Western Union Strike Idles 30,000 Telegraph Workers
A nationwide walkout by Western Union employees began at midnight, idling about 30,000 workers while CIO and AFL CTU negotiators sought talks. Bell System workers planned delayed strikes in Ohio Michigan and California with 16,000 Western Electric staff slated to strike Monday.
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Washington
Estern
Ohio
Michigan
California
Nevada
CIO
Detroit
Cleveland
Western Electric Company
Bell System
Western Union
AFL
Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
Telegraph Company
Secret session on prisoner issue called off in Korea
In Munsan Korea on Thursday a secret session on prisoner exchange was postponed to Friday at UN command request. Gen Ridgway, visiting Korea, said the trip held no special significance. Allied and Communist negotiators have held nine secret talks since March 25 exploring a March 21 Red proposal to use existing lists of 11 559 Allied and 132 000 Communist prisoners as a basis for talks.
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Munsan
Korea
Matew B. Ridgway
Tokyo
United Nations Command
William P. Nuckols
George W. Hickman
Juliana Receives Warm Welcome in Washington
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard arrived in Washington to thank the United States for aiding the Netherlands in World War II. President Truman and officials greeted them at National Airport, amid reports of a looming resignation by Attorney General McGrath. The visit includes a state dinner and a joint address to Congress, with Juliana praising American help and the enduring bond between nations.
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Washington
Juliana
U. S
Prince Bernhard
Truman
Barkley
McGrath
Netherlands
Congress
Butte and Other Montana Offices Closed
Western Union offices across Montana shut by a strike order issued in Washington for an indefinite period. Helena manager Bill Simpson said service would not be maintained now, with possible later operation by supervisory staff. Union President Adolph Brungs ordered employees to walk out at 10 p.m. Wednesday. Butte office closed at that time.
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Helena
Washington
Western Union
Montana
Bill Simpson
Simpson
Adolph Brungs
Butte
Taft Reaches Top in Republican delegate race
Senator Taft gains momentum after winning Wisconsin and Nebraska primary delegates. Taft leads Eisenhower in total pledged votes with Wisconsin giving 24 of 30, Nebraska write ins possibly 16 of 18. Warren’s strong Wisconsin showing and Warren-Eisenhower link shape upcoming Iowa and Michigan conventions.
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Milwaukee
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Iowa
Michigan
Eisenhower
Warren
Washington
Montana Economic Council forms to warn on ruinous state threats
Helena April 2 The Montana Economic Council Inc formed to collect publish and disseminate economic data in legislation taxation and related matters The nonprofit seeks members from business and industry and aims to alert Montanans to proposed amendments to the workers compensation act backed by the Montana Progressive party If enacted the measures could penalize employers for hiring nonresidents or workers with certain conditions and force extensive employee physicals.
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Helena
Montana Economic Council, Inc
Dean Chaffin
Bozeman
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Sam D. Goza, Jr
Ben R. Draper
Montana Economic Council
Chaffin
Montana
Council
Montana Progressive Party
Jerry J. O'Connell
Progressive Party
Progressives
Montana Industrial Health Committee
Jerry O'Connell
Kennan Becomes Envoy to Moscow
Russian expert George F. Kennan was sworn in as ambassador to the Soviet Union. He urged reducing tensions but said progress depends on Kremlin cooperation. Kennan favors private diplomacy over propagandist denunciations and hopes for a revival of old fashioned diplomacy.
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Washington
George F. Kennan
Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Kennan
U. S
Russia
Europe
State Department
Earthquake Shakes Acapulco Pacific Coast
A sharp tremor struck Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday with seismologists warning of great alarm in Acapulco. Radio reports listed no casualties or damage, while the government observatory noted the shock was particularly intense off Guerrero state coast centered in the Pacific Ocean.
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Mexico City
U.P
Mexico
Pacific
Acapulco
Guerrero
Truman, McGrath in tense airport clash over finances
President Truman and Attorney General J Howard McGrath engaged in a heated five minute exchange at the national airport while Queen Juliana arrived. McGrath has not decided on honoring a questionnaire seeking personal finances from Morris and 595 Justice Department officials, fueling talk of a possible resignation.
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Washington
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Juliana
Netherlands
National
McGrath
Presint
Newbold Morris
Morris
Justice Department
Joseph Short
Military Air Transport Service
Short
White House
McGrath-Morris
Butte Weather Forecast Predicts Cooler Thursday
Mostly cloudy and cooler Thursday with scattered snow flurries in the afternoon. Temperatures range from 12 to 34 with 12 midnight Tuesday to 5:30 pm Wednesday readings. West of Divide expects scattered rain or snow showers and cooler highs 35 to 45, east of Divide 40 to 45 west and 45 to 55 east with rain or snow showers and gusty winds.
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School of Mines
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
Four Die in Chicago Apartment Fire on Northwest Side
A fire in a 12 family house on Chicago's northwest side killed four people including a 6 month old infant. The victims include Mrs. Jean Nichols about 30 and her son Kelly. Casey Nichols about three was critically burned. Also dead were Mrs. Virginia Meyers and Lonnie Presley about 70. Several firefighters were overcome by smoke with minor injuries.
