Moscow Mao Visit Signals New Sino Soviet Pact
Western diplomats fear Mao Zedong and Stalin may seal a Sino Soviet alliance to spread communism in Asia. A new treaty replacing 1945 liaisons with Nationalist China is seen as likely. Chinese armies push toward Indo China and Burma while propaganda spreads anti imperialist messages across Asia.
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London
U.P
Mao Tze-tung
Moscow
Asia
Russia
Red China
China
Manchuria
Southeast Asia
Indo-China
Burma
Tibet
Peking Radio
Mao
Trans-Siberian Railway
Chu Teh
Moyle Dies After Auto Crash Near Melrose
John Ward Moyle 32, World War II veteran, died at St James hospital from injuries in an automobile crash near Melrose. Frank Richter 23 escaped injury, while Moyle and Richter were en route to Dillon when the car left the highway, struck railroad posts, jumped tracks, and rolled over.
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John Ward Moyle
St. James Hospital
Melrose
Frank Richter
Moyle
East Mercury
Richter
South Dakota
Dillon
Union Pacific Railroad
al Boehme
Waterloo Veteran Killed in Mishap
Armon Francis Rodgers of Waterloo, 40 and a World War II veteran, died after his car left Montana Highway 41 near Twin Bridges. Coroner cites severe head and chest injuries. wreck discovered by rancher Marcel Martinkoski. Rodgers survived by widow and three children. body at Raper funeral home.
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Twin Bridges
Armon
Francis Rodgers
Waterloo
Montana
Madison County
Rodgers
Marcel Martinkoski
Silver Bow Post No. 1
American Legion
Butte
Raper
L. W. Brook
Shirley Hancock
Jess Fryett
Butte Plans Three Ring Civic Auditorium Complex
Civic recreation center plans unveiled after 3 700 hours of work describe a versatile auditorium capable of housing a three ring circus and convertible to double basketball courts an ice rink or theater. The facility includes 60 utility rooms showers and lockers an art gallery community quarters a grandstand and bleachers for sports plus extensive parking. Architect J G Link notes drawings would stretch over three miles if printed on 36 inch wide paper.
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Butte
Board of County Commissioners
Civic Center
J. G. Link
Harrison Avenue
Community Chest Nears Campaign Target in Butte Drive
Ninety two percent of the Butte Community Chest quota of $59389.60 has been reached, with $54798.33 subscribed and pledged. The balance of $4591.27 remains as urgent appeals seek contributions by Christmas or January 1. Participating agencies include Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Salvation Army Camp Fire Girls Community Sunshine Camp Butte Soroptimists Home for Children and the USO.
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Butte Community Chest
Tim J. Sullivan
John E. Corette, Jr
the Chest
Sullivan
Community Chest
Civic Center
Silver Bow County
Prices Rise as Britain Keeps Pound Discount
British prices climb at neighborhood shops three months after the pound was devalued. Retailers continue to raise price tags while consumers face higher costs in London.
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London
Britain
Cora O'Malley Dies Suddenly in Butte Apartment
Mrs. Cora O'Malley widow of M G O'Malley and longtime Montana Standard staffer was found dead in her 909 West Silver apartment last Saturday afternoon. Authorities list natural causes. Her death follows seven months after her husband, a veteran Butte journalist who died May 23 after a lingering illness. Mrs. O'Malley was a noted newspaperwoman and active in the Butte Unity Truth center. Neighbor Mrs. John Sheldon alerted police after a silent Saturday and unanswered calls. Police officers and a physician with the coroner investigated. Authors Continued on Page 14, Col. 4.
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Cora O'Malley
M. G. O'Malley
West Silver
Montana Standard
Butte
South Side
Butte Shops Lengthen Hours as Christmas Rush Grows
Butte’s downtown buzzes with lights and carols as stores prepare for holiday demand. Textile shops extend hours Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with late hours for food stores Thursday and Friday nights. Post office workload rises since November as gifts move through with heavy mail.
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Butte
Jesus
Post Office Department
Butte Clerks Union
Silver Bow Employers Association
Japanese youth Kaiai arrives in Billings for education aid
Paul Haruo Kasai, 17, arrives in Billings after traveling from San Francisco with his father who had helped prisoners of war in Japan. Henry Schmidt of Greybull, Wyoming, meets Kasai, one of the prisoners aided by Kasai's father, and arranges for the youth to pursue an American education.
