Kelley lauds Anaconda war effort and metal deliveries
Cornelius F. Kelley, chairman of Anaconda Copper Mining, reviews the companys WW II contributions at a Silver Bow room dinner in Butte. He cites tonnages of copper zinc manganese chromite brass and wire mill outputs and total sales nearing two billion dollars, tying them to Allied victory and national support.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Company
Silver Bow
Hotel
Finlen
Kelley
Butte Community Memorial Hospital
E. S. McGlone
Butte
New Butte Community Memorial Hospital
McGlone
United States
Anaconda
American Brass Company
Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
Great Basic Magnesium Company
Frank Case
Montana
Murphy to Confer With President on Anti-Corruption Drive
Judge Thomas F. Murphy of New York plans a Washington meeting with President Truman amid reports of a role in a government anti corruption effort. Murphy denied accepting any post and indicated possible talks over the weekend or Monday. Truman moves toward a hard line on tax scandal fallout and possible creation of a special anti corruption commission.
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Washington
Thomas F. Murphy
New York
Truman
Murphy
Mr. Truman
Capitol Hill
White House
House Inquiry Committee
Bailiwick
King
D-Calif
Philip Perlman
Joseph Short
Anderson
D-N. M
Missoula County Official Guilty
Boyd A. Bourdeau chairman of the Missoula County board of commissioners was found guilty by a district court jury of receiving stolen property a home freezer unit stolen from Missoula County. Sentencing set for Monday at 10 a.m. with $2,500 bond allowed. Concurrent case involves former commissioner John A Stahl charged with an illegal public contract.
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Missoula
Boyd A. Bourdeau
Board of County Commissioners
Albert Besancon
Boudreau
John A. Stahl
Wesley Castles
Stahl
John Deere
Besancon
Montana Cold Wave to Continue Today
Montana forecasters warn of continued severe cold and scattered snow showers. Zero to 10 below east of the Continental Divide and 15 to 25 below west of the divide are forecast for Saturday. Roads remain in fair winter driving condition with slick spots. low temperatures follow a Canadian cold air mass. West Yellowstone records a Friday low of 30 below.
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Helena
Montana
Continental Divide
Billings
Great Falls
Broadus
West Yellowstone
Communists rally 10000 in Tehran plan to rebuild Red HQ
In Tehran on Friday about 10,000 Communists regroup, announcing plans to rebuild the Red peace headquarters destroyed in riots last week. Premier Mohammed Mosaddegh’s Nationalists have held streets since a bloody five hour clash with the Reds on December 6.
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Tran
Tehran
Iran
Red
Mohammed Mossadegh
Vast severe Midwest storm snarls traffic and schools
A vast Midwest storm arrived Friday delivering heavy snow sleet and freezing rain from Missouri to New Jersey. At least three deaths were reported as temperatures plunged with subzero readings across the region. Cities including Iowa City Omaha Philadelphia Baltimore and New York faced closed schools stalled traffic canceled flights and widespread disruptions.
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Midwest
Midlands
Missouri
Great Lakes
Great Plains
Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Company
Pittsburgh
New Jersey
Newark
Trenton
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Maryland
la Salle
Ill
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Indianapolis
Dayton
Tennessee
Arkansas
Pierre
S. D
St. Louis
Plains
West Yellowstone
Mont
Big Piney
Wyo
International Falls
Minn
Fargo
N. D
Williston
Duluth
Bismarck
Evidence Heard in Tax Fix Case
Investigators produced evidence that long distance calls were made from Jess Larson's office to Frank Nathan, named in a $500 000 shakedown plot. Nathan could not recall the calls and suggested an assistant might have placed them. Teitelbaum accused Nathan of colluding with Washington officials to fix his tax troubles. Larson denied involvement and said he telephoned Nathan.
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Washington
Jess Larson
Frank Nathan
Adrian Dewind
House
Larson
New York
Miami
General Services Administration
Nathan
Abraham Teitelbaum
Capone
Butte Readies Dedication of New Community Memorial Hospital
Visitors from Montana and across the nation arrive for the dedication of the $4,400,000 Butte Community Memorial Hospital on Butte's west side. The Sunday program includes addresses by Cornelius F. Kelley and Fec Glone, with Gov. John W. Bonner among speakers.
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Montana
New
Butte Community Memorial Hospital
Cornelius F. Kelley
The
Anaconda Cop
MceGlone
Kelley
Anaconda Company
Butte
Silver
Gold
Crystal
Alabama
Meer
M. M. English
Butte Conference of Catholic Clergy
MecGlone
C. F. Kelley
Samuel Barker, Jr
Butte Community Memorial Hospital Association
John W. Bonner
F. L. McPhail
Jessup urges Russia to join disarmament talks
U S ambassador Philip C. Jessup urged Soviet participation in revised Western disarmament proposals aimed at broad limits on arms. He noted no timeline for a Soviet reply and emphasized the goal of a new disarmament commission to advance detailed program work. He argued the plan benefits all nations, including the Soviet Union, and seeks shared security.
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Paris
United States
Philip C. Jessup
Russia
Andrei Y Vishinsky
Jessup
United Nations
General Assembly
Soviet Union
British Military Car Ambushed in Cairo Violence
Egyptian underground terrorists ambushed a British military car near Ismailia Port Said highway injuring a British officer and a soldier. In Cairo a mob beat two Egyptian information service employees of the British embassy, one possibly blinded. The violence followed Cairo’s government pledge to arm civilians for public security.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
United Press
Peter Webb
Suez Canal
Ismailia-Port Said
British Information Service
Butte Stores Open Late For Holiday Shopping
Butte textile and variety stores will stay open until 9 oclock tonight to accommodate late shoppers. This first night of extended hours marks the holiday season. normal hours resume until next Thursday with 9 oclock closings again for Friday and Saturday. Christmas Eve hours remain regular.
