Des Moines Flood Tops City Crest Fear in Iowa
Des Moines faced its worst flood crest in 150 years as the Des Moines River rose to 24.12 feet and was expected to reach 29 to 30 feet. Gov Beardsley requested federal disaster aid, Mayor Van Dreser declared an emergency, and hundreds of families evacuated while National Guard units aided levee crews. Flooding also threatened Racoon River levels and extended to Nebraska Wisconsin and South Dakota with multiple fatalities reported in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Red Cross
William 8. Beardsley
Eisenhower
Iowa
Joseph van Dreser
National Guard
Des Mines
Racoon
Iowa Foods
Dows
Martin A. Bastian
Fort Dodge
Nebraska
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Darlington
Wis
Eddie Cantor Signs $9 Million Hollywood Pact
Comedian Eddie Cantor signs a seven year contract valued at $9 million to appear on radio and television and serve as a production executive in Hollywood. Cantor will star and produce, expanding his media roles in film and TV projects.
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Seea Cantor
Hollywood
Eddie Cantor
Weather in Southern California Thursday June 23 1954
Coastal and intermediate valleys will see night and early morning low clouds with local fog and drizzle, mostly sunny later with haze after midmorning. Reading: high 86, low 37, one year ago today high 03, low 56. Jimmy Cub notes another warm day and comments on lawn duties and irrigation amid drying conditions.
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California
Jimmy Cub
James
Jimmy
Macpherson
Two Guatemalan Planes Bomb Honduras Towns
Two Guatemalan army planes reportedly bombed Copan on the Honduran frontier and Santa Rosa in Honduras as part of alleged rebel activity tied to Col. Carlos Castillo Armas. Reports said one bomb was a dud and that rebels moved advanced HQs to Camotan while cutting Guatemala City from Puerto Barrios.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Guatemala
U.S
Copan
Carlos
Castillo Armas
Acion
10 Block Fire Destroys Much of Seoul Black Market District
A large fire swept Seoul's black market district, gutting a 10 block area and destroying hundreds of shacks and shops. No casualty reports are official, but thousands lost homes and goods. Bulldozers worked to halt spread as refugees gathered nearby. The blaze began about 8 p.m. and was under control after two hours.
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Seoul
Korea
Central
Steam catapult launches plane from navy carrier
The Navy disclosed that for the first time a plane was launched from a ship by a steam catapult. A Banshee jet fighter piloted by Lt. (jg) William E. Brooks, from Los Angeles, was launched last Thursday from the 38,000 ton carrier USS Hancock off the Southern California coast.
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San Diego
Navy
William E. Brooks
Los Angeles
Hancock
California
Baseball Scores from National and American Leagues
Milwaukee and New York plated five and two runs respectively while Philadelphia and Cleveland traded seven and five runs in a doubleheader style box score. Notes list pitchers Wilson Jolly Crandall Gomez Jansen McCall Konikowski Westrum Trics Robertson Lemon and Hegan among players.
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Milwaukee
New York
Wilson
Jolly
Crandall
Gomez
Jansen
McCall
Konikowski
Westrum
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Trics
Robertson
Lemon
Hegan
Guatemala pushes new Security Council meeting
Guatemala demands another UN Security Council session to address fighting in the country defying U S opposition. U S Ambassador Lodge warns Guatemala not to be a pawn in Soviet propaganda and to keep out of the Western Hemisphere while Guatemala files a new request citing ongoing aggression from Honduras and Nicaragua.
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United Nations
Guatemala
United States
United Nations Security Council
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Security Council
Russia
Organization of American States
Lodge
Soviet Union
Eduardo Castillo-Arriola
Council
Guillermo Toriello
Dag Hammarskjold
Honduras
Nicaragua
Mitchell Blasts Eisenhower and Cabinet in Army McCarthy Dispute
Mitchell says President Eisenhower and his Cabinet failed to defend constitutional rights amid Army McCarthy tensions. Speaking in Salem for Almie, he accuses the Senate radical Republicans of trying to run the executive branch, bullying officials, and creating a network of informers for secret documents.
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Salem
Stephen A. Mitchell
Democratic National Commitee
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Senate
Almle
Mitchell
Army
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Two Injured In Gas Explosion At Pampa Plant
An explosion at Cities Service compressor station on a 20 inch gas main in Pampa Texas injured two people, destroyed a natural gas tank and more than 15 employee cars. One man was seriously hurt as a leak from the high pressure line ignited by an incinerator caused a fiery blast.
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Pampa
Tex
Studebaker and Packard Plan merger into one company
NEW YORK UP Studebaker and Packard, last of the independent auto makers, announced yesterday a plan to merge into Studebaker Packard Corp with combined assets of about 253 million dollars. Directors endorsed the proposal and it will be presented to stockholders at special August meetings.
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New York
Studebaker and Packard
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Truman Better Takes Food After Surgery
Former President Truman’s condition improved after his appendectomy. Dr. Wallace Graham reported he took his first liquid food since the operation and rested well with a temperature of 99.2. He walked briefly and was fed intravenously, with doctors watching for complications.