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San Francisco
Paul Haruo Kasai
Japan
Billings
Henry Schmidt
Greybull
Wyo
Schmidt
Paul
Traffic Safety Stunt Turns Fatal in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh a safety demonstration by the better traffic committee ended in tragedy when two professional stunt men staged a fake car wreck. Henry Neaman, 26, died at Allegheny General Hospital after being pulled from the wreck. Dwight Harris, 18, survived in fair condition. The stunt aimed to teach holiday shoppers and students how not to drive.
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Pittsburgh
Better Traffic Committee
Santa Claus
Henry Neaman
Allegheny General Hospital
Dwight Harris
Donald M. McNeil
Harris
Neaman
Butte Weather Forecast Snow Likely Sunday Clouds Thaw
Butte area expects cloudy skies with snow Sunday and a small drop in temperature. Minimums near 5 to 15 and highs around 20 to 30, with cooler northeast and central regions and milder southwest. Readings include Butte School of Mines 28/10 and Airport 27/4. West of divide shows snow and little temp change. East of divide also cloudy with snow and cooler conditions.
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School of Mines
Divide
Danger Zone Declared Off Shanghai by U S Navy
The United States proclaims the approaches to Shanghai a danger zone and orders American ships to stay away from the port. The move follows shelling of two Isbrandtsen Steamship company vessels by Nationalist warships, amid a blocked Shanghai harbor.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Shanghai
State Department
Orient
Isbrandtsen Steamship Company of
New York
Hungary holds U S relief chief amid new arrest in Vienna
In Vienna on December 17 officials disclosed Hungarian authorities have detained Israel Jacobson of Chicago, 37, director of Hungarian affairs for the American Joint Distribution Committee. He follows the arrest of Robert Vogeler, 38, ITT executive, on spying charges. The AJDC case connects to Jewish refugees and Zionist groups banned last May.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Israel Jacobson
Chicago
American Joint Distribution Committee
Jacobson
Israel
Budapest
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation of
New York
Europe
Harold Trobe
AJDC
Paris
United States State Department
Trobe
Acme Telephoto
Florence
Jewish Family Service
Helen
Margot
Bomber Training Plane Overdue Near San Rafael
A T-11 twin engined bomber training plane with three men aboard has been overdue since 4 30 p m Saturday near Hamilton Air Force base. The craft was on a routine local area hop under contact conditions and had enough gas to last until 6 30 p m.
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San Rafael
Calif
Hamilton Air Force Base
Story of Communist Activities in U S During War Released
Senate testimony reveals that during World War II the Communist high command plotted to sabotage U S production and munitions facilities. John J. Huber, once an FBI undercover agent, testified that the party takes orders from Moscow and would overthrow the government by force. He said the party targeted foreign language groups in industrial areas to build fronts and units for disruption.
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Washington
Senate
Russia
America
High Command
John J. Huber
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
FBI
McCarran
Huber
Communist Party of the
United States
Moscow
Communist Party
Communist Party Command
Political Parties Split Over Basic Issues in 1950 Congress
Washington December 17. Both major parties enter the new session split on core questions. Republicans face early-year fights over a unified program amid conservative versus liberal tensions, while Democrats split on civil rights push and the direction of government policy.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
GOP
Steel Price Rise Faces Buyers Market in 1950
New York report notes United States Steel's $4 per ton price hike may not fully raise consumer costs. Economists expect 1950 to be a buyers market with competition likely to set prices, while steel fabricators have enjoyed solid profits in the postwar period.
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New York
United States Steel
College Students Die in California Plane Crash
Two Washington State college students died when their modified BT-13 trainer crashed in lava fields north of Glenburn. Tommy Dye, 24, of Clearwater California owned the plane, and Robert W. Finch, 22, of Phoenix Arizona, were identified among the victims.
Grand Jury Pay Cut Hinders Lewis and Clark Panel
Helena court issued a temporary injunction stopping further funding for the Lewis and Clark county grand jury after Roger Porter, facing 16 indictments, claimed the panel is illegal and its 57 indictments void. A Wednesday hearing will decide if the order becomes permanent amid questions about a special prosecutor and juror legality.
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Helena
Lewis and Clark County Grand Jury
Roger Porter
Montana Supreme Court
Porter
Floyd O. Small
Small
Stanley M. Doyle
Polson, Mont
Butte craftspersons urge paced building over years
A spokesman for Butte crafts held that the backlog and current work should stretch over years to avoid unemployment. He notes the city has existed with two hospitals but lacks adequate schools and argues against rushed projects. The Build Butte committee sees a brighter era but seeks reforms to construction woes.
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Butte
Build
Build Butte Committee
Build Butte
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Civic Auditorium
Associated Press
Max
Pep
U. S
Red
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