Iranians Reoccupy Karaj While Keeping Distance From Russians
Iran has reoccupied Karaj near Tehran while maintaining distance from withdrawing Soviet troops to avoid friction. Meshed was the first Soviet evacuated city reoccupied, with about 200 Russians still packing at Meshed. A British inquiry team to Iran will proceed to Cairo after declining access to Azerbaijan. Iran's spokesman confirmed their UN questionnaire response but avoided details of Russia talks.
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Tehran
U.P
Karaj
Moscow
Iran
Azerbaijan
Cairo
Michael Foot
A. H. Head
Isfahan
Mozaffar Firouz
United Nations
Russia
Steel Operations Are Curtailed
Governor Walter E Edge sought to ensure gas service during a labor dispute by seizing nine Public Service Electric and Gas plants after a midnight strike deadline. Workers remained on site at four plants amid a 15 percent wage demand clash, as a nationwide strike by United Mine Workers entered its fourth day.
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Associated Press
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Edge
United Mine Workers
Paul W. Fuller
Washington
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Detroit
Mich
Akron
Ohio
State Department Seeks Release of Butte Soldier
Private Melvin Richard Best of Butte Montana is reportedly held in a Polish jail over a Polish militiaman slaving case. The War and State departments favor US jurisdiction and a swap for any Warsaw Polish armed forces member charged with a crime in US territory. No Polish reply. Best parents say no direct word since December 17 1945. Best served in the European campaign and re enlisted in the occupation forces.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Melvin Richard Best
Butte
Mont
Sen
Wheeler
D-Mont
Patterson
War
State Departments
Best
Richard Best
Young Best
Overseas Veterans Returning Home X Montana Servicemen
Montana servicemen returning from overseas were listed as aboard the Sea Devil due in New York April 3 including First Lt Robert E Johnson Corvallis Set Robert W Maxwell Whitefish Set Edgar G Stewart Bozeman T 4 Elmer L Johnson Power Pfc Edson Hardenbrook Paradise Sgt John W Richards Missoula and Pfc James R McDonough Bozeman Also on the Wooster Victory due in New York April 3 Set James W Robertson Livingston.
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Montana
United States
Sea Devil
New York
Robert E. Johnson
Corvallis
Robert W. Maxwell
Whitefish
Edgar G. Stewart
Bozeman
Elmer L. Johnson
Power
Edson Hardenbrook
Paradise
John W. Richards
Missoula
James R. McDonough
James W. Robertson
Livingston
Eisenhower’s Son Promoted to Captain in Army
Vienna reports First Lt. John Eisenhower, son of General Dwight Eisenhower, received a promotion to captain on Thursday reflecting continued advancement in the Army. The news highlights a notable military career milestone for the family.
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Vienna
John Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Marcel Petiot Guilty of 27 Murders Sentenced to Death
Paris April 4 Marcel Petiot a 49 year old physician known as modern Bluebeard was found guilty of murdering 27 persons and sentenced to death by a unanimous jury after brief deliberation. He faced execution by firing squad despite prosecutors requesting the guillotine. Petiot indicated he had exterminated Germans and claimed innocence on other points as defense counsel noted admitted killings among the Ges tapa victims.
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Marcel Petiot
Bluebeard
Paris
U.P
Petiot
Court of Appeal
Felix Gouin
Pierre Dupin
Rene Floriot
Gestapo
Typhoon Rages Across Luzon Island
A Pacific typhoon lashed northern Luzon with 115 mile per hour winds sweeping into the China sea. It caused swollen rivers and demolished houses in the Gagayan valley with no major damage to American installations. Sub chaser 734 sank in Manila bay and eleven Filipino fishermen were rescued. The 6,369 ton steamer J. L. Luckenbach was damaged in Lingayen gulf. No loss of life reported and winds described as full hurricane force. The storm might strike Formosa as it curves northward. The Luzon course was unusual for the season.
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Luzon
China Sea
Gagayan
Camp John Hay
Navy
Manila Bay
San Nicolas Shoals
Corregidor
Wilford Boehl
San Fernando Army
Lingayen Gulf
J. L. Luckenbach
Philippines
Formosa
Rail collision injures 14 in Hammond yard crash
In Hammond Indiana a collision between the Erie railroad New York to Chicago Midlander passenger train and a switch engine injures at least 14 with one serious. The crash at 5 16 p m derailed four coaches the baggage car and the diner. One engineer and the fireman were badly scalded others treated at St Margaret's hospital including Mrs Margaret White of Spokane and Jocelyn Held a twelve year old from Pasco Washington.
