Exiled Bolivian leader Paz Estenssoro leads election
Victor Paz Estenssoro, exiled Bolivian working class leader, takes a commanding lead in the presidential race aided by Communist support. Reports claim six killed at a Santa Cruz polling place amid tension, with three slain linked to his MNR allies. he has remained abroad since 1946.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Santa Cruz
Paz Estenssoro
National Revolutionary Movement
MNR
Gualberto Villarroel
Villarroel
Buenos Aires
Taxes and curbs urged to slow inflation
Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston warned wage price controls alone cannot stem inflation long term and called for higher taxes and stricter credit curbs. He predicted inflation’s real fire could begin next fall unless the nation mobilizes to restrain costs amid defense spending. Johnston spoke before heading on a West Coast trip and testifying to Congress.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Johnston
West Coast
Korea
Senate Banking Committee
Charles E. Wilson
Neo Nazi Reich party leads in Lower Saxony vote
In Lower Saxony elections, the Socialist Reich party strong- tempers a fourth place among 10 parties. With 33 of 95 districts counted, SRP held at least two seats and ranked first in votes at 387,444, ahead of CDU/CSU coalition and the Union of Refugees.
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Hannover
Germany
Socialist Reich (Empire
Lower Saxony
Socialist Party
Christaan Democrat
Union of Refuge
RHE
Ats
Economy Drive Lops Off Billions From 1952 Budget
Representative John Taber notes the congressional economy drive has reduced spending by about 4.9 billion dollars from the postwar high Truman budget. He cites administration cuts and off-year savings that could push 1952 outlays 6 to 8 billion below the January proposal of 71.594 billion.
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Washington
U.P
John Taber
RN. Y
Congress
Truman
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Eighth Week Winner Named in Montana Community Survey
Mrs. Theodore Backstrom of 2000 Dewey won first prize in the Montana Standard and Butte Daily Post eighth week Community Survey. She received $50 for her efforts and credited her experience in Weinberg's Ed Maran's stores for guiding her selections.
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John Gerry
Theodore Backstrom
Dewey
Montana Standard and
Butte Daily Post
Backstrom
Hazel Gerry
Weinberg
Ted Backstrom
Austrian Run Off Election Likely After Austria Vote
Six candidates compete for the Austrian presidency after none wins a majority. Leading candidates are Heinrich Gleissner and Theodore Koerner with Breitner and Fiala trailing. Final provisional totals show a narrow gap and a run off must be held within 35 days to decide the successor to Karl Brenner.
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Vienna
Austria
Russia
Heinrich Gleissner
Catholic People’s Party
Theodore Koerner
Gleissner
Koerner
Conservative People’s Party
Burghard Breitner
Gottlieb Fiala
Johannes Ude
Frau Ludoviva Hainsch-Marche
Breitner
People’s Party
United States
Karl Brenner
New York Times Chicago? Neckwear rule rescinded for soldiers
Two American soldiers faced the heat of Tokyo's summer as a new order requiring neckties was rescinded on Monday. The announcement arrived May 7, bringing relief to servicemen uneasy about dressing up in the hot climate.
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Tokyo
Allied Tank Infantry Roll Ahead in Korea
Allied tank infantry task forces advanced about twenty miles beyond the Han River line on Sunday as a patrol crossed the 38th parallel into North Korea without contact. Reports say no major fighting elsewhere, with rapid enemy buildup observed on supply routes and heavy Allied air activity targeting vehicles and railcars.
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Tokyo
Han River
38Th Parallel
North Korea
No-Man’s Land
Seoul
Manchuria
United Nations
Chunchon
Soyang River
Kapyong
Seoul-Chunchon
Pukhan River
Livingston Girl, 10, Target of Bullet
Kathy Taylor about 10 of Pray Montana had a .22 caliber bullet removed from her jaw at a hospital. Authorities searched for the shooter or rabbit hunter who may have fired the shot accidentally. The girl was reported in good condition after the bullet was removed.
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Livingston
Mont
Kathy Taylor
Pray
Goodlg
Medal of Honor Winner Says GIs in Korea Are Disgusted
TOKYO May 6 UP The sole U.S. soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in Korea who survived tells reporters that front line troops are disgusted by a war with no end yet their attitude does not hinder their combat. He recalls the Aug 31 Sept 1 Naktong action near Agok where two tanks and two flak wagons covered a retreat against 500 Communists.
