Vandenberg Frames Arms Aid as Peace Insurance
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg urged quick approval of a 1.31 billion arms aid bill calling it bargain-price peace insurance against Communist aggression. He argued rebuilding non Communist Europe strengthens U.S. defense and fulfills Atlantic pact duties. Critics warned of cost and vague long range plans.
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Washington
U.P
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
United States
Europe
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Vandenberg
Senate
House
Walter F. George
D-Fla
James E. Murray
D-Mont
Britain
Ireland
Brien McMahon
Dconn
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Russia
America
Wife Lives in Home With Husband Dead Five Months
In South Bend Indiana on September 20 coroner reports Henry Veith 62 died five months earlier likely from cancer. His wife 57 remained in the home alone for May to present, claiming the odor kept relatives away while maintaining he would rise and resume normal activities. Death ruled natural causes.
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South Bend
Ind
T. C. Goraczewski
Henry Veith
F. R. Nicholas Carter
Goraczewski
Veith
Keith Selby
Steel Industry Faces Nationwide Strike Threat
The steel industry moves toward a nationwide strike as 500000 workers threaten walkout by Saturday midnight. Bethlehem Steel slows furnaces in Buffalo while CIO steelworkers set a plant in Pittsburgh to be inoperative by 12:01 Sunday.
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Washington
Bethlehem Steel Company
Buffalo
N. Y
CIO Steelworkers
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Truman
Cyrus S. Ching
Mediation and Conciliation Service
Ching
CIO
Philip Murray
John A. Stephens
United States Steel Corporation
Senate Sets Sights On Civil Rights Bill This Year
The Truman administration and Senate Democrats plan to seek action on a significant civil rights measure this session, likely fair employment practices. Liberals led by Hubert Humphrey push for reform, while Dixie Democrats vow to fight with a filibuster and challenge the new gag rule aimed at curbing extended debate.
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Senate
Washington
U.P
Dixie
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Truman
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Scott W. Lucas
Ili
Lucas
Dixie Democrats
Farm Land Prices Drop Spreading Across the Nation
The Agriculture Department said wartime inflation in farm land prices has eased but remains above prewar levels. National land values average about 3 percent below the November 1948 peak, with declines driven by lower farm prices and incomes. Government price supports help stabilize the market.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
County's Community Chest Will Meet Thursday
The Silver Bow county Community Chest holds its annual meeting in the Montana Power auditorium Thursday at 7 30 pm. Officers for the coming year will be elected and all interested in welfare work are invited. Plans for the 1949 financial drive next month will be mapped.
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Silver Bow County Community Chest
Montana Power Auditorium
Community Chest
Street Sweeping Schedule Listed for Butte
A final appeal and a warning of higher penalties were issued by Mayor Thomas R. Morgan and Chief Bart J. Riley to keep Butte streets clear during early mornings. The plan assigns daily sweeps to the meter district and a weekly sweep for residential areas with tickets previously issued totaling $1, now raised to $5.
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Butte
Thomas R. Morgan
Bart J. Riley
Morgan
West Park
Excelsior
Caledonia
Immaculate Conception Church
Utah
Park
Granite
School of Mines
Platinum
Western
Gold
Steele
Main
Broadway
Government Moves to Deport Red Youth Leader
The United States government plans to deport Betty Gannett, a 42 year old Russian born national director of youth activities for the Communist party. Hearings on charges of membership in an organization seeking the forcible overthrow of the U S government begin September 30. Gannett entered the country in 1924 and was arrested March 28 last year and bailed the next day.
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New York
Communist Party
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Betty Gannett
United States
Miss Gannett
Hit Run Suspects Hunted Across Wyoming Prairies
A couple suspected of fatally striking Cecil J. Abbott, 40, in Gold Creek flee across Wyoming after a Saturday night hit and run. Police traced a 1949 green Ford station wagon, reported in Drumond to Garrison, Cody, and Butte, with suspects staying in hotels and hocking suitcases for $15 to cover bills. License 545-055 Indiana.
