International Food Plan Is Proposed
Sir John Orr of the United Nations FAO urged an international four to five year plan to combat famine. He invited UN member states to a May 20 meeting to discuss food problems and outlined projected needs for 1946-47, including wheat deficits and regional import requirements across Europe and the Far East.
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Washington
John Orr
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
John
United Nations
United States
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Food and Agriculture Organization
Metal
Far East
Europe
Sir John
Lindstrom Elected President of Mines Student Body
Joe Lindstrom of Stratford Conn was chosen president of the Associated Students of Montana School of Mines at the first M day in three years for civilian students. Harry Shields and Harold Johnson were runners up for offices with multiple Theta Tau and Sigma Rho members in the slate.
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Joe Lindstrom
Stratford
Conn
Associated Students of Montana School of Mines
Big Butte
Albert Letey
Klein
Hilltop School
Theta Tau Fraternity
Lindstrom
Harry Shields
Butte
Sigma Rho
Harold Johnson
Anaconda
Jerry Murphy
Charles Grimes
Ketchikan
Alaska
Hayes Bolitho
Gordon Swanby
Sidney
Clarence Wells
Terence Kirkland
Glasgow
Don Michaely
Walter T. Scott
Oscar A. Dingman
Charles Lyden
Joplin
William Hand
Dillon
Leonard Sundell
Miles City
William Love
Helena
Scott
Charles McAuliffe
Forecasts Failure for Marshall's Mission
Peng Chen, secretary general of the northeast bureau, says Gen. George C. Marshall will fail to restore peace in China if U S naval transport of Nationalist troops into Manchuria continues. He notes Communists will remain in Changchun and will not be driven out.
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Changchun
Peng Chen
Northeast Bureau
Manchuria
George C. Marshall
China
United States
Gen. Marshall
Peng
Lin Piao
Morrison to Fly to Washington for Emergency Food Talks
London reports the British government will send Herbert Morrison to Washington to consult with President Truman on new measures to avert famine in India Germany and Asia. The U S Britain and Canada will extend the wartime food board until the end of December due to the deteriorating world food situation. Morrison will bring latest official British needs and relief plans.
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London
U.P
Herbert Morrison
Cabinet Council
Washington
Truman
Europe
Asia
Morrison
Germany
India
Southeast Asia
Ottawa
United States
Britain
Canada
Food Board
Ben Smith
Mr. Truman
Church Delegates Are Selected for Montana Diocese
On day two of the 43rd annual Episcopal diocese convention, delegates to the triennial Episcopal Church conference in Philadelphia next September were elected. Clergymen named include Rev. Thomas Ashworth Butte Rev Elmer Lofstrom Great Falls Rev Henry Ewan Billings and Rev Norman Foote Helena. Lay delegates are A J Sandale Havre Carl Lanzendorfer Billings and Carl Auerman Billings. Executive council members are Rev Elmer Lofstrom and Robert Waddell both of Great Falls for three years, Rev George Masuda Whitefish two years, Rev Richard Price Miles City one year. Standing committee members named: Rev Thomas Ashworth Butte Rev Thomas Bennett Missoula Rev Henry Ewan Billings Richard Paulson Butte Judge Lyman Bennett. (Continued on Page 3 Col 7)
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Episcopal Diocese of
Montana
Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Thomas Ashworth
Butte
Elmer Lofstrom
Great Falls
Henry Ewan
Billings
Norman Foote
Helena
A. J. Sandale
Havre
Carl Lanzendorfer
Carl Auerman
Robert Waddell
George Masuda
Whitefish
Richard Price
Miles City
Thomas Bennett
Missoula
Richard Paulson
Lyman Bennett
Plane Wreckage Believed Seen Near Crazy Peak
Army search crews faced rain and snow as they attempted to reach Crazy Peak 49 miles north of Bozeman. A pilot reported finding wing and fuselage parts believed to be an Army C 45 transport missing since Sunday with six aboard. Ground teams waited while weather grounded planes and a rescue plan was prepared.
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Bozeman
U.P
Crazy Peak
Here
Amos Little
Colorado Springs
Colo
Army Air Base
Helena
Mont
Great Falls
Jack Klingler
Wilsall
H. D. Avry
Youngstown
Ohio
D. L. van Fleet
W. H. Sachs
L. V. Simmons
W. S. Palmer
Clyde Backus
Air Force
Wright Field
Man Injured in Traffic Mishap
William J. Regan is in St James hospital with a broken left leg after being struck by a car at Montana and Front streets early Thursday. Deputies say his condition is fair. A man giving the name M E Faye 16 East Aluminum reported the accident and called for an ambulance.
