21 Die In Flash Floods In West Virginia
In a six county area of north central West Virginia a flash flood Sunday morning left at least 21 dead and 33 missing. A Smithburg birthday party at Clyde and Mrs Bailey’s home saw most of the 12 to 15 family members missing. The Bailey home was carried two miles downstream. one survivor, Charles Bailey, is in a hospital with injuries. Berea and Weston suffered heavy losses with multiple fatalities and millions in damage. Firemen in Weston cut a roof hole to rescue residents as waters filled western valleys.
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West Union. W. Va
West Virginia
Clyde Bailey
Smithburg
Here
Bailey
Charles Bailey
West Union
B. J. Cooper
Berea
Hughes River
Ray Bonnell
Paul Revere
Harland Hodge
Charles Bridge
Weston
West Fork
Clara Bee
William Gribble
Cleveland
Bee
Gribble
Erickson Sentenced to Two Years in Gambling Case
Frank Erickson, 54, described as kingpin of a nationwide bookmaking operation, received a two year prison term and a $30,000 fine in a special sessions court after pleading guilty to a 60 count gambling charge. He had run his multimillion dollar betting trade for 25 years without jail time.
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Erickson
Three Killed One Missing In Ship Crash Near Harbor Springs
DETROIT AP A excursion ship City of Cleveland II collided with a Norwegian freighter in dense fog on Lake Huron near Harbor Springs Michigan. Three passengers died and one man is missing among a group of 70 Benton Harbor Chamber of Commerce members with about 145 crew aboard. Six injured, three in critical condition, were hospitalized at Harbor Springs. The freighter Raynefjell sliced into the ship, tossing passengers from bunks as lifeboats were deployed. Louis Pettitucci of South Bend was recovered. Fred Shelley of Benton Harbor remained missing.
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Harbor Springs
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Benton Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Louis Pettitucci
South Bend
Ind
Frozen Foods
Fred Shelley
Benton Harbor
Quick Action On Draft Law Is Expected
Washington AP report notes swift compromise anticipated on a draft bill granting the president power to order men into uniform when Congress is out of town. Following Senate passage, conferees may seek a two year extension while the House seeks congressional control over inductions of youths 19 to 25. A stopgap 15 day extension was signed by Truman just before the 1948 act expired.
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Iranian Premier Gives Up Office
Tehran AP reports Premier Ali Mansoor resigned today as the Shah named Lt. Gen. Ali Razmara chief of the Army general staff to form a new cabinet. Mansoor's government faced criticism for inaction and indecision after just over three months in office.
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Iran
Ali Mansoor
Shah
Ali Razmara
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Senate seen to pass farm aid price supports bill
Senator Ellender claimed enough votes to push a 2 billion dollar increase in government farm price support funds through the Senate as voting time neared. Opponents led by Magnuson and Morse urged restricting imports from Canada and other nations to curb price supports and surpluses. Supporters pressed the House approved compromise amid tariff-cutting ties and administration trade plans.
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Ellender
D-La
Senate
Canada
Mexico
Magnuson
U. S
Morse
Senate House
Ito
Elsender
Holland Dala
House
Four Railways Crippled By Switchmen Strike
A strike by 4000 AFL switchmen shut down four major western railroads with 8000 miles of lines tied up and thousands of workers laid off. The walkout backs a demand for a 40 hour week with pay at 48 hours. A presidential board proposed 40 hours and an 18 cent raise. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western already uses the higher terms.
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AFL
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Senators Toll on Civil Rights Bill Sparks NAACP Attack
In Boston Walter White executive secretary of the NAACP labeled Senators Taft and Lucas as grossly insincere in backing civil rights legislation. He spoke to the NAACP's 41st annual convention criticizing their positions amid ongoing national debate on race reform.
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Boston
Walter White
Taft
Ohio
Lucas
Ill
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Johnson Dodges Questions About Armed Forces Aid
President Truman pledges full U S support for United Nations actions to end the aggression in Korea. He praised the UN Security Council for ordering a withdrawal of invading forces and affirmed U S vigor in backing the council’s resolution to terminate the breach of the peace.
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South Korea
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Security Council
Secretary Johnson projects Korea defense progress without Russian escalation
Secretary of Defense Johnson says Southern Koreans have developed a nucleus for a defending force, contingent on limited external aggression. He notes U S aid effectiveness and early progress for South Korea, ahead of talks with President Truman and Secretary Acheson. He avoided naming Russia while briefing civilians aboard a Navy carrier in Norfolk, Va.
