Plea for Housing Help as Butte Sees Shortage Grow
Tim J. Sullivan of the Butte Development Association urged the community to open every possible housing or rooming space for new workers amid rising mining activity. He noted limited current accommodations and announced plans for low cost housing, while the Chamber of Commerce surveys back the need for more shelters as industrial growth continues.
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Butte
Tim J. Sullivan
Butte Development Association
Sullivan
Development Association
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Governor Names Three Men to Highway Board
Governor John W. Bonner appointed three replacements for Montana highway commissioners who resigned after being cleared of non-cooperation charges. The new members are Harry Soderberg Havre mayor Nels N Bach Sidney Sancher and John R Graham Red Lodge dealer, joining May 1.
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Helena
John W. Bonner
Montana
Harry Soderberg
Havre
Nels N Bach
Sidney Sancher
John R. Graham
Red Lodge
Lee Ford
Great Falls
A. W. Heidel
Broadus
H. H
C. E. Stahl
Harmony
State Examiners Board
Commission
W. O. Whipps
Myles J. Thomas
Bonner
State Highway Commission
Weather Favors Most Montana Farmers
Montana forecasts expect above normal temperatures and light precipitation this week, aiding field work. Soil moisture is adequate to plentiful in most areas, though snow and dry spots persist in parts of Richland and Roosevelt counties. Calves are weaker and losses higher after tough winter, with army cutworms and grasshoppers damaging crops. hay supplies remain low and labor is adequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Montana Crop-Livestock Report
Weather and Agricultural Economics Bureaus
Richland
Roosevelt
Continental Divide
Russia Ahead in Armaments Race Says Symington
In San Francisco on April 18, outgoing Air Force Secretary W Stuart Symington warned that Communist Russia is forging ahead in the arms race with the United States and allies. He cited an atomic explosion behind the iron curtain and air forces capable of delivering a surprise attack, asserting the United States currently lacks an adequate defense. He noted Russia now has the largest army, air force and submarine fleet.
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San Francisco
Russia
United States
Air Force
W. Stuart Symington
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Palace Hotel
Britain Offers Income Tax Cut In Fifth Austerity Budget
London reports a modest tax cut in the Labour governments fifth austerity budget totaling 3.455 billion pounds. The overall budget retains high taxes and rationing with defense spending up for the first time since the war. The income tax relief notably lowers rates on the first 250 pounds of income, benefiting low earners and surtax groups alike.
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London
U.K
Britain
Labor
House of Commons
Surtax
Industrial M Day Plans Announced Nationwide Mobilization Blueprint
The munitions board reveals a plan to mobilize industrial capacity in wartime. It seeks prewar agreement among defense buyers and managers on required output and contracts. Plant managers would provide subcontractor and manpower data and reserve civilian production for wartime needs.
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Washington
Munitions Board
America
National Security Resources Board
McCarthy seeks subpoenas for ex FBI agents in Lattimore case
Senator McCarthy asked subpoenas for two former FBI agents to support his claim that Owen Lattimore is Russia’s No 1 spy in the United States. A Senate subcommittee will hear Louis F. Budenz, ex Communist leader, about Lattimore. Lattimore denies the charges and calls McCarthy a liar.
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Washington
McCarthy
FBI
Owen Lattimore
Russia
United States
Senate
State Department
Louis F. Budenz
Lattimore
O’conor
D-Md
United Nations
American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
Philadelphia
O'Conor
Moscow
United States State Department
China
Boston
Federick Ayer, Jr
Greece
Senator Tydings
Tydings
Ayer
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Tyding
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Postmaster General Defends Postal Service in Baltic Plane Incident
The United States demanded indemnity from Russia for the unprovoked destruction of an unarmed U.S. patrol plane and the loss of its 10 crewmen in the Baltic Sea. The State Department urged punishment for those responsible and steps to prevent future incidents. The note rejected Russia’s claim the U.S. plane fired on Soviet fighters and said the aircraft never entered Soviet territory. Capitol Hill support followed, with Vinson backing a strong U.S. air power stance.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Baltic Sea
State Department
Moscow
Navy
Latvia
Capitol Hill
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Russia builds base on Saseno Island near Albania
Reports from Albanian exiles say Russia is constructing a submarine and rocket base on Saseno Island near Valona, with Soviet laborers and German experts directing work. The port controls the Otranto Strait, a key Adriatic gateway, as Enver Hoxha’s regime battles anti-Communist factions and polices the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Russia
Adriatic
Italy
Saseno
Albania
Valona
Otranto
United States
Trieste
Greece
Balkan
Budapest
Sofia
Tirana
Enver Hoxha
Mehmet Shehu
Shehu
Hoxha
Truman Starts Setting Up 2-Party Policy
President Truman begins organizing a bipartisan foreign policy process with Acheson. He pledges to consult Republicans at all stages and considers their views seriously. Senator Bridges called it an eminent gesture but urges real GOP participation during policy formation.
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Washington
Truman
Acheson
Bridges
R-N.h
White House
Connally
D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Com
Trapped Driver Pleads for Death in Flaming Truck Crash
A 17 year old Miami driver of a cement truck died after a crash that sent the vehicle into a tree and flames. Patrolman William Palmateir found the youth alive and heard him cry for police to kill him as the fire spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Danny Lamar Williams
William Palmateir
Palmetier
Twin Tornadoes Strike Mobile Bay Area Alabama
Twin tornadoes ripped into the Mobile area toppling houses and power lines injuring 14 people. Flooding forced thousands from North Dakota and Minnesota while a cold snap threatened more floods and the Red Cross opened relief stations for about 1,280 homeless families.
