Molotov Demands Two-Thirds Rule For Peace Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov urged the European peace conference to reject the rules committee approval and push for a strict two-thirds voting rule for treaty recommendations. Evatt accused him of filibustering and attempting veto power, while Molotov charged Britain and the United States with engineering a simple majority. The clash signaled potential further plenary clashes as Byrnes and others looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Molotov
Rules Committee
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Britain
United States
Foreign Ministers Council
Evatt
James F. Byrnes
Ukraine
Butte Prisoner May Be Traded
Mr and Mrs Richard Best of Butte receive word from a Polish official that their son Pvt Melvin Richard Best holder of the Silver Star may be exchanged for American prisoners. The family sees a sliver of hope after eight months of uncertain reports and notes he has gained weight though still malnourished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Poland
Richard Best
Missoula
Pvt
Melvin Richard Best
Mrs. Best
Col. Parshley
Melvin
California
Non Holiday Travel Records Set in Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park reports the greatest non-holiday travel in its history with 9 618 visitors on Wednesday and Thursday, approaching the 13 000 peak on July 4. Travel this year rose 40 percent from 1941, with total visitors reaching 525 652 versus 587 000 in the prior record year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Edmund Rogers
Rogers
Taxpayers Ask County to Keep Levy Within Legal Limits
A taxpayers committee grilled the Silver Bow county budget at a 2:30 p m meeting before the board of county commissioners urging swift action on delinquent taxes and demanding the levy stay within legal bounds. They cited reports of motorists buying plates in other counties to dodge Silver Bow and City of Butte taxes, noting at least 100 similar cases and pressing the county attorney to sue for enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taxpayers Committee
Board of County Commissioners
Silver Bow County
City of Butte
Jack Healy
Montana
Healy
Courtlandt P. Schenck
Jefferson County
Mr. Healy
Joe Lester
Frank J. Roe
Phemia McPhail
Emmett P. O’brien
West Point Graduate Dies After P 51 Training Crash
Lt. Alwyn L. Woods Jr., 21, from Luther Louisiana, died at Williams Field after his P 51 training plane crashed on the runway while landing following a routine flight. He was rushed to the field hospital but succumbed about a half hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Field
Ariz
Alwyn L. Woods, Jr
West Point
Luther
Woods
Bar license plan dropped by county officials
County commissioners rescinded a plan to license bars outside city limits after legal advice said the county lacked authority. Chairman Joe F. O'Donnell tore up the resolution amid a meeting with Silver Bow county liquor dealers and others. The move ends a proposed 1946 47 budget revenue item and leaves open the question of collecting liquor taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe F. O'Donnell
Silver Bow County Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Phil O'Donnell
O'Donnell
George Toole
Emmett P. O’brien
Loretta L. Sullivan
Butte Weather Forecast and Montana Divide Outlook
Clear Friday and Friday night in Butte with a slightly warmer spell. School of Mines and Airport expect a high near 76 in the next 24 hours. recent highs reached 69 at the Mines and 72 at the Airport. West of the divide, fair Friday with rising temperatures 75 to 80. east of the divide, fair and warmer with highs 75 to 85.
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School of Mines and Airport
School of Mines
Divide
Fires in Mountain West Forests Brought Under Control
Most fires across Montana Idaho and Wyoming totaling about 2000 acres were declared under control Thursday night by forest service officials. Yellowstone fire affecting 600 acres was seen as the park's first major blaze since 1943 and other fires in Kootenai and Helena National Forests were contained with mop-up underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Forest Service
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
Park
Kootenai Forest
Fred Fite
Rancher Dies in Crossing Crash Near Dell
Harris Garrett 53, Beaverhead county ranch foreman, died from injuries after his car struck by a southbound Union Pacific freight train near Dell. Irene Coleman 32 of Dillon suffered serious injuries. both were taken to Barrett hospital. Garrett died at 11:40 AM. Coleman rested later that day.
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Dillon
Harris Garrett
Beaverhead County
Irene Coleman
Garrett
Union Pacific
Dell
Barrett Hospital
G. L. Rutledge
Coleman
Oscar Gravely Ranch
Gravely Lane
Mr. Garrett
Texas
Montana
P. and O
Gravely
Wreckage Search Hampered in Coast Guard Plane Crash
Bad weather hindered the search for a Coast Guard PBY that plunged into the ocean near Point Arena while looking for a fishing boat reported safe in San Francisco Bay. Two crewmen were killed and four remain missing. three Californians’ names were released, others withheld for next of kin. The fishing boat search was conducted from an anonymous tip.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Earthquakes Hit Again at Dominican Republic Shaken Village
A second quake struck Matanzas on Thursday at 10 a m delivering damage comparable to Sundays quake. A 300 yard sea recede and rapid return flooded the village of 2500 while 80 percent of buildings had collapsed. A US Army plane reported Baijo Cabrera as needing aid and 52 dead there. Navy relief arrived with food medicine doctors and nurses as villagers welcomed aid workers.
