Prospects for Big Four Accord Dim
Paris report says prospects for a Big Four accord among foreign ministers on key issues are dim on Sunday night, as they prepare for a Monday 4 p.m. meeting to face new disputes over Axis satellite peace treaties. Molotov’s cautious commitment to Austria keeps optimism low, with leaders planning one daily session as risks of Western Eastern Europe split grow.
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Paris
U.P
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Viacheslav Molotov
Austria
Molotov
Republicans Will Oppose Wallace
Senator Bridges predicts a Senate clash over Commerce Department appropriations for the new fiscal year. He says Wallace aims to expand the Census Bureau and create a new international trade office, expanding field offices from 26 to 75. Bridges accuses Wallace of seeking broader federal reach through spending.
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Jack Bell Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Bridges
R-N. H
Senate
Commerce Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wallace
Census Bureau
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
New Hampshire
Roosevelt
State Department
International Trade
Legion Opposed to Sharing Secrets of Atomic Power
In Indianapolis on Sunday night John Stelle national commander of the American Legion said the Legion opposes turning over control of atomic power to the United Nations unless the Paris Big Four peace conference powers show imperialistic aims. He urged the United States to be analytical in world power proposals lest its contribution become appeasement. He cited Baruch report and called for lifting the abroad iron curtain as a condition for U S assurances.
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Indianapolis
U.P
John Stelle
American Legion
Legion
United Nations
Paris
United States
Bernard M. Baruch
Stelle
Confused Grain Situation Faces Nation Amid OPA Debate
Chicago reports a highly confused grain situation with no clarity until the OPA extension bill clears. Wheat crop shows strong prospects as Southwestern yields surpass forecasts while corn wet milling and rolled oats industries threaten shutdown without more grain.
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Chicago
OPA
Chicago Board of Trade
Senators and House Members to Narrow OPA Difference
Senate and House conferees named to adjust price control extension confront tight limits. They could write a new bill, but both chambers resist major rewrites. House vote 355 to 42, Senate 53 to 11. Barkley aims to please Truman within constraints.
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Senate
House
Washington
Truman
Barkley
Chester Bowles
Paul Porter
Army builds chain of air bases from Azores to Arctic Circle
Washington June 16 The Army air force operates a vast chain of bases spanning 26 493 750 square miles from the Azores to the Arctic Circle. Led by Gen Carl Spaatz the Atlantic division handles field responsibility with Lt Gen H L George at the helm. Fort Totten Long Island hosts the system with five overseas commands.
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Washington
U.P
Army Air Force
Azores
Arctic Circle
Air Transport Command
U. S. Army
Ocean
America
Air Arm
Carl Spaatz
Army Air Forces
H. L. George
Laurence S. Kuter
Atlantic
Fort Totten
Long Island
N. Y
Air Force
Elliston Man Slain by Law Officer in Montana
DEER LODGE June 16 Laurence Ward 46 was shot and killed by a sheriff s deputy in the line of duty near Elliston after deputies Polk McNally and Asa Ellsworth were called by Ward s sons amid family threats. Ward was found beside the Ward ranch with a shotgun. deputies shot when he failed to drop the weapon. An inquest will be held at an undetermined date next week.
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Deer Lodge
Laurence Ward
Elliston
R. W Ross
Poles McNally
Asa Ellsworth
Ward
Ross
Administration of Indian Affairs Divided
The Interior Department announced a decentralization of Indian affairs with five regional director posts to oversee groups of states. Directors Fickinger Pryse Zeh McCown and Murphy will supervise Montana to Nebraska, Washington to Nevada, Utah to Arizona, Oklahoma to Kansas, and Minnesota to Mississippi, respectively, aiming for quicker local action and uniform regional policies.
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Interior
J. A. Krug
William A. Brophy
Indian Affairs
Brophy
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
E. Morgan Pryse
Portland
Ore
Office of Indian Affairs
Pryse
Oregon
Idaho
California
Nevada
William H. Zeh
Phoenix
Ariz
Indian Service
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Walter B. McCown
Oklahoma City
Hiowa Indian Agency
Anadarko
Okla
McCown
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Daniel E. Murphy
Minneapolis
Neopit
Wis
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
New York
North Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
Pastor Walter L. Pate Dies After Demonstration of Brotherly Love
Pastor Walter L. Pate, 58, of the Church of God in Van Dyke Michigan, died of a heart attack Sunday after embracing and kissing an elderly parishioner during a display of brotherly love in the congregation.
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van Dyke
Mich
U.P
Walter L. Pate
Church of God
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana Regions
Partly cloudy Monday turning cloudy with showers and warmer near Butte. Highs around 60 to 70 west of divide, 60 to 79 east of divide with light to moderate showers. U S Weather Bureau report for period ending 6:30 p m June 16.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
U. S. Weather Bureau
Board Opposes General Cut in Tax Levies
The Federal Reserve board in its 32nd annual report to Congress urged balanced budgets and surplus over expenditures, opposing further general tax cuts. It urged prudent economy in government operations while warning of black markets and speculation in areas not covered by current controls.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Truman
Reserve Board
United Nations Veto Showdown Looms Over Spanish Question
The United Nations Security Council nears a heated debate on Spain with Russia in the minority. A sub committee report urges General Assembly action against Franco, needing at least eight votes for passage. Soviet delegate Gromyko may veto abstain or argue abstention not to be a veto.
