Four Earthquakes Devastate War-Torn Japan City Areas
U S rescue teams report a sequence of tremors and tidal waves across Fukui Toyama Ishikawa prefectures on Honshu causing extensive destruction and a wide casualty range. Officials note at least 300 dead with figures uncertain due to damaged communications.
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Tokyo
Tevet
Japan
U. S. Army
Honshu
Fukui
Toyama
Ishikawa
Fukui City
C. F. Sams
Allied Headquarters — Public Health and Welfare Section
Fukui Prefecture
Supreme Headquarters
Ken Prefectors
Sams
Osaka
Sea of Japan
Tokyo Observatory
Japan Sea
Selected Stocks and Market Snapshot Aid
Stocks and bonds moved lower in moderate trade with U S governments not trading. Curbs and Chicago listed issues fell while select NY commodities showed mixed moves. cotton and grains fluctuated with wheat up, corn down, oats down, soybeans mixed and lard firmer. Major stock names such as American Airlines AT&T General Motors and US Steel appeared in the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Chicago
New York
Russia Reads Tito Of Yugoslavia Out Of Communist Party
Prague report says Yugoslav leaders purged from the main Communist Party at a secret June meeting in Romania. The communique cites Trotskyism anti Sovietism and demagogy as crimes and calls on Yugoslav communists to correct course. The move signals a wider split with the Soviet bloc and potential cold war implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Ruseve
Marshal Tito
Ahivia
Rude
Romania
Trehorged Tits
Fales
Yugorelav
Yugoslav Communist Party
United
Communist
Fre
Information Bureau
Europe
Soviet Union
Yugslavia
Tio
Army to Induct 250000 By June 30 1949
The Army announced it expects to induct between 250000 and 295000 men from July 1, 1948 to June 30, 1949 under the peacetime draft. Inductions likely start September 22 with about 30000 draftees per month as Royall outlined draft plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Washington
Kenneth C. Royall
Navy
Air Force
Royall
Selective Service
Reyall
Polio Cases in Dallas County Rise to Six
Dallas County reports six poliomyelitis cases with one new infection over the weekend. Dr. J W Bass, Public Health Director, notes the situation is not at the epidemic level reached last year. The latest case concerns a three year old child from East Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dallas County
J. W. Bass
Public Health
East Dallas
Bass
Truman Signs $6 Billion Foreign Aid Spending Bill
President Truman signed a $6,030,710,228 foreign aid measure, the largest peacetime appropriation, to fund the European Recovery Program and allied plans for Europe and the Far East. The bill includes $4,000,000,000 for ERP and $400,000,000 for China aid, with additional sums for Greece Turkey, UN children’s fund, and refugee work. The total is about $503,000,000 below the administration request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
Far East
George C. Marshall
Treasury Department
China
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund
International Refugee Organization
Last Rites for Vernon White of Oletha Held
Vernon White 46 47 of Oletha died after an accident at his Groesbeck area farm Friday. Funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ in Groesbeck with Rev Malcolm Smith and C Hartsell officiating. Interment followed at Glenwood Memorial Park in Groesbeck. White survived by his wife, parents, two daughters, three brothers, and four sisters.
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Church of Christ
Groesbeck
Vernon White
Jess
Oletha
George
Georgia Cox
Walter Henderson
Miss White
Neal Gossett
Hiro
New Flood Crests Rise Across Oklahoma as Rains Persist
Persistent rains over more than a week push new flood crests down Oklahoma streams. The North Canadian River threatens Woodward County bottomlands while Oklahoma City area gauges show minor rises. Canton Dam construction may help control the crest as Woodward reports heavy rainfall.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Woodward County
W. E. Maughan
Woodward
Okla
Canton Dam
U.S. Army Engineers
Mexia Chamber of Commerce Membership Drive Criticized
A Mexia letter to the editor denounces unkind responses to volunteers aiding the chamber's annual membership and finance push. The writer urges supporters to respond with courtesy or funding, warning that delays may prompt members to leave for greener pastures.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mexia Chamber of Commerce
Mexia
Seven Flour Mills Strike Hits Kansas City Area
About 1,900 workers at seven flour mills in Kansas City Missouri began a strike at 7 am after two days of failed talks. The union sought 20 cent hourly increases while the mills offered 10 cents, with an initial demand of 45 cents. No further meetings were scheduled as wheat shipments of the new crop began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City. Me
W. J. Honfe
Millers
APL
Hoare
Kansas City
Methodist delegates urge repeal of draft after emergency
Delegates at the south central jurisdictional conference of the Methodist Church urged repeal of the draft as soon as the present emergency ends.
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EL Paso
Tex
South Central
American British Officials Confer On Berlin Crisis
High American and British officials met at the British Foreign Office to discuss the Berlin crisis caused by Soviet pressure. Draper and Bevin conferred with Douglas and Strang as they considered possible Western steps and a potential three power note to Russia. Britain pledged to stay in Berlin amid public pressure for a tougher stance.
