Break in Korean War Expected by UN Officials
UN officials in New York express hopeful expectancy that a Korean peace may come, perhaps in August, as high level diplomacy centers on Soviet delegate Jacob Malik. Malik, key figure in Korea talks, eyes a possible shift in Soviet policy amid ongoing ceasefire discussions and U S political changes.
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N. Y
Korea
Jacob A. Malik
Soviet Union
Malik
UN Assembly
Republic of Korea
U. S
South Korea
Kremlin
Berlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
London
Politburo
Eisenhower
Ussr
Red China
China
Four Die as Pioneer Hotel Fire Rages in Fairbanks
In Fairbanks Alaska on July 15 four people were dead and sixteen reported missing after the Pioneer hotel fire. Fire crews continued to comb the ruins as an unidentified woman’s body was recovered and eight others were hospitalized with burns. One victim was Bill Vanderpool, 45, who died after escaping the blaze.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
U.P
Pioneer
Caroline Kimball
Edna Richardson
Bill Vanderpool
Aronson Leading in Beaverhead
In Beaverhead county Dillon July 16 the count from Armstead Argenta and Monida showed Hugo Aronson leading Leonard Young for the Republican gubernatorial nomination 34 to 20. Rankin led for Congress with 40 votes to Page 10 and Myrick 4. About half the county’s voters turned out amid a lack of local contests.
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Eldon Myrick
James Free
Hugo Aronson
Leonard C. Young
Barclay Craighead
Toole
Babich
Peterson
George Gosman
Dillon
Helicopters Finish First Leg of Trans Atlantic Try
The Flying Windmills completed the initial leg from Westover Air Base Massachusetts to Presque Isle Air Force Base Maine covering 496 miles in four hours and twenty minutes. They flew at 1000 feet with 2000-pound loads under three mile visibility. They were escorted by SA-16 Amphibian and C-54 planes en route to Wiesbaden Germany.
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Maine
Europe
Westover Air Base
Mass
Presque Isle Air Force Base
Military Air Transport Service
Sikorsky
Close Contests Feature Early Returns in Lewis and Clark
Helena July 15 early scattered returns show Paul Cannon and Lee Metcalf in a tight Democratic race for representative in Congress. Republican Winfield Page leads Wellington D Rankin. Gov Bonner leads in the Democratic Senate race along with Mansfield and Ecton. Local races show mixed totals with no clear trend after 10 precincts.
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Lewis and Clark County
Paul Cannon
Lee Metcalf
Congress
Cannon
Metcalf
Winfield Page
Wellington D. Rankin
Eldon H. Myrick
Edward G. Cook
Bob Noonan
W. J. Sullivan
Arnold H. Olsen
James D. Freebourn
Olsen
Freebourn
Wesley Castles
George W. Padbury
Padbury
Sherman W. Smith
Fall
Word
Foot
Mike Mansfield
Zales N. Ecton
U. S. Senate
Ecton
Mansfield
John W. Bonner
Aronson Out Front in GOP Governor Primary
In early results from 63 precincts across Silver Bow County about 75 percent turnout is reported. Hugo Aronson leads Leonard Young 183 to 121 for the Republican nomination for governor in nine precincts, with other races including ranks for congress and state offices.
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Aronson
Texas Fight May Be Key to Bolt
Two dissident Texas Democratic factions head to Chicago amid a battle over the state's 52 votes for the national convention. Shivers loyalists demand latitude on binding electors and rights issues, while rival delegates back Russell Rayburn Kefauver and Stevenson. Both sides claim Democratic credentials as credentials review nears.
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Austin
Texas
Chicago
South Carolina
Allan Shivers
New Deal
Maury Maverick
Shivers
FEPC
Richard Russell
D-Go
Democratic National Committee
Russell
Associated Press
Sam Rayburn
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Porter admits strangling Pentagon worker in Washington
In Washington on July 15 a decorated airman and Korea veteran, Harry F. Porter, 24, appeared as detectives read his confession to strangling Codie A. Whitman, 39, a Pentagon employee, in her apartment. Porter was bound over to a grand jury.
