Reds Bolster Force North of Taegu
Nationwide rail strike called by trainmen and conductors to begin Monday at 6 am local time. Union leaders say 131 railroads will be affected as they press for a 40 hour week with 48 pay hours and higher wages. White House negotiations with John R. Steelman failed to resolve months long wage hour dispute.
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White House
John R. Steelman
Cleveland
Louisville
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Elgin
Joliet
Eastern
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
Ottawa
CIO
United Auto Workers
International Harvester Company
Rail strike could cripple nation and halt trains
Chicago report notes a 300,000 member nationwide walkout of trainmen and conductors would shut down most trains, disrupt commerce, and halt war production. Freight losses would be severe with 526 billion revenue ton miles last year. Perishables and food shipments would suffer in large cities as rail service collapses.
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Chicago
U.P
Association of American Railroads
Highway Building Program Slashed in Montana
National defense cuts deep into Montana highway work with about half of the planned projects for September 21 leting removed. The PRB classified all interstate and strategic routes as essential, while secondary roads likely stay non essential unless needed for lumbering or mining.
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Helena
National Defense
Montana
State Highway Department
Department
Federal Public Roads Bureau
PRB
Highway Department
Billings
Wyoming
Government Hikes Sugar Supply To Stabilize Prices
The Agriculture department announced a boost of 850000 tons to the national sugar supply to counter wartime hoarding. A record 8700000 tons can be marketed in 1950, up 1120000 tons from 1949, due to high distribution in recent weeks.
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Washington
U.P
Agriculture Department
United States
Department
Senator Johnson seeks six month limit on overseas combat service
Washington August 23 senator Johnson of Colorado introduced a bill to cap continuous armed service in overseas combat zones at six months, aiming to limit prolonged deployments.
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Washington
Johnson
D-Colo
Hearings on UMIT Measure Ended
Earl J. Cocke Jr. of Dawson Colorado urged immediate universal military training as essential for survival in an inevitable U.S.–Russia war. Elizabeth Smart of Evanston Illinois opposed peacetime conscription, urging caution against legislation in war hysteria as public hearings in the Senate armed services committee concluded.
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Washington
America
Russia
American Legion
Congress
Earl J. Cocke, Jr
Dawson, Go
Legion
National Security Committee
Elizabeth Smart
Evanston
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
WCTU
Senate Armed Services Committee
UMT
Children’s Outing at Gardens Brightens Butte Day
Children in Butte will enjoy a Gardens outing while school opens later this week. Record crowds are expected if weather stays favorable. Superintendent Ted Beech announced free transport for under 14 by Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Buses start at 9 40 a.m. from Park and Main and run every 20 minutes until 4 30 p.m. Thursday.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Ted Beech
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Park and Main
West Germany seeks more Allied troops amid Cold War pressure
West German leaders led by Chancellor Adenauer and opposition head Schumacher urged greater American and allied troop presence to guard against Communist pressure. Washington weighed increasing the U S occupation force as Adenauer called for a German armed police force rivaling East Germany. State Department reports noted his concern over East German remilitarization.
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BOM
Germany
Washington
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
America
Europe
Acheson
State Department
East Germany
Western
Kurt Schumacher
Schumacher
West Germany
Three Power Security Board
Berlin
Montana Wheat Harvest Slow in 1950 Outlook
Helena reports Montana's wheat harvest is expected to reach about 85 million bushels, the second largest on record, though progress is behind schedule due to cool, damp weather. Only 25 percent harvested statewide, with 60 percent in extreme southeast. Last year yielded 91 million bushels.
