Italian Border Proposal Wins Approval
Paris reports that four-power foreign ministers accepted a French plan for a boundary between Italy and Yugoslavia and moved toward solving the Trieste question. Russia supports international control of Trieste, while Britain and the United States seek more study time.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Italy
Yugoslavia
Bottern Trieste
Russia
Trieste
Britain
United States
Adriatic
Balkans
Molotov
Byrnes
Luxembourg Palace
France
West Bank
The
Rhine
Ruhr
Reich
Troops Stoned As Riots Rattle Trieste Violence Persists
American and British forces faced a rioting mob outside the Communist party headquarters in Trieste as clashes between Italian and Yugoslav sympathizers spill into day two. Eight civilians wounded, toll reaches one dead and about 38 injured. troops fired in air to disperse. Reinforcements ordered to police then act as soldiers if violence worsens.
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Trieste
Communist Party
Italy
Yugoslavia
Venezia- Giulia
Bank Bandits Use Children as Shields in Holdup
Bank robbers used two five year old children as shields during a Warsaw Savings and Loan robbery in Cleveland. Fourteen other bank patrons were inside when the two gunmen entered and escaped with more than 1000 dollars before releasing the children at their car.
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Cleveland
Warsaw Savings and Loan Company
Five Vessels Sunk Six Wrecked Bikini A-Bomb Test
Aboard the U S Appalachian off Bikini on Tuesday July 2 the atomic blast sank five ships of 73 target vessels wrecked six and damaged 25 with many others affected though no capital ship went down. Fires raged aboard at least eight ships and the light carrier Independence suffered heavy internal explosions. Vice Admiral Blandy said the damage was extensive but not alarming as observers began to assess the results.
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U.S. S. Appalachian
Bikini
Independence
William H. P. Blandy
Housing boom seen as veterans' home goal within reach
Washington report shows 406000 dwellings started in five months, 34 percent of Truman's 1946 goal of 1.2 million for veterans. Wyatt says steep uphill climb remains to 2.7 million by 1947, but price controls threaten low cost housing. Builders warn completions lag starts. 268000 traditional homes started by private industry.
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Washington
Wilson Wyatt
Truman
Wyatt
NHA
National Association of Home Builders
Association
Frank W. Courtright
Farmers Enjoy Most Prosperous Years
Washington July 1 The Commerce department reported that wartime conditions boosted American farmers profits by about 200 percent and created a $10 million backlog in cash and government bonds. It predicted farm prosperity could continue into 1948 but warned risk of insufficient markets and hidden unemployment thereafter.
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Washington
America
Commerce Department
San Francisco Strike Crowds Downtown Traffic Jam
San Francisco on July 1 experienced the greatest traffic jam in the city’s history as a strike by municipal trolley and bus operators left residents without regular transportation. Thousands filled downtown streets Monday night, cars bumper to bumper, lines tangled at intersections.
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San Francisco
San
House Votes 20 Day Stopgap OPA Resurrection Faces Senate Opposition
The article reports Congress considering a 20 day stopgap to resurrect OPA and the Senate opposition, while prices remain controlled by states. It covers retail price retention at OPA levels, rising rents, meal costs, and early market responses including cattle hogs grain and wool futures amid post ceiling shifts. It notes regional price movements, including $20 hogs in Indianapolis and a $22 cattle high, with ensuing effects on meat flour and clothing costs. It references rent spikes up to 300 percent in Florida and mentions temporary state actions in Massachusetts and New York/DC.
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Associated Press
New York Exchange
Indianapolis
Chicago
OPA
Phoenix
Ariz
Portland
Ore
Boston
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
D. C
Florida
New York
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Maurice Tobin
Charges Fly On Eve Of Mississippi Primary
In Jackson Mississippi charges of wholesale intimidation threats and assaults to bar Black voters from the Democratic primary were leveled as U S Attorney General Tom Clark announced federal support for the voting right Emanuel H Bloch counsel for the Civil Rights Congress New York said Bilbo s exhortations had spread terror over Mississippi s Negro population Bilbo and Rankin white supremacist candidates for renomination faced the flap amid a tense racial climate as Sen Taylor Idaho urged an investigation and possible troop deployment to protect Black voters
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Jackson
Miss
United States
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Emanuel H. Bloch
Civil Rights Congress
New York
Theo G. Bilbo
Bilbo
John E. Rankin
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Sen
Taylor
Idaho
Senate Elections Committee
Senate Campaign Committee
Idahoan
Truman
Edgar G. Brown
National Negro Council
Radar secrecy in espionage trial cited by Navy official
Seattle July 1 The United States has withheld latest American radar and gun fire control gear from Russia a key witness testified at the espionage trial of Soviet Lt Nicolai Redin In Washington Navy Ship Bureau official John McQuilkin said the destroyer tender involved carried equipment far exceeding what had been released to Russia The defense had questioned confidentiality of the data
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Seattle
United States
Russia
Nicolai
Redin
Navy Ship Bureau
Coundr
John McQuilkin
Butte Weather Forecast Tuesday Near Clear Then Clouds and Thunder
Butte area expects clear Tuesday forenoon turning partly cloudy to cloudy late afternoon and evening with scattered thunder showers and clearing after dark. School of Mines max 83 next 24 hours. airport 85. Last 24 hours School of Mines max 80 min 41. airport max 83 min 42. West of divide Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer with scattered afternoon thunderstorms. high 80 to 90. East of divide warmer Tuesday. low 50 to 60.
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School of Mines
Day Partly Cloudy Warmer With Scattered Thunder Showers
Partly cloudy and warmer with few widely scattered thunder showers. Highs near 85 to 95 degrees.
