Storms Chaos Gives Way to Hard Work
In Arkansas and six Southern states the tornadoes and floods that killed 236 people shifted to recovery. Gov McMath toured White county as damage neared a million dollars and lawmakers and federal officials offered aid. Salvation Army and Red Cross provided food and shelter while crews cleared streets and stabilized hazards.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Sid McMath
White County
McMath
Truman
Ellis Fagan
Washington
U. S
McClellan
Fulbright
Mills
Tackett
Gathings
Norrell
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
Browning
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Koreans Agree to Blackout on Parley News Coverage
Truce negotiators agreed to a news blackout on prisoner exchange talks to speed a Korean armistice. Allies and Reds spar over naming Russia as a neutral observer while progress continues on entry ports and inspector roles.
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Munsan
Korea
Red
Russia
Reds
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Don Darrow
Truce Supervision Delegation
Snow melt may bring floods and damage in Silver Bow
Silver Bow County faces potential spring floods after heavy snowfall. County Surveyor George McCarthy said all main roads should reopen by Wednesday, with a six day cleanup if snow stops. Plows work 24 hours, covering 50 miles per shift, amid 100 plus calls for help. He noted lack of storm sewers in the Butte flat and constraints on storm sewer spending.
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Silver Bow
George McCarthy
McCarthy
Wih
Butte Flat
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana Regions
Mostly cloudy sky over Butte with Tuesday snow showers and small temperature shifts. Highs around 40, lows near 14 to 20 at airports and Mines, with total precipitation about .22 inches. Montana reports widespread cloudiness west of Divide with 40 to 50 degree highs, east of Divide partly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers Tuesday.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Ex-Convict Thanks Judge for Job
A 62-year-old former book maker Julius Wild burst into Federal Judge George B. Harris court during jury selection in San Francisco and thanked the judge for sending him to prison. The judge, surprised, admitted it was the first time a prisoner had thanked him. Wild had been sentenced to two years in 1948 by Harris and said he had regained his health in prison.
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San Francisco
U.P
George B. Harris
Julius Wild
Harris
16 Communist Planes Knocked Out of Action
In Korea on Tuesday March, the Fifth Air Force said American pilots downed three Communist jets and damaged 11 others. Total Allied losses included 16 destroyed or damaged aircraft after air battles over northwest Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
London
Immigration service again seeks border patrol personnel
Washington reports that immigration service officials have asked Congress for more personnel to patrol the Mexican border. The request underscores ongoing efforts to strengthen border security amid debate over staffing and resource allocation.
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Washington
Immigration Service
Congress
Western Big Three to Press Reds on Peace Talks Details
Paris March 24 The Western Big Three will deliver notes to the Kremlin Tuesday seeking many details on Soviet peace talks for a unified rearmed Germany. French Foreign Secretary Schuman said the replies will define central German government form powers and rearmament limits under Allied occupation, with emphasis on avoiding a national German army.
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Godfrey Anderson
Paris
Kremlin
Germany
Robert Schuman
Soviet Union
U.S
Britain
France
Schuman
Russia
Doctors Propose Revision of Blood Pressure Limits
A group of New York doctors at the American Academy of General Practice meeting in Atlantic City proposed raising the upper normal blood pressure limit. They argued evidence shows people with higher readings may not be at heart disease risk if other symptoms are absent. Dr. Abraham Kagan led the exhibit and noted fears about the term high blood pressure are often warranted only with accompanying abnormalities.
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Atlantic City
N. J
New York
Abraham Kagan
American Academy of General Practice
Kagan
Casey Brothers Enlist in Navy From Anaconda
Three Casey brothers Edward R , Harry, and Merle, sons of Mr and Mrs Edward R Casey of 828 Birch Anaconda, completed enlistment in Butte and head to San Diego for basic training. They attended Anaconda high school and chose to serve together, confounding recruiter Phil Severes with their similar looks.
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Edward R
Navy
Harry
Merle
Edward
Phil Severes
Edward R. Casey
Birch
Anaconda
Butte
San Diego
Calif
Actress Anne Sterling Kidnapped and Beaten in Hollywood
Actress Anne Sterling told police she was kidnapped by four men early Monday, held in a mansion for 90 minutes, and beaten with a blunt instrument. She escaped after a first attack in a building vestibule and a second assault in a luxury neighborhood. Sterling had recently been involved in a court fight over her martens store with former roommate Yolanda Elliott.
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Hollywood
Anne Sterling
Ann Jackson
Miss Sterling
Yolanda Elliott
Miss Elliott
Pay Dirt Whitehall steer wins fair top title
Bozeman Montana March 24 Pay Dirt a 1040 pound Whitehall Shorthorn owned by 4 H member Gene Hansen was named grand champion fat steer at the Montana winter fair stock sale bringing 55 cents a pound. It marked the first time a Shorthorn won the fat stock title at the winter fair. Colonel's Drive Inn of Bozeman paid the top price with Toby Orr of Cameron taking reserve champ fat steer at 39 1/2 cents a pound.
