Floods drive hundreds from Montana homes along 300 mile front
Waters from ice jammed Milk and Yellowstone rivers surged across northern Montana towns. Havre evacuated about 400 homes as the Milk river flooded streets, rail yards and a sewer plant while Sidney faced rising rivers near the Missouri. guards and relief efforts organized as officials warned residents to remain on alert for further ice breakage.
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Associated Press
Montana
Havre
Sidney
North Dakota
Herb Watts
Havre Daily News
Watts
Oval Hatler
Company E
National Guard
Paul Cannon
Adj
S. H. Mitchell
Hill County Court House
Yellowstone
Missouri
B. E. Fry
Fort Peckham
North Dakota Line
Fresno Dam
Bearpaw
U. S. 10
Allies Stand Fast on Soviet Role at Panmunjom Talks
At Panmunjom on April 2 Allied officers rejected Russia as a neutral in the post armistice setup and sent the issue back to higher subcommittees. Higher level talks begin Thursday as officials seek an accord on six neutral nations. Prisoner talks proceed in secret amidst ongoing bargaining over repatriation and airfield construction bans.
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Korea
Panmunjom
Russia
Don O. Darrow
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Joy
United Nations Command
U. S
Far East
Robert P. Briscoe
U. S. Seventh Fleet
U. S. Navy
Danimball
Kyo
Opervision
Drive to make Truman a nonvoting Senate member gains traction
Democratic lawmakers rally to grant President Truman a lifetime seat as a nonvoting senator at large upon leaving the White House. Sen. Humphrey backs a bill to include future former presidents, giving debate rights and salaries but no voting power.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Herbert Hoover
Great Falls Autoist Killed in Accident
Milton Tucker of Great Falls died six miles north of Fort Benton in a highway crash after the towed car left the road and ran beneath a railroad underpass. Clarence L. Kimball, driver of the tow truck, escaped injury. Tucker had lived previously in Bemidji Minnesota.
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Great Falls
Montana
Milton Tucker
Fort Benton
Tucker
State Highway Patrol
Clarence L. Kimball
Kimball
Bemidii
Minn
Truman McGrath showdown looms over Justice probe
President Truman will meet Attorney General McGrath to discuss his administration of the Justice Department amid a dispute over a financial questionnaire for 596 officials and the status of Morris, McGrath’s rival for cleanup influence. The White House and Congress monitor potential departures and resolutions.
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Washington
Truman
McGrath
Newbold Morris
Florida
Morris
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Justice Department
White House
House Committee
Charles Murphy
Chelf
D-Ky
Joseph Short
Short
Keating
DN. Y
Eisenhower Warns Europe Security Still Elusive
General Eisenhower in a 12 000 word SHAPE report warns Europe has only a beginning of real security and calls for full European cooperation and budgetary restraint. He cautions the United States cannot be the sole munitions source nor tolerate endless expenditures endangering its economy.
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Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers
Europe
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
America
Free World
United States
Eisenhower outlines Cold War military lineup
Gen Eisenhower lists forces opposing the West and the Soviet bloc across Europe. Allied land forces total 30 divisions versus 175 Soviet and 60 satellite divisions. Air power shows Allied 4 000 planes to Communist 20 000. Naval strength includes U S Sixth Fleet and other Western fleets against 300 submarines and 20 cruisers. Atomic weapons are kept secret by the Allies while Soviets claim industrial progress.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Europe
Eisenhower
Iron Curtain
U. S
Mediterranean
France
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Eiisenhower
Girls Central win first at Helena speech contest
In Carroll college hosted Montana Catholic high school tourney, Girls Central captured first place in the play division while Boys Central took top honors in debate. Front row: Leah Huhtanen Agnes Connors. back row: Shelia Sullivan Beth Shea Harriet Sullivan. Coaches Sister Mary Seraphine and Brother E L Cobb led teams.
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Girls Central
Boys Central
Montana Catholic
Eisenhower on SHAPE's first year and world security
Eisenhower warned the free world that its soundness is vital and luxury must be stripped from organization and equipment. He cited SHAPE's first year, noting mixed successes and failures, yet said tides have turned brighter but warned against complacency or imagined security.
