Eisenhower doubles Hungarian refugee quota to 21,500
President Eisenhower, at his Augusta vacation base, ordered 21,500 Hungarian refugees from Soviet oppression admitted to the United States under an emergency program. The White House said the number would be brought here quickly, with Congress to be asked for longer range action in January.
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Eisenhower
United States
White House
Congress
Dulles
Middle East
Key West
Fla
Washington
NATO
Paris
Philadelphia
Army
Navy
West Point
Earl ‘‘Red
Blaik
Hudson
Austria
Hungarians Warned of Grim Winter After Revolution
Soviet backed Hungarian government warned of a grim winter of chaos and suffering. It urged workers to end passive resistance and return to jobs as inflation threats and coal shortages loom. Premier Janos Kadar’s government acknowledged the harsh conditions six weeks after the Soviet crackdown.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Nepszabadsag
Bozeman Woman Is Montana Polio Mother of the Year
Sheila Johnson of Bozeman was named Montana Polio Mother of the Year by Julius Hilgard. Confined to a wheelchair and iron lung, she supervises her home and cares for two sons Jimmy and Bobby as she recovered from polio after July 1953. Her husband Warner, an Air Force member, kept duties while she fought to return home and regain mobility through therapy.
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Great Falls
Sheila Johnson
Bozeman
Montana
Julius Hilgard
Jimmy
Bobby
Air Force
American Newsman Ordered to Leave Hungary
United Press correspondent Rusell Jones the only American journalist remaining in Budapest since the start of the Soviet crackdown was ordered to exit Hungary within three days. Peter Kemp of the Universe arena Catholic publication also faced expulsion as Hungary’s foreign ministry acted against foreign press during the revolt.
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Vienna
A.P
United Press
Rusell Jones
Budapest
Hungary
Peter Kemp
Universe
Arena Catholic
Foreign Ministry
Jones
Butte Red Cross Sets Hungarian Relief Drive
The Butte Chapter of the American Red Cross accepted a 1500 quota toward a 5 million dollar drive for Hungary relief. Donations may be mailed to treasurer E H Mester or given at Red Cross headquarters. Harriman announced cooperative international effort with 40 sister societies and a feeding program targeting 200000 daily in Hungary by year end.
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Butte
American Red Cross
Hungary
Butte Red Cross
P. L. MacDonald
Red Cross
E. H. Mester
W. Broadway
Chamber of Commerce
Harold McGrath
E. Roland Harriman
Vienna
International Red Cross
Budapest
Harriman
Austria
League of Red Cross Societies
Raymond T. Schaeffer
United States
Christmas Not Noted By the Early Church
The early church did not celebrate Christmas with epiphany and Easter as the only major feasts in Antioch, as late as 386. The piece notes Christmas was not observed as Christ’s birth. It ends with an advertisement for Want Ads with dial 8451 for services like baby sitters and maids during Christmas.
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Antioch
Christ
U N General Assembly to debate Hungary question
The United Nations will debate Hungary Monday at the U S request to urge Budapest to admit U N observers. The U S and about ten countries may offer a resolution authorizing observers or missions near Hungary as Dag Hammarskjold seeks access.
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U. N
General Assembly
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
Assembly
U. S
United States
Budapest
Hungary
Emilio Nunez- Portuondo
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Security Council
Former U S ambassador War ren R. Austin leaves hospital
Burlington VermontFormer U S ambassador to the United Nations Warren R Austin 79 retired senator discharged from Mary Fletcher Hospital after a stroke at home October 12 He suffered partial paralysis of his left side and had retired in 1953.
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Burlington, Vt
Warren R. Austin
U. S
United Nations
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Montana Weather Warns of Cold Wave Across East and North
The east and north Montana regions face cold wave warnings with heavy winds and snow as a cold front moves southwestward Sunday night. Temperatures fall sharply from 40 to 55 Sunday to zero to 10 below by Monday, while the western area stays cloudy with lows around 10 to 20 and highs 25 to 40.
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Montana
Eastern Slope
Continental Divide
Crack Down on Traffic Violations Cuts Road Deaths
A nationwide review shows October motor vehicle deaths fell 12 percent, with cities and states crediting strict enforcement of traffic laws. High performers include Rochester New York Cincinnati Tennessee Michigan Kentucky and Jacksonville Florida. Police leaders cite speed control pedestrian protection and enforcement as key factors.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
NSC
Associated Press
Tennessee
Michigan
Kentucky
Rochester
N. Y
Jacksonville
Fla
Cincinnati
Ohio
Arthur H. Mehring
Cincinnati Police Department
Traffic Bureau
William A. Winfield
Batista suspends rights as rebels fight in Cuba
In Santiago and across four provinces Batista suspended constitutional guarantees and sent 600 combat troops to quell a rising. At least 10 killed and over 30 wounded in two days of violence. Barrera named military commander as sniping and sporadic clashes continue.
