International Military Tribunal in the Far East Formed
Gen. MacArthur announces an international military tribunal for the Far East to try top war crime suspects. The charter sets Tokyo as the seat with 5 to 9 members chosen by the Allied command. Notable defendants include Hideki Tojo with trials expected to begin in March.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
International Military Tribunal For
Far East
Supreme Allied Command
Japan
Hideki Tojo
Filibuster Halts Action on Bills in Senate
Southern senators led by Overton delay Senate action over a proposed permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission. He spoke for hours and vowed to continue the fight as a weekend recess began in honor of the late Rep. Joe E. Ervin. Supporters and opponents plan strategy during the recess while a journal amendment dispute looms.
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Washington
Senate
Overton
D-La
Joe E. Ervin
D-N. C
Congressional Record
Journal Record
FEPC
Murray
D-Mont
Chavez
D-N. M
Tydings
D-Md
Sugar Price Rise Planned for Early February
OPA officials said sugar prices for households will rise about six to seven tenths of a cent per pound early in February. The increase is tied to refinery price hikes of about half a cent per pound and is expected to take effect February 2 or 3. Acting Agriculture Secretary J B Hutson had reported the decision to permit the rise.
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Washington
OPA
J. B. Hutson
Butte Woman Burned in Fire at Realty Block
Miss Winifred Riley about 33 was critically burned in a room at 118 East Broadway Realty block. Firemen forced entry as she tried to escape the flames. 40 tenants fled smoke filled rooms. She was taken to St James hospital with first degree burns. investigation opened by Chief John O Donnell.
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Winifred Riley
East Broadway
St. James Hospital
Jerry
Marine Corps
Myles Newcomb
James Roe
Miss Riley
John O’donnell
Woman Victim of Hit Run Near Colorado Street
Mrs. Jo seph Sterle of 1151 Short was struck by a hit and run driver early Saturday while visiting at Mrs. George Buzzell’s home, with wheels passing over her legs. She is under observation at St James hospital and police investigate.
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Joseph Sterle
Short
St. James Hospital
Sterle
George Buzzell
Colorado
Pack of Wolves Terrorizes Northern Saskatchewan Farms
In Regina on January 18, reports say packs of black Arctic wolves are raiding live stock herds across sparsely settled northern Saskatchewan. Farmers fear for children as wolves approach homes. authorities note these may be black Arctic wolves or crossbreeds and have doubled the bounty to 20 dollars to spur hunting efforts.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
U.P
W. H. Hartwell
North Country
Restrictions Easing for Rail Sleeping Cars in February
Washington dispatch announces Office of Defense Transportation plan to ease rail sleeping car bans on short runs starting Feb 15 and fully lift limits by March 15. Restorations target 351 to 450 mile routes on Feb 15, then 251 to 359 mile runs on Mar 1, and 250 miles or less by Mar 15. Col. J Monroe Johnson cites troop movements and replacement by troop sleepers as reasons. production of 1,200 troop sleepers delayed, 711 ready now, with all in service by March 1.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
J. Monroe Johnson
Johnson
Weather Station at College to Open Monday in Butte
Butte Montana School of Mines will host a new weather observation station announced by the Butte Chamber of Commerce and Dr Francis A Thomson. The campus site at 5766 feet will begin operations Monday and supplement the U S Weather Bureau station at the airport. Daily readings from both stations will be available, with official data for Butte from the college site.
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Butte
Montana School of Mines
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Francis A. Thomson
School of Mines
United States Weather Bureau
Airport
Thomson
E. E. Marsh
National Association
National
Byron Wilson
National Committee On
Ralph Stucky
Montana
Five From Butte Return From Overseas Service
Five Butte veterans return to the United States after Army service in foreign theaters. Pfc. Louis J. Chatriand and Pfc. Theodore W. Hughes arrived in San Francisco January 16 aboard the Bon Homme Richard. Others, including Lt. John C. Stenitz and Maj. Donald A. Gordon, were among Montanans arriving in New York January 16 aboard the John Ericsson and the Bon Homme Richard.
