Chinese Government Orders Halt to Anti U S Demonstrations
In Nanking on January 4, the executive Yuan ordered a stop to demonstrations affecting Chinese American relations and ordered officials to prevent insults to Americans. The move followed anti American student protests in Nanking Peiping Tientsin and Shanghai. Three hundred plus Nanking students urged peace with the United States.
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Nanking
China
Peiping
Tientsin
Shanghai
Executive Yuan
Ministry of Education
Nanking University
United States
Party
Montana lawmakers gather for caucuses before opening session
State leaders assemble in Helena for nominating caucuses to choose top posts. Senate candidates include H A Simmons and W E Keeley with Steve Arnold as possible pro tem. House contenders are Charles Scofield E A Blenkner and Ory Armstrong. George O Connors stays out.
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Helena
Montana
Senate
George R. Cooper
Superior
H. A. Simmons
Red Lodge
W. E. Keeley
Deer Lodge
Steve Arnold
Broadwater
House
Charles Scofield
Biddle
E. A. Blenkner
Columbus Lawer
Ory J. Armstrong
Kalispell Insurance
Dean Chaffin
Bozeman
George O
Butte
Five New Officials Take Office in Silver Bow County
Five newly elected Silver Bow county officials will begin their terms Monday morning. County Commissioner District 3 Joe H. Sullivan and County Attorney James D. Freebourn head a slate of appointments, with Emmett Lyons becoming public administrator. New constable Edward J. Mulholland and justice of the peace John Rowe also start their posts, while state and local lawmakers convene. Several veteran officials will continue in office after last November’s election.
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Silver Bow County
Joe H. Sullivan
West Silver
District No. 3
Joe F. O'Donnell
James D. Freebourn
Frank J. Roe
Emmett Lyons
Virginia
Mary Walsh
Silver Bow Township
Edward J. Mulholland
West Quartz
M. J. Mulholland
W. T. Ballard
Frank Benich
Fred B. Christy
Elmer Clark
Robert G. Dwyer
Mike Loughran
Frank Tierney
Alex Blewett
Joe Lester
Mary Drew
Addis A. McGrath
Loretta L. Sullivan
Rudy E. Sayatovic
al McLeod
Maybelle Hogan
Jack Healy
Phemia McPhail
Justices
Child-Bride Sets Herself Afire in Monterey
A 15 year old girl, four months pregnant and mother of a year old child, doused herself with kerosene after an argument with her husband over drinking with other men. She set her clothes on fire, died of third degree burns, and admitted she took her own life to stop foul play speculation. The couple’s neighbor and her father sought parental authority as the flames spread.
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Monterey
Calif
U.P
Eleanor Johnson
Monterey County Hospital
Seaside
John Beecher
Johnson
Beecher
Sheriff's
Gordon Campbell
Eight Statehood Measures Filed for Hawaii in Congress
Washington dispatch reports eight bills to grant Hawaii statehood listed in the first House bills of the 80th Congress. No. 49 was introduced by Delegate Farrington, with sponsors Angell Larcade Simpson Taylor Judd Hale Mansfield. In Budapest, Jaszlo Rajk announced 55 arrests tied to a plot to seize power and restore Admiral Horthy.
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Washington
Hawaii
House
Farrington
Angell
R-Ore
Larcade
D-La
Simpson
R-Ill
Taylor
N. Y
Judd
R-Minn
Hale
Maine
Mansfield
D-Mont
Budapest
Jaszlo Rajk
Hungary
Adm
Nicholas Horthy
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana Divides
Partly cloudy conditions Sunday into Sunday night with a slight warm-up. Butte area highs 10 to 20 degrees west of the divide, 30 to 40 east of it with cooler pockets in the Missouri headwaters. Winds remain southwest at 20 to 30 miles per hour.
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School of Mines
Montana
Missouri
Heavy storm causes millions in damage across Hawaiian islands
Reports estimate outer island damage in the millions with Kahului harbor on Maui alone at 2 million dollars. Eight-foot waves wash away two breakwater sections while Puumaile hospital floods lower floors and roads on Kauai suffer 100000 dollar damage. Local residents flee to higher ground as police warn of possible high wave disturbances.
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Honolulu
T. H
U.P
Hawaiian Islands
Kahului Harbor
Maui Island
William Walsh
Kahului
Hawaiian
Oahu Island
J. W. Bussy
District Coast Guard
Hilo Island
Puumaile Hospital
Kaui Island
Lanikai Beach
Oahu
Aleutian
Fire Hits Nash Brothers Garage in Redstone Montana
A flash fire in Redstone Montana demolished Nash Brothers garage and contents, with damage estimated over 10000 dollars. Fire officials said gasoline under a car ignited the blaze, which gutted the frame building in under 15 minutes. Plentywood volunteers helped control the fire and save a nearby cafe with a bucket brigade.
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Redstone
Mont
Nash Brothers Garage
Plentywood Fire Department
Baruch and Associates Resign from Atomic Energy Commission
Bernard M. Baruch and U S associates resign from the United Nations atomic energy commission submitting letters to President Truman. They say the task is done and note a need for identical representation on the Security Council and the atomic energy commission. Resignations include Hancock Eberstadt Swope Searle Tolman and Farrell. Baruch heads to his Georgetown area home for vacation.
