Strike Halts Butte Mine and Anaconda Smelter Operations
Operations at the Butte mines and Anaconda and Great Falls smelters will halt at 7 a m today after a deadlock in contract talks between the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers and Anaconda Copper Mining Co. The union had set August 27 for a nationwide strike if agreements aren’t reached with major copper producers. Leaders announced the morning shutdown, with limited staff kept to maintain pumps, drainage, and fire safety as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Mines
Anaconda
Great Falls
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Independent
International Union of Mine, Mill
Anaconda Company
International Union
Kennecott
Phelps Dodge
American Smelting and Refining Company
William Mason
Butte
Iummsw
American Smelting and Refining
American Brass
Coeur d'Alene
Joint
Butte, Anaconda
Earl Simmons
Douglas, Ariz
Arizona
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Earl J. Ruddy
Douglas
Bisbee
Morenci
Clifton
Idaho
Wallace
International Union of Mine
Bunker Hill
Sunshine, and Day Mines, Inc
Lucky Friday
Mullan
Hecla-Star
Efforts to Stop Copper Strike Being Continued
Federal mediators pressed into the early hours to avert a nationwide copper strike set for 7 a.m. local time across time zones. Kennecott Copper and 12 unions, meeting since Sunday afternoon, remained apart while government proposals were discussed. The walkout would affect about 100,000 workers and threaten defense production. In Utah, 3,400 workers began a strike at 7 a.m. Monday amid halted production. Arizona and Idaho were also moving toward or under strike action affecting several mines and unions.
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Washington
U.P
Defense
Kennecott Copper Company
Federal Mediation
Clyde M. Mills
Utah
McCarthy Accuses State Dept of Red Infiltration in Oregon
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy renewed charges that the Truman administration allowed Communists and sympathizers into the State department. Speaking at the GOP Oregon state picnic he said removing the administration over Red infiltration will be a major 1952 campaign issue. He praised Truman as loyal but ignorant about Communism. He will speak at Butte high school auditorium Tuesday night at 8:30.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Truman
State Department
Oregon
Harry Truman
Wisconsin
Butte High School
GOP
Daylight Time Ends September 3 in Three Montana Cities
Residents of Anaconda Philipsburg and Butte will set clocks back one hour next Monday night September 3 to end daylight saving time and return to Mountain Standard Time at midnight Labor Day. Trains buses and planes may adjust schedules accordingly.
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Anaconda
Philipsburg
Butte
Representative Fellows Hovering in Serious Condition
In Bangor Maine on August 26 United States Rep Frank Fellows Republican of Maine was listed on the danger list at Eastern Maine General hospital. Doctors report the congressman is in very serious condition after an illness or injury.
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Solon
Bangor
Maine
United States
Frank Fellows
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Butte And Montana Weather Forecast
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and cooler Monday. Monday temperatures range from 40 to 60 with cooler readings at night. In Montana west of divide expect mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and a high near 60 to 65. East of divide expect cooler, scattered showers with highs 55 to 65 and a clearing trend west tonight.
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Divide
Harriman and Tito Plan Peace via Military Strength
W Averell Harriman said he and Premier Tito agreed strengthening armed forces is the surest path to peace. After five hours with Tito and Yugoslav leaders, Harriman noted shared views on Kremlin miscalculation and urged continued U N opposition to aggression. He foresaw Yugoslavia needing substantial additional aid this year.
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Blec
Yugoslavia
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Marshal Tito
Harriman
Tito
Kremlin
United States
Korea
Moscow
United Nations
Stalin
London
Clement Attlee
New Hurricane Brews in Gulf
Mazatlan closed to sea and air traffic as a 90 mile per hour hurricane moves north toward the Gulf of California. The new storm could threaten Mazatlan or La Paz if course shifts. In the Atlantic coast, floods from a prior hurricane raise the death toll to 198 with nine drownings and over 6 000 displaced in seven towns and surrounding villages.
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Mexico City
U.P
Pacific
Mazatlan
Mexico
Gulf of California
la Paz
Gulf
Atlantic
Jamaica
East Coast
Two Yank Soldiers Released by Reds
Berlin reports two American soldiers Corp. Robert Lentz of Hamilton Ohio and Corp. Alvin B. Bryson of Asheville North Carolina were detained 22 hours by Communist police in the Soviet sector and released unharmed. The men said they accidentally got off at the wrong station while trying to reach a Russian sector beer and were not misbehaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Corp
Robert Lentz
Hamilton
Ohio
Alvin
Bryson
Asheville
N. C
Pasadena Earthquake Shakes Dishes and Windows
A minor quake struck Pasadena and nearby San Gabriel on Sunday, rattling dishes and window panes and prompting brief public concern.
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Pasadena
Calif
San Gabriel
India refuses to attend San Francisco conference on Japanese peace treaty
The United States and Britain face India’s refusal to sign or attend the conference to draft the Japanese peace treaty. New Delhi cites Nehru's Asia-for-Asiatics policy and neutrality aims, while Washington warns of broader Cold War implications. Gromyko leads a Soviet delegation toward the talks, seen as a potential obstacle to signing.
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Washington
India
San Francisco
United States
Britain
Nehru
Russia
West
Far East
Ryukyu and
Bonin Islands
Japan
Kuriles
South Sakhalin
Formosa
China
Andrei Gromyko
France
State Department
Boys Staters See Historic Capital in Virginia City
Montana Boys Staters toured Virginia City the second territorial capital during the eighth day of the 10 day American Legion citizenship school. They held a barbecue on the Western Montana College of Education campus and heard lectures on local history and civic leadership from Rush Jordan and peers.
