Tornado Toll Mounts Across Arkansas and Nearby States
Beginning with Spring twisters, a deadly path hit four states Arkansas Missouri Tennessee and Mississippi leaving at least 166 dead and hundreds injured or homeless. Arkansas reports range from 62 in White County to 123 dead in area towns including Judsonia and Bald Knob as rescue efforts continue at daylight.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi
Little Rock Gazette
Associated Press
Caruthersville
West Tennessee
North
U.S. Weather Bureau
White County
Judsonia
Bald Knob
American Red Cross
Arkansas Gazette
Dyersburg
Henderson
Moscow
Medina
Leach
Chesterfields
Tornado Toll Rises Across Arkansas and Southeast
Tornadoes devastate Searcy and surrounding areas with widespread damage in Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi and nearby states. Gov McMath and relief officials describe the destruction as terrible while Red Cross mobilizes workers. Hospitals crowded funeral homes overwhelmed and power lines down across the region.
Industry Refuses Steel Wage Boost
NEW YORK The steel industry formally rejects Wage Stabilization Board recommendations for a basic 17 percent hourly rise plus a union shop. They warn higher wages would lift prices up to 12 dollars per ton and disrupt the economy, vowing separate negotiations with CIO unions next week. Federal figures urged consideration, while OPS noted a possible price increase of two dollars per ton under Capehart provisions.
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New York
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO Company
Roger L. Putnam
Charles E. Wilson
Washington
Wilson
Ments
Board
Office of Price Stabilization
Nebraska primary kicks off with kefauver visit and write in plans
National Political Round reports Kefauver arrives in Nebraska as write in drives form for Taft emerge in Omaha, Lincoln groups push voter education for write in ballots and Eisenhower talk circulates with no plan yet. Ohio Supreme Court to hear Kefauver pledged delegates ballot dispute over candidate names and birthplaces in Akron area.
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Omaha
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Nebraska
Sen
Taft
Lincoln
Dwight Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Mary Kenny
Douglas MacArthur
Kefauver
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Akron
Summit County Election Board
W. B. Bixler
Daniel J. Devany
George R. Bass
Sal Germano
D-Tenn
Indiana and Ohio unite against anthrax threat
Ohio and Indiana health and veterinary officials plan a joint campaign as anthrax spreads among hogs across 29 Ohio counties and eight Indiana counties. Doctors report disease appeared in Clinton County Ohio a month ago and has caused 180 deaths in Indiana and 190 total in the two states, with several beef cattle cases linked to animal-origin feed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Harry G. Geyer
Ohio Bureau of Animal Industry
Richmond
Ind
Roy Elrod
Clinton County
Foust
Mercer
Clermont
Fulton
Madison
Twister Ends Family Trip With Death
JUDSONIA Ark Fifteen year old Glenda Fern Eadie died when a tornado wrecked a cafe as her family sold strawberry plants. Her mother Mrs W E Eadie and brother Ed perished. Father and brother Bobbie were critically injured after five hours of digging.
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Twister
Judsonia
Ark
Glenda Fern Eadie
Glenda
W. E. Eadie
Bobbie
Glenda Fern
Eden Announces Reply To Russia Concerted Western Stand
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said Britain the United States and France are agreed on a reply to Russia's German peace treaty proposal. He offered no details, but noted the three Western powers were glad to learn. West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer echoed the accord.
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London
Anthony Eden
Russia
Britain
United States
France
Konrad Adenauer
Grenade Drill Kills Four In Japanese Farmland
Four Japanese farmers were killed and three wounded Friday when grenades were tossed by American soldiers during a drill on a restricted area near Sendai Japan. The incident occurred after locals apparently were not aware the land was off limits.
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Sendai
Japan
Here
U.S. Army
U S Tightens Pressure on Polish Embassy in Washington
The State Department ordered Poland’s Embassy to stop publishing the magazine Poland Today and to halt press releases deemed improper. Secretary Acheson warned Ambassador Winiewicz of further steps if the order is ignored as the U S seeks parity in diplomatic contact with Iron Curtain nations amid protest over the Katyn massacre coverage.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
State Department
United States
Department
U. S
Poland
Jozef Winiewicz
Acheson
Katyn
Katyn Forest
Smolensk
Russia
Lron Curtain Co
Wrangell Fire Destroys Main Street Businesses
A wind fueled blaze in Wrangell Alaska wiped out more than half the business district destroying 20 frame buildings and a pilings dwelling. Fire Chief William D. Grant estimated losses near one million dollars leaving eighty five homeless. One casualty reported and Cpl. Darrell Miller was hospitalized after a timber hit. Boiler explosion blamed for the start as dynamiting failed to stop the spread. The hotel on the town’s sole waterfront street collapsed before the fire was brought under control at 6 a m EST.
