Butte Quiet After Lawlessness Double Blow At Meat Black Market
FBI agents moved on the meat black market as the government launched a dual strike. Attorney General Clark orders investigations into packers paying black market prices and claiming federal subsidies. OPA and Agriculture plan to restore a wartime slaughter quota system to better distribute supplies, amid testimony calling the meat situation a national scandal. The new program aims to curb excessive slaughter while preserving legitimate operations, covering all commercial cattle calf and hog slaughter.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clark
FBI
OPA
Agriculture Department
Senate Agriculture Committee
Packer
New York
House Favors Five Month Draft Holiday
The House approved a five month draft holiday and a 50 percent pay increase for back privates, while rejecting longer inducement offers. Separate bills to the Senate outline a trial enlistment period May 15 to Oct 15 with no inductions, plus a draft extension to Feb 15 1947 under conditions. The plan targets Army strength of 1,070,000 and includes age, parent, and tenure restrictions with potential resumption by presidential order.
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House
Senate
Army
Crowds Dispersed After Butte Mob Violence Weekend
Butte remained tense Monday after a weekend of mob violence targeting homes of Anaconda company workers. Police dispersed crowds near the South Side with deputy and special officer reinforcements as two youths were wounded. James Guidoni, 16, was shot in the back and Raymond Butala, 14, injured by flying glass as shots and rock throwing occurred amid miners strike tensions. Sheriff Al McLeod extended patrols to about 100 officers and swore in 35 extra deputies to maintain order through the week.
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Butte
Anaconda Company
Butte Miners Union No. 1
James Guidoni
Raymond Butala
McLeod
Butte Miners Union
Bowles Revises Dairy Subsidy Setup
Stabilization Director Chester Bowles revised the dairy subsidy program to forestall a retail price rise for milk butter and cheese and to restore war time butterfat controls. The five point plan aims to maintain producer output while delaying any price hike until July 1 depending on Congress.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Congress
New York Mayor Fights Return of Murder Inc. Type
New York Mayor William O Dwyer vowed to crush a suspected revival of the Murder Inc style slaughter syndicate. He warned gangs will not organize here and ordered police to intensify the campaign on bookmaking and gambling. In a week 1094 arrests were tallied and eight fatal shootings occurred.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Murder, Inc
Arthur W. Wallander
Secret Navy Fighter Crashes North of Santa Rosa
Colorado Springs report says a secret Navy fighter plane crashed or made an emergency landing about 30 miles north of Santa Rosa New Mexico. The pilot, whose craft was identified only as confidential type, escaped unharmed and phoned from Santa Rosa about an hour after searchcraft left Albuquerque and El Paso to locate it.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
U.P
Fifteenth Air Force
Santa Rosa
N. M
Paul Timm
15Th
Albuquerque
el Paso
Texas
Timm
Hutchinson
Kan
Noor
Chinese Communists Attack Changchun in Open Warfare
Chinese Communist forces bombarded Changchun, Manchuria, with heavy fighting flaring for ten hours as government troops fought to hold the capital after Russian withdrawal. Government forces, aided by American-equipped units, faced dire supply routes while negotiators’ peace efforts continued futilely.
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Changchun
Siemens
Associated Press
Manchuria
Marshall
U. S
Chungking
First Army
Szepingkai
Chow Pao-chung
New Fourth Army
Chen Shih-tsen
Chen
Feed Users Ask for Relief Strives for High-Protein Feeds
Helena April 15. Montana feed manufacturers and users met with state agriculture commissioner A H Kruse to press the War Food Administration for relief from federal rules restricting high protein concentrates in livestock and poultry feeds. Secretary Anderson recently allowed limited use of wheat and barley in the southwest. processors seek similar relief statewide. Over 30 representatives attended, forming a committee to assess annual feed needs and advise federal officials. Members include Carl O Hensen Helena secretary of Montana Wool Growers E A Phillips Helena secretary of Montana Stockgrowers Dr W J Butler Helena state veterinarian D M Warren Missoula nutritionist Paul Trigg Great Falls A A Klemme Helena secretary of Montana milk control board and Keneath Burns Wolf Creek secretary of Montana Poultry Growers.
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Helena
Montana
A. H. Kruse
War Food Administrator
Kruse
Clinton P. Anderson
Capitol
Carl O. Hensen
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
E. A. Phillips
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
W. J. Butler
D. M. Warren
Missoula
Missoula Mercantile Company
Paul Trigg
Great Falls
Montana Flour Mills Company
A. A. Klemme
Montana Milk Control Board
Keneath Burns
Wolf Creek
Montana Poultry Growers’ Association
Enlisted Men Ordered Home After 24 Months Service
Yokohama report says enlisted men who would complete 24 months of service by June 40 are ordered to the Fourth Replacement depot by April 20 for return home and discharge, according to the Eighth Army announcement issued Tuesday.
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Yokohama
Eighth Army
Joan Crawford Denies Divorce Residency Plans in Las Vegas
Las Vegas report states film actress Joan Crawford denied rumors she came to establish residence for a divorce from her actor husband Phil Terry. The Oscar winner for Mildred Pierce addressed the speculation during a visit in November.
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Las Vegas
Joan Crawford
Mildred Pierce
Hollywood
Phil Terry
Bavarian Farmers Said Hoarding Food Supply
U S and S military authorities in Munich report Bavarian farmers hoard thousands of tons of food or send it to the black market while city residents demand imports from the United States. Officers disagree on the level of cooperation with German officials in food collection. Dr James K Pollock at Stuttgart says collections are satisfactory despite dissent.
