Missouri River Flood Threatens St Joseph Area Despite Rising Crest
The swollen Missouri River pushed a final crest toward harassed Midwest towns as residents in the St Joseph area fled homes. Officials warned of more rain while levees held at Kansas City and the Kaw River, with volunteers and soldiers guarding the Sherman Air Force Base levee. Upstream towns faced evacuation, while the Missouri-Mississippi confluence neared St Louis. farm areas bore the brunt as floodwaters advanced.
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Kansas City
Mississippi
St. Joseph
Omaha
Neb
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Pierre
S.D
Missouri
Kaw
Kansas
Poinnt
Twin Cities
St. Louis
Sherman Air Force Base
Fort Leavenworth
Seasons first crop of shorts on local streets draw crowds
New crop of shorts made its first public appearance on local streets Monday as voters faced primaries. State offices closed to allow voting while polling places showed lethargy despite ideal weather. An army truck en route overseas sustained damage before port departure and was towed for repairs. Transient garden plowers worked overtime with high nighttime temperatures boosting garden activity for winter use.
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Pa Nene
Eggie
Pa Newe
Weather forecast and stats for the day
Partly cloudy with showers and possible thunderstorms tomorrow and in the west and north portions tonight. Low tonight about 50. Maximum 83 and minimum 50 with no precipitation. River stage 6.7 feet. Year ago: max 79, min 52, precipitation 41.
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United States
Eisenhower Eyes Delegates in New York Primary
Gen Dwight Eisenhower expected to win about 70 of New York GOP delegates while Taft seeks to resist losses. Voters face light turnout with few contests and no presidential preference vote. Dewey backs Eisenhower and the state GOP. Ninety Republican delegates to be chosen, six at large later. Taft hopes for around 20 seats amid contests. Democratic majority notification follows.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Taft
Taft Ike Primary Battle Centers In Allegheny Co
Harrisburg April 22 Unprecedented interest in presidential popularity balloting makes today’s primary election the most important in Pennsylvania history. Polls run 7 a m to 8 p m in more than 8200 precincts with about 30 percent of 4 770 000 Republicans and Democrats expected to vote for presidential ballots and to select candidates for U S senator congress general assembly state auditor and treasurer. State committee members and 60 national convention delegates will be elected by each major party. GOP and Democrat state committees had elected 10 delegates at large earlier. Interest in the commonwealth presidential popularity race remains high.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U. S
Congress
General Assembly
GOP
Democrat
River Level Drops in Omaha as Residents Return Home
The Missouri River fell to 21.77 feet in Omaha while 7,287 patrol the levees between Omaha and Rule. Flood level remains 19 feet as evacuated residents begin returning. Engineers will keep temporary levee structures and prepare for potential June flooding due to remaining mountain snow and possible rain.
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Omaha
INS
Missouri
Rule
Neb
Council Bluffs
Council Bluff
Henry Hoeffer
Rockies
Body Of Former Brink's Employee Found In Pond
A body found in a Peekskill pond is identified as John T. Murphy of Providence, a former Brink's carrier fired for alleged drinking. Boston officials say Murphy did not work there or participate in the 1950 Brink's robbery. Police note possible suicide or foul play. wrists slashed and artery severed. Body had been in the water for months.
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Peekskill
N. Y
INS
Peekskill Pond
Brink's Inc
John T. Murphy
Providence
R. I
Boston
Murphy
Armed Gang Kills Missionary in Thailand Service
Thai officials report an armed gang shot and killed U.S. missionary Mrs. Priscilla Johnson during services in eastern Thailand last Friday. Her husband Paul Johnson was seriously wounded. they are from Lyle, Minnesota, and Priscilla is daughter of W. J. Bryan of Northfield Minnesota.
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Bangkok
INS
U.S
Thailand
Priscilla Johnson
W. J. Bryan
Northfield
Minn
Paul Johnson
Lyle, Minn
Early Primary Election Vote Light In New Castle City
New Castle voters showed a quiet start to the early primary with only about 12 percent cast by 11:30 am four and a half hours after polls opened. Few workers and scant turnout marked the day as a $3 million school bond issue drew little enthusiasm while polls close at 8 pm.
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New Castle
Census estimates U S population at 156 197 000
The Census Bureau estimated the United States population at 156 197 000 as of March 1, 1952, up 3.4 percent from April 1, 1950. The February 1952 count, including armed forces overseas, stood at 155 997 000.
