Rumor of Fighter Planes Sparked Caribbean Invasion Alert
A State department rumor that seven fighter planes were ready for a Caribbean trip triggered a fruitless search along Florida and Gulf coast airports. Dominican officials said no aircraft appeared and Washington did not confirm any orders.
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Washington
State Department
Florida
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
A. T. Brantley
Tampa
Civil Aeronautics Administration
United States
Brantley
Gulf of Mexico
Reds Bought War Gear Violating Decree Reported
Berlin dispatch reports Russia ordered precision war instruments from Askania Works in the American sector. Hidden stockpiles of theodolites and flight motors found at Friedenau and Mariendorf plants. Inspection led by Col. Marvin Boyle shows orders from Teltow branch in the Russian zone. Authority law No. 43 forbids German manufacture of war materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U.P
Russia
Germany
Askanian
Askania
Teltow
Soviet Union
Allied Control Authority
Boyle
Flying Bird Imperils 23 Passengers on Coastal Flight
Twenty three passengers aboard an Australian National Airways plane bound for Vancouver were endangered when a flying bird struck the aircraft shortly after takeoff from Oakland. The collision sheared off an aileron but the pilot safely returned to the airport for an emergency landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
U.P
Australian National Airways
Britain Faces Economic Crisis Darkening World Role
Britain grapples with an economic crisis that threatens the Labour government's socialist experiment and the nation's status as a world power. Borrowed dollars dwindle while farms and factories underproduce, portending a dire hour since Dunkirk. Prime Minister Attlee will detail plans in the commons as households face tighter food, clothes, goods, and jobs.
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London
Britain
Dunkerque
Attlee
House of Commons
Bulgaria and Yugoslavia Reach Far Reaching Agreements
Belgrade August 2 Yugoslavia and Bulgaria announced seven major points in a pact including a customs union visa abolition and joint foreign policy with common action toward Greece. The accord, signed after talks between Tito and Dimitrov, also calls for two country ownership of frontier properties and aims at extensive economic cooperation.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U.P
Bulgaria
Greece
London
Europe
United States
George C. Marshall
Marshal Tito
Georgi Dimitrov
Tito
Bled
Dimitrov
Sofia
Hughes’ Helper Tells of Gay Entertainment
John W. Meyer Hughes publicity man testified at the Senate war investigating committee that $5,083.79 in gay entertainment was supplied to Elliott Roosevelt and companions at Howard Hughes expense. He described a 1943 New York party for Roosevelt costing $106 the day Roosevelt drafted a favorable report on Hughes planes. Meyer claimed it was his duty to pay entertainment bills for Roosevelt and friends, with gifts to women in California New York and Washington hotels and night clubs. The hearing adjourned amid disputes over Meyer's wartime draft record.
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Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Howard Hughes
Senate War Investigating Committee
Hughes
John W. Meyer
New York
Roosevelt
Meyer
Air Force
Faye Emerson
Ferguson
R-Mich
Subcommittee
California
Cain
R-Wash
Tom A. Slack
Houston
Texas
Plans Advanced for Butte 4 H Calf Show and Sale in October
Plans for Butte's first 4 H fat calf show and sale are outlined with October events at Montana Livestock Auction yards. Rotary Kiwanis Exchange Astove and the Butte Chamber sponsor, aiming to spur youth livestock rais ing in Silver Bow county. Committees named, 75 to 100 entries expected, judging Saturday with banquet, auction Monday, grand scramble Sunday for 30 to 40 calves, winners return next year for judging. Dale Andrew chairs, Rial Havens co chairs, Rusty Ralston involved. spectators welcome.
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Montana Livestock Auction Company
Butte
Rotary, Kiwanis
Exchange
Astove
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Silver Bow County
Chamber of Commerce
Rusty Ralston
Montana
State College
Bozeman
Dale Andrew
Rial Havens
Bial Haven
W B. Elliott
G. A. Dyke
J. W. Keyes
Jerry Stafford
Bert Stansky
J. J. Burke
J. J. Hermes
J. D. Ford
R. C. Setterstrom
Hugh Murphy
E. P. Frizelle
Edmund Dolan
Marvin Shaughnessy
J. L. Markham
Larry Monson
W. P. Studdert
Tom Greenfield Monson
Law Risken
Uruguay President Berreta Dies After Emergency Operation
President Tomas Berreta died Saturday night at 9 05 p m at 71 after an emergency operation left him in a coma. Vice President Luis Battle Berres assumed the presidency following the leave of absence granted Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Tomas Berreta
Berreta
Luis Battle Berres
Butte Included in Plan for Express Highway
Federal state and local governments agree on an interstate highways master plan. About 42 of 48 large cities included. 17 of 199 mid sized cities likely on the system. Rural mileage dominates the network with routes through North Dakota Idaho Montana Wyoming and others. Butte listed among key termini and routes in several segments.
