Nations press for Korean cease fire and UN mediation
Thirteen Arab-Asian states urged the United Nations to appeal to Red China for a Korea cease fire and to appoint a UN mediation commission. The vote on the mediation plan passed 12 to 0 in abstentia of the Philippines, with Nasrallah Ent ezam slated to lead the cease-fire committee. The effort seeks a broader settlement of Far East issues including Formosa and Indo-China.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Red China
Korea
United Nations Commission
38Th Parallel
Benegal N. Rau
Formosa
United States
Philippines
Mediation Commission
Assassin Slays Cohen Adviser in Hollywood Ambush
Sam Rummel, 52, a longtime top legal official for gambler Mickey Cohen, was killed by a shotgun ambush outside his Laurel Canyon home. Police report the case mirrors an earlier 18 month old shooting that wounded Cohen and others. a bodyguard later died. Cohen was questioned after the attack as investigators probe possible splits with Rummel and other attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Sam Rummel
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
Neddie Herbert
William H. Parker
Rummel
Parker
United States Senate
Lavon
Jittry
Rummell
Laurel Canyon
Langley Carrier Recommissioned for France Transfer
The Navy said Langley, a 12,000 ton aircraft carrier, will be recommissioned and transferred to France next spring under the mutual defense assistance program.
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Washington
Navy
Langley
France
State Legionnaires Seek Full Mobilization and Acheson Firing
The Montana American Legion calls for full mobilization of industry and resources and demands Secretary of State Dean Acheson be fired. The resolutions, at the midwinter meeting with about 200 attendees, also urge faster dependent payments, higher veterans welfare funding, prison reforms, and a Missoula convention for next year set tentatively for July 14-18.
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State Legionnaires
Dean Acheson
Helena
Montana American Legion
Department
State Department
State Veterans Welfare Commission
Legionnaires
Missoula
Legion
Deer Lodge
Lou Boedecker
Frank L. Harrington
Butte
Legion Executive Committee
Farmers Oppose Price Controls And Rationing
Dallas dispatch reports at the American Farm Bureau federation convention that from Allan B. Kline to E. Howard Hill and H. H. Alp speakers urged against price ceilings and rationing. They argued inflation is best fought by higher production and warned against government farm agencies weakening free farmer organization. Delegates from 45 states and Puerto Rico attended separate sessions ahead of the main convention.
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Dallas
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Allan B. Kline
E. Howard Hill
Iowa Farm Bureau
H. H. Alp
Poultry Department
Puerto Rico
Kline
Cris V. Wells
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Roger Fleming
Free Farmer
Butte Chamber Drive Close To Its $36 000 Goal
The Butte Chamber of Commerce membership campaign neared its $36 000 target, being only $2 000 short after a meeting at Finlen hotel. Tom Kelly presided as workers aimed to finish assignments by Tuesday evening. Renewals remain to be reported, with over 94 percent average on reports and plans for new member contacts to extend the campaign northward.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce
Finlen Hotel
Tom Kelly
Chamber
Britain Ready to Shoulder $10.08 Billion Armament Program
Informal sources say on Monday night Britain will fund a three year rearmament plan totaling 10.08 billion dollars without American financial aid.
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London
Britain
Butte Weather Forecast Tuesday Shower Risk
Partly to mostly cloudy in Butte with wide scattered showers. Tuesday minimum near 15 and afternoon high around 33. Other readings include Airport 12 to 35 and School of Mines 28 to 44. Montana forecasts: west of Divide fog possible 30 to 40, east 35 to 45 with light showers. Maximums cover 12 hours ending 5:30 p.m. Monday.
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School of Mines
Divide
Billings
Belgrade
Supreme Court protects witnesses from answering on Communist ties
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 witnesses before Congress and the courts may refuse to answer questions about Communist ties if answering could lead to jail. The decision challenges contempt cases and strengthens challenges to the McCarran Act requiring Communist registration. The court’s Monday actions also included federal control over tidelands oil deposits and outlining standards for four related cases.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Congress
Justice Department
New York
Communist Party
High Tribunal
Texas
Louisiana
Pro-Soviet Bloc Seizes Control of Viet Minh
Rebel informants report a pro-Soviet faction has taken control of the Viet Minh, purging Nationalists and replacing leaders with Communists as Chinese authorities expand influence in military posts. Ho Chi Minh associates accuse the bloc of stripping democratic members from key positions.
