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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1956

Page

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Budapest Labor Sit-Downs Defy Troops Demand Release Leaders

Thousands of Budapest factory workers staged new sit-down strikes as Soviet and Hungarian troops occupied plants. They refused production until jailed labor leaders were freed, while the regime and Soviet forces quash revolt and threaten wage cuts.

Budapest Janos Kadar Kadar Szoltan Tildy Smallholders’ Party Tildy Imre Nagy Matyas Rakosi Mhungery Hungary Csepel Iron and Steel Works Sandor Racz

Two Lawyers Fined In Lobby Case

Washington two lawyers for Superior Oil Co were fined 2500 each after pleading guilty to failing to register as lobbyists in a bid to influence a 195? natural gas bill They received suspended one year prison terms and their employer was fined 10000 with the government dropping a felony count The judge noted there was no useful purpose in jail and the case relates to a disputed campaign contribution to Senator Francis Case and a White House veto followed by Eisenhower's stance on the bill.

Washington Congressional Elmer Patman Austin Tex John M. Neff Lexington Neb Superior Oil Co California U. S Joseph C. McGarraghy Patman Neff Mgarraghy Sen Francis Case R-Sd Case Senate Congress Eisenhower

Secretary Dulles Heads Home After NATO Work

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles left Paris by air for Washington Friday night after meeting with the NATO Council and planned to report to President Eisenhower on NATO’s progress.

Paris John Foster Dulles Washington NATO Councile NATO Eiseneo

Sparks Could Fly When Nixon and Nehru Meet

Vice President Nixon greets Indian Prime Minister Nehru at the national airport for four days of talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles. Previous clashes over neutralism colored U S Indian relations, but a cordial meeting is anticipated.

John M. Hightower Washington Nixon India Ister Nehru National Nehru Eisenhower John Foster Dulles Dulles United States

Anaconda Plans Big Chile Investment Through 1959

Roy H. Glover, chairman of The Anaconda Company, says the firm will invest over 250 million dollars in Chilean mining by 1959 as part of a 10 year program. He notes Chuquicamata output at 600 million pounds annually, new molybdenum byproducts, and El Salvador deposits starting in 1959 with 100 thousand short tons yearly. if early results are strong, another 80 million dollars in further investments are planned.

Santiago Chile U.P Roy H. Glover Anaconda Company Anaconda Chuquicamata Potrerillos el Salvador Atacama Glover United Press

Eden Defends British Egypt Action Amid Growing Support

Prime Minister Eden said he is fit to resume duties after Jamaica trip and asserted there is growing understanding in Canada and the United States that Britain was right to intervene in Egypt. He spoke to reporters after returning from the Caribbean.

Eddy Gilmore London Eden United States Egypt Jamaica Middle East U. S Hailsham Britain Wheeler U. N

Strike of Grocery Clerks Set Monday

Bob McClelland of FMCS said the Silver Bow Employers Assn and the Butte Clerks Union met Friday on a new contract but no agreement was reached. The clerks had voted Thursday night to strike on Monday.

Bob McClelland Great Falls Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Silver Bow Employers Assn Butte Clerks Union

Montana Weather Outlook and Temperature Trends

Montana east will see colder northeast with light snow at times, highs 10-20 northeast and 30-40 southwest, warming late Saturday into Sunday. Northeast Saturday night lows 5-15, southwest 30s, Sunday highs 25-35 west and 20-30 east. Montana west remains mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers, highs 30-45, low nights 20-30. The table notes 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums and 24 hour precip ending Friday 5:30 pm.

Montana

Montana Highway Commission Awards 1956 Bids Totaling 1 053 670

Seven bids totaling 1 053 670 were awarded by the Montana Highway Commission, raising 1956 construction to 24 925 036 for 98 projects. Low bidders include Baltrusch Construction Co for Fergus county, and Nor gaard Hilling and Northwest Engineering Co for multiple county projects. Rejected was a 1.8 mile Fergus project. another bid was deferred.

Helena Montana Highway Commission Fergus County Zook Bros Bonners Ferry Idaho Grass Range Malta Keily Construction Co Butte Skalkaho Road Ravalli County Baltrusch Construction Co Havre

U S Industrial Output Rises to Record Pace

The Federal ReserveBoard reports November industrial production at a new high driven by auto output. The index reaches 147 percent of 1947-49 average, up from October, with output 3 percent above a year ago. Prices of many commodities advance as wholesale farm prices climb 7 percent year over year.

Washington Federal Reserve Board

Floods Hit West Virginia Towns as Rivers Rise

Heavy rain flooded streets and basements across central West Virginia. Spencer faced its worst flood in 40 years with water invading 50 homes and warehouses on Front Street. Firemen and National Guards evacuated families while schools closed in several counties.

