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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1950
Page
1
The National Assembly approved a 740 billion franc military budget for 1951 including 355 billion for France's Atlantic pact army contribution. The article passed 416 to 180 as Premier Pleven pressed confidence on the second article funding rearmament with 145 billion francs in new taxes.
Yugoslavia's parliament approved a record 172.66 billion dinars budget with 29.1 billion for defense. Foreign Minister Kardelj denounced Russia and China as aggressors and vowed not to yield to threats, as Tito asserted Yugoslavia faced Soviet satellite troops.
Vietminh battalions attacked the French defense arc north of Hanoi on a 25 mile front then yielded gains after French mobile reserves and warplanes counterattacked. The French reported heavy casualties for the rebels and restored fractured positions as four days of fighting continued. Ho Chi Minh directed the operation, calling it a fall campaign with a larger offensive yet to come.
Mostly cloudy conditions with light snow possible in Butte. Saturday highs near 30s to low 40s across western and eastern Montana with cooler readings and periods of light precipitation.
Washington reports more than 725000 tons of US arms shipped to anti Communist nations since last March. Tanks, artillery, planes, naval vessels and vehicles totaled thousands, with Western Europe receiving the largest share under the Atlantic pact. Major General Scott said shipments will accelerate to equip western defense forces as industry ramps up production.
Washington dec 29 government Friday night asked food processors distributors to hold line on prices. Price Stabilizer Michael V DiSalle said fair price standards apply to mills packers wholesalers and retailers and allow increases only for actual costs not market or replacement costs. He noted the standards aim to stabilize during voluntary action and warned mandatory controls could follow if voluntary action fails.
Sen Robert A Taft told Cincinnati Masonic club the American standard of living faces a 10 percent cut and urged a clear Truman program. He warned of Europe defense costs and questioned how large a United States Army must be and the sacrifices involved, citing a 3 500 000 man force.
John Foster Dulles warned against lone defense and urged a surrounding ring of economic political and military strength around the Soviet world. He spoke at a New York dinner for the United Nations and said the free world could counterattack if all out war comes while denying calls for a Gibraltar like defense.
Washington December 29. Bertram M. Gross told the American Political Science Association that 50 years ago a higher share of eligible voters went to the polls. He cited 74 percent in 1900 versus 54 percent in 1948, noting a continuing decline. He urged studies on registration rules soldier and absentee voting barriers and reform of the electoral college to spur participation.
General chairmen of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers ordered officers to return to Washington to negotiate terms of the Dec 21 memorandum for a three year peace pact with the railroads. The BLE has not voted on a strike while government control of the railroads continues. Other operating unions plan to meet in St. Louis and Washington within 10 days to review the plan.
President Truman signed emergency legislation providing 38 million dollars for famine relief in Yugoslavia under Marshal Tito's Communist government. The act, combined with diverted funds, brings total Yugoslav relief to about 70 million dollars, and marks the first postwar UNRRA era aid to a Communist regime. Congress moved quickly after Truman warned Tito could buckle under Soviet pressure without swift support.
President Truman signed an amendment to the 1914 Clayton act tightening rules against monopolistic mergers by extending stock restrictions to asset purchases. The move targets concentrated economic power and strengthens federal enforcement as demonstrated by a halted Carborundum and Minnesota Mining merger.
Chicago reporting the National Safety Council says 1950 will be the deadliest year on U.S. highways in nine years with 31,230 deaths through November and an estimated 35,000 by January. Only five prior years 1934 1935 1936 1937 and 1941 exceeded this total.
Washington reports a government order slashes civilian cobalt use to one third of 1950 January levels and requires National Production Authority approval for purchases over 25 pounds after February 1. The move aims to curb radio and television production, delays in color TV and broader shortages across metals cited by officials and industry reps.
J H Gilbert 71 rancher and former bank president was found dead in his car near Alder two hours earlier from a heart attack. Coroner Charles Roper Virginia City and Undersheriff A W Pascoe Dillon brought the body to Dillon. Born December 14 1879 at Wickes he attended local schools and Beaverhead County High School and later worked with the First National Bank of Dillon.
A 5,000 strong Communist force drove back UN troops 3 to 8 miles on the east Korea front. The area lies 32 miles inland from the east coast and 10 to 12 miles south of parallel 38. Despite expected mass attack plans, no large offensive had appeared. Western front reports say the Imjin defense line saw fighting as UN forces engaged Chinese forces near parallel 38. US Far East Air Force logged about 450 sorties with an estimated 500 enemy casualties.
Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, new Eighth Army commander, said the United Nations mission in Korea would be entirely successful. He cited teamwork among Army, Navy and Air Force and noted needed supplies would be furnished quickly. He spoke after a front-line tour and said he has confidence in his command against Chinese Communists.
Four more General Motors plants joined a growing shutdown list due to critical material shortages. The Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac division said Wilmington Delaware Framingham Massachusetts Atlanta Georgia and Kansas City Kansas plants will stay closed after Friday until January 8, idling an estimated 16 000 workers.
Snow capped Mount Etna erupted Friday in a new phase after a quiet week. Three large lava streams moved toward coastal valleys, but no immediate danger to villages was reported.
A nutrition study reported Friday that 75 percent of 2 564 U S children surveyed suffered some under nourishment and none rated top health. Bow legs fatigue and poor teeth marked many, with girls aged 13 to 15 worst.
Figures from Butte Army and Air Force recruiting show 1,994 men and 28 women joined since January 1 1950. Air Force volunteers reached 687 with 14 women. Army volunteers 562 with 14 women. drafts since September added 745 men.
Washington December 29 farm prices jumped 31 percent in the two weeks ending December 15 the Agriculture Department said this is the largest monthly increase and lifts the year long rise past 211/4 percent. Officials predict further gains next year as ceilings considerations loom.
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