Satellites Sign Peace Pacts In Paris Amid Conference
The Big Four foreign ministers agreed to sign peace treaties for Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria and Finland in Paris on February 10 with a follow up in London January 14 by a four power commission. They planned a UN umpire for treaty disputes and outlined Trieste frontiers and postwar colonies with some issues unresolved including emergency air rights and Trieste funding.
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New York
Foreign Ministers Council
Molotov
London
Council of Foreign Ministers
Europe
Paris
Italy
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
United States Senate
James F. Byrnes
Moscow
Trieste
United Nations
Trieste Free Territory
LaGuardia Attacks U S Attitude On Relief
U N A R A Chief Fiorella H LaGuardia charged U S with political use of relief food as delegates from 48 nations debated continuing the agency into 1947. C Tyler Wood urged ignoring allocations and shipping excess aid to needy countries, while Acheson had urged direct national relief and criticized U N R R A as faulty.
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Washington
United States
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York
Acheson
Unitedates
C. Tyler Wood
la Guardia
Two Year Soviet Norwegian Trade Pact Signed
Moscow reports a two year trade agreement between the Soviet Union and Norway was signed on Wednesday after three weeks of negotiations. The accord aims to expand commerce and reduce barriers, marking a new phase in bilateral economic ties.
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Moscow
Missing Marine transport plane with 32 aboard feared
Searchers work in fog and rugged terrain to locate a San Diego Seattle Marine Corps transport missing Tuesday after a 4:13 p m radio fix. Reports of crashes near Randle Strawberry mountain and Purcell mountain point to a possible crash in the Cascade area east of Toledo and Mount Rainier vicinity.
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Seattle
Marine Corps
Toledo
Cascades
Here
Silver Creek
Strawberry Mountain
Randle
Coleman
Tom Maloney
Vail
Army Air Rescue
Coast Guard
Randle-Packwood
Strawberry Mountain Lookout
Cmrd
R. M. Finley
Purcell Mountain
Cowlitz Valley
Mount Rainier
Cascade Range
Washington
Army
McChord Field
Sand Point Naval Air Station
Policy report urges constructive labor laws and demobilization
The House committee on postwar economic policy and planning urged enactment of constructive-not punitive labor legislation and abolition of OPA powers by Jan 31. It called for reducing the federal budget, expanding low cost housing, and preserving government role in policy coordination while avoiding a wage spiral and recession.
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Washington
OPA
House Committee
Colmer
D.-Miss
Congress
Office of War Mobilization
Venezuelan Revolt Quelled After 12 Hours at Maracay
President Romulo Betancourt announced that forces stopped a 12 hour uprising after insurgents held Maracay airport for a time and dropped a bomb near the presidential palace. No fatalities were reported as insurgents fled or were captured while pilots and mechanics surrendered in Colombia.
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Caracs
Venezuela
New York
Romulo Betancourt
Maracay
Caracas
Betancourt
United States
O. K
Colombia
Carlos Maldonado Pena
Isaias Medina Angarita
Indian Question to Be Debated in Commons Crisis Spur
London December 11 Conservative Leader Winston Churchill forced a two day full dress debate in the House of Commons on the Indian crisis. Prime Minister Attlee and Morrison urged delay to avoid harming a possible settlement, but Churchill insisted the nation must focus on the grave situation. Attlee reassured that the government would not impose a constitution on Indian Muslims against their will.
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London
U.P
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Herbert Morrison
House
Churchill
India
Commons
Attlee
Christmas Holidays Set for Schools
Christmas vacation for students in city and rural schools will run from Saturday December 21 to Sunday January 5. The dates come from city school superintendent Lowell W Johnson and county superintendent Maybelle Hogan.
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Lowell W. Johnson
Maybelle Hogan
Ouster Hearings Tie Official Talks on Gambling and Riots
Police Officer Willard McCallum testified during ouster proceedings against Mayor Barry O Leary that superior officers discussed policy on gambling and rioting in Butte. He recounted prior conversations with Chief Bart Riley and Capt. Emmett Sullivan about tolerating or legalizing gambling and about raids planned before September 5.
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Butte
Willard McCallum
Barry O'Leary
McCallum
Bart Riley
Emmett Sullivan
Matthen, Moriarity
Capt. Sullivan
Auto Association to Convene Here in Butte
Butte welcomes more than 350 Montana Automobile Dealers association members and guests for its annual convention at the Finlen hotel. Edgar Price, newly elected president, will deliver the welcome address as directors meet and committees form.
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Butte
Montana Automobile Dealers Association
Finlen Hotel
Edgar Price
Butte Automobile Dealers Association
Price
Harris Olson
Great Falls
Don Shur
Glenn Breedlove
Billings
John J. Jewell
Helena
Mr. Price
Myles Johns
Kalispell
C. N. Nybo
Missoula
Barney Ryan
Bozeman
Carl Anderson
Don B
Bob Dee
Washington, D. C
National Automobile Dealers Association
Ed Hammer
Sheridan
Wyo
Saturna Ponls
Pro Soviet Azerbaijan Regime Drops Defiance in Iran War
In Tabriz the pro Soviet Azerbaijan regime reverses stance and agrees to allow central government troops to enter Azerbaijan for the upcoming national elections. Four government columns advance toward Mianeh after breaking Ghaflankooh fortifications as Iran’s war leadership meets to issue a new communique.
