American Sabre Jets Down Six MIGS Over Korea
American Sabre jets destroyed six MIG15s and damaged two in air battles high over North Korea. Maj. William H. Westcott and Capt. Iven Kincheloe each bagged two, Col. Francis Gabreski downed a fifth, becoming a jet ace with four and a half prior. Fifth Air Force reported 37 MIGs shot down in March and four UN planes lost in air combat. Bad weather grounded fighters and bombers on Monday.
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Istan Carter Keoul
Korea
North Korea
William H. Westcott
Terre
U. S. Eighth Army
Eighth Army
Yonchon
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Negotiators Pass Russian Neutral Issue to High Officers
Tokyo dispatch reports Panmunjom staff officers and Communist delegates moving the Russia neutrality question for higher officers review. Leaders agree no progress on Russia as a neutral armistice inspector and plan fresh talks Thursday, with minor truce details to be settled Wednesday.
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Tokyo
U.P) N
Panmunjom
Korea
Russia
Ange
Ford Foundation Fellowships Awarded to 246 College Teachers
President Clarence Faust announced Ford Foundation fellowships totaling 246 to college teachers for 1952 53 to upgrade teaching across duties social sciences and natural sciences. Montana winners include Clifford Laity and John E Moore associate professors at Montana schools. Laity plans further study at Washington University Cal Tech and MIT to pursue liberal arts engineering education.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Clarence Faust
Ford Foundation
Faust
Ces
Montana
Clifford Laity
Sanders
Butte
Matana School of Mines
John E. Moore
East Beckwith
Missoula
Montana State University
W. Clifford Laity
School of Mines
University of Washington
Laity
Washington University
California Institute of Technology
Msachusetts Institute of Technogy
Lai
Moderate Earth Tremor Is Recorded in Butte
A tremor was recorded at 5:38 pm on the seismograph at Montana School of Mines. Professor Stephen W. Nile said the quake lasted 17 minutes with aftershocks peaking at 5:48 pm and later minor quakes through 7 pm. No strong-motion indications were captured. Columba Falls and neighboring towns reported light shaking but little notice.
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Montana School of Mines
Stephen W. Nile
Nile
School of Mines
Columbia Falls
Hungry Horse
West Glacier
Kalispell
Essex
Continental Divide
Butte Man Seeks Speedy Trial In Murder Case
Alexander Nademovic 27 pleads innocent to fatally beating Mrs Ellen Brooks in Butte. He asks Montana Supreme Court to transfer case to Downey’s court for a timely jury, saying current schedule delays violate his right to a speedy trial. He remains jailed on $15,000 bail.
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Helena
Alexander Nademovic
Ellen Brooks
State Supreme Court
Nademovic
High Court
Butte
Silver Bow
Brooks
Second Judicial District
T. E. Downey
John B. McClernan
McClernan
Downey
Wife Made Happy She’s Sober Again
Mrs. Sima Mery Fini, 32, dancer, obtained a divorce from Silvio A. Fini, 34, also a dancer, on Monday in Los Angeles. She testified he installed a bar at home and berated her for refusing to drink with him. She asked to resume her maiden name Selma Mary Sober.
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Los Angeles
Sima Mery Fini
Silvio A. Fini
Selma Mary Sober
McGrath Reverses on Morris Choice as Crisis Looms
Washington reports Attorney General McGrath abruptly rejected appointing Morris as a special assistant amid a clash over Morris's corruption probe. McGrath said he would not fill Morris’s questionnaire, risking a confrontation with President Truman who may have to choose between them. Morris, silent to reporters, hinted at potential appeals as the White House weighed the testimony.
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Washington
McGrath
Newbold Morris
Truman
Morris
House
Justice Department
Keating
White House
Joseph Short
April Fools Day Warns of Mischief and Mayhem
A lighthearted editorial notes the perils of April Fools Day with warnings of torn pants, runny stockings, late arrivals, exposed slips, blowing cigars, prank calls, and purses with strings, promising the clever person will endure and enjoy the day.
Rayburn Declines Democratic Presidential Bid
Washington March 31 Sam Rayburn House Speaker ruled himself out as a Democratic candidate for president. He stated he would not pursue the nomination.
Wilson Says Steel Strike Will Set Back Mobilization 60 Days
Charles E. Wilson, resigning as defense mobilizer over the steel dispute, warned a 30 day shutdown could delay U S mobilization by 60 days ahead of an April 8 strike. He said he will not discuss the quarrel further and called his swan song a government official.
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Wilson
U.S
Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilizer
Truman
U. S
America
Korea
Russia
Senate Adopts Combat Bonus and Pay Increase Plan
The Senate approved a 3 percent pay boost for all armed forces and a $45 monthly combat bonus for Korea in a voice vote. The measure heads to the House, which already passed a 10 percent boost earlier this year. A conference committee will resolve differences.
