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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1950
Page
3
Analysis notes that the accused spy ridicules the charges while Johnson asserts U.S. defense readiness and Britain plans to cut purchases in the United States. The column frames the issue as contested by officials and signals ongoing tension between the nations.
Owen Lattimore, a United Nations employee, rejects McCarthy's charge that he is Russia's top U.S. spy and a State Department agent. Lattimore says McCarthy is wrong and that he will testify in Washington to prove the accusations false. The dispute over opening FBI files to the committee continues amid broader debate.
Britain outlines conditions to reduce its gold dollar deficit by half by mid-1951. Key points include restraint on wages prices and dividends, continued U.S. business growth, higher productivity, expanded exports to dollar markets, and stronger dollar nation cooperation. The report links defense debates with Japan treaty prospects and Eisenhower Johnson positions.
Floyd Steele, 31, unveils Maddidaa, a magnetic-drum digital differential analyzer, claimed to operate an entire factory without human aid. Demonstrated at Rutgers three day computing machinery conference, Steele envisions a fully automatic factory with goods produced without human effort.
The United States protests Moscow new exchange rate of four rubles per dollar as of July 1, raising embassy operating costs by nearly a million dollars annually. The note demands restoration of the former rate and calls the change unjustified.
Kentucky Republican John Sherman Cooper, former U.S. senator, named by Secretary of State Dean Acheson as a principal advisor for major London talks. The 12 nation Atlantic Council sessions and Big Three conferences aim to sharpen Western strategy against Soviet communism. Cooper’s GOP standing and 1951 Kentucky gubernatorial prospects spark speculation about party backlash and electoral risk.
President Truman refuses to hand over federal loyalty files to Congress amid state department spy investigations. He notes no prior president has complied with similar subpoenas, leaving the files out of reach for lawmakers. Senate investigators then issue subpoenas for the records, while McCarthy insists proof exists in the loyalty and FBI files but remains blocked.
Rear Admiral C B Momsen, inventor of the Momsen lung, says a forthcoming development could enable the United States to drive submarines from the seas, reducing feared submarine menace in future wars. He warns the change is "just ahead" according to a top navy expert.
An American newsman confronts Vladimir Clementis, then Czech foreign minister, about purges in Prague. Clementis denies rumors, later purge confirmed amid wider talk of Russian dominance in satellites. The scene shifts to U S tax critique as lawmakers lampoon levies on everyday goods and baby products, highlighting partisan urban chatter.
Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey challenges Virginia's Harry Byrd on the Senate economy committee, accusing it of wasteful neglect after two years of inactivity. Republicans and Dixiecrats rally to Byrd, driving Humphrey to a near empty chamber as he offers open debate and demands confrontation. Administration Democrats depart, leaving him to contend alone.
A doctor guides visitors through a large asylum. In one cell a man fondles a doll dressed as a modern young woman, grieving a jilting by his fiancée and losing his reason. The next cell is barred and padlocked, prompting quiet sympathy from the group.
A humorous snippet features a self-assured tale of an unnamed "Big Indian" who strays from camp. When asked if he is lost, he answers with pride that he is not, declaring the wigwam lost but not him and signaling his certainty by striking his chest and proclaiming his presence.
A beach encounter unfolds with intimate dialogue as a woman asks for a kiss and the man jokes about sand in his mouth. She urges him to swallow his doubt while sharing a cheeky moment between two people on the shore.
The purple finch demonstrates unusual mating behavior by gripping a straw with its bill and twirling it like a baton. The bird repeats his display to attract a mate and then collapses as if playing dead to gain the female's sympathy.
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