Russia Iran Dispute Heads to Direct Negotiation
United Nations Security Council unanimously allows Russia and Iran to settle their quarrel through direct talks while preserving the right to request progress updates. Tense debate featured Vishinsky and Bevin with signals of open diplomacy replacing secrecy. Iran accuses Russia of interfering in internal affairs as Tehran cites rail moves and troop presence linked to the dispute.
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London
Iin
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Iran
Andrei Vishinsky
Ernest Bevin
Vishinsky
Bevin
United States
Security Council
S. H. Ta
Teheran
Azerbaijan
Mazanderan
Kazvin
Friends
Ahmed Qavam Es Saltenah
Red Army
Mianeh
Caspian Sea
Chamsar
Bandar-Shah
Deaths Confirmed of Two Anaconda Sailors From Trout
Navy confirms two Anaconda sailors presumed dead from the submarine Trout missing since February 1944. John Raymond Crowley, son of Mrs. Mary Crowley of 912 East Third Street, and Peter Joseph Massett, brother of Edward Massett of 612 Maple, were on official records as missing in action since April 7, 1944. The Trout departed Pearl Harbor February 8 for patrols in the China Sea and failed to return after encountering the enemy.
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Navy Department
James Forrestal
Secretary of the Navy
John Raymond Crowley
Mary Crowley
East Third Street
Peter Joseph Massett
Edward Massett
Maple
Trout
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
China Sea
War Appropriations Canceled in House
The House approved by voice vote a bill canceling 51.8 billion dollars in prior war appropriations and sent it to the Senate. The cutback mirrors last year when President Truman pocket vetoed the measure over a provision to return the U S employment service to state control within 100 days.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
United States Employment Service
Tanker Anietam Strikes Mine and Sinks in Bordeaux Harbor
The American tanker Anietam carrying 8000 tons of tar from the United States hit a floating mine in Bordeaux harbor and sank on Wednesday. One crew member died and two were injured while the remaining crew were rescued.
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Bordeaux
France
United States
Sad Sack Receives Legion of Merit In Civilian Life
Sad Sack, a lifelong Army private who served without promotion, is awarded the Legion of Merit by Brigadier General C. T. Lanham. Ex-Sgt. George Baker, known for Yank Magazine, received the decoration from the same general.
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Eiméul
Legion of Merit
Sad Sack
George Baker
G. I
Yank Magazine
C. T. Lanham
Information and Education Division
War Department
Arab Objections Ignored by Government
In Jerusalem on January 30, 1,500 Jewish immigrants will be admitted monthly to Palestine despite Arab objections. The government said consultations with Arab leaders yielded no result. The decision followed a Jewish council protest and mass meetings planned across Palestine. Libyan Lt. Gen. Cunningham reportedly told delegates Britain will maintain the quota until the joint British American Palestine inquiry concludes.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Jewish National Council
Vaad Leumi
Alan Cunningham
Britain
Russians Pulling Out of Manchuria Ahead of Feb 1 Deadline
Chinese officers report Russian forces under Marshal Malinovsky are moving northward by rail to Harbin after sweeping through Mongolia and Siberia and pushing toward Manchuria. Plans call for quitting territory south of Mukden by Feb 1, weather and fuel limits cited. Tu Li-ming to set Mukden HQ. Hsiung Shih-hui to move to Chinhsien. Cease fire orders reportedly observed by both sides.
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Peiping
Siberia
Japan
Kwantung
Manchuria
Hsiung Shih-hui
Chiang Kai-shek
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Harbin
Mukden
Hsiung
Malinovksy
Manchurian
Moscow
Tu Li-ming
Chinhsien
Gen Tu
Frisco Sees 23rd Straight Rainless Day in January
Frisco marked its 23rd consecutive rainless day on Wednesday as the driest January since 1859, according to the Weather Bureau. The city logged 27 rainless days in January 1859, emphasizing the record drought pattern.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Truman seeks swift approval for Britain loan of 3.75 billion
President Truman asks Congress to approve a 3.75 billion dollar loan to Britain to stabilize its economy and advance world peace. Senate opposition blocks quick action as House members push for full facts on need, terms, and safeguards. Britain would begin drawing on the line this year with 2 percent interest and a 50 year repayment schedule.
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U.P
Truman
Congress
Britain
Senate
William Langer
R-N. D
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Langer
House
Brent Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
England
United States
Bretton Woods
Army Newspaper Ends Publication in Mid Pacific
In Honolulu on January 30 the mid-Pacific edition of Stars and Stripes retired after aiding service members in the Pacific. President Truman mailed congratulations to the staff, praising the paper’s service despite folding due to demobilization and personnel shortages.
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Honolulu
mid-Pacific
Stars and Stripes
Truman
Pacific Ocean
Pilots Decorated for Jet Plane Speed Records
Pilots of three jet propelled Shooting Star planes that broke trans continental speed records Saturday received the Distinguished Flying Cross on Wednesday in Washington.
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Washington
War Warnings Recovered as B-17 Memorial Returns to Boeing
The 5 Grand B 17 flying fortress, the 5 000th to be built at Boeing Seattle, returns as a war memorial after 78 European missions. City leaders saved it from scrap, painting battle names of workers and crews on its skin. It flies past Mount Rainier before transfer to the government for disposal.
