Truman Urges Copper Strike End During WSB Inquiry
President Truman ordered the Wage Stabilization Board to study the copper walkout and urged 58,000 IMW workers to return to their jobs for national defense. The strike affected 42,000 workers across four AFL unions and two railroad unions, with mediation in Washington and Denver planned for key talks.
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Washington
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
National Defense
George Taylor
Wage Board
International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Ind
AFL
Denver
Mr. Truman
Taylor
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
John Clark
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Clark
WSB
Cyrus Ching
United States Conciliation Service
D. C
Central Tumblers Finishing Tour
The Central high school tumbling team and accordion band completed their Fort Lewis appearances with two sold out shows at McChord Army Air Base theater. Air Force personnel gave hearty ovations and commendations flowed to coach Brother J. N. McMahon as the group heads to Seattle for sightseeing before continuing.
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Frank Quinn
Fort Lewis
Boys Central High School
Army Post
McChord Army Air Base Theater
Air Force
J. N. McMahon
Butte
Mont
Wash
J. E. Neal
Seattle
Unions Strike Idles Ana Conda Montana Mines
About 9,000 workers in Butte and Great Falls area idle as International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers calls a morning strike at Anaconda Copper Mining plants after four days of talks with no agreement. Maintenance staff remain on site and some craftsmen work in maintenance roles during the stoppage. Federal conciliator Earl Simmons attended.
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Montana
Earl Simmons
Trustees Protest Group Action Over Canadian Gas Plan
Trustees of Butte school district No. 1 voted to oppose coal interests groups trying to block Montana Power from bringing Canadian natural gas into the state. If blocked, schools may need new heating plants later. The board also announced teacher replacements ahead of the 1951 1952 term and set football ticket prices higher due to repair costs.
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Trustees of
Butte School District No
Montana Power Company
Montana
John Bertoglio
Winifred Connelly
Butte
McKinley School
Josephine Hayes
Jack Reinwand
Greeley School
Patricia Read
State University
Fay Bucholz
Polson
Whitehall
Margaret Mullen
Helen Stanton
Gene Whelan
Butte High School
Willis Gerry
Senator McCarthy cancels Butte speaking engagement
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was scheduled to speak in Butte Tuesday night but the appearance was canceled due to potential bad weather and a tight schedule. Lee Colston, Silver Bow GOP chairman, was informed by George M. Gosman that McCarthy might visit Montana later this year.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Lee Colston
Silver Bow County
Republican Central Committee
George M. Gosman
Dillon
Republican Committee
Senator McCarthy
Colston
Gosman
Montana
Michigan backs Truman for 1952 re election
The Michigan Democratic State central committee urged President Harry Truman to run again and pledged full support. Michigan thus became an early state backing Truman for 1952.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Michigan Democratic State Central Committee
Harry Truman
Michigan
Mr. Truman
Smoke jumpers dispatched to aid fires in California Oregon
Missoula reports 32 more smoke jumpers sent Monday to Cave Junction Ore to join 28 others from the region last week aiding the fight against forest fires in northern California and southwestern Oregon.
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Missoula
California
Oregon
Fred M. Fite
Cave Junction
Ore
Three Butte Men Called for Induction
Silver Bow county draft board officials announced three Butte men called for induction under the selective service act. Joseph N. Freshman Roy C. Miller and William J. Smith will report Thursday at 8 at the Army and Air Force main station with assignments to Marine Corps or other U S branches as regulations dictate.
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Army and
Air Force
Army
Maine Corps
Silver Bow County
Butte Trio Hurt in Wyoming Auto Crash
Three members of a Butte Montana family were hospitalized after a car ran off United States highway 20 north of Thermopolis Wyoming. Joan Edgar 17 suffered a fractured skull and broken ribs and remains unconscious. The three‑month‑old baby asleep beside her was unhurt. Millicent Fults 66 grandmother sustained broken ribs and knee cuts. Also injured were Joan Edgar’s sister Jerry Holland 18 and mother Emilie Holland 37. The car driven by Joan Edgar reportedly left the road on a hill and overturned while en route to Fort Collins Colorado.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Butte
Mont
Here
Memorial Hospital
Joan Edgar
West Granite
Millicent Fults
East LaPlatte Street
Mrs. Edgar
Jerry Holland
Emilie Holland
J. D. Maxted
Edgar
Fort Collins
Colo
Oregon Democrats File Ike's Name for President Bid
Oregon Democrats filed Dwight D. Eisenhower as a candidate for the state primary next May, beating Republicans who also circulated petitions. Election chief Dave O'Hara accepted the Democratic petitions while noting a court decision may be needed to resolve party affiliation questions since Eisenhower has not disclosed party ties.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Dave O'Hara
Britons Reject American Lead In Iranian Oil Talks
British officials brushed off a plan to put an American in charge of the Abadan refinery as Harriman met British leaders to discuss a settlement with Iran. No official word from Washington confirmed such a proposal. About 350 oilmen remain in Abadan awaiting Tehran’s word to resume operations.
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London
Abadan
Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Attlee
United States
Britain
Tehran
India's Boycott of Parley May Backfire
India may provoke a tougher U S policy toward itself and damage foreign aid by boycotting the Japanese peace treaty conference. Soviet involvement looms large as Moscow aims to wreck negotiations amid us unease on aid.
