Voters To Decide School Trustees And Special Measures
Voters go to the polls today to elect three school trustees and decide two special measures for elementary operations and adult education. The 32 polling places open noon to 8 pm with active public campaigns and parades by grade schoolers urging levies. Community organizers arrange transportation and babysitting as teachers and parents coordinate voting hours.
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Whittier
McKinley
W. E. Coyle
Citizens Group
Robert E. Heckman
John Riley
Harry Ross
Eisenhower Wins Iowa Delegates Over Taft In GOP Battle
In Des Moines on April 4 the Iowa GOP convention backed Eisenhower with 14 to 15 national convention delegates to Taft's 9, with two delegates neutral. Mrs. Gertrude Wilharm of Sumner may cast one extra vote for Eisenhower. Eight Taft and eight Eisenhower delegates were chosen in district caucuses, while six of ten at large went to Eisenhower. The nominating committee, split 4 to 4, faced a three hour deadlock.
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Des Moines
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Iowa
Senator Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Gertrude Wilharm
Sumner
Taft
Feinsinger Tries to Avert Steel Strike
New York April 4. Wage Stabilization Board chief Nathan Feinsinger flew in to avert a looming Tuesday midnight walkout by 700000 steel workers. He pressed for reopens negotiations though no immediate peace appeared likely as CIO United Steelworkers prepared to strike over a 17 cent raise while mills face a $12 per ton price hike demand. Authorities warn a price rise may be needed, but price policies cap gains at around $2 per ton.
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New York
Nathan Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
Washington
CIO
United
Feinsinger
WSB
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Philip Murray
Egged Motorist In Oklahoma City Incident Report
In Oklahoma City on a Friday an angry woman egged Harlon Jones’s windshield after a traffic dispute at an intersection. Jones said she shouted she caused him to bust eggs and then drove away, leaving him baffled as police took notes.
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Oklahoma City
Harlon Jones
Tornadoes Cause Deaths and Wide Damage Across Gulf States
Tornadoes and violent winds swept Louisiana Alabama and northwest Florida on Friday killing six people and injuring at least 65. Damage estimates reached about 1 million with Louisiana farm family deaths near Arnaudville and New Orleans area winds at 90 mph.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Arnaudville
Lafayette
Red Cross
Weather Bureau
Mobile
Ala
Panama City
Fla
Shreveport
House Votes Against Envoy to Vatican
The House rejected removing the Vatican envoy by voting to bar a diplomatic mission there unless the Senate confirms the mission head. The provision was added to the State department appropriation bill for the year starting July 1 and passed 159 to 82. Preston cited Senate approval as a barrier to a potential Truman recess appointment. Myron C. Taylor previously served as representative to the Vatican under Roosevelt and Truman.
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Washington
House
The
Vatican
Senate
State Department
Preston
D-Ga
Appropriations Committee
Truman
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Wholesale prices slip in week ending Tuesday
The Labor department reported that average wholesale prices declined three tenths of one percent for the week ended Tuesday. The drop comes as broader inflation pressures ease across key goods sectors.
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Washington
U.P
Labor Department
Flood Damage Passes Million Mark
Flood waters along the Milk river threaten Havre and extend 50 miles northward. Army engineers estimate total damage at 1 147 000 with 100 000 acres under water and 100 farm homes flooded. Havre Chinook and Glasgow face additional losses as sandbag efforts continue and emergency declarations spread.
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Havre
Montana
Col
R. E. York
Fork Peck
Harlem
Dodson
Malta
Nelson Reservoir
York
Vandalia
Chinook
Glasgow
Weather Bureau
Paul Cannon
Cannon Sees Chinook Flood Threat With Major Disaster Visions
Acting Gov. Paul Cannon tours the Milk River valley flood area from Havre to Chinook and warns 2.5 thousand residents face a major disaster. He estimates Blaine County losses at about 1 million dollars and possible valley damages over 2 million as ice and snow melt threaten to flood roads and homes. He describes navigating in a six by six Army truck along inundated U. S. Route 2 amid rising floodwaters.
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Paul Cannon
Milk River Valley
United Press
U.P
Havre
Fort Belknap
Blaine County
Chinook
U. S
Red Rock Creek
Bozeman Judges Fined In Light Traffic Spot
Judge Lloyd M. Johnson fined Bozeman justice of the peace Roy W. Border one dollar for parking on the wrong side of the street. The exchange occurred on April 4 as Border stood before Johnson on the bench.
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Bozeman
U.P
Lloyd M. Johnson
Roy W. Border
Bozeman Justice of the Peace
Judge Johnson
Border
Johnson
McGranery Assigns Hoover to Clean Up Government
Judge James P. McGranery, Truman's nominee, directed J. Edgar Hoover's FBI to root out wrongdoers in government after a White House meeting. He promised quick action and said no replacement for Newbold Morris would be hired, with Morris' staff to be disbanded.
