Western attorney generals denounce federal encroachment on state rights
In San Francisco on Sept. 24 the attorney generals of California Montana Arizona New Mexico Nevada Washington Oregon Idaho Colorado Utah and Wyoming urged the federal government to curb encroachments on state rights. They cited war plant taxation interstate railroad rates community property laws and tidewater land rights as examples and warned equal mileage rate plans would harm western industry. They stressed need for free competition in rail freight and urged reconstituting Senator McCarran's committee to investigate centralization.
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San Francisco
California
Montana
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
H. Lawrence Hinkley
Georgia
United States Supreme Court
Interstate Railroad Commission
Hinkley
Robert W. Kenny
ICC
John H. Tolan, Jr
John Snyder
Rocker School District Approves Five-Mill Tax Levy
Rocker residents backed a special election result Saturday approving an additional five-mill tax to retire district debt of 1,230.90 dollars. Trustee H. E. Dunnville announced the outcome, noting legal guidance required ballot approval. Board members include Norman A. Miller and G. M. Keogh with Lillian Kambick as clerk.
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Rocker
H. E. Dunnville
Board of Trustees
Frank J. Roe
H. W. Bottomly
Danville
Wdunville
Norman A. Miller
G. M. Keogh
Lillian Kambick
General De Gaulle Receives C-54 Plane Gift
President Truman presents France’s Gen Charles de Gaulle with a C-54 transport aircraft delivered in Paris. The legality and funding of the gift remain unclear with White House precedent cited and treasury and military officials uncertain. The plane’s price exceeds $250,000.
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Washington
Truman
Charles de Gaulle
France
Paris
White House
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Egypt
Treasury
Army
State Department
Butte Navy Man Aided Secret Sino American Weather Intelligence
A. J. Kiely of Butte served with the Sino American Cooperative Organization behind Japanese lines in Asia. The unit provided weather reports and intelligence on jap ships and troops, later conducting raids, with operations spanning Indo China to the Gobi desert. Kiely enlisted in 1942 and went overseas in 1945 via the Hump. He studied at Sacred Heart, Boys Central, and Carroll College in Helena.
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A.J. Kiely
Butte
Asia
A. Joseph Kiely
Andrew J. Kiely
South Atlantic
Navy Monday
Butteman
Sino - American Co - Operative Organization
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Army
14Th Air Force
Indo-China
Gobi Desert
Many Montanans Are Being Returned From European Areas
A list of Montana service members among arrivals on military transports or ships in New York and Newport News. Names include Corp Earl D. Coyne, Pfc Orville H. Wilkes, Thomas F. Powers, Francis D. Constantine, and many others from Geraldine to Kalispell. Due dates noted: Sept 21 27 with ships Europa, Josiah Bartlett, and General Andersen.
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New York
Corp
Earl D. Coyne
West Granite
Pfc
Orville H. Wilkes
Galena
Josiah Bartlett
Thomas F. Powers
Jay Street
Francis D. Constantine
Keokuk
Newport News
Woodrow M. Hensley
Toston
George J. Mathes
Big Timber
Laurence A. Toney
Townsend
Bjarne Viland
Francis T. O’boyle
Kalispell
Frank J. Antonich
Roundup
Orville B. Waddell
Zean R. Moore
Anaconda
S.S
Andersen
Hubert H. Ray
Billings
Edward H. Mader
Great Falls
William H. Pyatt
Trout Creek
Edwards
Hruska
Lewistown
Samuel E. Shaeffer, Jr
Livingston
Frank R. Parr
Dwight E. G. Pierson
Acheson Confirmed as Undersecretary of State 69 to 1
Senate approval of Dean G. Acheson as undersecretary of state stood 69 to 1 after 34 hours of debate over whether he rebuked General MacArthur. Only Senator Wherry opposed. a bid to send the nomination back failed amid sharp, lengthy arguments.
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Dean G. Acheson
Washington
Senate
Gen
MacArthur
Wherry
R-Neb
Acheson
Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Connally
Texas
Boy Scouts Open Drive Tonight
119 Butte men volunteer for annual Boy Scout financial campaign. George B. Schotte, chairman, lists teams and workers and the group will meet at the Finlen hotel at 6 30 tonight for final instructions before outreach begins Wednesday.
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Butte
Boy Scout
George B. Schotte
Finlen Hotel
Scout Fund
W. B. Bradford
L. A. Hincheliff
Herman Dahlman
Jay Flynn
Jack Duggan
al Mathsen
Chris Goodman
Bill Fitzstephens
Verne Burgess
Ed Marans
Leonard Waters
Marvin J. Shaughnessy
Mario Rossetti
Roger E. Dodge
Alfred Karsted
J. B. Albright
John Haggerty
Harold O. Jacobsen
New Issue Injected in Big Five Meet
At the Big Five foreign ministers conference Russia moved to repatriate Soviet nationals more rapidly, shifting debate away from European peace settlements. Delegates from the United States and Britain found the move surprising as discussions already tangled with questions of emergency control of Europe's inland waterways.
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London
Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
Poland
United States
Great Britain
U. S
State Byrnes
Molotov
Bevin
Cru
Building and Loan League Elects Harold Boe President
Harold Boe of Big Timber was elected president of the Montana Building and Loan League at the close of the 21st annual convention at the Finlen hotel. R. J. Fremon of Missoula retires as president. Other officers named include K. W. Haviland of Deer Lodge and John Monahan of Butte as vice presidents, John Schroeder of Helena as acting secretary treasurer. The 1946 convention will be in Billings. A dinner ended the conclave at the Rocky Mountain cafe in Meaderville with toastmaster George A. Moore of Salt Lake City.
