Soviet Arms Shipment to Guatemala Sparks Senate Alarm
Sen Smathers charged Russian intervention in Latin America after a Swedish freighter carrying 2000 tons of arms to Guatemala diverted to Key West for questioning by U S officials. He said the pattern mirrors Moscow's control of West European nations and warned of the Guatemalan politburo taking orders from Moscow.
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Washington
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Guatemala
Latin America
Smathers
Sauthers
Key
Politburo
Moscow
France Calls 80,000 Draftees to Relief Indochina Troops
Paris reports 80,000 draftees aged 20 will be called up to relieve professional soldiers in France and North Africa and later deployed to Indochina for the Viet Minh conflict. 40,000 to 45,000 expected within 15 to 42 days, rest by late summer. The move follows National Defense Council recommendations amid peacetime limits on combat deployment.
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Paris
France
Indochina
Joseph Lanier
National Defense Council
North Africa
North
Africa
Shrine Ceremony Here Today At Butte Civic Center
A large class of novices will join Bagdad Temple Mystic Shrine at a spring ceremonial in Butte. Archie K. Adams leads with uniformed Shrine bodies. A parade forms at noon from the Masonic Temple, then a 1 pm ritual at the Civic Center followed by a 7:30 pm banquet, dance, and ladies’ group.
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Bagdad Temple
Order of Mystic Shrine
Butte
Civic Center
Archie K. Adams
Montana
Masonic Temple
Park
Washington
Arizona
Civic
Shriners
Tornado capsizes boat at Lake of the Ozarks
A tornado capsized an excursion boat on Lake of the Ozarks. Three bodies were recovered and three were missing. at least two people were injured and several buildings were destroyed nearby. Pilot Junior Graham, 18, of Brumley, Mo., reportedly saved lives by guiding survivors to life jackets.
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Bagnell
Lake of the Ozarks
Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Here
Junior Graham
Brumley, Mo
Mayor Proposes Manager Form of Government
Mayor Tim J. Sullivan urged adopting a county manager form to cut duplicate government costs in Butte and Silver Bow County. He called for city and county officials to cooperate, warning residents might seek legislative authorization to disincorporate if no change occurs.
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Tim J. Sullivan
Butte
Silver Bow
Man Rides Bridge Four Miles in Clark Fork River
Henry Knight of Missoula rode a logging truck that plunged through Bandmann Bridge on the Clark Fork River. Firemen paddled a rubber boat to reach him and bring him to shore after a four mile swim, ending with exposure treatment and a quip about luck.
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Missoula
Mont
Clark Fork
Henry Knight
Knight
Bandmann
French Reinforcements Boost Indochina War Efforts
In Indochina the arrival of 17 American fighter planes and fresh French troops strengthens the forces around the Red River Delta. Vietminh attacks press defense posts near Hanoi while Cogny reports optimism with reinforcements coming from France and Indochina.
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Hanoi
Indochina
France
Red River
Rene Cogny
Viet Nam
Cogny
Saigon
Windham Bay
Delta
Dien Bien Phu
Yen Phu
Phu Ly
Reports Increase in Farm Prices
Washington The Agriculture Department said farm product prices rose four tenths of one per cent in the month ending May 15 marking a second straight month with the same gain. Mid May prices were 1.9 per cent below a year ago and 17.6 per cent under the February 1951 peak. Potatoes cattle and melons rose while hogs milk and strawberries declined.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United Nations backs Cold War unity split over Korea plan
Geneva report shows six nations distilling the UN to decide Korea elections. U S undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith led the push for UN supervised polls, while Molotov Chou En lai and Nam II urged rejection. Smith defended collective security and the UN Charter as the world’s peace hope.
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Geneva
United Nations
Korea
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
South Korea
Colombia
Turkey
Thailand
Australia
Greece
Smith
U. N
V. M. Molotov
Red China
Chou Enlai
North Korea
Nam II
Soviet Union
Molotov
Chou
East
Interesting Hobby and Gadget Show Opens Engineers Society Meeting
Arts and crafts display kicks off the 67th annual Montana Society of Engineers in the Montana Power Auditorium. Friday night hobby and gadget show features ham radio demonstration by Jack Picard and others, plus a clay bust by sculptor Jack Weaver. Business sessions start Saturday at 2:30 p.m. with annual reports, and banquet at Butte Country Club that evening features Paul H. Robbins and toastmaster Dr. J. Robert Van Pelt.
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Montana Power
Montana Society of Engineers
Power
E. L. Cole
Hamilton
Butte Country Club
Paul H. Robbins
National Society of Engineers
Washington
D.C
J. Robert van Pelt
Montana School of Mines
Jack Picard
W7jfr
Picard
Bob Corbett
Bill Blewett
W7lmu
Orville Hill
Jack Weaver
Butte
John B. Weaver
Clarence Thomas
Still Seek Jury in Taylor Case
In Boulder, prosecutors and defense continue jury selection for the first degree murder trial of Alvin H. Taylor 61. Sixty more prospective jurors were drawn Friday for jury service to be examined Saturday at 10 a.m. in Jefferson County District Court. Streeter 22 London N H died from rifle bullet hits near Jefferson City. Taylor pleads not guilty. The state has one challenge left and the defense two with three to four more jurors and an alternate needed to finalize the panel. Prosecutors Floyd O Small and John H Jardine. Taylor is represented by Stanley M Doyle.
