Allies Mass Along 40‑mile Front Aimed at Tel Aviv
Arab armies pour forces along a 40 mile front from Jerusalem to Tulkarm in a push toward Tel Aviv with claims of isolating the city from Haifa. Transjordan Arab Legion claims halting a Jewish attempt to open the Jerusalem Tel Aviv road as Israel reports air activity over Tulkarm. Arab League ministers meet in Amman to draft a reply to the UN four week truce call.
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Cairo
Tel Aviv
Israel
Jerusalem
Tulkarm
Palestine
Arab Higher Committee
Haifa
Trans- Jordan
Arab League
Amman
Trans-Jordan
United Nations
Smuts Deere Shock to Great Britain
AP analysis notes the fall of Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts as a shock to Britain and the Commonwealth. DeWitt MacKenzie discusses how South African elections alter the political balance, reversing intial sympathy to concern over unity and imperial solidarity led by Smuts.
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Smuts Deere
Great Britain
DeWitt MacKenzie
Jan Christian Smuts
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Smuts
United
Stay in Korea urged by Rhee before assembly
In Seoul a first elected national assembly heard a call from Rhee for U S troops to remain until Korea can arm for its own defense. He said the government formed by the assembly will be sovereign and independent, and that American presence must not infringe Korea’s sovereign rights. Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge was praised for backing the election.
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Seoul
Synsman Rhee
Korea
National Assembly
U. S
North Korea
Rhee
John R. Hodge
Westvaco plans single furnace for Pocatello project
W T Nichols of Westvaco told the Idaho Mining association that the Pocatello plant will be the ninth U S facility, producing phosphate and derivatives. A single furnace is planned now with possible expansion, praised Idaho rail and power partners and local firms for support. The welcome address was by William Reinhardt of Union Pacific.
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Westvaco
Pocatello
Nichols
Mining Group
Sun Valley
Idaho
W. T. Nichols
New York City
Idaho Mining Association
Westvaco’corporation
Union Pacific Railroad
Idaho Power Company
J. R. Simplot Company
William Reinhardt
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Robeson defies senator on Communist membership
Paul Robeson refused to answer a Senate committee question on his Communist party membership. He said he would go to jail rather than disclose his membership as he and other witnesses opposed the Mundt Nixon Communist control bill. He praised the Communist party’s work in America.
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Washington
Paul Robeson
American Communist Party
Robeson
Senate Judiciary Committee
Communist Party
America
Ferguson
R-Mich
Truman Declares Flooded Northwest a Disaster Area
President Truman on the Williamsburg declared flood swept sections of Washington Oregon and Idaho in the Columbia river valley a disaster area. He ordered use of surplus war property and army navy materials for relief and rehabilitation. Basil OConnor of the Red Cross set aside 250000 for immediate emergency needs of Vanport victims.
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Washington
Truman
Northwest
Williamsburg
White House
Oregon
Idaho
Columbia River
Kootenai River
War Assets Administration
Basil O'Connor
The
Red Cross
Vanport
Army men from Manila return aboard transport
The Department of Army announced two southern soldiers and one airman returning from Manila aboard a U S Army transport. They are Sgt Logan W Ewing son of Robert I Ewing Sr American Falls and Pvt Warren N Jensen son of John H Jensen Fish Haven along with Lieut George W G Boyce.
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United States
Manila
U. S. Army
George W. G. Boyce
Department of Army
Logan W. Ewing
Army
Robert I. Ewing
American Falls
Warren N. Jensen
John H. Jensen
Fish Haven
Drivers Cited In Alameda Police Court Docket
Eight persons were cited to appear before Judge A. M. Alexander in the Alameda police court at 10 a.m. Tuesday per Alameda chief of police Earl J. Atkins. J. D. Fewens and Jesse T. Barnard face stop sign and red light charges. The docket also lists several speed violations by Rex J. Hanson, Frank Benson, John B. Oviatt, Parker E. Gray, A. Y. Satterfield, and Kirk Hyldahl among others.
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A. M. Alexander
Alameda
Earl J. Atkins
J. D. Fewens
E. Clark
Jesse T. Barnard
Blackfoot
Judge Alexander
Frank Benson
Rex J. Hanson
Salt Lake City
John B. Oviatt
Ninth Avenue
Parker E. Gray
Rexburg
A. Y. Satterfield
Washington Avenue
Kirk Hyldahl
E. Whitman
Vanport Disaster Seeks Echo of Johnstown Anniversary
In Johnstown Pennsylvania the 59th anniversary of the Johnstown flood is noted as a parallel to Vanport Oregon’s disaster. The Johnstown flood caused 2000 to 3000 deaths and about 12 million dollars in damage, with warnings arriving too late for many to escape.
