Plane crash near Vineland kills three, injures many
A Nationwide Air Transport Service passenger plane crashed in a wooded area near Carmel during a heavy snowstorm. Three people died and 21 were injured, including Willie Pep who remained hospitalized for ankle and rib injuries. Emergency crews from Bridgeton Millville and Vineland helped reach 20 passengers and three crew. The plane was en route from Miami to Newark and had planned refueling stops in Raleigh and Richmond but could not land due to weather.
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Vineland
N. J
Willie Pep
Milvill Hospital
Nationwide Air Transport Service
Here
Nationwide
Air Transport Service, Inc
Carmel
Malaga
Bridgeton
Millville
Miami
Fla
Newark
Frances Rosenthal
Bridgeton Hospital
Raleigh
N. C
Richmond
Vineland Hospital
Slush Ends Cold Wave as Montana Warms
End of the bitter cold wave sees warming in Montana. Butte and western areas rise from subzero depths while Great Falls reports 42 and 32 degrees, Missoula stays cool at 16 above with a zero morning low, and airport records reach minus eight.
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Butte
Montana
Missoula
School of Mines
Great Falls
Dismissal of UNRRA Officials Demanded at Landsberg Camp
United States constabulary officers in Hamburg on Sunday demanded the dismissal of two UNRRA officials accused of protecting operators of a Jewish black market at Landsberg displaced persons camp. The constabulary said UNRRA officials had accused them of employing third degree tactics on eight Jews, a charge the officers denied as an attempt to discredit them. Major General E N Harmon, the constabulary chief, disclosed the charges and counter charges.
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Hamburg
Germany
United States Constabulary
Landsberg
Constabulary
E. N. Harmon
Legislature to Formally Convene Today in Montana
In Helena on January 5, the Montana Legislature opened with party caucuses naming leaders. Republicans nominated Scofield of Powder River for speaker and Burke for president pro tem, while Democrats backed Stout for speaker and Ballard for pro tem. Both parties listed similar selections for appointive posts and committees as opening session looms.
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Scofield
Burke
House
Helena
Charles L. Scofield
Powder River
Stockman
Montana
Tom Burke
Billings
Senate
Dean Chaffin
Bozeman
Ory J. Armstrong
Kalispell
Dave James
Joplin
Tom Stout
Lewistown
Walter Ballard
Butte
Leonard Plank
Liberty
Claude McAllister
Harry Whitcomb
Malta
E. H. Wendland
Deer Lodge
L. R. Knox
Edwin Smith
Chaplin
E. J. Mo
Wilder Porter
Journal
Democratic House Caucus
Chris McDonough
Shelby
Lou Knox
Thelma Dineen
Democrats
George Wilson
Herbert Haight
Suffolk
Austin Lynch
Fort Benton
E. F. McQuittey
Wheatland
J. B. Bourassa
Daniels
J. M. Hofland
McCone
C. L. Scofield
Powder River County
Yellowstone County
Nine Hurt As Bus Slams Car In Snowstorm Mishap
A Washington state highway patrol report says at least nine people were injured when a motor coach carrying students from Washington State College collided with a parked car inside a snow shed beside Lake Keechelus during a blinding snowstorm. Three were hospitalized at Snoqualmie Falls and Harborview in Seattle. none seriously hurt.
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Lake Keechelus
Wash
Washington
State Highway Patrol
Washington State College
Pullman
Snoqualmie Pass
Farmers to file 1946 income tax by Jan 15 on 23.5 billion
Washington reports farmers must file income tax returns by January 15 on an estimated 23.5 billion dollars in gross receipts for 1946, up about 2 billion from 1945. Prewar farm income ran around 10 to 11 billion, with most farmers avoiding withholding until year end.