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Helena
Montana
Alfred R. Anderson
Anderson
Democrats Revolt Against Jimmie Roosevelt in L A County
In Los Angeles on August 23 conservatives within the county Democratic party revolted against gubernatorial candidate Jimmie Roosevelt. They accused State Democratic Chairman Glenn Anderson and County Chairman Richard Richards of blocking a resolution backing President Truman and the United Nations on the Korean War. They charged the leaders with allowing members to turn the party into a platform for Communist propaganda.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Jimmie Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Glenn Anderson
Richard Richards
Truman
United Nations
Anderson
Democratic Party
Divorce story from Los Angeles over a bridge incident
An 18 year old wife tells a divorce judge that her husband John H. Milligan Jr. 28 objected to her bidding and once threw cards at her. He reportedly called her my stupid wife and pushed her into a full bath while the shower ran.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Ann Milligan
John H. Milligan Jr
New Yorker Pfeifer Edged in Primary by Anfuso in NY
In New York the lone incumbent casualty was Rep. Joseph L. Pfeifer who lost to Victor L. Anfuso, a Sicilian born 45 year old attorney. Other New York incumbents Hall Cole Kilburn Heller survived primaries. Mississippi saw Rep. Arthur Winstead renominated in the 5th district while a Delaware convention named Henry Winchester to run against J Caleb Boggs. An Idaho canvass shows Sen Glen H Taylor defeated by D Worth Clark by 910 votes. Taylor would be fifth Senate casualty this primary season.
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Joseph L. Pfeifer
Brooklyn
New York
Mississippi
Frank A. Barrett
Wyo
Delaware
Henry Winchester
Brandywine Hill
J. Caleb Boggs
Pfeifer
Victor L. Anfuso
Sicily
Tennessee
South Carolina
Idaho
Glen H. Taylor
Secretary of State
Taylor
D. Worth Clark
House
Edwin A. Hall
W. Sterling Cole
Clarence E. Kilburn
Louis B. Heller
Arthur Winstead
House Armed Services Committee
Montana Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Warmth
Mostly cloudy conditions prevail Thursday across Butte and western Montana with slightly warmer readings. Expect Thursday morning 40 and Thursday afternoon 75, while regional lows and highs vary with airports and towns across the state.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Associated Press
Belgrade
Sit Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
Superior
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
Bombers Collide in California Near El Mirage Dry Lake
Two B26 Air Force planes collided and crashed late Wednesday night about 28 miles northwest of Victorville in the El Mirage area. A land rescue team from March Air Force Base and deputies from the Lancaster substation responded. No immediate word on how many were aboard. bombers typically carry four or five crew.
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Victorville Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Desert
Here
March Air Force Base
Lancaster
March
el Mirage Dry Lake
Contract Awarded for Repairing Airport Runways
The City of Butte awarded the runway resurfacing contract for Butte Municipal Airport to Charles Shannon Company of Butte. Bid was $22,151.14 the lowest of five submissions, with completion in three days after acceptance and a $20 daily penalty for delays. Federal Civil Aeronautics assistance covers about $11,857.51, leaving roughly $10,293.63 to be financed locally.
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Butte
Charles Shannon Company
Blacktop Construction Company
Kiely Construction Company
Charles B. Snyder
Great Falls
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Father Held After Drill Press Attack At Inn
Ridgefield Connecticut state police report a hotel waiter Joseph Korczynski 36 placed his son Joseph Jr 4 on a drill press and rammed a 316 inch bit through the boy's body twice He was held on an open charge and taken to Danbury Hospital in critical condition The drill narrowly missed his heart Sgt Louis Marchese said the suspect was obviously distressed.
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Ridgefield
Conn
Joseph Korczynski
Joseph, Jr
Danbury Hospital
Louis Marchese
Korcczynski
Russians Frantically Mining Uranium in East Germany
British reports say Soviet Russia has intensified uranium extraction in East Germany to a frantic pace since 1946. About 300,000 Germans, drafted by Russians and German Communist fronts, dig ore for atomic weapons amid heavy manpower and material waste.
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Berlin
Russia
East Germany
Communist Front
British Control Commission
American Jets Hit Troops in Masan Sector
American jets blasted Korean Communist troops and supplies in the Masan sector with F80 fighters striking at 6:04 a.m. and targets reported hit by 8:00 a.m. The Far East Air Force noted extensive ammunition use and confirmed several troops and supply lines damaged.
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Tokyo
Masan
Far East Air Force
United States Air Force
Kaesong
38Th Parallel
Reds
South Korea
Comus
Yellow Sea
Korea
Seoul
Life in Sloggerville Described by US 27th Infantry Korea
Reporter Don Whitehead describes the Sloggerville front near Taegu where the 27th Infantry Regiment fights to defend Taegu from Reds. Lt Col Gilbert Check oversees first battalion from a makeshift post as Charlie company endures enemy fire and mortar zeroing while Captain Don Hickman coordinates calls from the C P amid sleepless nights.