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Harold Boe
Big Timber
Montana Building and Loan League
Finlen Hotel
Boe
R. J. Fremon
Missoula
K. W. Haviland
Deer Lodge
John Monahan
Butte
John Schroeder
Helena
Billings
Mr. Taylor
Truman to Brief Congress on Atomic Bomb Secret
President Truman will soon inform Congress on how to handle the atom bomb secret. Senator Downey urged broader studies of mass destruction tools, while White House aide Charles Ross said Truman bears sole responsibility but seeks cabinet advice. The plan is to send recommendations to Congress soon, reflecting policy for national welfare.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Downey
D-Calif
Senate
Charles G. Ross
Ross
MacArthur bans all financial moves in occupied Japan
General Douglas MacArthur imposes sweeping controls freezing Japanese assets and banning currency, securities, and most financial transactions. The order also restructures the press system, ending government news barriers while allowing Domei and foreign agencies to operate under new censorship rules.
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Tokyo
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Hirohito
Imperial Household Ministry
FCC
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Domei
Ministry of Communications
Donald D. Hoover
Idle Workers Grow As NYC Strike Paralyzes Office Lobbies
Thousands of New York office workers stayed in lobbies as a building service strike expanded. The nationwide idle figure rose above 350000, plus a Detroit Kelsey Hayes stoppage and a 30 percent wage drive by oil workers. In Manhattan 15000 elevator and maintenance workers walked out of 1875 buildings including the Empire State.
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Associated Press
New York
Pacific Northwest
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
Kelsey- Hayes
Detroit Motor Capital
U. S
State Department to Manage U S War Surplus Disposal
The State Department will assume disposal of American wartime surpluses overseas to aid stricken nations and gain trade concessions. President Truman ordered the transfer as soon as practicable, with a policy of fair return based on need. Progress at home includes Navy selling 126 plants, plans to dispose aluminum plants to foster competition, and 13 700 machine tools sold for 34.6 million dollars.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Truman
John W. Snyder
Senate War Investigating Committee
Snyder
Mead
D-N. Y
Brewster
R-Me
Navy
House
Naval Affairs Committee
H. Steve Hensel
Senate
W. Stuart Symington
Surplus Property Board
SPB
Army reports 905000 discharged since V E day
The Army announced 905000 soldiers have been discharged since May 12 1945. Of these 139000 were released the week ended Sept 21 and 24000 were discharged on Sept 21 alone. From May 12 through Sept 14 a total of 1576000 have returned to the United States from overseas. Of this number 195000 came home from Sept 7 through Sept 14.
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Washington
United States
Hirohito to Visit MacArthur for Audience at Embassy
Reports say Emperor Hirohito arranged an unprecedented meeting with General Douglas MacArthur at an American embassy. Officials denied abdication rumors and Joint Chamberlain Jugita reportedly discussed timing while Sotaro Ishiwata reserved comment.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Associated Press
Adm
Jugita
MacArthur
Sotaro Ishiwata
Chungking Radio
Washington
Higashi-Kuni
Registration Opens as Mines Term Starts at Montana School
Montana School of Mines begins its first formal term since 1942 with returning servicemen enrolled. Dr. Francis Thomson announced term start Tuesday and that full-term registration remains open for veterans until service completion. Navy V-12 ends in November with enrollees including Lt. Cmdr. Charles Lyden and Capt. Rambosek.
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Montana School of Mines
Francis Thomson
Thomson
Charles J. Lyden
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Normandy
A. F P. Rambosek
Eureka
Rambosek
12Th Air Force
Mediterranean
Dave Miller
15Th Air Force
Italy
South Pacific
Charles Grimes
Ketchikan
Alaska
Lausche Offers Senate Seat. Cox Declines Appointment
Gov. Frank Lausche announced he offered the United States senatorship to former Gov. James M. Cox, who declined. The seat opened when Senator Burton left the position to join the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
United States
James M. Cox
Dayton
Senator Burton
United States Supreme Court
Weather Ahead West of Divide Cloudy with scattered rain
West of Divide expect cloudy skies on Tuesday with occasional rain and snow flurries and highs near 45 to 50. East of Divide conditions turn cooler with scattered rain or snow flurries and highs around 40 to 50.
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Divide
Woman Survives Gas Chamber Testifies Against Nazis
Sophia Litwinska, 29, a Polish Jewess who escaped the gas chamber, testified before a British military court at Oswiecim and Belsen, naming captors and torturers including Josef Kramer the Beaste of Belsen, Peter Weingartner, and Hoessler.
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Lueneburg
Germany
U.P
Sophia Litwinska
Josef Kramer
Belsen
Peter Weingartner
Hoessler
Cecylia Fromer
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U. S. Supreme Court
Harlan F. Stone
WILEY
B. Rutledge
Robert H. Jackson
Hugo L. Black
Stanley Freed
Felix Frankfurter
Frank Murphy
Harold H. Burton
William C. Douglas
A. J. Kiely
Edwin Johnson
D-Colo
Chandler
D-Ky
Boy Scouts
John A Parris, JR
Big Timber Man Heads State Unit
By Ralph Teatsorth
War Labor Board
By Sterling F. Green
School of Mines
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