U S Charges Russia Sets Stage for Germ Warfare
United Nations. U S Delegate Ernest A. Gross accuses Russia and Red China of laying groundwork for germ warfare by repeating claims the U S and the United Nations wage bacteriological war in Korea. Malik of the USSR is subdued in a clash over the Geneva protocol.
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U. S
Russia
United Nations
N. Y
Ernest A. Gross
Red China
United States
Korea
Gross
Jacob A. Malik
UN Security Council
Japs Reject Separate Pact With Red China
Japan declared recognition of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government as sovereign over all China and rejected any relations with Peiping. The policy ends any possible treaty with the Peiping regime, reaffirming the Taipei Nationalist government’s authority and control areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Red
Peiping
Southeast Asia
Taipei
Formosa
Pescadores Islands
IOOF Convention Nears Close in Butte Gathering
The 75th diamond jubilee IOOF convention in Butte proceeds with routine sessions as 200 delegates wrap up activities. Montana Association of Rebekah lodges follows with closing events and delegates plan to return home with new ideas for their groups.
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Order of Odd Fellows
Butte
Montana Association of Rebekah
Grand Lodge
Frank Hazelton
Kalispell
James Carring
Another Children's Day At Columbia Gardens
The third children's day at Columbia Gardens in Butte promises continued fun as attendance rises. Up to 3000 kids have enjoyed the playgrounds this season, with free Thursday bus rides for all under 14 by the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Supervisors led by Ted Beech ensure safety while the cowboy swings near the popular playground facilities attract visitors from the region.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Ted Beech
Northwest
Country Fair Draws Huge Crowd in Butte
Crowds from Mining City and nearby communities filled Butte Civic Center for a country fair as part of the week long high band activities. Proceeds from the fair, a Saturday dance, and a Monday June 23 concert plus movie star reception support Montana’s drive to send the band to the VFW national convention in Los Angeles. Local organizer W. P. Donnelly promises more surprises in Thursday’s program.
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Butte
Butte High Band
Civic Center
Montana
VFW
Los Angeles
Country Fair
W. P. Donnelly
Butte and Montana Weather Forecast Snapshot
Considerable cloudiness with afternoon thundershowers in Butte on Thursday and a warmer start to the day. Montanas west of Divide expect increasing clouds with scattered thundershowers by Thursday night, while east of Divide stays fair and warm. Temperature ranges and precipitation traces are provided for local stations and the period.
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School of Mines
Divide
Danish Airmen Alerted to Meet Attacks
STOCKHOLM Sweden June 18 Denmark joined Sweden in alerting her air force to engage if fired upon by Soviet planes. Adm Quistgaard said standing orders require return fire if attacked inside or outside Danish territory following the Swedish Catalina incident 60 miles off the Estonian coast.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Denmark
Europe
Baltic
Stalin Lake
Moscow
Adm
E. J. C. Quistgaard
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Quistgaard
Russell Carries Campaign to Treasure State
Sen Richard Russell of Georgia spoke in Helena saying he will win the Democratic presidential nomination with more delegates on the first ballot and reach 600 pledged by the convention. He listed irrigation and public power support, argued for balanced budgets before tax cuts, and outlined views on Korea and atomic weapons. He stressed his national leadership and warned of possible naval action if truce talks falter.
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Helena
Richard Russell
Georgia
Russell
Casper
Wyo
Spokane
Montana
West
Grand Coulee
Fort Peck
Hungry Horse
South
China
Senate Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
Congress
Indo China to Get More U S Arms
The United States agreed to increase arms aid to Indo China after a three day conference with Jean Letourneau, the French Indo China minister. The State department announced the decision on Wednesday in Washington.
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Washington
United States
Indo- China
State Department
Jean Letourneau
Indo-China
Seaway Bill Killed by Senate Vote
The Senate voted 43 to 40 to return the Seaway and power project bill to committee, killing chances for U S participation this session. President Truman’s plea ignored as Kefauver and Taft backed the measure. Canada indicated it would proceed alone, and a joint review process would follow if the commission approves. Murray sought a reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Congress
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
United States
Lionel Chevrier
House of Commons
St. Lawrence River
America
International Joint Commission
U. S
New York State
Federal Power Commission
Murray
D-Mont
Europe
Reds Move Into Assault Positions on Korean Front
Chinese forces concentrated near Kum song east of the Mundung area with six tanks and about 750 troops in fresh assault positions. Bad weather limited air operations while Allied probing and raids faced heavy Communist fire.
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Seoul
Eighth Army
Kumsong
Mundung
Pyongyang
Chorwon
Senate Deadlock on Vote Over Truman Tidelands Veto
The Senate did not vote on President Truman's veto of tidelands oil rights. Key leaders O'Mahoney and Holland had agreed to a 2 p.m. Thursday vote, but Chavez objected due to an upcoming absence, leaving the measure unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
O’mahoney
D-Wyo
Holland
Dfla
Chavez
Blood for Freedom Car appeals for donors in Butte
The Blood for Freedom Car will be in Butte to collect 200 pints over two days for Korea forces. J D Ford says donor slots are only half filled. no appointment needed. The remodeled railcar, west of the Union Pacific station, can process 125 donors daily in a five hour period with Red Cross nurses on site.