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Santiago
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Baptista
Col
Pedro Barrera
Barrera
Oriente
Antonio Blanco Rico
Camaguey
Las Villas
Pinardelrio
Batista
19 Grid Fans Hurt In Bridge Accident
Chicago report says a crowd of exuberant teen football fans on a pedestrian bridge near Soldier Field forced a railing to collapse. Nineteen were injured when they fell 25 feet onto Illinois Central Railroad property after the St Leo high school team beat Calumet 12-0.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Soldier Field
Lakefront
St. Leo
Calumet
Fuel and Food Hoarded By Europeans
Western Europe faces fuel and food hoarding as oil shortages drive fears of a costly winter. Britain warns of only 75 percent of normal petroleum despite a U S plan to boost shipments to 500 000 barrels daily. Cars queue at stations while grocers report heavy canned goods buying as rationing nears.
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London
Europe
United States
Britain
U. S
France
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
the Automobile Assn
Automobile Assn
FHA Mortgage Rates Raise to Five Percent
The government boosted FHA home loan rates from 4 1/2 to 5 percent to stimulate mortgage funds. Senator Lehman denounced the move as a hardship on low and middle income families and urged a congressional inquiry, while Congressman Barratt O’Hara offered a counterview.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Sen
Lehman
Butte Boy to Visit Lourdes After Anonymous Donations
Joe Metcalfe, 16, afflicted with Friedreich's ataxia, will travel to the Lourdes shrine in southwest France funded by two anonymous Butte businessmen. His parents, former Butte residents now in Spokane, praised the donors who learned of Joe’s illness from local papers and arranged all expenses with Bishop Bernard Topel of Spokane.
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Joe Metcalfe
Lourdes
France
Butte
Joe
George L. Metcalfe
Spokane
Friedreich
Western powers unite against new Middle East coup threat
London reports say Syria receiving Soviet arms and army leaders with Soviet leanings gain influence. Britain and France plan large scale withdrawal from Egypt. Eisenhower oil for Europe helps ease anti American sentiment. Baghdad Pact in doubt as Iraq suspends parliament and martial law is declared.
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Middle East
Syria
Britain
France
Egypt
Eisenhower
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Europe
United States
Tass
Moscow Radio
Baghad
Israel
Turkey
Arab Republic
Russia
Salah Bitar
U. N
Genon
U. N. General Assembly
Jerusalem
Ethem Menderes
Majaf
Nuri Said
Iraq
Faisal
Nuri
Man Dies In Car Crash West Of Here
A 32 year old Edwin P Freiburg of Cable Road Anaconda was killed when his car left U S Highway 10 and fell 30 feet down an embankment about 16 miles west of here. Coroner R R Wilson listed skull fracture as the cause. Freiburg was alone and identified by papers found in the car. He reportedly worked at the Anaconda Reduction Works. His body was moved to Wilson Funeral Home Philipsburg.
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Drummond
Edwin P. Freiburg
Cable Road
Anaconda
Here
Granite County
R. R. Wilson
Freiburg
U.S. Highway 10
Bert Weaver
Wilson
Montana
Philipsburg
Ten Killed As Bomber Crashes At Castle AFB
At Castle Air Force Base California a B52 bomber carrying ten airmen crashed in a plowed field soon after takeoff. All aboard died. the plane disintegrated and fire spread over several miles. Tailgunner Gerald E. Riley of Lakeland Florida survived briefly before dying.
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Castle Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Castle Afb
Alfred B. Stockman
Glen Towers
T. Set
Gerald E. Riley
Lakeland
Fla
Bank Robber Ties Up Man At Mineola Savings Office
A bank bandit telephoned Mrs. Schmidt to warn of trouble and then forced Harry Schmidt to surrender 10,000 from the safe before tying him with rope at the Mineola Savings and Loan. He fled in Schmidt’s Cadillac, left near a hospital where police recovered it.
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Mineola
N. Y
U.P
Harry Schmidt
Schmidt
Gun Battle Kills Youth and Wounds Two in Shamrock Tex
One youth Victor Lee Stephens 19 son of the ranch owner was killed and two men were wounded in a running gun battle near Shamrock Texas as officers from Texas and Oklahoma pursued two fugitives. The firefight began after a pursuit from Texola Oklahoma when the fleeing car crashed and the fugitives opened fire wounding Deputy Skinner. Police and Shamrock National Guard moved to encircle suspects in a brushy pasture on the J B Stephens ranch five miles east of Shamrock along U S Highway 66.
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Tex.s
Texas
Oklahoma
J. B. Stephens
U.S. Highway 66
Shamrock National Guard
National Guard
Pampa
Victor Lee Stephens
Luke Henley
Texola
Okla
Marvin Skinner
Skinner
Butte Night Shopping Draws Crowds Before Christmas
Butte shoppers flocked to stores for the season’s first late shopping session, packing shops and sidewalks until 9 p.m. Merchants reported brisk business as shoppers hurried to fill Christmas stockings. Extra shopping nights are planned for December 15 and 17 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Dee
Senda
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