Yanks Launch New Escape Drive Across World Crisis
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee held a fifth White House meeting to chart a broad program against Communist aggression. Officials indicated five steps were agreed, with a sixth option a naval blockade of the Chinese coast under discussion. Attlee showed reluctance to a blockade but would consider it. a joint communique was planned after Friday’s talks.
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Washington
Truman
Attlee
White House
United States
Orient
Acheson
United Nations
Korea
Amer
NATO Plan to Reintegrate German Units in West Defense
Atlantic pact deputies agreed on a plan to deploy about 150000 West German troops to a defense line from the Aegean to the Arctic within three years. France accepted only brigade size units 4000 to 5000 men. Bradley to chair the joint meeting. Eisenhower possible as commander in chief of pact armies in Europe.
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Aegean
Arctic
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
France
Europe
United States
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
London
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Canada
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Portugal
Iceland
Norway
Denmark
Ministry of Labor
Germany
Montana Auto Association backs two year drivers license
The Montana Automobile Association committee in Helena favors a two year drivers license due to take effect on the operator's birthday. It would replace annual licenses and ease January congestion at county treasurers offices. The plan includes annual tag issuance after the first two plates, $11,000 insurance for financial responsibility, and a provision making parents approve and liable for licenses to their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana Automobile Association
Helena Man Buys Lewisohn Building Landmark in Helena
Helena businessman Paul L. Helenstein announced he purchased the five story Lewisohn building in Helena and the adjacent Butte office building at Granite and Hamilton for about $40,000. Earlier this year he bought Butte’s Owsley block for about $120,000.
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Helena
Paul L. Helenstein
Lewisohn
Butte
Granite and
Hamilton Streets
Helenstein
Owsley
Hershey Suspends Montana Draft Board Members
Gov. Bonner announced Gen. Hershey suspended two Montana county draft board members for five days for opposing drafting more men until the atom bomb is used in Korea. B. R. Taylor and Carl Floman vow to fight the action, defend their stance, and contest resignation.
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Helena
John W. Bonner
Lewis B. Hershey
Korea
National Selective Service
B. R. Taylor
Carl
Bert) Floman
Roosevelt County
Montana
Taylor
Floman
Washington, D. C
United States
Associated Press
Bonner
Viggo Danielson
S. H. Mitchell
Hershey
Culberst
Wolf Point
Chiang Kai-shek backs invasion of China from Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek said he favors an invasion of the Chinese mainland by Nationalist forces from Formosa with coordinated action from the United States naval and air forces.
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New York
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
United States
Congress Extends Federal Rent Controls into 1951
Congress votes to keep federal rent ceilings in effect at least until Feb. 28 1951. Senate approves two month extension while the House backs a three month extension. conference to reconcile dates. The measure preserves controls in 1,671 localities not using the local option.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
Senate
House
Burnet R. Maybank
D-S. C
Senate Banking Committee
Silver Bow Disaster Council Names Directors
A temporary board of directors was named at a Silver Bow Disaster Council meeting sponsored by the Silver Bow post American Legion. Directors include F. E. Williams J. D. Flynn Harold Konen L. E. Black Lee Schultz Jack Picard and Charles Staples. They plan training after the year starts and will meet Tuesday to finalize the unit.
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Silver Bow Disaster Council
Silver Bow Post
American Legion
F. E. Williams
Forest Service
J. D. Flynn
Harold Konen
Volunteer Fire Council
L. E. Black
Highway Patrol
Lee Schultz
Explorer Scouts
Jack Picard
Butte Radio Club
Charles Staples
Red Cross
Here
E. B. Wainwright
Legion
East Broadway
Butte _ police
United States Army
Butte Ski Club
Kalispell Named as Possible Site for $15 Million Alumina Plant
Harvey metal works of Los Angeles weighs four northwest cities for a 15 million alumina plant to supply a kalispell area aluminum complex. Longview Portland Everett and Kalispell are under study with 350 to 500 workers expected and bauxite to be imported from South America.
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Longview
Wash
U.P
Northwest
Harvey Manufacturing Company
Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Portland
Everett
Kalispell
Mont
Columbia Falls
Harvey
Gallant Second Division Holds Line Amid Heavy Losses
North Korea December 7 United States Second Division earned its reputation by halting Chinese incursions along the Chongchon front for six days of fierce combat. One third of its strength was killed wounded or missing with 237 officers and at least 110 key leaders among the casualties. The unit suffered severe equipment losses yet delayed a major Chinese offensive, blunting the main thrust while preventing a flank encirclement and preserving retreat routes for UN forces.
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United States
North Korea
Manchuria
United Nations
Changchon River
Yalu
Chongchon
Won
Kanggye
ROK
Republic of Korea
Second Engineers
Fighting French Take Offensive in Indo China Campaign
French forces and loyal Vietnam units claim major gains across Indo China after weeks of reversals. More than 1,000 Viet Minh rebels killed or captured in 24 hours, 42 new French posts around Bentre. In the Seven Pagodas area near Hanoi, over 50 rebels killed and 800 captured. Additional operations north and southwest of Hanoi report hundreds more killed or captured.
