Big Three reach accord on unified western Europe defense force
U S Britain and France reportedly reached substantial agreement on forming a unified military staff to defend western Europe with German involvement to be carefully controlled. The talks among Acheson Bevin and Schuman spanned six hours and aimed to strengthen German internal security while pursuing practical steps to end the war state and lay groundwork for a defense force.
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New York
Europe
Dean Acheson
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
France
Bevin
Free World
Germany
Five Senators Win Primary Elections
Five senators three Republicans and two Democrats have been renominated in primaries that tighten party slates for the November vote. House members seeking re nomination also won in 41 seats across eight states. Tobey beat Powell by 1127 votes in New Hampshire for the GOP nomination, while Hayden also won renomination. Ann Frohmiller became Arizona's first woman nominee for governor, and Michigan Republicans tapped former wartime leader Harry F Kelly to carry the banner again.
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House
Senate
Charles W. Tobey
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Tobey
Harry F. Kelly
Sidney Highway Is Put On Primary System
Helena reports the federal public roads bureau approved placing the Sidney Circle road on the primary highway system. A 60 mile survey will determine the route this winter, linking Sidney and Circle with North Dakota roads 2 and 10. The move aims to ease mud and snow isolation and shorten Dakota to western Montana travel.
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Helena
Federal Public Roads Bureau
Sidney Circle
Troy Carmichael
Sidney
Circle
North Dakota
Montana
Dakota
State Highway Commission
John W. Bonner
Washington, D. C
Troops Welcome Marshall as Johnson Goes Out
Reports from the Taegu front say General George C. Marshall will replace Louis Johnson as secretary of defense. Troops across ranks react with joy, saying Johnson's economy hamstrung the Army, while officers and air force personnel call the move long overdue and beneficial.
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Taegu
U.P
George C. Marshall
Louis Johnson
United States
Korea
Johnson
Marshall
Air Force
Army
Freedom Crusade Outlined in Butte
Silver Bow county civic leaders outlined the nationwide Crusade for Freedom to counter Communist influence. Led by Floyd Stewart and Robert E. Heckman, the effort aims to gather 5 000 signatures for Freedom scrolls and raise 2 000 to fund a Free European radio network and a Berlin Liberty Bell Shrine.
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Silver Bow County
Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Floyd Stewart
Robert E. Heckman
American Legion
Lucius Clay
H. H. Ellsworth
Helena
Montana
Berlin
Russia
Silver Bow
Stewart and
Heckman
Dale McEvoy
D. D. MacLaren
James McCarthy
Rose Shaw
Lex Templin
Sylvia Langdon
Oscar Hills
Frank Lynch
M. M. English
Roy E. Barnett
Etta Reardon
Stewart
Msgr
English
Barnett
F. J. Burns
George Haney
Harry Ross
Rene Rouleau
K. C. Boulter
Harold Dietrich
Robert Dwyer
John Good
E. T. Henderson
Kay McConnell
Frank L. Harrington
Ben Wainwright
George Palmer
Harold Konen
Edwin Thomas
Archie Coutts
George St. George
Jack Flannery
Census officials plan spot check on missed citizens in Butte
After a Seattle area census office meeting with state officials and local leaders, More than 2,800 people reported missed in the census check-up. Three hundred names were drawn at random for immediate spot checks, with 75 to be checked now and the rest sent to Washington for cross verification.
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Richard Mullikin
Area Census Office
Seattle
Robert Maloney
Chateau
Butte
Mullikin
Washington, D. C
Bureau
Oscar Hills
Butte Miners Union
James O’brien
Machinists’ Union
Harry Ross
M. M. English
Roy E. Barnett
J. R. Thomas
E. P. Frizelle
8. Thompson
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Dave Reese
Butte Development Association
Grace Cunningham
Art Perry
Gruening Denounces Charges About Alaska Loyalty
Governor Ernest Gruening of Alaska accused Senator Schoeppel of making false charges about Alaskan loyalty in a Senate speech. He demanded proof or retraction, while Schoeppel denied implying disloyalty among Alaska officials as Gruening testified in Washington before the Senate interior committee regarding remarks about Interior Secretary Oscar L. Chapman.
