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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
1
Swirling Don River floodwaters trapped 1,000 residents in Bentley Yorkshire, forcing the British army to deploy amphibious boats for rescue. The town, two miles north of Doncaster, faced four feet of water with food runs blocked and currents hindering boat access.
Springfield Mo March 19 a killer beat two family members struck Harold H Conant 55 with a blunt instrument shot the elder then set their one story home ablaze with kerosene or gasoline. The bodies were found in their bedrooms as investigators search for weapons and motive.
A government source said the long rumored betrothal of Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten had been discussed informally by the cabinet with no reason to doubt a marriage. Rumors of an engagement possibly to be announced after the royal tour surface as Philip’s naturalization as a British subject is noted and favorable stories circulate.
President Truman returns from a brief Florida Keys vacation landing at Washington National Airport at 6 20 p m EST. He looks tanned and rested and tells reporters he had a fine time and good rest. He rides to the White House in a limousine with Charles G Ross Jr grandson of the press secretary as they depart boisterously.
American equipped Chinese government troops captured Yenan, the Communist capital, after a week of bombardment. Gen Hui Sung nan’s spearhead entered at 10 a.m. with claims of 10 000 Communist dead or wounded and 2 000 captured. Mao Zedong Chou En lai Chu Teh reportedly fled to a mountain retreat. News linked Yenan loss with Nationalist victories in Manchuria and Shantung.
A Greek government representative said full scale military operations will be launched at dawn Thursday in the Mount Grammos area near the Albanian frontier. Russian and Polish delegates of the United Nations Balkan investigating commission remained there, while authorities said their presence impeded operations near Asproklissia.
Lincoln MacVeagh ambassador to Greece arrived in New York on March 19 en route to Washington to join discussions on President Truman's proposals for aid to Greece and Turkey. Edwin C. Wilson ambassador to Turkey is also expected to return this week.
Two Montana rivers began to withdraw from flooded valleys as the Yellowstone shows ice breakup and floodwater recedes near Billings. Powder River finds new channels below Broadus while Miles City lies at risk at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Tongue rivers.
At San Jik Tong near the 38th parallel two Russian soldiers were shot by Korean police after a dispute over rice storage and taxes. The incident followed a tense exchange and a Russian lieutenant fired, wounding a comrade before police killed the Russians. United States intelligence investigated the sequence of events.
Havana authorities said Charles Lucky Luciano, former New York vice overlord, was to depart for Italy at 11 p.m. aboard the Turkish steamship Bakir. It was unofficially reported he was already aboard as delays plagued loading. The Bakir, bound for Genoa, had faced multiple schedule changes.
Los Angeles reports a murder a day in March with 17 slayings in the first 17 days. Anna Diresio, 55, was found unconscious in Elysian Park after a Tuesday incident, while authorities pursue suspects in the Elizabeth Short case and other linked killings. Myron Lee Funk, 23, is indicted for a separate murder in Mae Lorene Lund’s death.
The 10,700-ton freighter Lawrence Victory ran aground in heavy fog on Foulweather Bluff about 25 miles north of Seattle in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. The vessel, in intercoastal service, was bound for North Atlantic ports when the accident happened.
War department on Wednesday night called reports that General Dwight D. Eisenhower would visit Greece soon entirely unfounded. The statement was issued in Washington and attributed to officials familiar with military travel plans.
Washington reports a Republican rift over Greece Turkey and China as hearings begin on Truman aid. Key moves include a $35 million foreign relief bill, Hoover and Patterson briefing for emergency funds, Brewster predicting firmer China stance, Missouri GOP demanding full disclosure, and Hawkes continuing coverage.
James T. Finlen 73, vice president of Metals Bank and Trust, died suddenly in Reno. His body to arrive in Butte Thursday, lie in state at Finlen residence, funeral at Immaculate Conception church Saturday at 10 a.m. He died of a heart attack while staying at the Riverside hotel with W C Rae during a Nevada trip.
Butte predicts clear to partly cloudy skies with continued warmth. Maximum temperatures over 24 hours reach 55 with readings at the School of Mines 50/31 and at the Airport 51/32. West of divide mainly fair and warm Thursday. east of divide mostly fair with cloudiness and warmer south.
Secretive diplomacy surfaced as Secretary of State Marshall and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov signaled possible common ground on Germany in Moscow. Bevin warned progress would shape Europe’s big power cooperation, with disputes over reparations, industry level, and coal deliveries keeping talks tense.
Beulah Louise Overell and her boyfriend George Gollum were jailed on murder bookings after a yacht explosion at Newport Beach on Saturday. Victims Walter E. Overell and Beulah Overell died, the craft towed ashore, DA to file formal charges after investigation by Sheriff Musick and Newport Beach police.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced tight government control over source materials for atomic energy, uranium and thorium, with licensing required to transfer deliver receive title or export. Regulations take effect midnight March 31, excluding minor ore transfers and certain manufactured products, affecting about 400 firms using uranium and about 200 affected by thorium rules.
The 4355-ton Greek steamer Alexandra struck a mine off the west Frisian islands and began sinking. Tugboats and a lifeboat from Terschelling went to aid the freighter, which sailed from Baltimore on February 19 bound for Amsterdam with hides.
Paris reports that the French Communist party refused to approve funds for the Indo Chinese war, signaling a showdown with Socialist Premier Paul Ramadier. Observers warn the Ramadier coalition may collapse as the national assembly prepares to vote on a 34,000,000,000 franc debt request.
Government planes bombed a rebel stronghold in northern Paraguay as President Morinigo mobilized forces for a showdown. Rebels claimed gains and said Col Ramos would order a march on Asuncion while Bahia Megra and other key sites joined the revolt.
Alf M Landon urged President Truman be given full aid for Greece and Turkey amid Cold War tensions. He warned delaying action could steer the world toward war with Russia, arguing strength deters aggression and peace depends on decisive American resolve.
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