Montana highway officials accused of perjury during ouster hearing
C. E. Stahl charged three Montana highway commissioners with deliberate falsehoods as Gov. Bonner seeks their removal for cause. Stahl testified after denying he reported severe drafts or heat losses, disputing claims about approving a $16,945 Thermoseal window purchase without bids. He said he told Thomas the window idea stunk and criticized actions by Chairman Lee Ford, Secretary W. O. Whipps, and the governor’s handling of the case.
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Helena
Montana
John W. Bonner
C. E. Stahl
Harmony
Stahl
Highway Commission
Lee Ford
Great Falls
H. H. Kincaid
Sidney
A. W. Heidel
Broadus
Bonner
Commission
Cleveland Hall of
Myles J. Thomas
State Examiners Board
Thomas
W. O. Whipps
Manhattan Man Killed by Horse
Eric H. Maybee, 39, of Manhattan, was crushed when a horse reared and fell on him on a ranch near Ennis. He died in a Bozeman hospital after being flown there by aerial ambulance from the Madison valley. Survived by his widow, two sons, and a sister, Mrs. Jake Neidt of Wisdom.
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Bozeman
Eric H. Maybee
Manhattan
Maybee
Peter Hacker
Ennis
Madison Valley
Jake Neidt
Wisdom
Russians Expect U S War as Prisoners Return
German POWs arriving from Siberian camps say Russians foresee an American attack this year. About 50,000 more prisoners are anticipated within two months as repatriation accelerates. Karl Kruegler of Breslau reports Russians widely discuss war and an American strike.
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Hof
Germany
United States
Siberian
Russia
Karl Kruegler
Breslau
America
Oon
Good Friday Services Draw Thousands in Butte
Traditional Good Friday observances draw thousands of Butte residents to Catholic and Protestant churches. Services run from noon to 3 pm, marking Christ’s hours on the cross, with Masses, the veneration of the cross, and stations of the cross featured. Mountain View Methodist hosts Union services themed on the seven last words.
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Butte
Christ
Calvary
Mountain View Methodist Church
Silver Bow
Israel asks for heavy weapons aid rejected by US
The United States tentatively refused Israel's request for artillery and tanks due to limited heavy American weapons. Officials say light arms and possibly surplus jet fighters may be allowed, as heavy weapons must be kept for Europe and other allied nations. Israel had filed the request with the State Department about three months ago.
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Washington
United States
Israel
National Defense Department
Western
Europe
State Department
Explosion case fizzles after officers miss jug clue
In Memphis on April 6 police testified they searched a home linked to moonshine but overlooked a stove area where a liquor jug was hidden. An explosion exposed the hidden jug and a judge ruled there was no evidence to proceed.
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Memphis
Tenn
Missouri Dem Leaders Slaying Seen Tied To Politics
Rep Short ties the Kansas City Democratic leader Charles Binaggio and henchman Gargotta to a political killing in the Missouri senatorial primary. He alleges the Pendergast machine backs Truman indorsed Emory Allison, while Binaggio factions oppose him.
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Missouri
Washington
Short
Binaggio
Truman
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Macy
Tom Hennings
St. Louis
Pendergast
Allison
Harry
Pendergast Organization
Grand Jury Calls for Shutdown of Slot Machines
The Lewis and Clark county grand jury urged immediate shutdown of all slot machines in the county until the Montana Supreme Court rules on legality. It cited delays by gambling interests, warned racketeering could prevail, and noted a syndicate was attempting to operate under club auspices. The panel indicted 17 people on 75 counts, with trials not yet held.
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Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
District Court
Lewis and Clark
Montana
Valley County
A. J. Horsky
George W. Padbury, Jr
Dulles Accepts Post as Policy Adviser
Republican foreign affairs leaders and the Truman administration seek bipartisan unity on policy. John Foster Dulles accepted a consultant role to Secretary Acheson at the White House's request to help bridge gaps amid the Soviet threat.
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Washington
Truman
United States
State Department
John Foster Dulles
New York
Acheson
Dulles
Key West
Fla
Charles Ross
Philip C. Jessup
Columbia University
Jessup
Europe
London
Russia
Mrs. Thomas to testify in murder trial in Butte
Evelyn Thomas a 43 year old chambermaid is set to take the stand in her defense in Judge T E Downeys district court. The defense will present witnesses on her reputation as the trial nears a noon recess and a Monday morning return. Spectators rose to over 100 Thursday afternoon as Thomas showed emotion and used aspirin during recesses. Witnesses included Norma Nalley Jane Best Hazel Moutrey Ann Bechtold Alice Jean Peterson Ted Fournier Mary Bently and Rubina Johnson all linked to local eateries and bars. A Colt revolver was introduced as evidence after defense proof.
