Italians Clash in Rome as Republic Drive Roars
In Rome thousands of republicans and democrats clash in Piazza Del Popolo amid a bitter campaign to end the monarchy. Police use riot sticks and jeeps as about 8,000 fight and 20 truckloads of Carabinieri and troops rush in to quell the disturbance. Another clash in Taranto wounds 30.
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Rome
Piazza del Popolo
Italy
Taranto
Alcide de Gasperi
Naples
Seige
Italian Republic
Polk County liquor cleanup launches with 30 deputies
Des Moines and Polk County launch a broad drive to combat liquor and gambling. Sheriff Overturff leads a 30 deputy unit, aiming for a bone dry, vice-free county. The board funds 17,500 dollars for three months of salaries and plans to include Des Moines in the crackdown.
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Des Moines
Tolk County
Vane Overturff
Overturff
Board of Supervisors
Iowa corn crop starts best in recent years
Des Moines June 13. The Iowa crop and livestock reporting service says dry, mild weather has boosted corn and soybean development. Most corn has been worked once, stands near normal with only six percent replanted. Alfalfa harvest 50 to 75 percent complete in south and west central regions, yields normal in south, light tonnage in north. Oats leading crop in southern third. more moisture and cooler weather needed soon to maximize yields.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Marriage License Granted to Custer and Butterworth
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse today to Robert L. Custer of Washington and Beverly Butterworth of Ainsworth.
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Court House
Robert L. Custer
Washington
Beverly Butterworth
Ainsworth
Bread Price Increases Today Signal Higher Living Costs
Washington reports bread prices up one cent a loaf and rolls up one cent a dozen as May and June inflation surges. Officials estimate cost of living will rise about two percent in May and June, similar to 1948, with rents and clothing prices also climbing.
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Washington
OPA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Ula
BLS
Bitter shipping strike predicted by union leader
Washington June 12 UP Joseph Curran president of the National Maritime Union CIO warned Congress there will be a long and bitter shipping strike unless working hours are settled. He spoke as government pressured union and shipping negotiators toward an early settlement. Operators accused unions of insincerity seeking a shorter work week at sea with extra pay cited by Frank J Taylor chair of the negotiating committee.
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Washington
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
CIO
Congress
House
Curran
Frank J. Taylor
Blue Cross Sign-up At Y Through June 18
Washington city hosts Blue Cross enrollment at the Y with hours 2 4 pm and 7 9 pm. Washington County Health Improvement Association urges all eligible residents to enroll by June 18 before lists close for at least six months. Individuals or small groups up to ten may join, including families under the association plan.
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Blue Cross
Washington City
Washington County Health Improvement Association
Butler Named Nebraska Senator After GOP Primary
Governor Griswold conceded the Nebraska Republican senatorial nomination to Senator Hugh A. Butler in a June primary. Butler led with 79,002 votes to Griswold 41,814 amid campaign by Harold Stassen. results show Butler seeking a second term while Griswold had three terms as governor.
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Omaha
Neb
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Hugh A. Butler
Butler
Griswold
Arndts
Mikota
Olsen
Peterson
Wishart
Weaver
Brooks
Walker
Thomas
Swanson
Johnson
Sorrell
Howard
Stassen
G.O.P
Bretton Woods
Lend-Lease
UNRA
Heavy rains flood county and damage utilities
A storm dropped 2.85 inches of rain in Washington last night, the heaviest this year, with violent bursts and lightning. Creeks ran bankfull, fields and rail lines suffered wind and lightning damage, and Iowa Southern Utilities reported outages as linemen repaired burned transformers and fallen limbs affected wires.
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Washington
Iowa
Thompson Burial Here on Thursday
Funeral services for William M. Thompson are announced for Thursday afternoon at the L. A. Jones funeral home in charge of Dr. Fred F. Miller. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Thompson died in Des Moines and formerly lived in Washington. He was the father of Mrs. George Reister of Des Moines. News of the plans came from a Des Moines funeral home.
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William M. Thompson
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Fred FE. Miller
Elm Grove Cemetery
Thompson
Pes Moines
Washington
George Reister
Des Moines
Lightning claims Keota farmer Everett Vincent
Everett Vincent 41, a farmer near Keota, was killed by a lightning bolt while in his barn. His son Dale survived the strike with shock but no serious injuries, and funeral services are set for Friday at the Keota Federated Church with American Legion honors. Surviving are his wife, son, Helen Verlee, two brothers and three sisters.
