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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
4
A Washington Post commentary argues that a movement aims to wreck every industry in the country. It says the capital has been seized by terror for weeks. The piece blames totalitarianism as the cancerous evil behind the unrest amid prosperity.
Daily and Sunday service outside Montana and northern Idaho shows rates for different days and services. Figures include 3.00 6.31 Mos Mo Mo 7.50 4.00 1.40 1.50 wi 35 38 and 15.00 8.00 4.25 81.50 with Sunday or Sunday Only options. Telephones noted in the same section.
President Truman paints a colorful prosperity picture citing government programs from the past 17 years. He notes the national debt at 429.4 billion dollars and argues that federal aid to business, social security and insurance boosted the economy while facing propaganda.
The piece argues the East West clash is framed as a U S versus U S S R struggle but warns neutrality misreads the scope. It notes European concerns over rearmament Germany and American dominance, and questions the feasibility of a security guarantee from the United States to Europe against a Soviet strike.
Brooklyn fans saw a historic play as Gil Hodges and a Cubs rival both sprinted for home at the same instant. Hodges faced three outs yet was tagged and penalized for passing a runner and hindrance. The scene, while chaotic, reflected a city’s familiar baseball mix of old Brooklyn ties and Cubs components.
Last year saw a record number of visitors to sites with U S government dam construction. Over six million people viewed these dams and more than a hundred are under construction nationwide this summer. The public questions use of tax money and access to view progress, noting some dams are near completion and others just started. The piece also critiques a columnist and jokes about forcing General Electric to curb its light bulb business.
A harsh critique contrasts Truman’s offer to probe alleged gamblers and racketeers with charges of a witch hunt. The piece lists figures tied to the underworld, including Flamingo casino links and figures like Buggsy Siegel, Myer Lansky, Frank Costello, and others, noting deportation and justice department delays.
The transcript cites Westbrook Pegler partner of Moe and Dimples Wilensky, noting a 3 year old New York killing. It questions Tom's current business coats and suits, names Abe Zwillman and Louis Shomberg as major stockholders, and suggests Shomberg as the boss. The speaker urges McGrath to explain Allen Smiley's lack of deportation.
Sidney Alwen testified in court that his erratic driving was caused by pain from swallowing chewing tobacco, not whiskey, after he swerved to avoid a black cat. The jury could not reach a verdict and discharged him.
In Abington Massachusetts two young children too small to reach a fire alarm box rode a tricycle to reach the lever and pull it causing a false alarm. In Corinth Massachusetts Claude Smith explains why his town Flea Hop Alabama earned its name due to wild goats overrunning the old schoolhouse and fleas filling the area.
Born to day you are a person of many talents yet you must master moods to rise high. You are practical yet flighty and unpredictable. friends call it temperament. You are sincere, frank, loyal beneath, and draw people with a magnetic personality despite fickleness. Read tomorrow by your birthday star for guidance.
The piece argues against an immediate Far East peace conference with Japan, warning it could embolden Soviet aims and threaten Alaska. It contrasts a multilateral conference with a separate U.S. treaty with Japan, notes U.S. policy divisions, and stresses Gen. MacArthur's pivotal role and public impact.
Ten, Twenty, Thirty June 8, 1940 Mr. and Mrs. Guy D. Piatt and relatives attend State Normal College commencement in Dillon. Miss Cicely Ann Piatt graduates. other local students and families return from Missoula and Spokane. Arnold Olsen graduates Montana State University Law School and is admitted to the bar.
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