Austria to be discussed at foreign ministers conference
In Paris on June 15 Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov agreed to add Austria to the ministers conference agenda, while insisting Italy's political situation be watched to prevent a rebirth of Fascism. He argued for treating Austria as a problem within broader peace treaty discussions and cited Italy's 1943 declaration against Fascism to justify intervention if needed. Byrnes signaled no objection if events justify it. Italy will precede Austria on the agenda.
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Paris
Molotov
Austria
Washington
France
Russia
Britain
Italy
Moscow
United States
Council
State Byrnes
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Betrothed Couple Shot to Death in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a prospective bride and groom, Clayton Peter Aslen 25 and Loma Frances Quiroz 21, were shot to death Friday night. The groom’s father Samuel Aslon 50 then shot himself in the abdomen in a Bell Gardens hotel room. deputy investigators found the bodies in the elder Aslon’s home and letters suggest planned suicide by the elder. A prior eviction suit by the younger Aslan against his father was on file.
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Los Angeles
Clayton Peter Aslen
Loma Frances Quiroz
Bell Gardens
Aslon
Samuel Aslon
Garner Brown
San Antonio
California Quake Jolts Pasadena and Escondido
A moderate earthquake struck southern California around noon Saturday, rattling windows and shaking buildings in Pasadena and Escondido. It lasted about one minute and fifteen seconds with no damage reported, while seismologist Dr. Charles F. Richter noted the epicenter was about 100 miles from Pasadena and unspecified in direction.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.P
California
California Institute of Technology
Escondido
San Diego
Charles F. Richter
Silver Bow County Nomination Drive Sees 89 Runners
Silver Bow County sets July 16 for a primary as 89 candidates enter races for county, township and legislative posts. Democrats lead with 75 filings and 14 Republicans. sheriff and county attorney races draw the most contenders with nine and seven Democrats respectively. Several party nominees are unopposed, including Mary M. Drew and Maybelle Hogan.
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Silver Bow
Mary M. Drew
Maybelle Hogan
Rudy Sayatovic
J. J. McNamara
J. J. Winston
Ordination Set for Butte Man
Butte native Rev. John Francis Curran, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Curran of 1016 Nevada Butte, will be ordained to the foreign mission priesthood at Maryknoll Seminary New York with Bishop James Edward Walsh officiating. He is the second Maryknoll ordained from Montana and the first from the Helena diocese, and will celebrate his first solemn mass at St Joseph church in Butte.
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John Francis Curran
Richard Curran
Nevada
Butte
Foreign Mission
Maryknoll Seminary
N. Y
James Edward Walsh
Maryknoll
Father Curran
Maryknoller
Montana
Helena
St. Joseph School
Boys Central High School
Notre Dame University
W. P. Joyce
W. G
Finth Hotel
Mihailovic Refuses Allied Witness Testimony in Yugoslav Trial
Belgrade June 15 A military court refused a defense request to allow American aviators to testify for Gen Draja Mihailovic. Mihailovic disavowed testimony given earlier claiming he never collaborated with the enemy. The court sided that brief Yugoslav witnesses with longer knowledge were preferable.
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Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic
Mihailovic
Yugoslavia
Butter and Cheese Prices Rise Across Retail Markets
An OPA official said retail prices will rise 11 cents a pound for butter and six cents a pound for cheddar cheese starting Monday. The increases were authorized May 29 by Stabilization Director Chester Bowles, with milk prices up 1 cent a quart already in effect in most areas.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Poles Hired by U.S. Army for Germany Guard Duty
United States Army officers announced that about 4000 Polish nationals mainly ex soldiers have been employed to guard areas in Germany following postwar occupation steps.
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Frankfurt
United States Army
United States
Germany
Lasting Peace Hinges on Developments
Washington cites three to four weeks as crucial to an organized peace as Bernard Baruch presents an American atomic control plan to the U N. Paris opens a foreign ministers conference likely to pit Russia against Western powers over European settlement. Diplomats watch atom plan progress and Paris closely for signs of broader cooperation or renewed impasse.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Bernard Baruch
Foreign Ministers
Paris
Russia
New York
White House
State Department
Britain
Montana Outlook Is Favorable
Milwaukee road official J. P. Kiley on a Butte inspection trip says Montana’s business and economy look very favorable. He cites optimism in Miles City grain and livestock, Lewistown and Great Falls. expects at least a 50 percent crop even with variable rains. Freight cars are being produced by the Milwaukee road.
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Montana
J. P. Kiley
Milwaukee Railroad
Butte
Kiley
A. C. Kohlhase
Milwaukee Road
Miles City
Lewistown
Great Falls
Rationing Return Not Likely Says Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said a return to consumer rationing is unlikely as the United States lacks the machinery to enforce it and Congress may not reestablish it. He favored simpler rationing near the source, directing wheat and other short supplies to processors and distributors. He cited an agriculture department order cutting domestic flour distribution by 25 percent from last year.