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William J. Regan
St. James Hospital
Montana
Regan
M. E. Faye
East Aluminum
Russia Snubs UN Security Council on Iranian Issue
The Security Council criticized Russia for absenting its delegate Andrei Gromyko and for not reporting on Iran. A U S resolution urged Iran to report by May 20 on withdrawal of Red troops, with Russia’s status left unstated. The council adjourned after 43 minutes.
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New York
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Council
Great Britain
Alexander Cadogan
Andrei A. Gromyko
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States
Iran
Stettinius
Ohio Electorate Rebuffs P A C in Tuesday Primaries
Returns from four states show the C I O Political Action Committee failing to unseat anti-New Dealers in Ohio. Senator James Huffman crushed rivals to face John Bricker. In Alabama Albert Rains led renomination, with a likely run off for governor J E Folsom trailed Hand Ellis. Indiana’s third district remained undecided as John Gonas led for the Democratic nomination. The PAC plans to raise over 5 million to fund its purge and lists lawmakers on blacklists for opposing its positions.
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Washington
C. I. O. Political Action Committee
Ohio
Deep South
Indiana
Alabama
Florida
James W. Huffman
Marvin Harrison
Huffman
John W. Bricker
Albert Rains
Joe Starnes
Dies House UN- American Activities Committee
J. E. Folsom
Hand Ellis
John S. Gonas
South Bend
E. Spencer Walton
Overseas Veterans Returning Home
F O John R Honeychurch of 1148 West Steel is due in New York Thursday aboard the General Squier after service in the European theater, per the Associated Press.
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John R. Honeychurch
West Steel
New York
General Squier
Associated Press
Butte Weather Forecast Cloudy with Rain Snow Thursday Cooler Night
Butte forecast calls for cloudy skies with rain or snow on Thursday then partly cloudy and cooler Thursday night. Highs near 50s to 60s in some areas, temperatures in the lower 40s to 50s, and scattered showers west of the divide. East of the divide much cooler with strong northerly winds. Precipitation around .09 inches reported.
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School of Mines
Divide
Munitions Dump Swept by Fire Near Elveden Suffolk
A fire swept an American Army Air Force ammunition dump near Elveden Suffolk on Wednesday night. Five hours of fighting by East Coast fire brigades kept the blaze from many bomb dumps while explosions raged and fragmentation bombs detonated. Troops and crew remained at their posts as water shortages hampered efforts and the fire burned through large stacks of high explosive bombs.
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London
U.P
Elveden
Suffolk
East Coast
Suit by Veteran Is Taken Under Advisement
Edward C. Commers of Helena, a Bronze Star and Silver Star recipient, seeks a declaratory judgment on whether the federal government may be sued for losses to postwar earning capacity due to war wounds. The court granted 20 days for the government to brief and 15 days for opposing counsel to answer after arguments.
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R. Lewis Brown
United States
Edward C. Commers
Helena
Commers
Luzon
Harlow F. Pease
Francis J. McGaw
Justice Department
McGaw
Co. E. Pew
John W. Mahan
Pew
20 000 Germans Under Arrest
The American military government announced 20,000 Germans were arrested for black market trading in lightning raids in downtown Berlin as part of a drive to stamp out illegal trade. Gen Joseph T McNarney said March and April saw hundreds of German police, with military help, making as many as 6,000 arrests in a single day. Berlin civil police reported 14,499 offenders arrested in April with 158 police and 603 plainclothesmen aiding. the peak daily civil police total in April was 800.
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Berlin
U.P
Joseph T. McNarney
Montana Plans Expenditure on State Buildings 1947
Montana's postwar planning commission ended its three day session with 4 225 361 dollars allocated for new buildings repairs and remodeling at state institutions. The group gave 657 275 dollars to Montana State University Missoula including 300 000 for a school administration building and 80 000 for a heating plant. Additional funds covered Bozeman Library 400 000 and Eastern Montana 175 000 for a science building. Northern Montana Havre 76 000 for new construction.
