Russia Sees Chance of Big Four Ministers Meeting in Paris
London sources say Moscow may accept Byrnes plan for a Paris meeting of the foreign ministers on April 25 possibly paving the way for a Western Allied peace conference in May. Molotov or Vishinsky could attend. Britain backs the idea though Soviet stance remains unsure.
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London
WUP
Russia
Paris
Daily Telegraph
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
Britain
Byrnes
France
Sunday Times
Moscow
Berlin
Quiet Prevails on Labor Front
Across the nation labor unrest continues to affect 818,000 idled workers while Detroit ends a 5,200 strong bus and trolley strike. Cincinnati fears a Monday start as 1,400 gas and electric workers prepare to walk out. Steel production tightens with 12,000 idle and a drop in capacity to 31.15 percent due to coal and coke shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Gas and Electric
A. F. L. United Mine
C. I. O. International Harvester Company
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Briggs and Chrysler Company
Steel
National
Composer Body En Route East
R W Marland left Denver by train Sunday with the body of Vincent Youmans to New York for funeral services to be conducted by Deems Taylor. Youmans, 47, died here Friday. Marland, a close friend, was at his bedside. Taylor heads the American Society of Composers and Publishers.
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Denver
R. W Marland
Vincent Youmans
New York
Deems Taylor
Marland
Youmans
Taylor
American Society of Composers and Publishers
Truman Winds Up First Year As U S President
Washington April 7 President Truman ends his first year in office amid a record of congressional rebuffs since taking office on April 12 1945. Of more than 25 major proposals only 10 were approved with half passed as asked and half revised.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
House
McCormack
United Nations
Bretton Woods
Senate
Mrs. Dixon Dies in Sleep Widow of Montana Governor
Mrs. Joseph M. Dixon 74 and Missoula native dies after a lingering illness. Her husband served in the Montana legislature, Congress, and as governor from 1921 to 1933. Survived by five daughters, a sister, eight grandchildren. funeral to be private.
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Missoula
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
United States
Congress
Dixon
Frank L. Worden
Alexander Dean
New Haven
Truman to Receive Honorary Degree at Jewell College
President Truman will fly to Liberty Missouri on May 20 to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the 97th commencement of William Jewell College announced by Dr Walter Pope Binns president of the college on Sunday.
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Liberty
Truman
William Jewell College
Walter Pope Binns
Union Votes Today on $1.48 Daily Wage Increase
Butte Miners Union No. 1 members vote today from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on a contract raising daily pay by $1.48 after talks with Anaconda Copper Mining. A rejection triggers a strike at 7 a.m. Tuesday April 9 and raises questions about maintenance crews and wage retroactivity.
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Butte Miners’ Union No. 1
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Reid Robinson
C. I. O. International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Butte
Denver
Miners’ Union All
Louis R. Hoffman Taken by Death
Louis R. Hoffman prominent Mel rose district stockman and rancher died in a Butte hospital from injuries suffered when a tractor overturned on his ranch while he was clearing brush. Survived by wife Clara, son-in-law and daughter Robert W. Hudson and Roberta Hudson, mother Emma Hoffman, siblings, and many in-laws and nieces. Body at Richards funeral home.
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Louis R. Hoffman
Melrose
Butte
Mr. Hoffman
Big Hole
Buel L. Foster
Joseph Rich
Richards Funeral Home
Two Men Die as Twin-Engine Plane Crashes at Beechcraft
Wichita report says a twin-engined plane crashed on takeoff at Beechcraft airfield burning two men to death. Pilot Col. Herbert Horton of New York City and passenger John Zabula, 29, of Washington, D. C. were killed. A third man, Clarence J. Nyers of Brooklyn, was injured. Cause under investigation.
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Wichita
Kan
Beechcraft
Col
Herbert Horton
New York City
John Zabula
I” Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Clarence J. Nyers
Linden Blvd
Brooklyn
Progressive groups form provisional committee for 1948 third party
A secret Chicago meeting brought together 75 labor farm and progressive leaders from 16 states to discuss creating a third political party for the 1948 national elections. They established a provisional national committee to organize the effort.
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Chicago
U.P
Colleges Must Expand to Meet Veteran Demand
Gen Omar Bradley head of the Veterans Administration says colleges must expand to accommodate veterans and their graduates must support the drive. He estimated 750000 will seek a college education next fall while more than 200000 are currently attending.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
The
Veterans Administration
Bradley
Mutual
Butte Weather Forecast for Monday and Beyond
Partly cloudy in Butte with a rise to partly cloudy again and scattered showers possible Monday night. Temperatures range from the mid forties to mid fifties with little change. Highs 50 to 55 across west and east of the divide.
