Seizure Opponents Fail in Move Aimed at President
In Washington on April 22 1948 a party line vote showed Senate critics of President Truman's steel seizure policy failed to bar federal funds for running the mills. The Senate banking committee launched a probe into the steel dispute while the House considered impeachment calls.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Senate
Pennsylvania Avenue
President
White House
Industry
Labor
Agriculture
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Foxhole Troops Unharmed by Atomic Blast Test
AP dispatch reports 1500 soldiers in Nevada foxholes witnessing an atomic test. The B50 dropped device detonated at 3500 feet, 3.2 miles away, yet troops and generals remained unharmed and laughed. General Swing led observers and praised fortifications as protection while dust and fires spread around test sites.
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Elton C. Fay
Foxholes
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Joseph M. Swing
Sixth Army
Desert
Nevada
Ground Zero
Bikini
Communists Fire At Iowa Warship But Fail To Score
North Korea shore batteries opened fire on the U S battleship Iowa but the big warship sustained no hits as 17 shells fell short. UN ships and planes pounded supply lines between Wonsan and Kilchu while carrier aircraft attacked west coast targets. The Punchbowl front saw a brief UN overrun of a bunker and a 30 minute fight. cold weather persisted across the peninsula.
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Korea
North Korea
U. S
Iowa
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Wonsan
Kilchu
Glory
U. S. Eighth Army
Far East Air Forces
Sinanju
Controls on Raw Items Suspended
The government suspended price controls on 16 raw commodities including wool hides and vegetable oils effective next Monday. The move may lead to further relaxations on raw cotton textiles and clothing. The cost of living index rose slightly for the month ending March 15 while remaining below December levels. Some workers may face a one cent hourly wage cut as part of broader building restriction relaxations.
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Washington
U.P
Ellis Arnald
National Production Authority
White House Opens Doors to Public
The reconstructed White House opened to the public for the first time drawing 5,544 visitors from Dubuque Iowa and Tehran Iran. Early lines formed at 6 30 a m for the 10 a m east gate opening amid praise for the new 5700000 decor.
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Washington
White House
Dubuque
Iowa
Tehran
Iran
Executive Mansion
Floods Reach New Crest as Dikes Fall Across Missouri Valley
Heavy rain again swelled the Missouri River flooding the region. Forecaster Corkill warned the situation remains dangerous as dikes topple and crests rise. Congress approved a 25 million disaster relief bill to aid Missouri valley flood areas.
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Iowa
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Lowa
Missouri
Nebraska
St. Louis
Double Murder Inquest Held
A six man inquest jury ruled skull fractures or bullet wounds caused the deaths of two Butte miners, Joseph F. Benski and Henry Salazar, whose bodies were found in a highway ditch near Harlem. Identifications came by fingerprint and a brother-in-law, with ongoing searches for an unidentified ex-convict linked to the case.
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Herman Kuper
Butte
Harlem
Joseph F. Benski
Henry Salazar
Kuper
Benski
Raymond Panisko
Panisko
Havre
Salazar
Nampa
Idaho
Butte Mines
Nunan Skips Tax Inquiry Appearance
Joseph D. Nunan former internal revenue commissioner sent word he is too sick to appear before House tax scandal investigators on Wednesday marking the second postponement on health grounds.
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Washington
Joseph D. Nunan
Internal Revenue
Nunan
Michigan prison mutiny seeks peace through hostages
Warden Julian N Frisbie met with mutineer Earl Ward in a midnight parley at the southern Michigan prison where 10 guards remained hostage after a riot that caused about 2 million dollars in damages. Ward offered no clear timeline to end the mutiny as 600 state police and guards massed outside.
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Mich
Julian N. Frisbie
Michigan
Tomn
Earl Ward
Frisbie
Ward
Thomas Elliott
Elliott
E. C. Brooks
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan Reformatory
Ionia
Rahway Prison Mutiny Ends after Five Day Stand
A 231-strong prisoner crowd at Rahway state prison farm surrendered after nearly 115 hours. Eight guards were freed unharmed and a guard described relief at escaping the siege. The department announced parole procedure reforms and a pledge against corporal punishment for inmates who had barricaded themselves.
