U S Lags in Plane Production Says Congress Hearings
Washington May 26 Pentagon officials told Congress the United States lags far behind the Soviet Union in warplane production and warned that House defense spending cuts could endanger national security. They forecast Soviet peak strength by mid 1954 and urged faster buildup to achieve 143 air wings by mid-1954.
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Stevenson Trend in Missouri May Be Tipoff
In Missouri Democrats began choosing delegates to the Democratic national convention with a small Stevenson tilt. Four of 26 delegates favored Stevenson, nineteen were silent, three split among Kefauver Barkley and Harriman. The result sparked talk Truman favored Stevenson as standard bearer. Taft campaigned in South Dakota for 14 GOP delegates June 3, while Texas delegates race began at the state GOP convention.
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Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
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Alben Barkley
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Texas
President Truman Attacks Private Power Utilities
President Truman accused private power companies of propaganda and political manipulation to undermine public power. He cited surveys showing public support for public power, and said he might ask the attorney general to review potential violations of the corrupt practices act. He spoke at the Electric Consumers Conference, promising more details during his whistle stop campaign.
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Electric Consumers Conference
Sailors Union Votes Immediate West Coast Strike
The Sailors Union of the Pacific voted late Monday night to strike private ship owners on the West coast. The decision was also expected to apply in Honolulu and New York.
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Queen Mary Celebrates 85th Birthday at Small Party
London reporters say Queen Mary marked her 85th birthday with a quiet party for close friends as a 62 gun salute sounded from the Tower of London.
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U.P
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Supreme Court Rules Against Ban on Miracle
The Supreme Court ruled that it is constitutional to broadcast music and commercials to riders in street cars and buses, and that states cannot ban a movie for sacrilege. The decision also holds that free speech and free press protections extend to films, while a separate ruling in a transit case upheld the broadcaster’s program against a rights challenge by a 7 to 1 vote. Justice Douglas dissented, warning about privacy and the danger of captive-audience broadcasts.
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Ingrid Bergman
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Canada protests US dispatch of troops to Koje island
Ottawa reports Canada objects to sending a Canadian soldiers unit to Koje island to guard North Korean prisoners of war. External affairs minister L. B. Pearson announced that Canada maintains a long established policy to keep nationals serving overseas in a single unit.
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Koje Island
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Notorious Koje Island Red POWs Slay 115 Companions
Koje Island Korea May 27 Allied officers report Communist prisoners on Koje have tortured mutilated and executed at least 115 fellow captives. Prisoners subjected to kangaroo courts while guards watched. bodies brought to the Kose prison hospital morgue.
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Dates Set for Butte Fourth of July Celebrations
The Fourth of July committee in Butte plans a busy Independence Day program led by Mayor Thomas R. Morgan. Activities include 8 inch salutes from Big Butte at 8 AM July 4, a children fish derby, a sports festival at Naranche stadium, a patriotic parade, an aerial display by jets and bombers, free Shrine circus for children, and a Big Butte fireworks finale. The event aims to attract tourists from surrounding regions with invites to neighboring towns.
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Moses Lake
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Twin Bridges
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Boy 15 Indicted for 2 Murders Arson and Burglary
Nelson Letts, 15, was indicted by the Cook County grand jury on seven counts including two murders by arson four arson charges and one burglary. The indictments name his father Kenton Letts who died in a fire, and Edison Smith 42 who also perished in a blaze. The arraignment is set for June 2.
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Cook County Grand Jury
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Kenton Letts
Nelson
Edison Smith
Thomas E. Kluczynski
Criminal Court
Des Moines Bank Robbery Ends Quietly in $15000 Haul
An aging gunless robber entered Central National Bank in downtown Des Moines on Monday, handed a note on hotel stationery, and fled with about $15000. Teller Paul Marvin reported no one was harmed as 30 employees and 35 patrons watched the exit. Police found no immediate clues. the bank is Iowa’s second largest.
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Central National Bank
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Iowa
Korean Truce Talks Return to Their Old Pattern
MUNSAN May 27 Armistice negotiations resumed in Panmunjom after a three day recess and quickly slipped back into the familiar pattern. North Korean Gen Nam Il warned that Red troops cannot sit by while captives are slaughtered as the UN claims it is a propaganda statement. The meeting produced no new arguments and left the prisoners exchange issue unresolved. Nam alleged pressure on 100000 detainees to renounce communism and cited Koje riots to support his charges.
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North Korea
Red China
Koje Island
Allied Bombers Strike Red Supply Lines in Korea
SEOUL May 27 Allied fighter bombers hit the main Red railroad supply line in northwest Korea. The Fifth Air Force said the Pyongyang Sukchon corridor received the heaviest blows with 52 cuts. Sabre jets protected by high altitude cover observed no MiGs. The Eighth Army reported no major clashes after Chinese units were repelled on the western sector. North Korean shore batteries fired on two U.S. mine sweepers but caused only near misses. the Murrelet and Swallow returned fire before retreating.
