House Will Get Aid Bill Next Monday
The House rules committee, by a split vote, sent the 400 million dollar Greek Turkish aid bill to the floor for Monday with debate limits. The panel, after a four day hearing, narrowly cleared the measure six to five, with Leo Allen casting the deciding vote. Allen opposed floor passage but favored a hearing. Members debated testimony from Marshall and Kennedy, but both were rejected. The bill allows nine hours general debate before amendments.
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Washington
U.P
House Rules Committee
Greece
Turkey
Leo FE. Allen
R-Ill
Allen
George C. Marshall
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
Great Britain
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Moscow
House
Coercion Ban Added to Bill
The Senate adopted a provision in the general labor bill banning union coercion of workers by a 60 to 28 vote. Taft and Ball led the move to add limits on unions with a potential cease and desist order from the National Labor Relations Board. Morse warned the term covers violence threats name calling and the closed shop.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Ball
R-Minn
Senate Labor Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Morse
Full Confidence Vote Demanded by Ramadier in France
Paris May 2 Socialist Premier Paul Ramadier demanded a full vote of confidence from the chamber of deputies after a Communist revolt over wage and price controls. He warned he would resign if defeated and let others face the inflation he predicted. The Communist party and Maurice Thorez signaled opposition. the vote was expected Sunday or Monday.
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Paris
U.R
Paul Ramadier
Communist Party
Chamber of Deputies
Ramadier
France
Maurice Thorez
Proposal to Strip Marines of Fighting Functions Revealed
House executive expenditures committee obtained copies of secret joint chiefs of staff papers dated March 1946 that reportedly propose reducing the Marines to parade and guard duties. Gen A. A. Vandegrift disclosed the report during unification hearings and urged specific function definitions while Eisenhower and Spaatz reportedly signed the documents. Admiral Forrest Sherman urged immediate unification passage for security and cost savings.
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Washington
U.P
House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marine Corps
Clare E. Hoffman
Rmich
Executive Expenditures Committee
Adm
William D. Leahy
Truman
A. A. Vandegrift
Armed Services
Vandegrift
Navy seeks 55 million to convert 15 ships for new war roles
The Navy asked Congress for 55.58 million dollars to convert 15 ships over three years, including nine destroyers into anti submarine vessels and Arctic capable craft. Of this total 5.03 million would fund the current fiscal year starting July 1. Details remain secret as the program targets high speed long range submarines.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Navy Department
Mercury Reaches 80 in Butte Weather Peak
The day saw Butte hit 80 at the Municipal airport the highest since September 14. Mines recorded 78 with airport readings from 36 to 80 while Mines had 44 to 78. Saturday forecast shows continued cloudiness and warmth with wind. Broadus led Montana at 89 with Helena at 86 and Kalispell at 76.
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School of Mines
Montana
Broadus
Billings
Glasgow
Havre
Livingston
Whitehall
Kalispell
Helena
Minir City
Butte Man Hurt in Car Wreck
A Butte man with a skull fracture was the most severely injured among several residents after a Friday incident. Theodore F. Beaulieu, 51, of 1017 South Arizona, remained “fair” at St. James hospital Friday night. His car struck a curb at Oregon and Front, causing the wreck and additional contusions. Frank Bayliff, 605 Placer, injured his chest in a bathroom fall, and Mary Pfau, 1020 West Porphyry, received injuries to her right.
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Butte
St. James Hospital
Theodore F. Beaulieu
Arizona
Oregon
Front
Beaulieu
Frank Bayliff
St. James
Mary Pfau
West Porphyry
B n a i B r i t h Leader Henry Monsky Dies
Henry Monsky 57 international president of B nai B rith collapsed during a meeting in New York while in town for a conference. The Omaha attorney died of a likely coronary attack after heading the organization for a decade and helping found the American Jewish Conference.
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New York
Henry Monsky
B'nai B'rith
Monsky
Omaha
Neb
B'nai Brrith
Washington
Friends
Weather outlook for Butte and Montana regions
Partly cloudy and warmer with wind and possible Saturday showers in Butte. High near 75 for next 24 hours with recent readings 78 to 44 at School of Mines and 80 to 36 at the airport. West of divide shows cooler 55 to 60, east of divide partly cloudy and windy with 55 to 65 highs.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Debate on Wool Bill Moves to House Floor
Rep Granger predicts prompt House action on the wool price support bill after Agriculture Committee approval. The measure awaits Rules Committee ruling on debate conditions, with Granger forecasting a lively floor fight.
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Washington
Granger
Utah
House
House Agriculture Committee
Rules Committee
Aleman Welcomed by Throngs of New Yorkers
Mexico President Miguel Aleman arrived in New York for a three day visit amid parades and ceremonies. He rode via a 30 car motorcade through Broadway to City Hall where he was made an honorary citizen. He will address the United Nations General Assembly in a special Palestine session and receive honors at Columbia University.
