Sweden's Biggest Spy Trial Opens in 1951
In Stockholm seven Communists including ringleader Enbom stand accused of selling Sweden's northern defense secrets to Soviet agents. Prosecutor Werner Ryhninger seeks life terms for Enbom and two others, two to six years for the rest, with trials starting Monday and verdicts not expected until July 20.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Wer
Ner Ryhninger
Reds
Boden
Finland
Johann Fritiof Enbom
Lilian Ceder
Enbom
Ryhninger
Hilding Andersson
Russia
UN Infantrymen Repel Red Assault on Chorwon Front
UN troops in Korea repelled a predawn attack by about 750 Chinese forces on a Tshaped hill mass west of Chorwon. US 45th Oklahoma division held three knobs while inflicting at least 1,175 Chinese casualties over five days of fighting through Sunday night with heavy artillery exchanges. Second Lt. James F. Low, a 26-year-old pilot from Sausalito, California, became the 17th jet ace after downing five MIGs in air battles near Namsidong.
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Seoul
Chorwon
45Th Oklahoma
America
U. S. Fifth Air Force
James F. Low
Sausalito
Calif
Low
Korea
Namsidong
U. S. 45Th Division
Butte Man Heads Postal Clerks Convention Leaders
Gilbert Noel of Butte was elected president of the Montana Federation of Post Office Clerks and C. B. Border of Bozeman was chosen president of the National Association of Letter Carriers at the convention in Anaconda. Over 200 attended as auxiliaries elected officers and headquarters were at the Montana hotel.
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Anaconda
Gilbert Noel
Butte
Montana Federation of Post Office Clerks
C. B. Border
Bozeman
National Association of Letter Carriers
Montana
Noel
C. A. Blackler
Missoula
Carl Merrim
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana Regions
Partly cloudy with rising temperatures through Monday. Butte highs 64 and lows 35 to 47 across the period. airport readings 58 to 47. West of Divide Montana expects 60 to 65 Monday high with little Monday night change. East of Divide winds west to northwest, 65 to 75 high, cooler at night.
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Montana
Divide
Briton Upholds UN Demands on Repatriation
British fact-finder in Korea backed the UN armistice negotiators on the principle of voluntary repatriation of prisoners. The Allied team returned to Panmunjom amid Reds propaganda, with support from British defense minister Lord Alexander who will report findings to Parliament.
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Tokyo
U.S
Winston Churchill
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
Lord Alexander
House of Com
Reds Down Plane in Sweden during search mission
A Soviet fighter plane shot down a Swedish Catalina used in a search for a missing plane, the Swedish Air Force announced. Meanwhile two ships in the Pacific Maritime Association strike were cleared to sail from West Coast ports, but over 55 vessels remained tied up as the strike entered its 21st day.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swe
Air Force
Monay
San Francisco
Pacific Maritime Association
Butte Indian Dies in Truck Wreck Near Bernice
A panel truck overturned into an irrigation ditch three miles west of Bernice killing a Butte Indian known as Chief. Carson B. Creel, 37, was injured with chest wounds and treated at St James hospital. Coroner Kyle H. Scott later pronounced the Chief dead. Creel and bystanders tried to aid the victims, with Creel aiding the drowning man before rescue attempts failed. This marked the 71st Montana traffic fatality of the year.
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Butte
Carson B. Creel
Shields
Bernice
William Madlena
Emma Mine
Creel
St. James Hospital
Madlena
Boulder River
Charles and
Ann Waltee
West Pacific
Waltees
Charles
Bill Carlson
Kyle H. Scott
Jefferson County
John Williams
Glenn Hall
Jess Fryett
Whitehall
Scott
Montana
Two Montanans Die When Car Leaves Highway
Mr and Mrs George Johnson residents of a farm near Sioux pass were killed when their car left Montana Highway 16 eight miles northwest of Sidney. The couple both about 60 to 65 years old died after the crash with Mrs Johnson killed instantly and Mr Johnson dying later in hospital. They leave a son believed named Robert a Montana State College student.
