Plans Advance for Butte July Fourth Celebration
Plans for Butte July Fourth events proceed with stickers at city hall promoting “Butte's July 4 Celebration, Best in the Nation.” Finance chairmen M. O. Schwartz and Tom Kelly report fund mailings, official receipts, and active appeals by Sheriff William Dalling and other officials. The program includes parades, fish derby, Shrine circus, fireworks, air show, bands, and floats, with community support urged.
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Butte
M. O. Schwartz
Tom Kelly
Finance Committee
Thomas R. Morgan
Naranche Memorial Stadium
Shrine Circus
Civic Center
House seeks details on Koje uprising and Japanese red unrest
The House voted to demand more information on Koje island uprisings and Communist troubles in Japan after learning that Red prisoners threatened a mass breakout on Koje last month. The State department was asked to provide fuller details on both issues.
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Washington
House
Koje Island
Japan
Koje
State Department
Allies Win Uncontested Control Over Red POWs
On Koje Island Korea Allied troops gained control of about 80 000 Communist POWs after a Tuesday riot. About 6 400 inmates of compound 78 moved to smaller stockades while 6 300 in compound 77 signaled readiness to surrender. Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner oversaw transfers planned for 5 p m Tuesday. Nine anti Communist prisoners attempted to escape. eight Red prisoners were found murdered with signs of strangulation and beatings. Authorities continued digging for more bodies and weapons as another transfer was planned for Thursday.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon L. Boatner
Compound 77
U. S
David Korn
U.S. Army
Richmond
Korn
Supreme Leader Arrives for Scandia Meeting
Thorsten Thortenson supreme president of the Scandinavian Fraternity of America arrives in Butte with district and national leaders for the 30th biennial Scandia district convention hosted by Butterodge Nos 1 and 2. Delegates from Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia attend.
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Scandinavian Fraternity of America
Scandia Hall
Finlen Hotel
Thorsten Thortenson
Rockford, Ill
Butte
John Lindquist
Thorstenson
Whitehall
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Butte Lodge No
Toivo Laitinen
Carl Newquist
Ralph Erickson
Ernest Niemi
Clinton Christensen
Peter Oren
Rasmus Hansen
N. C. Simonsen
Walter Rusk
O. B. Hamry
Melvin Mark
Ole Larson
Ole Godtland
Otto Fisher
Butterodge No. 2
Phyllis Hamry
Leola Ronning
June Tierney
Elizabeth Hoskins
Christine Strom
Elvira Tierney
Alice Newquist
Julia Lovel
Mildred Laitinen
Elsie Keto
Hilman Erlandson
Elsie Peterson
Alice Forvilly
Anna Lindquist
Anna _ Lindquist
Marie Hansen
Anna Linquist
Sergeant Faces Courtmartial Over Clark Letter
Fort Ord Army sergeant C. Dean Chase 24 of Salt Lake City Utah faced a general courtmartial Tuesday for writing General Mark Clark Far East commander a letter calling his handling of the Koje Island prisoner's affair repugnant and disgraceful. The case invokes Article 89 disrepect for a superior officer.
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Monterey
Calif
Fort Ord
Mark Clark
Far East
Clark
Kose Island
C. Dean Chase
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fireworks Seized From East Butte Storage
Sheriff William Dalling said two South Dakota men were ordered to move about $40 000 worth of fireworks from Narodni Dam hall at 300 Cherry in east Butte after residents demanded a safety inspection. Deputy Fire Marshal Ralph Conrad found many items banned from Montana sale and notes the merchandise was headed for Wyoming Idaho and Washington. Police reported the owners as the Rich Brothers.
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Narodni Dam
Cherry
East Butte
South Dakota
William Dalling
Dalling
Ralph Conrad
Helena
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Washington
Rich Brothers
Butte
Sheriff's Office
Punchboards Declared Illegal by Montana Supreme Court
Montana Supreme Court ruled punchboards are illegal lotteries, voiding licenses for trade stimulators and halting the $20 million yearly punchboard industry. Attorney General Arnold H. Olsen ordered county attorneys to enforce the gambling law immediately following the decision.
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Helena
Arnold H. Olsen
Montana
Supreme Court
Olsen
Butte Faces $10,000 Year Loss From Punchboard Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled punchboards illegal, costing Butte about ten thousand dollars in annual revenue. City Treasurer Bernard Holland notes tax stamps sold since 1951 remain, but market demand vanished. Officials estimate 1951 52 revenues at eighteen thousand and plan to review action after the decision.
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Supreme Court
Butte
Bernard E. Holland
Holland
Beryl Wilson
Fund For Protection of Life
Morgan
Armistice Talks Resumed After Brief Recess
In Munsan on Wednesday June 11 Gen. Mark Clark signaled talks would resume when either side has constructive input not for daily propaganda. Full truce teams met 37 minutes at Panmunjom and agreed to meet again Thursday. Communists protested 31 North Korean POW deaths during transfers to smaller compounds. An Allied spokesman dismissed the remarks as propaganda. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols warned another forced recess remains possible.
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Munsan
Mark Clark
Clark
Tokyo
Panmunjom
Roje
Koje Island
William P. Nuckols
United Nations Command
Fuchs Accused of Smuggling Data From Jail Cell
The Daily Express reports Klaus Fuchs smuggled scientific information from his jail cell and received letters from the Soviet zone of Germany. No confirmation from officials. Fuchs moved from Stafford to Pentonville after the discovery. He has served 27 months of a 14 year sentence for selling atomic data.
