Columbia flood crest nears ocean in Oregon port area
The Columbia River flood crest nears the Pacific as Clatskanie evacuates and dikes are reinforced by 400 civilian volunteers. In Portland and upriver areas 200 troops and 700 volunteers bolster defenses to protect Portland's airport and the Troutdale plant while Vanport’s fate remains a stark memory. President Truman orders federal aid as Cleanup and relief efforts surge.
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Ore
Columbia
Clatskanie
Pacific Ocean
U. S. Army
Sandy
Multnomah
Troutdale
Sauvies Island
Scappose
Deer Island
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Scappoose
Vanport
Oregon
Vancouver
Longview
Washington
Truman
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Court order sought against Lewis in coal talks
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough warned it would be a national tragedy if a coal strike occurs next month as government attorneys press for a court order forcing John L Lewis to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers Association over a new soft coal contract. The dispute centers on Lewis refusing to negotiate with the SCPA, which represents southern operators producing one third of the nation's soft coal. The government fears a strike when the current contract expires in June and notes past seizures of mines in 1943 1945 and 1946 amid similar labor standoffs.
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Washington (Ap
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Goldsborough
Welly K. Hopkins
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
U. S. District Court
National Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers
Denham
SCPA
UMW
Association
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Association
Argentine Officials Visit Here
A high level Argentine army delegation led by Maj Gen Jose Sosa Molina visits Middletown to tour Armco Steel and U S Army facilities. The contingent, including Gen Manuel Ni o and Brig Gen Felipe Urdapilleta, meets Armco leaders and views research labs ahead of plans to study U S industry and training as part of a three week tour.
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Jose H. Sosa Molina
Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
Manuel Nio
Secon
Felipe Urdapilleta
Secretariat of Defense
United States
United States Army
John B. Medaris
Foreign Liason Section
C. H. Wood
Cincinnati
Courtney H. Hoxiges
First Army
Grover A. Whalen
O’dwyer
City Hall
O'Dwyer
Sosa Molina
Peron
Argentina
United States Army Organization
Vistors
West Point
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Armed Fo Staff College
Fort Monroe
Armco
Hook
Seven German doctors die on U S gallows in Nuernberg
Seven German doctors and SS officers were hanged by American war crimes courts in Nuernberg for brutal medical experiments in concentration camps. The executions began a day of mass justice as the defendants protested innocence and harshly condemned the U S system. Gen Karl Brandt, Adolf Hitler's top medical officer, led the group and met the gallows with a defiant final speech.
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Germany
U. S
Nuernberg
Ali
Adolfitler
Munich
Walter Beals
Washington
State Supreme Court
Karl Brandt
Brandt
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Theodore Morrell
Arabs and Jews Accept UN Truce Plea
In Jerusalem the cease fire remains ineffective as heavy shelling persists past the Security Council 3 a.m. deadline. Most of the city awaited a possible halt to hostilities while the UN sought agreement on a cease fire terms.
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Jerusalem
Security Council
Arabs Accept UN Palestine Armistice Proposal With Explanations
Associated Press report notes Arab nations accepted the UN four week armistice offer with explanations citing no lasting peace while Israel exists. Arabs warned continued Jewish immigration threatens Arab states. Sporadic fighting reported in Jerusalem and Palestine as cease fire time remains undecided.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Palestine
Israel
Jerusalem
Gayles Loses Final Appeal In Butler County Murder Case
The court set the execution date for July 2 after Gayles was convicted of the 1947 slaying of Edna Adkins Franklin in Butler County. A 34 year old from Xenia pleaded innocent by reason of insanity and had been paroled less than two years after a Cincinnati murder in 1934.
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Gayles
Edna Oe
Adkins Franklin
Negre
Xenia
Cincinnati
Protest by Mundt Nixon bill foes in Washington
More than 3,000 opponents of the Mundt Nixon anti Communist measure traveled to Washington from New York on three trains to protest the bill. They gathered at union stations with police present and planned two mass meetings and visits to Congress. Leon Henderson of Americans for Democratic Action criticized the bill as a path to political martyrdom and a potential front for liberal Communists.
