Metcalf Wins Democratic Nomination by 55 Votes in Montana Primary
State canvass confirms Lee Metcalf defeated Paul Cannon by 55 votes in Montana's first district for the U S House seat. Complete unofficial AP totals: Metcalf 13 905 Cannon 13 850. High turnout noted with Mansfield and Aronson among top vote getters.
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Metcalf
Paul Cannon
Helena
Lee Metcalf
U. S
Montana
Wellington D. Rankin
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Associated Press
Cannon
John W. Bonner
Sam W. Mitchell
Arnold H. Olsen
GOP Chief Sees Taft Active in Drive for Eisenhower
GOP Chairman Arthur Summerfield said Sen. Robert Taft will be a major asset in mobilizing support for Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1952 campaign. He dismissed Democratic attacks and noted Taft’s pledge to cooperate. Stevenson warned against extravagant tax promises as a defense buildup looms.
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GOP
Taft
Adlai Stevenson
John J. Sparkman
Truman
Arthur Summerfield
National Committee
Stevenson-Sparkman
Springfield
Ill
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Chicago
Detroit
Michigan
Columbus
Richard Nixon
California
FBI Report Keeps Communist Trials in Limbo
An FBI report released by Senator McCarran on Communist party activities leaves trials in New York and Los Angeles unresolved. Defense lawyers accuse the report of pressuring juries and seek mistrials. judges delay ruling while FBI Director Hoover and McCarran affirm the document’s findings of party aims to overthrow the U S government.
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New York
FBI
Communist Party
McCarran
D-Nev
Los Angeles
Edward J. Dimock
William C. Mathes
California
Senate
Internal Security
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
U. S
Stalin
Lenin
Engels
Marx
William Z. Foster
Van Fleet Sees Dim Peace Prospects in Korea
Gen James A Van Fleet says chances of an armistice are lower than ever as Panmunjom talks stall for 35 minutes with no progress on truce wording. UN officers seek 45 more missing Allied soldiers and continue prisoner accounting for about 2000 missing personnel.
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Munsan
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Panmunjom
United Nations
Reds
Seoul
U. S
Eighth Army
Butte Leader Kenneth Christie Dies At 69 Civic Figure
Kenneth Christie, prominent Butte businessman and civic leader, died Wednesday at his home on West Galena. He was 69 and had suffered failing health since May. Christie built a career leading multiple firms including Christie Furniture, Christie Transfer and Storage, and Christie Furniture Mart, and served as president of the Butte Chamber of Commerce. Born December 18, 1882, in Martintown Ontario, his career began in Hall Montana before moving to Butte. Funeral details will be announced by White's funeral home.
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Kenneth Christie
Butte
West
Galena
Christie
White
White's Funeral Home
Christie Furniture Company
West Broadway
Christie Furniture Mart
Front and Harrison
Christie Transfer and Storage Company
Martintown
Ont
Canada
Hall
Mont
Butte Chamber of Commerce
C. E. Williams
Montana Transfer Company
Citizens’ Coal Company
Utah
McQueeney Transfer
Helena
Baxter Furniture Company
Furniture Mart
Front
Harrison
Bluebird Oil and Refining Company
Intermountain Transportation Company
Graybar Electric Company
Lewis Reported to Have Begun Contract Talks
Washington reports that John L. Lewis has opened direct negotiations with a major soft coal group over a New York contract for 450000 soft coal miners. The talks follow a looming contract expiry and a history of wage gains and steel industry influence.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
New York
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Moses
U. S. Steel
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Joseph E. Moody
United Mine Workers of America
Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Moses Group
Butuminous Operators Group
Belt Youth Drowned in Pond and Man Found in Missouri River
Great Falls Montana reports two deaths linked to water hazards. Fifteen year old Donald George Heikkila of Belt drowned in a pond near his home, while John Gill of Great Falls was recovered from the Missouri River south of the city. Gill had worked at the local smelter. no foul play is suspected. Louise 12 aided her mother in the pond rescue.
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Great Falls
Missouri River
Donald George Heikkila
Belt
C. E. Magner
John Gill
D. J. Leeper
Cascade County
Louise
John Heikkila
Gill
Missouri
Magner
Ex-King Farouk Declares New Title in Exile
Isle of Capri Italy July 30 Ex King Farouk of Egypt adopts the title Prince Farouk Fuad of Egypt as he lives in exile.
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Isle OF Capri
Italy
Farouk
Egypt
Farouk ‘Fuad
Egyptian Nobility Titles Abolished
Cairo reports the anti graft government has abolished the titles of the Egyptian nobility including pashas and beys. The regime that ousted King Farouk last Saturday vows to maintain a constitutional monarchy under Farouk II taxi son.
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Cairo
Egypt
Strongarm
Farouk
Faud II
Churchill Wins Confidence Vote in Britain
Prime Minister Winston Churchill won a vote of confidence after presenting a streamlined rearmament plan. Churchill’s Conservatives defeated a Labor censure motion on economic policy by 302 to 277.
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London
U.P
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
Community Plans August Tribute Dinner for E McGlone
Plans advance for a community testimonial dinner on Monday August 18 in the Finlen Silver Bow room to honor E S McGlone executive vice president of Anaconda Copper Mining Co and Mrs McGlone. Sponsors include the Butte Chamber of Commerce and the Butte Development Association with broad citizenry participation.
