Atomic test sinks and damages ships off Bikini
At Bikini lagoon, three of 73 warships were sunk and eight badly damaged in the atomic blast test. Vice Admiral Blandy reports ships burned as task force surveys damage. The blast did not sink a capital ship. conclusions await evaluation. In Jerusalem, Jewish groups threaten retaliation after British raids. calls for underground unity spread.
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U.S.S. Appalachian
Bikini
W. H. P. Blandy
Bikini Lagoon
Lagoor
Blandy
Saob
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Evaluation Commission
Nagasaki
Carlisle
Gilliam
Lawson
Anderson
Sailor Sees Red Ball In A-Bomb Flash Aboard USS Appalachian
Seaman First Class Kenneth Thorn of the Bronx kept his eyes uncovered and saw the first atomic flash as a bright red ball while others with dark goggles saw white. The ash briefly caused center vision spots, but he recovered to normal vision with the rest of the spectacle matching other observers.
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Appalachian
Bikini
Kenneth Thorn
Thorn
Bronx
Near Cloudburst Deluges Easton Area Causing Crop Damage
A near cloudburst drenched Easton Md on July 1 with 5.1 inches of rain from 1 20 to 9 am. A weather observer called it the heaviest downpour in 25 years for such a short span. Streets and cellars flooded, sewers burst, and several small bridges were washed away injuring ripening wheat and tomatoes.
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Easton
Goats Survive Atomic Blast Aboard Ships
New York reported goats aboard the USS Pennsylvania survived the atom bomb blast and fed on hay while standing at ease. CBS correspondent Don Mozley said Rear Admiral A G Solberg, head of ship material for Operations Crossroad, relayed the update during an inspection trip. He added minnows were still swimming in water once deemed contaminated.
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New York
Uss Pennsylvania
Don Mozley
CBS
Uss
Mt. McKinley
Mozley
A. G. Solberg
Crossroad
Sollberg
Potomac Fishing Opens Amid Cloudy Water Conditions
Fishermen faced a challenging start to Maryland's base fishing season as the Potomac above Williamsport ran dirty from recent rains. Conococheague Creek was muddy and high, delaying bass fishing for several days. water below Williamsport also off color, with two to three days of poor conditions likely. The daily limit remains ten bass per person.
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Maryland
Potomac River
Wilih Mamsport
Hagerstown
Potomac
Williamsport
Conogocheague
Pennsylvania
Lane And Curran In Handclasp At Maryland Banquet
William Preston Lane Jr. and William Curran, Maryland attorney general, exchanged a handclasp at the Maryland State Bar Association banquet in Atlantic City. The moment, described as a treaty of political peace, followed Lane's gubernatorial primary victory over Curran.
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Bar Ass’n
Atlantic City
William Preston Lane, Jr
William Curran
Maryland
Maryland State Bar Association
Curran
Lane
M. Hampton Masrader
Fire on Corvallis street shocks town
In Corvallis Oregon a street fire alarm startled residents when a subdivision owner spread sawdust on freshly graded dirt streets. The blaze burned a half block before the fire department could extinguish it.
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Corvallis
Ore
No One Killed Or Injured In Atom Bomb Test
Vice Admiral Blandy announced from the Bikini fleet flagship that no one was killed or injured in the atomic test. He noted one drone plane crashed into the sea before the bomb was dropped while all other drones flew through the cloud and returned for inspection.
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San Francisco
WH. P. Blandy
U.S.8
McKinley
Blandy
Terror Bands Kill Voting Officials In Polish Referendum
Gay-A foreign ministry spokesman reported outlawed armed gangs roved Polish countryside last night beating wounding and killing hundreds probably thousands of voting officials for yesterday's referendum. Officials said results would be known by Wednesday with final tallies within 12 days amid a battle between Communist backed lines and opposition forces.
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Warsaw
Foreign Ministry
Poland
Edward Osuhka-Morawski
Polish Peasant Party
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Hottest Night Since Year Ends With Heat Wave
Keedysville weather observer J A Miller reports last night reached 71 degrees, the hottest so far this year. Forecasters predict temperatures near the high nineties this afternoon if skies stay clear, with humidity intensifying the heat.
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Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Heedysville
OPA Turns Into A Ghost Agency
The OPA fades to a shadow role guarding scarce sugar stocks after a last minute presidential order. It retains only power to prosecute price law violators until midnight. Porter expects Congress to restore ceilings soon and notes an interim no major price surges. Thirty four thousand agency workers are kept at desks.
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Washington
OPA
Paul Porter
Porter
Congress
Five Hurt as Ford Crashes Into Pole Near Funkstown
A 1936 Ford sedan carrying five Fairchild Aircraft employees collided with a telephone pole on Route 40 south of Funkstown at 7 20 this morning. Two occupants were seriously injured including Mrs. Josephine Moser and Marvin L. Kline. others suffered various injuries while Donald E. Moss escaped injury. The driver said a bus he passed caused a front spring failure and loss of control. speed was 45 to 50 mph.
