West faces four year window to build defense against Russia
The Defense and State departments estimate western powers have about four years to strengthen military capacity to counter a growing Soviet threat including atomic weapons. By 1954 Russia could outpace US forces, prompting U S effort for a coordinated NATO defense with emphasis on allied production and possible use of German factories for non combat equipment. President Truman urges vigilance amid concerns over future balance and risk of miscalculation.
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Washington
Defense
Russia
United States
Acheson
London
North America
Western Europe
Truman
West
Kremlin
FBI May Soon Be Able to Dig Into Fuchs Case
Signs indicate the FBI may gain limited access to question Klaus Fuchs in Britain as part of a probe into atomic espionage. Officials expect the arrangement could yield leads to other Soviet spies while critics call for unrestricted access.
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FBI
Fuchs
Washington
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
England
United States
J. William Remington
Commerce Department
Congressional
House UN- American Activities
War Production Board
Remington
Army
McCarthy - Senate
McCarthy
State Department
Wisconsin
Truman
Capitol Hill
Senate
Chicago
Janesville
Wis
Winnipeg Fears Break in Dikes
Winnipeg Manitoba reports gales and heavy rain threaten the city as dike breaks loom. City Engineer W D Hurst warns that continued storms could flood several square miles. Royal Canadian Air Force airmen bolster dike defenses while troops from Shilo are deployed for flood fighting.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
W. D. Hurst
Royal Canadian Air Force
Army
Shilo
Public Housing Budget Cut in House Economy Drive
Washington May 5 The House economy drive cut 2 950 000 from the 1951 budget of the public housing administration with no opposition. The reduction leaves the total cut 930 000 000 short of the 1 000 000 000 target in a 29 000 000 000 appropriation for next fiscal year.
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Washington
House
Public Housing Administration
Senate Alters House Social Security Plan Increases Aid
Senate finance committee cuts most of House boosts in federal grants for public assistance while expanding old age and survivors insurance. The panel raises compulsory coverage to 8 million workers, adds farm workers and border line laborers, and boosts retirement benefits notably, aiming to curb public assistance costs. It also extends coverage to more farm workers and 60 day quarterly eligibility. Overall effect narrows federal outlays for aid while broadening protection.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Wind Storms Strike Midwest Kill Seven and Wreck Havoc
Winds up to 88 miles per hour lashed Kansas to Wisconsin, killing seven and injuring many. Destruction hit Superior and Duluth area with bridges and warehouses toppled. Thermals, tornadoes, and debris caused widespread damage across Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, with multiple deaths and power outages reported.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Superior
Wis
Duluth
Fond du Lac
Henry Aspen
Madison
Harry Blucher
Iowa
Texas
Missouri
Des Moines
Wallace Boswell
Harry Konchar
Madrid
Tom Basye
Dysart
Andrey
Midlands
Kansas City
J. R. Lloyd
Central Plains
John Gumm
Oklahoma
Goodland
Bernice Moell
Dunbar
Neb
Nebraska City
Munitions Board Urges Stockpiling Urgent War Materials
Chairman Hubert E. Howard testified before a House subcommittee that the nation faces an urgent period for stockpiling war vital materials. He warned that once safe sources are now doubtful and cited limited funds as a key constraint on procurement. He opened a review of the board's operations to see if new legislation is needed to boost stockpiling capacity.
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Washington
Hubert E. Howard
Munitions Board
House
Armed Services
Howard
Boston-born student crowns himself king of Siam
A slight bespectacled youth born in Boston and educated in Switzerland crowned himself king of Thailand in traditional ceremonies.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Siam
Boston
Switzerland
Truman Seeks RFC Transfer to Commerce for Small-Business Aid
President Truman proposed a five point program to aid small and independent businesses. He urged Congress to put the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under the Commerce Department, with other measures expanding loan insurance, private investment, loan terms, and a national clearing house for technical information.
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Washington
Truman Friday
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commerce Department
Congress
Truman
Secretary of Commerce
RFC
Federal Reserve
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Reserve Board
United States accuses Russia of lying over Baltic incident
The U S State Department delivered a firm note to Moscow denying Russia’s April 8 Baltic clash claim. It says an armed B 29 did not fire on or near Soviet territory and calls Russia’s account wholly unfounded. The U S warns of grave consequences over endangering world peace.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Russia
State Department
Moscow
Latvia
Soviet Socialist Republics
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Anaconda Copper Mining Alters Leonard Mine Schedule
The Leonard mine informs all male workers to call the mine timekeeper before reporting for work Saturday due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Leonard
Court Held in Dance Hall Then Bar in Gold Mining Camp
Three cattle ranchers faced Montana’s Marysville court in 1900s style as Justice John L. Sullivan convened in the dance hall due to no courtroom heat. The trial moved to the Cotton club bar before a juried verdict awarding $1,000 to defendant Charles J. Hall in a cross-complaint over joint ranching operations.