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Wrangell
Alaska
William D. Grant
Cpl
Darrell Miller
Alaska Communications System
Seattle
Jets Climax Week With Big Air Battle Over Korea
In a Friday air clash over Northwest Korea, U S and South Korean jets outnumbered 75 to 31 and hit three Communist MiGs, with one 1G-15 probably destroyed and two damaged. The week ending Friday saw U N forces destroy nine Russian fighters, with three probably down and 26 damaged. four Fifth Air Force planes were lost. Overcast skies on Saturday grounded most Allied aircraft, limiting ground actions to a few Red engagements. Carrier planes and Allied ships covered both Korean coasts Friday.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Sinanju
U. N
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Air Force
Korean
Brazilian Army Purged In Anti Red Campaign
RIO DE JANEIRO from 17 to 24 Army sergeants were reported under arrest in a drive to purge the Brazilian Army of Communists. Gen Zenobio da Costa confirmed arrests in the anti Red campaign but would not say if high ranking officers were involved.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Zenobio da Costa
Top Military Men Deny Red China Moves South
Washington reports officials deny Chinese forces crossed into French Indochina amid fears of a renewed Korean style push. Lovett warned a buildup is possible, noting a border clash could involve 200000 troops deployed near the border. Saigon and Paris officials disputed crossings, while congressmen recalled past incursions and UN setbacks.
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Red China
Washington
French Indochina
Korea
Pentagon
Paris
Saigon
Red
Indochina
Ministry of the Associated States
Yalu River
North Korea
United Nations
Planes Start New Haylift In Storm Area
Air Force cargo planes join Army bulldozers to reach 600000 starving cattle and sheep in Nevada. Hamilton Field orders rendezvous at Elko to load hay and guide pilots to drop zones. Operation Haylift follows aerial surveys showing delayed relief. President Truman authorized $190000 for Northeastern Nevada disaster area.
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San Francisco
Air Force
Nevada
Hamilton Field
Elko, Co
Sixth Army
Newton Crumley
Eiko County
Truman
Dutch Plane Burns 44 Die Four Hurt in Frankfurt Crash
In West Germany a Royal Dutch Airlines DC four-engine jet burned after crashing two miles from Rhine Main Air Base near Frankfurt. Forty four people died, four escaped, two badly injured. The Rome bound flight from Johannesburg carried 38 passengers and a crew of 10. An American passenger named John Bickford was listed on a partial roster released in Rome. The crash occurred as the plane neared Rhine Main Airport en route to Amsterdam.
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Frankfurt
Germany
KLM
West Germany
U.S. Air Force
Rome
Johannesburg
John Bickford
South Africa
Amsterdam
Rhine-Main
Freight Cars Pile Up at South Anderson Yards
Ten cars of a New York Central freight train derailed in South Anderson yards on Friday tearing up 100 feet of track. No injuries reported. Cause of the accident undetermined.
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Anderson, Incl
New York Central
Anderson Yards
Middletown Meets Steubenville for Ohio Class A Title
Middletown High aims for its first state crown as it faces Steubenville Big Red in the Class A state boy’s final at Columbus. More than 8,000 fans expected after Middletown’s 67 48 semifinal win over Withrow, while Steubenville extended its win streak to 28 with a 45 43 semifinal victory over Akron North at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum.
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Middletown High
Steubenville
Big Red
Ohio
Middies
Cincinnati Withrow
Stubbers
Akron North
State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Dick Vice
Withrow
Dwight Snelling
Newark
Ang Vaccaro
Bill Ross
Paul Walker
Ross
Railbirds
Middletown
Akron
Iit
Rubber City Five
Ports of entry near agreement in Korea truce talks
North Korea and United Nations negotiators near a port of entry accord with maps of five coastal and border entry sites. The U N plan calls for neutral inspection by teams and the Communists demand continued forced repatriation. South Korea would supply ports at Pusan Inchon Kunsan and Kangnung while Taegu serves as a air base.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N
North Korea
Sinunju
Manpojin
Yalu River
Manchuria
Chongjin
Sinanji
U.N
South Korea
Pusan
Kangnung
Kunsan
Inchon
Taegu
Southeast Korea
Jet Bomber Crash Kills 1 Airmen
A four engine jet bomber crashed in rough brush northwest of Paducah Texas killing four airmen. The aircraft had refueled at Reese Air Force Base Lubbock and was returning to Langley Air Force Base after a routine cross country training flight from Mather AFB California.
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Paducah
Tex
Here
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Navy
Corpus Christi Bay
Naval Air Station
Ihs
Langley Air Force Base
Mather Air Force Base
Calif
Hoffman Roles In Ike Campaign Stir Rumors
Washington notes Paul G Hoffman emerging as a key organizer for Eisenhower outside government. He seeks business backing for the GOP bid and carried a personal appeal to Eisenhower in Paris, fueling talk of his future in a possible Eisenhower administration.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Eisenhower
Hoffman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Sen
Lodge
Massachusetts
Duff
Pennsylvania
Carlson
Kansas
W. Walter Williams
Seatle, Wash
Arthur Handenberg Jr
Washington State
GOP
Economic Cooperation
ECA
Duff, Lodge
United States
Paris
Trieste Riots Renew Strife in Free Territory Clashes
In Trieste, police clashed with Italian demonstrators in Central Piazza Unita as a 12 hour general strike paralyzed the city. Students led protests demanding return of Trieste to Italy, overturning an Allied military truck and injuring officers while British and American MPs backed civil police.
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Trieste
Free Territory
Italy
Yugoslavia
Piazza Unita
Persens
United States
Gas Blast Triggers Air Raid Scare in Midtown
A gas blast at Columbus Circle in midtown Manhattan sparked a bomb scare Friday night causing some people to seek air raid shelters. A 72 year old woman, Regina Oblatt, died in the explosion. Police say she may have died by her own action after leaving on gas jets. The exact trigger for the gas is not known.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
Columbus Circle
Regina Oblatt
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