Syracuse student Laura Hamilton dies in car crash near Fabius
Miss Laura Ann Hamilton 20 of Fabius, a Syracuse University Fine Arts junior, died after her car struck a maple tree on Pompey Fabius road when a tire blew. She was en route to University Hospital, the ambulance crew and Deputy Sheriffs reported. The crash occurred after passing Lester Jacobs of Pompey. The body was taken to the county morgue for postmortem exam.
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Laura Ann Hamilton
Fabius
Syracuse University
Pompey-Fabius Rd
University Hospital
Victor Tucci
Raymond Saaler
Lester R. Jacobs
Pompey
Hamilton
Jacobs
Mississippi Flood Reaches Near Record Stage In Midwest
Mississippi River flood fears spread as water rises past Keokuk and nears last week levels at Canton and Quincy. Army engineers reinforce levees while Coast Guard rescue teams prepare for possible actions near Quincy Illinois and along Illinois towns Canal districts. Des Moines River crest hits Keosauqua and Ottumwa area as floods drain into the Mississippi, threatening major levee failures along swollen waterways.
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Keokuk
Mississippi River
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
U. S. Coast Guards
Quincy
Hunt Lima Lake
Indian Grove
Fabius
ARDIV
Mississippi
Canton
Hannibal
Alexandria
Des Moines River
Des Moines’ River
Keosauqua
Ottumwa
Here
Churchill Home From Hospital After Hernia Operation
Churchill was brought home from hospital on a stretcher today six days after undergoing hernia surgery. He appeared cheerful and smoking a large cigar, dressed as a schoolboy in a light mood. The return underscores his recovery pace and public persona.
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London
Winston
Churchill
Truman tax veto details spark editorial page debate
Pres Truman criticizes tax policy as overdue while Congress shifts focus from income to excise and sales taxes. Editorials on today’s page discuss clamor, business influence, and impact on low income consumers amid a Republican majority, with comics and features listed on pages 30 to 31.
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Truman
Marquis Childs
Congress
Weather records shattered by 45 degree fire day
The city logged a 45 degree start this May, tying a 30 year old record set in 1917. Meteorologist Andrew P Keller expected a warming trend with 58 by 8:30 AM and a forecast of increasing clouds and cooler air for the eastern region. Overnight lows included 41 at Utica, 45 at Buffalo and Rochester, and 44 at Albany.
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Andrew P. Keller
Keller
Utica
Buffalo
Rochester
Albany
Adjournment Set for July 26 by House Leaders
Washington reports House Speaker Martin announced that Republican leaders have set July 26 as the final adjournment date for Congress. This targets the closure of legislative business after months of debate and voting, with leadership detailing timetable and priorities before recess.
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Washington
INS
Martin
R-Mass
Congress
Truman Calls Universal Training a Military Necessity
President Truman told Princeton at Nassau Hall that universal training strengthens the U.S. for world leadership and deters totalitarian encroachment. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws as 36 honorary degrees were awarded during the Nassau Hall bicentennial ceremony.
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Princeton
N. J
Truman
United States
America
Princeton University
Nassau Hall
Fred M. Vinson
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Viscount Alexander
Tunis
Canada
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Navy Bomber Reports Typhoon Near Samar
A U S Navy bomber pilots near the center of a gathering storm about 250 miles east of Samar reported a typhoon forming. The weather center predicted winds would rise to dangerous velocities and that the storm would move northwest toward Luzon, then curve northward by Friday.
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U. S. Navy
Samar
Fleet Center
Weather Center
Luzon
Gun Fight in Subway Ends in Police Fatality
New York police say Fernando Lacasse, about 40, a former inmate from Alcatraz and other prisons, was killed in a subway gun battle with Patrolman John Keegan who had just won a pistol shooting prize. Lacasse allegedly tried to rob taxi driver Nathan Horowitz with a drawn pistol before the confrontation.
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Alcatraz
San Quentin
Folsom
Fernando
Lacasse
Boise
Idaho
Pluma County
Calif
John Keegan
Keegan
Nathan Horowitz
Bronx
Flood in Viudas de Oriente Kills Fourteen in Mexico
Fourteen people are confirmed dead and eight to ten still missing after a flood in Viudas de Oriente, Aguascalientes. The disaster left several hundred families homeless and caused widespread damage across the area. Authorities dispatched aid and search teams to the affected community.
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Aguascalientes
Mexico
Viudas de Oriente
East Ship Tieup Struck by Labor Dispute Amid Lockout Talks
New York reports a shipowners and unions clash over a tieup described as a strike by owners and a lockout by unions. Assistant labor secretary Gibson arranged talks, with 600 NMU crew members being stood down. A mobilization committee sought CIO union support to end the lockout, while wage and contract issues loom for NMU cooks and stewards, and for radio operators under the ACC.
