John L. Lewis Signals Possible Coal Strike
John L. Lewis warned of a possible strike affecting about 300000 United Mine Workers after tense talks with major coal producers. He said no walkout in Pennsylvania hard coal or most western soft coal, but warned of broader action elsewhere and urged AFL unity to harness labor power for a national election.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
UMW
Northern Soft
Harry M. Moses
Northern Soft Coal
Pittsburgh
Southern Soft Coal
Organized Labor
AFL
CIO
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
U S Asks Bases in Yugoslavia During Tito Meeting
Vice Admiral Cassady sought Yugoslav permission to base U S war planes and for Yugoslav navy cooperation in joint Atlantic operations. He outlined plans for air operations over Yugoslav soil and potential strikes on Hungary Romania and Bulgaria if war arose with Soviet satellites.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U. S
J. H. Cassady
Marshal Tito
U.S
Coral Sea
Cassady
Mediterranean
Tito
Europe
Adriatic
Navy
State Department
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Russia
Stevenson Says Ike Has Surrendered in Campaign Clash
Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson said Eisenhower's campaign has become a Taft dictated peace. He warned the Republican ticket faces a new dynamic and outlined views on endorsements, Vatican ambassador, tax cuts, McCarthy, Truman’s support, Southern defections, and Taft Hartley repeal with cautious goals.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Stevenson
Illinois
Taft
Eisenhower
Ohio
Congress
U.S
Vatican
Truman
Rome
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
South
Texas
Louisiana
Florida
Schools Check in Search for Three Desperate Men
FBI agents searched eastern Pennsylvania and Scranton area schools for missing convicts Joseph Nolen Ballard and Elmer Schuer. They reviewed attendance records and planned home visits for absent pupils to locate the trio who escaped from Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary and fled after a bank robbery spree.
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Allentown
U.P
FBI
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Mountain City
Here
Arthur Cornelius, Jr
Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Dunmore
Slatedale
Guthsville
Fogelsville
Philadelphia
Joseph Nolen
Ballard
Whitely County
Elmer Schuer
Chicago
Bucknell University
Red Propaganda Radio Focuses on Germ Warfare Charges
The Chinese Communist radio broadcast a large volume of accusations that the United States used germ warfare in Korea. The program, labeled very important, appears timed with Sino-Russian talks in Moscow and suggests coordinated propaganda tied to Moscow negotiations.
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San Francisco
Peiping
United States
Korea
Moscow
Citizens urged to give blood in Red Cross drive
Mining City residents are urged to donate blood during a Red Cross bloodmobile visit in Butte on Wednesday. Lt. Comdr. L. J. Hubble says blood is vital for Korea’s fighting forces and urges all eligible people 18 to 59 in good health to make appointments by calling 5233 or 9291. The unit will operate 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Masonic temple ballroom with Lt. R. T. Melgaard and Lt. E. C. Maronick supervising.
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American Red Cross
Korea
L. J. Hubble
Blood Program
Butte
Comdr. Hubble
Red Cross
Naval Reserve Training Center
Masonic Temple
Clarence A Siena
R. T. Melgaard
Naval Recruiting Station
E. C. Maronick
Army and Air Force Recruiting Service
Red broadcasts bitter Washington attack on unemployed
Radio Mos cow launches a new anti American broadcast series claiming 13 million Americans are fully or partially unemployed. The rhetoric targets U.S. policy and economy amid wartime tensions.
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RED
Washington
Radio Moscow
American Sabres Shoot Down Nine Red Fighters
Philipsburg report details the shooting death of A C Schilling near Bearmouth in a cabin trailer. Sheriff Lueck and officials investigate as a possible hunter stray bullet or deliberate act, with questions about motives and missing papers. Autopsy performed. Schilling described as a recluse with a small sawmill.
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Philipsburg
A. C. Schilling
Philipsburg Hospital
Bearmouth
Fritz Lueck
Pershing Hannifen
R. R. Wilson
Here
Schilling
Rufus
Drummond
Lueck
Bearmouth Gulch
Garnet
Mr. Schilling
Arkansas
Committee Plans for Successful 4-H Stock Show
The sales committee completed plans for a record 4-H and FFA Livestock Show and Sale with advance entries indicating a strong show. Prize animal sales are set for Saturday, and organizers anticipate robust local support and fair pricing for youth exhibitors.
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FFA
Rial Havens
Havens
James Glover
Conclave Ended by Hairdressers in Butte
The 26th annual Montana Association of Hairdressers convention closed in Butte with a banquet where Gov. John Bonner spoke. Delegates adopted resolutions praising hosts, improving operator work, and boosting public interest. Robert Redman presided. Msgr. Emmett J. Riley gave the invocation.
