Mining Issues Heard Before Senate Panel in Butte
The Butte session of a subcommittee of the Senate interior and insular affairs committee heard from labor and marginal operators and dozens of witnesses on mining industry problems. Speakers urged an immediate rise in domestic copper prices to match foreign levels, citing wartime needs and postwar declines in mining activity. A Washington hearing will follow with top agency directors to discuss policies and procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
United States Senate Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
James E. Murray
Zales Ecton
William C. Broadgate
Murray
Stewart French
D-Mont
Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
John Parker
F. P. Kelly
John H. Cole
Manganese and Development
Carl Trauerman
Mining Association of Montana
Higher copper price urged by Montana mining unions
The International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers and AFL crafts unions in Montana urged raising the 24 percent domestic copper price to at least 27.5 cents per pound, matching foreign sale levels, during a Senate defense minerals hearing in Butte. Union leaders argued current shortages demand higher prices to spur production for defense needs.
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United States District
Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Murray
Washington
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Montana
American Federation of Labor Craft Unions
William Mason
Office of Price Administration
I. E. Senigstad
North Butte Mining Company
John T. Potts
Victoria Mines, Incorporated
Senigstad
North Butte
American Federation of Labor Crafts Unions
Office of Price Stabilization
Senate
Federal
Butte
James E. Murray
Iummsw
Mr. Mason
James F. O'Brien
Butte Machinists Union
AFL
O’brien
Harry J. Grimes
Metal Trades Council of
Stanley Babcock
Butte Miners Union No. 1
John McLeod
Butte Miners Union
Thomas C. Keenan
Joe Domitrovich
Building and Metal Trades Council of
Anaconda
Luke Hasley
Butte Blacksmiths’ Union
Leslie Johnson
Butte Boilermakers Union
United States
Egypt Delays Cut in Diplomatic Ties With Britain
Cairo officials review the diplomatic relations question with Britain as Jefferon Caffery consults with the acting foreign minister. Eden reportedly seeks to prevent a break while Egypt contemplates a recalled ambassador and a cabinet decision remains unsettled amid anti British boycott plans by Egyptian business chambers.
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Cairo
Egypt
London
Ibrahim Farag Pasha
Britain
United States
Jefferson Caffery
Farag
Anthony Eden
Foreign Office
Abdel Fattah Amr Pasha
Suez Canal Zone
Chambers of Commerce
Sick Baby Die in Car After Hospital Dismissal
A ten month old Michigan girl Peggy Ann Herman died Wednesday in a family car on US 40 near Wendover Utah while en route to California. A Wells Nevada coroner ruled natural causes after the parents, from Saginaw, had removed her from General hospital Salt Lake City the prior night against hospital advice for pneumonia.
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Wendover
Utah
Michigan
California
Here
Wells
Nev
Peggy Ann Herman
John Herman
Saginaw
Mich
General Hospital
Salt Lake City
Government sets auto prices and options ceilings
Washington December 12 The Office of Price Stabilization set basic retail prices in dollars and cents for Ford Mercury and Lincoln passenger cars. The order also ceilings for extra or optional equipment sold with those automobiles.
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Washington
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Office of Price Stabilization
Government to subsidize nine copper mines to sustain production
Washington reports the Defense Materials Procurement Agency will subsidize nine operating copper mines amounting to about 16,000 tons yearly. The government will cover the gap between the 24 14 cents per pound ceiling and the cost to keep operations, with no effect on market copper prices.
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Washington
Jess Larson
Defense Materials Procurement Agency
Larson
General Says Yanks to Stay in Korea
United States Eighth Army will remain in Korea until the South Korean army is strong enough to defend itself. Gen. James A. Van Fleet notes training programs at Fort Leavenworth, Fort Benning, and Taegu, focusing on infantry artillery engineering and other branches. He cites improvements in ROK forces and says plans may change but aim to build a self-sustaining Korean army.
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United States Eighth Army
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Republic of Korea
Eighth Army
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Benning
Command and General Staff
Taegu
van Fleet
Signal Corps
Greece
Roks
Turmoil in Iran as Oil Crisis Intensifies Across Tehran
Fighting priests and anti-British protests sweep Tehran amid Mossadegh’s oil ultimatum to buyers by December 22. Nationalist crowds march on the Majlis while rival mullahs clash in a mosque and Pan-Iranist youths burn an effigy of the Azerbaijan puppet premier. Political tensions rise as oil paralysis deepens.
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Tehran
Iran
Mossadegh
Abadan
Ayatullah Mohammed Reza Behbahni
Mohammed Mossadegh
Majlis
Jafar Pishevari
Azerbaijan
Caucasus
West Germans Grow Tired Of Allied Occupation Controls
United States High Commissioner John J. McCloy said in a quarterly State Department report that a tide of dissent is rising among West Germans after six years of occupation controls. He noted a mood of criticism and rebellion but said most Germans still align with the West in their hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
United States
John J. McCloy
McCloy
State Department
Truman moves seen to curb tax scandal fallout
Washington details show President Truman summoning Attorney General McGrath and FBI chief J Edgar Hoover for secret talks amid mounting tax scandal disclosures. White House aides joined later as McGrath disclosed files on Caudle cases, while two Charlotte men faced wartime regulation issues and tax inquiries continue.
