Britain Alerts Armed Forces Over Suez Violence Amid Tense Standstill
Britain readies armed forces for immediate action if violence erupts from Nasser moving to nationalize the Suez Canal. Moscow supports Egypt while urging calm as U S and Britain press talks. Admiral and naval force units in the Mediterranean stand ready. Eden to address Parliament. Dulles en route to London. tolls advised to old canal company. Nasser pledges open canal.
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Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Soviet Union
Russia
Mediterranean
Eisenhower
John Troster Dulles
Eden
Dulles
War Office
Cyprus
Middle East
Admiralty
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
Nasser
Partial Freeze on Egyptian Assets in U S
The United States imposed temporary licensing controls on all assets of the Egyptian government and the Suez Canal Co. in the U S as Dulles left for London to join talks on the Suez crisis. The move blocks spending and transfers while ownership is determined under the Foreign Assets Control law.
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Dulles
London
Treasury
Suez Canal Co
United States
Britain
France
Eisenhower
Egypt
Suez Canal
White House
Eden
Mollet
U. S
United Nations
Mrs Passmore Dies on Coast in Los Angeles
Mrs. Charles S. Passmore aged near 92 died Monday night at her Los Angeles home after moving there two years ago. A longtime Butte resident, she was former two time state DAR regent and an active genealogist. Memorial service in Butte set for Friday at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church. ashes to be sent for burial in Mount Moriah.
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Charles S. Passmore
Los Angeles
Passmore
Butte
Granite
DAR
Susie Came
Maine
First Presbyterian Church
Its
Missionary Society
Atlas Club
Silver Bow Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Northwest
Lewis Abbott
Los Ang
Mount Moriah Ceme
Stassen Seeks Nixon Defeat in GOP Ticket Threat
Harold E. Stassen warned at a National Press Club luncheon that Nixon on the 1956 Republican ticket could cost Eisenhower millions of votes and threaten defeat. He urged Herter as vice president and urged an open convention while noting Eisenhower has not closed out other candidates. The move followed Stassen’s 30 day leave grant as disarmament aide, fueling a go-it-alone campaign current.
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National Press Club
Nixon
Eisenhower
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
Herter
San Francisco
White House
Kefauver
Chicago
Stevenson
Sen
Two Sisters Drown in Canyon Ferry Lake
In Townsend near Canyon Ferry Dam reservoir two Gallatin County sisters Martha Molendyk aged 12 and Jennie Molendyk aged 14 died after wading in the water during a family fishing outing. Sheriff’s divers recovered the bodies around 4:30 p.m. near Townsend Boat Club docks as family relatives watched from shore. The dam, completed in 1953, has seen rising recreational use in recent years.
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Gallatin County
Canyon Ferry Lake
Townsend
Canyon Ferry Dam
Martha Molendyk
Jennie Molendyk
John Molendyk
Amsterdam
Churchill School
Manhattan
Roger L. Foster
Broadwater County
Townsend Boat Club
Tony Molendyk
Paul Molendyk
D Ewart To Leave Interior Post This Week
Secretary Seaton announced Wesley A. D Ewart will resign from the Interior Department this week after Senate inaction on his nomination as assistant secretary. A former Montana congressman, D Ewart held the post since Oct 6 1955 under a recess appointment and praised for his work in resource conservation. He plans a trip to Montana following his departure.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Seaton
Wesley A. D’ewart
Department
Senate
Congress
D’ewart
Montana
Eisenhower
Interior Department
Steelworkers Await Word to Return to Jobs
About 650000 striking steelworkers waited to return to work as union negotiators and 39 companies argued over contract details. A basic agreement was reached last week, but work resumes only after signed contracts. Representatives met separately in the Hotel Roosevelt to finalize language.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
Hotel Roosevelt
Montana Weather Outlook Clears Skies Then Shows Tstorms
Montana east sees clouds and cooler air with thunder showers spreading across the state mainly in the south on Wednesday and east Thursday. West Montana remains partly cloudy with scattered storms mainly in the south, cooler but little temperature change by Thursday. Highs run 70s to mid 80s, table notes 12 hour maximums and 24 hour precipitation through 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Montana
Kefauver Drops Out of Fight Supports Adlai
Kefauver relinquishes presidential bid and backs Adlai Stevenson. Burma reports Chinese Communist troops occupying about 1,000 square miles in the northern border region near Wa state. Burma seeks Chinese withdrawal through negotiations while Premier Ba Swe consults cabinet and military chiefs. Military sources say Chinese and Burmese forces now face across narrow frontline lines, with an estimated 500 plus Chinese troops amid unclear casualty figures.
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Burma
Foreign Office
Peiping
Ba Swe
Peoples’ Freedom League
Lashio
Penetrat
Stevenson gains boost as Kefauver backs unity
Sen Estes Kefauver bowed out of the presidential race and urged supporters to back Adlai Stevenson, boosting Stevenson ahead of the Democratic nomination. Some believe Kefauver may secure the vice presidential nod, while Republicans prepare for their own VP fight led by Harold E. Stassen.
