French Suspicions of Russian Atomic Material Routes
Congressional investigators pressed for Chemical Warfare Service records to trace how Russia obtained atomic materials during World War II. Louis J. Russell noted possible 1943 shipments to the Soviet Union and uranium links with armed forces, while heavy water may have been acquired through military channels. The CWS files remain restricted. Separately in Paris, a Marshall Plan poll found French view the plan poorly, with only four in a hundred seeing it aiding recovery and 37 percent questioning its strings. The survey noted the US had provided about 1.7 billion dollars to France. The probe and public mood shift as 1950 campaign looms, with further details promised next year.
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Washington
Chemical Warfare Service
Louis J. Russell
House UN- American Activities Committee
Chemical
Soviet Union
Russell
Paris
United States
France
Thomas K. Hodges
Russia
Leaders Agree Cold War Abated but Slightly if at All
FLUSHING NEW YORK December 10 United press The fourth annual United Nations General Assembly closed its 12 week session with leaders agreeing the cold war had abated only slightly if at all. Assembly President Carlos Romulo closed the proceedings as Russia renewed charges of Western plans for a third world war.
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Flushing
N. Y
U.P
United Nations General Assembly
Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
Britain
Alexander Cadogan
Malik
Romulo
Trygve Lie
United States
John Sherman Cooper
Pro
Buttes Slated for five below cold snap in Butte
Butte residents face the first sub-zero spell of winter with a predicted low of five below zero before daylight Sunday. Saturday dawn reading hit three above at the School of Mines, four above at the airport, with flurries and a Sunday high not beyond 18 above.
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Butte
School of Mines
Nine Children Die In Cascade Fire Near Williamsport
Nine children aged from one to 13 perished when a two story frame home owned by Bert Edkin at Cascade eighteen miles northwest of Williamsport burned Saturday night. Two other children were seriously burned and one hospitalized. Some victims were Edkins' stepchildren. cause of the fire was not available.
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Williamsport
Bert Edkin
Cascade
Here
Edkins
No Trace Found of Missing Man Emil Nitchie
Officials report little hope of finding Emil F. Nitchie alive after a rabbit hunt disappearance near Highlands about 20 miles south of Butte. Snow and darkness hampered Saturday searches. a son is due in Butte to discuss restarting plans with deputies and scouts as weather allows.
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Emil F. Nitchie
Nitchie
C Street
Butte
Highlands
Max Weber
Stanley Richards
Lester Black
Herb Slack
Jess Fryett
Santa has Close Call in Parachute Rescue at Fort Lauderdale
In Fort Lauderdale on December 10 a parachuting Santa, Robert Niles known as Jumping Jack, tangled with high tension wires during a planned landing at Stranahan field. He swung 45 feet above ground after his chute snagged a utility pole, drawing a crowd of anxious children. Lineman John W. Bell climbed the pole with borrowed climbers, rescuing Santa before firefighters arrived.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Robert
Jumping Jack) Niles
Stranahan Field
Jolly St. Nick
John W. Bell
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Old Saint Nick
Niles
Montana Power to Build 66,000-kilowatt Plant in Billings
Montana Power company will start construction of a 66,000 kilowatt steam electric generating station in Billings next spring to boost power for the Midland Empire. President F W Bird said the project is part of a statewide expansion to meet rising future demand, with construction beginning March 1, 1950 and operations expected by August 1951. About 200 men will be employed.
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Billings
Midland Empire
F. W. Bird
Montana Power Company
Bird
Two Rocker Girls Awarded Surprise Checks for Heroism
Two Rocker girls Marlene Brookbush and Joan Beckman discovered a broken rail on Milwaukee road tracks eight weeks ago and alerted adults, likely averting a main-line wreck. They received $25 checks each from Milwaukee Road, retold as the Christmas surprise.
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Marlene Brookbush
Joan Beckman
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Marlene
Joan
Jack Brookbush
Rocker
Brookbush Place
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
Chiang Kai-shek Quits Mainland
Chiang Kai-shek flew from Chengtu to Formosa as Yunnan province revolt erodes Nationalist footholds. Guerrilla warfare planned with Sichang base as Hu Tsung-nan’s 350,000 man force withdraws to western China. Communists pursuing, last reports place rivals 50 miles away.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Yunnan Province
Tao Hsi-sheng
Chiang
Yunnan
Hong Kong
Kunming
Chengtu
Cheng-tu
Hu Tsung-nan
China
Sichang
Sikang
Pickpocket Auto Fleeces Butte Man
Mining city police seek a hit run pick pocket car after Leonard Winn of 1635 Stewart says he was struck at Broadway and Wyoming on Saturday night. He suffered bruises and ripped clothing, and $55 in cash vanished from a rear pocket as the wallet disappeared in the snow.
