Truman Is Censured in Senate Vote on Industry Seizure
The Senate voted 44 to 31 to block use of funds in a 960 million dollar bill to carry out President Truman’s steel seizure. Critics call it a rebuke while supporters say it changes nothing, as the move targets money not specifically tied to the seizure.
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Truman
Senate
Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Morse
Oregon
Langer
North Dakota
Knowland
Calif
Congress
Maybank
D-S. C
Senate Banking Committee
Aries
Commerce Sawyer
Department
Barkley
Korea
Red Shore Guns Getting Tougher
Tokyo reports greatly improved Communist shore batteries guard Korea's northeast coast and shell American warships nearly ten miles at sea. The U S Navy says radar directed heavy guns are likely, noting 41 ships hit in 18 months and heavy but limited casualties, with mines causing fewer hits than shore fire.
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Tokyo
Korea
U. S. Navy
Associated Press
U.S
Wonsan
Wisconsin
Ozbourn
Brinkley Bass
Navy
Airman Took Bribes to Help Reservists
ST. LOUIS Mo April 21 U P reports an Air Force sergeant accepted bribes from reserve officers to alter medical records so they would be rejected for active duty U S Attorney William Hart said FBI agents have taken statements from four rejected reservists who paid the sergeant 100 to 500 dollars after he proposed he could adjust their records
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ST. Louis
U.P
Air Force
U. S
William Hart
Hart
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Voters Set for Key State Primaries in New York and Pennsylvania
Pollsters watch Tuesday as New York and Pennsylvania hold large primaries to name 96 and 94 Republican and Democratic delegates in New York and 60 per party in Pennsylvania. Delegates head to Chicago with no candidate instructions, boosting bargaining power for both parties. Eisenhower leads for GOP while Harriman backs Democrats. Ohio senator leads Eisenhower 211 to 121 and Taft gains in New Jersey.
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Associated Press
New York
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Empire State
Foreign
W. Averell Harriman
Ohio
Eisenhower
Taft
New Jersey
Mines Professor Receives Geological Society Grant
Forbes Robertson of Montana School of Mines receives a 1500 grant from the Geological Society of America. He studies ore deposit mineralogy and is now examining hardness of ore minerals by indentation methods. The society supports geology research in North America.
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Forbes Robertson
West Drive
Montana School of Mines
Montana Bureau of Mines
Geological Society of America
H. R. Aldrich
Penrose Bequest
Robertson
North America
Dies of Stafford Cripps British Socialist Leader in Zurich
Sir Stafford Cripps a longtime British socialist statesman dies in a Zurich clinic at 62 after months of illness. The former chancellor of the exchequer resigned in 1950 and oversaw key economic moves including the 1949 pound devaluation. Winston Churchill praised him as a great brain in the labor government.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Lady Cripps
Labor Party
Sir Stafford
Board of Trade
Labor
Exchequer
Winston Churchill
Bonus Bond Sale Gets Green Light in Montana
Gov. John W. Bonner announced the Federal Reserve Board cleared Montana to sell World War II veterans bonus bonds, lifting prior credit restrictions. Bids for 21.7 million dollars of bonds open May 5, with funds to pay veterans 10 dollars monthly stateside and 15 overseas for service between December 7, 1941, and September 2, 1945. Eligibility must be proved by year end, with proceeds financed by a two cent tax on cigarette packs.
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Sidney
John W. Bonner
Federal Reserve Board
Montana
State Examiners Board
State Equalization Board
Weather Forecast For Butte And Western Montana
Butte area forecast continues fair Tuesday and Tuesday night with little morning change and warmer Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday lows around 23 and highs near 58. Airport and School of Mines readings show mid 20s to low 50s. West of Divide expects fair, highs 60 to 70 with warmer afternoon and increasing clouds. East of Divide also fair with 60 to 70 highs and variable cloudiness, not as cold Tuesday night.
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School of Mines
Divide
Slaver slayings probe centers on Havre area
The hunt for the slayer of two Butte men, Henry Salazar and Joseph Benski, focused on Havre Monday night. A 1947 Plymouth DeLuxe Tudor owned by Benski was found abandoned in a Havre lumberyard with the rear seat cushion removed but no blood detected.
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Henry Salazar
Joseph F. Benski
Butte
Havre
Benski
Associated Press
Four Red MIGs Cross Yalu and One Is Downed
In Korea the U S Fifth Air Force reports an American fighter pilot shot down one of four MIGs that crossed the Yalu river. Capt Jere L Lewis of Novato California received credit for the downed aircraft as air combat continued with seven MIGs destroyed the previous day and multiple Red artillery and infantry actions noted along the front.
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Seoul
Korea
Yalu River
U. S Fifth Air Force
Jere L. Lewis
Novato
Calif
U. S Eighth Army
Eighth Army
Kumsong
U. S
Missoulian Dies in Auto Wreck Near Missoula
Robert T. Stevens 26 of Missoula died at a local hospital after an auto crash on U S Highway 10 east of the city. Four others were injured, one as list of casualties. Coroner to call an inquest after injured testify. Stevens, a Navy WWII veteran, is survived by widow, daughter Jo Ann, parents, seven brothers and three sisters. He was Montana’s 35th traffic death this year.