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Washington
Anderson
United States
Congress
Agriculture Department
World War III Unlikely Says Johnston at USC Graduation
Eric Johnston told the University of Southern California class that World War III is unlikely because no nation could win without self destruction. He warned atomic fear obsesses the world but suggests atomic weapons could remove that fear and preserve peace.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Eric Johnston
University of Southern California
Copper Keys Program boosts Butte tourist welcome
The Butte Chamber of Commerce tourist committee issues a folded folder detailing Butte's mineral wealth and development for visiting tourists. Written in part by Robert Fletcher with Ward Fanning help, the brochure highlights geologic history, local sights, and Butte’s booming mining era as it ships this week to service stations, hotels, and others serving travelers.
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Butte
Silver Bow Creek
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Robert Fletcher
Ward Fanning
Mariners Return to Work After Maritime Settlement
Seamen and waterfront workers began returning to their jobs Saturday after ratifying local agreements ending the maritime dispute. East Coast ports started to resume after New Orleans announced settlement. walkouts continued in Boston New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. West Coast votes followed with San Pedro San Francisco and Seattle taking steps as strike boards recommended acceptance.
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Washington
New Orleans
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
War Shipping Administration
San Francisco
West Coast
National Maritime Union
San Pedro
Calif
C. I. O. Committee For Maritime Unity
Seattle
Northwest Strike
Suspects Demand Charges in Kronberg Jewels Case
Col. Jack W. Durant and Capt. Kathleen B. Nash Durant, held near Washington on jewel theft allegations, assert they admitted nothing criminal and demand the War Department state its charges. Their interim counsel says the couple cooperated fully and denies concealing identity or whereabouts.
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WAC
Kronberg Castle
War Department
Jack W. Durant
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Chicago
Hudson
Wis
Col. Durant
Frank M. Bosworth
Military District of
Durants
Germany
Capt. Durant
Former President Ubico of Guatemala Dies in New Orleans
Gen Jorge Ubico 68 former president of Guatemala died in Baptist hospital New Orleans where he had been a patient since May 17 He ruled 13 years and held key military posts in Guatemala He and wife Maria Lainfiesta moved to New Orleans in October 1944 amid revolution threats to Central America He had resigned during his third term and left government to a military junta
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New Orleans
Jorge Ubico
Guatemala
Baptist Hospital
Ubico
Little Napoleon
the Tropics
Maria Lainfiesta
Outline for Military Merger Is Sent to Congress by President
President Truman sent Congress his final plan to unify the armed services into one national defense department after resolving four Army Navy disputes. He urged quick action on a 12 point plan restoring civilian leadership, coordinating the three services, and transferring most land based aircraft to the Air Forces while Marine Corps remained under Navy control for limited land operations.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Armed Services
Department of National Defense
Army
House
Senate
Naval Affairs and
Navy
Air Forces
Marine Corps
Canadian Lawmaker Fred Rose Convicted in Espionage Case
Montreal June 15 Fred Rose the sole Communist member of Canada's Parliament was convicted by a King’s Bench jury after a 31 minute deliberation on charges of conspiring to pass wartime secrets to Russia via a Moscow controlled espionage ring. Sentencing set for next Thursday with a maximum of seven years in prison.
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Montreal
Fred Rose
Russia
King’s Bench
Rose
Painter Dies In 40 Foot Fall At Weldon Richardson Farm
Leslie M. Hedges 42 of Antelope died from injuries after a scaffold failed and fell 40 feet while painting a barn on the Weldon Richardson farm near Plentywood. He left a wife and seven children.
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Plentywood
Leslie M. Hedges
Weldon Richardson
Weather Forecast for Montana Regions Sunday
West of divide clear to partly cloudy with light widely scattered showers Sunday afternoon. Little temperature change with highs 65 to 75. East of divide partly cloudy with few showers, highs 75 to 85 and cooler northeast.
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Butt
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Immediate Probe Ordered by Gen. MacArthur
Gen Douglas MacArthur ordered a complete and immediate investigation into reports that Akira Ando a Tokyo contractor showered geisha parties and expensive gifts on high American headquarters officers to win contract favors. The public relations office denied a United Press dispatch claiming generals were involved and in protective custody.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Akira Ando
United Press
Anko
Counter Intelligence Corps
Marc Logie
Akire Ando
Metropolitan Police
Ando
Atomic Control Plan Faces Long Path Says UN Panel
United Nations atomic energy commission members on Saturday said approval of an atomic control plan will be a long process with Russia as the key factor. They agreed Bernard Baruch’s plan likely will be the only comprehensive proposal, with other nations offering amendments. A delegate warned not to expect approval soon as the 12 nation body resumes discussions Wednesday awaiting government instructions.
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New York
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
U. S
Bernard M. Baruch
Concrete Provides A-Bomb Protection
Dr Verne R Mason of the University of Southern California told a civic group that three feet of concrete can protect against atomic bombs. He cited a Hiroshima shelter where a three foot concrete roof kept 22 telephone operators uninjured despite being in the main blast area.
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Los Angeles
Verne R. Mason
University of Southern California
Japan
Stassen Blames Communists and Extremists for World Peace Damage
Des Moines Iowa June 15 Harold E Stassen Republican presidential aspirant says both Communists and extreme reactionaries in the United States have injured the cause of world peace. He asserts their actions undermine a stable international order.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold E. Stassen
United States
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