Powers Agree to Outlaw War Weapons
The five major powers reach written agreement on outlawing weapons of mass destruction beyond the atomic bomb. Molotov accepts promoting peaceful atomic energy use. Shawcross and Connally push for clear control and inspection and for including other WMD in the resolution. Connally warns veto power could undermine consensus while stressing disarmament unity.
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Lake Success
N. Y
O.R
United Nations Political and Security Committee
V. M. Molotov
Britain
Hartley Shawcross
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Molotov
United States
Shawcross
Connally
Russia
Security Council
Russian Proposal Is Voted Down in UN Refugee Inquiry
The United Nations social problems committee rejected a Soviet bid to send an immediate inquiry to refugee camps in the American French and British zones of occupied Germany. The vote was 20 to 9 with nine abstentions. Soviet Delegate V I Tepliakov alleged camps housed groups aiming to overthrow the USSR. Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt rebutted that repeated charges are not proof.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Soviet Union
United Nations Investigation Committee
Germany
United Nations Committee On Social Problems
V. I. Tepliakov
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ford Rearranges Schedule to Delay Additional 20000 Layoffs
Detroit December 6 Ford Motor Company postponed releasing at least 20000 further workers Friday night after laying off 20000 Thursday due to the soft coal strike and railroad embargo. Company spokesmen said schedules were rearranged to keep workers already slated for release employed and gave no further comment.
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Detroit
Dec
Ford Motor Company
United Nations to debate Greek complaint and Siam bid
The United Nations said the Security Council will meet at 3 p m Tuesday to discuss Greece's complaint against Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria and Siam's resubmitted bid for UN membership.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Security Council
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Siam
U S Pledges to Sit In on Palestine Talks
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes pledged the United States will attend a full and free conference to address the Arab Jewish Palestine question. An exchange of diplomatic notes shows the U S will join as an observer if Jewish and Arab leaders attend. Byrnes said a permanent solution requires a free conference between British and Arab and Jewish representatives.
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New York
James F. Byrnes
United States
Michael McDermott
Byrne
Foreign Ministers Council
Byrnes
London
Palestine
Peace pacts being polished up for Axis satellites
New York December 6 The Four Power Council advanced near final pacts for Axis satellites Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Finland ahead of talks on a Germany treaty. Key points include Danube internationalization Trieste governance by a US Security Council with troop withdrawals and detailed reparations and armed forces limits for each nation.
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New York
Council of Foreign Ministers
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Finland
Germany
Byrnes
Balkan
Europe
Trieste
Adriatic
United States Security Council
Russia
Yugoslavia
Greece
Ethiopia
Albania
Czechoslovakia
Butte First Workers Enroll for Chamber’s 1947 Drive
Butte First workers joined the Butte Chamber of Commerce annual financial campaign set for December 11 to raise 33000 dollars for next year’s service program. Leslie M. Sheridan chairs the effort as divisions and managers were announced, with two kickoff meetings planned.
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Butte First
Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Finlen
Leslie M. Sheridan
A. J. Knievel
Urban Ley
C. L. Peterson
Max Dean
T. L. Doran
W. P. Riley
F. J. Sten
Montana
C. H. Gallagher
J. J. Burke
Wade Plummer
J. H. Dickey
J. E. Corette, Sr
Roy Murray
Knievel
Chamber
W. 8. Thompson
Sam Parker
L Leslie M. Sheridan
Chamber of Commerce
Sheridan
Violence Averted in Oakland Strike Ends With Picket Suspension
In Oakland California police rushed to downtown after massed pickets gathered before Kahn's department store as a 54 hour general strike drew to a close. The A F L Retail Clerks union claimed a closed shop deal, leading to fears of bloodshed, but the protest was called off and stores reopened with limited access.
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Kahn's Department
Rank and File
Kahn's
Hasting’s
Pearl Harbor Anniversary Marked by U S Troops and Manila Command
Across Tokyo and Manila on Dec 7 1946 officers and troops marked the Pearl Harbor anniversary. Maj Gen William C Chase urged readiness to defend liberty while Maj Gen George F Moore cautioned lasting peace remains un won and urged harmony with all peoples to preserve it.
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Tokyo
United States
Stars and Stripes
Pearl Harbor
William C. Chase
el Paso
Texas
Cavalry
Army
Manila
George F. Moore
Western Pacific
Moore
Corregidor
Philippines
Tokyo Bay
Lavish Spending Is on Decline
New York reports a nationwide shift away from wartime excess as the public turns to practical gifts and home life. Surveyed trade groups cite less disposable income and higher prices, with caution rising before the coal strike.
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New York
Butte Weather Saturday Partly Cloudy With Light Showers
Partly cloudy conditions expected in Butte with little temperature change. Maximum around 40 degrees in the 24 hour period. Mines and Airport readings show highs near 39 and 37 with lows around 29 and 29. Precipitation about .11 inches. West of divide shows scattered showers and highs 35 to 45 while east of divide remains partly cloudy with highs 40 to 50.
