Churchill Opens Fight Against Labor Government
In London, March 6, Winston Churchill urged a parliamentary challenge to the Labour government over housing and iron and steel nationalization. King George opened a caretaker session. Attlee announced gradual, limited plans amid a seven-vote Commons majority and a cautious path forward.
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London
U.P
Winston Churchill
King George
House of Commons
Churchill
Labor
Clement R. Attlee
Attlee
Labor Party
Commons
Coplon Jury Retires Without Verdict in Spy Case
A federal jury weighing espionage conspiracy charges against Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev retired early Tuesday without deciding if they were lovers or spies. The twelve-jury panel resumed deliberations in the morning after a long session that began Monday afternoon.
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New York
U.P
Judith Coplon
Valentin Gubitchev
Unlucky ENTERPRISE four fined for city licensed slots
Justice of the Peace George Rogers fined four persons in Enterprise Oregon for playing city licensed slot machines. Each offender paid 25 dollars plus 4 50 dollars costs, the proceeding occurred Monday.
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Enterprise
Ore
U.P
Justice of the Peace
George Rogers
Man Crawls Mile With Broken Leg to Report Mishap
Robert L. McGuire crawled nearly a mile on a broken leg and other injuries to seek help after a car plunged from a Beaver Creek road embankment. His wife Prances McGuire, 39, died from a broken neck in the crash.
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Yreka
Calif
Robert L. McGuire
John Trainor
Beaver Creek
Trainor
McGuire
Trainor Place
Water supply to be lower this summer in Deer Lodge forest
Snow depths and water content across 20 stations in the Butte district show deficits vs nine year averages. Ranger F W Williams reports average snow depth 12.22 inches and water 1.84 inches, down from 22.5 inches and 5.26 inches respectively, with March 1 readings notably low but wetter than February.
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Deer Lodge Forest
Butte District
F. W. Williams
Butte
L. L. Lake
Deer Lodge
Gold Creek Lakes
Eldorado Mine
Million Tons of Coal Pour Out of Mines
The end of the coal miners strike brings 372000 workers back to work and coal production expected to return to normal. Railroads and steel plants restart operations as miners await wage-boosting contract terms.
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Pittsburgh
UMW
John L. Lewis
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Ohio River
Spy Witness Denies Confession in Bulgarian Spy Trial
London dispatches report Michael Shipkov, Bulgar ian legation employee in Sofia, as saying he was tortured to force a confession and later repudiating a long document. He testified he spied for the United States and Great Britain for six years while four other Bulgarians faced trial on spying charges.
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London
U.P
Michael Shipkov
Legation
Sofia
Tass
Bulgaria
Shipkov
State Department
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Donald R. Heath
Committee replies to county on civic center plans
Silver Bow county taxpayers represented by a committee refute the board of county commissioners claim that delays cost about 60 dollars daily. The letter questions athletic interests backing, bond retirement terms, and the sequence of bids and contracts tied to the civic center project.
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Board of Commissioners On Civic Center
Silver Bow County
Board of County Commissioners
County Commissioners
Eeid
Civil Center
YMCA
Butte
Clark Park
Sea Monster in Oregon Likely Whale Blubber
Newport reports a so called sea monster that washed ashore at Delake is thought to be whale blubber. Biologist Roger Tollefson and OSU professor R. E. Dimick confirm the object is a vertebrate fragment lacking complete animal structure.
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Oregon
Newport
Ore
Delake
State Fish Commission
Roger Tollefson
Tollefson
R. E. Dimick
Oregon State College
Fish and Game Management
Dimick
Doctor testifies air injections aimed to end patient’s suffering
Manchester March 6 Dr Hermann Sander on trial for murder says his mind “snapped” while injecting air into Abbie Borreto’s arm though he insists he intended no killing. He recalls nothing until the next day and faces cross examination by Attorney General William L. Phinney who questions whether any injection occurred.