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Butte
United States
Associated Press
Louis J. Chatriand
Missouri
Theodore W. Hughes
San Francisco
Bon Homme Richard
Orval E. Burch
William E. Arvish
Patrick A. Lowney
New York
John Ericsson
Marcel L. Schuman
Billings
Arsenio B. de la Penna
Missoula
C. R. Stevens
Somers
Henry R. Aducayen
Hardin
U S Troop Ships Sail From Le Havre for U S
The advance echelon of the U S 94th division sailed Friday from Le Havre for the United States aboard the S S Thomas Barry. The 408th field artillery group also was aboard. Between January 10 and 16, a total of 5,264 troops sailedfrom Antwerp.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Dismissal in Chicago Mother's Abandonment Case
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell twenty four was dismissed in city hall court by Judge Joseph B. Hermes who ruled she did not intend to abandon her daughter when she left her with a hotel bellhop on New Year s Eve.
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Chicago
Dorothy Campbell
City Hall Court
Joseph B. Hermes
Seventeen Die As Miami to Boston Plane Crashes Near Cheshire
CHESHIRE Conn Jan 18 Seventeen persons including a baby die when a Miami to Boston Eastern Airlines plane converted from an Army C 47 crashes in heavy brush near the state line and bursts into flames. Crew members Capt Ray Kuser Co pilot R S Knight and Steward F Willard Bassett among those killed. The wreck occurred two miles from the state reformatory as flames raced along the fuselage and wings.
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Cheshire
Conn
Eastern Airlines
Charlotte Sturman
Connecticut
Sturman
Ray Kuser
Trenton
N. J
R. S. Knight
Omaha
Neb
F. Willard Bassett
Scott Faron
Miami
Fla
Charleston
S. C
Washington, D. C
New York
Three Killed and Seventeen Hurt in Rail Collision
A westbound troop train carrying 192 soldiers from Camp Kilmer and an eastbound freight collided five miles west of Myerstown Pennsylvania. At least three people died and 17 were injured. The fireman aboard the troop train was killed and two soldiers were reported dead though identities were not yet confirmed. The wreck damaged tracks for over a quarter mile.
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Myerstown
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Camp Shelby
Miss
Reading Railroad
Here
Philadelphia
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana Regions
Butte expects mainly cloudy skies Saturday and evening with scattered snow flurries and a high near 33. Friday highs around 28 and a brisk low of minus 2. West of divide in Montana sees partly cloudy Saturday with 25 to 35. East of divide reports cloudiness with light snow flurries and highs near 29 to 40 in various areas.
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Montana
Divide
New Zealand Attacks UN Veto Power at General Assembly
Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand condemned the veto privilege in the Security Council and urged that the atomic energy commission report to the General Assembly. Iran meanwhile discussed submitting its complaints to the UN as Nasrulian Entezam indicated a possible submission Saturday or Monday.
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London
New Zealand
United Nations Security Council
Russia
New Security League
General Assembly
Peter Fraser
Atomic Energy Commission
Assembly
Security Council
United States
Moscow
Iran
United Nations
Nasrulian Entezam
Fraser
Butte Soldier Lt John Phelan Reported Dead in Italy
First Lt. John W. Phelan of Butte listed as dead by War department files after his P-47 mission over Massa Italy. He had 25 missions as a B-17 pilot in Germany and was back in Europe as a fighter when he disappeared from formation. He attended Garfield grade school and Butte High, and played quarterback at both schools. Survivors include his mother Mrs Vivia Phelan and extended family in Butte.
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John W. Phelan
Butte
War Department
Vivia Phelan
Kennedy
Adjutant General's Department
Massa
Italy
Phelan
St. Phelan
Garfield
Butte High School
Montana State College
Butte High
John E. Jones
John Jones
Lovina Barrett
Timothy
John
William Barrett
William E. Phelan
Admiral Kimmel Denies Pearl Harbor Duty Dereliction
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel told the Pearl Harbor inquiry he did not feel personal dereliction caused the 1941 disaster but he accepts shared responsibility as naval commander. He rebutted questions about Churchill and prewar deals as the hearing continued amid protests and heated exchanges.
