Flood Destruction Passes Kansas City Heading East
Floods and fires menace Kansas City area as the costliest flood reaches peak and moves eastward. More than 75,000 displaced across Kansas and Missouri. 17 deaths reported. Bridges closed. power and water scarce. a seven-lock fire destroys buildings and oil storage amid widespread damage. President Truman seeks federal aid and Congress approves emergency funds. Coast guard and military aid deployed nationwide.
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U S and Franco Unity Faces Allied Opposition
London reports Britain advised the United States not to pursue military arrangements with Franco's Spain. France also opposed bases in Spain and warned such ties could place Franco in Western defense alliances. Adm Sherman toured Europe to discuss mutual security interests with Spanish military leaders.
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Foreign Office
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United States
Generalissimo Franco
U.S
Washington
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Europe
Spain
Sherman
France
Paris
Stricken Sailor Rescued From Lagonda By Coast Guard
The Coast Guard picked up Gordon Smoyer of Buffalo after a heart attack on board the lake freighter Lagonda near Ashtabula Ohio. Dr John W McFadden of Public Health Service Hospital assisted aboard during transport to Cleveland for care. The Lagonda was bound for Detroit with a steel cargo.
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Gordon Smoyer
Buffalo
N.Y
John W. McFadden
Public Health Service
Ashtabula
Detroit
Stalin’s Daughter Svetlana Marries in $900000 Ceremony
Reports from London and Italian papers say Svetlana Stalin, 27, wed Mihail Kagannovich son of Lazar Kagannovich in a July 3 ceremony costing about 900000. The guest list was 160 with no foreign diplomats, and the dress reportedly cost 280000.
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Rokossovsky Missing in Warsaw Sparks Assassination Theories
Soviet Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky defense minister of Poland has not been seen in Warsaw for weeks sparking Western fears of assassination. A report claims he was shot by a Polish major and transported to Moscow for treatment.
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Truman Plans To Fly Over Devastation
President Truman will fly over the Missouri Kansas flood area tomorrow leaving Independence at about 11 a m EST. He will return the same day with Mrs Truman and their daughter joining him in Independence Mo. He is expected to fly far enough to view the entire flood picture possibly as far west as Manhattan. He conferred with Missouri Governor Forrest Smith and congressional members at a breakfast meeting that became an emergency flood conference. He will land briefly at Grandview airport the county's only major flood operation base.
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UN Correspondent Held By Reds Is Reported Well
KAESONG KOREA AP Fresh word on Frank Noel an AP war photographer held by Communist forces is that he is well and wet from two months of captivity Pang a Chinese reporter said during a truce conference recess. Noel was captured last winter in northeast Korea. Pang had no further details but noted the Communists hold many UN correspondents.
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United Nations
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Northeast
Joy
Nam Il
Bell System Reports Higher Quarterly and Yearly Income
The Bell System posted a quarterly net income of 98.6 million for the period ending May 31, rising from 87.9 million a year earlier. AT and T's share totaled 95.9 million or 3.25 a share, up from 84.98 million or 3.13. For the year ending May 31, Bell System income reached 383.9 million versus 294.9 million prior year, with AT&T showing 311.3 million or 10.78 a share.
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Korean General Takes New Post
Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond bade farewell to the U S 10th Corps at Inchon where he led the first Allied victory in Korea ten months ago. He handed command to Maj. Gen. Clovis E. Byers and will head the War College at Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania.
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Edward M. Almond
U.S. 10Th Corps
Inchon
Clovis E. Byers
Almond
War College
Carlisle Barracks
Milton Berle's Ex Wife In Suicide Attempt in Billy Rose Apt
Belonde Joyce Mathews, twice-divorced wife of Milton Berle, slashed her wrists in Billy Rose's Midtown apartment atop the Ziegfeld Theater. Police forced entry after Rose called for help. she was revived and sent to Roosevelt Hospital. Rose and Eleanor Holm, his wife, were nearby as Mathews recovered and joked about the incident.
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Belonde
Joyce Mathews
Milton Berle
Billy Rose
Rose
Sav Richman
Roosevelt Hospital
Westchester County
Fight Over Control Law Is Resumed
The House returns to a heated battle over economic controls with Administration forces weakened by recent setbacks. A key vote looms on prohibiting future price rollbacks and ending the 10 percent beef price rollback. The coalition seeks to curb wage, price, and rent controls and overhaul the Wage Stabilization Board as final action nears, with votes expected late in the week.