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New York
Mexico
Miguel Aleman
Broadway
City Hall
Aleman
Washington
Truman
Pennsylvania Station
William O'Dwyer
Grover Whalen
Columbia University
United Nations General Assembly
M.S. T
International Peace Organization
Urgent Aid Sought by Shansi Governor as Communists Advance
Yen Hsi-shan, longtime Shansi governor, telegrams Chiang Kai-shek for swift support to defend Taiyuan against a Communist onslaught. Desperate situation follows March 19 fall of Yenan and mass Communist movement into Shansi led by Gen Ho Lung threatening Yen’s forces, including Japanese troops.
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Nanking
Yen Hsi-shan
Shansi
Chiang Kai-shek
Taiyuan
Yen
Yenan
Shensi
Yellow River
Hsin Min Pao
Ho Lung
United States Britain Win Bid in UN Palestine Debate
In the UN Assembly steering committee the United States and Britain won 11 to 0 to bar Jewish representatives from floor debate on Palestine. Czechoslovakia Poland and Russia abstained as the full 55 nation assembly faces a turnout on hearing the Jewish agency. The three powers split on how to proceed with Jewish input.
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United States
Britain
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Russia
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Canada
France
China
India
Egypt
Sweden
Brazil
Honduras
Ecuador
United Nations
Assembly
United Nations Inquiry Committee
Soviet Russia
Jewish Agency
Wallace Rebukes Critics in Talk in Cleveland
Henry A. Wallace told a Cleveland audience that there is no foreign land in the one world they seek and that he must speak for the United Nations in all countries. He denounced the Truman doctrine as a betrayal of America and pledged to continue his tour defying critics as he argues for world peace.
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Henry A. Wallace
Cleveland Music Hall
United Nations
Wallace
Greece
Turkey
America
Congress
American Navy Carrier Visits Turkish Waters Amid Friendly Ties
An American naval force including the Leyte aircraft carrier anchored off Istanbul for a five day visit seen by Turks as a sign of strengthened ties amid Dardanelles guardianship tensions. Vice Admiral Bieri called the gesture a social call while noting no political aims.
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Turkey
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
United States Navy
Leyte
Dolma Bagchen Palace
America
Bernhard H. Bieri
Mediterranean
Japanese Flag Is Restored
General MacArthur restored the Rising Sun flag to the Japanese people as a symbolic gift with the new anti war constitution. A 30 day celebration begins Saturday with ceremonies. Emperor Hirohito attends as spectator at Imperial Plaza, will not speak or issue a rescript.
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MacArthur
Hirohito
Imperial Plaza
Hours Wasted Learning Nothing Says Studebaker
Dr John W Studebaker United States commissioner of education told a Senate Public Welfare sub committee that millions of school hours are wasted due to poor management and teaching. He urged a bill authorizing federal grants of 200000000 to 300000000 dollars annually to states for education.
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Washington
John W. Studebaker
United States Commissioner of Education
Studebaker
Senate Public Welfare
Italian Assembly Faces Fist Fights Over Portella della Ginestra
In Rome on May 2 the constituent assembly erupted as Sicilian Communist leader Girolamo Li Causi accused a Mafia figure of provoking civil war and denounced rightists. Sicily police hunted bandits connected to the Portella della Ginestra massacre where eight were killed and 33 wounded, including a child. Interior ministry said 64 arrests, Palermo reports put at 30.
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Rome
Constituent Assembly
Palermo
Italy
Sicily
Portella Della Ginestra
Li Causi
Woman Confesses Killing Spouse in Burned Home
In Glen White near Beckley West Virginia the body of I. H. Harper 54 a mine foreman was found in a second story room after firemen dragged him from the burning house. His wife Virgie Harper 47 confessed to shooting him four nights earlier and starting the blaze following alleged beatings.
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Virgie Harper
Molotov Plan Reopens Korea Talks with Moscow
U S Secretary of State Marshall agreed Friday to resume Korean unification talks with the Soviet Union, conditional on a change in Soviet stance. A joint commission may meet in Seoul May 20 to follow the Moscow agreement, with a clear American position to be confirmed before the meeting.
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Washington
U.S
George C. Marshall
Russia
Korea
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Marshall
Molotov
Seoul
Moloty
Opening day track meet in Butte sets windy records
Friday saw Grant lead a large field as 357 boys from Butte area parochial and public schools opened the 37th annual track and field meet at Butte High School. Saturday brings final events starting 1 30 p m with field events and last finals. Winds gusting to challenge hurdles and long jumps, with McKinley and St Joseph among leaders and a nine way tie for fifth.
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Butte
Butte High School
Navranche Memorial Stadium
Butte Exchange Club
Washington
Emerson
Hawthorne
St. Joseph
Webster
McKinley
Bill Cullen
Vern Burgess
Johnny Edgar
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