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New York
Bernard M. Baruch
United States
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
White House
Baruch
Warren Austin
United States Security Council
Commission
Council
Security Council
Atomic Energy Commission
Infantile Paralysis Report and 1947 Campaign Plans
Eight Butte residents received treatment for infantile paralysis in the past year. Harold McGrath reports finances of the Silver Bow chapter, noting $3,118 from the 1946 Drive and March of Dimes funds, with national aid of $1,500. Expenditures covered clinical costs, braces, nursing programs, and office expenses. the fund remains depleted. The county must prepare for 1947 polio efforts as eight cases highlight the illness’s high cost and care needs.
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Butte
Harold McGrath
Silver Bow
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
J. McGrath
National Foundation
National Emergency Fund
Silver Bow County
McGrath
Silver Bow Chapter
Shodair Hospital
Helena
Knickerbocker Hospital
Tokyo Earthquake Shakes Tokyo for Thirty Seconds
A 5:54 a m quake shook Tokyo residents from bed for about 30 seconds with no damage reported. Seismologists place the epicenter in southwestern Ibaraki prefecture, 30 miles north of Tokyo. Authorities note a light tremor affected the northeastern Japan region and a lighter temblor was felt last Thursday.
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Tokyo
U.P
Ibaragi Prefecture
Japan
Man Admits He Killed Girl Burned Her Body
Police say Sidney George Chambers admitted abducting nine year old Marion Rusnak on December 23 as she walked home with a toy drum. He strangled the girl and burned her body in a furnace at a canning factory dormitory room.Authorities kept a special guard at police HQ to prevent mob violence while Chambers was detained.
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ST. Catharines
Ont
Sidney George Chambers
Marion Rusnak
Chambers
Senate group aims quick action on revised Case labor bill
Senate Republicans plan fast passage of a revised Case labor bill, rejecting a preemptive labor study. The measure would create a federal mediation board to delay strikes, require unions to publish annual financial reports, curb certain strike types, outlaw supervisory unions, and ease suing unions for damages. Rep. Case welcomed the move.
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Washington
Senate Republicans
Truman
Congress
Millikin
R-Colo
Senate Conference
Ball
Minn
Taft
Ohio
H. Alexander Smith
N. J
Senate
House
Federal Mediation Board
Charges Against Mississippian Are Pidgeonholed
Republicans won control of the Senate and pigeonholed the seating of Sen Bilbo as he heads south for cancer treatment. The chamber elected Vandenberg presiding officer and set a two month hearing window while awaiting the State of the Union address.
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Sen. Vandenberg
Upper Chamber
Truman
Washington
Bilbo
D-Miss
Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Carl Loeffler
Edward McGinnis
Chicago
House
Barkley
Baldwin
R.conn
Brester
Bricker
Ohio
Leslie L. Biffle
United States Senate
Two Negro Boys to Die in Mississippi Jan 17
Mississippi Governor Wright rejected clemency for Charles Trudell and James Lewis both 15 accused in the murder of Harry McKee, stating they planned and deliberately carried out the killing. A California woman, Blanche Meiers, sought to plead for mercy before dying of an incurable disease.
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Blanche Meiers
Oakland
Calif
Mississippi
Charles Trudell
James Lewis
Harry McKee
Wilkinson County
Full Scale War Foreseen in Indo China by Colonial Minister
Paris reports Colonial Minister Mariams Moutet warned France must fight to secure Indo China. He described Hanoi fighting on Dec 19 as premeditated by Viet Namese and urged a military decision before negotiations. Gen Leclerc would lead if France begins a full scale offensive amid Hanoi being held center and Viet Namese forces surrounding 15 miles.
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Indo-China
Paris
Mariams Moutet
France
Moutet
Saigon
Hanoi
Oriental Empire
Tunis
Morocco
Dakar
French West Africa
Leon Blum
Ho Chi Minh
Leclerc
Drive for Immediate Excise Tax Cuts Launched
A Capitol action aims to cut excises now rather than wait until July 1. Rep. O Toole drafts a bill to reduce excises immediately to July 1 levels, targeting fur jewelry and luggage sectors at risk from postpone purchases. Chairman Knutson promotes a broader 20 percent income tax slash as part of the 1947 tax plan.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Capitol
Rep
O'Toole
Gearhart
R.-Calif
Truman
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Housing Starts Reach 1 Million for 1946 Era
Washington reporting an estimate of 1,000,000 new dwelling units begun in 1946 with 665,000 completions. Housing Expeditor Frank R Creedon noted year end figures for 11 months through November and described large gains in building materials output. Wyatt had resigned amid policy disputes with Truman.
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Washington
Frank R. Creedon
Wilson Wyatt
Creedon
Wyatt
Truman
Oe Ee
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Great Falls
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Mleirs
Helena Seeee
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Kalispell
Lewistowgn
Livingston Seer
Miles City
West Yellowstone
Whitehall Tertenen
Associates
Atomic Commission
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By Max Hall
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