Inspection Of Area Incomplete At Bikini Lagoon Bomb Test Site
Vice Admiral Blandy led Operation Crossroads forces into Bikini lagoon to inspect 73 ships. Forty-nine ships reported damaged or sunk including the battleship Nevada, Nagata, Pensacola, Arkansas, and others with 235 damaged. The first postblast survey showed ships sunk or ablaze, while the McKinley and Appalachian vessels arrived with observers.
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U. S. S. Appala
Werian
Bikini Lagoon
IINS
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Guinea
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Bikini
C.S.T
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Pyo
Gillian
Carlisle
Lamson
Anderson
Alu
May
Arkansas
Nagata
Skate
Independence
Appalachian
Panamint
Woodrow Swancutt
Dave
Nevada
Jme
Garbage fines cut sought in San Antonio ordinance rewrite
A conference by Parks Commissioner Henry Hein and City Attorney T. D. Cobbs discussed lowering garbage fines to 1 or 2 dollars and allowing can tagging instead of serving complaints. Hein said the current 25 dollar fine hinders convictions and urged voluntary payments, while noting concerns over a polio ban in youths and highlighting the A A U track meet. Maj Gen John P Lucas arrived to command the U S military advisory group to China.
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San Antonio
Henry Hein
T. D. Cobbs
Hein
Cobbs
Nanking
John P. Lucas
Sixth Corps
Anzio
United States
China
Filipinos Prepare Independence Day In Manila July Fourth
Manila braces for independence ceremonies ending three centuries under Spanish rule and 95 years under the United States. Officials expect a vast crowd as peasants, descendants of elites, hill tribes, and Moros join the event along Pasig bridges. traffic bottlenecks worsen as the city’s million-strong population swells for the historic day.
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Manila
United States
I Mindanas
Pasig
Cloud Seen 240 Miles Over Bikini Explosion Scene
In Kwajalein on July 1 a mushroom cloud appeared on the horizon about 240 miles away within twenty minutes of an atomic explosion. A second cloud rose quickly ten minutes later. Meteorologists said visibility would require an altitude near 60,000 feet for the cloud to be seen from Kwajalein.
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Kwajaleln
Bikini
Clothier Slashes Prices 5 Percent Across Market
Milwaukee July 1 UK Removal of OPA ceilings draws praise from menswear shopkeeper 5 L Gordon who announces a straight five percent price cut He says it will not hurt profits and urges other merchants to reduce prices rather than raise them to end price control through market forces
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Milwaukee
L. Gordon
Scooterist Put In Tough Spot After Court Fine
Isha D. Lowe of 1221 Santa Barbara Street was washed and fined 50 and costs in Municipal Court Monday for drunk driving. The session was interrupted by a 13 year old on a scooter in the 900 block of Roosevelt Avenue who received a ticket. Judge Augustus McCloskey advised delay before applying for a license.
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Isha D. Lowe
Santa Barbara Street
Corporation Court
Roosevelt Avenue
Augustus McCloskey
Russians Killed in Polish Election Riots and Poll Return Expectations
Riots in central Poland near Radom kill sixty Russians while Poles await voting results that could signal a drift toward totalitarian rule. Attacks disrupt the Warsaw Cracow highway as underground groups try to seize polling stations near Stettin. Official turnout reaches about 80 percent of 11 million eligible voters amid debates over senate abolition, industry nationalization, land reform, and the Oder Neisse western boundary.
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INS
Radom
Poland
Cracow
Stajpowidy
Stettin
Wladyslaw Anders
Italy
Senate
Germany
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Neisse
Charge Filed in London Slaying
A 45 year old painter arrested two weeks ago for forgery was charged today with murdering Elizabeth MacLindon, 41, former housekeeper for King George II of Greece. Arthur Robert Boyce of Brighton appeared at Marlborough Street Court as a Scotland Yard inspector announced a further murder charge.
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Elizabeth MacLindon
George II
Greece
Arthur Robert Boyce
Brighton
Marlborough Street Court
Scotland Yard
Seven Year Old Strangled in Patton Tragedy
In Patton, Cambria County, seven year old Nancy Crowell was found strangled in a wooded area near her home. State police say a 15-year-old male led authorities to the body and confessed to killing her because she called him names. No charges filed yet as investigations continue. Italian President In Rome Enrico de Nicola inaugurated provisional president of new republic.