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Kansas City
Truman
Wallace Graham
Mr. Truman
White House
Research Hospital
Graham
Copter Downdraft Blamed in 1928 Gypsy Moth Crash
In Pomona a hovering helicopter creating a downdraft caused a 1928 Gypsy Moth biplane crash near Brackett Field. Stunt pilot W H Hank Coffin, 48, and four passengers, Robert Herren, 32, suffered minor injuries as the plane was blown into a pole, snapping a wing while a camera crew filmed.
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Pomona
W. H
Hank) Coffin
Robert Herren
Brackett Field
Eisenhower Warns Against Red Trade Ban
President Eisenhower urged against a total ban on trade with Communist nations and against cutting foreign aid or abandoning defense of Southeast Asia. He warned extreme measures could let Japan fall to the Reds and turn the Pacific into a Communist lake while stressing the need to keep Japan free and economically viable. He spoke informally before the National Editorial Association, urging newspapers to present complex economic and political truths.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Southeasteia
Japan
Pacific
National Editorial Association
Tren Curtain
Joseph R. McCarthy
United States
America
Moscow
Free World
Union Rejects Offer in CIO Steel Talks May Spark Strike
Pittsburgh bureau reports the CIO Steelworkers Union rejects an undisclosed U S Steel settlement, vowing no contract, no work as the contract nears expiration June 30. Iron Age predicts a wage package of five to eight cents per hour plus potential tonnage price hikes.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO Steelworkers Union
U. S. Steel
USW
David J. McDonald
MecDonald
Iron Age
U S Fears France Will Sell West Out
Washington reports indicate Secretary Dulles warned congressional leaders France may accept a peace at any price in Indochina. Leaders noted U S allied policy strains and efforts to block Communist advances in Southeast Asia amid talks with Eisenhower on Geneva’s collapse.
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Dulles
France
Indochina
Washington
John Foster Dulles
United States
White House
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John M. Vorys
R-Ghio
U.S
Pension For Hiss May Be Banned
Washington reports sponsors expect the House to approve bills to deny Alger Hiss a civil service pension. The plan labels the measures anti traitor and seeks to ban annuities for federal employees convicted of a felony. Critics warn it may violate the retirement act’s entitlement rules and could punish families.
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Washington
House
Alger Hiss
House Civil Service
Albert W. Cretella
R-Conn
Philip Young
Commission
Bureau of the Budget
Eden Warns of World War III Danger in Asia
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons there is a risk of a wider war sparked in Indochina and Southeast Asia. He noted Britain and France have direct interests and spoke as he prepared to meet President Eisenhower in Washington with Prime Minister Churchill.
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William F. Knowland
Eisenhower
Dulles
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Richard M. Nixon
London
House of Commons
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Eden
Commons
Geneva
Washington
France
Britain
President Urges Full Foreign Aid Authorization
President Eisenhower urged Congress to enact the 3.5 billion dollar foreign aid program without cuts. He warned further reductions would be unjustified while the mutual security report aims to prevent trimming as House committee schedules action. He stressed the need to authorize funds for Southeast Asia and Indochina and military and other aid.
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United Press
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Southeast Asia
Indochina
June Haver to Wed McMurray After Leaving Catholic Faith
Hollywood star June Haver plans a civil wedding to Fred MacMurray next month after giving up her Catholic religion. The ceremony will likely follow a trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for location filming, as church officials say the marriage cannot occur in a Catholic ceremony due to her existing Zito marriage.
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Hollywood
Calif
June Haver
Fred MacMurray
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Kansas
June
Jimmy Zito
Actress Cynthia Stone Delivers Son for Jack Lemmon
Hollywood reports actress Cynthia Stone, wife of actor Jack Lemmon, gave birth yesterday to a nine pound boy named Christopher. The ceremony adds a new member to the Lemmon family and marks a joyous moment for the couple in the film community.
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Hollywood
Cynthia Stone
Jack Lemmon
Christopher
French and Red China Premiers Meet In Bern
French Premier Mendes-France and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai met in Bern for a frank, free discussion on Indochina. They stressed no new decisions, aiming to advance peace talks and Southeast Asia stability while Chou travels to India for further talks. U S and Britain sit back as alliances and plans form.
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China
Bern
Switzerland
Pierre Mendes- France
Indochina
Red Thina
Chou En-lai
Mendes-France
Chou
Geneva
Jawaharlal Mehra
India
New Delhi
Fifty French B26 Bombers Destroy Red Bases Near Hanoi
Fifty French B26 bombers raided five Communist Indochinese bases about 50 miles east of Hanoi, dropping 62 tons of bombs after leaflets warned civilians. Recon planes photographed impacts as French forces fought rebels 30 miles northwest of Hanoi around fortified Sontay defenses. Casualty figures and exact progress of the four day battle were not disclosed.
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Hanoi
Indochina
High Command
Hanoi-Haiphong
Sontay
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
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Red River
Maren
West
Hiss
M'Murray
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