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Korea
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Codie A. Whitman
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Porter
Land Management Bureau guests dine and tour Butte sightseers
Sixty five representatives from the Bureau of Land Management visited Butte for a luncheon at the Finlen hotel and a tour of the Richest Hill on Earth. They then proceeded to Anaconda Copper Mining Co for a dinner and plant tour while hearing a talk on local mineral resources.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce
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Anaconda
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Helena
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Finlen
Robert D. Corette
Mr. Corette
Tom Kelly
T. L. Doran
State Democrats Leaving Soon for Convention
Montana prepares its 20 member Democratic delegation to the national convention in Chicago. The uninstructed group will caucus to decide on the unit rule, with potential support for Averell Harriman if adopted. Delegates include Gov. Bonner and Sen. Murray, among others, as the party weighs presidential prospects.
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Helena
U.P
Montana
Chicago
Averell Harriman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Robert Kerr
Estes Kefauver
John W. Bonner
James Murray
Butte Weather Forecast and Conditions Brief
Partly cloudy and cooler with a few showers and thunderstorms Wednesday. Wednesday low around 50 and high near 76. Period temperatures from Monday midnight to Tuesday 5:30 p.m. range with Airport minimum 45 and maximum 82. School of Mines minimum 51 maximum 80. West of Divide partly cloudy Wednesday night with scattered showers near the divide and northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Highs 70 to 80 for Wednesday. East of Divide partly cloudy Wednesday with scattered light showers and highs 70 to 80. Much cloudiness and cooler conditions expected Wednesday night.
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School of Mines
Divide
Reds Get Another Recess in Talks
On July 16 in Munsan the Communists asked for a two day recess in the secret Korean truce negotiations. The Allies agreed. Peiping radio announced Red China’s conditional acceptance of the Geneva convention on POW care and banning germ and chemical warfare. The POW issue remains the sole obstacle to a Korean armistice.
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Munsan
Peiping
Red China
July heat across the Eastern Seaboard continues
The Eastern Seaboard endures hot conditions with high temperatures and humidity. Forecasters warn of heat indices reaching uncomfortable levels across major cities. Residents advised to stay hydrated and seek shade during peak afternoon hours.
Heat Wave Grips East Coast Shows Record High
July heat baked the eastern seaboard with 89 to 93 degree readings and a three day heat wave blamed for drownings in New York and Massachusetts. Small craft warnings stretched from Pensacola to Brownsville as a squally Gulf storm moved westward. A Navy hurricane hunter plane sampled the system and returned. New Orleans officials said no intensity increase was indicated.
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Mercury
New York
New York State
Massachusetts
Pensacola
Fla
Brownsville
Texas
Jacksonville
New Orleans
No Progress Made in Steel Talks
Pittsburgh report on July 15 states White House inspired steel strike talks failed to progress as CIO United Steelworkers plan a July 21 policy meeting led by USW President Philip Murray. Murray met Bethlehem Steel official Joseph M. Larkin and a wage policy group urged resumed bargaining under threat of a Washington conference. Government action frees steel for civilian use to curb unemployment amid the nation’s longest strike.
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White House
CIO United Steelworkers
USW
Philip Murray
Murray
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Joseph M. Larkin
Bethlehem Steel Company
Larkin
Washington
Henry H. Fowler
Billings Trucker Dies After Highway Crash
Robert H. Jones a 30 year old Billings truck driver died in St James hospital after a truck left U S Highway 10 four miles west of Whitehall and toppled into Big Pipestone creek. The northwest freight truck overturned injuring him earlier Tuesday morning. He had lived at 1025 Mitchell and is survived by wife Erma and parents, a son, siblings, and in laws. The body was to be moved to Smith funeral home in Billings.
