Butte Welcomes Five Mining City Executives At Dinner
A full house of nearly 500 attended a Tuesday night dinner at the Finlen hotel in Butte to greet five newcomers who are leaders in diverse fields. James T. Finlen hosted a review of Butte’s forward path with remarks on $75,000,000 invested recently and plans from Victor Chemical Works, Hansen Packing, Boy Scouts of America, Community Memorial Hospital, and Montana School of Mines.
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Finlen
James T. Finlen
Clare Derick
Victor Chemical Works
Dennis Driscoll
Butteman
Hansen Packing Company
Harold
Hal) Gribble
Boy Scouts of America
W. B. Talbot
New Community Memorial Hospital
J. Robert van Pelt
Montana School of Minis
Silver Bow
Rourke MacDonald
M. D. O’connell
Hal Gribble
Congress Pushes UN Ban on War Goods to China
By unanimous vote the House and Senate urged the United Nations to bar shipment of war goods to Red China and to exclude Peiping from UN membership. Sir Gladwyn Jebb said Britain backs US in opposing Communist aggression while France urged an embargo including rails and locomotives.
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Senate
United Nations
China
United Nations Sanctions Committee
Assembly
Peiping
Gladwyn Jebb
New York
Great Britain
United States
France
Mobilization Tightens as Powers Sought in Economic Fight
Washington May 15 The top figures of economic stabilization urged broader emergency powers though a key senator warned help may require surrendering current authority. Maybank pressed for study on raising farm price ceilings to parity or the highest February–March 1951 level, while DiSalle faced Bricker over slaughterhouse licenses.
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Washington
Maybank
D-S. C
Senate Banking Committee
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Bricker
Ohio
Economic High Command
Eric Johnston
Gun 'Customer' Under Arrest In Uptown Butte Loan Office
Police arrested 20 year old Eugene E. Amaya of Anaconda after a loan office gun, a .25 caliber automatic, and cartridges were found in his possession. A $10 down payment by a man seeking the gun led to a nationwide search. Mrs Eva Netzner identified the gun from her Owl Loan office and reported the suspect said he might kill someone.
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Butte
Eugene E. Amaya
Eva Netzner
West Park
Amaya
Fortune Tells Fate for Couple if Citizenship Surrendered
Akron Ohio May 15 A salesman James N Gape and wife ponder whether to accept a 254941 estate in England two manor houses on 1000 acres. The will requires permanent residence in England within six months or loss of American citizenship. Deadline June 30. They consider impact on their two children and a third expected in August.
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Akron
Ohio
James N. Gape
England
Sibyl Gape
Gape
Caxton
Cambridgeshire
United States
Cuyahoga Falls
America
Red Chinese North Korean Push Appears Imminent in Korea
Inje and Chunchon saw heavy probing attacks as Communist forces intensify activity in central Korea today. South Korean troops withdrew from Inje under pressure, with Reds later retaking the town. U N forces battled back with heavy artillery after an early 1:30 a.m. assault. The center of action shifts toward Chunchon as weather hampers air operations.
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Central Korea
Inje
38Th Parallel
Nate Polowetzky
United States
Eighth Army
Chunchon
United Nations
Seoul
Fifth Air Force
MacArthur Views Stir Senate Panels on War Policy
Sen. Zales Ecton predicted Gen. Douglas MacArthur's appearance before two Senate committees would benefit U S foreign policy. He said UN trends already reflect MacArthur views, including sanctions on Communist China and shifts in England and France toward trade with the Communists. Ecton also urged restraint in Korea to assure victory while criticizing President Truman’s budget as bloated and socialistic. he called for executive-congress cooperation to cut spending.
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Douglas MacArthur
Senate
Zales N. Ecton
R-Mont
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France
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Congress
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Truman
Becktan Falls From Scaffold in Alaska Hotel Job
Richard Beckman a 25 year old Seattle worker on a scaffolding for a new apartment hotel in Fairbanks Alaska fell six stories onto steel wall panels Tuesday. He escaped with a fractured rib after a rope broke doctors reported.
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Alaska
Richard Beckman
Seattle
Beckman
Government Limousine Carrying Truman Kin in Speeding Incident
Rep Keating says President Truman’s sister Mary Jane Truman rode in a government limousine speeding 70 to 75 mph while sightseeing with two Secret Service guards. The car, driven by Grady A. Stowe, was stopped near Canandaigua and Stowe jailed for 20 dollars after a 70 mph citation.
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Keating
R-N. Y
House
Truman
Mary Jane Truman
United States Secret Service
Canandaigua
Arthur Scammel
Stowe
No Peace Feelers From Red China Yet
Washington reports no peace feelers from the Chinese Communists. Officials say the Reds remain determined to drive UN forces from Korea, despite rumors sparked by MacArthur hearing confusion. Experts see further costly defeats in the spring offensive and doubt how long it will take to force negotiations.
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High Command
Korea
Defense
Marshall
MacArthur
State Department
Defense Department
Bonner to Be Asked to Spare Life of Confessed Murderer
Governor John W. Bonner may receive a clemency petition for Frank R. Dryman a 19 year old confessed murderer who faces execution June 1. Dryman a California transient killed Clarence E. Pellett at a Four Corners cafe after being picked up as a hitchhiker his body found with seven 45 caliber gunshot wounds.
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California
Clarence E. Pellett
Four Corners
Here
Dryman
Narcotics Ring on Coast Broken Up
San Francisco officials say a narcotics ring operating in the Harlem district was broken up after a three month undercover investigation. Twenty arrests have been made so far as Walter R. Creighton announced findings and at least $100000 yearly traffic was uncovered.
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San Francisco
U.P
Harlem
Walter R. Creighton
State Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement
Bradley refuses to reveal White House MacArthur talks
General Omar N. Bradley declined to disclose what was said at the April 6 White House meeting where Truman advisers discussed firing General MacArthur. Senate committees weighed contempt action, though no move was certain, as Bradley insisted his public disclosure would ruin his role as adviser.
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MacArthur
Washington
Omar N. Bradley
White House
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Defense Marshall
State Acheson
W. Averell Harrie Man
Federal Levy on Gas May Be Upped
The House ways and means committee voted to raise the federal levy on gasoline from 1 to 2 cents a gallon with a possible 3 cent rate. An extra 210 million annually could result if approved by both houses. Other proposed taxes were rejected or adjusted, totaling over a billion in excise increases.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Treasury
Odds Against War Forecast by Lloyds in Seattle
Lloyds of London offered odds near 20 to 1 that the United States would not enter a world war before June 25. Dr. Frank Wood of Seattle purchased a policy with a $10,000 payout if war is declared before that date, paying $535 for the coverage.
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Seattle
U.P
Lloyds of
London
United States
Frank Wood
Butte Weather Forecast Clear to partly cloudy Wednesday
Readers in Butte can expect clear to partly cloudy skies Wednesday and Wednesday night with warmer conditions. Wednesday highs range 60 to 75 across areas west and east of Divide, while readings Tuesday reach 31 at the airport and 33 at the School of Mines with highs around 62 to 63.
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School of Mines
Divide
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