Flood Waters Drive Evacuations Across East and Midwest
Flood waters from the Susquehanna Chenango and other rivers forced hundreds from their homes across Pennsylvania New York Illinois Indiana Missouri Michigan Iowa Ohio and Vermont. Towns including Meadville Towanda Lawrenceville Middlebury Tioga Warren and Pittsburgh faced rising crests while hospitals and infrastructure faced isolation and closures.
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Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
Iowa
Ohio
Vermont
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Georgia
Pacific Northwest
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Delaware
Allegheny
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French Creek
Towanda
Lawrenceville
Middlebury
Tioga
Warren
General Hospital
Times -Mirror
Oil City
Red Cross
Washington
Titusville
Shickshinny
Plymouth
West Nanticoke
Hunlock Garden
Macanagua
Canton
Quincy
Hannibal
Burlington Railroad
Shotgun Blast Takes Life Of Owner Of Cafe
Harry Weidetz, 57, cafe owner in Wheeling West Virginia, was fatally shot with a shotgun returning home from relatives. His wife fainted on a neighbor’s porch and he died at North Wheeling Hospital twenty minutes later. Neighbors sighted a light colored four door sedan fleeing on American Avenue. Lewis W. Kline reported a car matching the description stopping on Pleasanton bridge and two men exiting, discarding an item into the water.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Harry Weidetz
Robert W. Kennedy
Weidetz
North Wheeling Hospital
American Ave
Pleasanton
Kennedy
Lewis W. Kline
Pleasanton Bridge
Kline
Soldier Killed In Auto Mishap Near Springfield
SPRINGFIELD AP A truck crashed into an automobile killing one of three soldiers near today Pfc Francis Leon Bough 17 Loo gceee Ind Pfc Allen G Benton 17 of Atlanta Ga suffered possible fractured pelvis and left leg serious condition Corp Har ry D Love 25 of Route 1 Glou ster O was bruised State Highway patrolmen said Bough and Benton jumped into the car when the truck bore down on them and were crushed inside Love jumped clear They had been pushing the car because of engine trouble The truck driver was not held
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Springfield
Francis Leon Bough
Loogceee
Ind
Allen G Benton
Atlanta
Corp
Harry D. Love
Route 1
Glouster
Bough
Benton
Love
British move tanks to quell Arab Jew war in Palestine
British forces pushed more tanks and artillery into the Judean hills to quell the sharp Arab Jew fighting that has raged for four days. Officials said the battlefield was quiet at dawn and that 140 lives were lost yesterday, amid reports of reinforcements and a reported punitive raid.
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Jerusalem
Judean
Palestine
Ishwa
Abdul Khader Bey Husseini
Hartuq
Zionist Groups Plan April 8 Protest Over Palestine Partition
The American Zionist Emergency Council announced a mobilization day for April 8 to organize prayers and protests against the U S decision to abandon the Palestine partition policy and support the partition plan.
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New York
American Zionist Emergency Council
United States
Expensive Call Ends in Loss for Dayton Woman
Sylvia Demming a 26 year old from Dayton Ohio traveled to Hollywood to seek work and open a beauty parlor. She used a telephone booth to place a costly call costing about 900 dollars and found her billfold and four trunks missing upon return. She notified police but plans to move to California remain.
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Hollywood
Dayton
Sylvia Demming
California
Murder Charge Filed in Ironton Shooting
In Ironton Ohio sheriff reports first degree murder charges filed against William McGuire 39 of Buckner in the fatal shooting of Ray Willis 28. Witnesses say the men were seated on a fallen tree when Willis was shot after an argument over a trip and a fight invitation.
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Ironton
William McGuire
Buckern
Ray Willis
Uckho
Milton B. Buckner
Willis
Buckner
McGuire
Finns Promise Free Elections In July Parliament Vote
President Juho K. Paasikivi pledged Finland’s July parliamentary elections would be free. The 78 year old leader, Finland’s strongman, said there would be no war in the near future and that the will of the people would decide.
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Helsinki
Juho K. Paasikivi
Finland
Woman fatally injured in three car crash near Lebanon
A three car collision near Lebanon Missouri last night left one woman dead and six injured. Mary Kibout 69 of Roanoke Virginia was in the accident. her daughter survived injuries. Also injured were Bernice Russell 38 William Russell 42 both of Akron and Anna Turner 44 of Akron.
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Lebanon
Here
Mary Ki
Roanoke
Bernice Russell
William C. Russell
Anna K. Turner
Akron
Prospects For Peace Gloomy Says Justice Douglas
Justice William O. Douglas said peace prospects look gloomy and urged a dynamic Democratic leadership during remarks in Gainesville Florida. He called for renewed vigor in national policy and party direction.
