Armistice Talks Near Crisis Backing Franco Shift
President Truman signaled a softening of the U S stance toward Franco Spain. He supported Defense and State Department moves to include Spain in a common defense despite British and French objections. Truman noted preliminaries in Madrid on American use of Spanish bases while dodging politics with Eisenhower and dismissing McCarthy era conspiracy claims.
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Acheson
Spain
Truman
Department of Defense
Madrid
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Storm Deluge Hits Arizona Watersheds From Mesa to Buckeye
A heavy storm drenched the Valley with Phoenix Mesa and Buckeye recording their heaviest rainfall of the season. The U S Weather Bureau logged substantial totals across watershed stations including 1.01 inches at Natural Bridge on the Verde and .97 at Childs on the Verde River with wind and lightning damage reported in several areas.
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Phoenix
Mesa
Buckeye
U.S. Weather Bureau
Natural Bridge
Verde Watershed
Diamond Point
Payson
Roosevelt
Childs
Verde River
Irving
Prescott
Fossil Spring
Granite Reef
Stewart Mountain
Bartlett Dam
Horseshoe Dam
Weather Bureau
Tucson
Mesa District
University of Arizona Experimental Farm
Mesa Business District
Sky Harbor
25Th St
Moreland
Pulliam Urges Strong Action To Free Oatis
Eugene C. Pulliam publisher of Phoenix News papers urged President Truman to take a tough line to free Associated Press correspondent William N. Oatis from a Czechoslovakian prison. He called for immediate release and UN intercession and warned of sanctions if demands are ignored. J Ross Oatis supported the push.
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Pulliam
Oatis
William N. Oatis
Associated Press
Phoenix
Truman
Eugene C. Pulliam
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc
United States
United Nations
Czechoslovakia
J. Ross Oatis
Garfield
Heat waves grip western region as Las Vegas hits 111
July heat wave bakes the southern half of the nation while much of the West enjoys near normal conditions. Las Vegas soars to 111, Salt Lake City 100, Billings 99, and San Antonio 103, with Central Valley readings near 100 and storms in the East. A severe storm in Syracuse brings flooding and toppled poles. In Korea, cease-fire talks near crisis as both sides stand firm on the withdrawal of foreign troops and the U N demands.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain States
Las Vegas
Nev
Salt Lake City
Billings
Mont
Boise
Idaho
San Antonio
Texas
California
Great Central Valley
Gulf States
Little Rock
Ark
Syracuse
N. Y
Nam Ti
C. Turner Joy
U. N
United Nations
Korea
Preston
Agreement With Spain Moves Closer To NATO Ties
Senators broadly supported steps to link Spain Turkey and Greece with the North Atlantic defense alliance. A report said Spain had agreed in principle to U S naval and air bases there drawing praise from both parties amid ongoing discussions.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Spain
Turkey
Greece
North Atlantic Defense Alliance
U.S
Herbert Morrison
Britain
Truman
Major Flood Crest Reaches Toward St Louis
The Missouri River flood crest nears St Louis as Red Cross declares the worst emergency passed, noting no large city danger though the Mississippi flood crest yet threatens high ground. Jefferson City bridge remains threatened as engineers brace the area with 98 tons of scrap metal to weigh down the span.
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ST. Louis
Red Cross
Kansas
Missouri
Red Cross Midwest
Missouri-Mississippi River
Jefferson City
Missouri River
108 Airmen Join Hunt For 2 Year Old Girl
A force of 108 airmen from Luke Air Force Base joined law enforcement officers and civilians today in a search for 2 year old Betty Jean Wright who disappeared Tuesday night near Weedville Peoria. The effort stretched from a farm house along Lateral 20 to the Arizona Canal as families waited at the Wright home. Investigators consider the canal a possible drop site while others fear abduction. Wright says his daughter vanished in under ten minutes from her aunt’s residence.
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Luke Air Force Base
Betty Jean Wright
Lateral 20
Arizona Canal
She
D. J. Wright
Weedville
Peoria
Francis Yancey
Yancey
Wright
Cost-Plus Amendment Perils Price Controls Warned by DiSalle
Washington July 19 AP Michael V DiSalle Price Director told Congress the cost plus guaranteed profit amendment backed by the House would destroy the price control program He warned it would cost consumers billions boost food prices uncapped profits for manufacturers and complicate administration of ceilings Republicans counter that profits must be assured for inflation to be beaten The letter arrived as House members near final votes in a heated wage price rent and controls debate
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Congress
House
Spence
House Banking Committee
DiSalle
di Salle
Arizona Road Crash Kills Two In Family
A Missouri family traveling to California had two members killed and several injured when their car was rear ended by a truck near Wickenburg Arizona on U S Highway 93. Kathleen Crews 20 and her parents were hospitalized as two siblings Johnny 16 and Sarah 28 were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Arizona
Wickenburg
Missouri
Here
Kathleen Crews
Mount Vernon
San Dimas
Calif
Kathleen
Jesse Crews
Lucy
The
Arizona Highway Patrol
Crews
Johnny
Military Base Vote Expected on Construction Plan
The house armed services committee plans to vote on a nearly 5.7 billion dollar military construction program. About 3.5 billion funds new and expanded air force bases, with up to a billion for overseas bases near Russia. Officials warn additional large sums may be requested later.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Russia
Defense Department
Harriman Guarded After Death Plot
TEHRAN Iran July 19 UPI reports a partial security blackout on movements of U S Ambassador W Averell Harriman due to a plot to assassinate him. Police discovered the plan and assigned a guard of three Jeeps, warning an attack may still be possible.
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Tehran
Iran
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Atesh
Harriman
Long Beach residents battle record tides flood area
Long Beach Calif July 19 Residents sandbagged homes as tides reached 7.2 feet flooding a nine block area east of Long Beach Harbor. Life guards evacuated 12 families. 30 more saved belongings by raft or log. A 13 year old boy Archie Nottingham was bitten by a shark carried ashore. Cars and two ship berths flooded.
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Long Beach
Calif
Long Beach Harbor
Archie Nottingham
Noted figures discuss Spain's role in defense system
Washington Senator Knowland urges Spain joining Western Europe defense. New York ICFTU leader Oldenbroek protests Spain's inclusion. Pittsburgh victory by Jersey Joe Walcott ends with his remark feeling like a 16 year old kid.
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Washington
William Knowland
Calif
Western
Europe
Spain
New York
J. H. Oldenbroek
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICFTU
Pittsburgh
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Contractor Tells 'Con Man' Inquiry He Paid Agent $23,000 For Nothing
Joseph E. Bennett of Boston testified before a Washington senate subcommittee that he paid Samuel D. Mason about 22,300 in expenses and advances on commission to obtain contracts but Mason produced no results. Bennett said Mason promised influence with government offices and that Bennett had been led to believe he could win federal contracts, while Mason allegedly claimed a vast criminal record and bribable officials. The inquiry seeks to uncover the con man’s operations and victims across several states.
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Washington
Joseph E. Bennett
Boston
Bennett
Senate
Hoey
N. C
Samuel D. Mason
Mason
Meyer Sawyer
Sawyer
United States
Senator Hoey
New York
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