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Hanoi
U.P
Viet Minh
Ho Chi Minh
Democratic Party
Bozeman Tavern Fight Proves Fatal to Fisher at 47
Samuel Scott Fisher, 47, died from head injuries after a bar altercation in Bozeman last Thursday. An inquest is set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. Acting Coroner Roy Border said. Charles L. Sapp, 22, of Effingham Illinois, held as a material witness, is linked to the incident.
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Bozeman
Samuel Scott Fisher
Deaconess
Roy Border
Charles L. Sapp
Effingham
Ill
Sapp
Fisher
Acheson to Attend Atlantic Pact Ministers Meeting in Belgium
Secretary of State Dean Acheson is expected to fly to Belgium early next week for a special Atlantic pact foreign ministers meeting. Western European defenses are to be discussed, informed sources reported Monday night.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Belgium
Atlantic Pact
Dapper buyer jailed for check aimed at yacht deal
Harold Stanley Barker, 46, of Los Angeles, was sentenced to 60 days in jail by Miami Beach City Judge Daniel P. Galen after attempting to use a $13,000 worthless check as a down payment on a $130,000 yacht. Barker said he did not intend to buy the cruiser and claimed he acted out of fatigue from subservience.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Harold Stanley Barker
Los Angeles
Daniel P. Galen
Rioting in Singapore Leaves Four Dead
Widespread rioting in Singapore on Monday left at least four people dead and more than 140 injured. The violence arose from anger over a court decision returning Maria Bertha Hertogh to her Muslim mother. British authorities evacuated the girl and reinforced police as mobs threatened the convent and the child.
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Singapore
Larry Allen
Associated Press
Allen
Tom Masterson
George Leow
Maria Bertha Hertogh
Convent of the Good Shepherd
Bertha Maria
Indian Skelton Is Unearthed
In Missoula on December 11 a modern machine digging for a future grocery store uncovered the skeleton of an Indian child, believed to be over 50 years old. Coroner Ralph M. Simmons confirmed the find as an Indian remains with deteriorated moccasin-like leather and Indian beads in a purse, laid in a plain board box about four and a half feet long, roughly six feet underground.
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Missoula
Ralph M. Simmons
Ex-Premier Fraser Dies in New Zealand
Wellington report states former New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser died Monday after a long political career. The death follows his influence in national governance and wartime leadership.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Peter Fraser
Butte Navy Man Helps Evacuate His Wounded Cousin From Korea
Howard Mayo of Columbia Gardens serves in Korea with a Navy unit evacuating wounded to hospital ships. He recounts meeting Marine cousins Donald and Glenn Mayo, both wounded, including Donald’s second injury near Inchon. The family includes Lt. Donald A. Smith and Stuart Mayo in the Marines. Howard, recalled to active duty in August, notes harsh winter fighting.
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Butte
Korea
Howard Mayo
F. G. Mayo
Columbia Gardens
Howard
Navy
Donald D. Mayo
Glenn Mayo
Donald
Mont
Mayo
Montana
Inchan
Glenn
Yokosuka
Donald A. Smith
School of Mines
Oakland
Stuart Mayo
Marine Corps
Navy Reserve
Truman Sets Stage for Proclamation
President Truman moved toward a national emergency declaration this week and eyed a wage-price control order. He convened congressional leaders for talks on mobilization, controls, and possible nationwide address. A White House spokesman noted broad support for price and wage limits amid defense preparation. The government also ordered a 28 percent cut in natural rubber use in tires for the first two months of next year.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Capitol Hill
Senate
Lucas
D-Ill
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Armed Services
Stephen Early
Early
Senate Approves Food Aid for Yugoslavia Bill
The Senate approved a bill to authorize up to 50 million dollars in food aid for Yugoslavia and sent it to the House. The debate followed Knowland’s failed effort to attach 38 million for Chinese Nationalists. The measure passed 60 to 21 after procedural moves.
