Allies Say Talks With Reds Do Nothing at Panmunjom
News from Munsan and Seoul report Allied truce delegates bluntly telling North Korean and Chinese Reds that daily meetings accomplish nothing and may resume at Panmunjom. Maj. Gen. Harrison accuses the Communists of refusing to face truths on prisoner exchanges. UN air and artillery actions on the western front continue against Red forces and supply lines.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom Tuday
William K. Harrison
Nam Ii
Nam Il
United Nations Command
Harrison
Seoul
Yongchon
Kwaksan
Irish envoy lauds US loan aid at Butte banquet
John J. Hearne the Irish ambassador to the United States praised a 149 million dollar loan to Ireland for agricultural development at a Finlen hotel banquet in Butte. The event featured local officials clergy and judges with hundreds in attendance and messages from national leaders.
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United States
America
Ireland
John J. Hearne
Butte
Hearne
Finlen Hotel
Harry G. Farrell
M. M. English
James Cummins
Margaret McHale
Joseph M. Gilmor
Helena
William J. Condon
Great Falls
James J. Donovan
Montana
James E. Murray
Mary Brennan Clapp
John W. Bonner
M. Joe Miller
John J. Holmes
State Auditor
Hugh Adair
Montana Supreme Court
Lee Metcalfe
Two Airmen Killed in Sterling Plane Crash
Sterling Colorado residents George B. Brown about 40 a State Farm Mutual Insurance agent and Eugene J. Marquardt about 27 were killed Monday night when their small plane crashed and burned about a half mile south of the air port.
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Sterling
Colo
Sterling, Colo
George B. Brown
State Farm Mutual
Eugene J. Marquardt
Eisenhower and Taft Clash in South Dakota Primary
Eisenhower faces Taft in a South Dakota primary seen as a prestige clash for 14 Republican delegates. The outcome won’t alter the national race but signals midwest strength as Kefauver campaigns in the Democratic contest. Write-ins not counted.
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Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
South Dakota
Kansas
White House
Eisenhower
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Chicago
Europe
Midwest
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Craighead Files for State Post
Helena June 2 Craighead a Helena radio station manager filed Monday with the secretary of state for nomination on the Democratic ticket for lieutenant governor. He has Montana roots since 1911 and studied at Montana University and Gonzaga. He was a Missoula newspaperman 1920 to 1925 and held key state posts including secretary of the Democratic state central committee and state unemployment compensation commission chair.
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Helena
Barclay Craighead
Craighead
Montana
Montana University
Gonzaga University
Spokane
Missoula
Democratic State Central Committee
U. S
B. K. Wheeler
Federal Housing Administration
Commencement Set at Montana School of Mines Speaker Dr Wrather
The public is invited to the Montana School of Mines commencement on Friday evening. Dr William E Wrather head of the U S Geological Survey will speak. Admission is by ticket only and tickets may be obtained by calling 9476 while supply lasts.
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Montana School of Mines
William E. Wrather
U. S. Geological Survey
California Rivers Burst Their Banks
The Tule and San Joaquin rivers breached banks on Monday flooding thousands of acres of farmland. The Tule inundated about 22,000 acres near Corcoran, with engineers predicting a 100 square mile spill and potential ten years out of production. A weakened San Joaquin levee east of Tracy flooded 5,000 acres of alfalfa and tomatoes, forced twenty families from homes, and created a 125 foot gap in the dike as locals moved to higher ground.
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Associated Press
Tule
San Joaquin
California
Corcoran
Tulare Lake
Tracy
Trustees Retain 70-Year-Old Janitors By Board Decision
Board of trustees in Butte district No. 1 voted to apply for retention of janitors and janitresses who have reached 70 for one additional year. Miss Margaret Leary will file the retention applications. The action follows a May 19 vote to not rehire those aged 70, prompting union opposition.
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Margaret Leary
Butte
State Retirement Board
Board of Trustees
Newell Evans
Evans
Miss Leary
Women’s Protective Union
Lena Mattausch
Margaret Harrington
Mattausch
Roadblock Cracked as U.S. Convoy Reaches Berlin
Russian troops blocked the Helmstedt Berlin highway for the seventh straight day but an armed U S Army convoy with full field equipment and a police escort passed along the road. The convoy completed the 110 mile trip to Berlin Sunday without incident despite the growing pressure around West Berlin.
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Berlin
U.P
Helmstedt-Berlin
West Berlin
Eisenhower Waives Retirement Pay to Enter GOP Campaign
General Dwight D. Eisenhower asks to retire from the Army and waives his $19,541 retirement pay to allow him to fight the Republican national convention without government or Army entanglements. Defense officials released his request as he nears full retirement, with a Pentagon ceremony expected Tuesday. He will address the Abilene homecoming as a private citizen and presidential hopeful.
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Washington
U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Pentagon
Atlantic Pact Forces
Truman
Washington National Airport
Abilene
Kan
Anaconda Man Elected State Deputy of Montana Knights
Roderick F. McCarvel of Anaconda was elected state deputy of the Knights of Columbus Montana at the 48th annual convention. Other officers named include William Huber treasurer George Hammond secretary John Meagher warden and William McEwen state advocate. Delegates headed to Los Angeles for the national convention were Raymond Hess Harold Nelson and George Schmidt. The 1953 convention will be in Miles City. Bishops Gilmore and Condon were honored at a luncheon with seminary burse funds presented.
