Truman urges 250 million flood control program
President Truman asked Congress to start a 10 year plan to control floods in the Mississippi basin and use waters productively. He proposed 250 million dollars to begin work, urging rapid action before adjournment. Senator Overton praised the message as essential for large scale flood governance.
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Washington
Mississippi
Truman
Congress
Midwest
Senate
Overton
D-La
Missouri
Ohio
Arkansas
Red Rivers
Mississippi River
Mr. Truman
Violence Flares Across Wide Palestine Area
Violence erupts across a broad Palestine zone as a UN investigating team visits. A British soldier dies in a jeep mine blast. at least 14 others wounded in land mine and ambush incidents from Haifa coast to Jerusalem. An ambulance crash and a Tel Aviv guard death raise tolls amid power plant sabotage and cut telephone lines. The flare ends a truce by Irgun Zvai Leumi and Stern gang surrounding the UN visit. The commission departs for Lebanon soon.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
U.P
United Nations
Haifa
Tel Litwinsky
Tel Aviv
Hadera
Petah Tiqva
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Stern Gang
United Nations Special Investigating Commission
Lebanon
Pay Roll Measure Passes in Senate
The Senate approved an emergency bill to cover delayed pay checks for thousands of government workers as nine major department appropriations await final action. The measure, set at 31.75 million dollars for government corporations, returns to the House for minor amendments before presentation to the White House.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Social Security Bill Is Revised and Sent Back
The Senate approved amended legislation to freeze the Social Security tax at 1 percent for employees and employers for two years and sent the bill back to the House. Without action the rate would rise to 2 percent next January 1. The House previously allowed higher rates through 1956.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Lady Iris Mountbatten Pays Off Bad Checks
Lady Iris Mountbatten the 27 year old cousin of Britain’s king sent her attorney to Washington to cover 185.05 in bad checks from insufficient funds. The issue caused embarrassment after her Tuesday arrest, as she avoided press and work, with attorney Carney later paying 190.05 including a 5 bank stamping fee.
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New York
U.P
Iris Mountbatten
Great Britain
Washington
Film Company
Iris
Thomas C. Carney
Carney
George VI
Marshall calls German coal essential to European recovery
Secretary of State Marshall said German coal is essential to European recovery and the United States seeks increased Ruhr coal output. He noted British American talks planned for late next week to discuss sharing costs in administering the allied zones. Estimates place additional U S costs at 250 to 350 million dollars over two years if Britain presses for a larger U S burden.
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Washington
Marshall
United States
Ruhr
London
Britain
Germany
Lucius B. Clay
Conferees Consider French Proposal at Economic Conference
Paris reports say France urged including colonial resources of all members in the economic balance sheet under the Marshall plan. Herve Alphand told the steering committee that overseas production should be counted, spanning British, French, Belgian, Dutch colonies and Greenland. A questionnaire would gauge each nation's actions, needs, and possible U S aid.
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Paris
France
European Economic Conference
Herve Alphand
Africa
Asia
America
Belgian Congo
Denmark
Greenland
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Alphand
United States
Credit Measure Moves to House After Senate Passage
Senate approved legislation extending consumer credit controls to December 31 with looser terms on some purchases. The bill would raise the credit time limit from 15 to 24 months and cap down payments at 20 percent, while many items still require a 33 percent minimum down payment such as cars and appliances.
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Washington
Senate
House
Butte Weather Forecast Clear to Partly Cloudy
Butte predicts clear to partly cloudy conditions Thursday and night with little temperature change. Expected high near 86 for next hours and 24 hour readings from School of Mines show 79/50, airport 80/52 with about 0.10 inch precipitation. Montana west of Divide fair Thursday 75-80. east of Divide fair with after noon thunderstorms, highs 75-85.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
City Council Awards Contract for 600 Parking Meters
City council votes 11 to 3 to award a contract to Duncan Meter Corporation for installing 600 Miller coinoperated meters at 48000. A letter from Ohmer offered 35000 among six bids, with discussion by a special city employee committee and two citizens before the final decision.
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Duncan Meter Corporation
Proceeaus
Dewey McGeehan
John McCartan
Walter Kinared
Arthur Mehrens
William Renouard
J. D. Flynn
Phil J. Doherty
Frank Moran
Tally Johns
John Lindquist
Earl McCarthy
Peter J. Sodja
John J. Haggerty
H. B. Strasser
John F. Ohmer
Mi-Co
City Employes
Barry O'Leary
Butte
Armed Hostilities in Java Feared After Indonesian Rejection
Batavia reports Dutch predictions of armed hostilities in Java after Amir Sjarifoeddin, premier of the Indonesian republic, rejected Dutch compromise proposals. In a Jogjakarta radio address he warned of a critical situation, urged readiness to organize forces but urged peace, saying the Dutch stand toward peace is unlikely.
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Batavia
Java
Indonesia
Amir Sjarifoeddin
Jogjakarta
Sjarifoeddin
Stamfoeddin
Governors urge nonpartisan foreign policy at conference
At a four day governors meeting in Salt Lake City on July 16 7 they call for a nonpartisan peaceful foreign policy and express faith in Secretary of State George C Marshall They avoid endorsing his European rehabilitation program while approving a universal military training resolution using National Guard facilities to the greatest extent.
