Eisenhower Wins New Jersey Primary Impressively
General Dwight D. Eisenhower captured New Jersey's GOP primary with about 205 000 votes in 2 546 districts vs Taft's 135 629, edging Taft by a wide margin and likely securing a large delegate bloc. Harold E. Stassen trailed with 11 250 votes. Kefauver led Democrats with 61 706 in 1 366 districts, while Stevenson weighed for the 32 vote Democratic delegation. Eisenhower's victory could unite Jersey New York and perhaps Connecticut behind his bid.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Sen
Estes Kafauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Springfield
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Ohio
Wisconsin
Alfred E. Driscoll
Rioting Convicts Hold Four Prison Employees
Rioting convicts barricaded 58 inmates in the Trenton state prison print shop on April 15 demanding Warden William Carty’s removal and an investigation of the prison. William Dickens, spokesman, led calls for better food, sanitation and rehabilitation and demanded witnesses. guards and police surrounded the yard as two reporters were brought in.
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Trenton
N. J
Trenton State Prison
William Dickens
Dickens
William Carty
Associated Press
Russell Mullen
Newark Evening News
Arnold E. Martin
Sanford
Ces
Carty
Bates
Press for Peace in Phone Strike
Federal mediators held Western Electric officials and CIO Communications Workers in continuous sessions as the nationwide telephone strike entered its 10th day. They hoped to reach a settlement and told both sides to be prepared for all-night negotiations, with subcommittees aiming to resolve minor issues before reconvening the full teams.
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New York
Western Electric
CIO Communications
U.P
District of Columbia
Bell
Minneapolis
Employers Group Will Meet Today in Helena
An employers' group meeting is set for Wednesday in Helena to oppose a Montana initiative to rewrite workmen's compensation law. Dean Chaffin of Bozeman, director of the Montana economic council, said the session aims to form a state-wide body to oppose the measure.
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Helena
Montana
Dean Chaffin
Bozeman
Montana Economic Council
Butte Weather Forecast For Partly Cloudy Times
Partly cloudy with rising temperatures Wednesday and little change Wednesday night. Minimums around 23 at the Airport and 27 at School of Mines, maximum near 50. Period temps 12 midnight Monday to 5:30 pm Tuesday show highs 43 and lows in the 34 to 32 range. Precipitation trace. West of Divide partly cloudy with little change. high 48 to 58. East of Divide mostly cloudy.
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School of Mines
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow Evs Rececoens
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston Sosecoreceeeer
Coves Miles City
Missoula
Superior
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
Truman Signs Japanese Peace Treaty End of World War II
President Truman signed the Japanese peace treaty to end the war with Japan and restore independence by April 28. He also signed security pacts with Japan, the Philippines, and with Australia and New Zealand to defend the Pacific against Soviet influence.期待任命 Murphy as postwar ambassador to Japan. Sadao Iguchi named as new Japanese ambassador.
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Washington
Truman
U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
State Department
Japan
Russia
United States
Red China
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Robert D. Murphy
Murphy
Belgium
Sadao Iguchi
UN Negotiators Scold Reds Over Armistice Talks
UN command denounces the Communists for using the issue of neutral Russia to stall Korea armistice negotiations. Talks on truce supervision last 20 seconds with a new session planned, while prisoner exchange remains blocked. Red China radio reiterates criticism of the Allied proposal for voluntary repatriation.
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Munsan
Korea
UN Command
United Nations Command
Russia
United Nations
Red China Radio
Associated Press
San Francisco
British Peace Committee
Idaho Woman Jailed in Dillon for Transporting Slots
Mrs. Violet Watson of Idaho Falls pleaded guilty in Dillon justice court to transporting slot machines illegally across state lines. Judge George E. Baker fined $600 and she remains in county jail until payment. Sheriff Paul Temple and Under sheriff Burl Stephens arrested her near the city Friday morning. six complete machines and parts of five more were found in her car.
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Dillon
Violet Watson
Idaho Falls
Idaho
George E. Baker
Government May Raise Steelworkers Wages After Mediation Collapse
Mediation in the seized steel industry failed and the government will consider a pay raise for the CIO Steelworkers without management consent. Secretary of Commerce Sawyer said he will proceed promptly to review terms of employment under the President's executive order, amid a business backlash and court battles over seizure.
