Tito Ministers Acknowledge American Help
Belgrade reports Tito ministers publicly acknowledged Western assistance in Yugoslavia’s struggle with Cominform while stressing independence. Foreign Minister Kardelj said relations with America Britain and France have improved but Yugoslavia remains non aligned. Defense official Gosnjak outlined a 1950 military budget of about 576 million dollars and a drive to strengthen defensive power and armaments industry.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
America
Britain
France
Edvard Kardelj
Kardelj
Corminform
Tito
Russia
Ivan Gosnjak
Gosnjak
New Cold Wave Moves Slowly Across Montana
A fresh Montana cold front moved into northcentral Montana with slow southward progress. The Weather Bureau warned of increasing snow and wind with local blizzards in the north and east Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to drop to around 20 to 35 degrees statewide, with snow in western and eastern sections and moderate snowfall in the south east of the mountains.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Weather Bureau
Divide
Northcentral
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana Regions
Partly cloudy and colder Wednesday with occasional snow flurries. Highs near 24 in Butte with a 10 for Wednesday night. Much colder statewide with varying snow amounts and strong winds causing local blizzards across north central and eastern Montana.
Senator Wherry urges Truman to use emergency coal powers
Senator Wherry of Nebraska urged President Truman to invoke emergency powers to restore full coal production as mines face shifts to three days a week. He warned of a serious industrial crisis by spring if action is not taken, noting UMW head John L. Lewis seeks higher wages and welfare payments for 400,000 miners.
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Washington
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Northeast Heat Wave Breaks Records Across Cities
A heat wave in the northeast sent records tumbling with 62 degrees in New York and 61 in Boston. Rain eased New York New Jersey water shortages temporarily while flights at La Guardia faced cancellations. Hornets invaded a Maine toll house and pansy beds were mulched at Salem as weather influences spread. A separate blizzard near Vancouver disrupted teletype and telegraph lines across interior British Columbia.
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New York
United States
New Jersey
New York City
Binghamton
N. Y
Boston
Worcester
Newark
Maine
Portland
Philadelphia
Mercury
New York Harbor
la Guardia Field
Edward J. Clark
Water Department
Biddleford
Donald Eckler
Salem
N. H
John W. Randall
Vancouver
B. C
Trans-Canada
British Columbia
Comic Books May Shape Children Like Parents Says Doctor
A psychologist from State Teachers College Worcester argues comics divert children from real-life issues. He says youths imitate heroic fantasies and escape the modern world with atom bombs and gadgets, reflecting the era rather than confronting its problems.
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New York
Lawrence A. Averill
State Teachers College
Worcester
Mass
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Indonesia Proclaims United States of Indonesia in Decisive Break
Batavia reports Indonesia dissolves colonial bond with Holland and declares a new United States of Indonesia after 347 years of Dutch rule. Crowds flood streets as banners wave and merdeka echoes amid celebratory gong and tomtom music. Martial law looms on most islands while Lt Col Daan Jahja warns against irresponsible elements in Batavia.
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Indian
United States of Indonesia
Batavia
Holland
Indonesia
United States
Philippines
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Burma
Israel
Korea
Daan Jahja
Amsterdam
Indonesia Receives U S Backing as New Republic Emerges
The United States plans to recognize Indonesia within 24 hours and extend political support and economic aid to the new nationalist regime. President Truman’s diplomatic move follows swift action by western and Asian governments and includes continued aid shipments while formalities are settled.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Truman
State Department
United States of Indonesia
Mr. Truman
Merry Cochran
Cochran
Indonesia
Girl Prayed Over to Have Hand Amputated for Life
Ten year old Betty Lou Marbury from near Brownsville Tennessee must undergo amputation of her right hand to save her life due to a highly malignant bone tumor. Doctors in Memphis and Boston say the operation is imperative. Betty calmly accepts the news and continues to pray for others as prayers and letters pour in from across the country.
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Memphis
Tenn
Betty Lou Marbury
Clay Marbury
Betty
Boston
Brownsville
VA appeals for visits to forgotten veterans in hospitals
The Veterans Administration urged families and friends to visit veterans in mental hospitals, noting that about one third of over 52 000 patients have had no visitation in a year or more. It described neglect, cases of families shunning “crazy” men, and illustrated with stories of patients who lost daily contact with kin.
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Washington
Veterans’ Mental Hospitals
Veterans Administration
Mr. X
George
Miss America 1949 Jacque Mercer Weds In Arizona
Jacque Mercer Miss America of 1949 married Douglas Cook in Litchfield Park Arizona in an informal single ring ceremony at 5 30 p m The Rev James B Ostergren led the non denominational service Arthur Mercer father of the bride and Neil E Cook father of the groom attended as vows were exchanged The couple had been sweethearts since high school days and were joined by family and a few friends.
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Litchfield Park
Ariz
Jacque Mercer
Douglas Cook
James B. Ostergren
Arthur Mercer
Arizona
Neil E. Cook
Phoenix
Wants Water for Montana Use
Gov. John W. Bonner emphasized Montana first in river development after a meeting with federal and state water officials. He urged securing as much water as possible for Montana and called for a joint survey of water development possibilities covering power and irrigation to guide future projects.
