St Paul Hit Hard By Rising Waters
Mississippi floodwaters claim millions in damage as St Paul and South St Paul face record rises. Gov. Anderson calls it a major disaster with 5 000 left homeless across 1 500 dwellings. Crested forecast 22.5 feet. river widened to miles across the lowlands.
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St. Paul
Minn
Mississippi
Minnesota North Woods
C. Elmer Anderson
Minnesota River
Naval Reserve Station
South St. Paul
Veep Barkley may run as Truman watches first ball
President Truman attends opening day as Vice President Barkley, age 74, may announce candidacy if administration leaders do not back other Democrats such as Adlai Stevenson or W. Averell Harriman. Barkley has given no public decision, but aides expect a firm sign before entering the race. Clark Griffith, 82, also attends with other political and baseball dignitaries.
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Washington
Truman
Barkley
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Democratic Party
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
W. Averell Harriman
Court Enjoins Rail TieUps Amid Unions Ruling
Federal Judge Emerich B Freed granted a no strike injunction against three rail unions the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Order of Railway Conductors in Cleveland The ruling bars strikes and extends a temporary restraining order issued March 11 until a hearing for a permanent injunction The unions plan immediate appeal to the U S Circuit Court in Cincinnati with intent to go to the Supreme Court soon.
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Cleveland
Emerich B. Freed
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Washington
U. S
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order of
Voting Light As Primary Starts In New Jersey
In Newark New Jersey light turnout and cool weather dampened primary voting as Republicans seek delegates for Chicago. Eisenhower favored but Taft and Stassen remain in contention with Taft leading in delegate counts while Kefauver tops the Democratic preferentials.
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New Jersey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur Vandenberg Jr
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Gen. Eisenhower
Taft
Alfred E. Driscoll
Chicago
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Eisenhower
Aise
Estes Kefauver
Tennessean
Archibald Alexander
Adlai E. Stevenson
Miinois
Wet Willie Won’t Come In Out Of Rain
In Columbus Ohio a mixed breed puppy named Willie lay in the rain near a mailbox as five youngsters rushed to help. They retrieved rags, newspapers and food before the humane society arrived, and Mrs Matthew Sutton then took Willie home. Willie loves to follow the mailman.
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Willie
Columbus
The
Humane Society
Matthew Sutton
Wanger Dodges Trial For Shooting Agent
Walter Wanger agreed to submit his case on grand jury testimony without testifying himself or his wife Joan Bennett. Judge Harry Borde will rule after reviewing the transcript, with a decision expected a week from now. Jennings Lang, the shot agent, survived serious injuries and the Bennetts and Langs have children.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Walter Wanger
Joan Bennett
Jennings Lang
Harry Borde
Wanger
Filmland
Beverly Hills
Lang
Miss Bennett
Giesler
Langs
Fire at Little Sisters of the Poor wing evacues 120
A four alarm blaze at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged in San Francisco forced evacuation of a wing. All 120 elderly residents were safely removed from danger as fire crews battled the flames.
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San Francisco
Little Sisters of the Poor Home For the Aged
Feinsinger Blames Wilson For Havoc In Steel Dispute
Feinsinger accuses former Economic Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson of creating havoc in the steel dispute. He testimony to the Senate Labor Committee cites Wilson calling wage board findings a threat to stabilization, while examining presidential seizure authority amid broad industry condemnation of the move. Industrial leaders convene a closed meeting via the Chamber of Commerce and NAM to review the stalemate.
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Feinsinger
Wilson
Washington
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
Charles E. Wilson
WSB
Wrt
WSON
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Sen. Morse
R-Ore
CIO
Truman
Humphrey
Supreme Court
Committee of Congress
John R. Steelman
United Steelworkers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Nationalists To Get U.S. Navy Training
A group of Chinese Nationalist naval officers left for Guam for twelve weeks of advanced training as part of U S military aid to Formosa.
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U.S. Navy
Taipeh
Formosa
Guam
U. S
UN Rejects Tunisian Complaint At General Assembly Move
Asian African nations pressed for an emergency General Assembly session after the Security Council refused to admit for discussion a charge that France oppresses Tunisia. The vote failed to reach seven required in the council while Pakistan China Russia Brazil Chile supported. The United States Britain Greece Turkey and the Netherlands abstained.
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United Nations
N.Y
United Nations General Assembly
Security Council
France
Tunisia
U Nation
U.N
Council
Pakistan
China
Russia
Brazil
Chile
Britain
United States
Greece
Turkey
Netherlands
Talk Training Over The Ball Season's On
Opening day 1952 MLB features Truman throwing the first ball in Boston against Washington. Mel Parnell faces Bob Porterfield as expected with Parnell a lefty and Porterfield a righty. The piece recalls Johnson versus Rommel in 1913 and a scoreless extra innings 1-0 win.
