Tornadoes and floods devastate several Midwest states
Thousands were temporarily homeless across four Midwest states as tornadoes and floods struck Friday night and Saturday. Des Moines river flooded Southeastern Iowa forcing evacuations. Ottumwa and Canton area residents faced power loss and low water. Tornado damage hit Champaign Alabama, Julesburg Colorado, Chester Oklahoma, and areas near Excelsior Springs Missouri with farm homes destroyed and railroad yards damaged.
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Midwest
Nebras
Iowa
Missouri
Kangas
Nis
Colorado
Oklahoma
Champaign
Julesburg
Colo
Illinois City
University ‘of
Ilinois
Jumesburg
Union Pacific
Chester
Oklo
Excelsior Springs
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Iava
Rain Storm Disrupts California Roads in Sierra Nevada Forecast
A northern California storm disrupted travel with snow in the Sierra Nevada closing roads temporarily. The weather bureau predicted the worst was passing today with only occasional showers expected tomorrow as the storm moves inland.
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San Francisco
California
Weather Bureau
Sierra Nevada
Joe Laws Announces Birth Of Son In Mexico City
Heavyweight champion Joe Laws confirmed the birth of a son in Mexico City. He mentioned his wife and he were remarried in Chicago last day and joked the baby is taming Joe Tauss. He said, I hope he will be a champ.
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San Diego
Calif
Joe Laws
Chicago
Joe Tauss
FE Hope Bell
Neck Cut In Saloon Fight At Gleam Bar
Difini Gutierrez of Marion, 38, suffered a severe neck cut in a Saturday morning altercation at Gleam bar 627 Dolorosa street. Abelardo RB Menchaca, 21, of 108 North Pecos street, was booked for investigation. George Conedo of 406 Seguin road sustained eight cuts at Produce Row and Pecos streets. Dignicia Mer nandez, 23, of the 6001 block Seguin road, booked for aggravated assault with a knife.
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Difini Gutierrez
Marion
Gleam
Dolorosa
Abelardo RB
Menchaca
Pecos Street
George Conedo
Seguin Road
Produce Row
Pecos
Dignicia Mernandez
Weekend Forecast With Mild Temperatures and Cloud Cover
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Saturday through Sunday with cooler highs. Saturday’s high around mid 70s and Sunday similar, with night lows in the mid 60s. Friday recorded a high near 92 and a low around 72. Further details on page 2.
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Noor
Kidnaper Of Baby Sought In Chicago Case
A three month old girl named Cynthia Jankel was snatched from a carriage in front of a Sears store in Chicago and found hours later in the North Western railroad station nursery. Witnesses described the kidnapper as an 18 to 47 year old slim brown eyed woman wearing a navy blue dress and blue hat. A 9 year old boy gave a clue by recalling a skittish woman who offered him 16 cents. The family, Raymond Janke and Volga Janke, identified the child after an anxious wait.
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Chicago
Cynthia Jankel
North Western Railroad
Sears
Novhves Club
Poy
Ronald Smith
Kenosha
Wis
Leogey
Warthy
Raymond Janke
Volga
Cynus
Dong
Cabbie and passenger shootout leads to hospital battle
Edward Delgado, 34, a Black Cat Cab driver, and Reyes Montemayor, 32, were hospitalized with bullet wounds after a midnight confrontation in the 1300 block of Guadalupes. Delgado fired after being refused a ride, Montemayor had fired five shots, two-way exchange left both injured and charged with assault to murder each other.
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Aseaull
Edward Delgado
Guadalupes, Sirect
Reyes Montemayor
Flanders Street
Artuic Vila
Montemayor
Delgado
Ex Naval Guard Trial Nears End
In Annapolis Maryland Marine Cpl William E Harrison testified that superior officers ordered him to give prisoners a hard time while working at the Severn River brig during his guard duty at the U S Naval Academy He named Captain Thomas Colins and La Guy Rowlette as the officers who directed the harsher treatment and said the orders came from higher ranking officials as the trial approached its conclusion.