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Washington
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Kefauver
Harold E. Stassen
Montana Delegation Splits Over Kefauver Shift for Stevenson Harriman
Montana's 16 vote delegation to the Chicago convention is divided after Sen. Estes Kefauver withdrew his bid.14 delegates favor Stevenson and nine support Harriman with seven undecided. Delegation chair Arnold Olsen and vice chair Paul Cannon lean Harriman, while Kefauver’s withdrawal aims to unite the party.
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Arnold H. Olsen
Paul Cannon
Butte
Harriman
Montana
Olsen
Cannon
Kefauver
Leo C. Graybill Sr
Great Falls
Stevenson
Missoula Child and Farmer Die in Auto Injuries
In Missoula Bonnie Marquart eight fatally injured when struck by a car on West Broadway the driver Virgil Cramer of Arizona identified. The accident marked the city’s first fatal crash since November 7 1953. Montana toll rises to 148 in 1956 with 106 a year ago. In Havre Olaf Sterry seventy three died from injuries after a collision with an oil truck seven miles north of Hingham. His wife sixty four remains seriously hurt and an oil truck driver twenty Dennis Ulmen treated for minor injuries.
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Missoula
Mont
Bonnie Marquart
Leo Marquart
Montana
Havre
Olaf Sterry
Gildford
Dennis Ulmen
Hingham
Ulmen
Leaders Named for Butte YMCA Officers and Directors
E P Frizelle announced the election results for the Butte YMCA with Dr R G Kreeze joining the board for a three year term. Incumbents J A Poore Jr, Dr H L Casebeer, E H Mester and J O Peterson were reelected to officer roles for one year. Other reelected directors and trustees include O J Gunnell, W R Miles Jr, Reno H Sales, J E Corette Jr, C H Steele and J L Wilson. Monthly joint meetings review finances and programs while plans to improve facilities were approved.
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Butte
Dr. Kreeze
O. J. Gunnell
W. R. Miles Jr
Reno H. Sales
J. E. Corette Jr
C. H. Steele
J. L. Wilson
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Anna M. Quinn Dies One of Butte's best known oldtimers
Anna M. Quinn 82 of 106 W. Gold St. a longtime Butte resident died Tuesday in a local hospital after a heart attack while serving as a judge in a municipal election at Webster Garfield. Born in Eau Claire Wis in 1874 she moved to Helena at 16 and later settled in Butte marrying Freeman Quinn in 1890. A charter secretary of the Butte Pioneers Club she read Memorial Day orders for over 25 years and remained active in fraternal and patriotic groups until her death. Memorials noted in her community life across Butte and beyond.
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Anna M. Quinn
W. Gold St
Butte
Eau Claire
Wis
Helena
Yellowstone
Freeman Quinn
Quinn
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Radford Warns Red Power Overestimated By U S Chiefs Chair
General Arthur W. Radford chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Air Power Investigating Subcommittee that the United States overestimates Communist military strength including air power and missiles. He cautioned against crash programs and said new atomic weapons will revise all services.
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Washington
Arthur W. Radford
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Air Power
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Wilson
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
U. S
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
JCS
Navy
Army
Prison Escapees Caught Near Dillon in Montana
Two Montana Prison ranch escapees, Alfred Malatare and David Neal, were captured near Dillon by Beaverhead County Undersheriff Lloyd Thomas and a Butte highway patrolman in an unmarked car after escaping aboard a motorized bullrake and briefly stealing a car in Anaconda. Malatare was caught first on Dillon’s north edge, then Neal was spotted along Highway 41 about 12 miles east of Dillon and apprehended with a 30-30 rifle. They were returned to the state prison by evening, with state officers meeting them in Melrose.
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Montana
Dillon
Anaconda
Alfred Malatare
David Neal
Malatare
Beaverhead County
Lloyd Thomas
Thomas
Neal
al Boehme
Butte
Leo Williams
Beaverhead
John MacDonald
Boehme
Twin Bridges
U. S. 91
Melrose
Fred Douglas
State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
George Talbott
Baby Wounded In Odd Accident Near Hamilton
Eleven month old Mark Sawyer son of Mr and Mrs Donald Sawyer in Canyon Creek area west of Hamilton pulled aside a bed covering exposing a pistol discharged bullet struck his right thumb and he is hospitalized in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Mark Sawyer
Donald Sawyer
Canyon Creek
Hamilton Hospital
Montana Primary Law Criticized
Senator Estes Kefauver’s withdrawal sparked criticism of Montana’s presidential preference law as a joker. An Associated Press poll shows the 32 half votes split among Stevenson Harriman Mansfield Metcalf with only Toole uncontacted. local party chair Jack C. Toole urges reform to require two candidates on a ticket. He favored Stevenson then Harriman, noting Montana's delegates vote individually and may use floor splits.
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Estes Kefauver
Montana
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
New York
Averell Harriman
Tennessee
Chicago
Kefauver
Associated Press
Stevenson
Harriman
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Rep
Lee Metcalf
Washington
Kefaver
Prss
Adlai E. Stevenson
Jack C. Toole
Shelby
Democratic Montana Central Committee
Toole
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