State of Siege Declared by Bolivian Junta
Mamerto Urriolagoitia resigned and handed power to a junta of generals and colonels. The coup ousted vice president Victor Paz Estenssoro who led the MNR in the May 6 election. A state of siege was declared to curb strikes and mobilize troops. Edmundo Vasquez and editors Humberto Plaza and Alfredo Alexander were arrested and later released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz
Bolivia
Mamerto Urriolagoitia
Victor Paz
Hugo Ballivan
Ovidio Quiroga
Edmundo Vasquez
Union Republican Socialist Party
Government Party
Plaza Humberto
Alfredo Alexander
Ultima Hora
Butte Man Dies in Auto Mishap Near Fort Benton
Two men and a Fort Benton woman die in a rolling car crash while a cigarette light attempt triggers the wreck. Injured are Donna Gabbert, 16, and two soldiers from the Great Falls air base. Deputy sheriff quotes Gabbert about the crash as the party traveled at high speed toward the curve.
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Fort Benton
Here
Reno D. Russell
Great Falls Air Force Base
Lawrence Granger
Donna Mae Gabbert
Robert L
Montana Soldier Killed in Korea
Corp. Harold L. Amundson of Flathead valley was killed in action April 8. His parents, Mr and Mrs Anton Amundson of Evergreen district, were notified. He belonged to the 76th BC battalion and had been in Korea since July 1950. He is the seventh Flathead valley resident to lose life in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
U.P) Corp
Harold L. Amundson
Flathead Valley
Anton Amundson
Evergreen District
Amundson
Korea
76Th BC Battalion
Probe of MacArthur Ouster Fuels Bitter Senate Clash
The MacArthur ouster probe turned into a fierce Senate dispute over whether Gen Omar N Bradley must reveal White House discussions on the April 6 meeting with President Truman. Bradley refused to disclose confidential remarks, with Truman backing him, as lawmakers weigh the committee’s power to compel such testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Omar N. Bradley
Truman
White House
Far East
Bradley
Mony
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Russell
D-Ga
United States
Wiley
R-Wis
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
China
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Sales of Choice Beef Decline in Helena Area
Helena reports a 30 percent drop in sales of choice beef cuts at local butcher shops since the new price ceilings took effect. OPS investigators cite a shift toward hamburger and pork as retailers adjust to lower wholesale prices and uniform selling levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
OPS
Writer Testifies in Red Hearing in Congress Probe
Hollywood writer Leonardo Bercovici swore he is not a Communist now but refused to confirm past membership. Actor Alvin Hammer and Secretary Ben Winters declined to say if they are or were Reds. Hearings resume with Lloyd Gough and Roy Brewer to testify. Budd Schulberg may also appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Leonardo Bercovici
House un-American Activities Committee
Alvin Hammer
Ben Winters
Lloyd Gough
Roy Brewer
AFL International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employes
Budd Schulberg
Bercovici
Jenny
Hollywood
Communist Party
Richard J. Collins
Edward Dmytryk
Acheson Says He Won't Quit As Secretary of State
In Washington on May 16 Dean Acheson declared he has enlisted for the duration and will remain secretary of state as long as the President wants. He rebuked reporters over the veto issue in UN policy and urged focus on uniting UN members against Red China in Korea. He also said the United States backs moderation in the Iran oil nationalization dispute and urges both sides to work it out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Acheson
Truman
Representative Burleson
Texas
Acheson
Burleson
Congress
United Nations
Korea
Peace League
Security Council
America
Iran
United States
Heat Record Set In New York On May 16
The mercury rose to 83.4 degrees at 12 35 p m MST on Wednesday, marking an all time high for May 16 in New York City. The previous record for May 16 stood at 83 2 degrees in 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mercury
New York City
13 Point Plan Drafted for Japan's Future
United States occupation authorities announced a 13 point program for future Japanese American economic cooperation. Drafted by Maj. Gen. William F. Marquat after a Washington visit, the plan seeks to use Japanese industry in emergency buying with competitive pricing and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.P
United States
Japan
William F. Marquat
Supreme Headquarters Economic and Scientific Section
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Cabinet Members Would Extend Wage Price Act
Cabinet members pressed for extending the wage and price controls under the mobilization act. Tobin Brannan and Sawyer testified on the bill as labor agriculture and commerce warnings highlighted defense material shortages and potential auto steel and textile cuts. An OPS inquiry into illegal livestock slaughtering and talks on copper and aluminum restrictions accompanied the hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tobin
Congress
Brannan
Sawyer
United States
Capitol
House Banking Committee
Senate Banking Group
Edward P. Morgan
Office of Price Stabilization
National Production Authority
Big Ten
OPS
Annual Meeting of Anaconda Copper Mining Stockholders
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company held its regular annual meeting in Anaconda. President William H. Hoover presided. C. E. Moran acted as secretary. Directors elected for three years were William Gage Brady Jr, William C. Potter, Clyde E. Weed. 6,126,008 shares represented. 119,521 stockholders of record. Hoopers report showed three months ended March 31 1951 net income of 12,166,605 dollars or 1.40 a share on 8,674,332 shares outstanding. This compares with prior year 7,903,479 dollars or .91 a share. Equity in undistributed earnings of Anaconda Wire and Cable Company was 697,775 dollars for the same period, versus 319,875 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
