Republic of Philippines Born Amid the Rubble of War
Manila on July 4 marked the Republic of the Philippines declaration of independence as Manuel A. Roxas became president and Elpidio Quirino vice president. General Douglas MacArthur gave the guest address, praising the infant republic amid global concerns with 50 nations represented at the ceremony.
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Manila
Republic of the Philipines
Sam
United States
Manuel A. Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
Douglas MacArthur
Teen-Age Romeo Is Object of Search
Ellsworth Wisecarver a 16 year old known as the teen age Romeo escaped from a California youth authority detention home with four other youths Tuesday night. Police issued an all points bulletin after he disappeared into the mountains. Mothers who fled with him described him as a dream man and continuous lover. Authorities fear he may head to Long Beach California where his home is listed.
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Redding
Calif
U.P
Ellsworth
Sonny) Wisecarver
California Youth Authority
California
Wisecarver
Long Beach
Sonny
Truman and Wife Arrive at Shan Gri-La for Four Day Vacation
President Truman and Mrs. Truman reached the hideout in the Catoctin mountains by auto at 7:10 p.m. Eastern wartime standard time for a four day vacation. The presidential party arrived at Thrumtont Maryland retreat known as Shan Gri-La.
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Thurmont
Mad
U.P
Truman
Shangri-la
Catoctin Mountains
Mrs. Truman
Memorandum Read Into Record on War Profits Probe
Senate war investigating committee revealed an inked-out passage in a War Department memo showing Rep May of Kentucky pressed for a munition contract for an Illinois group. May claimed expediency, while Porter found it peculiar a House military chair backed firms outside his district. The panel examines intercessions to prevent contract cancellation and unfreeze $200,000 in blocked payments amid a broader probe of 19 linked Illinois corporations.
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Washington
War Department
Rep. May
Robert P. Patterson
Secretary of War
Congressional
Senate War Investigating Committee
Illinois
Rep
May
D-Ky
Pikeville
Mead
D-N.y
William N. Porter
House Military Committee
Union Votes to End Walkout in San Francisco Transit
The A F L Carmen's union voted to end its four day strike and operate city street cars and buses, following the CIO pattern. A compromise plan from the city board of supervisors would raise wages for Civil Service motormen conductors and drivers to 1.24 dollars per hour through a charter amendment.
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San Francisco
U.P
A. F. L. Carmen
C. I. O. Carmen
Board of Supervisors
Civil Service
Quezon’s Body On Way To Isles For Burial
Quezon's body travels aboard the aircraft carrier Princeton from San Diego to Manila for burial in the Philippines. A ceremony at Naval Air Station Chapel marked arrival from Washington. Frank Murphy will accompany the body. Aurea Labrador, Quezon's nurse, accompanied him from Los Angeles and stayed with him through Corregidor's evacuation and his death in 1944.
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San Diego
Princeton
Manuel Luis Quezon
The
Philippines
Manila
Naval Air Station Chapel
Quezon
Washington
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Islands
Los Angeles
Aurea Labrador
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Government Ends Case Suddenly in Redin Espionage Trial
The government abruptly rested its case in the espionage trial of Russian Lt. Nicolai G. Redin on five counts involving attempts to obtain and transmit data on the U S S Yellowstone. FBI questions about fingerprints on a white envelope and voice recordings were left unresolved as spectators watched the abrupt turn nine days into the trial.
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Seattle
Nicolai G. Redin
Russia
U. S. S. Yellowstone
United States
Allan Pomeroy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Redin
Herbert Kennedy
FBI
Kennedy
Russians Stake Out Curzon Line
Soviet troops have staked out the Curzon line along Poland's eastern border signaling a permanent frontier while Polish referendum ballots show strong opposition to the western border. In Bialystok an informant says Poles voted heavily against referendum questions and many ballots may be annulled for writt en protests. Government reports accuse outlaw bands of terrorizing areas during voting and harming election officials.
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Warsaw
Poland
Curzon Line
Bialystok
Oder
Neisse
Lwow
Wilno
Germany
Russia
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Butte Weather Forecast For Thursday And Friday
Partly cloudy conditions with increasing clouds and scattered thunderstorms mainly Thursday afternoon. Temperatures near 78 at School of Mines and 75 at the airport for the next 24 hours. Precipitation around .10 inches. West of divide shows more clouds and scattered storms, while east of divide remains partly cloudy with activity in the south portion Thursday afternoon.
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School of Mines
Divide
Byrnes Plan on Trieste Is Accepted
The Big Four foreign ministers accepted a six point Byrnes plan to internationalize Trieste under United Nations protection. The accord also upheld Bevin’s one year status for Italian colonies. Molotov opposed reparations talks, threatening a stall on a 21 nation peace conference.
