Montana House Passes Fast 165000 Mileage Bill
Montana’s house of representatives moved swiftly to pass in record time a 165000 appropriation bill for mileage and per diem and took up for consideration several pieces of legislation with future impact. The session convened at 11 the day’s agenda included a reapportionment measure based on the 1940 census introduced by Rep. Ed Byrne. Governor Sanford signed the bill at 8 p.m. boosting lawmakers’ pace noted by veteran legislators.
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Montana
House of Representatives
House
Ed Byrne
Toole
EB. J. Stramnes
Samford
Capacity Crowd Lit for Helena Chamber Banquet Event
Advance registration signals a full Helena Chamber of Commerce annual banquet and meeting at the Placer hotel tonight. B G Leipheimer of Butte will discuss Montana Resources and Problems, with Gov. Sam C Ford among honored guests. Malt Staff will present last year’s chamber activities and Mayor Jack Haytin will recap 1940 efforts. Four new directors will be announced by Lara Carlson, president and toast master.
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Helena
Monangeffska
Sam C. Ford
Helena Chamber of Commerce
Melema
Jack Haytin
Chamber
Lara Carlson
Montana groups oppose higher taxes in state budget call
A resolution signed by 12 Montana organizations urges opposition to increased state and local expenditures and new taxes. It cites national debt and non-defense spending, calls to cut non-essential programs, delay nonessential projects, and push tax relief as federal cuts occur. It asks business groups to unite against unfavorable legislation affecting defense support.
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Moviana
House
Senate
Montana Associated Industries
Montana Automobile Dealers Association
Montana Bankers Association
Montanans, Inc
Montana Food Distributors Association
Montana Hotel Association
Montana Implement and Hardware Association
Montana Retail Taumheruen's Association
Montana Motor Transport Association
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Montana Woolgrowers
Montana
German Press Attacks Roosevelt State of the Union
Berlin reports mock the U.S. president’s address as unscrupulous and untruthful. The Boersen Zeitung led a chorus, calling the speech unique in patronizing and hypocritical, with German outlets and radio linking it to anti Axis sentiment and predicting German press alignment with foreign office views.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Congress
Boersen Zeitung
Karl Maegerle
United States
Union
Great Britain
Judge Adams Rules Flag Burn Not Foreign Protest
In Los Angeles San Pedro harbor court today Judge Ida May Adams presided over the case of Pedro Rodriguez a 29 year old seaman accused of stabbing Eva J Sandstrum after she refused to remove a 4 by 6 inch flag from a mantel The judge said the act was not an overt attack on Germany or any country but a protest against subversive harbor activities She fused the flag as evidence and stated she would dispose of the symbol noting it as a bad thing for the community to display a flag of a foreign unfriendly nation
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Los Angeles
Jan
Ida May Adams
Los Angeles Harbor Division
San Pedro
Adams
Germany
Pedro ¥. Rodriguez
Eva J. Sandstrum
Britain Plans to Attack Kenya at Kenya Ethiopian border
Passengers aboard the City of New York report 100,000 British troops waiting at the Kenya Ethiopian border for the rainy season to end before a push into the region. London notes no air raids for a third consecutive night, with bad weather cited as a partial cause.
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Buxton
Jan
AIR Rams
London
Montana Senate to enforce rigid economy in appropriations
Montana lawmakers signal strict budget stance with revenue safeguards. Sen. Robert Pauline of Flathead chairs a reinforced Finance and Claims Committee with eight members including Leonard Plank and FE. F. Mec Quitty. A three man subcommittee will meet Governor Ford to brief on finances and speed action.
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Robert Pauline
Flathead
Senate
Montana
Finance and Claims Committee
Pauline
Leonard Plank
Liberty
FE. F. MecQuitty
Wheatland
Charles Mahoney
Garfield
G. F. Mundy
Fen
Sam C. Ford
Gov
Ford
Plank
Mahoney
Mundy
Hill
Sen
Navy Reorganizes Its Fighting Forces into Three Fleets
The Navy restructures its battle forces into Atlantic Pacific and Asiatic fleets under a single commander in chief. Rear Admiral Kimwell will head the Pacific fleet and also serve as CIN C. Admiral Richardson to Koos for new duties. Enlisted strength raised to 232000 to man ships under construction. Roosevelt urges 1944 budget of 83.186 billion for naval construction and necessary armament.
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Washington
Jan
Navy
United States
Knox
Roosevelt
Great Hiritala
Atlantic
Pacific
Husband B. Kimwel
James C. Richardson
Richardson
Koos
Nectutary
Rnex
Congress
Nazis Claim New Successes at Sea and Air
Berlin reports a new wave of sea and air attacks against British shipping. German sources claim two merchant ships totaling 10 500 tons sunk and one 500 ton minesweeper damaged or destroyed. A single combat plane reportedly crippled an 8 000 ton merchantman about 300 miles west of Ireland. Civilians and crew casualties are noted in the briefing.