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Freedom
Butte
Korea
J. D. Ford
Blood For Freedom
Union Pacific
Front Street
Red Cross
Travis Field
California
Union Pacific Railroad
American Red Cross
Aged Missoula Man Killed by Grandson in Accident
George E. Richards a 72 year old Missoula carpenter was accidentally shot by his 86 year old grandson while firing a .22 rifle at a ranch near Clinton east of Missoula. He died en route to a hospital with Coroner Simmons stating no inquest will be held. Richards born 1880 in Spring Green Wisconsin came to Montana in 1911 and Missoula in 1924. Survivors include his widow and five children.
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Missoula
George E. Richards
Ralph M. Simmons
Robert W. O'Donovan
Richards
Clinton
Here
Simmons
Spring Green
Wis
Montana
Pearson punched in lobby by Washington attorney
Columnist Drew Pearson, who was knocked down by Senator Joseph McCarthy in a cloakroom incident 18 months earlier, was punched in a hotel lobby Wednesday by Washington attorney Charles Patrick Clark.
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Pearson
Washington
U.P
Drew Pearson
Joseph R. MceCarthy
Charles Patrick Clark
Economic Controls Vote Slated Today
Washington dispatch reports administration leaders moving toward a House showdown on economic controls with a final vote set for Thursday. Four hours of debate opened as Rep. Howard Smith proposed an amendment urging President Truman to invoke Taft Hartley to halt the national steel strike, a move the Senate has already urged.
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Washington
House
Howard Smith
D-Va
Truman
Senate
Montana Citizens Form Rate Committee to Seek Uniform Freight Rates
Helena June 18. Harry Cooley of Great Falls elected chairman of a Montana citizens freight rate committee organized to persuade the Interstate Commerce Commission to adopt uniform rates. A 10 member board was named plus officers A D Rahn Jr Billings and William Browning Helena. The group plans to draft by laws and seek support from shippers and receivers across the state as it prepares for hearings in Salt Lake City June 24 and a six months to three year campaign.
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Helena
Harry Cooley
Great Falls
Montana Citizens Freight Rate Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Chamber of Commerce
Montana
A. D. Rahn, Jr
Billings
William Browning
Pa Railroad Commission
C. M. Wall
Wall
J. G. Ihnet
Transportation Bureau
Salt Lake City
Cooley
Rahn
Clarkson Spain
Bozeman
Don Chapman
Harry Milburn
Grassrange
Tim Sullivan
Butte
Ihnet
ICC
Quadruplets Born in Weymouth
Quadruplets three boys and a girl were born within 66 minutes Wednesday night to Mrs Marion Manning 27 wife of a bus line president. Quadruplets occur once in about 680 000 births according to medical sources.
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Weymouth
Mass
Marion Manning
Lewis Offers 10 Million to Aid Steel Workers Strike
John L. Lewis proposed to lend 10 million dollars to the C10 steelworkers, placing the funds at Philip Murray’s disposal to back their strike. He denounced Taft and the Taft Hartley act, calling any injunction a crime against labor and comparing Taft to a neo fascist symbol. The loan was deposited to Murray in a Washington bank controlled by the United Mine Workers. The steel strike entered its 17th day as Ford announced a four day work week due to steel shortages, with only Lincoln Mercury plants and mills remaining open.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Lewis
America
R. Alphonso Taft
United Mineworkers
Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Murray
Roger Putnam
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Lincoln Mercury
Missoula Veteran Jumps From His Disabled Sabre Jet
Captain Paul H. Wilkins a 29 year old Missoula Montana native and veteran of Korean air war missions bailed out by parachute from a disabled Sabre jet after a training flight near Van Buren Maine He suffered a shoulder injury and was rescued with a base crew from Presque Isle Air Force Base Wilkins his wife and two children live at Presque Isle Maine
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van Buren
Maine
Montana
Wilderness
Paul H. Wilkins
Missoula
Mont
Wilkins
Presque Isle Air Force Base
Here
4711Th Defense Wing
Presque Isle
Senate Defeats Civil Service Push on Patronage Plans
The Senate defeated three Truman civil service reforms aimed at placing postmasters marshals and customs collectors under civil service. Votes: post office 56 29, marshals 55 28, customs 51 31. McClellan said patronage remains, noting local accountability and politics influence appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
U. S
Customs Bureau
Hoover Commission
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
House
McClellan
Senate Government Operations Committee
City Council Weighs Sullivan Case and Street Work
City council votes 7 to 5 to privately review the Sullivan matter as Ernett Sullivan, assistant Butte police chief, is moved to six months patrol duty. The session also awards Kiely Construction the street paving contract for 24 445.34 dollars and funds a police hearing bill.
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Ernett Sullivan
Butte
Gene W. Daly
Sullivan
Kiely Construction Company
Kiely
Main
Copper
Galena
Poore and Poore
Frank V. Rice
Police Commission
Olew
Beryl Wilson
Dan Kinsella
Ben Hardin
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Treasure State
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Sullivan Case
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