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Chicago
Jean Nichols
Kelly
Nichols
Casey
Virginia Meyers
Lonnie Presley
Daylight Saving Time Begins in Butte on April 27
DST will start at midnight Sunday April 27 in Butte and end at midnight Labor Day September 1. City council decreed the change at a regular meeting. The council also waived about 1864 in fees from Butte City Lines by repealing parking meter and license sections. Alderman Kelly opposed the waivers while Daly and Lindquist defended them as aiding transit and public needs.
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Butte
Anaconda
Philipsburg
Montana
Terry W. Kelly
Kelly
Daly
John Lindquist
Becomes Nation's Ninth Jet Ace
Capt. Robert H. Moore of Houston Texas became America's ninth jet ace in a 35 minute fight over northwest Korea south of the Yalu river He downed his fifth MIG15 as 26 F86 Sabres faced 75 Communist planes in the engagement Earlier Sabre attacks claimed two more MIG15s in a twilight battle over northwest Korea. Allied troops repelled a Chinese assault near Panmunjom.
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Seoul
Korea
Robert H. Moore
Houston
Texas
America
Yalu River
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Kaechon
Sinanju
Panmunjom
Senate approves tidelands oil bill by Senate 50 to 35
The Senate passed a tidelands oil bill 50 to 35 to grant states control of a three mile offshore strip while federal jurisdiction remains over the rest of the continental shelf. The measure faces House differences and potential presidential veto. Texas would have ten miles, Louisiana three marine leagues. governors split over revenue shares and school funding.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Texas
Louisiana
Len Spesseard L. Holland
D-Fla
Truman
Interior Committee
Holland
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Mountain state senators split on lands bill passage
Washington April 2 Senators from the mountain states divided as the Senate approved by 50 to 35 a bill granting clear title to lands beneath marginal seas Democrats against included Murray Mont Republicans against included Ecton Mont The vote split shows a party and regional fault line over public land claims.
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Washington
Mountain States
Senate
Murray
Mont
Ecton, Mont
Havre on Martial Law as Milk River Flood Rises
Acting Gov. Paul Cannon declared an emergency and martial law in Havre as the Milk River flood swells, forcing 1,200 residents from homes. National Guard patrolled the city while Cannon asked President Truman for disaster aid and cited imminent threat at Chinook and Harlem.
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Paul Cannon
Havre
Montana
National Guard
Cannon
President Truman
Truman
Chinook
Harlem
Bearpaw
Herb Watts
Havre Daily News
Havre Company E
Oval Hatler
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Kaiser Steel reaches revised pact amid wage crisis
Kaiser Steel, the 13th largest in the nation, agrees with the CIO United Steel Workers on a wage stabilization based contract covering its Fontana plant, 5700 workers, 1,380,000 ingottons yearly. Washington studies possible seizure of the steel industry to quell a looming wage strike as Congress debates actual seizure and antistrike injunction options.
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Oakland
Calif
Kaiser Steel
CIO
United Steel Workers
Washington
John R. Steelman
Defense
Congress
Murray
D-Mont
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate
New York
Butte Soldier Returns From Korea After Rotation Offer Fails
Leslie A. Best, 22, a battlefront medic with the 24th division, is home on a 30 day furlough visiting parents in Butte. He offered to swap his rotation slot with younger brother Walter, a machine gunner in the 179th regiment, but Walter declined to earn the move yet. Leslie recalls front line dangers and an aid trip to a wounded local. he says medics are prime targets in Korea and plans to report to Fort Lewis after furlough.
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Butte
Korea
Leslie A. Best
Richard Best
Missoula Avenue
Army
Walter
179Th
Leslie
Bob McKeena
McKinnon
Melvin
Earl
Donald
Germany
Fort Lewis
Wash
Revenue Officer Bolich's Spending Exceeds Pay
Tax scandal investigators testified that Daniel A. Bolich spent over twice his government pay during 1946 to 1950 as a top internal revenue official. They cited $30 shirts and $8.50 ties, tallying about $115,217 in traceable outlays while Bolich earned around $53,000 and claimed $82,000 in living expenses. The panel will question Bolich about personal finances and a mysterious "Mister X" linked to an expensive car, as another grand jury probes tax matters.
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Washington
Daniel A. Bolich
Internal Revenue
Bolich
House
Ways and Means Subcommittee
New York
Federal Grand Jury
New York Revenue Intelligence Unit
Internal Revenue Bureau
George H. Lemay
Boston
George W. Rutledge
United States and Britain to Buy Uranium Ore in Australia
Jess Johnson of the U S Atomic Energy Commission says the United States and Britain will jointly purchase uranium ore from Australia's radium bill under a commercial type contract. The announcement was made Wednesday in Sydney during discussions on postwar nuclear materials.
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Sydney
Australia
U.P
Jess Johnson
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Britain
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