Congress divided over future foreign policy course
A cross section of lawmakers shows Republicans and Democrats arguing over U S role in aiding western Europe versus Hoover’s plan to focus on a western hemisphere defense. The Associated Press poll, taken before Taft’s Senate speech, finds more support for current Truman policy than for cutting aid until Europe builds a Hoover-style defense.
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Washington
Jan
82Nd Congress
Herbert Hoover
United States
Europe
Hoover
Associated Press
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
Western Europe
Free Nations
Truman to Meet Critics On State of the Union Call
President Truman is set to urge national backing for foreign policy in his State of the Union message to Congress. Senator Connally predicts Congress will be consulted before any binding troop commitments to Europe, while Senator Taft argues limits on troop numbers require congressional approval. Eisenhower departs for Europe to prepare a survey ahead of detailed aid plans.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Connally
Dtexas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taft
Ohio
United States
Senate
GOP
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States Pushes UN to Label China Aggressor
The United States proposed that the United Nations impose an economic blockade and diplomatic isolation on Communist China for its actions in Korea. State department officials urged immediate action and circulated sanctions plans to UN members at Lake Success, targeting 30 nations for support. The drive, aimed at the Asian Arab bloc, seeks swift designation of Peiping as aggressor and broader measures to halt ceasefire talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
United States
United Nations
China
Korea
State Department
Department
Lake Success
U. S. May Test H Bomb in 1951 Possible this spring or summer
Washington reports a possible U S test of its first H bomb in 1951 with experts unsure if the device will work. An Atomic Energy Commission official noted the prospects seem unlikely though the project continues. If successful it may not be produced in quantity.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Atomic Developments
United Press
Gordon E. Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower Leaves for Europe With Truman Backing
President Truman declares his "whole hearted backing" as General Dwight D. Eisenhower departs Washington for Paris to lead defense against Soviet Communism. Senate debate over an international European army sparks Capitol resistance and worries Western Europe allies.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower
North Atlantic
Taft
Rohio
United States
Paris
Acheson
Defense Marshall
Legislature Set to Complete Committees Early Week
Helena Juneau reports the 1951 Montana legislature aims to complete all committee appointments in the coming week during its 60 day session. Senators and representatives adjourned after Friday for a long weekend and will resume at 1 pm Monday as work accelerates.
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Helena
Monana
Senate
House
Committee On Committees
George Gosman
Beaverhead
Ory Armstrong
Flathead
Montana Judge Dismisses Bonds for WWII Veterans Honorarium
District Judge A J Horsky dismissed a suit to block $22,000,000 in state bonds for a Montana World War II veterans honorarium. The initiative, approved Nov 7, imposes a two cent cigarette tax to fund monthly payments of 10 or 15 dollars to veterans for service between Dec 7, 1941 and Sept 2, 1945. The action was brought by William F Wil.
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Helena
A. J. Horsky
Montana
Horsky
William F. Wil
Drunken Driving Only Minor Factor in Nation's 304 Traffic Deaths
Nationwide AP survey shows 304 traffic deaths over the New Year weekend, with reckless driving the major cause. Drunken driving directly blamed for seven of 186 listed deaths, while pedestrians and mechanical failures also figure in. News notes Savage.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Police
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Warning Unheeded Two Men Die in San Francisco Fire Danger
Delbert Sapp 36, exposed to fumes from an unvented heater in his apartment, warns friends Harvey Thompson 30 and Richard Weatherbee 30. Both men later found dead from suffocation in the same residence. Sapp recovering at Fort Miley Veterans Hospital.
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San Francisco
Delbert Sapp
Fort Miley Veterans Hospital
Sapp
Harvey L. Thompson
Richard Weatherbee
Thompson
Weatherbee
Nine Million Dollar Building Program Starts Here in 1950
A $9,196,680 building program in Butte and Silver Bow county unfolds in 1950, with home building and commercial projects spurred by the Greater Butte Project. The effort, backed by the Butte Development Association and Kenwood Realty, aims to house new miners and families amid industry growth, totaling 52 homes and extensive commercial renovations.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Butte Develop
Ment Association
Chamber of Commerce
S Butte
Greater Butte
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte Development Association
Kenwood Realty Company
Development Association
Ten Butte Men Join Navy Reserve Unit
Ten young Butte men were sworn into the United States Naval Reserve at the Organized Surface Division 13-2 meeting. Lt. W. J. Waylett announced the enlistment and Lt. Comdr. L. J. Hubble gave the oath. The recruits gain selective service exemption while drilling. they must maintain satisfactory attendance and training to keep it. They will be called to active duty later, likely with promotions and possible school continuation.
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Butte
United States Naval Reserve
Surface Division
W. J. Waylett
USNR
L. J. Hubble
USN
Naval Training Center
Jack A. Clary
West Silver
Joseph Crowley
Colorado
Ronald S. Davis
West Daly
Walkerville
Chris G. Demos
John D. Foley
James 8. Geary
Elm
Charles G. Lundwall
Holmes
Cornelius J. Sullivan
Minah
James E. Swenson
West Front
Harold E. Zigrang
South Idaho
Waylett
Navy
Offensive Relieves Threat to Hanoi in Indo China
French machinegunners retook the fortress Chucpahisan near Hanoi as part of a major push against Vietminh forces in northeast Indo China. Officials say the attack relieved a long standing threat to Hanoi by driving rebels back, with Chacpahisan reportedly recaptured after a retreat last fall.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Chucpahisan
Hanoi
Chacpahisan
Tiengen
Tornado Damages Towns From Louisiana Storm
A small tornado struck Alexandria causing garage and roof destruction and damaging at least twenty buildings. It crossed the Red River to Smithville and Pineville, injuring six in Alexandria and one in Pineville with no deaths reported.
