West Proposes Eight-Article Treaty to Free Austria
The United States Britain and France proposed a short eight article treaty to restore Austria's independence. The plan demands Russia surrender Nazi assets and wartime booty, including 350 Austrian firms and 12 percent of production, oil fields and Danube shipping. Evacuation of occupation forces would occur 90 days after the treaty takes effect, reducing Soviet presence in Hungary and Romania.
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Washington
U. S
Britain
France
Russia
Austria
Moscow
Danube
State Department
West
Hungary
Romania
Surplus Ships Deal Faced Disclosure Questions in Senate Inquiry
Former Maritime Commission members testified that lack of full disclosure tainted approval of a $450000 gain on a $1000 investment by Joseph E Casey and partners. They said premature sale to United Tanker and ties to a Chinese‑financed firm raised concerns of impropriety and undisclosed arrangements.
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Washington
U. S. Maritime Commission
Joseph E. Casey
Adm
William Smith
Casey Group
Commission
Grenville Mellen
Senate
Mellen
Casey
House
Massachusetts
Julius C. Holmes
U. S
London
E. Stanley Klein
New York
National Tanker Corporation
Maritime Commission
National Tanker
United Tanker Corporation
Newbold Morris
United
Red China
Smith
National
Police Chief Held as Army Deserter in Michigan
FBI agents arrived in New Haven Michigan on a tip about a wartime Army deserter and took Ray Sturgess 45 known as Police Chief Russell E McIntyre since 1949 into custody on a desertion charge. He admitted deserting the Army and his family and offered to help locate a 1944 Camp Young California deserter.
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New Haven
Mich
FBI
Michigan
Ray Sturgess
Army
Russell E. McIntyre
Sturgess
Camp Young
California
Man Pleads Guilty in Wife Murder Case
Morley V. King, 50, known as a trunk murderer of his wife, suddenly changed his plea to guilty of second degree murder in San Luis Obispo. He received a five years to life sentence.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
U.P
Morley V. King
Lfe
New Jersey Emerges As Front Line In GOP Primary Battle
New Jersey moves into the national political battleground as the April 15 presidential primary could decide the GOP nomination. Eisenhower Taft and Stassen vie for support while Kefauver leads the Democratic entry. About 129000 ballots set records and nearly a million voters are expected to participate.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Taft
New Hampshire
Harold E. Stassen
Kefauver
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Lie Less Optimistic Over Truce Prospects
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie said he is less optimistic about an armistice in Korea after returning from the Paris UN Assembly. He noted doubts whether North Korea and China equally desire peace and dismissed China and North Korea charges of U S germ warfare as utterly false.
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United Nations
N. Y
Trygve Lie
Korea
Lie
United States
McFarland Foresees Senate Action On Japanese Peace Treaty
Senate Majority Leader McFarland says the Japanese peace treaty will be called up Friday for ratification within days. Debate is planned Friday and Monday with hopes for a vote early next week.
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Washington
McFarland
D-Ariz
Senate
Leaders Fight Cuts in Foreign Aid in Congress Clash
In Washington on March 13, four top administration spokesmen urged Congress to resist deep cuts to the 7.9 billion foreign aid program for the upcoming fiscal year. Acheson Lovett Bradley and Harriman warned cuts would erode security, undermine European defenses, and threaten anti Communist buildup worldwide. The hearings began as Congress weighed evidence and potential impacts.
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Washington
Congress
Kremlin
Truman
State Acheson
Defense Lovett
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
W. Averell Harriman
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Acheson
Europe
Asia
Richards
D-S. C
Vorys
Rohio
House Committee
Connally
D-Texas
Senate Committee
Harriman
House
France
Indo-China
Grocers slam OPS regulations before Senate panel
Massachusetts supermarket operator Stanton Davis testified that OPS meat rules force bone and fat into sales, showing a three pound nine ounce porterhouse and three lamb chops to illustrate higher prices. He cited OPS ceiling at 4.37 and argued trimmed meat could fetch 3.90 with no loss to butchers.
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Washington
Massachusetts
OPS
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Stanton W. Davis
Brockton
New Bedford
Mass
Police confiscate slot machines from truck in Butte
Police Lt. James Clark and Patrolman Larry Tromly seized two slot machines found in a truck at the Washington and Granite streets corner. The devices were taken to the county attorney for destruction papers, and the truck, registered to Buster Froehlich of Deer Lodge County, was impounded at a commercial garage.
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Butte
James Clark
Larry Tromly
Washington and
Granite Streets
Deer Lodge
Buster Froehlich
Communists Hit UN Lines With Heavy Artillery Fire
In Korea heavy Communist artillery pounded Allied positions on Thursday with 3155 rounds reported, mainly on the eastern front near Punchbowl. U S 25th Division logged 1390 rounds in the 24 hours ending at nightfall Thursday as ground fighting stayed sporadic. Allied ships bombarded Korean coastlines and air forces attacked rail yards bridges and supply hubs from Wonsan to Kowon Hamhung. Night bombers hit rail traffic and supply centers. US fighters conducted extensive daylight sorties. The Senate confirmed George F Keenan as ambassador to Russia without opposition.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
Punchbowl
Korean
Manchester
Fox
Wonsan
Wonsan-Tanchon
Kowon-Hamhung
Sukchon
Samdong
Hwangju
Sariwon
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
Air Force C47 Fire Kills Five En Route from San Antonio
A Moody Air Force base cargo plane caught fire in the air near Bay Minette Alabama spinning to earth in flames. Five crew members died and a sixth was injured. The C47 was en route from Kelly AFB San Antonio to Bainbridge GA when it burst into flames under the left wing. A Navy PBY and a Corry Field helicopter aided rescue and transported the injured to Brookley AFB. Names of the dead were not released immediately.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Air Force
Here
Pauline Green
Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta
Bainbridge, Ga
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Corry Field
Pensacola
Brookley Air Force Base
Confident Bonus Bonds to Be Sold
Montana officials expect the 22 million World War II veterans bonus bond issue to sell after no buyers for a 15 million tranche. Insurance firms show interest, with one offering to take 5 million worth of bonds. The issue funds monthly bonuses up to 675 dollars for eligible Montana veterans and dependents.