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Paris
U.P
James F. Byrnes
Trieste
United Nations Security Council
Ernest Bevin
Byrnes
Viacheslav Molotov
Molotov
Duino
Cittanova
Security Council
Italy
Yugoslavia
United Nations General Assembly
Merrill’s Marauders leader finds Montana trek easy
Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill, famed for Merrill’s Marauders, reports walking 10 miles daily along the Madison River is “just a breeze.” Otis T. Crocker of Ennis hosted Merrill and two officers, who fished the Madison before departing for Helena and a return flight to Seattle.
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Madison River
Frank Merrill
Merrill
Otis T. Crocker
Ennis
Butte
Madison
Helena
Seattle
Sportsman's Lodge
Crooker
Burma
Montana Veterans of Foreign Wars
Montana
Joe Stilwell
Butte Prepares Lively Fourth Of July Celebration
Butte readies a 40 block street parade, morning baseball game, evening sports program and band concert for Independence Day. The city’s first major Fourth since 1941 began with a free dance at the Masonic temple ballroom, drawing guests from nearby communities. Mayor Barry O Leary leads as general chairman inviting neighbors to join the festivities.
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Butte
Masonic Temple
Barry O'Leary
Devastation by Atomic Bomb Being Assessed
On the U S S Appalachian observers report greater damage than expected at Bikini tests. Maj Gen Lemay and Brig Gen Ramey inspect Nevada Arkansas Pensacola and Prinz Eugen noting extensive scorching and structural damage from the near miss. An exposed hatch allowed the blast to bow bulkheads on the Prinz Eugen.
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U.S.S. Appalachian
Bikini
Nevada
Arkansas
Pensacola
Curtis E. Lemay
Roger M. Ramey
Associated Press
Paul K. Lee
Tridione Reported Helpful in Epilepsy Trials
Dr Richard K Richards presented a report to the American Medical Association noting tridione used experimentally shows potential in treating epilepsy. Proponents say it benefits grand mal seizures and markedly reduces petit mal attacks primarily in children, though conclusive proof is lacking.
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San Francisco
American Medical Association
Richard K. Richards
Anti Racketeering Bill Signed By Truman
President Truman signed the Hobbs anti racketeering bill extending federal graft and intimidation law to labor unions. The measure criminalizes violence or threats to disrupt interstate commerce with a fine up to 10000 dollars and prison up to 20 years.
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Washington
Truman
Tom C. Clark
Congress
Downtown Streets Cited for July Parade Parking
Police Chief Bart J. Riley urged motorists Wednesday to avoid parking on key downtown streets Thursday morning from 8 until after the Fourth of July parade. He cited floats and oversize vehicles needing clear lanes and listed Granite from Main to Washington North Montana between Granite and Quartz Alaska between Granite and Quartz North Excelsior from Granite to Park Arizona between Park and Broadway as restricted areas.
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Bart J. Riley
Riley
Granite
Main
Washington
Montana
Alaska
Excelsior
Park
Arizona
Broadway
Treasure State crowd gathers for today’s events
The copper metropolis braced for today’s scheduled events with thousands of servicemen and women, many in uniform, among the expected spectators as crowds filled the area. Continued on Page 6, Col. 1.
Police Officer Is Shot to Death in Glendive
Coroner's jury rules Frank Cavenaugh died from four gunshot wounds inflicted by Clifford Palen with homicidal intent. Palen faces murder charges. witness included Palen's wife and one child. Police take Palen into custody at a railroad lunchroom after the shooting. In San Francisco, Sailors Union official accuses Harry Bridges of igniting a jurisdictional fight and vows to continue the dispute with the ILWU.
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Glendive
Clifford L. Palen
Glendive Railroad
Frank Cavenaugh
Palen
E. W. Popham
Cavenaugh
Popham
Bill Dobson
San Francisco
A. F. L. Sailors Union of the Pacific
Harry Bridges
Harry Lundeberg
Bridges
S C. I. O. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Sailors Union
Barkley Moves to Extend Agency in Price Control Debate
The Senate banking committee debated a one year extension of OPA with Barkley proposing a compromise to avoid Taft Wherry amendments. He would drop Taft's profit preservation idea and study Wherry’s limits while aiming to satisfy White House concerns and Congress.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
Barkley
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Kenneth 8. Wherry
Neb
Taft
OPA
W. Lee O'Daniel
D-Tex
White House
Congress
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Communists Smear Wheeler Claims Stir Montana Campaign
Sidney official Ed Krebsbach accused out of state Reds of funding a smear campaign against Senator Burton K. Wheeler as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination. He blasted materials branded as vile and financed from New York and Hollywood, and said Wheeler remains silent amid the smear effort.
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Sidney
Ed Krebsbach
State Railroad and Public Service
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Sen. Wheeler
Hitler
Mussolini
B. K. Wheeler
Krebsbach
Wheeler
Leif Erickson
Supreme Court
P. M
Montana News
New York
Hollywood
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Republic of Philippines
the Isles Freedom
Isles
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Belgrade
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Drummond
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