Two Montanans Drowned in Marias River
Chester Montana May 13 Two federal reclamation bureau survey crew men drown after their small boat capsized in the Marias River 18 miles south of Chester Wayne Bassett 26 Chester remains missing while EF L Marlin 47 Livingston recovered. Rob ert Pugsley one rescuer and son Tommy Pugsley had drowned earlier. Bassett leaves widow and six month old son. Marlin survived by sister Mrs Bess Sibley.
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Chester
Federal Reclamation Bureau Survey
Marias River
Montana
EF. L. Marlin
Livingston
Mont
Wayne Bassett
Marias
Tiber
Marlin
Robert Pugsley
Tommy Pugsley
Pugsley
Leonard Beck
Bess Sibley
Bassett
Crowley Funeral in Butte Friday
Funeral services for Daniel H. Crowley, longtime Butte resident and A C M mine foreman, will be held Friday morning. The body lies at Daly-Shea chapel and will be moved to the family home Wednesday. A solemn requiem high mass is set for 9:30 at Immaculate Conception Church with burial in Holy Cross cemetery. Crowley, born in Hancock Michigan, came to Butte fifty years ago and rose to foreman of the St. Lawrence mine before retiring in 1928.
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Daniel H. Crowley
Butte
A. C. M. Company
Zarelda
Daly-Shea Chapel
Immaculate Conception Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Crowley
Hancock
Mich
St. Lawrence
Southern Lynching Trial Opened
In Greenville South Carolina on May 13 an unprecedented trial began for 31 white men charged in the February abduction and lynching of 24 year old Willie Earle. The defendants include 28 taxi drivers and three Greenville business men. The victim had been held on suspicion in the stabbing of taxi driver T W Brown who died later.
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Greenville
S. C
South Carolina
Willie Earle
Pickens
Here
Earle
T. W. Brown
Four Die in Charered Plane Crash Near Aldenville
A chartered Paige Airways plane crashed in a desolate Aldenville area on Tuesday night killing the pilot Charles Bowlin of Rochester and three passengers. Two women were among the victims, with Jeane Hatch and Robert F Morley also identified as Rochester residents from personal belongings.
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Aldenville
Here
Paige Airways
Rochester
N. Y
Charles Bowlin
Jeane Hatch
Robert F. Morley
Tornado Strikes Trailer Camp Near Findlay Ohio
A tornado ripped through a trailer camp near Findlay Ohio on May 13 injuring twelve people, four seriously. Ambulances rushed victims to Findlay Hospital as 42 trailers were destroyed and three more damaged. The storm moved in from the southwest at 4 p.m. after a heavy hail storm.
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Findlay
Ohio
Here
Findlay Hospital
Corp. T. A. Brindle
State Highway Patrol
Fear of German Strikes Voiced
United States military government observers in Frankfurt warned of hunger strikes and demonstrations in the American zone amid a severe western German food shortage. British officials said adequate troops would preserve order if German administration fails. Reports cite mass protests, worker unrest, and Communist agitation as drivers of possible action.
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Berlin
United States
Frankfurt
Germany
London
Lord Pakenham
Hesse
Communist Party
Gasperi Resigns as Premier Amid Political Feud in Italy
Italian Premier Alcide de Gasperi resigns after a fierce rift within his Centrist Christian Democratic party and a leftist wing. Provisional President Enrico de Nicola will decide whether to pursue a new government as Italy faces inflation and cabinet instability.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Christian’ Democratic Party
Enrico de Nicola
Constituent Assembly
de Gasperi
Christian Democrat
Communist Party
Dutch Torpedo Boat Engages Indonesian Shore Batteries
Batavia reports an hour long artillery duel between a Dutch torpedo boat and Indonesian shore batteries at Sibolga on Sumatra west coast. The Brankert was hit several times but not seriously damaged. civilian casualties are feared in the thickly populated Sibolga city of 50 000. The clash is the most serious since the Cheribon agreement on March 25 recognizing Indonesian sovereignty.
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Batavia
Java
Sibolga
Sumatra
Branckert
Cheribon
Government seizes Paris flour mills in wage price bid
The government seized all flour mills in the Paris area with Premier Paul Ramadier vowing to use troops if needed to enforce cabinet decisions on wages and prices, as officials seek to hold the line.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
Navy veteran survives five days trapped under car near Oakland
Ernest Kenneth Steele, 26, spent five days pinned beneath his overturned car in a canyon near Martinez after a Wednesday crash. Rescued by linemen, he faces possible amputation of his right forearm and spoke of the ordeal and the humanity of others during a hospital interview.
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Oakland
Calif
Ernest Kenneth Steele
Steele
Franklin Canyon
Martinez
Permanente Hospital
Pacific
Senate Passes Bill to Check Strikes and Labor
A bipartisan Senate vote of 68 to 24 approved a sweeping labor bill aimed at curbing strikes and union activities. The measure would allow federal injunctions against national emergency strikes, ban the closed shop, restrict the union shop, and create a new federal mediation service. Debate focused on curbing perceived union arrogance versus protecting workers’ rights. The bill moves to a House Senate conference to reconcile differences with an even broader Democratic version.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
House
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Labor Committee
Truman
Ball
R-Minn
Ives
R-N. Y
Murray
D-Mont
Ellender
D-La
Federal Mediation Service
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
Langer
North Dakota
Malone
Nevada
Morse
Oregon
State Bankhead Advised Romney Court Testimony Reveals Call
Albert Fangmeyer testified that late Speaker William Bankhead advised Kenneth Romney in 1938 to keep quiet about a $25,809 theft from the House bank. Fangmeyer said Frank Mahoney admitted the theft and Bankhead knew of it. Romney is on trial for allegedly covering up a $146,863 scheme and had previously accused himself and Rep. John H. Smithwick of fraud in a Florida land deal.