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Washington
INS
Census Bureau
United States
Department
U. S
Elderly Widow Killed In Bethlehem Home Accident
Bethlehem police report an elderly blind widow, Lina Smith aged 78, was killed instantly in Bethlehem when she stepped onto cellar steps thinking they led to her living room. Doctors said she suffered a fractured skull.
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Bethlehem
INS
Lina Smith
Montgomery meets Pope at Vatican private audience
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery deputy NATO supreme commander was received by Pope Pius XII in a twenty minute private audience in the Papal Library.
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Vatican City
INS
Viscount Montgomery
NATO
Pius XII
Papal Library
Death Records List Local Obituaries and Ages
Death notices include Mrs. Yetta Kulkin Levy of 1207 Albert Street John A Stewart 46 of Connellsville PA and Michael G Janovick Sr of 204 West Meyer Avenue. The brief entry records names ages and addresses in a local death notices column.
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Yetta Kulkin Levy
Albert Street
John A. Stewart
Connellsville
Michael G. Janovick, Sr
West Meyer Avenue
Steel crisis blamed on CIO Steelworkers Union
John A. Stephens of U.S. Steel Corp accuses the CIO Steelworkers Union of monopolistic power fueling the steel crisis. Senate actions center on a Republican amendment to bar government funds for mill operation, while officials say no wage increase is imminent despite an expected 12½ cent boost.
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Washington
Congress Today
CIO Steelworkers Union
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel Corp
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Senate
Commerce
Sawyer
Stephens
Injuries Fatal To Railroader John A Stewart
John A Stewart a 46 year old brakeman for the B and O rail road died in New Castle hospital at 3 25 am today from injuries suffered on April 15 after an argument with a bartender led to his ejection from a Seventh Ward cafe. He was found in the cartway of North Liberty street by Officer Bud Fleeger who brought him to the hospital. Police investigated the bartender claimed Mr Stewart
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John A. Stewart
Run Avenue
Connellsville
B. and O
New Castle Hospital
Stewart
Seventh Ward
Liberty Street
Bud Fleeger
Mr. Stewart
Senate panels push for more federal judgeships in face of GOP opposition
Washington bulletins report House Democrats press to pass a Senate version creating 23 new federal judgeships despite Republican resistance. Also noted are remarks on halting production of advanced weapons without House spending limits and Gen Spaatz’s planned Senate testimony. In Tokyo, hospital vivisection figure Yokoyama dies in sleep. depurged wartime leader Shigenori Togo is posthumously declared a war criminal. A St Louis fee inquiry will probe political influence or a shake down in a $25 000 surplus property deal.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Military Funds
House
St. Louis
Sen. Hoey
N. C
James A. Waechter
St. Louis Board of Elections
Most Powerful Atomic Bomb Exploded Today
A massive atomic bomb test at Yucca Flat Nevada dazzled 1,500 dug-in troops as a B 50 bomber dropped the weapon from 30,000 feet. The blast lit the sky like 50 suns and was visible as far as Las Vegas, offering a stark forecast of battlefield atomic use.
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Yucca Flat
Nev
INS
Nevada Desert
United States
Nevada
Las Vegas
Red Cavalry Spotted At Korean Front For First Time In Year
Seoul April 22 Communist jet shot down by American pilot marks second straight day of air battles over northwest Korea. Allied pilots claim no immediate offensive despite sighting Red cavalry units, with 14 MiGs hit since Monday including eight shot down and six damaged. Eighth Army notes cavalry appearance under study. ground forces shell Chinese troops.
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Seoul
Korea
Red Cavalry
Eighth Army
Grass Fire On Tulagi Way Reported At Intersection
Neshannock township firefighters were dispatched to a grass fire at Tulagi Way and Carlisle Street at 12 45 p m today. No damage to neighboring properties was reported and the incident was contained.
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Tulagi Way
Neshannock Township
Carlisle Street
Election Returns Broadcast From The News and WKST
Lawrence county election returns will be aired tonight starting at 10 30 after the Pittsburgh Chicago game. The program originates from The News editorial offices in collaboration with Station WKST 1280 on your dial.
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Lawrence County
News
WKST
Downed Flier Rescued From Korean Enemy
A Fifth Air Force F-80 Shooting Star pilot was forced to bail out after ground fire damaged his jet. He was rescued by an H-5 helicopter from the U.S. Air Force 3rd Air Rescue squadron near enemy lines in Korea. Communist fire struck the helicopter as it landed, and the pilot received a head graze from a bullet during safety ascent.