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E. S. McGlone
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Silver Bow
Finlen
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte Development Association
Butte
Chamber
Development Association
Chamber of Commerce
John J. Burke
Tom Kelly
Tom Murray
Larry Smith
Tim Sullivan
William Meyer
Stanley Babcock
Dave Reese
McGlone
West Broadway
Colorado School of Mines
Western Mining
Western Operations
D. M. Kelly
State
Legion
Danger in Steel Price Hike Seen
Washington report notes Price Boss Ellis Arnall warned that a $5.20 a ton steel price rise, ordered to offset a wage settlement, would trigger inflation and lift costs for the average American by about $100 a year. Arnall called the move a bitter pill but said it followed a mandate from acting defense mobilizer John R. Steelman despite his prior reservations.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
Steel
Arnall
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Children Enjoy Another Fine Day at Gardens
Butte children attend weekly day at Columbia Gardens with new playground equipment promised. Superintendent Ted Beech reports free bus rides for local and visiting children under 14 from Park and Main on a 20 minute schedule starting at 9 a.m. Anaconda Copper Mining Company funds transport. Trained supervisors and first aid experts oversee the event.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Ted Beech
Anaconda
Park
Main Streets
Warden Roy Best Suspended for Two Years in Colorado
Colorado civil service commission suspended Warden Roy Best of the Canon City prison for two years citing neglect of duty and gross misconduct. Best, long-time prison head, was away at his Hitchrack ranch in El Paso County when the ruling was announced.
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Denver
Colorado Civil Service Commission
Roy Best
State
Commission
William R. Welch, Jr
Merit Board
Best
Canon City
el Paso
Air Force Debunks Flying Saucer Reports
The Air Force discredited flying saucer stories but civilians kept reporting sightings. Heat waves optical and radar illusions were cited as causes while several readers shared extraordinary claims including a veteran pilot’s account of repeatedly being attacked and another report of a split saucer that continued flight.
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Washington
Air Force
Cleveland
California
Tennessee Farmers Plead for Aid as Drought Worsens
Tennessee farmers appeal for assistance as the severe drought causes millions in crop damage. The crisis, described as the worst in state history, spurs farmers to seek relief amid parched fields and losses.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.P
Tennessee
Record Korean Air Raid on Sinuiju Aluminum Plant
Allied air forces carried out a massive raid on the Yangsi aluminum processing plant near Sinuiju in northwest Korea. Sixty six B29 bombers from Okinawa and Japan dumped 660 tons of munitions past heavy night defense, with returns reporting determined enemy fighter activity and strong anti aircraft fire.
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Seoul
Korea
Sinuiju
Air Force
Okinawa
Japan
Far East Air Force
Winton R. Close
Los Angeles
Close
Light
Yangsi
Yalu River
Asia
Truman creates Wage Stabilization Board chaired by Archibald Cox
President Truman on July 30 set up a new Wage Stabilization Board to administer the program. Archibald Cox, Harvard law professor, was named chair and one of six public members, succeeding Nathan Feinsinger. The old board was abolished by Congress and mustering 14 of 18 members. The Senate must confirm the new board.
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Kansas City
Truman
Congress
Archibald Cox
Harvard Law
Nathan Feinsinger
WSB
Senate
Economic Stabilization Agency
Reds claim diary excerpts falsified by Soviet propaganda
The Army charged that Soviet propagandists fully falsified and twisted excerpts from Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow's diary used in his court martial. The Army said the diary did not contain the statement War! As soon as possible! Now! and cited earlier publication risks to the case.
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Washington
Robert W. Grow
Butte and Montana Weather Forecast Summary
Butte remains mostly fair and warm through Thursday and Thursday night. Temperatures: Butte Thursday low 17 to high 8?8. Wednesday to Thursday period shows 12 midnight to 5:30 pm readings. Airport readings: minimum 42, maximum 838. West of Divide fair with little change and highs 90 to 100. East of Divide very warm with highs 90 to 100.
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Montana
Divide
Senate seats to be filled as 35 races loom in fall
Washington July 30 with six new faces already assured in the Senate next January a statewide check shows 35 seats will be contested this year. Several incumbents face renomination or primary tests including 16 up for re election with some unopposed. McMahon's death widens the field Connecticut Nebraska and a few other states add seats. Republicans hold 20 of 35 seats with Democrats 14 not counting the McMahon vacancy.
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Washington
Senate
Brewster
Maine
Frederick G. Payne
McMahon
D-Conn
Connally
Texas
O’conor
D-Md
Seaton
R-Neb
Connecticut
Benton
Nebraska
Butler
Wherry
Sparkman
D-Ala
Nixon
R Calif
Lodge
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Frank A. Barrett
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Zales N. Ecton
Bonner
J. Hugo Aronson
Cut Bank
Leonard C. Young
Hugh Adair
Adair
van Fleet
Pond
Prince
Bakersfield
Frazier Wright Auto Company
McGlones
Drouth
Gen. Grow
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte R&r
Dillon
Drummond Glasgow Great Falls
Havre
Lewistown
Livingston
Iles City
Missoula
Superior West Yellowstone
Whitehall
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