FEPC bill blocked in House rules committee stalemate
Southern Democrats aided by a northern Republican blocked action on the fair employment practices commission bill in a 5 to 5 vote. The measure aimed to curb racial and religious job discrimination as part of President Truman’s civil rights program. Absentees were reportedly against the bill, while Speaker Rayburn’s stance and last week's clashes left little chance for movement, keeping the bill stalled in committee.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Truman
Administration Democrats
Sabath
Illinois
Madden
Indiana
McSweeney
Ohio
Delaney
New York
Herter
Massachusetts
Cox
Georgia
Smith
Virginia
Colmer
Mississippi
Lyle
Texas
Brown
Allen
Wadsworth
Rayburn
FEPC
Fairless Blames Pensions for Steel Price Hike
United States Steel officials testifying before a congressional economic committee blamed new employe pensions and higher social security taxes for the recent steel price increase. President Benjamin F. Fairless argued profits have not adequately rewarded sales or investments for 20 years while noting the company faced added costs from a company funded pension plan and insurance program.
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Washington
U.P
United States Steel Corporation
Benjamin F. Fairless
Congressional Economic Committee
Emanuel Cellar
D-N.y
House
United States Steel
CIO
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers v. America
Fairless
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Fairess
Jim
New Minimum Wage Law Takes Effect in 75 Cent Raise
Washington January 24 President Truman announced the new 75 cent minimum wage went into effect Tuesday marking an 87 percent boost from the 40 cent level. The change applies to workers in interstate commerce or in production of goods for commerce and is described as social justice advancing economic strength.
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Washington
Truman
Abatement Sought for Two Butte Clubs in Nuisance Suit
Twin complaints filed in district court by the State of Montana on relation of Attorney General Arnold H. Olsen seek abatement of Walkers Social Club and the 30 Club on West Park street as nuisances due to alleged illegal gambling. Judge Downey had ruled Oct 14 that pordo is legal with punchboard tax paid, that keno is illegal, and that slot machines beyond five licensed are illegal. The state seeks to close the premises. temporary injunctions were issued and then dissolved as hearings on a show cause order were set for Feb 14.
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Butte
State of
Montana
Arnold H. Olsen
30 Club
Walkers Social Club
West Park Street
T. E. Downey
Walkers
Pordo
William Meyer
Downey
Soviets Tighten Checkpoints At Berlin Barrier
At Helmstedt, Russians halted Berlin bound passenger cars, turning back loads and continuing slow east bound truck checks on the autobahn. Westbound traffic moved smoothly while the two mile queue at the barrier grew slowly. No official explanation given, officials speculate reprisal for a railway building seizure.
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Helmstedt
Germany
Berlin
West Berlin
United States Berlin
Maxwell D. Taylor
Dutch Guerrilla Band Kills Scores in Raid
In East Indies news from Batavia, Dutch guerrilla leader R P P Westerling leads about 600 rebels in a Bandoeng raid that killed scores. Federal troops and police pursue, Indonesian Premier Hatta calls him an enemy. Dutch garrison stays out. The raid tests new Indonesia state authority after independence.
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Jakarta
Batavia
Bandoeng
Turk) Westerning
West Java
Mohamed Hatta
United States of Indonesia
East Indies
Islands
Netherlands
Westerling
Java
Col
Simatupang
Coplon Conspiracy Trial Opens in New York
In New York on January 24 Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev went on trial for espionage conspiracy. The former lovers avoided eye contact in the four hour jury selection as a panel of six men and six women was chosen. The court scheduled reconvening at 10:30 AM Thursday to complete openings and select three alternates.
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New York
U.P
Judith Coplon
Valentin Gubitchev
Russia
Italy to establish bases in Italian Somaliland under UN council decision
Geneva dispatch reports the United Nations trusteeship council on Tuesday authorized Italy to set up military bases in Italian Somaliland and to take additional defense measures. The resolution clarifies Italy’s postwar responsibilities in the Somaliland region and frames security obligations within the UN framework.
