Rescue and Loss After Plane Splashes Into Atlantic Off Shannon
A Skymaster carrying 58 aboard overshot Shannon and crashed into dark Atlantic waters. Survivors say crew handed out life belts while rescuers guided trawlers to the scene. Eight killed, one missing, 47 Italians among passengers headed to Venezuela. Ruth Nichols, noted American airwoman, listed as crew. An inquest set for Tuesday.
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Rome
Caracas
Venezuela
Shannon
New York
Ruth Nichols
Herbert Asbell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Grimsby
Lanahrone
Limerick
Stalberg
R. H. Derr
Oakland
Calif
Transocean Airlines
Grace
Steel Leader Says Profits to Level Off
A steel industry spokesman Jules Backman associate professor of economics at New York University told a presidential fact finding board that inflation has abated and high profits in the steel industry are unlikely to continue. He said a new pay raise for steelworkers would harm both labor and industry and that easy acceptance of higher wage costs ended with the inflation decline. The CIO Steelworkers union had urged a 30 cent-an-hour package covering wages pensions and insurance benefits.
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New York
Steel Industry
Jules Backman
New York University
CIO Steelworkers
Carroll B. Daugherty
Northwestern University
Truman
U S Envoy Meets Stalin in Kremlin Courtesy Visit
United States Ambassador Alan G. Kirk met in the Kremlin with Prime Minister Stalin for about 45 minutes in a courtesy visit. Kirk said he would have little to say about the visit, noting he might speak Tuesday. The meeting marked the first high level U S contact with Stalin in almost a year.
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Moscow
United States
Alan G. Kirk
Kremlin
Stalin
Kirk
Andrei Vishinsky
Walter Bedell Smith
Greek Generals Claim Albanian Involvement in Greece
Greek general staff alleged Albanian troops entered Greece to assist Communist rebels and fired artillery across the frontier. They reported 20 Albanian soldiers bodies found near Kroustalopiyi, Albanian artillery casualties in the Vitsi area, and four Albanian-led guerrilla attacks in Grammos. U.S. General Van Fleet estimated about 60 percent of the 7,000 guerrillas in Vitsi were defeated.
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Athens
Greece
A.P
Albania
Vitsi
Kroustalopiyi
Grammos
James A. van Fleet
United States
Butte Weather Forecast Tuesday Thunder Showers Expected
Fair Tuesday morning in Butte with partly cloudy skies by afternoon. Scattered thunder showers in the afternoon and evening. Highs around 80, airport 81, lows near 44. West of divide brief clouds with little change, high 80 to 90. East of divide clouds with scattered storms, high 85 to 95.
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Divide
Ironworker Dies in Bridge Collapse Near Missoula
Myrel A. Dilly of St. Regis died from injuries after a highway bridge under construction seven miles east of Missoula collapsed into the Blackfoot River. Two other workers, Nick Geng and Clay Gilleard, escaped serious injury and returned to work. The span was replacing the Blackfoot River bridge on U.S. Route 10 at Milltown.
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Missoula
Myrel A. Dilly
St. Regis
Here
Dilly
Blackfoot River
Nick Geng
Clay Gilleard
Polson
Boy Befriends Dog Then Dies In Street Accident
Five year old Tommy Nea befriended a stray dog in Pittsburgh. He patted the animal after it was struck by a car and ran into the street as officers moved the dog away, was hit by another auto and died soon after arriving at a hospital.
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Pittsburgh
Tommy Nea
Tommy
Hail Stones Hit Rapid City in Intense Storm
One inch hail stones battered Rapid City on Monday with high winds. Windows shattered and streets and rooftops were littered with ice as temperatures plunged 48 degrees in 20 minutes.
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Rapid City
S. D
Truman Bill to Arm Partners in Atlantic Pact Endorsed
The Senate five percenter inquiry heard smuggling charges tied to a perfume firm that donated freezers to Maj. Gen. Harry S. Truman’s aide Vaughan. McCarthy linked Mrs. Truman to accepting a freezer while noting John Maragon attempted to smuggle perfume oils into the country. Testimony then shifted to Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt, chief of the Army chemical corps, who may testify Tuesday.
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Washington
U.P
Harry H. Vaughan
White House
Army
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Harry S. Truman
Vaughan
Albert Werley
McCarthy
Alden H. Waitt
Army Chemical Corps
Waitt
Chemical Corps
William G. Easton
Bitter Root Canal Project Outlined for Valley Water
The Bitter Root Valley Irrigation project worth 8.98 million would supply supplemental water to 50 000 acres from Conner to Lolo with a full supply to about 1 670 acres of dry land. It plans West Fork reservoir purchase, Lake Como enlargement to 53 600 acre feet, rehab of four small reservoirs, five new canals and a lateral system, plus redistribution of the valley’s distribution network.
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Kalispell
Reclamation Bureau
Bitter Root Valley
Conner
Lolo
Bureau
West Fork
State Water Board
Lake Como
MacArthur Asked to Return Home
Gen Douglas MacArthur and Adm Arthur Badger were asked to return and explain knowledge about Far East conditions after Senate committees adopted a resolution. Secretary of Defense Johnson said the move follows a 13 12 vote by the Foreign Relations Committee and echoes prior Armed Services recommendations. Johnson did not order their return but sought prompt comments on the matter.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Arthur C. Badger
Senate
Far East
Defense Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services Committee
Johnson
MacArthur
Japan
Badger
United States
Chinese Communists Capture Nankang in Recent Advances
Reports from Canton say Communist forces seized Nankang 195 miles northeast of Canton and pushed southward. Nationalist spokesmen admit Reds bypassed Kanhsien and attacked Nankang as they move toward the area.