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Charles Malony
Washington
Act of Congress
Republicans vow fast action on labor law changes
House Republicans promise swift movement to revise labor laws. Rep Halleck says they may unify acceptable proposals into one bill or follow the Senate by pushing a revised Case bill first. Rep Hartley will chair hearings soon and push rapid committee action as changes proceed.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep
Halleck
R-Ind
House Labor Committee
House Republican
Hartley
R-N. J
Labor Committee
Harley
Kearny, N. J
Congress
Twenty Five Are Hurt in Wreck in Wisconsin
Twenty five persons were injured Sunday when six cars of the Milwaukee railroad Copper Country Limited derailed near CRMTZ Wisconsin. Six were taken to Marinette hospital while 19 more received minor injuries at the scene and continued on by relief train or bus. The railroad cited a broken rail and noted two locomotives were pulling the train after the jolt. The derailment occurred around 4 a m in near freezing temperatures. The 167 passenger train was en route from Chicago to Calumet and Houghton Michigan.
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Crmtz
Wis
Milwaukee Railroad
Copper Country Limited
Here
Marinette Hospital
Chicago
Calumet
Houghton
Mich
Stores Remain Closed in Los Angeles Strike
Strike-bound southern California grocery stores will be closed again Monday for the fifth day in succession.
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Los Angeles
Stormy Seas Sweep Pacific Atoll
Palmyra atoll, 1 000 miles south of Hawaii, endures stormy seas as Army fliers rush to standby for rescue. Navy Coast Guard crew and civilians on Palmyra brace for possible floods while three ships speed toward the atoll. Lt. Ernest Herod notes residents stay calm as waves lash the area.
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Honolulu
Palmyra Atoll
Hawaii
Johnston Island
Palmyra
Coast Guard
Ernest Herod
Palestine
Texas
Hawaiian Islands
Aleutians
Alaskan
Oahu
Charles E Holly Pioneer Butte Barber Dies in Mayo Clinic
Charles E Holly longtime Butte barber and local figure died Sunday at the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota after weeks of illness. His companion George L Koprivica was at his side. Holly operated several shops including a Leggat hotel tensorial and Turkish bathhouse and was friends with many prominent leaders. Surviving sister Kittie Cramm of Sioux City Iowa. Body to arrive in Butte Tuesday and be taken to Sherman and Reed funeral home.
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Charles E. Holly
Butte
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Holly
George L. Koprivica
Holly
Leggat Hotel
Augustus Heinze
Clarks
Jere Murphy
Thornton Hotel
Harbour Building
Broadway
Main Streets
O'Rourke
West Quartz
Kittie Cramm
Sioux City
Iowa
Koprivkca
Sherman and Reed Funeral Home
Burma leader to seek interim government in London talks
General U Aung San, Burma executive council chairman, announced on Sunday he would press for an immediate interim national government and eventual complete independence during talks with British leaders in London this month.
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New Delhi
U. Aung San
Burma Executive Council
London
Withdrawal of Troops From Greece Urged by Committee
A parliamentary committee in London urged an entirely new policy toward Greece including withdrawal of British troops, support for an all party government with new elections, and Britain guaranteeing Greece frontiers. The report, sent to King George and the Greek government, favors an early troop pullout subject to strategic considerations and warns about Leftist bands backed by foreign influence amid Athens violence.
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London
Greece
Labor Party
George
Hellenes
Britain
Athens
Huge Airliner Is Forced to Land Near Jones Beach
The Coast Guard reported that an American Airlines plane crash landed on a beach one mile east of Jones Beach, Long Island. No injuries were reported as passengers were taken to the Jones Beach life boat station. airline representatives and a fleet of cars were en route to assist. Jones Beach lies on Long Island’s south shore about 10 miles east of New York City.
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New York
Coast Guard
E. S
Jones Beach
Long Island
New York City
Plane Crash Near Tsingtao Feared Kills 43
A Chinese airliner piloted by an American crashed near Tsingtao on Sunday. Unconfirmed reports say all 43 aboard were killed. The plane carried 36 Chinese passengers and four Chinese crew plus two American nuns and the pilot Charles J. Sharkey of Lawrence Massachusetts. Chinese authorities grounded domestic airliners for a week pending investigation.
