Norway says Russia seeks wartime privileges in Spitsbergen
Norway's foreign ministry says Russia made a wartime request for special privileges in the Spitsbergen Arctic archipelago and that further talks could follow. A high official suggested no formal base request had been received, while diplomats earlier said the ministry indicated such a request despite Norway needing no detailed Soviet demand. The Russians allegedly proposed revisiting the 1920 sovereignty agreement.
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Oslo
Norway
Norwegian
Foreign Ministry
Russia
Spitsbergen
Arctic Archipelago
London
Reds Seek Arctic Bases on Spitsbergen Amid Treaty Tensions
A report says parliament and Norway’s assembly were briefed on a Soviet request to establish a base in Spitsbergen with Russian consent and with notice to the United States Great Britain and France. Britain noted no formal request had been received. The Svalbard Accord of 1920-25 restricts fortifications and naval bases, while King Bay hosts Arctic expeditions.
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Arctic
Spitsbergen
Parliament
Assembly
Russia
United States
Great Britain
France
Foreign Office
Britain
London
King’s Bay
Norway
Norway Says Russia Would Need Allies to Change Spitsbergen Status
The Norwegian foreign ministry stated that any challenge to Spitsbergen's status would require dealing with other signatories. Russia raised the issue in London in 1944, and while it later joined, the Svalbard Accord was drafted without Moscow's participation.
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Eignty
Russia
Spitsbergen
Foreign Ministry
London
Svalbard
Hold Pacific Isles plan warned by U S lawmakers
A three member House subcommittee urged the United States to retain and man bases across the Pacific including Japanese mandated islands. They warned these stepping stones could threaten the continental United States if used by an aggressor and urged ready air strips and Truk defenses for possible future conflict.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Islands
Pacific Islands
Truk
Central Pacific
Dream Dream of Atom Bomb Precedes Hiroshima
Army Col. William A. Consadine related a Chicago woman's dream predicting a new bomb destroying cities. she alerted Dr. Arthur Compton six months before Hiroshima. Compton, astonished, urged secrecy and had her report future dreams, though none matched this one.
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Elgin
Chicago
William A. Consadine
Newark
N. J
Arthur Holly Compton
Compton
Consedine
Manhattan Project Security Corps
Food Prices on Butter Breaks Again in 1939 Market
A coast to coast survey shows retail and wholesale food prices easing after wartime spikes. Butter prices fall 5 cents a pound in Chicago and Detroit areas, 3 cents in New York. other items like lard, meats, citrus juices, and dried fruits decline. Experts predict further declines by spring and note coffee remains an upward exception.
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Chicago
Europe
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Detroit
Retail Grocers Association
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Michigan
Anglo Albania clash to UN over Corfu Straits incident
The British Government filed a formal complaint with the United Nations Security Council charging Albania with mineing the Corfu Straits where two British destroyers were damaged and 44 lives lost last October. Sir Alexander Cadogan delivered a 60 page document seeking apology and compensation. The UN did not release the text immediately.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United National Security Council
Albania
Corfu Straits
Arkady Sobolev
Russia
Alexander Cadogan
Council
United Nations
London
Security Council
Firemen Battle Oak Cliff Lumber Yard Blaze
Dallas January 10 firemen battled for three hours to control a raging blaze at the George W. Owens Lumber Co yard in Oak Cliff. The fire spread to five alarms within fifteen minutes, destroying buildings and stock with unofficial damages around 50000 dollars.
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Oak Cliff
Dallas
U.P
George W. Owens Lumber Co
Ten Panhandle Airports Granted Federal Funds
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced a $71.6 million airport program first installment under a seven year plan. Panhandle sites like Quanah, Canyon, Plainview, Berger, Slaton, Matador, Sudan, Littlefield, Memphis and Wellington receive federal and local shares for land, runways, taxiways, buildings, and access roads.