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Tehran
Azerbaijan
Tabriz
Ahmed Qavam
Iran
Sallamullah Javid
Qavam
Razmara
Zenjah
Ghaflankooh
Mianeh
Zenjan
Iranian War Supreme Council
Truman to Address Nation on Christmas Eve
President Truman will speak to the nation in a Christmas Eve broadcast linked to White House tree-lighting ceremonies on the White House lawn. The address will air over all major networks.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana Divides
Butte forecasts cloudy with intermittent snows on Thursday and Thursday night, cooler with a high around 28. Daytime readings near 40 to 41 at local stations, with trace precipitation. West of the divide, partly to mostly cloudy and colder with highs 25 to 35. East of the divide, mostly cloudy with diminishing winds and snow flurries in the south, highs near 25 to 35.
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School of Mires
New Storm brings cold and snow across Montana
A winter storm moved into Montana from Canada after unseasonable warmth. It dropped heavy snow in Mining City with 1.03 inches measured by 11:10 PM while Butte saw lighter, diminishing precipitation at the airport. The storm brought subfreezing temperatures statewide with rain west of the divide and an overall 0.9 inches of water content by then.
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Butte
Montana
King Winter
Canada
Treasure State
Mining
Mercury
Butte Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Hopes for Action on Disarmament at U S Assembly Fade
Soviet Russia rejected a compromise on disarmament and troop census clearing, ending hopes for concrete action at the U N Assembly session. Andrei Vishinsky refused Spaak’s compromise, bogging down both disarmament and census issues as the Assembly moved on to cereals and other topics. Rockefeller Jr offered $8.5 million to buy a Manhattan skyscraper site for the U N. A Sabe committee was named to study the matter.
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New York
Russia
United Nations
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Flushing Meadow Park
Vishinsky
Spaak
Lake Success
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Manhattan
Sabe
Flood Delays Train Service in Western Washington
Heavy rains unleashed flash floods and multiple slides across western Washington. The Milwaukee Olympian line faced east and west sections stopped near Ellensburg as floods rose, with about 435 passengers stranded. Crews worked to clear the line while rivers including Snoqualmie and Skagit neared bank high levels.
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Seattle
Washington
Cascades
Yakima River Canyon
Milwaukee
Mount Rainier
Snohomish
Snoqualmie
Skagit
Green
Skykomish
Puyallup
Ellensburg
Senator Bilbo to attend war probe opening
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi will appear Thursday for the opening of a Senate war investigating subcommittee inquiry into his ties with war contractors. He will be accompanied by his attorney Forrest Jackson of Jackson Mississippi.
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Washington
Bilbo
D-Miss
Senate
Forrest Jackson
Jackson, Miss
Enthusiastic Push Drives Chamber Campaign Past Halfway Mark
The Butte First campaign for the Chamber of Commerce raced past the halfway point with over $18,000 of a $33,000 goal by Wednesday night. Ten divisions started at $1,632 each, with the Conventions division led at $1,682. New $100 plus club members Burr Store and Carr-O'Neill Brokerage joined the drive as workers reported strong early response after a kickoff luncheon at the Finlen hotel.
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Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Finlen Hotel
Max Dean
T. L. Doran
Chamber
Burr
Carr-O'Neill
Dave Kilroy
F. H. Burton
Central Service Station
Gold Room
G. M. Deupree
Walter Arnold
Charles F. Meyer
W. C. Bargman
W. H. Conway
Ed Jordan
R. S
U S May Have to Rely on Imports
The Interior department and State department voiced a six point national oil policy as the United States faces growing demand and shrinking domestic capacity. Ralph K. Davies cited the need to develop domestic supplies, conserve resources, explore new areas, and negotiate foreign access while warning that without continued discovery capacity could fall by 300,000 barrels per day annually.
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Washington
Interior Department
State Department
United States
Ralph K. Davies
Oil and Gas Division
Petroleum Administration For War
Davies
Rec
Division
Army Bomber Crashes at Andrews Field No Injuries Reported
An Army B 25 bomber with jammed gear circled Andrews Field for nearly six hours before crash landing. The aircraft landed safely with no injuries to four crew members: Col. Paul T. Cullen, First Lt. Arnold Lehardy, Master Sgt. Frank Odinetz, and Staff Sgt. Richard H. Noll.
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Washington
Andrews Field
Paul T. Cullen
Denver
Colo
Ballingfield
Col. Cullen
Arnold Lehardy
Baltimore
Frank Odinetz
Glen Lyon
Richard H. Noll
Newmanstown
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Katherine Jean
Los Angeles
President Truman
Associated Press
Max
Belgrade Broadus
Cut Bank Pceccecesee
Dillon
Drummond Ercecene
Glasgow Or Seneene
Havre
Ea Cnteeceseranoes
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Lewistown Ecenscoces
Livingston
Miles City
Www. Yellowstone
Whitehall
U.S. Assembly
Francis W. Carpenter
Snoqualmie Valley
Snoqualmie River
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