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N
Sander
Abbie Borreto
William L. Phinney
Shoots Daughter Kills Himself After Mercy Killing Tale
In Philadelphia William Shirley, 51, an unemployed dye worker, shot his 21 year old cerebral palsy daughter Faye in a room with his wife Edna home nearby. A gold watch deflected the initial bullet saving Faye before Shirley killed himself with a second shot.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Manchester
N. H
Bridgeport
Shirley
Edna
Hermann N. Sander
Carol Paight
Faye
Unidentified naval ship part shipped to US Navy
Merced California reports Castle Field Air Force base officers received a large crate with B-50 bomber parts. After puzzling they concluded it was a ship part misdirected to the Navy, highlighting the oddities of unification era logistics.
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Merced
Calif
U.P
Castle Field Air Force Base
Navy
Hutchinson Named to Federal Trade Commission by Truman
President Truman named Martin A. Hutchinson a 57 year old Richmond attorney who previously ran against Senator Harry F. Byrd for the Democratic nomination in 1946 to fill a vacancy on the Federal Trade Commission. Hutchinson is Byrd’s political rival.
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Washington
Truman
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Federal Trade Commission
Martin A. Hutchinson
Richmond
Byrd
United States Senate
Hawaii Nearer Statehood as House Approves Bill
The House tentatively approves a Hawaii statehood bill by voice vote after Alaska's measure. Prospects in the Senate are uncertain as debate continues. Opponents cite security and political concerns while supporters stress promised statehood since territorial days.
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Washington
House
Alaska
Hawaii
Senate
Representative Cox
Dga
Hawk
Farrington
Larcade
D-La
Tribute Paid to Jack Duggan as police officer honored
More than 250 townsmen officials and residents gathered at the Avo cafe in Meaderville to honor Jack Duggan, longtime Butte police officer who retired as assistant chief after 21 years on the force and 10 years as deputy sheriff. James T. Finlen delivered the principal address, praising Duggan as a mining city son who served in both world wars and built a life of public service.
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Montana
Avo Cafe
Meaderville
Jack Duggan
Butte
Duggan
Carroll Fabian
James T. Finlen
Finlen
West Side
Jack
Centerville
Dug
Soviet Walkout Dominates United Nations Session
At Lake Success the Soviet Union led a walkout from the UN Economic and Social Council and UNICEF board, objecting to Chinese Nationalists' presence. Chilean President Herman Santa Cruz condemned the action, urging universality of the UN despite the absence of several delegations. Yugoslavia failed to push a postponement of UNICEF board proceedings amid the boycott.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
Russia
United Nations
Economic and Social Council
Herman Santa Cruz
Chile
The
Czechoslovakia
Poland
United Nations International Children's Fund
Yugoslavia
Unicef Board
Santa Cruz
San Francisco
Navy not ready for war says Sherman
Admiral Forrest Sherman declares the Navy is not fully ready for war citing the mothball fleet and maintenance funding as insufficient. He supports short term budget cuts as calculated risk while urging focus on selective ship maintenance and stronger joint chiefs cooperation.
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Navy
Sherman
Washington
U.P
Forrest P. Sherman
United States News and World Report
Defense Department
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Snowstorm Smacks Mining City With Heavy Wet Snow
A foot of heavy wet snow hit Butte late Sunday night into Monday, causing treacherous streets and several minor car collisions. Crews spread sand as highways stayed open, winds neared 30 mph, and areas reported two to three feet of snow drifts with variable melt. Forecasters expected more flurries and cold highs around 33 degrees Tuesday.
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Butte
Butte Weather Forecast Tuesday Snow Flurries And Cooler
Partly cloudy to cloudy and cooler with occasional snow flurries Tuesday. Highs range from 33 in the city to 35 west of Divide, with blizzard conditions ending east and south Tuesday forenoon. North and east reads show 12 to 25 lows, and precipitation totaling .54 inches.
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School of Mines
Divide
German immigrant led Communist stint against U.S. ends under reveal
George Dietze a 51 year old jewelry engraver and pianist once under cover as a loyal Communist party member for four years after joining at the FBI's request. He kept the role until Matthew Cvetic named him at a House committee hearing. Dietze faced public scorn and fear from his wife, yet said he proved his loyalty to the United States by stepping down.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Communist Party
George Dietze
FBI
Matthew Cvetic
Dietze
House un-American Affairs
Stalin
United States
Cietic
House Committee
Dietic
Washington
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