Gambler's Pal Leaves Town Ahead of O'Dwyer Bid
Irving Sherman a New York associate of Gambler Frank Costello testified before the Senate crime committee that he fled New York in 1945 after word from William O'Dwyer to dodge a damaging newspaper blast tied to politics. Sherman said O'Dwyer, then a mayoral candidate, later won and became ambassador to Mexico.
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New York
Frank Costello
William O'Dwyer
Irving Sherman
Senate Crime Committee
O'Dwyer
United States
Mexico
Mexico City
Sherman
Vito Marcantonio
Bowie
Jack Gorman
Gorman
Voice Says Mao Accused of Hurting Soviets
The Voice of America quoted a top secret Tass report accusing Mao Zedong and his cabinet of deliberately sabotaging Soviet interests in the Korean War. Rogov alleges Mao’s internal clique slowed Chinese Red army operations and mishandled logistics, urging a purge in China to align with Moscow.
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Voice of America
Mao Tsse-tung
The
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Tass
Peiping
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Mao
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Tito
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Rogov
Russia
China
Communist Party
Children to Have Day at Columbia Gardens
Columbia Gardens will host a children’s day on Thursday with free rides for those under 14. Superintendent Ted Beech announced the event and Anaconda Copper Mining Co will provide bus transportation. The first bus departs Park and Main at 9:30 AM.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
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Dulles Says Russ Cannot Halt Jap Peace Treaty
Ambassador John Foster Dulles predicted any Soviet effort to wreck the Japanese peace conference in San Francisco would fail. He warned of a war of nerves by the Soviet Communists but said many World War II allies would sign the final draft, ensuring peace terms.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
San Francisco
United States
Britain
Dulles
Truman
CBS
Air Force urged to plan multi billion buildup
Sen. Joseph C. O Mahoney told Air Force leaders to draft legislation allowing contracts for more planes than the present 95 group target. He argued for expansion to provide unquestioned power to preserve peace through superior force. Sen. Burnet Maybank proposed an extra 5 billion dollars for aircraft in the current fiscal year to reach 95 groups in about 13 months.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Air Force
United States
O'Mahoney
Senate
Billings Tests Parking Ordinance Case In Downtown
A Billings downtown newsstand operator was chosen as a test case for a city ordinance banning inserting coins in parking meters to extend legal parking time. Ernest E. Snelling faced two arrests for feeding meters on cars he did not own. His lawyer argued the issue centers on the act of feeding meters rather than the payment itself.
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Billings
Ernest E. Snelling
Snelling
Senators Seek Total World Disarmament Plan
Ten U S senators push a resolution for global disarmament with aims to expose Soviet peace gestures as false and to divert resources to peaceful development if Moscow joined. The proposal urges Congress to back a world disarmament path and to urge President Truman to pursue its goals.
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Shvernick
Supreme Soviet
Shvernik
Russia
Rockefeller Marries 77-Year-Old John D Rockefeller Jr
Multimillionaire John D Rockefeller Jr aged 77 wed Martha Baird Allen 56 in a simple Providence ceremony after license filing. Clergy from Providence Congregational and New York Riverside churches officiated at the nuptials. The bride, a former concert pianist and widow of Arthur M Allen, is Brown University class of 1897 alumna.
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R. I
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Martha Baird Allen
Brown University
City Hall
Arthur H. Bradford
Congregational Church of
Robert J. James McCracken
Riverside
New York
Rockefeller
Arthur M. Allen
Brown
Two Ex Servicemen Accused of Slaying OSS Officer
The Defense department on Wednesday accused two ex servicemen of killing OSS officer Maj William V Holohan in Italy in 1944. Lt Aldo Icardi and Sgt Carl G LaDolce are named as suspects with authorities saying they are free in the United States but could face extradition to Italy for trial.
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Washington
Defense Department
Cloak and Dagger
Office of Strategic Services
Italy
Clayton Pritchey
William V. Holohan
OSS
Aldo Icardi
Pittsburgh
New York City
Carl G. LaDolce
Rochester
N. Y
Fritchey
Wreckage Found Of Navy Privateer On Amak Island
Wreckage of the Navy Privateer bomber missing since Sunday with 12 aboard was sighted on a mountainside on Amak Island 430 miles southwest of Kodiak. Navy officials reported no probable survivors.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U.P
Navy
Amak Island
Kodiak
Peruvian Troops Attack Ecuador Outposts Five Days
Ecuador reports recurring Peruvi an attacks on border outposts for a fifth day as defense ministry says troops struck multiple positions near the frontier on Wednesday.
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Quito
Ecuador
U.P
Defense Ministry
Council Overrides Veto of Budget in Butte
Mayor Thomas R. Morgan vetoed the final Butte budget of 1 255 766 08 but the council 12 to 4 overrode it. Police and firemen receive a 75 monthly raise while the mayor cites pay-as-you-go concerns and fairness to other city workers. The final 1951 52 budget is 165 701 59 above last year with a 40 86 mill levy 3 18 mills higher than recent years. To fund the changes the council increased revenue estimates by 20 100 and final pay for first year sergeants remains set with longevity steps.
