Scramble Is On for Truman's Job in Armistice Talks
Communist staff officers pressed to return the Russia role issue to top negotiators as three core truce obstacles persist. The dispute over prisoner camps near supply lines sparked protests by U S Col Albert M Butler who accused the Reds of Geneva violations and improper camp markings. Chinese official Wang Chien argued security concerns hinder moving camps and blamed Allied bombing for risks to prisoners.
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Munsan
Russia
Korea
U. S
Albert M. Butler
United Nations Command
Wang Chien
Yalu River
Butler
Tax Drive Targets Racketeers In Major Underworld Crackdown
Washington reports a nationwide tax roundup has tapped 4 851 racketeers for over 80 million dollars in income taxes with projections of up to 16 800 crooks and at least 180 million dollars this year. About 300 indictments in seven months. 600 racketeers expected jailed in 1952 for criminal tax fraud.
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Washington
Revenue Bureau
Underworld
The
Racketeer
Senate Crime Committee
James J. Guthrie
John B. Dunlap
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana Region
Mostly cloudy with scattered snow flurries in Butte Monday. Highs 39 in Butte and 40 to 45 in western Montana, with cooler conditions overnight. The table lists daily highs and lows for cities including Billings Belgrade Broadus Dillon Great Falls Helena Kalispell Missoula and others.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade Eee
Broadus Ie
Cut Bank Sdlinisesg A
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
Superior
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
Infantry Drives Off Reds in Fierce Skirmish
Allied infantrymen repelled a probing Communist squad in a 10 minute hand grenade battle west of the Punchbowl Korea. Enemy probes ranged from six to 60 men and were driven back with no territorial loss. F86 jets damaged two MiG15s while defending air operations in northwest Korea.
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Tokyo
U.P
Korea
Belgium Faces Shortfall in Lisbon Defense Pact
Belgium may fail to meet 1952 defense commitments under the Lisbon NATO pact due to a 240 million dollar budget deficit. Col. Eugene de Greef warned that Belgium would spend only if other NATO nations also fulfill their Lisbon pledges, as ministers debated a drastic defense budget cut.
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Brussels
Belgium
Lisbon
Eugene de Greef
Senate
de Greef
Paul van Zeeland
Wilson resigns as mobilization chief after Truman row
Washington March 30 Charles E Wilson quits as mobilization boss after President Truman backs wage-board proposals to settle the steel wage dispute. Wilson cites inability to publically support actions he cannot control while CIO Steelworkers threaten an April 8 strike led by Philip Murray. Feinsinger says Wilson softened his initial opposition to the WSB settlement plan.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Truman
Wilson
CIO
Philip Murray
Steelworkers Union
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Murray
CIO Steelworkers Union
White House
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Board
Feinsinger
French Union Forces Rout Four Communist Battalions Near Hanoi
French union forces mopped up in the Red River delta Sunday night routing five Communist led battalions about 50 miles southeast of Hanoi. The action killed 273 and captured 105, described as one of the most important pushes in the northern sector.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Red River
Hanoi
Wounded Navy pilot lands after blinded by blood aid
In Korea a Skyraider pilot blinded by blood guided by Lt. (jg) Howard Thayer landed safely on a South Korean airstrip. Thayer kept radio control, directed maneuvers and aided the emergency landing despite tense conditions. Schechter survived with facial lacerations.
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Tokyo
Navy
Ens
Kenneth A. Schechter
Valley Forge
North Korea
Howard Thayer
Schechter
Thayer
South Korea
O. K
King Fifty
Wilson's Decision Delays Price Hearings
Senate Banking Committee leader Maybank says action to extend economic controls will be postponed due to uncertainties after Charles E. Wilson resigns as director of defense mobilization. The panel will reconvene after surveying members, amid worries of potential wage and price changes in the steel controversy.
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Washington
Maybank
DSC
Senate Banking Committee
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilization
White House
Wilson
Tangier Riots Mark 40th Anniversary of French Rule
Frenzied mobs of Moroccans clashed with police in Tangier causing at least six deaths and hundreds injured. Demonstrators paraded with bodies through glass strewn streets as the international control committee debated asking aid from nearby protectorates.
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Tangier
International Control Committee
Morocco
France
French
Tunisia
Shell Kills 10 Boys Near Velletri Italy
A World War I shell exploded in a field near Velletri killing 10 Italian boys aged eight to 16. Police said the youths were attempting to move the shell when it detonated, ending their lives.
