Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 September 1947 — Page 5

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1947

Fourth of Tokyo Hit by Floods |

500,000 Threatened || In Japanese Capital 8

TOKYO, Sept, 19 (U. *P)—A Ba 20-foot break in the Naka river, embankment - four miles outsid t Tokyo flooded a quarter of” the Japanese capital today. |. It threatened to flood out 500,000 3% Tesidents in three northeastern]

wards, The U. 8. army appre- |

hensively awaited the crest of the river, which was expected to flood | its banks and break the dikes in'} two places, }

Early today, the Katsushika, |

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flooded when the Sakura embanks-| ment bétween the Edo and Naka| rivers gave way under a terrific pounding, . Thousands Flee Hundreds of thousands of per-| sons fled to higher ground near) the center of the city after the! army and police warned them that! their lives were threatened. | The first cavalry division sent 4500 men to man the dikes and assist the people to leave their homes. About 150 U. S. army assault boats and other landing craft were used in evacuating some 50,000 families.

UNITED NATIONS BOOTH—A United Nations information booth has beén set braver] Ase Ok pnold have up on the street floor of L. S. Ayres & Co. in conjunctien with the national observ-

Meanwhile, the army estimated] ance of United Nations week, sponsored by the American Association for the United

that 2000 Japanese died in the 10 . . : WwW Worker ispensina literature I i 17 Nations and Indianapolis League of Women Voters. Workers disp gq

phoon rains that began last Mon. are (left to right) Mrs. C. B. Durham, 3345 Washington blvd.; Mrs. Frederick Mcday. Some 200,000 were made home- | augh, 718 W. 42d st.; Mrs. George Walker, 2103 W. | 1th st., and Mrs. Howard J.

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‘Of Plan to Cut Pound Banki Cle | OINGINNATL Sept. 18 (IB)a- \ | LONDON, Sept. 19 (U. P.).—Gov- anking CGISS€S Tne Ohio State Pederation of laf |ornment sources said toduy thes Eugene Hward of Fletcher Trust bor (A. F. of L) today pledged i |Co., president of the Indianapolis obedience to the Taft-Hartley law. : Great Britain had no intention of hapter 6f the American Institute But the federation reserved the sserts reducing the value of the pound of Banking, announced today the right to test the constitutionality of he Benham Rule within the near future. formation of adult classes through the act and to fight for its repeal. injures leamsiers Authorities sought to spike rumors the facilities of Indiana university TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 10 : ot extension division. . SHIPBUILDING STRIKE ENDS » ’ persisting + in British financial (U. P.) ~The American Federation |. The classes, sponsored by the in-| CAMDEN, N. J, Sept. 19 (U. PJ). of Labor was Iced today witts the quarters that the government in-|y, te will include fundamentals of —An 84-day strike of 3800 employees | possible Yoss of one ‘of its strongest | Cn ded to reduce the pound below banking, beginning Monday; busi- of the New York Shipbuilding hternationnd unions if the national the long-pegged level of a shade of ness administration, starting! Corp. here ended last night when labor relations board upholds Gen. $4 to make the British products next Friday. A public speaking members of the Marine and Shiperal Counsel Robert Denham’s cheaper in the world market and course taught by Professor Charles ‘building Workers (C. I. O.) ratified interpretation of the Taft-Hartléy stem the drain on dollar con-'A. Walters, Bufler university, be-a contract granting & 13 cents Bw vertibility. Igan last night. {hourly wage increase.

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