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Pearl Harbor
Washington
Jan
Husband E. Kimmel
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Roosevelt
Far East
Kimmen
Scott Lucas
D-Ill
Pearl Harbor Navy
Lucas
Kimmel
Montana Wool Growers meet in Great Falls elects trustees
At the 45th annual convention in Great Falls Sylvan J. Pauly of Deer Lodge and Robert R. Jones of Billings were reelected trustees. Howard Doggett of Townsend was named to replace J. E. Foster. Speakers included G. N. Winder, Sen. B. K. Wheeler, and Kingsbury and Hansen. Wheeler condemned wool policy as nebulous and noted herd reductions and a drop in the state wool clip.
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Great Falls
Sylvan J. Pauly
Deer Lodge
Robert R. Jones
Billings
Montana Wool Growers Association
Howard Doggett
Townsend
J. E. Foster
Harlowton
G. N. Winder
Craig, Colo
National Wool Growers Association
Sen
B. K. Wheeler
A. Wallace Kingsbury
State Association
Carl O. Hansen
Winder
Wheeler
H. C Gardiner
National Association
Efforts to Settle Wage Disputes End in Failure
National wage talks collapse as 800,000 CIO steel workers set to strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday after U.S. Steel rejects Truman wage proposal. Meat workers stalemate widens with public hearings slated in Chicago Tuesday. President warns of broad economic impact and veterans’ reconversion delay. White House says no seizure planned.
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U.S. Steel Corporation
Truman
Washington
Meat Fact-Finding Board
Chicago
U. S. Steel
United States
White House
Philip Murray
C. I. CO
Benjamin FP. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
Murray
Steel
Auto
Fairless
New York
Suspect Denies Slaying Wife in Phoenix Case
Norman L. Adams, 37, sought in the slaying of his wife Anna, 37, was captured in Albuquerque, N. M., after attempting to pawn costume jewelry. Officers report Adams denied the Phoenix murder, and authorities found a pistol with a bloody grip. The victim died from six stab wounds near the heart after being beaten with a blunt object.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U.P
Norman L. Adams
Anna
Albuquerque
N. M
Maricopa County
Adams
High Ranking Japs on Wanted List
Tokyo reports confirm Lt Gen Isogai Rensuke Isogai, former Hong Kong governor, among 110 war crime suspects ordered arrested by Gen MacArthur. Most top generals are still abroad. Also arrested are Burma puppet premier Ba Maw and Nazi ambassador Eugen Ott. Washington criticizes Japan school revision plan for lacking Catholic educators. Continued on Page 3.
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Tokyo
Hong Kong
MacArthur
Rensuke Isogai
Isogai
Kwantung Army
Manchuria
Nomonhan
Ba Maw
Burma
Peiping
Eugen Ott
Japan
Washington
America
National Catholic Weekly
The
Dastoli Receives Life Sentence for Havre Slayings
Francesco Dastoli, 59, Italian-born railroad worker, was found guilty of first degree murder for killing Lars Larson and Fleet Malkon with a handpick at Havre railway yards on November 10. He was sentenced to life in prison after a 95 minute jury deliberation.
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Havre
Francesco Dastoli
C. B. Elwell
Castoli
Lars Larson
Fleet Malkon
Dastoli
Larson
Malkon
Jess Angstman
Eisenhower Vows Demobilization Schedule Followed
General Eisenhower assured homesick G I s and families that the revised demobilization timetable would be carried out to the letter. He warned 1,500,000 troops may be retained after July 1 if the Army cannot find suitable roles, stressing a shift to peacetime duties and a secure global peace. He urged maturity and patience as families await loved ones overseas and outlined processing for surplus personnel to avoid makework and excessive drill.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
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U.N.C
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John Phelan
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Butte Flyer
Adm
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