Universal military training basis for U S security says Austin
Warren R. Austin, the American U N representative, after a White House meeting with President Truman, urged universal military training as the foundation of the nation’s security and rejected unilateral disarmament. He warned lawmakers will hear more on the issue behind closed doors with Marshall and Byrnes slated.
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Washington
White House
Warren R. Austin
United States
Truman
United Nations
Austin
Andrews
R-N. Y
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
State Marshall
Byrnes
Vermont
Con
OPA Granted Temporary Stay in Sugar Ration Fight
The U S Court of Appeals stayed a district court order that could scrap the sugar rationing program. Chief Justice Groner and two colleagues granted the stay with a Feb 7 hearing set. Judge Letts earlier ruled OPA must stop limiting sugar supplies for industrial users under wartime formula.
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Washington
OPA
D. Lawrence Groner
United States Court of Appeals
District Court
Court of Appeals
Henry V. Edgerton
E. Barrett Prettyman
Letts
Butte Veteran Fatally Struck By Tree Snag Near Kalispell
Gerald G Sauerbier 25 a Butte Navy veteran was killed when a falling tree snag struck his head while he and two brothers cut wood near Kalispell. Sheriff investigators said the snag hit him from behind causing a broken neck. He died at a local hospital with wife Eleanor of Butte and two brothers surviving.
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Kalispell
Gerald G. Sauerbier
Butte
Here
Richard Walsh
Harry Campbell
Sauerbier
Eleanor
Chinese Transport With 24 Aboard Missing
A Chinese National Aviation Corporation transport carrying 24 people including nine foreigners and two crewmembers perishes in an unresolved mid route missing status after leaving Shanghai Tuesday for Chungking via Hankow.
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Shanghai
Chinese National Aviation Corporation
Chungking
North China Daily News
Hankow
Daily News
Deputies Reject Canada's Plea Over Small Nations in Peace Talks
The Big Four foreign ministers' deputies refused Canada's demand to include small nations in drafting the German peace treaty, spurring speculation Canada may boycott further sessions. Yugoslavs attacked U S moves on German assets in Austria and urged transfer of about 100 000 Germans from Yugoslavia amid border adjustments. Czechoslovakia urged direct talks with Austria to settle local Czech Austrian border issues.
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London
U.P
Canada
United States
Great Britain
France
Norman Robertson
Robertson
Mladen Svekovich
Paris
Austria
Yugoslavia
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Oder-Neisse
Karel Lisicky
Attempted Air Force Revolt Suppressed in Paraguay
A Paraguayan communique says an attempted revolt by subordinate air force officers was crushed. The insurrection began Friday and peaked Sunday night as rebel aviation officers tried to seize guards of their unit.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
U.P
Air Force
Burma Gains Immediate Independence Amid Interim Government
Britain to grant Burma virtual independence with an interim native government and British governor. An April election will form a Burmese assembly to draft a constitution while Burma decides remaining in the Commonwealth or full separation. Burma will control its finances and armed forces during the interim period.
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London
Britain
Winston Churchil
Burma
House of Commons
India
GOP Opens Budget Attack on Truman Plan
Republicans launched a formal bid to cut President Truman's 37.5 billion dollar budget by at least 3.5 billion. House and Senate budget leaders Taber Cannon and Knutson outlined a plan to balance the budget and cap federal spending while stressing the need for efficiency and cooperation across parties.
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Washington
Truman
Taber
R-N. Y
House-Senate
Senate
House
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Representative Cannon
D-Mo
House Democratic
House Budget Committee
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Essex
N. J
County Bankers’ Association
Volunteers May Terminate Draft
Secretary of War Patterson said recommendations to Congress on extending selective service beyond March 31 will come within ten days. He noted Army strength at 970,000 and that 1,100,000 volunteers joined since October 1945, but half were for shorter terms and nearing expiration. He called for about 35,000 volunteers monthly, with November and December lagging.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
War Department
Congress
Patterson
Wyoming
Reserve Officers Association
O Kelly Chosen Montana A I M E Section Chairman
W A O Kelly chief mining engineer for Anaconda Copper in Butte was elected chairman of the Montana section American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers at the annual banquet in Butte. He succeeds H J Rahilly. officers include H G Satterthwaite F W Strandberg and M C Messner Owen H Perry.
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W. A. O'Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Montana
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Butte Country Club
H. J. Rahilly
Anaconda Company
H. G. Satterthwaite
Great Falls
F. W. Strandberg
M. C. Messner
Anaconda
Owen H. Perry
Helena
O'Kelly
The
American Institute
New York City
Colin L. Christie
Spencer Tripp
W. A. Boyer
F. S. Weimer
E. S. McGlone
E. McL. Tittman
East Helena
Strandberg
Jews Release One of Two Hostages
Judge Ralph Windham of Tel Aviv district court has been released after being abducted in Jerusalem. Police search for the second hostage, H A S Collins, a banker, amid ongoing claims of Jewish underground involvement and possible injuries. British officials warn of further outbreaks risking military control and possible evacuations.