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Bozeman
4-H
Gene Hansen
Whitehall
Montana
Colonel's Drive Inn
Bozeman Livestock Auction Company
Miss Scheytt
Carl Blumer
Livingston
W. A. Renecke
Patty Norton
Columbia
Denecke
Miss Norton
Hampshire
Bert Kamerman
Kerr Lashes Out at Republicans
Sen. Robert S. Kerr, D-Okla, at a Democratic dinner in Kalispell, defends current policies and criticizes the 1920s and 1930s Republican administration as the most corrupt in history. He cites 85,000 business failures during Hoover’s era and suggests GOP neglect, while hinting at a presidential bid if President Truman does not run.
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Kalispell
U.P
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Mike Mansfield
Oklahoma
Truman
Kerr
GOP
Hoover
Milwaukee Woman Seeks Divorce and Restored Maiden Name
A Milwaukee woman asks divorce from Jerry X and requests her maiden name Maud Jessie Montgomery restored. Attorney James Dorsey confirms the couple’s true surname is X.
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Milwaukee
Jerry X
Finnegan Is Sentenced To Two Years In Prison
James P. Finnegan, longtime Democratic politician and friend of President Truman, is sentenced by U S District Judge Rubey M Hulen to two years in prison and a $10000 fine for misconduct in office The terms run concurrently with a renewed appeal planned by his lawyers and a $5000 bond posted pending appeal.
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ST. Louis
James P. Finnegan
Truman
Internal Revenue
U. S
Rubey M. Hulen
Finnegan
Hulen
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Tank truck crash on Broadway kills three pedestrians
A tank-truck sideswiped another truck on upper Broadway and careened onto a sidewalk killing three men who were pedestrians. The crash occurred Monday and left bystanders crushed.
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New York
Upper Broadway
Mobilization Director Warns Plan Threatens Stabilization Efforts
Charles E. Wilson said government wage stabilization recommendations for the steel dispute would threaten the year-old stabilization program if adopted. He planned to meet steel industry leaders and the CIO Steelworkers union and noted the wage boosts could raise steel costs about 12 dollars per ton.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Truman
Key West
Fla
CIO Steelworkers Union
National Airport
Wage Stabilization Board
Wsbs
Philip Murray
WSB
Europe Defense Must Come From Within Ike Says
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s top aide said Western Europe must defend itself largely with its own resources. Alfred M. Gruenther testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that progress is being made in building up European defense forces, with no politics at the session.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western
Europe
Alfred M Gruenther
Eisenhower
Gruenther
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
U. S
Senate
Truman
Congress
Nurses Meet in Butte to Address Montana Shortage
About 100 people from 10 Montana cities attended the opening session in Butte for a two day state nurses meeting. The event, sponsored by the Montana State Nurses association and others, featured Amelia Levno of the University of Wyoming as the principal speaker as organizers discussed factors behind effective nursing.
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Montana
Butte
Montana State Nurses Association
State Board of Nurse Examiners
State League of Nursing Education
Conrad
Warm Springs
Glendive
Helena
Bozeman
Anaconda
Missoula
Havre
Kalispell
Amelia Levno
Division of Nursing
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Montana Property Tax Bill Doubles in Ten Years
Montana taxpayers saw property tax bills surge over the last decade with the 1951 52 levy totaling 51 415 926 up from 22 824 841 in 1942 and 46 471 331 in 1950. Education costs led gains with elementary and secondary schools at 22 677 307 and higher education at 3 447 662, while 36 counties exceeded the state average 125 percent rise. Sanders county matched the state average, Silver Bow's increase was 59 percent, and crime enforcement costs climbed to 4 844 002 for the year ending last June 30.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Taxpayers Association
Sanders
Medals Planned for Truce Delegates at Panmunjom
Peiping radio said on Tuesday that Communists will award medals to all participants in truce talks at Panmunjom for resisting American aggression and aiding Korea. The honorees include troops, jeep drivers, and newsmen.
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Tokyo
Panmunjom
Peiping
Korea
Freighter Sannovind in distress near Cape Race
Cape Race radio reported that the Norwegian freighter Sannovind lost her rudder in mid Atlantic and the US Coast Guard cutter Barataria is speeding to aid. It was not known if the ship faces immediate danger.
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ST. John
Newfoundland
Cape Race
mid-Atlantic
United States Coast Guard
Barataria
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Tr Dillon
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Glasgow
Great Falls
Helena Kalispell
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Superior
W. Yellowstone
White
Big 3
Casey Brothers
Harry M
Merle D
Whitehall Steer
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