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Washington
India
United States
State Department
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
New York
San Francisco
Gromyko
Russia
Capitol Hill
Sparkman
Korea
Japan
Jawaharlal Nehru
Eisenhower warns on drag of Europe rearmament
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told a Senate subcommittee that dragging out Western Europe rearmament could destroy U S strength. He urged full production and Europe’s absorption capacity, arguing a strong Europe may force Soviet forces to seek easier targets elsewhere. He said France and Germany are likely to grow closer. Lt. Gen. Alfred M. Guenther is named in the report.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congressional
Europe
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Senate Foreign Relations
Eisenhower
Free World
Western
France
Germany
Alfred M. Guenther
Weather Forecast for Butte Montana Showing Showers
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers on Tuesday and Tuesday night and cooler conditions. Forecast highs reach 58 Tuesday afternoon after a 38 Tuesday morning, with overnight lows around 42 at the School of Mines and 48 at the Airport. West of Divide expect showers or thunderstorms and cooler highs 55 to 65 while east of Divide sees scattered showers and warmer south with highs 55 to 65 and 70 to 80 east.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Atom Bomb Production On Industrial Basis Says AEC Head
Gordon Dean chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission said the United States now produces atomic bombs on an industrial rather than laboratory basis. He added the A-bombs are greatly improved in design and more powerful than those used in World War II. The comment came in a Look magazine interview.
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New York
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Senate Debates Bill to Stop Arms Flow to Reds
The Senate moved to consider a bill aimed at halting all American arms and related aid to nations trading with iron curtain countries. Debate centered on enforcement discretion and the Kem amendment proposing stricter, mandatory restrictions, with leaders signaling possible night sessions to finish action.
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Bill
Washington
Senate
Russia
Malone
R-Nev
Bridges
R-N.h
Democratc
Kem
R-Mo
Truman
Administration
America
Tron Curtain
Sparkman
D-Ala
Kemn
Wherry
R-Neb
Byrd
D-Va
India
San Francisco
Congress
State Department
McFarland
Dariz
Boy Burned When Match Ignites Auto Gasoline Tank
Seven year old Arthur Buddy Aho was burned on the left side of his face when a match dropped into a gasoline tank near 322 East Broadway. He was saved by a neighbor and taken to St. James hospital in a police car in good condition. His younger brother William 5 caused the incident. Also admitted for second degree burns was 5 year old Tommy Bennett for burns on a leg from playing with matches. He will undergo skin grafting. PMID
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Arthur
Buddy) Aho
Ida Aho
St. James Hospital
William
Winkie) Aho
Buddy
John O'Mara
Ed Huhtanen
East Broadway
Huhtanen
Tommy Bennett
Butte
Paul J. Bennett
Waukesha
Alaska Airlines plane crash near Seldovia kills four
A Travel-Aire plane of Alaska Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff from Seldovia Alaska 135 miles southwest of Anchorage killing four of the six aboard and injuring others. Civil Aeronautics officials investigated the incident with details pending.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alaska Airlines Travel- Aire
Seldovia
Here
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Jets bolster defenses in England from Ko rea Sabre jets
A squadron of American F86 Sabre jets arrived in Shepherds Grove England on August 27 to strengthen western European defenses. The jets, proven in combat over Korea, are the fastest in the air and bolster NATO air power amid ongoing tensions with Communist forces.
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Shepherd's Grove
England
Korea
United States
Series of Demands Delays Korea Truce Talks Resumption
Red commanders in Korea notified Gen. Ridgway they were ready to resume truce talks but added new demands. They urged a joint probe of the Aug. 23 Kaesong bombing and demanded a neutral site for negotiations, possibly the Jutlandia, while Ridgway had labeled prior charges a fraud.
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Tokyo
U.P
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kim Sung
Peng Teh-huai
Pan Mun Jom
Kaesong
Peiping
Ridgway
Jutlandia
Wonsan
Korean Commies Launch New Frontal Assaults
North Korean troops pressed eastern front lines Tuesday attacking Bloody Ridge near Yanggu as UN forces repelled most assaults. Air power targeted Pyongyang area airfields while pilots reported 450 enemy vehicles destroyed or damaged Sunday night and Monday morning, totaling about 2,000 since last Friday.
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Eighth Army
Kumsong
Pyongyang
North Korea
Bloody Ridge
Yanggu
Missoula elects new MSU Alumni leaders and council
Kenneth C. Duff of Missoula, a 1935 MSU graduate, elected president of the University Alumni association. Robert Harper of Helena becomes vice president and Robert Pantzer of Livingston named a three year delegate. Council expands with 11 Montana district delegates and new out-of-state districts including California, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and more. The next council meeting is set for Oct. 12-13 during homecoming.
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Missoula
Kenneth C. Duff
Montana State University
University Alumni Association
Claget T. Sanders
Sidney
Robert Harper
Helena
Robert Pantzer
Livingston
Association
Executive Council
Montana
Executive Committee
Robert Sykes
Kalispell
Charles P. Keim
W. Melville Blackford
Lewistown
William G. Kelly
Herbert C. Watts
Havre
Bernard Thomas
Chinook
Walter Turner
Hildegard Weisberg
Robert Alling
Fairview
John R. Hanrah
Senate Finance Cuts Across The Corporate Tax Plan
The Senate Finance Committee voted to raise corporate taxes by 2.28 billion dollars annually, cutting 760 million from House levies and yielding a total reduction of 1.64 billion in committee revisions. The measure would still boost revenue by about 5.56 billion annually, about half of the 10 billion increase sought by President Truman and Treasury Secretary Snyder.
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Washington
Senate Finance
House
Senate
Truman
Treasury
Snyder
Defense
George
D-Ga
Labor Day Traffic Seen as Bonanza
GREAT FALLS Montana August 27 Travel on the states highways during the Labor Day weekend will bring an estimated 90000 in tax receipts for the state treasury. G C Stevenson executive secretary of the Montana petroleum industries committee said the holiday is expected to set a new weekend travel record with 180000 cars on the roads from an estimated 22500000 and using 1500000 gallons of gasoline.
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Great Falls
State Treasury
G. C. Stevenson
Montana Petroleum Industries Committee
Stevenson
Montana
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