Floods Strike Indiana Illinois as Cold Wave Roars West
Rescue crews battle levee breaches as Wabash and Embarrass rivers surge in flood areas of Indiana and Illinois. Army engineers reinforce dikes while 900 soldiers sandbag weak spots. Governor Stevenson deploys National Guard vehicles. hundreds evacuated along the Meramec in Missouri after five homes collapse into the river.
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Illinois
Indiana
Father Bureau
Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Willmar
Minn
Wisconsin
Iowa
Mason City
Pennsylvania
North Atlantic Coast
Arkansas
Kentucky
South Atlantic
Rocky Mountain
Washington
Oregon
California
Indiana-Illinois
Embarrass
Meramecat Valley
Dover Quake Shakes Coast. Tremors Felt Across Channel
An earthquake rattled the Dover straits coast last night shaking doors and furniture in homes. Reports from France indicated tremors were also felt in Calais and Dunkirk across the channel at the same time.
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Dover
England
Straits of Dover
France
Calais
Dunkirk
Channel
Election Date Set in Britain Likely February 23
Prime Minister Attlee signaled an official announcement on the first national election in five years. Cabinet and public briefings pointed to February 23 as the most likely election date, with word spreading quickly about the plan.
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London
Attlee
Britain
Vessels Aid Shelled Freighter Off Chinese Waters
Two U S destroyers anchored near the shell damaged freighter Flying Arrow after it was struck by 30 to 40 Nationalist gunboat shells in international waters off the Chinese coast. Captain David Jones of Chicago says the ship is unseaworthy and seeks escort to Shanghai for repairs.
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United States
Bausell
Stickell
David Jones
Chicago
U. S
Shanghai
Isbrandtsen
Changhai
Bangkok
Thailand
Siam
Russell S. Berkey
U. S. Seventh Task Force
River River Crest Forecast Near 511 Feet
The Ohio River showed a stagnant level near 50.7 feet overnight as forecasts predicted a crest around 49 feet at Portsmouth and 49.3 feet at Maysville, Kentucky tonight. Flood stage for both locations is 50 feet.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Portsmouth
Maysville
Twin moves to curb Lewis shape congressional action
In Washington and Columbus lawmakers push two legal avenues to counter John L. Lewis. Senator Ferguson planned to introduce a resolution urging President Truman to invoke emergency powers to halt the three day work week while Columbus miners remain firm on contracts.
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Ferguson
Truman
Washington
John L. Lewis
Coal Miners Strike Halts Work Across Regions
About 50,000 to 90,000 soft coal miners walk out, led by United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis, demanding a 95 cent daily wage increase and a 15 cent royalty boost for a welfare fund. Operators balk at terms as talks stall since last July. Truman and NLRB officials hold potential court actions to end the three day week.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Ferguson
R-Mich
Trueman
Robertson
D-Va
Senate Banking Committee
Lewis
Truman
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Senators seek right to question Acheson on Formosa policy
A group of Republican senators urged Congress to allow face to face questioning of Secretary Acheson on Formosa policy as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee prepares to hear his personal report on Cold War moves. The effort includes Knowland Ferguson Tobey and Saltonstall among others and comes as Taft and Hoover call for naval defense if needed.
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Washington
State Acheson
Formosa
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
U. S
Knowland
California
Ferguson
Michigan
Tobey
New Hampshire
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
China
Nippon Reds Expel Member From Upper House
Tokyo AP reports the Japan Communist Party expelled Ko Nankanishi a six member upper house figure for an open attack on the party. Nankanishi formerly acted with the Chinese Communist Party during the war and was arrested by Japanese military police for his activities. The step followed the Cominform Journal attack on Sanzo Nozaka a top Japanese Communist linked to Mao during World War II.
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Tokyo
Japan Communist Party
Ko Nankanishi
Nakanishi
Chinese Communist Party
Sanzo Nozaka
A Car That Starts On Frosty Winter Mornings
A nostalgic look at how cars used to start in cold weather and how modern engines and high octane gas give reliable warmth and comfort. The piece contrasts stubborn cranks and boiling water with today's quick starts and heated interiors, noting benefits for older drivers.
Economy cries grow louder in Congress
Washington AP reports Congress debates Truman's $42.0 billion budget gap and vast deficit prospects. Lawmakers voice spending cuts but face election year inertia. Senators worry tax hikes, postal rate changes, and budget maneuvers may fail to trim red ink.
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Washington
Truman
House
Aiken
R-Vi
Congress
Senate
Bridges' Trial Witness Admits False Statements
In San Francisco AP reports ex Communist editor Lawrence Seton Ross admitted his name and birth details were false under defense questioning. Ross disclosed his real name Rosenstein, born in West Poland, moved to New York in 1910, and later became Cotton Trade Journal editor in Memphis, claiming he knew Bridges in the 1930s as a fellow Communist.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Lawrence Seton Ross
Ross
Kentucky
Rosenstein
West
Poland
New York
New York City
Cotton Trade Journal
Memphis, Tenn
Circus Sold to Otis Circus Corporation in Chicago
The world’s second largest circus Cole Brothers sold to Otis Circus Corporation led by Chicago lawyer Charles H. Watson. Hoosier Circus Corporation sold the tent show in an announced deal in Chicago yesterday.
