Senate approves 4,000,000 manpower limit for armed forces
The Senate set a 4,000,000 ceiling for the nation’s armed forces in a draft bill for 18 year olds and universal military training. A debate schedule was agreed to, aiming for final action late Thursday. The move gives the military half a million more by some accounts, while seeking emergency safeguards. Secretary Marshall warned a fixed limit could threaten national security. The chamber also tabled a civil rights amendment extending federal protections to uniformed service members.
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Marshall
Lehman
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Navy
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Marines
Senators Favor Sending Troops to Europe
The Senate foreign relations and armed services committees approved President Truman's plan to send four more United States ground divisions to Europe. The move clears the way for formal committee approval and a Senate vote. The plan would add about 100,000 troops to the Western defense force headed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to deter Soviet aggression. Critics argue for reliance on sea and air power, while supporters stress land forces. The vote also endorsed Eisenhower to head the Atlantic pact armies.
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U.P
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Truman
United States
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Western
Hoover
Congress
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RFC director testifies on White House social circle influence
Walter L. Dunham of Detroit, a Reconstruction Finance Corporation director, tells a Senate inquiry that members of a White House circle tried to influence RFC loans, though he says no improper pressure changed his decisions. He names Donald Dawson, William Willett, E Merl Young, and Rex Jacobs as part of the group. Senator Capehart notes he was used but arms were not twisted.
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Walter L. Dunham
Detroit
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RFC
Donald Dawson
Truman
William E. Willett
E. Mer] Young
Rex Jacobs
Dunham
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Capehart
R-Ind
Peas Pop Out of Plaster Walls in Koch Home
In St Louis peas burst from plaster of Theodore Koch's new house after Halloween pranksters hid them there. Since moving in last November the peas appear as marble sized bumps and pop with heat, despite repeated plaster repairs.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Theodore Koch
Butte Considers Punchboard Tax Measure
Butte aims to tax punchboards within weeks if a city council resolution passes. Estimated annual revenue to the city could reach 35 000 dollars, introduced by Alderman Walter Kinared. The measure follows Montana legislature allowing cities a two percent tax of potential income. The council handled routine business in a 30 minute session as the resolution moved to the judiciary committee.
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Butte
Walter Kinared
Montana
Judiciary Committee
Premier Razmara Shot At Tehran Mosque Funeral
Tehran dispatch reports Premier Gen Ali Razmara was shot dead at a Tehran mosque during a funeral. An assassin from the Fadayam Islam sect was identified. motive unclear. The shah named Khalil Fahimi acting premier and urged calm as Iran faced potential unrest. Truman and Bevin condemned the killing.
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Fadayam Islam
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Khalil Fahimi
Azerbaijan
Russia
Fahimi
Truman
Ernest Bevin
Key West
Community survey asks readers to judge ad effectiveness
A newspaper ad invites readers to rate ads and predict which styles best convince. It promises cash prizes for opinions closest to the majority view and lists numerous local businesses and services as examples of ad formats.
Red Cross Campaign Calls for $24,000 in Butte Drive
Butte chapter officials report $4,572.50 raised so far with about $19,000 still needed to meet the Korean War influenced goal. Leaders urge rapid envelope returns to Red Cross headquarters at 62 West Broadway to complete the drive before month end.
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Butte
American Red Cross
West Broadway
Igev
Silver Bow County
Robert Crangle
Walter Barnard
Tana Keith
W. C. Rohel
Butte Readers Flood Community Survey for Weekly Awards
Montana Standard and Butte Daily Post report a record flood of ballots in the Butte Community Survey. Survey director Wid Gunning oversees tabulation for week one. weekly winners to be announced upon completion. Next survey starts March 12 with new awards of 80 dollars weekly, total 1200 dollars, plus extra ballots at Main and Galena.
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Butte Daily Post
Butte Community Survey
Wid Gunning
Montana Standard
Advertising Department
Main Street
Galena
Butte
Convicted of Killing Wife and Three Children
James Lammers was found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife and burning their three children to death in a house trailer near Troy Kansas. Judge John G. Gernon sentenced him to death by hanging with execution set for May 18. He said he killed his wife to avoid another child.
