Montana House Debates General Fund Consolidation Measure
Rep Ory Armstrong of Flathead introduced a bill in the Montana House to transfer all funds except federal grants into the general fund for legislative appropriation. He argued it would improve bookkeeping and spending efficiency, aligning with constitutional provisions and Governor Ford's message. The house convenes at 10 oclock to consider the measure.
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Montana
House of Representatives
Ory J. Armstrong
Flathead
House
Monroe
Sam °. Ford
Erdinmg
Nazis' March Toward East Still Pends
New York reports Turkish foreign minister Sukru Saracoglu held a long conference with German ambassador Franz von Papen in Ankara with no details released. Bulgarian premier Philoff’s neutrality stance affirmed amid German Russian trade pact talk. German activity in Sofia involved high level meetings with Premier Bogan Philoff and Foreign Minister Ivan Pope as Soviet denial on German entry through Bulgaria persisted.
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New York
Budapest
Nyc
Sukru Saracoglu
Franz von Papedeb
Ankara
Turkey
Kentral Sukata
Turk
Philoff
Germany
Buffalo
Balkans
GER
Sofia
Bulgaria
Greece
Baron Herbert von Richtofen
Bogan Philoff
Ivan Pope
Taes
New Gasoline Refund Bill Up In Senate
Montana Senate moved into its second week of debated measures including a gasoline tax refund bill and a bill restricting aliens from public office or state employment. Sen. C. I. Wood outlined the alien ban aimed at national defense and screening, excluding those pursuing citizenship. Sen. W. L. Hammond proposed refunds at purchase time for gasoline, noting exemptions for farmers and aviators not using fuel on highways.
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Montana
C. I. Wood
Carter
Senator Wheeler says Willkie is war minded
Senator Wheeler declares Willkie is just as war minded as President Roosevelt and suggests the president appoint a war minded secretary of state or ambassador to Great Britain. He notes Willkie’s endorsement of aid to Britain legislation.
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Washington
Wheeler D
Mont
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Lini
Great Britain
Wheeler
Wilkie
Britain
Prominent Georgian Freed From Jail on Pardon
Atlanta, Jan 1. B D Rivers granted a full pardon to Richard Gray Gallogly, 30, of a prominent Atlanta family, who has been serving life for the 1928 holdup and robbery of a drug store. The pardon ends his long detention.
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Atlanta
Goy
D.rivers
Richard Gray Gallogly
Montana Supplys One Fifth Of Nations Yuletide Trees
Montana supplied about one fifth of the nation's Christmas trees during the last season. Western Montana produced the bulk, with Eureka as the leading shipping point and Lincoln Flathead and Missoula counties as top producers. Most trees, mainly Douglas fir, came from private lands, with low stumpage prices from national and state forests.
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Montana
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range
Eureka
Lincoln County
Mottana
Flathead County
Missoula County
Middle Western States
Douglas
United States
Italian Army Shakeup as Soddu Gives Way to Cavallero
Rome reports General Ubaldo Soddu vacates command in Albania, replaced by General Ugo Cavallero as Mussolini reshuffles the 3rd Army. Axis claims credit for another British fleet hit in the eastern Mediterranean, including a torpedoed battleship and a sinking cruiser. The offensive targets British convoys and aims to close the sea lanes through the Mediterranean while probes consider air base gains in Corsica and Tunisia.
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Rome
Ubaldo Soddu
Albania
Ugo Cavallero
Mussolini
Maly
Mediterranean
Landon
Straits of
Sicily
Coralca
Tunisia
McKinnon Resigns as Montana Highway Engineer
Don A. McKinnon, Montana state highway engineer for six years, announced his resignation effective at the state highway commission meeting. In a letter to Les M. Ford of Great Falls, he cited Gov. Ford’s desire to replace him and gave no definite future plans. McKinnon came to Montana in 1929 from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and was appointed by Gov. Cooney on June 1, 1945.
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Don A. McKinnon
Montana
State Highway Commission
Les M. Ford
Great ‘Falls
Highway Commission
Ford
McKinnon
Wwe
5. C. Ford
Resson
State
Engl
Neers
Frank Cooney
Sioux Falls
D. McKinnon
Passengers Taken Off Grounded Manhattan Ship
The 24,000 ton Luxury diner Manhattan lay nine miles north of West Palm Beach Florida as 200 passengers were removed. Coast guard cutters Vieslante and Mojave towed for hours in a futile effort to free the steamship.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Manhattan
Coast Guard
Vieslante
Mojave
Bombing targets southwest coast town in England
London dispatch reports a major German raid striking a south west coastal town with high explosives and thousands of incendiaries. Hospitals, shelters, and a church suffered direct hits while volunteer fire fighters battled fires. Other targets in the region and London itself faced raids as the crisis continued.
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London
French freighter Mendoza returns after failed blockade attempt
The 3000-ton French freighter Mendoza, engaged in a second attempt to breach the British Atlantic blockade, was seen turning back toward Montevideo after being driven from Maldonado bay around noon. A Punta del Este report confirms the vessel was returning. Karl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party, declared that the current imperialist world war cannot end except by rulers being overthrown.
