Senate approves crime probe by special committee
The Senate vote 69 to 1 approved a $150000 inquiry into interstate crime and sent the task to a special committee appointed by Vice President Barkley. Senator Donnell was the sole dissenter as the panel set to include Kefauver, with Barkley naming two Democrats and two Republicans from the judiciary and commerce groups. The panel aims to report by February 28 with Kefauver likely to head the investigation.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Donnell
R-Mo
Ferguson
R-Mich
Lucas
Ill
Judiciary and Commerce Committees
Kefauver
House Ways and Means backs economy cigarette tax cut
The committee approved a 21/10 cent per pack cut to 12 cents for economy brand cigarettes, aiming to shift market share from standard brands. If approved, tobacco taxes could fall by about 90 million dollars yearly, with economy brands like Marvels Avalon Dominoes and Wings.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
C-47 Crashes Near Fairbanks. Four Escape Injury Free
A United States Air Force C-47 returning from a cargo mission crashed four miles north of Fairbanks Alaska on Wednesday. Officers at Ladd Air Force Base said contact with the field tower was lost during an attempted instrument landing and the plane ploughed into a hill. All four men aboard escaped with no injuries.
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Alaska
U.P
Here
Ladd Air Force Base
Ladd Field
Helena man found guilty in manslaughter auto death
A Helena district court jury found James Darrell Johnson guilty of manslaughter in the January 13 multi car crash that killed Russell Barta of Bigfork. Jurors set punishment at one year in prison with sentencing to be formalized May 15.
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James Darrell Johnson
Russell Barta
Bigfork
George W. Padbury, Jr
Barta
Johnson
William
Here
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Bartt
Livingston
Arnold Huprert
J. M. Ashmore
Peter J. Welsh
Post Falls
Idaho
Chrysler Talks Take Turn for the Better
Peace talks in the 99 day long Chrysler strike reportedly turned for the better on Wednesday. negotiators from Chrysler CIO United Auto Workers and federal and state mediators offered no prediction on when 89 000 workers would return. A source said remaining contract issues had crystalized and a small compromise could yield a quick settlement.
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Detroit
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Butte City Considers Bond Requirement for Salvage Deforesters
City council protest night heard Aldermen condemn house wreckers who leave debris after salvage work and others who dump garbage near the South Montana cemetery fence. Alderman Pete Sodja urged a bond to ensure cleanup. Alderman John Lindquist led discussions on drafting the ordinance.
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Union
Pete Sodja
Judiciary Committee
Floyd C
John Lindquist
Beryl Wilson
John McCartan
H. B. Strasser
Thomas R. Morgan
Montana Street
Lindquist
Snowy Weather Mixed With Hopes Of Spring In Montana
A Montana forecast notes snow flurries on Thursday with cloudy skies and mild highs around the mid forties. Central Montana reports wind whipped storms with road and pass closures while moisture aids ranchers despite travel disruption.
House panel to vote on two year draft extension
The House Armed Services Committee approved a Thursday vote on a proposed two year extension of the draft law after Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and top military leaders pressed for the change.
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Washington
U.P
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Louis Johnson
Chamber of Commerce urges tax cuts to spur jobs and growth
The U S Chamber of Commerce adopted 37 resolutions urging substantial tax reductions funded by rigorous federal economy. It argued tax cuts are needed to free investment for 600000 new jobs annually, while opposing high spending and debt. The group also named Otto A. Seyferth as president and Harry A. Bullis as vice president.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Truman
National Chamber
Otto A. Seyferth
West Michigan
Muskegon
Herman W. Steinkraus
Bridgeport, Conn
Harry A. Bullis
General Mills, Inc
Minneapolis
Indorse
Europe
United States
Swiss urged to stock supplies in precaution for war
Bern May 3. The Swiss government urged housewives and industrialists to stock up on supplies as a normal precaution. Economic Minister Rodolphe Ruttabel said the appeal, made 11 years after a similar warning before World War II, did not signal an imminent new war.
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Bern
Switzerland
Rodolphe Rubattel
Butte Weather Forecast Confirms Light Snow and Cool Temperatures
Mostly cloudy with continued light snow and cool Thursday. Thursday highs around 45 and lows near 22. At School of Mines and Airport, highs near 35 with lows in the mid 20s. West of Divide partly cloudy with scattered flurries and little change. East of Divide partly cloudy with snow flurries, light snow south, easing in the afternoon.
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School of Mines
Montana
MacDonald Pass
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Superior
Cut Bank
Lewistown
Great Falls
Billings
Weather Bureau
West Yellowstone
Divide
Lie Plans Moscow Visit to Seek End of Cold War
UN Secretary General Trygve Lie announced a May 10 trip to Moscow to meet with Stalin and to push for a world conference of UN heads of state and members. He said the aim is to reestablish the UN as a forum for negotiating disputes among great powers to avert a possible third world war.