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Washington
U.P
James P. McGranery
Truman
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
McGranery
White House
Hoover
Newbold Morris
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Mr. Truman
Morris
President Truman
Philadelphia
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Harold H Velde
Ill
FBI
Mcc Granery
Velde
Mec Granery
UN Reports Loss of Six Planes In Korea Front
U S Fifth Air Force says pilots shot down at least 15 Communist jets in the week ending Friday. Allied planes and ships harried Red positions along the 155 mile front with bombardments and bombing runs.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
United Nations
House Slashes State Department Budget by 32 Percent
The House cut the 1953 State Department budget by 32 percent in a 200 to 55 roll call vote after a 10 hour session. The reduction focuses on foreign information and education programs including The Voice of America and funds the State Justice and Commerce departments and federal courts at 1,016,923,731 dollars for 1953.
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Washington
House
State Department
Chamber
Foreign Information
Voice of America
Senate
State, Justice and Commerce
Albert J Boyle Noted Butte Businessman Dies
Albert J Ab Boyle known as Toy House operator at 101 East Broadway died suddenly Friday afternoon from a heart attack while undergoing a cardiograph in a doctor’s office. He was a former city auditor and accountant, World War I veteran, and central high school alumnus. His sister Margaret Dempsey of Butte preceded him in death about 20 hours earlier.
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Albert J
Ab) Boyle
Butte
Boyle
East Broadway
Margaret Dempsey
Mr. Boyle
Walkerville
West Galena
Old Central High School
Old Central
Central Round Table
Boys Central
Tes
Two Crewmen Die in Montana Railroad Wreck
Havre Montana April 4 two crewmen died and a third was critically injured when a fast mail train No 27 crashed into an eastbound train No 28 on the Great Northern main line east of Havre. Engineer James C Haines 66 of Havre and fireman Henry Brazer 42 of Gasgow were killed Marcus Greenwald of Shelby a mail clerk on No 27 was in critical condition. A GN official in St Paul said No 28 drifted onto the single track main line overrunning a switch.
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Havre
John M. Budd
Great Northern
Here
James C. Haines
Henry Brazer
Gasgow
Marcus Greenwald
Shelby
St. Paul
Telegraph Service Restored Amid National Telegraphers Strike
Western Union claimed restoration in 48 major cities as AFL Commercial Telegraphers union rejects the claim and vows the strike is nearly total. Supervisors occupy facilities in Boston while CTU workers press for wage gains 50 cents an hour. Federal mediators seek settlement with Michigan Bell and CIO Communications Workers amid broader telecom labor unrest.
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New York
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers
Hills
Boston
CTU
Detroit
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
CIO Communications Workers
Air Force Transports Collide North of Mobile Killing 15
Two Air Force transports collided in flight near Mobile resulting in the deaths of 15 people including six crewmen aboard a C124 Globemaster and nine aboard a C47. Wreckage suggested the planes locked on impact. bodies were not recovered Friday night amid extensive flames and a nearby railway box car fire. Identifications expected Saturday.
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Mobile
Ala
Air Force
Brookley Air Force Base
James C. Caldwell
Brookley
Caldwell
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
Vernon Cross
Clyde Hicks
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railway
Hopes for Speedy Korean Truce Deflated at Panmunjom
MUNSAN April 5 Allied negotiator dismissed Red hints of compromise after a 20 minute session with the Reds at Panmunjom. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison said the communiques offered no solution to armistice supervision and warned negotiations cannot rely on road rumors. No progress reported on POW exchange as staff officers recessed to seek other avenues. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway signaled a possible give and take approach.
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Munsan
Panmunjom
William K. Harrison
Russia
North Korea
Harrison
Red
Matthew B. Ridgway
Initiative to Amend Compensation Act Protested in Montana
Attorney Sam Chase of Great Falls said the Montana industrial health committee’s proposed initiative would expand workmen's compensation to cover occupational diseases, increasing cash benefits by about 42 percent. Petitions to place it on the November ballot are being distributed, amid a protest meeting in Cut Bank. A protest gathering is set for Helena on April 16.
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CUT Bank
Sam Chase
Great Falls
Montana Workmen's Compensation Act
Montana Industrial Health Committee
Chase
Helena
Butte Weather Forecast
Fair and continued mild conditions expected Saturday and Saturday night. Weekend low around 22 and highs near 53 with varied readings at local stations including Airport 24/50 and School of Mines 27/55. West of Divide to cloud up then mostly cloudy at night with highs 55 to 60. East of Divide mostly fair south, higher clouds north with little change, highs 55 to 65.
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School of Mines
Divide
Costello Found Guilty of Contempt in Senate Case
Frank Costello, 61, was convicted by a federal court jury Friday night of contempt of the Senate crime investigating committee. The verdict followed about seven hours of deliberation after two jurors were ousted. sentencing was set for Tuesday morning with bail at 5,000.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Costello
Senate
Sylvester Ryan
Helen Louise Mason
Woman admits strangling girl over dancing claim
In Houston on Friday an elderly woman, Vera Williams, 56, told Sheriff C V Kern she strangled five year old Andrea Brukenhoefer because the child "danced around." Andrea died in a related incident with a venetian blind cord earlier this week.
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Houston
C. V. Kern
Vera Williams
Andrea Brukenhoefer
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Ike
Cannon
Albert J. Boyle
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Dillon
Drummond
Helena Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
Superior
Whitehall
Gambler Costello
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