Gen MacArthur Blasts President UN Troops Hunt for Enemy
Allied tanks and infantry probed northeast of Seoul as a 3500-strong Communist column fled toward cover in a hilly sector. Fifth Air Force said 2500 enemy vehicles moved toward the front with 140 hit in air attacks. No Red contact north of the Seoul Chunchon axis. Inje 75 miles northeast of Seoul and Kapyong 32 miles northeast. Attack southeast of Inje continued into Sunday with limited penetration.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Korea
United States
Eighth Army
Inje
United States Fifth Air Force
Seoul-Chunchon
Kapyong
Chunchon
Butte Leaders Secure Home Building Priority for Defense Mobilization
Tim J. Sullivan of the Butte Development association returned from Washington D C with assurances that Butte will receive material priorities to sustain its home building program for miners. Officials acknowledged defense needs and confirmed continued support, with plans to house 150 fore families and develop duplexes and rental apartments.
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Butte
Tim J. Sullivan
Butte Development Association
Washington, D. C
Sullivan
National Production Authority
Development Association
Kenwood Realty Company
Centerville
Montana Street
Safeway
Silver Bow Street
Texas Avenue
Washington
J. C. Pritchard
Small Business Committee
Department of Commerce
Nelson Pierce
Daylight Saving Time Brings Clocks Forward Monday
Butte Anaconda and Philipsburg residents will move clocks forward one hour to begin daylight saving time on Monday morning. The Anaconda Copper Mining plants in Butte and Anaconda switch at 6 a.m. standard time to 7 a.m. daylight time. post office hours shift Sunday night to midnight to align mail deliveries.
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Butte
Anaconda
Philipsburg
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Joseph E. Parker
Parker
Butte City Lines, Incorporated
Montana School of Mines
Butte Business College
Plans Comeback for De Valera Opponent Party
Dublin Eire May 5 Former Premier Eamon De Valeras powerful opposition party prepared Saturday for an attempted comeback in new Irish elections scheduled for May 11.
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Dublin
Eire
U.P
Eamon de Valera
Textile Workers End Their Strike in Eight Southern States
In Charlotte on May 5 the policy committee of the Textile Workers of America CIO voted to end the five week strike against cotton and rayon mills in eight southern states. Union officials agreed to return to work per a government request from Federal Mediation Director Cyrus S. Ching to aid national defense and security.
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Charlotte
N. C
U.P
Textile Workers of America
CIO
Cyrus S. Ching
4-H and FFA Calf Show Set Here in October
Four H and Future Farmers of America from all parts of Montana will assemble in Butte Oct. 25 and 26 for the Rocky Mountain Feeder Calf show and sale to be held here in connection with an adult feeder cattle show and sale.
Community Survey Seeks Reader Preference For Advertisements
A community survey invites readers to share opinions on what makes an ad perfect. Readers may win cash prizes if their input aligns with the majority decided best, with many local businesses named as potential beneficiaries or sponsors.
Ranch show and sales planned by 4 H and FFA committee
Execut ive committee of 4 H and FFA divisions met with Rail Havens Montana Livestock Auction Co as host to plan shows and sales at the auction company pavilion south of town. The 4 H event complements the annual fat cattle show set for early fall with Growers from Butte Bozeman Wisdom and Whitehall among officers and contributors.
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FFA
Rail Havens
Montana Livestock Auction Company
Auction Company
Govert A. Dyke
Milwaukee Road
Butte
Ray G. Johnson
Bozeman
Paul J. Moore
Larry Smith
Sears Roebuck Company
James B. Glover, Jr
Montana Power Company
Darwin Peterson
Wisdom Rancher
F. A. Ralston
Clair Michaels
Whitehall
Charles E. Jarrett
Great Falls
Great Northern
E. P. Frizelle
Metals Bank and Trust Company
J. Glenn
Combat Veterans Arrive Home in Seattle
Fifteen hundred American soldiers returning from Korea arrived in Seattle on a Navy transport. Soldiers praised friends and family as tears and cheers marked their homecoming. Sgt Lawrence Ray and Lt James R. Wilson spoke of sacrifice and honor, both wearing the Distinguished Service Cross.
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Seattle
Korea
Army
Lawrence Ray
Elizabethtown
James R. Wilson
Aguilar
Colo
Ray
Wilson
Hints Acheson May Be on Way Out
Capitol Hill gossip cites Rep Rogers Texas alleging a Supreme Court justice may retire and Attorney General McGrath could succeed him. The note also hints Dean Acheson may be replaced by John Foster Dulles in the near future according to the newsletter.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Capitol Hill
Representative Rogers
City Officials to Take Office Monday in Butte
The incoming Butte city government gathers Monday night to organize and swear in officers. Mayor Thomas R. Morgan will lead the sessions, announce committee appointments, and deliver the state of the city address. New aldermen include Hastings Kelly Malone Farren Carrig, with several incumbents re-elected.
