US and Russia clash over Hungarian revolt observers
The State Department urged a United Nations inquiry in Hungary to verify if outside forces prompted the six week old rebellion. Russia rejected the protest and said Soviet troops were needed to restore order as diplomacy continued amid terse exchanges between Washington and Moscow.
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Washington
State Dept
Russia
United Nations
Hungary
Lincoln White
Soviet Union
U. N
U. S. Legation
Budapest
United States
Sergei R. Striganov
Robert Murphy
Striganov
Murphy
White
Gunmen abduct teller and steal about sixty thousand in College Park Bank
Two gunmen abducted head teller Donald E. Bischoff from his home and forced him to open a night depository at a Suburban Trust Co branch in College Park. Bischoff and his wife were held for nearly six hours as the robbers fled in his car, abandoning it two miles away. FBI aid, Bischoff’s key role, and the couple’s young daughter were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Donald E. Bischoff
Bishoff
Suburban Trust Co
FBI
Bishoffs
Bischoff
University of Maryland
Washington, D. C
Iraq Pact Policy Triggers Arab General Strikes
Arab nationalists stage 24 hour strikes in Amman and other Jordan towns, Damascus reports police guarding the Iraq legation, and Cairo shuts streets and courts as Iraqi Premier Nuri Said defends Baghdad Pact alignment against communism. Syria, Jordan, Egypt join protests. Britain and allies back pact.
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Amman
Jordan
Nuri Said
Iraq
Syria
Iraq Legation
Damascus
Interior Ministry
Cairo
Baghdad
Britain
Turkey
Pakistan
Iran
Middle East
Eastern Railroads Win Freight Rate Hike Approval
The Interstate Commerce Commission allows Eastern railroads a 7 percent freight rate rise and Western lines 5 percent. ICC estimates show shippers will pay $402.6 million more annually. A separate Southern request for 7 percent faces a hearing on January 7. if granted, Southern revenues would rise by about $85 million yearly.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
Western Lines
ICC
Southern Railroads
Western Roads
Christmas spirit warms St Joseph Hospital beds
In Mt. Clemens Michigan at St Joseph Hospital Jack Noel age 25 recovers from minor surgery. In the adjacent bed is Jack Frost age 16 keeping company during the holiday season.
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MT. Clemens
Mich
St. Joseph Hospital
Jack Noel
Jack Frost
Gun Battle Near Lisnaskea During Premier Talk in London
Police exchanged fire with about a dozen Irish Republican Army raiders on a rural road near Lisnaskea in Northern Ireland. One officer was wounded. two raiders were captured as the rest fled in a truck. Premier Lord Brookeborough spoke on British TV about the incident and the ongoing IRA campaign.
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Belfast
Northern
Ireeland 2
Northern Ireland
Lord Brookeborough
London
Lisnaskea
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republic
United Kingdom
IRA
Southern Irish Republic
Poland wins veto power over Soviet troop moves
Poland secured veto power over use and movement of Soviet troops on its soil in a five point agreement with Soviet leaders. The accord sets Polish law for troops and families off base and requires Polish approval for troop relocations and base changes. Both sides constrained military pressure and movements to Polish government approval.
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Poland
Warsaw
Red Army
Dmitri Shepilov
Georgi Zhukov
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Moscow
Rhode Island Elects GOP Governor Del Sesto
Republican Christopher Del Sesto unofficially won the Rhode Island governor race as incumbent Dennis J. Roberts prepared to challenge absentee and shut in ballots. With 10,000 ballots delayed until December 5, Del Sesto held a narrow lead after November 6 voting.
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Providence
R. I
Christopher del Sesto
Rhode Island
Dennis J. Roberts
el Sesto
Roberts
Britain Faces Gas Rationing as Relics Reemerge on Streets
On the first day of Suez era gasoline rationing in Britain streets were quiet as drivers stayed home and workers used public transit. Pedestrian era machines appeared with Harold Marshall riding a grandmotherly high wheel bicycle and Lt. Col. Eric Trevor driving a chestnut mare to his office. A Paris built electric brougham carried directors while a 1922 chain driven electric truck returned to service at Southampton dockyard.
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London
Britain
Suez
Edinburgh
Harold Marshall
Eric Trevor
Paris
Southampton
House of Commons
Suez Canal
Syria
Harold Watkinson
Red Tape Slashed By Ingenuity Yule Trees on Way
A mother asks for a Christmas tree for her son serving in Korea. Forest Hughes Jr.'s parents solve parcel limits by sending two 22 inch trees halves with hinges and extra decorations in tubes, meeting the two pound limit for shipping.
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Tampa
Fla
38Th Parallel
Daddy
Forest Hughes Jr
Air Parcel Post
Hughes
Joy to the World Born From Handel and Watts
A Lowell Mason led Boston choir arranged part of Handel to fit a Watts psalm hymn. The verse became the stirring carol Joy to the World, though Handel and Watts never combined their talents. For help with wording, use aWant Ad. Dial 5451 for expert assistance.
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Lowell Mason
Boston
Isaac Watts
Handel
Watts
Record-Tying Crop Output Reported
The Agriculture Department reports 1956 crop output at 106 percent of the 1947-49 average with livestock products creating a new peak. Harvested acreage reached 319 million across 59 principal crops, the smallest since 1936, due in part to soil bank diversions and gains from improved farming practices.
