Flood Strikes Lancaster Ohio Causes $500000 Loss
A flash flood on Lancaster Ohio's west side damaged about 500 homes isolating 500 more and causing preliminary losses near 500000. Water from Hunters Run inundated areas, washing out railroad tracks and a concrete bridge. Red Cross organizer Kenneth Kerr coordinated emergency relief as autos and buildings suffered damage.
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Kenneth Kerr
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Authorities Find No Clue to Killer in Triple Murder
In Mansfield Ohio authorities study autopsy and fingerprint results after the kidnapping slayings of John E Niebel 50 his wife 52 and daughter Phyllis 21. Prosecutor Theodore Lutz says no suspects at present. Niebel was beaten and shot with the bullet lodged near Phyllis eye. The crime scene involved entry from beds and a possible sexual assault on the daughter.
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Ohio State Reformatory
Phyllis
Associated Press
Mansfield
Ohio
Mansfield Reformatory
Reformatory
Richland County
Theodore Lutz
D. C. Lavender
Niebel
Frank E. Robinson
London
Mobile Cime Laboratory
Niebels
Landers
Ford and UAW Reach 13-Cent Wage Pact at Ford Plants
Detroit July 22 A P The 13 cent hourly rise for 116000 C I O production workers ends a national strike threat after 21 hours of talks. Fringe gains include premium pay vacation improvements and a revised group insurance plan raising Ford’s average hourly wage to 1 65 to 1 66.
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Ford Motor Co
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
G. M
Bureau of Standards
Chrysler
John 3. Bugas
Ford Company
Bugas
Truman Bevin Seek Four Power Talks on Berlin Crisis
President Truman voiced cautious optimism for world peace amid the Berlin blockade. Bevin told Parliament Britain will not back down on demands to lift the blockade as a prelude to four power talks.
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Washington
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Germany
U. S
France
Kremlin
Russia
Moscow
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Clay
Marshall
United States
Bevin
Marie Gains Reynaud and Blum Support
Paris reports that wartime premier Paul Reynaud will be finance minister in a cabinet led by Andre Marie with Leon Blum potentially taking the foreign ministry. The Radical Socialist party lists 43 seats and Marie seeks 309 votes for confirmation while rightist Republicans may deliver 25 votes.
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Andre Marie
Leon Blum
Ynaud
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Blum
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Toth
Popularepublicans
Red Spies Posing as Czech Refugees In Germany
Frankfort Germany July 22 Pavel Tigrid a Czech refugee relief official said Communist spies have been caught among Czech refugees entering the U S zone of Germany He estimated the number might be anywhere between 10 and 40 The report suggests a security risk amid refugee movements.
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Germany
Pavel Tigrid
U. S
Tigrid
Czechoslovakia
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Port of Long Beach to Handle Largest Ore Shipment
The Port of Long Beach will process the largest ore shipment ever sent from the Pacific coast. County draft board names expected next week, page B1.
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Pacific Coast
Newspaper Teletype Snippets of Senate Hopeful Talks
Brief clippings note senators seeking to avoid bickering in Congress. An ex Red claims 150 federal workers spy. A third party is criticized as Communist tool. Steel industry raises wages and prices. Local nostalgia feature from hometown pages.
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Local Page Layout Notes From The Times
Brief index of sections and page numbers across Bridge Comics Editorial Markets Local news Radio Shipping table Sports Theaters and Women s activities with temperatures listed on adjacent pages.
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Air Raid Sirens Reported in Cairo and Damascus
Air raid sirens waited in Cairo for 40 minutes and antiaircraft guns opened fire though no raid was immediately confirmed. In Damascus a Syrian government communique said Zionist groups attacked Tell Aziziyat with casualties and a Jewish plane raid on Baniyas caused slight injuries.
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Damascus
Tell Aziziyat
Baniyas
Volunteer squeeze out protests cut in draft law debated
Washington July 22 A P report says 18 year olds protest limits on volunteering for a one year military term amid Senate pressure for changes to the Selective Service Act. Gurney cited quotas and funding limits while Hershey signaled induction may start Oct 1 at the earliest with Aug 30 registrations underway.
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A.P
Congress
Gurney
R.S. D
Senate Armed Services Committee
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Forrestal
Navy
Air Force
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Truman to Talk With Leaders Before Campaign
President Truman said he will meet with Democratic leaders of varied views before the campaign. National chairman J Howard McGrath said diverse representatives will join White House talks. Truman declined to discuss the contents of his upcoming special message to Congress.
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Truman
J. Howard McGrath
White House
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Congress
Man
Russians in Germany Hold U S Civilian
U S authorities seek release of Richard Goff of Altoona Pennsylvania believed detained by Russians for attempting to pass a blockade on the highway between Berlin and the west during July.
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Berlin
U. S
Richard Goff
Altoona
R. A. F. Attacks Malayan Reds
Singapore reports RAF Spitfires strafed huts at Batu Besar in Perak believed housing insurgents. The Malaya campaign notes 35 more suspected Communists arrested. British Maj. Raymond Henderson killed by ambush in Kelantan. A prominent Malayan Chinese leader urged 2,700,000 countrymen to aid the revolt with all their might.
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Batu Besar
Perak
Malaya
Raymond Henderson
Kelantan
Duck Protector Hawk Escapes as Man Shoots Self
Hollywood report of Walter Parkinson Jr. 39 firing a pistol while chasing a hawk harassing his pet duck. The hawk fled, the duck was unharmed, and no other injuries were reported.
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Man
Hollywood
Walter Parkinson Jr
Marshall Disavowal Ignored Probe on U N Reds
Senate investigators pressed hearings into alleged Communist influence at the United Nations through two State Department officials. Robert C. Alexander and William Harlow testified amid calls to question Undersecretary Robert Lovett over visa decisions. Senator Revercomb demanded full disclosure as staff prepare further inquiries before a Congress session opens.
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A.P
Senate
State Department
United Nations
U. S
Robert C. Alexander
Department
Charlestown
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
Revercomb
Richard Arens
Subcommittee
Arens
Congress
U. N
Alexander
William Harlow
United States
Ninth of Dozen Indicted U S Red Chiefs Surrenders
The ninth man of a dozen indicted Communist national board members surrendered to federal authorities in New York. Irving Pocch, manager of the C N O Farriers Joint Council, joins seven others who appeared in court. Civil Rights Congress provided bail for multiple defendants and continued to back several others as subversive groups.
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Communist Party
National Board
Irving Pocch
C. N. O. Farriers
U. S
Civil Rights Congress
Robert G. Thompson
Gilbert Green
Chicago
Gus Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
Congress
Carl Winter
Michigan Council
Detroit
Clark
Norman Thoas
America
American Civil Liberties Union
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