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Ford
Fairchild Aircraft
U U. S
Leroy C. Hutzell
Boonsboro
Louise Gilardi
James H. Hollyday
Donald E. Moss
Moss
Bruce Spickler
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
Spickler
Fountain Head Dogs Raise Howl at 3 A.M.
Neighbors phoned the Sheriff after dogs in Fountain Head barked loudly at 3 a.m. Deputies at the jail offered to talk with residents to calm the disturbance. In a separate note, 67 year old Peter G. Charuhas was found dead by hanging at his brother Christ G. Charuhas home after a six month illness.
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Fountain Head
Peter G. Charuhas
Cuamberlang
Christ G
Christ
Youngster Wins Prize for Tip on Dog Adopting Baby Rabbits
A Randolph avenue youngster wins first prize of 3.50 in the Daily Mail tip contest for a report about a dog that caught seven baby rabbits and then adopted them. Second prize covers an injury to a garbage collector's helper and a man burned in a North End fire. Third prize notes a raspberry bush growing in a tree and a sow giving birth to piglets on Broadfording road.
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Randolph Avenue
North End
Rose Hill Avenue
Washington Sways on OPA End and Rent Rises
After President Truman vetoed an extension bill, House Speaker Rayburn forecast a 20 day temporary price control restoration while Senate Leader Barkley held out. OPA’s end caused nationwide confusion as markets reacted with rising prices on steel, motor, copper, rubber, cotton futures and mail order shares. Continued on Page 2.
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Charles G. Ross
Washington
Truman
Ross
OPA
Rayburn
White House
House
Senate
Barkley
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Minneapolis
Food Prices To Soar In Nation
A report from across the country states that end of government price controls at midnight will trigger immediate rises in meat milk and sugar. Meat up 10 percent milk two cents per quart sugar one cent per pound. Many stores say no rapid price changes for other items while A and P stores pledge not to raise prices today. Agriculture Department says it will pay no more than yesterday’s ceiling for wheat and meat for famine relief.
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A & P Chain
Agriculture Department
First New Wheat Is Delivered To Mill With High Moisture
The first of the wheat crop is moving into the mill three to four days later than last year. Kline Brothers report moisture about 17 percent with yield per acre at 271 bushels. Harvest weather is excellent and a good crop season is expected.
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Kline Brothers
Forty Divorce Suits Filed in June
Five suits of divorce were filed in court Saturday to bring the June total to 40. Kathryn Ursula Becker sues Arthur Wendell Becker Jr. Ruth Bragunier Smith sues Thurman Theodore Smith. Viret Mary Carty sues William McClelland Carty. Enoch Ed say Mundey sues Lena Ellen Mundey. Bernard J. Feis ley sues Jeanette V. Feis ley.
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Kathryn Ursula Becker
Arthur Wendell Becker, Jrn
Ruth Bragunier Smith
Thurman Theodore Smith
Viret Mary Carty
William McClelland Carty
Enoch Edsay Mundey
Lena Ellen Mundey
Bernard J. Feisley
Jeanette V. Feigley
Beebe to Cut Rent for Tenants in Miami
Miami electrician P H Beebe described as a working man who owns a house told tenants he would reduce their rent from sixty to fifty dollars a month effective immediately. He said with the loss of OPA he believed cooperation would hold prices down and help everyone long term.
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Miami
Fla
P. H. Beebe
Beebe
Joss
OPA
Rent Increases Reported In Ohio Prompt Call For Action
Ohio residents report rent hikes up to 40 percent amid the demise of the Office of Price Administration. State Rep. Howard Methenbaum urged Gov. Lausche to reconvene the Legislature to enact rent control. Cleveland, the state’s largest city, leads with numerous calls about increases from 15 to 40 percent.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Office of Price Administration
Howard M. Methenbaum
Cleveland Democrat
Cleveland
Cleveland Flain Dealer
Rollins Acquitted in Navy Court Martial
Annapolis Md July 1 Chief Steward Walter W Rollins a negro was found innocent by a seven officer Navy general court martial on a charge of lascivious conduct with a white woman He was also found not guilty on adultery with a white woman and acquitted on other specifications including embezzlement drinking disturbances and allowing guests to trouble his quarters The verdict on all acquitted specifications was not proved
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Annapolis
Walter W. Rollins
Navy
Washington
Rollins
North Severn
Retailers React As OPA Price Controls Die
The death of the OPA price ceilings triggers a surge of telegraphic protests to Congress and a wait and see stance by retailers. Local meat and grocery dealers say no price hikes yet due to stock on hand, while warning future costs depend on livestock prices and awaiting revival efforts in Washington.
Rent Increases Likely as National Rent Controls Fade
Most tenants face rent hikes with 30 day notices amid the end of federal rent controls. Massachusetts freezes rents. New Orleans predicts 15 to 20 percent rises. National groups urge restraint to keep increases near current levels. Senator Byrd calls for swift corporate rent control action.
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Associated Press
OPA
New York State
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Maurice J. Tobin
National Apartment Owners 'Association
New Orleans
F. Poche Waguesnack
National Institute of Real Estate Brokers
Des Moines
Iowa
Dalton Fox
Byrd
D-Va
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