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Wyoming Prairies
Wyoming
Butte
Drummond
Garrison
Cecil J. Abbott
Gold Creek
Cody
Wyo
Frank Blackburn
Ernett Sullivan
Indiana
Five Killed and 29 Hurt as Truck Crashes in Hollister
Five farm laborers died and 29 were injured when a truck carrying 34 workers collided head on with a car on a bridge and plunged into a river bottom. Driver Elisia Escobar 21 and 28 passengers were seriously hurt.
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Hollister
Calif
U.P
Bill E. Hintz
San Jose
Tom Phipps
Portland
Ore
Peter Props
Santa Monica
Raphael Mendoza
Elisia Escobar
Maria Rodriguez
California Highway
Escobar
Red Cross
Butte Weather Forecast Briefing
Partly cloudy to cloudy and cool Wednesday with a high near 65 in Butte. School of Mines records show a max 62 and min 40. airport readings 61 and 36. West of divide expect increasing cloudiness and a high 60 to 70. east of divide fair Wednesday with high 65 to 75 and more high clouds.
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School of Mines
Divide
Associated Press
Max Min
Billings Belgrade
Broadus
Custers
Cut Bank
Yugoslavia Breaks with Soviet Bloc at UN Opening
Yugoslavia defied the Soviet bloc by voting against the Russian candidate for UN president as Brig. Gen. Romulo won 53 to 5 amid reports Belgrade will chart an independent UN line. Chinese delegation weighing United Nations charges against Russia for aiding Chinese Communists.
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Flushing
N. Y
U.P
Yugoslavia
United Nations
General Assembly
Cominform
Edvard Kardelj
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Vladimir Clementis
Belgrade
New York World's Fair
Norman J. O. Makin
Herbert V. Evatt
Russia
Ukraine
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Clementis
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Early Parliamentary Debate Sought in Britain France Italy
Western Europe faces labor unrest and inflation risk as currency devaluations spread after Britain cut the pound to about 2.80 dollars. In Britain France and Italy opposition parties press for early parliamentary debate on devaluation while trades union congress withholds judgment on wage freezes. Rail workers threaten a slow down seeking a 10 shilling weekly wage.
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London
U.P
Western
Europe
Britain
France
Italy
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Iran
Turkey
Pakistan
British Commonwealth
General Council
Trades Union Congress
TUC
130 Bodies Removed From Death Ship
Toronto officials reported 130 bodies removed from the fire gutted steam ship Noronic. Divers recovered a man and a woman near the keel as coroners, police, and fire representatives continued inspections of the sunken hulk at the harbor pier.
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Toronto
Noronic
Ontario Coroner’s Office
Mightier Fuels Studied For Supersonic Flight Progress
Government experts at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics lab discuss experiments with fuels two and a half times mightier than standard rocket fuels. They note sustained supersonic speeds are near, though no specifics on time or distance are given. The report contrasts rocket propulsion with jet engines and outlines fuel efficiency differences.
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Cleveland
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Laboratory
Air Force
NACA
Billion in Stock Values Erased
Grim labor news dragged the market into a sharp decline with over one billion dollars wiped from listed shares. Major issues slipped a few cents, while gold stocks outperformed the trend. Notable fallers included American Telephone, General Motors, Chrysler, United States Rubber, Sears Roebuck, and Coca Cola as trading surged to 1.35 million shares.
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New York
American Telephone
General Motors
Chrysler
United States Rubber
Sears Roebuck
Schenley
Philco
Amerada Petroleum
Bethelehem Steel
Santa Fe
Gulf Oil
Standard Oil
N. J
American Woolen
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Phelps Dodge Copper
Coca Cola
Associated Press
Commerce Survey Notes U S Economy Stable in August
The Commerce Department reported that August developments maintained the overall stability of the economy reached in midsummer. Employment was rising though below seasonal pace since February and construction neared last year’s highs while wholesale prices dipped on crop prospects. Industrial prices stayed nearly flat. business purchasing remained cautious.
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Washington
Commerce Department
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