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Sidney
George Johnson
Sioux Pass
Montana
Robert
Montana State College
Helena Lad Saves Miners From Mine Slide on Father's Day
An eight year old Helena boy Charles O'Reilly triggered a rescue when he yelled to his father Henry O'Reilly about a cave in at the Bull Gulch lead and zinc mine near Jefferson City. Henry, with volunteers, freed Robert Steinbacher and helped Henry Madison from the cave in with injuries. Steinbacher suffered critical injuries including pelvis fracture while Madison sustained a fractured knee. Mrs Steinbacher and the rescue party aided as ambulances were called.
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Helena
U.P
Montana
Bull Gulch
Jefferson City
Here
Robert Steinbacher
Henry Madison
Charles O'Reilly
Henry
Steinbachers
Henry O'Reilly
Madison
Steinbacher
Robert
O’reilly
St. John Hospital
O'Reilly
Seven Die As Sloop Capsizes Off Cape Cod
Coast Guard halted search for seven members of a gay weekend yachting party after their 18 foot sloop capsized in a squall four miles off EAST DENNIS MASS on Saturday. Four bodies recovered. three missing presumed swept away. Identified dead include William Minini 10 Dolores Giametti 23 Eric Sanchione 34. Stella Anastassi 22 Donald Anastassi 29 Angela Anastassi 24 James Marley 28 also named as perished.
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East Dennis
Mass
Coast Guard
Cape Cod
William Minini
Framingham
Dolores Giametti
Needham
Boston
Eric Sanchione
Sanchione
Stella
Donald Anastassi
Angela
Newton
James Marley
Minmi
Anastassi
Eisenhower backs Joint Chiefs and rules out MacArthur in gov
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower defended the Joint Chiefs of Staff at a Sunday news conference and said he would not bring Gen Douglas MacArthur into the government if he wins the Republican nomination. He urged truth on disputed Texas convention delegates, favored lowering the voting age to 18, left Vatican ambassador questions to public opinion, hoped no more troops would be sent abroad, and pledged continued military buildup. He contrasted his stance with Sen Robert Taft who would remove the chiefs if elected.
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Detroit
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
Vatican
United States
Eisenhower
Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Eisenhower Splits With Taft Over Joint Chiefs Confidence
General Eisenhower voiced disagreement with Senator Taft on the issue of confidence in the Joint Chiefs of Staff. At a Detroit news conference he also stated that if he becomes president he will not bring General into his administration.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ohioan
Detroit
Political delegates and primaries sweep across states
Monday's state committee in Georgia will name a 28 vote delegation for the national convention. Maine holds primaries for Senate House and governor. Kefauver campaigns in DC for six delegates. Russell meets delegates in Bismarck. Harriman discusses with Truman. Kerr meets Iowa delegates in Des Moines. Taft has no appearances planned in DC. Eisenhower establishes pre convention campaign HQ in Denver.
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Georgia
Democratic State Committee
Maine
Senate
House
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Richard B. Russell
Bismarck
D.l W. Averell Harriman
President Truman
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Iowa
Des Moines
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denver
Taft on MacArthur and budget plan sparks dissent
The text notes Taft may act in an unnamed capacity, and Senator Kefauver condemns Eisenhower’s claim to cut the federal budget by up to 40 billion dollars in the near term. Kefauver, speaking on NBC from Washington, challenges the president’s projection.
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Douglas MacArthur
Taft
Eisenhower
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
NBC
Washington
Kefauver
Sneaker Clad Thief Steals Purse Here
Butte police search for a sneaker clad thief who snatched a purse from a woman late Saturday night. Mrs Stewart of 412 North Jackson reported a young man in tennis shoes grabbed her purse from under her arm at Jackson and Copper and fled. Officers have a full description.
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Butte
Stewart
North Jackson
Jackson
Taft Says He May Not Run If Denied Nomination
Senator Taft told CBS that if he fails to secure the Republican nomination he will never run for president again. He claimed he has nearly enough convention votes and asserted Eisenhower has not gained a delegate since returning from overseas. He blamed the convention machinery on the Republican national committee and avoided naming MacArthur as keynote speaker.
