Largest Crowd to Jam Beaches
The largest crowd of the year is expected at beaches today after two days of record heat. The Weather Bureau predicts clear skies and cooler temperatures around 90 degrees, tying the July 7 all-time July record of 1942. Bathers found 60-degree water as crowds swarmed the coast amid a heat wave across Southern California with many desert highs above 100.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Los Angeles
California
Blythe and Needles
Southland
Thermal
el Centro
San Bernardino
Bishop and Beaumont
Burbank
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Downey Painter Abducts Stepdaughter in California
Police searched Southern California for Frank Walter Kristy a 48 year old Downey painter who abducted his blue eyed 20 year old stepdaughter Betty Jean Hansen after claiming to be in love with her for 11 years He threatened to kill himself and the girl and a light coupe owned by the abductee's family was found abandoned in a canyon as investigators traced Kristy from Paramount to Norwalk and Trenton New Jersey seeking the missing pair.
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California
Frank Walter Kristy
Cheyenne Ave
Paramount
Betty Jean Hansen
Clifford Price
Norwalk
Trenton
N. J
Kristy
Miss Hansen
Han- Sen
Angeles
Burbank
Big Missouri Floods Again Darkening Missouri River Towns
Kansas City reports a second severe flood within a week as the Missouri River and tributaries crest near 28 feet. Levees breached, rail service disrupted, and cross state highways impaired as towns such as Hardin Carrollton and Moberly face rising waters amid forecasts of humid weather and no rain.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Weather Bureau
Corps of Army Engineers
Big Muddy
Missouri
Lexington
Hardin
Carrollton
Santa Fe
North Grand
Brunswick
Wabash
Moberly
Bes Moines
Gulf, Mobile and
Olio
Clark, Mo
Mysterious mid U S sky flash noted across Michigan Ohio
A bright flash believed to be a meteor streaked across southern Michigan and northern Ohio. Sightings were reported from Flint Lansing Pontiac Jackson Detroit and Toledo Sandusky Columbus. Observers described a trailing smoke and a ground fall near Flint though no trace was found. Authorities at Selfridge and Weather Bureau offered no explanation.
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Detroit
Michigan
Ohio
Flint
Lansing
Pontiac
Jackson
Mich
Toledo
Sandusky
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Selfridge Air Frce Base
Selfridge
Port Columbus
Springfield
Cleveland
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Dr Wadsworth 89, Church Leader and College President Dies
Hollywood July 7 UP Dr Guy Woodbridge Wadsworth 89 Presbyterian church leader and former Occidental College president Los Angeles died today after a stroke last Sunday Born in Chicago he studied at Amherst McCormick seminary and Parson s College His pastorates spanned Clinton Minoak East Grand Forks and Pueblo He led temperance efforts Survived by widow Alice Cary Gibbons Wadsworth a son Guy Jr of Los Angeles and two daughters Ruth Riggs Tucson and Helen Wadsworth
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Hollywood
Guy Woodbridge Wadsworth
Occidental College
Los Angeles
Chicago
Wadsworth
Amherst College
McCormick Theological Seminary
Parson (Town) College
Clinton
Minoak
East Grand Forks
Minn
Pueblo
Colo
California
Occidental
Bellevue
Neb
Ruth Riggs Tucson
Ariz
Helen Wadsworth
Dewey Leaves Tokyo for Korea Visit
New York Governor Thomas E Dewey departed Tokyo by plane for a two day visit to Korea after addressing reporters. He spoke about postwar policy and future relations with allied nations, with diplomatic discussions planned in Seoul and nearby bases.
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Dewey
Tokyo
Korea
New York
Thomas E Dewey
Peace Parley to End Korea War Set Up
Three Allied envoys returned from Kaesong after a preliminary cease fire meeting with Red officers. The main armistice talks likely begin Tuesday as five senior officers are named to represent the Allies. Kaesong lies three miles south of parallel 38 in western Korea near Seoul.
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Seoul
Korea
Kaesong
U. N
Long Beach
United Nations
Tokyo
C. Turner Joy
Korean
Laurence C. Craigie
Far East Air Forces
Henry I. Hodes
U. S. Eighth Army
Arleigh Burke
Joy
Park Sun Yup
Parallel
Parallel 38
Kae- Song
Peiping Radio
Pyongyang
James C. Murray
U. S. Marine Corps
Soo Young Lie
Kinney
Peace
Jparty
West Point
Atlanta
Far East
Murray
Marine
Alexandria
Mur
12 Villages Alerted as Volcano Erupts on Camiguin Island
Residents of 12 villages on Camiguin Island were warned to flee as Mount Hibok volcano erupts. Officials report towering ash clouds and lava streaming down slopes, prompting government action and evacuation plans.
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Manila
Camiguin Island
Hibok
Philippines
Marines Win Fierce Two Week Battle Fight
U S Marines battled for two weeks in heavy action and claimed victory despite light to moderate reports. Tax lawmakers track Americans' spending closely as pocket money weighs in on policy. United Korea's political stakes draw attention in United Nations discussions across pages.
