Montana House Backed Gambling Referendum At Midnight
The Montana House approved a gambling referendum by a 75 to 3 vote just after midnight linking the transmission of bills to the Senate. The session ran from 10 am to shortly after 11:30 pm, with 75 bills considered and none dying. Additional measures passed included a Montana defense council, welfare act amendments, a labor department amendment, and funding for pensions.
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Air Alarm in London After Welsh Raid Hits Coast Town
London woke to a brief air raid siren shortly after midnight following a Welsh coastal town attack that lasted hours, with casualties and extensive damage. Anti aircraft fire was heavy during the alert, then the all clear rang out. Swanea, a south Wales town, was raided the past two nights. Meager reports note mine activity near the capital. A German warplane assisting the Bramble mine sweeper was shot down by its crew.
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Uief
Swaneea
South Wales
Boag Beem
Admiralty
Walter Tiverett Held for Postoffice Robbery Conspiracy
San Francisco report states 31 year old Walter Tiverett was arrested on charges of taking part in a December robbery at a Montana post office. He faces return to Armstead Montana where two other suspects are in custody. Postoffice Inspector Frank W. Spencer announced the arrest.
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Senate Rejects State Government Reorganization Measure
Montana senate defeated S B 194 a plan to submit a constitutional amendment allowing the Supreme Court to appoint its clerk. After a stormy session the bill failed on third reading then revived and finally died for lack of a two thirds majority. Proponents pressed for reconsideration while Sen. Arnold urged continued study and cautioned against premature defeat.
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Three Midwestern Senators Attack British Aid Program
Washington reports three Midwestern senators denounced the lease lend bill as likely to lead to war. Senator Bulow warned that passage would plunge the nation into conflict, while Senator Brooks called it a war bill. Senator Gillette said he would not support dissipating defense resources and leaving America defenseless. The debate stretched into its fifth day as lawmakers debated presidential power and national destiny.
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Gillette
Towa
United States
Defense Resources Ag
America
Communists in Russia Shakeup Ousts Litvinov and Zhemchuzhina
Moscow reports a party purge removed Maxim Litvinoff from the central committee and dropped Paulina Zhemchuzhina as a candidate. The action cites failure in duties, with Molotov and Stalin-era diplomacy noted. Litvinoff had long eyed collective security and engaged with Roosevelt in 1933.
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Paulina K Zheamchuzhina
Vyacheslal Molotoff
Litvinoff
Zhemchuzhing
U.S.S
R. Litvinoff
League of Nations
Molotoff
Germany
Fire damages Montana State Water Board offices
A blaze started in the mimeograph room of the Montana State Water Conservation Board offices at Placer and Willer streets. Firemen checked the fire after it spread through the second story, damaging desks and equipment while records remained safe in a vault. Insurance expected to cover equipment loss. origin undetermined, possibly spontaneous combustion. Smoke and water seeped into the Anderson Motor Company stockroom on the first floor. no reported damage there. The department kept a constant watch for hours to prevent a restart.
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Anderson Motor Company
Loy and Hornblow Seen Together After Estrangement
Myrna Loy and estranged husband Arthur Hornblow Jr were photographed at a movie last night then dined and danced until after midnight They refused to comment on any reconciliation prospects
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Hollywood
Arthur Hornblow, Jr
George Schneider Found Dead in Helena Home
George Hap Schneider aged 47 was found dead in a bloodstained bedroom at 1331 Lewis Street Helena. Officials report evidence of a struggle and a post mortem is planned as investigators including Dr. Cashmore and Sheriff O Connell examine the scene and family says he leaves a wife two sons and a daughter with siblings and mother listed as survivors.
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Hap) Schneider
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Helena
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J. Miller Smith
Brian D. O'Connell
Cash- Mare
Polles
Martin Peetz
Springfield
Mimn
Helena Roof Company
Ray Schneider
Agnes Schneider
Jack Hopes
Kokomo
Florence Harder
Anna Schmonis
Los Angeles
Anna Schneider
Minn
Opp and Conrad Mortuary
Britain flies planes to Far East to deter Japanese move
Washington reports Britain is sending aircraft from its west coast to forces in the Far East to deter Japan while Britain focuses on Germany. The move includes bomber reinforcements to Singapore and transfers of Consolidated and Bosing four engine bombers. Britain also buys west coast planes and ships 3,532 aircraft and engines worth $811.8 million exported in 1940.
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Orient
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ominous hints of a big u boat offensive in spring
Berlin reports ominous hints from multiple sources about a large scale German U-boat campaign against Britain this spring. Naval experts anticipate 600 submarines in coordinated attacks and emphasize building up strength and range for operations around the British Isles and the Atlantic.
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Bankhead offers parity price legislation for key crops
Washington Feb 21 Senator Bankhead proposes a parity floor for cotton wheat tobacco and rice to cut cotton production. The agriculture department would make loans at parity prices about 16.85 cents per lb for cotton 1.13 per bushel for wheat 1.04 per bushel for rice 22.4 cents per lb for tobacco and 24.8 cents per lb for barley tobacco. Loans at 100 parity go to cooperative farmers with soil conservation. others at 60 percent. In years with no marketing quotas loan rates vary 62 to 85 percent of parity based on estimated production.
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Agriculture Department
Britain May Move Into Balkans From Danube Front
Reports from Belgrade and Cairo say German pontoons breach the Danube at Ruse opposite Giurgiu, with British forces in North Africa poised for a Balkan push via Greece. Observers warn the situation is dire as Nazi movements toward Bulgaria continue accumulating.
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Romania
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Yay
Anthony Eden
John Dill
Imperial General Staff
Cairo
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Mediterranean
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Japan Press Accuses U S and Britain of Encircling Plot
Japanese newspapers accuse the United States and Britain of heading a four power scheme to encircle Japan. Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka warns that continued Allied defense preparations in the south Pacific pose danger. Asahi cites a New York dispatch noting Washington aims to check Japan. Guam and Samoa defense reinforcements and base-entry bans are cited as examples.
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Britain
Yosuke Matsuoka
South Pacific
Nichi Nichi
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Asahi
New York
Guam
Lamoa
Pacific
Japan and Russia Said Signing Pact
British broadcasting quoted Saigon radio saying Japan and the Soviet Union had signed an economic agreement in principle at Moscow. No confirmation. Trade negotiations between the two nations reportedly resumed last Monday in Moscow.
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Britisk Broadcasting Company
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President Urges No Publicity on Closed Hearings
President Roosevelt urged Congress, press, and public to avoid publicity about closed defense testimony. He cited possible harm to national safety from disclosures of General Marshall’s statements and urged ethics and patriotism, suggesting senators not disclose such testimony.
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Veterans urged to register for probable home defense duty
World War veterans are asked to register today on Washington's birthday for possible selection by the government for home defense. Vice Commander Paul Dickover of Lewis and Clark Post No. 2 American Legion says registration is voluntary and open to all veterans and non members. The questionnaire lists trades and skills to judge availability and adaptability for defense work. Copies will be kept at local and state headquarters.
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Paul Dickover
Lewis and Clark Post No. 2
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Ashton
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