Bonn Opposes Ties With East Germany
West Germany warned it will break diplomatic relations with any nation recognizing East Germany. Bonn aims to keep only Soviet ties and to establish relations with Russia, while denying East Berlin’s claim to represent all East Germans. The warning targets Egypt and India as they deepen trade with East Germany.
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Berlin
West German
East Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Red
East Berlin
Soviet Russia
Red China
Bonn
Russia
Foreign Office
West Germany
Soviet Union
Germany
Austria
Vienna
Henrich von Brentano
Egypt
India
Adenauer
Knowland Predicts Ike Will Announce Plan in January
Sen. William F. Knowland says President Eisenhower is likely to disclose by mid January whether he will seek re election, moving up the timing by about six weeks from prior hints. Republican leaders had suggested a late February or early March public statement.
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New York
William F. Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Leonard W. Hall
Mansfield again named as Montana vice presidential candidate
Montana Democrats discuss a possible bid by Senator Mike Mansfield for vice president at a Butte meeting. Secretary Jack Toole said Mansfield is qualified and that Montana may spearhead his candidacy while stressing the 1956 Chicago convention will be selective. The gathering also debated party organization, voter outreach, and fund raising including a proposed $50-a-plate dinner with leaders like Truman or Stevenson as speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Jack Toole
Shelby
State Democratic Central Committee
Butte
Toole
Montana Power
Democratic Party
Chicago
Presi
Mansfield
Sen
United States
James E. Murray
Silver Bow County
William Renouard
Dolly Paige
Philipsburg
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
J. J. McCaffery
Stores Open for Shoppers Tonight in Butte Christmas Rush
The Mining City prepares for a heavy holiday weekend with 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. hours today, Saturday, and Monday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Stores boosted staff as shoppers from nearby areas are expected to stream in, weather permitting, for last minute gifts and local buying.
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Butte
Mining
Vigilante Group Forms to Warn Drivers in Toronto
Edward O'Brien a 31 year old aircraft plant worker forms a citizen vigilante group to warn motorists about illegal parking in restricted zones. He says police target cars to issue tickets and hurt mall merchants with heavy tagging.
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Toronto
Edward O’brien
Foridden
Siadows
O’brien
Veto Threat Still Posed in U N Row
Nationalist China pressed for priority in Security Council debates on admitting non communist candidates and warned of a veto against Western aspirants. Western powers, the Soviet Union, and other delegates prepared for tense talks at an open council meeting amid planning about voting order and procedures.
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United Nations
China
U. N. Security Council
U. N
Soviet Union
T. F. Tsiang
Business Labor Feud Over Tactics by Unions
New York report shows a sharp clash between AFL-CIO head George Meany and NAM chair Charles Sligh at a Waldorf luncheon. They sparred over union influence in politics, compulsory membership, and wage levels, with tempers flaring and mutual accusations.
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New York
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Charles R. Sligh Jr
National Assn. of
NAM
Waldorf Astoria
Sligh
Meany
Weeks
Humphrey
Secretaries of Commerce and the Treasury
Montana Weather Summary for Saturday and Sunday
Montana forecast shows east region cloudy with light snow flurries in extreme east and partly cloudy west. Highs range from 20 to 40 degrees, cooler in the east. Sunday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered snow in western mountains and light temperatures. West Montana highs 25 to 32. The table lists 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
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Montana
Prominent Havre Attorney Among Four Killed in Car Accidents
A two car head on collision west of Havre on U S Highway 2 killed Max P Kuhr 64 of Havre and his passenger Mrs William Hadford Joplin. A second fatal crash near East Glacier killed Joseph Lammond 28 of Babb. Several others were injured including Erick Peterson of Victoria British Columbia and his wife and baby.
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Havre
East Glacier
Joseph Lammond
Babb
U. S. Highway 2
James Persling
Max P. Kuhr
William Hadford
Joplin
Haston Broadus
Kuhr
Erick Peterson
Victoria
B. C
Peterson
Edward
Washburn Found Guilty in Murder
Washburn, a 39 year old Houston businessman, is convicted of murdering his former mother in law Mrs Helen Harris Weaver, 51, in a dyno explosion set to look like an accident. He faces a life term in prison with possible appeal and denial of the death penalty.
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Waco
Tex
Harry L. Washburn
Houston
Helen Harris Weaver
Washburn
Dist
Atty
Aubrey Stokes
San Angelo
Stokes
Harry Weaver
West Texas
Tom Moore Jr
Montana highway deaths rise to 222 in Friday toll
Montana recorded 222 highway deaths by Friday, surpassing the entire 1954 total. The fatalities included one in East Glacier, two in Havre, and Emil Kesler of Glendive due to accident injuries.
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Montana
East Glacier
Havre
Emil Kesler
Glendive
Collision near Havre leaves Peterson involved in crash
O Neil and Haston Broadus describe a highway collision as O Neil drove about 50 mph while Kuhr could not avoid the wreck. Kuhr reportedly hit its brakes and left long skid marks. further details follow on page 7.
