Flood Control for Entire River Basin Proposed
Senator Clark AndMat pledges flood control legislation to cover the Mississippi river basin rather than isolated local projects. He envisions centralized dam and levee siting by Army engineers with Agriculture Department input, aiming to end pork barrel funding and provide a unified plan for preventing midwestern floods. Estimated cost about 400 million dollars, with separate appropriation for each major basin state.
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Washingt
Vany
Clark AndMat
Tod
Senate
Clark
Mississippi River
Pork Barrel
Centrol
Midwest
Army
Tneot
Secretary of Agriculture
Mis i Valley Authority
Askaid
Mississippi Basin
Clei
Stary
Sivere
Arkansas
Congress
Claudia Star and Film Writer Wed in Secret Ceremony
Hollywood reports Claudia Star, star of Claudia, and film writer Jobo Swope wed yesterday in a secret ceremony. The couple married at an undisclosed location with Leland Hayward and Margaret Guliivan present. They departed for Mexico immediately after the service, keeping plans private.
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Hollywood
Pores ‘Maguire
Claudia
Pend
Jobo Swope
M Megican
Ygey
Leland Hayward
Margaret Guliivan
Jimmy Brown Swope
Mexico
Bird
Rescuers Down Nazi Transports
Allied headquarters reports a squadron of American Lightning fighters rescued six crewmen from a dinghy after bombing a formation of German JU 52 troop transports. The fighters then wiped out the forms, destroyed several ships, and escorted the rescue mission, with additional Marauders pursuing derelict planes off Cap Ron and Cap Ferrat.
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North Africa
Knentan Sen
Sardinia
Walisland
Austria
In & Matter Steily
R.A. F
Simni
Cap Ron
Naples
Polio Fatal to Naval Lieutenant in Dallas
Polio deaths report Lieut John R Meaker 24 son of Mr and Mrs John R Meaker Berkeley California died at city hospital after arriving from fleet duty for assignment to the naval air station in Dallas. Comdr HKD Scamey senior medical officer confirmed no other air station personnel exposed. In Electra another polio fatality noted Bobby Kloyd Thompson seven son of a municipal light plant employee died from infantile paralysis, city’s first recent fatality from the disease.
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Dallas
John R. Meaker
John KR
Mesker
Berkeley
Calif
City Hospital
Naval Air Station
HK. D. Scamey
Electra
Bobby Kloyd Thompson
Muncipal Light Plant
Rome Bombing Debate Centers on Targets and Tactics
The piece argues Rome’s freight yards and rail hubs are vital military targets in northern Italy and to Sicily, with the Allies training special observers to ensure civilian harm is minimized. It contrasts Allied precision claims with prior indiscriminate bombings, noting Churchill’s 1941 warning and subsequent attacks on Cairo without reprisal.
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Sicily
Industral
Brenner Pays
Germany
Rome
Oyes
London
Wateay
Rotterdam
Coventry
Belgrade
Ruhr
North Africa
Associated Press
War Department
Washington
Churchill
Axis
Athens
Cairo
Bravery of Cecil Perrin Saves Texas Transport Garage
Cecil Perrin, 22, of 122 Belmont Street, drove a blazing gasoline truck from the garage of the Transport Company of Texas at 2901 2903 North St Marys Street to avert total destruction. The truck ignited in the garage while a welder worked nearby. Damage to the truck nearly 3000 dollars and to the garage around 650 dollars.
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Cecil Perrin
Belmont Street
Mondey
Transport Company of Texas
North
St. Mary's Street
Re. Perrin
Inmick
Allied Planes Head Toward French Coast
Allied air forces move toward the French coast with raids on Dieppe and Abbeville targets. RAF bombers and fighters claim eight enemy aircraft destroyed and two vessels damaged, while Mosquito intruders attack railways near Dieppe and Beaufighters support Be careful with the coastline. Eight British planes did not return.
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London
English Channel
Calets
Boulogne
Barer
France
Folkestone
Germany
Dieppe
Abbeville
Passe
Coastal Command
Holland
Belgium
Gl Shoes Rough On WACS Feet At Blackland Field
At Blackland Army Air Field Waco on July 18 soldiers danced on new tennis courts but the women soldiers found the dancing rough on GI shoes. They plan to hold the next all camp dance in the post gym where army shoes are not allowed on the floor.
