Senate Finance Committee Endorses Broad Tax Reductions
The Senate finance committee voted 8 to 5 to approve House backed tax cuts of 15 to 30 percent for most income taxpayers this year. The plan would take effect July 1 for withholding payers and half for calendar year payers, costing about 3.2 billion dollars next fiscal year. The bill details several income brackets with 30 percent, 20 percent, and 15 percent reductions and would pass to the Senate for action next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate Finance Committee
Walter F. George
Dga
Senate
Treasury
Congress
House
Centennial valley ranchman dies after riding accident
Charles A. Harball 54, injured Tuesday on the Gleed brothers ranch in Centennial valley southeast of Dillon, died Friday in a Butte hospital. He was riding to rope a calf when his horse fell crushing him. Survived by wife Helen and seven children. body at Brundage funeral home in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Harball
Gleed Brothers
Centennial Valley
Dillon
Butte
Harball
Lakeview
Red Rock Lake
Helen
Brundage Funeral Home
Winchester
Tenn
R. S. Holt
Joe Rolman
Holt
Alene Rolman
Jim Smith
Squire A. E. French
Rossville
Anaconda Company and Butte Schools Adopt Daylight Time
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company and Butte School District No. 1 will switch to daylight saving time at 7:00 a.m. Monday May 12 1947. The move follows a near unanimous Miners Union vote and a city-council request. School buses will pick up students an hour earlier and clocks will be turned ahead accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte Miners’ Union
Butte City Council
Butte
Miners’ Union
Anaconda Company
Lowell W. Johnson
Butte District No. 1
Western Montana Roads Flooded as Rivers Rise
Western Montana towns faced rising floodwaters as the Blackfoot, Clark Fork and Bitter Root rivers swelled from recent warm weather and rain. Roads and low-lying areas submerged, with evacuations and bridge protections under way in Missoula Ravalli and Mineral counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Montana
Clark Fork
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Boner
W. C. Lubrecht
A. C. M. Company
Powell County
Blackfoot Valley
Forest Service
Ravalli
Mineral
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee
Doctors Examine Butte Infant in Rochester
A seven day old infant from Butte Montana arrived at St Mary's hospital in an oxygen tent made from a wash boiler to undergo surgery to correct an upside down stomach. Emil Keranen, father and tavern keeper, accompanied Linda Lee Keranen as Mayo Clinic doctors reviewed the case with no immediate results reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
St. Mary’s Hospital
Montana
Linda Lee Keranen
Butte
Emil Keranen
Mayo Clinic
Sanity Hearing Set for State Rep Jimmie Scott
A sanity hearing is scheduled for Oklahoma State Representative Jimmie Scott who faces an assault with intent to kill charge against State Senator Tom Anglin in the Oklahoma Senate chamber. Scott, who pleaded not guilty at arraignment, resides in Holdenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Jimmie Scott
Tom Anglin
Oklahoma Senate
Scott
Holdenville
Anglin
Garrotted Chicago gambler found in San Francisco car trunk
The body of Nick De John a Chicago gambler was found garrotted in a new automobile trunk in San Francisco. Police tied the case to possible cross country mob activity and linked De John's associates and family to prior Chicago killings and a hidden life under the name Vincent Rossi in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chicago
Nick de John
Milwaukee Avenue
Barney McDonald
de John
North Side
Lena
Vincent Benvento
Frank Quattrochi
Vincent Rossi
Santa Rosa
Cailif
Vincent Zingarelli
California
Mother of Eight Children Slain in Bethlehem Home
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania a 58-year-old mother of eight, Julia Borso, was shot to death in her home during a dispute over her husband Geza Borso Sr making coffee before daybreak. Police filed a murder charge against Borso. Coroner D F Bachman confirmed the shotgun was the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Michael Fox
D. F. Bachman
Northampton County
Julia Borso
Fox
Geza Borso
Civilians Killed and Wounded in Paraguayan Air Strike
Reports from Ponta Pora say Concepcion the rebel capital in northern Paraguay suffered an air attack by Asuncion government planes. Civilians and soldiers were killed and injured as bombs hit military targets and residences causing panic. The high command in Asuncion says military objectives were bombed with no details.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U.P
Concepcion
Paraguay
Asuncion
Paraguan
Ponta Pera
High Command
Truman to visit mother in Grandview on Mother's Day
President Truman will fly to Grandview Missouri on Sunday for a three hour visit with his 94 year old mother Mrs Martin E Truman who is recovering from a broken hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Truman
Grandview
Martin E. Truman
Arabs Press for Independent Palestine at UN
The Arab higher committee urged the United Nations to establish an independent state of Palestine immediately while the Jewish agency pressed for immigration freedom to build a Jewish national home. The debate centered on entry limits, with Arabs seeking an immediate halt to all immigration and Jews demanding relaxed entry as demographic balances shift.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Arab Higher Committee
