Wheeler says no agreement on railroad bill in White House
Senate committee chair Wheeler after a White House talk said Congress likely to pass railroad legislation this session. He plans a ICC reorganization bill, favors federal regulation for barge lines, and opposes repealing the long and short haul clause. He emphasized no agreement was reached.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
White House
Congress
Montanan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Com
Light bomber crashes in flames near Los Angeles airport
A modern light bomber crashed in a parking lot by the Los Angeles municipal airport killing pilot John Cable. Passenger Paul Chemidlin of Paris survived with injuries after being dragged from the rear cabin as the all metal craft burst into flames. Ten bystanders and nine cars were damaged or destroyed. The aircraft, twin engined, was believed to be testing for War Department competition at Dayton, Ohio, when it went out of control at about 1000 feet.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Municipal Airport
John Cable
Paul Chemidlin
Paris
French
Air Ministry
North American Aviation Company
Cable
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
War Department
Dayton
Ohio
Sportsmen's Chiefs Re-elected At Montana Convention
The Montana Wildlife Federation opened its fourth annual convention with re election of president George Hopkins and vice president William Leavitt. Delegates backed a seven district seven man fish and game commission and endorsed the Pittman Robertson act, which would bring Montana about 93000 for conservation projects and requires a state approval and matching funds before federal aid.
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Fish and Game Commission
Pittman-Robertson
Montana Wildlife Federation
George Hopkins
Paradise
William Leavitt
Miles City
Hopkins
Louis Wendt
Great Falls
Detroit
National Wildlife Federation
Leavitt
Federation
Montana
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Flareup Fear Triggers Sharp Stock Exchange Slump
Nervous traders dumped shares at the New York Stock Exchange with some issues dropping up to eight or ten dollars. Fear of a European flareup drives the day’s broad slide, while 1,881,120 shares changed hands, the heaviest daily volume since December 29, affecting bonds as well.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Hopkins Confirmed as Secretary of Commerce in Senate Vote
Harry L. Hopkins was confirmed as secretary of commerce by a 58 to 27 vote after a three day attack on his work relief program. Administration supporters Barkley and Schnellenbach defended the President, saying Hopkins was the target of criticism aimed at Roosevelt. The debate centered on Hopkins and administrative activity in the relief effort.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Schnellenbach
Roosevelt
Hopkins
United States
Helena debate over wage hours bill draws large crowd
In Helena on January 23 a packed House chamber heard House Bill 28 to set minimum wages and maximum hours. Labor groups urged passage while business interests warned it could depress wages and hurt small firms. Supporters argued the measure would enforce wages owed and reduce relief costs. opponents warned of interstate competition and immediate wage floor effects.
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Helena
House of Representatives
Labor Committee
Montana House
Charles McFarland
Lee Metcalf
Ed O'Byrne
Butte Miners' Union
W. H. Hoover
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana Power Company
Montana
Pay to Play and Then Lose in Bozeman Hockey Clash
Bozeman hosted an unusual hockey game at the municipal skating rink where a Bozeman team defeated Livingston 11 to 0. Spectators entered free, while Livingston players without season tickets paid 15 cents admission, marking perhaps the first regional event with paid entry for players and free access for fans.
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Bozeman
Rocky Mountain Region
Livingston
Bozeman Municipal Skating Rink
Montana House targets cuts to officer mileage and sheriffs
Montana lawmakers move to trim mileage for state and county officials from seven to five cents per mile and reduce sheriff mileage for prisoner transport from ten to eight and a half cents. A separate measure would shift migratory waterfowl refuge administration from federal to state control. A joint memorial asks Congress to pass a work relief law to encourage private employment of relief recipients.
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Helena
Montana
House of Representatives
Morrison
Lewis and Clark
Long
Fallon
Leuthold
Stillwater
Deer Lodge
Armstrong
Flathead
State Fish and Game Commission
Federal Bureau of Biological Survey
Congress
Acton
Fergus
Smith
Murder in Little Horn valley ends man and dog life
Burl Scott, about 63, was found shot twice in the head and once in the chest in the Little Horn valley near Crow Agency. A .38 caliber bullet was found lodged in his clothing and another near his slain dog. Scott, missing since Sunday, resided at Crow Agency and worked as a Burlington depot custodian, with a daughter and three grandchildren among the survivors. Police, including County Attorney Bert Kronmiller and Undersheriff William Brooks, investigated the murder.