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Don Whitehead
Korea
Taegu
Naktong River
Hickman
Regiment
Charlie Company
C. P
Aged Man Held After Displaying Cash At Bus Depot
A 74-year-old man was taken into protective custody in Butte after police observed him carelessly displaying 3066 in cash and savings notes at the bus depot. Officers sought his relatives and noted the funds included ten 50s and two 20s plus 2500 in 500 savings notes. He had apparently arrived in Butte Tuesday and stayed in a local hotel while unsure of his destination. He is believed to have relatives in Minot North Dakota Great Falls and Manitoba Canada.
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Butte
Minot
N. C
Great Falls
Manitoba
Canada
Helena
Communists Shift Troops From Other Front Lines
Tokyo dispatch notes North Korean Reds pull troops from minor fronts to reinforce the Taegu area. U S forces report minimal opposition along the Naktong near Waegwan as pressure eases after days of heavy fighting. Commanders cite growing troop movements and air strikes while Navy figures show 150 ships and 90 000 men in the Korean War effort.
Sherman States More Marines on Way to Korea
In Tokyo on August 24 Admiral Forrest P. Sherman announced that additional Marine ground troops and air forces are en route to Korea. He said the Far Eastern naval command will be considerably reinforced with a general build up and ships in mothballs being recalled to active service. Army Chief of Staff Gen. J Lawton Collins added that UN forces will hold their beachhead after touring the battle fronts.
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Tokyo
U.P
Forrest P. Sherman
United States Naval Operations
Korea
Sherman
Far Eastern
United States
United States Army
J. Lawton Collins
United Nations
Collins
Harbors and Rivers Measure Reaches $686 Million Pact
Senate House conferees end deadlock on rivers and harbors flood control by agreeing to 686 million dollars for the coming year with a ban on new starts unless vital to the war effort and strict standards for ongoing projects. The compromise sits between Senate 736 million and House 630.82 million figures, with Truman favoring 834 million.
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Washington
U.P
Senate House
Senate
House
Truman
Dutch to Deploy 2000 Infantry to Korean War Front
J P Bourdrez head of The Netherlands information bureau said two thousand Dutch infantrymen will join United Nations forces in Korea within weeks. The exact contingent will be decided by the Dutch government by Saturday.
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San Francisco
United Nations
Korea
J. P. Bourdrez
Netherlands Information Bureau
Bowling Alley on Korean Front Goes Quiet as Tanks Fall
Aug. 23. Fox company of the United States 27th Infantry Regiment fights along a long road into Red territory nicknamed the bowling alley. U.S. tanks and artillery knock over 11 North Korean tanks in three volleys as Reds mount self propelled guns and tanks. Regimental Commander John Michaelis calls North Korean moves stupid. The action ends with a quiet front.
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United States 27Th Infantry
Korea
F Fox Company
Fox Company
John “Mike” Michaelis
Lancaster
Reds
Nephew of Butte Woman Is Missing in Action
Mrs. William Bargmann of 1046 California learns her nephew Pvt. Jerry Dean Kappler 17 son of Mr and Mrs Henry Kappler Madison SD is missing in action with the First Cavalry division since July 25 in the Korean conflict.
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William Bargmann
California
Pvt
Jerry Dean Kappler
Henry Kappler
Madison
S. D
First Cavalry Division
Fisherman Drowned in Ronan Reservoir
Ronan man about 25, Pete Becker, drowned Wednesday afternoon while fishing on the southeast corner of Kicking Horse reservoir six miles southeast of Ronan. Sheriff Coroner Wallace J. Beaudry said Becker slipped on a concrete spillway and fell into a feeder canal at about 2 30 p m. He was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Phillip J Becker of Rowan and several brothers and sisters.
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Ronan
Pete Becker
Kicking Horse Reservoir
Here
Wallace J. Beaudry
Phillip J. Becker
Rowan
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James Roosevelt
Lewis Dean McKellips
Carl McKellips
Coffeyville
Kan
Montgomery County Board
Lewis
New Yorker
Waegwan
United States First Cavalry Division
First Cavalry
Naktong
24Th Division
United States Eighth Army
Forrest Sherman
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
Pohang
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