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Evelyn Thomas
Butte
Roy Barr
T. E Downey
Hazel Moutrey
Ann Bechtold
Dew Drop Inn
Thomas
Alice Jean Peterson
Ted Fournier
Benjo
Rubina Johnson
The
Chili King
T. W. Tripp
Nationalists Stage Amphibious Raid Near Shanghai
Nationalists disclose a March 30 raid 20 miles southeast of Shanghai near Nanhwei. Guerrillas from Nanhwei Kiangsu province landed, destroying 200 Communist junks and capturing 14 with arms. A sea battle four days earlier sank 90 junks. shore guns were silenced.
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Taipei
Formosa
Shanghai
Nanhwei
Chushan Island
Red China
Quemoy Island
Defense Ministry
Kiangsu
Six Cats Share Bed With 10YearOld Boy
Franklin Indiana April 6. A 10yearold boy named Jon Sievertson woke to find six cats crowded into his bed. He had brought his cat to keep warm and found a litter of five kittens added to the bedlam in the early morning.
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Franklin, Ind
Jon Sievertson
Chicago Girl Seven Killed by Brother
A seven-year-old girl Mary Pibolis died after being shot by her nine-year-old brother Teddy who told police he fired accidentally while playing with their father's pistol. Initially thought stabbed, she had abdominal and groin wounds and died despite medical help.
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Chicago
UPR
Mary Pibolis
Charles B. Myers
John Ryan
Teddy
Tragedies in Brazil Spain and Portugal Claim 189 Lives
At least 189 people died in three disasters on Holy Week travel. Brazil reports 40 bodies recovered with 70 feared lost after a bridge collapse into the Iten River north of Rio de Janeiro. Portugal ferries and Spanish trains add to the toll with dozens more dead and many injured.
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Brazil
Spain
Portugal
Indies
Rio de Janeiro
Chain of burglaries led to recovery of silver service
A pattern of December burglars from Dillon to Butte Anaconda and Jens near Deer Lodge yielded about 190 silver items stolen from a Butte home. Police Chief Bart J Riley and Officer Alex Cuthill recovered a complete silver service and related pieces at a South Colorado rooming house. The silver was verified against Jack A Israel’s list and returned to him. Riley plans further talks with Powell County Sheriff Ellsworth and a Deer Lodge jail prisoner James Licavotl to pursue the case.
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Dillon
Butte
Anaconda
Jens
Deer Lodge
Bart J. Riley
Jack A. Israel
Riley
Alex Cuthill
South
Colorado
Israel
Powell County
E. E
Bud) Ellsworth
Butte Weather Forecast Shows Cooler Air and Light Snow
Partly cloudy and cooler with occasional snow flurries expected Friday. Friday highs range from 40 in many areas, with temperatures from 22 to 53 across locations. West of Divide expect 40 to 50, East of Divide 25 to 45, and School of Mines 53/31 with Airport 53/27.
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School of Mines
Divide
Lattimore Cleared by FBI Records Says Tydings
Senator Tydings announced that four of five committee members had access to a complete FBI file summary on Owen Lattimore and found no evidence of Communist ties or espionage. He said the files, prepared by J Edgar Hoover, show Lattimore is clear. McCarthy disputed the claim, calling Tydings' account unreliable.
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Washington
Tydings
D-Md
FBI
Owen Lattimore
McCarthy
Senate
Lattimore
Hickenlooper
Iowa
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Johns Hopkins University
McGrath
Peyton Ford
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Girls Admit Setting Million Dollar School Fire
Two 14 year old girls Patricia Flaherty and Gay Jean Grant confessed to starting a fire that destroyed Central Junior High in Rock Island causing a loss of 1 million dollars. They did it to miss several days of school and bet peers they could trigger another blaze. The earlier fire occurred December 11 at Lincoln grade school.
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Rock Island, Ill
Quad Cities
Patricia Flaherty
Gay Jean Grant
Lincoln
Central
Mercy Murder case jury retires without verdict
Allentown Pa April 6 The jury trying Harold A Mohr for the mercy murder of his blind cancer-ridden brother retired Thursday night without reaching a verdict The defense seeks acquittal on temporary insanity while the Commonwealth presses for conviction to halt mercy killings.
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Allentown
U.P
Harold A. Mohr
Commonwealth
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