Churchill urges UN Security Council to act on Iran and Dardanelles
Winston Churchill urged the United Nations Security Council to address Soviet troop advances in Iran and the Dardanelles crisis if Russia pressures Turkey. He noted a signed evacuation treaty and called for a formal discussion, warning that the council must pronounce on the matter. He also spoke on Anglo American ties and fraternal association beyond treaties.
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New York
Winston Churchill
United Nations Security Council
Soviet Union
Iran
Dardanelles
Russia
Turkey
World Organization
Britain
Churchill
Potsdam
Constantinople
Istanbul
United States
Great Britain
Overseas Veterans Returning Home to Montana and Nation
Three Butte area veterans are among those returning from Europe. Pfc. Elden T. Thompson and T/5 Walter E. LeSage sail March 15 and Pfc. William E. Cone arrives March 17 in New York aboard Victory ships en route home. Additional Montana service members listed hail from Billings, Great Falls, Helena and Kalispell among others, with dependents slated to join them in New York from England later in March.
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Butte
United States
Associated Press
Elden T. Thompson
Walter E. LeSage
New York
Kokomo
William E. Cone
Central Falls
Montana
States
Ronald R. Downhour
Benchland
Alfred A. Krefta
Great Falls
Gailland
San Francisco
Fred T. Ciallelia
Anaconda
Klein
Corp
Stanley Heuscher
Kalispell
Lloyd Krebs
Augusta
Ervin Smith
Bozeman
David Frelin
McCoy
Jack Stanley
Helena
Leon H. McIntyre
Fort Peck
Frank W. Adams
Billings
Russell Kamura
Philipsburg
Patrick Mangan
Missoula
England
Sadie Kovick
Rodney Kovick
Norwalk
Nicholas Henry Kovick
Helen Finnicum
Edinburgh
David Finnicum
Sidney
Goering Challenges Hague Rules in Modern Total War
At Nuremberg Goering declares 1907 Hague rules outmoded and argues that in total war all seized areas and even manpower can be booty. He ends his testimony with a Churchill quotation about life versus legality, noting Churchill as a strong opponent.
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Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
International Military Tribunal
Hague
Goering
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Lumber Industry Progress Talked at Montana Meeting
The Montana Retail Lumbermen's association opened its annual convention at the Finlen hotel with talks on postwar treatment and uses of woods. Delegates criticized the federal housing subsidy program as inflationary and authorized Association Manager W. J. Howard to send a critical letter to Wilson W. Wyatt.
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Montana Retail Lumbermen's Association
Finlen Hotel
W. J. Howard
Helena
Wilson W. Wyatt
Office of War Mobilization
Final Appeal for Red Cross Fund Reports Made
Directors of the Butte Red Cross chapter conducted the 1946 financial campaign urging local employers to return envelopes for weekend tabulation. Leaders expected totals Sunday and asked remaining employers to submit reports Saturday morning at headquarters 62 West Broadway. Donations will be received at headquarters for the remainder of the month.
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Butte
American Red Cross
West Broadway
The
Red Cross
Attlee says India has right to choose its future
British prime minister declares in Parliament that India may select full independence or remain in the commonwealth by its own free will. He hopes to keep India in the empire but vows no external compulsion, as a three‑man cabinet mission heads to India to discuss self government and a constitution body.
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London
Attlee
India
House of Commons
Commonwealth
Britain
Lord Pethick-Lawrence
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Auto Production Nears Resumption After UAW GM Deal
The United Auto Workers and General Motors accepted a national agreement ending a 113 day strike by 175000 production workers. R J Thomas said local unions will vote on ratification with no local return to work unless a GM majority approves the settlement.
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C. I. O. United Auto Workers-General Motors
R. J. Thomas
Detroit
Thomas
General Motors
Montana Plans 46 Million Postwar Highway Program
Montana highway commission to launch a 46 million dollar postwar road program funding 1180 miles of new construction and repairs. The panel will authorize 1.5 million dollars in bonds to retire 1938 debentures and align with federal aid. Court upheld the act allowing a gas tax switch to repay the new issues.
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Highway Commission
Helena
U.P
Montana
State Highway Commission
Commission
William Brown
Montana Supreme Court
High Court
Brown
Highway Department
Congress
Blum Arrives in Washington for Financial Talks
Former French premier Leon Blum arrived at National airport at 6 50 p m for financial conversations with high government officials.
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Washington
U.P
Leon Blum
France
National
House Votes to Extend Rationing Powers Extension of wartime controls through 1947
The House voted to extend government rationing, priority and allocation powers to March 31 1947 and material building authority to June 30 1947 amid calls for policy changes. The Senate approved 150 million dollars to continue meat and flour subsidies to June 30 1947 with 125 million for meat and 25 million for flour. The bill allows purchases of sugar vegetables and flaxseed for sale at a loss.
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Washington
House
House Banking Committee
OPA
Capitol
Senate
Yugoslav Officer Shot Near Trieste Waterfront
Maj. Stani Cudner, third-ranking Yugoslav officer in Trieste, was reportedly shot by an unidentified civilian as he left a waterfront restaurant Friday night. It was not confirmed whether he died. he was a member of the Yugoslav war booty commission.