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Crow Agency
Burl Scott
Little Horn Valley
Bert W. Kronmiller
William S. Brooks
Hardin
Scott
John Redman
Redman
Burlington
Helena man heads Montana society
Ben Barnett of Helena, now a member of the United States Housing authority, was elected president of the Montana state society at a recent Washington meeting. Barnett said the society would soon plan a state party.
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Washington
Ben Barnett
Helena
United States Housing Authority
Montana State Society
Barnett
Death traced to Japanese shaving brush infection
Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon general, called for an embargo on all Japanese-made shaving brushes after a North Dakota death linked to anthrax from a brush in a large Japan shipment. Customs at all ports were asked to bar brushes until NIH tests prove sterilization.
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Washington
Thomas Parran
The
Public Health Service
Parran
National Institute of Health
Japan
North Dakota
Hymn Guides Rescuers to Sea Victims
Ten survivors of the Imperial Airways Cavalier recount how a final chorus from the downed plane guided a lifeboat to them in the Atlantic. They spent nearly ten hours amid the Gulf Stream as three occupants died. Captain Alderson survived after rescues by Patrick Chapman and Neil Richards. Mrs. Edna Watson aided in the rescue.
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New York
Imperial Airways
Cavalier
Atlantic
Esso Baytown
Gulf Stream
Stanley Taylor
Baytown
Neil Richards
Patrick Chapman
Esso
Roosevelt Seeks Federal State Health Program for Nation
President Roosevelt submitted a long range plan to Congress proposing an $850 million federal state health program. The objective is universal access to scientific health knowledge, with compulsory insurance opposed by the AMA. Senator Wagner pledges initial $50 million to launch, with total cost by 1949 at $850 million.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
American Medical Association
Wagner
New York
Americans Flee Barcelona as Europe Fears Rise
Insurgent forces close on Barcelona driving civilians to evacuate. Markets tumble with Europe on edge after Franco’s push on Madrid. Berlin up while Debts of Schacht stir inflation fears. Omaha sails to rescue Americans as chaos spreads to France China and Yugoslavia.
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Barcelona
Europe
Franco
Munich
Berlin
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Germany
United States
Omaha
Pyreness
France
Spain
Italy
Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Coventry
Robert Spear Hudson
Overseas Trade Department
Rome-Berlin
Yugoslavia
Students to Name Butte's 170 Day Celebration
Chamber of Commerce officials explained the contest to give Butte's 170 day celebration next July an official name. Students from city high schools and grammar schools are invited to submit ideas. The contest closes at 5 o'clock next Friday evening.
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Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Solons Rally For Relief Fight In New Session Debates Funding
Senate leaders mobilize for a major fight over the Roosevelt administration request to fund the Works Progress Administration at 875 million dollars for February through June. A House Senate committee plan proposes 725 million, with a proviso limiting WPA layoffs to five percent before April 1 amid partisan pressure and hopes of a drop in relief rolls.
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Roosevelt
WPA
House
Senate Appropriations
Senate
Storm Toll Rises Across Oceans and Lands
Severe storms lashed the Atlantic with fourteen ships reporting distress while gale winds of 94 mph struck England. Cold fronts hit the East and New England with heavy surf, snow, and rain. In the West and Midwest snow swirled as 29 deaths occurred from New York to Pennsylvania and beyond. Triad fatalities were noted in upstate New York, Pennsylvania, and the Eng
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Atlantic
New England
Cape Hatteras
Maine
Midwest
England
Upstate
New York
Pennsylvania
GM Chief Sees 25 to 33 Percent Auto Industry Gain
William Knudsen president of General Motors predicted a 25 to 33 percent improvement for the automobile industry this year and a broad upswing in business overall in Los Angeles on January 23.
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Los Angeles
William §. Knudsen
General Motors
Montana Weather Outlook For Tuesday And Wednesday
Partly cloudy skies dominate Montana with a modest system bringing snow likely west of the divide. Temperature remains mostly steady with little change expected across the period.
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Montana
Divide
Probe of Plane Crash Near Miles City Nearing End
Fred M. Glass chief investigator for the Civil Aeronautics Authority said the board of inquiry into the Northwest Airlines crash near Miles City that killed four would complete work by tomorrow or Wednesday. Investigators found no reason Pilot C B Chamberlain appeared to attempt a return to the local airport within three minutes of takeoff for Billings. Evidence did not indicate a pre crash fire. Findings will be studied by CA A experts in Washington before announcement.
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Miles City
Fred M. Glass
The
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Board of
Northwest Airlines
Here
C. B. Chamberlain
Billings
Washington
Tom Hardin
C. A. A. Air Safety Board
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