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Velletri
Italy
Here
Army Moves to Produce Guided Atomic Missiles Now
The Army has begun actual production of two guided missiles capable of carrying atomic warheads and is organizing units to use them. One missile targets anti aircraft use and the other artillery. both can carry conventional or atomic warheads. An Army spokesman said the missiles are usable now and can yield good results.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Subcommittee
Army
Army Ordnance
Subcommittee
White Sands
County Cancer Drive Workers to Meet Tonight
Robert Dwyer chairs the Silver Bow American Cancer Society chapter meeting in the Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 PM to plan an April fund raising drive of 11210. Mayor Morgan proclaims April Cancer Control Month urging citizen participation and lists ACS officers and volunteers.
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Robert Dwyer
Silver Bow County
American Cancer Society
Butte Cancer Crusade
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas R. Morgan
Morgan
Act of Congress
Silver Bow
ACS
Dwyer
J. J. Burke
R. Lewis Brown
W. E. Coyle
Clayton Maxwell
J. J. Cunningham
H .C. Gregg
D. G Stivers
Jack McCarthy
Elmer Carkeek
A. C. Bigley
John Kelly
Mary Askins
Helen Leary
Frank Gersh
Joseph Parker
William G. Maloney
William Dallings
J. C Shields
Tom Kelly
Leroy P. Schmid
Thomas Grady
Charles Spillum
William Froehlich
Ward Dalling
J. J. Riley
W. H. Pau
Truman signals support for Stevenson in Democratic race
Washington reports President Truman pledged to campaign vigorously for Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson while keeping his own candidacy off the table. The scene included Barkley weighing a bid and Kefauver Kerr and Russell courting influence as party leaders weigh the July convention. The president's remarks reinforced expectations of a fierce fall contest.
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Washington
Truman
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Alben W. Barkley
White House
Richard B. Russell
Barkley
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Robert A. Taft
Mr. Truman
Truman Decision Adds Emphasis to State Contests
Omaha March 30 President Truman’s decision not to run adds new significance to Nebraska’s primary campaign. Kefauver says Kerr gains in Nebraska while noting national impact on his own prospects. Kerr and Kefauver trade sharp jabs as Browning lends support to Kefauver and Kerr dismisses as smear claims.
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Omaha
Truman
Nebraska
Kefauver
Tennessee
Kerr
Oklahoma
Browning
Kerr For President
U S Air Force wins atomic strike in Texas war games
In Fort Hood Texas on March 30 the Ninth Air Force delivered an atomic blow during Exercise Long Horn gaining air superiority. The strike hit targets at Alice and Laredo and disrupted the enemy's bases and command structure.
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Fort Hood
Texas
U. S. Air Force
Ninth Air Force
Alice
Laredo
Eisenhower May Speed Return to Campaign Plan
Paris dispatch says General Eisenhower may rush back to the United States to organize his Republican campaign after President Truman ends his bid. Eisenhower spent Sunday quietly at his suburban villa and refused comment through his press office. Reliable sources expect he might seek relief from European duties and reveal his intentions sooner.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Eisenhower
Washington News
Sacred Heart academy wins Montana Catholic speech tourney
Sacred Heart academy of Missoula captured the sweepstakes plaque at the two day Montana Catholic high school speech and dramatics tournament in Helena. The event drew 115 students from 10 of 13 Catholic high schools with awards in extemporaneous speaking oratory debate and declamation.
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James Stone
Billings Central
Titte
Great Falls Central
Kathleen Langfeldt
Jerry Rutan
Geraldine Jones
Missoula Sacred Heart
Bob Warila
Steve Frankino
Butte Boys Central
Gerald Jones
Pat Good
Missoula
Sacred Heart
Dick Monaco
Bill Huber
Lewistown St. Leo’s
LaVonne Pixley
Carol Mitchell
Butte Man Reports $700 Jewelry Loss
A Butte man, A. O. Martinsen of 5 West Copper, told police a yellow gold engagement ring with three diamonds a gold wedding band with seven diamonds and a Bulova wrist watch were stolen from his bedroom between 4 and 5 PM Saturday. He valued the loss at about $700. no break in or method is described.
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Butte
A. O. Martinsen
West Copper
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