Western Hemisphere Urged to Help Feed Hungry
Former President Herbert Hoover heads a famine emergency campaign urging the United States and Latin American nations to cut cereal use to aid hungry areas. He projects possible savings of up to 7 million tons in 120 days and calls for 2 million tons from the U.S. and 5 million from Latin America through reduced consumption and imports.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Government
Western Hemisphere
United States
Herbert Hoover
Truman
Anderson
Chester C. Davis
Hoover
Needs for Street Markers Cited by Chamber of Commerce
The Cham ber of Commerce led a $3,500 public subscription drive urging community support to mark city streets. A. J. Knievel warned that unnamed streets hinder emergency responses, citing a delayed doctor visit and a near fatal outcome, urging 15,000 homeowners to contribute.
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Chamber of Commerce
A. J. Knievel
Chamber
Knievel
Butte
Overseas Veterans Returning Home From Foreign Service
Montana servicemen are returning to the United States per Associated Press. Names include Sgt. Dale Artinek Forsyth Sgt. Raymond Peterson Laurin Pfc Rudolph Hergenrider Bridger Corp Ordon Carleson Hamilton T/4 Harold Mohn Kalispell Pfc Henry Hildreth Armstead and dependents Mrs Lewis Hall Ghent Belgium Mrs Hall to sail March 12 from Havre France aboard the S S Vulcania.
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Montana
United States
Sociated
Admiral Hughes
Sanancisco
Dale Aartinek
Forsyth
Raymond
Peterson
Laurin
Rudolph Hergenrider
Bridger
Corp
Ordon W. Carleson
Hamilton
R. Mohn
Kalispell
D. Hildreth
Armstead
Lewis E. Hall
Ghent
Elgium
L. E. Hall
Orvallis
Havre
France
S. S. Ulcania
Belgrade Jail Sinner Praises Clean Beds in Court
A Belgrade police court defendant fined $10 for intoxication quips that the jail is the best he has ever seen. He says the bed was fine and the ten dollar fine was worth the admission.
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Belgrade
Senate Strike Bill Unveiled by Murray Panel
Senate labor chief Murray unveils a toned down Case strike control bill drafted by seven senators. It creates a five member federal mediation board to absorb Labor Department conciliation and mediation services, aiming to ease disputes without government compulsion, in contrast to House measures and Truman’s request.
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Washington
Murray
D-Mont
Senate Labor Committee
House
Senate
Federal Mediation Board
Labor Department
Labor Committee
Truman
Lewis Submits His Demands in Coal Labour Row
John L. Lewis urged coal operators to raise pay shorten the work week and fund health welfare for about 400000 soft coal miners. He called his proposals negotiable suggestions and kept his demand for a health fund separate from last year’s royalty demand.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Washington
Health and Welfare Fund
Detroit
General Motors
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Chicago
Brotherhoods
Lehman Resigns as U N R R A Director General
Herbert H. Lehman resigned as director general of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration due to ill health. He said the work has been a great program of practical relief but he must rest, with his resignation to take effect on the election of a successor.
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Washington
U.P
Herbert H. Lehman
United States Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Lehman
World Relief Agency
U. N. R. P. A. Central Committee
House Approves Transfer of 271 U S Warships to China
The House passed a bill by 313 to 32 enabling the President to gift 271 small American warships to China to form a new naval force. The measure, sent to the Senate, allows an outright gift though an amendment for payment was defeated 78 to 13. Opponents warned ships would be scrapped if not transferred.
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Washington
China
House
Senate
Rep
Tarver
D-Ga
Connally Urges Big Three Talks Amid Global Tense Years
Senator Connally of Texas urged regular Big Three or Big Five meetings to resolve dangerous differences eye to eye. He warned against unilateral moves while praising the UN’s first assembly and stressing the need for strong military readiness to defend international rights and obligations. He asserted Russia seeks peace and called for clear language and patience in postwar diplomacy.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Russia
Britain
Connally
First Assembly of the United Nations
London
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Pilots urge Montana agency overhaul at convention
The Montana Pilots association urged the State Aeronautics commission be stripped of authority to regulate certify or license pilots planes and mechanics. The group reelected leaders including Dr H L Casebeer as president and noted over 200 members attended. A 1947 meeting site was deferred and ties with Great Falls were discussed for affiliate status.
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Montana Pilots Association
State Aeronautics Commission
Finlen Hotel
H. L. Casebeer
Butte
Herman Henrickson
Billings
Joe Wilson
Bob Johnson
Missoula
John Fox
Jerry Verhelst
Great Falls
Federal Civil Aeronautics Administration
John F. Matthews
Helena
Montana
Frank Wiley
State Aeronantics Commission
Mr Matthews
Harold Chatland
State Commission
H. Hayward
Form of Sugar Has Favorable Effects on Cancer
Atlantic City reports that a complex sugar derived from bacteria shows favorable effects on cancer in early human tests. The belt line approach reexamines known compounds. many are too toxic for treatment. A separate study shows diethyl stilbestrol preventing adrenocancer in mice, hinting at hormone-like activity.
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Atlantic City
American Association For Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda
Lankenau Hospital Research Institute
Institute For Cancer Research
Philadelphia
National Institute
Philadelphians
George W. Wolley
Clarence C. Little
Roscoe Jackson Memorial Laboratory
Bar Harbor
Maine
Navy Plane Crash Knocks Out LA Power, Pilot Killed
A Navy plane crashed in South Gate near Los Angeles causing a major blackout across a large section of the metropolis. The crash tore two of Boulder Dam power lines, cutting electricity for minutes as authorities reported the pilot’s death.