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Salt Lake City
Marshall
George C. Marshall
Governors Conference
Seaplane Pilot William Wincapaw Killed In Crash
In Rockland Maine on July 16 Captain William Wincapaw 62 a veteran Maine coastal pilot known as the flying Santa Claus due to Christmas flights delivering gifts to lighthouse keepers was killed with a passenger when his light seaplane plunged into the sea Wednesday.
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Rockland
William Wincapaw
Maine
Santa Claus
Russia Proposes Quota Plan for World Atomic Control
Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko proposed a separate treaty to regulate uranium mining and share of world atomic production and power facilities. He rejected giving a world agency ownership of all atomic materials, urged abandoning that idea, and hoped quotas could move toward agreement on international control.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
World Atomic Agency
World Atomic Control Agency
World Atomic Authority
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Ex-Army Lieutenant Arrested After Cripple Creek Bank Robbery
A former Army lieutenant was arrested after the First National Bank of Cripple Creek robbery. William Boethin, 25, of Colorado Springs, was taken into custody without a struggle near Victor. He denied involvement. District Attorney Irl Foard planned to hold him on a bad checks warrant as a crowd gathered outside the jail.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
First National Bank
Teller
Cecil Markley
William Boethin
Colorado Springs
Markley
Boethin
Armour Olson
Cameron
Victor
Teller County
P. H. House
Irl Foard
Greece Launches Major Attack on Guerrilla Force Near Ioannina
Greek forces backed by planes and heavy guns assault about 2,500 guerrillas in hills north of Ioannina near the Albanian frontier. Some 300 irregulars reportedly wiped out as the main force withdraws eastward to join others in the Grammos range. Military officials said 4,500 regulars, including airborne troops, had closed in, with two battalions described as foreign by prisoner testimony.
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Ioannina
Grammos
Mount Gamila
Kato
Pedina
Ano
Elatohori
Paleoloutsa
Asprangelos
Elathori
Oannina
Greece
Albania
Epirus
Negradhes
Eagles Conclave Opens in Missoula With 1000 Attendees
More than one thousand people registered for the four day Montana convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Missoula. National President James W. Bryan Jr. and past national president Robert W. Hansen will be introduced at the first business session. John W. Bonner of Helena will address the afternoon session on Eagles contributions to World War II veterans and dependents. A banquet, drum and bugle corps competition, and dance follow the opening activities, with sessions concluding Saturday.
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Missoula
Montana
Order of Eagles
James W. Bryan, Jr
Bremerton
Wash
Robert W. Hansen
Milwaukee
Wis
Eagles
Parl A. Stone
Northwestern
John W. Bonner
Helena
The
Helena Aerie
Anti-Fascist Committee Members Sentenced in Congress Contempt Case
Eleven members including novelist Howard Fast were jailed or fined after conviction for contempt of Congress. Five others received suspended sentences as authorities pursued the Eisler passport case amid a subversive group linked to Communist fronts. Barsky received six months and a $500 fine. others got three months and $300 fines. All defendants appealed.
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Washington
Howard Fast
Congress
FBI
Gerhart Eisler
Kremlin
United States
Communist Party
James W. Morris
Eisler
Edward K. Barsky
New York
Fast
Raymond B. Keech
Herman Shumlin
Leverett Gleason
Chappequa
N. Y
Jesse Tolmach
Bobbie Weinstein
Louise Ramsly
Joseph Auslander
Lyman R. Bradley
New York University
Ruth Leider
Harry M. Justiz
James Lustig
Charlotte Stern
Louis Miller
Manuel Magana
New York City
Marjorie Chodorob
Stamford
Conn
House Committee On un-American Activities
Marshall Plan Dominates Opening UN Talks
United Nations Economic and Social Council delegates gather for a fifth session seen as a showdown between Western powers and the Soviet bloc over the Marshall plan. Discussions begin Thursday with 36 items on the provisional calendar as Balkan debates resume in the Security Council.
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Balkan
United States
Russia
United Nations
World Organization
Balkans
Economic and Social Council
Forest Fire Report Details 129 New Blazes Across Regions
Forest service officials reported 129 new fires in two days, nearly all from lightning. Most were under 10 acres. 16 smokejumpers fought Bitterroot fires, eight battled Moose Creek fire, eight worked Fawn Creek fire, and a Mine Creek fire near Darby was nearly controlled. In Great Falls a fire-fighting test with bombers and planes to occur next week.
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Missoula
Forest Service
Colville National Forest
Washington
Fred M. Fite
Bitter Root
Bear Creek
Moose Creek
Fawn Creek
Fite
Mine Creek
Darby
Great Falls
Lolo National Forest
Army Air Base
Lolo Forest
Coal Operators Unable to Absorb New Costs
National Coal Association told President Truman that commercial soft coal operators cannot absorb costs from the new John L. Lewis miners contract. Executive Secretary John D. Battle cited 1946 figures showing a 13 cent per ton margin and urged review of government data and hidden costs.
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National Coal Association
Truman
John L. Lewis
John D. Battle
United States
Battle
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