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Eisenhower
SHAPE
Free World
Freebourn Seeks Montana Attorney General Nomination
James D. Freebourn of Butte filed his nominating petition for the Democratic nomination for state attorney general in Helena. The 40 year old Silver Bow county attorney and son of a state Supreme Court justice aims to unseat incumbent Arnold H. Olsen who also sought re election.
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Helena
James D. Freebourn
Butte
Silver Bow
State
Supreme Court
Sam Mitchell
Freebourn
Harry J. Freebourn
Arnold H. Olsen
Thief Steals $225 From Baltimore Cigar Stand
At closing time Monday night a thief took $225 from the cigar stand run by Mr. and Mrs. Ben L. Bond in the main corridor of the post office. The Bonds, who are blind, hope the money is returned but say they could not identify the culprit.
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Baltimore
Ben L. Bond
Bond
Stalin says World War III not nearer. calls for German unification
Stalin responded by telegram to American editors and radio men stating a third world war is not closer than 1949 50 and that a meeting of great power chiefs could be useful He urged Germany’s unification and said communism and capitalism could coexist peacefully The exchange appeared timed to Moscow economic conference and drew Western suspicion of propaganda efforts
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New York
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Germany
Soviet Union
Moscow
United Nations
United States
Korea
James L. Wick
Niles
Ohio
Nevada Atomic Blast Seen From 16 Miles Up
Las Vegas reporter Bill Becker describes watching an atomic test at Frenchman Flat from a light plane at 11 000 feet. The weapon released from a B29 at 9 am PST produced a red glow and a rusty mushroom cloud. The blast was felt up to 170 miles away with no sonic concussion reaching the observer. Desert Rock installation hosts about 1 000 troops ahead of Exercise Desert Rock IV in late April.
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Las Vegas
Frenchman Flat
AEC
Air Force
Camp Desert Rock
Army
William Lawrence
New York Times
Nagasaki
St. George
Kanarraville
Cedar City
Utah
Mount Charleston
Desert Rock
Ohioan Heads Toward Wisconsin Primary Triumph
The Ohioan senator and Gen. Eisenhower vie in a tight GOP presidential fight with Taft seeming set for a Wisconsin victory that would yield at least 24 delegates. Kefauver leads in Democratic races in Wisconsin and Tennessee while Nebraska waits for senatorial results.
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Associated Press
Taft
Eisenhower
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Charles E. Broughton
Truman
Kefauver
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Broughton
Fox
Milwaukee County
Price Director Feels Steel Strike Likely by April
Ellis Arnall price stabiliz ation director expressed grave doubt a nationwide steel strike on April 8 can be avoided after a price conference with U S Steel's Benjamin Fairless. He rejected price concessions to back a wage increase for CIO workers and warned of possible price rises if the pay hike is granted.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
CIO
Philip Murray
Charles E. Wilson
Truman
Wilson
Ferenc Molnar, 74, World Famous Author Dies
Ferenc Molnar, the Hungarian born author of Liliom The Red Mill and The Devil died in New York after a long illness He had lived at the Hotel Plaza for years and was moved to Mt Sinai hospital a week before his death The 1946 musical Carousel was adapted from Liliom and his works include stage and film versions
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New York
Ferenc Molnar
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana Regions
Butte sees partly cloudy to cloudy skies and a warmer trend on Wednesday with a low around 15 and a high near 44. In the region, airports report a Wednesday low near 11 and high about 39, while the School of Mines shows 11 to 40. west of the Divide, scattered showers with highs 45 to 55. east of the Divide fair to partly cloudy, highs 45 to 55.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown Livingston
Miles City
Missoula Superior
West Yellowstone
Whitehall Ll
Charges on Tax Prosecutions Halted In New York
Special revenue agent says at least 36 tax fraud prosecutions in New York area were improperly closed in recent years. He cites 600 cases reviewed showing 6 percent not closed per treasury policy. 488 involved more than $50,000 each.
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Washington
Special Revenue
New York
Earl C. Crouter
Treasury
Crouter
Internal Revenue Board of
Daniel A. Bolich
Internal Revenue
Bolich
House
Ways and Means
Patullo Modes, Inc
Patullo Modes
Morton Marks
FBI
Patullo
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