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Canton
China
Nankang
Kanhsien
Neighbours Welcome New Syrian Government After Coup
In Amman Syria's neighbors hail the civilian cabinet under Hashem Atassi after the execution of Husni Zayim and his premier. King Abdullah of Jordan says he will recognize a government representing the people. Egypt observes mourning as Iraq approves Zayim's removal and observers expect no policy shift toward communism.
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Amman
Hashemite
Jordan
Egypt
Husni Zayim
Zayim
Syria
Hashem Atassi
Abdullah
Associated Press
Abdulah
London
Alexandria
Damacus
Farouk
Iraq
Damascus
Bergman to File Divorce Suit in Sweden Says Rossellini
Italian director Roberto Rossellini said Ingrid Bergman would file a divorce suit in Sweden against Dr. Peter Lindstrom. He noted custody questions for Bergman and Pia are unsettled and that Bergman plans to live in seclusion in Italy until the divorce. He refused to confirm romance reports with Bergman.
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Ingrid
Sweden
Rome
U.P
Roberto Rosselini
Ingrid Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Hollywood
Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Pia
Budapest
Hungary
Italy
Rosselini
Miss
Aged Politician and Author Seen as Germany's Next Leaders
West Germany’s Aug election gave the Conservative Christian Democrats and Free Democrats control of a 47 million population parliament. Adenauer, 73, potential chancellor. Theodor Heuss, 65, author, touted for president. Socialists led with 29.4 percent but lacked coalitions. extremists trailed.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Tall
Jean Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Theodor Heuss
Free Democracy
Free Democrats
West Germany
German Party
German Right Party
Social Democrats
Labor Party
Adolf Hitler
Fight on Power Lines Is Begun
The Senate opened debate on a 590 million dollar bill to finance government owned power lines in the West Northwest and Southwest. Opponents warn of nationalization while backers say rejecting it hurts public power policy and may consolidate private utilities power. Senator Elmer Thomas led the challenge urging support for the appropriations committee plan.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
House
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Appropriations Committee
Thomas
Hill
D-Ala
USSR recalls Yugoslavia envoy amid friction
Moscow announces ambassador to Yugoslavia relieved of duties and named deputy foreign minister Anatoli Lavrentiev. No successor named, fueling speculation of possible rupture as Belgrade reports warn relations may be near a break.
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London
U.P
Russia
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tass
Council of Ministers
Anatoli Lavrentiev
Belgrade
United Press
Generator Trouble Hinders Deep Ocean Quest by Barton
Smuggler's Cove California Aug 15 A faulty generator halted Otis Barton and world deep dive attempt to reach 6000 feet. Barton did descend to 2300 feet and reported sighting glowing sea life including a sausage shaped light a fish and an eel.
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Barton
Nations Must Co operate in Defenses
Washington august 15 congress action on president trumans 1 160 990 000 arms program for north atlantic pact nations to deter soviet aggression passed house foreign affairs committee with a condition to ensure mutual defense plans by western european members. cash and contract authority set but end date tied to mutual defense plan approval by march 31 pending certifi cation by the president.
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Washington
Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Western Europe
United States
Congress
Boys State Elects City Officials in Montana
Montana Boys State votes for city leaders in Granite Last Chance Bannack and Alder. Mayors treasurers police judges and councilmen were chosen in multiple towns including Granite Havre Helena Lewistown Great Falls and Missoula with additional county officer elections slated for Lewis and Clark counties. Glen M. Schultz of Helena will speak on state highway patrol safety.
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Dillon
Citizens of
Montana
Boys’ State
Granite
Last Chance
Bannack
Alder
Dick Lucas
Havre
John Carl
Helena
Ralph Hutcheson
Jim Morgan
Lewistown
Russell Bender
Billings
John Hovren
Bob Thomas
Great Falls
Doug Jones
Bozeman
Dick Milledge
Lee von Kuster
Scoby
Robert McGuire
Stanford
Kenneth Baker
Bruce Ellis
Glasgow
Dick Carr
Missoula
Lewis Davis
Miles City
Bill Fleming
Tom Glass
Hamilton
Jack Alles
Huntley
Chuck Ladd
Keith Heppler
Anaconda
Boyd Baldwin
Lowell Anderson
Laurel
Walden Wolland
Plentywood
Wesley Hanley
Charles Chelberg
Custer
William Fine
Kalispell
Pat Flynn
Butte
Gary Reese
Bob Thorson
Public Enemy Subdued After Shootout With Kentucky Officers
In Louisville on August 15, Earl David Bircham tagged public enemy No. 1 by the FBI was captured after killing Patrolman John H. Tennyson and wounding Patrolman John A. Ross. A former Marine, Luther Williams, disarmed Bircham during a pursuit after a crash linked to his speeding Packard. Bircham faced murder charges and fled through back yards before his capture.
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Louisville
U.P
Earl David Bircham
FBI
Bircham
Nashville
Tenn
John H. Tennyson
John A. Ross
Luther Williams
Ross
Tennyson
Injured Engineer Leaves Hospital After Wreck
Ben Proctor, 68, Lima, engineer of the Union Pacific passenger train wrecked near Butte on August 1, was released from St. James hospital. He suffered a badly crushed left leg that required amputation after the locomotive toppled onto its side.
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Ben Proctor
Lima
Union Pacific Railroad
Butte
St. James Hospital
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Max. Min
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Gen
Bitter Root Canal
Bergman
Brack Curry
By Harrison Humphries
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Boys
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