Taft and Eisenhower arrive in Chicago for nominating fight
In Chicago for the GOP convention battle Taft and Eisenhower arrive amid crowd scenes and preconvention rhetoric. Taft vows to go all out while Eisenhower promises he will never give up as party divisions and calls for harmony surface among delegates and outside figures.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Arthur Summerfield
Michigan
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Fine
Summerfield
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Taft
Philadelphia
Washington
Eisen
Convention Air Is Heavy With Bitterness
Chicago July 5. The bitterness at the Republican convention heats up as Taft and Eisenhower battle for the nomination. Fistfights, heated news conferences, and a fatigue-worn mood mark pre convention tensions while the main show shifts to the stockyards.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dewey
Taft
Stassen
Warren
Arthur Vandenberg
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Conrad Hilton
Eisenhower
Republican Committee
Truman Nominates Gladys Morelock Denver Mint Superintendent
President Truman names Gladys Morelock of Colorado to be superintendent of the Denver Mint, a post that was vacant. The announcement was made on July 5 in Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Gladys Morelock
Colorado
Denver
GOP Convention in Chicago Faces Delays Over Delegates
The Chicago convention opens Monday around 9:30 a.m. MST with General MacArthur delivering the keynote at 6:30 p.m. MST. Ike forces aim to bar disputed delegates from voting on contested seats, as credentials committee decisions on Taft-favoring rulings loom Tuesday and could spark further floor battles.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Credential Committee
National Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Defense Plank Drafts Upset Taft Eisenhower Rifts
Chicago July 5 A defense plank stressing air power threatens Taft and Eisenhower unity on foreign policy. Herter questions the air power emphasis while Taft backs a larger Air Force. The plank also defers universal military training and shifts farm policy to a nonpartisan board.
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Chicago
Taft
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Christian Herter
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
National Defense
U. S
Europe
UMT
Midwest
GOP
National Committee
Bonner Fellers
U.S
Truman
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Board
Resolutions Committee
Sheep Shearers Union To Hold Annual Meet In Butte
The executive board of the Sheep Shearers union of North America will hold its annual meeting in Butte on July 8. President Lavor Taylor leads a four‑year elected board with members from California Oregon Utah Idaho Washington and other states. meeting runs about 10 days.
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The
Sheep Shearers Union of North America
Butte
Lavor Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Paul Villareal
Dixon
Calif
R. K. Oliver
Pilot Rock
Ore
Victor Felex
Dillon
Normal Winchell
Selah
Wash
Clarence Mower
American Fork
Utah
W. O. Brownell
Lawrence Elmer
Burley
Idaho
Paul Johnson
California
Billings Woman Missing in Wyoming Canyon Creek Country
Sheridan Wyoming July 5. Search is under way for Nora Norman Clark of Billings Montana reported missing Friday night in the Canyon Creek country at the southern end of the Bighorn National Forest. Thirty to forty people and a Worland Tensleep area aircraft scoured the Johnson Washekie county line area south of the Buffalo Tensleep highway. Ranger Iver Love notified the Sheridan office of the forest service as search continued, Ed Busch said.
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Tyrell Ranger Station
Sheridan Office
The
Bighorn National Forest
Ed Busch
Romania Fears Annexation by Soviet Rulers
Vienna dispatches report Romania fears Moscow plans to annex it and create an autonomous Balkan republic within the Soviet Union. Rumors cite a currency revaluation as a trigger, following January money reform that harmed Romanians and disgraced several top Communists.
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Vienna
Austria
Romania
Kremlin
Balkan
Soviet Union
Russia
Moscow
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Toll of Holiday Deaths Mounts
Violent deaths during the July 4 holiday period rise toward 400 with auto fatalities leading at least 239 deaths. The National Safety Council projects 430 for the period, ahead of past holiday totals, as drowning and other causes push the toll higher. States report traffic, drowning, fireworks, and miscellaneous fatalities in a detailed tally.
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National Safety Council
Maine
Arkansas
Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Fire on Troopship Quickly Quenched
Bremerhaven Germany July 5 Fire broke out Saturday aboard the U S troop transport Gen Maurice Rose with 1625 soldiers and dependents aboard but was quickly quenched The ship is out of danger Navy said the engine room fire started about 1 pm EDT and was extinguished by 1 20 pm EDT The Rose is to dock at 10 30 am EDT Sunday bringing 1200 enlisted men and 425 officers and dependents from the United States.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
U.P
U.S
Maurice Rose
U. S. Navy
Navy
United States
Truce talks held in Panmunjom after secret session
Allied and Communist negotiators wrapped up a 33 minute secret Panmunjom session as talks on prisoner exchanges continued. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols said no propaganda charges surfaced and the allies pursued a proposal to reclassify prisoners by nationality with voluntary repatriation as the basis.