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Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
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Crushed by Crane Fatality at Weirton Steel Plant
Fred Cook Jr., 28, of Route 1 Burgettstown, a welder, was crushed to death when a steel crane and a girder collapsed at the Weirton Steel Company plant in Weirton, West Virginia, last night.
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U S Trouble Just Beginning With Cease Fire Judd Asserts
Rep Walter H Judd. Minn congressman and former missionary, told 2800 Lakesiders that a Korea cease fire would raise world risk. He warned the Communists will seek favorable terms, including Red China in the UN, and urged minimal conditions: North Korean armistice and Chinese withdrawal under UN supervision.
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Reds Brace for Major North Korean Attack If Armistice Fails
U S Eighth Army reports signs of a Chinese North Korean buildup as cease-fire talks lag. Allied officers say Reds could launch a massive 72 division assault within five to seven days if negotiations collapse. No ground action has resumed, but a Communist regiment was sighted southeast of Kaesong near the talks site.
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Martial Law Proclaimed In Tehran After Riots
Tehran Premier Mossadegh declared martial law and ordered mass arrests of Communists after rioting that left between four and 16 dead and over 150 wounded. Police detained 200 Leftists as clashes between Tudeh and Nationalists erupted during protests over oil nationalization and Harriman talks.
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Bribery Case Husband’s Prison Sentence Linked Wife Crisis
Mrs. Murray Garsson, wife of the jailed bribery and conspiracy convict, lay in a New York hospital after an overdose of sleeping tablets. Police called it an apparent suicide attempt. she was found early Saturday and her condition was listed as critical. Murray Garsson had served part of an eight to 24 month prison term, and former Representative Andrew May faced parole history.
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Judge disqualifies Bail Fund and Vanderbilts from Smith Act cases
A federal judge disqualified the Civil Rights Congress Bail Fund and secretary Frederick Vanderbilt Field from posting bail for Communist leaders charged under the Smith Act. Fourteen lower echelon indicted Party leaders, previously bailed by the fund, must post new bail by noon tomorrow after the court found the fund failed to prove clear title to the government bonds used as bail.
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Civil Rights Congress Bail Fund
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Sylvester J. Ryan
Communist Party
Cincinnati carpenters end two week strike resuming work
800 carpenters returned to jobs in Cincinnati and vicinity after agreement on a new contract. AFL Carpenters District Council secretary George Osterkamp said the strike began with 2,600 workers leaving, and as separate contractor deals were reached the number dwindled. Major projects affected included GE jet plant addition at Lockland, Cinergy power station near New Richmond, and several school constructions.
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AFL Carpenters District Council
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Lockland
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
New Richmond
Cross Burning Investigated Across Florida Cities
Authorities in four Florida cities opened probes into a weekend wave of cross burnings and anti Jewish literature. Four giant K signs burned in Miami Orlando and Lakeland while three burned in Fort Myers and two crosses burned in Fort Myers also. Sheriff Jack B Henderson said the office would not tolerate intimidation and promised action.
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Fire at Cleveland Steel Mill Causes Great Damage
A blaze in the production department of National Malleable and Steel Castings Company in Cleveland caused about 100000 dollars in damage. Fire officials warned the fire may force temporary layoff of about 200 workers.
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National Malleabie and Steel Castings Company
Withdrawal Of Guards Improves Parley, Joy Reports
Cease-fire negotiators in Korea reported progress toward an agenda for armistice talks in Kaesong. UN chief delegate Joy said the site was neutral with no armed personnel, and both sides appeared in harmony after Monday sessions.
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Kaesong
United Nations
Add. C. Turner Joy
Leopold III abdicates throne in favor of Prince Baudoin
King Leopold III resigns after a 17 year reign in Brussels, signing the abdication at 12 19 p m. The act countersigned by Baudoin and by Prime Minister Joseph Phoien and Justice Minister Ludovic Meyer. Nearly 200 government figures witness the ceremony as Belgium chooses a successor amid wartime controversies and domestic strife.
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Ludovic Meyersoen
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