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Dillon
Montana
Virginia City
American Legion
Western Montana College of Education
Rush Jordan
Bannack
Alder Gulch
John P. Dunbar
Butte
Boys Nation
Washington, D. C
Hayes Kennedy
Illinois
Boys State
Springfield
al Erickson
Glenn H. Larson
R-Sanders
Little Hoover Commission
Boys State House
Senate
Ory J. Armstrong
Flathead
House of Representatives
Representatives
Dan Hanley
Jim Callaghan
Helena
America
Treaty Signed Reveals Soviet Support to Hungary
London reports Hungary and Soviet Russia have signed a secret military pact allowing the Red Army to deploy new units to Hungary for training in addition to the already substantial Soviet occupation forces. The disclosure appeared in Sunday accounts.
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London
Hungary
Soviet
Russia
Red Army
Egypt clashes erupt at embassies on anniversary
Police fired on an anti western mob near the United States and British embassies in Cairo injuring 10 rioters while 13 policemen were hurt. The day marked the 15th anniversary of the Anglo Egyptian treaty and nationalists demanded Britain withdraw from the canal zone.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
United States
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Canal Zone
Yanks Reach Casablanca on Air Base Duty
Eleven hundred Air Force personnel arrived in Casablanca aboard the General Hodges from New York to man air bases under construction near the city.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Air Force
General Hodges
New York
Solons Target Gambling Rings With Federal Crackdown
The Senate crime investigating committee led by Senator O'Connor moves to curb organized gambling and its ties to interstate crime including narcotics. A final report calls for federal action and possible local enforcement critique. Separately the Senate finance panel, under Senator George, pursues heavy taxes and detailed filings on gamblers for the new tax bill.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
O'Connor
D-Md
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
House
Ways and Means
Taft Seen as Eager Candidate by Fellow Senators
Fellow senators say Robert A. Taft is an active candidate for the Republican presidential nomination despite public disclaimers. They note his New England and national swings resemble 1947 moves toward a 1948 bid and expect he will decide by January to enter primaries if party sentiment favors him.
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Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
New England
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
Genight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Democrats See Truman Victory Edge in 1952 Tour
Midwestern Democrats emerged confident Truman can win if he runs and urged another whistle stop campaign. Delegates from 15 states returned home with a combative spirit and belief that the Midwest would be key to the election, with Indiana leaders Ira Haymaker and Frank McHale stressing Truman as the sole possible candidate.
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French Lick
Ind
Truman
Indiana
Ira L. Haymaker
Frank M. McHale
McHale
Midwest
American Planes Over Mainland Charged in Korean War Claims
Peiping radio accused the United States of new land and air violations around the Korean truce talks zone and said American warplanes flew over the Shanghai area and Chinese coast. It claimed involvement with Kaesong attacks and urged revision of U S policy to resume talks. The report cited Panmunjom clashes and alleged flight incursions last Thursday and Saturday.
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Tokyo
Red China
United States
Shanghai
Tsingtao
Peiping Radio
China
Kaesong
Peiping
Matthew B. Ridgway
Red News Agency
Panmunjom
Red
Shantung
Cheklang
Kiangsan
Ridgway
Pyongyang
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Frontline clash looms as North Korean attack feelers widen
North Korean Communists sent patrols north of Yanggu and lobbed artillery while UN observers said the moves resembled preattack feints. A 400 man column was cut by artillery, with 200 to 250 killed as the assault persisted. Allied air and artillery fire lit the sky and damaged enemy trucks and rail yards.
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Tokyo
Yanggu
United Nations
Punch Bowl
Inje
Kuni-ri
Missoula Girl 2 Dies in Orchard Homes Fire
In Orchard Homes Missoula a two year old girl Carmin Otoupalik died in a house fire that destroyed the Finley home. Grandmother Mrs E H Finley was critically burned while the mother Mrs Kamille Otoupalik Jr and four other children escaped via an upstairs window. Fire origin described as a ground floor explosion. Coroner said debris too hot to inspect and the father was away in Fairbanks Alaska.
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Missoula
Carmin Otoupalik
E. H. Finley
Finley
Kamille Otoupalik, Jr
Carmin
Otoupalik
Finleys
Missoula County
Ralph M. Simmons
Fairbanks
Alaska
Butte Boys Tumble Into Hearts of Army Personnel
Thirteen Butte Central high school boys toured Fort Lewis delivering cheerful performances for about 500 attendees at each show. The group played three acts on Sunday across service clubs No 1 No 6 and No 2 with a third show at club No 3. Lt Col Neal organized the schedule to maximize post attendance for soldiers including Negro troops.
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Butte
Fort Lewis
Wash
Central High
Ambassadors of Good Will
Service Club
McChordfield
DPA Expected to Approve State Aluminum Loan
Defense Production Administration readiness to approve Harvey Aluminum’s $46,000,000 loan for aluminum plants in Kalispell Montana and near Seattle Washington awaits Monday action. Terms include applying half of California operation net income to a 20 year repayment and a letter of acceptance to M Fleischman.
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Defense Production Administration
Harvey Machine Company
Montana
Washington
Interior
Richard Searles
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Searles
D. C
Harvey
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
California
Manley Fleischman
DPA
Kalispell
Seattle
Dutch Guiana
Dutch East Indies
Amputee Pvt Reeves Engaged to Wilmington Girl
Pvt. Hubert Reeves 19, a quadruple amputee of the Korean War, will marry Beverly Jean Hall of Wilmington after she wrote to comfort him during hospitalization. The Hall family announced the engagement and upcoming wedding on Sept. 8.
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Reds
Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corporation
H. H. Gleichman
AFL
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
McCarthy
Associated Press
Harriman Cenfer
U.S
John Scali
Boys Staters
G. Milton Kelly
John L. Cutter
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