Plot to assassinate General MacArthur uncovered in Tokyo
Allied HQ unmasked a plot by Japanese militarists to kill General MacArthur during May Day demonstrations. Hideo Takayama, a former kempeitai member and kamikaze pilot, led the plan. Several conspirators were named as authorities hunted six suspects.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Hideo Takayama
Dread
Kempeitai
Thought Police
Kamikaze Flying Corps
MacArthur
Tokayama
Japan
Tokuda
Katsuo Okazaki
Foreign Office
Radio Says Germans Die In Russian Hands
Vatican radio reports 2000 to 4000 Germans die weekly in camps in the Russian occupation zone of Germany. It says children suffer and women are raped, claiming the eastern zone is looted with no seeds for the coming year.
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London
Vatican Radio
Germany
War Prisoners Must Go By June 1
President Truman informed Senator Wheeler that he will not extend the timetable for German prisoners of war to remain in the United States beyond the end of June. Wheeler had urged delaying their return to use as farm labor in sugar beet regions. Truman noted a January 60 day extension for about 50,000 POWs in harvesting crops and pulpwood production.
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Washington
Truman
Wheeler
D-Mont
Plans for Pioneer Trails marker dedication noted
A Pioneer Trails association meeting discussed plans for a marker honoring the Lewis and Clark expedition’s 140th anniversary. The event is set for July 17 from 2 to 5 PM with a main program at the athletic field, including out-of-town speakers, a parade, and prize prizes.
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Pioneer Trails Association
Grace M. Williams
Highway 10
Girl and Boy Scouts
Ropin’ ‘N’ Ridin
400000 Coal Miners Still Out On Strike
The month old strike by 400000 soft coal miners remains in the spotlight as John L. Lewis and bituminous operators seek a new contract. Federal mediators join the talks in Washington while stockpiles dwindle and Allis-Chalmers plants begin new shutdowns, increasing idle workers to 27000 across seven plants.
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John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Washington
Lewis
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Bomb disposal detonates World War II era mine in London park
A half ton German time bomb named Annie, dormant five years, was exploded in a 30-foot shaft in St James Park by a bomb disposal team. The blast rattled Buckingham Palace windows 350 yards away but caused no damage.
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London
St. James Park
Buckingham Palace
Traffic Deaths Almost At Prewar Peak
The National Safety Council reports 8,120 traffic deaths in the first quarter of 1946, near the prewar peak, with a projected 38,000 fatalities for the year. Ned H. Dearborn urges immediate national emergency actions and voluntary measures. Three May campaigns include a Washington safety conference, police traffic checks, and a public safety drive. Cities with low death rates include Jackson Michigan and Colorado Springs Colorado.
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Chicago
America
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Truman
Washington
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Safety Council
Jackson
Mich
Colorado Springs
Colo
Orlando
Fia
Big Timber Declares Annual Clean-Up Week May 6–11
Mayor Harold Roe proclaims the week of May 6 through 11 as annual clean-up week to encourage Big Timber property owners and citizens to remove rubbish and improve sanitation. The measure notes cleaner grounds raise real estate values and civic pride.
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Harold Roe
City of
Big Timber
Henderson Elected President of Cannery Association
J C Henderson was elected president of the Community Co-Op Canning association at its organization meeting in the courthouse. Mrs Scott Hoskinson is vice president H M Oefstos secretary and Scott Hoskinson treasurer and supervisor. About 20 of 32 members attended as bylaws and incorporation papers were adopted. The cannery will be operated this year at the Boulder creamery with co sponsoring by County Farm Bureau and Big Timber Lions club.
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Henderson
Cannery Association
J.C. Henderson
Canning Association
Scott Hoskinson
H. M. Oefstos
E. R. Patterson
Fred Bartholomaus
Community Co-Op Canning Association
Oefstos
County Farm Bureau
Big Timber Lions Club
Boulder Creamery
Former Resident Crowned Near Harle
Ommund Ommundson 61, a former Big Timber resident, drowned near Harlowton when his car overturned into a rain-filled ditch. Discovered after about two hours by another motorist. body to be brought to Big Timber for burial. Survived by widow Clara. sons Oscar and Raymond. daughter Shirley. Raymond in the army air corps in Spokane. all others in Billings or Big Timber. Funeral services pending. Born in Stavanger Norway. resided in Big Timber before moving to Harlowton years ago.
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Ommund Ommundson
Big Timber
Harlowton
D. W. Martin
Ommundson
Stavanger
Norway
Clara Ommundson
Billings
Oscar Ommundson
Pvt
Raymond Ommundson
Army Air Corps
Spokane
Shirley Ommundson
Raymond
Gets Prison Term In Atom Bomb Case
Dr. Alan Nunn May, 34, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for supplying atomic bomb secrets and uranium samples to an unknown Russian contact in 1945. He pleaded guilty and refused to name the recipient. defense said the person was Russian, while officials stressed the crime was sharing restricted information with unauthorized parties.
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London
Alan Nunn May
Hartley Shawcross
Kings College
Canada
Gerald Gardiner
May
Gardiner
Shawcross
Roland Oliver
Censel
Army food waste faulted by nine man study group
A nine man study committee for the War Department condemned army food waste after surveying 42 posts late in 1945. The panel urged mandatory mess management courses for all officers including West Point cadets to improve efficiency.
