Holiday Parade Winners Named
Butte city judges named winners for the Fourth of July parade. Top float honors went to South Side Athletic Club, with Naval Reserve and Penney’s also cited. Best decorated float honored East Broadway Merchants, with Hennessy’s and Butte Brewery following. Other winners included Meaderville Race Track for volunteer fire department, Improved Order of Redmen and Saca jtawea council for fraternal groups, and Butte Pioneers Club for most original float.
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South Side Athletic Club
Butte
Thomas R. Morgan
Naval Reserve
Penney
East Broadway Merchants
Hennessy's
Butte Brewery
Meaderville
Order of Redmen
Sacajtawea Council
Pocahontas
Eagles
Butte Pioneers Club
Lester Brown
Butte Miners Union
Deer Lodge
Butte High School
Missoula Nursery
Rocky Mountain Garden Club
Legion Auxiliary
VFW
Girls Central High
Girl Scouts
Patricia Patten
Earl Britten
Congress Advances Defense Bill With Combat Pay for Korea
The House approved a $46.61 billion defense appropriation including a $45 monthly combat pay for troops under fire in Korea. The measure funds Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies and retroactively covers service members back to May 31, 1950. Also approved was a GI Bill of Rights expansion for Korean veterans with education, rehabilitation and loan benefits.
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Washington
House
Senate
Korea
Congress
Truman
McCarran
D-Nev
Secretary of National Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
National Security Seueress Board
Armed Services
Defense Department
UN Staff Hopes Reds May Yield In Prisoner Talks
In Munsan Korea on Saturday July 5 UN and Communist negotiators met behind closed doors about prisoner repatriation. Brig. Gen. William Nuckols said the Allies might see a demand for exact numbers, while UN officials provided no total figure but hold a full roster of Red prisoners seeking repatriation.
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Munsan
Korea
William K. Harrison, Jr
United Nations
United Nations Command
Red
North Korea
Red China
William P. Nuckols
Acheson Addresses Brazilian Senate in Rio Visit
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told Brazil’s senate that Brazil and the United States are firmly allied in friendship and that both are American in the true sense. He spoke in Rio de Janeiro during a Friday address.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Dean Acheson
Senate
United States
McCarthy Inquiry to Be Continued
The Senate rules subcommittee decided to continue the McCarthy Benton inquiry amid their re election campaigns. The panel met behind closed doors for three hours with Sen Gillette stating only that it would proceed. Neither senator attended and no timeline was given for potential findings before November elections.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Benton
D-Conn
Senate
Sen
Gillette
D Lown
Radio Peiping correction on Chinese army deputy commander
Red broadcast heard in Tokyo admitted a well known fact then corrected it. Gen. Ten Hua was named deputy commander of the Chinese people's army and was amended to deputy commander of the Chinese people's volunteers.
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Tokyo
Peiping
Satwey
Ten Hua
Chinese People’s Army
Chinese Peoples “Volunteers
Butte Fourth of July Celebration Concludes With Parade
Thousands witness a grand Independence Day parade and a Friday fireworks display atop Big Butte. Jet fighters from Rapid City air base perform Saturday noon over the city, with public inspection from 1 to 2 pm. Jaycee Teenage Road-eo winners advance to state finals. Columbia Gardens puts on a 9 to 12 pm dance as part of the holiday events.
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America
Rapid City
S. D
Air Force Base
Butte
Jaycees
Naranche Memorial Stadium
Billings
Washington
D. C
Don Woodside
Jaycee
Columbia Gardens
Frank Muster
Mining City
Rialto
Army Reserve
Leonard Farren
al Bukvich
Jim
Charles Bartle
Butte High School
H. J. Schiesser
Convict Alley Captured South of Dillon After Chase
Thomas Lee Alley 22, an escapee, surrendered four miles north of Armstead after a posse shot over his head as he reached for a pistol. He traveled with a 16 year old Deer Lodge girl, using a car then walking ten miles to a canyon where authorities closed in. The girl accompanied him willingly. Alley had escaped from Deer Lodge and previously from Miles City. Police still seek Joe Sircolumb, another prison escapee.
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Clark's Canyon
Alley
Deer Lodge
Miles City
Dillon
Paul Temple
Beaverhead County
Sheriff Temple
James Clark
Willard McCallum
Butte Police Department
Mr. Talbott
Ed W. Hancock
Ray Olsen
Anaconda
Royal Archer
Fred Douglan
Prison Bureau of Criminal Identification
Montana
Joe Sircolumb
Prison Trusty
Sircolumb
Accident kills Melrose Man
Ed Dupuis 35 of Melrose north side died Friday night in a one car crash two miles south of Melrose in Madison County. Several others were injured and rushed to St. James hospital in Butte as Butte police investigated. No further details were available early Saturday morning.
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Ed Dupuis
Melrose
Madison County
Butte
Paul Temple
Beaverhead County
St. James Hospital
Butte Marks Hottest Day In 11 Months At 86
Butte residents enjoyed sunny Fourth of July with a high of 86 the hottest in nearly a year. Skies stayed clear though late clouds threatened rain that never fell. a cool 45 was the morning low. The forecast warned of possible Saturday thundershowers with a 79 high and a 43 low.
