Flood Gates Open as U S Planes Strike Hwachon Dam
In central Korea US Navy dive bombers blasted two flood gates at the Hwachon dam near the Pukhan and Han rivers. The attack followed Red attempts to block Seoul and shift forces east. Douglas Skyraiders from Princeton supported the assault as US Eighth Army countered a new Chinese push. The desolated Seoul saw no May Day parade as allied guns pounded inland and troops moved north to meet the attack.
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Tokyo
United States Navy
Hwachon
Korea
Seoul
Pukhan
Han
United States Eighth Army
Navy
Douglas Skyraiders
Princeton
South Korea
United Nations
Reds
Robert Bunson
Eighth Army
Inje
Hwachon Reservoir
Kapyong
Chunchon
Dawson agrees to testify before RFC inquiry
President approved Dawson's decision to testify May 10 to Fulbright's Senate subcommittee probing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Dawson, an administrative assistant to President Truman, informed Senator Fulbright by phone. White House Secretary Joseph Short announced the timing, saying the move had the President's approval.
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Washington
Donald Dawson
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Dawson
Truman
Fulbright
D-Ark
Joseph Short
Short
White House
Ronald Dawson
Freed in Killing Police Conviction Voided in Morrow Case
Rudolph Sheeler, 35, freed after acquittal on the 1936 killing of Philadelphia Patrolman James T. Morrow. A judge called his prior conviction an ominous counterpart of life behind the iron curtain and public safety officials were suspended after the case. Sheeler planned to stay in the city for now and seek work aiding prisoners or youths.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Rudolph Sheeler
Sheeler
James T. Morrow
Maria
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
Colbert C. McClain
Morrow
Gordon
Woman seeks divorce over alleged cruelty in feeding son raw meat
Mrs. Josephine De Franza of Chicago files for divorce from Dominick De Franza charging cruelty in circuit court. She alleges he feeds their eight year old son raw meat and subjects him to forced complex multiplication drills to improve his mind and twists her arm if she assists the child.
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Chicago
U.P
Josephine de Franza
Dominick
Wedemeyer warned Truman of invasion risk in 1947
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer told President Truman in 1947 of a possible Soviet controlled invasion of Korea and urged safeguards. He recommended an American commanded defense force in the south, but few measures were adopted while some aid to South Korea proceeded. The long secret portions of his 1947 report were released, with context on U S and United Nations roles and later hearings on Gen Douglas MacArthur.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Truman
Korea
Wedemeyer
South
United States
China
Far East
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
MacArthur
Scott
R-Pa
North China
Korean Peninsula
Russia
Stalin Reviews May Day Parade In Moscow Rain
Stalin reviewed a half hour military parade and workers demonstration in Moscow as rain fell. His son Lt. Gen. Vassily Stalin led 194 aircraft over Red Square while Molotov Malenkov and Beria watched from Lenin's tomb.
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Moscow
Stalin
Vassily Stalin
Red Square
Lenin
Politburo
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
L. P. Beria
Andrei Vishinsky
Marshall Alexander Vasilevsky
Korea
Paris Report: Small Anti-Mos Cow Party Chooses May Day
Paris dispatch notes a minor faction within the French Communist movement selecting May Day for a political action. The piece references the emergence of a new anti-Mos cow party aligned with communist activism and public demonstrations planned for the international workers holiday.
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Paris
French Communist Movement
FCM
Peron seeks regional support over Falkland dispute with Britain
In his annual address to Congress President Juan D. Peron urged American republics to back Argentina in the Falklands and Antarctic dispute. Wearing a general's uniform he urged solidarity among nations of America, arguing the United States has disregarded its Monroe Doctrine by accepting British control of the Falklands since 1833.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Britain
Falkland Islands
Antarctic
Peronn
Congress
America
United States
Falklands
Austin says UN Korea policy is clear and consistent
Warren R. Austin, top US delegate to the United Nations, told a New York assembly that UN policy on Korea is clear, positive and consistent. He rejected claims of a policy vacuum after China's entry and defended the UN's military and diplomatic resolutions, saying 53 UN members supported action and Chinese communists’ intervention was acknowledged.
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Warren Austin
Korea
New York
Warren R. Austin
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Austin
MacArthur
Chicago
Red China
Grand Lodge of the
Masonic Order
United States
Security Council
General Assembly
Butte Weather Improves After Snow Deep Freeze
Butte weather warms slowly after the winter storm. Snow and ice linger as city crews clear roads and thawing begins. Temperatures reach the mid thirties with a cool start and a forecast of possible 43 by Wednesday. Snow flurries may continue while several outages persist from recent heavy precipitation.
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Butte
Butte Hill
School of Mines
Mountain Stat
Monde
New York May Day Parade Becomes Somber Procession
New York on May 1 saw the 10th annual May Day parade with 6200 communists and leftists marching in thin ranks amid showers of produce. Police estimated 13000 spectators lined lower Eighth Avenue, while a prior Loyal Day rally led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur drew 150000 marchers and about a million viewers.