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Keota
Everett Vincent
American Legion
Marsh Funeral Home
George Everett Vincent
Vincent Homestead
George W
Teresa Wright Vincent
Gladys Hunter
Mr. Vincent
Dale
Helen Verlee
Earl
Guthrie Center
Elmer
Charles Wiemer
Cumberland
Iowa
Chalmers Sturgeon
Grace Vincent
Weota
Edna Lawrence Nomination Upheld in Iowa
Ottumwa Iowa June 12 an attorney general opinion upheld Edna Lawrence nomination as a Republican candidate for state representative despite not hitting 35 percent in the June 3 primary. The ruling states when two offices are tied the two top candidates with 35 percent of the total votes are nominated Paul Troeger also nominated the third candidate Willard Dullard unnamed.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Edna Lawrence
Virginia's Dimensions and Area
Virginia measures about 449 miles along its southern boundary and 192 miles north to south. The state covers 42 500 square miles in total with 2 325 square miles of water.
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Virginia
West Chester School Adopts Primary Grade Before First
West Chester consolidated school board approves adding a primary grade starting this fall to better prepare beginners for first grade. An exception allows older, ready children to skip the primary if appropriate. Beginning fall 1947 all new entrants must pass through the primary grade first.
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West Chester
Board of Education of
West Cester
Twelve Killed In Plane Crash At Smoky Mountains
Twelve men died when an army bomber from McDill Field Florida crashed near Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains. The wreckage lay high in the forested slopes as recoveries continued. weather was clear and no cause was given.
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Gatlinberg
Tenn
McDill Field
Fla
Clingmans Dome
Great Smoky Mountains
Here
Iowa to release 263000 parasites to fight corn borer
Des Moines reports plans to release 263000 foreign parasites of the European corn borer in Iowa during late June and early July at 102 sites across 35 eastern counties. It is the third year of releases, aimed at reducing damage statewide, with releases centered from Hardin Story and Jasper counties outward to Winneshiek, Allamakee, and Lee. County-level efforts target areas with large borer populations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
Coun
Harry Linn
Hardin, Story
Jasper
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Lee
Linn
New Teachers Are Named Here
Supt. W. A. Erbe announces two new teachers for Washington schools. Jenna Leathers of Fairfield will teach homemaking at the high school after Iowa State College training and Fairfield High School graduation in 1942. June M. Jenks will teach art at Lincoln and Stewart elementary schools after graduating from Iowa State Teachers College in 1945 and teaching at Waverly Town. Her art instructors praise her as thoughtful and creative.
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Jenna Leathers
Fairfield
Iowa State College
Fairfield High School
Ames
June M. Jenks
Lincoln
Stewart
Towa State Teachers College
Waverly
Protest Over Russian Target Practice Near Vienna Airfield
VIENNA June 12. Russian fighter planes conducted target practice over the Amer ican air field at Turim prompting protests by Gen. Mark W. Clark to Col. Gen. L. Kurasov. Soviet fighters streaked over Tulin northwest of Vienna firing at targets. Clark protested twice. No American planes were in the area and no damage was reported.
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Vienna
Turim
Mark W. Clark
Kurasov
Austria
Swice
Tulin
Clark
Karasov
U.S
Tme
Fire Toll in Hotel Can Field Tragedy Rises
In Dubuque Iowa on June 12 the death toll from the Hotel Can Field fire climbed to 19 with Bert LaCasey of Moline among the latest fatalities. Workers pressed the debris search for additional victims as four victims remained unidentified in the county tally.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Canfield
Bert la Casey
Moline
Senate to vote on OPA extension bill by nightfall
Senate Democratic leader Alben Barkley predicted action on the OPA extension by the day’s end and sending the measure to conference with the House. Senator Homer Capehart temporarily withdrew his amendment to curb controls, planning to reintroduce it after livestock and food provisions are addressed.
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Washington
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
House
Homer E. Capehart
Ind
Capehart
Barkley
OPA
Chester Bowles
Price
Paul Porter
Heavy rains sweep Iowa with one death reported
One person died as a lightning strike occurred during the heavy storm that drenched Iowa. Five inches fell at Sigourney with hail in Rockwell City, while Ames, Burlington, Davenport, Iowa City and Montezuma reported over an inch. The precipitation aided crops but moisture was needed for corn while oats look to yield well.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Everett Vincent
Keota
Sigourney
Rockwell City
Ames
Burlington
Davenport
Iowa City
Montezuma
Estherville
Inwood
Cherokee
Forest City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Falls
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Authority Granted To Condemn Land For Railroad Right Of Way
Notice at the courthouse says the state commerce commission granted permission to condemn a tract of land owned by Mrs. Jessie Dougherty of Washington sought by the Rock Island railroad for right of way on the Ainsworth Brighton cutoff. Charles Cannon is named as tenant and party in possession. This adds to previous condemnations after hearings before the commission.
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Court House
State Commerce Commission
Jessie Dougherty
Washington
Rock Island Railroad
Ainsworth-Brighton
Charles Cannon
Texas Leads In Blackberry Production
Texas tops the nation in blackberry production, pushing state growers to celebrate strong harvests and market growth. Officials cite favorable climate and expanding acreage as key factors supporting continued gains this season.
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State of
Texas
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