Ward Arrives in Japan After Chinese Imprisonment
Consul General Angus Ward and Mukden staff reach Yokohama aboard Lakeland Victory after a year of confinement in Communist China. Ward asks for no reception, plans a quiet rest before sailing Dec 22, and will brief Gen. MacArthur on conditions there.
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Angus Ward
United States
Mukden
Ward
Taku Bar
China
Tokyo
Yokohama
Japan
Lakeland Victory
Yokohama Harbor
William J. Sebald
Douglas MacArthur
State Department
President Wilson
MacArthur
New Grand
Lakeland
South Pier
James B. Pilcher
Palo Alto Man Seeks Change From B O Bejach Name
Belton Odell Bejach, 26, of Palo Alto, requests court to drop his middle name citing embarrassment to be known as B. O. Bejach. The petition was filed with the superior court in San Jose.
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San Jose, Calif
U.P
Belton Odell Bejach
Palo Alto
B. O. Bejach
Cold Wave Sweeps Montana Then Moves Eastward
A fresh cold wave swept northern Montana Sunday night with subzero temps and hazardous travel. Snow fell across many areas while western Montana should see improved conditions Monday afternoon though east of the divide heavy snow and local blizzards were forecast south of Helena and west of Livingston.
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Helena
Montana
Canada
Divide
Livingston
Cut Bank
Great Falls
Mercury
Broadus
Lewistown
Drummond
Belgrade
Dillon Butte
Missoula
Superior
Billings
Custer
Glasgow
Havre
Kalispell
Miles City
West Yellowstone
Flathead Valley
Whitefish
Truman ready to push middle priced housing law
Washington officials expect President Truman to urge Congress to pass legislation expanding federal aid for middle income housing. The plan targets non veterans and middle income families seeking two or three bedroom rentals at about 55 to 75 dollars monthly, with private industry to play a major role.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
FHA
Policeman Egged On to Save Tom From Jerry
Helena officers report a Christmas Tom and Jerry party ended in chaos Friday night. Patrolman James L. Wines rushed to South Main after a call for aid as eggs flew, striking a husband, a lady, and several partygoers amid eggs on ceilings walls and floors.
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Tom
Jerry
Helena
James L. Wines
Wines
26 Persons Safe in Plane Crash
A Chicago airliner crash left three Air Force flyers dead in California and eight aboard a Belgian DC-3 killed near Paris. Civil Aeronautics board chairman Joseph J. OConnell noted a 1949 safety record goal as 1948 saw four major disasters.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Air Force
California
Paris
Washington
Joseph J. O'Connell
Civil Aeronautics Board
O’connell
San Francisco
Hamilton Field
Calif
le Bourget Field
Sabena Airlines
Brussels
Two From Whitehall Injured in Wreck
Two Whitehall men, Gordon LaRue age 21 and David Meier 23, were treated at St James hospital after a Sunday morning automobile accident near Whitehall. Both were in good condition Sunday night with facial injuries and body bruises. X-rays would determine full extent. details of the crash were not reported.
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Whitehall
St James Hospital
Gordon LaRue
David Meier
Meier
LaRue
MacArthur Prepares for Prison Repatriation Clash
Gen. MacArthur ready for a sharp push in the Japanese repatriation issue as the four power council opens discussions next Wednesday. Russia says only 10,000 Japanese war criminals will be repatriated, while Japan and American authorities claim thousands more linger in Soviet camps. Official figures hover around 316,000, though many believe the number is inflated or outdated. William J Sebald, heading the American delegation, will press with documentation.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Allied Council For Japan
Asia
Russia
William J Sebald
Allied Council
Gen. MacArthur
Burglars Hit Melrose Tavern In Early Sunday Crime
Sheriff officers report a Melrose tavern burglary early Sunday netting more than 600 in merchandise and 70 in cash. Investigators suspect links to a recent series of tavern break ins in Butte and note loot likely transported by car. Items stolen include a radio shotgun two pistols rifle whisky sloe gin knives cigars candy watches and trophies.
