Russia Opposes All Embracing European Economic Plan
Paris reports say the three power talks stalled over an American aid package for Europe with Russia insisting the plan be limited to aid under the Marshall plan and that internal economic decisions remain sovereign. Bevin warned against any Soviet delay.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers’ Conference
Russia
Europe
America
Moscow
Tass
Ernest Bevin
V. M. Molotov
Georges Bidault
Vincent Auriol
France
Bevin
Soviet Union
Congress Faces Appropriations Jam as Year Ends
Congress nears the close of the fiscal year with heavy log jams in funding. Only one regular appropriation bill may become law, financing the Treasury and Post Office departments, as others miss their budget deadlines. The President already has the approved bill on his desk.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Post Office
President Truman
Efforts to Revive Tax Cut Bill Face snag over property clause
A group led by Senator McClellan will demand a community property amendment before backing a vetoed tax reduction bill. He and at least three Democrats say income division rights for husbands and wives must be included. The move could block swift passage of a $4 billion tax cut and delay changes to exemptions and timing.
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Washington
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Frost Damages Gardens as June Nears End
Frost Sunday morning caused widespread garden damage in Butte with tender vegetables hit hard. Officials said the frost neared a record last killing frost date and may tie the 1933 benchmark, with 29 degrees reported. Potatoes suffered major damage as gardeners reported varied losses across neighborhoods.
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Butte
Weather Bureau
Butte Bureau
The
Mercury
Mentee
Bureau
Shipwrecked Fishermen Survive Six Weeks on Tiny Pacific Isle
Five fishermen, missing since May 19 from the Thistle, were found in fair condition after nearly six weeks on Clipperton Island off Mexico. The Normandie tuna clipper relayed the rescue plan to transfer the men to the Galapagos, with a Panama ship to aid. the crew hailed from San Pedro and included Capt. William Noble and Charles Warren.
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San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Mexico
Coast Guard
Navy
Normandie
Clipperton Island
Here
J. B. Oldendorf
Western Sea Frontier
Galapagos Island
Panama
San Pedro
California Marine Curing and Packing Company
Terminal Island
William Noble
Charles E. Warren
Gilbert B. Stethe
Robert Marchall
Walter Richards
M. O. Medina
U N Delegates Doubt Russia Will Use Veto
U N Security Council delegates split on whether Russia will veto US backed Balkan peace plans. Most expect a 50 50 split as Greece Greece border concerns and Yugoslavia Albania Bulgaria actions shape votes. US push seeks two year UN border vigilance in the Soviet backyard.
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United Nations Balkan Investigation Commission
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Greece
Security Council
United States
United Nations
Balkans
Balkan Commission
Russia
America
Border Watch
Balkan
Escapee from Idaho hospital in custody after fraud spree
Assistant Chief Jack Duggan said an Idaho state hospital escapee was captured after forging and cashed 15 traveler's checks, mostly at Butte and Meaderville taverns. About $1,000 faced loss. $360 in cash recovered. 10 checks accounted for, with hospital to reclaim the patient. A second arrest involved a man named R H LaVoie for a $7 fraudulent check at a grocery store.
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Jack Duggan
Idaho State Hospital For the Insane
Butte
Meaderville
Duggan
Larry Teggart
State Hospital
Blackfoot
Idaho
Alex Cuthill
Spokane
Dutch Indonesian note averts immediate war risk in Indies
In Batavia on June 29 Dutch and Indonesian officials discussed a U S note hailed by both sides as halting the immediate war threat in the Netherlands East Indies. The Dutch denied plans for Monday assaults while a reliable informant said the American message arrived Saturday just in time to countermand a general attack order.
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Batavia
Java
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Truman Urges International Bill of Rights
President Truman on the Lincoln Memorial steps urged a universal international bill of rights to prove democracy’s superiority over totalitarianism. Speaking at the 38th NAACP conference, he warned that war-torn peoples may embrace totalitarian security unless democracy is shown to be better.
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Washington
U.P
Lincoln Memorial
Truman
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
State Department
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wayne Morsey
R-Ore
United States
Budget Surplus Falls Short of Coolidge Record
President Truman faces a budget surplus for the fiscal year ending Monday but an interest payment on the national debt likely pushes the final surplus below 1 billion dollars. Treasury figures show a current surplus around 1.143 billion with five days left, yet a debt payment of about 500 million may reduce the total. Final tallies arrive Wednesday.