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Marysville
Justice of the Peace
John L. Sullivan
Ralph J. Anderson
Henry Loble
Helena
Cotton Club
Charles J. Hall
Eunice L. Morris
Marguerite Lindquist
Senate Battles Over FEPC Measure Opens in Senate
The Senate began a long battle over fair employment practices to broaden job rights regardless of race creed or color. Senator Russell led the southern Democrats in opposition while Senator Humphrey defended past hearings and support. A Dixie filibuster is anticipated as debate widens on the measure and the new gag rule faces its first test.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Truman
Scott W. Lucas
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Senate Labor Committee
Hurbert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Labor Committee
Lucas
Defense defense doubled at McChord Air Base
Col. T Alan Bennett new commander at McChord Air Base Washington said air defense in the Pacific northwest has more than doubled in the past month and now rivals any other area in the nation.
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Mcchord Air Force Base
Wash
U.P
Pacific Northwest
T. Alan Bennett
Adenauer says 1.5 million Germans unaccounted for in Soviet Union
West Germany rocked by Russia Tass report claiming 1,939,063 Germans repatriated and 1.5 million still missing. Chancellor Adenauer urges the Kremlin to explain fate of those missing civilians and POWs. McCloy notes hundreds of thousands remained in Soviet camps.
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Adenauer
Soviet Union
BOM
Germany
West Germany
Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Kremlin
United States
John J. McCloy
Frankfurt
McCloy
Dean Acheson
Paris
State Department
Washington
Tass
Communist Party
Butte Weather Forecast Saturday Snow Showers Likely
Partly cloudy conditions with occasional snow showers in Butte on Saturday and little temperature change. Saturday morning minimum near 25 and Saturday afternoon maximum around 45. The period from Thursday midnight to Friday 5:30 pm shows highs near 41 at Mines and 45 at the Airport with lows near 22 to 24. West of Divide expected high 40 to 50 with snow showers. East of Divide high 45 to 55. Table notes 12 hour maximum and 18 hour minimum ending Friday 5:30 pm.
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School of Mines
Associated Press
Divide
Republicans Succeed in Slashing Marshall Plan Fund
The Senate approved a 3.116 billion foreign aid bill after cutting 250 million from Marshall Plan spending and keeping President Truman's point four program. Final vote 60 to 8. bill sets ceilings for Europe and Far East aid in fiscal 1951, with further trimming possible in a later appropriations bill.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Truman
Europe
Far East
Korea
China
Palestine
House
James P. Kem
R-Mo
GOP
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Styles Bridges
N. H
Irving M. Ives
N. Y
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Robert C. Hendrickson
N. J
Elmer Thomas
6 000 Soldiers Hunt for Tacoma Bay Missing Boy
More than 6,000 soldiers spread over Fort Lewis in a search for Tommy Jenkins a three year old missing since Thursday afternoon. Sgt William H Jenkins his father aided by a neighbor's dog and a helicopter and bloodhounds officers pushed through thick brush and rain seeking the boy with the dog likely guarding him according to the father and searchers.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.P
Fort Lewis
Tommy Jenkins
William H. Jenkins
Tommy
Bill Clark
This Self-Baiting Mousetrap Is Cat
In Brazil Indiana on May 5 a cat named Jiggs owned by Mr and Mrs David Lewis demonstrates a self baiting mousetrap. While eating cheese he saves the last scraps to smear his face near a mouse hole creating a cheesy aroma that attracts mice and ends with their capture.
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Brazil
Ind
Jiggs
David Lewis
Lewises
German Commies Called to Moscow
Berlin dispatch reports Germany's top Communist leaders summoned to Moscow for a secret meeting. A Russian plane reportedly carried Otto Grotewohl and Walter Ulbricht to Moscow while Wilhelm Pieck has been in the Soviet capital. a Cominform gathering and possible UN aims were cited.
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Berlin
U.K
Germany
Moscow
Cominform
Communist Information Bureau
Bloc
Otto Grotewohl
Walter Ulbricht
Wilhem Pieck
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Nehru Forms New Indian Cabinet Under Republic
New prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru led a cabinet reshuffle in New Delhi, naming 13 ministers including two new ones to form India's first cabinet under the January republic. The resignations of the old cabinet followed the India Pakistan minority accord dispute.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
S. P. Mooerjee
Commerce
K. C. Neag
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T. Oe
Marshall Plan
Tacoma Bay
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