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Onleyides
Mendoza
Montevideo
Punta del Este
Maldonado Bay
Ren
New York
Karl, Browder
Communist Party
Disorder Flare in Strike at Saginaw Michigan Plant
Saginaw Mich Jan 18 A clash at the Wilcox Till division Eaton Manufacturing plant followed a GIU UAW strike over rehiring workers. Seven injured as tear gas used for first time in Saginaw industry. Local plant reopened with reduced staff after about 200 state troopers arrived from nearby posts. Detroit plant closed under CLO UAW strike call. no violence reported.
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Saginaw
Mich
jThe
Eaton Manufacturing Company
G.I.Q
United Automobile Workers
Ofdale
Detroit
Tero
Apl-Uaw
Loes
Petive
Weathers
Ine
Excent
Milan V. Pavale
National Defense
Jesstorm
Michigan
Willkie PropagandA May Tan
Amendments to the British aid bill were introduced in the House after administration leaders signaled willingness to limit presidential powers. Representative Simpson proposed a two year limit and explicit naming of aid nations for war equipment loans. Morgenthau said Britain seeks dollars by selling British investments in the United States to investment trusts. The bill would authorize the president to furnish military supplies as part of aid.
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Washington
Jan
Wendell L. Willkie
House
Roosevelt
Simpson
R. NY
British Ac
Morgenthau
United States
Greeks Drive On For Valona, Only Italian Seaport
Greek soldiers pressed toward Valona with scant resistance as Athens claimed crumbling fascist lines and a renewed drive from Klisura. Reports from Tepelena, if confirmed, would open a springboard to Valona with a northern coastal advance said to put Greeks within 30 miles of the port.
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Athens
Valona
Albania
Tepelens
Tepeleus
Klisura
Berati
Fire at Salt Lake City airport blamed on gasoline fumes
Salt Lake City January 13. An investigating board blamed combustion of gasoline fumes from the overflow of a tank service car for a fire at Salt Lake City municipal airport causing an estimated 215000 in damages.
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Salt Lake City
Mvolcipal
Wildlife federation meet discusses Montana preserves Fort Peck
Officers and delegates at the Montana Wildlife Federation convention heard Albert Pullings discuss progress at Fort Peck wildlife preserve and the dam for migratory birds. Preliminary reports were given and Leo Laythe presented a talk on refugees with photos of migratory game birds.
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Montana Wildlife Federation
Albert 5
Pullings
Montana
Fort Peck
Placer Hotel
Puilings
Leo Laythe
Portland
National Wildlife Service
Northwest
Federation
Helena Metal Output Surges in 1940 Gold Rise Record
A U S Bureau of Mines report from Salt Lake City shows Montana ore and metals value at 4 1840 dollars, up 87 percent from 1939. Gold production reached 276 700 fine ounces in 1940, the highest since 1887, driven by bucketline and dragline dredging near Helena and surrounding areas including Clancy Bearmouth Norris and Gold Creek with 89 600 ounces, up from 33 818 the prior year.
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Montana
Salt Lake City
Bureau of Mines
Eleva
Helena
Clancy
Missouri River
Bearmouth
McAllister
Norris
Gold Creek
Two Freighters In Peril In Atlantic Storm
Two American freighters faced heavy distress in a brutal Atlantic storm. The 4620 ton West Kebar from Africa to Boston with 12 passengers and 8 crew members reported leaky holds and listing severely about 300 miles southeast of New York. The 4839 ton Otho en route from Monrovia to New York reported trouble about 130 miles south of the West Kebar near Caps Halterss.
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New York
Atlantic
West Kebar
Africa
Boston
Monrovia
Liberia
German Troops in Trenches Across Channel
London reports a British air offensive by day and night targeting Axis shipping oil resources and German troops in trenches across the English Channel. Attacks stretch from the invasion coast of Nazi-occupied France to Venice area refineries. Royal Air Force reportedly holds a slight edge over Luftwaffe as daylight raids broaden toward an eventual continent offensive with night raids on Brest Le Havre Lorient harbors.
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London
English Channel
Air Ministry
France
Venice
Adriatic
Royal Air Force
Drive Toward Tobruk Sees British Air Advantage Gains
British reports claim R A F squadrons have gained air control over Benghazi and over a third of Italy's North Africa colony. Airfields near Tobruk were abandoned by Italians, with RAF using them for heavy day and night strikes. The British say air dominance extends from Benghazi east to Barja and south to Giarabub, aiding the Tobruk push.
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Tobruk
Bardia
Bernina
Gengasi
Bengasi
Bardja
Giarabub
Japs hold parley on relations with U. S.
Tokyo reports a tenhour session last night between Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoye and senior army and foreign office officials. The talks lasted four hours and were prompted by the increased delicacy of United States Japanese relations.
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U. S
Tokyo
Fromier
Fumimero Konoye
Bigheat
Tayy
No War Chief To Testify Before Grand Jury In Washington
Verna Marshall, chairwoman of the Foreign War committee, was subpoenaed to appear in Washington before a federal grand jury investigating campaign expenses. C K Armstrong resigned as committee member and field director after citing unfavourable publicity and public suspicion of the committee’s finances.
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New York
Armatrong
Verna Marshall
Ton
Washington
Federal Grand Jury
C. K. Armstrong
Marshall
Armstrong
W. R
Davia
New York City
Berlin
Avin
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