Couple Missing As Lava Stream Ravages Hawaii
HONOLULU June 2 At least two persons are missing and about 60 families evacuated as Mauna Loa erupts sending a lava river 20 miles toward the ocean. Police said L P Lincoln and spouse are missing and 15 homes plus a Catholic church were destroyed on the northern lava front near Pahoehoe and Alae. Civil Air Patrol reported lava entering the sea near Manaunau with a second flow three miles away. 40 more homes were deemed safe for now while 13 people were sheltered at Hookena school observers noted damaged poles and cut communications as the area remained largely unassessed.
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Crime and Gambling Probe Snowballs in Senate Action
Washington June 2 UPI reports a sweeping senate inquiry into crime and gambling gaining momentum with President Truman backing a Kefauver led panel. The committee seeks to freeze Western Union message files and extend the use of toll slip records to trace interstate rackets and big-time gamblers.
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Truman
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New York
Florida
California
Kefauver
D-Tenn
federal communications commission
Western Union
FCC
Wuerttemberg winemakers seek safer wine to curb Coke drinkers
In Stuttgart on June 2, Wuerttemberg Baden wine growers discussed countering Coca-Cola consumption. The Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that Brewers believed producing better healthier wine would encourage more people to choose wine over soft drinks.
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Wuerttemberg- Baden
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
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U S Develops Atomic Shells for Guided Missiles
Washington reports the United States has created atomic artillery shells and warheads for guided missiles. Defense records to Truman show new atomic missiles may impact tactical and strategic aims. Atlantic pact planners see strengthened forces as essential to deter Soviet attack and secure western Europe without overburdening the U S and allies.
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Truman
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Jury Convicts Army Sergeant in Rape Slaying Case
An all male federal jury in San Francisco convict Sgt. Lyle Buswell of the rape slaying of Adell Pooney Decker, 44, with verdicts of second degree murder and rape. The panel added the phrase Without capital punishment to the last two counts, meaning possible death by execution. Judge Louis Goodman said he was puzzled by the wording and may scrutinize the verdict's validity. Buswell admitted choking Decker at Hamilton Air Base but denied rape, claiming voluntary submission and an impulsive act during a drunken state before overseas orders. Sentencing set for Monday. a motion for a new trial may follow. His father attended the trial, declining to comment.
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Doctors Advise A-Workers To Pick Mates Out Of Plant
London June 24 British medical journal The Lancet warns that atomic radiation exposure could cause serious defects in unborn children. It suggests workers around cyclotrons should choose partners never near hot areas. A single over radiated parent is seen as less of a liability than two exposed parents due to potential gene changes across generations.
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Senate Banking Group Approves Rent Controls
The Senate Banking Committee voted 8 to 5 to extend federal rent controls for six more months, keeping existing law through June 30 and allowing cities to extend controls to mid-1951 with local votes. The plan splits with broader House aims and includes decontrolling remaining hotels under federal ceilings.
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PIT Executives Given Transfers
San Francisco June 2 top PT&T executives to transfer July 1 across San Francisco Los Angeles and Seattle Mark W Sullivan becomes president F Douglas Tellwright named vice president in San Francisco succeeding Hadden Hadden becomes vice president and general manager of southern California operations Rush named vice president of PT T in Los Angeles Wise retires after 43 years of service Lockwood to head Washington Idaho operations succeeding Wise in his current post
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Edward T. Lockwood
Washington -Idaho
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Three Is Crowd On Honeymoon In Vincennes
A 15-year-old California girl tells Vincennes authorities three people crowded her honeymoon. Betty Snyder of Eureka says her sister and brother in law stranded her after a trip from Nome to Reno then Detroit. They left her with a dollar and drove off. Red Cross plans to send her home.
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California
Betty Snyder
Eureka
Calif
Betty
Nome
Reno
The
Red Cross
Japanese Communists Push Anti U S Show to Crisis
The article reports a rising anti American mood in Japan with Communist push to a showdown, Tokyo officials weighing actions against the party, and fears of plots against General MacArthur. It notes Memorial Day clash, anti American strike plans, alleged assassination plots thwarted by U S intelligence, and expected large student and labor mobilization ahead of parliament elections.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Communist party
Charles A. Willoughby
Allied
pole
Nine Escape Gas Truck Fire In Ohio Block Home
Nine members of two families crawled to safety through a basement window after a gasoline truck plowed into their cement block house, turning it into an inferno. The driver’s body was pulled from the wreckage, badly burned, and may be unidentifiable. The flames obliterated the truck company name, leaving only an Ohio license plate for tracing.
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ADRIAN
Ohio
Navy Orders 27 Women Doctors to Duty in U.S. Installations
The navy said today it has ordered 27 women doctors to duty at installations in this country. The announcement, dated June 2, notes the assignment of female physicians to military medical postings across the United States.
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WASHINGTON
navy
11 Month Deficit Tops Three Billion
Washington reports May spending exceeded receipts by 641.8 million dollars, expanding the 11 month deficit to 3.23 billion. To reach an estimated 5.4 billion for the year, a further 2.22 billion in spending would be required this month. the national debt stood at 256.37 billion at end of May.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
treasury
Remington Lee Ouster Pressed by Commerce Dept
The Commerce Department pressed ouster proceedings against William W. Remington and Michael E. Lee, two $10,000-a-year officials in the Office of International Trade, amid accusations of maladministration while denying political motivation. Lee was warned he faces firing unless he refutes the charge within five days.
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commerce department
Department
William W. Remington
Michael E. Lee
Remington
Lee
office of international trade
Sawyer
Commerce
Thomas C. Blaisdell
Blaisdell
congressional
New jet plane accepted for Air Force from North American
Los Angeles June 2 The Air Force accepted a four jet powered bomber recon plane built by North American Aviation Corporation The hybrid aircraft marks a step in modernizing patrol and strike capacity for U S forces.
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LOS ANGELES
air force
North American Aviation Corporation
Expert Ignores Own Advice In Divorce Suit Novel Claim
Dougal Herr former New Jersey jurist and author sues for annulment of his six month marriage to Louis ette Hugon claiming non consummation and misrepresentation as an English heiress. He wed after a Bermuda meeting one month earlier and cites his own marriage cautions from 25 years on the bench.
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N. J
Dougal Herr
New Jersey
Herr
Louisette Hugon
London
England
Acheson warns future arms outlays may rise
Secretary of State Acheson told Senate committees that the United States may need higher annual arms aid in coming years. He urged approval of a 1.2225 billion dollar program for the new fiscal year to bolster Western Europe and NATO defenses, warning that disaster could follow if effort slackens.
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Acheson
United States
senate foreign relations and armed services committees
congress
H. Alexander Smith
Western Europe
Russia
senate foreign relations and armed services committee
Truman
Johnson Speaks To Navy Graduates
ANNAPOLIS Md June 2 UP Secretary of Defense Johnson said unification should not bury each service’s causes He spoke to 690 Naval Academy graduates noting officers bred there contribute to unification He praised the universal spirit of unification across services as Admiral Sherman swore in 461 ensigns 171 second lieutenants were commissioned in the Air Force and the Marine Corps received 48.
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ANNAPOLIS
Johnson
naval academy
Forrest P. Sherman
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air force
marine corps
navy
Rhee Praises Voters as Koreans Elect Independents
President Rhee lauded Korean voters for independent thinking after 210 congressmen were elected Tuesday. Independents numbered 128 with 31 incumbents, and parties backing Rhee suffered losses. He did not campaign for any candidate or party.
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