Charleston W.va West Virginia Spencer Here Spring Creek Front

British and U S Clash Over Clearing Canal

In Port Said Egypt a dispute rose over who should clear the Suez Canal with Lt Gen Raymond A Wheeler opposing British French salvage crews to keep UN neutrality. Viscount Hailsham criticized Wheeler's suggestion as aiding Cairo and warned withdrawal would delay reopening.

Port Said Egypt Britain Admiralty Suez Canal Viscount Hailshin Royal Navy Establishment Raymond A. Wheeler U. S. Army United Nations U. N Lord Hailsham Wheeler Hailsham Nasser Cairo

St Nick Gift Legend Ties to Dowries for 3 Daughters

The legend traces Santa to St Nicholas a 4th century bishop of Myra Lycia. He secretly provided dowries for three poor daughters so they could marry. The piece notes using a Want Ad to buy Christmas gifts and to dial 5451 for ad aid.

Santa Claus St. Nicholas Myra Lycia

Unrest in Argentina prompts bomb scares and political shift

Widespread anti government attacks hit Buenos Aires area as a streetcar bomb and trains explode or are damaged. A new political group led by Gen. Leon Bengoa is reported, with the same man tied to a right wing nationalist faction amid ongoing labor unrest and security crackdowns.

Buenos Aires Argentina Leon Justo Bengoa Adelaida Sarmiento de Fauson Pedro Aramburu Saporiti San Juan Ricardo Azocar Party of National Concord Azocar Bengoa Aramburu

Noted Geologist Everett DeGolyer dies by suicide in Dallas

The renowned geologist and oil industry leader Everett L DeGolyer aged 70 shot himself in his Dallas office. A secretary found the body after hearing a noise, with a .38 revolver nearby. Ill health for six years and no clear reason given. DeGolyer helped found Amerada Petroleum and Geophysical Service, linking to Mexico Eagle and Shell deals in a storied career.

Dallas Everett Lee DeGolyer Justice of the Peace Byrd Dorothy E. Pitts Greensburg Kan DeGolyer Saturday Review of Literature Mexico Petero No. 4 Mexican Eagle Oil Co New York Mexican Eagle London Eagle Shell Oil Co Amerada Petroleum Corp Amerada Geophysical Research Corp Geophysical Service, Ine

Hotel Basement Fire Ht Kansas City Hospitalizes 10

A four story downtown Kansas City hotel fire Friday night sent at least ten people to hospitals after smoke filled the basement. Fire crews conducted a precautionary search as hotel staff said 45 guests were registered. Smoke victims were removed from the third and fourth floors. cause undetermined.

Kansas City

NATO ministers back new military directive and A weapon pledge

Atlantic Pact foreign ministers endorsed a four day NATO session directive emphasizing tactical atomic power and the U S pledge to supply allied modern weapons capable of firing atomic warheads without warheads themselves U S Defense Secretary Wilson urged allies to develop their own super armaments while calling for UN mediated Middle East settlement and Suez canal revival.

Stanley Johnson Paris Middle East NATO U. S Charles E. Wilson United States United Nations Suez Canal Council Russia Europe Atlantic Lisbon John Foster Dulles United

Group Protests New One-Way Traffic Proposal

About 25 residents spoke against one-way traffic on Utah Arizona and Wyoming streets at a City Council committee meeting in Butte. They argued no traffic problem existed though some favored routing changes to run south on Arizona and Utah and north on Wyoming. Council planned a report after further discussion and a Dec 19 meeting.

Yeas Joe A. Kissock Arizona Utah Wyoming Butte Front Platinum Park William B. Renouard al Herzog Mr. Herzog

Death in Locked Room Is Probed

An inquest into the death of Margarith Klapp, 39, stabbed in a locked bathroom, was recessed for full investigation. Her airline exec husband J Mileham Klapp, 41, testified to their estrangement and a pistol struggle before her body was found by two ministers. Deputy coroner C W Richards called the wounds perplexing and noted five major and five minor stab wounds.

Chicago Margarith Klapp

Santa Claus takedown on Clinton police parking space

Edward Pollock 55 set up a hut on Clinton public square dressed as Santa to hear children's wishes. Police demanded $2.50 for the metered parking space and Pollock paid with a check, lamenting the department’s lack of Christmas spirit.

Clinton, Til U.P Santa Claus Clinton Police Department Edward Pollock Pollock

Discontinuation of Collier's and Woman's Home Companion

Crowell-Collier Publishing Co directors voted to end Collier's and Woman's Home Companion after six hours of meetings. The magazines, long entrenched in American homes, combined to circulate about 842 million copies and employed over 3,600 staff across editorial, advertising, business offices, and the printing plant.

New York Crowell-Collier Publishing Co Collier's Woman's Home Companion America Theodore White United States

Stores Open Tonight For Late Shoppers In Butte

Eight shopping days remain before Christmas and Butte stores extend hours to 9 p.m. tonight. Extra hours attract brisk Christ mas buying and out of town shoppers. Stores stay open to 9 p.m. Monday and Saturday December 22, with Christmas Eve closing at 6 p.m.

Butte

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