River flood threat prompts mass evacuation along Mississippi
Army engineers and the Red Cross ordered 12 000 people to evacuate a low floodway as emergency plans activated. Trucks from Charleston Missouri collected residents near New Madrid and Birds Point while deputies consider blasting a levee plug to divert waters into a basin. Evacuations cited precautionary while the flood crest tests the region. Hundreds homeless across Illinois Indiana and Arkansas as Wabash, Little Wabash and Ohio shores brace for rising waters.
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Coal Strikers Up in Pittsburg Area
Roving pickets increase the number of striking coal miners in six states to more than 79 as roving demonstrators press the dispute.
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Weather forecast details for Tuesday to Wednesday
Mostly cloudy and mild with light rains or drizzle Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon with northeast winds easing to southerly by afternoon. Temperatures peak Tuesday at 69, low Wednesday at 61, high Monday 68, low Tuesday morning 57. (Weather Page 2A) WANA
Floe Clears Lake Winnebago Cars After Ice Break
Oshkosh Wis Jan 17 Hundreds of autos were driven off Lake Winnebago after a wind broke the ice. About 450 cars and 1000 or more ice fishermen were cut off from shore Sunday. The Wisconsin Conservation department located a ridge of solid ice to guide convoys to shore near Chilton across the lake. Police said only 26 cars remained on the ice in the area, with another large group stranded south toward Fort Du Lac later driven to the eastern shore.
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Truman States Goal for World Peace and Welfare
President Truman, speaking at a dinner with Federal Reserve officials, said his goal after leaving the White House is a nation on the road to world peace prosperity and welfare for all. He did not reveal when he would quit as head of government, stating he is an ordinary citizen with great responsibility.
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Charter Change Debate Seeks Streamlined City Government
San Antonio considers a simplified council manager charter with a seven member council and city manager, six administrative departments, and annual elections in May. The compact proposal sets salaries and outlines appointments while White’s amendments face voter reception and commissioner concerns about a broader ballot.
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Peterson Jury Chosen for Peterson Murder Trial
Brady Jan 17 The defense announced readiness and the selection of a jury began in the murder trial of Sandra Sofia Peterson, 19. The state will seek the death penalty for the August 25 killing of Lewis Patterson.
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Sofia) Peterson
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Army Moves to Blur Racial Line
The army widens promotion ladder for Negro soldiers in a push toward equal treatment. Commanders nationwide are ordered to assist trained Black troops into 40 specialties, including some combat roles, signaling broader integration in traditionally white units.
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Sterelary Grays
Self Defense in Smithwick Murder Trial In Belton
Defense attorneys pressed self defense claims as jurors examined witnesses in the Sam Smithwick murder trial in Belton. Smithwick stands accused of killing veteran newspaperman W. H. Bill Mason at Alice on July 26, with two jurors seated and more to be selected.
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Nationalist Plans Batter Reds Across China Fronts
AP report from Taipei describes near continuous clashes as Nationalist Chinese planes raid Liuchow and Hangzhou Bay, destroying Red military bases and ships. Troop reinforcements to Hainan, 40,000 from Yunnan, plus 60,000 poorly equipped troops on the island, and naval activity near Tonkin and Chusan islands.
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Weather outlook for Los Angeles turns mild and cloudy
Cloudy mild conditions foreseen for Los Angeles with occasional drizzle Tue night into Wed morning. Northerly winds shift to southerly by Wed afternoon as skies clear. only trace rainfall recorded at the municipal airport. Month to date rainfall 0.26 inch, deficit over an inch. Temperatures near 69 Tue, 69 Wed, overnight 61. Monday mean 81, nine above normal.
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Kansas Politico Dies
Kansas political figure Henry J. Allen aged 88 died after weeks of illness in Wichita. A former U S senator and Kansas governor, he had been a long time newspaper editor and publisher and chaired the Wichita Beacon board at his death. Switzerland extends Mali recognition to the Chinese Communist government.
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Lackland Airman Kennedy Wins Early GI Insurance Dividend
Airman 5 Sgt Charles H Kennedy at Lackland Air Force Base receives his GI service life insurance dividend, one of the first to arrive in San Antonio. Despite priority due to the last three digits of his serial number 601, the 20 year old Kennedy nets only 13.20 dollars due to limited VA payment service time.
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Dividend payments begin for NSLI veterans 1949 to 1951
New Melon dispatch reports NSLI dividend checks totaling 2.9 billion dollars are being mailed to World War II veterans with active NSLI policies. Payments will be issued by anniversary dates, about five cents per month per thousand dollars of coverage, with second rounds planned per year.
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Davis Sniffs At His Confab in Heights Meeting
Davis opposes a joint meeting with Alamo Heights to discuss a sewer contract. Commissioner C Ray Davis questions why the city should attend. Mayor White supports the meeting, while Davis hints he may not attend. White has pressed for a more favorable contract from Alamo Heights. Chinese Communist Leader Mao Tze-lung returns to Moscow from a visit to Lenin Brad.
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Strike Called Off By Bell Employees Union
ST. LOUIS January 12 Union officials have called off a threatened strike against Southwestern Bell Telephone planning a national walkout. Joseph A. Beirne president of the CIO Communications Workers of America announced the decision saying it was in the interest of all Bell system employees.
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Mrs Hiss Held In Socialist Party Membership Claim
NEW YORK January 17 The prosecution in Alger Hiss second perjury trial claims Mrs Hiss was a Socialist Party member in 1942 The testimony indicates Mrs Pristilla Kiss wife of the former State Department official testified she had been a party member and hid her affiliation on the witness stand
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Pristilla Kiss
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Witnésa
Sheaver
Shivers Appeal to Public on State Hospitals Funding
Austin January 17 Gay Shivers urged the public to advise what should be done for state hospitals and how to pay. He spoke as the hospital board wrestled with how much to spend from a forthcoming special session. Projections ranged from about 5 million for urgent buildings to 21 to 22 million for maintenance and improvements. He outlined three questions on justification, debt or tax funding, and who should bear the tax burden.
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Broadmoor Brush Fire Threatens Camp Carson
A major brush fire near Broadmoor south of Colorado Springs raged eight hours after starting, threatening Camp Carson and the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Firefighting crews, including volunteers and naval reservists, worked to build firelines as the blaze spread across 1000 acres. Winds up to 60 mph fanned the flames, with four miles of front and a ten mile north–south prong, damaging several structures while the Broadmoor hotel and area homes faced risk. No deaths or serious injuries were immediately reported.
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Fog and drizzle cover Texas coast to inland
Dense fog and light drizzle spread across Texas on Tuesday causing air traffic delays at Houston and Corpus Christi. Inland areas from Dallas to Lubbock reported reduced travel as temperatures fell with Brownsville at 67 and a high of 84 at Abilene.
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Bette Davis Target of Suit in Broadway Dispute
Los Angeles report states playwright Ramon Romero sues actress Bette Davis for 142800 damages over a promised title role in his Broadway project Lincoln Romero contends she agreed to star and share 10 percent of gross receipts but did not perform as agreed.
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