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Thomas R. Morgan
Butte
Tax Boost of 5 Mills Plus in County Budget
Silver Bow county's final 1951-52 budget anticipates expenditures of 1,223,569.86 dollars with a total levy fixed at 40.7125 mills, an increase of 5.4197 over last year's rate. At least 6.75 mills fund county residents outside Butte city limits. The final budget tops the 1950 plan by 88,331.22 dollars and raises 19,851.05 beyond the preliminary estimate. Changes occur only in the road and garbage funds as state and federal refusals affect road work and financing.
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Silver Bow County
Butte
Butte Weather Forecast Thursday Through Friday
Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night with a low around 46 and high near 77. Temps from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday 5:30 pm show Airport min 41 max 79 and School of Mines min 41 max 78. West of Divide expect partly cloudy skies with a few thunderstorms and highs 70 to 80. east of Divide, scattered storms in western mountains with highs 75 to 85.
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Associated Press
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Butte
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Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
A Miles City
Missoula
Superior
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Whitehall
Reds and Allied Talks Eye Korea Buffer Zone Plan
In Munsan Korea and Frankfurt Germany reports detail Allied and Red plans. U S Army supply units move west in Germany to support combat troops near the Rhine. In Korea, truce delegates discuss a buffer zone with a two man subcommittee to resolve the deadlock along the 38th parallel.
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Munsan
Korea
William P. Nichols
William I. Hodes
Frida
Lee Song Cho
Hsieh Fang
Kaesong
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
William P. Nuckols
Nam 1
Red
Nam
Nuckols
Banquet Ends MSFL Convention in Butte
The 54th annual Montana Federation of Labor convention closes in Butte with adoption of resolutions and speeches by Burton Wheeler Baxter Larson Sam Goza Jr M Joe Miller and others. James Amber elected president. Gov Bonner delivers address. over 250 delegates attend banquet at Finlen hotel as planning continues for state projects and labor goals.
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Burton K. Wheeler
United States
Montana
Baxter Larson
Montana Industrial Accident Board
Sam Goza
Helena
M. Joe Miller
Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission
Montana Federation of Labor
Finlen Hotel
James &. Amber
Missoula
Federation
James D. Graham
John H. Driscoll
Butte
Graham
Albert Root
Somers
J. F. Birmingham
James Johnson
E. H. Helterbran
Billings
Stanley Thurston
Reava Walterskirchen
M. Julia Burke
Anaconda
Walter Davidson
Great Falls
Carl Rydberg
Kalispell
Wheeler
Larson
Goza
Miller
John W. Bonner
Driscoll
Paul Erler
Jimmy Chatham
Esther Yorath
Thomas Ashworth
St. John Episcopal Church
Bonner
Labor President James Umber Elected in Montana
James S. Umber of Missoula won the Montana Federation of Labor presidency at the federation's annual convention. He succeeds the late James D. Graham of Helena, with John H. Driscoll of Butte serving as acting president since Graham's death.
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Montana Federation of Labor
Jamess. Umber
Missoula
Federation
James D. Graham
Helena
John H. Driscoll
Butte
Mr. Graham
West Berlin Police Drive Back 10000 Blue Shirt Protesters
West Berlin police fought roughly 10,000 blue-shirted Communist youths in a three hour clash to stop a planned peace parade into the western sector. Police used clubs and water hoses as civilians joined in. 40 arrests reported and eight officers injured.
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Berlin
West Berlin
UN Force Fails to Capture Red-Held Point
United Nations patrols fail to seize enemy held hills on the western front while fighting rages along the eastern front near Kansong and Kumhwa. Air and surface attacks continue as the defense reports 80 750 U S battle casualties since the war began.
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Kansong
United Nations
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Imjim River
Kaesong
Kumhwa
Hwachon Reservoir
Yanggu
Hwachon
North Korea
Far East Air Force
Peiping
Red Army
Washington
Defense Department
United States
Strike Date Set by IUMMSW for Copper Industry
The International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers announced a 60000 worker strike set for August 27 across non ferrous metal industries. Key companies include Anaconda Kennecott Phelps Dodge and American Smelting and Refining with areas in Coeur d Alene Miami and American Brass plants in New York and Connecticut. The wage policy committee seeks 20 cent hourly raises plus better health welfare pensions and more vacation. The strike would affect 95 percent of U S copper production and seven of ten electrolytic refineries.
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Independent
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
National
Anaconda
Kennecott
Phelps- Dodge
American Smelting
Coe
United States
Atomic Artillery Reported Tested
Newsweek says the Defense Department tested atomic artillery and that such weapons could change warfare by destroying enemy armies in the field without bombing cities, signaling a near future development according to the Aug 20 issue.
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Newsweek Magazine
Defense Department
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