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Gainesville
Fila
Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
UMW Rejects Government Plan to End Coal Strike
Washington AP The United Mine Workers rejected a government plan to end the nine day old soft coal walkout. Cyrus Ching met with White House officials as a first step toward invoking Taft Hartley. UMW committee called the plan grotesque and refused to accept. John L Lewis did not sign the rejection. The plan sought a fact finding board over miners pensions, but workers would have to return to work first. The welfare fund funded a proposed $100 monthly pension for miners.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Today
Cyrus Ching
White House
Ching
Truman
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
U. M. W. Committee
Speaker Predicts Three to One Tax Cut Majority
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 18 to 5 to back the Senate tax cut bill worth 4.8 billion dollars, moving it toward the White House. Speaker Martin predicts more than a three to one House approval and passage to President Truman, while Taft expects a veto or override and Senator Bricker supports the measure.
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Martin
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
White House
R-Mass
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Congress
Rayburn
Texas
Rep
Knutson R-Minn
U. S
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Security Council clash over Czechoslovak seizure debate grows
In Lake Success the UN Security Council wrangles over the Prague coup. Warren R. Austin and Andrei Gromyko are set to speak as Chile seeks an inquiry, Tarasenko accuses US interference, and Tarasenko cites Greece and Italy as American proxies. Czech envoy Houdek declines participation.
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Security Council
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Soviet Union
West
United States
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Chile
Prague
Ukraine
Vassily A. Tarasenko
Greece
Italy
Tarasenko
All-Nation Council
Vladimir Houdek
Congress Unites On Giant World War Aid Bill
Both houses advance a massive foreign aid package to counter Communism. The House debates a 6.205 billion dollar package for Europe and Asia including military and economic aid, while the Senate considers a 275 million dollar armaments fund for Greece and Turkey, plus a 463 million dollar civilian and combat use aid for China. Conferees to merge bills into a single legislative weapon by late next week.
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Washington
Congress
House
Europe
Asia
Senate
Greece
Turkey
China
Eighth District Chairmen Back Lausche for Governor
Democratic leaders in Ohio's Eighth District voted unanimously to support former Governor Lausche for the gubernatorial nomination. Marion County party chair James F. Laurer said Lausche spoke to the district leaders as opponents included Ray T. Miller of Cleveland. Other counties in the district include Crawford Hancock Hardin Morrow and Wyandot.
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Marion
Eighth
Lausche
J. Lausche
James F. Laurer
Marion County
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Crawford
Hancock Hardin
Morrow
Wyandot
Detectives seize books in Philadelphia vice raid
Philadelphia vice squad detectives raided 15 book shops and seized more than 600 copies of 10 novels. No charges were filed. The most seized titles included James T Farrell works Raintree County by Ross Lockridge Jr Erskine Caldwell Tobacco Road and Wild Palms by William Faulkner.
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Philadelphia
James T. Farrell
Raintree County
Ross Lockridge, Jr
Erskine Caldwell
Tobacco Road
Wild Palms
William Faulkner
Actress Goddard Paulette and husband deny charges
London AP reports actress Paulette Goddard and her husband deny buying antique furniture with earnings from a film in England to export goods to the United States to evade exchange control rules.
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London
Goddard Paulette
Frederic Mullally
Five Persons Burn To Death In Omaha Rest Home
Fire swept through a Omaha rest home in the early hours killing five elderly residents. Several other occupants were hospitalized, some in critical condition, as flames started in a small ante-room on the first floor then spread to other rooms and up the stairs.
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Omaha
Truman Goes To Fight In Democratic Nomination
Sen Hill of Alabama withdraws support for Truman amid southern and Dixie resistance to civil rights policy. Sen Hatch disputes quitting and quotes Truman saying he will fight to the end as political fate unfolds, with the Houston and northern revolt spreading beyond Alabama.
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Washington
Hill
French Say Bidault and Bevin Planned U S Visit Denied
Paris reports French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault would visit Washington next month to discuss Western Europe security with US Secretary of State while British officials deny any Bevin trip. Denials leave open a possible Washington meeting after Marshall returns from Bogota.
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Bidault
Bevin
U. S
PARIS
Georges Bidault
Ernest Bevin
London
Foreign Office
Washington
Bida
United States
U.S
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Laixembourg
Marshall
Bogota
Columbia
Senate tax bill faces veto risks after revisions
Senate approves a revised tax bill by 78 to 11 with Thirty Democrats backing while four Republicans oppose. The measure would cut withholding and remove millions from tax rolls, boosting personal exemptions by 100 to 600 and increasing senior and blind exemptions. The bill heads to the White House as veto chances loom.
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Senate
House
White House
Spectator crushed to death at Baltimore fire
A paint factory blaze in southwest Baltimore exploded more than 20 times and killed one spectator as a wall collapsed. Seven alarms sent over 60 apparatus to the scene drawing about 17,000 onlookers.