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Montana Association of Hairdressers
Butte
John Bonner
Montana
Robert Redman
Emmett J. Riley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
James Chatham
Lee
Seattle
Bonner
Elsie Tinsley
G-Man's Bullet Ends Famed Killer's Life
A famed predator near Columbus was killed by a federal agent. Al Leppink of Harlowton shot the coyote from a plane piloted by Harold Price of Havre. The killer, once blamed for 26 dead sheep, left a mate behind.
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Columbus
al Leppink
Harlowton
Harold Price
Havre
Leppink
Butte Weather Forecast for Tuesday and Night
Butte fair Tuesday and Tuesday night with a bit warmer day. Tuesday minimum around 32 and maximum near 78. Other stations report similar patterns with generally fair conditions and light to moderate winds.
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School of Mines
Divide
Mystery Gimmick Powers Yank Victory in Korea Air War
American Sabre jets armed with a mysterious new device clashed with 80 MIG-15s over Northwest Korea, destroying or damaging 12 MIGs and 9 Red jets as 104 Sabres fought in the day’s top air battle. Maj. Frederick Blesse and Capt. Clifford Jolley each added to their kill totals, with two RAF pilots among the flyers.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Thomas Finletter
Washington
Korea
Finletter
Pyongyang
Taedong River
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchurian
Antung
Manchuria
Peter B. van Brussel
South
Lafayette St
Chicago
Frederick C. Blesse
Richmond
Clifford D. Jolley
Salt Lake City
John M. Nicholls
England
Royal Air Force
Resignation of Rene Rouleau Denied by School Board
Rene Rouleau’s bid to resign as trustee of school district No. 1 was rejected 4 to 2 at a regular meeting. The board and Superintendent George Haney discussed a rising school enrollment and a critical overcrowding situation. Rouleau’s term continues, having served nearly two and a half years of a three year term.
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Rene Rouleau
George Haney
Willis Gerry
Rouleau
Meetings Today in Chest Drive in Hotel Finlen
Campaign events in Butte discuss the 1952 Community Chest effort. Classified division leaders meet at 12:15 in the Roundup room to review enlistments and campaign plan while Edward P. Shea presides. The Women’s Residential section meets at 2:30 in the Rose room to plan outreach to housewives and operates a 50 member advisory board drawn from the 10 Red Feather agencies.
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Finlen
East Broadway
Edward P. Shea
Irene Snell
Community Chest Board of Directors
Butte
Community Chest
Community Chest Fund
Red Feather
Strike Idles Nearly 40000 at Douglas Plants
In Southern California about 40000 workers are idle in military and civilian aircraft production after 13000 more joined strikes Monday. El Segundo plant IAM members rejected a 5 cent wage rise seeking 10 cents while 16000 at the Santa Monica main plant approved the offer. The two plants act in separate lodges.
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Los Angeles
U.P
California
Douglas Aircraft Company
el Segundo
AFL International Association of Machinists
Douglas
Santa Monica
IAM
Wake Island hit by 138 mph typhoon
A 138 mph typhoon battered Wake Island, ripping roofs from several buildings and knocking out communication lines. Severe squalls and heavy rains forced all aircraft to bypass the atoll as 750 residents sought typhoon shelters.
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Wake Island
U.P
mid-Pacific
Wake
Illinois Invaded by Eisenhower
James Devlin reports Eisenhower campaigned in Illinois with his 18 car train in Englewood and a four county tour after seven whistle stops in Indiana. He attacked Communism, Korea and corruption, saying the times and issues are too serious for humor and noting Stevenson’s jokes.
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James Devlin
Eisenhower
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Englewood
Chicago
Indiana
South Bend
Adlai Stevenson
Korea
United States
Tru
Truman to Visit Montana for 15 Stops and Dam Dedications
President Truman announces a two day tour of Montana with 15 stops. He will dedicate Hungry Horse Dam in Columbia Falls on Oct 1 and attend a Tiber Dam ground breaking in Chester on Sept 30. The itinerary lists Glasgow Malta Chinook Havre Shelby Cut Bank Belton Kalispell Whitefish Rexford Libby Troy and more.
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Helena
Truman
Montana
Hungry Horse Dam
Tiber Dam
Democratic Party
Chester
Columbia Falls
Glasgow
Malta
Chinook
Havre
Shelby
Cut Bank
Belton
Hungray Horse
Kalispell
Whitefish
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