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School of Mines
Divide
Butte
Montana
Canada
Thomas MceGovern
School of Mines Observatories
Attlee Fails to Reconcile Indian Groups
London December 6 Prime Minister Clement Attlee failed in a last minute effort to unite Hindus and Moslems for India's constituent assembly to draft a charter of independence. Britain refused to submit a charter unless all factions joined, risking delaying Britain's stay as the Moslem League boycotted the assembly over voting procedures.
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London
Clement Attlee
India
Britain
Constituent Assembly
all-Indian Congress Party
Great Britain
Nationwide Dimout Looms as Curbs on Coal Use Studied
The government proposes near nation-wide electricity dimout amid dwindling coal stocks. An allocation system targets utilities with tight reserves and essential users. Navy and Army warn of serious impacts while hydro power may relieve some regions.
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Washington
Solid Fuels Administration
Edward Falck
Office of
The
National Coal Association
Navy
Forrestal
White House
Army
Fog Envelops Butte As Weathermen Predict Relief
Heavy fog blankets Butte and western Montana with little relief expected. Planes continue without landings as weather observers cite moisture from recent rainfall. Police report a quiet night on accidents while forecasts call for partly cloudy skies and a 40 degree high Saturday.
Manslaughter Verdict Returned by Jury
Shelby weathered a jury verdict finding Elmer Evans a guilty of manslaughter in the strangulation death of his wife Pearl. The 30 year old Sunburst oil refinery worker faces a recommended one year prison term with sentence to be handed down Monday by District Judge R M Hattersley.
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Shelby
Elmer Evans
Pearl
R. M. Hattersley
Evans
Greek Envoy Dies at Plaza Hotel Reception
Cimon Diamantopoulos, Greek ambassador to the United States, collapsed and died late Friday night during a reception at the Plaza Hotel in New York. A hotel official confirmed the death on Saturday morning.
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New York
Cimon Diamantopoulos
United States
Plaza Hotel
State Art Society Discussed by Montana educators
English teachers from six Greater University branches gathered Friday to consider forming a state society of arts letters and history. The Butte conference drew about 20 faculty from multiple Montana cities and will continue Saturday at Montana School of Mines with events led by Chancellor George A. Selke.
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Greater University of Montana
Society of Arts, Letters
Butte
Montana
Montana School of Mines
Finlen
George A. Selke
The
Greater University
Dr. Selke
Mary B. Clapp
Montana State University
Society of Arts, Letters and History
H. G. Merriam
Rufus Coleman
Library-Museu
Mines
Genevieve Albertson
State Association of University
Alberston
Montana State Normal College
Dillon
Missoula
Montana State College
Bozeman
Eastern Montana Normal College
Billings
Northern Montana College
Havre
Mining Leaders Plead Easing of Over Regulation
At a Northwest Mining association meeting in Spokane Idaho officials urge lighter federal and state rules. Alaska’s Ernest N Patty says prewar gold output fell from 20 million to about 10 million this year and urges Canadian style tax exemptions and grubstake prospector plans to boost activity. Frank W Woodside notes boom in British Columbia and Yukon while Carl Trauerman pushes a mining industry public relations unit.
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Spokane
Wash
Canada
Harry W. Marsh
Boise
Idaho Mining Association
Northwest Mining Association
Wray Farmin
Association
Ernest N. Patty
Alluvial Golds, Inc
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
Territory of
Frank W. Woodside
Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia and Yukon
Wood Collections to Be Permitted Under Emergency Rules
The government issued emergency regulations allowing collection of dead or down timber from 400 million acres of public domain for personal firewood use without a permit or payment if its value is up to 50 dollars. Gatherers must notify regional field examiners. field offices are in San Francisco Salt Lake City Albuquerque Billings and Anchorage.
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Washington
Colorado
Utah
Midwest
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Albuquerque
N. M
Billings
Mont
Anchorage
Alaska
Indian Fighter Loynes Dies in Miami at 93
Charles Nelson Loynes 93 longtime Miami resident and self proclaimed last survivor of the regiment that reached late to the Little Bighorn battle in 1876 died Friday in Miami Florida. He arranged for publication of a book detailing his five years in the Army during Western Indian wars. Loynes was a retired GE engraver.
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Miami
Fla
Charles Nelson Loynes
George A. Custer
Little Big Horn
Loynes
General Electric Company
Justices May Consider Action Today
The government rushed the coal case to the Supreme Court seeking to suspend rules due to irreparable injury from the coal strike. If granted, a decision could arrive by Monday noon with arguments next week and a final ruling a week later. President Truman briefed his cabinet, Philip Murray urged a united front, and coal restrictions broadened to curb utility stocks ahead of a nationwide power move Monday.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
John L. Lewis
Federal District Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Truman
Philip Murray
The
C. I
A. PF. L
T. Alan Goldsborough
Unemployed Rising Amid National Strike Fallout
Pittsburgh reporting that unemployment exceeds 250000 excluding 400000 striking miners as freight embargo bites. Railroads idle over 90000, steel plants cut output, and many industries and schools face closures or reduced hours with further layoffs expected next week.
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Pittsburgh
Hunddreds
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Utah
Washington
University of Notre Dame
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