U S Opens Door to Sharing Atomic Secrets With Allies
Secretary Wilson told NATO ministers the Eisenhower administration seeks to amend the McMahon Act to allow sharing of pertinent atomic information with Atlantic allies. He indicated possible sharing of atomic weapons if Congress approves, while pledging continued munitions and training support to modernize NATO forces. The move hinges on implementing the European Defence Community and congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wilson
Eisenhower
Atlantic
U. S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO) Council
Congress
Pentagon
Alliance
NATO
Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Europe
United States
West Germany Backs U S Stand On Unified European Army
West German officials support Secretary Dulles in urging Europe to form a unified army or risk U S withdrawal. Adenauer's CDU calls the move logical while the Free Democrats favor a separate alliance if the six nation plan fails. Bonn quotes note American patience could end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Dulles
Europe
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Britain
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Paris
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Adenauer
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Spain
France
NATO
Farm Bureau Leader Warns Against Price Controls
President Allan B. Kline of the American Farm Bureau Federation told farmers in Chicago that continued high price guarantees would create cubby hole producers. He urged flexible price floors in 1955 to align with market demand and reduce surpluses through soil-building use of land and payments for good practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers
Federation
Kline
Congress
Southern Farm Bureau
National Farmers Union
House Agriculture Committee
Democrats Hit Back at GOPs Charges
The Democratic National Committee issued a 16 page facts sheet rebutting GOP accusations of Communist coddling and claiming a strong anti subversive record. It asserts Democrats originated most prosecutions and laws against subversive activity and credits Hoover testimony for current counts of Red leaders prosecuted under the Smith Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic National Committee
GOP
U. S
Communist Party
America
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
House Appropriations Committee
New Midget Jeep Unveiled for Airborne Carry
The Army gets its first look at the Aero Jeep nicknamed The Bobcat a 100 inch long 1 475 pound light weight vehicle intended to be carried in aircraft with aluminum body magnesium wheels and a plastic windshield. Designer Mike Ordorica notes minimal instrumentation and a 60 horsepower engine capable of 70 mph while Army Sgt L C Lester Albee tests its ride saying it still handles as hard as prior Jeep models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Edson
Washington
Army
Pentagon
Mike Ordorica
Ordorica
L. C. Lester Albee
Spooner
Wis
Korea
Thompson Convicted of Contempt for Refusing 1951 Surrender
Robert G. Thompson, one of 11 convicted Communist leaders, found guilty of contempt for failing to surrender in 1951 to begin a three year sentence on a conspiracy charge. FBI agents found him in a California Sierra Mountain hide-out. sentencing to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert G. Thompson
FBI
Thompson
California
Gregory F. Noonan
United States
Gift Spotter Shows Jayson’s Fur in Want Ad Circle
The Want Ad section promotes Gift-Spotter with quick gift ideas. Jayson’s Fur is highlighted as a favorite San ta store advertising this year in the Gift-Spotter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayson
Cotton and Peanut Growers Back Federal Controls
Cotton and peanut growers approved production and marketing controls in referendums. About half the cotton votes counted show 310,681 for and 16,328 against, roughly 95 percent in favor. Peanuts totaled 19,942 for and 1,227 against, about 94.2 percent in favor, though two thirds were needed for enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Quake Shakes Portland Area Residents Report
A strong quake struck the Portland metropolitan area and parts of the Willamette Valley around 9 35 p m Tuesday night with no immediate damage reported. Residents said furniture shook and the tremor was felt as far as Salem about 40 miles south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Willamette Valley
Salem
Here
Stalin imagery and naming decline in Pravda Constitution Day
Pravda coverage of Constitution Day shifts from heavy Stalin praise this year to minimal mention of Stalin. Last year the front page carried Stalin 49 times and a large portrait. this year the paper notes Stalin three times with no image and refers to the constitution as the Constitution of the U S S R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Pravda
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Millions of Italians Walk Off Work in General Strike
In Rome on Tuesday a 24 hour general strike shut down factories and services as Communist and non Communist unions press for higher base pay. About five million workers took part with unions claiming near total participation though estimates varied. The strike aims to raise base pay from about 31 000 lire a month to reflect a higher take home pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
General Confederation of Labor
Italy
Democratic Socialist Party
Republican Party
UIL
Nevada Bank Robbery Strikes Fifth Street Branch
A lone gunman robbed the Bank of Nevada Fifth Street Branch in Las Vegas around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, demanding money with a note, taking about $5,000. No injuries were reported, and it was the first local bank robbery since 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Fifth Street
Bank of Nevada
Four Men Drown After Car Skids Into River
Four men died Tuesday night when their car left a highway and plunged into the Kennebecasis River 14 miles east of Saint John New Brunswick. The accident occurred on a remote stretch as authorities investigated the derailment of the vehicle and identified the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint John, N. B
Kennebecasis River
Here
Commies Attack Dean as He Heads Back to Washington