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Chicago
Cole Brothers
Otis Circus Corporation
Charles H. Watson
Hoosier Circus Corporation
Mother Admits Smuggling Hacksaws To Jail Before Escape
Edith Sharp of Cincinnati admitted to Hamilton County officials that she pasted five hacksaw blades into a magazine and gave it to a prisoner on visiting day, enabling four inmates to escape by sawing through a cell ceiling before being recaptured. She is pregnant with her seventh child. police held her after a Columbus woman, Pauline Land, was involved.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Dan Tehan
Edith Sharp
Tehan
James Heese
Sharp
Hesse
George R. Sayre
Democrats Less Optimistic On Defeating Taft and Donnell
Washington reports Democratic leaders are cooler on unseating Taft of Ohio and Donnell of Missouri in this year's Senate races. A quiet survey suggested gains may come elsewhere, with chairman Boyle to guide strategy. Republicans push unity while drafting a party principles statement for the campaign. Taft invites all GOP senators to submit ideas for a 15 member committee and a January 17 meeting to draft a statement.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Forrest Donnell
Missouri
Taft
Donnell
Senate
Democratic Campaign Committee
William M. Boyle, Jr
Brewster
Ohio mine shuts down halting 4000 on strike
In Martins Ferry Ohio the 10th coal mine closed as miners reportedly halted work across eastern Ohio. The Cambria Webb Mine near Bellaire joined the stoppage, cutting regional production by about 45 percent according to the Ohio Coal Association.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Webb
Cambria Coal Company
Bellaire
Ohio Coal Association
Union ordered walkout hits multiple states in coal fields
At nightfall, empty mines stretched across Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Alabama Virginia Ohio and Utah. Miners who spoke with outsiders said locals met to decide the strike while others stayed away from mines. Not a nationwide action, the idle miners number about one eighth of the 400 000 bituminous workers. Some industry sources expect the walkout to end.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Ohio
Utah
UMW
Peron’s Wife Rests After Appendicitis Attack
Mrs Maria Eva Duarte Peron Argentina’s first lady is resting after an acute appendicitis attack suffered while officiating at the opening of a taxi union headquarters and social center. She was moved to the presidential palace where officials say she reacted favorably to treatment.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Maria Eva Duarte Peron
Juan D. Peron
Government House
Roosevelt Jr predicts Taft defeat by any Democrat at Jackson Day
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. told about 700 people at a Jackson Day banquet in Smithville that Sen. Robert A. Taft could be defeated by any Democrat in the Senate race. He also forecast Democratic gains in Congress, saying most Americans believe the Republican Party opposes everything and proposes nothing.
Missouri and Ohio political clashes in 1948 primary race
Boyle presses an all-out bid against Taft and Donnell while Truman backs Emery Allison in Missouri. Boyle denies dictating candidates in Ohio as Joe Ferguson may challenge Taft. Senate balance favors Democrats 54 to 42, Republicans seek seven-seat gain. Senator Brewster discusses campaign strategy.
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Boyle
Taft
Donnell
Truman
Missouri
Emery Allison
Senate
Ohio
Joe Ferguson
Brewster
Maine
Russian Engineer Must Stand Trial, Judge Rules
A federal judge rejected Russian engineer Y Valeritin A Gubitchev's claim of diplomatic immunity from espionage charges. Judge Sylvester Ryan accepted secretary of state's finding that Gubitchev had no diplomatic status. Trial issues include wiretap admissibility and whether the indictment was legally obtained.
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New York
Y Valeritin A. Gubitchev
U.S
Sylvester Ryan
Dean Acheson
Gubitchey
Gubitchev
Abraham L. Pomerantz
U. S. Supreme Court
Ryan
Judith Coplon
Department of Justice
U. S
Soviet Union
FBI
Mics Coplon
Miss Coplon
United Nations
Suit Filed Against Lewis by Dayton Coal Firm
The Davis Coal Company of Dayton sued John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers in Franklin County Common Pleas Court for 20000 damages under Ohio’s Valentine anti trust act. The firm claims Lewis production limits harmed orders and forced rationing, seeking double damages per the act.
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Columbus
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Ohio
Davis Coal Company
Dayton
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Philp C. Ebeling
Lewis and the Union
Davis Company
John S. Davis, Sr
Ebeling
Pickrel, Schaeffer
Lewis
Davis
Toney
Davises
Vaughn Thorne
Ohio Coal Conference, Incorporation
Thorne
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