Melting Snow Floods Northwest Rivers and Dikes Break
Floodwaters from melting snow swept Idaho fields and Canadian plains as Kootenai and St. Joe rivers breached dikes. Army engineers rushed to Honners Ferry and St. Maries to shore up defenses while farming areas flooded and residents evacuated. Manitoba and Saskatchewan also faced widespread inundation with dozens of farms isolated.
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Associated Press
Idaho
Northwest
Canada
Canadian
Columbia
Kootenai
Honners Ferry
Fort Lewis
Wash
St. Maries
St. Joe River
Oregon
Catherine Creek
Canadian Prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Northwest Area
Mourning Declared For Arizona Governor Osborn
Arizona began 30 days of mourning for Governor Sidney P. Osborn who died in his sleep at 64 from progressive muscular atrophy. Acting Gov. Dan A. Garvey proclaimed the period and will serve until January. Osborn will lie in state in the capitol rotunda Friday, with funeral services at Central Methodist Church and burial planned at Greenwood Memorial Park.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Sidney P. Osborn
Dan A. Garvey
Osborn
Capitol
Central Methodist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Mexico Labor Secretary Reveals Strike-Averting Method
Mexico's labor secretary Manuel Ramirez explains a dispute settlement technique that keeps management and labor in separate rooms during negotiations until ready to sign a contract. He says it averted a light and power strike that would have shut down most industry and no strike is in prospect now.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
Manuel Ramirez
Ramirez
Clubwomen Study Crime Story Resolutions in Portland
Two thousand delegates at the General Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Portland study resolutions condemning crime stories in movies radio programs comic strips and television. They referred the resolutions to state groups for further consideration and adopted a resolution urging sobriety amid concerns over teen alcohol consumption and juvenile delinquency.
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Portland
Ore
United States
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Paul Dupertius
Wyoming Federation of Women’s Clubs
Trade Organization Support Endorsed by Federation
The federation expressed support forUnited States participation in the International Trade Organization program and urged Congressional authorization without crippling amendments.
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Congressional
United States
Secrets Bill Eyed for Gag on Press
Senator Ferguson warned a new plan to shield secret military codes could curb press freedom. The Senate armed services panel backed penalties up to 10 years and 10,000 dollars for disclosing cryptographic or intelligence information, while Ferguson urged study of this and a House measure. He argued such bills risk blocking public information about government, citing Pearl Harbor and Teapot Dome as examples of needed transparency.
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Washington
Ferguson
R.-Mich
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Gurney
Sen
Baldwin
R.-Conn
Senate
House
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Teapot Dome
Vets Chief Warns Russia Could Seize Alaska Ports
National VFW commander Ray H. Brannaman warned in Seattle that Russia could seize multiple Alaska airfields if war erupted. He blamed Congress for deficient appropriations in 1946 and 187, saying defenses were neglected and that American complacency risks failed lines of defense. He asserted that defense strategy relies on repelling landings after initial strikes, noting that defending an airstrip cannot be done by engineers alone.
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Seattle
Russia
Alaska
U. S
Ray H. Brannaman
Congress
Brannaman
Mother of Philippine Ambassador Dies in Manila
Maria Pena Romulo, 77, mother of Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo the Philippine ambassador to the United Nations, died at her country home two miles northwest of Manila after more than a year of illness. She recently visited Manila to receive an award as the Philippines’ outstanding mother.
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Manila
Maria Pena Romulo
United Nations
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
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