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Washington
Senate
House
Yugoslavia
Knowland
R-Calif
Connally
D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stennis
D-Miss
Montanan Wounded for Second Time in Korea
Pvt. Walter S. Ingalls from Roy Montana has been wounded twice in Korea. He went to the front July 20 and was wounded in the stomach July 28, then hospitalized in Japan for six weeks. A second telegram reports he is "slightly" wounded and in a service hospital in Japan.
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Lewistown
Walter S. Ingalls
Defense Department
Lyle Ingalls
Roy
Ingalls
Japan
Seven Chinese Divisions Are Wrecked
A 25,000 man U S Marine division and Army units escaped into United States lines in northeast Korea after a brutal 60 mile, 25 below zero retreat from Yudam to the coastal plain. More than 15,000 Chinese troops and seven Red Chinese divisions were left dead or beaten back. Marine casualties were high and 4,000 wounded were flown out before the final march began. MacArthur and Almond held secret talks on plans, while other U N units struggled to reach the east coast through snowbound passes.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
United States First Marine Division
United States
Korea
Cruel Mountains
Yudam
E. M. Almond
United States Seventh Division
Jack MacBeth
Koto
Tenth Corps
MacArthur
United Nations
Almond
Hungnam
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Kimpo
Seoul
Tme
17Th
Hyesanjin
Marines Suffered One Third Wounded in Fight
Washington reports First Marine division in northeast Korea suffered about one third casualties as its three regiments fought toward Hamhung along the east coast. Officials estimate total casualties between 3,300 and 6,500 in this action, with strength averaging under 70 percent yet troops described as high spirited.
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Washington
First Marine Division
Korea
Hamhung
Marine Corps
Corps
Tarawa
Peleliu
Iwo Jima
Butte Trustees Hire Teacher and Discuss Repairs
Butte trustees appoint Helene Kelley of Roundup as elementary home economics instructor. To cover Carl Englebach’s illness, pay scales are raised to hire a carpenter as substitute. Roof repairs are needed at Cleveland and Harrison schools and Memorial park fence damaged by a truck. Transport for Butte High Orchestra to Missoula conference is discussed. December payrolls to be issued. January meeting set by chair.
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Helene Kelley
Roundup
Montana State College
Butte
Carl Englebach
Englebach
H. H. Bretherton
Cleveland
Harrison
Memorial Park
Harry M. Ross
Butte High School
Northwest Educators Conference
Missoula
State Department of Public Instruction
Ross
Nepalese Troops Capture Biratnagar in dawn assault
Reports from Patna say Nepalese insurgents seized the large industrial town of Biratnagar after a dawn attack. The government residence reportedly remained under rebel control as 400 government troops had evacuated the state armory and treasury and pressed a defense against the advancing rebels.
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New Delhi
India
Biratnagar
Patna
Treading Softly Review Touches White House Furor
Washington Post music critic Paul Hume backs away from last week’s clash with President Truman after harshly panning Margaret Truman’s singing. His Monday column on singer Virginia Davis begins with a cautious note.
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Washington
U.P
Paul Hume
Washington Post
Truman
Margaret
Virginia Davis
Red Chinese Delegation Buys Books On Energy And Defense
The Communist China's delegation to the United Nations bought 88 dollars worth of books on atomic energy and military topics from a Manhattan bookstore last week, according to the New York Herald Tribune.
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New York
China
United Nations
Manhattan
New York Herald Tribune
Butte Doctor Named Superintendent at Warm Springs
Dr. Robert J. Spratt of Butte, born January 6, 1918, is appointed by Gov. Borner as superintendent of the Montana state hospital at Warm Springs to fill the term of Dr. Freeman. Spratt, Navy veteran and Creighton medical graduate, has been acting superintendent since Freeman’s death and returns to Warm Springs after training at the University of Colorado Psychopathic hospital. He is married with four children.
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Helena
U.P
Robert J. Spratt
Butte
Montana State Hospital
Warm Springs
John W. Borner
Spratt
George H. Freeman
Freeman
Attlee Leaves New York After Talks With U S and Canada
British Prime Minister Clement R Attlee departed New York by plane for London after a week of secret conferences with United States and Canadian leaders amid confidence the West can secure peace without appeasement.
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New York
WUP
Clement R. Attlee
London
United States
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