Cannon's Lead Narrowed in Montana Democratic Tilt
In Helena on July 17 the Montana Democratic primary for the first district seat saw Lt. Gov. Paul Cannon shrink his margin over Associate Justice Lee Metcalf to 57 votes after a counting error and the addition of one precinct. With 57 precincts reported and 3 of 390 unaccounted, Cannon led 13,859 to 13,802. The state canvassing board will finalize results by July 30 after reviewing all county returns and ballots.
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Flathead County
Associated Press
Kalispell
Paul Cannon
Lee Metcalf
Cannon
Metcalf
Jefferson County
Madison County
Disease Fears Hit U S Eighth Army in Korea
The Eighth Army reports 418 cases of Manchurian fever among UN troops in Korea through June with a death rate under four percent. Frontline teams study the illness spread by rodent mites, with 96 percent returning to duty after treatment.
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Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
United States
United Nations
Col. L. Holmes Ginn
Deland
Fla
Ginn
Allies Thwart Communist Assault on Old Baldy Hill
Allied forces repelled a tank supported Communist attack on Old Baldy hill west of Chorwon in western Korea. The six hour fight involved heavy artillery and mortar fire, with at least one Communist tank burning and Allied reinforcements arriving via slippery trails.
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Seoul
Old Baldy Hill
Korea
Chorwon
Old Baldy
Kamsong
Iron Triangle
Pyong
Earthquake Rocks Central Japan
A sharp quake struck a 650 mile stretch of central Japan killing several and injuring scores. Osaka and Kobe were hardest hit with 31 structures damaged or demolished and 82 people injured. three dead were reported. The tremor registered No 4 on the Japanese intensity scale.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Osaka
Central Meteorological Observatory
Fukui
Hokkaido
Observatory
Osaka-Kobe
Russia recalls Soviet diplomat in Britain over spying case
Britain demanded the expulsion of Pavel Kuznetsov, second secretary at the Soviet embassy, after he allegedly recruited radio operator William Marshall to pass state secrets. Marshall received five years. Kuznetsov claimed diplomatic immunity and was freed. Russia agreed to withdraw the diplomat under protocol, with possible retaliatory measures hinted.
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London
Russia
Britain
Pavel Kuznetsov
Foreign Office
William Marshall
Kuznetsov
Allies and Red Truce Teams Resume Armistice Talks
In Panmunjom the Allied and Communist truce teams resumed off the record negotiations on July 18 after a four day recess. The meeting lasted 41 minutes and officials expected new moves on prisoner exchanges. Both sides planned to meet again at 11 a.m. Saturday amid continued deadlock over repatriation.
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Munsan
Panmunjom
Nam Il
Red
William P. Nuckols
Red China
Chou En-Lai
Peiping Radio
China
Mossadegh Quits. Qavam Named Iran Premier
Ex Premier Ahmed Qavam named to succeed Mossadegh after a secret majlis vote. Shah issued decree approving the nomination as Iran faces near bankruptcy from oil nationalization and Britain dispute.
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Tehran
Iran
Ahmed Qavam
Ist
Russia
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Mossadegh
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Majlis
Qavam
No Early Relief From Heat Wave Continues Across Nation
The Associated Press reports continued high temperatures from the Rockies to the Atlantic with no signs of broad relief. Temperatures rose into the 90s in the east for a sixth straight day while Montana Dakota regions and parts of New England saw cooler weather. Squalls lingered over the northwest Gulf of Mexico and showers stretched north from the gulf into several central states. Far western areas remained generally fair.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic
Montana
Dakotas
New England
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
Peron Cancels Appointments to Be With Eva
Buenos Aires reports President Juan D Peron has canceled all appointments to stay by his critically ill wife Eva in a developing medical emergency.
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Eva Peron
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Eva
Southern delegates clash over civil rights plank at Democratic meeting
At Chicago hearings on the Democratic platform, a Florida delegate blamed northern carpet baggers for the Negro problem, arguing southern policy was local and federal action unnecessary. North speakers urged stronger federal action, warning of a possible Negro boycott if the party fails to act. Neville Penrose proposed a regional compromise with community councils to study race issues.
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Chicago
Dixie
Florida
J. W. Alderman
South
Alderman
Jacksonville
North
New Deal
Audrey Williams
Williams
Montgomery
Ala
Works Progress
Neville G. Penrose
Texas Good Neighbor Commission
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Spark
Large Oil Firms to Be Probed
Attorney General James P. Mc Granery announced a federal grand jury will investigate an international oil cartel involving seven major companies. He said indictments and a civil anti trust action will challenge monopolistic practices. Participants named include Standard Oil of New Jersey and California, the Texas Company, Socony Vacuum, Gulf Oil, Royal Dutch Shell, and Anglo Iranian Oil. Leonard J. Emmerglick will lead the grand jury presentation.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Standard Oil of California
Texas Company
Socony-Vacuum
Gulf Oil
U. S
Royal Dutch Shell
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Leonard J. Emmerglick
Justice Department
Emmerglick
Aluminum Company of America
Canvassing Board to Meet in Silver Bow County
The Silver Bow canvassing board will convene Friday afternoon in the office of County Clerk William Duckham to tabulate ballots from last Tuesday's primary. Members include Justices of the Peace Larry O Farroll William Kopach and Mrs Duckham as clerk, with Frank Gorsh and Joe H Sullivan added as county commissioners. The meeting starts at 1 o'clock.
