Amendments to lend lease bill weighed in Congress
President Roosevelt and leaders of both parties held an emergency session on amendments to the lend lease bill but failed to reach any agreement. Senator George of Georgia proposed three changes limiting presidential powers, barring naval convoy use, and requiring regular reports to Congress. Secretary Hull pressed for support and denied US participation in entering the war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Barkley
D.-Ky
Senate
George
D.ga
Senate Foreign Red Nations Committee
United States
Great Britain
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Hull
England
van Nuys
D-Ind
Navy to Build Dirigible Bases on Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
Navy plans construction of three dirigible bases for patrols along shipping lanes on both coasts. Captain Rosendahl heads a board evaluating 26 west coast sites near San Francisco to choose one. Congress authorized 48 nonrigid craft, with four ordered at $225000 each, carrying eight crew.
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San Francisco
Atlantic
Pacific
Charles E. Rosendahl
Boston
Norfolk-Hatteras
Special Naval Board
Rosendahl
Congress
A C M Sets Up Broad Labor Policy for Mines
Anaconda Copper Mining announces a new policy to fill runs in the Butte mines. The plan relaxes prior limits on hiring away workers and age restrictions, prioritizing locals but also recruiting from outside as defense demands grow.
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Butte Miners’ Union
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Miners’ Union
Anaconda
Butte Boys
Army
Navy
British Liner Empress of Australia torpedoed off Dakar
The 21,833 ton Empress of Australia reportedly torpedoed about 200 miles off Dakar with distress signals saying decks awash and boats away. The ship, once used by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939, is believed sinking as it is shelled again.
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Miami
Fla
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
United States
Dakar
Africa
Tropical
WPA Worker Wounded After Charge on Fort Ord Sentry
John Lutz a 52 year old WPA laborer at Fort Ord was shot in the breast and wounded when he charged a sentry near a sealed boxcar. He carried a hidden stilletto in laundry soap. Army doctors expect recovery. FBI and Army intelligence will question him.
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Fort Ord
Calif
WPA
John Lutz
Prnsen
Military Hospital
Army
FBI
West Coast
Lutz
Fort
Rites for Pioneer Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Thomas Lavell 86 esteemed pioneer Butte businessman will be held Wednesday morning. The cortege leaves 301 West Park for St Patrick church for a requiem high mass at 10. Continued on page 12 col 3.
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Thomas Lavell
Pioneer Butte
West Park Street
St. Patrick Church
Halifax says Britain has no secret treaties for territorial division
Washington dispatch reports Viscount Halifax asserts Britain has no secret agreements to partition postwar territories. He hints at defining war aims soon, states the main goal is to win the war and to rebuild a world preventing another conflict. He cites Hitler questioning Anglo German relations and appeals for American aid.
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Britain
Washington
Viscount Halifax
Nye
R.-N.d
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Halifax
Lord Halifax
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germany
Butte and Montana Weather Forecast Turns Slightly Warmer
Partly cloudy conditions expected in Butte Tuesday and Wednesday with little temperature change. Montana statewide outlook also calls for partly cloudy skies on Tuesday and Wednesday, with warmer readings in the northeast portion on Tuesday.
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Butte
Montana
Tuesay
Japanese House of Peers approves defense move
In Tokyo on January 27 the house of peers unanimously adopted a resolution to strengthen defenses amid the international situation. Premier Konoye, replying to questions, stated he alone bears responsibility for settling the China incident and expressed determination to conclude the matter as his last public service.
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Tokyo
U.P
Fumimaro Konoye
House of Peers
Prince Konoye
House Budget Committee
China
Konoye
Shipping Losses Since Outbreak of War Reported
The Maritime Commission reported 964 merchant vessels sunk or missing from Sept 3, 1939, to Dec 7, 1940, totaling 3,619,624 gross tons. British flag losses reached 438? ships and 1,765,851 gross tons, Norwegian registry ships 129 of 344,803 tons, German 70 ships 386,630 tons, and Italian 16 ships 82,618 tons.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Appropriation Bill to Be Filed Today in Helena
The first major appropriation bill of the Twenty seventh Legislative Assembly appeared in the Montana House of Representatives. It proposes operating appropriations for state offices and departments through June 30, 1943 with significant reductions. Details will be released tomorrow as the measure is drafted by the appropriations committee led by Representative Dougherty.
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Helena
Twentyseven Legislative Assembly
House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee
Dougherty
D. Powell
Snow Blankets Northern Half of Nation
The nation faced widespread snow from Nebraska to New England with cold following. Des Moines saw 13 inches, Caribou Maine hit 20 below, and Minot North Dakota 16 below. La Guardia flights largely canceled, New York City recorded 4.02 inches, and Maryland mobilized snowplows to clear up to six inches.
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Associated
Preas
Nebraska
New England
Virginia
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
California
Jacksonville
Tampa
Miami
Los Angeles
San Diego
Fresno
Caribou
Minot
N. D
Des Moines
New York
la Guardia
Baltimore
Atlanta
Maryland
New York City
Butte Saloon Keeper Beats Odds With Five Mile Dash
Patrick Buckley a Butte saloon keeper proved his speed by walking and running five miles from Park and Main to the airport road in 42 minutes. A crowd followed in ten cars as Buckley bypassed traffic, finishing with a relaxed last stretch. The feat sparked challengers planning similar attempts.
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Patrick (Packy
Buckley
Airport Road
Park and Main Streets
Main Street
Maryland Avenue
Harrison Avenue
Rowe Road
Idaho Montana Men Said Healthiest
Army medical officers reported Idaho and Montana have the healthiest young men in the Ninth Corps area after reviewing draft induction records. Idaho led with 3.2 percent rejections, Montana followed at 5 percent, while California showed 10 percent unfit due to physical disabilities.
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San Francisco
Idaho
Montana
Army
California
Pinch of War Felt as Fascists Fall Back in Africa
Italian troops retreat in Africa and Albania amid war restrictions in Rome over spaghetti shortages. British forces press toward Umm Hagar and Agordat in Eritrea while closing on Barentu and Derna. Prisoner count from Tobruk reaches 25,000 with 1,000 more in Eritrea. overall 110,000 allied prisoners claimed.
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Africa
Albania
Rome
Umm Hagar
Sudan
Eritrea
Cairo
Egypt
Agordat
Asmara
Massoura
Barentu
Derna
Tobruk
Italy on brink as war losses loom and rationing tightens
Balkan reports of unrest in northern Italy rise despite denials from Rome and Berlin. Observers see growing public discontent amid defeats in Albania and Africa and harsher rationing including spaghetti and bread, suggesting rising antiwar sentiment under Mussolini.
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Balkan
Italy
Rome
Berlin
Albania
Africa
Montana firms urged to speed national defense survey
Montana manufacturing firms began submitting reports for the Preparedness Through Production survey as officials push to finish by the January 31 deadline. George S. Martin of Associated Industries of Montana said responses are slow and emphasized rapid completion for national defense facilities data.
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Montana
George S. Martin
Associated Industries of
Janu
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