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Butte
Scchool of Mines
School of Mines
Montana
The
Associated Press
Britain Faces First Hurdle On 3 750 Billion Loan Plan
The British loan heads to Congress with the Senate Banking Committee expected to approve and send to debate. It would provide 3.75 billion dollars in credits to the United Kingdom through 2001, at two percent interest, tied to trade rule talks to ease tariff walls and empire preferences.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
House Banking Committee
House
United Kingdom
U. S
London
Britain
Truman
Fire and Explosion Damaged Jersey Cream Baking Co Plant
Fire department reported an oil burner explosion in the basement caused about 50,000 dollars in damage to the Jersey Cream Baking Co plant in Seattle. Over 100 tons of flour and 28,000 pounds of sugar were destroyed or damaged as part of the first floor collapsed into the basement.
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Seattle
U.p.—Fire Department
Jersey Cream Baking Co
Repulse Attack at Yibna Station Near Jaffa
Police guards repulsed a Sunday night attack on the Yibna railway station south of Jaffa. Gunfire lit the sky for about 40 minutes but early reports indicated no casualties and no damage.
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Jerusalem
Yibna
Jaffa
Changchun Battleground Looms As Russians Leave Manchuria
A planned evacuation of Soviet troops from Manchuria on April 14 15 raises fears of renewed civil war in China. Changchun is seen as a likely flashpoint between Communist and Nationalist forces with advanced Communist units reported within five miles of the city. Cease fire teams will be sent to Fushun and Szepingkai as talks stall over control of territories.
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Walter Logan
Chungking
U.P
Manchuria
Changchun
Exchange Telegraph Agency
London Dispatch
United Press
Szepingkai
Peiping
Chinese Central News
Plotters Against Franco Arrested
The London Daily Herald said senior Spanish army officers were arrested in Madrid for plotting against Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Col. Eduardo Saez Aranaz and Col. Jose Gonzales Salviero were named. the paper cited exile Basque government sources and reported dawn arrests with officers held by political police.
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London
London Daily Herald
Paris
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Eduardo Saez Aranaz
Jose Gonzales Salviero
Overthrow of Premier Is Demanded In Tokyo Demonstration
In Tokyo on Sunday a 10 000 strong Communist led demonstration encircled Premier Shidehara’s residence. U S military police protected the area as protesters shouted for his overthrow and attacked two police officers. Demonstrators waved banners and surged outside the courtyard despite a heavy police presence.
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Tokyo
U.S
Shidehara
Soviet threaten to yank Iran case from UN agenda
New York reports Moscow demands removal of the Russo Iranian case from the United Nations Security Council docket claiming the issue is settled by a Russia Iran accord. Andrei Gromyko reportedly sent a letter to Lie and council members arguing the matter should not be revisited.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Soviet Union
Council
Moscow
London
Andrei A. Gromyko
Council Secretariat
Gromyko
Trygve Lie
Hussein Ala
New York Harbor
Ala
Washington
United Nations
Russia
Iran
Azerbaijan
Iran Russia oil pact terms disclosed Iran to hold 51 percent stake for 25 years
Premier Ahmad Qavam announced that Russia will control 51 percent of the Russian Iranian Oil Company for 25 years and Jaafar Pishevari will be invited to a Tehran conference on Azerbaijan. Election for a new Majlis to approve the oil company will be held June 7. Pishevari leads the Azerbaijan Democrat party and will attend as a representative of Azerbaijan.
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Tehran
U.P
Ahmad Qavam Es Sultaneh
Iran
Russia
Jaafar Pishevari
Azerbaijan
Qavam
Pishevari
Azerbaijan Republic
Democrat” Party
Democrat
Tornado Hits Anniston Killing Four and Wrecking City
A tornado tore through Anniston Alabama on Sunday night causing millions in damage. Police reported unconfirmed four killed and at least 40 injured as 7 000 homes suffered damage. Fort McClellan troops patrolled to prevent looting while power lines and trees blocked streets.
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Anniston
Ala
Fort McClellan
Ed Brinkley
The
Anniston Star
Garland M. Lawson
M. P
Fort McClennan
Overseas Veterans Return Home From Overseas Service
S/Sgt. Frederick J. Keller and Pfc. Joseph J. Williams Jr. of Butte are due to arrive in New York this week aboard Victory ships Waterbury Victory and Mahoney City Victory respectively. Other Montanans listed include Adrian J. Gill, Carl D. Scherlie, William L. Davis, Gideon Buckelk, Orville T. Schuette, and Paul Jami on ships Pomona Victory and Smith Victory with arrivals slated for early April.
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Frederick J. Keller
Joseph J. Williams, Jr
Butte
States
Associated Press
Sgt. Keller
New York
Waterbury Victory
Pfc. Williams
Mahoney City
Harlem
William L. Davis
Bozeman
Gideon Buckelk
Brockton
Orville T. Schuette
Cut Bank
Pomona
Paul Jami
Army official warns of rising aid calls if four power plan falters
Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Echols said the United States faces mounting requests for aid unless Germany remains a single unit under the four power economic plan. He cited French demands for Ruhr separation as undermining progress and warned of a continual U.S. subsidy to keep Germans afloat. The Potsdam framework targets a minimum German economy by 1949, with approval from the Allied control council and participation by France, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Oliver P. Echols
War Department
Civil Affairs
Berlin
France
Ruhr
Europe
Echols
Soviet Russia
Great Britain
Alled Control Council
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