Montana labor news., 1945-10-25
AROUND The
WORLD NEWS

Reports dribbling in from France in
dicate that the people have repudiated
the old forms under which the govern
ment had operated The people bv their
vote created fourth republic under a
brand new constitution. The new con-
sutution however, will not come into
existence until it has been drafted bv
constituent assembly something like our
Constitutional Convention after the
Revolutionary war.
News floating in from WASHINGTON
persistently shows that Joseph Slain
may step out Of some Of his war-time
JOBS. This may mean more AUTHORITY
given to Foreign Commissar MoIotov
Washington officials regard Stain as
very friendly in spite Of some Of ,he
Drusque tactics Of some Of his dipIo-
mats. Stain will probably still he tbe
head of the u S. s. r. although The
management Of the government NAV he
entrusted to others.
A bad fire in a fraternity horse IN
New Brunswick, N. J., caused tbe
death Of three people, two students and
one other young woman The fraternity
house was leased by the Sigma Ala
Mu. The dead were RAYMOND BERGER
Jersey City; Benjamin Gordon, Tren-
ton, and Miss Joyce Patricia Katzman
Of Teaneck.
Representative Mike Mansfield ind;-
Gated his pleasure when it was revealed
that the request for $1,5OOOOO for tbe
hungry Horse Project had been made
n Congress. This money is part of tbe
reclamation bureaus project expend;-
lures. ,lr President Truman requested So3.-
$4,000 for the bureaus work. $6325O0o
OF which has been asked for the Mis-
souri river basin. Most of this would be
used to build a power line from Fort
Peck, Mont, to the Garrison dam site
in North Dakota.
In a radio round robin Governor
FORD OF Montana outlined Montanas
postwar plans. Speaking extemporane-
ously within few hours after his re-
turn to the capital from North Dakota
said Montana has a $5O0OO,OOO highway
program planned, including expendi-
ture Of S6,OOO00O frozen before the war
Tor the first three postwar years.
He reviewed also the states prans
Tor itor public works program based upon
the 45OOOOO set aside by the last leo
lslature and which is being admins
tered by the Montana postwar planning
and construction commission. The state
water conservation board also has
planned a broad program of irrigation
and reclamation which will open IN
new lands for farms, many Of which i
IS hoped will be established BY return
ng veterans, he said.
a human interest story from Denver
,eunites a man and wife. The parties are
Ann Birdwell Of Kansas City. and SGT
Iene Birdwell. Mrs. Birdwell. believ-
ng her husband had died in Ian
'rison camp, married Mr.. Birdwelps
incie. The second marriage has been
In Germany death sentences are still
'elng imposed. Lately Capt. Heinz Eek.
t. August Hoffman and Hawai- sur
icon Walter Weiss Peenning were CON
iemned to die. The U-boat crew were
Of killing survivors Of the
ireek ship Peleus.
It has been learned that Mrs. Mary
Ialiton, 81, died at Billings at the
lone of her son-in-law. She came to
Montana in 1865. Burial will be made
n the family plot in the Deer Lodge
It is reported from Tokyo that 500
apanese are in custody as war Grim
nal suspects. The report stated that
here may be as many as 1000 suspects.