U S Urges U N Action on Atomic Control
The United States called for United Nations action on atomic control as the first step in a broad arms reduction plan. Herschel V. Johnson presented the proposal to the Security Council in Lake Success, noting a clash with Soviet calls for immediate action on the entire arms issue. Delegates agreed to discuss both proposals at the next meeting, likely Monday or Tuesday. Grozny objected to the U S emphasis and pushed for immediate consideration of Soviet proposals.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
United Nations
General Assembly
Security Council
Herschel V. Johnson
Council
Johnson
Trygve Lie
Andrei A. Gromyko
Attacks Against Hanoi Pressed In Tonkin Conflict
Paris reports Gen. Le Clerc flew to Hanoi as Viet Nam Republican troops intensified artillery strikes on the city and surrounding suburbs. French forces withdrew from Puh Lang Thuong as Ho Chi Minh reportedly established a government in Hanoi.
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Paris
LeClerc
Hanoi
Tonkin
Indo- China
Saigon
Puh-Lang-Thuong
Hadong
Ho Chi Minh
Puh
Lang - Thuong
Bac Ninh
Haipong
Associated Press
Truman Yields Many of Government's World War Powers
President Truman issued a New Year proclamation ending World War II hostilities as of noon and dissolving 18 extraordinary laws with 23 more set to die by June 30. The move cuts about 1.5 billion dollars from annual taxes by restoring prewar rates on liquor, clubs, jewelry, and related items while ending the power to seize strike-bound plants. Coal mines must return to operators in six months, and farm price support programs may lapse if not extended.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Congress
Dondero
Michigan
80Th Congress
Odd New York shooting wounds a Brooklyn woman
In Times Square subway station crowds watched a woman, Olga Rocco, shot after a Christmas package she received contained a hidden sawed off shotgun. Pearl Lusk, 19, held the package and claimed it was a camera with a trigger. Alfresko Rocco, 30, suspected husband, fled after reportedly arranging the incident via an insurance investigator.
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New York
Times Square
Olga Rocco
Brooklyn
Australian girl’s 14-year nail removed at Temple Hospital
Shirley Skinner, a 16 year old Australian girl, had a two inch nail removed from her lung at Temple University Hospital by Dr. C L Jackson using a bronchoscope. The nail was placed in the hospital museum of swallowed curios after the operation.
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Philadelphia
Shirley Skinner
Temple University Hospital
C. L. Jackson
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana Divides
Mostly cloudy with snow expected in Butte on Wednesday and a cold wave moving in overnight. Highs range from 15 to 25 in western Montana, with east of the divide seeing snow flurries and clearing toward the north. temperatures remain very cold.
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School of Mines
Divide
Weather report from border to Missouri headwaters
United States Weather Bureau provides a report through 6 70 p m December 31 detailing conditions along the Canadian border and Missouri headwaters with temperature ranges and precipitation notes.
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United States Weather Bureau
British and American zones set export plan for 1949
British and American zones in Germany will export 900 million dollars of goods in 1949 and aim for self support. The American zone is expected to become self supporting in 1949 though the combined plan shows a small overall deficit. Food rations will rise from around 1,800 by July 1. Exports and imports for next year are projected at 250 million and 1,042 million respectively, leaving a 692 million deficit.
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Berlin
U.P
Germany
Tobey to Head Senate Banking Group
Senator Tobey of New Hampshire agreed to head the banking and currency committee, smoothing the last kink in Republican chairmanship assignments. Senator Taft was elected chairman of the Republican steering committee, with George H. E. Smith named staff director.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Tobey
R-N. H
Banking and Currency
Sen. Robertson
R-Wyo
Committee On Committees
New Hampshire
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
George H. E. Smith
Senate
Farm Protection Program to End by End of 1948
Government price support schemes for farmers will lapse at year end 1948 unless Congress acts. Truman's move could sunset the program by December 31, 1948 with parity guarantees and possible buyup or loans to hold prices above 90 to 92.5 percent parity. The programs, created in 1941 to spur wartime production, may be worth up to 1.5 billion annually if renewed in the future.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Crew of Three Is Killed in Plane Crash
Charleston reports a cargo plane crash near the municipal airport killing three crew members. The wreckage was found about 15 miles away at 1:15 a m. Wednesday. Police were searching an area three miles west of the airport as of 12:55 a m.