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Helena
Sam W. Mitchell
John J. Holmes
State Examiners Board
Plague of Mad Foxes Arouses Uneasiness in Pennsylvania
A rabies outbreak in Pennsylvania prompts county and township officials to urge caution as a hunt and kill drive targets about 95 000 foxes. Authorities report bites and deaths, with eastern areas and Wilkes Barre Scranton region hardest hit. Poison bait has been deployed across a third of infected zones.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
West
Midland
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Montgomery County
State Game Commission
Stamp overprint shows rapid Cuban regime acknowledgment
Stamp collectors received a rapid example of revolutionary action as Scott publications announced an overprint on a Cuban stamp honoring the Batista regime. The postmarked stamp dated March 11 follows Batista's seizure of power on March 10, illustrating swift propaganda via philately.
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New York
Scott Publications
Batista
Bloodmobile Reaches 273 Pints in Butte Drive
Butte residents 302 donated blood for Korea service at the Red Cross Bloodmobile in the Masonic temple ballroom. 273 pints were collected with a 10 percent rejection rate. an Air Force ROTC unit from the School of Mines led donors.
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Butte
Red Cross Mobile Blood Unit
Masonic Temple
Korea
Air Force Rotc
School of Mines
St. James Hospital
Boys Central High School
Great Falls
Raymond Osborn
West Silver
Butte Brewery
Harry Bennett
Farragut
Mining City
Robert Weisner
South Drive
Ingersoll Rand
Western Airlines
Travisfield
Calif
Red Cross
Falls Base Worker Falls to His Death at Air Force Base
Elmer J. Howerton a 62 year old carpenter at the Great Falls Air Force Base fell from the twin hangars late Thursday afternoon. He had been a civilian employee since 1942 and left a daughter Mrs. George Goyette of Cascade. No witnesses were found and an Air Force investigation will be held.
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Great Falls
Elmer J. Howerton
Great Falls Air Force Base
Howerton
Air Force
George Goyette
Cascade
Senate Okays Civil Service Shift at Internal Revenue
The Senate voted 53 to 37 to reorganize the Bureau of Internal Revenue moving top officials into the civil service. Law sets full effect by midnight Friday with full transition by December 1. President Truman called the move orderly. critics framed it as political control versus merit. (Continued on Page 6)
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Washington
Truman
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Senate
Benton
D-Conn
Taft
Ohio
Young
Jenner
R-Ind
Kerr
D-Okla
Bridges
R-N. H
Williams
Del
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Bureau
Congress
Millikin
R-Cole
Moody
D-Mich
Internal Revenue Collectors
UN Staff Seeks Fresh Push in Truce Negotiations
UN command on Friday proposed handing back stalled prisoner exchange talks to lower level staff officers for further exploration. The move follows a deadlock over voluntary repatriation and 53 000 missing South Korean soldiers with the Reds seeking unconditional exchange and the Allies demanding a choice for prisoners.
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Munsan
United Nations Command
Adm
R. FE. Libby
Reds
UNC
Red China
Korea
Butte Area Forecast Shows Increasing Clouds and Snow
The forecast for Butte and surrounding areas calls for more clouds Friday with scattered snow flurries in the afternoon or evening and a milder night. Airport to minimum -7 and maximum 31. School of Mines range 9 to 32. West of Divide sees considerable cloudiness with light snow possible in the afternoon and little temperature change. East of Divide expects variable clouds with scattered light snows in western mountains. high around 30 to 40. Data covers 12 midnight Wednesday to 5:30 pm Thursday.
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School of Mines
Divide
Mining District Lawyers Elect Joseph McElwain President
Joseph McElwain of Deer Lodge was elected president of the Mining District Bar association at its first annual meeting in the Finlen hotel. The district includes Madison Jefferson Beaverhead Deer Lodge Powell Granite and Silver Bow counties. Jack Dietrich of Deer Lodge was elected secretary treasurer and Allen McKenzie of Butte sergeant at arms.
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Joseph McElwain
Deer Lodge
Mining District Bar Association
Finlen Hotel
J. J. McCaffery
Butte
Madison
Jefferson
Beaverhead
Powell
Granite
Silver Bow
Jack Dietrich
Allen McKenzie
Sid Stewart
Rick Burns
James D. Freebourn
Robert Ker
Frank Blair
Moon
Pershing Hannifin
James H. Carroll Alias John Robert Brown Sentenced
James H. Carroll aged 67, using the alias John Robert Brown, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for aiding heroin importation and transportation. The case was handled in San Francisco on Thursday.
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San Francisco
James H. Carroll
John Robert Brown
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North Korea
Karl K. Jacobson
Williams, Ariz
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49Th
South Korea
Keenan
George F. Keenan
By Merrill Englund
By Russell Landstrom
Bloodmobile
Montana
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon Drummond
Glasgow
the Great Falls
Havreson
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
Superior
West Yellowstone Whitehall
Copper Bowl
McCaffery
Sigmond O. Meyer
Don J. Smith
Micha Ruane
Anaconda
J. Chandice Ettien
Philipsburg
John Comfort
Ennis
Bill Duncan
Boulder
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