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Boeing
Seattle
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Europe
Mount Rainier
Government Agency For Disposal
International
Dispatch Written Before Jap Attack Revealed
Navy Captain A H McCollum testified that he drafted a war warning for fleet commanders on December 4 or 5 before Pearl Harbor but it was discarded after review by Admirals Wilkinson and Turner. He said no Japanese wind codes indicating a break in relations were intercepted before the attack and noted later warnings were considered but not sent in time to Hawaii.
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Washington
Navy
A. H. McCollum
Pearl Harbor
McCollum
Senate
House Committee
Naval Intelligence
Theodore S. Wilkinson
R. K. Turner
War Plans Division
Wilkinson
Adm
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Stark
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
Hull
Walter C. Short
Hawaii
Turner
Ear box threat in Degnan kidnapping case shocks Chicago
Police chief Storms disclosed a box containing an ear sent to Suzanne Degnan’s mother carried a threat to cut her ear next. He said the box writing would be compared with the ransom note and the box will be sent to postal inspectors for examination. The investigation still has no custody and all calls to the Degnan home have been accounted for.
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Ghicago
Suzanne Degnan
Walter Storms
Storms
Reynolds Metals seeks interim lease on Spokane aluminum plants
Washington January 30 An official of Reynolds Metals Co said the firm has submitted to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation a proposal for an interim lease of the federal aluminum plants at Spokane Washington The action marks a step in the ongoing effort to secure private management and operation of the facilities amid postwar industrial adjustments.
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Washington
Reynolds Metals Co
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Spokane
Wash
Pauly Honored as Wool Growers Meet Ends 81st Year
Sylvan J. Pauly of Deer Lodge Mont was named a vice president as the National Wool Growers Association closed its 81st annual convention in Salt Lake City New officers including President G Norman Winder were re elected and John A Reid joined the vice presidents roster Mac Hoke Pendleton Ore died last year The group urged high tariff on imported wool and removal of price ceilings and subsidies after June 30 to keep the industry on a postwar footing
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Salt Lake City
National Wool Growers’ Association
G Norman Winder
Craig, Cole
John A. Reid
Kemmerer, Woo
Mac Hoke
Pendleton
Ore
Sylvan J. Pauly
Deer Lodge
Mont
Wool Marketing Committee
Scientist Holds There's No Object to Tests
Dr. W. A. Higinbotham, atomic bomb scientist and Federation of American Scientists chair, questions the usefulness of spring and summer tests on seapower. He notes past aerial and surface detonations show limited fleet damage and says tests may mislead without warning. A sub-surface detonation is planned for 1947 to reveal unknown effects.
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Washington
W. A. Higinbotham
New Mexico
Japan
Higinbotham
Federation of American Scientists
Navy
Cornell University
Pacific
Highway Markers Defaced In Montana Drive Against Vandalism
Montana highway officials launch a campaign with state patrol and department staff urging public reporting of vandalism on highway markers. Nine signs were defaced last week between Glen and Melrose, costing about ten dollars to refinish each. fines for defacing range from ten to one hundred dollars, with no accidents attributed yet to vandalism.
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Butte
Montana
Dillon
Meaderville
Elk Park
Fred Quinnell
Montana Highway Department
Glen
Melrose
Quinnell
Weather outlook for Butte and western Montana
Partly cloudy to cloudy Thursday and Thursday night with light snow possible west of the Divide. Next 24 hours forecast highs School of Mines 23 and Airport 20. School of Mines temps 17/5 and Airport 18/5. West of Divide cloudy with light snow. highs 25 to 30. East of Divide Thursday, scattered light snow over western and central mountains, with locally strong westerly winds in the west portion.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
General Motors Union Row Deepens Over Wages and Dues
General Motors rejected a renewal of a union membership maintenance clause and offered a 13 1/2 cent per hour raise while negotiations continue with the C I O U A W. The company said no provision for dues payments will be included and that no wage boost will be offered until a contract is reached. The union vows to strike until the corporation bargains in good faith per presidential recommendations. Negotiations resume Thursday as a broader steel dispute hinges on government price relief.
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General Motors
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
United States
Truman
Pts
James F. Dewey
Irving S. Olds
United States Steel
Wash
Six Montana Women Return From Pacific War Service
Six Montana women will arrive in the United States after service in the Pacific theater. They will land in New York from Manila aboard the West Point Feb. 5. Named are Sgt. Mary R. Dole Harlowton, T/5 May E. Warner Terry, First Lt. Helen M. Olson Livingston, Lt. Helen C. Bock Sidney, Lt. Ona FP. Sager Polson, and First Lt. Velma F. Grove Hobson.
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Montana
United States
Associated Press
New York
Manila
West Point
Dispatch
Mary R. Dole
Harlowton
E. Warner
Terry
Helen M. Olson
Livingston
Helen C. Bock
Sidney
Ona FP. Sager
Polson
Velma F. Grove
Hobson
Two Railroad Workers Die in Fall at Spokane Site
Spokane on January 30 reports two railroad construction workers killed when a transfer bridge catwalk slipped, sending them 24 feet to rocky ground. Victims Frank B. Costello, 65, and Fred W. Sullivan, 64, are named Spokane residents.
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Spokane
Wash
O.R
Frank B. Costello
Fred W. Sullivan
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