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Washington
United States
U. S
Public Roads Administration
State Highway Commission
North Dakota
Fargo- Grand Forks
Canada
Fargo-Bismarck
Billings
South Dakota
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Sheridan
Albert Lea
Idaho
Spokane-Coeur d'Alene
Missoula
Portland
Boise- Pocatello
Butte
Pocatello
Tremonton
Ogden
Boise
Montana
Sweetgrass
Great Falls
Helena
Butte-Pocatello
Bismarck
Bodies of Five Men Sought in Yellowstone
Yellowstone rangers search Yellowstone Lake for five missing fishermen after windstorms capsized boats. Herbert Kleine of Altoona and M C Baldwin of Lawton vanished with Kleine’s 16 year old son Richard swimming two miles to shore for help. Three other fishermen from Cody timed to drown earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Lake
Herbert J. Kleine
Altoona
M. C. Baldwin
Lawton
Okla
Kleine
Richard
Herman Hutton
Robert Clark
Gene Reichman
Cody, Wye
Kleine Boy
Baldwin
Four Year Olds Kill Baby in Chama
In Chama New Mexico two four year old cousins beat three month old Juan Severo Montoya Jr to death because they did not like him. A boy struck the infant with a heavy water glass while a girl used a glass cooking utensil. They then tossed rocks at the baby in the yard before the mother returned and found them attempting to revive him with water.
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Santa FE
N. M
Pi— Dist
David Carmody
New Mexico
Chama
Dan Rivera
Rio Arriba County
Juan Severo Montoya, Jr
Carmody
Montoya
Summer wedding in Tomahawk links May June to July August
In Tomahawk Wisconsin on August 2 a summer wedding united May June daughter of John July and Mrs. John July as bride to Prank Welke son of Mr and Mrs August Welke. The ceremony connected family names in a celebratory city event.
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Tomahawk, Wis
May
John July
Prank Welke
August Welke
Troops uncover large arms cache in Jerusalem quarter
British troops in the Givat Shaul Jewish quarter seize a large arms cache hidden under a floor, arresting two Jews amid violent clashes that have cost 15 British lives in two weeks. The cache includes pistols, a Thompson submachine gun, grenades, and detonators linked to Irgun activity.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Givat Shaul
Indonesia and Dutch Clash Over U N Peace Plea
Indonesian government says it will accept a U N cease fire order only if Dutch forces withdraw behind the demarcation line from which their attack began. Van Mook doubts a cease fire can be enforced by either side and notes Dutch operations continue as Indonesia seeks U N mediation.
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Batavia
Java
United Nations’ Security Council
Jogjakarta
U. N
Lake Success
N. Y
Sumatra
Netherlands
H. J. van Mook
Netherlands East Indies
Indonesia
U. S
van Mook
Frail no more women prove tough on Montana juries
The article reports that since Montana began using women jurors in 1940, conviction rates rose in Silver Bow county. From 1940 to 1946, 23 criminal cases reached a jury with 12 convictions and 11 acquittals, compared with 13 convictions in 48 male-only juries prior to 1940. Women jurors are described as more conscientious, attentive, and less influenced by emotion, though some doubt whether these traits will last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shakespeare
William
Montana
Silver Bow County
Butte Forecast Mixed Clouds and Thunder Showers
Butte Sunday morning will be fair and partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Temperatures near 85 today, cooling only slightly with little change and a high near 85. Montana forecast shows scattered storms east and south, cooler in the northwest with highs of 80 to 90 in the northwest and up to 95 in the southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Not Curiosity but Greed Kills Cat in Oakland Slaying
Oakland police ruled the bludgeon death of Felix the stray tom cat as justifiable homicide. Barber John Belt admitted knocking Felix with a blunt tool after the cat broke into an aviary of prize canaries and stole $1,000 in snacks.
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Felix
John Belt
Early Dutch Hope for Quick Indonesian War Settlement
Dutch minister president Louis Beel told United Press he expects an early settlement in Indonesia with U S mediation. He said the Netherlands aims to reach its objectives soon and that fighting will cease once achieved as the United Nations calls for a ceasefire and peaceful settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
United Nations
Indonesia
United Press
Louis J. M. Beel
Virgil Pinkley
Beel
United Prasa
London
U.P
Netherlands
United States
New York
Bee Rer
United States of America
Montana cigarette tax nets over two hundred thousand in first month
Helena reports Montana's new two cent per pack cigarette tax and one-time license fees totaling 221,? thousand for July. The board notes gasoline, corporation, income and oil taxes also rose while coal taxes fell. Total month receipts across all sources reached 1.298 million, up from July 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
State General Fund
State Board of Equalization
Mining Conclave Opens Sunday in Butte
Mining men from Montana and 11 states gather at the Finlen hotel for the ninth summer convention of the Montana Mining Association. Registration opens at 10 AM with a luncheon and tickets at signup. Sessions, a cocktail party, luncheon, banquet, and dance follow, with speeches, songs, satire, and social events for visiting ladies.
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Butte
Treasure State
Mining Association of Montana
Finlen Hotel
George A. Selke
Mary Lou Connors
Gib Cooney
Montana Trail
F. C. Gilbert
Helena
Carl Trauerman
Association
Pat Rafferty
R. W. Diamond
Trail
B. C
H. J. Rahilly
Henynessy
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Hibernians
Finn McCool
Order of Hibernians
Hugh Daly
J. J. Lynch
Charles H. Gallagher
Walter J. Sewell
Reds
By Jack Smith
Helper
Vern Haugland
Yellowstone
Zai Leumi
Harold Macmichael
Rehavia
Hampshire Regiment
Tel Aviv
By Stanley Swinton
By Jane Marie Sullivan
Associated Press
Broadus
Cut Bank RR
Dillon
Drummond Glasgow
Havre
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Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula W. Yellowstone
Whitehall
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