Storm Damage Hits Grand Ave Homes in Middletown
A powerful storm at 6 30 this morning caused extensive damage on Grand Ave with a toppled tree at 3002 Grand Ave ripping windows and injuring a home. More than 50 trees were uprooted, many striking houses as a roof collapsed on a future home at 3304 Grand Ave, while a neighboring house remained intact.
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Middletown
R. W. Thomas
Grand Ave
Thomas
Carlisle
Gross Lumber Company
West Middletown
James Mynhier
Michael Ray
Cecil R. Bogan
T. J. Stetzer
Journal
Russell W. Thomas
Robert McCandress
Luciano Named Head Of Narcotic Ring In America
Federal narcotics agent testified before the Senate Crime Committee that Charles Lucky Luciano is the kingpin of the US and Italy drug traffic operating from Italy with gunmen in the United States. Siragusa urged tougher laws and citizenship cancellations for naturalized traffickers.
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Luciano
America
Italy
Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
United States
Charles Siragusa
New York
Siragusa
Wiley
R-Wis
Mafia
Subpoena Battle Raging Between Warren and Probers
Florida Governor Fuller Warren faces a Senate Crime Investigating Committee subpoena to appear in Washington on July 9. Senator Herbert O Conor was subpoenaed to testify in Jacksonville on July 2. Solicitor P Guy Crews of Duval County handles service.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Fuller Warren
Florida
U.S. Senate
Washington
P. Guy Crews
Duval County
O'Conor
Reds Strengthen Push as UN Reports Buildups in Korea
UN officers anticipate a second week of July strike in the Uijongbu to Seoul corridor as Chinese Reds pour more troops into buildup areas north of the iron triangle and near Kumson. AIR and ground forces report heavy fighting around Inje Yonchon and Kum Song with air strikes widening bombardment of Red air fields.
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Clen Clements
TOKYO
Korea
United Nations
Uijongbu
Seoul
Pyongyang
Iron Triangle
Kumsong
Inje
Yonchon
Fifth Air Force
Kumson
38Th Parallel
Red
Far East
Red Air Fleet
U. S
Thomas Finletter
Washington
Oil Dispute Escalates as Iran Evacuates Staff
British Anglo Iranian Oil Company begins pulling British staff from Iran oil fields as ten sion rises over the dispute. Acheson says US will not intervene though stresses urgency. Production at Abadan refinery and Aghajari field threatened with shutdown as tanker withdrawals continue.
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Abadan
Iran
Francis Shepherd
Aghajari
Bandar Mashur
Shepherd
Abandan
Senate Controls Bill Up For Vote
The Senate begins voting today on a bill to extend price wage rent and credit controls under a time limit that could yield final passage tonight. The House also plans floor debate on a new controls bill though administration leaders expect quicker passage this week. The current Defense Production Act authority expires Saturday midnight unless extended and signed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Cattle Slaughter Quotas Raised and Hog Quotas Cut
Washington officials raised July cattle slaughter quotas by ten percent above June levels to boost beef supply and cut hog quotas about ten percent. The quotas limit the number of animals meat packers may kill to match marketings and ensure fair distribution. Wholesale food prices in New York eased slightly, per the Dun & Bradstreet index, but remained over sixteen percent higher than a year ago at the onset of the Korean War.
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Washington
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Two Cincinnati Men Die In Falls
Two men jumped or fell to their deaths in separate Cincinnati incidents, identified by Coroner Herbert P. Lyle as Edward L. Gallagher, 50, and Charles C. Petty, 55. In Washington, Secretary of State Acheson said the key to U S acceptance of a Korean cease fire is withdrawal of Chinese Communist troops beyond the Yalu River.
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Washington
State Acheson
United States
Cincinnati
Falls
Herbert P. Lyle
Edward L. Gallagher
Charles C. Petty
Acheson
Yalu River
U. S
Betty Hutton Silent But Not From Choice
Hollywood AP reports Betty Hutton, famed for loud screen persona, is quiet at home while recovering from vocal cord surgery. Doctors found growths from years of loud singing, causing her silence during recovery.
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Betty Hutton
Hollywood
Betty
MacArthur and Dewey Confer in New York Hotel Suite
In a two hour meeting in New York Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey discussed post Far Eastern affairs. Both men offered no comment on the talks. Dewey plans a trip Sunday to Korea Japan and the Philippines.
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NEW York
Douglas MacArthur
Thomas E. Dewey
MacArthur
Dewey
Korea
Japan
Tornado Strikes Middletown Area Causing Major Damage
A violent storm, possibly a tornado, hit Middletown and the Miami Valley near 6 30 am causing damage seen from Jacksonburg to West Middletown. The Grand Ave area suffered the worst damage with a new home leveled and many roofs and utilities ruined. estimated losses reach nearly 150000 dollars in Middletown.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
East Grand Ave
Jacksonburg
Carlisle
Peasttown Heights
West Middletown
Franklin
Warren County
Ohio
Dayton
Hamilton
William Shawhan
Public Utilities
Grand Ave
Ambassador Kirk Seeks Clarification on Korean Cease Fire Plan
In New York United Nations region Ambassador Alan G. Kirk met with Andrei Gromyko to press Moscow for precise meaning of Jacob Malik's Korean cease fire proposal. The 20 minute talk followed Washington instructions and officials expected clarification by week’s end.
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United Nations
N. Y
Moscow
Jacob A. Malik
Washington
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
Andrei Gromyko
Malik
Entezam
Ernest A. Gross
U.S
Gross
Ambassador Kirk
State Department
Burlington
Warren R. Austin
Arran
Purity Council
Assembly
Acheson Sees Korea Cease Fire as Possible End
Secretary of State Acheson urged Congress to approve an 8.5 billion dollar aid program for the free world while warning that a Korea cease fire on the 38th parallel could be a "successful conclusion" to the fighting. He argued withdrawal behind the line must be guaranteed and unification would come later. The report also notes Iranian oil issues and Malick on UN talks.
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Washington
Congress
Acheson
38Th Parallel
Korea
United Nations
China
North Korea
Capitol Hill
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Iran
Malik
Soviet Union
Trygve Lie
New York
Norway
Nasrollah Entezam
General Assembly
Accounting Sought on 13 Million Depot Spending Request
Representative McGregor of Ohio urged Defense Secretary Marshall to provide an itemized report detailing the request for authority to spend 13,237,000 dollars on the 831st specialized Air Force depot located in Shelby Ohio.
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Washington
McGregor
Ohio
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Shelby
Taft Proposes Four Year Defense Mobilization Plan
Senator Taft of Ohio urged spreading the defense mobilization over four years instead of three to lessen domestic economic impact. He warned that a $90 billion federal budget could erode tax revenues and said the program should continue even if Korea ends.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Korea
Ohioan
Young seeks Ohio 21st District seat in bid against Crosser
Stephen M. Young of Cleveland writes to residents of the new 21st Congressional District declaring his candidacy for the seat held by Rep Robert Crosser. He notes Crosser’s possible retirement and mentions a $9000 retirement annuity, while Crosser declines further comment, calling the letter self condemning.
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Washington
Stephen M. Young
Cleveland
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Young
New 21St
Crosser
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Gromyko
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