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N. J
Rahway State Prison Farm
New Jersey State Department of
Trenton
Billings Council Opposes State Initiative
The Billings city council adopted a unanimous resolution opposing an initiative to amend the state workmen's compensation act and pledged to work to keep it off the ballot. Alderman Keefe led the effort, citing higher costs, deterring new industry, and harming growth. seven aldermen supported, one absent.
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Billings
John A. Keefe
Third Ward
City Hall
Helena
Keefe
Joe M. Josephson
City of Billings
State of
Montana
City of
Government Buys Pork Under New Surplus Program
The Agriculture Department bought 12 million pounds of pork products on Tuesday under a new program to divert burdensome surpluses from the meat market. Officials say the purchases aim to raise hog producer prices and the meat goes to support the government school lunch program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Allies Say Reds Evading Solution In Korean Armistice Talks
In Munsan Korea on April 23 Allied negotiators charged the Communists with evading a solution to the truce supervision deadlock as UN artillery shells struck near the neutral site. Col Don O Darrow reported the interpreter for the Communist delegation pressed on while shells boomed. Chang Chun San repeated that a ban on airfield construction would be interference in North Korea and urged the Allies to concede.
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Korea
Red
Don O. Darrow
Darrow
Russia
Chang Chun San
North Korea
Chang
City Truck Kills Billings Infant
Jerry Hembd a twenty two month old child died in Billings when a city garbage truck ran over him in a south side alley. The front wheel crushed his head and the rear dual wheels passed over him. The truck was driven by Conrad Dorn with James Henricks and Clarence Schuchard in the cab. He was among Montana traffic fatalities reaching thirty six for the year.
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Jerry Hembd
John Hembd
Conrad Dorn
James Henricks
Clarence Schuchard
Montana
Kefauver and Eisenhower Dominate Pennsylvania Primary
In Philadelphia on April 22 1952 Gen Dwight Eisenhower won a landslide in the Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary with 413 388 votes from 4 266 of 8 421 precincts. Kefauver led the Democratic write in contest with 17 078 votes while Truman trailed with 6 281. Eisenhower ranked third in Democratic write ins.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Robert A. Taft
Pittsburgh
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
GOP
Fisenhower
Stassen
Taft
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Truman
NATO
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Alben Barkley
Harriman Begins National Bid for Democratic Nomination
W Averell Harriman announced a nationwide campaign to win the Democratic presidential nomination. The New Yorker pledges progressive domestic policies and world leadership while countering reports he would only manage New York’s 94 votes. He notes a national committee backs his bid and cites Truman-era liberal programs.
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Harriman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
New York
New Yorker
Lehman
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
E. H. Harriman
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Butte Weather Forecast Overall mild with little change
Butte forecast calls for continued fair conditions with small temperature changes through Wednesday and Wednesday night. Wednesday minimum around 24 and maximum near 60, with readings from 12 midnight Monday to 5 30 pm Tuesday showing Airport 20 to 62 and School of Mines 25 to 62.
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School of Mines
Airman Convicted of Malingering in Korea Era
Air Force announces Capt. Carl J. Izard 34 jailed for feigning illness to avoid flying and given dishonorable discharge. It marks the second conviction in 14 sit down strike cases that question air crew readiness during Korea operations. General Vandenberg cites fear of combat over fear of flying and notes some criticism harms those serving in Korea.
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Washington
Air Force
Carl J. Izard
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air
Ike Wins 7 of 11 New York Republican Primaries
In New York on Tuesday Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supporters won seven of eleven contests, signaling at least 85 to 90 of the state's 96 Republican convention votes. Taft backers took two wins, with two more in the 16th district undecided. Dewey forces helped Eisenhower in the 29th 43rd and 44th districts as Taft and MacArthur supporters clashed in Manhattan. The balloting was non preferential and most candidates were unopposed.
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Albany
N. Y
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Robert A. Taft
Staten Island
Lower Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
Fisenhower
Taft
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Manhattan
Policeman Dashes to Hospital as Wife Goes Into Labor
Philadelphia April 22 Patrolman John Fencel directing traffic saw a cab driver rush up claiming a woman would give birth in his car He jumped on a motorcycle and sped to a hospital with his wife Mrs Joan Fencel 22 aboard The siren wailed as they rode to receive medical care
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U.P
John Fencel
Fencel
Joan Fencel
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