House Committee Urges Fast Aid For Europe
The House Foreign Affairs Committee backed a 7.75 million foreign aid program and said Europe’s defense needs hinge on equipment and money, not manpower. Eisenhower warned of rapid mobilization but limited resources, urging U S support to help Western Europe defend itself soon.
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Washington
Europe
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western Europe
Eisenhower
United States
Truman
Senate
Russia
Balloons Spread Word Democracy Still Lives Over Iron Curtain
Two million messages of freedom floated over the Iron Curtain in 2000 balloons over Europe aimed at Czechoslovakia. Balloons carried leaflets. rubber balloons rise to 30,000 feet and burst scattering sheets, plastic balloons carry 200 sheets and drift on. Wind patterns move west to east. range 100 to 700 miles at 25 to 30 mph.
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Munich
INS
Iron Curtain
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Big bomber crashes into Seattle apartment house
Charred rubble marks the pyre where at least 11 people perished after a B-50 bomber crashed into the Lester Apartments in Seattle. The pilot Lt. Lloyd Vanderwielen reportedly steered toward a less populated area to spare workers below. Six crew members died. five residents of the 49 unit building perished. Seventy-six year old Peter Nelson recounted rescuing his neighbor Al Mason’s wife, while others escaped as flames raged through the hillside structure. The crash injured twelve occupants. three residents remained unaccounted for.
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Seattle
Lloyd G. Vanderwielen
Rainier Valley
Vanderweilen
William F. Schodde
Peter Nelson
al Mason
Tippy
William Cain
Hearst Dies At His Home In Beverly Hills
Hearst dies at his Beverly Hills home at age 88. William Randolph Hearst, renowned publisher, led a career spanning over five decades.
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Hearst
Los Angeles
William Randolph Hearst
Beverly Hills
Douglas Won t Run For President In 1948 Bid
Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson warned the new economic controls law may lift living costs by 10 to 16 billion dollars and spark meat shortages and black markets. He said the defense program is behind schedule and urged rapid mobilization amid warnings of rising prices and a possible 5 to 8 percent cost increase. Meanwhile Senator Douglas announced he will not seek the Democratic nomination, urging Oregon petitions to withdraw. He noted overwhelming pro-Truman sentiment, while Taft eyed GOP options as Truman hinted at Taft as a favored opponent.
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Evanston, Til
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
America
Moscow
National Institute For Chamber of Commerce and Trade Association
Washington
Douglas
Oregon
Monroe Sweetland
White House
Truman
Sweetland
Brewster
Taft
Ohio
Office of Price Stabilization
House approves largest military construction program
The House authorized a $5.77 billion military construction package the largest in peacetime or war. Air Force leads with $3.48 billion for bases, Army $1.37 billion, Navy $786 million, plus joint projects and welfare facilities. Arizona allocations include Davis-Monthan, Williams, Luke, Navajo Depot, and Yuma tests.
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Washington
House
Congress
Air Force
Navy
Arizona
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Williams Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base
Navajo Ordnance Depot
Bellomont
Yuma
Grandview
Truman
Gross
Sedalia
Firemen Douse Blaze At Scattergood Ranch Garage
Metropolis fire crews battled a late evening blaze at a three-stall ranch building used as a garage pumphouse and warehouse on Scattergood Date Ranch at 1415 W Olive Dr. J C Wood owner. seven firefighters fought the flames with two sustaining minor singes. One adjacent building saved with little roof damage. ignition risk reduced by water fog system. Ted Houser alerted, traffic congestion hindered rapid response with 150 cars on roads nearby. Damaged 1947 Chevrolet and water pump. losses possibly over 2500 dollars.
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Metropolitan Fire Department
Scattergood Date Ranch
W. Olive Dr
Stanley Wasielewski
N. Central
Frank Fietcher
E. Eva
J. C. Wood
Ted Houser
Houser
Bus Links 35 Aboard Drown Near Swiss Border
A crowded excursion bus plunged into Lake Resia near the Swiss border, drowning 35 with one woman survivor. Police said the bus lost a rear wheel and veered off a 25 foot embankment before sinking in 46 feet of water. a rowboat crew rescued the lone survivor.