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Washington
Truman
McGrath
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Hoover
Justice Department
Tax-Collecting Bureau of Interral Revenue
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
T. Lamar Caudle
Caudle
United States
North Carolina
House
Representative King
Dcalif
Frank N. Littlejohn
Charlotte
N. C
Office of Price Administration
Carl Wilson Davis
Keith Beaty
King Committee
Beaty
Littlejohn
Clark
Transfer of Friend Garments Lands in Pawn Shop Complaint
Earl Speer files petty larceny charge in justice court against Sid Ewing for taking Speer's jacket and hat from a bar stool and delivering them to a nearby pawn shop. Case before Justice Steve Tahija.
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Justice Court
Earl Speer
East Galena
Sid Ewing
Speer
Ewing
Court of Justice
Steve Tahija
Communists Press for More Armistice Concessions in Korea
In Munsan Korea on Thursday December 13 the Communists hardened their armistice bargaining stance demanding more Allied concessions on supervision and rejecting immediate ICRC inspection of prison camps. Allied negotiators insisted on a full war prisoner data exchange before any blanket release. U N and United Nations Command officials warned of continued mistrust after recent prisoner data delays, with 14 days left in the 30 day provisional ceasefire period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
Red Cross
United Nations
R. E. Libby
Libby
William P. Nuckols
United Nations Command
UNC
Russia Accepts Place on UN Arms Board
In Paris on December 12 1947 Andrei Vishinsky signaled Moscow will join the new 12 nation disarmament commission to be formed by the UN General Assembly He urged an immediate ban on atomic weapons while accusing the United States of stalling to stockpile bombs Andrei Vishinsky warned that only the United States and the USSR possess atomic arms and urged restraint while pressing for stricter controls United States Britain and France noted the Soviet stance but said further work is needed to broaden agreement. Jessup was expected to speak on the arms question next day
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Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Russia
UN General Assembly
United States
Vishinsky
Assembly
Korea
Big Four
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
Britain
France
M. Moch
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Jules Moch
Philip C. Jessup
Cold Wave May Hit All of State Today
Helena dispatch reports a weather bureau provisional warning of a cold wave sweeping Montana. Snow and strong northerly winds expected statewide with highs 5 to 40 and widespread freezing temperatures. western areas near 30 to 40 while the east end faces much colder conditions.
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Helena
Montana
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Divide
Mountain Barrier
West Yellowstone
Billings
Man Says Rabbit Shot Him in Baltimore Home
Julius Monroe reports he was asleep in his Baltimore room when a sharp pain in his right hand woke him. He saw his pet rabbit staring from the sights of a .22 rifle on a chair and believes the rabbit jumped on the chair and fired the gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U.P
Julius Monroe
Monroe
Two Miles City Teens Found Guilty in Montana Murder
A jury of eight men and four women convicts Tom La Fave and Evelyn Donges, both 16, of first degree murder in the fatal beating of John Hoffman during a robbery in Miles City. The verdict followed about 14 hours of deliberation and a potential life or death sentence, with a sentence scheduled for Monday at 10 am.
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Miles City
John Hoffman
le Mars
Iowa
Tom la Fave
Evelyn Donges
la Fave
S. D. McKinnon
Hoffman
la Pave
Donges
Colorado Springs
Colo
I. B Bruce
Elite Weather Forecast for Thursday Segment
Partly cloudy with little temperature change. expected Thursday minimum 18 and maximum 42. Tuesday night to Wednesday afternoon readings at the Airport 20 to 39 and School of Mines 29 to 42. West of Divide mostly cloudy with snow flurries. East of Divide snow flurries and much colder east with highs 5 to 15.
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School of Mines
Divide
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Limited Drive Staged Near Truce Village
American Sabre jets claimed at least three MIG-15s shot down and another damaged in a North Korea air battle, the fiercest since Dec. 5, with no Allied losses reported. UN ground action near Panmunjom included an eight hour limited objective attack, yielding Chinese casualties and continued pressure along the front.
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Seoul
Korea
Tokyo
U.P
Panmunjom
United Nations
Eighth Army
Yonchon
Namsi-Dong
Matthew B. Ridgway
North Korea
Uniden
President Greets Acheson and Snyder Upon Return
President Truman welcomed Secretary Acheson and Secretary Snyder home after Europe conferences. They flew from New York to Washington aboard a military air terminal welcome. Acheson spoke of disarmament progress and criticized Vishinsky, while Murray called a Steelworkers meeting to review contract talks.
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United States Senate
Defense Minerals Production Program
Zales N. Ecton
R-Mont
Bae Fer
Weather Forecast Elite
Associated Press
Truce Village
Acheson
Snyder
Dean Acheson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Rome
New York
Andrei Vishinsky
Pittsburgh
UPR— Cio
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
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