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Baltimore
Senate group backs draft push in Armed Services panel
The Unit Senate Armed Services Committee united to back President Truman’s call for rapid military buildup. Chairman Gurney reports 10 of 13 members favor both a limited draft and universal military training as an absolute necessity, with nine colleagues aligned with him.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ruman
America
Gurney
R-Sd
Grew Urges Swift Draft and Training to Secure Allies
Joseph C. Grew, former U S ambassador to Japan, urged senators that America must stay strong to win overseas support. He pressed for rapid passage of limited draft and universal military training laws to avoid facing a future day alone without allies.
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Washington
Joseph C. Grew
America
Grew
U. S
Japan
Senate Armed Services Committee
Secrecies Hover Over 50 Minute Cabinet Session
A 50 minute meeting behind locked doors with Secretary of State Marshall Secretary of Defense Forrestal and Secretary of the Army Royals kept most remarks fully secret. Gurney remained unnamed in the public notes.
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Secretary of State
Marshall
Defense Forrestal
Secretary of the Army
Royals
Gurney
Filipino Named Chairman of UN Conference
Carlos P. Romlo, chief Pacevide rte, elected chairman of a United Nations conference on freedom of information in Geneva. The vote had 20 for Romlo and 7 against Bogomo ov from Russia faced opposition as delegates from Albania Hungary Romania and other nations debated voting rights and UN membership vetoes.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Carlos P. Romlo
Paceviderte
H Mzing
Russia
Albania
Hungary
Romania
Ng Bogomolov
Britain
Del
Carole Landis Seeks Divorce from Fourth Husband
Santa Monica California AP reports actress Carole Landis sues her fourth husband Horace Schmidlapp for divorce claiming extreme mental cruelty. She seeks division of community property of great value and unspecified alimony.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Carole Landis
Horace Schmidlapp
Crosley Cuts Refrigerator Prices in Broad Reductions
Cincinnati report says Crosley division NV AVCQ Manufacturing announces price cuts of seven to 16 percent on Crosley refrigerators. A company spokesman cites improved mass production and manufacturing efficiencies as the cause.
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Cincinnati
Crosley Division
Avcq Manufacturing Company
Crosley
Kenneth A. Ingalls Held on Kidnaping Charge
Kenneth A. Ingalls age 34 was held in island pond vi ap on $50 000 bail for trial in May on a charge of kidnaping a farmer’s 16 year old daughter.
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Island Pond
Kenneth A. Ingalls
Italy Rejects Yugoslav Swap Over Trieste Gorizia
In Rome a foreign ministry spokesman said Italy rejected Yugoslavia’s offer to swap Trieste for Gorizia. The rejection followed Western allies proposing Trieste return to Italy and amid cheering crowds for De Gasperi and Sforza.
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Rome
Foreign Ministry
Italy
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Gorizia
Viva
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
Sforza
Mysterious Death of Seaman Holler Leaves Questions
A coroner's jury in Chicago found no evidence to determine the cause of 17 year old Charles N. Holler of Newark who died March 6. His body was found behind a downtown theater. initial theories of a fall from a fire escape differ from the location of the body. Witness Mildred Shippy testified she heard a scream and saw a man strike the ground, while Holler had been seen with three youths and a girl identified only as Gloria at a bowling alley nearby.
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Chicago
Seaman Charles N. Holler
Newark
Holler
Mildred Shippy
Elmwood Park
Gloria
Crisco Wholesale Price Cut Announced
AP reports Gambie Sever announced a two cent per pound reduction in Crisco wholesale price. The February release notes a similar two cent cut, reflecting price adjustments by the Crisco producer.
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Cincinnati
Rae and Gambie Sever
Greeks Report Major Victory Over Guerrillas Near Olympus
Athens AP dispatch says Greek troops won a major victory against guerrilla forces around Mount Olympus and Mount Pieria in the past month. War Minister George Stratos hailed the success and dismissed charges that Greece was not fighting, without naming the accusers.
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Athens
Mount Olympus
Mount Pierria
George Stratos
Greece
Jersey City Man Guilty of Degree Murder in Passaic River Case
Lewis Eliops, a 24 year old ex GI with red hair, was found guilty of degree murder for pushing his wife to her death in the Passaic River after she confessed intimacy with other men while he served overseas.
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Jersey City
N. J
Lewis Eliops
Passaic River
Heart Attack Claims Great Grandson of Van Buren in New York
Fish Morris the third great grandson of President Martin Van Buren died of a heart attack in a New York office. The death is reported by AP with unclear details about the time and exact location.
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NEW York
Fish Morris
Matin van Buren
Jay
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