West Offers to Build Egyptian Dam at Aswan
The United States and Britain proposed a $70 million start for the Aswan Dam on the upper Nile with potential for an additional $130 million after the initial phase, subject to Congressional approval. The plan aims to lift Egypt’s economy and living standards, with World Bank backing seen as essential for the $1.3 billion project.
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United States
Britain
Russaa
Egypt
Aswan
Upper Nile River
Congress
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Middle East
Aswan Dam
Herbert Hoover Jr
Roger Makins
Abdel Monein el Kaisouni
Eugene Black
World Bank
Kaisouni
New York
London
Cairo
Dulles Pledges U S Help for European Atomic Authority
In Paris John Foster Dulles pledged U S support for a unified European atomic authority to supervise peaceful power and hinted aid would be limited by an amended Atomic Energy Act. He urged a supranational body with enforcement power while warning against aiding individual national programs.
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U. S
John Foster Dulles
Spaak
Monnet
Congress
Dulles
von Brentano
United States
France
Gun Knife Fight Victims In Fair Condition In Butte
Charles E. Whitman 43 and John T. Hyde 52 were listed in fair condition at Community Memorial Hospital after Friday afternoon gun knife clash in Hyde’s upstairs flat. Whitman claimed Hyde was aggressor and described a knife threat followed by a gunshot. Hyde’s version and other statements varied.
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Butte
Community Memorial Hospital
Charles E. Whitman
Colorado
John T. Hyde
S. Idaho
Whitman
Hyde
Nick Rotering
J. Frank Sullivan
Clara Whitman
Community outdoor pool drive in Butte plans
Butte officials announced a plan to build an outdoor swimming pool and seek broad support from service clubs fraternal groups schools and labor organizations. A Mardi Gras talent show at the Civic Center before Lent is proposed to raise funds for the pool with proceeds also aiding clubs and organizations that sponsor booths and talent acts.
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Butte
City’ Recreation Department
City Recreation Board
City Recreation Department
Civic Center
Tim J. Sullivan
Robert Sparks
Recreation Department
City Engineer’s
Civic
One Last Butte Night Shopping Session Remains
Thousands of shoppers visited Butte stores Saturday night despite snow and cold as the city prepares for one final night shopping session Monday with stores open until 9 p.m. After that, regular hours resume 5:30 p.m. closing until Christmas Eve.
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Butte
Great Falls Couple Die in Auto-Truck Crash
William L. Bridgeford, 70, died in a Great Falls hospital from injuries after an auto-truck crash that killed his wife, 67, Friday night. Their car struck the rear of a semi-trailer stalled on the Belt highway about six miles east of Great Falls. Montana’s fatality toll reached 227 for the year, the second worst on record, with last year at 213.
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Great Falls
William L. Bridgeford
Fairview Man Dies in Bus Crash Near Billings
A 65 year old Fairview man died after his car rear ended a chartered Greyhound bus carrying 17 Rocky Mountain College players home from Dickinson. The collision occurred 10 miles east of Billings on U S 10 in a snowstorm. Bus driver Erwin Freek was unhurt and one bus passenger was wounded. Floyd Pettibone died on arrival at St Vincent Hospital from chest and head injuries. The incident raised Montana's 1955 traffic fatalities to 228, up from 214 last year.
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Billings
Erwin Freek
Pettibone
Montana
Butte Young Man Becomes Priest in Rome Ordination
The Rev. John Francis McCarthy, son of Mr and Mrs John F McCarthy of 1123 Maryland Butte, was ordained a Catholic priest in Rome. He studied at Carroll College and North American College, with Bishop Martin J O Conn or presiding. He will return to Butte in July.
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John F. McCarthy
Maryland
Rome
Father McCarthy
Beautiful College
Immaculate Conception
Janiculum Hill
Martin J. O’connor
Scranton
Thespia
North American College
McCarthy
Butte
Our Lady of Mercy
Anita Frances
St. Raphael’s School
Dubuque
Iowa
James
Carroll College
Charles W. McCarthy
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
East Helena
St. Joseph School
Boys Central High School
Mercury Snow Deepens in Butte As Subzero Temperatures Loom
Butte saw four inches of new snow with total ground depth at ten inches after a -3 reading uptown and -4 at the airport by 11 p m. Forecast calls for further snow and a high near 5 with a low of -10 Sunday. Saturday temps ranged from 19 to -38 amid icy air and Pacific storm effects.
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Butte
Helena
Montana
Prescott Towle Former Helena Resident Killed in Accident
Prescott Towle, 30, formerly of Helena, was killed in an auto crash six miles north of Omaha Nebraska Saturday. His wife and two children were not seriously hurt though the children were hospitalized for observation. Towle worked for the International Business Machines Company. His parents Mr and Mrs R E Towle of Helena were notified.
