Britain seeks immediate ban on foreign volunteers in Spain
Reports from London and Paris indicate Britain is pushing to bar foreign volunteers in Spain and to curb arms for Loyalists as Franco's forces threaten in Morocco. France considers action in Spanish Morocco with Britain’s support, depending on Franco's reply to warnings against foreign forces in Spanish possessions.
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Spain
Great Britain
France
Spanish Morocco
Roosevelt outlines plan for comprehensive government overhaul
President Roosevelt and seven Democratic leaders at the White House discussed a general outline for overhauling the administrative machinery. Participants withheld specifics, noting only a committee report and the President's views. A Cabinet session was planned for tomorrow.
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Roosevelt
White House
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Bankhead
Rayburn
Texas
House
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
President declares stand on Constitution interpretation
The President told Congress he has reached a major career decision after weighing conflicting arguments about the NRA ruling. He says the path lies in an enlightened interpretation of the Constitution, not constitutional amendments.
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Congress
Supreme Court
NRA
Snow Forecast for Mining City as Temperatures Turn Positive
Winter weather persists in the Mining city with a rise from 17 degrees below zero to 14 above. Frost and fog linger, while unsettled conditions and snow are forecast for Montana and western regions tonight and tomorrow. Havre records zero to 22 degrees, Helena 4 to 10 above, Miles City zero to 14 above, Kalispell two to eight above, Missoula six to eight above.
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Jan
Montana
W. E. Maughan
Divide
Havre
Miles City
Kalispell
Missoula
Winter weather shifts across the nation tonight
The latest forecast notes the sharpest winter siege eases in the West and Middle West while the East faces potential traffic hampering ice and sleet. Temperatures remain cold with continued wintry conditions across regions.
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Chicago
Middle West
Car Crashes Take 81 Lives Across Nation
Over the weekend at least 81 people died in automobile accidents as winter weather made travel hazardous in many states.
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Associated Press
Would-be Bandit With Cold Feet Foils Grocery Hold Up
A would-be bandit aimed a gun at Mrs. Bride J. Mulholland, proprietor, at 406 West Porphyry Street last night but fled when she moved to the rear of the store. Night Chief Jack Duggan reported the incident occurred around 11 o'clock and no one was harmed.
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West Porphyry Street
Bride J. Mulholland
Jack Duggan
Montana Unsettled Weather With Snow Likely
Montana forecast shows unsettled conditions Monday into Tuesday with possible snow in the western portion. Temperatures not yet decided to change.
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Montana
Public Health Quageong On Influenza Fear
Surgeons of the United States Public Health Service say an influenza epidemic is not sweeping the country. Weekly cases total 3,993, far below 1928 and 1932 epidemic years. officials note flu origins remain a mystery and progress has been made in research.
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Washington
United States Public Health Service
League of Nations
Montana House Set For Legislature Farce On Rear Admiral Joke
Helena Montana January 10. The Montana House will pause after noon to allow appointment of a rear admiral of the phantom Scandinavian fleet on Flathead Lake. House doorkeeper Carl Ahlgreen of Lake county will introduce House resolution No 777 asking Speaker Rolph to name a Scandinavian member to the pretend rank. Ahlgreen and Rep G M Moss have both held the title in prior sessions.
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Carl A. Ahlgreen
Lake County
House
H. D. Rolph
Ahlgreen
Montana
G. M. Moss
Flathead
Whitefish
Rolph
Co ed Widow of Madcap Zioncheck Enrolls at UW
The University of Washington campus buzzed with news of Rubye N Zioncheck wife of the late congressman Marion Zioncheck enrolling as a student. The new Mrs Zioncheck arrived amid curiosity over her husband s death from a Seattle office building. She registered at the university and details followed on page 2.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Rubye N. Zioncheck
Marion Zioncheck
Zioncheck
Brookings Opposes Work Hour Cuts As Mistaken Theory
The Brookings Institution warned the U S against the idea that cutting working hours would raise living standards. A report argued shorter hours threaten opportunities for a large scale industrial expansion and called for essential measures to support growth.
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U. S
Brookings Institution
Washington
Organization of Economic Research
Rescue Effort Underway For Five Feared Storm Victims In Nevada
A CCC rescue crew of 165 men will push through deep snow with tractors and trucks in an attempt to reach five people feared dead after a fierce Nevada storm in the gold range. Aerial recovery failed earlier. Two workers were later found alive in a cabin near the main camp.
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CCC
Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Gold Range
Bill Turpin
R. G. McCabrey
Gas Clouds in Supposedly Empty Space Spark 1937 Mystery
Harvard astronomers preview 1937 problems centering on gas in interstellar space once deemed empty. Research follows 1936 finds of titanium gas near Orion alongside sodium and calcium, prompting questions about the gas’s origin and nature and whether it represents an independent force or stellar emanation.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Observatory
Harvard
Mt. Wilson
Cal
Orion
Mystery kidnapping hunt intrudes on Puget Sound voyage
State and Olympia police pursuing Charles Mattson’s kidnaping secretly boarded the private yacht Pamanus with five officers, sailed toward Hartstone island in Puget Sound, and were gone eight hours later. FBI agents have influenced action and previously restrained officials.
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Tacoma
Wash
State
Olympia
Charles Mattson
Hartstone Island
Puget Sound
Ernest Mallory
William Cole
State Police
Shelton, Wash
New Year Twin Dies After Birth at Local Hospital
The second twin boy born to Mr and Mrs George Bourne of 322 South Montana street died at a local hospital after more than 12 hours. The first twin was reported doing well and the mother improving as of last night.
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George Bourne
Montana Street
France plans to move into Spanish zone
Paris reports that France has mapped plans to occupy Spanish Morocco if fascist insurgents refuse to quit. British support and fleet cooperation in the Straits of Gibraltar are cited, with 100 000 French troops ready to advance within 36 hours and fill gaps as needed.
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U.R
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
Great Britain
France
Britain
Paris
Morocco
Straits of Gibraltar
Berlin Notes Push for Ban on Spanish Volunteers
Berlin reports a cool reception awaits Britain’s note to Hitler urging immediate steps to halt volunteers to Spain. Eden announced a new note will reach Hitler tomorrow as Berlin highlights Germany’s aim for international cooperation and enforcement of a volunteer ban.
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Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Spain
Anthony Eden
Hindenburg Palace
Germany
Portugal
Portuguese
Colo
Nies
Britain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
Million Dollar State PWA Program to Start Today
Montana starts 12 public works projects totaling 1,114,997 dollars Monday per PWA engineer-examiner E W Ritchie. Projects include Ruby River storage 520,000 Ackley Lake storage 98,180 Medicine Lake school 63,182 Midway drainage 32,727 Billings airport hangar 91,000 Fort Benton school 87,273 Hobson school 27,000 Circle waterworks 36,364 Joliet waterworks 50,911 Malta city hall 38,548 Nashua waterworks 36,364 and Dutton school 33,448. Two projects Ruby River dam and Ackley Lake are sponsored by the Montana water conservation board.
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Jan
Public Works Administration
Montana
E. W. Ritchie
PWA
Ruby River
Ackley Lake
Medicine Lake School
Midway
Billings Airport
Fort Benton
Hobson
Circle
Joliet
Malta
Nashua
Dutton
Billings
Ritchie
Madison County
Judith Basin
Montana Water Conservation Board
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