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Italy
Geneva
Switzerland
U.P
United Nations Trusteeship Council
U. S. and Britain Reach Accord on Military Assistance Program
Associated Press reports amid a severe North Dakota blizzard that snarled roads and grounded planes. The storm spread to Iowa and beyond with subzero temps and near zero visibility, while warm January records popped up in several cities from Texas to the mid-Atlantic.
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North Dakota
Bismarck
Mandan
State Highway Department
Iowa
Lake Superior
Canada
New England
New York State
Heavy Water Sold to Russians Testimony Reveals
The House committee on un American activities heard that Russia received 100 grams of heavy water, used to slow neutrons, on Aug 29, 1945, from the Stuart Oxygen company via a Russian broker and two earlier uranium shipments in 1943. Herman H. Rosenberg of Chematar testified he acted as go between for Russian purchases and denied knowledge of atomic material significance.
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Washington
U.P
Russia
House Committee On un-American Activities
Herman H. Rosenberg
Chematar, Inc
New York City
Boris Pregel
New York
Rosenberg
Soviet Union
Great Falls
Mont
Stuart-Oxygen Company
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Attempt to Avert Chrysler Strike
Weary negotiators aided by federal and state conciliators began marathon talks to head off a nationwide strike by 89,000 Chrysler workers set to start Wednesday morning. Chrysler and CIO United Auto Workers officials paused only briefly to eat and confer separately as they expected to work through the night.
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Detroit
U.P
Chrysler Corporation
Ford
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Weather Forecast Cold with Light Snow Flurries Across Divides
Partly cloudy conditions with occasional light snow flurries and colder weather on Wednesday. Highs range from minus 19 to minus 10 across the west and east of the divide, with drifting snow expected east of the divide and minor precipitation noted. Temperature lows near minus 22 to minus 5, with varied 24 hour readings from the School of Mines and Airport areas.
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School of Mines
Divide
Butte’s Mercury May Drop to 22 Minus Today
Montana’s new snow storm coated Mining City with two inches and drove forecast of a 22 degree below zero low by Wednesday. Butte hovered near four below at midnight as the mercury cooled, with little wind and snow easing. Nearby Missoula stood at four above, Whitehall 15 below, Helena 21 below, Great Falls 25 below, and Bozeman 18 below. Weather bureau warned minus 22 possible if the cold front shifts, unclear if it will move.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
S. C
Dakotas
Montana
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Seattle
Gulf
St. Louis
Texas
Chicago
Peoria
Ill
Oklahoma City
Little Rock
Ark
Baltimore
Lutte
Butte
Missoula
Whitehall
Helena
Great Falls
Bozeman
Music Comes From Kitchen Range
In Tacoma on a cold Tuesday morning Mrs. G W Bean heard loud cowboy music emanating from her kitchen range. A nearby radio technician explained voltage variations in station signals caused by the cold weather were picked up by the stove, producing the unexpected tune.
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Tacoma
Wash
Widnall Wins Gop Nomination in Thomas Seat Race
Hackensack New Jersey January 24 William B Widnall, a state legislator allied with the GOP organization, captured the Republican nomination for the congressional seat left vacant by jailed J Parnell Thomas. The 43 year old attorney defeated pre election favorite Harry C Harper amid a tight contest with organizational backing.
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Hackensack
N. J
William B. Widnall
J. Parnell Thomas
Harry C. Harper
Impeachment Call Marks Naval Leadership Debate
The Senate confirmed Adm. Forrest P. Sherman as chief of naval operations after a floor clash sparked by Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy who urged impeachment of Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews. McCarthy accused Matthews of untruthfulness and incompetence while denouncing Denfeld's ouster. others defended due process and condemned discussing impeachment on the floor.
