Voters to Ballot on Mill Levies and Trustees in Butte Election
Butte voters face two school board seats Rene Rouleau Ervin West for Independent party and Dr John Bertoglio John W Cromer for Peoples party. A four mill special levy plus a one mill adult education levy are proposed to raise funds for elementary schools and adult classes. Officials say extra funds are needed as per capita foundation funding is insufficient and no deferred maintenance fund is available this year.
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Rene Rouleau
Ervin West
Independent Party
John Bertoglio
John W. Cromer
Peoples’ Party
Butte
Harry Ross
Montana
Perfect Security Against Atomic Bomb Out
Congress heard that absolute security against atomic attack would cost over 300 billion dollars and may require a garrison state. Paul J. Larsen warned that decentralizing 200 large cities would be prohibitively costly and threaten liberties, urging community level civilian defense with federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
United States
Senate House Atomic Committee
Paul J. Larsen
Office of Civilian Mobilization
National Security Resources Board
Larsen
William A. Gill
NLRB
Canada
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Slaying of Air Force Woman at Hamilton Field Shocks Base
Federal investigators say Staff Sgt. Fairy E. Decker, 44, was found strangled near a female barracks at Hamilton Field California. Sgt. Lyle H. Boswell reported the body around 5 30 a m and the death was ruled by strangulation through violence. FBI and military authorities lead the probe with civilian police superseded. Decker, a York Pennsylvania native, served 27 months in Japan and left behind a 22 year old son Horace. The body showed signs of assault including torn clothing and possible strangulation with a gold chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairy E. Decker
York, Pa
Air Force Base
Army
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
FBI
Lyle H. Boswell
78Th Air Squadron
Boswell
Decker
Horace
Truman demands full foreign aid for world peace
President Truman urged Congress to approve the administration’s full 3.375 billion dollar foreign aid request, arguing cutting the program risks a third world war. He warned that trimming aid would empower Communism and undermine postwar security, while praising aid as a keystone against atomic-age threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Truman
Congressional Economy Bloc
House
United States
Kee
D-W. Va
Foreign Affairs Committee
Tydings
D-Md
State Department
McCarthy
D-Wis
Ross
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McGrath
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Europe
Asia
Chiang's Forces Get New Commanders
In Formosa on March 25 two new chiefs assumed roles in Nationalist China's high command. Gen Chou Chi-jou was sworn in as chief of the general staff while keeping air force command. Gen Sun Li-jen became commander in chief of the ground forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
China
Chou Chi-jou
Sun Li-jen
Annual Montana Square Dance Festival Tickets Go On Sale
Advance ticket sales for the first Montana Square Dance Festival for Cancer Control begin April 3. Tickets cost 2.50 for patron seats and 0.60 for general admission. The event runs April 21 and 22 at Columbia Gardens pavilion with calls by Dr. Lloyd Shaw and exhibitions by clubs from Montana and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Lloyd Shaw
National Authority On
Colorado Springs
Canada
Census Takers Prep for 1950 Decennial Count in Silver Bow
Training for 48 enumerators starts Monday in Silver Bow county as the 17th census proceeds in Butte from April 1 to 30. About 460 exams will select the 123 enumerators with district offices at the county courthouse. Local crews and district staff include Amelia Kelly and Queenie Lynch among others, with a nationwide tabulation to follow in Washington, D C over two and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Sunderland
Bozeman
Percy Mannix
Butte
William S. Manley
L. M. Steward
Great Falls
Joseph Fuller
Dillon
Queenie Lynch
Silver Bow
R. F. Maloney
Amelia Kelly
Julia A. O'Neill
William Holland
William Corbett
Marvin Sunderland
Alice M. Parker
Joseph C. Fuller
Camilla Gage
Twin Bridges
Don Reardon
Anaconda
Robert McKinnon
Earl Brown
Helena
C. D. Fla
Herty
Whitehall
Edith Kirscher
Townsend
Montana
Washington
D. C
Silver Bow County
Democratic 81st Congress Mauls Truman Program
As the 81st Congress nears midterm, Democrats push Truman’s program aside more than the 80th did. While the pleo tax repeal bill nears law, education aid, housing and farm subsidy plans stall. Civil rights FEPC reforms face a weaker, voluntary alternative as House and Senate clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Truman
Myers
Pennsylvania
Senate
Brannan
House
Fair Employment Practice Commission
FEPC
Seven Die When Plane Blows Up Near Phoenix
A converted B 25 exploded in flight near Phoenix killing seven North American Aviation employees from Los Angeles. The craft broke apart, scattering debris over a half mile and leaving a five foot trench in a field. The crash followed another Arizona air disaster days earlier near Gila Bend.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Here
North American Aviation Company
Los Angeles
Arizona
Air Force
Gila Bend
North American
Washington, D. C
el Paso
Chandler
Allen Rolland
Four Day Old Helena Baby Cuts Teeth
Helena observers report Cheryl Rose Clements, four days old, cut two teeth Saturday at St John hospital. Attendants noted the infant was cross and fussy before the teeth appeared, while stating babies typically cut teeth around six months. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe A Clements of Marysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
St. John Hospital
Cheryl Rose Clements
Joe A. Clements
Marysville
Klemme to Give Graduation Talk at Butte High
Dr H G Klemme former dean of men at Montana State college Bozeman will be the commencement speaker at Butte high school May 25 announced by principal George Haney The retired educator will discuss Where Do We Go From Here More than 250 seniors are candidates for graduation including many poised for vocations guidance noted it is a known address.