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Alabama
North Dakota
Mobile
Ala
Minnesota
Canada
Mobile Bay
Moffett Road
Whistler
Saraland
Spanish Fort
Ivey Jemison
Pritchard
Red Cross
Experts Predict Over Six Billion Deficit in 1950 Budget
Congressional tax experts project a 1950 deficit of 6.7 billion dollars by June 30, well above Truman’s January estimate of 5.5 billion. They note lagging revenues, especially from individuals, and warn of a 7.3 billion shortfall for the 1951 year. The forecast cites current debt around 255.48 billion and per-person implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Truman
Treasury
George
D-Ga
Senate House Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Resignation of Helena Health Official Kilbourne
The Montana state board of health accepted Dr. B. K. Kilbourne's resignation as executive officer and named him a consultant. Kilbourne, appointed April 1 1946 to succeed Dr. W. F. Cogswell, will remain without a replacement as of now and no reason for stepping down was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Board of Health
B. K. Kilbourne
Board of Health
Kilbourne
Senators Approve Rigid Rules for Spud Growers
Senate agriculture committee approves strict potato production quotas to curb surplus cost to taxpayers. Heavy penalties and no price supports planned if growers miss two thirds vote. secretary of agriculture could cut regional marketing quotas by as much as 20 percent. Vote 8 to 1 with Senator Holland dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Holland
D-Fla
Senate
Sees Auto Strike Settlement Soon
Federal mediators expect a settlement to the Chrysler strike this week after sessions recessed until Saturday. E Mar vin Sconyers said the 84 day walkout may end soon, as negotiators shifted focus from pension talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Chrysler
E. Marvin Sconyers
U.S. Air Defense Bolstered With Major Bomber Purchases
The Air Force and Navy plan purchases totaling about 1.75 billion this year for 2 048 airplanes. The Air Force spends 303.6 million on B 47 jets and 267.8 million on B 36 bombers while Navy buys 550.6 million for 798 planes. Combat aircraft dominate the Air Force allocation, with jet fighters and heavy bombers highlighted.
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Washington
Air Force
Department of Defense
Navy
Boeing Aircraft Company
Boeing
Wichita, Kan
Consolidated Vultee
Woman Finds Burned Cook Book In Apartment Oven
Seattle dispatch reports firefighters rushed to the Lockhaven apartments after heavy smoke issued from Mrs. John Magnuson’s rooms. A quick inspection of her kitchen oven revealed a single golden brown, piping hot cook book, the cause of the blaze.
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Seattle
U.P
Lockhaven Apartments
John Magnuson
Postmaster General orders one daily delivery in residential areas
Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson ordered sharp postal service cuts, including a single daily delivery for residences, effective immediately. The move aligns with House recommendations to reduce deliveries and follows Congress blocking a larger rate increase. the 1951 appropriations and Senate action remain unresolved.
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Washington
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Department For
House
Senate
Heavy debt blamed for plane bombing plot says Grant
Los Angeles April 18 heavy indebtedness spurred Aeronautical Engineer John H. Grant to plot the death of his wife and two children plus 13 others aboard a San Diego bound United Airlines flight. He planned to kill with a gas bomb and collect $25,000 in life insurance, then tearfully confessed after conscience pangs. Betty Suomela, a stewardess, said Grant proposed marriage and she offered help, while Grant admitted lying about two children and a divorce in a bid to string along her.
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Los Angeles
John H. Grant
Hollywood
Betty Suomela
Airlines
Grant
Ned G. Logsdon
Betty
Marie
Robert
United Airlines
Logsdon
Jack Gouldstone
Gouldstone
Butte Weather Forecast Predicts Warmer Temperatures
Fair conditions with rising temperatures in Butte on Wednesday. Expected high around 54 and low near 25. Readings cover 12 midnight Tuesday to 5 30 am Wednesday, with minor precipitation west of the Divide and east of the Divide seeing warming highs 45 to 55. Maximums reflect a 12 hour span, minimums an 18 hour span ending 5 30 yesterday.
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School of Mines
Divide
Truman Attacked by GOP Leader in Chicago Speech
Republican National Chairman Guy Gabrielson warned President Truman will tour the country to attack Republicans and claim a gold mine in the sky. He accused Truman of promising voters and riding a gravy train to push a socialistic fair deal and blamed Congress for the administration’s failures.
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Chicago
U.P
Guy Gabrielson
Truman
Western Railway Club
Gabrielson
Stem
Stern
Pendergast
Congress
Joe Stalin
Wheat Farmers Fight Cutworms in Montana Infestation
In Helena on April 18, State Entomologist J. H. Pepper reported that south central Montana wheat fields suffer heavy cutworm infestations. Poison mixing stations opened in Yellowstone and Big Horn counties with more to be established in Carbon and Stillwater. Pepper estimated over half of Yellowstone and Big Horn wheat heavily infested and warned of expected widespread damage.
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Helena
Montana
J. H. Pepper
Alfred R. Anderson
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Carbon
Stillwater
Pepper
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J. Vincent Reardon
St. Louis
Gwen McKeever
U.S
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Gop
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Woman Cooks Cook Book
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