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Thun
OPA Legislation Passes House Amid Stop Gap Hope
The House votes 20 day stop gap return for the OPA while the Senate is expected to kill it. Prices across livestock markets rise toward historic peaks as rents surge in many areas. Milk prices edge up in Dallas as overall food costs stay near OPA levels and commodities futures rise before trimming gains. Industrial shares gain modestly on the NYSE before profit taking narrows the advance.
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House
Senate
Florida
Dallas
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
New York Exchange
Large Munitions Cache Is Found
The British army said a cache of munitions so large it cannot be counted was found in an underground chamber at Masheq Yagur near Haifa. The find included thousands of rounds, hundreds of grenades, detonators, explosives, rifles, and 15 subsidiary caches. Zionist leaders urged calm amid arrests while Jewish officials plot a course of action.
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Jerusalem
Masheq Yagur
Haifa
Palestine
Haifa Bay
Jewish National Council
MacArthur Departs Tokyo For Manila Independence Ceremonies
General Douglas MacArthur with his wife and son left Tokyo by air for Manila on Monday to participate in the Philippines independence ceremonies scheduled for July 4.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Philippines
Decorations Put in Place for Fourth of July in Butte
Butte prepares a gala Independence Day with street banners forming arches in the downtown district for the Permanent Victory celebration. Mayor Barry O Leary says many out of town inquiries about the parade indicate Butte will host hundreds of Montanans. A July 4 parade committee meeting is set for Tuesday night at city hall with Assistant Chief Jack Duggan as marshal. The lineup includes floats and a late entry from the Serbian Sisters. Parade entries should notify celebration secretary Mary McDonald. Horse show leaders named: Dr. R E Dodge, Ed Carter, Ralph Olsen, James Andrews. Participants may obtain numbers at Star Cleaners. Parade starts at 10:00 AM at the intersection.
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Barry O'Leary
Jack Duggan
O'Leary
Mary McDonald
B. F. Froelich
R. E. Dodge
Ed Carter
Ralph Olsen
James Andrews
Star Cleaners
West Park
Jackson Rancher Mishap Victim DILLON
Oren Kenneth Peterson 34 a Jackson rancher from Beaverhead county was killed when a rifle discharged while being removed from a bunkhouse shelf. Coroner Raymond Schwartz deemed the discharge accidental with a bedclothes catch on the trigger. Survived by wife Louise and children Beverly and Walton, plus extensive Peterson kin across Montana Idaho and Washington. Body at Brundage funeral home in Dillon.
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Dillon
Oren
Kenneth Peterson
Jackson
Beaverhead County
Peterson Ranch
Raymond Schwartz
Peterson
Schwartz
Bannack
Louise Peterson
Beverly
Walton
Alfred Peterson
Elvin Peterson
Robert Peterson
Melvin
Ralph Peterson
J. B. Gowen
Butte
Hans Jorgenson
Wisdom
Pete Jensen
Caldwell
Idaho
Ingrid Nelson
Bellview
Wash
Tilda Bensen
Belinda Sorenson
Bellingham
Marie Nelson
Montana
Washington
Nebraska
Brundage Funeral Home
Registration for Montana primary tops 241,550
Helena July 1 Voter registration for the July 16 primary election is over 37 000 higher than the 1944 primary total Secretary of State Sam W Mitchell said Monday The current total of 241 550 covers 1 156 precincts in Montana s 56 counties Registration for the 1944 primary was 203 769, versus 258 749 in 1942 and 248 408 for the 1944 general election
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Helena
Sam W. Mitchell
Montana
Highway Safety Drive Planned
Helena July 1 4 Plans for a campaign to reduce Montana traffic deaths were discussed by four committees at the state capitol. They will map a statewide program of public education local organization and highway safety instruction with final drive preparations in Helena July 11 when a safety council is organized.
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Helena
Montana
State Capitol
State Highway Patrol
Price Restored as Coffee Rises Then Falls in Lewistown
In Lewistown on Monday coffee prices climbed from a nickel to ten cents per draught as OPA controls relaxed. Patrons noted the change by adding water price marks on menus reading water 25 cents while coffee returned to a nickel. No other price changes were reported.
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Lewistown
Upper House Heads Have Other Legislation Plans
The House extended OPA until July 20 while Senate leaders plan longer term price controls. A rent control revival proposal surfaced from Senator Byrd and a GOP House alternative. Bowles urged state action until federal moves, with governors in Alabama Massachusetts New Jersey and New York already acting. House approval of a stopgap measure failed to clear the Senate, delaying a one year extension and leaving price controls unsettled.
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Washington
House
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Chester Bowles
al Ready
Alabama
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Congress
Barkley Ky
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Paul Porter
President Signs Interior Bill
President Truman signed the $247,167,000 Interior Department appropriation for the 1947 fiscal year, about $100,000,000 below budget estimates. The act funds a $113,610,000 reclamation program to provide farm homes for veterans, with several major projects listed including Colorado-Big Thompson, Hungry Horse, Fort Peck, Missouri River Basin, and Boulder Canyon among others.
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Washington
Truman
Interior Department
Department
Congress
Colorado-Big Thompson
Colo
Hungry Horse
Mont
Fort Peck
Missouri River Basin
Boulder Canyon
Colorado River
Riverton
Wyo
Heart Mountain Division
Wildwood Division
Prosecutors Resume Questioning of Heirens in Chicago
Chicago July 1 Chief of Detectives Storms said FBI telegram reports latent palm print on Suzanne Degnan ransom note identical to Heirens left palm print. Prosecutors resumed questioning Heirens after defense sought to free him from custody. No confession was made.
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Chicago
Walter Storms
FBI
Suzanne Degnan
William Heirens
Heirens
Degnan
William J
Suzanne
North Side
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