Missouri River Crest Near Kansas City Prompts Readiness
Army engineers led by Col. L. J. Lincoln said flood fighters were ready as the Missouri River neared 31 feet, about 10 feet below levee design, in a 1952 flood that threatened Kansas City and nearby areas. A dike at Sherman Air Field near Fort Leavenworth failed at night, washing out a 34 million dollar installation while troops stood by.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Col. L. J. Lincoln
Kan
Kaw Kansas
St. Louis
Sherman Airpave Field
Ft. Leavenworth
Shreveport
Lake Charles
Sabine
Parkville
Little Wolcott
Riverside
Fairfax Bridge
End to riot at Michigan prison after four days
In Jackson Michigan AP report convicts at the Southern Michigan Prison in Jackson surrender after a four day riot that left one dead and two million dollars in damage. Governor Williams agreed to reform demands and a post riot steak dinner for inmates prior to resumption of confinement in Cell Block 15.
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Arthur E. Everett Jackson
Mich
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
State Department of Corrections
Jack
Crazy Jack) Hyatt
Gov. Williams
Hyatt
Conservatives Move to Denationalize Steel and Trucking
London reports Prime Minister Churchill's Conservatives gagged a Socialist filibuster on health service charges and pushed a bill to charge for prescriptions wigs and dental care. They won 270 to 245 after a night session, aiming to free steel and long distance trucking from state ownership as Bevan warns.
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London
Churchill
Labor Party
Aneurin Bevan
Free Health Service
Labor
National Round-Up Ike Taft Wrestle Delegates At Convention
Eisenhower leads with 239 pledged delegates and about 220 estimated ahead in a contest for the GOP nomination. Taft says he can win most of the 60 delegates at stake in upcoming primaries in Colorado Utah Delaware Arizona and Arkansas. New York reports show 81 Eisenhower to 9 Taft of 90 pledged delegates. Taft disputes. Humphrey weighs presidential bid while Harriman opposes foreign aid politics.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
GOP
Stoke
Colorado
Utah
Delaware
Arizona
Arkansas
Taft
Eisenhower
New York
Pennsylvania
Chicago
State Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
W. Averell Harriman
Vote Shift Blocks Move To End REC Vote Shift Blocks Move To End
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation faced death in the Senate and a later reprieve as a Byrd bill to abolish the agency passed 42 to 37 on the first vote. Republicans backed the measure, Democrats surprised leadership. The bill went back to the banking committee 39 to 36 with June 2 as a deadline, though some backers warned it would die this session.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Banking Committee
RFC
Congress
Truman retracts ultimatum claim over Iran crisis
President Truman said he sent an ultimatum to Stalin in 1946, then clarified that he spoke in layman's terms. State Department aide Robert Tubby explained a 1946 note outlined the U.S. position and led to Soviet troop withdrawal from Iran in May 1946, while Truman defended his use of executive powers amid talk of seizing the steel industry and press control.
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Washington
Truman
Stalin
Iran
White House
Robert Tubby
Tubby
U. S
State Department
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
United States
Chamber
Senate Judiciary
Putnam
Secretary of
Commerce Sawyer
Congress
Bleachers Collapse at Capitol Hill Junior High School
In Oklahoma City a section of bleachers used by 30 Capitol Hill Junior High School students collapsed during a class activity. Initial reports said at least 10 were taken to hospital for fractures with dozens more treated on site by visiting doctors and nurses.
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Oklahoma City
Capitol Hill
Air Force Studies New Pay System to Boost Flying
Air Force officials discuss incentive pay to attract more youths amid two wars. Proposals aim to reward combat flyers with hazard pay and other incentives, potentially facing Senate and House obstacles. Experts note a pilot shortage and compare military pay to civilian airline salaries, citing current low flight pay.
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Air Force
Don Whitehead
Washington
America
Congress
Navy
Senate House
Barkley Tours Manchester Rally Praises Democratic Record
Vice President Alben W. Barkley rallied nearly 1000 supporters at the Manchester Hotel praising a Democratic record he pledged as unmatched in history. He urged opponents to present a concrete program and avoided naming a 1952 candidate, noting only that conventions would choose the best men.
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Manchester
Frank Dobrozsi
Democrat
Middletown
Butler County
Alben Barkley
Albert Horstman
Dayton
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
DiSalle
U. S
Ohio
Journal
Bill Weith
United States
Alben W. Barkley
Paducah
Barkley
Hanhart denies draft Lausche in Ohio delegation
Eugene A. Hanhart Ohio Democratic chairman said he did not suggest a Lausche draft for national convention delegates and remains pledged to Bulkley. Despite reports, Usheyli and Trinter said they acted on his suggestion, claiming over 30 Bulkley delegates favored Lausche. Al Horstman avoided comment.