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H. G. Klemme
Montana State College
Bozeman
Butte High School
George Haney
Klemme
GOP Solons Plan New Drive Against Acheson
Senate Republicans prepare a coordinated campaign to attack Secretary of State Acheson over his department and Far East policies. Senator Bridges of New Hampshire will lead with a Senate speech, signaling a multi week effort as McCarthy's push against alleged Communist influence in the State Department grows.
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Washington
Senate
State Acheson
Bridges
R-N.h
Blast Acheson
New Hampshire
Far East
Spi
State Department
McCarthy
R-Wis
Russia
Butte Apartment Building Burns
A three story frame building at 314 West Granite in Butte burned Saturday night rattling seven apartments. Captain Jimmy Goggan collapsed from smoke but revived and returned to fight the fire. Fire origin traced to a back bedroom on the top floor. damage extensive on the top floor with smoke and water damage on the lower two. Eleven residents were displaced. owner listed as Mrs. Jesse Talbot. Police assisted with traffic. fire control lasted about two hours.
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West Granite
Jimmy Goggan
Butte Fire Department
John O'Donnell
Jesse Talbot
West Park
Talbot
Butte
Pope Pius XII Calls Global Crusade of Prayer
Pope Pius XII will enter Saint Peter's Basilica to lead Catholics worldwide in a Crusade of prayer for a new order based on truth justice and charity. He announced his plan in a recent encyclical to bishops choosing Passion Sunday for the united effort.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Saint Peter's Basilica
Atlantic Pact teeth sharpened for defense drive
London reports the Atlantic alliance shifts from paper unity to shaping real military teeth. Talks in London and The Hague weigh who builds what, who pays, who commands, and how to counter aggression as B-29s and French carriers bolster the Atlantic program. High officials Bradley, Johnson, Sherman, Collins travel to align readiness with Europe’s economic backing.
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London
United States
The
Hague
Atlantic
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Louis Johnson
Forrest P. Sherman
Britain
Germany
France
J. Lawton Collins
Mediterranean
Near East
Council of Europe
Paris
Viscount Alexander
Lord Tedder
Royal Air Force
Butte Weather Forecast: Snow Likely Sunday
Mostly cloudy with occasional snow in Butte on Sunday and little temperature change. Sunday highs 40 to 50 west of the divide and 25 to 35 east of the divide, with Sunday morning lows around 20 to 22 and Saturday readings near 39 to 34 across locations.
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School of Mines
Divide
Max Min
Pep Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte
Custer
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow Teens
Tr Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Tr Kalispell Onemene
Lewistown Sescccecenss
Livingston
Miles City Eraceetenre
Missoula Seseewentenees
Superior
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
Unidentified Man Dies in St James Hospital
An unidentified man aged 50 to 55 died at 10 PM Saturday in St James hospital after being found injured in front of a East Park Street rooming house. Police and officers could not identify him. he had no teeth, a seagull tattoo, and possible prior dyed hair. Body sent to Duggan's Merrill mortuary.
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St. James Hospital
East Park Street
Lars Larsen
Bob Russell
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Snowstorm to Diminish Across Montana Sunday
A spring storm that dumped heavy wet snow on Montana Saturday will gradually weaken Sunday. Snow and wind are expected to decrease as temperatures stay moderate. The system affected most of Montana and was described as fairly general across the Rocky Mountain region from Utah to Canada.
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Helena
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Utah
Canada
Youngster Killed by Lumber Lift in Missoula
In Missoula on March 25 6 year old David Richard Hamilton died from injuries after being crushed beneath a wheel of a lumber lift at a local yard. He was riding the lift with his father Leonard Hamilton and J R Kirkpatrick operators of K and H Lumber Co when he fell and was struck. He leaves parents a sister and three grandparents.
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Missoula
David Richard Hamilton
Ralph M. Simmons
J. R. Kirkpatrick
K and H Lumber Company
Leonard Hameilton
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California
Hamilton Field
U.P
Lyle H. Buswell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Rafael
Calif
Chiang
C. D. Flaherty
Dance Festival
DR. H. G, Klemme
Gop Solons
Acheson
Atlantic Pact
Associated Press
Soviet Union
United Nations
Foreign Office
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