Greatest Flood Rolls Through St Louis Century Flood
The Mississippi flood races toward St Louis as the Missouri crest nears, threatening 1947–level damage. Laboring flood workers bulwark levees from St Louis to Cape Girardeau, while Jefferson City suffers 30 blocks submerged and power concerns loom. City water plants seem secure as Scott Air Force Base mobilizes volunteers along the affected corridor.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri River
Cape Girardeau
Jefferson City
Missouri
Kansas
Morton Meyer
Thomas J. Skinker
Scott Air Force Base
Chester
Tilt
DiSalle warns price-control bill will wreck system
Price Director Michael V. DiSalle told Congress the House approved cost-plus guaranteed profit amendment would ruin the price-control program by raising food prices and overburdening administration. He argued the plan would guarantee excess profits well above previous records and harm consumers. Republicans defended it as a check against inflation.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Congress
House
Spence
House Banking Committee
DiSalle
Convicts Shot Guards Flogged at Colorado Prison
CANON CITY, Colo July 19 Warden Roy Best said five convicts who tried to breakout of Colorado State Prison were whipped with a leather strap six inches wide and two and a half feet long. He described the punishment as eight to twelve blows with a doctor present. Two guards were injured in the incident.
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Canon City
Colo
CPI
Roy Best
Colorado State Prison
Denver Post
Robert Stapp
Best
Associated Press
Tide Flood Leaves 100 Homeless in Long Beach
A 72 foot high tide swamped a nine block area in Long Beach forcing 100 people to evacuate. Ten rescued by lifeguards, including an expectant mother taken to Harbor General Hospital. Water peaked at six feet, with four feet in some spots. Red Cross civil defense and harbor authorities forecast improvements after pumps restored. many residents planned to return by evening. Furniture floated through submerged streets as a man evacuated with his three canaries. Continues on page A-5.
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Long Beach
Missouri
Seaside Blvd
Water St
Harbor Entrance
Schuyler Hotel
Phoebe Roland
Eldorado St
Harbor General Hospital
Torrance
Navy
Carter
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Susan Dawson
Ray Carter
Archie Nottingham
Woman Admits Killing Stepson in Basment Beating
Edwardsville dispatch reports 27 year old Mrs. Jean Patters, a housewife, admitted beating her 9 year old stepson to death over suspected theft. She took him to the basement, whipped him with a stick, then sent him to bed. He later died from a brain hemorrhage after being rushed to hospital.
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Edwardsville
Madison County
Ben Staten
Jean Patters
East Alton
Patters
Staten
Weather: Coaler Tomorrow Forecast
Variable high clouds during the day with night and early morning fog. Low cloud cover expected overnight into morning, reducing visibility. No precipitation noted. temperatures not specified.
Strangers tip three boys after shoe shine in Indianapolis
A well dressed man tipped 14 year old Dan Watson with 100 dollars for a shoe shine in downtown Indianapolis. He handed 150 more to Willie Sanders 11 Chester Winters 12 and Jimmie Jones 11 to share. Police recovered the bills and sought the man, unsure if a mistake or a whim. The boys were to report to police with parents. The cash may be returned if unclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Dan Watson
Dan
Willie Sanders
Chester Winters
Jimmie Jones
Truman Notes Policy Shift On Franco Spain
President Truman said the United States has altered policy toward Franco Spain for military reasons. He cited State Department statements and said talks on bases and defense are preliminary, with Secretary Acheson and Admiral Sherman overseeing Madrid negotiations.
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Washington
Truman
Spain
Madrid
United States
Acheson
Thi
Franco Spain
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Sherman
Naval Operations
Generalissimo Franco
W. Averell Harriman
Florida Governor to Escape Quiz
Washington July 19 UP The Senate crime investigating committee dropped its efforts to obtain testimony from Florida Governor Fuller Warren accusing him of avoiding witness status. The committee said evidence of organized crime operations in Florida rested at the governor’s door, yet Warren rejected urgent invitations and a subpoena. He challenged the panel’s power, citing states rights concerns.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Fuller Warren Oflorida
Iput
O’conor
Senate
Warren
Florida
Classifieds and features listed by newspaper page numbers
The notice lists where to find sections such as Bridge on page A-13, Classified ads from pages C-3 to C-11, Comics on pages 8 through 19, Crossword C-2, Editorial A-12, Financial C-6 and C-7, Obituaries C-8, Radio and TV C-2, Shipping C-7, Sports C-4 and C-5, Theaters C-3, Tides and temps C-7, and Women's Activities B-1 and B-2.