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Blackland Army Air Field
I Waco
INS
Baller
WAC
William J. Zoghelb Dies in Auto Accident
William J. Zoghelb aged 27 of 711 West Rosewood avenue died in an auto accident near Pendleton Oregon aboard Pendleton Army Air Base. Survivors include his widow Marie Zoghelb daughter Nonnie Linnea Zoghelb parents Mr. and Mrs. William J. Zogheil sisters Mrs. Florence J. McCoy and Hazel Zogheib brother Lieut Emil A. Zoghell of Greenville DC. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Charles Henaves, funeral director.
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William J. Zoghelb
West
Rosewood Avenue
Pendleton
Eld Army Air Base
Oregon
Marie
Zophelo
Nonnie Linnea Zoghelb
William J. Zogheil
Florence J. McCoy
Hazel Zogheib
Emil A. Zoghell
Greenville
D. C
Charles Henaves
Actress seeks restoration of maiden name in divorce case
Moll y Wood reports that Mrs. Jessel plans to reclaim her maiden name from George Jessel after finalizing their divorce next month. Lois Andrews also intends to drop Jessel and resume her own surname as court proceedings unfold.
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Molly Wood
Inri
George Jessel
Lois Andrews
Weather guide and summer hazards amid scattered notes
Fragmented weather and travel notes list temperatures for July in multiple cities including Amarillo Fort Worth Houston and New York with humidity figures and sunburn warnings. An advertising fragment promotes anti mosquito products and minor remedies alongside generic sunscreens and skin care items for tourists and locals.
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Boston
Allies Bomb Rome in Daylight Loosely written long dispatch on Rome raid details
Allied daylight raid on Rome concentrated across two hours with Blockbusters and 10 pound bombs striking docks rail yards air fields and industry. Flying Fortresses Mitchells Marauders and Liberators led by North African bases and the Middle East targeted the railway marshalling yard emphasizing military objectives and avoiding cultural monuments. Leaflets warned Romans and warned Axis plans while pilots trained to recognize monuments carried out the mission.
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Middle East
Rome
Cta
Mediterranean Air Command
Peninsulla
Rad
Mediterranean
Usaleas
Grnev
Laly
Naples
Bologna
Foggia
Musbello
Algiers
Associated Press
London
Teaders
Vatican
Brown Names OPA Manager
Chester Bowles of Essex Connecticut has accepted the post of general manager of the national OPA. He learned of the offer last evening after docking at Hyannis Massachusetts and formed his office there. Bowles, 42, is an advertising executive in private life. W M Pyle, 66, Midland cattleman and rancher who operated ranches in West Texas and New Mexico, died at his home in Midland.
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Hartford
Cons
Chester Bowles
Essex
OPA
Prehtias Brown
Bowls
Hyannis
Massg
Bowles
Cattleman
Midland
W. M. Pyle
Sfvil Airways
West Texas
New Mexico
U. S
Hee
British 8th Near Catania in Sicily Battle Report
Allied forces push along the coast around Catania with 15S-millimeter guns and thousands of prisoners reported. British 8th Army advances three miles from Catania while Amer eta Rangers take Porto Empe to the south as crews shell the city.
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Amereta Rangers
Porto Empe
Catania
Catalin
Mesania
Marth
Gerbini
Meels
Naples
Aait
Axia
Sicily
Monterrey Mayor to Visit San Antonio for One Day
Constancio Villareal mayor of Monterrey and Jose Mu guerza vice president of American Airways in Mexico arrive in San Antonio for a one day visit on Saturday. Mayor Gus B. Mauermann and Fire and Police Commissioner P. J. Anderson accompany them with newspapermen returning to Monterrey the next day.
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Constancio Villareal
Monterrey
Mexico
Jose Muguerza
American Airways
San Antonio
Gus B. Mauermann
P. J. Anderson
Montérrey
Italian Flak Adds To Rome Damage
Unconfirmed reports from Italy claim Italian anti aircraft rounds exploded after failing to detonate, adding to damage from the Allied bombing of Rome. The high command said little beyond confirming the attack and noting damage was not yet assessed. Rome radio aired music after the communiqué, while Berlin and Rome outlets described calm, with Italy ready to resist.
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Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Rome
Itsian
High Command
Berlin
1 Piccolo
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