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Washington
Senate
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Sherman
Truman
Louis E. Denfeld
Matthews
Denfeld
McCarthy
New England
CNO
Naval
House
Sen
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Holland
Acheson Open to Aid for Chinese Nationalists on Formosa
Secretary of State Acheson reportedly agreed to a congressional move to provide about 28 million dollars in economic aid to the Chinese Nationalists on Formosa. He met two hours with Senate Foreign Relations Committee members led by Connally to discuss far eastern aid and the possible extension of the 1948 China aid fund until June 30, 1951.
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Washington
Acheson
Formosa
Connally
D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Republican Committee
Congress
Treasury
China
Knowland
Calif
Montanan's Frozen Body Found in Great Falls Shack
The frozen body of 75 year old James Monroe Johnson, a retired carpenter, was found Tuesday on the bank of a shack he lived in. Investigators say the cook stove top was partly covered with burned paper suggesting he woke to start a fire before dying, with an old lamp still burning in the room.
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Great Falls
U.P
James Monroe Johnson
Three Miraculously Spared as Store Is Blown to Pieces
Explosion leveled a Portland grocery store on Tuesday shattering windows, blowing a truck off the street and knocking a woman from her bed a mile away. Mrs. Clara Emery, her daughter, and son-in-law Louis Mann survived with only superficial cuts as leaking gas fueled a powerful blast that lifted furniture and roof fragments above the wreckage.
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Portland
Ore
Clara Emery
Louis Mann
Mann
Missing Montana Pilot Dead Near Fort Peck
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced a wrecked airplane and a dead pilot were found near Fort Peck, Montana. Emil Kuebler, 44, who disappeared after leaving Miles City, is believed to be the pilot. A search with multiple planes and ground crews continued amid sub zero conditions and poor visibility.
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Montana
Fort Peck
Helena
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Emil Kuebler
Miles City
CAA
Ed Dupeau
Don Burns
Civil Air Patrol
Missouri River
Dupeau
Glasgow
Kuebler
McChord Field
Wash
Frank Wiley
Fort Peck Lake
Big Dry Arm
Nelson Airfield
C. D. Markle
Wiley
Knebler
Senate Approves 320000 Displaced Persons Bill
The Senate judiciary committee approved a displaced persons bill allowing 320000 entrants by June 30, 1951 with safeguards. Decisions rest with immigration service agents who must be U.S. citizens with three years experience. The measure includes 5000 orphans and up to 5000 adopted children of overseas military personnel. The vote was 10 to 3.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States Foreign Service
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Senate
Signing of All Agreements Can Go Ahead
The United States and Great Britain have agreed on arrangements for transferring American arms to Britain under the military assistance program. The accord ends a two month deadlock and sets terms for Britain to possibly transfer some weapons to Hong Kong while aiming to replenish Western European stockpiles. Congress has appropriated one billion dollars for Atlantic security pact partners, with other nations expected to sign soon.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Atlantic
Hong Kong
Congress
Atlantic Pac
Soft Coal Fields Idleness Spreads Amid Walkout
Roving pickets spread idleness through the soft coal fields on Tuesday, lifting striking miners to about 75,000, with 14,000 more joining the no contract no work walkout mainly in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Many miners balk at facing pickets and seek a return to work amid appeal from United Mine officials. The strike cuts across states, with West Virginia idle miners rising to 14,000 and Western Pennsylvania suffering broader shutdowns.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
United Mine
John L. Lewis
Johnstown
Rochester
Pittsburgh Coa Company
West Virgini
Fitzhuyl Reynolds
Harrison County
Almos
Lumberport
Wheeling
Fainmont
Anthony Cavalcante
D-Pa
Washington
Coa
Butte Contractors Set Meeting on Eight-Hour Day Plan
Butte employer contractors prepare for Thursday 7:30 PM Chamber of Commerce session to discuss a return to an eight hour day for city craftsmen. The change from earlier plans comes as unions meet by trades groups to decide whether workers will accept the proposal. Discussions may extend several days, delaying a final decision before the 1950 building season begins to guide bidding on projects.
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Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Build Butte
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Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
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