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U.S. S. San Carlos
Matanzas
D. R
U.P
San Carlos
Baijo Cabrera
United States Army
Navy
E. L. Isom
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joe Gastelom
Barstow
Calif
U S to Propose Counter-Proposals on Jewish Palestine Entry
American officials said on August 8 that the United States will likely submit counter-proposals to Britain concerning admitting 100000 Jewish refugees into Palestine and urge prompt immigration action without further delay.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Palestine
One Killed Two Hurt in Yellowstone Park Mishap
In Yellowstone Park a car from Old Faithful Lodge rolled into a tree killing Morton B. Hamilton 21 of New York City and injuring two others. Paul McGlone of Salt Lake City Utah and David Peterson of Rifle Colorado suffered fractured shoulders and shock. Park officials described the Rolls Royce as an aging vehicle failing to navigate a curve.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Yellowstone Park Company
Morton B. Hamilton
E. Gist St
New York
N. Y
Paul MecGlone
West
Roberts Ave
Salt Lake City
Utah
David Peterson
Rifle
Colo
Edmund Rogers
Old Faithful Lodge
Mammoth Springs Hospital
Peterson
McGlone
Negotiations Opened For 1946 47 Dockworker Contract
Negotiations opened in San Francisco on August 8 between waterfront employers and CIO longshoremen led by Harry Bridges. Bridges left the session at 405 Montgomery Street after a 30 minute meeting, refusing to comment on the talks, and demanding wage debates be kept off the employer side of the committee.
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San Francisco
U.P
C. I. O. Longshoremen
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Montgomery Street
Drought Damage Spreads As Winds Shift Across U S
Steady winds from central Canada deepen drought effects in northern Illinois eastern Wisconsin northern Indiana and lower Michigan while Iowa and southern Illinois report adequate moisture. Weather forecasts expect scattered showers but little relief until winds change. temperatures soar in Kansas and Oklahoma with Bozeman Montana cooling to 33 degrees.
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Associated Press
Canada
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Plains States
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Bozeman
Mont
Wage dispute delays at Northwest Airlines planes halt
An emergency board told President Truman that the Stabilization program blocks a wage increase sought by the Machinists union of Northwest Airlines. The board, appointed July 3, was formed after a strike dispute.
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Washington
Truman
Northwest Airlines
Montana Six Units Anticipate 7277 Students for Year
Montana's six Greater University units expect 7,277 students for the coming academic year, 2,470 more than last year, though three schools face housing shortages. At Montana State College Bozeman the expected 3,097 students include 1,600 veterans, but housing fits only 2,621. Eastern Montana Normal at Billings projects 300 students, with only 92 housing spaces. Missoula's Montana University projects 3,000 students, with 2,911 beds available and limited rearrangements. An emergency dormitory shipment from Vancouver is being rebuilt on campus. The report notes extensive use of Quonset huts and trailers for veteran housing.
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Montana
Greater University
Helena
University System
George A. Selke
Montana State College
Bozeman
State College
Vancouver
B. C
Eastern Montana Normal School
Billings
Normal School
Montana University
Missoula
Dor
Richland
Wash
University
Caribbean Quakes Trigger Fresh Panic Across Hispaniola
A new series of earthquakes rocked Haiti and the Dominican Republic with a fresh tidal wave threatening Mantanzas and border towns. Panicked residents fled to open areas as walls collapsed and casualties remained unreported. Military planes ferried food and medical aid to refugees along the Mona passage region.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Bahia Escocesa
Scotch Bay
From
Port - AU -Prince
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Mona Passage
Matanzas
Hispaniola Island
Aguadilla
Mayaguez
Dominican Geographical and Geological Institute
Atlantic
Soviet Union backs Albania UN bid in Security Council
In a 2 1 2 hour session the Soviet delegate defended Albania's UN membership rights and rejected Greece's war claim. Britain and the US urged waiting for Albania's written reply before action, as the committee prepared questions for Albania's Col Tuk Jakovia.
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New York
Russia
Albania
United Nations
Balkan
Security Council
Great Britain
United States
Tuk Jakovia
Alexei N. Krasilnikov
Greece
Quisling
Italy
Terri
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San Francisco de Macoris
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Broadus
Custer
Cut Bank
Dillon Drummondoes
Glasgow Escesens
Great Falls
Milton Carr
Denver
Dorothy Robinson
Athens
Tenn
Exservicemen
ED Johnson
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