Truman budget and program urged to Congress
President Truman submitted a program with higher wages lower prices and no tax cuts backed by a budget forecasting the first national debt cut since 1930. He seeks 21 existing and five new measures while warning of inflation strikes and disunity and urges price controls to avert disaster. The budget projects 18 month debt reduction of 7 billion with expenditures 35.8 billion receipts 31.5 billion and a deficit financed from Treasury cash.
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State of the Union
Associated Press
Truman
Congress
U. S
Washington
German Doctors Hunted by Authorities
Allied and German authorities issued a manhunt for 30 prominent German doctors believed to have organized and oversaw murder mills that killed as many as 600000 people. The pursuit followed evidence uncovered by Dr. Robert M. W. Kempner, a US war crimes prosecutor, linking doctors to mercy killing institutions and former Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
U.P
Germany
Robert M. W. Kempner
United States
Wilhelm Frick
Frick
Kempner
Berlin
Montana Storm Losses Decline. Hail Remains Major Threat
Montana weather chief Andy Robb reports hail and wind storms caused about 4.5 million dollars in losses last year, down from over 4 million in 1944. Prairie and Pondera counties each surpassed 500 thousand dollars in damage, with Chateau county hit hardest by hail on August 11. Temperatures and precipitation varied across the state, with a cool winter and a hot summer peaking at 105 degrees.
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Helena
Montana
Andy Robb
Chateau County
Prairie
Pondera
Teton County
Pondora
Richland
Robb
Heron
Sanders County
Whitehall
Jefferson County
Flatwillow
Mildred
Summit
Seeley Lake
Wolf Point
Atomic Bomb Tests at Sea Planned
Rear Adm. Russell S. Berkey said detailed plans for atomic bomb tests on ships at sea would be announced from Washington in about two weeks. He did not specify dates locations or ships and said the notice was to come around February 4 after a call with naval headquarters.
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San Francisco
Russell S. Berkey
Navy
Washington
Adm
Berkey
Naval Headquarters
Explosion in Torre Annunziata kills ten, wounds 150
A far reaching blast in Torre Annunziata near Naples killed ten people and wounded about 150 as 15 carloads of ammunition exploded Monday night. Emergency crews and local authorities cordoned the area and began rescue operations amid intense smoke and debris.
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Naples
Italy
Torre Annunziata
Republicans Move to Send Labor Bill to House Floor
Republican members of the House labor committee planned a bloc vote to send President Truman’s fact finding labor bill with amendments to the House floor. They aim to strike out a 30 day cooling off period and subpoena power for fact finders, with eight Republicans and three Democrats backing the amended measure in an 11 to 7 expected vote. Rep. Hook signaled a motion to continue public hearings on labor legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
Truman
House
Rep. Landis
R-Ind
Landis
Hook
D-Mich
Homma War Crimes Trial Recessed in Manila
Eleven minor specifications to the 48 charges against Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma were struck as the prosecution rested its case. The war crimes trial was recessed for one week to speed proceedings. The items related to atrocities by Homma's troops during the Philippines conquest were not presented this day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Masaharu Homma
Homma
Philippines
Greeks Move Rebels in Kalamata Clash
The Greek government rushed land and sea reinforcements toward Kalamata as 1,500 Monarchists and Rightists battled troops and police. Royalists threaten public security while authorities report evolving but unclear actions near Sparta and the jail.
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Athens
Kalamata
Peloponnesus
Themistocles Sophoulis
George II
Gulf of
Messinea
Corinth
Grivas
Justice Ministry
Sparta
Greece
Steel strike spreads across 29 states as industry shuts down
The steel industry, central to American life, faced a nationwide shutdown as C. I. O. President Philip Murray pressed 750,000 workers in 1,300 plants across 29 states to continue their walkout until a presidential decision is accepted. White House officials said no immediate government action. President Truman warned the strike could hamper reconversion and called for higher pay, lower prices, and a fact finding mandate while talks continued with Congress and steel leaders. Pickets in Pennsylvania protested a deal they viewed as unfair as 300,000 workers joined the stoppage there and 92,000 more idled in the Illinois Indiana centers. Only a few small plants operated under independent union or existing agreements. Seizure orders were reportedly being prepared for potential use in the meat industry stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Murray
United States
White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman
U. S. Steel Corp
Congress
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Washington
Byrnes to Report to Senate on Atomic Program
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes will testify before the Senate about the United States international atomic energy commitments and U N security measures. Senator Brien McMahon said Byrnes will review policy after returning from London and address safeguarding atomic bomb secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Brien McMahon
Dconn
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Byrnes
United States
London
United Nations Atomic Energy Committee
McMahon
Kimmel Ends War Inquiry Testimony With Applause
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel concluded six days of testimony before a Senate inquiry, saying Washington bore responsibility for Pearl Harbor and that the attack would have been anticipated if more had been known. He recalled 1941 escort of a Dutch ship to New Guinea and dismissed ill will toward Roosevelt.
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Washington
E. Kimmel
Senate House
Pearl Harbor
Kimmel
Roosevelt
Pacific Fleet
Japan
New Guinea
China
Frank Knox
Adm
Thomas C. Hart
Rep. Keefe
R-Wis
Knox
Navy Department
Ferguson
R-Mich
Rep
Murphy
D-Pa
Walter C. Short
War Department
Short
Gearhart
Army
Village Threatened by Oil Fire in Hawaii
An oil fed fire at a Standard Oil loading shed in Kailua Village Hawaii sent smoke 2 000 feet into the air. The 380 resident community turned out to battle the blaze as oil and equipment stored in the shed burned Monday.