United Nations
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Holy Land
Henry Kazan
United Nations Assembly
Mandate
Kazan
Middle East
Russia
United Nation Inquiry Commission On
State of
Moshe Shertok
Sugar rations may move up before July amid East Coast surplus
Cuban sugar piling up in eastern refining centers could prompt an earlier effective date for the 10 pound sugar stamp. Agriculture officials warn that freight-car shortages may hinder inland movement as the wheat crop ships out, risking a summer sugar famine despite current 35 pounds per consumer compared with 25 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seaboard
Agriculture Department
Six Americans Slain by China Communists
Nanking May 9 Six unidentified Americans were killed by Chinese Communists just before they evacuated an auxiliary base in north Shensi province. The Central News Agency said the Americans and 14 other prisoners were shot as spies for the Kuomintang. A defense ministry spokesman said efforts will be made to identify the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
U.P
Shensi
Sian
Kuomintang
Ministry of National Defense
Cloudy, windy Saturday with showers across Montana regions
Butte forecasts: considerable cloudiness and windy Saturday with occasional showers, cooler. Next 24 hours high 54. Mines 73/44, Airport 65/44. trace precipitation. West of divide: continued cloudiness with light showers, cool 50-60. East of divide: scattered showers and thunderstorms, cooler 60-70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Mines
Divide
Trial reveals broad topics in May Garsson case
At the May-Garsson war fraud trial, prosecutors present a wide range of issues from a $2500 rubber check to a court martial brush with death and an enlisted man’s affair with a Japanese woman. The defense serves a subpoena on Gen. Eisenhower for possible testimony. May faces charges of political corruption and accepting bribes linked to the Garsson munitions empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
Garsson Munitions Combine
May
House
Combine
Henry and
Murray Garsson
Joseph F. Freeman
Brehon B. Somervell
Garssons
Batavia Metal Products Company
Garsson
Joseph Garsson
Murray
Body of Bandit Found in Car After Downtown Robbery
Seattle police identified 19 year old Charles E. Robinson of Los Angeles as one of two bandits who held up a downtown theater and exchanged gunfire with Detective Bowerman. Robinson was found dead in a car with California plates and more than 300 dollars in his pockets. The second suspect, James L. Baker of San Francisco, was in custody for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
U.P
Charles E. Robinson
North 136Th Street
Los Angeles
California
Stanley Bowerman
Robinson
James L. Baker
San Francisco
Solons Criticize Postmasters Over Congressional Spending
Washington May 9 Senator Bridges urged fines or imprisonment for postmasters in Boston and Holland and other points if post office heads cannot control them. He accused postmasters of overspending and blaming Congress for service cuts. Donaldson defended and promised investigations into the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bridges
Congress
Donaldson
Post Office Department
Slaying Suspect Found Dead in Oregon Cabin
Grants Pass Oregon May 9 Jack Mahoney 68 a suspect in the slaying of Jack Fox 40 in a feud over a pet deer was found dead Friday in a neighbor's cabin six miles south of the victim. An unidentified caller from Rand Ranger station said Mahoney shot himself with a high powered rifle. A wide search by sheriffs deputies and state troopers tracked him through the wooded hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grants Pass
Ore
Jack Mahoney
Jack Fox
Sheriff's Office
Rand
Rogue River
Mahoney
House OKs 400 million aid measure for Greece and Turkey
The House passed a 400 million dollar plan to bolster Greece and Turkey against Communist influence by approving troop and material support. Debate centered on administration authority and the timing of aid as the Senate may adopt House changes or convene a conference. The bill, now sent to the Senate, faces possible adjustments and a return to action after a turbulent four day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Greece
Turkey
House
Russia
Truman
Rep
Holifield
D-Calif
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Conference
State Department
Lawrence Smith
R-Wis
United Nations
United
Draft Boards End Their Operations in Silver Bow County
Silver Bow county’s three selective service boards ended Friday after finalizing records for 14 414 registrants since October 1940. About 6 000 registrants were inducted, with records sent to Helena for permanent filing as boards conclude service and local personnel are honored for long volunteer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Selective Service
Heleena
Butte
Helena
Rosalee Gibbons
Betty Jane Trythall
Esther Ayers
Edwin Jordan
Leighton Gribble
H. A. Grabenstein
Louis Dreibelbis
James Uncles
Paul Fall, Jr
Paul A. Gow
Pat A. Deloughry
A. W. Anderson
Clarence Blewett
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San Francisco Bay
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United Press
Kalispell
Associated Press
Max. Min. Pre
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Whitehall
United States
Avak
LaGuardia
New York
Palm Springs
Calif
Fresno
Gervag H. Zahakian
John Menizie
Bronx
By Fred Mullen
Bandit
Solons
By Alex H. Singleton
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