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Eugene A. Hanhart
Lausche
Ohio Organization
Frank Lausche
Hanhart
Robert J. Bulkley
Bulkley
Sen. Bulkley
Cleveland
Joseph A. Usheyli
Lorain
Elmer C. Trinter
Sandusky
Usheyli
Democratic State Executive Committee
Ohio
Frank J.lausche
Seien
al Horstman
Dayton
Red Case To Open Officially Today
New York report says after weeks of pre trial proceedings the government prosecutor will open the case today against 16 defendants charged under the Smith Act with conspiracy to teach and advocate violent overthrow of the government.
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New York
U. S
Myles J. Lane
Jersey Town Put In Quarantine
Westville New Jersey authorities quarantine a southern Jersey town isolating 30 families after a mysterious illness is diagnosed as spotted fever meningitis A barricade blocks a street and only heads of families may pass The child Charlotte McGuiness age 3 was taken to Camden County Hospital in critical condition Dr I N Patterson reports the outbreak remains under police control
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Westville
N. J
Jersey
Charlotte McGuiness
Camden County Hospital
I. N. Patterson
Lawyers Seek Court Order To Release Mills
Lawyers for steel firms urged federal courts to deny President Truman the authority to seize the steel mills. A U S Steel Corp attorney accused the government of trying to force wage increases for CIO Steelworkers Union.
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Mills
Washington
Truman
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO Steelworkers
Theodore Kiendl
U. S
David A. Pine
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Kienda
Wage Stabilization Board
Alexander Holtzoff
Jendl
POW Talks On Again Off Again In Korea Crisis
In Munsan Korea secret POW talks recessed twice as negotiators study a new plan to end the stalemate on prisoner exchanges. Reds push for all prisoners returned while the U N will not repatriate against will. Meanwhile 15 000 POWs moved from Koje Island to six camps on the mainland as discussions continue at Panmunjom.
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Munsan
Korea
Reds
Noews
U. N
Washington
Peiping
Eighth Army
Koje Island
Panmunjom
Korean Front Remains Quiet Amid Heavy Rail Attacks
Nine Reds killed in largest reported battle on the Korean front as Air Force, Navy and Marine planes hit Communist rail lines, cutting 299 tracks. Far East Air Forces logged 1,045 sorties and claimed 196 rail cuts with railways described as terribly damaged.
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Seoul
Korea
Navy
Far East
Turkish Girls Dance Into Arms Of FBI Men
Two teenage Turkish ballet dancers were arrested in New Orleans as stowaways aboard a ship. Ayzel Kaynak aged 16 and Nermin Ocunsal 17 are in detention under bonds of 1000 dollars, along with two sailors, Robert Presley of Memphis and Joseph O Neill of Winthrop, who aided the smuggling. A mystic sea dance staged during the voyage triggered their discovery four days out of Istanbul.
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New Orleans
United States
FBI
House of the Good Shepherd
Orleans Parish
J. M. Lopez
Istanbul
Lopez
Ayzel Kaynak
Nermin Ocunsal
Robert Eugene Presley
University Fire Destroys Kagoshima Campus and Homes
A blaze swept Kagoshima University and 24 homes in Tokyo today, Asahi reports. Police put the damage at 1.3 million dollars with no casualties.
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Jap University
Tokyo
Kagoshima University
Asahi
WE Strike Dragging On Amid Mediation Efforts
A Western Electric strike threat loomed as mediators sought a settlement. Five thousand North Carolina workers were ordered to stop at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow after CIO Communications Workers of America called the walkout following stalled talks in Winston-Salem. President Joseph A. Beirne warned the 28-city action could last a long time as mediators planned a noon session in New York to resume talks.
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New York
Western Electric
North Carolina
CIO Communications Workers of America
Winston-Salem
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
San Francisco
Close Checks Slow Tax Refunds Across Nation
Washington reports about three million refunds are delayed as the Treasury tightens scrutiny. Officials expect the pace to pick up. 8 million refunds in April and May, total payouts around 2.1 billion for the year, with larger average refunds this year.
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Washington
Treasury
Revenue Bureau
Paul Banning
The
Vancouver Fire Ravages Grain Row Waterfront
A wind driven blaze tore through Vancouver British Columbia's Grain Row on the waterfront for three hours causing damage estimated above two million dollars. Fire crews battled the flames as smoke blanketed the harbor and nearby structures faced collapse risks. Local officials pledged swift investigation into the fire's origin and impact on shipping lanes and dock operations.
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Vancouver
B. C
Grain Row
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