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Navy
Martiat
Severn River
U. S. Naval Academy
William E. Harrison
Temps Texas
Thomas Colins
Marine Detachment
Guy Rowlette
Babies Sell in Black Market in Atlantic City
A black market in babies for adoption was reported to the America Society for the Study of Sterility by Abner T. Welsman of New York. He said lawyer and doctor teams operate in many large cities to arrange adoptions for cash. In Brooklyn infant girls have been sold for 1500 and boys at 1000.
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Atlantic City
N. J
America Society For the Study
Abner T. Welsman
M. B
New York City
Brooklin
Red Kills U S Trooper At Ikef Frontier
A United States trooper was shot and killed by a Russian border crosser near the German Czech frontier at Ikef. The suspect, a civilian, reportedly obtained a gun and died by suicide after the shooting.
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United States Constabulary
Ikef
Warren Declines to Seek Office
Albany dispatch reports Governor Earl Warren of California declined to seek the Republican presidential nomination or any national office after a meeting with Governor Thomas J. Dewey of New York, who is the presidential nominee. Warren, Dewey’s close ally, stated he would not run for president or other national positions.
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Dewey
Warren Republican
Whs
Thomas J. Dewey
New York
Earl i Warren
California
Warren
Dewiy
Danes Urge U S to Quit Greenland Installations
London June 7 Denmark formally asked the United States to drop all military installations in Greenland. The Danish embassy in London confirmed the request, reporting the démarche as a diplomatic move amid ongoing talks with Washington.
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Denmark
United States
Greenland
Wera J
Red Move on Austria Reported in Vienna Amid Hungary Coup
A Communist maneuver in Austria reported from Vienna suggests Moscow may refuse a peace treaty with the current Austrian government. The Hungary coup that ousted Premier Nagy drew Western scrutiny as Washington considers a strong protest to the Soviet Union. Russia’s recognition of Austria keeps occupation forces in place and supports Yugoslav claims to Carinthia.
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Vienna
Stalin
Ausiain
Moscow
Ernst Fischer
Hungary
Fereny Nagy
Sofia
Hub
Eim
Ch Truman
Washington
Russia
Budapest
US & State Department
Soviet Union
Truman
Russa
Austia
France
Britain
United States
Karl Renner
Leopold Figlh
Yugosla
Stwrin S
Carinthia
Yugoslavia
Mares
Nikolai Dimityov Prtkov
Stolen Goods Found Bars Shut After Police Raids
Detectives raided George's Place at 208 Pinimoi street and the Black Elephant bar at 2415 Guadalupe street after midnight, recovering about 50 dollars worth of stolen goods. George Rodriguez and operators Lara Ortiz and Felix Ortiz were arrested for possession of stolen property.
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Contro
Loart
C. Berlanga
Alex Sanroval
A. Guerrera
Sanders Ambrose
George Rodriguez
Black Elephant Bar
Guadalupe
Lara
Felix Ortiz
Truman Tax Debate Hits Presidential Policy
Washington, June 7. Taft pressed President Truman over how he can urge individual relief while backing a corporate tax cut. He noted Truman approved a large corporate tax reduction in 1940 during a large deficit, while the current tag bill could save individuals about four billion dollars by lowering levies across multiple brackets.
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Truman
Washington
Ohio
Taft
Sould
Get Out the Basket Weather Plans This Weekend
The note outlines a weekend picnic or stay at home under the willow tree with plans aided by favorable weather. Friday's high of 34F continues into Saturday and Sunday, with clouds easing the sun.
Two Navy Planes Overdue From Quonset Flight
A spokesman at the naval air station in Willimansett said two Navy planes with two men aboard were hours overdue on a routine flight from the naval air station at Quonset Rhode Island.
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Will Wghove
Naval Air Station Bore
Naval Air Station
Quonset, R. I
Ford Strikers Charged in Detroit Fracas
Four Ford Motor Company foremen were arraigned on assault and battery charges after a confrontation that left two workers with minor injuries in Detroit.
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Detroit
Tune
Ford Motor Company
Riot turmoil at London Mall as housewives clash over rally
London June 7 A riot erupted at a London hall where British Housewives and Communist speakers clashed during a political rally. Police were summoned to restore order as demonstrations turned chaotic with hair pulling, scuffles, and faintings amid calls for resignations over Britain’s current privations.
