Lava Streams Reach to Sea in Hawaii Eruption
Lava from Mauna Loa eruption covers hundreds of acres in Kona Hawaii forcing 60 to 80 families from homes. Scientists call it the most violent early eruption on record with lava speeds up to 40 miles per hour reaching the sea and threatening villages including Papa and Milolii as evacuations continue.
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KEALAKEKUA
Hawaii
UPI
Radiophone
Mauna Loa
Ray H. Finch
Hawaii volcano observatory
Mauna] Loa
Finch
Kau
south point
Kona
Papa
Milolii
Coup brewing as Jordan troops mass on Syria border
The Red Star reports Hashemite Jordan forces massed along Syria's border and claims a new Syrian coup d etat is brewing, signaling heightened regional tension.
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MOSCOW
Red Star
Syria
Baseball scores and notes from a muddled AL slate
Detroit beats Philadelphia 6 to 3 with Robinson and Guetti driving runs. Cleveland wins 6 to 2 over Boston as Doby and Easter homer. Chicago, Washington delayed. Philadelphia defeats Chicago 2 to 1 with Rush and Lade solid on relief. Details mix errors and lineups. multiple games listed with incomplete lines.
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Philadelphia
ODL
Newhourst
Robinson
Shantz
Wyse
Guetta
HHR
Phiadelphia
Chapmen
Cleveland
Boston
Garcia
Bearden
Flores
Benton
Zoldsk
Hogan
Parnell
Papat
Tebbetts
Doby
Easter
Williams
Publisher Closes Shop Goes Fishing in Indiana
KEWANNA Indiana June 3 The Kewanna Observer announces a brief office closure for June 1 2 and 3 due to favorable fishing conditions. The office door will be open with paper and pencil for patrons to leave news items advertising or request estimates on job work.
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KEWANNA
Ind
Kewanna Observer
Bill Lyon
the Observer
Swatow Port Closed Amid Invasion Fears
Swatow, opposite Formosa, was reported closed possibly to mask Red troop movements toward the southeast coast. From Formosa, AP correspondent Spencer Moosa describes a rising crisis sense as Nationalists claim they can repel a Red invasion, though many mainland refugees doubt this.
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HONG KONG
Swatow
Formosa
Associated Press
Spencer Moosa
Moosa
Hainan
Chushan islands
Independence Liner to Be Launched at Bethlehem Yard
Quincy news reports the 26,000 ton 1000 passenger liner Independence, fastest in a decade, to be launched at Bethlehem Steel shipyard. The ship will cruise at 25 knots, be fully air conditioned, and enter the New York Genoa express service next January. Sponsored by Mrs. John Elliot Slater of Essex Fells New Jersey, wife of the line president, the vessel should cover 4000 miles in under eight days.
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QUINCY
Mass
Independence
American export lines
Bethlehem Steel company
American export
John Elliot Slater
Essex Fells
N. J
Envoy recalled by Yugoslavia over Polish conduct
The Yugoslav official news agency Tanjug reports Yugoslavia has recalled its ambassador from Warsaw in protest of the Polish government's insulting and discriminatory conduct toward him. The recall was announced on June 2.
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LONDON
Tanjug
Yugoslavia
Warsaw
PERRREHIVE
Veto Feared By Tax Writers As Excise Cuts Grow
Washington June 3 Congress faces a Truman veto warning as the Ways and Means Committee backs excise tax cuts totaling about 1.075 billion dollars, far above the president’s 655 million limit. The panel approved cuts on furs jewelry luggage toilet preparations movie tickets and some tobaccos while resisting revenue-raising options. A top member said the bill risks a veto unless corporate taxes are increased.
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WASHINGTON
House
Truman
congressional
ways and means committee
Bevin Improves After Second Surgery In London
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin underwent his second surgical operation in two months and emerged in satisfactory condition according to the Foreign Office. No details of the procedure were released, and the timing was not specified beyond today.
Nations Agree To Pool Coal and Steel Industry
Six western European nations including France Germany Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg and Italy back a coal and steel pooling plan to promote peace European unity and economic progress Talks to detail the plan set for June 15 Britain rejects joining talks on French terms while indicating openness to future participation Truman endorses the scheme and observers expect Britain to join later In other global notes Japan faces a perceived anti American strike threat but no violence Jordanian concerns mount over a Syrian border situation amid broader Arab union ambitions
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Europe
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Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Britain
foreign’ s office
Truman
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Tokyo
Reds
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Moscow
Red Star
Jordan
Syria
Abdullah
Palestine
Lebanon
Iraq
Senators Demand Look at Foreign Arm Plans
Senators H Alexander Smith and Knowland urged the state and defense departments to detail what security the United States gains from foreign arm programs. They sought a breakdown of existing European defense progress and a tally of how the 1 222 500 000 proposed foreign arms outlay would be spent. Secretary Acheson warned the alliance remains far from adequate for NATO, and Smith questioned the value of vast spending while pressing Europe to bear more. Johnson faced anticipation of questions on the atomic weapons program and its impact on overall defense.