U S envoy Arthur Dean departs Peiping amid broadcasts accusing him of wrecking a Korean peace conference. Dean's aide Kenneth Young remains in Korea awaiting any Communist apology. Reds claim Dean refused to Panmunjom meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Dean
Center
Washington
Kenneth Young
Panmunjom
Dean
Tokyo
U.S
Arthur Dean
Peiping
Korea
United States
U. S. State Department
Reds
U. S
Montana Weather Forecast Quiet Midweek With Cool Climates
West of Divide early fog in valleys then partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday. No major temperature swings. Highs range from 25 to 35 in the west, with much colder conditions in the northeast and chilly nights. East of Divide expects partly cloudy skies, colder on Wednesday, and continuing cold in the east through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Divide
Wont Face Interviewers Soviet Prisons Fight Repatriation Deadline
PANMUNJOM The head of the Neutral National Repatriation Commission Lt General K S Thimayya said 22 American war prisoners held by the Communists would not be wooed home by explanations or appeals The UN Command pressed to open talks for the Americans and other prisoners while Allied officers considered broadcasting Christmas carols and appeals to win minds Only one week remains in the 90 day explanation program and Thimayya noted Indian custody over 22600 prisoners ends January 22 with Nehru saying release requires agreement by Communists and UN Command Washington aligned with Thimayya as Dulles had said prisoners refusing repatriation should be freed on January 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
U. S
National
K. S. Thimayya
India
United Nations Command
Thimayya
New Delhi
Nehru
U. N
Washington
Dulles
Mayors Seek Civil Defense Role Review
At a White House civil defense meeting 175 mayors pressed for a top level review to fix federal state and local roles in city protection against atomic war. Val Peterson said roles should be clarified by the National Security Council in ABC fashion. Democratic Philadelphia Mayor Joseph S. Clark Jr. urged stronger federal leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Security Council
White House
Val Peterson
Security Council
Nixon
Peterson
Eisenhower
Joseph S. Clark Jr
Philadelphia
Skunk Ears Cut For Wildlife Club In Fairview Theater
An odor in a Fairview theater leads to two 12 year old boys with empty seats nearby. They admit shooting a skunk and trimming its ears for the Wildlife Club, claiming they bathed and changed clothes but kept the boots on. Admission refunds were issued by the show manager Miss Marjorie Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
Wildlife Club
Marjorie Johnson
Bidault Enters French Presidential Race in Paris
Foreign Minister Georges Bidault announced his candidacy for the French presidency, opposing Premier Joseph Laniel and other contenders as France prepares to elect a new head of state by parliamentary vote. Laniel and Yvon Delbos had already signaled interest in succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Georges Bidault
Joseph Laniel
Laniel
Yvon Delbos
Vincent Auriol
France
Witness Testifies Roosevelt Gave Browder Orders
John Lautner, a former Communist official turned government witness, testified that Elizabeth Gurley Flynn said Browder took orders from Franklin D. Roosevelt and his cabinet. Lautner claimed Flynn linked the White House to Browder and that Flynn delivered instructions to Browder through Josephine Truslow Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Earl Browder
U. S. Communist Party
Roosevelt
John Lautner
Communist Party
Lautner
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
New York
Russia
Subversive Activities Control Board
SACB
Jefferson School of Social Science
Harry Sacher
Jefferson School
Thomas J. Herbert
Josephine Truslow Adams
Browder
Butte Man Killed in Fall at Home
Hugh Duffy, 63, of 645 South Main, died from a skull fracture after a fall in his apartment Monday morning. Coroner Sayatovic and Undersheriff Lester found no signs of violence and no inquest was planned. Duffy, a former miner and Great Northern Railway employee, was possibly a World War I veteran. His body lay at Sherman & Reed Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Duffy
S. Main
Rudy E. Sayatovic
James Lester
Duffy
W. E. Smith
Smiths
Sayatovic
Lester
Butte
Great Northern Railway
Sherman & Reed Mortuary
Liberalized FHA mortgage plan sent to Eisenhower
A 52 point housing blueprint urged liberal FHA mortgage insurance and long terms, including 40 year loans with no down payment for low cost homes, lease-and-purchase plans, urban renewal funding, and extended repair loans. The report to Congress favors equal financing for old and new houses and stresses market efficiency within a strong economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Albert M. Cole
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Congress
Senate probe cites White as Soviet agent in wartime currency plates
A Senate inquiry panel led by Sen. Mundt says Harry Dexter White, then assistant secretary of the Treasury, used his high office to aid Soviet interests and that White and at least four Communist accomplices helped the Russians obtain plates to print German occupation currency. The report links the episode to costs borne by U.S. taxpayers and notes White’s death in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Harry Dexter White
Treasury
United States
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Soviet Russia
U. S
Army
the Treasury
White
Atty
Brownell
Truman
International Monetary Fund
FBI
Prison ends gambling after peaceful poker players voiced complaints
Angola Louisiana prison officials quoted Capt. C. S. Morgan saying gambling was abolished in the penitentiary after inmates complained. Morgan joked a man with two deuces and a sugar cane knife once beat three aces, illustrating the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
U.P
C. S. Morgan
Morgan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red
Envoy Dean
Nevada Bank
Pep Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Pteeeraeeress
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Mayors Ask Civil Defense Review
YO Fight Tbs
Bidault
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!