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Vietnam
Bentre
Saigon
Seven Pagodas
Tonkin
Hanoi
Dongzheu
British Warned of Harder Tidings From Korea
London December 7 Defense Minister Emanuel Shinwell warned Britons that they may face tougher updates from Korea while stressing there is no plan to withdraw. He spoke in the Commons in response to Beverley Baxter about pacifist calls to pull out British troops.
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London
Emanuel Shinwell
Korea
House of Commons
Beverley Baxter
Industrialist urges heavy tax increases
Lewis H. Brown, Johns-Manville chairman, urged tax hikes up to 25 billion dollars annually to fund a 50 billion military budget and 20 to 25 billion for other needs. He spoke at the 55th Congress of American Industry in New York, with about 3,000 attendees, to combat a supposed communist threat and avert inflation.
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New York
Lewis H. Brown
Johns-Manville Corporation
Congress of American Industry
National Association of Manufacturers
Austin asserts UN will not yield in Korea struggle
Warren R. Austin, chief US delegate at the United Nations, warned Communist China and the Soviet Union that the UN will not bow to aggression in Korea. He urged withdrawal of aggressors and a moral stand against global aggression as the committee opened debate on the undeclared war.
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Lake Success
Warren R. Austin
China
Soviet Union
United Nations
Korea
United States
Austin
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations Organization
Peiping
38Th Parallel
Vishinsky
Sheepmen Oppose Federal Controls In Defense Effort
National Wool Growers association says freedom from government controls is needed for defense production. They do not oppose price controls outright but note declines began with curbs and recovery after they ended. They argue fair wool pricing relative to foreign wools and warn of harsher black market risk if meat rations return.
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Casper
Wyo
National Wool Growers’ Association
P. M. Jarvis
Swift and Company
Association
Butte Weather Forecast Friday Snow Showers Predicted
Partly cloudy to cloudy Friday with few snow showers. Friday morning low around 16 and Friday afternoon high near 35. Earlier period readings show at the Airport a low of 22 and high of 39 while at the School of Mines temperatures range from 25 to 38. West of Divide expect partly cloudy with rain or snow showers and highs 25 to 35. east of Divide mostly cloudy with scattered showers and highs 15 to 35.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Associated Press
Trapped Troops Break From Koto Toward Hungnam Port
United States Marines and soldiers fighting to escape Chinese entrapment in northeast Korea pushed about five miles south of Koto toward Hungnam. The drive involved First Division Marines and Seventh Division infantry, with Third Division task forces pushing north to link up. Snow and bad weather hampered air cover as carrier planes claimed over 1,300 enemy killed. MIG15 jets appeared, and U.S. air forces from western Korea supported the breakout.
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Tokyo
United States
Korea
Koto
Gen. MacArthur
Koro
Hungnam
Changjin
United States Seventh Division
United States Third Division
United States Navy
Eighth Army
Pyongyang
38Th
Eventual Price and Wage Controls Considered by White House
White House officials said price and wage controls are inevitable to meet the crisis from the Chinese Communist invasion of Korea. They noted the date depends on building administrative machinery, and a decision may await further steps. The administration also moved to curb prices by asking General Motors and Ford to suspend auto price increases.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Korea
Stephen T. Early
Economic Stabilization Administration
General Motors
Ford
Severe Winds Strike Eastern States Across Region
A powerful storm lashed the east with winds up to 91 mph at Erie and 60 mph elsewhere. Windows shattered in Erie, flights canceled, a blimp torn from its mooring at East Pittsburgh airport, and damage estimated around 70 thousand dollars. The gale, the third in two weeks, affected Pennsylvania and surrounding states with heavy rain and frigid conditions.
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Midwest
Erie
Pittsburgh
East
Washington Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
New Jersey
Ex Red Browder Freed Under Bond
Earl Browder former top American Communist was released from jail after a 75 year old woman Miss Margaret Shipman posted 1500 bond. She identified herself to reporters as a retired school teacher who formerly lived in Lee Massachusetts.
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Washington
Earl Browder
Margaret Shipman
Lee
Mass
Fishermen Rescued From Ice Near Bella Coola
Six Indian fishermen were rescued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after two weeks ice-bound in four inch thick ice off Bella Coola British Columbia. The rescuers blasted a passage by boat to reach the trapped men and bring them to safety on Thursday night.
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Bella Coola
British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Red China Hikes War Preparation
Hong Kong dispatch reports intensified war prep in Red China as field armies push into Korea. Mobilization among workers and students, navy and air force needs, and a sharpened anti American propaganda drive are noted, with Shanghai reports of Russian advisers withdrawing north and reduced aerial activity.
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Hong Kong
China
Korea
Peiping
Red
Chiang Kai-shek
America
South
Shanghai
Vets Urge Truman to Grant MacArthur Full Authority
Four major veterans groups urge President Truman to give Gen. Douglas MacArthur full authority to use any means to save U S troops in Korea. They request bombing of Communist bases in Manchuria and say soldiers must not be abandoned or sacrificed to appeasement. The letter, cabled to MacArthur, is signed by Erle Cocke Jr. American Legion, Charles C. Ralls VFW, R Maile DAV, and Harold AMVETS.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Korea
Manchuria
MacArthur
Erle Cocke, Jr
American Legion
Charles C. Ralls
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
R. Maile
Disabled American Veterans
Harold of
Amvets
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