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Alexandria
Red River
Smithville
Pineville
Nine Witnesses Face Contempt Charge in Senate Probe
Senate crime investigators plan to cite nine witnesses for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions. If adopted, cases will go to U S attorneys for prosecution with up to a $1000 fine and a year in jail per count. Named include Joe Adonis Anthony Accardo Jack Dragna Pat Manno Peter Tremont Walter Pechart James Lynch Arthur Longano Salvatore Moretti.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
United States
Joe Adonis
Anthony J
Tony) Accardo
al Capone
Chicago
Jack I. Dragna
Los Angeles
Pat Manno
Alias Manning
Peter Tremont
Walter Pechart
San Francisco
New Jersey
James Lynch
Palisades Park
Arthur Longano
Englewood
Salvatore Moretti
Demarest
Helena Hunter Targeted During Elk Hunt Near Gardiner
Albert Martello a Helena railroader recounts an elk hunting trip near Gardiner in which an unseen hunter fired three shots toward him. His horse was shot as he rode away, and the hunter, visibly relieved, helped carry the saddle back to camp afterward. Martello did not learn the shooter's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Albert Martello
Gardiner
Martello
Dispute Blocks Action on Price-Freeze
A quarrel within the government's price controls agency delayed the 30 day wage price freeze and pushed the decision to Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson. Di Salle wants immediate action, Valentine seeks first enforcers, and Wilson is expected to rule next week.
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Washington
URP
Economic Control Organization
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Michael V. di Salle
Alan Valentine
Valentine
DiSalle
New York
Truman
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
DiSal
Jet Plane Blast Shocks Los Angeles Area
Military intelligence explained a tremendous pressure blast that rocked the Los Angeles region Saturday was caused by a jet plane pulling out of a supersonic dive. Officials noted two or three high powered jets were tested at nearly 40,000 feet, creating a vacuum and a thunderclap without major damage.
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Los Angeles
Culver City
Santa Monica
San Fernando Valley
Butte Weather Forecast Sunday Warmth Near 40
Fair Sunday and slightly warmer. Expected Sunday morning lows minus 13 at the Airport and 0 at the School of Mines with Sunday afternoon highs around 28. Periods Friday midnight to Saturday 5:30 pm show Airport lows minus 11 and highs 21 to 27 at the School of Mines, West of Divide mostly cloudy with snow flurries and continued cold, East of Divide partly cloudy with southwest winds and warmer into 30s to 40.
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School of Mines
Divide
Associated Press
Red Offensive 60 Miles South of 38th Parallel Advances
Tokyo reports say United Nations forces fall back as Chinese and Korean Reds drive 60 miles into central South Korea. The push targets Wonju and Chechon with aim to flank the US Eighth Army retreat from Seoul toward the west coast. Monju and the Wonju airstrip see combat as Gal. MacArthur confirms withdrawal under heavy pressure.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Wonju
South Korea
Taegu
Seoul
Pusan
Korea
38Th Parallel
Suwon
United States
Eighth Army
Monju
Red
Chechon
William Barnard
Don Huth
MacArthur
aechon-Kapyong
Hungnam
Barnard
Chungju
Wonju Under State of Siege in Korea Front Line
Wonju Korea sits under siege as UN forces defend the air strip and ridge lines 45 miles south of the 38th parallel. Mortar and artillery bursts reach toward the airfield while refugees clog roads southward on a front marked by infiltration attacks from Chinese and North Korean forces.
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Wonju
Korea
U.P
South Korea
38Th Parallel
United Nations
East Central
Edward Timberlake
Fifth Air Force
Truman drafts huge foreign aid program for 1952 budget
The administration is drafting a large foreign military economic aid plan totaling about 6 billion dollars for arming non Communist nations, with overall program possible near 9 billion. It aims for swift congressional action and tops the President’s budget to as much as 100 billion. The move tests isolationism versus bolstering allies amid Cold War pressures.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Congress
United States
National Security Council
Russia
Germany
Japan
Ex-Convict William Cook Tells of Eight Murders Across States
Blythe California dispatch: ex-convict William E. Cook allegedly confessed to eight murders from Illinois to California. Sheriff R W Ware says Cook kidnapped and freed a deputy sheriff then killed an Illinois family of five and two other men. He also killed a motorist before fleeing. the deputy survived.
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Blythe
Calif
Arkansas
California
William E. Cook
R. W. Ware
Imperial County
Cook
Illinois
Homer Waldrip
Ware
Waldrip
Carl Mosser
Fruit Cake Fired From Air Rifle Aims at Boy Eyes
In Lynchburg Virginia a 12 year old boy lost sight in one eye after a fruit cake fired from an air rifle struck him in the left eye. Edward Trent and his unidentified companion were playing at the Trent home when they loaded the air rifle with fruit cake and fired. The blow ruptured the cornea and cost the boy his sight.
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Lynchburg
Edward Trent
Trent
Edward
Jors
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