Wheat losses to crickets run high in Oregon fields
Mormon crickets have damaged between one and two percent of ripening wheat across Gilliam Morrow and Sherman counties in northeastern Oregon. Farmers and officials worker to halt the invasion with poisoned bait while new outbreaks prompted renewed control efforts.
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Arlington
Ore
U.P
Oregon
United States Bureau of Entomology
Columbia River
Ezra Punk
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Gilliam
Morrow
Sherman
Willow Creek
Ione-Boardman
Morrow County
Earnest Kirsch
Gilliam County
Condon
Funk
Kirsch
Punk
Des Moines River Flood Crest Reaches Tracy Iowa
Flood crest on the Des Moines River reaches Tracy Iowa at 25.85 feet exceeding the 1903 record by eight tenths of a foot. Thousands flee three communities while Eddyville Ottumwa face rising stages as Army engineers and Red Cross mobilize boats, sandbags, and rescue workers.
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Des Moines
Tracy
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Red Rock
Army
Rock Island
Tll
The
Red Cross
Roosevelt Estate Valued at 2.11 Million After Death
Papers filed in Dutchess county surrogate court show Franklin D. Roosevelt's gross estate at 2,111,673.26. Interest and royalties since his death in April 1945 amount to 167,787.86, while the estate was appraised at 1,943,885.86 in 1945. Of the total, 994,155.19 was inherited from his mother, Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Roosevelt
Sarah Delano Roosevelt
Rail Strike Halts Paris Rail Traffic at Key Terminals
Railroad workers at Paris main terminals and Austerlitz halted traffic Saturday after ignoring Premier Ramadier's radio appeal. Food transport only allowed, crippling capital city transit and impacting broader services.
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Paris
U.P
Austerlitz
Paul Ramadier
France
Braden Warns Against Santa Claus Policy at Mines Talk
Spruille Braden, former Argentine ambassador and assistant secretary of state, warned against a Santa Claus policy of giving aid for nothing. Speaking to a Montana School of Mines commencement audience, he urged adherence to the good neighbor policy and mutual respect in Latin American relations. Braden’s resignation from the Truman administration, effective June 30, was announced after brief remarks at Milwaukee.
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Spruille Braden
Montana
Argentina
United States
Montana School of Mines
Braden
Milwaukee
Truman
Latin America
Measure to Curb Strikes and Unions Passes in Senate
Senate sent the measure to President Truman by a 54 to 17 vote after House approval 320 to 79. It empowers 80 day court injunctions against national paralysis strikes, bans the closed shop, and allows a union shop only with a majority vote. The bill, opposed by labor leaders, expands labor policy beyond Truman’s program.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Truman
House
Langer
North Dakota
Morse
Oregon
Jewish Refugees File Petition for Palestine Immigration
Twenty thousand seven hundred twenty eight Jewish inmates in displaced persons camps in the U S occupation zone of Germany petitioned the United Nations to facilitate their immediate immigration to Palestine. A Jewish Agency spokesman condemned Britain for seeking UN support to curb illegal Jewish migration. The UN and Britain were at odds over Palestine policy.
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Britain
United Nations
Palestine
Graduation Exercises at Montana School of Mines Tonight
Public invited to Montana School of Mines graduation in the Library Museum building. Doors open at 7 with a procession of faculty education board members graduates and alumni. No admission charged.
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Montana School of Mines
Milestone Visit Sparks Honorary Doctorate Talk
The article notes a high level visit with emphasis on mutual respect among parties and warns that abandoning the benevolent "Santa Claus" policy could undermine good neighbor relations. Dr Francis A Thomson, president of Mines, greets Braden and his wife at Milwaukee depot and will confer an honorary doctorate.
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Braden
Milwaukee
Francis A. Thomson
Mines
Immigration Bill Endorsed for 400000 European Refugees
Assistant Secretary John H. Hilldring told a House judiciary subcommittee the United States must accept its share of refugees to help resettle Europe's displaced. He endorsed Rep Stratton's bill to admit 400000 Europeans over four years. John B. Trevor led a coalition opposing wide immigration, urging suspension except for families of citizens. The subcommittee recessed until next Friday.
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Washington
John H. Hilldring
House
United States
Europe
South America
Palestine
Representative Stratton
R-Ill
John B. Trevor
American Coalition
Sons and Daughters of the
Defendant in Recent Lynch Trial Arrested
Hendrix Rector, acquitted in the Greenville lynching trial, was charged in Greenville with shooting at a car carrying four African Americans. Police court booked the case for later trial after the incident at a stop light last night.
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Greenville
S. C
A.P
Hendrix Rector
Rector
Doctor Is Slain in Venice Near Rockefeller Professor
Dr. George Wade Wilson 455, former Rockefeller Institute professor and retired research physician, was found shot Friday in his Venice home. Detective sergeants say neighbor Raymond Wesley Howbert 51, being treated for stomach ulcers, fired three times and then killed himself with a final shot.
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Venice
Calif
George Wade Wilson
Rockefeller Institute
New York
William C. Tilden
Henry G. Wild
Wilson
Raymond Wesley Howbert
Howbert
Critic James Agate Dies After Long Illness
James Agate, 69, renowned British critic of drama and literature, died Friday night in London after a prolonged illness.