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Melrose
Butte
Nick’s
Nation faces three month coal reserve as strike risk grows
With winter nearing, UMW pressure on John L. Lewis to settle a months long dispute. About 80,000 miners mainly in eastern Pennsylvania face reduced work weeks as coal stocks run to roughly three months. Lewis demands include a 95 cent wage rise to 15 dollars daily and a 15 cent royalty boost to the health fund, while some producers threaten nonpayment of royalties.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Lewis
CIO United Steelworkers
Pennsylvania
UMWA
Laurence T. Tierney, Jr
Eastern Coal Corporation
Democrats Set Out to Run the Congress
Democrats plan radio hookups to build grass roots pressure on Congress. Senator Lucas will broadcast a progress report on the 81st Congress and a nationwide leaders roundup will follow. Chairman Boyle aims to mobilize Democrats in towns and counties as an election year challenge.
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Washington
Congress
National Committee
Lucas
Illinois
Barkley
ABC
Boyle
Turman
William M. Boyle, Jr
Senate
House
Death of Philip Sullivan longtime Anaconda cashier
Philip Sullivan a widely known resident of Butte and longtime cashier for the Anaconda Copper Mining company died Sunday at 1 10 am in a local hospital. He had served the company and its predecessors for more than 54 years and was regarded as the dean of the Anaconda accounting department. Kenneth B Frazer praised his character and lifelong service noting his religious generosity and sports enthusiasm including golf. His home was 117 South Alabama.
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Philip Sullivan
Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
South Alabama
Sullivan
Anaconda
Kenneth B. Frazer
Frazer
Sulivan
Anaconda Company
Helena Infant Found Dead of Suffocation
Four month old Rodney Hoffer son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Hoffer 1626 Laurel Helena was found dead in his crib Sunday morning by his mother Sheriff Coroner E R Munger reports possible suffocation The body at Herrmann and company funeral home arrangements pending
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Helena
Rodney Hoffer
Theodore Hoffer
Laurel
E. R. Munger
Herrmann and Company
Rabbit Punch Wounding Report From Hunting Trip
Crawford Johnson, 50, was brought to Bellevue hospital with buckshot wounds to both legs after a hunting trip incident. He blamed his brother Emmett in a quip claiming Emmett did not know him from a rabbit.
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New York
Crawford Johnson
Bellevue Hospital
Emmett
Johnson
Butte Weather Forecast Predicts Snow and Cold Monday
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies bring light snow and colder temperatures Monday across the region. Highs near 0 to 10 below for northern areas with 5 to 15 elsewhere. Travel likely hazardous most of Monday due to snow, blowing and drifting, especially west and south. Airport max 34, min 22. School of Mines max 33, min 20.
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School of Mines
Maimum
Divide
Associated Press
Saran
Belgrade
OEY, Buttell , Custer Hs
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Wm & Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingstone
Tenotin
Ceet
Coscnse Neon
Superior
West Yelowstone
Whitehall
House to Probe Real Estate and Medical Lobbies
Chairman Buchanan says a special House lobby investigating committee will probe medical and real estate lobbies and any agency lobbying on related issues. The staff has found potential irregularities in lobbyist registration and the panel may limit former members’ floor access as hearings are aimed to begin by January 15.
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Buchanan
D-Pa
House
Congress
Submarine Fleet Speeded Up by Soviet Union, Jane's Reports
Jane's Fighting Ships reports the Soviet Union is building three 35 000 ton battleships with radio controlled aerial torpedoes and speeding a fleet of 1000 submarines. It notes possible commission of battleships and outlines planned new naval types for countering future threats.
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London
Jane’s Fighting Ships
Russia
Italy
Sevastopol and
Oktyabrskaya Revolutsia
Jane's
Sovietskain
Sovietskain Belorussia and the Strana Sovietov
Archangel
Sweden
Sovietski Soyuz
Leningrad
Jane’s
Soyuz
United States
Britain
United States Navy
France Ends Ration of Certain Meats
Paris reports France ends retail price ceilings on pork mutton and horsemeat. Choice beef and veal go on free sale while cheaper grade prices are cut. No meat rationing remains in the country.
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Paris
France
Builders consider eight hour day trial for craftsmen
Build Butte committee discusses a planned eight hour workday trial next spring for carpenters and other builders. A prior eight hour test last year ended with winter, prompting debate over unemployment and weather as factors. The group aims to run a multi month test if conditions allow.
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Build
Build Butte Committee
Carpenters
Butte
Build Butte
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