Johnston May Weigh Call for Major Labor Conference
Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston weighs a large labor management public conference to revive the Wage Stabilization Board and handle disputes affecting defense production. He spoke of ideas after meeting with President Truman in Key West and with Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson. Johnston has not fixed plans but may meet labor and management representatives soon.
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Washington
U.P
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Truman
Key West
Fla
Wage Stabilization Board
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wage Board
Justice Department
Congress
Red Cross Drive Nears 24000 Goal In Silver Bow
More than 17300 in contributions from Silver Bow county residents has been raised to date for the American Red Cross. Campaign leaders say the drive must accelerate to reach the 24000 goal by month end. Local women staffed booths in downtown stores and other locations, including Mrs. James McMillan and others, with Saturday receipts described as gratifying. A note from E. Roland Harriman urges broader public support and individual responsibility for Red Cross tasks.
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American Red Cross
Silver Bow
Butte
Red Cross Drive
James McMillan
Robert Erickson
Richard Miller
Lambert Featherly
Thomas Featherly
West Broadway
E. Roland Harriman
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Draftees Fight on Korean Front Warmed by War Duty
In Korea draftees join combat units. Capt Cliff Rice of the 79th tank battalion received two new draftees, one of whom Pvt. Robert C. Corbin from Kalamazoo, Michigan, loaded a tank gun the next day. Corbin, formerly an Air Force mechanic, expresses bitterness at being drafted.
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Korea
U.P
America
Cliff Rice
Chester
79Th Tank Battalion
Pvt
Robert C. Corbin
Kalamazoo
Mich
Corbin
Air Force
Russia Refuses to Return WWII Lend-Lease Ships
Washington reports Russia rejected a U P note demanding the return of 670 American naval and cargo ships loaned during World War II. Moscow claims the US defaulted on a sale agreement, while U S officials say the 1948 sale offer remained conditional on settling the 11 billion lend-lease account.
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Washington
U.P
Russia
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
Soviet Union
United States
Acheson
State Department
Community Survey: Ads as Show Windows on a Busy Street
The article likens newspaper ads to show windows on a busy street. It discusses how ads must attract interest and convince readers of values and services presented. It emphasizes the sequence of attention interest and persuasion in ad design.
Armed Forces Doubled in Nine Months
President Truman announced the United States has boosted total armed forces from about 1.46 million nine months ago to over 2.8 million, with the draft adding about 400,000 souls. The gain aims to deter Communist aggression in Korea and beyond, as the services pursue a 3.5 million manpower goal.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Key West
Fla
White House
Defense
Marshall
Korea
Russia
America
France
Pearl Harbor
O Dwyer Accused of Cash Receipt from Firemen Head in 1949
Senate crime probers heard ex mayor William O Dwyer allegedly took 10000 dollars in cash from John P Crane head of the Uniformed Firemen association for the 1949 campaign. Crane testified he handed the money to O Dwyer on Gracie Mansion porch amid questions over fund use.
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New York
Senate
William O'Dwyer
Firemen’s Union
O'Dwyer
John P. Crane
Uniformed Firemen's Association
UFA
Crane
Senate Crime Committee
O’dwyer
Gracie Mansion
Rudolph Halley
Mexico
James J. Moran
Moran
Brooklyn
John R. Crews
Thomas E. Dewey
Oregon
New York State Democratic Committee
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
France drafts men to keep trains running in strike
Paris March 21 The French government drafted key railway personnel to forestall paralysis during a two day rail strike set for Thursday and Friday. It also announced a new national minimum wage after consulting with the economic commission while requisitions were issued to essential rail workers. The FO union criticized the move, and no comment came from union leaders on the requisitions.
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Paris
National Economic Commission
Socialist Workers’ Force
Basin Miner Is Shot To Death In Basin
A 33 year old Basin miner Joseph Cook died after being shot in the abdomen by a .303 Savage rifle. Fred Parsons 48, Basin ranch hand, is jailed in Jefferson County pending charges to be filed after investigation. The shooting stemmed from a two year dispute as Cook allegedly approached Parsons property and a struggle over the rifle occurred.
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Basin
Joseph Cook
Cook
Murray Hospital
Butte
Fred Parsons
Jefferson County
Boulder
John McGough
Parsons
Kyle Scott
Whitehall
McGough
John Williams
Williams
Butte Weather Forecast Turned Cloudy With Showers
Partly cloudy to cloudy with few scattered rain or snow showers Thursday and slightly cooler. Expected minimum reading Thursday morning 20, maximum Thursday afternoon 40. Temperatures for the period show varied readings from midnight Tuesday to 5 30 p m Wednesday across locations in the area. West of Divide rain or snow showers and cooler with high 35 40. East of Divide rain or snow showers with warmer northeast and cooler elsewhere high 40 55.
