Yanks Push North of Hoengsong Cooling-Off Period Declared
The Truman administration reportedly chose a cooling off period to defuse the labor leaders revolt against mobilization policies. President Truman called the crisis not very serious, and union leaders accuse the program of favoring big business. DiSalle testified on defense mobilization, discussing a used car order, social security benefits, and cotton price controls.
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Washington
Truman
Charles R. Wilson
Price
Michael V. DiSalle
Senate House Committee On Defense
Congress
DiSalle
Office of
Price Stabilization
Mississippi
Eastland
Stennis
Democratic Party
OPS
Agriculture Department
Automatic Wage Increases Tied to Cost of Living Rise
Washington report notes 1.7 million workers with cost of living linked contracts will see automatic pay bumps after January rise of 1.5 percent. Auto workers, about 800,000, may gain four to five cents an hour. Bureau releases new index 181.5 mid January versus 178.8 mid December, showing the 1.5 percent increase.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington Fix Charged in Probe of Lustron Case
Roy Fruehauf testified before a Senate committee that a Washington attorney Rosenbaum sought a $100,000 fee to rescue Lustron from bankruptcy. He claimed RFC Director Durham blocked rescue after the first $10,000 payment, alleging Rosenbaum boasted influence with Dunham and Willett and that Landa handled related matters.
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Washington
Senate
Lustron Housing Corporation
Roy Fruehauf
Detroit
RFC
Walter L. Durham
Lustron
Fruehaus
Joseph H. Rosenbaum
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Rosenbaum
Alfons Landa
Fifteen Killed as Iowa Plane Crashes in Snow
A Mid-Continent Airlines DC3 crashed in a cornfield near Sioux City during a heavy snowstorm killing 15 of 25 aboard. Ten survived, with at least four in critical condition. Pilot Capt. James Graham 34 of Kansas City died. Rescuers pulled survivors and described multiple injuries.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Mid - Continent Airlines
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Mid-Continent
Tulsa
Okla
James Graham
Graham
Dave Olson
Robert Toman
Camp Polk
Olson
Air National Guardsman
Testimony Aims to Tie Collazo to Blair House Attack
In Washington the government presented witnesses to show Oscar Collazo intended to shoot President Truman during the Blair House attack on November 1. Secret Service Agent Ellis recounted Collazo admitting the act for political reasons as a Puerto Rican nationalist. An FBI expert said Coffelt was killed by a bullet from another gun, not Collazo's, though that may not affect the murder charge.
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Washington
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Griselle Torresola
Blair House
Torresola
White House
Collazo
Secret Service
Joseph J. Ellis, Jr
Ellis
Gertrude Buxbaum
George A. Berley
FBI
Leslie Coffelt
Coffelt
Berley
District of Columbia
Queuille Named Premier Designate In France Cabinet Crisis
Paris reports Georges Bidault abandoned his bid to form a government and Henri Queuille became premier designate. Queuille’s Radical Socialist group favors a national referendum on a new election law to resolve the cabinet crisis. The party backs Queuille, though doubts linger about his success. Queuille previously served as premier in 1948-49 under President Vincent Auriol after Bidault withdrew.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Henri Queuille
Queuille
Radical Socialist Party
Vincent Auriol
Bidault
Catholic Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Montana House Approves Single Package Highway Bill
Montana lawmakers ended a major hurdle as a conference committee approved a single package highway bill. The measure would add about 1.8 million dollars annually for state roads for the next two years starting July 1, funded mainly by a gross vehicle weight tax on trucks and trailers. The bill also urges higher federal participation in the federal aid highway system.
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Conference Committee
House
Montana
Senate
Walter G. Sagunsky
Madison
Highway Revenue Subcommittee
J. Hugo Aronson
Glacier
Senate Highway Committee
Sagunsky
Wyoming
Idaho
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Aronson
Montana Senate Feeds Overdraft Warning For 1953
Montana finance committee chairman warned senators that the 1953 legislature could run a $1,372,046 overdraft on July 1. He gave figures showing next July 1 general fund balance at about $7 million against $31.55 million income, $1.84 million from the two mill levy, and $42.06 million in proposed biennial appropriations. The university system and public school funding actions followed with passage of key appropriations as part of a rush Senate session.
