Flood Ravaged Lowans Brace for New Crests in Des Moines Area
Des Moines area residents prepare for further flood crests as Ottumwa and lower Des Moines River valley brace for renewed high water. Authorities say hundreds displaced, volunteers and guards set sandbag dikes, Red Cross shelters house 460 and serve 3,550 meals. Weather officials estimate Ottumwa crest near 19.5 feet, below last week’s record but still above flood stage. Political tension in Berlin and Romania noted amid coverage of broader unrest and Allied-administered zones.
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Election Before End Of 47 Aim In Berlin
Soviet sponsored Socialist Unity Party in Berlin announced a summer offensive against Western democracies. The move follows aggressive Communist tactics in Hungary and across Europe. Russian authorities back the effort with pressure from occupied zones to boost Communist influence.
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Tax Decision Set Monday
President Truman returns from Canada and faces a tight deadline to act on a tax bill reducing personal income taxes by 10.5 to 30 percent. He gave no clear indication if he will sign or veto, with Monday midnight the looming deadline. He also will consider the Cart-Hartley union-centre bill before Friday midnight.
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Europe's Rehabilitation At Risk If Communists Advance
Marquis Childs warns in editorial that time is running out for Europe if Moscow-trained Communists gain control. He notes that even with early action on Marshall Plan funding, France and Italy may not stay free nations. Regular features and pages are listed, with A B C sections in the issue.
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Alaska Called Key To U S Strength
Ray H Branaman senior vice commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars told 6000 delegates at the 28th annual state encampment that America’s future strength hinges on Alaska. He said veterans settling in the territory will provide aid to the country in any critical situation.
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Outlook Camp And Windy Outlook Camp And Windy
Slightly more than a half inch of rain fell this morning bringing the total to date to 3 inches. The Weather Bureau forecast partly cloudy and cooler conditions with showers and thunder showers ending tonight. Temperatures will remain warm and windy. President Truman signed the treaty ratification, marking a new era for Italy and the Italian people.
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Fire Wrecks Holy Rosary Gymnasium
The Holy Rosary School gymnasium was destroyed by two blazes early today in Bellevue, damaging the building and forcing evacuation. Investigators reported extensive smoke and fire damage with a loss estimated at $30,000 as local crews fought the flames through the brushy area to reach the scene. The church rector said the incident followed a separate report of a two-family home fire nearby.
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UN stalls on atomic control and Balkan Palestine probes
The United Nations faced snags as five major international issues stalled. The Arab Higher Committee notified Secretary General Trygve Lie of a boycott of the Palestine inquiry set to begin Monday. Yugoslav Ambassador Sava N. Kosanovic accused American member Mark F. Ethridge of imperiling the Balkan Commission’s work and undermining UN authority.
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One Dead in Hell's Kitchen Gang War Slaying
One man was killed and another wounded in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen gang violence today. Police believe a sub machine gun was used by a fleeing assailant in an automobile as the shooting occurred on the West Side.
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Nagy Labels Hungarian Coup Reprisal During US Route
Ex premier Ferenc Nagy, en route to the United States, denounced the Hungarian Communist coup as a liberalized reprisal tied to what he called an anti-Communist aid program. He arrived at Shannon with wife Juliet and child Ladisla, plans to speak in Washington after arriving in New York.
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Davies asserts anti communist hysteria sweeps U S
Joseph F Davies former U S ambassador to Russia says a wave of violent anti communist hysteria is sweeping the country He denies pressuring Hollywood to film his book Mission to Moscow and attacks those defaming F D R s memory He says TEM is his friend and releases a letter to Representative CRN chairman of HUAC challenging alleged secret burdens on communism in Hollywood
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Cuban Sugar Tour Aims to Spread 5000 Sacks on East Coast
Havana cab driver Acosta began a one man goodwill tour of the United States east coast to distribute 5000 sample sacks of Cuban sugar. He plans to travel by bus to Washington and New York City bearing small Cuban flags atop each sack as a gesture of neighborliness and propaganda.
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Klan to Continue Georgia Program Amid Court Action
A Georgia veteran leader said the Ku Klux Klan would carry on an Americanist program despite the dissolution of the Klan as a national chartered body. The Klan surrendered its charter in Superior Court yesterday, while Attorney General Eugene Cook noted revocation of the parent charter does not bar unchartered activity.
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Cautious Those Swiss Money Trail Unfolds in San Francisco
Attorney Joseph E. Isaac opened a chain mail envelope from Switzerland containing $7,078 in small bills and no return address. The outside noted Contents: 7,078 2. It marked the first installment of a $60,000 cash estate for Morse Bollack, who died recently in Switzerland.
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Sulyok Defies Hungary Reds Rally to Be Held Near Yugoslav Border
Budapest The Freedom Party leader Dezso Sulyok defied the communist dominated government by announcing a public rally at Szeged near the Yugoslav border next Monday. He invited British and American reporters to attend as he repeated charges from parliament two days earlier. Hungarian politicians doubted any attempt to break up the rally would occur. Sulyok leads 18 conservative MPs and said earlier rallies were broken up and resisting members were branded enemies of democracy.
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O Dwyer orders meat price probe in city
Mayor William Dwyer called for an investigation into rising meat prices he says have jumped from six to sixteen cents per pound in a week. He asked Secretary Anderson to use his good offices to ease the situation, calling the rise a shocking development despite a city markets commissioner's report of adequate national production and local supply.
Chuckle Waterman Exchange Sparks Job Quote
A brief cartoon exchange features Chuckle Waterman and a foreman bantering about delays and roles. Abbott PharmAgraph caption adds a quirky nod to construction wisdom with a pun on Rome.
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