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St. James Hospital
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U. S. Highway 10
Whitehall Viaduct
Joe Strozzi
Stevens
Mitchell
Erma
Earl H. Jones
Butte
Virgil Lewis Jones
Inlaw
Oliver Jones
Wyoming
Earl Knight
Buddy D. Jones
Marvin Hoffman
Illinois
Janie and
Joy Jones
W. E. Jones
Lewistown
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Smith Funeral Home
Child Born After Mother Succumbs in San Francisco
In San Francisco on July 15 a surgeon waited five hours for Margaret Myrons, 33, to die so her unborn child could live. The Cesarean section was performed moments after her death, producing a five pound two ounce girl. The hospital announced the birth on Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Margaret Myrons
Children’s Hospital
Rankin and Page in Close Race on Early Returns
Early returns show Rankin and Page locked in a tight Republican contest for the First district nomination as Rankin trails Page in Montana results. Democratic leaders include Cannon over Metcalf for the First district seat. Aronson leads Young for governor. In state offices Olsen leads Freebourn as ballots from Silver Bow county shape the night’s tally.
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Paul Cannon
Butte
Lee Metcalf
Supreme Court
Wellington D. Rankin
Winfield Page
Hugo Aronson
Leonard Young
Arnold Olsen
James Freebourn
Olsen
Silver Bow
Associated Press
Mit
U. S
Mansfield
Ecton
Price
Noonan
Metcalf
Sullivan
Cannon
Cook
Page
Myrick
Rankin
Fraser
O’'Ewart
United Press
Plot Against Kefauver Sparks Democratic Convention Drama
Charges of a gang up to beat Kefauver flash across Chicago as Kefauver campaign manager Gael Sullivan accuses rival candidates of subterfuge. Frank McKinney, DNC chair, says Truman will oppose draft moves and may skip Chicago until a nominee is chosen. Sullivan demands open convention coverage amid bribery rumors. McKinney denies deals and notes Stevenson unlikely to be nominated.
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Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennesse
Truman
Gael Sullivan
Tennessee
Kefauver
Frank E. McKinney
McKinney
Sullivan
California
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower Urges Grassroots GOP to Push World Peace
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower called on Republican campaign workers to lead a drive for world peace and rejection of Communism. He pledged all workers would be an integral part of the united effort for victory in the November elections from Springfield rally and telegraphed Jenison. He planned a trout fishing week in Fraser Colorado as he aims to reassure party organization.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Eisenhower
Edward H. Jenison
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Jenison
Congress
Fraser
Colo
Chicago
Fifteen Doctors and Dentists Drafted as Enlisted Men
Washington report shows 15 doctors and dentists inducted as enlisted men by June 1. Selective Service notes increased reliance on the draft to fill needed professional ranks, with three physicians drafted among 717 called and 12 dentists among 510. Enlistment can forego the extra $100 monthly paid to volunteers even if later commissioned.
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Washington
Selective Service
Armed Services
Truman Attacks Deep Budget Cuts in Foreign Aid
President Truman signed a 11 billion dollar supplementary bill that slashed foreign aid by 25 percent and cut stabilization funds from 103 million to 60 million. He criticized Congress for weakening civil defense and hampering defense efforts, warning each dollar cut costs more than a dollar in strength for the free world.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Capitol
Allies Ready to Use A Weapons in Korea Crisis
General J Lawton Collins said Tuesday the Allies are prepared to use atomic weapons if the Red forces threaten to drive them from Korea though the bar is limited to non germ warfare. Tokyo conference remarks came as UN forces faced a stalemate with only minor patrol clashes reported by the Eighth Army.
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Seoul
U. S. Army
Korea
J. Lawton Collins
Tokyo
United Nations Coe
Pyongyang
Eighth Army
Byrd Wins Virginia Senate Primary by Large Margin
Senator Harry Flood Byrd defeats Francis Pickens Miller in the Virginia Democratic primary securing re nomination for a fourth six year term. With returns from over half of the state's 1 783 precincts Byrd leads by more than 50 000 votes amid Byrds conservative stance against federal involvement.
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Harry Flood Byrd
Senate
Virginia
Francis Pickens Miller
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