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Trygve Lie
United Nations
Moscow
Stalin
United Nations Security Council
Constantin Zinchenko
Security Council
Lie
Ives urges $500 million cut in Marshall Plan aid
Sen Irving M Ives proposes trimming foreign aid by 500 million dollars to press Europe to cooperate more within the Marshall Plan. He argues reduced authorization could boost European economic health via regional trading and less U S dumping, and hopes Dean Acheson will urge greater cooperation at the London conference.
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Washington
Irving M. Ives
R-N. Y
Congress
Senate
Ives
United States
Dean Acheson
London
Pakistan Premier Welcomed to U. S.
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan arrived in Washington for a state visit, greeted warmly by President Truman. He traveled from London with his wife and official party aboard the Independence and will stay through May 26 with full ceremonial honors at the airport.
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Washington
Liaquat Ali Khan
Truman
Pakistan
London
Independence
Liaquat Ali
First Lady Will Make Trip West
The White House announced Mrs. Truman will accompany the President on his cross country speaking tour starting Sunday. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross said she will make the full Pacific Northwest and back trip, with uncertainty about Margaret Truman joining.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Pacific Northwest
Ross
Margaret Truman
Avianca Plane Missing Since Tuesday Lands Safely
Avianca Airways reported that a DC-3 missing with 15 aboard made an emergency landing near Babahoyo about 40 miles northeast of Guayaquil Ecuador and that all passengers and crew were safe.
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Cali
Colombia
Avianca Airways
Babahoyo
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Senate flareup over McCarthy charges shocks chamber
In the Senate, Vice President Barkley ordered Lucas to sit after McCarthy accused him of calling the Wisconsin senator a liar. The clash grew as Lucas denounced efforts to brand State Department workers as disloyal, urging proof and removal of Communists. McCarthy varied on numbers of Reds and pressed to end the “numbers game.”
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Washington
Barkley
Lucas
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wherry
State Department
Wisconsin
Owen Lattimore
Pepper Trailing Pepper Pepper in Florida Primary Upset
The Florida Democratic primary produced a surprising result as 36 year old Rep George Smathers defeated 14 year Senate veteran Claude Pepper by a wide margin. Smathers called it a victory for individual liberty while Thurmond hailed it as a win for states rights and constitutional government. The party fight over civil rights remains tight with final committee outcomes due May 30.
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New Deal
Claude Pepper
Florida
George Smathers
Pepper
Senate
House
Alabama
Ohio
Indiana
Smathers
Truman
Democratic National Committee
William Boyle
Lister Hill
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Taft
Washington
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee
House Approves Rivers and Harbors Measure
The House approved a compromise rivers and harbors and flood control bill totaling 1.454 billion dollars. It authorizes 94 rivers and harbors projects and 64 flood control works with funding split 1.2497 billion for flood control and 204.4 million for rivers and harbors. The measure now goes to the Senate for concurrence before final signature by President Truman.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
Conference Committee
Columbia Valley
Senate Finance Committee Votes for Larger Social Security Boost
The Senate finance committee approved a plan raising average retiree payments from about 26 to 49 dollars monthly, with 90 percent average benefit increases over a decade for current beneficiaries. It maintains payroll tax at 1 percent each from employers until 1956 and seeks higher maximum family benefits from 85 to 150 dollars monthly. The panel estimates first year outlay near 2 billion dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Senate Committee
George
Finance Committee
Catholic Mother of Year Named in United States
Mrs. John Bauer of Manchester Michigan a widow with fourteen children four sons in the Holy Cross Notre Dame congregation and five daughters among the Sisters of Mercy is named Catholic mother of the United States for 1950. The award will be delivered on Mother's Day May 14.
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Washington
U.P
John Bauer
Manchester
Mich
United States
Acheson Brands Soviet Moves as Blocking Austria Pact
Secretary of State Acheson criticized Moscow for stalling on the Austria treaty as the Big Four talks in London near a key session May 15. He warned of pretexts delaying agreement and said the US Britain and France would watch for Moscow to join the West in withdrawing occupation troops from Austria.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
Austria
London
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Moscow
Europe
North Atlantic Council
Bevin
Schuman
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Senate
Congress
Omar N. Bardley
Premier de Gasperi asks West to intervene in Trieste dispute
Rome May 3 Premier Alcide de Gasperi urged the Big Three Western powers to intervene against Yugoslavia in the Trieste free territory dispute. He accused Yugoslavia of violating treaty terms and said Western intervention is a logical result of the 1948 proposal to return Trieste to Italy.
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Alcide de Gasperi
Yugoslavia
Trieste Free Territory
United States
Britain
France
Trieste
Italy
Senate
Russia
de Casperi
United Nations
Woman swept to death at Niagara Falls after entering river
An unidentified young woman waded into the Niagara River and was swept over the American Falls Wednesday night. She clutching a blue handbag, with Mrs. Jean Baughman of Tampa, Florida, nearby on a park bench and witnessing the event.
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N. Y
American Falls
Niagara River
Jean Baughman
Tampa
Fla
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