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Trieste
Stani Cudner
Cudner
Iran and Russia Tense as Tehran Faces Soviet Forces
Iran vows to defend Tehran as Soviet troops amass at Karaj and in Zerbaijan. Gen Sepehod Amir Ahmedi says Iran will fight to the last man if Russia moves on the capital, while reports place Russian units around Lake Urmia and near Kurdis tan province.
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Teheran
U.P
Lake Urmia
Iraq
Bukan
Kurdistan
Saujbulagh
Ghazi Mohammed
Iran
Turkey
Karaj
Sepehod Amir Ahmedi
Ahmedi
Shah
Russia
Kara
Zerbaijan
Samnan
Shahrud
Meshed
United Nations Security Council
Shahran
Atomic search for long term Los Alamos housing plans
Los Alamos New Mexico announces preliminary plans to build 300 to 500 permanent type dwellings at the atomic bomb center. Lt. Col. W A Stevens commander declines to say if the installation will be permanent.
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Los Alamos
N. M
Los Alamos Atomic Bomb Center
W. A. Stevens
Bewildered Butte Veteran Reaches Family By Letter From Poland
Pvt. Melvin Richard Best, 21, held in a Polish jail for three months after a shooting incident in Sosnowek, writes to his mother from prison describing near starvation and confusion. He earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart in World War II. Local officials and family plead for clarity, while American authorities delay action.
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Butte
Poland
Priday
Melvin Richard Best
Sosnowek
Richard A. Best
Missoula
War
American Red Cross
Best
Wheeler
Mike Mansfield
Belgian Bulge
Stuttgart
John Kowalski
Butte Weather Forecast Saturday Snow Showers Likely
Weather outlook for Butte calls for mostly cloudy conditions Saturday and Saturday evening with intermittent snow and little temperature change. The School of Mines and Airport expect a high near 38 with recent highs around 41 and lows near 19 to 20. East of divide, expect scattered showers and mostly cloudy skies, while west of divide remains partly cloudy with no major temperature shift.
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School of Mines
Associated Press
Divide
Weather outlook clears west portion by afternoon
United States Weather Bureau reports clearing conditions in the west by the afternoon. Temperatures expected to reach 40 to 50 degrees with the system moving away by late day.
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United States Weather Bureau
Canadian MP Fred Rose Among Nine Charged In Spy Network
Ottawa reports that Fred Rose a Polish born member of the House of Commons and Dr Raymond Boyer a McGill chemistry professor lead a Moscow directed spy ring accused of gathering atomic and wartime secrets in Canada. Nine trusted wartime officials identified with at least five others detained incom municado awaiting interrogation. Rose arrested in Ottawa then moved to Montreal charged under the official secrets act.
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Ottawa
Canada
Fred Rose
House of Commons
Raymond Boyer
McGill University
Montreal
Rose
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Soviet Union
School Site Ballot for Butte District on April 6
The Butte school board puts a proposal to voters to buy 16.06 acres at $12,500 for an elementary school site in the northeast Front Montana corner Rowe addition. If approved, the district may purchase the land. Two trustees will be elected, and posters list election hours from 8 am to noon and 1 pm to 8 pm.
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Board of Trustees of
School District No. 1
Montana
Rowe
Butte
Webster
Garfield
Margaret A. Leary
Gene Drew
G. F. Jordan
Board of Trustees
Butte High School
Smaller loaf of bread allowed under OPA order
The OPA authorized a 10 percent reduction in the weight of bread and rolls to aid starving peoples abroad. The change takes effect immediately, with no price cut, as net savings to producers would be too small during the conservation emergency.
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Washington
U.P
OPA
United States vows stand with Iran and Turkey against aggression
The United States reportedly assured Iran and Turkey it will stand firm against any foreign aggression in line with the UN charter. Officials avoided blank checks to prevent provoking Soviet action. Senator Vandenberg urged continuous UN council sessions to resolve disputes, while Gen. Marshall reported progress toward unifying China’s government and Communists. Byrnes defended the reliability of reports on the Russo Manchurian situation.
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Washington
United States
Iran
Turkey
Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
United Nations
Council
George C. Marshall
Truman
China
State Department
Marshal
Byrnes
United
Street Sign Fund Grows Steadily
Street sign campaign leaders report steady donations at headquarters 62 West Broadway as they aim to raise 3500 dollars for two foot six inch signs crafted from 18 gauge steel with black enamel letters on white. City officials and Chamber drive to begin ordering and erecting markers soon.
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West Broadway
George W. Tippett
Chamber of Commerce
Measure to divorce politics from federal business
Senator Stewart introduces a bill to require Robert E. Hannegan to resign as postmaster general or as chairman of the Democratic national committee. He argues government business should be free of politics to prevent executive favoritism and interdepartmental political scrambling. Supporters doubt passage in a campaign year.
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Washington
Stewart
D-Tenn
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Passace
Friends of
Hannegan
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State Association
Red Cross Fund
Empire
By Glenn A. Williams
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
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Rongerik Atoll
James F. Lowery
U.S
By Joseph G. Goodwin
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Drummond
Harry T. Montgomery
John M. Hightower
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