Heavy Attack Reported in Azerbaijan
London dispatch reports Iran launched a heavy assault on Azerbaijani forces near the Kurdistan border using mortars and artillery from Sainkaleh. Tehran called clashes minor. Tabriz radio claimed fierce fighting continued and Azerbaijan patriots repelled advances.
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Sainkaleh
Shahinda
Tabriz
Iranian War Ministry
Jafar Pishevari
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Tabriz Radio
Azerbaijan
War Ministry
Tehran
Kurdistan
Reuters
Ahmed Qavam
Mozaffar Firouz
Qavam
Iran
Associated Press
Josep C. Goodwin
Robert Rossow, Jr
United States
Pishevari
Butte Development Association Studies Business Outlook
The Butte Development association will survey possibilities for new business enterprises. Aimed at promoting latent resources and clearing misunderstandings, the effort centers on industrial expansion with input from clergy, labor, professions and industry.
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Butte
Butte Development Association
Idaho
Utah
Washington
Tim Sullivan
Richard Dickinson
David Reese
E. R. Blinn
C. C. Lange
C. R. Hall
George G. Griswold
John T. Potts
Roy H. Glover
John H Cole
Edward C. Vawter
Richard P. Donovan
Harry G. Farrell
John P. Kelly
John G. Link
William P. Donnelly
C. E. Blewett
Pat G. Sullivan
J. J. O'Connor
Lee C. Colston
John McLeod
Chance of Dropping Iranian Case Is Termed Remote
New York, May 20. Delegates to the United Nations Security Council said there is only a remote chance of dropping the Iranian case when the council reconvenes. They lack clear word on Soviet troop withdrawal and will not remove the item without that information. Reports from Iran claim fighting between government forces and Azerbaijan province forces continue.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Iran
Azerbaijan
Seizure of Coal Mines Viewed in White House Probe
Government officials argued seizure may be the only way to keep coal mines operating after the two week truce expires. President Truman discussed with John L. Lewis and Charles ONeill amid hints a seizure date could be set, with no clear commitment from the miners. Timing hinges on the rail strike outcome and possible wage and health fund concessions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Charles O'Neill
Truman
O'Neill
Harold L. Ickes
Solid Fuels Administration
Interior
J. A. Krug
One Killed Four Hurt By Texas Tornado
A May 20 tornado hit Laredo Texas just after noon killing at least one person and severely injuring four others. The 75 mile per hour twister destroyed five wooden structures and a two story building. Gen Ravelo Vera at Nuevo Laredo Mexico across the Rio Grande feared others were dead or injured in the wreckage.
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Laredo
Texas
U.P
Ravelo Vera
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Rio Grande
Hope of Compromise in National Rail Labor Dispute
Washington May 20 Hope for a compromise to avert a nationwide railroad tieup rose as A F Whitney president of the Trainmen s Brotherhood presented a new proposition. Government conciliators led by John R Steelman held separate talks with union and carrier representatives. Whitney said the proposition was offered today and Steelman would comment after discussing it with carriers. Carriers reported some progress but declined further comment as talks continued.
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Washington
A. F. Whitney
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Whitney
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Coalition Framing Labor Program in Senate
A bipartisan coalition of Senate Republicans and Southern Democrats began shaping a labor program to curb sole union control of welfare funds from employers. Led by Byrd and including Pepper, Ball, Taft, and Ellender, the group seeks a joint admin of funds with an impartial umpire to resolve deadlocks. Unions may retain control under existing contracts through May 15. Pepper pushes a pro welfare funds policy and may call a Tuesday vote to present his substitute.
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Washington
Senate Republicans
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
Congress
White
Rmaine
Ball
R-Minn
Barkley
Taft
Ohio
Ellender
D-La
Senate Labor Committee
Weather outlook for Butte and area cloudy with showers
Cloudy with light showers Tuesday morning then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and clearing after dark. Temperatures near 55 at the School of Mines and 60 at the Airport in the next 24 hours. Last 24 hours records show 58/32 at the School of Mines and 60/28 at the Airport. Mostly west areas may see widely scattered showers or thunderstorms with cooler northwestern winds and a high of 60 to 70.
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School of Mines
Labor Crisis Handed to Truman on Return to Washington
President Truman returned from Missouri to the capital to confront the ongoing labor crisis. He arrived with John W. Snyder at 9:15 p.m. after a 3 hour 50 minute flight aboard The Sacred Cow. Snyder, Maple Hart and Bryce Smith accompanied him, with press notes indicating no further engagements for Monday night.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
John W. Snyder
National
Kansas City
Snyder
White House
Charles G. Ross
Bryce Smith
New York
Maple Hart
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Byrnes in Report on Paris Meet Blames Russia for Failure of Conference
An Army airplane crashed into the 72 story Bank of Manhattan Company building in Wall Street Monday night killing five aboard. Four Army men and a woman died. initial reports listed mistyped names. The craft left Smyrna Tennessee bound for Newark and tore a 15 foot hole in the wall. tower logs show last contact at 7:08 p.m. local time.
