Gunman Who Killed Three Fatally Wounded by Posse
Blaine Ellis about 30 shot and killed rancher George Mensinger his wife Elaine and neighbor Dee Gardner near Merriman Nebraska after a morning of shootings. He later died from wounds received when captured by a posse. Victims included the Mensingers two adults and a 10 month old boy survived injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman
Neb
Cherry County
W. B. Quigley
Blaine Ellis
Quigley
Ellis
George Mensinger
Elaine Mensinger
Dee Gardner
Mensingers
Fritz
Cliff McDonald
Gardner
Frank Ellis
Sandhills
Mensinger Ranch
Andy Anderson
Valentine
OPS freezes cafe prices in Montana set to post ceilings
Montana OPS announces a new regulation requiring about 5500 restaurants to post ceiling prices based on February 3–9 1952 levels. Posters must display prices by April 25 with spaces for 40 items and 20 if alcohol is served. Regulation aims to stabilize prices and track costs with set inventory rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Office of Price Stabilization
Hugh I. O'Keefe
District Ops
O'Keefe
OPS
Stabilization Agency
Federal Reserve orders Transamerica to split up banking interests
The Federal Reserve Board voted 3 to 2 to force Transamerica to dispose of its holdings in all but Bank of America, citing Clayton antitrust violations. Transamerica plans a legal challenge likely to reach the Supreme Court. Sam H. Husbands said the ruling allows a fair hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Transamerica Corporation
Transamerica
A. P. Giannini
Bank of America
California
Oregon
Nevada
Arizona
James K. Vardaman, Jr
Vardaman
R. M. Evans
Supreme Court
Sam H. Husbands
Deadlock on Russia's role at Panmunjom talks
Panmunjom negotiators near a complete deadlock over Russia as a neutral supervisor for the Korean armistice. Allied and Soviet positions remain unreconciled with staff discussions failing to yield a solution. Col Darrow and Col Hickman described the sessions as frank but inconclusive and the issue unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Panmunjom
Russia
Korea
Soviet Union
Don O. Darrow
Chang Chung San
Chang
Darrow
George W. Hickman
Feud in Indiana Leaves Four Dead
Four people died after a back country feud over a lost billfold escalated in Birdseye Indiana on Thursday night. Town Marshal Merle Berg said Russell Hollowell 40 of Crawford County confessed to killing two brothers and their mother before dying from sodium fluoride ingestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdseye
Ind
Merle Berg
Russell Hollowell
Crawford County
Senator Testimony Details Grain Shortage InPMA Case
South Dakota farmer Alfred ONeill testified before the Senate agriculture committee that grain stored as security for a 27000 loan from the government was sold. Ted Artz described a PMA county committee practice and a gentlemen agreement to avoid inspection of grain on member farms. ONeill said the case is before a federal grand jury and was advised not to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Dakota
Agriculture Department
Alfred O'Neill
Ipswich
S. D
Senate Agriculture Committee
Edmunds County Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Ted Artz
Artz
Edmunds County
O'Neill
Senate
Ellender
D-La
Wisconsin transient sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter
Richard M. Meyer, 42, a Wisconsin transient known as Juan Rivas, confessed to fatally shooting Henry W. Nelson in Livingston in self defense. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to the maximum ten years in state prison, with the body found in Mill Creek canyon on Feb 19, 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Richard M. Meyer
Wisconsin
Henry W. Nelson
Meyer
Juan Rivas
Nelson
Mill Creek Canyon
Portland
Maine
William Taylor
Deer Lodge
Sabrejet F68F Delivered to Air Force in Los Angeles
The new Sabrejet F68F, ten percent more powerful than current Korea fighters, was delivered to the Air Force in Los Angeles on Thursday March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Korea
Air Force
Scientist Warns U S Poised To Destroy World Photo Industry
New York March 27. Dr Louis Ridenour Jr of Los Angeles warns that the United States could, with its A bombs, ruin the world’s photographic industry by radioactive dust if bombs were exploded simultaneously. He says 10 000 bombs could slowly kill nearly everyone. He notes one case where bomb dust fogged Kodak film in Ohio after 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Ridenour, Jr
Los Angeles
Ridenour
Mutual Insurance
New Mexico
Ohio
Eastman Kodak Film
Bridges Testifies In Seven Million Dollar Tax Case Probe
House Ways and Means subcommittee questioned Senator Bridges over alleged meddling in a seven million dollar tax case tied to Baltimore whiskey dealer Hyman Klein. Bridges said he acted to prompt quick government action, not to benefit friends Grunewald and Maloney, who were linked to the probe. The case involves a five million dollar wartime Canadian whiskey deal and remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Bridges
R-N. H
Senate
Henry W
the Dutchman
William Power Maloney
New York
Justice Department
Hyman Harvey Klein
Baltimore
Representative King
D-Calif
Grunewald
Maloney
King
Ways and Means
Appropriations Committee
Klein
New Hampshire
Internal Revenue Bureau
Warships Hammer Communists at Wonsan and Along Coasts
American and UN forces bombarded the port of Wonsan and coastal targets in six of the last seven days. The Manchester and Hanson led siege actions while carriers hit rail lines and bridges. B29s were grounded. Ground fighting was limited with minor probes along a 155 mile front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Wonsan
Tokyo
U. S
Far East
Navy
U.S S. Manchester
U. S. S. Hanson
United Nations
Philippine Sea
Valley Forge
Tanchon
Hungnam
U. S. S. Bairoko
Shinnanpo
Longevity Advice From 93 Year Old Hollister Man
