Jerusalem Homeland Raids Sweep Jewish Quarters
Reinforced troops and police searched Jewish areas of Jerusalem for hours and seized munitions in what was described as a major Irgun Zvai Leumi headquarters. About 10,000 Jews were detained for questioning before most were released as unrest followed the deaths of two group members in an Eritrea camp.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Geula
Palestine
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Old City
Palestine Broadcasting Station
Eritrea
Two Men Die In Rail Wreck Near LaGrande Oregon
A Union Pacific westbound train No 25 derailed on Meacham Creek canyon near LaGrande Oregon killing engineer Clarence Rizor 55 and fireman Guy Basi 29 who were trapped under the engine. The 16 car wreck halted traffic for hours and prompted track clearance at 11 15 a m Sunday.
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Boise
Idaho
Union Pacific
Meacham Creek Canyon
LaGrande
Ore
B. J. Johnson
Clarence Rizor
Guy Basi
Duncan
Pendleton
Truman Faces Bipartisan Opposition Ahead of Union Message
President Truman prepares to address Congress with a 25 000 word state of the Union and budget message facing stiff opposition from Republicans and some Democrats. Key nominations to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Navy undersecretary draw hearings from Sen Tobey and naval committees amid discontent. Southern Democrats oppose a permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Tobey
R-N. H
Banking Committee
George E. Allen
Democratic National
Virginia
Pauley
Mr. Truman
State of the Union
Senate
Eleven Montanans Hurt in Accident Near Polson
Eleven people were injured in a crash near Polson on Sunday morning when two autos collided and a third struck the wreckage. Three women from Polson were gravely hurt including Marjorie Knaus 22 Genevieve Marengo 21 and Dorothy Clay. Knaus suffered fractures and was listed in critical condition. Other victims were reported as recovering as deputies investigated and withheld driver names.
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Polson
Here
Marjorie Knaus
Genevieve Marengo
Dorothy Clay
Knaus
Memorial Rites Held for Patton at Washington Cathedral
A formal memorial ceremony for General George S. Patton Jr. drew about 1,500 attendees in Washington on Sunday. Col. Harry H. Semmes led tributes, praising Patton for valor and personal leadership, with Patton's widow and family in attendance.
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Washington
George S. Patton, Jr
Washington Cathedral
Patton
Harry H. Semmes
Greeley Webster and Emerson Top Three Winners
Greeley, Webster and Emerson capture the top three spots as Clark Park hosts the 27th annual municipal ice skating carnival. Six records set and two tied. Frank Grebene of Webster leads with 131 points, Jimmie Janhunen of Greeley second with 11% and Agnes Jean Cromrich of Emerson tops the girls with nine points.
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Clark Park
Butte
Greeley
Webster
Emerson
Frank Grebene
Jimmie Janhunen
David McDonald
Agnes Jean Cromrich
Lassie
Shirley Penaluna
Whittier
Communists Accused of Stirring G I Demonstrations
Ernie Adamson of the House un American Activities Committee said evidence shows Communist agitators entered the Army to provoke trouble among G I s. He cited the Frankfurt Germany demonstration and noted the committee plans hearings with War Department officials and selected G I s. He warned a New York organization tied to the Communist Party will be invited to attend.
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Washington
U.P
Ernie Adamson
House Committee On un-American Activities
G. I
Frankfurt
Germany
War Department
New York City
Communist Party
Europe
Far East
Adamson
750000 Steel Workers Launch Strike
The Associated Press reports the great steel strike the largest in industry history began at 12:01 a m eastern time Monday. About 750000 C I O steel workers in 30 states were idle as the nation’s total strike moved toward a record high above 1600000. Premature walkouts occurred hours before the deadline and United States Steel Corp said all operations were shut down with picketing at some plants. Thousands more were sent home as furnaces and open hearths went idle.
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United States Steel Corp
Seven Butte Men Due in States
Seven Butte veterans are set to arrive in the United States from overseas for homecoming. The group includes Pvt. John L. Murphy of Meaderville and Pvt. Melvin R. McPherson, both due to reach San Francisco aboard the General J. C. Breckenridge. Also bound for San Francisco are Pfc. Peter Drakes, Corp. Clifford Simpson, and Pfc. John A. Bradley aboard ships General J. C. Breckenridge, U. S. S. Hancock, and Laconia Victory respectively. Additional Montanans included are M/Sgt. William A. Maneely, S/Sgt. Harold N. Wright, Corp. Ruben R. Kuyatt, Sgt. Robert L. Welden, and Lt. Gerald A. Corwin among others listed for upcoming arrivals in New York and other ports.
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Butte
Associated Press
John L. Murphy
Main
Meaderville
Melvin R. McPherson
San Francisco
J. C. Breckenridge
U. S. S. Hancock
Peter Drakes
North Warren Corp
Clifford Simpson
Evans
John A. Bradley
North Alabama
James D. McLean
New York
S. S. George Washington
George C Turner
Laconia Victory
Breckenridge
William A. Maneely
Great Falls
Harold N. Wright
Malta
Ruben R. Kuyatt
Warden
Robert L. Welden
Missoula
Gerald .A. Corwin
Billings
Will
Atomic Energy Consideration to Start Today
The United Nations Political and Security Commission opens today to discuss atomic energy control. Moscow seeks a UN Atomic Energy Commission with reporting to the Security Council, likely approval with no amendments. US Senator Tom Connally will represent the United States. Byrnes remains in Moscow to oversee the process. Iran requests an investigation into its dispute with Russia, but no immediate council action is foreseen before March 2 amid troop withdrawals.