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Washington
Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
CBS
Republican National Committee
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Crack Streamliner Jumps Rails Injures 17 in Indiana
In Farmersburg near Terre Haute Indiana a crack streamliner of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad left its tracks injuring 17 passengers. Most escapes were minor with two women still hospitalized after first aid. Cars stayed upright and windows on the right side shattered as they struck telephone poles. One coach halted 20 feet from a house where Raymond Beaver and his six children slept nearby.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Farmersburg
Raymond Beaver
State Odd Fellows Open Butte Convention Today
The Montana Odd Fellows convention opens Monday at 9:30 in Enter prise hall with George H. Mason presiding as grand patriarch. The Patriarchs Militant auxiliary meets at 9 and Thyra Jorgenson leads Fidel ity hall. Decorations of chivalry and awards occur at 8 in Butte high gym. Notables include Leo Pilz and James R. French speaking at Fidelity hall. Attendance figures not yet tallied.
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Montana
Odd Fellow Fraternity
Enterprise Hall
George H. Mason
Billings
Patriarchs Militant
Mr. Mason
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Fidelity Hall
Thyra Jorgenson
Kalispell
Butte High School
Leo F. Pilz
Clarksburg
Calif
James R. French
Greybull
Wyo
IOOF
Pilz
Patriarchs Militant Department
Mr. French
Joe Looney
Wewoka
Okla
Butte High School Band Week Plans Outlined
Nearly 200 residents from all walks of life gathered at the Butte Civic Center to finalize plans for Butte High School Band Week set for June 16 to 23. The event aims to raise funds to send the band to Los Angeles as Montana’s official band at the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment. Activities include Country Fair Night on June 18 with 25 cent admission, a public dance on June 21 with 50 cent tickets featuring the Favorites, and concluding events on June 23.
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Butte
Los Angeles
Montana
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Butte Civic Center
Civic Center
East Germans Resistance Suppressed by 5000 Police
Five thousand Communist police quelled a border revolt as fighting spread in 16 villages in Thuringia and neighboring areas. More than 30 casualties were reported with many arrested as police reinforced the border to restore order amid deportation drives and harsh penalties.
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Berlin
West Germany
Volkspolizei
People’s Police
Thuringia
Kaltenwordheim
Thuringian
Streudorf
Republc
Senators Propose Seizure Tools in Steel Strike Dispute
Senators discussed stiff measures to force a steel industry settlement. A Senate labor subcommittee led by Senator Humphrey will study possible laws including seizure, pay and profit controls, while the House moves to extend the defense production act and consider invoking Taft-Hartley.
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Washington
Senate
Humphrey
D-Minn
Truman
House
CIO
Morse
R-Ore
Congress
Taft-Hartley
Delegates Chosen for Girls Nation in Montana
At Rocky Mountain college the fifth annual Girls State concluded with 176 delegates and two named as Girls Nation contenders Violet Bellach of Three Forks and Sandra Robbin of Kalispell. Bellach, elected Girls State governor, faced Robbin in the selection. Alternates for Girls Nation were Alice Pickard of Miles City and Lory Wilson of Billings.
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Billings
Girls Nation
Rocky Mountain College
Girls State
Violet Bellach
Three Forks
Sandra Robbin
Kalispell
Miss Bellach
Miss Robbin
American University
Washington, D. C
Alice Pickard
Miles City
Lory Wilson
O. S. Gullickson
FE. A. King
Livingston
Reds Back Down In Rome Demonstration Clash
Italian Communists refused to hazard a confrontation with 50,000 police in Rome’s sunlit Apostles plaza and canceled their planned demonstration against Gen. Matthew Ridgway. Ridgway was due in from Paris the next day as the big test loomed.
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Rome
U.P
Matthew B. Ridgway
Social Security Bill Due Today in House Debates
The House again considers a bill to raise social security benefits by 300 million dollars annually. Democrats expect approval despite a May 19 defeat over two thirds needed. The measure would lift earnings limits to 70 dollars monthly, raise individual minimums to 25 dollars, and boost family caps to 168.75 dollars, with no rate increase.
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Washington
House
Hoffman
R-Mich
Reed
R-N. Y
Doughton
D-N. C
Oy Ways
Sponso E
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Dad
Henry Minard
Marjorie Oakes Strawn
Clymer
Alexandra
Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Ike
Gen. Eisenhower
Sen. Taft
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Odd Fellows Open
Smokey
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