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Helena
Montana
Postwar Planning and Construction Commission
Montana State University
Missoula
State Laboratory
Montana State College
Bozeman
Eastern
Normal College
Billings
Northern Montana College
Havre
Showdown Near in Strike Crisis
Washington reports a possible momentous showdown as emergency coal stocks for public use fall short of 12 hours of normal consumption. The Association of American Railroads says 400000 railway related workers have been laid off. Negotiations between John L Lewis and mine operators remain at a stalemate amid growing fuel shortages and looming government action. Congress members push for rapid strike control legislation with Eastland leading efforts to consider the Case bill.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
John L. Lewis
Congress
Eastland
House
Senate Labor Committee
Second Attempt to Execute Negro Delayed
Acting Governor Emile Verret postponed for 20 days Louisiana's second execution of Willie Francis, 17, by electric chair, due to faulty electrodes. The delay followed calls from State Chief Justice Charles O'Neill and lawyer Bertrand Deblanc, who sought a restraining order as the case received legal review.
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ST. Matinville
Emile Verret
Louisiana
Willie Francis
Verret
Leonard Resweber
Baton Rouge
Charles O'Neill
New Orleans
O'Neill
Counsel Engaged for Convicts in Alcatraz Riot
A Nevada mystery man hired high priced lawyers to defend Miran Thompson Sam Schockley and Clarence Carnes after last week’s Alcatraz riot. The Spagnoli Boon and Dale firm filed federal petitions to end solitary confinement, but Judge Louis Goodman denied the habeas corpus writ noting prison discipline handles internal management.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Miran
Tex) Thompson
Sam Schockley
Clarence Carnes
Alcatraz
Ernest Spagnoli
Robert A. Boon
Milton Dale
Spagnoli
Rock
Louis Goodman
Administration Wins Test on British Loan
The administration won a narrow 45 to 40 vote on an amendment to the 3.75 billion loan to Britain, blocking a move that would have crippled the agreement. Supporters then prepared for a key 1 p.m. Thursday Senate vote on advancing the bill, while others pushed labor control legislation. Barkley said success looms for passage, with opponents and backers watching closely in a tense chamber.
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Washington
Britain
Senate
McFarland
D-Ariz
Barkley
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
House
Eastland
D-Miss
Atlantic
United States
Roxas Supported by MacArthur
General MacArthur publicly backed Manuel Roxas for Philippine presidency, calling him anti Japanese and a trusted officer who acted with gallantry. He noted Roxas was exonerated by a loyalty board after entering U.S. lines in north Luzon in 1945 amid collaboration accusations.
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Tokyo
U.P
Philippines
Manuel Roxas
Douglas MacArthur
Roxas
MacArthur
Bataan
Corregidor
Luzon
Floating headquarters sails to Bikini for atomic tests
The 12,000 ton USS Mt. McKinley set sail Wednesday as flagship of Vice Admiral Blandy to direct Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll. The ship will house Joint Task Force One staff and lead the summer test against Navy warships.
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MT. Mckinley
W.P
Bikini Atoll
W. H. P. Blandy
Envoys Urged to Admit Failure at Peace Conference
United States Secretary of State Byrnes urged the foreign ministers to recognize the conferences failure to settle Europe's peace terms and refer differences to a 211 nation peace conference on June 15. The move gained support from Bevin and Bidault, but Molotov objected, as talks on Italian reparations stalled.
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Paris
United States
James F. Byrnes
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Europe
Soviet Union
Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Georges Bidault
France
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Molotov
Bidault
Bevin
Moscow Long
Ruhr
Rhineland
Russia
Italy
Government raises grain price ceilings on corn and other feeds
The May 8 government release lists increases to price ceilings effective May 13: corn 25 cents a bushel, wheat 15, oats 5, barley 9, rye 10, and grain sorghums 18 per hundred pounds. Increases apply to existing stocks and this year’s harvest, with aims to reduce price uncertainty through June 30, 1947 and to promote grain movement for export and domestic use. Other livestock feeds also rise, including fishmeal 10 per ton and gluten meal 14 per ton. the 30 cent famine relief bonus for corn abroad ends soon.
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Washington
Office of Economic Stabilization
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Administration
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Marshall
U. S. Army Ordnance
White Sands
N. M
President Truman
U.N. Council
Francis W. Carpenter
P.A.C
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillion
Drummond
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Whitehall
United States Weather Bureau
Helena Man
U. S
Arthur Edson
Bikini
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