FBI arrests ex-Army tech in wartime spy ring case
New York June 16. FBI agents arrested 28 year old David Greenglass of Manhattan on charges of supplying atomic secrets to a wartime Russian spy ring. Police quoted him saying Russia was entitled to A-bomb secrets as an ally in the last war.
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New York
United States Army
FBI
David Greenglass
Manhattan
Russia
United States
Greenglass
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
New Mexico
Gold
Klaus Fuchs
Syracuse
N. Y
Alfred Dean Slack
Fuchs
Slack
Washington
Irving H. Saypol
U S Scientist Weinbaum Arrested in Perjury Case
Russian-born Dr Sidney Weinbaum a California Institute of Technology scientist was arrested by FBI agents on charges he falsely swore he was not a Communist while seeking work on a secret jet project. He faced two counts of perjury and fraud with bail set at 5000.
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Los Angeles
Sidney Weinbaum
California Institute of Technology
FBI
United States
Ernest A. Tolin
Communist Party
122
Sidney Empson
Weinbaum
Ellsworth
Howard V. Calverley
President Signs DP Legislation
President Truman signed a bill extending the displaced persons law for 12 months and expanding admissions to 341000, with 153000 DPs already in the United States. The measure changes the eligibility cut off to January 1, 1949 and adds 74744 non DP affected persons including German-born descendants and orphans.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Europe
White House
Germany
Austria
Italy
Farm Woman Sees Virgin Mary Visions in Wis. Fields
About 1,000 people gathered at NECEDAH Wisconsin as Anna Van Hoof, a 40 year old farm wife and mother of seven, claimed visions of the Virgin Mary beginning last November and lasting through Friday. The sightings, centered on a yard ash tree clump, depict the Virgin in a blue mist wearing a blue dress with white stars and a rosary. The Rev. Sigmund Lengowski said he believes the visions occurred. Parishioners prayed for the conversion of Russia.
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van Hoof
Veterinarians Close 40th Montana Meeting Today
Montana Veterinary Medical association members conclude their 40th annual meeting today with officer elections and talks by specialists on animal diseases. Speakers include Dr. J Frederick Bell, Dr. William H Burkitt, Dr. H F Wilkins, Dr. G W Cronen, and Dr. Hadleigh Marsh. Business session at 9 in the Montana Power auditorium features encephalitis study and disease control discussions.
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Montana Veterinary Medical Association
J. Frederick Bell
Rocky Mountain Laboratory
National Institute of Health
Hamilton
Mont
William H. Burkitt
Montana State College
Bozeman
H. F. Wilkins
Helena
G. W. Cronen
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Hadleigh Marsh
J. E. McCoy
Washington State College
W. L. Jellison
H. S. Cameron
Harriman named special assistant on foreign policy duties
President Truman designated W Averell Harriman as special assistant to coordinate foreign policy across government departments with the aim of total diplomacy in the Soviet era. Harriman will start in August and formerly led the European recovery program as roving ambassador, with Milton Katz named to succeed him in Europe.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
White House
Acheson
Russia
Harriman
London
Great Britain
Milton Katz
New York
Katz
Europe
Truman vetoes basing point bill amid anti trust clash
President Truman Friday vetoed the basing point bill saying it is unnecessary confusing and could blunt anti trust laws. He argued current law already clarifies that a business man can absorb freight charges and sell at delivered prices without regard to hauling distances. Backers vow to pursue action in next session while opponents hailed the veto as upholding strict law integrity.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
O’mahoney
D-Wyo
McCarran
D-Nev
Walter
Dpa
House
Federal Trade Commission
Japan extends ban on political meetings nationwide
Tokyo dispatch says the government on Saturday extended its ban against political mass meetings and demonstrations to cover all of Japan. Previously enforced only in Tokyo, the ban now applies to every city and hamlet to curb gatherings designed to incite unrest or oppose occupation policies.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Western powers reject Soviet call to internationalize Trieste
The United States Britain and France rejected Moscow’s demand that Trieste be internationalized calling it a propaganda move to harm peace. They deny Italian peace treaty violations over 10,000 troops in the Adriatic port area and say the 1946 plan for a free Trieste is now impossible due to repeated Soviet saboteur actions.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Trieste
Moscow
Adriatic
State Department
Italy
Yugoslavia
United Nations
Lightning Strikes Dillon Ranchman
Willard M. Girard, ranchman near Dillon, was struck by lightning while irrigating a field. His clothes were torn off a strip burned through the hair, and he was knocked unconscious. He received first aid from Dr. R F Bell and was taken to Barrett hospital for treatment.
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Dillon
Willard M. Girard
Barrett Hospital
R. F. Bell
City Committee Named for Airport Problem
Mayor Thomas R. Morgan named a six member panel to study the airport emergency with Silver Bow county at a special council session. The committee includes aldermen Earl McCarthy H B Strasser W B Renouard and civic leaders Dr H L Casebeer Tim J Sullivan Tom J Davis to work with county officials and pursue joint city county airport management funding.