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Korea
Tokyo
United States
Ernest R. Kouma
Naktong River
Truman
Dwight
Neb
Naktong
Kouma
Agok
South Korea
Probe Sought to Clear War Shipping Risks and Allegations
Rep. Clarence J. Brown accused the State department of aiding Britain in sending strategic materials to Chinese Communists and urged a congressional probe. British Defense Minister Shinwell denied appeasing Communists as Britain reports 120000 tons of rubber shipped to Red China in nine months. MacArthur said the American consul in Hong Kong noted shipments, prompting Brown to demand Senate inquiry if full facts are not exposed.
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Washington
Clarence J. Brown
Rohio
State Department
Great Britain
Emmanuel Shinwell
Britain
Korea
Malaya
Brown
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
House Armed Services-Foreign Affairs Committees
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Attlee
Red China
America
British Colonial Office
China
MacArthur
Senate Committee
British
Hong Kong
Bozeman Youth Drowns in Glass Lindsay Lakes
A 23 year old Bozeman man Tom Lemon apparently drowned when a boat with friends capsized on the Glass Lindsay lakes north of Big Timber. Rescue efforts were hindered by heavy aquatic growth as police and sheriffs searched after a 2 p.m. accident. Lemon, son of Mr and Mrs Stan Lemon, worked at his father’s automobile agency and garage. survivors include his widow.
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BIG Timber
Tom Lemon
Bozeman
Glass-Lindsay Lakes
Here
Lemon
Stan Lemon
Gene Treat
Hugh Black
Allen Embry
Butte Weather Forecast Mixed showers and cooler air ahead
Mostly cloudy with light scattered showers expected Monday and little temperature change. Monday readings range from a low around 36 to a high near 56. Across Montana West of Divide sees partly cloudy to cloudy with possible showers and a high near 60 to 70. East of Divide warms with increasing clouds and light showers.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Senate Group to Continue Asiatic Probe
Secretary of Defense Marshall will testify Monday for the administration in Congress defending policy behind General Douglas MacArthur’s removal. He faces sharp questions on Korea war aims and risks of direct Russian intervention, while senators prepare to examine wider policy lines beyond Asia.
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Washington
Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
Pentagon
White House
Senate
MacArthur
Korea
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Truman
Far East
China
Soviet
Russia
Secretary of Defense
Manchuria
Formosa
Red China
Arthur
Mace Arthur
Orient
McMahon
D-Conn
Europe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Marshal
Ane
Defense Department
Pacific
Wilson Urges Broad Public Works Spending Cutbacks
Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson urged states cities and counties to secure clearances before borrowing more than 1 million dollars and to postpone nonessential postwar projects including soldiers bonuses memorials and certain public works. The National Voluntary Credit Restraint committee formed four regional panels to advise on debt proposals while noting current high levels of public debt since Korea and urging reductions in both public and private expenditures.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
National Voluntary Credit Restraint Committee
Korea
Midwestern
D. Dean McCormick
McCormick and Co
Chicago
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Colorado
Frank F. Walker
Dean Witter and Co
San Francisco
West Coast
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
B36 Bomber Crash Claims 23 Airmen Near Albuquerque
A United States B36 bomber crashed at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque on Sunday, killing 23 airmen and injuring two survivors. The six engine plane exploded after a low approach in a sandstorm, minutes from the municipal terminal, following a flight from Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. Col. P. B. Griffith confirmed 22 fatalities at the scene, with one more dying at Sandia base hospital.
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Albuquerque
N. M
United States
Kirtland Air Force Base
Municipal Air Terminal
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
Texas
Kirtland Field
Carl Lund
P. B. Griffith
Kirtland
Sandia Base Hospital
Mining City Adopts Daylight Saving Time Change
Mining City residents set clocks ahead one hour at midnight Sunday to observe daylight saving time. Butte and Anaconda operations switch to daylight saving at 6 a m standard time Monday, with rail air and intercity schedules on standard time. Butte City Lines will adjust schedules to the new time.
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Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda
Butte City Lines, Incorporated
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Mrs. Backstrom
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Rocky Mountain Beer
Medium Ads
Butte Brewing Co. Wein's Clothing
Daniel's Automotive Repair
Electric and Music Mart
Food Bank Saving Center
Gertrude’s Slenderizing Salon
Jensen Drug Co
Lloyd’s of Butte
Bertoglio
Beery’s
Gribben’s Murray Motor Co
Oedish Furniture Co
Wilson Motors
Wilson-Sims Realty Co
Solon
Associated Press
Senate Group
Mining City
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