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Washington
Senate
Korea
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Moody
D-Mich
Chronic Diseases Still Big Killer
The U S Public Health Service reports progress against disease with the lowest U S death rate and life expectancy at birth rising to 68 from 47 at century start. Yet cancer and heart disease remain top killers, now accounting for two thirds of deaths as people live longer. An epidemic intelligence system and airport surveillance were highlighted as new measures.
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Washington
U. S
U. S. Public Health Service
Leonard A. Scheele
Wisconsin and Nebraska collide in tight contests today
The report previews Wisconsin and Nebraska voting as top Republicans including Taft and Eisenhower face delegates and possible outcomes. Taft seeks a state wide lead in Wisconsin with expected 20 delegates amid multiple slates backing Eisenhower Warren and others. Weather may cut turnout while Democratic delegates total 28 votes in Chicago nominating process.
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Milwaukee
Robert A. Taft
Wisconsin
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Chicago
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Fisenhower
Harold F. Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Coleman
Butte Man Near Death After Head-On Collision
A solo Butte resident, Lawrence Houle, was hospitalized in critical condition after a head-on crash on the Butte Anaconda highway near Butte. Two Anaconda men, Leo Beausoleil and John McCavanaugh, were injured with fractures, lacerations, and shock as their cars were demolished.
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Butte
Butte Anaconda Highway
Lawrence Houle
East Park
St James Hospital
Houle
Leo Beausoleil
East Sixth
Anaconda
John McCavanaugh
East Fifth
Herb Slack
Slack
Deer Lodge
McCavanaugh-Beausoleil
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow County Sheriff's Deputies’ Carl Hastie
Frank Harper
Farmland In Montana Flooded By Yellowstone-Missouri Backwater
Eastern Montana faces up to five feet of flood water as the Yellowstone River backs into the Missouri at the confluence near the Montana North Dakota line. About 3,000 acres of farmland are inundated with 2,000 acres affected near Fairview and 1,500 sheep evacuated by sheriff boats. Federal and state officials monitor ice jams and forecast conditions through April as the flood worsens.
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Sidney
Montana
Yellowstone
Missouri
Montana- North Dakota
Here
B. E. Fry
Fort Peckham
State Highway Patrol
Richland County
Richland County Sheriff's Office
Fry
Fairview
Anderson School
Taft Bids for MacArthur Backers in Nebraska
In Omaha on March 31 AP reports Taft forces appeal to MacArthur followers as Nebraska primary nears. Rep Howard Buffett urges MacArthur supporters to back Taft. Democrats Kefauver and Kerr wrap up cosmetic campaigns and plan further primaries with Kerr declaring candidacy for the Democratic nomination.
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Omaha
Taft
Douglas MacArthur
Nebraska
MacArthur
Howard Buffett
R-Neb
Robert A. Taft
Kefauver
Tennessee
Kerr
Oklahoma
Barkley Might Be a Candidate for Democratic Nomination
Senator George of Georgia said Vice President Barkley is likely to seek the Democratic presidential nomination after President Truman leaves the race. Barkley avoided committing, while Byrd of Virginia suggested Russell could become a strong nominee with a 1952 platform acceptable to the South.
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George
D-Ga
Barkley
Truman
Byrd
D-Va
Russell
Two Airmen Dead in San Diego Plane Crash
Coast Guard helicopter found a twin engined C46 freight plane wreckage in San Diego county. Both crew members were apparently killed. The plane was overdue on a flight from La Paz Mexico.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Coast Guard
San Diego County
la Paz
Mexico
Court Orders Rehearing in Job Cases
The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to California redistricting and reinstated indictments against two pro Truman Democrats in Mississippi for promising federal jobs in return for political contributions. A third case on whether Alabama presidential electors may be forced to pledge to vote for the national party was argued for two hours with a decision pending.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Mississippi
Alabama
Black
Douglas
Los Angeles County
James Roosevelt
High Court
Nine Man Arctic Expedition Rescued at Barrow Alaska
Nine man Arctic expedition members rescued by Navy plane arrived in Barrow after four days stranded on Arctic ice. They reported no fear for safety despite a wreck during takeoff and a near miss stopping 10 feet from an ice barrier on a 2,500 foot ice runway.
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Barrow
Alaska
North Pole
Navy
Pole
Greeland
Air Force
Ladd Air Force Base
Greenland
Death Toll in Tangier Riots Reaches Ten
In Tangier, the toll from Sunday anti French riots rose to ten by Monday as four more people died of injuries. Hospitalized reform includes over 150, among them about 20 policemen.
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Tangier
Weather Forecast BLUE Tuesday Outlook
Partly cloudy and cool conditions with notable regional variation. Airport shows a low of 10 and a high near 37, while School of Mines reports 15 at low and 34 at high. West of Divide expects clouds and rain showers with a high around 40. East of Divide forecasts partly cloudy skies with strongest northwest winds and a high near 46.
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School of Mines
Divide
Table Shows Daily Temperature Extremes
The table lists maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending at 5 30 p m Monday.
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Associated Press
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