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Missoula
Robert T. Stevens
Stevens
U. S. Highway 10
Ralph M. Simmons
Jo Ann
Montana
Former Montana Man Is Found Murdered
The beaten body of Charles Monroe a 48 year old miner and former Browning Montana resident was found in a ditch about two miles west of Mullan Idaho Dr H C Mowery the Shoshone county coroner said death resulted from slugging An autopsy confirmed he was beaten to death Deputy Sheriff Vern Carlson said Monroe s body apparently thrown from a car was found near highway 10 by a passing truck driver a pen knife was found near the body Monroe had worked as an underground miner at the Sunshine mine near Kellogg since January 12
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Mullan
Idaho
Charles Monroe
Browning, Mont
H. C. Mowery
Shoshone
Monroe
Vern Carlson
Highway 10
Carlson
Sunshine Mine
Kellogg
Stork Delivers 16 Pound Baby Girl in Los Angeles
A 16 pounds 4 ounce baby girl was born by Caesarean at Los Angeles General to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Woodward. The newborn is the Woodwards’ 12th child, and the mother is 38 years old.
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Los Angeles
Ralph Woodward
Los Angeles General Hospital
Troopships Arrive in San Francisco with Returning Soldiers
Two troopships reach San Francisco bearing 5 584 Army and Navy men returning from Japan and Korea. The USNS Gen. M. C. Meigs and the transport Thomas Jefferson docked Monday, ending their voyage to the West Coast.
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San Francisco
U.P
M. C. Meigs
Thomas Jefferson
Japan
Korea
Diplomat Murphey Sworn U S Ambassador to Japan
Veteran diplomat Robert D. Murphey was sworn in as the first postwar U S ambassador to Japan in Washington on Monday April 21 1952.
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Washington
U.S
Robert D. Murphy
U. S
Japan
Truce Delegates Remain Split on Armistice Supervising Role
In Munsan Korea on Tuesday Allied and Communist delegates traded barbed remarks and stayed far apart over armistice supervision. They planned another meeting for Wednesday as prisoner exchange talks continued with focus on voluntary repatriation versus wholesale exchange.
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Munsan
Korea
Chang Chun San
Don O. Darrow
United Nations Command
No Attack Seen
New York April 21 Gen Alfred M Gruenther chief of staff at Eisenhowers European headquarters said he does not believe Russia will attack in Europe this year but if it does Eisenhowers command will retaliate with all of our power.
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New York
U.P
Alfred M. Gruenther
Dwight D. Eisenhower
European
Russia
Europe
Powerful Atom Bomb to Be Tested Today
Atomic test set for 9 30 a m Pacific time at an altitude of 3000 to 3500 feet above a battlefield. Dr Alvin C Graves directs the shot with televised coverage and clear weather expectation. Observers will be about 10 miles away as troops brace for potential fallout and contamination hazards.
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U. S
Alvin C. Graves
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Missoula Leader W C Lubrecht Dies at 80
W C Lubrecht 80 retired general manager of Anaconda Copper Mining company lumber department died Monday in Missoula. He began in 1897 at Anaconda yard, became Hamilton yard manager, and from 1899 to 1949 at Bonner, last 24 years as general manager. Survived by widow, brother Louis Lubrecht, son Jack, daughter Mrs Clyde Carpenter and five grandchildren. He served on state forestry board and held multiple forestry and timber industry positions.
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Missoula
W. C. Lubrecht
Anaconda
Louis Lubrecht
San Gabriel
Calif
Jack
Clyde Carpenter
Bozeman
Lubrecht
State Board of Forestry
Hellgate Lodge No
Montana
California
Eleven Prison Mutiny Leaves Guards Held After Slaying
At Jackson Michigan on Monday a convict was slain and at least nine wounded as state troopers and guards tried to quell a riot at the southern Michigan prison. Eleven guards remained hostage as mutineers barricaded in the five story No 15 cellblock.
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Jackson
Mich
Southern
Michigan
Donald S. Leonard
No. 15
Butte War Hero James W Nelson Drowns in Hawaii
Aviation Chief Radioman James Warren Nelson 31 of Butte died while swimming off the Oahu shore during a picnic with his wife Pearl and friends. He was with the fleet all weather training unit at Barbers Point Naval Air Station. Artificial respiration failed to revive him and his body was to be sent to Butte for funeral services, with a likely arrival in San Francisco Friday.
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James Warren Nelson
Butte
Oahu
Hawaiian Island
Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Nelson
Pearl
Barber’s Point Naval Air Station
San Francisco
Betty
Charges Dropped Against 2 Flyers in Air Force Refusal Case
Two reserve officers First Lt. James G. Bristol and First Lt. Edwin L. Cox had Wilful disobedience charges dropped by a U.S. court martial. Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg insisted no soft stance on refusals to fly. Maj. Gen. J. K. Lacey said administrative action to separation is underway. Bristol hails from Sacramento and Cox from St Louis.
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San Antonio
Texas
U.P
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Vandenberg
Lacey
Rain Hard Knocks Missouri Dike Crews Flood Fight
Missouri valley dike crews battled rain and mud to hold back floodwater as forecasts warned of rising crests. In the Kansas City region a 29 foot crest was expected, with potential rise to 31 feet or more despite ongoing relief efforts.
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Kansas City
Missouri Valley
St. Joseph
Midlands
Sherman Air Force Base
Old Fort Leavenworth
Army
Rosecrans Field
Mississippi
Iowa National Guard
Iowa
la Crosse
Wis
Missouri
Kansas State
Leavenworth
Robert Hudspeth
Kaw
E. C. Corkill
Tornado Strikes Emhouse Texas Town In Navarro County
A U P report states a tornado hit Emhouse in Navarro County Texas Monday night. It destroyed a section of the business district and knocked out utilities with initial reports indicating severe damage but no reported casualties.
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Dallas
Texas
U P
Navarro County
Emhouse
Texas Highway Patrol
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