Explosion at Northwest Missouri dormitory injures many
A gas tank blast near Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville injured three girls critically and sent 17 others to hospitals. About 30 more were treated and released as dormitory fires gutted the building and nearby areas. Firefighters fought the flames for hours while students aided residents in escaping.
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Maryville
Northwest Missouri State College
St. Joseph
Air Force
J. W. Jones
James
Annie Meadows
Auffered
Parties Move To Showdown On Asia Policy
The report describes renewed fighting near Seoul as U N forces retreat under a North Korean assault after Uijongbu falls. It notes shifts along the front, a failed tank infantry probe on the Seoul Chunchon highway, and Pyongyang radio claiming large reserves entering the battle. In Washington, GOP lawmakers push anti appeasement unity to back Gen MacArthur’s Formosa policy while Democrats rally around Truman Acheson positions. Taft plans bi partisan coordination with Eastland on anti appeasement resolutions.
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Seoul
U. N
Eighth
Uijongbu
Seoul Chunchon
Pyongyang
Korea
Washington
INS
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
United States
China
Taft
Ohio
Republican
MacArthur
William Boyle
Kenkoku Maru Run Aground Off San Francisco Coast
The Japanese freighter Kenkoku Maru ran aground 75 miles north of San Francisco in heavy seas and rain, with 54 aboard. Coast guard cutters and tugs braved high seas to reach the ship, which was taking on water after hull damage and grounding near Stewart’s Point.
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San Francisco
Here
Coast Guard
Farallon Islands
Golden Gate
Stewart’s Point
Black Rock
Stewarts Point
Tucson Man Is 105th Road Victim In 1951
A Tucson man identified as L. C. Rose, 45, died in a solo auto crash seven miles south of Chandler at 9 15 last night. The fatality raises Arizona's 1951 road toll to 105, two more than last year, patrolman William Whitlow said at the scene.
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Chandler
Arizona
L. C. Rose
William Whitlow
R. J. Thissen
Algona
Iowa
Good Samaritan Hospital
18Th
Polk Streets
Thissen
West Melvin Street
Melvin Holland
North 18Th Street
G. R. McNutt
East Washington Street
Memorial Hospital
Fourth and
Jefferson Streets
L. A. Davis
West
Jackson Street
Masaquers Present 2nd Show Tonight
Almost 10,000 spectators viewed a Masque of Yellow Moon pageant echoing rugged pioneer life and sun country glory. 3,000 Phoenix College students and five city high schools staged diverse scenes, with a final performance set for 8 p.m. tonight at Montgomery Stadium. Clip highlights included an Indian attack on a wagon, blue cavalry rescuers, Arizona climate tableaux, and a butterfly-drawn train featuring Pat Thomas as Masque queen. A patriotic finale with six bands and four color guards closed the show. Tickets available at the Phoenix Union office or the stadium box office after 7 p.m.
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Jay Brashear
Sun Country
Phoenix College
City
Montgomery Stadium
West Phoenix High School
Arizona
Phoenix Technical School
Pat Thomas
North Phoenix High School
United States
The
Cordelia M. Perkins
Phoenix Union High School
Oren Arnold
Phoenix
Phoenix Union
Stadium
MacArthur Leads New York Loyalty Day Parade
General Douglas MacArthur would lead a six hour Fifth Avenue parade with 500000 marchers and 4000000 spectators in New York City to mark Loyalty Day, a counter demonstration to May Day. The event features 40 bands and 33 nationality groups, with Cardinal Spellman initially slated to ride in the lead car before protests over MacArthur's Episcopalian faith.
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Douglas MacArthur
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Milwaukee
MacArthur
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Russia
Iron Curtain
Francis Cardinal Spellman
J. Joseph Smith
VFW
Truman Sends His Greetings On Eve Of Democratic Dinner
Vice-President Alben W. Barkley will headline Arizona's Jefferson Jackson Day dinner at Shrine Auditorium with about 2000 attendees. Ralph Watkins chairs the event as Democratic leaders plan fundraising and party unity remarks from President Truman via a written message urging strong two party governance.
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Truman
Bill Turnbow
Arizona
Democratic Party
Alben W. Barkley
Washington, D.C
Shrine Auditorium
Ralph Watkins
President Truman
Steve Langmade
Democratic State Central Committee
Langmade
Highwaymen Rob Phoenician. Fire Follows Near Scottsdale
Two gunmen halted a10pm car and pocketbook theft on McDowell Road near 32nd Street east of Scottsdale. Clarence Buell, 57, fled as a shot ripped a leather case and another nearly hit his face. The duo also seized $80 in unendorsed checks. Buell sought help at Merrill Westfall’s home and alerted the sheriff’s office.
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Kenneth Arline
Scottsdale
Clarence Buell
Lewis Avenue
Buell
Sheriff's Deputies
McDowell Road
32Nd Street
Merrill Westfall
Sheriff’s Office
Noted Figures Speak on Postwar Tensions and Policy
International News Service reports reactions from Winston Churchill Senator Taft General MacArthur and Marriner Eccles. Churchill warns of isolationist anger shifting toward Britain Taft accuses State Department of favoring Communists MacArthur recalls a warm Milwaukee homecoming Eccles argues against direct government lending to private enterprise.
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International News Service
London
Winston Churchill
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Taft
State Department
Far Eastern
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Clocks Set Ahead Tonight Across 34 States
Millions from New York to California will set clocks forward one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins in part or all of 34 states. The change, designed to extend evening daylight, affects most Americans before they turn in tonight.
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New York
California
Iran's Mossadegh urged as new premier by lower house
In Tehran on April 28 the Majlis urged 76 year old Muhammad Mossadegh to form a new government after demanding immediate seizure of Anglo Iranian Oil. The move followed the resignation of Premier Hussein Ala and his cabinet amid a drive to nationalize Iran's oil resources. Western diplomats fear chaos and Soviet influence.
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Iran
Shah Mohammed Rezi Pahlevi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Hussein Ala
Mossadegh
Ala
Majlis
Parliamentary
Oil Commission
Russia
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Westboro, Mo
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