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Washington
Agriculture Dept
Great Plains
New Soil Bank
Guerrillas Hit Departing Allied Units in Port Said
In Port Said Egypt guerrillas struck departing British French forces killing a French Foreign Legionnaire as he boarded a ship. Legionnaires counterattacked flushing out a sniper hideaway and arresting three guerrillas while British tanks assaulted an Arab slum quarter.
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Port Said
Egypt
U. N
Montana Weather Forecast Tuesday To Wednesday
Eastern Montana will see considerable cloudiness with showers near mountains and rising highs, 35 to 45, and mild nights around 15 to 0. Western Montana remains mostly cloudy with occasional rain and higher elevation snow, temperatures steady in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Ike and Nehru Discuss World Topics
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru met at the Gettysburg farm to discuss Suez, Hungary, Red China, military alliances and foreign aid. The conversations were described as entirely personal with no details released and no other officials present.
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Ike
Nehru
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
India
Suez
Hungary
China
James C. Hagerty
Washington
Music Director Named for JHS in Butte
Roderick Lewis was named music director for the Butte Junior High School by the Board of Trustees, receiving unanimous approval. He teaches at Emerson School and directs the Butte Civic Concert Orchestra, holding a Master of Music from Montana State University and state accreditation in clarinet. Three architects were assigned to survey public schools for the proposed long-range building program.
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Roderick Lewis
Butte
Board of
Lewis
Emerson School
Butte Civic
Montana
Montana State University
Baby Girl Survivor in Worst Train Car Crash on Record
In Phoenix an 18 month old girl survived a crash between a car and the Southern Pacific Golden State Limited, the dead totaling 12 from the Alires family plus others. The infant suffered a skull fracture and remained in critical condition as the accident occurred at a level crossing with no signals.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Cruella Allies
Southern Pacific
Golden State Limited
Los Angeles
Chicago
Union Station
D. W. Depriest
Colorado
U. S
Minnesota
Kingman
Phoenix Crossing
Desert Land
Walter Vandergriff
Juan Alires, Sr
Juan Alires Jr
Victor Alires
Clara Alires
Sofi Alires
Mike Alires
Steven Alires
David Alires
Bobby Alires
Leroy Johnson
Johnny Massery
Elvira Mary Cline
Victor
Alires
Danny
Victor Jr
Patsy
Wally
Lonnie
Tommy
Nine Oil Firms Hit With Montana Price Discrimination Complaint
Montana Secretary of Commerce John T. Vance filed a complaint with the attorney general alleging nine oil companies including Carter Oil Continental Oil Standard Oil of Indiana and Union Oil of California violated state law by price discrimination in gasoline. The case follows legislative authorization and a 1955 appropriation to study price fixing with possible prosecutions if substantiated.
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Helena
John T. Vance
Montana Trade Commission
Carter Oil Co
Continental Oil Co
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
The
Texas Co
California Oil Co
Socony Mobil
Phillips Petroleum Co
H. Ear! Clack Inc
Union Oil Co
California
Vance
Atty
Arnold H. Olsen
Montana
Two Killed in Billings Crash Increases Montana Toll
Hiram Barney 62 of Billings died from injuries after a two car collision on Laurel highway. Pat McCaffey 23 of Billings skidded on snow entering Barney’s car at a right angle. Barney died seven hours later. coroner awaiting inquest. In Miles City a rancher pulled 81 year old John S Robinson from a burning car after a crash on US 212. Robinson died five hours later, 256th Montana death of the year.
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Billings
U.P
Hiram Barney
Laurel
Montana
Eugene Hill
Barney
Pat McCaffey
McCaffey
Mel Boice
Miles City
John S. Robinson
Ekalaka
Calvin Preller
Robinson
French Algerian clash leaves dead in Medea night
French soldiers pursuing attackers of two Frenchmen fired on Medea. Ten Algerians died and twelve were wounded after a general cannonade that followed a failure to halt. A military truck hit a mine near Bab Tired killed four French soldiers and wounded another.
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Algiers
Medea
Bab
Tokyo mother commits suicide with infant on back
Mrs Maso Inoue, 36, wrote a note claiming life was not worth living due to her son being weak. She jumped in front of a speeding train but survived unhurt. The one year old child strapped to her back died in the crash, while she escaped with no injuries.
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Tokyo
Maso Inoue
Montana Highway Commission eyes 40 million in 1957 road contracts
Helena reports the Montana Highway Commission will award about 40 million dollars in highway contracts for 1957 including federal interstate work. Fred Quinnell Jr. notes current year awards total 25.5 million for 107 projects, with 24.5 million on roads and bridges and 1.16 million more in maintenance and buildings. The next bid opening is anticipated in February after the January routine session in Helena.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Fred Quinnell Jr
Highway Dept
Commission
Quinnell
Clarence Cunningham
Highway Patrol Board
Night Shopping Session Draws Heavy Christmas Crowd
Christmas shoppers filled Butte streets for the season’s final night shopping session. Merchants say stores saw heavy customer flow as residents rushed to finish gifts. Stores will close at 6 p.m. for the rest of the season including Christmas Eve. suppliers have been restocked and late buyers will find a wide gift selection.
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Butte
Santa Claus
Mining City
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