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Jerusalem
Ralph Windham
H. A. S. Collins
Windham
Tel Aviv
Ramat Gan
Collins
District Court of
Dov Bela Gruner
Gruner
London
Creech Jones
House of Commons
Holy Land
Talmadge Forces Push White Primary Bill Through Georgia House
In Atlanta on January 28 Talmdge forces pressed a white primary bill through the Georgia House amid clashes over amendments The move would restrict Democratic primaries to white voters A substitute that would leave primaries under statutory control but raise voter education qualifications was ruled out of order The House voted 94 to 87 to end debate and work resumes Wednesday Meanwhile rival governors dispute risks leaving 2 500 state workers unpaid as sections repealing the county unit system speed toward ending rural political power in the state
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Atlanta
Talmadge
House
Georgia
Coun
Montana Legislature Debates Major Budget and Policy Moves
In Helena on January 28 the 30th Montana Legislature scheduled a flurry of major measures including doubling university millage, raising fish and game license fees, mandating metropolitan police in cities, authorizing voting machines, and reorganizing and refinancing schools. The House and Senate approved 18 bills and memorials, with 31 new measures introduced and a major bill on game conservation wine for higher license fees sent back for minor revisions. Leader Ory J. Armstrong noted a 24 hour delay.
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Helena
Montana
House
Ory J. Armstrong
F Plathead
Armstrong
Winfield E. Page
Missoula
Montana University
Page
Albania Delays Answer on Alleged Mine Laying in Corfu Channel
The United Nations Security Council postponed arms talks and Albanian questions as it sought a date for Albania to answer British charges of secret mine laying in the Corfu channel. Chairman Norman J. O. Makin urged a Friday meeting despite Soviet and Polish objections, hoping the Albanian envoy arrives for formal proceedings.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Security Council
Albania
Corfu
Norman J. O. Makin
Australia
Makin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet
Russia
Oscar Lange
Poland
Tirana
Alexander Cadogan
Briin
Jysni Kapo
Butte Weather Forecast Details Snow and Cold Wave Incoming
Mostly cloudy with occasional snow on Wednesday then a cold wave and decreasing cloudiness Wednesday night. Temperatures range from the mid teens to well below zero across districts, with stronger winds and drifting snow east of the divide.
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School of Mines
Divide
Truman Plans to Fly to Mexico on Good Will Tour
President Truman will make a March trip to Mexico City for a good will tour. He will be hosted by President Miguel Aleman with plans to visit much of the republic. Charles G. Ross said details were not set, but the exchange will be reciprocal with Aleman visiting the United States later.
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Washington
Truman
Mexico City
White House
Charles G. Ross
Mexico
Miguel Aleman
Aleman
Republic
Terms of Surrender Sought in California Slaying
In Los Angeles police say a 33 year old man sought to confess to the Black Dahlia murder of Elizabeth Short. A new note claimed surrender for a 10 year term and was sent to a newspaper from Los Angeles. Police study the message for authenticity as detectives pursue the case.
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Los Angeles
Jack Donahoe
Elizabeth Short
U?p
Elizabth Short
Black Dahlia
Dahlia
Homicide
Police Crime Laboratory
Ray Pinker
Donahoe
Black Dahlia Avenger
Bi partisan Foreign Policy Unit Sets Broad Inquiry
The House foreign affairs committee approved a wide survey of United States diplomacy. It aims to study the State Department, laws affecting U S relations, and international organizations, and will invite Secretary Marshall to provide information. Cooperation with the president and the secretary of state was pledged.
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Washington
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Truman
Marshall
Capitol Hill
Department of State
State Department
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Red Cross Board Elects Officers in Silver Bow Chapter
The Silver Bow American Red Cross chapter re elected J D Newman as chairman at the annual meeting in Chamber of Commerce headquarters. E H Mester named to the board, replacing George A Hill who resigned, and P L MacDonald named director to fill James H Rowe’s vacancy.
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J. D. Newman
Silver Bow
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
E. H Mester
George A. Hill
P. L. MacDonald
James H. Rowe
Newman
T. L. Doran
Mr. Mester
W. S. Thompson
Thompson
Mr. Doran
Mr. Hill
J.D. Newman
J. Fred Garner
Walter Hansen
J. L. Markham
J. C. Shields
Henry Young
W. J. McMahon
Eugene Carroll
James O’brien
J. H. Dickey, Jr
W. 8. Thompson
The
Red Cross
Hill
Seventeen Die in Avianca Plane Crash in Colombia
Avianca Airlines announced that all 17 aboard perished when a plane crashed in jungle terrain en route to Barranca Bermeja. Among the dead were three Americans: Capt. Clifford Littman from Los Angeles, Gulf Oil executive Paul H Boots, and Gulf Oil repair chief Arthur Kimbell Dacy. Wreckage found Saturday after rescue teams battled rough terrain. crash occurred last Wednesday.
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Bogota
Colombia
Avianca Airlines
Clifford Littman
Los Angeles
Calif
Paul H. Boots
Gulf Oil Company
Arthur Kimbell Dacy
Gulf Oil Industrial Repair Department
Barranca Eros
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Churchill
Robert Lawson
D. P. Griffin
Dave Piper
Rahilly
Romania
Bucharest
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Tokyo
Kanto
Yokohama
Tsukuba Mountains
Ibaragi Prefecture
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Drummond Conseneene
Glasgow
California
Red Cross Board
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