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Washington
Truman
Coolidge
Treasury
Arctic maneuvers planned by U S and Canada
United States and Canada plan joint Arctic maneuvers next winter to deter a possible trans polar attack. The permanent joint board of defense will announce the plan, highlighting ongoing cooperation and equipment transfers.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Canada
War Department
Permanent Joint Board of Defense
Truman
Ottawa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
United States Army
Russia
Arctic Circle
Alaska
Army Air Forces
Truman May Act on Rent Measure
President Truman is expected to decide Monday whether federal rent controls will be extended eight months with permissive 15 percent increases. The bill would set advisory boards in about 600 control areas and require federal approval of recommendations within 30 days. Eviction laws shift to state control and construction restrictions would relax except for amusement venues.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Butte Weather Forecast Monday Turn Partly Cloudy
Butte forecast calls for Monday morning fair then partly cloudy afternoon and evening with scattered showers. Warmer conditions with a high near 63 in the next 24 hours. Mines and Airport readings show a max 59 and min 29. Montana outlook similar with scattered showers and highs 70 to 75.
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School of Mines
American offer of 5 million in military gear to Iran
Brig Gen H Norman Schwarzkopf heads a US mission preparing to ship 5 million dollars worth of surplus military equipment to Iran as part of a 25 million dollar program. The deal aims to modernize the Iranian gendarmerie and army, with parliamentary approval needed for the sale.
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Washington
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Iran
Soviet Russia
Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
United States
Persian Gulf
Tures
Caspian Sea
Russia
Three Hurt When Car Overturns West of Whitehall
Three Butte residents suffered minor injuries Sunday night when a car driven by Lincoln Vaughn overturned about three miles west of Whitehall on US 10. George Martin and Beverly Hutchison sustained scalp laceration and shock. Martin treated at Murray Hospital. Include passengers Mrs Vaughn and baby were unhurt.
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Whitehall
Montana
al Boehme
Lincoln Vaughn
Kennedy
George Martin
East Woolman
Beverly Hutchison
Wyoming
Martin
Murray Hospital
Vaughn
Baby
Boehme
UNRRA Ends as Aid Agency Faces Final Book Closure
London notes UNRRA will close Monday after distributing nearly 3 billion dollars in food and supplies to 17 war devastated nations. Maj. Gen. Lowell W. Rooks, director general, says recovery not achieved and calls for continued help and political settlement to prevent collapse in hardest hit countries. US provided about 72 percent of UNRRA funds and warns exhaustion of resources.
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London
Relef
Lowell W. Rooks
United States
Rooks
Mild earthquake felt in St Louis area on Sunday night
A mild earthquake was felt in the St Louis region around 9 25 pm Sunday. The city and county switch boards were flooded with calls from residents across the area and from Illinois. No damage was reported.
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ST. Louis
M.S. T
Mississippi River
Illinois
Mississippi Flood Reaches 103-Year Peak Forcing Hundreds From Homes
St Louis area endures record river surge as levees strain to hold. Water rises to 39.20 feet, with a projected 39.5 forecast, and damage statewide climbs above 100 million dollars. Army engineers seek volunteers for critical levee work near Chester and north of St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Harry F. Wahlgren
United States
Wahlgren
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
Iowa
United States Army Engineers
Chester
Ill
Alton
East St. Louis
Man Receives Forty Stitches After Harrison Ave Crash
William Clark a 28 year old Ennis resident sustained forty stitches to face and head in a Sunday morning auto crash on Harrison avenue in Butte. Clark a passenger in a car driven by Ray McMillan struck a parked vehicle, shattering the windshield as the other car overturned. He is listed in just fair condition at St James hospital.
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William Clark
Ennis
Harrison Avenue
St. James Hospital
Ray McMillan
North
Idaho
Clark
Butte
John O'Leary
John O'Mara
Ed Huhtanen
Bill Lacey
Princeton
McMillan Machine
Atomic scientists warn of eight year path to war
Princeton report notes Einstein led scientists warn UN failure to curb atomic arms and predict Soviet stockpiles by 1955. They say peace erodes once blocs hold bombs and urge world government with real enforcement to avert another war.
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Princeton
N. J
U.P
Albert Einstein
Associated
United Nations
Soviet Union
Einstein
Committee of Atomic Scientists
Harold C. Urey
Chicago University
Urey
Men of Science
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