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U.S
United Korea
United Nations
Fury jets clash over Korea as talks loom
United Nations patrols probed the Chorwon Kumhwa Pyongyang triangle while Red forces concentrated in Kaesong and Yonchon. Air clashes saw 26 000 foot battles with Sabres damaging MIGs near the Yalu as negotiators moved toward talks on the 38th parallel.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
North Korea
Kaesong
Sinanju
Pyongyang
Be U. 5
Manchurian
Yalu River
38Th Parallel
No Man’s Land
United Nations
Chorwon-Kumhwa -Pyong
Gang Triangle
Kairea
Yonchen
U. N
Pyongyang-Kaesong
Bread Shortage Violence Reported in New York
New York reports sit down violence as bread shortages spread to homes, restaurants, and hotels during a six day strike by 4000 metropolitan bakery truck drivers. The AFL Teamsters seek higher pay and shorter work week. drivers deliver about 80 percent of wrapped white bread in the metro area. federal mediators try to bring union and 16 bread companies together.
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New York
AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Atomic Project Menaced by Fire Near Los Alamos
A forest fire burned over more than 50 acres near the Los Alamos atomic energy project. AEC Safety division said it was brought under control by 4 p.m. and under watch overnight. Thirty-one firefighters from Los Alamos battled the blaze near Bandelier National Monument, close to the technical area and possible test sites. The fire erupted from a spark during technical activity and coincided with another large fire being fought nearby.
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Newark
N. J
Port Newark
Warren Petroleum Sales Corp
Doremus Ave
New York
Charles Burnett
Albuquerque
Los Alamos
Bandelier National Monument
Little Creek
Silver City
Truman Drops in On Army Units Reunion
President Truman unexpectedly visited the reunion of the 25th Regular Army Infantry Division Association in Washington. He was joined by Army Chief of Staff General J Lawton Collins who led the 25th in the last war and Secretary of the Treasury John W Snyder.
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Washington
Truman
25Th
Regular Army Infantry Division Association
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Secretary of the Treasury
John W . Snyder
Officer Sworn In as Chief Deputy Attorney General
William Y. O'Connor was sworn in today as Chief Deputy Attorney General of California's State Department of Justice. He had led the Los Angeles office and succeeds Bert Levit who was in San Francisco.
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Los Angeles
William Y. O'Connor
California
State Department of Justice
O'Connor
Bert Levit
San Francisco
Brush Blazes Break Out in Two New Areas
Fire crews battled two new outbreaks as a brush fire swept across more than 2000 acres in 24 hours. The blazes were near El Casco six miles south of Redlands with over 125 fire patrol members from San Bernardino and Riverside County aiding the effort.
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San Bernardino
el Casco
Redlands
Riverside County
Union Withdraws Hospital Pickets In Minneapolis
Union officials ordered pickets from struck Minneapolis hospitals and advised about 800 striking workers to return to their jobs after a district court injunction. A hearing on making the order permanent was set for Thursday morning as supplies resumed normal movement and violence at hospitals subsided.
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Minneapolis
Samuel Sigal
AFL Building Service
Boy Hunting Pigeons Plunges to Death
A 12-year-old boy, Jerry Clermont of Minneapolis, fell 25 feet while pigeon hunting on a church roof. His body shattered through a skylight into a reception room at First Congregational Church in southeast Minneapolis during a practice session for Sunday services.
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Minneapolis
Jerry Clermont
First Congregational Church
Fast Santa Fe El Capitan Wreck Near Utica Ill
A Santa Fe El Capitan derailed near Utica Illinois at 7 0 miles an hour injuring at least 26 and leaving many more treated for cuts and bruises. The 13 car train carrying 375 passengers was rerouted to Rock Island lines due to high water. Rescue units and ambulances aided victims with 19 to remain hospitalized for days at St Marys La Salle and seven at Ryburn King Ottawa.
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Utica
Ill
Santa Fe Railway
el Capitan
la Salle
Ottawa
Rock Island & Pacific
McE
Chicago
el Catan
Los Angeles
Rock Island
Hardin
Fletcher
Blue ‘Island
Santa Fe
W. IL Morris
la Salle County
St. Mary's Hospital
Ryburn King Hospital
New Guard Unit Call-ups Studied
Washington reports recommendations for two or three more National Guard divisions. If called, divisions would mobilize between fall and early spring. Army Department aims to give maximum advance warning and quickly identify units. Officials also consider creating three more divisions if funds allow.
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Washington
National Guard
Defense
George C.marshall
Friuman
United Press
Army Department
Yoi Ning
Marshall
Mr. Truman
Department
Army
Mice Mar The Marin County March Invasion
In San Rafael Marin County residents report mass mouse incursions across ice fields invading homes in a string of neighborhoods from Strawberry Manor to Belvedere Tiburon. County Agricultural Commissioner Tom Peryam calls it the worst in 20 years with bait failed to stop the invasion. Some residents fear for their possessions as mice chew clothing and shoes while authorities urge residents to stay indoors and vacate areas as needed.
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San Rafael
Marin County
Tom Peryam
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