Floods Drive 2,000 From Oregon Homes Amid Rogue River Crisis
Storm swollen rivers flooded southern Oregon isolating towns along the Oregon California border. Two drowned and one missing as crews evacuated Williamette lowlands and levees failed. Red Cross aided about 1,000 in Eugene area with shelters. additional 1,000 sought higher ground along the Umpqua.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Oregon-California
Oregon National Guardsmen
Red Cross
Umpqua River
Roseburg
Winston
Myrtle Creek
West Coast
Grants Pass
J. C. Bromley
Charles Molone
Crescent City
Calif
Douglas Park
Gustaf V Dies. Gustaf VI Adolf Becomes Sweden’s King
King Gustaf V dies at 92 after 43 years on the throne. His son Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf ascends as Gustaf VI Adolf and takes the oath to rule under constitutional principles. The nation enters mourning with state ceremonies, a royal procession, and plans for the late king’s funeral.
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Gustaf V
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf VI
Oscar Frederik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf
Tagene Lander
Erlander
Louise
Gustaf
Earl Mountbatten
England
Victoria
Carl Gustaf
Drottinghol Palace
Europe
Chinese Red Division Push Near Hamhung in Korean Front
Two Red divisions driven toward Hamhung behind Allied lines on the east coast threaten the city as Chinese regiments support North Korea. U S and KMAG officers describe the situation as serious with large forces engaged near Onjong and Kusong as Americans press toward the Manchurian border.
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SEOUL
Hamhung
U. S. 10Th C
Benn Price
10Th Corps
Korean Military Advisory Group
KMAG
Price
Red China
Onjong
U. S
Republic of Korea
ROK
Korea
Chosin
Manchurian
Manchuria
William Jorden
Kusong
Close election and turnout eyed in off year
Associated Press notes a near even congressional clash a week from tomorrow as 42 million voters may set an off year record. GOP chairmen predict gains of five Senate and 25 House seats minimum while Democrats forecast holding the House and gaining at least two Senate seats with broader possible gains.
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Congress
GOP
Guy Gabrielson
Senate
House
Gabrielson
Roosevelt
Cans
Tney
CIO United Steelworkers Resume Wage Talks With U.S. Steel
The CIO United Steelworkers and U S Steel resume negotiations that could set wage patterns for about one million members. Key leaders Murray and Stephens kept a strict silence as talks begin, with demands including a 25 cent raise and elimination of wage inequities.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
United States Steel Corporation
Big Steel
Philip Murray
John A. Stephens
Murray
U.S Steel
Auto Plunges Off Dock Drowning Two in Sandusky Bay
In dense fog last night an automobile plunged from a Sandusky dock into Sandusky Bay. A woman identified as Hollie Hudson, 28, of Sandusky, and a man named Juan Gomez, 22, of Clyde, drowned inside the car. Patrolman Howard Painter tried for twenty minutes to free them, then was treated for shock and exposure.
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Sandusky
Sandusky Bay
Hollie Hudson
Juan Gomez
Clyde
Howard Painter
Jake
Providence Hospital
Maurice Costello Dies at 73 in Hollywood Weakened by Heart Disease
Hollywood mourns Maurice Costello also known as a matinee idol of early cinema. The Pittsburgh born star died at 73 after a heart disease and related complications left him in a coma. His daughters Dolores and Helene Costello visited him. he helped usher in fan mail as a pioneer of screen stardom.
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Hollywood
Maurice Costello
Dolores
Helere Costello
Costello
Pittsburgh
Mick
Broadway
Scotland Yard
Vitagraph Company
Vitagraph
Atlantic pact defense talks hinge on German rearmament
Washington AP reports the Defense Committee aims to frame a Western Europe defense force against Russia. A major obstacle is whether Germany should participate. French defense minister Moch urged restraint, proposing a supranational force with potentially small German units. The US and Britain push for swift German involvement to counter the Soviet threat.
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Washington
Thetlantic Powers’ Defense Committee
Western
Europe
Russia
Het Forth
Defense Committee
Jues Moch
Germany
European Defense Council
Tibetans Flee Ahead of Chinese Forces toward Lhasa
Tibetan troops reportedly retreated from Lho Dzong and Lho Shado and pulled back to Pemba Go about 200 miles east of Lhasa as Chinese Communists advance. India notes a possible three pronged drive on Lhasa and offers diplomacy and continued good offices.