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Washington
U.P
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Congress
Schoeppel
Gruening
Senate Interior Committee
Senate
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior Department
Chapman
Defense Money Bill Approved for Military Emergency
The Senate appropriations committee unanimously backed a 17.185 billion emergency supplemental bill to bolster armed forces during the military emergency. It adds about 414 million to the 16.771 billion passed by the House, including 311.642 billion for defense expansion and 4.0 billion for Western European military aid. Chairman Kenneth McKellar aims to bring the measure to the full Senate Thursday.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
United States Defense Establishment
Western
Europe
Kenneth McKellar
Dtenn
Butte Window Display Festival Lights Up Downtown
Thousands in the mining city are set to flood Butte's business district for the Fall Festival window displays tonight. Weather favors a grand show as stores darken from 5 30 p m to 7 30 p m and brighten for a 7 30 to 9 15 window reveal featuring fall and winter apparel, furniture, and live model demonstrations.
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Butte
Burr's
Penney’s
Hennessy's
Jo-Rose Shoppe
Ed Marans
Emil Marans
Sears
the Baby Bunting
Christie’s
Shiners
Cannon's
the Toggery
Wein's
Stratford's
Weinbergs
Gamer’s Shoe Store
Howard's
Hechtman's
Keene's
Newman's
Boyington’s
LeSages
Butte Readies Civil Defense Structure After Meeting
Mayor Thomas R. Morgan was handed a civil defense plan and tasked with forming a civilian corps to coordinate local defense if threat or evacuation shows up in Butte and Montana. Gov. Bonner aides and National Guard officers led discussions with city and county officials in a closed session at city hall.
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Thomas R. Morgan
Butte
Montana
John W. Bonner
E. K. Cheadle
Montana National Guard
Eugene Savage
Bonner m
Old State
Bodley Vacura
Montana Highway Patrol
Morgan
State Disaster Council
Helena
Butte Plumbers Endorse Eight-Hour Day Accord
Butte Local No. 41 plumbers and steamfitters join carpenters and other crafts in adopting an eight-hour day. Amiu A Sundberg announces the agreement as part of Butte expansion efforts. Tim J Sullivan of the Butte Development association says it will boost building activity and speed housing for workers.
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Butte
United States
Ami
A. Sundberg
Master Plumbers Association
Tim J. Sullivan
The
Butte Development Association
Congress to Wind Up Work This Saturday
Senator Lucas district of New Jersey floor leader told the Senate on Wednesday he still expects Congress to finish its work by Saturday night either by adjournment or recess in Washington.
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Washington
Lucas
D-Nl
Senate
Congress
Woman protests civil defense test death toll
A distraught Chicago woman, informed Chicago will be atom bombed in a civil defense drill next week, phoned city hall and cried that it is not right to kill a lot of people just for practice.
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Chicago
U.P
Weatherman Forecasts Additional Snow in Butte
Forecasters at Butte Municipal Airport predicted intermittent snow showers Thursday morning with cloudier conditions. A mix of sun and increasing warmth is expected by afternoon with a high near 56 after a low around 28. In uptown Butte about 2 percent inches of snow fell Wednesday while airport measurements showed 2.2 inches. The first snow of the year surprised some residents though many expected the run of early winter. Wednesday’s low reached 31 at the airport and School of Mines, with a high around 38.
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Butte Municipal
Mercury
Uptown Butte
Weather Bureau
School of Mines
Butte Weather Forecast Turns Warmer, Snow Tapers
Cloudy with intermittent snows early Thursday, then decreasing clouds and a rising afternoon temperature. Thursday lows near 28 and highs around 56. From Tuesday midnight to Wednesday 5:30 pm, Airport highs reach 37 with 31 lows, Mines 38 and 31, West of Divide fair Thursday in 60s to 70, East of Divide partly cloudy with 55 to 65 highs.