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Tokyo
INS
Air Force
U. S. Air Force
3Rd Air Rescue Squadron
Gail W. Poulton
Twin Falls
Idaho
Price Controls Lifted on 16 Key Commodities
The government lifted price controls on 16 items including wool lard and leather with more sectors such as cotton textiles and clothing under consideration. The suspension takes effect next Monday marking the first major relaxation of controls in over a year. OPS head Arnall cited prices well below ceilings.
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Washington
INS
Office of Price Stabilization
Arnall
Senate Banking Committee
Rioting Convicts Hold Out At Rahway Prison Farm
Rioting convicts at Rahway prison farm in New Jersey held a barricaded dormitory for a sixth day. They threaten reprisals over parole board actions, keep eight hostages, and plan to resume negotiations after securing a probe into the state parole board.
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Rahway
N. J
INS
New Jersey
State Parole Board
Hopes For Early Peace In Korea Dimmed By Reds
In Musan April 22, Communist negotiators at Panmunjom refused to budge on armistice supervision and prisoner exchange terms. UN staff officers charged insincerity after a 16 minute session while secret talks on prisoner exchanges continued. six new camps were listed as part of prisoner handling changes. Wilfred Burchett accused U S leaders of fanning optimism over an early truce.
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Korea
Musan
Red
Panmunjom
United Nations
George W. Hickman
South Korea
Cheju Island
Koje Island
Wilfred Burchett
Wanger Sentenced Four Months for Assault in Lang Shooting
Hollywood April 22 Veteran film producer Walter Wanger was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon for the shooting of agent Jennings Lang. He received a four month jail term in Los Angeles County and may begin on June 4. The judge reduced the charge from assault with intent to commit murder after finding no intent to kill Lang.
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Hollywood
INS
Walter Wanger
Jennings Lang
Los Angeles County
Harry J. Borde
Wanger
Lang
Mediators Enter Breweries Strike Brews Tension
State and federal mediators move into the beer dispute today to restart operations at 10 western Pennsylvania breweries shut by a CIO union strike of 2,100 workers. Brewers bottlers and drivers seek a pay raise after yesterday’s overwhelming vote to halt work.
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Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
CIO
Guard Troops Mobilized In Jackson Prison Riot
A riot at Jackson prison sees 176 inmates hold 11 guards captive as gunfire drives 10 mental patients back to their cells. Inmates in Tiplinary Block 15 discuss truce terms with State Police Captain Earl Secrist to end the rebellion that began Sunday night.
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Jackson, Mich
INS
Jackson Prison
Tiplinarry Block 15
Earl Secrist
Prison riot at Jackson sees 176 inmates, 11 guards held
Michigan National Guard moved to restore order at Jackson prison where 176 rebel convicts seized 11 guards. Darwin Millage, 46, of Wayne, was killed by a police bullet as 2,600 inmates were quelled. Warden Frisbie voiced uncertainty over fate of hostages and ongoing danger.
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Jackson, Mich
Michigan National Guard
Jackson Prison
Darwin Millage
Wayne
Mich
Julian M. Frisbie
Two rebel inmates beaten in yard during Jackson prison riot
In Jackson Michigan two inmates from cellblock 15 were dragged into the yard and badly beaten as rioters held 11 guards hostage. State Police were summoned for stretchers and to remove wounded prisoners while fellow inmates Jerome Parmenter and Ellsworth Roberts were dragged from the block and left in the yard awaiting rescue.
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Jackson
Mich
INS
Jackson Prison
Harold Tucker
Tucker
Jerome Parmenter
Ellsworth Roberts
Mutiny Hostages Reveal Millage Fatality Details
Reporters learned of Millage's death from two guards held during the Detention Block mutiny. The guards were released from mutiny headquarters after being coerced by insurgents who seized control and held civilians as hostages.
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Millage
Mutiny
Inmate Leaders Promise Conference After Midnight Call
The warden said he spoke by telephone with inmate leaders at midnight and they were promised another conference today. He added that the leaders believe nothing is gained by murdering innocent hostages and noted they had battled other inmates.
Ballots Fall Sluggishly Under Warm Farm Weather
In a rural scene Arthur Mometer notes ballots dropping slowly as farmers work from dawn to dusk under warm weather. Candidates hustle to mobilize voters while politics recedes amid farm chores and sunlit hours.
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Commonwealth
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Pond
Felix Cotten
Bulletins
Carl A
Tovey) Spaatz
Senate Air Power
Isamu Yokoyama
Sugamo Prison
Shigenori Togo
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