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Troy
Kan
James Lammers
John G. Gernon
Lammers
Butte Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy Thursday
Partly cloudy in Butte with a Thursday low near minus 10 to minus 5 at the airport and 0 to minus 5 at the School of Mines. Thursday afternoon highs expected around 25 at the airport and 28 at the School of Mines. Overnight Tuesday into Wednesday temperatures ranged from 7 to 23 at the airport and 6 to 28 at the School of Mines.
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Butte
School of Mines
Johnston Seeks Compromise in Wage Dispute
Washington march 7 Eric Johnston the economic stabilizer urged a compromise between labor and management on arming the Wage Stabilization Board with power to settle defense plant labor disputes. Charles E Wilson defense mobilizer said prospects for peace did not appear brighter and opposed labor’s demand for board powers.
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Eric Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilizer
Wilson
Labor
Soviet Move Sparks Trieste Dispute in Paris
In Paris on March 7 Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko pressed to discuss Trieste before the Austrian independence treaty, alleging the Free Territory of Trieste is a British American military base. Western officials noted the exchange but offered little progress.
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Trieste
Italy
Yugoslavia
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Philip Jessup
United States
Allied Drive Seizes Bridgeheads East of Seoul
U S 25th division tanks and troops push from three Han River bridgeheads fifteen miles east of Seoul in a large west central Korea operation. More than 5,000 Chinese were killed, wounded or captured as the drive widened, with 204 prisoners taken in one day. Gen. MacArthur led front-line actions as allied artillery dominated.
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Korea
Associated Press
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Yongdu- Hongchon
Hoengsong
Hongchon
MacArthur Sees Stalemate in Korean War
Gen. MacArthur said continued limitations on counteroffensive action mean the Korean War cannot end in a quick victory but will reach stalemate. He argued UN forces should press for peace while China faces heavy casualties that may erode Mao Tze-tung’s hold. he spoke after a front tour with Lt. Gen. Ridgway in Korea.
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Collazo Convicted of Killing White House Guard
Oscar Collazo, 37, Puerto Rican revolutionary, is condemned to death in the electric chair for first degree murder in the Nov 1 White House guard killing during the Truman assassination attempt. Jurors found him guilty of murder and related felonies and upheld the death penalty as mandatory.
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U.P
Oscar Collazo
White House
President Truman
Collazo
District of Columbia
Truman
Leslie Coffelt
Mr. Truman
Coffelt
Griselio Torresola
Man Turns Self in for Car Theft. Can't Make It Stick
A man in Butte presented himself to police claiming car theft after a drinking spree but authorities found he did not own or steal the vehicle. The car’s owner verified he lent the car keys for cigarettes and never saw the accuser before. Releasing the man, police noted the confusion and lack of crime.
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Butte
Deer Lodge
Nazi Commander Surrenders to French Officials
Paris reports General Hermann Ramke, a Nazi parachute troop commander who escaped house arrest on January 18, surrendered to French military authorities. He faces war crimes charges tied to Brest defense actions. Ramke had been imprisoned then paroled via Red Cross. location of surrender undisclosed, he was sent to a military detention camp.
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Paris
Hermann Ramke
Ramke
Brest
International Red Cross
Bitter cold grips Butte and western Montana
A cold snap brings subzero readings across eastern Montana while Butte and nearby western communities endure frigid early morning temps. Forecasts predict 10 to 15 below at the airport and minus 5 to minus 0 at the School of Mines, with a 25 degree high for Thursday. Snow and a ground blizzard Thursday morning shut down many streets though no injuries were reported.
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Montana
Butte
School of Mines
Mercury
Butte Hill
State Highway Department
Army to Call 12 650 Officers to Duty
The Army will order 12 660 additional lieutenants and captains to active duty by June 2. Including 1 500 Women’s Army Corps officers, 300 Medical Service Corps officers, 150 chaplains and 50 Army field artillery aviators. About 40 000 company grade officers on active duty will result. Reports due May 23 to June 2. National Guard officers may receive orders only if volunteers.
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Army
National Guard
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