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Korea
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang-Sukchon
Eighth Army
North Korea
Navy
Tokyo
Murrelet
Swallow
De Gasperi Bloc Wins Rome Municipal Vote
In Rome early results from 680 of 1,555 precincts show the Christian Democratic bloc ahead of the Communist led citizens list and the Neo Fascist MSI. CD 162000 42.51 percent. Communists 127000 33.3 percent. Neo Fascists 92000 24.14 percent. Control goes to the bloc with the largest share under Italian rule.
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U.P
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democratic Bloc
Italy
de Gasperi Center
Citizens List
MSI
Ministry of Interior
Christian Democrats
MacArthur Ridgway Have Pleasant Chat Before Departure
Gen. Matthew B Ridgway and Gen. Douglas MacArthur spoke in New York on May 26 ahead of Ridgway’s move to command North Atlantic Treaty forces in Europe. An aide said the discussion covered personal matters and the Far East situation. Ridgway, his wife and three year old son flew to Paris at 2 03 p m MST.
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New York
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Douglas MacArthur
Ridgway
Europe
Far East
Air Force
Paris
Butte High Will Graduate Class of 368 Tonight
Butte high school will award diplomas to 368 seniors at an 8 o'clock commencement in the school auditorium. Principal George Haney led final rehearsal as Dr. Carl McFarland of Montana State University is slated to give the address, with Rev. James C. Holt delivering the invocation and Pete Sakellaris presiding. Diplomas will be presented by Newell Evans while Superintendent Harry M. Ross and the board participate in the ceremony.
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George Haney
Carl McFarland
Montana State University
McFarland
James C. Holt
Pete Sakellaris
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Harry M. Ross
Board of
Newell Evans
H. L. Robertson
Gilead
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana Regions
Butte mostly fair and warmer Tuesday with a low around 32 and high near 68. Airport minimum 39 maximum 63 through Monday. West of Divide: clear to partly cloudy Tuesday and night with light frost in higher mountains and valleys. high 65 to 75. East of Divide: clear to Tuesday night, high 60 to 70, little temperature change Tuesday night.
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East German government strengthens border controls with West Germany
Berlin May 26. The East German cabinet issued a decree ordering Red secret police chief Wilhelm Zaisser to set up special border controls along the East West lines. The order targets spies saboteurs and agents of the West with broad powers, amid mob demonstrations in East Berlin. It does not mention Berlin, leaving Allied traffic through the city in question. Travel between the two German states appears to be curtailed pending further notice.
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Communist Zone
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Red Secret Police
East
Truman Denounces House Cuts in Defense Budget
President Truman condemns House reductions to 46 billion dollars as a foolish act that could force rapid demobilization of forces in an hour of peril. He links cuts to political games, warns of weakening Allies, and defends Point Four, tying it to world peace and Israel's birth.
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Connally Urges Large Foreign Aid Vote in Senate
Senator Connally of Texas confronts fellow senators urging a $6.9 billion foreign aid bill to prevent global disaster. He mocks excessive spending while Truman seeks $7.9 billion for military and economic aid to allies, as Bridges calls for cutting unnecessary expenditures.
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Texas
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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United States
Bridges
New Hampshire
Montana Society of Engineers Holds 65th Annual Meeting
The Montana Society of Engineers convenes its 65th annual meeting at the Butte Country Club with a banquet at 6 30 pm. Toastmaster will be W A O Kelly and speaker Fred Burnett of Montana Phosphate Products will discuss Life in the Bush Mining Districts of Canada. Registration opens at 1 pm at the Montana Power Company auditorium, with the business meeting at 2 pm.
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Butte Country Club
W. A. O’kelly
Fred Burnett
Montana Phosphate Products Company
Garrison
Bush
Canada
Montana Power Company
Treaty Signed With Germany By George Boultwood
Bonn Germany May 26 The United States Britain and France signed a peace contract with Western Germany and welcomed their former enemy as a new partner in the fight for peace and freedom About 500 people witnessed the 40 minute ceremony in the German parliament marking a milestone in the Western effort against the Soviet Union Eden Schuman Acheson Adenauer signed the document twenty times The act aims to bring 48 million Germans west of the iron curtain into the Western community of nations on equal terms Final parliamentary approval is required for the contract to take full effect A companion European army treaty to be signed in Paris tomorrow would bring 400 000 Germans into a six nation army The shadow of the Soviet Union and divided homeland left Germans with little cheer and some West German press predictions that the treaty might be rejected by the French and West German parliaments
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Germany
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
U. S
Dean Acheson
Konrad Adenauer
Oppo
Anaconda Driver Pleads Guilty in Manslaughter Case
Eli Lemaster of Anaconda pleaded guilty in district court to a manslaughter charge and received a one year suspended sentence. He was placed on good behavior for the period. The death occurred May 18 on the Jackson Dillon road when the car he drove went into a borrow pit and struck a fence post. Two other cases were disposed of by Judge Bennett with suspended sentences for related charges.
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