Greatest Flood Of Hundred Years Smashes Levee
The Mississippi flood crest of 103 years shattered the Chateau island levee near St. Louis driving workers to a second line of defense. The break north of the Chain of Rocks bridge threatens 2000 acres as engineers race to reinforce and hold Prairie Du Pont while preparing for a crest near 39.5 feet. The quake earlier cracked a 50 square mile area as officials brace for continued rising waters.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Chateau Island
Chain of Rocks
East St. Louis
Chouteau-Nameoki-Venice
Illinois Central Embankment
Prairie du Pont
Ole’ Miss
Government Ends Delegate Begin Operation Of Coal Mines
Interior Secretary Krug returns about 2 600 bituminous mines to owners after 13 months of government control ending by the War Labor Disputes Act. Navy and strike tensions noted as private management resumes. Delegates to the Sons of Italy convention arrive in New Castle with Philadelphia guests, as streets are decorated for the July 4 parade. Francis Augustine chairs the parade. John D. Lorenzo is honorary grand mar.
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Soft Sons
Italy
Washington
INS
Interior
J. A. Krug
Krug
Coal Mines Administration
John L. Lewis
Interior Department
U. S
Secretary of the Interior
Navy
N. H. Collisson
United Mine Workers Union
The
Sons of Italy
New Castle
Philadelphia
Mary Viola Bates
Women’s
Guiseppe Guisti
Germanytown
Louise A. Porreca
Dante
Washington, Mill, Moravia
Long Avenue
South Mill and
Home Streets
Francis Augustine
John D. Lorenzo
Pa Newe Observes A Filly With 13 Blooms On One Stalk
Pa Newe notes a unique flowering filly and observes birds at a new lawn seeds area on East Washington street. A driver with a flat tire attracts onlookers on East street as a Buick returns to a meter. Decorations along Washington street and others signal preparations for the Sons of Italy state convention on July 2. Nearby Mahoningtown B and O station hosts a Nurses class send off to Chicago. Observers report Jupiter near the Moon on Saturday night.
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Washington Street
Pa Nene
East Street
South Mill Street
Long Avenue
Moravia Street
Mahoningtown
Chicago
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a high of 90 and a low of 62 and precipitation at 0.02 inches. River stage measured 5.6 feet. For the prior 24 hour period ending Sunday morning the high reached 87 with no precipitation reported.
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United States
Hawaii Statehood Bill Heads to House Floor Today
The House planned to consider a bill to make Hawaii the 49th state in the union. Majority Leader Halleck indicated the measure would be opened after minor bills, marking the first statehood debate on the House floor since 1912 when New Mexico and Arizona joined.
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Washington
INS
House
Hawaii
Halleck R Ind
New Mexico
Arizona
New Castle Ranks High In 1947 Buying Power Survey
New Castle, New Castle County, was cited in Sales Management's 1947 survey as a high earning market with 1946 retail sales of 48 441 000. The city accounted for 0 68 percent of Pennsylvania's retail business and had an effective after tax spending power of 3374 per family. The quality of market index stood at 105, five percent above the national average. Nationwide 1946 income held near 1945 levels with savings totaling 15 8 billions, the lowest since 1941.
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New York
New Castle
United States
Pennsylvania
Bevin Seeks Showdown At Paris Marshall Plan Conference
British Foreign Secretary Bevin pressed for an immediate showdown at the Paris conference on the Marshall plan. Officials said Bevin, vexed by Molotov's blocking of a cooperative reconstruction program, would make a supreme effort to secure an agreement despite Soviet objections.
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Paris
Bevin
Molotov
Peale Says Americans Live In Hysteria Age At Kiwanis Meet
Dr Norman Vincent Peale told 5,000 Kiwanis delegates in Chicago that Americans are living in a smear age or age of hysteria. He warned that without factual, rational thinking democracy cannot progress.
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Chicago
INS
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Collegiate Church
New York
Peale
Steel plants cut back as coal crisis tightens supply
Pittsburgh June 36 The steel industry announces further production curbs and 4000 more layoffs to conserve fuel during the nationwide coal shortage. Wheeling Steel closes two plants and suspends operations at others as coal reserves dwindle. Shenango Furnace banks two furnaces, Sharon Steel halts open hearths, and Martins Ferry workers go on plantwide vacation. Steubenville cuts pig iron and coke output falls to 62 percent. Six open hearths to be retired tomorrow. On the miners action day.
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Pittsburgh
Wheeling Steel Co
Shenango Furnace Co
Sharpesville
Sharon Steel
Wheeling
Bucks Botton
W. Va
Martins Ferry
Five Die In Western Pennsylvania Over Weekend
Police report at least five people were killed and four score injured in western Pennsylvania towns over the weekend. Victims include Walter Tempinski who drowned after falling from a speed boat on the Allegheny River, and deaths from auto crashes in McKeesport and Pittsburgh.
