorro Bay
Here
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Bulgarian church leader admits treason in U.S. spy case
Vasil Zyapkov head of a Bulgarian Congregational Church confessed amid tearful testimony that he spied for the United States since 1932. He, along with 14 church leaders, faced treason charges as prosecutors pressed for harsher penalties.
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Edward M. Korry
Sofia
Bulgaria
Vasil Zyapkov
Earth
Zyapkov
Ivanov
Rescuers Fail to Reach Three Castaways in Alaska
Coast Guardsmen battled worsening tides and rough seas while seeking three castaways stranded near Iadova Alaska. The rescuers reported slim chances of reaching the men as seas rose and the narrow land bridge remained difficult to access.
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Iadova
Alaska
Ose
Tip
Mat Nates
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