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Washington
Truman
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Mel Parnell
Red Sox
Bob Porterfield
Parnell
Porterfield
Francis Stann
Washington Evening Star
Walter Johnson
Senators
Ed Rommel
Philadelphia Athletics
Johnson
Rommel
Allied Tanks Blast Enemy on Central Korean Front
In Seoul a U N tank force killed or wounded about 300 Chinese Reds after a 1 hour 45 minute bombardment along the Central Korean Front. Tanks from no man’s land southwest of Kumsong destroyed bunkers a field gun 16 buildings 39 trenches and 16 gun emplacements amid heavy artillery fire. Later Allied infantry retook a hill east of the Pukhan River two hours after a push by 400 Chinese Reds.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U.S
Eighth Army
U.N
No-Man’s Land
Iof Kumsong
Pukhan
Third Bell Strike Ends: WE Workers Still Out
AP reports settlement in Newark ends a New Jersey Bell strike of 10,000 CIO CWA operators with a $4 weekly raise plus fringe benefits. Ohio and Michigan telephony workers won $4 to $7 weekly boosts, while Western Electric walkouts and other Bell system disputes continue to threaten nationwide service.Federal mediators pursue a Western Electric settlement as picketing persists across multiple states and additional wage clashes unfold in Northern California Nevada and Western Union disputes enter day 13.
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New York
New Jersey
Western Electric Company
Culd
Newark
N. J
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
CIO Communications Workers of America
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Michigan Telephone
Cio-Cwa
Western Electric
Bell System
Ohio
Michigan
California-Nevada
AFL
Western Union Company
New Arms Bring New Joy To Joann
Eleven year old Joann McCarthy of Columbus received new artificial arms from a Shriners group. Born without arms, she smiled as she tested the devices that feature hands for appearance and hooks for use. She will learn to operate the hooks with her back muscles under her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Orville McCarthy’s care.
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Columbus, CO
Joann McCarthy
Joann
Orville McCarthy
Columbus
Shriners
Truce talks stall as 25 seconds pass at Munsan
Korean truce supervisors met for 25 seconds to run through routine with no business. Re suming prisoner exchange talks remains unsettled with U N Command saying it is not ready to resume, while discussions on Russia's post-armistice role and North Korean airfield rebuilding continue to hinge on prisoner exchange progress.
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Munsan
Aan
U.N
Russia
Korea
Red
Jamaica Crash Kills Six Holiday Excursionists
Six holiday excursionists were killed and 43 injured when their truck skidded and struck a tree near Kingston Jamaica yesterday. Police reported the road tragedy involved seven aboard and the crash occurred during a holiday outing. Authorities opened inquiries into the accident and began identifying the victims.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Thousands Fight On Levees In Mighty Missouri Flood
Thousands of emergency workers battled dikes to hold back the Missouri River’s strongest onslaught in history. The flood has left ghost towns and forced about 18 000 families from homes across eight states, with 20 000 homeless in the Missouri area. Army engineers warn of vast damage as walls rise to 26.6 feet in Omaha and Council Bluffs while a rain forecast threatens more.
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Sioux City
Neb
Omaha
Mississippi
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Red Cross
Washington
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Council Bluffs
Twin Cities
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Missouri River
Don G. Shingler
Missouri River Division
Missouri Valley
Iman
Fifteen Killed In B 36 Bomber Crash At Fairchild
A B 36 bomber from the 326th Squadron of the 92nd Bomb Wing crashed during takeoff at Fairchild Air Force Base Spokane Washington killing 15 of 17 aboard. Two crewmen were seriously burned. The craft struck a farmer’s field half a mile northwest of the base, bursting into flames. The mission was described as routine training.
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Spokane
Wash
Fairchild Air Force Base
92Nd
Frrest Alf
America
Fairchild
Alf
Kremlin’s Cold War stance eyed by diplomats in Europe
William L. Ryan reports from Belgrade to Helsinki on the Soviet campaign in Europe. Western diplomats say the Kremlin aims to hold the West while expanding in the East, likely avoiding a hot war in 1952. The piece examines Soviet communications, troops, and economic limits. (Continued on Page 16).
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Stalin
William L. Ryan
Belgrade
Helsinki
Europe
Soviet Union
William L. Ryn
Berlin
Germany
Orient
Western Europe
Moscow
Kremlin
United States
U. S
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