UN Patrols Advance Seven Miles In Korea Front
United Nations combat and reconnaissance patrols pushed up to seven miles ahead of their lines on Monday near the Chorwon Pyongyang axis and shook a Chinese platoon in a two hour clash. Patrol activity was heaviest on the central front east and northeast of Kumhwa with multiple engagements as both sides probed no man’s land. Air forces hit rail lines and supply centers while Allied ships bombarded east coast targets.
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Tokyo
U.P
United Nations
Pyongyang
Eighth Army
Chorwon- Pyongyang
East Central
Kumhwa
Triangle
Kumsong
General Headquarters
Oil Talks Start Friendly Between Iran and Britain
Tehran reports a cordial first meeting between Iran’s seven member negotiating panel and Britain’s Lord Stokes delegation on Constitution Day. Averell Harriman remains in Iran though not part of talks as Iran seeks control of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Dispatches note Kuwait royalty tensions rising as Kuwait Oil raises offers.
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Iran
London
Privy Seal
Richard Stokes
Averell Harriman
Truman
Basra
Iraq
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
Kuwait Oil Company
Dispatches
AIOC
The
Gulf Exploration Company
United States
Radio receivers dropped behind the iron curtain
Senator Mundt told the Senate that small radio receivers the size of a cigarette case are under development and could be dropped behind the iron curtain.
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Washington
Mundt
USSR proposes five power peace pact to Truman
Soviet President Shvernik asks President Truman to back a five power plan including the United States Britain France Russia and Communist China with disarmament steps and prohibition of atomic weapons. U S officials reject a five power pact. The United Nations remains the preferred peace forum.
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Washington
Nikolai Shvernik
Russia
Truman
Shvernik
United States
Britain
France
China
State Department
United Nations
Congress
Death of Judge L. L. Callaway Former Montana Chief Justice
Helena reports the death of L. L. Callaway at 83, former chief justice of Montana Supreme Court and a leading Masonic figure. Born December 15, 1868 in Tuscola Illinois, he moved to Montana with his family in 1871. The obituary notes his father James E. Callaway as a prominent Montana lawyer and early settler, with extensive Revolutionary and regional lineage.
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Helena
L. L. Callaway
Montana
Supreme Court
Llewellyn Link Callaway
Tuscola
Ill
James E
Mary Link Callaway
Nestor
Kentucky
Lincoln
Col. Callaway
Daniel Boone
Richard Callaway
Fannie
Henderson
Betsy
Lamme
Bozeman
Irwin Brothers
Deer Lodge
Betsy Call
Helena airman dies in Labrador crash
Four crew members killed when a B 45 reconnaissance bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base crashed near Goose Bay Labrador were identified Monday. Capt Roy L Jackman 36 of Helena Montana navigator was among the dead. The aircraft on a training flight from Barksdale struck a wooded hill crest.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
Goose Bay
Labrador
Roy L. Jackman
Helena
Mont
Barksdale
Weather forecast for Butte and Montana regions
Butte expects partly cloudy skies Tuesday with little temperature change and highs near 76. Monday readings show airport 179 for max and 48 min, School of Mines 79 and 45, precipitation at .07 inches. West of Divide fair to partly cloudy Tuesday, 70 to 80 high. East of Divide cloudy to partly cloudy with 75 to 85 highs and minimal change.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Congress Will Investigate Cadet Scandal
Ninety West Point cadets facing dismissal received a promise of congressional inquiry after academy officials welcomed the action. A Senate subcommittee will begin a preliminary probe, possibly followed by a full armed services inquiry, as Maj Gen Irving and coach Blaik advocate transparency. Senator Benton says the cadets were much sinned against. House member Murray calls for a 30 day cooling off before any discharges. Blaik hints at a resignation but will speak at a New York press conference.
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Harold Claassen
George Cornell
West Point
N. Y
Senate
Washington
Armed Services Committee
Frederick A. Irving
Earl
Red) Blaik
Blaik
Irving
Benton
D-Conn
Murray
R-Wis
Army
Academy
New York
Bob
Peterson Says Self Defense Led to Lawyer's Death in Kalispell
Oscar W. Peterson, 59, told Assistant Police Chief Palmer Christopherson he and Kalispell attorney Charles S. Bald win struggled for a gun in Bald win's office and the weapon fired fatally. Peterson is jailed as police investigate the shooting.
