Governor tours flood scene sees extent of loss
Governor Frank J. Lausche conducted a four hour motor tour visiting Roseville Crooksville and Rose Farm to witness flood damage. He vowed to press for federal funds and Reconstruction Finance Corp aid to prevent future floods and rehabilitate affected communities. He spoke with officials and residents including Elwood Riffle a 7 year old coal miner whose home withstood the flood but was badly damaged and whose roof ordeal left him emotional.
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Roseville
Crooksville
Rose Farm
Frank J. Lausche
Zanesville
Lafe
Columbus
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Elwood Riffle
Riffle
Lausche
Elwood Biffle
Roce Farm
Ohio Cities Drenched By Heavy Rains
Canton reports a cloudburst of 3.9 inches in just over an hour flooding streets and lifting a nearby Meyers Lake. Alliance Steubenville and Portage Lakes area also hit. A Canton reporter Don Maddock was struck by lightning but unhurt. Lightning struck buildings in Alliance. Steubenville saw road debris and flooded basements. one home near Steubenville washed off its foundation.
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Canton
Alliance
Steubenville
Portage Lakes
Akron
Canton Repository
Stark County Fairgrounds
Don Maddock
Meyers Lake
Highway Patrol
Peter Hemml
Sieubenville
Weather Outlook Delivers Mixed Weekend Forecast
The forecast calls for cloudy, warm, and scattered snow with thunderstorms Sunday across the north and south portions. Monday is expected to be fair and quite warm. Temperatures show a warm trend with a notable high and a low reported yesterday afternoon and early this morning.
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OHTO
Middle Ss North
Man Rescued From River by Cousin
A Putnam man, Richard Lewis Boggs, 21, was knocked unconscious and dragged from the Mississippi river after a struggle. His 2 year old Akron cousin Glenn Clark aided his rescue, reviving him briefly before transport to Good Samaritan hospital. The incident was witnessed by Boggs’s wife Joanne and his young son John.
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Akron
Attempto Meskingum
Ellis
Zanes
Richard Lewis Boggs
Glenn Clark
Tered Seuavopuse Boggs
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ny- Pillig
Boggs
Tu Cor
Joanne
John
Glenn
Sonny
Clark
58 Die in Northwest Airlines Airliner Disaster
Milwaukee authorities and coast guard units searched Lake Michigan for a missing Northwest DC-4 coach with 58 people aboard after the plane vanished in stormy weather en route from New York to Minneapolis. Weather hampered rescue efforts, and only scattered wreckage or oil slicks were reported.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Northwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
sTadio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Coast Guard
Minneapolis
Northwest Airi
South
Tain
George Parkinson
Racine
Coast Board
Senator Graham Narrowly Trails After Runoff Loss
The report notes Senator Graham trailing in the runoff with early returns showing limited precincts reporting. It indicates the race is tight as remaining precincts could still change the outcome and mentions historical parallels with Truman era nominations.
Two Drownings Reported Near Hodar Creek
excerpts describe two drownings near a creek six miles west of Hodar. victims named Hienil Mover and a Canton, Ohio salesman and Mrs. Margaret Fowler are mentioned among scattered details.
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U- i
Hodar
Hienil Mover
Canton
Margaret Fowler
Empire
Invasion of South Korea Reported Along Wide Front
Seoul June 25 Communist forces from North Korea launched a wide front invasion of South Korea at dawn alerting U S military observers. Attacks along the 38th parallel expanded with reports of amphibious landings and partial occupation of Kaesong as air activity rose and rain hindered air operations.
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Seoul
North Korea
South Korea
U.S
United States
Kaesong
Ionty
Flooding Hits Rural Roads After Violent Thunderstorms
Heavy rains and violent thunderstorms drenched the state with a three day heat wave ended as creeks and streams rose. U S Route 21 near Belle Valley Duck Creek overflowed as State Route 77 near Zanesville saw water over the road. Zanesville airport logged 1.22 inches of rain between 30 clock and midnight. Temperature reached 86 degrees in the city Saturday afternoon and humidity spiked. Roseville saw heavy rain but no widespread flooding while Moxahala creek remained within banks at midnight.
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Noble County
Belle Valley
Duck Creek
Coal Ridge
State Highway Patrol
Zaneswile
Dresden
Zanesville
Roseville
Moxahala Creek
Kansas Flier Sets Record During 1930s Flight
Watertown reports Al Moor cel aviation anniversary with a new distance record of 1312 miles in a light plane. Mooney, VP of the Wichita firm bearing his name, completed the Brownsville Texas to Grand Forks leg in ten hours, saying fuel ran short with about seven gallons remaining.
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Watertown
al Moor
Mooney
Wichita, Kans
Brownsville
Texas
Grand Forks
Guardsman electrocuted during Camp Columbus event
Lt. Donald J. Ma Macleod of the 433rd Troop Carrier Wing, Ohio National Guard, was electrocuted at Camp Atterbury Indiana while talking into a microphone. He stood on wet ground and a suspected short circuit caused the shock during a training picnic.
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Camp
Atterbury
Ind
Donald J. Ma
Macleod
433Rd
Ohio Nazional Guard
French premier resigns as crisis jolts Schuman plan
Paris reports Premier Georges Bidault and his cabinet resign after a 352 against 230 vote on salary raises for government workers. The move follows France's Indochina negotiations and unsettled plans for the Schuman project as low consensus and political instability surface.
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Paris
Tnenajvmbhiy
Georges Bidault
France
Indochina
Schuman
Bidault
Tthat
Vincent Auriott
Bidruit
Henn
Premel
Aftidault
iSchuman
Johnson May Fight for Aid To Formosa
Secretary of Defense Johnson, after a 13 day Pacific tour, aims to reopen the Formosa aid debate. He and General Omar Bradley return to speed up policy by coordinating with Gen MacArthur on a potential Japanese settlement and far east stability. The group schedules talks with John Foster Dulles to advance policy.
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Washington
Johnson
Pacific
Formosa
Omar Bradler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
States Department
John Foster Dulles
MacaArthur
Tokyo
Bradley
United States
Yokosuka naiWal
Japan
Defense Chiefs
Washington Airport
E.S.T
Defense Department
Ithe
Western Rail Strike Starts This Morning
Chicago June 24 Western railroads order mass freight and passenger cancellations as switchmen prepare for an 8 am walkout on five lines led by the Switchmen's Union of North America. Great Northern vows to run some trains amid talks breaking off with the National Mediation Board seeking a break but offering no path to postponement.
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Chicago
Western
Great Northern
Arthur J. Glover
Switchmen's Union of North America
Francis A. O'Neilll
National (Railway) Meditation Board
Glover l
Rock Island
Pacific Syste
Western Pacific
Great Western
Denver
Rivermami
Schedulo
Uction
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da Mae Korda
Donna Hennessey
Eleanor Sode
Ruth Kirkpatrick
Miss Hennessey
Miss Snode
Miss Kirkpatrick
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