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London
James Agate
Britain
Russia Calls for Small Global Police Force at UN
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged the Security Council that the United Nations global police force be small and that inflated armed forces are unnecessary. He argued that defeated Axis powers and postwar Allies do not justify large militaries, noting Russia opposed several basic principles in the military staff committee report.
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United Nations
Security Council
Gromyko
Balkans
Europe
Russia
United States
Britain
China
France
Unions Sign Two Year Wage Rise Contracts At Anaconda Great Falls
Anaconda Mill and Smeltermen and Great Falls mill unions approved contracts with Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The pact grants 11 cent hourly raises 92 cents daily plus five paid holidays for two years starting March 18 or April 1 with backdated pay. Similar terms covered machinists in Butte Anaconda and Great Falls and other craft unions as votes passed.
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Anaconda
Anaconda Mill and Smeltermen’s Union
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Great Falls Mill and Smeltermen’s Union
Charles MacLean
Anaconda Union
Great Falls Union
Butte
Great Falls
Mines Pay
Anaconda Company
Butte Stationary Engineers Union No. 83
Butte Miners Union
Communist Campaign in Southwest Europe Draws Diplomatic Fire
President Truman approved a strong protest note over the Hungarian coup and suggested UN involvement to restore sovereignty. Hungarian exile minister Szegedy-Maszak urged a UN response as diplomats warned the crisis could reshape global policy. The note seeks joint US-British-Russian inquiry.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Hungary
Russia
United Nations
Congress
United States
Aladar Szegedy- Maszak
Budapest
World Organization
State Department
V. P Sviridov
Tornado Wrecks Six Homes in Champaign Area
A tornado tore through a 16 block residential area on Champaign western outskirts damaging 15 homes severely and wrecking six. One man was injured with hand cuts, while debris reached the University of Illinois campus two miles away. Fire Chief Alsip called the damage surprising for so few injuries.
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Champaign
Ill
University of Ilinois
R. W. Alsip
Alsip
Alphonso Wilson
Wilsons
Harlan Bliss
University
Butte Weather Forecast and Montana Divide Details
Butte area expects partly cloudy skies and a bit warmer weather Saturday with a high near 67. School of Mines reports 64 as max and 42 min. Airport shows 61 max and 43 min. West of divide: partly cloudy to cloudy Saturday with light rain and warmer 60 to 70 highs. East of divide: fair morning, then partly cloudy with afternoon thunder showers and cooler highs 60 to 70.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Tornado Rips Through Colorado Town Causing Much Damage
A tornado tore through Julesburg Colorado causing extensive damage to four business blocks and many homes. Six people suffered minor injuries, none fatal, as residents sought shelter in cellars. Buildings including a Safeway store depot baggage room and potato warehouse sustained major damage.
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Colorado
Julesburg
Colo
Herb Martin
Martin Flying Service
G. E Riepe
Denver
Safeway
H. E. Reichelt
Lowry Field
Union Pacific Railroad
W. B. Reed
Senate Eyes Restoring Interior Funds After House Cut
Washington reports senators plan to restore 60 to 66 million dollars to Interior department funds cut by the House. The move, discussed behind closed sessions of a Senate appropriations subcommittee, follows 134 million in overall reductions for reclamation irrigation and related activities. Senate leaders Wherry and Knowland signaled possible restorations with work not completed until next week.
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Washington
Interior Department
House
Senate Appropriations
Wherry
R-Neb
Knowland
R-Calif
Bulgaria cuts Sofia links after arrest of opposition leader
London dispatch reports all main telephone connections with Sofia were cut after Bulgaria arrested Nicola Petkov, opposition hero and Agrarian National Unity leader. Western lines via Bucharest and Belgrade failed to connect, signaling apparent isolation of Bulgaria following the government move.
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London
Sofia
Bulgaria
Hungary
United Press Report
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Bucharest
Romania
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Central Exchange
Zurich
Switzerland
Nicola Petkov
Agrarian National Unity Party
Georgi Dimitrov
The
Communist International
Balkans in turmoil as Hungary coup sparks new fears
Diplomats in London view the Hungarian coup and Bulgarian opposition arrest as a potential Communist bid to tighten control in southeastern Europe in response to Truman's doctrine. Budapest police crackdown, refugee panics, and troop movements in the region fuel concerns of a Moscow led push before Soviet withdrawal.
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London
Balkan
Bulgaria
Europe
Truman
Budapest
Associated Press
Vienna
Petru Groga
Romania
Yugoslavia
Groza
Hungary
Ferenc Nagy
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
Balkans
Turkey
Bessarabia
Black Sea
Batetalions
Greece
Istanbul
Russia
Turekey
Nikolai Pekov
Georgi Dimitrov
Truman Joins War Buddies at Meet
President Truman flies to Missouri for a homecoming with his mother Martha Truman in Grandview and greets ex-soldiers at the Thirty Fifth Division reunion. He arrives with General Eisenhower and Fleet Admiral Leahy to a warm reception from veterans and local officials.
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Kansas City
Truman
Washington
Jackson County
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Grandview
Martha F. Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Fairfax
Eisenhower
Army
Fleet
William B. Leahy
Ralph E. Truman
35Th Division Association
Henri Bonnet
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