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Washington
New York
Jerry J. O’connel
Montana
Henry A. Wallace
O’connel
Union Station
Henderson
ADA
Senate Judiciary Com
Sheriff Probes Alibi In Brutal Rural Slaying
A former farmhand once employed by prominent Reily Township farmer Abbott, 46 Dunwoody Rd, is being questioned by Butler County authorities after Abbott was found slain near the railroad tracks. The 27 year old man, reportedly fired by Abbott, claimed to have just returned from Indianapolis racing events. Investigators seek his alibi as a spade and blood clues point to the crime scene. Abbott was last seen fishing at Buell Lake Monday night. coroner Dr. Garrett Boone says he died hours earlier from head injuries. An apparent attempt to conceal evidence involved dragging the body between tracks. no robbery motive is evident.
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Reily
Butler County
Abbott
Oxford
Indianapolis
Garrett Boone
Ray Conn
Peoria
Harry Schwab
Buell Lake
Charles Walke
George Green
Sadieville
Kentucky
Stassen backs navy aid to protect Israel residents
Harold E. Stassen, seeking the Republican nomination, called in Philadelphia for sending a major portion of the United States Navy to Palestine to protect Israeli residents from ongoing slaughter. He urged this action in a speech at a Philadelphia arena last night.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
United States Navy
Palestine
U. S
Navy
Israel
Local Man Shot in Feud at Crystal Tissue Plant
William Hilliard, 56, of 715 Eighteenth Ave, is in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after being shot three times by co worker William Mims, 60, of 603 Seventeenth Ave, at the Crystal Tissue Company. Mims said they had a past argument and that Hilliard had tried to kill him last week. The incident occurred off city limits and was forwarded to the Butler County sheriff's office.
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Eighteenth Ave
Middletown Hospital
William Mims
Seventeenth Ave
Mims
Hilliard
iCrystal Tissue Company
Butler County Sheriff's Office
Three Must Bills Pushed By GOP Leaders Toward June 19 Adjournment
President Truman urged Democratic leaders to pass housing reciprocity trade and education bills during White House talks as the Senate lengthened hours to push one of three GOP labeled must bills toward a June 19 adjournment. Acting Republican Leader Wherry warned he would keep the Senate in session late into the night to finish the work.
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Ohio
Washington
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Truman
Mr. Truman
White House
Government Fails To End Rail Dispute
Washington reports that White House efforts to settle the railroad labor dispute have failed completely. Union leader David B. Robertson said Steelman is ending his long attempt after a White House conference. Railroad unions and management had been urged to resolve differences after a court order and government seizure on May 1.
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Washington
White House
David B. Robertson
John R. Steelman
Robertson
Brotherhood of Firemen
Steelman
Truman
A. J. Glover
Alvanley Johnston
Nations Reach Agreement At Parley In London
AP reports a six nation conference on western Germany's future has endorsed an 80 word communique summarizing six weeks of talks. Washington London Paris Brussels and Berlijn officials note no major achievements were named though a report on recommendations will be released soon after government reviews in two weeks.
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London
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Ruhr
House Passes Record Army Air Forces Budget Bill
Washington AP reports the House approved a peacetime Army Air Forces appropriation totaling 10.196 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year. The bill designates 6.51 billion for the two services and the House plans a subsequent 3.69 billion defense measure to finance the Navy for the next year.
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Washington
Senate
House
William F. Arbogast
Army
Aay
Air Force
Appropriations Committee
United States
Mediterranean
Soviet Union
Europe
Army plans 30 000 monthly draft amid peacetime budget
The Army plans to induct 30,000 men monthly if a selective service law passes, with July 1 as the start window. Total budget for Army and Air Force tops 10.2 billion, Navy funded at 3.69 billion, aiming troop strengths near 1.23 million Army/Air and 552,000 Navy/Marines plus expanded fleets and new ships.
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Washington
Army
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
House
Truman Faces New Trouble From South But Gains Elsewhere
President Truman's bid for another term faced fresh trouble in the South as Alabama delegates pledged to oppose him unless civil rights proposals appeared in the party platform. Maryland backed Truman for now and vice presidential picks for Millard E. Tydings were noted. California sent 54 more convention votes his way, bringing his total to 589 of 618 needed, with South Dakota offering potential gains. In California, Earl Warren’s GOP delegation led, and several California House members appeared set for reelection.
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Truman
Alabama
Maryland
Mr. Truman
Millard E. Tydings
California
Thig
South Dakota
Karl E. Mundt
U. S. Senate
Harold BE
Stassen
Earl Warren
House of Representatives
House
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