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Butte
Thomas R. Morgan
Morgan
William A. Curran
Dewey McGeehan
Walter Kinared
J. D. Flynn
H. B. Strasser
John Seton
Bernard F. Holland
Truman Plan Denounced as Appeasement in Korea Talk
Bridgeport Connecticut May 5. U P Joseph W Martin Jr Republican Leader says President Truman’s talk of negotiated peace in Korea amounts to appeasement. He cites six years of blundering and warns against deals with the Communists while urging a balanced policy to defend Pacific and Atlantic fronts.
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Bridgeport
Conn
U.P
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Truman
Korea
Meat Industry Demands Killing of Beef Price Rollback
Cattlemen press DiSalle to cancel the beef price rollback or face a meat strike that could destabilize wartime controls. Farm spokesmen warn of black market risks and plan to push repeal during defense mobilization debates beginning with hearings led by Wilson. Congress splits along farm city lines on the issue.
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Washington
U.P
Michael V. DiSalle
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Eric Johnston
Congress
House
Senate
A. L. Miller
R-Neb
DiSalle
Israelis Beat Back Syrian Assault on Muteila Hill
Israeli artillery supported troops repelled the 18th Syrian attack in four days on Muteila hill north of the Sea of Galilee. The daylong engagement left Arab casualties reported in the scores, while Damascus claimed Israeli violations of the armistice in the demilitarized zone.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Muteila Hill
Sea of Galilee
Damascus
United Nations
Ethiopians Reach Korea To Join UN Forces
The first shipload of Ethiopian soldiers arrived in Pusan Korea on Sunday to join United Nations forces in Korea.
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Korea
Pusan
United Nations
Butte Weather Forecast Sees Warm Sunday Conditions
Partly cloudy and warm Sunday with a low around 36 and high near 70. Weekend temps at the airport minimum 32 maximum 69. West of Divide in Montana expects partly cloudy skies Sunday and Sunday night with highs of 60 to 65.
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Montana
Divide
Assated
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Neeeenneenes
Cowenees
MacArthur urges crushing Red Korea amid Senate probes
In Washington on May 5 Douglas MacArthur warned the free world is doomed if the Communist threat in Korea isn’t crushed. The retired five star general blamed Washington for policy vacuum while criticizing Britain’s stance toward Red China and Formosa. He left for New York after 174000 words of testimony and said he may return for rebuttal after briefings on his ouster.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Senate
Korea
Truman
MacArthur
Britain
America
China
Formosa
New York
Bataan
National
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Defense Marshall
Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Pentagon
Acheson Backed Truman's Ouster Decision
Washington May 5 Secretary of State Dean Acheson fully supported President Truman's decision to fire General Douglas MacArthur from his Far East command. State department spokesman Michael J. McDermott confirmed Acheson's stance after Senator J. William Fulbright claimed Acheson opposed the ouster. Fulbright noted no inconsistency with the Defense Department's April 19 announcement citing unanimous adviser support.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
J. William Pulbright
D-Ark
Acheson
MacArthur McDermott
Defense Department
Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
MacArthur
Get Acquainted Dinner Reservations In Butte
Reservations are being taken at the Butte Chamber of Commerce for the Get Acquainted dinner at Finlen hotel on May 15. Honorees include Dr. W B Talbot Dr J R Van Pelt Clark Derrick and Dennis Driscoll. James T Finlen will be toastmaster.
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Finlen Hotel
Butte Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Talbot
Butte Community Hospital
J. Robert van Pelt
Montana School of Mines
Clark Derrick
Victor Chemical Works
Dennis Driscoll
Hansen Packing Company
James T. Finlen
Butte
Montana State Bar Association
Kathleen Whelan
Montana State College
Bozeman
Six Yank Planes Shot Down by Reds in Korea
Far East air forces report six American fighter planes shot down in Red territory over the weekend. Some pilots returned to base. US Air Force crews flew over 5,400 sorties amid weather limits. The FEAF summary cites about 30 enemy sorties, one MIG 15 likely destroyed, four damaged, and a night attack on a B26 bomber damaged one prop plane. Enemy strafing casualties exceed 3,000. 22 enemy airfields attacked.
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Tokyo
U.P
Red
Far East
FEAF
United States Air Force
MacArthur Faces Nation Over War Policy Choice
General Douglas MacArthur presents a binary choice to Americans between his plan to widen the Korean conflict with naval blockades Chinese Nationalist troops and more U.S. ground forces versus the Truman administration’s Korea‑only approach. He warns of Soviet entry and a broader battle against Communism if not met in Korea.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Gen
MacArthur
Texas
Red China
Korea
Russia
Free World
Anaconda Copper shifts to daylight saving time May 7 1951
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company announces that its operations at Butte mines and plants will switch to daylight saving time at 7 am on Monday May 7 1951. Standard time 6 am becomes daylight time 7 am.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
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