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Hammond
Ind
Erie Railroad
New York
St. Margaret's Hospital
Frank Hepner
Hepner
William Utesch
Chicago
St. Margaret Hospital
Margaret White
Gordon Street
Spokane
Wash
Elizabeth Walton
Mission Street
South Pasadena
Calif
Clara Strand
Crosby Street
Altadena
Jocelyn Held
R. D
Pasco
Alternative Is U N Failure General Says
Gen. MacArthur told the first meeting of the Allied council for Japan that all nations must abolish war as a sovereign right or the United Nations would fail. He outlined the council’s advisory role and stated he would remain sole executive authority in the Occupation, with the rest detailing occupation policies. His speech stressed renouncing war and cooperation with the council, continued on page 8.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United Nations
Allied Council For
Japan
Moscow
United States
Hhe
Pacific
Bataan
Council
Scientist argues 24 hour seismographs could have foretold wave
In Honolulu on April 4 scientist R. H. Finch of the Kilauea observatory warned that if seismographs across Hawaii had been manned round the clock the tidal wave disaster might have been foreseen. He cited the heavy toll near the island of Hawaii and potential damages up to 50 million dollars. The report notes continuation on Page 8.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
R. H. Finch
Kilauea Observatory
Hawaii
Hoover Reveals Nazi Spy Radio Trick Against Norway Invasion
FBI director J Edgar Hoover disclosed that in 1944 the United States operated a secret radio station and used a German spy to mislead Nazi planners into fortifying the Norwegian coast rather than the Normandy beaches. The Danish jeweler Albert Van Loop, acting under Nazi instructions, aided the deception from 1943 to 1945 after capture by the FBI led to his use in the operation on a Long Island estate.
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U.P
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
United States
Germany
Norwegian
Normandy
Hoover
92Nd Street
Albert van Loop
van Loop
Madrid
Long Island
Will Prosecute Spy Suspect
Seattle dispatch reports Lt. Nicolai G. Redin, Russian naval officer, arrested in Portland on March 26 as he attempted to board a Soviet ship. He faces spy charges for allegedly obtaining plans for a new United States naval craft with prosecutors likely to be assisted by T. Vincent Quinn of the eastern New York criminal division and the U.S. attorney general's office.
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Seattle
U.P
T. Vincent Quinn
New York
VA. S
Munich protests by 35000 displaced Jews in camps
In Munich on Thursday about 35,000 Jewish displaced persons in the American zone held mass meetings to protest the killing of a Jewish detainee during a Stuttgart camp raid last week. Tanks and military police riot squads were deployed to maintain order.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.P
Munich
Stuttgart
Iran on Iran case shelved by UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council deferred further action on Iran until May 6 after accepting Russia's pledge to withdraw, prompted by US Secretary of State James Byrnes. The Russian delegate was absent, Australian Lt Col Hodgson objected, and the Iranian envoy accepted the postponement as the council pursues peace aims.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
United States
James F. Byrnes
Russia
Iran
William Roy Hodgson
Council
Byrnes
United Nations
Quo Tai-chi
Britain
France
Egypt
Brazil
Netherlands
Mexico
China
Poland
Hodgson
Senate Votes to Retain Rider on Farm Price Parity
Washington April 4 A three week push to add a rider raising farm prices failed as farm state senators voted 46 to 38 to retain the parity formula amendment. President Truman warned it would require a veto. Majority Leader Barkley recessed with no final action as prospects for overturning the farm amendment ended. Senator Pepper called the measure effectively dead, noting its political interment.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Barkley
Kentucky
Knights Templar Elects Officers at Montana Commandery No. 3
Frederick T. Allen was elected eminent commander of Montana Commandery No. 3 at the annual election held in the Masonic temple. Other officers named include Richard B. Hosking as generalissimo and Clarence E. Garrison as captain general. Earl S. Bardwell of Great Falls paid an official visit as grand commander. Open installation drew about 300 Sir Knights and guests with ceremonies led by Lange and DesChene.