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Roderick F. McCarvel
Anaconda
Knights of Columbus
Montana
MecCarvel
Leo Riley
Butte
William Huber
Lewistown
George Hammond
Missoula
John Meagher
William McEwen
Malta
Los Angeles
Calif
Raymond Hess
Helena
Harold Nelson
Sidney
George Schmidt
Deer Lodge
Knights
Miles City
Joseph M. Gilmore
William J. Condon
Great Falls
Finlen Hotel
Riley
Burse
Truman Nominates Two Generals for Four-Star Rank
President Truman named Lt. Gen. Lauris Norstad commander in chief of U S Air Forces in Europe for promotion to four stars and Lt. Gen. Otto Paul Weyland, head of Far East Air Forces, for four-star rank.
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Washington
Truman
Lauris Norstad
U. S. Air Forces
Europe
Otto Paul Weyland
Far East
Acheson Warns U S Will Maintain Berlin Rights
Secretary of State Acheson told radio and TV audiences Washington will uphold full U S rights in Berlin amid Soviet gestures along western Germany borders. He said the United States will meet future actions with calm resolve and insisted no secret commitments exist. The remarks followed Truman urging rapid approval to include West Germany in Europe’s defense alliance.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
United States
Berlin
Germany
Soviet Union
European Defense Community
Truman
Congress
West Germany
Europe
British Seal Off Radio Berlin in Surprise Action
British military police ringed the Radio Berlin building with barbed wire at dawn, sealing off the Russian operated station in the British sector. About 40 West Berlin police joined 60 British troops to block entry and exit, allowing staff inside to depart but not return.
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Berlin
Radio
West Berlin
Red Army
Germany
C. F. C. Coleman
Sergei Dengin
Soviet Control Commission
Britain
Butte Weather Forecast Tue Forecast for Butte
Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night with scattered thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening. Temperatures 40 to 75 with little overall change. Airport minimum 7 and maximum 75 and School of Mines 40 to 72. West of Divide partly cloudy with high 75 to 82. East of Divide partly cloudy with central and west storms and high 75 to 85.
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School of Mines
Divide
Supreme Court rules Truman overstepped in steel seizure
The Supreme Court ruled 6 3 that President Truman violated the Constitution by seizing the steel industry. CIO Steelworkers began walking off the job as opinions were read. Mills were ordered returned to owners and Truman signed action to restore ownership.
Court Ruling Triggers Immediate CIO Steelworkers Strike
The Supreme Court ruling that President Truman illegally seized the steel industry sparked an instant walkout by about 650,000 CIO United Steelworkers in basic steel plants. Union leader Philip Murray quickly ordered a work stoppage as mills reported mass resignations and the nation awaited the ruling’s impact on negotiations and the Wage Stabilization Board recommendations.
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Supreme Court
Truman
CIO
United
USW
Philip Murray
Murray
United Steelworkers
Wage Stabilization Board
Steel
White House
WSB
Casey to File for Post on Democratic Ticket
Horace F. Casey veteran Montana Railroad and Public Service Commissioner says he will file for the office Wednesday on the Democratic ticket. He served 12 years on the commission and began his first term in 1937. Casey, resident of Butte since 1901, has a long business and military background including Candy wholesale work and service in World War I. He also served as state representative from Silver Bow county in 1931.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Horace F. Casey
Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Associated Press
Casey
Butte
Mont
France
Germany
Silver Bow County
Communist Led Labor Narrowes General Strike to Paris Area
The Paris based General Confederation of Labor narrowed its general strike call to the Paris area on Wednesday as Communist leaders appeared to back off from a nationwide showdown with the government.
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Paris
U.P
General Confederation of Labor
France
High Court Victory Divides Congress Over Seizure Policy
Congress split over the Supreme Court ruling overturning Truman’s steel seizure order. Some lawmakers urged new seizure legislation to protect the public during emergencies while others argued for and against anti seizure measures. Senators Ferguson Carlson McCarran praised the decision as a constitutional triumph and law based ruling.
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Vincent J. Burke
Washington
U.P
Congress
Supreme Court
Truman
Sen
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Emanuel Celler
DN. Y
House Judiciary Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Service Committee
Herbert R. O'Conor
Frank Carlson
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
Walter F. George
Butte High Band Trip Meeting Set Tonight
A public meeting for support of the Butte high school band trip to Los Angeles as Montana's official band at the VFW convention will be held at the Butte Civic Center Tuesday night at 8. W P Donnelly asks all band parents and interested citizens to attend. VFW state department members will outline plans for the convention trek and the band’s role in convention activities.
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Butte
Los Angeles
Montana
VFW
Butte Civic Center
W. P. Donnelly
VFW State Department
Collazo Loses Supreme Court Death Row Appeal
The Supreme Court rejected Oscar Collazo’s death row appeal on May 1 1950 ruling, leaving District of Columbia authorities free to execute him for the murder of White House Policeman Leslie Coffelt during the Blair House attack. Griselio Torresola, Collazo’s accomplice, also died in the gun battle.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Oscar Collazo
President Truman
District of Columbia
Collazo
White House
Leslie Coffelt
Blair House
Deferred questioning in Montana gunplay case
Formal questioning of Fred Goldsworthy was postponed pending examination by a physician. The 34 year old Butte painter opened fire Sunday with a .22 caliber pistol, firing 19 shots from a storm tunnel under Platinum street before tear gas forced his withdrawal. He awoke Monday claiming amnesia and was held for medical evaluation and legal processing.
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Fred Goldsworthy
Goldsworthy
Butte
Platinum Street
Excelsior
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