Russian Planes Fire on a U S C 47 Transport
In Vienna near Tulin airport four Russian fighters fired shots at a United States Army C-47 during landing on Monday. The incident involved a test flight by Capt. James G. Baxter, with no passengers aboard, and occurred in the Russian occupation zone amid notes that Moscow representations would come through the U S command in Austria.
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Vienna
Tulin
James G. Baxter
United States
Moscow
United States Command
Austria
Baxter
Filipinos Elect Their President in War-Weakened Race
In Manila on April 23 amid postwar wreckage Filipinos elected a president and officers for the Philippine republic to be born July 4. Nearly 3 million voters were eligible. Candidates were Sergio Osmena 68 Manuel Roxas 54 and Hilario Camino Moncado founder of the Filipino Federation of America. Roxas led the liberal wing advocating two party democracy.
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Manila
Philippines Republic
New Republic
Sergio Osmena
Manuel Quezon
Senate
Manuel Roxas
Hilario Camino Moncado
Filipino Federation of America
Philippines
Roxas
Byrnes to travel to Paris for wartime peace talks
Secretary of State Byrnes departs for Paris on Tuesday to begin critical conferences with Molotov Bevin and Bidault. Close aides call the trip a potential turning point in World War II, possibly signaling the end of allied harmony in seeking postwar peace settlements and a strong United Nations.
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Washington
Byrnes
Paris
Molotov
Russia
Bevin
Britain
Bidault
France
United States
Europe
United Nations
Actor Lionel Atwill Dies in Pacific Palisades
Hollywood reports Lionel Atwill aged 61, veteran stage and screen star, died at his Pacific Palisades home Monday night from a pneumonia attack. He had a long career in film and theatre, with notable roles across stage and screen.
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Hollywood
Lionel Atwill
Pacific Palisades
Bakers Take Steps to Stretch Flour Supplies
Chicago bakers and flour mill representatives moved to conserve stock after a 25 percent cut ordered by the government. Bakery spokesmen said small retailers lack storage so they will feel constraints first while output slows to protect reserves. Housewives may face dwindling supplies as the effort continues.
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Chicago
Air ministry seeks word on missing pilot Mollison
London April 22 The air ministry sought information about Jim Mollison a pioneer transatlantic pilot reported missing on a Cairo to India flight Mollison left Cairo April 18 and was believed to be en route but contact had not been established by Monday night
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London
U.P
Air Ministry
Jim Mollison
Cairo
India
Mollison
Evidence on Mobs Plaguing Butte Homes
After a week marked by organized mobs smashing and looting tenement homes and driving families from mineside housing, no charges yet filed. Sheriff McLeod says investigations continue as the Silver Bow Citizens' Committee gathers tips and offers rewards to spur arrests in the violence and destruction.
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Butte
al McLeod
Silver Bow Citizens’ Committee
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone Dies at 73
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone, 73, of the United States, died Monday night from a massive cerebral hemorrhage shortly after feeling ill on the Supreme Court bench. His wife Mrs. Stone and both sons, Marshall Stone of Cambridge and Lauson Stone of New York, were at his bedside. Stone, born October 11, 1872, on a New Hampshire farm, had returned from a three week recess and reportedly overtaxed himself.
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Washington
Harlan F. Stone
United States
Supreme Court
Lauson Stone
New York City
Gertrude Jenkins
Stone
Elmore Cropley
Chesterfield
N. H
Franklin Delano Roose
Discipline Urged by Wallace
In San Francisco on April 22 United States Secretary of Commerce Henry A Wallace urged the Democratic Party to discipline its Congress members to support the party's legislative program. He warned that abstaining or opposing major issues elected on the party line risks a nonfunctional legislature and urged denying committee appointments to defectors while preserving free voting rights. He affirmed the party must stay progressive and defend labor, farmers, and business rights within a liberal American framework.
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San Francisco
Democratic Party
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
United States Secretary of Commerce
National Citizens’ Political Action Committee
Palace Hotel
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Senate
House
All America
Butte Forecast Cloudy with Showers Across Regions
Cloudy to partly cloudy with scattered showers Tuesday and Tuesday night in Butte. little temperature change. The School of Mines and Airport forecast highs around 62 for next 24 hours. Mineral forecasts show varied temperatures: School of Mines 55/25, Airport 57/21. West of divide expects partly cloudy Tuesday with a high near 50 to 60, while east of divide should be clear to partly cloudy and slightly warmer with a high near 60 to 70.
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School of Mines and Airport
School of Mines
Divide
Nine Witnesses Hear in Kauf Murder Trial
Nine witnesses testified as the second trial of Howard H. Kauf opened in district court. The Seabee veteran is charged with murdering his ex wife Hazel Kauf in a downtown nightclub on February 8. The defense is led by George Toole, with county officials McCaffery and O Donnell prosecuting. Autopsy findings were presented by Drs Kane and Atkins with embalmer L A Wilson detailing the death cause. George Henri, Hazel Kaus brother, testified about a meet and a February 3 conversation with Kauf in Philipsburg.
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Howard H. Kauf
Seabee
Hazel Kauf
T. E. Downey
Kauf
George Toole
J. J. McCaffery, Jr
Phil O’donnell
Frank J. Roe
P. E. Kane
D. A. Atkins
L. A. Wilson
Accord in Security Council Is Viewed
New York April 22 observers said the Big Three may reach general agreement on next steps in the Spanish question at the United Nations. US and Britain showed interest in the Australian compromise for a four week probe of Franco's regime and Russia appeared ready for limited support. The Council reconvenes at 3 p.m. Tuesday after Easter recess.