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Kailua Village
Hawaii
Standard Oil Co
California
Communists back Thorez for interim French presidency
Paris January 21 communists urged the socialist party to join in a two party government and proposed Maurice Thorez as interim president to replace De Gaulle. De Gaulle may head a new party after elections as the constituent assembly readies a fourth republic constitution.
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Paris
Socialist Party
Maurice Thorez
DeGaulle
France
Constituent Assembly
de Gaulle
Provisional Republic
Thorez
Jacques Duclos
Republicans
M.R. P
Surburban
Neuilly
Cost of Raising Sheep Jumps
Montana ranchers saw higher sheep income yet rising costs cut profit. Agricultural Economist H. R. Stucky reports 38 representative ranches show production cost 6.15 per head with labor making up about half and net profit 1.50. Lamb and wool income averages 8.75 per head. Wool schools are set for Feb in Big Timber Miles City Malta Great Falls and Missoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana
H. R. Stucky
Montana Experiment Station
Montana Plains
Stucky
Montana Wool Growers Association
State Extension Service
Montana Wool Laboratory
Big Timber
Miles City
Malta
Great Falls
Missoula
Two Die After Train Hits Truck In Pueblo
Mrs Sadie Maas died at Parkview hospital from injuries after a Santa Fe passenger train struck a truck carrying her husband on a grade crossing near their home. He died Sunday night. Their four small children witnessed the accident but did not realize the danger until police notified them.
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Pueblo
Colo
Sadie Maas
Parkview Hospital
Santa Fe
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana Divides
Partly cloudy for Tuesday and Tuesday night with a slight rise in temperatures. In Butte area School of Mines and Airport report highs near 32 and 30 degrees. West of the divide expect cloudy skies with scattered showers and mountain snow flurries above 6000 feet, highs 30 to 40. East of the divide only light showers or snow flurries with little temperature change, highs 30 to 40.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Osmena Nominated for Philippine Presidency by Nacionalista
Manila January 21 President Sergio Osmena nominated for a second term by the Nacionalista party regular wing to run in the April 23 election. Manuel Roxas chosen by the Liberal wing, rooks and Roxas now Senate president, recently split with Osmena after years of alliance.
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Manila
Sergio Osmena
Nacionalista Party
Philippines
Manuel Roxas
Roxas
Senate
Osmena
Security Council faces feared split over Greece and Java actions
Russia and Soviet Ukraine urged the United Nations Security Council to end what they called military actions and internal interference by Britain in Greece and Java. The move signaled a possible rift among the five permanent members United States Russia Great Britain France and China. Diplomats questioned a special meeting and expected a regular session midweek.
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United Nations Security Council
London
Russia
Soviet
Ukraine
Great Britain
Greece
Java
United States
France
China
Security Council
Marshall Suggested as Mediator for Chinese Government Reforms
Gen George C Marshall may be invited to mediate government reorganization efforts at the Chinese political consultative conference. He returned to Chungking after a Shanghai visit with Lt Gen Albert Wedemeyer as talks on unifying military forces proceed. Observers say delegates prefer solving differences without his help, but expect Marshall to aid in military reorganization if needed.
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Chungking
George C. Marshall
Political Consultative Conference
Marshall
Shanghai
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U. S
China
State Council
U S Britain Reach Tentative Use Pact For Caribbean Bases
Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman announced a general agreement with Britain on commercial use of leased military bases in the Caribbean and Newfoundland. He said tentative accords determine which bases will host regular civil aircraft and which serve as alternates to nearby civil airports.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Forrest P. Sherman
Washington, D. C
United States
Great Britain
Caribbean
Newfoundland
Sherman
U. S
War Plants Seized by Gen. MacArthur in Japan
Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered the seizure of nearly 400 Japanese war plants, including 265 aircraft and parts factories and 129 other facilities, halting undercover reconversion to peacetime production. He canceled permits for conversions not essential to civil economy and placed guards on sites. H. D. Maxwell said Japan has surplus capacity and could pay more than expected.
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Tokyo
Gen. MacArthur
Allied Reparations Commission
MacArthur
H. D. Maxwell
Tacoma
American Reparations Commission
Hamilton Field
Calif
Japan
Wheeler Advises Helena Receives Surplus Display Room
United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler told 475 Rocky Mountain merchants that wartime OPA was necessary and reconversion requires it, but power should return to the people once supplies are settled. He said a Helena surplus display room and warehouse would open within 15 days and that Gorefield and Great Falls materials will stay in Montana for local distribution. Wheeler credited Bradeen of the Reconstruction Finance Corp and praised Governor Ford’s push for small business and free enterprise as the nation’s economic backbone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
OPA
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Rocky Mountain
Wheeler
Helena
O. C. Bradeen
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Consumer Goods Division
Bradeen
Gorefield
Great Palls
Montana
Sam C. Ford
America
Second Armored Division Sails From Marseille
The U.S. Second Armored division sailed from Marseille on January 21. A major portion of the 94th division is already at sea, while 4,428 men remain to be shipped from the Calas staging area in France.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Second Armored
Marseille
94Th
Calas
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