Pipeline to Tap Montana Oil Riches Announced
Gov. J Hugo Aronson announced a multi million dollar Sioux Pipeline System to carry Williston Basin crude from Poplar Montana to Glendive and on to Chicago with links to North Dakota. Shell Pipeline Corp to complete preliminary design by spring 1954 with possible 130 million dollar cost and 1 300 mile route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Helena
Mont
J. Hugo Aronson
Aronson
Williston
el Dorado
Ark
C. H. Murphy Jr
Murphy Petroleum Corp
Murphy
Williston Basin
Shell
Northern Pacific Railway Co
Placid Oil Co
Shell Oil Co
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
Southern Production Co
the Texas Co
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
Woodley Petroleum Co
Murphy Corp
Sioux
Shell Pipeline Corp
Poplar
Glendive
South Dakota
Chicago
North Dakota
Montana Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Alec Crowell
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Billings
Ken Byerly
Pipeline to Mean Further Oil Production
Helena report notes the Williston Basin expansion after Amerada’s 1951 Tioga well. By 1952 Montana leased 649,747 acres for oil and gas, eastern Montana output reached 775,282 barrels, and a new Montana to east pipeline clears the path for more growth with basin reserves estimated over 22 billion barrels, of which only 300 million found so far.
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Helena
Williston Basin
Amerada Petroleum
Dakotas
Montana
Canada
Tioga
N.D
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Supreme Court Hears Segregation in Public Schools Debate
The Supreme Court closed a quiet week as nine justices consider whether mandatory white and Negro student segregation in public schools violates the Constitution. The case pits states defending legalized segregation against Negro parents arguing it is unconstitutional and a holdover from slavery. The ruling may not come until spring as many states rely on segregation, with Mississippi and Georgia taking preliminary steps toward private schooling if struck down.
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Washington
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
South
Mississippi
Georgia
Gift Spotter Ad Teases Santa Gift Picks
The Want Ad section features the Gift Spotter encouraging readers to shop from home with relaxed energy. Davis Motor is highlighted as a preferred store in this year’s Gift Spotter, promoting suggested gifts and gift ideas for shoppers.
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Davis Motor
GE Plans Mass Purge of Red Workers
GE launched a sweeping loyalty cleanup affecting about 230000 employees amid Cold War tensions. The company will suspend workers for 90 days with pay if they refuse to answer questions at public hearings. GE urged Congress or an appeals body to review suspensions for possible reinstatement or firing.
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New York
General Electric Co
General Electric
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Government of
Congress
Washington
State Department Suspends German Chief Judge
In Frankfurt, the State Department suspended Chief Justice William Clark for insubordination and named Associate Justice Carl W. Fulghum to replace him as head of the U S court system in Germany. Clark called State Department employees cookie pushers, declined comment after learning Fulghum would preside over the three judge U S Appeals Court, and Fulghum will take over duties immediately.
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Frankfurt
Germany
State Department
William Clark
U. S
Clark
Carl W. Fulghum
Appeals Court
U. S. High Commission
West Germany
Fulghum
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Reno H Sales Inaugurates AIME Lecture Series
Reno H. Sales of Butte geology consultant for Anaconda Copper will be the first Daniel C. Jackling lecturer for the AIME mining division. The Montana Mining Association News Letter notes Sales, a Storm Lake Iowa native with MS from Montana State and Columbia, earned the Egleston and Penrose medals. The lecture will open at the annual AIME meeting in New York Feb 15 18, with Jackling notable as the father of porphyries. Officers of the Montana association plan a year 1954 program in Butte and list Ted Collins as president and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno H. Sales
Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Daniel C. Jackling
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Mining Association of Montana
Sales
Storm Lake
Iowa
Montana
Ted E. Collins
Helena
Fred E. Burnet
Garrison
Charles S. Burris
Trident
L. B. Manning
Philipsburg
McCarthy Attacks Secrecy in Security Order
Senator McCarthy denounces the Eisenhower administrations effort to keep loyalty investigations secret under the 1948 security order by Truman. He compares it to the Harry Dexter White case and says Eisenhower should act if the Army raises the issue as the Senate probes radar spying at Ft Monmouth.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
Truman
Senate Investigations
Army Signal Corps
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Harry Dexter White
Wisconsin
May Get Divorce for Yule Gift
In Paterson New Jersey Mrs Violet King filed for divorce from Frank King charging cruelty. She said when she asked for a Christmas gift he answered he wanted a decree of divorce. The suit was filed Wednesday in Superior Court.
Soviet Radio Attacks Eisenhower Atomic Plan
Moscow and London broadcasts rejected President Eisenhower s plan for a peaceful atomic energy pool. Pravda offered a cautious note while Vishinsky urged an unconditional ban on atomic weapons. Soviet broadcasts labeled Eisenhower s speech a threat to wage atomic war and urged strict international control. The U N Assembly president urged direct talks and world leaders to address the issue in person at the United Nations. The fall session recessed at 407 p.m. MST with continuation expected on page 14.
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London
Moscow
Eisenhower
United Nations
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow Time
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Russia
Boris Leontrev
United States
U.S
Leontyev
U. N
Soviet Union
Vishinsky
Moscow Radio
U. N. Assembly
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
India
Churchill
Malenkov
France
NATO to seek 1200 more planes and 10% ground force boost
Paris reports Gen Alfred Gruenther will urge NATO ministers to add 1,200 warplanes and about a 10 percent increase in ground forces. Current totals near 4,400 planes and 98 divisions, with Russia estimated at 20,000 planes. Ministers gather for a three day meeting to review 1954 plans.