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Haston Broadus
Montana
Kuhr
O'Neil
Peterson
Montana Dealers Endorse National Stand on GM Contracts
The Montana Automobile Dealers Assn writes to Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney praising his hearings on General Motors dealership contracts. The telegram, signed by more than 300 state dealers, commends diligent effort and impartial conduct and urges an end to abuses and coercive practices.
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Billings
Montana Automobile Dealers Assn
General Motors
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Montana
Washington, D. C
MADA
Vanguard of Antarctic expedition sails from civilization today
The vanguard of the U S Antarctic expedition leaves Lyttelton to begin the Ice Age project. Glacier, the Navy icebreaker, leads six ships expected to depart within a week. Eight Navy planes will fly 2 200 miles to Antarctica as part of Operation Deep Freeze.
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Lyttelton
New Zealand
U. S. Antarctica
U. S. Navy
Antarctica
McMurdo Sound
Ross Sea
Navy
Bay
Antarctic
Cmdr
John Mirabito
Quadron
School of Mines Drops ROTC Program July 1957
Montana School of Mines will discontinue Air Force ROTC on July 1 1957 and remove ROTC from graduation requirements. President J R Van Pelt cites shifting Air Force needs and a push for curriculum focus on engineering values. The decision, backed by the Local Executive Board, aims at greater flexibility and cost savings aligned with national policy.
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Montana School of Mines
Air Force
J. R. van Pelt
School of Mines
van Pelt
Uncle Sam
Crooker Guilty of Killing Woman in Bel Air
John R. Crooker Jr. convicted of first degree murder for stabbing and strangling Norma McCauley in her Bel Air home on July 5. A California Superior Court jury of eight women and four men found no recommendation, making the death penalty mandatory with sentencing set for next Monday. Crooker, 31, formerly of Bucksport Maine, was employed as her houseboy and claimed their romance ended last June.
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Santa Monica
Calif
California
John R. Crooker Jr
Superior Court
Crocker
Bucksport
Maine
Norma McCauley
Bel Air
Stanley Mosk
Crooker
Robert Armstrong
Caroline Crooker
Derelict U.S. jet crashes beside hospital near Sheffield
A derelict F84F Republic Thunderstreak jet crashing near Lodge Moore Hospital killed a woman patient and injured five others. Hot wreckage damaged a ward, started fires, and set a gas main alight as explosions threatened the 467 bed infectious diseases hospital before fires were controlled.
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Sheffield
England
U.S
Lodge Moore Hospital
Republic
Montana Railroad Board Says Its Hands Are Tied
Helena Montana The Montana Railroad Commission says it cannot approve intrastate freight rate changes due to an injunction by the Montana Citizens Freight Rate Assn and pending ICC orders The ICC increased intrastate rates by nine percent with a Feb 10 1956 deadline The board warns shippers must seek ICC modification and notes its lack of authority over passenger fares since 1921
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Helena
Montana Railroad Commission
Montana Citizens Freight Rate Assn
Montana Supreme Court
MRS
Interstate Commerce Commission
MCFRA
C. M. Wall
C. T. Sanders
B. C. Sanford
ICC
Railroad Board
Montana
Holiday Gift Spotter Promotes Luxury Items for Christmas
Holiday gift guide highlights luxury soaps colognes underthings and bags. Gift Spotter in the Want Ad section features Helmo Tire as a participating store advertising daily helps for Christmas shopping.
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Helmo Tire
Benson Urges Voluntary Curbs on Pigs
Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged farmers to voluntarily limit spring pig production to improve future market positions. He spoke after a long Cabinet meeting in Maryland and rejected immediate pork-market fixes, while references to a $85 million government pork buying program and Hickenlooper's slaughter proposal remained unmentioned in his call.
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Thurmont
Eisenhower
Catoctin Mountains
Benson
Washington
Rustic Laurel Lodge
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Congress
Yellowtail Dam Suit Is Planned For Montana Lands
Federal officials said a condemnation suit will be filed in Montana to take Crow Indian Reservation land needed for the Yellowtail Dam project if negotiation deadlocks continue. They noted the Crow Tribal Council rejected a three member board appraisal proposal and instead sought 50 years of $1 million annually plus project ownership, terms deemed unacceptable.
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Washington
Yellowtail
Montana
Interior Dept
Senate Interior Committee
Clarence Davis
Wilbur Dexheimer
Crows
Big Horn River
Crow Tribal Council
Reclamation Bureau
Murray D-Mont
Congress
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Murray
Senate
Bottle Swin ging Bandit Hunted in Missoula Robbery
Missoula police seek a bottle swinging bandit who entered a service station office, struck attendant Vernal Smith with a bottle, and escaped with 330 dollars including 178 in currency. Described as 28 to 30 years old, wearing a light tan jacket and light pants.
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Missoula
Vernal Smith
Smith
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