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Kalispell
Oscar W. Peterson
Palmer Christopherson
Charles S. Baldwin
Peterson
Baldwin
Christopherson
Roger Baldwin
Dad
House Group Votes Big Military Sum
The House appropriations committee approved 56.06 billion dollars for the armed forces in fiscal 1952, a peacetime record, while criticizing the services for extravagance and ordering cuts in publicity. Chairman Vinson sought a 5.78 billion dollar bill to start worldwide base construction, asserting strength deters war. The plan aims to equip about 8,600 new planes and support rapid expansion for defense.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
House Rules Committee
Russia
House
Mahon
Texas
Billings Captures Montana Legion Junior Title in Wild Win
Billings edged Butte 11 to 10 to win the Montana American Legion Junior baseball championship for a second straight year. The protest over a second inning play involving Butte captain Jim Janhunen was denied after an officials’ ruling, with Eddie Gerry’s home used to settle the dispute.
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Montana American Legion
Butte
Eddie Gerry
State Legion
Jim Janhunen
Walter Barnard
State Department
The
Legion
Gerry
Janhunen
Steve Matule
Barnard
Paul Rickard
St. Louis
Sporting News
Dick Boyer
Hoffman Says Russia Is Beset by Great Internal Unrest
Paris August 6 Paul G Hoffman former Marshall Plan administrator warned of definite signs of unrest in Russia amid reports of strain between Stalin and Mao. He compared Soviet rule to Chicago gang dominance and urged continued Western containment plus strong military and diplomatic efforts.
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Russia
Paris
Paul G. Hoffman
Josef Stalin
Mao Tze-tung
Mao
Stalin
Ford Foundation
Europe
Middle East
Foundation
Chicago
Tyraanny
St. Valentine's Day
Politburo
Korea
T Men Tap Bank Savings for Tax
Treasury agents in Marshall Texas seized eight local bank accounts to collect first quarter social security tax plus penalties from rebellious housewives who had reported wages but refused to withhold or remit the 1 percent tax. Ten other participants allegedly beat the agents to the draw as accounts stood bare. Agents Langford and Armistead collected 36.03 dollars across eight accounts amid warnings of warrants for seizure. Mrs Carolyn Abney voiced that none paid and no warning was given.
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Texas
Treasury
T-men
J. D. Langford
Tyler
J. P. Armistead
Longview
Carolyn Abney
Truman Blames Midwest Floods on Public Failure to Elect Liberals
President Truman linked Midwest flood damage to voters failing to elect liberal minded lawmakers. He cited Kansas Missouri floods and three proposed dams on the Kansas river system delayed by Kansas officials and lawmakers. Kansas Republicans countered with political maneuvering over the Pick Sloan plan and Missouri Valley Authority flood control plans.
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Washington
Congress
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CIO
Phil Murray
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Milford
Republican River
Perry
Delaware River
Schrivner
Rkan
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Pick- Sloan
George
Egypt refuses aid to Britain in case of world war
Foreign Minister Mohammed Salah Pasha declared Egypt and other Arab states will not support Britain in a third world war. He said Egypt would abrogate the 1936 Anglo Egyptian treaty before year end and reject British troops on Egyptian soil despite threats of war.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
Mohammed Salah Fl Din Bey
Great Britain
Salah el Din
Herbert Morrison
Commons
Britain
Palestine
Ridgeway Warns on Kaesong Troop Incursion in Korea
Gen. Matthew Ridgway demands the Kaesong neutral zone be kept free of troops and threatens to end truce talks if Red forces enter. He questions Red explanations of armed presence as accidental and cites a Chinese troop march near the conference as a violation.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Kaesong
Kim Tl Sung
Peng Teh-hua
Korea
Ridgway
Armed Forces
United Nations
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Kim Sung
Peng Tehhual
Offle
Food Supplies, Plentiful Now, Will Keep Prices Static
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics says ample food supplies should limit price increases this year. Beef cattle prices may dip below ceilings during the fall, but strong demand could curb declines. Exports, especially wheat and flour, likely rise, and domestic withdrawals by military agencies remain small relative to total stocks.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Senator Urges Break With Reds in Diplomatic Relations
Senator McCarran of Nevada urged breaking diplomatic ties with Communist countries and expelling Russia from the United Nations. He called for commercial sanctions and an intensified propaganda war to topple the Soviet regime, detailing steps including formal condemnation of Soviet crimes, backing underground insurgents, and aiding anti-communist fugitives.
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Washington
McCarran
D-Nev
Russia
United Nations
Senate
Nevada
United States
Europe
Government Paying High Interest Rate
The government faces high debt service costs as three month borrowing yields rose to 1.652 percent annual on August 6. The Treasury announced the average yield for 91 day bills dated August 9 and accepted bids totaling 1.3 billion dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
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