Martin Says President to Run Again
House Republican Leader Martin predicts President Eisenhower will run again “for the world's sake” in 1956. Senate Republican Leader Knowland says Eisenhower has not made a final decision. Both spoke after separate talks with the President at Gettysburg and warned the tax cut depends on a balanced budget.
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Eisenhower
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Gettysburg Post Office
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California
Humphrey Says GOP Borrowed Soil Bank Plan
Senator Humphrey accuses the Republican administration of adopting his soil bank idea and watering it down by removing safeguards. He warns that Benson would control land removal and farmer payments, replacing Congress in key decisions about future agricultural support.
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Residents Shocked as Bank Officers Move $70,000 in Montana
Residents of Hamilton Montana watched seven armed officers guard Citizens State Bank executives as they escorted nearly seventy thousand dollars to a new bank building on Main Street. The unusual security drew attention in the southwestern town Saturday amid the transfer.
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Georgia Governor's Home Capitol Stormed by Students
Georgia Tech students stormed the governor's mansion and the state capitol in Atlanta protesting Marvin Griffin's move to bar colleges from games with Negro players or where spectators are not racially segregated. Police held the crowd of over 2,000 with state troopers after clashes. Griffin's policy spurred immediate regents meetings and a Sugar Bowl decision pending.
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Bobby Grier
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New Orleans
Blizzard Lashes Midwest States
A broad Midwest blizzard dropped up to 10 inches of snow with winds to 40 mph and near zero temperatures. At least six traffic deaths were reported in Nebraska and Illinois amid dangerous driving conditions. Snow totals varied across Scottsbluff Chadron and Goodland with widespread cold and drifting snow.
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Butte Daily Post Resumes Street Sales Under New Supervisor
The Butte Daily Post will resume street sales Monday afternoon under a new street sale supervisor. Former sellers wishing to resume corners or territories and others who wish to sell should report to the circulation manager at the Post Building Monday between 3:30 and 4:00.
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France Eyes Bitter Prewar Election Clash
France's campaign opened with a bitter contest between Pierre Mendes France and Edgar Faure over a snap election in January. Each side accuses the other of betraying national interests as non Communist factions split while Communists project around 100 seats in the 623 member Assembly.
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Gift Spotter Daily Ad Spotlight at Florence Pet Shop
Daily Want Ad Gift Spotter highlights Florence Pet Shop as a listed ad venue for Christmas shopping. The feature promotes easy gifting with the store appearing every day in the ad section.
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West Berlin Faces New Squeeze Over Canal Permits
East Germany now controls inland waterway permits for Berlin to West Germany traffic after a Sept 20 Moscow accord. West Berlin fears permit renewals after Dec 31 and argues the issue is technical and should stay at transport ministries. Canal traffic carries most of Berlin's coal and much of its other supplies, though coal for winter is secured.
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Speculate Over Soviet Meeting
U S officials expect a clearer read on Moscow’s post Geneva strategy as the Supreme Soviet convenes in a special session on December 23. Reports from Molotov, Khrushchev and Bulganin may outline talks and a possible second cold war phase with limited personnel shifts and pressure beyond Europe.
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Homes Destroyed by Typhoon Patsy Hit Kagoshima
Fire swept through Naze on Anami Oshima Island after Patsy driven winds, destroying 951 houses and leaving 5,600 people homeless as reported.
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Harriman Attacks Eisenhower at Young Democrats Meet
New York Governor Averell Harriman addressed about 2,000 at the National Convention of Young Democrats in Oklahoma City. He attacked Eisenhower on farm policy and foreign affairs, insisting the President bears responsibility for the administration’s farm program and that his name will appear in nomination for the Democratic ticket. He also criticized the Geneva Conference remarks and cited illness costs, while avoiding direct Benson references. He left the podium to field questions, saying his name would be submitted by New York’s delegation.
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Santa Clauses Helpers Pack Butte Stores Night Shopping
Santa Claus helpers flocked to Butte Saturday night as residents from the Mining City and nearby areas joined the first night shopping session of the year. The downtown glowed with Christmas lights while hundreds visited stores for purchases. Streets were slick but no major accidents were reported and police kept traffic moving. Additional night shopping sessions are set for December 10 17 and 19.
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Three Infants Die in Apartment Fire
In Tonganoxie Kansas the three infant children of Mr and Mrs Richard Skaggs burned to death in a Saturday blaze that destroyed a three unit apartment building. The mother had bathed the children and put them to bed when she found the rear bedroom in flames and could not enter. Firefighters said a defective gas heating stove in the bedroom likely started the fire.
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Richard Skaggs
Education Bill Faces Uncertain Path in Congress
Washington reports the future of a federal aid to education bill hinges on White House stance and House Rules Committee. Key lawmakers from both parties warn the outcome remains clouded by collateral issues such as withholding funds from segregated states and aid for private schools.
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Texas
Montana Weather: variable clouds and snow across regions
Montana east expects variable clouds with scattered snow in mountains and southwest Sunday then colder with highs 10 to 15 in east and extreme north 15 to 25 elsewhere. North portions see snow Monday morning. accumulations likely light. Montana west remains mostly cloudy with light snow flurries Sunday and Monday and little temperature change.
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UN Assembly backs broad atoms for peace program
The United Nations Assembly unanimously approved a broad program to create an international atoms for peace agency without delay, with the Soviet Union joining the United States in support. Negotiations for the agency begin January 23 in Washington, while a scientific committee to study radiation effects is established with members from Argentina Australia Brazil Canada Czechoslovakia Egypt France India Japan Mexico Sweden Britain United States and Soviet Union.
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Defense Budget Increase Next Year Anticipated
The Defense Department expects next year’s budget request to be larger than this year’s 34 percent increase but will not settle on a precise total until later in December. Secretary Charles E. Wilson met with President Eisenhower in Gettysburg to discuss budget trends, and officials say Wilson asked for time to finalize computations before submitting a final dollar figure.
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Defense Department
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White House
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Charles E. Wilson
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
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New York Times
Number of Farms in U.S. Shrinks
The Census Bureau reported 1950 to 1954 farm counts fell by 11.1 percent from 5,382,162 to 4,782,393. Declines occurred in every state except Florida, with the majority of losses in small farms and eastern and southern regions.
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Army Accelerates Homeward Hopes for Christmas Stoppage
SEOUL The U S Army speeds up its rotation of troops bound for the United States to bring soldiers home for Christmas. Since mid November 3,850 have left Korea for home and about 1,000 more who would normally leave in January will depart by mid December.
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Korea
Bonner Mulls 1956 Run for Montana Governor
Helena report says John W. Bonner, Montana’s veteran governor and ex attorney general, is weighing a 1956 bid for the Democratic nomination with a filing deadline of April 28 looming. Bonner cited voter requests and pledged to announce after the New Year, joining Paul Cannon Butte and likely Gen Arnold Olsen in the race.
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John W. Bonner
Montana
Paul Cannon Butte
Arnold H. Olsen
J. Hugo Aronson
Bonner
Aronson
Butte
Sam C. Ford
Glendive Driver Dies in Wreck After Heart Attack
Howard Melaney a 67 year old Glendive resident died in a downtown crash late Saturday after an apparent heart attack while driving. A witness said his car surged forward smashing three cars and a pickup before he was found dead at the scene. He gained fame in the 1920s as the singing fireman on a national radio program and is survived by his widow Blanche and a son serving with the State Department in Spain.
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