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London
UNS
Diousewives
T We
Britain
Vote Fraud Probe Pressed in Senate Inquiry
WASITINGTON June 7 Republican senators pressed for a broad inquiry into alleged Kansas City voting irregularities. Senator Ferguson chairing the judiciary subcommittee said the senate should authorize a wide probe including committee sessions in Kansas City. The subcommittee closed hearings on whether Attorney General Tom Clark and aides properly handled complaints about the Democratic primary last August.
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Wasitington
Soiovs
Kansas City
New Mail Bomb Plots Raise Alarm in London
London June 1 Sealand Yard officials warned of renewed pre emptive mail bomb attempts by likely plotters and Jewish terrorists. About twenty bombs were detected yesterday in parcels from Turin and addressed to Prime Minister Attlee ex Prime Minister Churchill Foreign Secretary Bevin and other senior ministers.
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Sealand Yard
Actios
Italy
Turin
Iaig
Attlee
Keinister
Winston Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Turin Politicals Police Chief Warns of Irgun Activity
In June reports from Turin, police chief Dr. Luigi Mazza Rano asserts Irgun Leumi, an ex underground Jewish group, is well organized around Turin. He claims the group runs a powerful network among displaced persons, aiding anti British propaganda and mailing deadly letters to Britain.
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Turin
Maly
Irgim Zveal Leumi
Turi
Britain
Luigi Mazza jRano
Irgun
Palestine
Revival of Dead Seen as Possible
Fresno surgeon Dr. George Sciaroni, collaborating with Dr. Robert Cornish, discusses experiments claiming to revive the dead after heart attack, epilepsy, and stroke. He reports performing six or seven operations reversing blood flow to restore life, with findings to be published in the American Journal of Surgery.
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Fresno
Calls
Janes
INS
Robert Cornish
Herkeley
George Tf. Sciagori
American Jounal of
Sciaroni
Britni
Hamburg Mayor Reports Buchenwald Reopened for Socialists
Dr Max Brauer mayor of Hamburg says the Buchenwald camp has been reopened by the Australians and now holds 80 Social Democrats charged politically. He claims 300 party members are there and that families confirm it, adding his party will not seek Soviet zone permission to operate.
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Munich
Jime
Max Brauer
Hamburg
Buchenwald
Aussians
Social Democratic Party
Brauer
Rubenswald
Germany
First Women In Holdups In Holdups Polled Saturday
Two women armed with a metal spe ant a knife held up WN. B. Richards at 1917 Rogers avenue Viking Gro 300 block of East Commerce street, taking 22 dollars. EK. L. Garcia at 21 Huntiag on street, stopped to repair his automobile on South Salado street, robbed of 55 dollars.
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WN. B. Richards
Rogers Avenue
Viking
Gro
Commerce Street
Hunt
EK. L. Garcia
Huntiagon
Salado Street
Pilot Missing On Lost Bomber Over Northern California
A T-1 marine reserve pilot was reported missing after three torpedo bombers were forced to land in a summer storm near Mt Shasta. The crew were ferrying a fireraft from Sandpoint Naval Air Station Seattle to Norfolk via San Diego, with two others reported safe landings.
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Seattle
Wash
T— One
Marine Reserve
Mt. Shasta
Califonia
Sandpoine Naval Air Station
Noriik
San Diego
Reds Gain in Manchuria
PSIPING June 7 Chinese Communists were crecked with new gains in Manchuria today. The government's top general predicted the Reds would be crushed soon by a new plan to be executed on arrival of reinforcements. Gen Tu Li-Ming told a press conference at Mukden the civil war in the northeast would reach a derisive stage within a short time and expressed confidence that the government would win.
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Manchuria
Sher
Tu Li-Ming Tale
Mukden
Lack of Wheat Closes Buffalo Mills in Strike
Four of Buffalo’s six major flour mills shut down due to scarce wheat as an AFL wage strike on the Great Lakes tied up grain cargoes. Waterfront grain elevators halted operations, with a fifth mill expected to close and industry feeling a near total shutdown.
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Buffalo
Sation
Great Lakes
Scity
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