Taft shifts on European arms aid and warns on cuts
Senator Taft said foreign military aid to western Europe should not be cut under current world conditions while supporting full authorization of the administration's request. He backed a roughly half reduction in foreign economic aid and urged continued backing for Eisenhower’s North Atlantic pact defense plan amid committee debates and a looming House vote.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Western
Europe
Congress
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Friends
Ohioan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
End to Talks Hangs on Korea Ceasefire Plan
In Tokyo and Munsan Korea, all sides warn of possible full scale war as negotiations stall. Communists demand withdrawal to 38th parallel, UN rejects this and holds line. Truce talks front line remains the key battleground with a buffer zone and demarcation issues unresolved.
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Tokyo
U.P
Korea
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Kaesong
Imjin
Han
Orient
North
No Major Revolt From China Guerrillas Yet
AP veteran analyst in Hong Kong argues guerrilla activity in Red China remains minor and disjointed. He cites dozens of raids totaling about 2,000 men, limited bases, and rail traffic largely intact, concluding the movement is an annoyance now and not a serious threat.
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Hong Kong
China
Red China
Li Mi
Yunnan
Burma
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Peiping National Red
Guerrilla force in Southern China plans winter offensive
Chen Hao, anti Communist resistance leader, said 340000 guerrillas in Southern China have united into a single force and are preparing a winter offensive against the Communists. He arrived in Hong Kong seeking aid from the Nationalist government and from the United States.
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Hong Kong
U.P
Chen Hao
China
Chen
White Flower Mountains
Kwangsi
Formosa
United States
This May Be Record for Reckless Driver
Miami Florida August 11 Don ald L. McCarthy twenty two was arrested for reckless driving after he set an accident record Patrolman C A Mays said Mc Carthy caused seven damage incidents though there were only three collisions His car struck a parked auto bounced it into another then hit two more parked cars and finally rammed a sixth in a parking space
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Miami
Fla
Donald L. McCarthy
C. A. Mays
McCarthy
Mays
Senators Favor Board of Visitors Check at West Point
Senators said they expect a quiet check into the West Point situation after the cribbing uproar subsides. Ellender and Russell favored using the official Board of Visitors to West Point and Annapolis to review recruiting, scholarship and leadership emphasis, with possible sanction of guilty cadets.
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Washington
West Point
Ellender
D-La
Board of Visitors
Annapolis
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Congress
House
West Point Board
Governor Bonner to Speak on Big Hole Road Job
A group of Butte residents will travel to Jackson Monday evening to hear Gov. John W. Bonner discuss highway improvements from Dillon and Anaconda into the Big Hole basin. The project won federal approval long ago and Bonner will report on the current status. The meeting at the Diamond Bar Inn is a dinner affair open to all interested in the work.
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Butte
Jackson
John W. Bonner
Dillon
Anaconda
Big Hole Basin
Big Hole
Diamond Bar Inn
Stephen T. Early Dies at 61 Former Roosevelt adviser passes after heart attack
Stephen T. Early, long time press secretary to Franklin D. Roosevelt, died at George Washington University Hospital after a heart attack. The 61 year old adviser and friend to the late president was honored by President Truman, Defense Secretary Marshall, and others for his public service and role in unifying the armed forces. Early, born in Crozet Virginia in 1889, had recently been vice president of the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing firm and lived in Washington. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Stephen T. Early
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
George Washington University Hospital
White House
Thomas Augustus
Early
Truman
Roosevelt
Marshall
Armed Services
Defense Department
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Crozet
Jubal A. Early
War Could Start This Fall With Attack on Yugoslavia
Stockbridge Mass August 11 World War III could break this autumn with a Russian attack on Yugoslavia, says former Assistant Secretary of State A A Berle Jr He warned the chances of war are about 50 50 though he thinks the climax may come later He described a triple drive for world power through southeast Asia Iran and the Balkans and urged U S measures to block a Russian grab for the Middle East by strengthening its fleet and air power in the Mediterranean and promoting Greece and Turkey joining the North Atlantic pact
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Stockbridge
Mass
Yugoslavia
A. A. Berle
Berle
United States
Middle East
Mediterranean
Greece
Turkey
Peruvian Border Posts Fire on Drunken Ecuador Troops
In Lima on August 11, Peru issued an official communique stating that drunken Ecuadorian border troops fired on Peruvian frontier posts on Thursday and Friday during their national holiday celebrations. The report notes no details on casualties or responses.
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Lima
Peru
U.P
Min ing city hit by hail and heavy rain storm
A late Saturday storm blasted the mining city with thunder hail and heavy rain flooding basements and knocking out telephone service. City pumping crews and telecom troubleshooters worked into the night as water rushed through alleys and gutters and roof drains sprayed. The Weather Bureau said the event stopped short of a true cloudburst with 23 percent precipitation and winds up to 49 mph.
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Weather Bureau
Labor Conclave Here This Week
The Montana Federation of Labor will hold its annual convention Aug 14 to 16 in Helena. Cooks waiters and bartenders meet Monday. Acting President John H. Dris coll says delegates hear talks by Ralph Wright and Gov John W Bon ner. Analyses of 1591 legislative action and reports on living costs and price stabilization will be heard. A successor for James D. Graham will be announced. Expected attendees include Harry H. Lewis Sam W Mitchell Arnold H Olsen Baxter Larson M Joe Miller Rep Mike Mansfield B K Wheeler and James T Marr.