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New York
United Nations
Security Council
Russia
General Assembly
Andrei A. Gromyko
Purse Snatcher Stops to Sort Loot in Indianapolis
Mrs Leona Morrison reported a purse theft in Indianapolis. The thief fled with cash and items, discarding the contents on the sidewalk and leaving about $60 in cash behind.
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Indianapolis
Leona Morrison
Defense plan ready soon for Congress test
President Truman's proposal to unify Army Navy and Air under one cabinet officer will be presented in a few days for a first test in a divided Congress. Lawmakers may delay final passage until after adjournment as campaigns heat up. Navy supporters worry the merger will strip the sea service of its cabinet representation. Senate military committee Chairman Thomas says he will quickly incorporate Truman's ideas into amendments, noting the committee bill remains similar to the plan.
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James E. Chudars
Army Air Forces
United States Forest Service
Stephen Ayers
Earl Cooley
Millard Green
Forest Service
California
Angeles National Forest
Washington
Truman
Sea
Senate Military Committee
Thomas
Utah
Senate
Legionnaires Are Told of Battle at Helena Meeting
The Helena branch of the American Legion heard eye w itness Robert E. Beisang recount the sinking of the U S S Helena in the 1943 battle of Kula Gulf during the district spring meeting. Officers elected included Gene Naegele district commander and Ed Donovan vice commander. The district urged Congress on the terminal leave bill, school curriculum on flag etiquette and Constitution study, expanded Fort Harrison veterans facilities, GI life insurance changes, and endorsed W W Barnard for Montana department commander.
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Helena
Robert E. Beisang
U. S. S. Helena
Kula Gulf
American Legion
Evanston, IL
Beisang
Gene Naegele
Ed Donovan
Dillon
Ray Schilling
Butte
Frank L. Harrington
Jim Gill
Boulder
Fort Harrison
Montana
G. I. Life Insurance
W. W. Barnard
Maine Primary Nomination Battle Narrow as Voters Gather
Portland reporters say Maine voters face a light turnout for Mondays gubernatorial primary. The Republican field includes Gov Horace A Hildreth seeking a second term and Roy L Fernald a former state senator and war veteran from Winterport.
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Portland
Maine
Horace A. Hildreth
Roy L. Fernald
Winterport
Publisher McCormick Dies in Pennsylvania at 74
Vance C. McCormick, 74, publisher of the Harrisburg Patriot and Industrialist, died Sunday at his Cumberland County home after a brief illness. He led the Patriot for years and was a prominent civic figure in Harrisburg. his death leaves a leadership void in local journalism and business circles.
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Scranton
Michael J. O'Toole
Comerford Theaters, Inc
Motion Picture Theater Owners of America
Harrisburg
Vance C. McCormick
Patriot
Cumberland County
Housing Probe May Be Sought By Veterans Group
The Veterans of Foreign Wars said it may seek a congressional inquiry into a threatened breakdown in the veterans national emergency housing program. George E. Ijams called the housing fiasco part of a national scandal in a statement released from VFW headquarters.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans National Emergency
George E. Ijams
V. FP. W
New Times Attacks Atomic Secrecy and West’s Reactionaries
Moscow reports New Times denounces American atomic secrecy and sees wartime leaders and British Labour figures fueling reactionary forces. Rubinstein criticizes Gen. Henry Arnold and Walter Lippman for promoting aggressive, imperialist uses of atomic power amid capitalist contradictions.
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Moscow
U.R
New Times
United States
Great Britain
Modest Rubinstein
Lippman
Germany
Man Shoots His Estranged Wife in Long Beach Tragedy
In Long Beach California Mrs Dorothy Kilpatrick 41 was killed by her estranged husband Noah Kilpatrick 41 Saturday night. The couple’s 21 month old daughter was present on her mothers lap when Kilpatrick opened fire. The step son Robert Gilmer 20 Navy veteran wrestled Kilpatrick to the ground receiving a gunshot to the shoulder. Kilpatrick later died from a wound suffered during the struggle.
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Long Beach
Calif
Dorothy Kilpatrick
Noah Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
Robert Gilmer
R. G Johnston
Gilmer
Fourteen-Year-Old Admits Strangling Clubwoman and House Fire
Aaron Shelton Jr a 14 year old from Philadelphia confessed to strangling Mrs Walter A Shetland 48 wife of an Essex Rubber executive and setting her suburban home ablaze in Bucks County The crime was described by Bucks County Detective Chief Anthony Russo as one of the worst in the county's history Shelton stated he and his father worked on the estate He twice entered the house and attacked Mrs Shetland then tied her with cord and struck her with a poker before setting fire to the residence and leaving with the body later discovered by her husband
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Langhorne
Anthony Russo
Bucks County
Walter A. Shetland
Essex Rubber Company
Trenton
N. J
Shelton
Shetland
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