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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1951
Page
1
President Truman reluctantly signs the new economics control bill while condemning it as gravely deficient. He blasts the act for removing beef slaughter quotas and aiding black markets, warning it raises ceiling prices and hampers future rollbacks. OPS issues new orders as Congress debates the act’s impact.
A Los Angeles grand jury indicted twelve Communist party leaders for plotting the violent overthrow of the U S government. Bail was set at 75000 for eleven defendants and 100000 for William Schneider man, with the indictment alleging a conspiracy since 1945 to organize party units in California and to recruit in key industries. The panel said they circulated literature including the Daily People World and the Daily Worker to promote their aims.
Washington reports that the OPS issued broad rollback and price rule changes on hundreds of consumer items just before President Truman signs the new controls act. The agency says it acted under the old law to curb prices and will resolve conflicts with the new statute later, with some businesses needing individual filings to justify higher prices. Items affected include radios, TVs, appliances, shoes, clothing, building materials, chemicals, rubber products, textiles, wood, and meat imports pricing.
British Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison declares to the Russian people that peace is West aims and Soviet leaders sow war. He cites limited freedom of speech in Russia and criticizes jamming of British broadcasts while urging open access to all voices. Morrison’s 1500 word statement and Pravda 2600 word rebuttal are published together.
A 92 year old former Wells Fargo guard Oscar L. Scheene died in Helena on Tuesday. He lived there about 72 years and was born in east Prussia in 1859. He came to Montana in 1879 and first worked as a Wells Fargo stage guard between Ogden Utah and Helena before turning to cowpunching for three years.
George E. Martin of Missoula reported six silver forks stolen and received a letter from the burglar advising not to leave the house open. The note also referenced missing items and sandwiches and joked about money.
Auto industry spokesmen told the Senate finance committee that car owners already pay heavy taxes and would face higher costs if the House tax bill passes. They estimate a $50 increase per new car with the excise rise from 7 to 10 percent, while arguing for a general manufacturers tax instead. Byrd dismissed the idea as impossible.
The Senate crime committee probes a $1,000,000 letter of credit allegedly moved from Mexico to a Manhattan bank for Ambassador William O'Dwyer. The credit was reportedly canceled days before his March testimony and officials sought Mexican-details on the transfer and source of funds.
Washington reports the federal government halted Indiana from federal welfare funds for the aged blind and dependent children on July 31. Oscar R. Ewing said the move followed Indiana’s new law requiring public disclosure of welfare rolls, conflicting with federal rules that protect recipient privacy.
Francis P. Matthews, resigning as secretary of the Navy to become ambassador to Ireland, said on Tuesday it would be a good thing if the United States could obtain naval bases in Ireland.
Alexander Barmine testified before the Senate internal security sub committee that in 1934 or 1935 the Soviet military intelligence chief Berzin regarded Owen Lattimore and Joseph Barnes as our men. Barmine, a defector now with Voice of America, said the offer to work with them came while he supplied arms in western China. Lattimore denied any contact with Russia in 1933 and called McCarthy’s charges pure poppycock. Barnes is a former New York Herald Tribune correspondent.
Sigmund O. Meyer of Butte was elected president of the B n a i B r i t h grand district lodge at San Jose California sessions. He leads the organization across eight western states and British Columbia, with 28 000 members. The states include Montana Idaho Oregon Washington California Utah Nevada Arizona and Wyoming. Meyer previously served as district vice president and is a past president of Baron De Hirsch lodge. His parents attended the convention and Meyer resides at 910 West Granite with his family.
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, retiring after 34 years, warned of future powder kegs between the United States and Communism. He called for every weapon in democracy’s arsenal and said incidents could be triggered any time by the Communists. He noted his 11 years in the Orient and command in China after Stilwell's theater division.
The United States will withdraw trade agreement tariff concessions for Czechoslovakia citing the imprisonment of U S citizen in Czechoslovakia. The move follows the William N Oatis espionage conviction and seeks discussion at a Geneva tariffs conference on September 17.
In San Fernando California Jesus Gonzales a 23 year old deaf mute smelled smoke early Tuesday and alerted residents saving 15 people from a duplex blaze. His mother Mrs Lucy Gonzales read his lips to raise the alarm.
A federal court jury in Portland awarded Hawaiian Pineapple Co and two employees 177,492 for damages from the September 1949 hot pineapple riot. The sum was assessed against the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union Portland Local No. 8 and 98 individual union members.
The Abadan refinery, the world’s largest, halted gas production as negotiations between Britain and Iran on oil nationalization progress. British and Iranian envoys, led by Harriman and Stokes, show optimism and expect a Tehran cabinet meeting to finalize talks.
In Kaesong, Allied and Communist negotiators again failed to move toward a truce on the 38th parallel, with a 11 a m Thursday session planned. UN Vice Adm. Joy defended the demilitarized zone while warnings of drastic action and potential recess floated amid ongoing stalemate.
Army Chief of Staff General J Lawton Collins told senators the United States will have 344000 troops in Europe by June 30 1952 for the 1952 fiscal year. He projected 400000 U S troops including 60000 airmen in Europe by end of 1952, with 56000 arriving between July and December next year.
The Atomic Energy Commission may be making bombs so fast that new storage space is needed. The report notes more frequent tests and weapons bigger than the Hiroshima Nagasaki bombs. It also details funding, a breeder reactor, and secrecy on storage sites and test dates.
Butte area expects a cool spell with scattered evening thunderstorms and not very warm readings. Wednesday highs range from the mid 80s to near 90, with cooler northern sectors and some south region warmth. Overnight minimums are in the 40s to 50s, and temperatures show little change from Monday night to Tuesday afternoon.
U S Defense officials told Senate on Wednesday that Spain will have a key role in western defense plans and will receive arms aid under the new 8.5 billion foreign aid bill. Army Secretary Pace warned of a possible third world war as a Russian attack on Iran or Yugoslavia could be imminent. Maj. Gen. Parks said Pace referred to a broad situation, not any new developments.
Allied Far East air forces conducted over 520 sorties against Red targets across North Korea in rainy weather with heavy strikes near Pyongyang and Kaesong buildup areas. The Pyongyang radio claimed six Allied aircraft were downed. Despite armistice talks, enemy planes carried out daily bombing as patrols and raids continued on the eastern front near Yangsu.
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