Congress holds Congress beyond adjournment amid funding wrangle
Congress adjournment for the 82nd Congress is delayed as bitter debates over a catchall foreign aid atomic expansion and rivers and harbors bill stretch into dawn. The Senate vetoed a House rider, President Truman warns of security risks, and leaders warn the year may not end before the convention.
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82Nd Congress
Chicago
Congress
Army Engineers
Senate
House
Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
Sen. Burnet R. Maybank
D-S. C
South Carolina
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
U. S
Free World
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Communist Troops Repulse Allied Raider Action Near Panmunjom
Communist troops in fortified bunkers repelled an armor-supported Allied raid near Panmunjom as B29s hit North Korean rail hubs Kujan and Amhung. Air strikes targeted bunkers and buildings while ships bombarded Won san Hungnam and Ongjin locations in a broad frontier engagement.
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Seoul
Korea
Panmunjom
Sam Summerlin
Japan
Okinawa
North Korea
Far East Air
Kujan
Huichon
Kumu
Amhung
Summerlin
Tokyo
Wonsan
Hungnam
Ongjin Peninsula
Truce Meeting Is All Business in Tokyo
Allied and Communist truce delegates met in a business like session for 48 minutes on Monday touching the prisoner exchange issue. A secret session was set for 11 a.m. Tuesday as Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols described the talks as focused and without propaganda.
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Robert Vermillion
Tokyo
U.P
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
UN Command
Counterfeiting Ring Smashed in Berlin
The U S Army disclosed agents crushed a Berlin counterfeiting ring planning to print millions of dollars in military scrip. Investigators trapped two Germans operating presses that had produced nearly $500,000 in bogus military payment certificates issued to American personnel abroad. The plant in the British sector of West Berlin held presses plates and paper for $10 scrip bills described as nearly perfect.
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Berlin
U. S. Army
West Berlin
Romanian official dies by own action in Bucharest
Maariv reported in Tel Aviv on Sunday that Alexander Jacob deputy minister of finance in Romania died by his own action in Bucharest. Relatives in Haifa provided the information to the paper.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Maariv
Bucharest
Alexander Jacob
Haifa
Suspected Reds Jailed in Baghdad Arrests
In Baghdad 22 suspected Communists were arrested Saturday night and a large quantity of Communist literature was seized according to police.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Mossadegh Wins New Term as Iran Prime Minister
Iran's Majlis backed Premier Mohammed Mossadegh for another term by a wide margin amid oil revenue crisis and nationalization battles. The Senate planned a closed session to confirm, with final approval by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi pending.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Majlis
Ahmed Qavam
Washington
Nasrallah Entezam
Mossadegh
Senate
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
De Gaulle's Grip on French Party Shattered
Paris dispatch reports a Gaullist revolt as about 50 Gaullist MPs resign from the RPF over party discipline. The split could reduce the party's 111 votes to a minor bloc, with roughly 30 deputies and 20 senators involved. Rebels walked out after the RPF national council demanded obedience on major votes.
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Paris
U.P
Charles de Gaulle
France
Gaullist Rally of the French People
RPF
de Gaulle
National Assembly
National Council
Holiday Death Toll Tops 500 as Traffic Passes 316
United Press tally for the long Fourth of July holiday reports 531 deaths nationwide with 316 traffic fatalities. Drownings totaled 147, plus two fireworks deaths, six in plane crashes and 60 in other mishaps. Weather was hot in many areas aiding drownings while highway tolls may rise as reports continue.
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Chicago
U.P
United Press
National Safety Council
Great Falls Man Dies in Highway Wreck Near Gore Hill
George Thomas, 45, owner of Crown Jewelry in Great Falls, died Sunday afternoon when his car raced another down Gore hill and plunged 20 feet, throwing him from the vehicle. He died from a head injury. Thomas is survived by his remarriage. his former wife died in 1949. Through July, Montana traffic fatalities reach 84, compared with 91 a year ago.
