Talks to Settle Steel Strike Fail Once More
Pittsburgh July 20 peace talks at the White House failed again to end the 49 day steel strike. The industry statement cited compulsory unionism as the chief obstacle after a full day of meetings with CIO United Steelworkers chief Philip Murray and industry reps. No further sessions were planned today as Murray and industry leaders weighed next steps at the wage policy committee meeting in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
White House
Philip Murray
CIO United Steelworkers
Murray
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Stephens
John R. Steelman
GOP Governors Invited to Help Form Policy
Senator Wiley urges 25 GOP state governors to offer ideas for a constructive bipartisan foreign policy as Democrats attack the Eisenhower program. He says governors can spark youth renewal in the party and notes assurances from Senator Carlson and Eisenhower for an affirmative policy.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wiley
R-Wis
Chicago
Senate
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carlson
Rkan
Eisenhower
Women Golfers Open State Title Chase at Butte Club Today
Sixty two Montana women golfers tee off Monday at 9 am in the Montana women’s amateur championship at the Butte Country Club. Defending champ Jewell Granley Leg of Butte and runner up Mrs George Wright of Billings lead a field that marks the largest entry since the women’s association formed in 1949. The event runs with the men’s state amateur, the 35th annual Montana State Golf tournament, with Missoula and Kalispell hosting prior years and Billings in 1951.
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Butte Country Club
Montana State Golf Association
Mashie
Dick Hubbard
Montana State University
Missoula
Jewell Granley Lee
Butte
Edean Anderson
Helena
Eddie Woodland
Miss Anderson
Woodland
Butte Club
Jewell Granley Leg
George Wright
Billings
Con
Women's State Golf Association
Kalispell
Montana State Women's Golf Association
Joseph J. Kane
Leon R. Lyons
Alton Foutz
Four Butte Vets Among Montanans Due in San Diego Today
Four Butte men among 19 Montanans set to fly to San Diego California Monday from Korea. More than 3 000 Marines and Navy veterans will arrive for civilian reentry or new duties. Names include Corporal Edward Laird Corporal George A Jacobson and Master Sergeant Paul S Holt plus others from Billings Bozeman and Great Falls.
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San Diego
Calif
Korea
Navy
Associated Press
Corp
Edward Laird
Empire
Paul S. Holt
Anaconda Road
George A. Jacobson
Glen E. Gribble
Colorado
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana Regions
Butte mainly cloudy with light showers possible on Monday. temperatures range from 44 to 70 with little change overnight. In Montana west of Divide expect considerable clouds and cooler highs 55 to 65. east of Divide expect showers and possible thunderstorms, cooler highs 55 to 65 with 70 to 80 in the far east. Night coolness continues across areas.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Weather table shows 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums
The table lists maximum values for a 12 hour period and minimum values for an 18 hour period ending at 5 30 p m Sunday.
Short Truce Talks Pressured by Propaganda Charge
Tokyo dispatch reports a 20 minute truce meeting at Panmunjom as new propaganda accusations shadow armistice talks. North Korea charged Allies with returning war prisoners as spies. Previously a 12 minute session signaled limited progress and a news blackout likely to end.
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U.P
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Panmunjom
North Korea
Korea
Red
Nam Il
William K. Harrison
UN Infantry Regain Old Baldy Hill in Korea Fighting
Allied infantry with air and artillery support recaptured the crest of Old Baldy on the western Korean front after three days of fierce combat. Dozens of fighter bombs and tanks cleared the way for the assault, with Chinese defenders subject to heavy bombardment and counterbattery fire. The last Chinese forces fled as Allied troops dug in about 100 yards below the summit.
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Milo Farnets
Seoul
Old Baldy
Air Force
Marine
Navy
George A. McArthur
Alabama Boy Writes Sad Story About The Bicycle Thief
A 15 year old boy Newt Jones of Phenix City Alabama writes a letter to the Columbus Ledger Enquirer describing hardship after his bicycle is stolen. He explains he bought the bike with help from his father to help his large family and to take his nine year old sister who has never walked to the theater, but after July 4 someone stole the wheel and he now works odd jobs to save for a final three dollar payment on a bicycle he no longer has.
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Columbus
Newt Jones
Phenix City
Ala
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Carrie
Newt
Montana delegates may back Murray on first ballot
Helena July 20. Acting Gov. Paul Cannon said Montana’s 12 vote delegation to the Democratic national convention in Chicago may vote for Sen. James E. Murray as a favorite son candidate on the first ballot. Cannon, watching his primary race, cited Leo Graybill as the source and noted caucus discussions found the delegation unable to agree on a single nominee. The Associated Press poll showed half the delegates had no preference, with small splits for Harriman Stevenson Kefauver and Kerr. Cannon, filling in for Gov. Bonner, planned to remain in Helena briefly before heading to Chicago if possible.