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Butte
Allies Reject New Red Troops Plan
Allied truce negotiators rejected the latest Communist proposal for armistice supervision a two hour morning session exposed no major concessions from the Reds while UN delegates signaled openness to discuss prisoner exchanges if the Reds provide a reasonably accurate total. The Communists yielded ground on home troop rotation but the dispute over a full all-for-all exchange hinges on a detailed prisoner list and further talks are planned with Maj. Gen. Turner and Brig. Gen. Nichols addressing questions and attitudes.
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Mnunsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Howard M. Turner
Hsieh Fang
United Nations
William P. Nichols
Steel strike threat looms as talks falter in Pittsburgh
Federal mediators warn of a possible nation wide steel strike on New Year’s Day as CIO United Steelworkers and United States Steel near contract expiry. The union’s pact ends at midnight December 31 with a one minute grace period.
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Pittsburgh
Clyde Mills
Walter A. Maggiolo
CIO
United Steelworkers
United States Steel Corporation
Bellwether
John A. Stephens
United States Steel
Philip Murray
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Bonneville Confirms Power Deal for Aluminum Plant
The Bonneville Power Administration confirmed its agreement to supply power to a new aluminum plant proposed for Kalispell Montana. The pact mirrors the Har vy Machine Co. arrangement and includes Anaconda Copper Mining Co. as a participant. Initial delivery is 37 000 kilowatts in May 1953, rising to 111 000 kilowatts of firm power.
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Portland
Ore
Bonneville Power Administration
Kalispell
Mont
Bonneville
Harvey Machine Co
Anaconda and
Harvey
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Hungry Horse
Montana
Marines destroy Chinese Communist Christmas card in Korea front
United States Marines on the eastern front wrecked a Communist-model Christmas card Friday. The 30 foot square sign in no man's land wished the Marines Merry Death, marking a grim wartime Christmas gesture amid Korean fighting.
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Korea
United States Marine Artillery
No Man's Land
UN Jet Planes Destroyed in Korean Fighting
In Seoul on Saturday December 15 Allied and Red troops clashed with light ground combat while air actions left one Soviet MIG-15 shot down and three more damaged by American F86 Sabre jets. Red ground fire destroyed three Allied fighters.
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Seoul
Korea
UN Tank Infantry Clash On Western Front Near Korang Po
A UN tank infantry team raided Red positions northwest of Korang Po and fought a five hour battle with Communist forces. After withdrawal, UN tanks artillery and an air strike hit the Reds. Eighth Army put communist casualties at about 200. Farther east a Chinese battalion attacked Turkish brigade units on the central front and was repulsed after three and a half hours.
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Korangpo
Eighth Army
Nations considered for Korean truce inspection teams
The Joint Chiefs of Staff authorize Gen Ridgway to propose Sweden Norway and Switzerland as possibly serving on international truce inspection teams in Korea if armistice talks advance Officials expect leaves the move precautionary and not an imminent ceasefire agreement State Dept notes sent to the three governments and envoys alerted by Assistant Secretary Hickerson with warnings of unresolved inspection arrangements and remaining obstacles
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Matthew B. Ridgway
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Korea
State Department
United States
John D. Hickerson
Hickerson
Death Toll From Typhoon Reaches 724
Fresh reports from the central Philippines on Saturday raise the death toll from the Monday typhoon to 724. The storm trails off southwest through the China Sea and shows signs of dissipating with center winds down from 125 to 55 mph. A second typhoon threatened the islands but curved off to the northeast away from the coast.
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Manila
Philippines
China Sea
Philippine
Two Brothers Die in PT26 Trainer Crash
Prineville Oregon December 14 Two brothers Oril Collison 21 and Acle Collison 25 were killed when their PT26 trainer plane crashed at the north city limits shortly after departing from the local airport. The tragedy occurred soon after takeoff and authorities investigated the incident.
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Prineville
Ore
Oril Collison
Acle Collison
Butte Weather Forecast Partly cloudy with showers
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and continued cold through Saturday. Saturday morning low minus six and Saturday afternoon high fifteen. Airport minimum minus six and maximum thirteen. Mine School minimum zero and maximum twelve. West of Divide snow showers with 15 to 25 mph north winds and drifting. East of Divide snow showers mainly west and south. highs from zero to minus ten. Continued cold Saturday night.
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School of Mines
Divide
Allied jets claim victory in Korean air battles
The Fifth Air Force reports two engagements over northwest Korea with one MIG shot down and four damaged. A flight of 24 Thunderjets tangled with 14 MIGs near Yangdok, downing one enemy and wounding three. Sixty Sabres fought 50 MIGs near MIG Alley and damaged one, with one Sabre damaged but returning to base. No Thunderjet losses reported.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Yangdok
Manchurian
Air Raid and Air Battle Across Korea
Seven B29 Superforts hit rail yards at Maenge jung and Kum in northwest Korea with 100 pound bombs Friday night. The Reds sent fighters and heavy ground fire but all bombers returned safely. Warships and carrier planes bombed northeast Korea coastal supply lines as 48 American Sabres fought over the northwest in a 25 minute dogfight against over 100 MiGs.
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Maengejung
Kum
Korea
Far East
Northeast Korea
Top Jet Ace Tells How It Is Done
United States jet ace George A Davis Jr describes tactics in Korea. He says to mix with the enemy and shoot when within 1000 feet. Davis claims four MiGs down in one day, nine red jets in 13 missions, total 123 16 days of service. His peers call him cool under fire and a skilled gunner with strong nerves.
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United States
Korea
U.P
George A Davis, Jr
Israel Putnam
Bunker Hill
Davis
North Korea
Lubbock
Texas
Iv’e
Air Force
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