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Helena
Montana
J. A. Liggett
R-Musselshell
University System
Senate
Purge Arrests Exceed Two Hundred in Czechoslovakia
Prague reports more than 200 people detained in a Communist party purge linked to Titoist plotting. Suspects include former high officials from the party secretariat as investigations target broad internal conspiracy. Trials expected to begin after several months of preparation.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
House Recesses Until 9 Today
Helena March 2 State representatives concurred in Senate amendments to a bill granting about 10 million dollars for the state university system for the next two years. They recessed until 9 a m Saturday after stalling a late session plan. Gov Bonner also signed a 25 thousand dollar interim study bill on state government reorganization.
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Helena
Senate
House
John W. Bonner
March Snowstorm Paralyzes Sioux Falls and Region
A major March snowstorm swept from the western plains to northern Iowa bringing blizzard warnings in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa. Sioux Falls halted bus service and most shops shut as the wintry blast left the area in near shutdown.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Iowa
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Senate to vote Monday on draft age change
The Senate, by unanimous consent, will vote Monday on changing the draft age to 18 years and six months as part of the universal military training bill. An 18 year old draft, with priority for 19 to 26, is under debate, with 18 and 18½ proposed for induction and volunteer options for 18 to 18½.
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Senate
Washington
McFarland
Arizona
Senate Armed Services Committee
Morse
R-Cre
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
House
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Marines Press North of Hoengsong in Central Korea Drive
In central Korea the United States Marines pushed north of Hoengsong on day three of the advance, facing firm Chinese Red resistance from hills as South Korean forces on the left flank fought for key ridges. North and east fronts saw new gains by Second and Seventh divisions amid heavy allied artillery support and continued attrition.
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Frank Coniff
New York World-Telegram
Sun
Kim
Leo Delaney
Harrison, N. Y
United States
Tokyo
Hoengsong
Central Korea
Artillare and
Manne
Yongdu
Pangnim - Hoengsong
Seventh
Amidong
38Th Parallel
Pangnim
Seoul
United States Third Division
Pusan
Republic
Haeju
North Korea
Hongchon
United Nations
Fifth Air Force
Seventh Division
Associa
Tom Oune
Senate Defeats $30,000 Law Enforcement Fund for Olsen
In Helena on March 2 the Montana Senate defeated two motions to add a $30,000 law enforcement fund for Attorney General Arnold H. Olsen to a general appropriation. Debate centered on budget limits and the need for state officials to curb gambling, with critics arguing no extra funds were available and supporters urging stronger enforcement.
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Olsen
Senate
Helena
Arnold H. Olsen
Montana Senate
Wilson
D-Toole
Liggett
Hibbs
Yellowstone
Yellowstone County
Cremer I-Sweet
Weather Forecast for Butte Montana Area
Partly cloudy and cool through Saturday with lows near minus 5 at the airport and 6 at the School of Mines. Saturday highs 25 at the airport and 25 at the School of Mines. West of Divide expect highs 30 to 35 while east of Divide sees snow ending Saturday with highs 5 to 25 and little warmth.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Seneenesenneeees
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond Glasgow
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
California Youths Evading Draft
Los Angeles draft board chair Meredith Pratt states youths commit minor crimes to gain draft deferral. He says probation terms delay eligibility, with police reporting deliberate offenses to get caught. Pratt urges scrutiny of probation rules affecting 17-year-olds.
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Los Angeles
Draft Board
Meredith Pratt
Anna Rosenberg
Pratt
Yanks Vulnerable to Air Attacks in Korea Front
AP War Correspondent Tom Bradshaw warns that United Nations forces in Korea show little camouflage or dispersal behind front lines. He notes a Chinese air force of up to 3000 planes and argues a single heavy raid could cause millions in damage.
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Tom Bradshaw
United Nations Army
Korea
United Nations
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Admits He Syruped and Feathered Himself
Charles S. Smith a 49 year old real estate broker and victim of a syrup and feathers incident last week confessed he poured syrup on himself and applied feathers after visiting night spots. He also said the $1600 reportedly stolen by three men was likely spent by himself.
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Los Angeles
Charles S. Smith
Smith
Sidney Jolivette
Jolivette
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