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Pennsylvania
Walter Tempinski
New Kensington
Brilliant Boat Club
Allegheny River
Oliver Ingraham
Monaca
McKeesport
Walter Brown
George Bowers
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh
Frank Pasquarell
Clairton
Yacht Murder Trial Enters Seventh Week
The Overell murder trial in Santa Ana enters week seven as prosecutors press the claim that Walter E Overell and his wife were dead before their yacht exploded by dynamite. Three physicians who helped in a second autopsy after exhumations on April 13 are on call, with more medical testimony expected.
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Santa Ana
Cal
INS
Overell
Walter E. Overells
E. L. Benjamin
San Bernardino
Charles W. Decker
Pomona
John Baill
Fear of collapse of Big Three Paris parley
Paris talks among the Big Three ministers continued under a cloud of differences. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov opposed Marshall Plan execution machinery, arguing it would impair sovereignty, reportedly opposing any European economic reconstruction plan with mutual aid and assigned commodities.
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Paris
Europe
Molotov
VFW Twenty Fifth District Elects Officers for 1947 49
Veterans of Foreign Wars district twenty five representing Lawrence Butler and Beaver counties met in Neshannock Post to elect officers for 1947 49. Robert Hodgson Post 252 Ellwood City named district commander. other officers include Russell King Post 128 Rochester senior vice commander and Hardin Stebbins Post 315 New Castle junior vice commander.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Twenty-Fifth
Lawrence
Butler
Beaver Counties
Neshannock
Robert Hodgson
Ellwood City
Russell King
Rochester
Hardin Stebbins
New Castle
Cal Leslie
Walter A. Kieler
Joseph Lane
Harold Kildoo
Bernard McGivern
Ambridge
VFW Penna. Department
Harrisburg
R. D
Mass Sedition Case Thrown Out by Appeals Court
The U S Court of Appeals dismissed the mass sedition indictment against more than 30 defendants. The ruling upholds an earlier district court dismissal by Chief Justice Bolitha Laws and cites the Justice Department lacks due diligence in prosecuting the case.
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Washington
INS
United States Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Appeals
Bolitha Laws
District Court
D. Lawrence Groner
Death notices for Helen Kelk Watson and others in Cleveland Heights
Miss Helen Kelk Watson of Cleveland Heights O dies. James J Passias age 56 of 14 West Wallace avenue. George Noga 76 of Frank Avenue. Mrs James E Dilley 71 of Brookfield Ohio are listed in the death notices.
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Helen Kelk Watson
Cleveland Heights
O. James J. Passias
Wallace Avenue
George Noga
Nogee
Frank Avenue
James E. Dilley
Brookfield
King's Chapel marks 143rd anniversary observance
King's Chapel Methodist church observed the 143rd anniversary of its founding with three services led by former members and friends. Highlights included a history reading by Mrs. F. G. Simonton titled The Passing of the Years at King's Chapel and tributes to Ira D. Sankey and early Christian leaders.
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Ira D. Sankey
King’s Chapel Methodist Church
F. G. Simonton
King’s Chapel
Wesley
Rent Control Bill Signed by Truman Amid Criticism
President Truman signed the federal rent control extension to March 1 1948 while calling the measure plainly inadequate. He said he signed only to keep rent controls alive, adding that without his signature the program would die tonight.
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Bulletin
Washington
INS
Truman
Russian oil ships rush loading as Export Control Act takes effect
Three Russian vessels completed oil loading at midnight as the Export Control Act went into effect. The tanker Taganrog with 120000 barrel capacity, the freighter Sudan with 36000 barrels, and the tanker Maikop with 75000 barrels were described as hurrying to finish loading before the act's start.
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Los Angeles
INS
Taganrog
Sudan
Maikop
World Police Project Nears Crucial Stage
At Lake Success New York June 30 United Nations moves toward an international police force. The military staff committee must report to the security council with a tentative estimate of the strength and components of land sea and air forces available to the UN. The request, backed by the United States Colombia Syria and Poland, was called almost impossible by Andrei Gromyko the Soviet delegate.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INS
United Nations
U. N
Security Council
Alexander Cadogan
United Kingdom
United States
Colombia
Syria
Poland
Andrei A. Gromyko
Dr. Worner Warns On Perils Of Hot Weather
City Health Superintendent Dr. W. A. Worner warns of summer hazards from heat and sun. He advises brief midday sun exposure, tanning as protection, and staying away from poison ivy to prevent sunburn, poison ivy, and related discomforts during Fourth of July celebrations.
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W. A. Womner
Britain Cuts Meat Ration Under New Austere Program
London reports a new austerity plan with a meat ration cut from 27 to under 24 cents per week per person starting July 13. Dr Edith Summerskill announces the change while Chancellor Hugh Dalton predicts higher import duties on foreign motion pictures. House of Commons statements indicate a grim winter ahead.
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London
INS
Great Britain
Edith Summerskill
Food Ministry
Hugh Dalton
House of Commons
Britain
Weathering Rain Delays as July Hopes for Sunshine
The verse notes a period of persistent rain delaying work at farms and gardens. It contrasts Miss June's cheerful mood with overcast days and forecasts a shift to July with expected pleasant skies and better climate.
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June
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