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Frederick T. Allen
Montana Commandery No. 3
Masonic Temple
Richard B. Hosking
Clarence E. Garrison
Lewis Prater
Walter H. Meyers
Herbert L. Lange
Byron C. Kerr
F. J. Sten
Temple
Harry Martyn
William J. Nicholls
Victor T. Howard
Lawrence T. Granath
George C. Schott
James W. Bucher
Sentinel
Frank B. Winger
Walter L. Stamsos
Edward Parsons
Ralph Yontz
Harry Bennetts
Earl S. Bardwell
Great Falls
Montana
Knights Templar
C. M. DesChene
A. R. Sims
Mr. Bennetts
Fisher Thompson
Butte Weather Forecast Friday Cloudy With Mild Change
Partly cloudy to cloudy Friday and Friday night with little temperature change. Max next 24 hours at School of Mines and Airport 45. School of Mines max 46 min 29. Airport max 47 min 39. Montana west of Divide: considerable cloudiness Friday, high 45 to 50. East of Divide: partly cloudy Wednesday, high 45 to 55.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Mystery Death at Studio Probed in Hollywood
Detectives probe the apparent slaying of Edward W. Gray a 31 year old studio set carpenter found dying backstage after a party marking the completion of the gangster film Angel on My Shoulder star Paul Muni hosted the event Anne Baxter Kurt Kreuger and Joan Blair attended Gray died at a hospital after skull fracture jaw broken and palate pierced Several studio employes were questioned as investigators said all party attendees would be interrogated The victim's wife Donna Gray said he would be home soon and the Gray family has three children Zane Wayne and Donna
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Hollywood
Edward W. Gray
Hell
Stanley W. Johnson
Gray
Angel On My
Paul Muni
Anne Baxter
Kurt Kreuger
Joan Blair
General Service
Miss
Donna Gray
Grays
Zane
Wayne
Donna
Votes Claimed In House For Full Year OPA Extension
Supporters of President Truman's plan for a full year's continuation of OPA claimed enough votes in the House Banking committee to defeat a nine month extension proposal. A committee poll showed all Democrats and perhaps one or two Republicans backing the President's request.
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Washington
Truman
OPA
House Banking Committee
Washington State Halts Wheat Shipments in State Stocks Move
Washington state officials announced a pause on shipping wheat beyond state borders to ensure adequate livestock and poultry feed. Director Fred J. Martin and Gov. Mon Wallgren said the halt will last until a complete in state inventory confirms supplies.
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Olympia
Wash
U.S
Washington
Fred J. Martin
Mon C. Wallgren
Martin
Department of Agriculture
State of
Settlement of 21 week Yale and Towne strike reached
New York April 5 Friday settlement ended a 21 week strike by 3000 workers at Yale and Towne Manufacturing Stamford Connecticut plant. Agreement reached after an all day session of company and union negotiators shortly before 1 o clock this morning.
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New York
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company
Stamford, Com
House Approves Wage Measure for Federal Workers
The House voted 337 to 27 to grant a $400 annual wage increase to federal employees and require the raise be offset by agency personnel cuts. Rep. Dirksen argued inflation could be avoided only by reducing jobs, estimating about 200,000 layoffs by July 1 to fund the raise.
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Washington
House
Rep
Dirksen
R-Ill
Boeing official predicts speeds toward 2700 mph within decade
Seattle April 4. Wellwood E. Beall, Boeing vice president, forecast aviation advances that could reach speeds near 2700 miles per hour in about ten years. He noted engineers are testing new structural materials to withstand intense heat and shock in high altitude, near space flight conditions.
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Seattle
Wellwood E. Beall
Boeing Aircraft Company
Beall
Hunt for Escaped Killer Expands Across States
The manhunt for Earl McParland, a convicted rape killer who fled the District of Columbia, spread from Northern Ohio to Southern Virginia. Reports described sightings in Cleveland and Richmond as FBI and police pursued leads. A $300 reward was offered for information leading to recapture, with authorities noting the escape may have been planned impulsively after a guard fell ill.
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Earl McParland
District of Columbia Death House
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Virginia
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Richmond
McFarland
Joseph D. Medley
FBI
DeWitt Whittaker
Whittaker
Jamestown
N. Y
Dorothy Berrum
Medley
Washington Times-Herald
McParland
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