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School of Mines
Divide
Associated Press
Billings Eer Eteceseveres Eee
Belgrade
Broadus Sineeeereeseresenes
Butte
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistotwn Oedeeveecees Wees
Livingstoneenee
Eneesreseese
Miles City
Missoula
Aneeeeneteenewes
Superior
West Yellowstone
Whitehall Seeenenteeneseensaeseenees
Canvassed City Council Reports Minor Changes in Vote Totals
Butte voters turnout reached 61 percent with 8 689 of 13 978 casting ballots. Official canvass notes small shifts for mayor, police judge and aldermen plus a $250 appropriation to support civil defense efforts led by directors Wainwright and Duggan.
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Butte
Thomas R. Morgan
Frank J. Tierney
Richard Donovan
Bernard Holland
John Martin
John Seton
D. J. Kinsella
Earl McCarthy
E. B. Wainwright
Jack Duggan
Duggan
4500 Foreign Spies at Large in the United States
Representative Cannon said in the House that the FBI knows of 4500 foreign spies at large in the United States. He, as chairman of the appropriations committee, noted the spies are identified and watched and would be apprehended within 24 hours of a declaration of war.
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Washington
Cannon
D-Mo
House
FBI
House Appropriations Committee
Governor Bonner Addresses Legion on Birthday Triumph
Governor John W. Bonner spoke to more than 200 members of Silver Bow post No 1 and Vivianna Cronin post at Legion hall on West Broadway for the 32nd birthday of the local Legion. He urged courage and realism, praising the Legion’s service to the nation and disabled veterans.
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John W. Bonner
Silver Bow Post No. 1
American Legion
Vivianna Cronin
Legion
Women’s Legion
Hugo Kench
Eleanor McTucker
Legion Hall
Vivianna Cronin Post
Bonner
Chunchon Abandoned by Reds Near 38th Parallel
Allied forces prepared to cross the 38th parallel into North Korea from Chunchon as Reds withdrew northward. Chinese reinforcements moved near Seoul while rail units and locomotives were targeted by Far East Air Force air strikes. Ground casualties since Jan 25 totaled about 179,000 with 1,500 killed or wounded on Wednesday.
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Tokyo
Korea
Chunchon
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Red
Seoul
Eighth Army
United States
Actor Larry Parks Admits Communist Ties Before HUAC
Larry Parks testified he joined the Communist party in 1941 and left in 1945. Howard Da Silva and Gale Sondergaard refused to testify on self incrimination grounds, facing possible contempt citations. Parks later named four or five Hollywood Communists in a closed session.
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Washington
U.P
Larry Parks
Communist Party
Howard da Silva
Gale Sondergaard
House On American Activities Committee
John S. Wood
D-Ga
da Silva
Miss Sondergaard
Parks
Winter Still Has Some Punch Left
A light wet snow hit Anaconda Wednesday night, worsening slick roads and delaying travel. The Mining City saw highs of 52 at the School of Mines and 51 at Butte airport with a 21 degree low at the airport and a near freezing 1 degree below at the college, as promise of cooler, wetter weather for Thursday emerged.
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Anaconda
School of Mines
Butte
College
Butte Hill
Local Draft Board Scrapes Barrel for Induction
Silver Bow county selective service board reports it has only three 19 year olds left to fill pre induction tests for the Army main station on April 2. The county expected 30 men for testing but will risk missing March and April quotas unless regulations change.
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Silver Bow County
Selective Service Board
Bion Hall
Police Surrounded by Surrender in Pasadena
In Pasadena on March 21 Det. Wayne H. Bornhoff arrested Frank MacNeill, 33, after he claimed his accomplice would surrender. At the jail lobby the prisoner called out to his partner, Summerfield James Tooke, 34, who appeared as they stepped out. Both men were booked for investigation of issuing fictitious checks.
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Pasadena
Calif
Wayne H. Bornhoff
Frank Mac- Neill
Mac- Neill
MacNeill
Detective Bureau
Jim
Summerfield James Tooke
Hiss to Begin Term New York Surrender Details
Alger Hiss, once a State Department official, will surrender Thursday to start a five year perjury sentence. United States Attorney Irving H. Saypol said the term could be reduced by one third for good behavior.
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Hiss
New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
United States
Irving H. Saypol
Acheson Says MacArthur Can Cross 38th Parallel
Secretary of State Dean Acheson affirmed Gen. Douglas MacArthur has full authority to cross the 38th parallel in Korea while noting UN diplomacy weighs the wisdom. He spoke as US forces neared the prewar border and cautioned against a major North Korea offensive.
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Washington
U.S
Dean Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
38Th Parallel
Korea
United Nations
MacArthur
North
South Korea
North Korea
Acheson
Free World
United States
Russia
Senate
House
Kremlin
Good Friday Closing Draws Strong Local Support
The Silver Bow County Ministerial Association and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus report a fine response to a Good Friday closing. Downtown and outlying businesses will close 12 noon to 3 pm to allow employees to attend church rites. Cards for unregistered shops are available at the Knights of Columbus building or by calling 2-2891.
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Silver Bow
Knights Columbus
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