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Army Foods
Washington
Secretary of War
Robert P. Patterson
West Point
Industry Shows Gain In March
Washington April 27 In March industry posted its largest gain since VJ day the civilian production administration said While the CPA noted higher employment for the first time since the war it warned the coal strike will damp Avril and curtail steel demand March auto output hit a postwar high near 90 045 cars doubling February figures The report cited textiles and building materials as leading recoveries while coal and steel disruptions threaten future production and joint planning to allocate supplies among users
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
Avril
CPA
John Small
Small
Iron and Steel
Jap Leaders Indicted for War Crimes by Allies
Tokyo April 29 Allied prosecutors indicted Hideki Tojo and 27 militarists as war criminals. Arraignment set for May 5 on 55 charges from Pearl Harbor killings to world domination schemes. Defense time to prepare before trials by an 11 nation tribunal.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Joseph B. Keenan
Japanese War
Army Private Makes 315 Per Month
San Francisco April 30. The army gains a new private at 315.96 dollars per month. James L Triplett 39 of Vallejo Calif father of five boys and five girls enlisted in the air forces at Hamilton Field. His pay includes base pay 50 750 for prior service 20 46 for rations 28 for wife 30 for first child and 20 for each of the other nine children.
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San Francisco
Army
James L. Triplett
Vallejo
Calif
Hamilton Field
Rostads Return From Canisota
Mr and Mrs Ole Rostad returned Monday night from Canisota 8 D.
Rural Interscholastic Meet Set for Saturday in Big Timber
Rural schools across Sweet Grass county join the annual rural interscholastic meet in Big Timber on Saturday May 4. Superintendent Margaret Deegan leads. John Jones directs track and field. registration 8 45 at the high school with oral spelling and reading contests, ribbon presentations, lunch, then athletics for boys and girls in two age groups. Approximately 200 participants expected.
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Sweet Grass County
Big Timber
Margaret Deegan
Harriet Mecklenburg
Greg Cliff
Emmett Deegan Weds Colorado Girl
Emmett Deegan and Miss Clara Ehrlich daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Ehrlich of Denver Colorado were quietly married Monday afternoon at 5 oclock by Rev E E Tollefson at the groom's home in Livingston Mont Attendants were Charles R Deegan and Mrs Gerald Etzold The bride lately discharged from the Waves after two years service at Key West Fla The groom also discharged from the navy after four years They plan a visit to Denver before returning to Bozeman to attend Montana State College
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Clara Ehrlich
Fred Ehrlich
Denver
Colo
Emmett Deegan
E. E. Tollefson
Big Timber Lutheran Church
S. N. Lavold
Charles R. Deegan
Gerald Etzold
Akron
N. Y
Robert Deegan
Keith Gottlob
Eddie
Katharine
Phyllis
Patsy Deegan
The
Waves
Key West
Fla
Navy
Livingston
Bozeman
Montana State College
Body of One Lost Duck Hunter Found
In Billings on April 27 a body tentatively identified as 15 year old Emmett Courtney was recovered from the Yellowstone River, near Huntley bridge, where the pair’s overturned boat was found last November with a hole in the bottom and a shotgun beside it. No trace of Clifford Courtney, the father, was discovered as rescue crews had searched the river for days after the November incident.
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Billings
Emmett Courtney
Yellowstone River
Howard Smith
Huntley Bridge
Smith
Clifford
Pompey’s Pillar
Lief Erickson Opposes Wheeler for U S Senate Nomination
Lief Erickson of Helena former Montana supreme court justice filed for the Democratic nom ination to challenge Senator Burton Wheeler in the July 16 primary. Wheeler seeks a fifth term while Erickson backs industrial growth farm price supports three percent water resources reform and veterans loans. Erickson served on Truman rail mediation board and supports valley water development. Two Republicans R E Skeen and Zales Ecton also announced candidacies.
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Helena
Lief Erickson
Montana Supreme Court
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Wheeler
Erickson
Supreme Court
MVA
Truman
Special Railroad Mediation Board
R. E. Skeen
Billings
Zales Ecton
Manhattan
Farmer
Osmena Concedes Election Defeat in Philippines
Manila reports President Serigo Osmena conceding the election defeat to Manuel Roxas. Osmena vows support for the successor and reflects on his 42 years in politics, beginning in 1904 as Cebu provincial governor and serving as president since Quezon's death in 1944.
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Manila
Serigo Osmena
Manuel Roxas
Philippines Republic
Roxas
Osmena
Philippines
Cebu
Manuel L. Quezon
Train Crash in Illinois Kills 44 As Express Hits Stalled Car
In Naperville Illinois 44 people were killed when Burlington's Exposition Flyer rear ended the Advance Flyer near 12:35 PM. One hundred twenty five injured, 31 still hospitalized, many in critical condition. An engineer from Galesburg was charged with manslaughter as investigators probe the worst Burlington accident.
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Naperville
Ill
Burlington Railroad
Chicago
Union Station
CST
Omaha
Neb
San Francisco
Denver
Burlington
Lee Daniels
DuPage County
W. W. Blaine
Galesburg
Til
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Harle
Colorado
Daniels
Blaine
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