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Montana
Chicago
James E. Murray
Paul Cannon
Cannon
Leo C. Graybill
Great Falls
Graybill
Senator Murray
Associated Press
W. Averell Harriman
Gov
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
John B. David
Vandalia
State Water Conservation Board
John W. Bonner
Egypt Premier Hussein Sirry Resigns, King to Decide
Alexandria July 20 Premier Hussein Sirry offered his resignation to King Farouk, who has yet to decide whether to accept it. Hafez Afifi, chief of Farouk's personal cabinet, confirmed the offer and said the king would weigh the situation before deciding.
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Alexandria
Egypt
U.P
Hussein Sirry
Farouk
Hafez Afifi
Sirry
Afifi
Iranian Chief Threatened by Assassins
Nationalist opponents of Premier Ahmed Ghavam threatened to assassinate him as casualties and arrests in the Communist Nationalist campaign against Ghavam's new government mounted. Ghavam offered to resign to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who refused to accept. Rioting and bloodshed spread from Tehran to Iran's oil centers as police and troops clashed with demonstrators. The Tudeh party joined with Nationalists to push toward a civil war. More than 650 demonstrators jailed in Tehran in 24 hours.
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U.P
Ahmed Ghavam
Ghavam
Ghavami
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Shah
Mohammed
Iran
Tudeh
Communist
Parliament Square
Tornado kills infant boy in Montana North Dakota path
A Montana North Dakota tornado late Saturday killed a 2 month old boy and critically injured three family members. Victor Weyer, 29, his wife Anne, 28, and their 2 year old daughter were treated at a Beach hospital. The Weyers' home address was unavailable. many farm buildings were damaged or destroyed as the storm crossed Wibaux county into Golden Valley county.
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Beach
N. D
Wibaux County
Montana
Golden Valley
North Dakota
Victor Weyer
Weyer
Anne
Weyers
Five Die in Plane Crash Near Creede Colorado
DEL NORTE COLO July 20 Five persons were killed Sunday night when a light plane crashed into a cliff side at the edge of Creede about 40 miles northwest of here. The private craft went down shortly after 7 30 p.m. MST. Tentative IDs list a Monte Vista Colorado dentist Dr R D Naudack his son another couple and their youngster. Only the dentist’s name, a pilot, was available at once. Witnesses said the low flying plane burst into flames after the impact.
Presidential Hopefuls Battle for Delegates on Eve of Convention
In Chicago on the eve of the Democratic National Convention a field of contendersincluding Barkley Harriman Russell Kefauver Kerr and trailing hopefuls jockeyed for delegate votes with no clear frontrunner emerging. President Truman considered shaping a platform with a strong civil rights plank while Farley supported Barkley and Ewing drew attention with a swing gesture in the Hilton lobby.
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Chicago
Dixie Bolt
Roosevelt
Barkley
Averell Harriman
Richard Russell
Georgia
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Truman
James A. Farley
Farley
New York
Oscar Ewing
Federal Security Administrator
Ewing
Conrad Hilton
Washington
Labor Chiefs Urge Punishment for Southern Democrats
The CIO and AFL urged Democratic platform writers to punish Southern Democrats who side with Republicans against Fair Deal. They proposed stripping offenders from committees or removing them from the party roster. Both groups demanded strong civil rights, wage controls, and a Roosevelt-Truman policy return. They backed a robust foreign policy and opposed isolationism.
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Chicago
U.P
CIO
AFL
South
Dixie
Republican Platform Committee
Veterans Invite Ike to Speak at Parley
Denver reports that General Dwight D. Eisenhower may deliver his first major speech as Republican nominee at the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in Los Angeles on August 3. An informal invitation has reached his campaign HQ, with a decision expected soon. He has also agreed to speak at the American Legion national convention in New York on August 25. Eisenhower is vacationing in Fraser, Colorado, at a cattle ranch owned by friend Aksel Nielsen and is due back in Denver midweek.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Los Angeles
Eisenhower
American Legion
Madison Square Garden
New York
Fraser, Colo
Rocky Mountain
Aksel Nielsen
Demonstrators Hurl Bombs in Calcutta Famine Protest
Demonstrators from the United Famine Resistance movement hurled bombs at police vehicles and streetcars in Calcutta on Sunday. No fatalities, but at least 12 people were injured including two policemen.
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Calcutta
India
United Famine Resistance
UFR
Democratic Convention scramble leaves field open on eve
Chicago July 20 All the maneuvering for the 31st Democratic Convention keeps the outcome unclear. Gov Adlai Stevenson retreats from frontrunner status while Vice President Berkeley seeks the top spot but loses labor support. Averell Harriman gains some traction with Truman’s potential nod and criticizes Dwight Eisenhower, calling his grasp of policy shallow.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Berkeley
James A. Farley Averell Harriman
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harriman
Eisenhower
California Solid Behind Kefauver
The 68 vote California delegation to the Democratic convention pledged solid support to Sen. Estes Kefauver and planned to send emissaries to other state delegations to advocate his nomination. Delegation Chairman George Miller Jr. said members with ties in other western states would act as missionaries to promote Kefauver, and the delegation would vote for Kefauver until he wins or releases them.
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Chicago
California
Estes Kefauver
George Miller, Jr
Richmond
Kefauver
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