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Mining
Butte
Leonard Winn
Stewart
Broadway
Wyoming
Winn
Boy Sees Santa for Last Time in Marlin Texas
Odis Clyde Davis, 3, is joyfully celebrated in Marlin as he beholds Santa and Christmas trees one final time before going blind from a malignant tumor affecting his eyes. A Friday party showcased gifts as candy, fruit, and toys surround the tree for the ill boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nomer Havis.
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Marlin
Texas
Odis
Clyde Davis
Santa
Nomer Havis
American Consul Flees Under Fire in Kunming Flight
In Kunming, Yunnan, U S Consul Larue Lutkins escaped under fire from Nationalist troops as the province deserted to the Communists. Fourteen Americans, including 13 CAT air crew, fled to safety after seven CAT flyers were held. Pacific Airways flight captained by Frank Birkman refueled in Haiphong before Hong Kong. Nationalists hijacked the airfield, revealing Kuomintang insignia during the desertion.
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Hong Kong
WUP
United States
Larue Lutkins
Kunming
China
Yunnan
Clair Chennault
Civil Air Transport Organization
Lutkins
Pacific Airways
Frank Birkman
Birkman
Haiphong
Indo-China
CAT
Poles Expelled in France Over Propaganda Clash
Paris police announced Saturday they are expelling about 20 Poles for political propaganda, bringing the total ousted to nearly 50 in the ongoing Polish French diplomatic clash.
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Paris
Poland
France
Labor Ousted in Australia After 8 Years
Sydney dispatch reports Liberal and Country parties secure 64 of 121 seats in the House of Representatives, signaling a shift after eight years of Labor governance. Labor held about 50 seats with seven still undecided, while senate results did not affect the outcome. The victory mirrors New Zealand’s recent anti socialism trend as Robert Menzies returns as prime minister.
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Liberal
Country
House of Representatives
Labor Party
New Zealand
South Pacific
Robert Gordon Menzies
Australia
Great Britain
Attlee
Airports Near 20 Montana Towns Improve This Year
HELENA December report from Civil Aeronautics Administration details airport work in Montana towns. Shelby completed a 258000 project with a new 3700 foot runway and grass strip. Missoula port advances on a 135000 administration building, 35 percent done. Billings underway for 52000 in water mains and new maintenance building. Livingston port adds water system and lights for one runway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. King
Shelby
Missoula
Billings
Livingston
Weather in Butte and Divide region Sunday forecast
Partly cloudy to cloudy with occasional snow flurries Sunday in Butte. Highs near 18 to 15 across west and east Divide areas with continued cold, above zero nights. Airport data show highs 20 22 and lows 3 4 with trace precipitation and diminishing winds.
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School of Mines
Divide
Montana Faces Blizzard as Cold Wave Grips State
Winds from Canada drive a fast moving cold front into northern Montana with blizzard like conditions spreading to eastern and southern regions. All 20 weather check points report below freezing maxima for the second time this winter as early temperatures dip to single digits and below zero in several towns. Light snow and winds of 15 to 25 mph persist with a forecast that most snow will end by Sunday forenoon, though accumulation continues in eastern areas.
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Helena
Canada
Montana
Great Falls
Cut Bank
Custer
Lewistown
Dakotas
Weather Bureau
Con
Meaderville Yale Sign Brilliant Christmas Display
The Meaderville Volunteer Fire department unveils its fifth annual Christmas display a 30 by 30 foot billboard in the department yard beside the Leonard mine. Volunteers built a glowing evergreen scene behind a manger with a Santa sleigh and child figures, framed by Gothic panels bearing Peace on Earth and a white cross.
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Meaderville
Leonard Mine
Santa Claus
Rudy the Red Nosed Reindeer
Farm Program Cost May Rise
Three Senators warned that the government may need far more money next year to sustain price supports for farm crops. They cited estimates from about 1 billion to 5 billion dollars extra, saying current authorization of 4.75 billion may be insufficient as prices decline and surpluses grow. They expect action in Congress when it reconvenes in January.
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Washington
Brannan
Congress
Aiken
R-Vt
GOP
Senate Agriculture Committee
Military Transport Plane in Distress Over Pacific
A four engined C 54 military transport plane radioed it was in distress over the Pacific Saturday night with two engines out of commission. Eight men were aboard. The craft was about 200 miles from San Francisco coming from Hawaii and bound for the Fairfield Suisun Air Force base 40 miles northeast of the city.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Hawaii
Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base
Union view on eight hour day in Butte construction
A Build Butte Committee meeting heard a union representative argue the decision should rest with individual workers whether to extend the six hour day to eight. He noted 1934 six hour adoption during slack times, but now says work volume and future prospects justify reconsideration. He urged workers to be approached about benefits to community contractors and themselves. Further meetings are planned for more worker input.
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Build Butte Committee
Butte
Billings
Livingston
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