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Johnson
Russia
Truman
State Acheson
Norfolk, Va
South Korea
Korea
Truman Says US to Help If UN Requests Armed Support
President Truman emphasizes sympathy for Korea and readiness to aid under the mutual defense program. He notes that those responsible for aggression must know the United States will defend peace. Johnson deflects questions on specific armed aid pending UN action. Pentagon sessions planned on budget amid Korean crisis. Truman warns the situation could be dangerous but hopes for the best.
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UN orders North Korea cease fire amid Security Council action
In a 90 vote, the UN Security Council urged North Korea to pull back from Seoul and cease hostilities. Russia abstained after the council denied a North Korean representative’s appearance. United States officials warned of possible sanctions if the order is ignored, while broadcasts in Korean relay the directives.
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Ernest A. Gross
Long Holiday For Congress Now Possible
The House, under AP report, may recess for a long Fourth of July break to push passage of a tax cut bill worth 1.01 billion dollars. After approval, the chamber plans a 10 day pause to campaign home. The Senate aims to pass a 1.2 billion dollar foreign military aid bill with no other major items on deck.
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House
Senate
Scene of DC-4 crash found hunts bodies
Grim search in Lake Michigan yields blue blanket marked NW and debris including clothing and possible bodies from the Northwest Airlines DC-4. Coast Guard cutters prepare to enter the wreckage area as investigators inspect a plane log not matching the missing aircraft. Plane was nonstop New York to Minneapolis.
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Two Ships Carry 700 Dependents From Inchon
Inchon port saw two ships depart at night with 700 American dependents under U S Naval and Air escort. Republicans in caucus unanimously backed continuing military aid to South Korea while avoiding direct war. Taft weighed defense chances for Formosa versus Korea. South Korea asked Truman and Congress for more aid, and a British Conservative urged use of atomic bombs against Northern Korea.
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South Korea
Inchom
U. S
London
Britain
Korea
Peter Geoffrey Roberts
Coldstream Guards
Inchon
Japan
Hal Boyle on Korea War Risk and Russian Readiness
Hal Boyle argues that a Soviet invasion of Korea would not trigger World War III because Russia is not yet ready for a global war. He cites Russia’s vast borders, need for internal revolutions, and reliance on buffer states, noting past failures such as Berlin and the Allied airlift.
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Hal Boyle
North Korean forces threaten Seoul as morale falters
North Korean troops pierced toward Seoul and demanded surrender broadcast from Pyongyang, overrunning two divisions near Uijeongbu. Southern forces, 20,000 strong, faced heavy tank assaults and chaotic retreats, while Seoul prepared emergency sessions and reinforcements. morale and reinforcements remain uncertain as fighting rages near the capital.
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Seoul
Korea
U S Rushing Military Aid For Koreans
Tokyo AP reports the United States prepared rapid shipment of war materiel to South Korea. The plan includes 10 Mustang fighters and 600 trained pilots to provide air cover from Japan through Korea. Evacuation of about 700 American women and children will be aided by naval escorts and air protection as convoys head to safety.
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South Korea
Japan
Korea
General MacArthur
U. 8
Labor Won t Back Lausche Green Asserts
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor said labor would oppose Ohio governor Lausche as vigorously as it opposes Senator Taft. He noted labor may abstain on the governor race and predicted Taft's defeat, citing expected turnout. Governor Lausche declined to comment on Green s statements.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Robert A. Taft
Lausche
Green
Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Labor
Don H. Ebright
Ohio Federation of Labor
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Ball
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Revercomb
West
Nina Brooks
Illinois
Oe Ke Fauber
Tennesee
Heat tragedy at Salem Lutheran Church centennial
Mrs. Emma Bineau, 80, of Lovell died yesterday of heat prostration during the 100th anniversary of Salem Lutheran Church northwest of Upper Sandusky. She collapsed after a brief attempt to stand in the crowded church.
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Emma Binau
Lovell
Salem Lutheran Church
Bineau
Dorothy Kilgallen Dances Through New York Scene
Meet Dorothy Kilgallen the noted journalist known as the weave woman who writes about New York life with sprightly style. A radio and television personality, she shares big news scoops and keeps home life with a husband and two children in view on the Journal s social page.
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