Rio Grande Flood Crest Strikes Laredo Nuevo Laredo
Floodwaters reached 45.3 feet at 6 p m in Laredo with the river crest rising toward 50 miles downstream as Del Rio and surrounding areas faced isolation. The Salvation Army and Red Cross prepared aid for the homeless while LM residents reported 250 to 300 feet of river intrusion and no deaths. Mexico-bound tourism halted and farm crops faced damage as crews warned residents of rising waters.
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Red Cross
Rio Grande
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International Bridge
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Devil's River
Sycamore Creek
Zapata
Little River
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Lubbock Faces Summer With Abundant Water Supply
The Avalanche Journal notes Lubbock enjoys ample water this summer while many Texas cities ration. Distribution upgrades improved, but mains remain small and permanent solutions require external sources. City and chamber officials urge non well based plans for lasting relief. water discussion continues on Page 10.
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C. S. Lewis
John Ruhmann
Jack R. Brown
Jimmie
Pamela Dixson
Tulsa
Mas
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Twenty-first Street
Lewis
Bill Hams
Avalanche-Journal
Ater
Plains
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
GOP Selects New Official INS Staff Corre
Soviet Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky faced U S military police during the Berlin siege as U S Army airlifted milk into the city and Gen Lucius D Clay sent a conciliatory letter to the Russian commander.
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Berlin
Germany
U. S
U. S. Army
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Big Steel May Sign 1948 Coal Pact to Avert Strike
Federal mediation officials predicted that big steel would sign the 1948 coal contract to avert a July 6 strike. President Truman’s emergency coal board said the soft coal strike threat is eased after John L. Lewis’s contract, while captive mine owners balked. In Springfield, Illinois progress nears in talks between Progressive Mine Workers and Illinois Coal Producers. Walter Gill leads sessions and hopes for quick results.
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Truman
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White House
John L. Lewis
Springfield
Ill
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Illinois Coal Producers Association
Walter Gill
Gill
Bendix
Scattered Rains Boost Areas Across South Plains
Rain fell in scattered areas with two locales recording meaningful showers. In Lubbock a high of 88 tied to overcast skies while Muleshoe and Goodland reported small but notable totals. Lamesa logged 3.5 inches, with Dawson county seeing generally beneficial rain and twisters sighted near the town.
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Muler
Bailey - Sheriff
J. ‘c. Buchanan
Muleshoe
P. B
Ramsey
Morton
Goodland
Bailey County
Dawson Fall
Dawson County
Lamesa
Louisianan Named Methodist Bishop
Dr. Dana Dawson of the First Methodist Church of Shreveport La was elected bishop by 282 delegates at the South Central Jurisdictional Conference in El Paso He won 185 votes on the 29th ballot with 169 needed He will be installed at an 8 p m consecration service in Liberty Hall He succeeds Bishop Charles C Selecman of Dallas Dawson was born in Iowa and leads a 5200 member church among the world s sixth largest Methodists
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Shreveport
Methodist Church
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Charles C. Selecman
Dallas
Gleet
Dawson’ i
Iowa
Shreve
Convicts Recaptured After Dallas County Car Crash
Cecil C. Davis a 24 year old escapee from Snyder jail was recaptured in Dallas County after a car crash involving two soldiers AWOL from Walker airfield Roswell New Mexico. Davis had escaped from Snyder jail during a trial process after a broad manhunt.
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Dallas County
Cecil C. Davis
Snyder
Davis
Walker
Roswell
N. M
Huntsville
Holmes & Edwards 52 piece silverplate set ad
An advertisement for an eight person service featuring 52 pieces of Holmes and Edwards silverplate priced at 68 dollars and 50 cents. The listing appears under a Kings brand or retailer.
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Holmes & Edwards
Kings
U.S. Predicts Red Drive Against Marshall Aid Plan
U S officials forecast that Monday publication of Western Europe aid pacts will trigger organized Communist opposition, with Italy and France as likely arenas. Warsaw talks reportedly ordered bloc to thwart Marshall plan, while State Department expects pacts to endure, despite labor unrest and a July 3 aid deadline.
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George Durno Iis
Ashington
U. S
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Italy
France
Warsaw
Molotov
State Department
Opposition signals shift in Truman nomination race
Democrats name their final delegates next week amid signs of weakening opposition to President Truman's bid to derail the Dewey Warren ticket. DC and Virginia set their delegate rosters, ADA splits with four candidates, and southern states debate an uninstructed stance as Truman leads with 670 pledged delegates.
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Truman
District of Columbia
Virginia
Americans For Democratic Action
Philadelphia
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ADA
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Court
William O Douglas
White House
Rep. Battle
D-Ala
Lubbock Boy Dies Of Polio Saturday
Billy Ray Milner 11 son of Mr and Mrs W N Milner of 1403 Avenue L died at 7 p m Saturday in Lubbock Memorial hospital from polio myelitis. First polio death in Lubbock this summer. Funeral arrangements pending. Two other Lubbock children Jimmie Dale Marcy and Michael Harter to Dallas for treatment.
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W. N. Milner
Avenue L
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Heis
Hattie M. Milner
King of Anton
Srran McDonald & Son
Lubbock
Dallas
Jimmie Dale Marcy
Zed Marcy
Twenty-second
Michael Harter
Joe Harter
Twenty-second Street
Plains Cotton Acreage Reaches Historic High This Year
Report shows record cotton planted on the South Plains with 228000 acres more than last year across 19 counties. Prospects point to a potential record crop, with expectations of large yields and favorable growing conditions despite some variability in early-season weather.
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South Plains
Churchill Warns West to Hold Berlin Against Threats
London report quotes Winston Churchill declaring the Western Allies must stay in Berlin even at the risk of a new world war against Russia. He condemns appeasement and urges strength with free nations to deter dictators and defend peace.
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Winston Chuchill
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Russia
Mier
Stalin
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Bedfordshire
Churchill
Munich
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