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Bolzano
Italy
Resia
Plea For Help From Utah Prison Riot Incident
Utah state prison at Point of the Mountain sent a plea for help this morning in what the State Highway Patrol called another riot. Patrol cars were dispatched to the prison about 25 miles south of Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Utah State
Point-of the-Mountain
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Here
Hot sticky weather to linger across Arizona this weekend
The weather forecast says a hot humid spell will stay over Phoenix for days with scattered thundershowers in central and southern Arizona mountain areas through the weekend. Rain fell at Phoenix Sky Harbor this morning while Tucson and Douglas had showers yesterday.
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Phoenix
Arizona
United States Weather Bureau
Phoenix Sky Harbor
Tucson
Douglas
Pinal Mountains
Globe-Miami
Mogollon Rim Country
Pine and Payson
Bradshaw Mountains
Weather Bureau
Gulf of California
Airport Station
Heavy Rains Damage West Mexico Highway
Heavy rains caused the Betamote River to overflow and damage the Puerto Penasco highway, interrupting communication between Sonora and Lower California. About 12 miles of the Sonora Baja California Railway were washouts. Floods in the Pitiquito area destroyed small bridges and roads.
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West Mexico
Mexicali
Lower
Pete
Betamote
Puerto Penasco
Sonora
Lower California
Sonora- Baja California
Pitiquito
Flares Spur Plane Search Over Aleutians
In Alaska near Adak 40 miles northeast sighted green flares giving hope for 12 missing naval airmen from a PB4Y-2 Privateer missing since Sunday after an operation out of Kodiak. Navy tug Bagaduce leads inquiry as fog and rain hinder search. Three officers and nine enlisted men aboard.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Adak
Aleutian Island
Bagaduce
Noted Leaders Speak On Postwar Policy And Peace Treaties
International News Service reports remarks from Secretary of State Acheson criticizing regimentation in a police state as backward tyranny. Governor Lodge questions Italy’s peacetime constraints under an Atlantic Pact member. General Ridgway comments on armistice negotiations, noting patience firmness and reasonableness.
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International News Service
Ithaca
N. Y
Acheson
Rome
John Davis Lodge
Connecticut
Italy
Ridgway Says Allies Ready To Fight On
Tokyo dispatch reports Peiping Radio reaffirming that Communist ceasefire negotiators will not be forced into accepting UN terms for an armistice line based on the current battle front. The statement emphasizes continued resistance and readiness to pursue military action if negotiations fail.
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Ridgway
Tokyo
Peiping
United Nations
U.N. Chiefs Threaten Fight If Cease-Fire Fails
At Kaesong the two top U.N. commanders Ridgway and Van Fleet warned the Communists that a cease-fire line on the present front is defensible and that they will fight if negotiations fail. They said the enemy is in bad shape and urged peace while noting the stalemate persisted for 14 days as Nam II attacked the U.N. position.
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U.N
Kaesong
Korea
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Tokyo
Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
van Fleet
Nam II
Purple Heart Registration Opens Here
National convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart opens today at Hotel Westward for veterans attending the gathering. John Goodin of Johnson City Tennessee serves as national commander and presides over tonight’s executive board meeting. Efforts aim to amend bylaws so a national commander may run again. A full program of social activities is planned and a Saturday banquet in Cubin City will close the event with awards. Ladies Auxiliary will hold sessions and join the men for joint meetings.
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Military Order of the Purple Heart
John Goodin
Johnson City
Tenn
National Executive Board
Purple Heart
Cubin City
Sixth V J Day Is Celebrated In Rhode Island
Providence marked six years since Japan surrendered with Rhode Island the only state to observe Victory Day as a legal holiday. Businesses and factories closed by law as cities held formal Peace prayers. Providence limited holiday spirit to a hope for peace following the 1945 surrender.
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Providence
R. IL
United States
Union
Rhode Island
Missouri
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