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Boulder
Alvin H. Taylor
Jefferson County
Taylor
Earl Howard Streeter
London
N. H
Streeter
Jefferson City
Walter McCullough
Philip Duncan
Dillon
McCullough
Floyd O. Small
Helena
John H. Jardine
Whitehall
Stanley M. Doyle
Polson
Five Reds Convicted on Conspiracy in St Louis
A federal jury in St Louis convicted five members of the Communist Party United on charges of conspiring to advocate overthrow of the government by force. Defendants are William Sentnet Robert Manewitz Marcus A Murphy James F Forest and Dorothy Rose Forest. Sentencing was deferred to Friday June 4 with a possible maximum of five years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.
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ST. Louis
William Sentnet
Robert Manewitz
Marcus A. Murphy
James F. Forest
Dorothy Rose Forest
U. S
Roy W. Harper
Harper
Pius X Canonized Today With Global Broadcasts
Vatican City prepares for the canonization of Pius X the first pope saint in 242 years. Modern radio and television will carry the rites to millions as hundreds of cardinals archbishops and bishops gather in St Peters Square expected crowds may reach about half a million for the ceremony led by Pope Pius XII.
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Vatican City
Pius X
St. Peter’s Square
Vatican
Pius XII
GOP seeks one year of reciprocal trade law extension
Key House Republicans ready to accept a one year extension of the reciprocal trade law if the administration promises no new trade agreements during that year. Sources say the administration is likely to agree to avoid losing all trade legislation for now.
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Washington
U.P
House
Military Talks on Blocking Commies Set
Washington announces that U S Britain France Australia and New Zealand will meet next Thursday at the Pentagon to survey the Far East military situation and discuss possible joint action to block the Communist drive in Indochina. The plan is for each country to send its top military chief or a senior representative with no commitments promised.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Southeast Asia
State Department
Far East
Robert Carney
U. S
Naval Operations
Pentagon
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs
Sir John Harding
Imperial General Staff
Paul Ely
Jean Valluy
Sydney Rowell
William G. Gentry
Thailand
Indochina
Geneva
White House clash with McCarthy over information from federal workers
The Eisenhower administration and Senator McCarthy clashed over the senator's demand that two million federal employees supply him secret information. A White House statement, approved by Atty. Gen. Brownell, said presidential responsibility cannot be superseded by individuals. McCarthy said he would continue to obtain information from within the government and expose failures to enforce laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
White House
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Wisconsin
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy Army
James C. Hagerty
Senate Probers Subpoena Own Inquiry Records
Senators probing the McCarthy Army clash subpoenaed some of their own files in a topsy turvy session. Acting Chairman Mundt half withdrew the subpoena as McCarthy pressed the Army to produce files. Roy M. Cohn was cross examined and silent most of the afternoon while Francis P. Carr prepared for questioning later in the probe.
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Washington
Mundt
RSD
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Francis P. Carr
Carr
Greek shipping tycoon settles with U S over surplus vessels
Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos and seven associated corporations paid multi million dollars to settle U S charges. He and his firms pleaded guilty to false statements and conspiracy to defraud the United States in postwar surplus ship transactions. Fines totaled 110000 dollars were paid. Indictments against Niarchos were dropped, while six Americans tied to the case face upcoming trials.
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Washington
Stavros Niarchos
London
U. S
Niarchos
Justice Department
Federal District Court
Bolitha
Maritime Commission
Justice
Justice Department Atty
Allen J. Krause
Niarchos Group
Joseph E. Casey
Massachusetts
Casey
Julius C. Holmes
E. Stanley Klein
New York
George D. McCarthy
Price, Waterhouse and Co
Charles Augenthaler
Hugh Reid
Simpson, Spence & Young
Weekend Weather Outlook With Warmer Temperatures
Increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions are expected on Saturday across regions. Light showers possible Saturday night with continued mild temperatures. Sunday looks partly cloudy with little temperature change. Friday’s period highs near 51 and lows around 32. West zone sees highs 58 to 68 and north of Divide remains partly cloudy. East zone warms Saturday with scattered showers in the mountains.
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Divide
Formosa air raid alert reported by US Far East Forces
U S Far East Air Forces said Nationalist Chinese stronghold on Formosa sounded an hour long alert Saturday as unidentified planes roared toward the island. Nothing developed from the alert.
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Tokyo
U.S
U. S. Far East Air Forces Headquarters
Formosa
Bitterroot River Yields Body Of Missing Farmer
MISSOULA Montana A 1941 Plymouth two door sedan was found wedged on a sandbar in the Bitterroot River carrying the body of Henry Svendsen 60 a Missoula area farmer missing since fall 1952 The body was recovered after county officials with a tractor pulled the car from the river near Ft Missoula Sheriff R D MacLean led the operation Funeral arrangements were pending arrival of Svendsen s son Oscar and survivors include his widow and another son.
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Ft. Missoula
Ralph Scheffler
James Watson
Simmons
R. D. MacLean
Svendsen
Oscar Svendsen
Froid
Ladis Sentenced for New Year's Eve Bureau Theft
James R. Ladis, 27, a former Bureau of Engraving and Printing employee, was sentenced to three to nine years in prison and fined $10,000 for stealing $160,000 in $20 bills on New Year's Eve. Three other men and a woman were indicted for receiving and concealing portions of the loot.
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Washington
James R. Ladis
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau
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