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Jorns Town
Wnacy Crowell
Little Cambria County
Patton
Paul J. Wills
Rome
Enrico de Nicola
Goats Survive Atom Blast in New Test
On July 1 INS reports goats and minnows from a U.S. atomic test remained alive. Rear Admiral C A Sollberg, director of ship material for the bombing experiment, visited the battleship and observed goats munching hay and minnows swimming in water previously classified as contaminated.
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New York
INS
U. 5
Pennsyvania
Atm. C. A. Sollbarg
Two Meet Sudden Deaths in City Neighborhoods
Octavio Dennison, 74, of 215 Hardeman street, was found dead Monday morning by neighbor James Broadnax at 121 Hardeman street. He was fully dressed with a half-eaten ice cream carton before Justice B. B. Brotherman. Bert Miller, 61, cement contractor, collapsed Monday while working on a cement porch at 910 West King's Highway and died on arrival at Robert Green hospital.
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Octavio Dennison
Hardeman Street
James Broadnax
Dennison
Justice B. B. Brotherman
Qrest
Bert Miller
West King's Highway
Robert
Green Hospital
Gandhi Hints Life Attempt Amid Train Collision
In Poona India Mohandas K Gandhi 76 says he escaped injury when his train struck boulders he suspects were placed on the tracks in a deliberate attempt on his life The Indian leader spoke at a prayer meeting saying he near death and hopes to live to serve his people for 125 years noting he never harmed anyone and God spared him.
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Poona
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress
San Antonio Area Forecast With Scattered Thunder Showers
Partsly cloudy Monday afternoon and night and Tuesday with scattered thunder showers. Maximum temperatures 94 Monday and 92 Tuesday, minimum 74. Monday’s low 76, high Sunday 75.
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San Antonio
Atomic bomb devastates carrier during Bikini test show
Aboard the USS Panamint, the Independence experiences a close view of atomic destruction. Flames leap 100 feet as fires engulf fuel and munitions inside the ship. Buckled flight deck, planes destroyed, and visible damage to Sakawa and Salt Lake City reflect the test’s staggering impact.
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Panamint
Ve—A
Independence
Bikini Lagoon
Elien Fay
Associated Press
Mr. McKinley
Sakawa
Fay
U. S
Salt Lake City
Tot Survives Fall From Window in Chicago
Three year old Judith Saunders pushed a screen from a third floor apartment and fell to a clump of bushes. She sustained two broken legs but survived the fall without worse injuries.
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Judith Saunders
Telegrams Back Up Truman Support Grows After Veto
The White House said over 6000 telegrams were received since President Truman vetoed the OPA bill on Saturday. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross reported the messages run about 40 to 1 in favor of the president’s stand on the measure.
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Washington
INS
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Homicide Charge After Car Wreck Death in San Antonio Area
Robert Holmes of San Antonio was charged with negligent homicide in Wilson County as sheriff investigators pursue the death of Sylvia Armacost, 29, whose body was found near the Alton Livestock Market. The crash near Floresville followed market price shifts and insurance status noted in distant reports.
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Robert Holmes
San Antonio
Wilson County
D. ‘J. Robberts
Sylvia Armacost
San Antrices
Altonia Livestock Market
Gar
Floresville
OPA End Sends A Livestock Up Price Report
AOPA end sends data show cattle prices rising with calves up 50 to 75 cents and bulls 50 to 75 cents higher. Calves sold from 50 cents to 1 dollar higher with some sales at 17.50. Receipts totaled 2600 cattle 2100 calves 100 hogs 3540 sheep and 1500 goats across the market.
Early Vote Doubted In Senate
Washington July 1 Speaker Rayburn forecast after a White House conference today the house will vote temporary extension of OPA but Senate Majority Leader Barkley held out no hope of early action. Barkley hoped the senate could work a more permanent measure acceptable. Rayburn expected a 20 day stopgap to restore price controls while Truman seeks permanent legislation. Public reaction to Truman radio appeal flooded Congress with telegrams and mail.
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Rayburn
White House
House
Harkley
Senate
Truman
Barkley
Goes
OPA
Capitol Hill
Charman Spence Wweny
Cormittee
Congress
O'Daniel
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Trisman
Porter
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