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New York
John W. Gibson
East
Gulf
United States
America
Europe
National Maritime ‘Union
C. I.U
Paul Palazzi
Maritime ‘Unions
American Federation of Labor Unions
N. M.U
American Communications Association
Bodies of 2 Killed In B-29 Found
U. S. Army Graves Registration Headquarters announced the recovery of the bodies of two men killed in a B-29 bomber crash in August 1944 in the mountains of Central Hupeh Province. Five survived and of the four dead two were found earlier.
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Shanghae
U. S S. Army Graves Registration Headquarters
Hupeh
Clipper Ready For World Flight Inaugural Push
Pan American Airways giant clipper America stood ready at LaGuardia Field for the first leg of a globe girdling flight inaugurating the airline's world passenger service. The event marks a milestone in international air travel with the aircraft prepared for an ambitious schedule.
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New York
Pan-American Airways
America
LaGuardia Field
Truman Nominates Argentine Envoy for Argentina
President Truman nominated James Bruce, a Maryland corporation executive, to be ambassador to Argentina, replacing George Messersmith who recently resigned. The nomination was announced in Washington.
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Washington
Truman
James Bruce
Maryland’ Corporation
Argentina
George Messersmith
Russia suggests Dejean for Trieste governor
A reliable source states Russia has proposed Maurice Dejean, the French ambassador to Czechoslovakia, as governor of Trieste. The report indicates Soviet backing for the candidacy and reflects postwar political maneuvering in the border city.
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Lake Success
Russia
Maurice Dejean
Czechoslovakia
Trieste
Three Seats For Movie Night Triggers Family Joke
A light exchange shows a couple planning a movie night with three seats. The boy friend explains one seat for each family member, prompting amused disbelief from the girl. Allen Topics
Draft Wallace movement forms in California rally
CAPITAL TALK reports a Wallace draft for president began as a movement in California with Henry Wallace public favor at an outdoor rally of about 8 000 to 10 500 cheering supporters in Washington. Wallace says he knows nothing of the draft and awaits Truman Stalin talks in Berlin to resolve Soviet American differences.
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Wallace
Henry Wallace
National Youth Lobby
Washington
Watergate
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Berlin
Truman
California
Wallace urges Truman Stalin Berlin conference
Russian controlled papers publish banner headlines endorsing Henry A. Wallace proposal for a Truman Stalin meeting in Berlin. Nacht Express calls Wallace voice of reason as the plan draws attention in the Soviet press.
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Berlin
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Stalin
Wallace
Shaky truce warned of Jewish reprisals in Palestine
In Jerusalem the Irgun Zvai Leumi and the Stern group warned the British that violence could resume if the death sentences of three Jewish youths are not commuted soon. The UN inquiry committee, meeting for its second day, excludes public spectators but allows press access to the Jewish Agency presentation. Arabs refuse to take part in the hearings.
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Jerusalem
United Nations
Irgun
Zvai- Leumi
UN Committee
Palestine
Stern
Aid Europe conference opens in Paris to discuss U S aid
British Foreign Secretary Bevin French Foreign Minister Bidault and Premier Ramadier meet in Paris for exploratory talks on Marshall plan ideas for Europe’s recovery. France urges international committees with European nations and the U S to map needs in transport fuel energy agriculture and iron and steel.
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Faris
Britain
France
United States
Europe
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Paul Ramadier
U. S
George C. Marshall
Herve Alphand
Foreign Office
U.S
House Votes 268 137 in Tax Override Battle
The House upheld President Truman s veto of a 4 000 060 000 tax reduction bill by 268 to 137. The margin fell two votes short of the required two thirds, ending chances for an override. Republicans led the push while Democrats and a few Republicans supported the President, signaling 1948 campaign implications. The debate framed by Taft Knutson Reece and industry spokesmen cast the tax fight as political maneuvering ahead of next year s election. (Concluded on Page 7, Column 1)
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House
Truman
Halleck
Indiana
Carl Andersen
Minnesota
Hull
Wisconsin
Marcantonio l
New York
Action
Senate
Martin
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
Reece
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Sar Bunting
National Association of Manufacturers
Earl O. Shreve
Red Faced AAF Reports Teletype War Prank
Washington dispatch says the Army Air Forces admitted an irresponsible teletype operator issued a playful report that Russia had declared war on the United States. The incident appeared on a Texas weather teletype June 9 and was treated as a local prank, not an actual national declaration. The AAF publicly apologized as officials avoided broader confirmation.
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INS
Army Air Forces
Russia
United States
AAFY
Texas
Mitted
RAF
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