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London
Soviet Union
Berlin
U.S
Army Draper
Ernest Bevin
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Draper
Albert Wedemeyer
U.S. Department of Army
Douglas
Foreign Office
Russia
Washington
Dou
William Strang
Britain
Opinon
British Made Cars Arrive in Houston
The first of 12 000 British made Ford automobiles ships to the United States and arrives in Houston for distribution through designated dealers. The smaller car has a 30 horsepower motor and can reach speeds up to 63 mph. Today's shipment of 200 came from the Dangeham plant, with four models including two door four door quarter and half ton trucks.
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Houston
Ford
Dangeham
England
Bernadotte Says Peace Suggestions Completed
Count Folke Bernadotte announced he had completed his suggestions for a peaceful settlement of the Palestine problem. The statement came in a late-night briefing as the UN mediator presented his plan. He urged cooperation from all parties to advance diplomacy in the Holy Land.
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Rhodes
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Britain declares state of emergency as London port strikes grow
The British government declares a state of emergency under the 1920 act and deploys over 1,000 troops to London docks to break the strike and protect food rations. Attlee warns parliament while orders to King George VI are sought for a proclamation and a privy council plans a later meeting.
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London
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Liverpool
Britain
Attlee
Geman Vel
Navy
Air Force
Communists call for anti Marshall Plan action in Italy
In Rome ital communist groups push for all out war on Marshall Plan aid with a general strike or half day work stoppage next Friday. In Paris Bidault wins first round in push for approval of Bilateral European Recovery Program with the United States as the cabinet backs signing. Across cities brief notes report refugee influx to Sweden and harvest progress in south Russia. Two die in Texan car collision near Denver City sending two Shell Oil Refinery workers to hospital.
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Rome
Ital
Paris
Georges Bidault
United States
Denver City
Tex
Puisen
M. L. Hend
Seminole Hospital
Henderson
Blockade Eases as Berlin Receives Western Barges
Berlin reports a crack in the Soviet blockade as 10 barges from Western Germany reach the city. British authorities noted more cross-border movements as U S and British airlifted supplies and Germans faced currency reform related tensions and a Russian currency exchange riot aftermath.
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Berlin
Germany
U.S
Britain
Germain
Dental Currency Exchange Office
ADN
P City
Social Security Sets Mexia Visits and Waco Address Change
Social Security announces a new visit schedule in Mexia starting July with RoR Tuley Jr at 10:00 a.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month. The field office moves after June 30 to 206 N 6th St Waco in the Home Abstract Title Co building, serving old-age and survivors insurance inquiries and benefit claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ror Tuley, Jr
Warn
Social Security Administration
Texas Employment Commission
Mexia
Tuley
6Th St
Waco
Texas
Home Abstract & Title Co
July Merchants Meet Tickets Go On Sale Tuesday
C. R. Noles announced tickets for the July 6 Merchants Meet will go on sale tomorrow. The event is confined to merchants and those interested in Mexac progress, to be held at the J & Vo Cafe at 7 30 p m next Tuesday July 6.
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C. R. Noles
Mertines
Noles
J & Vo
Living costs reach peak with slow climb into fall
A Peak Survey shows living costs at an all time high in May and still rising with no price relief until at earliest September. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a long gradual increase in most food prices through November as rent and coal costs trend higher. Meat prices are expected to stay elevated into autumn, while grass fed cattle and grain futures reflect summer price dynamics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Steel
Steel Industry
Aluminum Company of America
Labor Department
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Chicago Board of Trade
Rio Grande Flood Course Nears End
Rio Grande flood relief nears end as riverside communities brace for the final surge toward irrigation and damage repair. Officials report the river height at 23 feet nearing peak, with Eagle Pass Laredo and Del Rio hardest hit and access to irrigation water still disrupted for area farms.
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Rio Grande
MrAiken
Jane
Eagle Pars
del Ito
Laredo
Nurvo
Hitulgewe
Raedy
Jester to Speak at Lampasas Rededication Event
Beauford H. Jester is scheduled to speak at the rededication of Hancock Park in Lampasas. The ceremony marks the rebuilding of the swimming pool the hostess house and parilying Hancock Park and the construction of a nearby golf course. The celebration is being spurned by the City of Lampasas until the Chamber of Commerce clarifies plans.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
Bopom
Lampasas
Hancock Park
Air Base Reopen Plan Reveals Reactivation List
The Air Force announced plans to reactivate multiple bases over the next year. The facilities named include Clovis New Mexico Enid Oklahoma Hobbs New Mexico Lubbock Texas Matagorda Island Texas Perrin Sherman Texas Topeka Kansas and Warrick Indiana.
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Washington
Air Force
Clovis
N. Mex
Enid
Okla
Hobbs
Lu Vpack
Tex
Matagorda Island
Perrin
Sherman, T
Topeka
Kans
Warric
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Munich
NEA Telephoto
American Airlines
AT & T
Anaconda
Chrysler
Comw & Son
General Motor
Ac Penney
Phelps Dodge
Pure Oil
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Sun Ray Oil
Tex Pac Co & Oil
Ussteel
Humble Oil
Lone Star i
Hi Nabor
Tito
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Stockholm
Sweden
Moscow
Radin
South
GOP
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Pennsylvania
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Scott
Philadelphia
Social Security
Jester
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