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New Delhi
India
Lhasa
Lho Dzong
Lolungchung
Lhoshado
Pemba Go
Chamdo
Pemba
Kalimpong
Calcutta
The
Stateman
Tibet
Sulky Boy 13 Faces Murder Charge in Maine Slaying
A 13 year old boy, Dennis Collins, is charged with murder after police say he shot his father, Frank B. Collins, 39, a poultry slaughterer, as the man crawled behind a stove. Dennis reportedly admitted he was mad, and the shooting occurred as his mother restrained him with a rifle.
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Pease
Daddy
No Place Like Home for Accidental Deaths
The Public Health Service warns home accidents are preventable noting 16 minutes per fatal event and four minutes per permanent disability. Annual toll includes 4.5 million injuries or deaths with costs around 650 million dollars. Experts say faulty matches rugs stairs and wiring contribute. Dr Hugh Leavell of Harvard outlines emphasis on prevention at APHA meeting.
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ST. Louis
U. S. Public Health Service
Health Service
American Public Health Association
APHA
Hugh Leavell
Harvard University
School of Public Health
Dress Up Time
Dress-Up Time describes autumn attic commotion as October wanes with children seeking old costumes from trunks. Even wedding coats and mothers dresses resurface for Halloween as youths wear masks and pillow-stuffed outfits, reviving memories and inviting playful fright.
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Gordon Martin
Jay
Miners Leader John L. Lewis Bows to Newspaper Women
Dayton AP report recounts John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers meeting with about 120 Ohio Newspaperwomen at a Dayton hotel. He bowed and greeted each journalist, rescued an earring, and refused interviews while noting he was driving west.
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Dayton
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Ohio Newspaper Women’s Association
Windsor Sees Mother During Three Day Visit
London AP reports the Duke of Windsor arrived from France for a three day visit with his mother Queen Mary. He is to spend time at Windsor Castle and share a series of meetings with the queen.
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London
Duke of Windsor
France
Queen Mary
Supporter of Taft Shot At Columbus
Clarence W. Vance, 38 year rail yard worker and Order of Railway Conductors agent, said an unidentified man threatened him by phone for supporting Senator Taft and shot at his garage glass, with a neighbor reporting a rifle shot nearby. The incident followed Vance's signed statement praising Taft’s fair treatment of railroad unions.
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Columbus
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Clarence W. Vance
New York Central Railroad
Taft
Vance
Congress
Resident Killed In Speedway Mishap South Of Here Sunday
Lloyd Walter Lawson 24 of Middletown died after a racing accident at Blevins Speedway on South Main Street extension. He was struck by a car after slipping while fleeing a skidding vehicle. Lawson served in World War II and worked at Moraine Products Company. Funeral set for Meadowlawn Church of God Thursday.
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Here
Blevins Speedway
South Main St
Lloyd Walter Lawson
Brentwood St
Mayfield
Lawson
Middletown
Garrett J. Boone
Butler County
Boone
Moraine Products Company
Moraine City
Dayton
Laura
Raleigh. Lawson
Gerald
Mae Cowgill
William Lawson
Waynesville
T. L. Williams
Meadowlawn Church
Radio Hams Share Radio Wedding Across Antebellum Frequencies
Frances Brigman of Kannapolis and Jack Krepp of Franklin Pa. were married in the bride's home with Rev. Walter G. Benson officiating. The ceremony was broadcast over amateur radio bands as thousands of hams listened and joined in via calls and running commentary from Lee Brigman the father of the bride.
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Kannapolis
N. C
Frances L. Brigman
Jack ©. Krepp
Franklin
Walter G. Benson
Lee Brigman
Miss Brigman
W4kyd
Krepp
W3lid
64 Convicts Still On Loose In Puerto Rico
AP reports 64 inmates remained at large after Rio Piedras prison break. Eleven prisoners fired their way out, killing two guards and wounding four. Officials say 47 have been recaptured while the two ringleaders and others remain free as police sweep roads and thoroughfares islandwide.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras
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