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London
The
Daily Express
Klaus Fuchs
Germany
the Express
Fuchs
Pentonville
Stafford
England
Midlands
Violent Earthquake Tops Buildings in Argentine City
An earthquake struck San Juan Argentina Tuesday night toppling buildings and causing a child’s reported death in Carpinteria suburb. Thousands fled as parts of the city suffered damage echoing a 9 year old quake. Minor injuries were reported from panicked moviegoers leaping from windows. San Juan lies west of Buenos Aires near the Chilean border.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
San Juan
Carpinteria
Student Nurses to Receive Caps at Friday Ceremony
Twelve student nurses from Butte Community Memorial Hospital and Montana State College School of Nursing will receive their caps at an 8:15 p.m. Friday ceremony at St John Episcopal Church. Tom J. Davis will deliver the address. The open program includes processional, prayers, speeches, vocal solos, and the Florence Nightingale pledge. Recipients include Judy Best Helena Shirley Ellison Anaconda Wilma Enman Drummond Jeanine Foran Cardwell Frances Hertz Deer Lodge Josephine Kennedy Ennis Marion Renfield Anaconda Mary Long Butte Mary Jane Shaw Cardwell Nadine Stevens Missoula Patricia Maxson Butte Anna Noel Bozeman.
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Butte Community Memorial Hospital
Montana State College School of Nursing
St. John Episcopal Church
Tom J. Davis
Butte
James Holt
Sam Barker
W. B. Talbot
Anna Sherrick
Bozeman
Donna Pugh
Attorney Davis
Hazel Waldron
Phyllis Bilmyer
Hospital
Judy Best
Helena
Shirley Ellison
Anaconda
Wilma Enman
Drummond
Jeanine Foran
Cardwell
Frances Hertz
Deer Lodge
Josephine Kennedy
Ennis
Marion Renfield
Mary Long
Mary Jane Shaw
Nadine Stevens
Missoula
Patricia Maxson
Anna Noel
Boy Plunges 60 Feet From Window in Mattapan
A 20 month old boy fell 60 feet when a screen gave way at his Mattapan home but reportedly escaped major harm. Joseph Tremontozzi Jr. landed on a lawn below his bedroom window and was treated at City hospital where doctors noted possible rib fractures.
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Boston
Mattapan
Joseph Tremontozzi Jr
City Hospital
Montana Heat Tops 100 as Miles City Leads
The first 100 degree plus day of the year hit Miles City Tuesday with a 101 reading. Broadus logged 97, Superior 55, Glasgow 88, and Glasgow measured 1.09 inches of rainfall.
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Helena
Miles City
Montana
Broadus
Superior
Glasgow
Taft Controls Machinery for Convention
Taft forces tighten grip on the Republican convention arrangements with Gen. Douglas MacArthur named keynoter and accepted. Eisenhower backers protest, while Taft allies like Walter Hallanan and Rep. Joseph Martin gain top posts. MacArthur signals gratitude and doubt in a telegram to National Chairman Gabrielson. Eisenhower supporters decry the lineup as rigged. Kansas leader Harry Darby warns of consequences but doubts impact on nomination.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
GOP Arrangements Committee
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter A. Hallanan
West Virginia
Rep
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
House
Guy G. Gabrielson
Eugene Millikin
Millikin
Colorado
Gabrielson
New York
Ralph Cake
Oregon
Harry Darby
Kansas
Ohio
Allies Repel Chinese Assault on Western Front Near Chorwon
On Tuesday a Chinese battalion aided by heavy artillery penetrated an Allied hill position west of Chorwon but was driven back after two hours of close combat. About 1,000 Reds were repelled with 50 dead reported. Allied air power supported the defense as warplanes hit supply vehicles and a locomotive.
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Seoul
Hurleb Ack
Chorwon
Eighth Arm
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Glen Barcus
Anti-Corruption Drive Opens Under McGranery
Attorney General James P. McGranery launches an anti corruption campaign ordering all U S district attorneys to report outside activities and to conduct a five year coast to coast review of Justice department affairs. He will personally screen cases involving graft or corruption by federal officials.
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Washington
U.S
James P. McGranery
U. S
Justice Department
Truman fails to seize steel industry under war power
President Truman asked Congress for authority to take over the steel mills but the Senate refused, urging use of the Taft Hartley act instead. The chamber also rejected other emergency seizure proposals and backed the Byrd Taft amendment directing reliance on existing law. The debate followed a joint session where Truman argued for broader powers and wage changes. The week also reports a forecast of the second largest wheat crop in history and agricultural outlooks nationwide.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
White House
Chamber
Byrd
D-Va
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Curation
Agriculture Department
Weir
United States
Taft
Ohio
Alrea
Conferees Recommend $1.383 Billion Highway Aid Plan
House Senate conferees on Tuesday endorsed a two year program of federal highway aid totaling 1.383 billion dollars. The compromise exceeds both the Senate approved 1.381 billion and the House approved 1.274 billion.
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UPS
Washington
House-Senate
Senate
House
Weather Forecast for Montana and Butte Area
West of Divide expect clear to partly cloudy skies and continued cool conditions on Wednesday with highs 55 to 65 and fair night. East of Divide variable clouds with possible showers in the far north, cooler east and central areas, highs 60 to 70 west and 70 to 80 east. Airport mini mum 52 to 73, School of Mines 55, Wednesday night cool.
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Butte Fair
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
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