Army to Call 30,000 Men Each Month for Draft Plan
Washington reports that the United States will induct about 380,000 draft-age men monthly between fall and next summer to reach an army of 837,000. Drafting starts around Sept 22, with the Army at 542,000 now and plans to reach 790,600 by July 1 1949. The six National Guard divisions will be built up to support a mobile striking force.
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Washington
Sam
Army
Congress
Defense
Royals
Royall
National Guard
Montana Legion to Elect Today
The 30th annual Montana American Legion convention in Great Falls will adjourn after electing officers and delegates to the national Miami 1949 convention and selecting a city for next year. A record 1109 registrants include 650 Legionnaires and 430 auxiliary members. James F. O Neil national commander spoke at the banquet after arriving by National Guard plane with two gubernatorial candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana Department of the American Legion
Miami
Legion
Montana
Herb Kibler
Helena
James F. O’neil
Manchester
N. H
O'Neil
National Guard
Billings
Robert W. Colfax
Des Moines
Iowa
James F. Daniels, Jr
Greenville
S. C
Charles R. Dawley
Montana Legionnaires
R. F. Kitchingman
Great Falls Chamber of Commerce
Montana Legion Department
Earthquakes and tidal waves devastate Fukui area in Japan
A sequence of quakes, tsunamis, and fires struck Fukui Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures, demolishing five cities and leaving an unofficial death toll above 1,000. Fukui city suffered the worst damage with most structures destroyed and fires raging. Officials estimate up to 400,000 dead, injured, or homeless across the three prefectures.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Fukui
Toybama
Ishikawa
Fukui City
Fukui Prefecture
Mainichi
Daishoji
Joseph M. Swing
Army Intelligence
Japan
Fireworks Start Roof Blaze in Butte Triggers Alarm
A youth threw a blazing sparkler onto the roof of Leonard and Mrs. Oehrle’s home at 620 Colorado, starting a small roof fire that sent smoke through rooms. Mrs. Oehrle suffered a heart attack but was revived by the fire department resuscitator unit. Police hunted the youth afterward.
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Butte
Leonard Oehrle
Colorado
Oehrle
Oehrie
Democratic Chairman Rules Out Ike as President Candidate
New York June 28 Democratic national chairman J Howard McGrath said there is no possibility of a draft Eisenhower move at the upcoming convention. He expects Truman to be nominated on the first ballot and predicts victory in November. McGrath reviewed a Madison rally episode but dismissed it as not signaling a shift in Democratic plans. He will remain in Philadelphia and Washington coordinating convention arrangements.
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New York
Philadelphia
Eisenhower
Rhode Island
Biltmore
Washington
McGrath
Truman
Foresters Elect Great Falls Man State Chief Ranger
John L. Fabian of Great Falls was elected state chief ranger of the Catholic Order of Foresters at the state convention in Anaconda. Henry Ceynor, also of Great Falls, was the retiring chief and becomes a delegate to the international Milwaukee convention.
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Anaconda
John L. Fabian
Great Falls
Catholic Order of Foresters
Henry Ceynor
Peter Litzinger
Martin Zarr
William J. Gannon
James Hamill
James Farrell
Thomas F. McCarvel
Ceynor
Organization
Milwaukee
St. Peter Church
James J. Farrell
Mount Haggin Court
Montana
Currency Dilemma Is Driving Berliners Crazy
Berlin faces a currency confusion as two legal monies circulate the city during the Fast-West currency war. In western sectors Germans may hold both marks and use either for most transport, while the Russian sector bans the Deutsche mark and only the East mark pays for elevated railway travel, forcing border hopping for many residents.
Japanese Tells How City Was Flattened
Akira Yamada, a 30 year old Fukui city official, described fleeing a shattered Fukui city after an earthquake. He watched the city of 85 000 inhabitants become flat with a handful of military buildings remaining. He reported a dust storm, a cracked road, twisted railroad tracks, a collapsed bridge, and a burning seven story department store as he left.
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Tokyo
Ty.p
Fukui City
Akira Yamada
Tsurgua
Ysuruga
Mainichi
Fukui
Prefectural
Pukul
Yamada
Pisa
Russians Press Tito to Reform or Quit Berlin Crisis
Russians in Berlin lift the ban on interzonal travel for Germans but say rail traffic to blockaded Berlin will resume only after repairs on the Helmstedt Berlin line and currency changes in the western zones. US and British leaders meet to address the Berlin crisis as a 24 hour shuttle airlift begins, with limited night operations and plans for possible parachute drops.