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Montana Federation of Labor
John H. Driscoll
Ralph Wright
Secretary of Labor
John W. Bonner
James D. Graham
Federation
Helena
Harry H. Lewis
Seattle
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Sam W. Mitchell
Arnold H. Olsen
Baxter Larson
The
Industrial Accident Board
M. Joe Miller
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
B. K. Wheeler
James T. Marr
Oregon Federation of Labor
Butte Weather Forecast With Regional Variations
Partly cloudy with scattered showers Sunday afternoon and evening. Little temperature change with a Sunday morning low around 45 and Sunday afternoon high near 75. Period readings show 40 to 75 at the airport through Saturday. .23 inches recorded. West of Divide expect clouds and thundershowers Sunday through Sunday night, high 70 to 89. East of Divide mostly fair with scattered thunderstorms, highs 75 to 85 northwest and 85 to 95 southeast.
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Divide
Plans Formulated for Annual Butte Livestock Show
Plans for the fifth annual Butte 4 H Livestock Show and Sale were announced after a committee meeting. The event runs Sept 20 21 22 and 23 at the Montana Livestock Auction yards with sponsors Butte Chamber of Commerce Rotary Kiwanis Exchange and Active clubs. Judging occurs Sept 21 at 11 a m with experts from Montana State College and Swift and Company. Top showman will be chosen during judging for a Sunday showmanship contest. Activities include a Friday night film, a Saturday sale, a free 4 H dance Saturday night and a Sunday breakfast at the Finlen hotel.
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Butte
Pete Vermillian
Swift and Company
Ogden
Utah
Fred S. Wilson
Montana State College
J. L. van Horn
J. O. Tretsven
Paul J. Moore
Bozeman
F. A. Ralston
Montana Power Company
FFA
Miners Union Hall
Finlen Hotel
Ministers Plan to Review World Affairs
American British and French foreign ministers plan a Sept. 10 meeting in Washington to review world problems with focus on ending occupation controls on Western Germany. The talks aim for a unified Western position on German issues and include plans for non Communist defense in Europe and the Pacific with Acheson attending multiple upcoming parleys across San Francisco Ottawa Rome and Paris.
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Washington
U.P
Germany
Soviet Union
San Francisco
Ottawa
Rome
Paris
Dean Acheson
Truman
Acheson
Pacific
Atlantic
Herbert Morrison
Robert Sc
German Republic
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State Department
Samuel Reber
United States
John J. McCloy
United Nations’ General Assembly
Purge Said Stepped Up in Washington Report
Underground reports on Saturday claimed Communist authorities in Czechoslovakia ordered the deportation of 120000 people to Russia as part of a broadened purge of anti Soviet elements.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Price enforcement probes 50 major ceiling violations
Enforcement Director Edward P. Morgan said he is investigating 50 major price ceiling violation cases that could yield as much as 10 million dollars in restitution to the government and consumers. He noted one case with possible international impact involves about five million in illicit profits. Settlements totaled over 250 thousand dollars in July, with 117 thousand going to the treasury and the rest refunded to customers. 130 settlements were reached under the prior law. Curtis accused the administration of scaring buyers and failing to hold the line on prices, urging leadership changes to enforce the new law strictly.
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Washington
Edward P. Morgan
Curtis
R-Mo
Morgan
United States Treasury
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
The
Treasury
Congress
Truman
Eric Johnston
Michael V. DiSalle
Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
Nevada Teacher Drowns in Park
Arnold Van Heuvelen a 44 year old Fallon Nevada teacher drowned while fishing the Yellowstone river four miles south of Tower Falls in Yellowstone National Park. He was fishing with Frank Rentchler a Pomona California ranger naturalist when he fell from a rock into the river and was swept downstream. Searchers patrolled the riverbanks and planned more searches. survivors include a brother Harold Van Heuvelen of Bismarck North Dakota.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Arnold van Heuvelen
Pallen
Nev
Yellowstone River
Tower Falls
Yellowstone National Park
Joe Joffe
van Heuvelen
Fallon
Mammoth Museum
Frank Rentchler
Pomona
Calif
Joffe
Rentchler
Harold van Heuvelen
Bismarck
N. D
Baby Sitter Burned Child With Fork in Jacksonville
A 13-year-old babysitter faced a psychological evaluation after alleged acts of extreme cruelty to a two-year-old boy. Police report claim she burned the child 25 times with a two-pronged fork during a dinner incident, after beating him several times when the baby cried. The boy received treatment for 50 burns.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Walter S. Criswell
Mittie G. Tipton
Widows swindled fortunes by two confidence men
FBI says two men posing as oil operator and sportsman swindled Gertrude Joyce, 55, of Roswell New Mexico out of 48000 after she married one of them. Victor Emanuel Pereira, 33, of Columbus Ohio and Eugene H Brading, 36, of Dallas Texas were arrested in a New York hotel and held on 50000 bail each on mail fraud and conspiracy to transport stolen property. They planned to victimize a multimillionaire and his daughter sailing to Argentina.
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New York
FBI
New Mexico
Argentina
Victor Emanual Pereira
Columbus
Ohio
Eugene H. Brad
Search for missing girl hiker spans Daly City area
U R Police of Daly City South San Francisco San Bruno highway patrolmen and deputy sheriffs conducted a thorough search Saturday for a young girl hiker wearing sensible walking shoes. The report notes only this detail about her appearance.
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Daly City
Calif
U.R
San Francisco
San Bruno
Pickets Protest High Bail for 12 Communists in L A
About five hundred Civil Rights Congress demonstrators gathered at the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles on Saturday to protest the high bail set for 12 Communists charged with conspiring to overthrow the federal government.
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Los Angeles
Civil Rights Congress
Hall of Justice
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Red
Peiping Radio
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North Korea
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William P. Nuckols
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