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Los Angeles
South Gate
Boulder Dam
Chinese Communist Leader in Manchuria Slain
The Central Daily News reports Li Chao-ling chairman of the Sino-Russian Friendship association at Harbin Manchuria was found stabbed to death March 10 He was described as commander in chief of the anti Japanese Communist forces in Manchuria but Chungking headquarters could not confirm the title
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Chungking
Central Daily News
Li Chao-ling
Sino-Russian Friendship Association
Harbin
Manchuria
Judy Garland Gives Birth to Daughter Liza at Cedars
Hollywood reports actress Judy Garland delivered her first child, a six pound two ounce girl named Liza, by Caesarean section at Cedars of Lebanon hospital. Garland, wife of director Vincente Minnelli, entered the hospital to await the birth.
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Hollywood
U.P
Judy Garland
Liza
Cedars of Lebannon Hospital
Miss Garland
Vincente Minnelli
Soviet Troops to Move Out of Manchuria
Soviet troops evacuated from Mukden were slated for shipment out of Manchuria. Chinese government forces were consolidating control in Mukden amid conflicting reports. A Red Army garrison unit reportedly pulled out with only rear elements remaining. Stankevitch planned to depart soon.
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Manchuria
Chungking
Mukden
Northeast China Command
Chinchow
Associated Press
Spencer Davis
Mukden-Peiping
Davis
Robert Ring
Chicago
United States Army
Kovtoun
Stankevitch
Red Army
Red Cross Urges Prompt Returns in Drive
Red Cross aims to end its drive by Saturday as Tuesday afternoon reports show subscriptions rising to a grand total of 10,754.50 dollars from 102.50. Directors seek help of Butte employers to return mailed envelopes promptly, noting ongoing civilian programs alongside services for servicemen and families.
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Red Cross
Butte
The
Peron Wins as Tamborini Group Concedes Election
The Association of Professional and Cultural Organizations, once backing Jose Tamborini, conceded Col. Juan D. Peron’s victory in the Feb. 24 election. It notes Peron’s lead is inevitable, while Tamborini’s Democratic Union hopes to narrow the gap in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Association of Professional and Cultural Organizations
Jose Tamborini
Juan D. Peron
U. S. State Department
Tamborini
Peron
Democratic Union
Butte Weather Forecast Brief
Partly cloudy Wednesday and night with scattered showers. Airport high 40 next 24 hours. School of Mines 42. Yesterday at School of Mines high 42 low 30. at the airport high 43 low 30. West of Divide partly cloudy and mild. high 35 to 45. East of Divide partly cloudy cooler NW. high 40 to 50.
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School of Mines
Divide
Soviet Troops Reported Moving Toward Iran Front
Washington reports from March 12 say Russia has sent heavy combat units south from the Soviet frontier toward Teheran and Iran’s western border. The State Department asked Moscow to confirm the troop movements and explain their purpose, noting tanks and cavalry in sizable numbers. The note follows a prior protest over incomplete Soviet withdrawal from Iran by March 2 under wartime Anglo Soviet American agreement.
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Washington
State Department
Teheran
Iran
United States
Department
Turkey
Mosul
Kars
Ardahan
Dardanelles
Department of State
Tabriz
Tudah Party
Death of Forsyth Soldier Probed
GREAT FALLS March 12 Authorities were investigating the death of Corp Charles E. Kenney Forsyth Montana an overseas veteran who re enlisted Feb 14 He was struck by an automobile and dragged about 120 feet to the Great Falls Army Air Base His body was found early Tuesday on a through street near the city east limits An Army investigating board questioned three officers and one enlisted man who reported the discovery
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Great Falls
Great Falls Army Air Base
Corp
Charles E. Kenney
Sarah Kenney
Forsyth
Mont
Army Investigating Board
Four Workmen Killed in Cave in Pocatello
Four workers died when a 10 foot trench caved in in Pocatello Idaho on Tuesday. The victims were Ed Benz 61 Axel Thorgensen Cy Firkins 40 and Earl F Gifford 26 all of Pocatello. One man buried to the waist escaped injury while workers were repairing a sewer line behind a trenching machine.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Ed Benz
Axel Thorgensen
Cy Firkins
Earl F. Gifford
Russian Press Attacks Churchill Talk
In Moscow, March 12, Soviet historian Eugene Tarle writes in Izvestia that Russia will not yield to threats and will secure its frontiers. The piece rebukes Churchill for urging Anglo American military cooperation and cautions against provoking Russia, warning nations that force has failed before.
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Moscow
Russia
Izvestia
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Pulton
United States
Eugene Tarle
Soviet Union
Tarle
Hitler
State Livestock in Good Shape
Helena Montana March 12. Live stock throughout Montana reported in good condition by the Federal Agricultural Statistical Service. Mild February cleared snow from low ranges allowing grazing though some areas show over grazing and limited feed until spring growth. Water supplies generally adequate yet several reservoirs are dry requiring moisture in coming weeks to restore top soil moisture.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Agricultural Statistical Service
California Pastors to Pray Sunday for Rain
In drought stricken Southern California pastors from Catholic and Protestant communities planned to pray for rain at Sunday services. Officials note total rainfall since July 1 reached 7.51 inches, well below the 12.11 inch normal, with the driest season in 16 years. Archbishop John Cantwell urged prayer, calling the situation serious.
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Los Angeles
Southern California
John J. Cantwell
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Flyers’ Group
Howard W. Blakeslee
Col. Peron
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