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Berlin
ADN
Helmstedt-Berlin
West
Helmstedt
United States
Britain
Frankfurt
King George gives Attlee power to end dock strike
London dispatch reports King George VI proclaimed a national emergency enabling Prime Minister Attlee to use the 1920 act to requisition buildings, deploy troops and jail violators. Attlee blames Communist agitation for the 15 day dock walkout and vows no compromise with strike leaders. In London fewer than 6,000 of 25,000 dock workers reported for duty.
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London
Unr
George VI
Ministe
Attlee
Jeader
Britain
Royal Gazette
House of Commons
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Syria says U S warship shelled Arab lines in Palestine
Cairo report cites Mohsen Al Barazi stating a U S warship placed at Bernadotte's disposal shelled Arab lines during an Arab Jewish battle in northern Palestine with casualties. Syria protests to U S authorities and to the UN mediator. State Department says no official word and notes American destroyers are observers under orders not to fire.
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Cairo
United States
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations Palestine
Mohsen al Barazi
Bernadotte
al Harazi
Arab League Political Committee
al Barwa
Arab Liberation Army
Fawzi Pasha Alkaukji
Damascus
al Barazi
Syria
Israel
J. Escarati
Washington
State Department
Department
Butte Weather Forecast Turns Warmer Tuesday
Fair and warmer Tuesday across Montana with highs between 70 and 85 degrees. Butte reports a 24 hour high near 78, while the School of Mines notes 74 and 41 as extremes and the airport 77/43.
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School of Mines
Montana
NLRB Lawyer Calls Printers Union Unfair in Dealings
NLRB attorneys urged that the AFL International Typographical Union be found guilty of unfair labor practices in its dealings with newspapers nationwide. The six month hearing involved ITU officers led by President Woodruff Randolph, with a federal injunction pending until the examiner’s report to the Board.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
AFL International Typographical Union
Allen Sinsheimer, Jr
Carroll L. Martin
Nlrb Generil
Robert N. Ndenham
Amour Leff
Leff
ITU
Woodruff, Randolph
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Chicago Newspaper Publishers Association
NLR
Sinsheimer
Martin
Kremlin Declares Tito Skeptical Of Marxist Policy
Prague June 28 The cominform charged Yugoslavia led by Marshal Tito with discrediting Russia and urged a return to Marxist policy or removal. The attack marked a public split in the Eastern bloc led by Russia with Zhdanov signatures.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Cominform
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Russia
Tito
Soviet Union
Communist International Information Bureau
Poland
International
Rude Prava
Manchester Guardian
Europe
Moscow
West
Ito
Tito Under Shadow of Arrest Rumor by Moscow Agents
A high government source suggested Tito may already be arrested or even assassinated by Russian agents. Officials doubted such a move in Belgrade, noting Tito’s strong independent stance and resistance to puppet status, while Prague’s communique stoked Western intrigue.
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Washington
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Kremlin
Prague
State Department
Cominform
Moscow
Belgrade
Blend
Greek Army Resumes Offensive Near Jalantan Border
Athens reports a renewed push by Greek forces along the jalantan border as part of an eight day campaign against Communist rebels. Military sources say the operation has killed more than 650 guerrillas, stated by Lt. Gen. Panos Kalogeropoulos, commander of the second army corps.
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Athens
Jalantan
Panos Kalogeropoulos
Second Army Corps
Trustees Approve Budget for 1948 49 School Year
The board of school district No. 1 approved a preliminary budget for 1948 49 totaling 1 203 732 31 dollars, up 104 507 68 from last year due to remodeling, insurance changes, more teachers, extended pension coverage, and rising costs. They plan to present it July 1 to county officials for final approval, and discussed remodeling Whittier school to handle a large incoming first grade class. The board also appointed William Cullen to direct the summer recreation program, a joint effort with the city and American Legion. Bids will be sought for the old high school annex and adjacent lots.
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Board of Trustees of
J. G. Link
Whittler
Margaret Leary
William Cullen
Butte
Silver Bow Post No. 1
American Legion
Communist Iron Curtain Split Wide Open in Yugoslavia
London dispatch reports Marshal Tito bolting the Communist front in southeastern Europe, signaling Western victory amid the Berlin crisis. The disclosure followed an emergency US British conference on Berlin where Russia faced growing satellite troubles. Draper and Wedemeyer joined the Berlin inspection tour after the meeting.
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London
Russia
Europe
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Berlin
United States
Lewis W. Douglas
Department of the Army
William Draper
Ernest Bevin
Draper
Albert Wedemeyer
War Department
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Cut Bank
Au Dion
Drummone
Glasgow
Havre
Melena Kalis
Lewiston
Livingston Wees VW
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Missoula
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