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Charleston
Charleston,&. C
Charleston County
R. W. McNaughton
Charleston County Police
Two Firemen Trapped as Building Collapses in Manhattan
Fire officials say four to five firemen remained trapped under debris after a fourth floor collapse in a seven story burning building at Broadway and Astor Place. The blaze in lower Manhattan injured fourteen others and disrupted the BMT subway water flooded the Eighth Street station as rescue squads labored to reach the trapped workers.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
Broadway
Astor Place
Eighth Street
George Winters
B. M. T. Subway
Eisenhower denies 1948 presidential run report
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower angrily denied a Washington report that he would run for president in 1948. He told a Fort Myers News-Press reporter the claim is a lie and noted a nonpartisan candidate could not discuss a run. He was returning from a Florida fishing trip to Miami when questioned.
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Everglades City
Pila
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Gen
Eisenhower
Fort Myers
United States
Florida
Miami
The
Times-Herald
Times - Herald
Russian Celebration In Moscow New Year Festivities
Radio Moscow reported Muscovites welcomed New Year with premieres of operas and plays, bazaars, and open-air dancing despite sub-zero temperatures. Towers of three story high New Year trees decorated several Moscow squares.
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London
U.P
Radio Moscow
Moscow
Millions Celebrate New Year's Eve Gayly, Expensively
Americans flocked to cities and clubs as 1946 ended, paying high cover charges from $5 to $40 with liquor extra while thousands attended watch services in churches. President Truman issued a wartime powers termination proclamation as the new year approached. Times Square remained a focal point of the celebration.
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Associated Press
New York City
Chicago
Gold Coast
Truman
Times Square
New York
Bilbo Under Fresh Probe Ties to Ouster Move
The Justice Department opened an inquiry into Senator Bilbo of Mississippi while the Senate Republican steering committee moved to bar him from the seat. Senator Taft announced the committee would push to oust Bilbo, while Democrats on the campaign investigating panel said they found no reason to deny him a seat. Taft warned Bilbo would be attacked as the committee plans its Wednesday meeting and Senate action.
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Justice Department
Bilbo
Senate Republican Steering Committee
Taft
Ohio
Republican Steering Committee
D-Miss
Senate
Special
Senate Campaign
Ellender
D-La
Mississippi
State Patrol Chief Appeals for Safe Driving Today
Helena dispatch reports State Highway Patrol Chief C L Sheridan urges Montana residents to make New Year's Day a safe holiday. He notes past safety with Fourth of July Thanksgiving and Christmas and warns of icy roads and fogged windshields increasing danger. He urges designated drivers and sober planning for parties.
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Helena
State Highway Patrol
C. L. Sheridan
Sheridan
Britain’s Coal Industry to Transfer to Government Control
London reports the transfer of Britain’s coal industry and related assets to government control as a test of socialism. The National Coal Board will operate 1500 mines and over 1 million acres, employing about 690000 workers, with payment to private firms in government stock.
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London
Britain
Cable and Wireless, Ltd
Labor Party
National Coal Board
NCB
Coal Board
Salute Carries Hope for Better Times
Butte residents welcomed 1947 with a loud, festive New Year as fireworks, bells, sirens, and cheers echoed through taverns and streets. The jubilant scene surpassed wartime celebrations in scale and spirit, signaling hopes for peace and brighter days ahead.
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Butte Hill
Butte
New Cold Waves Threaten Butte
Butte residents faced a chilling New Year as officials at the weather bureau predicted a cold wave could reach the city by noon Wednesday, with temperatures possibly dropping to 10 below zero. Two fronts were tracked, one nearing Havre and a main disturbance south of Calgary bringing snow and plunging temperatures.
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United States Weather Bureau
Havre
Seattle
Calgary
Canada
Butte Weather Bureau
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