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Shanghai
Tsingtao
Chinese Ministry of Communications
Chinese National Aviation Corp
Elizabeth
Order of Providence
Jerillia
Egypt
Charles J. Sharkey
Lawrence
Mass
Shantung Mountains
Peiping
Nanking
Chinese Communications Ministry
Troops and Police Put on Alert in Palestine Violence Fears
British troops and police in Palestine were ordered to stand to amid reports of renewed underground activity. An earlier dawn raid on Hedera and Kfar Atta seized 29 suspected underground members and an arms cache. A jeep hit a mine near Rishon Le Zion caused no injuries as London security talks continued.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
U.P
Hedera
Kfar Atta
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Rishon le Zion
London
Sir Alan Cunningham
Arthur Creech Jones
Robbery Claim In Paris Hotel Worth 620000
Mrs. Lucien Denizez Rezach aged 44 a former singer and wife of a Puerto Rico businessman reported to police that jewels and travelers checks valued at 620000 were taken from her hotel in the fashionable Maisons Lafitte suburb on Sunday.
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Paris
U.P
Lucien Denizez-Rezach
Puerto Rico
Maisons-Lafitte
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana
Cloudy with light snow in Butte Monday morning turning partly cloudy with scattered snow showers by afternoon and evening. Cooler with highs near 30 at key sites. West of Divide expect light to moderate snow flurries. east of Divide see snow flurries in mountains and northeast with highs 25 to 35.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Butte Robbery Suspects Under Arrest
Sedgwick County Sheriff says two men Joe Buddy Edwards 33 and Truman W Dennis 38 both Nevada residents were arrested near a Wichita apartment. Edwards a former paratrooper police is sought for Idaho and Montana burglaries. Harold Kraft 33 already jailed for grand larceny in the Meaderville case admitted involvement and received $800 of the loot. Extradition procedures to Montana are being pursued.
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Wichita
Kas
Sedgwick County
Keith Moore
Joe
Buddy) Edwards
Nevada
Truman W. Dennis
Carson City
Nev
Butte
Mont
Kan
Aro
Meaderville
Bart Riley
Helena
Edwards
Kraft
T. W. Denny
Riley
Idaho
American Falls
Denny
Frank J. Roe
James D. Freebourn
Montana
Sam C. Ford
Silver Bow
Kansas
Delivery Set Today at Joint Session
President Truman completes a 6000 word state of the union ahead of a Republican Congress. Leaders expect a general outline with details left to lawmakers. The speech tests cross party cooperation as GOP plans labor and tax actions proceed Monday.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
G. O. P. Congress
Herbert Hoover
Charles G. Ross
White House
Ross
Clark M. Clifford
Samuel S. Rosenman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Brain Trust
Smoke Overcomes Five Firemen In Downtown Blaze
A five alarm fire gutted the Hanford building in downtown San Francisco causing five firefighters to be overcome by smoke and four with minor injuries. The blaze began in the basement and spread upward, with 320 firefighters and 45 units in attendance. Loss was estimated over 100000 dollars as the inferno raged.
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San Francisco
James J. Sullivan
Board of Fire Commissioners
Hanford
Albert J. Sullivan
Portland Deploys Civilian Reserves to Tackle Postwar Crime Surge
Portland Police Chief Leon V. Jenkins orders 12 hour patrols as civilian reserves, boosted to 400 strong and 111 cars, including an armored unit and the mayor's sedan, sweep the city arresting criminals. Over Sunday more than 100 arrests report a high crime wave lingering since the war end with a noted $9,600 safe cracking and no armed robberies in 24 hours.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Leon V. Jenkins
Jenkins
Earl Riley
Seattle
San Francisco
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By Max Hall
Pacific Atoll
Ohio
Gail Christman
Thomas Devlin
Licking County
Associated Press
Belgrade
Yellowstone
Benestehall
Meaderville Cafe
Russia
Siam
Moscow Radio
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