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Butte
Jets Trigger Sonic Explosions Across Bay Area
Two Sabre jets triggered about 100 burglar and fire alarms in San Francisco and San Rafael as they executed high speed dives near the bay area. A spokesman at Hamilton Air Force base described the blasts as sonic explosions causing residents to fear mystery detonations.
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San Francisco
San Rafael
San Francisco Bay Area
Hamilton Air Force Base
Toll of July Fourth Holiday Deaths Reaches 219
Associated Press reports 219 people died violently during the first 30 hours of the July 4th weekend. Traffic wrecks killed 142, drownings 57, and 19 from other causes. One fireworks death in Maine. Notable incidents include seven deaths on the New Jersey Turnpike and a Monroe Louisiana collision with a railroad train. States totals list numerous fatalities across the country.
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Maine
New Jersey Turnpike
Monroe
Missouri Pacific
National Safety Council
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Serbian Pastor Sredanovich Dies In Butte
The Rev Philip Sredanovich of the Serbian Orthodox church of Butte died at his family home 306 West Porphyry street after an illness. He was a Yugoslav native and high bishop, living in the United States 49 years and in Butte three years. Survived by wife Vera son in law John Sredanovich Pennsylvania grandchildren John Edward Joyce and several relatives in Yugoslavia. Remains at Duggan's Merrill mortuary.
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Philip Sredanovich
Butte
West Porphyry Street
Yugoslavia
United States
Europe
Asia
Russia
Vera
John Sredanovich
Pennsylvania
John Edward
Joyce Sredanovich
Duggan’s
Merrill Mortuary
Congress to Exempt First 3000 of Washington Living Expenses
Senate and House conferees reached agreement on a legislative budget bill to exempt the first 3000 dollars of Washington living expenses from income taxes for members of Congress. The provision aims to ease costs for lawmakers serving in the capital.
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Washington
Senate House
Congress
Taft Delegation Approved By GOP Committee In Texas Split
The Republican National Committee voted 60 to 41 to seat a Texas Taft delegation at the nominating convention, 22 of them assigned to Zweifel over Eisenhower. Taft praised the compromise, while Eisenhower backers pledged further contests at credentials and on the convention floor.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Texas
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
Washington
National Committee
Credentials Committee
Zweifel
Convention
Jack Porter
Howeifel
Texas Taft
Eisenhower Taft
Lone-Star
Ohio
Douglas MacArthur
12 Communist MIGS Destroyed in July 4 Air Raid Near Yalu
U S warplanes engaged 115 Red MIGs near Sakchu and Suiho power plant in Manchuria. The raid destroyed 12 MIGs and damaged six, with one more likely down. A large Red military complex and headquarters were left in ruins amid fires. Independence Day saw fierce battles with up to 750 Chinese Reds attacking Old Baldy, leaving about 100 dead and 200 wounded.
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Seoul
U. S
Yalu River
Air Force
Sakchu
Suiho
Manchuria
Red Air Force
Old Baldy
Soviet Jet Flight Claims Reported by Moscow Radio
Moscow radio asserted the Soviet Union achieved the first flights of jet aircraft in 1940 and 1942. The claimed broadcasts offered no technical details and were reported by London AP.
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London
Moscow Radio
Butte Weather Forecast and Regional Readouts
Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night with thunder showers in the afternoon and evening, cooler Saturday afternoon. Minimum on Saturday around 43 with a maximum near 7. Airport readings show a minimum 45 and maximum 86. West of Divide expects partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon showers and cooler highs 72 to 82, clearing Saturday night. East of Divide forecasts partly cloudy with showers or thundershowers, cooler in the west and north, highs 75 to 100 in extreme southwest. Decreasing cloudiness Saturday night with cooler conditions.
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Montana
Divide
Eisenhower Fires Another Barrage in GOP Clash
General Eisenhower addressed a national audience from Ames Iowa blasting Taft faction tactics and Democratic administration power arguing the key issue is whether a small group will override majority rule He urged loyalty to fair play justice and unimpeachable integrity in politics.
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Ames
Iowa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican Party
Chicago
Taft
Ohio
Ovando Boy Killed While Hunting With His Brother
Missoula Montana July 4 Alfred Evans 14 year old Ovando youth dies at a Missoula hospital from a .22 rifle head wound received accidentally while he and his brother were hunting. Brother Donald 15 reported the gun discharged while in the down position. Coroner Ralph M Simmons notified the coroner and Powell county sheriff at Deer Lodge jurisdiction about the accident.
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Missoula
Alfred Evans
Ovando
Mont
Missoula County
Ralph M. Simmons
Simmons
Donald J
Powell County
Deer Lodge
Fone
Ere
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Acheson
GOP
Ike
Thomas Lee Alley
Armstead
Associated Press
Commie
Pep
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havreseeenee
Helena
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