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Munich
U. S&s
United States
James K. Pollock
Stuttgart
Senate approves housing bill amid wage clause debate
The Senate passed a plan to spur 15 million dwellings with a prevailing wage requirement for FHAfinanced homes. Critics warn it could jeopardize mortgage insurance for one to four family homes. Separate moves target lowercost homes and a veterans housing bill seeks 2.7 million new units in 1946 47.
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Washington
Senate
House
Federal Housing Administration
Secretary of Labor
Taft
Ohio
Ellender
D-La
Senate House
Spain Invites Probe of Accusations
MADRID April 15 The Spanish foreign ministry invited UN Security Council members to send a commission of technicians to investigate Poland s charge that Franco in Spain threatens world peace. Spain also denied reports of a German staffed atomic research station near Bilbao at Portugalete.
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Madrid
Spanish Foreign Ministry
United Nations Security Council
Spain
Poland
Generalissimo Franco
Paris
Portugalete
Bilbao
Security Council
Palestine mobilizes 10000 troops amid Italy refugee detentions
In Jerusalem on Monday night the Palestine government ordered immediate mobilization of 10,000 troops for government service. About 4,000 junior civil service workers joined widespread strikes protesting the detention of 1,014 Jewish refugees at La Spezia, Italy.
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Jerusalem
U.P
la Spezia
Italy
Mansion Burns in Roslyn Destruction of Rubel Estate
A fire of unknown origin destroyed Monday the 32 room mansion of Samuel Rubel, millionaire brewery magnate, in Roslyn New York. Police estimate damage at 1 750 000 dollars.
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Roslyn
N. Y
Samuel Rubel
Iranian Case Causes Bitter Debate In Security Council
Max Harrelson reports on the Security Council’s sharp divisions as the Iranian case sparks a bitter debate over approaches and possible resolutions. diplomats clash over evidence, sanctions, and diplomatic leverage while procedural delays fuel tensions. Nations push for a unified stance amid regional security concerns.
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Security Council
Finance Meeting Slated Today
Open sessions of a federal finance conference are set for today at the Finlen hotel in Butte Montana. About 150 representatives from business labor and farming groups will attend. Francis Elwell Jerry Pratt Herbert Miller Fred Bennion and others will speak on citizen participation social security and tax policy topics.
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Finlen Hotel
Federal Finance Conference
Montana Taxpayers Association
Montanans, Inc
Tax Committee
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Gold Room
Treasure State Room
Francis B. Elwell
Tax Foundation
Jerry Pratt
Northwest
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Herbert J. Miller
Citizens National Committee
Fred Bennion
Helena
Overseas Veterans Returning Home
First Lt. Norman MacGregor of 1633 Harrison Avenue Butte is set to arrive in San Francisco Tuesday aboard the General Langfitt after service in the Pacific. Other Montanans aboard the General Weigel in San Francisco are due April 11.
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Norman MacGregor
Harrison Avenue
Butte
San Francisco
General Langfitt
Pacific
Associated Press
States
General Weigel
Norman A
Army Recruiting Jeep Stolen in Lewistown
A silver Army recruiting jeep was stolen from the Army Recruiting station in Lewistown. Montana peace officers have been alerted and asked to watch for the vehicle.
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Lewistown
Army
Montana
Cremation Orders Entered in Cline Trial
In San Francisco on April 15 the prosecution presented death certificates and cremation orders for two of Alfred Leonard Cline’s wives and the personal effects of a third woman at his forgery and grand theft trial. The 56 year old ex convict and former Denver choir leader is accused of forging the name of one wife Eva Delora Krebs, a Chicago widow with an estate exceeding $300,000.
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San Francisco
Alfred Leonard Cline
Cline
Denver
Eva Delora Krebs
Chicago
Butte Weather Forecast Tuesday Across Divides
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered mountain showers. School of Mines and airport expect highs near 65. West of Divide stays mostly cloudy with showers, no big temperature change. East of Divide sees fair skies and higher highs around 65 to 70.
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School of Mines
Divide
Union Condemns Action of Mobs
The Butte Miners union condemned recent violence in a Sunday night statement broadcast on local radio. The note, signed by Chairman Robert C. Brown and the strike strategy committee, urged members and the public to support an orderly strike to aid an early settlement.
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Butte Miners’ Union
Robert C. Brown
Bread Rationing Seen If Supplies Slashed
Washington report notes that bread rationing or black markets could arise if flour for U S use drops 25 percent from last year. Senate small business committee hearing ends with promise to seek alternatives. Agriculture Secretary Anderson weighs 25 percent reduction and Russia Canada roles in famine relief.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Small Business Committee
Murray
D-Mont
Anderson
Wherry
Rneb
Capehart
R-Ind
Russia
Canada
Combined Food Board
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
U.N.A.R.A
Dominion
Idle Workers Rise as Soft Coal Strike Enters Third Week
About 740,000 workers remained idle across the country amid ongoing labor strife between John L. Lewis and soft coal operators. Unemployment climbed in steel mills railroads and coal consuming industries reaching nearly 35 000. Roughly 400 000 miners are on strike. In Pittsburgh Westinghouse Electric announced monthly pay increases of about 30 for around 7 000 non union salaried workers and undisclosed raises for about 3 200 supervisory employees.
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John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
The
Federation of Westinghouse
Early Day Montana Settler Dies in Bozeman
Charles Co. Counter, a 70 year old early Montana settler and former squatter in the Madison basin, died in Bozeman. He ranched near Yellowstone park from 1898 until moving to West Yellowstone. Survivors include three sisters or two brothers. Funeral services set for Wednesday.
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Bozeman
Charles Co. Counter
Montana
Madison Basin
Counter
Yellowstone Park
West Yellowstone
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