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UPi
state and defense departments
America
Europe
H. Alexander Smith
Knowland
Calif
State Acheson
senate foreign relations and armed services committees
North Atlantic alliance
Smith
Acheson
congress
Johnson
senate
house foreign affairs committee
U. S
Government Red Dispute Boils
In Washington on June 3, Senator McCarthy blasted President Truman for defending vested interests of the Communists by withholding government files from senate investigators. He read a 4000 word speech into the Congressional Record and signaled continued charges, while Senator Margaret Chase Smith and six GOP colleagues push back against fear and smear tactics. Francis Biddle praised the seven Republicans for elevating national discussion in a congratulatory telegram.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
McCarthy
senate
Wisconsin
Margaret Chase Smith
Electrical Storm Strikes Chicago
A sudden electrical storm hit Chicago on June 3 killing one person and causing heavy damage. Over two inches of rain fell with winds up to 45 mph. Basements and viaducts flooded, hundreds of homes in the south side lost power, and about 300 people were evacuated from buildings on Armitage Avenue when high tension wires snapped. About 100 people left the Karlovy theater.
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CHICAGO
Armitage avenue
Karlovy theater
Monday Is Test For Hickenlooper in Iowa Primary
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper seeks the Republican nomination in Iowa amid a farm belt test of Brannan farm plan and his bid for a second term. His chief opponent, Earl F. Wisdom, rebuts fears on atomic bombs and Communists and accuses the senator of siding with power and natural gas interests. Wisdom notes Iowa’s limited utility authority, despite Hickenlooper’s former governorship.
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DES MOINES
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
atomic energy
state department
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Earl F. Wisdom
Wisdom
senate
iJowa
Galveston Flood Drenches City After 18 Inch Rainstorm
A massive rain event drenched Galveston on June 3 with 18 inches on the western outskirts and 7.7 inches downtown. Water five feet deep lingered in the business district after nine hours of storm sewer clogs, halting most traffic. Ground floors and many homes flooded. residents sat up all night as thunder boomed and lightning lit waterlogged streets. No lives were lost, and as streams receded by noon, officials noted the city’s fragile flood risk on level ground near a 30 mile long island.
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GALVESTON
Texas
Tom Mulvany
Galveston News
Mulvany
weather bureau
Brownsville
Port Arthur
Louisiana
Beaumont
Mississippi
Lake Charles
airport
Rent Control Bill Approved
Washington June 3 Senate Republicans accuse Democrats of political tactics over extending federal rent controls past the elections. An extension bill approved by the Senate banking committee 8 to 5 would keep rent controls in place for six more months to December 31, aligning with a House vote planned for June 12. Democratic Leader Lucas says passage is likely. Senator Bricker opposes, calling it a political expedient aimed at Illinois reelection pressure.
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WASHINGTON
Senate
senate banking committee
house
Lucas
Illinois
congress
Bricker
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Luca
Government Loses Round on ALCOA
In New York on June 3, Judge John C. Knox ruled the government has not yet secured a breakup of Aluminum Company of America and may seek further relief over five years. He ordered a divorce between ALCOA and Aluminum Ltd and required divestiture by stockholders of one firm. The ruling kept ALCOA’s monopoly designation intact and noted its lead has slipped.
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NEW YORK
U.S
Aluminum Company of America
ALCOA
John C. Knox
justice department
Knox
Aluminum, Ltd
Cellist Casals Breaks Silence in Prades Bach Anniversary
Pablo Casals, 73, returned to public performance in Prades France for the first time since 1945 when he vowed silence under Franco. He played to honor the 200th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach as the French Bach festival opens in the mountain town where he lives in exile.
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PRADES
France
Pablo Casals
Francisco Franco
Spain
Johann Sebastian Bach
Casals
Curley Weighs Fifth Term after Pardoned Conviction
New York June 3. James M. Curley mayor of Boston returned from Europe and announced he would seek a fifth term as Boston’s boss next year. He said he is at least 25 years younger than when he left on the trip and cited a Truman pardon for a mail fraud conviction.
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James M. Curley
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Bosston
hale
Massachusetts
Truman
Curley
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Clark
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