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Silver Bow County
William Duckham
Larry O'Farrell
William Kopach
Eisenhower bids farewell to son before Korea deployment
Denver July 17 Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower and wife Mrs. Eisenhower say a restrained goodbye to their son Major John Eisenhower as he boards a transport plane for Korea. The family and a few friends gathered at Denver Municipal airport while crowds cheered outside.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John
Korea
Eisenhower
Eisenhowers
John S. Doud
Seattle
Chicago
Fraser
Cole
Texas
Indiana
Brown Palace
Norman Rockwell
Robert Lutz
Corona Presbyterian Church
Mason K. Knuckles
Congress
A. J. Chipman
The
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Knuckles
Byron Rogers
Learn-while-you-work burglar escapes with 1800
Police hunted Thursday for a thief who fled with 1800 after using a torch to force open a safe. At the scene investigators found a welder training book and heavy welding gear stolen two weeks earlier.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U.P
Labor unions weigh boycott of new Wage Stabilization Board
CIO and AFL policy makers discuss possible boycott of the new Wage Stabilization Board set to take office July 30. CIO leaders cite limited powers. AFL may join or withdraw with advisers meeting July 28. If no participation occurs, current wage standards would still be enforced by Roger Putnam and the existing staff.
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Washington
New Wage Stabilization Board
CIO
AFL
Philip Murray
Chicago
William Green
WSB
First Wage
Truman
Union
Congress
Roger Putnam
Deadly Cyanide Dumped in Wabash by Mistake
In Lafayette Indiana authorities warned residents along the Wabash River to stay away after more than 3000 gallons of deadly cyanide were dumped into the river by mistake. Health and conservation officers dispatched guards to patrol the river. Hundreds of fish died while no human injuries were reported as dilution possibly reduced danger. The cyanide release occurred during hose transfers at Peerless Wire Goods company two days earlier.
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Lafayette
Ind
U.P
Wabash River
Here
Peerless Wire Goods Company
Malik Delays Return Trip to Russia Amid Trauce Talks
United Nations dispatch reports Jacob Malik chief Russian delegate canceled his return voyage to the Soviet Union set for next Tuesday. The move sparked speculation of a potential breakthrough in Korean truce negotiations and follows earlier postponements linked to Baltic crisis and germ warfare debates in the Security Council.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.P
Jacob A. Malik
Soviet Union
Malik
Russia
Moscow
Stockholm
Baltic Sea
Security Council
Nieuw Amsterdam
Anacondan Jailed in Traffic Deaths
Anaconda resident William A. McKernan is jailed in Deer Lodge on $3,500 bond after a coroner jury found him responsible for a fatal traffic crash. He rear ended two parked cars west of Helena on Saturday night, killing Avon logger Byron Davis. his wife died two days later and their son Andrew, 9, was the third victim.
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Deer Lodge
U.P
William A. McKernan
Anaconda
Helena
Byron Davis
Andrew
More polio tests in gamma globulin study
The second in a series of 1952 field experiments to test gamma globulin blood fraction for preventing infantile paralysis will start Monday in Iowa and Nebraska, following a Pittsburgh report.
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Pittsburgh
Iowa
Nebraska
Weather Forecast for Butte and Surrounding Areas
The forecast calls for clear and cooler conditions in Butte with a Friday low of 36 and high near 70. Airport minimum 39 and maximum 74, with west of Divide partly cloudy and cool and scattered afternoon showers. East of Divide expect considerable cloudiness and scattered showers, mostly cloudy southwest.
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Divide
Russell Flip Flop Backfires in Democratic Convention Fight
Chicago July 17 AP Sen Richard B Russell faces growing pushback from labor groups over his Taft Hartley overhaul pledge. Debates rage on civil rights and delegate contests as Kefauver Harriman and others enter the race. Virginia Democrats tentatively plan uninstructed delegation to Chicago.
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Chicago
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Mutual Security
Averell Harriman
Alben W. Barkley
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Roanoke
Fair Dealer
Harriman
William M. Tuck
Georgia
Butte Man and Boy Wounded in Accidental Shooting
Philip A. Reid of 206 South Excelsior became Butte's second accidental shooting victim when a pistol discharged during quick draws wounding his right leg. Earlier 15-year-old Pat Toomey was wounded in the left knee while handling a gun. Reid was admitted to Community Memorial hospital and Toomey was listed in good condition at St James hospital.
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Philip A. Reid
South Excelsior
Butte
Pat Toomey
Reid
Community Memorial Hospital
Toomey
St. James Hospital
Angie Toomey
Silver Bow Homes
Young Pat
Four Die in Alaska Plane Crashes Including Missionary and Navy Officer
Two crashes in Alaska on Wednesday killed four people. Navy Lt. George Seaman of Charleston Illinois died when a PBY struck sand on Atka Island, while three others perished in a private plane near Point Hope. Survivors include Chester Downey who was critically injured.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Navy
Illinois
George Seaman
Charleston
Atka Island
Aleutians
Adak Naval Base
Seaman
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NEA
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Wabash
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