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Boyle
Franco names monarchist cabinet to ally with West
Madrid dispatch reports General Franco appointed a new government to tighten ties with western democracies and restore the monarchy. Nine monarchists, three Falangists, two technicians, and others fill the cabinet as a U S mission nears to discuss Iberian base use in western defense.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Generalissimo
United States
Agustin Munoz
U. S
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Britain
France
Freighter Sinks Barge Kills One in Collision
The captain of a cargo scow drowned when moored vessel was rammed and sunk by 7000-ton Canadian freighter S. Dingwall near the East River and Long Island Sound junction at 4 45 am. Police recovered the body of John Pat Cogan 57 of the Seamen's Church Institute, the sole occupant aboard the scow.
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New York
East River
Long Island Sound
Coast Guard
John Pat Cogan
Seamen's Church Institute
Four Killed by Hit and Run Near Bennettsville
Four people, including a father and two daughters, were killed when a wildly driven car struck a group of Negroes leaving a church meeting near Bennettsville South Carolina. Sheriff Weatherly detained Donald Ayres, Blenheim postmaster, for questioning. no charges yet. Aged Shake McLeod said he rode with Ayres at the time. Ayres reportedly behaved erratically.
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Bennettsville
S. C
W. J. Weatherly
Donald Ayres
Blenheim
Shake McLeod
Ayres
Priest testifies to bribe scheme involving Army officers
Fr Maxim Markin of the Greek Catholic Order of St Basil the Great testified before a Senate subcommittee that priests and colleagues turned over between 150000 and 200000 to a man described as a professional confidence man. Mason sought leases on surplus government buildings claiming access to bribe Army officers to clear the way. Witnesses said the funds were for a new church school and a camp for poor children, while no evidence showed officials were involved.
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Washington
Senate
Maxim Markin
Order of St. Basil the Great
New York
Sam D. Mason
Sens
Hoey
D-N. C
McCarthy
R.-Wis
Mason
Markin
Peter Hewko
Hewko
Henko
Joseph E. Bennett
Boston
Bohdan Katamay
Philadelphia
Chiang Men Rage at Nippon Treaty
In Formosa’s capital Taipei anger rose in the Nationalist Parliament as Nationalists protested being excluded from signing a proposed Japanese peace treaty. Premier Chen Cheng threatened resignation, which Chiang Kai-shek rejected. Lawmakers blasted the United States for Yalta and Marshall’s peace plan, urging a response to the July 12 treaty text.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chen Cheng
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chen
Chiang
Pan Lian-fang
United States
Marshall
Lieu Shun-pin
U. S
Fate of Talks Hangs on One Mooted Point
MUNSAN Korea July 19 AP negotiations neared a crisis as two hour session yielded no progress. UN said talks could yield finality or renewed discord tomorrow’s meeting will tell the story. Lt Col Preston reported both sides firm on the main issue of foreign troops withdrawal though no formal word was given.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Long Beach
W. J. Preston
U.N
Red
Preston
Kaesong
Heatwave Overwhelms Long Beach as 82 Degrees Hit City
Long Beach experiences extreme heat with 82 degrees before noon and a high of 86 at the airport. Oscar S. Johnson, 69, fainted near 1201 E Pacific Coast Highway and was treated at Community Hospital. Water usage climbs to a new daily record while lifeguards report a 35,000 beach crowd. Nearby cities report scorching temperatures including Pasadena 94 and Needles 114.
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Long Beach
Oscar S. Johnson
Gundry Ave
E. Pacific Cst. Hwy
Water Dept
Roy Miller
Los Angeles
Big Bear Lake
Southland
Pasadena
San Gabriel
Burbank
Glendale
Needles
Blythe
San Bernardino
Santa Ana
Wilson cites flood toll in plea for price control
Mobilization Chief Charles E. Wilson told AFL Retail Clerks Association that midwest floods inflicted damage estimated at 750 million dollars and prove the need for strong price and wage controls. He warned against weakening the Defense Production Act and cautioned against a false Korea peace lull, urging Congress to pass stringent measures despite criticism from industry leaders.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Midwest
AFL Retail Clerks Association
Congress
Wilson
Korea
U. S
Earl Bunting
National Association of Manufacturers
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William Sb. Swint Jr
Adjutant General's Corps
William Sr
Litte
William
Atlanta
DiSalle Blasts
Franco
Hoosier Police
U.S
Dana Oy
Caudillo
F. Sayers
Albany
N. Y
Oklahoma City Zoo
Elmar Knox
San Francisco
Hokkaido
Japan
Nippon
Robert Eunson
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