Gulf Coast hurricane nears landfall expected today
The Gulf hurricane moved toward the Louisiana coast and was forecast to strike the Mississippi and Alabama coasts tonight. Winds reached 95 mph with tides warned to be dangerously high, prompting evacuations from low areas near Burwood and along the East Louisiana coast to higher ground.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Weather Bureau
W. R. Stevens
Burwood
Southwest Pass
Mississippi River
Stevens
Panama City
Fla
East
Apalachiola
Atlantic
Bermuda
Antigua
Caribbean
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
House Votes Red Controls
Washington Aug 30 AP The House approved a bill to spotlight Communist and front organizations by a 354 to 20 vote. If Senate differences arise negotiators will iron them out. A key feature makes it a crime for a Communist or front member to hold a government or defense plant job.
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Washington
House
Senate
un-American Activities Committee
Barred Solon Frank L. Smith Dies at 82
Dwight Aug 30 AP Col Frank L. Smith a longtime Illinois Republican leader died at age 82. He served one term in Congress 1919 to 1921 headed the Illinois Commerce Commission 1918 to 1920 and 1922 to 1926 and sat as a national committee man. Heavy utility campaign contributions kept the Senate from seating him.
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Dwight
Frank L. Smith
United States Senate
Illinois
Smith
Congress
Illinois Commerce Commission
G. O. P. State Central Committee
Commerce Commission
Senate
Neighbor shoots man then wrecks car in Bridgeport
Parker Dempsy 40 was in serious condition after a neighbor Maurice McGee 45 shot him through a window at Dempsy's home. McGee fled, wrecked his car, and was hospitalized with injuries. attempted murder charges expected. Police noted McGee faced a prior fine for attacking Dempsy at the bakery.
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Bridgeport
Parker Dempsy
Dempsy
Maurice McGee
Lawrence County
Philip Benefiel
McGee
Dempsey
Lawrenceville
Virgil Pennybaker
Pennybakers
Lawrence County Memorial Hospital
Press Weather Summary with Temperatures and Lake Readings
The forecast calls for showers and occasional thunder showers on Thursday with continued cool conditions. Temperatures show a high in the upper 70s and a low around 65, with readings from 67 to 81 noted earlier today. Crab Orchard Lake sits eleven inches below the spillway, Little Grassy Lake fourteen feet below, and the Mississippi River has risen 0.3 feet in the last 24 hours to 12.5 feet. Humidity stands at 87 percent with 0.01 inches of precipitation since yesterday.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River
Index of Sections and Page References
The page list outlines sections for today’s Index Area Nation Local News Editorials Women’s News Sports Classifieds Markets and Pictures across pages 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 13 14 15 and 16. It serves as the newspaper’s guide to today’s content.
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Nation
NLRB Overrules Reinstatement Recommendation at Schmidt Farm
The National Labor Relations Board dismissed an International Association of Machinists complaint against Schmidt Farm Equipment Co. of Belleville Illinois, ruling the firm was not engaged in sufficient interstate commerce to fall under the National Labor Relations Act. The action overturns a trial examiner's recommendation to reinstate an employee and corrects a misreport by United Press regarding Erwin J Heberer.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Schmidt Farm Equipment Co
Belleville
Ill
United Press
NLRB
Erwin J. Heberer
International Association of Machinists
Schmidt
Herrin Burial Sought in Suit
A Superior court judge issued a temporary injunction preventing the burial of Frank Cappellano in Chicago. The suit by his brothers from Herrin seeks to bury him in Herrin as previously agreed. A hearing was scheduled to decide if the injunction should become permanent.
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Chicago
Superior
Frank Cappellano
Cappellano
Alan E. Ashcraft, Jr
Peter
Joseph
Dominick
Herrin
Lucille Johnson
Bural
Ashcraft
Man Admits Killing Family of Five in Rhode Island
Edwin H. Reynolds, 27, confessed to murdering Fred J. Dusza and his family in East Greenwich. He said he fought Dusza, killed Dusza with a chair, strangled Beatrice Dusza and their three children, and set the house afire with gasoline then fled toward his former wife’s residence.
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East Greenwich
R.I
Edwin H. Reynolds
Fred J. Dusza
Beatrice
Katherine
Gail
Charles R. Johnson
Dusza
Reynolds
Johnson
Theuonset Hut
U. S. Leaflet Hints Drive Into Red Zone
A Far East command leaflet dropped in North Korea hints at erasing the 38th parallel and ousting Communists. The piece urges civilians to flee cities turned into military targets and join others in building a free Korea after the Reds are driven out.
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Washington
United States
North Korea
Psychological Warfare
Far East Command
House Passes Draft Law for Medical Professionals
The House approved a bill by 362 to one to authorize drafting doctors dentists and allied specialists into armed services. The measure expands the military draft to include medical personnel for national defense.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Hambletonian Hopeful Mainliner Sold at Du Quoin Fair
A 1951 Hambletonian hopeful, Mainliner, was sold today to Ralph Kroening of Milwaukee for 25000 at the Du Quoin fair. Sep Palin of Indianapolis sold the two year old brown colt trotter before the 32000 Castleton Farm stake. Palin will steer for the Castleton Farm trot while Kroening said Guy Crippen will train Mainliner for the Hambletonian. Mainliner has earned 7500 this year.