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Johnstown
Vanport
Ore
South Fork
Escape Amid Vanport Flood Witness Details Dike Breach
Eyewitness describes rushing crowds in Vanport Oregon as a wall of water floods the housing project. A red haired girl calls for help while cars and residents flee toward the dike break near Denver Avenue and the Columbia River.
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Gordon
MacNab Vanport
Ore
Vanport
Oregon
Maere 15
Denver Avenue
Portland
Columbia River
Destruction of Vanport Watched From Air by Flier
Flying instructor Calvin Hulbert watched Vanport collapse as a ten foot wall of water breached the dike and flooded the city. He described a sudden rise from a six to ten foot wall sweeping through apartment buildings and trapping residents amid scattered furniture.
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Vanport
Buila
Portland
Ore
Calvin Hulbert
Weather outlook for Idaho shows scattered storms
Partly cloudy weather for Pocatello and vicinity on Tuesday with scattered thunder showers in the mountains. Highs range from 75 to 88 degrees while overnight lows settle between 40 and 45. Sun context notes sunrise at 4 54 and sunset at 8 01 with normal 57.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Flooded Areas Reported Along Snake River in Idaho Falls
Flood waters creep across multiple Snake River areas near Idaho Falls with stream levels rising six inches in 24 hours. About 30 acres near the Menan bridge are submerged, threatening nearby properties.
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Idaho Falls
Snake River
Menan Bridge
Fire destroys Pitt chemistry and engineering labs
A spectacular blaze leveled the University of Pittsburgh chemical and engineering laboratories late Monday. Fire Chief William Days put the loss at 500000 dollars as dynamite gasoline and other inflammables fed the flames. No injuries reported and the cause remained undetermined.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
William Days
Pioneer League Sunday Scores roundup
Idaho Falls defeated Pocatello 7 to 6 and Boise beat Twin Falls 7 to 3 while Great Falls won 7 to 3 against Billings and Ogden lost 5 to 3 to Salt Lake City. Saturday results saw Idaho Falls 12 Salt Lake City 2 and Pocatello 11 Ogden 10 with Twin Falls at Billings and Great Falls at postponed due to wet grounds.
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Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Great Falls
Billings
Boise
Twin Falls
Ogden Reds
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Northwest Floods Sweep Kelso Woodland and Vanport
Hundreds flee Kelso and South Kelso Washington as the Coweeman and Cowlitz rivers flood. Evacuations mount while Vanport Oregon battles a devastating breach of its embankment with rescue boats at work and new dikes failing along the Columbia River system.
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Associated Press
Kelso
South
Coweeman
Cowlitz
Longview
Wash
Vanport
Ore
Columbia
Portland
Woodland
Columbia Basin
British Columbia
Columbia River
Denver Avenue
Six-Block Fire Destroys Stockyards Area in South St. Paul
A large fire swept through six blocks of the South St. Paul Union Stockyards yard complex injuring three firemen and destroying 75 cattle cars 50 head of cattle and a test barn. The blaze started in a hay shed near the loading sheds as dry conditions and strike-related inactivity hampered efforts.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
CIO Packinghouse
Trains Derailment Closes Line Near Green River Wyoming
Fifteen cars of a westbound Union Pacific freight derailed twelve miles west of Green River Wyoming early Sunday. No injuries were reported but tracks were torn up and blocked after a drawbar dropped. A wrecker train and over 100 section hands cleared debris and laid a temporary track. full clearance and reconstruction will take several days.
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Fock Springs
Wyo
Union Pacific
Green River
Parade Delights Burns Victim In Special Memorial Day Display
In Westbrook Maine a patient named David Gasnon, nine, recovering from burns, enjoyed a unique Memorial Day parade arranged just for him. Police, National Guard, Scouts, American Veterans, and the Catholic Action Crusaders joined a red and white drum and bugle unit. Musicians played as uniformed marchers saluted eyes left, while David, propped on pillows, gave greetings through a microphone and declared he felt fine.
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Westbrook
David
David Gasnon
National Guard Company 1
Catholic Action Crusaders
Victor Ledoux
Crusaders
Sproul Urges Nation to Face Grim Reality in U S Address
University of California president Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul told 500 graduates at Moscow Ida. that appeasement or compromise are not practical with Russia. He warned that a confirmed communist rejects any ethics other than its creed and cautioned against retreat from reality despite war weariness.
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Sproul
U.S
Moscow
Ida
Robert Gordon Sproul
University of California
Russia
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