W S Moore, nearing his 94th birthday on April 5, offers longevity guidance. He recalls starting whiskey and tobacco at age 11 and urges young people to take care of themselves early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Calif
W. S. Moore
McCarthy Agrees to Quick Libel Suit Trial
Senator Benton challenges Senator McCarthy to face him in court over a two million dollar libel dispute before McCarthy’s re election bid. McCarthy supports a swift trial and asks Benton to move up pre trial examinations. Benton accuses McCarthy of fraud perjury and deceit in his Communists in government claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Washington
Sen
William Benton
D-Conn
Benton
McCarthy
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Senate
United States
Congress
Bomb-by-mail plot targets Adenauer kills police expert
A bomb parcel addressed to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer killed police bomb disposal expert Karl Reichert and wounded four others in Munich. Reichert lost both hands and was hit in the head and legs as he tried to neutralize the package at police headquarters. The attempt on Adenauer was crude and unlikely to succeed. Parcels to the chancellor are screened by security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Karl Reichert
Adenauer
Truman Settles in New White House
President Truman returned from a three week Florida vacation and moved into the rebuilt executive mansion across from Blair House. The White House renovation cost 5,671,000 dollars and was completed after more than three years of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Florida
White House
Trumans
Blair House
Kefauver Demands Voters Pick Democratic Nominee
Senator Estes Kefauver urged President Truman to stay out of the 1948 Democratic nominating process and let voters choose their candidate. He spoke in Omaha amid his own campaign and noted Truman’s possible offer to Adlai Stevenson. A Washington source warned Truman may lose control of the nomination by July as Kefauver presses his bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
Estes Kefauver
Truman
Kefauver
White House
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Washington
Florida
Omaha
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Capitol
Truman May Get Steel Dispute
Washington March 27 high level government talks over the steel industry stalemate with the CIO union faced obstacles and a possible referral to President Truman. The dispute centers on a wage boost package for about 650000 steel workers and the broader stabilization program amid inflation fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Truman
Key West
Fla
Charles E Wilson
Wilson
Roger L. Putnam
Economic Stabilization Agency
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Ellis Arnall
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Philip Murray
Feinsinger
Arnall
Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Republic Steel
Congress
New Atomic Tests Start Next Week in Nevada
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a new series of nuclear detonations at the Nevada test site next week. Ranchers miners and others were urged to vacate the grounds near Yucca and Frenchman flats 75 miles northwest of Las Vegas by week’s end and aircraft were warned to stay out of the area. The warning mirrors prior notices and the tests will run for an unspecified period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Test Site
AEC
Here
Yucca
Frenchman Flats
Butte Weather Forecast Mixed clouds and warm spells
Partly cloudy with little change in temperature Friday. Mostly cloudy and warmer Friday night with a low near 12 at the Airport and 22 at School of Mines. Highs reach 46. Period temperatures show modest variation between 12 midnight Wednesday and 5:30 pm Thursday. West of Divide and East of Divide show cloudiness and showers with highs near 50 and 40 respectively.
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School of Mines
Divide
Soviet Views Push for German Peace Deal Parity
Moscow reports say Russia urged treating postwar Germany like Japan in San Francisco peace terms. Vichinsky delivered an oral analysis to Western diplomats after reviewing their replies to a plan for a unified Germany. Russia opposes UN supervised all German elections and backs joint East West preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Japan
San Francisco
Andrei Vishinsky
Kremlin
Vishinsky
United Nations
United Nations Commission
West Germany
Great Falls Ice Show Heads to Civic Center Debut
Butte gears up for the Ice Revue of 1952 at its new Civic Center with matinee and evening shows April 19 to 20. The event, organized by the Great Falls Figure Skating club, marks the inaugurating ice program for Butte’s rink after a coordinating meeting of Civic Center officials and club leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Civic Center
Great Falls
Howard Ferguson
Electric City
Beecher Cushman
W. P. Donnelly
Civic Center Commission
Joseph H. Sullivan
Board of County Commissioners
Thomas R. Morgan
Dick Shaw
Jack Duggan
Kendrick Smith
T. E. Downey
R. O. Rouleau
Fred G. Searle
Charles McAuliffe
Frank Gersh
Loretta Sullivan
Interior Money Bill Approved
The House passed a $486,243,253 budget for the Interior Department for the year starting July 1. The measure is about eight percent below President Truman’s request and 22 percent under the prior year. The reclamation bureau received $180,755,400, near the committee’s recommendation but well under the president’s request.
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Washington
House
Interior Department
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Truman
Reclamation Bureau
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Montana Slayer
Sen. Bridges
Commie
New White House
Billings
Belgrade
Interior
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