Berlin Lawyer Kidnaped by Commies
Berlin authorities tightened security after the abduction of Dr. Walter Linse, 48, chief of the economics branch of the League of Free Jurists, from the American sector by three men into the Soviet zone. Police requested 2,000 more officers and sealing of streets touching the Soviet border as Berlin vows to use all means to protect life and liberty. The incident follows a string of border clashes and propaganda from the East German regime.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Walter Linse
League of Free Jurists
League
East Germany
Red
Ernst Reuter
East Berlin
U.S
Teltow
West Germany
East
Solicitor General Perlman Resigns From Government Service
Solicitor General Philip Perlman resigned from government service on Tuesday. President Truman accepted the resignation with sincere regret and praised Perlman for his five year term in which he argued 61 Supreme Court cases and won 48. Perlman, 62, was one of the era’s top trial lawyers and is the fourth Justice Department official to quit since May.
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Washington
Philip Perlman
Truman
Supreme Court
Perlman
High Justice Department
James P. McGranery
J. Howard McGrath
Kefauver Campaign Claims 403 Delegates at Convention
The Kefauver for President HQ asserted 403 delegate votes for Estes Kefauver to enter the Democratic national convention with about two thirds of the needed total. AP tally shows Kefauver with 252 delegates, Russell 117, Harriman 101, Russell claiming about 300, with nomination at 616. Frank McKinney urged a platform denouncing racial or religious bigotry. James Farley hinted at possible candidacy, saying delegates may vote for him, as Truman’s White House term politics continue.
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Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
Gael Sullivan
Associated Press
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Averell Harriman
Russell
Frank McKinney
Democratic National Committee
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
New York
Truman
Thousands Chopped From Federal Pay Rolls by Economy Legislation
Washington dispatch reports sweeping budget cuts due to a broad economy bill. The Economic Stabilization Agency and related price and wage control offices face large staffing reductions, with estimates indicating many of their about 17 000 workers could lose jobs within a month. States department and other agencies also face substantial cuts, though details await further study.
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Congress
Truman
Budget Bureau
Economic Controls Group
State Department
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Defense Department
The
Treasury
Commerce Department
Federal Security
Interior Department
Post Office
Labor Department
Economic Controls Agency
Roger L. Putnam
Butte Weather Forecast Sunny and hot in Montana
Weather outlook warm across Butte and Montana with sun and high temperatures. Wednesday strong sun with a 90 degree high in Butte and 47 degree low overnight. Regional highs reach 85 to 95 degrees and Tuesday's period shows 38 to 85 degrees at local stations.
Hoover Makes Farewell Talk to GOP at Convention
At Chicago July 8 Herbert Hoover addressed the GOP convention urging a strong Air Force to deter Russia and criticizing west European defense forces. He warned this election could be the last chance for freedom and attacked Democratic leadership while receiving a thunderous reception for his call to reprisal and national defense.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Russia
Dwight D. Eienhower
Hoover
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Douglas MacArthur
America
United States
Allies Driven Off Newly Won Hill
In Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday, two reinforced Chinese companies assaulted and drove Allied infantry from a newly won hill in the Pukhan valley amid major ground fighting shifting to the central sector. U N reports 350 to 400 Reds advanced after a heavy artillery barrage. B 26 bombers struck supply centers Yangdok Sepori Ichon and a power plant at Changjin as Thunderjets targeted the area.
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Seoul
Korea
Mark Clark
Pukhan
U. S. Eighth Army
Yangdok
Sepori
Ichon
Changjin
Chosen
Air Force
Annual Butte Rodeo Opens Tonight at Indoors Arena
The annual Butte rodeo opens tonight at 9 o'clock daylight time at the Butte Civic Center. Four shows run through Saturday featuring top rodeo competitors. Tickets remain available with Jim McCarthy overseeing sales and a special program saluting nearby communities and rodeo history.
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Butte
Universal
Butte Civic Center
Civic Center
Jim McCarthy
South Side Businessmen, Inc
Montana
Lynn Randall
Top Hat
Jay Sisler
Corky
Joan Randall
Mrs
Glenn Randall
Brahama
Police Official Appeals From Commission Order
Emnett P. Sullivan petitions the district court to review the police commission’s six month rank reduction from assistant chief to patrolman. He seeks transcripts of hearings, a ruling that the findings be void, and a restraining order against enforcing the findings. The complaint alleges conduct unbecoming an officer and names the police commission and Mayor Thomas R. Morgan as defendants.
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Emnett P. Sullivan
District Court
Police Commission
Commission
Mr. Sullivan
Thomas R. Morgan
Sullivan
Garry D. Carlson
Melvin A. Batchelor
Vestal V. Nunlist
Mercury Forecast Brings 90 Degree Heat To Butte
Temperature in Butte is expected to reach 90 as the warm spell continues. The airport read 85 while the School of Mines stayed near 80 and Tuesday morning cooled to 38 at the field. A 47 degree minimum is forecast for a hot Wednesday and relief is unlikely tonight.