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New York
United Nations
Security Council
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Spain
Marshall Asks Chinese Reds to Prove Case
Gen. Marshall demanded that the Chinese Communist authorities prove or admit as false the charges that U S warplanes attacked Communist forces in Manchuria and that an American flyer was shot down. A Chinese military spokesman called the accusation a complete fabrication. Only an unarmed observation plane, captured on the ground April 15 at Changchun, is acknowledged.
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Chungking
Marshall
United States
Manchuria
Changchun
Chou Enlai
Chou
Gen
China
Truman
Chiang Kai-shek
Kangchuling
Harbin
Ta Kung Pao
Milan Prison Revolt Seizes Jail Amid Siege
In Milan 2500 prisoners at San Vittore held guards hostage during a 24 hour revolt. One prisoner killed and 25 wounded as soldiers and police, aided by light tanks and armored cars, laid siege. Rioters fired at barricades, set the roof on fire, and issued petitions to Cardinal Shuster for political internees' release and manager dismissal.
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Milan
Italy
San Vittore
Cardinal Shuster
Sparrow Survives Red Hot Heater Escape
Tom Turman of 2508 Walnut heard a noise from a hot gas heater and opened the door. A sparrow emerged unscathed after spending an hour and a half in the stove pipe, traveling through about 14 feet of warm duct before flying from the open front door.
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Tom Turman
Walnut
Turman
Five year sentence for bank embezzlement by Miss Ann Callahan
In Trenton New Jersey on April 22 the five year spending spree of 52 year old Miss Ann T Callahan ended with a five year federal penitentiary term at Alderson West Virginia for embezzling more than 149000 dollars from the bank where she served as general ledger bookkeeper.
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Trenton
N. J
Ann T. Callahan
General Ledger
Alderson
W. Va
Truman Witnesses Navy War Show in Virginia
President Truman watched a naval air warfare demonstration off the Virginia Capes by a task group largely composed of inexperienced sailors. Carrier groups Franklin D. Roosevelt and Princeton repelled an attacking formation launched from Midway in a staged exercise shortly after he boarded Admiral Mitscher's flagship.
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Eighth Fleet
Virginia Capes
Truman
Franklin 1
Roosevelt
Princeton
Midway
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Franklin D. Roosevelt
LaGuardia Urges Coal Output For UNRRA Aid
Fiorello LaGuardia, head of UNRRA, urged idle coal miners and operators to produce 500000 tons monthly for nations aided by UNRRA. He said crops of food for starving people rise while inland rail power is needed to deliver aid. He offered UNRRA funding for any extra coal costs and called for a coal strike truce amid ongoing discussions with Ezra Van Horn and John L. Lewis.
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Washington
Fiorello LaGuardia
U.N.A.R.A
New York
Ezra van Horn
National Bituminous Coal Conference
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
LaGuardia
Carlos Hoerning Addresses Rotary Delegates
Carlos Hoerning of Santiago Chile vice president of Rotary International spoke on What Rotary Can Do at a district 112 banquet and Governor elect Harry A Murphy of Philipsburg was named. Delegates and guests filled the conference banquet, with John E Corette Jr as toastmaster and Father Peter F MacDonald delivering the invocation. The program included a noon luncheon and four discussion groups youth service club service vocational service and international service led by the Billings club and Charles J Carroll.
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Rotary
Carlos Hoerning
Santiago
Chile
Rotary International
Harry A. Murphy
Philipsburg
John E. Corette, Jr
Peter F. MacDonald
Rotary Quartet of
Whitehall
John D. Ford
Finlen Hotel
St. John Parish House
Billings Club
Charles J. Carroll
Railway Express Strike Viewed Paralyzing Nationwide
Cincinnati April 22 George M Harrison grand president of the AFL Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks says the nations express services will be paralyzed at 12 01 am Friday by a walkout of 65000 Railway Express Agency employees. He notes strike vote reports show workers are not willing to delay further on wage demands and says the strike resolution provides for leaving jobs at the designated time.
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Cincinnati
George M. Harrison
A. F. L. Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Railway Express Agency, Incorporated
Harrison
Express Company
Stand Voiced in Major Senate Talk
Senator Vandenberg urged support for the 3.75 billion dollar British loan, arguing it serves American self interest and preserves free trade while warning that rejecting it risks economic war and state regimentation. He outlined nine reasons favoring the loan, tying Bretton Woods to the effort and signaling a path through international finance.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Rmich
Senate
Paris
Byrnes
America
Bretton Woods
Highway Board to Open Bids on 578000 in Projects
The Montana highway commission will open bids Wednesday on about 578000 worth of new construction. Projects include eight miles on the Big Timber Harlowton road with a 146000 estimate, a 184 foot steel and concrete bridge, and a 216 foot timber bridge on the same road. Additional work covers seven miles of the Ulm Gore Hill road near Great Falls at 203000, a 174 foot concrete overpass over the Great Northern railway at 47000, 251 feet of steel and timber bridge over the Little Powder river near Broadus at 37000, and nine miles of the Billings Broadview road at 91000.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Ulm-Gore Hill
Great Falls
Great Northern Railway
Little Powder River
Broadus
Billings-Broadview Road
Howard W. Holmes
Polish Soldier From Butte Held by Polish Authorities
State department officials told Rep. Mansfield that Pvt. Melvin Best of Butte Mont remains in Polish jail in the slaying case of a Polish militiaman. Poland has sent a draft prisoner exchange accord. officials hope Best will soon be released to U.S. jurisdiction under the agreement. Best, a European campaign veteran, has been jailed since December and Poland agreed not to try him during negotiations.
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Washington
State Department
Rep
Mansfield
D-Mont
Melvin Best
Butte
Mont
United States
Poland
Best
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