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Munsan
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
William P. Nuckols
Butte’s Big Rodeo Opens Wednesday
The Butte Civic Center hosts four indoor performances of the Wildest Show on Earth from Wednesday to Saturday with a four night run, about 20 000 expected attendees, and strong out of town ticket sales the heaviest ever for the event promoted by South Side Businessmen Inc.
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Butte
Butte Civic Center
Jim McCarthy
South Side Businessmen, Inc
Montana
McCarthy
Northwest
Civic Center
Idle Across Nation in Steel Strike Draws Looming Standoff
Pittsburgh July 5. The CIO United Steelworkers and the steel industry's big six remain at odds with no negotiations on the books as about 1,025,000 idle nationwide. Layoffs in allied industries total 425,000 while U.S. Steel and partners insist on no compromise.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Allied Industries
CIO
Philip Murray
Duquesne
Murray
C. F. Hood
U. S. Steel
Hood
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Bethlehem, Republic
Jones and Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland
Charles M. White
Republic Steel
John R. Steelman
USW
Six Montana Soldiers Added to Casualty List
The Defense department released six more Montanans wounded or injured in Korea. Wounded: Army Sgt. Clarence E. Flesche Malta Sgt. George Kolstad Glasgow Pfc. Eugene W. Pepton Browning Marine S Sgt Eugene Sara Helena. Injured: Army Corp Clayton R. Nelson Froid Corp Andrew Nykolayow Vida.
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Washington
Defense Department
Butte Montana Weekend Weather Forecast Summary
Butte area clear to partly cloudy with cooler Sunday night. Sunday highs around 60 to 70, Sunday night cooling to near 48 with weekend high in the 72 to 78 range. West of Divide mostly partly cloudy with little temperature change. east of Divide variable cloudiness and cooler conditions with highs 60 to 75 and 80 in the south. Fair and cool Sunday night.
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Montana
Divide
Dispute Over Atomic Spending Holds Senate in Session
The Senate deadlocked over a 10 billion dollar atomic energy supplemental bill opposing the White House curb. President Truman urged the House provision be dropped, arguing it would delay weapon production and threaten national security.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Congress
House
Truman
Barkley
Sam Rayburn
Atomic Energy Commission
Hickenlooper
A-Iown
Atomic Energy
Budget Slashing Sets Historic Cut by Congress
A budget cutting record was set in the second session of the 82nd Congress with about 10 billion dollars trimmed from the President's request for new appropriations. The President sought 83.78 billion for all purposes, while Congress appropriated 73.88 billion, excluding roughly 7 billion in indefinite items like debt interest. Every department faced reductions as the budget belt tightened before final adjournment.
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Washington
82Nd
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Group
Ducats Going Fast for Benefit Dance in Butte
Tickets are selling fast for a big square dance Monday night at the Columbia Gardens to benefit the Butte High School band fund. The effort supports a $30,000 campaign to send the band to Los Angeles for the VFW national encampment. A Helena concert and revue Sunday, sponsored by the Helena VFW with John W. Mahan, aids the fundraising.
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Columbia Gardens
Butte
Montana
Los Angeles
VFW
Helena
John W. Mahan
Helena Civic Center
Bill Dulong
Butte High Band Parents Association
Tom Mellett
Gardens
Beautiful Gardens
Light Battle Front Action on Korean Front
Morning on the Korean front brought only light activity with occasional rifle fire and no major engagements. U S Eighth Army noted the lightest action in two months as Fifth Air Force bombers hit supply routes and front lines, claiming 22 Communist trucks destroyed.
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Seoul
U.S. Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Old Baldy
U. S. Eighth Army
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Ting
Seven Democrats Seek Liberal Fighting Ticket Motto
Seven Democratic senators identified with the liberal wing urged a fighting liberal presidential candidate who will not compromise on New Deal and Fair Deal core issues. Signers included Murray Lehman Pastore Humphrey Magnuson Kilgore and Benton. Humphrey called for an audit of campaign spending and introduced a bill for Senate inquiry into spending in both parties though action was unlikely before adjournment.
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Associated Press
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
James E. Murray
Montana
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
Harley M. Kilgore
West Virginia
William Benton
Connecticut
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Congress
Senate
Leftover Fireworks Burn Three Butte Boys
Three Butte boys were badly burned Saturday when they lit leftover fireworks on Big Dennis. Larry and Billy Henders on were the sons of Mr and Mrs Joseph Kolger of 402 North Montana. Their mother said a match was applied to fireworks from Friday night’s display. The injuries affected faces arms and legs. Dennis 6 and 12 were admitted to hospital with facial and limb burns. Billy 10 was sent home the same day.
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Butte
Big Butte
Dennis
Larry
Billy Henderson
Joseph Kolger
North Montana
Billy
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