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Berlin
Ireland
Britain Wins Neat Victory in Sub Clash
London reports a British naval success in a submarine clash in enemy waters. The Tuna scored a direct hit on the conning tower of a German U-boat during a surface engagement after sinking an armed tug. Tuna then escaped a pursuing escort as enemy ships closed in. The Regulus also engaged but details were not provided.
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Britain
London
Tuna
Admiralty
Regulus
Tutte
Gare
H.als
Tina
Tsm.s. Tina
Earny
Indochina Fighting Escalates Along Thai Border
Reports say fighting on the Thailand French Indo China frontier is rapidly turning into an undeclared war. Thai forces have penetrated several kilometers into Cambodia at three points, signaling a sharp intensification of hostilities.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Cambodia
Food Crisis Deepens as British Meat Ration Slashed
London ships divert to war needs force daily ration cuts to 26 cents per person per week after a near meatless weekend. Officials warn further changes possible within 21 to 82 cents as new limits may curb meals with fish meat cheese or shellfish. Lord Woolton appeals for rationing and urgingBritain to eat British.
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London
Food Ministry
Lord Woolton
Libya
Tobruk Siege Nears as British Ring Italian Base Tightens
British mechanized desert cavalry dubbed Hell on Wheels moved into position near Tobruk and other Italian positions as a siege prepared. British commanders claimed outer defenses fell to armored patrols and flanking from the west, with Hi Adeem airport already in British hands. They warned a Tobruk rout could doom Mussolini’s Bengasi and Tripoli plans, while noting potential limited through-traffic reinforcements. Casualties at Bardia showed Italian losses far higher than Allied.
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Egypt
Britain
Plaice
Tobruk
Hi Adem
Bardia
Mussolini
Rodolfo Graziani
Bengas
Bengasl
Tripoli
the Nile
Jebel Akdar
Virginio Gayda
Rome
State Wildlife Meet in Helena Draws Prominent Speakers
The sixth annual Montane Wildlife convention comes to Helena for three days, with notable sportsmen and wildlife speakers. Alf Riegel, president of the Helena Fish and Game association, announced the event and opening banquet details. Frank E. Wond will speak as western area director for the National Wildlife Federation, with Leo Laythe of Portland representing the Fish and Wildlife Service. The program outlines plans for the western region and featured speakers.
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Helena
Alf Riegel
Helena Fish and Game Association
Tentativa
Placer Hotel
Wil
Frank E. Wond
National Wildlife Federation
Leo Laythe
Portland
Fish and Wildlife Service
Johu
Getting more planes from U. S. to England steadily
Burbank Calif Jan 3 American fighting planes are arriving in a steady stream and all getting through per cent to England. Henry H Ogden manager of the British reassembly division Lockheed Aircraft raid today upon this arrival from England.
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Burbank
Calif
England
Henry H. Ogden
Lockheed Aircraft
Anaconda Boy and Two Pals Die in Bicycle Crash
Herbert Summers, 12, was killed when a bicycle carrying Mamett Bock and George Lombardi was struck by a car at Main Street. Driver Mauries Adams reportedly circled a corner and collided with the riders, Summers dying shortly after at a nearby hospital. The Montana toll for automobile deaths that day rose to six.
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Anaconia
Herbert Joseph Summers
Burke Filck
Mauries J. Adams
Mick
Adams
Mamett Bock
George Lombardi
Summers
Thick
Montana
Roosevelt submits record peacetime budget of 17.49 billion
President Roosevelt sent Congress a 17 485 000 000 budget for the next fiscal year a peacetime record and signaled further funds to arm the United States for war. The plan allocates 10 811 324 000 for armaments with total expenditures near 14 202 370 070 for the current year and 26 463 923 000 for defense. revenues are projected at 8 275 435 000 as war prep continues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
America
United States
Totel
England
Shot Teen in North Helena Peeping Allegation
A 14 year old boy was shot in North Helena after residents tracked a suspected peeping tom. Ed Mall of 115 Fifteenth Avenue said he warned the youth and fired at his legs as the boy fled, the bullet striking him in the back. Police took the injured boy to St. Peter's Hospital and ask for the victim's name.
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Helena
J. Miller Smith
North Helena Avenue
Smith
Ed Mall
Fifteenth Avenue
Hail
Hall
St. Peter’s Hospital
Bulgaria may reject Nazi troop passage request
Premier Bogdan Phloloff recently returned from Vienna and is reported to have rejected a German request for passage of troops through Bulgaria. Observers note Bulgaria may rely on Soviet Russia to bolster resistance while doubt lingers on German moves in the region.
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Bulgaria
Phitoff
Vienna
Germany
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