Drowned fisher man Andrew Anderson and two escape in Big Hole tragedy
Dillon reports Andrew Anderson aged 71 drowned after a boat overturned on the Big Hole river Monday evening. Gunnar Kalsta and Augsten Kalsta clung to a tree stump and survived. The body was recovered Tuesday afternoon two and a half miles downstream. An inquest will likely be held in Virginia City.
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S. A. Herman
Butte
Glen
Dillon
Raymond Schwartz
Virginia City
Madison County
Paul Temple
Burl Stephens
Robert Wright
Brooks
Lars Kalsta
Anderson
Kalsta
Reichle
Vote Confidence in GOP Chief Vote Confidence in GOP Chief
The GOP strategy committee voted to support National Chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr. after Thomas E. Coleman of Wisconsin resigned as vice chairman, accusing Scott of procrastination. Coleman said he still resigns from both roles. the committee praised Scott for pushing an aggressive 1950 campaign plan.
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Washington
U.P
Republican Campaign Strategy Committee
GOP
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Thomas E. Coleman
Wisconsin
Coleman
Scott
Strategy Committee
Congress Gop
Hugh Scott, Jr
LA Police Chief Horrall Quits Amid Vice Probe
Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron announced Police Chief C. B. Horrall retired amid a county grand jury probe into police vice operations. Horrall had offered to resign for health reasons but was persuaded to stay. the grand jury also began investigating the death of a Hollywood club operator claimed to be rousted by vice squad members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
C. B. Horrall
Bowron
Horrall
Grand Jury
The
Herald - Express
Hollywood
St Laurent Emerges Canada’s Political Hero After Landslide
Louis St Laurent led the Liberal party to a historic majority with 193 seats to 69 for the Conservatives. The Liberal win covered nine of ten provinces and followed a seven week, stops filled campaign stressing peace and a fair share for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Liberal
Liberals
House of Commons
St. Laurent
Yukon
Newfoundland
Ottawa
United States
Progressive Conservative Party
Quebec
Toronto Telegram
George Drew
Telegram
Santa Claus
Utah Mines Closed After Wage Talks Collapse
In Park City Utah, Park Utah Consolidated Mines halted operations Monday and Park Mining plans a Thursday night shutdown. The two closures lay off 475 miners, with 250 union workers and 225 Park Utah employees idle. Officials sought a $2.50 per shift wage cut while keeping a six day work week with overtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park City
Utah
U.P
Park Utah Consolidated Mines Company
Park City Properties
New Park Mining Company
Progressive Metal Workers’ Council
CIC
Truman Forces Defeated in Labor Bill Vote
The Senate approved a Republican drafted plan on handling national emergency strikes by 50 to 40, combining Taft Hartley injunctions with government seizure of struck plants for up to 60 days. The vote reflected a key defeat for President Truman as debates raged over the fate of the Taft Hartley provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Scott Lucas
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Washington
Truman
Taft
Donnell
R-Mo
Smith
R-N. J
Holland
D-Fla
Lucas
Ives
R-N. Y
Congress
Mrs. Hiss Denies Chambers Story in Perjury Trial
Alger Hiss left the stand after cross examination denying stealing government secrets for a Communist spy ring. His wife Priscilla testified to deny friendships with the Whitaker Chambers families. Chambers had charged Hiss with giving State Department documents to a spy ring.
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New York
U.P
Alger Hiss
Priscilla
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Hiss
State Department
United States
Thomas F. Murphy
Senators Asked to Aid Japan Recovery Efforts
Assistant Secretary of the Army Tracy Voorhees told the Senate appropriations committee that Japan has a long way to go to recover and will need outside help. He sought 1 billion dollars for relief in occupied Germany Austria Japan and the Ryukyus. the House already approved 925 million.
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Washington
Tracy Voorhees
Japan
Voorhees
Germany
Senate Appropriations Committee
Austria
Ryukyus Islands
House
Engel Confronted by Two More Swindle Victims
Chicago reports add two more victims to the Sigmund Engel case as a 73 year old swindler faces police scrutiny. Mrs Pauline Langston of New York says she gave Engel jewelry valued at 50000 after marrying him. Mrs Anna Leibovitz of Chicago unsure if Engel bilked her of 200 in Phoenix in 1948. Police shifts occur as officials revisit the investigation involving Mrs Reseda Corrigan who lost 8700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sigmund Engel
Town Hall District
Engel
Pauline Langston
New York
Anna Leibovitz
Phoenix
Ariz
John Prendergast
Timothy Lyne
Town Hall
Peter Harlib
Reseda Corrigan
Northside
Vatican Aids Anti-State Catholic Moves, Says Prague Paper
Communist press in Prague charges Archbishop Beran and eight bishops follow Vatican orders to disrupt talks with the regime. Mlada Fronta says the Vatican directs anti-state demonstrations and aims to block socialist progress. Prace says Beran was ordered to join a Vatican backed reaction in crucial months.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Vatican
Mlada Fronta
Beran
Josep Matoch
Olomouc
Mlada
Fronta
Prace
Voice of the
Montana Smoke Jumpers Parachute Into Truman Backyard
Four Montana smoke jumpers parachuted into President Truman's backyard on Tuesday in a first east of the Mississippi and the first into the Washington Ellipse. Spectators watched as Homer Stratton and William Dratt jumped first, followed by Edward Eggen and William Hellman, with Eggen noting it was the easiest jump he had made. The event used smoke pots due to no downtown fires.