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School of Mines
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade Broadus
Butte
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond Eecececce
Glasgow
Great Falls Eererer Tt
Havreeeneeeeeveseveeesers
Helena Sseneeveeseeeeerses
Kalispell Seneeeeneeneeene
Senators Act Swiftly to Seat Marshall
Washington reports Congress moved quickly to clear the way for General George C. Marshall to become secretary of defense. The Senate armed services committee approved enabling legislation 10 to 2, with GOP dissent from Knowland and Cain. President Truman urged swift action to overcome the 1947 unification law blocking military appointees, and Vinson and Tydings supported the waiver.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
George C. Marshall
Truman
Marshall
Senate Armed Services Committee
William F. Knowland
Calif
Harry P. Cain
Wash
House
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Millard E. Tydings
D-Md
Canada Sentences Montana Bad Man to Hang
Thomas Rossler was convicted in Montreal of murdering Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Alex Gamman and given a death sentence for December 15. The jury needed 18 minutes to reach the verdict after Rossler testified he was intoxicated during an aborted May bank holdup.
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Montreal
Thomas Rossler
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alex Gamman
Rossler
Montana
Canada
United States
Wilfred Lazure
Can of Beer for the Boys in Korea Sparks Capitol Hill Debate
Capitol Hill heated over a proposed daily beer ration for U S troops in Korea with Rep Dingell urging free beer at taxpayer expense and Rep Bryson advocating a total wartime liquor ban. Army eased the ban but front-line troops may still receive a can daily funded by post exchange profits. WCTU leader Mrs Colvin urged action to curb alcoholism among draftees. Military source notes the beer fits lightly in trans pacific shipping and is largely produced in Japan.
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Washington
Korea
Capitol Hill
Dingell
D-Mich
Bryson
D-S. C
Tokyo
Michigan Democrat
Denver
WCTU
Congressional Action
Japan
Howitzer Writing New Page in War Tactics
Brig Gen George Barth commands the 155-MM howitzer with the 25th Division in Korea. The gun sits at the front guarded by infantry and reaches 11 miles, blocking enemy supply routes. Crew members describe killing enemy infantry and disrupting Red ammunition and food passes despite counter battery fire.
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Stan Swinton
United States
Korea
George Barth
Washington, D. C
Little Professor
Melyar R. Oxedine
Warrior
Ala
Walter R. Frazier
East Brady
Oxedine
Carrier Planes Rip 210 Miles of Korean Coast
American and British warships shelled Inchon while carrier planes raided 210 miles of Korean coastland. The jets attacked airfields and fortifications from Pyongyang to Taejon as UN ground forces reported ongoing counterattacks and a possible forthcoming major offensive.
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Tokyo
Inchon
Korea
Seoul
United Nations
Far East Naval Headquarters
Task Force 77
Ichon
Pyongyang
North Korea
Taejon
Sinmak
Taeju
Ongjin
Ongjon
Kaesong Cherwan
Kimpo
Suwon
Pyongtaek
Far East Air Force
FEAF
Keystone
Taegu
Kyongju
Angang
Gar Davidson
West Point
United States First
Communists Riot With Police in German Court
Several hundred Communists storm Hamburg court to protest a British trial of eight comrades. Police called in reinforcements after fist fights, with rioters and officers bleeding. About 400 demonstrators, 70 police initially faced 80 more, then dispersed. One Communist fined.
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Hamburg
Germany
Prankfurt
Denazification Court Acquits Schacht in Germany
Hjalmar Schacht, 73, former Reichsbank president, is acquitted by a denazification court after a three week trial in Lueneburg. The court ruled he was not a convinced Nazi though he supported Hitler at times and German rearmament, and resisted Nazi policies after 1934.
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Lueneberg
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Hitler
Reichsbank
Schacht
Tanks Destroyed by New Rockets
The Air Force said American jet planes using eight armor piercing rockets destroyed or damaged 18 North Korean tanks. Pyongyang airfield losses included three Yak type planes damaged or destroyed. Navy carrier planes bombed four west coast ports with incendiaries, leaving areas aflame.
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Tokyo
U.P
Air Force
Pyongyang
United States Navy
Kunsan
Inchon
Haeju
Chim Nampo
Senate backs expansion of Coast Guard under selective service
The Senate unanimously approved a bill to expand the Coast Guard for port protection. It would place the service under the selective service system and allow it to accept draftees.
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Washington
Pthe Senate
House
Coast Guard
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By Peter Kalischer
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