Floods Leave 60 000 Homeless Arab Armies Poor Men
Allied Arab forces massed along a 40 mile front from Jerusalem to Tulkarm near Tel Aviv moving into the coastal belt. Reports claim Iraqi troops cut communications to Haifa and captured Natanya, while Arab Legion forces claim to repulse Jewish efforts to open the Jerusalem Tel Aviv highway with 134 Jewish dead reported by Amman.
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Benes May Quit in Protest to Czech Election
Prague report says President Eduard Benes likely will resign in protest over the new constitution and Sunday elections, citing ill health as the reason. An informant noted the regime wants him as a figurehead, with a June 8 signing deadline. Official results claim 88.3 percent support for the regime. Prague statistics office staff reportedly dismissed after showing higher opposition.
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Time Publisher Henry Luce Visits Butte Idaho
Henry Luce editor and publisher of Time and Life magazines arrived by plane in Butte late Monday night en route to Chicago. He toured the Finlen hotel lobby and planned a visit to the A C M Employes club, with a mid day luncheon at the Finlen Tuesday. He spoke of seeking a story and noted Vanport flood coverage from Oregon.
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Ore
Oregon
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Wreck Kills Engineer in Carlsbad Train Washout
A Santa Fe passenger train toppled into a washout near Lake Avalon on Monday night killing the engineer and injuring three other crew members. The incident occurred May 31 as the train traversed the area, with responders rushing to the scene to assist the injured and recover the locomotive and carriages. The investigation into the washout causes and the full crew casualties is underway, with officials reviewing track conditions and maintenance records.
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Launch Swamps Sailors From Kearsarge Night Run
Ninety crew members from the aircraft carrier Kearsarge were swept into Hampton Roads when a 40-foot motor launch capsized off the Norfolk naval station while returning a liberty party. Tugs and small craft aided the scene. some men were rescued and brought to the Kearsarge. Muster aboard will await return of about 500 shipmates before casualty determination.
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Cow Pony Saves Rider in Missouri River Rescue
MALTA May 31 A riderless cow pony saved a man during a river crossing south of town as Bert Peters signaled trouble. Peters quit the horse in the current and could not swim. Mrs. Ruby Kendall rode to where the water was shallow, directed her horse to the rescue, and the pony swam to Peters then brought him to shore.
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Holiday Deaths Top 300 in Memorial Weekend Toll
United Press reports Memorial Day weekend deaths surpass 300 nationwide with 361 fatalities since Friday night. Traffic experts fear a rising homeward toll. 185 deaths from traffic, 52 drownings, 124 in fires, air crashes and other hazards. California leads with 37, Texas 24, New York 21. Michigan and Ohio 19. Provisional total trails last year’s 482.
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Admiral Radford Denounces Reckless Navy Cutback Talk
Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, at a Franklin Field naval reserve rally in Philadelphia, warned against disarmament and urged rapid expansion of the navy and reserve component. He argued air power complements sea power and stressed the need to reach 1.5 million uniformed personnel quickly in case of future war.
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Reds Strength Falls for CSU in Bavarian Cities
In Munich and Nuernberg on May 31, final municipal results show the Conservative CSU dropping from 35.1 percent in 1946 Bavarian cities to 18.5 percent. Communists gained power in some US zone areas, reaching 10 percent, with Nuernberg marking their strongest showing at 16 percent and 4,000 more votes than CSU. The Bulgarian party also earned gains on the right, while SPD led the Communists in Nuernberg.
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Herman Schirmer
Dalton Reenters Cabinet After Expulsion Shakeup
London June 1 Former chancellor Hugh Dalton returned to government service in a cabinet reshuffle after his resignation last November over a secret budget leak. Dalton is named minister without portfolio as part of Attlee’s reorganization and officially titled chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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Clement R. Attlee
Leincaster
Robeson refuses to answer if he is a Communist
Paul Robeson testifies before the Senate judiciary committee on the Mundt Nixon anti Communist bill and refuses to say whether he is a Communist. He asserts the right to a secret ballot and warns he would go to jail rather than answer. He praises the Communist party’s impact and notes his friendships with Communists while stressing equality for Black Americans. He recalls visiting Russia with dignity and predicts 19 Americans jailed for similar refusals.
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Montana Flood Waters Recede
Reports from several points in western Montana indicate flooding is easing as streams fall. The Clark Fork at Missoula dropped to 8.2 feet, snow remains at Mullan Pass, and warmer weather is not anticipated to change water levels significantly. Flathead River fell to 13.8 feet at Columbia Falls while Flathead Lake rose, with 10 farms south of the lake at risk of severe crop losses.
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Stillwater
Ashley Creeks
Flathead Lake
Somers
Mundt and Foster clash over Mundt Nixon bill aims
In a New York radio debate on May 21 E Mundt Republican senator and William Z Foster Communist leader argued over the Mundt Nixon bill. Mundt said the goal is to drive Communists from the open world and from the earth while Foster asserted the measure aims to outlaw the Communist party but would harm labor democracy and world peace.
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Fire destroys Pitt chemical engineering laboratories
A spectacular fire late Monday leveled the chemical engineering laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh. Fire Chief William Davis estimated the total loss at five hundred thousand dollars and noted significant damage to equipment and facilities.
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Weather Forecast Showers and Warmer Temperatures Across Montana
Fair and warmer Tuesday with scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Highs near 82 in the plains with 70 to 86 west of the divide and 80 to 90 fast of the divide. Mines weather shows 75/42, airport 71/4, detailing regional warmth and storm risk.
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Flood Devastates Vanport. Damage Estimated At 75 Million
Portland and surrounding areas reel as the Columbia and Willamette rivers surge to a 30.5 foot crest. Vanport, evacuated housing for 60,000 residents, is a total loss with roughly 75 million dollars in damage estimated. Rescue teams search submerged two-story homes as hundreds of workers flee riverbank districts and industries halt amid widespread destruction.
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Optimistic About Greek Situation
Dwight Griswold chief of the American mission for aid to Greece left for Athens after two weeks of talks with U.S. officials. He reported no change in American policy and expressed optimism about the Greek situation following meetings with President Truman Secretary of State Marshall and other top officials.
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Dwight Griswold
Greece
Athens
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Marshall
Paul G. Hoffman
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Forrestal and Lothers
United States
Pope to Broadcast Address From Vatican City
Vatican radio stations will broadcast an address by Pope Pius XII at 9 30 a m Wednesday to cardinals on his saint day. The speech in Trajan will be carried on wavelengths 19 87 20 55 and 222 meters. The pope is expected to discuss the state of the world.
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Flood Crisis Declared as Fraser Floods Hit British Columbia
Premier Byron Johnson declared a state of emergency in British Columbia and empowered the army commander to call out troops to aid civil authorities against the Fraser river floods. The flood threatens farmland and residents as dikes break near Matsqui and Rosedale, with evacuees rising into the thousands and damages mounting into the millions. Deluge also causes localized damage in Ellensburg Washington with highway, bridge, and property losses estimated in the tens of thousands.
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Premire Byron Johnson
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T. E. Snow
B. C
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Here
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Housing to Be Issue in Campaign, Democrat Predicts
Washington May 31 A leading Democrat said Congress will likely fail to enact the Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill and that housing will be a principal issue in the presidential campaign. Rep Spence of Kentucky, senior Democrat on the House banking committee, said the measure will be sidetracked as Congress nears adjournment in two weeks. He noted the bill has passed the Senate but faces opposition and requests to speak against it. The housing crisis is described as one of America's most critical issues.
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