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New York
New York City
Eighth Avenue
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Community survey for reader feedback on ads and services
A local newspaper invites readers to fill a weekly survey to rate ad usefulness and improve future service. The note lists businesses such as Burr's Beauty Shop, Christie's Transfer, Currie Tire, McKee Printing, Rocky Mountain Brewing, and Wellman Motor Co. as examples of advertisers participating in the survey.
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Butte Business College
Burr's Beauty Shop
Christie's Transfer & Storage
Currie Tire Co
Electric & Music Mart
Food Bank Saving Center
B. F. Goodrich Jayson's Furs
Tom Kirby Appliances
Lloyd's of Butte McKee Printing Co
New Method Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Rocky Mountain Brewing Co
Spillum's Terminal Food & Drug Center
Interior Funds Slashed Again in Budget Cuts
Washington reports the House cut the $520 million Interior appropriation by 11.48 million, with total reductions now 22.73 million. A Keating amendment limits the reclamation bureau from duplicating transmission lines where private utilities transmit government power, notably in California’s central valley. Additional cuts come from construction funds for the reclamation bureau and the Geological Survey, while Staggers seeks 2.6 million for Morgantown coal liquefaction research.
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Washington
Interior Department
House
Rep
Keating
R-N
California
Reclamation Bureau
Geological Survey
Southeastern
Southwestern
Bonneville
Rep. Taber
RN. Y
Appropriations Committee
Rep. Staggers
D-W. Va
Bureau of Mines
Morgantown
W. Va
Staggers
Morse urges US to cover transport costs for Mexican labor
Senator Morse of Oregon urged the Senate that the government should bear the transport costs of importing Mexican farm labor to distant points from the southern border. He argued it would be unfair for small farmers to pay for long-distance transport. He opened debate on a bill to authorize negotiations with Mexico and supervise the program, though he said he could not support the measure without thorough amendments.
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Washington
Morse
Senate
Mexico
Crime Probers Target O'Dwyer in Broad Report
A May 1 report from Senate crime investigators accuses William O'Dwyer then mayor of New York and later ambassador to Mexico of tolerating gambling narcotics waterfront murder and other crime to flourish. It also links Frank Costello to Tammany Hall and calls the crime network widespread with police protection.
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Washington
Senate
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
New York
O'Dwyer
Mexico City
Frank Costello
Underworld
Tammany Hall
Democratic Party
Manhattan
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Justice Dept Opposes Federal Crime Commission Plan
The Justice department on May 1 opposed the Senate crime committee's call for a federal crime commission. It warned a national police force could erode local tradition and law enforcement. The department endorsed local enforcement, noting primary criminal-law responsibility rests locally and mentioning a preexisting Rocket Squad unit.
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Washington
Justice Department
Senate Crime Committee
Department
Kefauver Crime Committee
Justice
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Kefauver
Peyton Ford
McGrath
Weather Forecast for Butte and Surrounding Areas
Mostly cloudy with occasional snow flurries and a slow warmup by Wednesday afternoon. Lows around 25 to 27 with highs from 37 to 43, lighter precipitation near the divide and northwestern areas, and scattered showers or light snow elsewhere.
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School of Mines
Divide
Chamber Hears Economy Talks
Washington reports two of three speakers at the United States Chamber of Commerce urged cutting Truman's 71 billion dollar budget, targeting waste in military spending. Senator Byrd called for 7 billion in cuts with a 15 percent across the board trim, estimating 300k to 400k federal jobs could go without harming efficiency. Ellsworth Alvord echoed 7 billion possible cuts while Edward F. Phelps Jr cautioned of a temporary recession ahead for business.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Truman
Douglas
D-Ill
Byrd
D-Va
Ellsworth C. Alvord
Chamber
Federal Finance
Edward F. Phelps, Jr
Murder Suspect Serves on Jury in Louisville Trial
Louisville May 1 A 21 year old murder suspect Joseph E Phillips served on a jury while awaiting arraignment for murder He was drafted for jury duty to fill a lunacy trial and was paid 5 dollars before entering another courtroom to plead innocent to the murder charge.
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Louisville
Joseph E. Phillips
Phillips
Statewide Auto Accidents Reach 5128 in Montana
Helena May 1 state highway patrol released figures showing 5128 auto accidents last year in Montana. 202 lives ended and 2230 were injured with a total bill of 1,507,750. 7982 drivers involved 6906 men and 786 women. May led with 666 accidents, November 568, and July 488. Most crashes occurred on main roads with 2930 in towns and 840 on county roads. 2991 on straight level stretches and 658 on sharp curves.
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Helena
Montana
State Highway Patrol
Church Leaders Answer American Troops
New York May 1 Leaders of Catholic Protestant and Jewish faiths have joined to tell soldiers in foxholes and camps why they fight. The answer centers on tolerance freedom to worship God and the American heritage of democracy. Pamphlets outlining these ideas are being distributed to armed forces at home and abroad by a generation of church leaders.
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New York
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