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Panhandle
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Amarillo
Texas
Quanah Municipal
Canyon
Plainview
Hale County
Berger
Hutchinson County
Slaton
Matador
Motley County Veterans Municipal Airport
Sudan
Littlefield
Littlefield Duggan Field
Memphis
Wellington
Truman Proposes 37.5 Billion Budget Amid Cuts Push
President Truman unveils a 37.528 billion dollar federal budget for the next fiscal year. Republicans vow to trim thousands of millions, arguing for tax cuts and debt reduction while Truman defends the plan as realistic and necessary.
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Washington
Truman
Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Son
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means
Aiken
Halleck
Indiana
Congress
Mr. Truman
Army
Navy
Ball proposes curbs on industry wide union bargaining
Senator Ball of Minnesota introduced a labor bill to confine collective bargaining to a single company or to firms within a 100 mile metropolitan area, limiting national union power and curb John L Lewis authority. The plan aims to prevent industry wide strikes and shift power to local unions while two other Capitol Hill moves address labor reform.
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Washington
Ball
Minnesota
John L. Lewis
Congress
Truman
Hoffman
Michigan
National Labor Relations Board
Federal
National
Chicago
General Motors
Rival Young Demos Ruled Out
State Democratic Executive Committee Chairman R W Calvert rejected rival groups in the Young Democrats of Texas and returned control to officers elected at the 1942 Corpus Christi convention. He said no legal government has existed since 1942 and declined to certify any national committeewoman amid postwar factional disputes.
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Hillsboro
Democratic Executive Committee
R. W. Calvert
Young Democrats of Texas
Corpus Christi
Young Democratic Club of Texas
Calvert
Hillsboro Mirror
Dallas
Young Democratic Club
John Ben Shepperd
Gladewater
Pete McNee
Henderson
Houston
Jack Carter
Fort Worth
Carter and McNee
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Southwest States
The Weather Bureau reports fair conditions with mild temperatures for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas will be fair and warmer Saturday with little change Sunday, New Mexico fair Saturday with highs 40 to 55. Extended Texas west of the Gulf Plains should run 2 to 5 degrees above normal with a rising trend through Sunday and cooler north portions on Tuesday.
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U.o. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Texas
Gulf Plains
Bolivian Soldiers Move Against Revolting Indians
A large group of Indians revolted against Bolivia s revolutionary junta with raids on farms near Lake Titicaca. The government dispatched soldiers and reconnaissance planes to the scene but the outbreak, ongoing since this morning, remained unchecked tonight. The government said the movement is led by followers of the Villarroel regime overthrown last July.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Lake Titicaca
Villarroel
Accused Traitor Admits Handing Secrets to Envoy
Warsaw trial reveals a defendant confessing that state and military secrets were handed to a foreign ambassador by an underground group seeking to topple the Polish government. The court, guarded by soldiers, hears charges against four defendants linked to General Anders and a broader espionage plot.
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Warsaw
Jan
Poland
WIN_ underground organization
Progovernment
London
Foreign Office
Cavendish-Bentinck
U. S
Kawery Grocholski
Waldemar Baczak
Foreign Ministry
Witold Kalicki
Interior Security Corps
Chrystina Kosiorek
Baczak
WIN
Wladyslaw Anders
Italy
Jan Rzepecki
Anders
Regents Delve Into WT Strike
West Texas State College regents held a continuing special investigation into campus conditions and the recent student strike that halted the college before Christmas. Newton Harrell noted the session heard diverse views from businessmen faculty and students with Armstrong and Witham among the student spokesmen. The inquiry will be summarized in a report to the full board due February or March and sessions were held at the Herring Hotel with notices posted for transportation to attendees.
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West Texas State College Board of Regents
Newton Harrell
Claude
Regents’ Group
Harrell
W. L. Kerr
Midland
Board of Regents
Walter Woodul
Houston
J. A. Kerr
Jacksonville
West Texas State
Amarillo and Canyon
West Texas
Jess Armstrong
Jack Witham
Herring Hotel
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