Acheson Urges National Unity Ties in Transport and Telecom
Labor turmoil grows as telephone installation workers threaten to quit Monday ahead of a 200000 worker walkout. The Southern railway system vows to shut 8000 miles by Wednesday amid locomotive firemen threats. Federal mediators push for an early Chrysler settlement as strikes loom.
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Chrysler
Southern Railway System
Ernest Weaver
Division 6
CIO Communication Workers of America
District of Columbia
Indiana
South Bend
Ind
Montana Square Dance Festival Ends With Four Thousand Attendees
Montana’s first annual Square Dance Festival closed at Columbia Gardens pavilion drawing nearly 4 000 spectators exhibitors and dancers from Missoula Great Falls Billings Helena Butte Ramsay Bozeman and Jackson The event raised several thousand dollars for cancer research via the American Cancer Control society proceeds support research and related efforts Dr Lloyd Shaw of Colorado Springs led the program with varied exhibition groups and a lively audience participation session through the night
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Montana
Columbia Gardens
Butte
American Cancer Control Society
Great Falls
Missoula
Billings
Jackson
Helena
Ramsay
Bozeman
Lloyd Shaw
Colorado Springs
Colo
Butte Pioneers
Fiesta Club
University Square
Yellowstone County
Farm Bureau
Jakson
Calico and Jeans Club
Helena High School
YWCA
Jackson Square
Montana State College Hoedown
St. John Parish
Howard T. Place
Lex Templin
James T. Finlen
Cancer Control
S. C. Sweet
Kefauver cites 20 billion gambling take in U.S.
Sen Estes Kefauver warned that the annual gambling take in the United States is reliably estimated at 20 billion dollars. He said the figure nearly halves the national budget and urged urgent congressional investigation into crime and gambling. He sponsors a resolution for a Senate inquiry.
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Washington
U.P
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
United States
Kefauver
Tennessee
Senate
German girl and two Austrians jailed for attempted kidnapping
In Vienna on April 22 a U S civil affairs court found Gisela Sell age 24 born in Berlin and Rudolf Weichelberger age 25 plus Michael Berger age 27 guilty of attempted kidnapping on behalf of the Russian army. Sell received seven years, Weichelberger eight, and Berger eight years six months.
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Vienna
Austria
United States Civil Affairs Court
Gisela Sell
Rudolf Weichelberger
Michael Berger
Montana Rotary to Open Meet in Butte Today
Rotarians from 27 Montana clubs converge on Butte for the 27th annual Rotary District 167 conference. Dr. Sheldon E. Davis will preside with J Edd McLaughlin of Texas representing Rotary International. Sessions at the Finlen hotel run Sunday evening to Tuesday afternoon with registration and an entertainment program by the Bishop Dancers.
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Montana
Butte
Rotary International
Sheldon E. Davis
Dillon
Rotary
Western Montana College of Education
J. Edd McLaughlin
Ralls
Texas
International Organization
Finlen Hotel
Bishop
Silver Bow Room
Eugene W Savage
Peter F. MacDonald
Harold McGrath
New Deal Theory Warning Issued in Billings
Ralph Carr former Colorado governor and U S Chamber of Commerce director warned Saturday against the new theory of government. He told the Billings Commercial club Shrine luncheon club and guests that government is shifting the burden of economic independence away from free men. He urged a choice between free enterprise and no enterprise as income tax trends he called waste money and said dependence on the government undermines American citizenship and the future for workers and children.
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Billings
Ralph Carr
Colorado
United States Chamber of Commerce
Shrine
Carr
New Housing Plan to Aid 350 Families in Butte
Tim J. Sullivan announces a major housing push in Butte to provide 350 more families with homes. Plans include 100 homes in the Butte Development Association addition and 12 in the Grand Avenue area plus at least five large multi unit projects. The program, financed by Kenwood Realty and sponsored by the association, totals over a million dollars and aims to spur further industrial growth while acknowledging housing remains only part of Butte's needs.
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The
Butte Development Association
Dave Reese
Tim J. Sullivan
Butte
Massachusetts
Farragut
Grand Avenue
Development Association
Elm Street
Mr. Sullivan
Kenwood Realty Company
Sullivan
Butte Plans Week-Long Fourth of July Homecoming
Butte's week long Fourth of July celebration expands this year with a Mining city Home-coming week. Mayor Thomas R. Morgan oversees plans to draw hundreds of former residents July 2 to July 8. The event includes a public picnic at Columbia Gardens, a fish derby, a rodeo, and widespread publicity across Montana and beyond.
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Butte
Thomas R. Morgan
Mer Butte
Montana
Tim J. Sullivan
Butte Development Association
Columbia Gardens
South Side Businessmen, Inc
Bell Creek
Harrison Avenue
Hainan Invaders Threaten Hoihow as Communist Push Advances
Reports say Communist forces reached the outskirts of Hoihow, the Hainan capital, challenging Nationalist claims of victory. The Nationalist defense ministry acknowledged loss and isolation could imperil control of the 13,500 square mile island, with air fields possibly abandoned.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hainan
Defense Ministry
Hoihow
Hoshow
Butte Man Faces Stabbing Charge
Valentine John Zorn 36, a former Butte Montana resident, is charged with attempted murder for stabbing two people in Calgary Alberta. He surrendered on a railway right of way south of the city after two days on the run and was arraigned in police court. His preliminary hearing is set for Friday and he is jailed in Lethbridge. Police accuse him of attacking Isabel Bjurs 39 Calgary and August Grandguillot 54 Catknife Saskatchewan on the night of the incident.