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Washington
Montana
Truman
White House
Forest Service
Mississippi
Washington Ellipse
Oval Park
Washington Monument
Homer W. Stratton
William D. Dratt
Edward J. Eggen
William J. Hellman
Eggen
Berlin
Agriculture Department
Butte and Western Montana Weather Forecast
Butte cloudy to partly cloudy with occasional showers this Wednesday afternoon. Maximums around 75 in Butte area in the next 24 hours with trace precipitation. West of divide partly cloudy with scattered light showers or thunderstorms Wednesday cooler high 60 to 70. East of divide partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers cooler high 70 to 85.
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School of Mines
Divide
Coplon Denounced as Clever Spy by Prosecutor
In Washington on June 28 the jury heard closing arguments in Judith Coplon’s espionage trial. Prosecutor John M. Kelley Jr labeled her a "clever spy" chosen by Moscow for betraying the United States. Defense lawyer Archibald Palmer called the case a frame-up and dismissed government evidence as lies and innuendo amid a courtroom dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John M. Kelley, Jr
Judith Coplon
Russia
Moscow
United States
Kelley
Archibald Palmer
Miss Coplon
Justice Department
Congress
Palmer
Secretary Johnson Seeks Expanded Defense Powers
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, testifying before the House armed services committee, urged a bill to boost his direct authority over the services and create a single civilian business manager for all armed forces. He claimed the measure could save more than a billion dollars annually and noted he has no wish to abolish the Marine Corps or naval aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Defense Secretary
Senate
Marine Corps
Naval Aviation
Solons Defeat Race Amendment in Housing Measure
The House defeated an amendment by Representative Fulton to permit segregation in publicly owned housing projects by a 168 to 130 vote. The vote cleared a major hurdle but left final action postponed until Wednesday as the broader housing bill move continued.
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Washington
House
Fulton
R-Pa
Mr. Truman
Representative Boggs
D-La
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Marcan
Russia Seizes Truck Convoy Near Berlin Escalating Tensions
Russia halted a westbound convoy carrying power plant machinery to West Berlin at the Dreilinden checkpoint provoking Western protests. The incident occurred amid the reopening of four power talks and a 38 day rail strike, with U S and British authorities seeking the trucks' release while unsure of their location.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
West Berlin
United States
Partitioned
Reich
Dreilinden
Leipzig
21 Are Appointed to State Boards
Gov John W. Bonner announced the appointment of 21 men and women to state boards. Fifteen join the state historical society with terms through July 1, 1953. others include three-year, two-year terms ending 1952 and 1951. New six year park commission member Basil Brooke succeeds P. J. Sweeney, and Dr. J. W. Kilpatrick replaces I. A. Phinney on the veterinary board. May Ellis is named to the beauty culturists board. Robert T. McDonald joins the poultry improvement board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
John W. Bonner
State Historical Society
Lew “ Callaway
Lester Leble
M. G. Burlingame
Bozeman
Sam Gillaly
Glasgow
Joseph K. Howard
Great Falls
Norman Holter Sr
Norman Winestine
Helena Jean Bishop
Dillon
Hamilton
I. A. Phinney
Kalispell
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Bonner
May Ellis
Butte
Elsie Tinsley
State
Beauty Culturists Board
Robert T. McDonald
State Poultry Improvement Board
Kenneth
Chiang Kai-shek Expected to Arrive in Canton
Chiang Kai-shek is reported to arrive in Canton on Wednesday, his first visit to the refugee capital since the government was driven from Nanking in April. Nationalist officials and government organizations prepare to welcome the veteran leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Chiang Kai-shek
Nationalist China
Nanking
Chiang
Denied New Trial for Agnes Garnier in Manslaughter Case
Riverside California June 28 Mrs Agnes Garnier convicted of manslaughter in the slaying of her wealthy boss John E Owen was denied a new trial and ordered to Tehachapi state womens Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
Agnes Garnier
John E. Owen
Tehachapi
Wagner resigns from New York Senate at 72
New York by June 28 1947 Senator Robert F Wagner 72 resigns from the U S Senate to allow the Democratic party to name a candidate for the fall elections He cites illness and plans to step down before July 8 to permit a successor’s selection in November Democrats previously hoped to revive the Wagner Act as Taft Hartley passed new labor measures in the Senate later that day Wagner authored landmark labor reform legislation known as the Wagner Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert F. Wagner
United States Senate
Wagner
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Lehman
Senate
Robert F. Wagner, Jr
United State Senate
Thomas J. Curran
Lewis No Strike Plan Rejected by Soft Coal Operators
North and West operators spurned John L. Lewis proposed three day week fearing legal and other risks. United Mine Workers chief may not accept a flat refusal. Southern operators in Bluefield report pits will close by strike next Tuesday without a new contract and have not been offered the no strike plan.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
North and West
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern Soft
Bluefield
Southern Coal Producers Association
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Acme
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Harry Truman
Associated Press
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Custer
Cut Bank
Drummond
Great Falls Oateencennesees
Havre
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Lewistown
Seevereeseeeerseresses
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