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R. WH. Shackeford
London
U.P
United Nations Political and Security Commission
U.N.C. Atomic Energy Commission
Tom Connally
Dtexas
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Political and Security Commission
Australia
New Zealand
Moscow
U. N.O Assembly
James F. Byrnes
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Security Council
Big Five
N. J. O. Makin
Gladwyn Jebb
Iran
Russia
DeGaulle Resigns Over Cabinet Dispute in France
Paris dispatch reports Gen. Charles De Gaulle resigning as interim president after a clash with left wing cabinet members over army size. Felix Gouin calls a meeting of major party leaders to decide the assembly’s next move as De Gaulle pledges an address to the nation.
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Paris
Charles DeGaulle
France
DeGaulle
Felix Gouin
Constituent Assembly
DeGauille
de Gaulle
Jean DeGaulle
Germany
Gen
Arnold Recovers From Heart Attack in Lima
Gen Henry H. Arnold, head of the United States Army Air Forces, is reported to be fully recovered from a slight heart attack that forced him to cancel three days of social and official engagements in Lima Peru.
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Lima
Peru
Henry H. Arnold
United States Army Air Forces
Butte Weather Outlook Clear Skies With Cool Turn
Butte forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions on Monday and Monday night with a continued cool trend. Expected high around 30 for the day. Sunday’s temperatures reach a high near 33 and a low around 14, while Montana overall remains generally fair Monday with warming east of the divide and highs between 25 and 35.
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Montana
Divide
State Physicians Service Set Up at Meeting Here
Organization of the Montana Physicians’ Service a state wide nonprofit formed to provide Montanans with prepaid medical care was announced at the Montana State Medical association delegates meeting. Trustees named include Dr. M A Shillington Glendive president Dr Otto G Klein Helena secretary Dr J C Shields Butte treasurer Dr L W Brewer Missoula Dr Paul Enebee Bozeman Dr W H Hamilton Havre Dr H O Drew Billings Dr F L McPhail Great Falls and Dr H D Huggins Kalispell. Further details to be released soon.
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Montana Physicians’ Service
Montana
Montana State Medical Association
Otto G. Klein
Helena
J. C. Shields
Butte
L. W. Brewer
Missoula
Paul Enebee
Bozeman
W H. Hamilton
Havre
H. O. Drew Billings
F. L. McPhail
Great Falls
H. D. Huggins
Kalispell
Association
Brig Gen Mace Found Dead in Manila Quarters
Brig. Gen. Harold L. Mace 38 of Jacksonville Florida was found shot dead at 10 a m Sunday in his Admiral apartments quarters Manila He arrived at 1 45 a m from Okinawa bound for the United States The service pistol was fired through the roof of the mouth investigators consider possible self inflicted death with no note found Gen Mace formerly chief of operations of the 20th Air Force during bombing of Japan
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Manila
U.P
Harold L. Mace
Jacksonville
Fla
Admiral Apartments
Okinawa
United States
Mace
20Th
Japan
Rubber Flows Steadily from China to United States
Rubber shipments from China are now flowing to the United States in a steady stream. This detail came from purchasing agents of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation on Sunday.
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Saigon
United States
China
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Armed attackers free 32 prisoners in Kalamata raid
The Athens radio reported that armed outlaws attacked a police station in Kalamata in southern Peloponnese and freed 32 prisoners. The incident was aired on Sunday night as part of ongoing security events in the region.
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Athens
Athens Radio
Kalamata
Peloponese
Sixty Die As Greek Civil War Flares In Peloponnesus
Reports from Athens on Monday say 60 people were killed since Saturday in Kalamata and Sparta as Royalists fight police and former Communist fighters. Royalists reportedly control Kalamata except prisons and police HQ, with 2000 more Royalists outside the city. Government bans gatherings in the Peloponnesus through Feb 5 amid rising unrest.
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Athens
U.P
Peloponnesus
Kalamata
Sparta
Elas
Greece
Democratic Association Unions
Senators Wary of Probe Demand
Washington dispatch reports a 36th division resolution urging a probe into the Rapida river crossing disaster two years ago. Representative Rankin supports the investigation, while Senator O'Mahoney cautions that veterans may be overreacting to the motion.
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Washington
Rapida River
House
Rankin
D-Miss
Committee On un-American Activities
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Senate Military Committee
Brownwood
Texas
Kimmel Faces Pearl Harbor Inquiry On Officers’ Fates
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel to be questioned by four Republicans about the later careers of his subordinate officers after the December 7, 1941 attack. The session also probes why Pacific “shooting orders” against Axis ships were not issued in 1941.
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Washington
Husband E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Kimmel
U. S. Pacific
Walter C. Short
Short
Frank B. Keefer
R-Wis
United Press
14Th Naval District
Hawaii
Adm
Claude Do. Bloch
Keefe
Seth W. Richardson
Bertrand W. Gearhart
Rcali
Pacific
Atlantic
Japan
Axis
Sen
Homer Ferguson
Richardson
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