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Paris
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Western Europe
Gruenther
Europe
Russia
Butte Area Weather Outlook With Snow and Winds
Cloudy and cooler Thursday with snow and strong winds forenoon. Partly cloudy and colder Thursday night into Friday. Highs 30s to mid 40s regionally, with lows in teens to 20s. Tuesday night to Wednesday afternoon shows possible trace precipitation and variable wind, then gradual cooling.
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Divide
Berserk Father Kills 3 Tots in Ohio Home
Steubenville Ohio where Frank Holt 34 father of five unleashed a crow bar assault on his five children killing Sanford 6 Sidney 2 and Tracy 1. Two other children Lar ren Sue 3 and Doran 5 were critically injured and not expected to live. Holt confessed saying he felt no reason to live. His wife fled to summon help after witnessing the attack.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Springfield
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Russell Wilsac
Frank Holt
Wilsac
Holt
Sanford
Sidney
Tracy
Larren Sue
Doran
Sheriff's Office
Aspinwall
Veterans Hospital
Dean Asks if Reds Want to End Talks
U S Envoy Arthur Dean pressed Communist negotiators in Panmunjom to end seven weeks of talks over a Korea peace conference. The Reds demanded a Friday recess and again rejected the Dec 8 Allied proposal, with Dulles authorizing all steps to secure a conference on those terms. The UN would consider reasonable changes but not Russia's attendance as neutral.
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Panmunjom
U. S
Arthur Dean
Dean
United Nations
Dulles
Russia
Bermuda
Titanium could decide arms race victory in era of shortages
Washington reports that titanium, a little known metal, may determine national security as shortages threaten the US air force. Brig. Gen. Kern D. Metzger warns a titanium shorted supply could yield a second best air force, equating to no air force. Senate Interior Subcommittee members react with shock at current stockpiles.
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Wonder Metal
Senate Interior Subcommittee
Air Force
Kern D. Metzger
Subcommittee
Sen. Malone
R-Nev
William Gregor
Bids for Montana Building Rejected
Montana Land Board rejected all bids for the State Laboratory Building on Capitol grounds due to insufficient funds. Gov. J. Hugo Aronson heads the board which will consult technical staff before deciding next steps. Low bids exceeded available funds by about 73000 against a 900000 appropriation for the Montana Highway Commission, State Board of Health, and State Water Conservation Board.
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Helena
State Laboratory
Capitol Grounds
Montana Land Board
J. Hugo Aronson
Montana Highway Commission
State Board of Health
State Water Conservation Board
Deported Luciano Mob Figure Petrillo Killed in Bronx
Dominick Petrillo known as The Gap, a deported member of the Luciano vice mob and alleged narcotics violator, was shot dead in a Bronx bar and grill by three well dressed gunmen a few weeks after returning to the United States. Police say he was a henchman of the jailed vice overlord Luciano.
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New York
Charles
Lucky
Ammunition Truck Explodes After Highway Collision
Two trucks including an ammunition carrier collided two miles west of Malvern Iowa on Highway 34. Explosions continued as both rigs burned, hindering patrols. Watson Brothers Omaha firm owned the trucks. Donald Breden of Council Bluffs hospitalized with condition not yet known. Other driver unnamed. Traffic halted at Red Oak and at U S 275. Malvern lies about two miles south of the highway.
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Malvern
Iowa
Here
State Highway Patrol
Atlantic
Watson Brothers
Omaha
Highway Patrol
Donald Breden
Council Bluffs
Red Oak
12 Ice Rink Sites Picked by Recreation Group
Butte Recreation Board identifies 12 planned skating rink sites across the Mining City for this winter. Officers named include chairman John Lindquist, vice chair Mrs. George Sarsfield, and secretary George Haney. City Engineer James Egan mapped the locations, including Grant School and Clark Park areas, with sites across multiple neighborhoods.
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Butte Recreation Board
Butte
John Lindquist
George Sarsfield
George Haney
Willis Gerry
William H. Mott
Dan Kinsella
Joe Kissock
John Riley
Central Council
The
PTA
W. D. Murray
James Egan
North
Wyoming St. Grant
Parrot Flat
Clark Park
Longfellow
Old Holland
Community Memorial Hospital
Mc.Kinley
Quartz and Clark
Stagehands Withdraw Civic Center Request Temporarily
Sam Spiegel of the Butte Stagehands Union says the union halted its push for a permanent Civic Center stagehand. A Central Trades and Labor Council report backed resuming the request with the next county budget. Union members will work for the American Legion event on Dec 15 and other activities until the budget delay. the permanent position will be revisited then. A recent American Legion wrestling card was canceled because of the dispute.
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Sam Spiegel
Butte Stagehands Union
Civic Center
Central Trades and Labor Council
Council
American Legion
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AIME
Vincent Ciucci
Cook County
Ciucci
Lhreat
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
the Treasury
William Humphrey
Harold Stassen
J. Lawton Collins
Pentagon
Jean Valluy
William Elliott
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon Creeneenensee
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls Evese
Havreeeneeeseseseess
Helena A
Kalispell Ornmeeeewwnene
Lewistown
Livingston
Arthur Edson
AP News
Luciano Vice Mob
Recreation Group
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