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Washington
Sawyer
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Butte Pedestrian Struck By Taxi In Downtown Incident
Ernest Nyhart, 76, suffered head and arm injuries and possible leg fractures after being hit by an Owl cab near the South Arizona crosswalk in the 400 block. Driver Myrvin Pearce and witness Joe Pelliter transported Nyhart to St. James hospital. police say Nyhart was about 10 feet north of the crosswalk and 7 feet from the curb when struck. Pearce reported traveling about 25 mph as tire marks showed a 50 foot skid. Nyhart’s condition described as very poor to critical.
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Ernest Nyhart
St. James Hospital
Myrvin Pearce
Pearce
Joe Pelliter
South Arizona
Mr. Nyhart
Nyhart
Arizona
Silver Bow Homes
James Moran
James Conlan
Pelliter
Bolivian Rebel Chief Returns to Power in Nationalization Move
Victor Paz Estenssoro, head of the MNR, returns to Bolivia after six years in exile and announces immediate steps to nationalize tin mining, appointing a commission to prepare the move. He arrives to a hero’s welcome from Argentina. Tin mines are a key U.S. supplier.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
U.P
Victor Paz Estenssoro
National Revolutionary Movement
MNR
Paz Estenssoro
Argentina
United States
Girl Scout Conference Planned for Montana Leaders
Miss Fredricka Gordon of Seattle will confer with Montana council leaders in Butte and Anaconda this week. About 25 presidents and vice presidents from Montana councils will attend the two day meeting at the Montana Power auditorium beginning Monday at 10. Attendees include regional chair Mrs Harold Wendel and Butte leaders Mrs John Conrow and Mrs James T Finlen Jr. Sessions cover the regional work plan for 1950 51 with changes for 1952 53 and new publications and a film Hands Across the Sea.
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Fredricka Gordon
Girl Scout National
Seattle
Butte
Montana
George McVey
Miss Gordon
McVey
Sylvia Langdon
Anaconda
Montana Power Company
Gordon
Harold Wendel
Portland
John Conrow
James T. Finlen
Fifteen Die as B36 Bomber Crashes Near Spokane
A 10 engined B36 bomber crashed seconds after takeoff near Spokane Washington during a routine training flight. Fifteen of the 17 aboard were killed while two enlisted men survived. The wreckage spread across a farmer’s field and ignited a fierce fire. The plane belonged to the 326th squadron of the 92nd wing.
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Spokane
Wash
Fairchild Air Force Base
Air Force
Ernest Alf
Wallace S. Sowers
Jude O'Grady
92Nd Wing
Reds Launch Allied Barrage Amid Western Front Probes
Reds touched off a long Allied artillery barrage on the western front near Munsan after nocturnal probes west and north of the town. Allied patrols engaged Red outposts west of Mun san and air strikes against Red targets were hindered by bad weather.
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Seoul
Korea
Wedneday
Munsan
Chorwon
Kumsong
Chongju
Wonsan
Hungnam
Kojo
Yellow Sea
Levees Hold as Missouri River Flood Deepens Omaha Bluffs
Floods across the Missouri valley push more towns to evacuation as Red Cross tallies reach 26,620 affected families, with up to 100,000 homeless. President Truman plans a Midwest flood emergency meeting with governors. Omaha and Council Bluffs brace for a crest near 31.5 feet, after hitting 27 feet Tuesday.
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Omaha
Neb
Missouri River
Truman
Midlands
America
Valley of Misery
Red Cross
Midwest
Val Peterson
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Iowa
White House
Washington
Mississippi River
Red River
Associated Press
Upper Midwest
Missouri
Dakotas
Iowa-Nebraska
Sioux City
Omaha Council Bluffs
Don G. Shingler
Missouri River Division
Dam Break Prompts Montana Evacuations Along Milk River
Glasgow Montana April 15 Army engineers report Frenchman Creek dam collapse sent a 100 foot dam section washing out at 5 45 p m and flood water moving toward the Milk river valley. Evacuations extend from Hinsdale to 20 miles downstream while a warning plane dropped notes to farm homes and pilots report activity at the dam. Since March 31 the Milk River flood has displaced 785 families, caused about 2 million dollars in damage and inundated 200000 acres.
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Glasgow
Frenchman Creek
Havre
Queen Juliana urges free nations closer ties at Detroit banquet
At a Sheraton Cadillac banquet in Detroit, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands called for closer understanding among free nations and warned against attempts to force other countries to resemble one’s own. She noted the mistake of molding others persists worldwide, including in her own nation.
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U.P
Juliana
Netherlands
Sheraton-Cadillac
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