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School of Mines
Butte
Russia Vows Veto on Germ War Resolution at UN
The Soviet Union promised to use its 51st United Nations veto to block an American resolution condemning the Communists for inventing and spreading germ warfare charges. The vote set for the UN in New York on July 8.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.P
Russia
Truce Negotiators Hold Brief Session in Korea
In Munsan Korea Korean truce negotiators met for the sixth straight day in secret session with no hint of progress on prisoner exchange. The 26 minute talks were the week’s shortest and they agreed to reconvene Thursday. UN secretary general Trygve Lie in Oslo voiced guarded hope for a possible solution by late July or early August.
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Korea
Oslo
Norway
Trygve Lie
Lie
Eisenhower Sees Hard Job For Republicans In November
Gen Dwight Eisenhower told Chicago audiences Republicans face a hard fight to defeat Democrats in November. He urged party unity and warned against overconfidence while courting delegates from Missouri Nebraska and other states. He said it would be a tough job to whip the Democrats and encouraged vigorous, coordinated action.
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Chicago
Dwight Dpd
Eisenhower
Missouri
Navy
Nebraska
Blackstone
North Dakota
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Alaska
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Maine
Arkansas
Jets Complete Pacific Crossing to Japan and Korea
The last of three F84 Thunderbolt squadrons landed in Honolulu after a 2408 mile hop from California. The 18 jets began at Travis Air Force Base and touched down at Hickman Air Force Base at 12 04 p m Honolulu time, six hours four minutes after takeoff. They were refueled by B29 aerial tankers en route.
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Pacific
Honolulu
Japan
Korea
California
Hickman Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Fight Switches to Main Arena Today
At the Republican convention in Chicago delegates battle for the presidential nomination with Eisenhower and Taft factions clashing through convention hall and credentials committee. Action centers on Louisiana and Texas contests as Taft leads among early delegates with 39 pro Taft out of 45. Florida and Georgia show strong Taft support while Eisenhower gains few uncommitted.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Louisiana
Texas
Ohio
Taft
Eisenhower
Florida
Kansas
Georgia
Mississippi
Puerto
No Agreement Reached on Racial Issue
Chicago July 8 Republican platform drafters failed to unite northern and southern factions on civil rights. Sen. Eugene D. Millikin said no compromise was reached after two hours of talks. The civil rights plank divides: federal agency with hearings but no punishment versus states’ rights approach. The decision moves to the full resolutions committee Wednesday morning.
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Chicago
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Resolutions
Millikin
Resolutions Committee
Convention Resolutions Committee
Democratic Party
Republican Convention Program for Wednesday Sessions
The tentative program for the third day of the Republican national convention in Chicago outlines morning and evening sessions. Notable items include calls to order by Permanent Chairman Joseph W. Martin Jr and remarks from Governors and senators such as John S. Fine and Joseph R. McCarthy, with reports from credentials and resolutions committees.
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Chicago
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Fred Pierce Carson
Philadelphia
Methodist Church Council of Bishops
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Gilford Mayes
Idaho
GOP
Herbert B. Warburton
Delaware
Young Republican National Federation
Patrick J. Hurley
Senate
New Mexico
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Martin
Harrison R. Anderson
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Katharine St. George
New York
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
Harry P. Cain
Washington
Rolleall
The
Ontes
Rollcall
States
Pro-Taft Georgia Delegation Cleared by Credentials Panel
A Georgia pro Taft delegation won approval from the GOP credentials committee Tuesday night, while Eisenhower supporters failed to block it on the convention floor. The panel recessed after 10:45 p.m. MST without resolving lingering disputes in Louisiana and Texas.
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Chicago
Georgia
Okey
GOP
Eisenhower
Louisiana
Texas
Ross Rizley
Credentials
Taft Eisenhower clash at Republican convention floor
In Taft Missouri and Eisenhower camps seek support as Hoover denounces Democrats foreign policy. Hoover blasts Democrats as he rails against the peace and home freedoms, while uncommitted delegates hear wooing from both sides amid reports Eisenhower gains in Pennsylvania.
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Rico
Taft
Missouri
Eisenhower
Iself
Herbert Hoover
Pennsylvania
Samuel S. Lewis
Knowland Taft Meeting Draws Cal Delegation Attention
In Chicago on July 8 Sen. William Knowland met Sen. Robert A. Taft for 20 minutes amid the Taft Eisenhower contest. California’s 70 Republican delegates, pledged to Warren, favor Eisenhower, though Knowland says the delegation remains with the governor until released. Taft predicts swift victory and notes lingering feuds will heal if he wins.
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Chicago
William Knowland
California
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Knowland
Warren
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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