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Ralph Kroening
Milwaukee
Wis
du Quoin
Sep Palin
Indianpolis
Ind
Trotter
Castleton Farm
du Quoin State , Fair
Palin
Kroening
Guy Crippen
Hambletonian
Mainliner
Compromise Reached on Price Wage Controls Bill
A Senate House committee agreed on how much discretion to give President Truman for price and wage controls. The compromise allows selective controls with wage moderation tied to any material ceilings. Maybank calls the plan workable and Capehart calls it a blank check for the President.
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Washington
Senate
House Committee
Truman
House
Sen. Burnet Maybank
D-Sc
Maybank
Congress
Sen
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Capehart
KILLED IN KOREA FIRST CARBONDALE SOLDIER DIES
Pvt. Bobby Jean Cover 18 of Carbondale is the first local soldier killed in Korea. He enlisted March 10 1949 and was among the first contingent sent to Korea from Japan. He was killed August 11 and his letters arrive August 11 18 describe fighting in the mountains.
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Bobby Jean Cover
Carbondale
Cover
Lamont J. Cover
West
Jackson Street
Anna F. Cover
North University Avenue
Korea
Japan
Law Officers Accused of Beating Prisoner in Arcola
Two law officers charged with kicking and beating 63 year old prisoner Lemon Atkinson after arrest for drunkenness, leading to his death from internal injuries. An inquest planned to probe alleged gestapo methods used at Arcola and Tuscola jails. Officer Clyde Hutson and Deputy Carlos Ford reported taking Atkinson to his home then to jail when he refused to stay. Autopsy confirmed fatal internal injuries.
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Arcola
Ill
Ed Finsgeld
Lemon Atkinson
Atkinson
Douglas
Clyde Hutson
Carlos Ford
Tuscola
Hutson
Ford
Ava Men Ask Radio Permit
The Ava Broadcasting Co. seeks FCC permission to operate a new standard radio station at 1230 kilocycles 250 watts with unlimited hours. Leonard M. Johnson and Leonard F. Johnson signed the application. They expect operation by Jan 1 1951 unless a Cape Girardeau station also seeks approval for the same wavelength.
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Ava Broadcasting Co
Ava
Federal Communications Commission
Leonard M. Johnson
Ava Weekly Citizen
Leonard F. Johnson
St. Louis
Johnson
F.C.C
Cape Girardeau
Commission
Ava Company
Truman to address nation on Korea and home front
President Truman will broadcast a 30 minute fireside chat Friday at 8 p m central time. The address covers progress of United Nations forces in Korea the international situation and home front problems including his proposed economic controls and tax increase under Senate debate.
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Washington
Truman
White House
United Nation
Korea
Senate
U N to Decide Stopping Point in Korea
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said the United Nations should decide whether UN forces cross the 38th parallel in Korea. He urged North Korea to halt hostilities and cooperate in unification while urging China to stay out of the fighting.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
United Nations
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Acheson
United States
Scretary
U. S. Security Council
Korea
United Nations Charter
Security Council
Truman
Voice of America
Europe
Hunt Pressed For Boy Five Missing In Wisconsin Search
A renewed search for 5 year old David Blucher widened around Lake Tomahawk Wisconsin as Oneida County Sheriff Melford Krouze urged 500 volunteers. Governor RenBebohn offered state aid if needed. David from Flossmoor Illinois vanished Saturday from a resort cottage with his mother and two brothers. His mother posted a 250 dollar reward. The sheriff doubts foul play. Father Walter Blucher, a city planner, was en route from Amsterdam to attend a housing congress but weather delayed arrival.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Lake Tomahawk
Oneida County
Melford Krouze
Rhinelander and Merrill
Rennebohm
Little David Blucher
Flossmoor
Ill
Wounded in Korea Pfc Howard Brant Reported Wounded
Private First Class Howard N Brant son of Mrs Cora A Brant Box 43 Chester has been wounded in action in Korea according to the Department of Defense latest casualty list.
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Howard N. Brant
Cora A. Brant
Chester
Korea
Department of Defense
Tank Infantry Attack Launched From Pohang
Allied forces at Pohang pushed back North Korean infiltrators as U S and South Korean troops launched a tank infantry assault near the port. North Koreans recaptured Kigye and fought to approach Pohang while battles raged on the Taegu front.
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Tokyo
Pohang
United Nations
U. S
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Douglas MacArthur
Taegu
Sea of Japan
Kim Il Sung
Battle Mountain
Haman
Masan Port
Waegwan
Naktong River
Kigye
Kigle
Huk Raids Declared Part of World Red Aggression
President Quirino in Manila said Huk raids are part of a global Communist threat. He called a news conference after raids terrorized Luzon towns and urged civilian groups to organize in each community to combat the menace.
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Manila
Philippines
Elpidio Quirino
Luzon
Quirino
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