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Helena
Prescott Towle
Omaha
Neb
Towle
Topeka
Kan
R. E. Towle
State Bank
International Business Machine Co
Mining Official Carl Trauerman Dies at 70 in Butte
Carl J. Trauerman 70 longtime secretary manager of the Mining Association of Montana and respected mining engineer died Saturday in his Napton apartments after a weeklong illness. He review ed a Western Governors Policy Conference report Friday and had attended Spokane meetings as Montana Mining Congress resolutions committee member. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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The
Mining Association of Montana
Montana
Napton Apts
Mr. Trauerman
Trauerman
Western Governors Policy Conference
Sacramento
J. Robert van Pelt
Montana School of Mines
Traverman
Western Governors Mining Advisory Council
J. Hugo Aronson
Association
Daly-Shea
Pittsburgh
Bernard Trauerman
Pittsburgh Central High School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
California
Boy and friend in hunting accident shock at hospital
Ray Kauf 14 sobbed in a hospital waiting room after admitting he pointed a rifle at his friend Lonnie Webb 15 and pulled the trigger. Lonnie was wounded near the heart and rushed to Butte Community Hospital with his mother arriving in tears. The incident occurred at the Park Street home and investigators continue to piece together the mishap.
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Ray Edward Kauf
Butte Community Hospital
Lonnie Webb
Ray
Hauf Boy
E. Park
Mollie Phelps
Howard Kauf
Kelley Mine
Lonnie
Millie Webb
Eleven Die and Thirteen Hurt in Truck Mishap
Eleven persons perished and 13 were injured near Labe in French Guinea when a truck overturned on a wooden bridge Wednesday night, per the French News Agency reported Saturday.
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Paris
Labe
French Guinea
Gift Spotter Ad Highlights Easy Holiday Shopping
The Gift Spotter in the Want Ad Section touts simple, satisfying shopping. Shiners is listed as one of the stores advertising daily to ease Christmas purchasing.
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Shiners
Maguire Trial Opens Monday
Former Silver Bow County treasurer Robert D. Maguire faces an embezzlement case with a cash shortage of 32443.54 between 1950 and 1954. The trial starts Monday at 10 a m in District Court with Judge John B McClernan presiding. Maguire pleaded innocent and posted a 4000 bond.
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Robert D. Maguire
Silver Bow County
District Court
Second Judicial District
John B. McClernan
Maguire
N. A. Rotering
McClernan
John E. Picard
Picard
Second Term Issue Skirted by Eisenhower Health Status
Gettysburg report from heart specialist Paul Dudley White states President Eisenhower is out of danger after the September heart attack but the second term question remains unresolved. White notes progress and that any decision on a second term rests with Eisenhower, not doctors, with plans to travel south after Christmas for rest and return for Congress opening.
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Gettysburg
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Boston
White
Congress
Augusta
Washington
At Least 22 Die in Fires Across U S and Canada
Fire disasters over Christmas weekend killed at least 22 people in the United States and Canada. Among the dead were many children, with multiple incidents in New York City, Kentucky, Ontario, Virginia, Texas, Massachusetts, Louisiana, and Louisiana.
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U. S
Canada
Eight Children and Woman Killed in Wyoming Train Crash
Five youths and a teenage girl died when a speeding Chicago Burlington & Quincy passenger train struck a pickup near Gillette Wyoming. Victims identified as Daryl Johnson 16 Dale Saylor 16 Gary Saylor 15 Glenna Phillips 15 and Robert Seifert 18. Police noted the light truck carried no other injuries among train passengers. The eastbound train from Billings to Lincoln halted in Gillette after the wreck.
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Gillette
Wyo
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Wyoming
Daryl Johnson
Dale Saylor
Gary
Glenna Phillips
Robert Seifert
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
Neb
Billings
Mont
George Seifert
Scottsbluff, Neb
Texas Tragedies Take 34 Lives
Beaumont and other Texas locations report a wave of fires and crashes Friday and Saturday that killed 34 people. Four elderly burned in a Beaumont rest home. five football fans died in a Hallettsville head-on crash. five more in a Belton collision. four children burned in a McAllen gas explosion. Fire deaths total 15. traffic deaths total 15.
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New York City
Edna Lopez
Eileen
Alicea
Carlos
Edward Holder
New York
Edward F. Cavanagh
Hopkinsville
Lucy Byrd
Ottawa
Canada
Norfolk
Texas
Beaumont
Tex
Houston
Air Force
Attaquin
Mashpee
Mass
Jena
Hallettsville
Belton
McAllen
Montana Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy North Clear Snow South
Montana east region faces partly cloudy skies with snow in central and south portions and very cold temps. Blizzard risk in extreme southeast and south central areas early Sunday. highs 5 to 10 below zero northeast to near zero southwest. West expects cloudy snows Sunday and Monday with moderate winds highs 5 to 15. Table notes 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending 5 30 p m Saturday.
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