Evacuation Of Portland Begun As Waters Rise
Flooding from the Columbia River forces mass evacuations across 43 drainage districts south and east of Portland Oregon. Vanport losses top 27 million amidst ongoing flood crest threats downstream toward Clatskanie Rainier Woodland Kelso Longview and Kalama.
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Lewis Seeks Dismissal of Taft Hartley Injunction
John L. Lewis argues the Taft Hartley injunction to force bargaining with the Southern Coal Producers Association is not required. He says the union did not participate in talks and cites constitutional and delegation issues while noting the 1947 soft coal contract excluded the Southern group. Lewis asserts willingness to meet with signatories or their chosen agents including Joseph E. Moody.
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John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
International Typographical Union
Southern Association
Aways
Southern Coal
Joseph E. Moody
The
Committee Accepts Indefinite Tax Refund Appropriation
The House Appropriations Committee proposed an indefinite appropriation for income tax refunds to ensure prompt payments amid imponderables. Historically refunds run two to three billion dollars annually, with past years seeing extra appropriations after lowering Treasury estimates.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Congress
Department
Memorial Day Violent Death Toll Near 400 In Holiday Weekend
AP reports the Memorial Day weekend's violent deaths reached 378 by Monday midnight. Traffic crashes caused over half the fatalities with 203 motor-vehicle deaths, 170 drownings, and 105 other violent accident fatalities across the three-day period. The figure excludes Vanport flood and Norfolk navy launch losses.
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Associated Press
Vanport
Ore
Norfolk
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Navy says death toll in Hampton Rhodes may be under twenty
Norfolk, June 1 AP A naval spokesman estimated the death toll in the launch disaster off Hampton Roads will be under 20. Rear Admiral Sprague said the number of survivors could not yet be determined as rescue efforts continued in heavy seas and rain. A launch carrying 90 sailors swamped near the Kearsarge during return to the carrier.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
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Kearsarge
Norfolk Naval Station
Coast Guard
Steelman Renews Hunt For End To Rail Fight
Presidentia l Assistant John R. Steelman pressed for a quick settlement of the rail labor dispute after Memorial Day. He convened negotiators from the major railroads and three unions led by David Robertson Alvaniey Johnston and Arthur J. Glover to the White House. The talks follow Justice Goldsboroughs restraining order and potential June 10 hearings on the unions bid to void the injunction as wages and rules remain the core issue.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
John R. Steelman
Steelman
White House
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Worris-La Guardia
Supreme Court
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Davidb. Robertson
Alvaniey Johnston
Arthur J. Glover
Jews Bomb Amman Before Arab Leaders Meeting
Israel accepted the United Nations cease fire appeal for Palestine as Arab leaders gathered in Amman to decide on terms. Jewish air raids on Amman and Tyreh Village preceded the talks, killing civilians and signaling a brewing major battle along a 40 mile front.
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Max Harrelson Lake
State of Israel
United Nations
Palestine
Israel
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Arab League
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Max Boyd
Cairo
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Auld Plus
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Lah
Jordan
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Haifa
Security Council
Jerusalem
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Tyreh Village
Tel Aviv-Jerusalem
Latrun
Coweta Jury Indicts Eight For Murder In Turner Death
A Coweta County grand jury indicted eight Meriwether County residents for murder in the death of tenant farmer William Turner. Indicted are five whites John Wallace Herring Sivell Henry Mobley Tom Strickland Mozart Strickland and two black farm workers Albert Brooks Robert Lee Gates with Sheriff Hardy Collier named as an accessory. Bond for the seven murder defendants is withheld while Collier may face death-penalty implications. The indictments followed testimony from Turner's widow and child about liquor-related trouble and Turner’s prior jail stay on a cow-theft charge.
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Newnan
Coweta County
Hardy Collier
William Turner
John Wallace
Herring Sivell
Henry Mobley
Tom Strickland
Mozart Strickland
Albert Brooks
Robert Lee Gates
Collier
Myer Goldberg
Superior Court
Samuel J. Boykin
Luther Wyatt
Turner
Wallace
Meriwether County
Greenville
Coweta
R. Lamar Potts
Sivell
Cuba Elects New President Amid Broad Campaign
Havana reports Cuba elects a new president with four candidates spanning from right to left. About two million voters are expected in elections for 132 offices including 54 Senate seats and 70 House seats. The army is on 24 hour duty to guard polls as the liquor ban ends.
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Havana
Cuba
Senate
House of Representatives
Nquor
Moultrie Prepares for Record Tobacco Festival Crowd
Moultrie Georgia aims to draw 100000 visitors for the Second Annual Georgia Florida Belt and Southeast Tobacco Festival July 15 17. The city will transform into a Mardi Gras style event with political addresses by Governor M E Thompson and Herman Talmadge broadcast statewide. J B Hutson of Tobacco Associates will be an honor guest, with invites extended to Florida Governor Millard Caldwell and R Gregg Cherry of North Carolina.
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Moulttrie
Moultrie
Georgia
South Georgia
M. E. Thompson
Herman Talmadge
Thompson
Talmadge
J. B. Hutson
Tobacco Associates, Inc
Commodity Credit Corp
Millard Caldwell
Florida
R. Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
Georgia and Northwest Florida Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy with little temperature change this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Scattered thundershowers are possible along the coast this afternoon. Extreme Northwest Florida shows a fall this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Winds along the coast are moder ate to fresh from the northeast at times.
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Georgia
Florida
Georgia Delegation Vows Fight to Truman Plan at Democratic Convention
Georgia delegates to the Democratic National Convention will oppose President Truman's civil rights program, voting as a unit but not walking out even if the fight is lost. State Chairman James Peters leads a solid Talmadge-backed slate with Roy Harris among key supporters. July 10 is set as candidate qualification deadline for the September 8 primary.
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Georgia Democratic Executive Committee
Atlanta
James 8. Peters
Talmadge
Georgia
Trum
Truman
James&. Peters
Manchester
Kenry Chandler
Hermann Talmadge
Joe Boone
Irwinton
Macon
Taft signals possible patience on Atomic Commission votes
Senator Taft says Republicans may let Atomic Energy Commission nominees go unconfirmed if Democrats mount a long fight over the two year extension bill. He notes Congress aims to adjourn by June 19 and suggests passing the measure for Truman’s decision or letting the issue resurface next January.
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Taft
Ohio
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Truman
Ohioan
David E. Lilienthal
Commission
Lilienthal
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Revercomb
R-Wva
Borgia Testifies on Voice of America Oversight by Senate
Washington June 1 AP Borgia told senators that NBC officials and staff familiar with Voice of America scripts objected to cheap comedy yet wrote them anyway He testified at joint hearings of the Senate foreign relations and appropriations subcommittees The discussion covered supervision of the overseas broadcasts and the government’s role in funding and policy George V Allen Assistant Secretary of State said the State Department holds overall responsibility for the series NBC handles production and a $27 000 000 appropriation is requested for the coming fiscal period
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NBC_ offs
Voice of America
Congress
Broadcas
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the Bog
Metitate
Lertodero
Job Gunther
U.S.A
Venezuela
Smith
Ferguson
George V. Allen
State Department
Allen
Losses Mount After Fire Destroys St Paul Stockyards
South St. Paul Minn June 37 AP Loss today was estimated at more than $600000 in a prairie like fire that razed a fifth of the stockyards area yesterday Three firemen were...
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