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Calgary
Alberta
Valentine John Zorn
Butte
Mont
Here
Zorn
Ping
Mines Professor Heads Scientists at Montana Academy Meeting
Forbes Robertson, assistant professor of geology at the School of Mines, was elected president of the Montana Academy of Sciences. The 1950 conclave closed Sunday after a tour of the Butte hill. Norman J. Holter gave a talk on radioactivity. Officers include three Montana State faculty as vice presidents. A banquet preceded the technical session, with 27 new members enrolled.
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Forbes Robertson
School of Mines
Montana Academy of Sciences
J. Jeppesen
Montana State University
Butte Hill
E. S. Perry
Norman J. Holter
Helena
Montana State College
Academy
K. M. McBee
Edward Ward
A. R. Jordan
Lowell Adams
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
LeRoy H. Harvey
Greater University System of Montana
Carroll College
Federal Forest, Fish and Wildlife Services
Rocky Mountain
Meaderville
Missoula
State College
Bozeman
Northern Montana College
Havre
Girls Central to Graduate 5 Next Month
Sixty five seniors at Girls Central high school will receive diplomas at Immaculate Conception church on Thursday May 18. The ceremony begins at 8 15 o clock with Rev Father Norbert Hoff delivering the commencement address and Rev Father Francis Burns presenting the diplomas. Priests of the city will attend and benediction will close the service with organ music by Karl Wright. A reception for parents and friends follows at 9 15 in the parish hall.
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Girls Central High School
Immaculate Conception Church
Father Francis Burns
Helena
Norbert C. Hoff
Immaculate Conception Parish
Father Burns
Karl Wright
Mary Josephine
Sigma Chis Plan Butte Meeting
Sigma Chi alumni from Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge and Dillon plan a state graduate and undergraduate convention in Butte Friday through Sunday. About 350 are expected. Headquarters will be Hotel Finlen with registration Friday afternoon. A Friday cocktail party follows at 8 in the Silver Bow ballroom. Saturday features business sessions a banquet and dance. Sunday breakfast will be led by Dr. Fritz D. Hurd Great Falls province praetor.
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Sigma Chi Fraternity
Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Finlen
Silver Bow
Montana
Silver Bow Room
Fritz D. Hurd
Great Falls
Praetor
Baltic Life Raft May Have Been Struck by Bullets
Stockholm report says a second rubber life raft from the Baltic was struck by bullets. U S Navy officials examine both rafts found near Gotland to determine if they belonged to a missing Privateer patrol bomber over the Baltic since April 8.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Dagens Nyheter
Visby
Gotland Island
Baltic Sea
Baltic
United States Navy
Israel Celebrates Second Birthday Across Nation
Israel marked its second birthday with nationwide bonfires and torchlight processions. A Mount Herzl beacon lit by Joseph Sprinzak signaled the start as youths ignited torches on hills from Galilee to the Gulf of Aqaba. Tens of thousands prayed in synagogues and joined marches nationwide.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Mount Herzl
Jerusalem
Joseph Sprinzak
Galilee
Gulf of Aqaba
Acheson Warns US Target in Kremlin Drive
Secretary of State Acheson told the American Society of Newspaper Editors that the United States is the Kremlin's chief target in a drive for world domination. He urged national unity and a program of freedom defense, linking preparedness and a global campaign for truth to counter Soviet aggression.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
Kremlin
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Russia
Soviet Union
Truman
Wreckage Found Of Missing Air Force Plane Near Tokyo
Wreckage of a missing C-54 transport was found Sunday on Hiragatake slope, 35 miles southwest of Tokyo. All 35 Americans aboard are dead. The plane last radioed from the coast Friday night as weather worsened. Rescue teams and ground crews scoured the rugged Tanzana and Hiragatake peaks.
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Tokyo
Hiragatake Mountain
Frank E. Pickelle
Manila
Philippines
Tachikawa
Tansawa Mountains
Air Force
Tanzana
Hiragatake
Butte Weather Outlook For Sunday And Weekend
Partly cloudy to cloudy and cool Sunday with scattered light snow flurries. Expected minimum Sunday morning 28 and maximum Sunday afternoon 45. Period temperatures show a Friday night through Saturday afternoon range with highs near 48 at the School of Mines and 49 at the airport, cooling into the 30s to mid 40s. West of Divide and East of Divide regions forecast cloudiness showers and thunderstorms with highs 40s to mid 50s and 50s to 60s respectively.
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School of Mines
Divide
United States Leads in New Weapons Says Defense Chief
Secretary of Defense Johnson said the United States has accelerated development of new arms surpassing prior destruction power. He noted an enhanced atomic arsenal, a smaller but more capable force, and Russia’s 1949 atomic test spurring U.S. work. The report covers manpower cuts, 36 000 aircraft, 5 400 new planes, and jet fighters among the fleet.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
America
Russia
Defense Department
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Air Force
Passerby Catches Baby as It Falls Five Floors
In New York on April 22 Alfred Forchino saved a toddler by catching a baby who toppled from a fifth floor window. A motorist rushed the two year old to hospital in a non serious condition.
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New York
Alfred Forchino
Forchino
Judith Myers
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Harry Burt
Bill Curran
Luke Hasley
Oscar Hills
Richard Dickenson
Bob Sanders
J. J. O'Connor
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J. G. Link, Jr
George Tippett
James P. Dowdall
Three Forks
C. J. Burns
New Deal Theory
Haihow
Hainan Island
Butte Man
Sigma Chis Plan
Kremlin’s
U. S
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