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Washington
Albert Fangmeyer
House
William Bankhead
D-Ala
Kenneth Romney
House Bank
Fangmeyer
Frank J. Mahoney
Bankhead
Romney
John H. Smithwick
D-Fla
Florida
Montana
Pacific Telephone Strike Is Settled
The 37 day strike by the National Federation of Telephone Workers against Pacific Telephone and Telegraph across five states was settled subject to member ratification. Conciliator Omar F. Hoskins said the agreement concludes the Western strike pending ratification.
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San Francisco
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Omar F. Hoskins
Far West
Pacific Coast
Nevada
Idaho
Smaller Nations Named to Make Palestine Study
Senate and House conferees merged Greek Turkish aid bills to 400 million dollars. They approved FBI screening for aid mission personnel and Senate confirmation of leaders. The plan avoids implying U S support for private Middle East oil deals. Marshall announced the aid program in a Greece radio broadcast.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Middle East
George C. Marshall
Greece
Voice of America
State Department
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Buford Will Head Milwaukee Road
Stockholders elected Charles H. Buford of Chicago president of the Milwaukee Road at the annual meeting in Chicago. He succeeds H. A. Scandrett who retires May 1 after leading the line since 1928. Scandrett served as Union Pacific vice president before joining the Milwaukee. Buford began with the Milwaukee in 1907, held multiple posts including general manager west from Seattle, and was executive vice president after returning from the AAR. Leo T. Crowley chairs the board.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Charles H. Buford
Chicago
H. A. Scandrett
Road
Butte
Milwaukee
Scandrett
The
Association of American Railroads
Washington, D.C
Buford
Leo T. Crowley
H. B. Brownell
Butte Parish Workers urged to finish 203000 drive
Parish phase of Butte’s 400000 campaign to build a central high school for girls gains pace. In three days parishes report 100000 secured, totaling 203000 with advance gifts and business district solicitations. drive to end next weekend. D M Kelly heads the effort for Anaconda Copper Mining Company.
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Butte
D. M. Kelly
Anaconda
Peiping Railroad Blasted by Reds
Chinese Communists signaled withdrawal of the Fifth Marine regiment from Peiping after destroying miles of the Peiping-Limyu rail line hours after 500 Marines passed over it. 350 more Marines waited to use the line as Col. Julian Frisbie and 500 men moved toward Guam and the U S ships, while 350 others loaded vehicles for Chinwangtao before learning of the wrecks.
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Peiping
Fifth Marine Regiment
Peiping-Limyu
Peiping-Tientsin
Julian N. Frisbie
Springfield
Ill
Fifth Marines
Chinwangtao
Guam
United States
Fifth Regiment
Tientsin
U S Attacked by Russian Paper in Pravda Editorial
Pravda the Communist party newspaper accused the United States of trying to influence France and Italy. A Washington dispatch said U S circles sought to extend the Truman doctrine to Greece Turkey and Western Europe.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
United States
France
Italy
Washington
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Orient
World-Wide Aviation Body Expels Spain
In a Montreal plenary of the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO, Spain under Franco was expelled. Earlier in the session ICAO voted to affiliate with the United Nations. UN observer G. E. Yates said the UN secretary general would accept ICAO as a UN member body.
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Montreal
International Civil Aviation Organization
Franco Spain
Spain
United Nations
G. E. Yates
Weather Outlook For Butte And Montana West Of Divide
Considerable cloudiness with showers in the afternoon and cool conditions in Butte. Highs around 60 to 70 across western Montana, with mainly clear to partly cloudy skies west of the divide and scattered showers or thunderstorms east of the divide.
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Montana
Divide
Arab States Abstain as UN Palestine Inquiry Moves On
At Lake Success on May 13 the UN political committee excluded the Big Five from the Palestine inquiry commission and named 11 smaller nations to probe Holy Land issues this summer. The Arab delegations abstained on all critical ballots signaling possible walkout. The 11 chosen are Czechoslovakia Canada The Netherlands Peru Uruguay Iran Sweden Yugoslavia Guatemala Australia India. The decision now goes to the 55 nation General Assembly for final approval.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Assembly
Palestine Inquiry Commission
U. N
Holy Land
Czechoslovakia
Canada
Netherlands
Peru
Uruguay
Iran
Sweden
Yugoslavia
Guatemala
Australia
India
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
U. N. Palestine Assembly
United States
Assembly
Charles Malik
Palestine
Malik
Simonich Resigns as Central Coach
Ed Simonich, longtime Boys Central high school coach since 1945, resigns from the athletic faculty. He had requested contract termination this spring with the July 1948 expiry, a move granted by Principal Brother J. D. O Dwyer and the Central Round Table. He plans to consider new offers and thanks staff and students for support.
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Ed Simonich
Boys Central High School
Simonich
Notre Dame Gridiron
J. D. O'Dwyer
Central Round Table
Butte
Central
Christian Brothers
Six Die in Crash of Army Plane Near Kyushu Bases
The Fifth Air Force reports six officers and enlisted men killed on May 6 when a C-46 transport crashed into a mountain near Chiran on Kyushu. The aircraft was flying from Ita zuga base on northern Kyushu to Kanoya base on southern Kyushu. Cause under investigation.
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Nagoya
Japan
Fifth Air Force
Chiran
Kyushu
Itazuga
Kanoya Army Air Base
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Milwaukee Road
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Dr. von Krauch
Hoerlein
U. S
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I. G. Farben Company
Great German Chemical Trust
Nuernberg
Herman Schmitz
International Settlements
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Goering
Heinrich Hoeblein
School of Mines
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