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Butte
Thomas R. Morgan
Silver Bow
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Earl McCarthy
H. B. Strasser
W. B. Renouard
H. L. Casebeer
Tim J. Sullivan
Tom J. Davis
Bank Robber Released Faces First-Degree Murder Charge
Wayne Long, just freed from prison, faces a first-degree murder charge after FBI and Oregon police surveillance led to a confrontation near Eagle Fern park southeast of Portland. The victim, Walter Rucker, 28, identified by grieving mother Arlie Hardy, was found shot in the head in a remote area after Long robbed a suburban bank for more than $9,000.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Wayne Long
FBI
Eagle Fern Park
Walter Rucker
Boeing Aircraft
Seattle
Rucker
Oregon
Long
Robert L. Murphy
Murphy
August Omar Pinson
Arlie Hardy
Clackamas County
Walkerville Couple Welcome Third Twin Birth in Family
Mr and Mrs Francis Bukoski of Bull Run Gulch welcomed their third set of twins at Silver Bow County Hospital Friday afternoon. The boy weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces born at 12 55 PM, and the girl 7 pounds 1 ounce born at 2 30 PM for a combined 14 pounds 14 ounces. The Bukoskis have other children Larry Lonny nine Ronald Donald four Chrisandra two and Barbara one. They run a chicken ranch and have lived in Walkerville four years after moving from Michigan.
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Francis Bukoski
Bull Run Gulch
Walkerville
Silver Bow County Hospital
Bukoski
Larry
Lonny
Ronald
Donald
Chrisandra
Barbara
Michigan
Bridges Loses Citizenship Pressing Deportation Action
In San Francisco on June 16, a federal court ruled that Harry Bridges, Australian-born CIO Longshore leader, must relinquish his U.S. citizenship. Judge George P. Harris ordered immediate revocation as the case moves to potential deportation, with Bridges appealing. Bruce Barber doubts rapid deportation. AUSA Robert McMillan to prepare the revocation for court. Norman Leonard filed notice of appeal and a stay motion for June 21 argument.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
United States
CIO Longshore Union
George PB. Harris
Bruce Barber
Immigration and Naturalization
Bridges
Communist Party
Robert McMillan
Norman Leonard
Chicago
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Columbia Valley Plan Denounced At Washington Hearing
Spokane dispatch reports the June 16 meeting of President Truman’s water resources policy commission opened with mixed views on the Columbia Valley Administration. While a Montana delegation and others urged conservation and planning, a minority supported CVA proposals and praised federal agencies like the Army corps of engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. Morris L. Cooke chaired the session and noted the commission would not study organizational details, though CVA references appeared in questions and testimony.
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Spokane
Columbia Valley Administration
Truman
Water Resources Policy Commission
CVA
Army Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Morris L. Cooke
Philadelphia
Cooke
Montana
A. Colby
Missoula
Montana Wildlife Association
Jury Claims Communists Used Peekskill Riot to Test Shock Troops
White Plains New York June 16 A special grand jury accuses the Communist party of using the September 4 1949 Peekskill riot to test its shock troops. It blames the violence on hoodlum elements and misguided patriotic citizens and says the Paul Robeson concert served as a proving ground for a revolutionary force tied to a foreign power. The report notes goon squads acted as security and were orderly, while protests left injuries and property damage.
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White Plains
N. Y
Communist Party
Peekskill
Paul Robeson
Tydings Refuses to Make Public Secret Testimony
Washington June 16 Chairman Tydings said the Senate inquiry will keep all testimony secret until the investigation ends. Senator Hickenlooper backed lifting the secrecy, while McCarthy and Pearifoy charged over influence on testimony by Emmanuel Sigurd Larsen, a former State official tied to the Amerasia case. Larsen pleaded no contest to conspiring to remove documents and paid a $500 fine.
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Tydings
D-Md
Senate Inquiry Committee
Amerasia
Hickenlooper
Browa
McCarthy
Wisconsin
John Pearifoy
Peurifoy
Emmanuel Sigurd Larsen
Larsen
State Department
New York
Amerasia Magazine
British Halifax Bomber Crashes Off Achill Island
The Royal Air Force four engine Halifax bomber, believed to carry eight crew members, crashed Friday night near Achill Island off northwest Ireland. Four bodies were recovered and the search by weather ships was called off. The aircraft had been listed as long overdue while en route over the Atlantic.
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London
U.P
British Air Force
Royal Air Force
Achill Island
Ireland
Air Ministry
Atlantic
Ocean
Butte Weather Forecast Saturday Sun and Warmer
Decreasing cloudiness and warmer conditions expected Saturday with a low around 39 and a high near 72. At the School of Mines today the maximum reached 69 with a 45 minimum, at the Airport 69 and 48. West of Divide call for partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers or thunderstorms south and little temperature change high 60 to 70 while East of Divide sees partly cloudy Saturday warmer with highs 65 to 75.
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School of Mines
Divide
Dulles Visits Tokyo on Peace Treaty Question
John Foster Dulles arrived in Tokyo for talks with Gen. Mace Arthur to decide if it is wise to advance a Japan peace treaty. Top officials Johnson and Bradley join next week as Japanese leaders fear post treaty U S bases and political terms. Dulles says focus is on political economic and social factors not military matters.
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Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
MaceArthur
Japan
State Department
Defense Johnson
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Okinawa
Dulles
South Korea
Johnson and Bradley
United States
Truman
Acheson
John Allison
Northeast Asia
Car Looted of 1000 Dollars in Butte Burglary
A Helena woman living in Los Angeles returned to Montana Friday to find her car burglarized in Meaderville. About 1000 dollars in clothing and personal effects were stolen, including a 600 dollar mink cape, two women’s suits, kimonos, six new pairs of shoes, sandals, dresses, a small radio, an electric clock, dishes and candy. Police noted many items were taken from the vehicle parked overnight.
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Helena
Los Angeles
Montana
Helena Stellway
Butte
Meaderville
Stellway
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