Flood Threat Looms as Louisiana Flood Sweep Expands
Floodwaters and heavy rainfall battered the south and midwest causing at least 16 deaths and millions in damage. Thousands fled rising rivers in Louisiana and Missouri while Illinois Indiana Ohio and Tennessee faced evacuations as new floods threatened, with 13000 families evacuated statewide and over 650000 acres inundated in the Natchez to Baton Rouge corridor.
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Weather forecast for Yair region warms into mid week
Forecast calls for mainly southerly winds and warmer conditions. Wednesday will reach a high near 68 degrees with a low around 43 by Thursday morning, and a high of 15 degrees is noted for Thursday.
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Soviet China sign 30 year pact for peace and aid
Moscow and Beijing signed sweeping treaties binding the two largest Communist nations for 30 years. The agreements aim to deepen economic and cultural ties and deter aggression. Russia will lend China 300 million dollars over five years and cede rail and navigation rights in Manchuria by 1952 amid speculation of hidden clauses.
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Two More Escapees Nabbed
Two more of the 1 negeo con victs who escaped from the Central prison farm near Sugar Land Monday were captured here today. Five of the escapees were recaptured within a few hours and another surrendered yesterday.
Lewis and Coal Operators Open Talks in Coal Strike
Washington February 15 AP John L Lewis and soft coal operators meet under court ordered mediation with government mediators present as a nationwide coal strike looms. About 872000 United Mine Workers members remain idle despite the court back to work order and rising plant closures. Government officials monitor the talks to avert deadlock and consider contempt actions against strike leaders if needed. The New York legislature grants Dewey powers to ration coal and prioritize distribution to avert energy catastrophe.
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Gov
Dewey
Newey
Texas Weather Report From The Lone Star State
Texas reports a crisp clear Wednesday with mild warmth in some areas. Low temperatures ranged from 21 degrees in Al Dal hart to highs around 47 in Brownsville while most places stayed in the 20s to 40s with frost in the coast region and cities like Dallas 35 and Houston 38.
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Waco
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Houston
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Galveston
Larede
Army Aids Flood Victims Amidwide Relief Effort
Army Aids Flood Victims describes Fourth Army delivering 8300 squad tents 12 person capacity 450 tent stoves 2470 blankets 100 belt type life preservers 22 assault boats 14 outboard motors two 23 ton pontoons and loaning ten weapon carriers and 20 jeeps to New Orleans for flood relief as Red Cross reports 20 000 people displaced in Arkansas and 300 0 in Louisiana amid Mississippi River flooding.
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Ten Buried In Cafe Blast In Portland Ind
In Portland Indiana a restaurant explosion buried about eight to ten people. Five were rescued from the wreckage as debris filled the two story brick building. Bricks stood four feet high around the ruins with the interior blown out. Apartments occupied the second floor above the cafe.
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Gas Kills Tot and Baby Sitter in Baltimore Kitchen
A one year old boy died when a toddler in bed turned on five gas jets in a Baltimore kitchen while a babysitter slept. The 14 year old babysitter Keith Gordon is unconscious in serious condition. Mrs Rite Vagenos says she and a friend found the two boys asphyxiated. In another item, 50 housing units for Center Texas were assigned by the Public Housing Administration.
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Keith Gordon
Rite Vagenos
Escape in Montana B-29 Wreck Claims Seven Killed
Night crew reports seven deaths after a B-29 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Great Falls Montana base. Eight others survived with minor injuries and were questioned. the aircraft had been returning to search for a missing B-36. The wreck occurred about three miles southwest of the base and the survivors were hospitalized for observation.
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Windsors Tour Mexico
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor travel in Mexico City on February 15 while maintaining royal duties and taking in ordinary tourist activities. A speech by the Duke in Spanish was broadcast and he thanked Mexicans for the warm receptions. The couple had flown from Tampico after four days of fishing on Clint Murchison's private island.
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Old Sol Takes Over Sunshine and Jugner
Old Sol will push aside the wintry spell in San Antonio as temperatures rise from 33 degrees near freezing to 68 degrees, then Thursday will see a low near 42 and a warm high around 75 with generally fair skies and gentle southerly winds.
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Wholesale Food Price Index Soars
New York report shows the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index rising six cents this week to 5.86, the highest since August 16, 1949 when it was 5.89. The index is 17 percent above the year-ago level of 5.76.
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Missing Volador Sailboat Sparks Manila Search
In Manila the fate of 15 aboard the 42 foot Volador stirs fears as Philippine naval patrol boats and American air forces intensify a search. The sailboat, which vanished after leaving for Hong Kong on January 26, was reported leaking badly and carrying 11 Americans and 4 Filipinos.
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German Solon Cleared of Anti Semitism Charge
Neumaensten Germany Feb 15 A West German court acquitted member Wolfgang Hed ler of anti semitism and inciting class hatred in a civil case. The verdict comes amid postwar tensions over政治 reforms and civil rights in the region.
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Wolfgang ‘Hedler
Missouri Kept in Service in Reduced Status
Washington reports the U S S Missouri will remain in service in a reduced status for training midshipmen and naval reserve members. Earlier talk of retirement followed her grounding off Norfolk. critics note annual operating costs near 36 million dollars.
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Washington
U. S.S. Missouri
Missing B-36 crew listed as search continues
A man connected to a missing B-36 patrol from the Fort Worth area is identified along with crew members. The report names 20 plus airmen by rank and hometowns, noting a surviving son and a public memorial in Sydney marking the eighth anniversary of Singapore’s surrender in World War II.
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Raymond
Whitfield
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West Point
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Ft. Worth
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Truman Calls Federal Drive to Curb Organized Crime
President Truman urged a national crusade against organized crime led by gambling, calling for full cooperation among federal, state, and local authorities. He emphasized moral education, family guidance, and strict rights protections, pledging support for a coordinated anti crime program across the nation.
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