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New York
Bank of Manhattan Company
Wall Street
Mary E. Bond
WAC
Marsell Campbell
R. W. Stephenson
Angelo Rossi
Thomas Hall
J. M
Manhattan
Army
Empire State Building
Army Air Base
Smyrna
Newark Airport
Atlas Corporation
Compulsory Peacetime Military Training Urged by Porter
Maj. Gen. Ray E. Porter, director of the War department special planning division, argues at a D A R meeting in Atlantic City that compulsory peacetime military training is essential to build a strong Army and adequate reserves. He warns against opposition to preparedness and calls for a broad intelligence effort to counter enemy capabilities and new weapons.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ray E. Porter
War Department
Special Planning Division
Porter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Continental Congress
United States
Commons Approves Coal Mines Bill
The house of commons passed a Labour government bill to nationalize Britain's coal mines by a 324 to 143 vote. Emanuel Shinwell warned of possible further drastic restructuring to retain Britain's industrial position. the bill awaits Lords approval and royal assent.
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London
House of Commons
Britain
Emanuel Shinwell
House of Lords
Southern Tornado Takes One Life
A tornado hit two distant areas of Kinston North Carolina Monday night, killing one and injuring at least 22. Police say two city filling stations were completely flattened after a severe thunderstorm prior to the twister.
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Kinston
N. C
Marshall Charges Chinese Factions
General Marshall accused warring Chinese factions of fueling hate campaigns that could trigger a general conflagration. He urged restraint as government troops seized Szepingkai in Manchuria from the Communists and clashes spread through Jehol Hopeh and Shantung. He praised American truce teams risking their lives to localize the conflict.
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Nanking
Marshall
Szepingkai
North China
Jehol
Hopeh
Shantung
Manchuria
China
Tu Li-ming
Szepingkal
Changchun
Peiping
Chungtsienso
Refugees From Nazi Camps Arrive In New York
Nearly 1,000 refugees from Nazi concentration camps arrive in New York aboard the Army transport Marine Flasher, the first group under the 39,000 annual quota set by President Truman. Dock guards struggle to manage a crowd of over 1,000 friends and relatives as unloading begins after a nine day voyage from Bremerhaven.
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New York
Hitler
Germany
Poland
United States
Army
Marine
Truman
Bremerhaven
Interior Secretary Krug to Visit Butte Montana
Senator Wheeler announced that Secretary of the Interior J A Krug will travel to Butte Montana on June 7 to confer with Montana water and power users. He said he planned to meet Krug there.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Secretary of the Interior
J. A. Krug
Butte
Mont
Montana
Krug
Debenture bonds sold for Montana highway plan
The Montana highway commission awarded Goldman Sachs and partners of New York $1.5 million in highway debenture bonds at 1 percent interest. The sale, backed by the 1945 act, funds up to $46 million in future construction and maintenance. Nine bids were received, with a $4,215 premium lowering net interest to 9.719 percent. Second bid from Smith Barney, 9.66 percent. Union Securities 9.91 percent net. The commission also plans to bid $2,520,700 for highway and bridge work, the state's largest construction package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Goldman Sachs Company
New York
State Highway Fund
Smith Barney Company of
Union Securities Corporation
The
Highway Commission
Montana
Byrnes Warns U S Is In No Mood For Long Delay
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes said the United States blames Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov for the Paris peace conference breakdown and warned that if no peace conference is held this summer the issue of peace treaties with Italy Finland Hungary Romania and Bulgaria may go to the United Nations. He urged ending veto power among big powers and argued that defeated Axis nations deserve a voice in the settlements. The radio address followed the four power talks ending in disagreement.
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Washington
U.P
James F. Byrnes
Russia
Germany
United Nations
Byrnes
Italy
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
V. M. Molotov
Council of Foreign Ministers
Fatal double car crash near Bridger claims two lives
In Montana two drivers died from a Sunday wreck two miles north of Bridger. John Hagel, 25, Fromberg, was killed instantly in a collision with a beet truck driven by Joe Chavez, a Fromberg beet worker who was arrested five hours after the crash. Mrs Laurine Anderson, 20, Chico California, died later of severe head injuries. Lawrence Tietz, 21, Fromberg, survived but with a removed spleen and critical but improving condition.
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Billings
Laurine Anderson
Chico
Calif
Bridger
John H. Hagel
Fromeberg
Lawrence Tietz
Fromberg
Joe Chavez
Chavez
Ray O'Donnell
Anderson
Tietz
O'Donnell
I Chose Freedom Chapter Excerpt From Victor Kravchenko
The Standard presents the third chapter of I Chose Freedom by Victor Kravchenko. He recounts life under totalitarian rule from his youth in Czarist Russia to joining the Soviet intelligentsia and fleeing to a free land. He recalls early Party entry in 1929 and life in Kharkov, the hardships of hunger and cold, and rumors of cruel Stalinist actions including liquidations and forced collectivization.
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Victor Kravchenko
Kravchenko
Kremlin
Russia
Party
Tech
Nological Institute
Kharkov
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Dneipropetrovsk
Petrovsky-Lenin
God
Kholed
Moscow
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