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Helena
John W. Bonner
Montana
Bonner
Farragut Station Touted as Potential Air Academy Site
Spokane report says the Air Force considers the Farragut naval training station in northern Idaho as a possible Air Force academy site. Lt. Col. Arthur E. Boudreau asked the Spokane Chamber of Commerce to provide a complete facilities brief on Farragut.
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Spokane
Wash
Air Force
Idaho
Air Force Academy
Army
West Point
Armed Services Committee
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Farragut
Arthur E. Boudreau
Farragut, Idaho
Foreman Charged in Christmas Eve Murder
Carl Schwartz, 39, a Santa Rosa ranch foreman, was charged on Tuesday with the Christmas Eve murder of Jane Maggard Dickson, 30, after allegedly running amok with a gun.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Carl Schwartz
Jane Maggard Dickson
Lucas forecasts 3 billion cut in military and foreign aid
Senator Lucas announces his 1950 re election bid in Havana Illinois where he says a 3 billion dollar cut in military and foreign aid is possible next year. He warns against harming national defense and cites European allies and postwar production to justify defense spending while pledging support from Illinois Democrats.
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Havana
Lucas
Ill
Congress
Senate
Russia
Europe
Illinois
Rita Hayworth rushed to clinic to have baby in Switzerland
Rita Hayworth Princess Aly Khan and her husband Aly Khan were escorted by two Swiss police cars to Montchoisi clinic near the Palace hotel in Lausanne to deliver their baby. Dr. Rudolphe Rochat has been on 24 hour alert for nearly two weeks and may perform a Caesarean operation if needed. the first child Rebecca Welles was born by Caesarean in Los Angeles on December 17, 1944.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Montchoisi Clinic
Palace Hotel
Rita
Rudolphe Rochat
Rochat
Rebecca Welles
Orson Welles
Los Angeles
Auto's Passengers Packed Too Tight to Get Hurt
In Greensboro North Carolina on December 27 a four door sedan driven by Andrew J Morris of Batesburg South Carolina slid into a ditch on a foggy curve. The driver escaped unhurt as did all 11 passengers. Patrolmen suspected the passengers were packed too tight to get hurt.
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Greensboro
N. C
Andrew J. Morris
Batesburg
S. C
Israel Jacobson freed but held by Russians at Nicklesdorf
Israel Jacobson, former head of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Budapest, crossed into Austria at midnight a free man after two weeks in a Hungarian jail. Russian authorities at Nicklesdorf reportedly ordered him kept there until travel papers are resolved, delaying his departure toward Vienna. The American legation confirmed his release amid protests from Washington.
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U.P
Israel
Jacobson
Nicklesdorf
American Joint Distribution Committee
Budapest
Legation
State Department
Hungary
Rochester
N. Y
United States
Helen
Margo
Chicago
Congress Urges Tax Crackdown to Balance Budget
A Democratic member of the House Ways and Means Committee urged Congress to close tax loopholes and crack down on tax evasion to balance the budget without tax increases. He cited losses up to 5 billion dollars annually and noted reduced IRS staffing under the previous Congress. Internal revenue agents now scrutinize non-wage income beyond withholding, including landlords and professionals.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Forand
D-R. I
Treasury
Congressional Revenue
Congress
80Th Congress
Internal Revenue
Polio Campaign Urges Strong Effort in 1949 Drive
Silver Bow county NFIP chapter chair F E Wainwright called polio work a big job as he praised early vaccine progress. He cited 41,000 cases in 1949 with 17,000 needing care and urged strong support for the March of Dimes campaign next month, noting vaccine trials show promise for human use within about two years.
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Silver Bow County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
F E. B. Wainwright
Andrew L. Johnson Dies Inventor of Farm Machinery
Andrew L. Johnson, 89, credited with inventing the combine harvester and corn planter, died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home. He was renowned for his contributions to farm machinery and agrarian technology.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Andrew L. Johnson
Jessup Reviews Far East Policy on Asia Tour
Ambassador-at-large Philip C. Jessup arrives in Honolulu aboard the President Cleveland en route to Asia. He plans talks with General MacArthur in Tokyo and visits Formosa South Korea Burma and India. He will chair a Bangkok conference February 11 and notes China’s Communist advances do not equal war with Communism.
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Honolulu
Philip C. Jessup
United States
Orient
America
Far East
Cleveland
Jessup
Gen. MacArthur
Tokyo
Formosa
South Korea
Burma
India
Bangkok
Thailand
China
Asia
Russia
Build Butte group eyes Jan 5 dinner on eight hour day
The Build Butte committee hopes the January 5 open forum with labor leaders employers and laymen will yield real results affecting future local prosperity. Discussion will focus on the eight hour day in building trades with crafts now at six hours. The goal is mutual interest across unions and contractors while planners aim to seed next summer’s jobs despite today’s poor weather.
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Build Butte
Butte
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