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Great Falls
George Thomas
Gore Hill
Thomas
Crown Jewelry
Helena
Treasure State
Submarines as Launch Sites for Atomic Guided Missiles
Washington officials say the Navy will convert two cruisers into guided missile ships and use submarines as launching platforms. They caution a years long transition for guided missiles to replace piloted aircraft and stress the aim for atomic warheads on missiles and submarines amid a gradual shift toward jet era replacements.
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Washington
Defense Department
Navy
John J. Floberg
Air
United States
Russia
Floberg
American Legion
Roswell Gilpatric
Air Force
Gilpatric
Veep Barkley Launches Campaign for Democratic Nomination
Vice President Barkley announced his decision to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. The 74-year-old Veep said he would attend the Chicago convention and meet delegates, following urging from friends after Kentucky backing. Prepared before Congress weekend adjournment. continuation noted on page 3.
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Barkley
Veep
Kentucky
United States
Chicago
Congress
Troopers Quell Riot at Michigan Prison
State troopers restored order at southern Michigan prison after a night riot by convicts in cell blocks 9 and 8. One convict was shot in the shoulder. two guards held as hostages, another rescued. Troopers responded with a raiding party and gunfire to end the disturbance by 10:30 p.m.
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Jackson
Mich
Southern Michigan
William Blair
Burt Myron
Frank Sweeney Pioneer Dies In Butte Montana at 87
Frank Sweeney 87 a longtime Montana resident died Monday at St James hospital after an extended illness. Born in Glenties Ireland he came to the United States as a youth and worked on his brother Don Sweeney’s cattle ranch near Winston before moving to Ellis ton then Butte. He drove for Caprice Commercial and Centennial Brewery later worked as a truck driver for Marco Media and Nevin Frank and served seven years as a custodian at the Helena state capitol. A colorful pioneer of Butte he was a member of the Butte Aerie of Eagles for over 40 years.
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Frank Sweeney
Montana
Butte
St. James Hospital
Silver Bow Homes
Mr. Sweeney
Helena
Glenties
County Donegal
Ireland
United States
Don Sweeney
Winston
Sweeney
Elliston
Silver Bow
Caprice Commercial Company
Old Centennial Brewery
Times
Marco Media
Nevin-Frank Company
State
Butte Aerie of Eagles
Eisenhower Forces Push Quick Rule Change for Nomination
Within the Chicago convention scene Eisenhower backers press a fast track rules change aimed at barring contested delegates from voting on seating disputes. Taft counters with growing delegate telegrams and hopes for a large show of support as MacArthur prepares a key speech to sway delegates.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Douglas MacArthur
Taft
Ohio
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Guy G. Gabrielson
Arthur B. Langlie
Washington
Gabrielson
MacArthur
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Fine
Earl E. Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Harmony plank approved by GOP platform panel
A Taft Eisenhower harmony foreign policy plank was unanimously approved by a platform subcommittee in Chicago. It criticizes Truman policy, urges UN strengthening, and pledges aid to freedom loving nations behind the Iron Curtain along with broader exchange, health, and technical support initiatives. The plank favors tariff reductions under reciprocal trade, with job protections.
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Chicago
United States
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
United Nations
Russia
Yalta
Tehran
Potsdam
Butte Forecast Mixed Temperatures With Light Frost Possible
Weather outlook for Butte shows rising temperatures Monday afternoon after a cool start Monday night with a chance of light frost. Expect Monday low 28 and high 62, with similar bounds from 12 midnight Saturday to 5 30 p m Sunday.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston Miles City
Missoula
Sleek New Superliner Sets Atlantic Record
The S S United States reportedly set a transatlantic record with a 2,938 mile crossing in three days ten hours forty minutes from Bishop's Rock at 5 16 a m GMT on Monday. If official, it would beat Cunard's Queen Mary 14 year old mark by about 10 hours eight minutes. The vessel reportedly averaged 35.59 knots and 41 knots on portions of the voyage with the Queen Mary previously at 31.69 knots.
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S.S. United State Sea
United States
Bishop's Rock
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