William H. Hoover
C. E. Moran
William Gage Brady, Jr
William C. Potter
Clyde E. Weed
Hoover
Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
Tornado Toll Grows in Bengal Faridpur District
In Faridpur district area of Bengal a deadly tornado last Saturday has left 210 bodies recovered with about a thousand residents injured and 400 seriously injured. Rescue efforts continue as the toll rises and the community recovers from the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dacca
East Pakistan
Faridpur
Bengal
Snowstorms in Cockpits Hamper Supersonic Planes
Denver May 16 aviation doctors report cockpit snow storms from heat inside jet planes. High outside temps and engine heat raise cockpit humidity and melt-freeze risks. Capt De Armond Lindes cites heat protection as new major issue for Shooting Star jets and cooling systems must advance for extreme conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Aero Medical Association
de Armond Lindes
Aero Medical Laboratory
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Lindes
Two Indicted in Cancer Charity Confidence Scam
Two men linked to the Cancer Welfare Fund Inc face 15 counts after a grand jury charged a scheme that raised about 116000 from a 10000 investment. They allegedly sent out one dollar bills with promises to return an extra dollar as donations. The operation ran from a luxury Empire State Building office opened in 1949 and spent about 6000 on victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Empire State Building
Cancer Welfare Fund, Inc
Joseph L. Brandt
Sidney Greenberg
Greenberg
Joachim A. Titolo
Titolo
Red Army Opens Spring Offensive Across Korea
Massed Chinese Reds launch a major attack across central and eastern Korea with an assault force near 75 000, threatening positions from Kapyong to the east coast. Allied artillery blunts waves of Reds as units withdraw southwest of Inje amid heavy casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Korea
Inje
Seoul
United States
Eighth Army
Kapyong
Chunchon
Associated Press
Nate Polowetzky
Red
City bids for garbage hauling set at about $55 thousand
Butte council hears one bid for residential rubbish and ashes pickup. Thomas McGree offers $54 995 for one year or $109 990 for two years starting July 1 1951 and the bid is under advisement. Police seek higher base pay with $1 annual raise through ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Thomas McGree
South Main
McGree
Police Committee
Stickers May Replace Auto License Plates in Montana
A steel shortage may force Montana to issue windshield stickers instead of metal license plates for 1952. Lou Boedecker of Deer Lodge told the state examiners board on Wednesday that steel or other metal may be unavailable for plates. The board planned a meeting with Boedecker and Highway Patrol Chief E. H. England to consider stickers as in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Lou Boedecker
Deer Lodge
State Examiners Board
Boedecker
E. H. England
Highway Patrol
Child Dies Under Father's Car in Cut Bank
Ronnie Oberosler two year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Oberosler of Cut Bank died when his father backed or moved the family car police said he did not see the child playing near the vehicle as he started to drive away at the family home. The Oberoslers have two other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CUT Bank
Ronnie Oberosler
Fred Oberosler
Oberoslers
Senate approves 2 million tons grain loan to India
The Senate authorized a 190 million dollar loan to ship 2,000,000 tons of grain to famine threatened India on a 100 percent loan basis repayable over 30 years. The measure passed 52 to 32 by voice vote despite Truman’s plea for an outright gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
India
House
Truman
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chamber
Saltonstall
Earthquake Shocks Batter Guatemala City Area
Quakes rattled Guatemala with twenty nine shocks in less than a day. Strong tremors were felt across the country and some regions reported constant vibrations around the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Butte Weather Forecast Mild Period With Thunder Showers
Butte expects continued mild conditions Thursday and Thursday night with lows near 49 and highs around 73. Earlier period saw 32 to 71 with School of Mines readings 35 to 69. West of Divide outlook is clear to partly cloudy with a few thundershowers and a high of 65 to 75, while east of Divide shows mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms and highs 70 to 75, down to 65 in the southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Mines
Divide
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George Stopple
Hamilton
Community Survey
Burr's Department Store
Hennessy Co.—Housewares
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Safeway Stores, Inc
Butte Coca Cola Bottling Co
Fox
Fox-Montana-Rialto
Hennessy Co
Cosmetics
Weinberg
Small Ads
Butte Business College
Butte Floral Co
Christie Furniture Mart
Electric & Music Mart
Fritz Flower House Food Bank Savings Center
Green's Cafe
Interstate Lumber Co
Jensen Drug Co
Lawlor & Rowe
Len's
Superette, Inc
Lloyd's of Butte Main Drug Co
Monarch Lumber Co
Petersen's Standard Market Pioneer Fuel & Lumber Co
Radio Engineering & Service
Spillum's
Terminal Food & Drug Center
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Fred Waters
International Soundphoto
A.C. M. Company
Inte
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Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Dillon
Drummond
Havre
Helena Kalispell
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