Defense chief outlines bigger missile and force plans
Secretary Wilson presented a Defense Department budget request showing about 35 percent more spending and roughly 35 billion dollars in new appropriations for the next fiscal year. He cited new weapons including guided missiles, a surface warship with atomic power, and a potential 50 000 rise in armed personnel, with shifts toward missiles ahead of true inter continental ballistic systems.
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Washington
Defense Dept
Wilson
Pentagon
Congress
Army
Huntsville
Ala
Navy
Arab mobs storm U.S. and other consulates in Jerusalem
A demonstrator mob attacked the U S consulate on the Jordan side of Jerusalem amid Jordan’s bid to join the Baghdad pact. Flags torn from U S and French posts as rioting across the country left authorities tallying about 10 killed and 100 injured.
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Jordan
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Hussein
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Hazza el Majali
Majali
Turkey
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Iran
Iraq
Britain
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Warm Christmas Weather Expected Across Montana
Montana forecast calls for a Yuletide warm spell through Christmas with highs reaching the 40s in the southwest and 20s to 30s elsewhere. Light rain or snow showers accompany a clash of air masses, while motorists are urged to drive cautiously in early mornings and evenings. Bitter cold grips northern border states as the Great Plains to New England see subzero readings.
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Montana
Billings
Miles City
Montana Highway Dept
Associated Press
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New England
Mt. Washington
N. H
Lowville
N. Y
Utica
Government Plans Expanded Research Against Cancer and Heart Disease
Washington plans for a major expansion in medical research to fight cancer and heart disease were outlined by the Eisenhower administration. Congress would be asked to increase Public Health Service funding by about 25 to 30 percent for next year, with indications of 25 million dollars or more. A new federal program would offer 50-50 matching support for building facilities at medical and dental schools and nonprofit research institutions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S. Public Health Service
Folsom
Oveta Culp Hobby
Health, Education and Welfare Dept
National Institut of Health
Medical Schoo
Bethesda
Martinell Dies in Car Crash Near Dillon
Dillon mourns Hewitt Martinell 25 a popular father of three who died Tuesday morning at Barrett Hospital after a tire blowout wrecked his car on Highway 41. He had been paralyzed since last Friday from the back injury. Unofficial state tolls tally 229 road deaths this year, eight more than 1954, marking a second worst year in Montana history.
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Dillon
Hewitt Martinell
Barrett Hospital
Martinell
Twin Bridges
Montana
Gift-Spotter Ad Highlights Vacuum Sales & Service
Santa urges readers to check the Gift-Spotter daily in Want Ad for shopping tips. Vacuum Sales and Service is listed as one of today and every day’s Gift-Spotter stores offering Christmas shopping help.
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Vacuum Sales & Service
Eisenhower Returns to Washington for Christmas
President Eisenhower flew back to the capital ahead of schedule for his first White House Christmas. Press secretary James Hagerty cited Mrs. Eisenhower’s Christmas planning as the reason, noting the First Lady remained at Gettysburg for a time due to her aversion to flying.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Gettysburg
Montana Weather Update With Snow Showers and Warming
Montana east region sees cloudiness and scattered showers with snow in mountains. Central and west expect increasing cloudiness and light precip with local freezing rain in far northeast Wednesday night. Temperatures rise in east and north. Billings and Miles City warm to 20s to near 45.
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Billings
Miles
Continental Divide
Dulles Seeks 4.9 Billion for New Foreign Aid
Secretary of State Dulles announced Congress will be asked to approve 4.9 billion dollars in new foreign aid funds for the coming year. He noted military aid would total about three billion and economic aid would rise modestly, with a large backlog of unspent weapons money supporting the request. Senator Byrd opposed expanding reserve funds, urging use of unexpended balances instead.
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Dulles
Congress
Middle East
Associated Press
Wilson
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Yugoslavia Secures U N Security Council Seat in Lottery
In a historic lottery deal Yugoslavia won a two year Security Council seat with 43 votes to 11 for the Philippines after promising Manila a one year term. Belgrade will yield the seat to Manila after one year and the Assembly adjourned amid abstentions and protests.
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Yugoslavia
U. N. Security Council
Philippines
Manila
Belgrade
Turkey
Sweden
Finland
10Th
General Assembly
11Th Assembly
U. S
Italy
Rome
Jose Maza
Assembly
Maza
Receipts Put in Evidence in Maguire Embezzlement Trial
Documentary receipts and canceled tax checks were admitted as state exhibits in the Maguire embezzlement trial. The jury toured the county treasurer's office to better understand its operations as witnesses identified treasurer tax receipts. Trial opened with jury selection completed and testimony to begin Tuesday.
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Robert D. Maguire
Silver Bow
John E. Picard
John B. McClernan
John M. Doherty
Butte Payless Drug Store
Edward J. Hines
Butte
The
Commercial Credit Corp
Charles Youlden
Davidson Grocery Co
Maguire
Picard
Frank Roe
Frank Loos
Thomas F. Joyce
Joyce
N. A. Rotering
Roe
Harry K. Jones
Christmas Thief Tops Butte Woman’s Yard Tree
Mrs. Netterberg of 26 W Front told Butte police that a spruce tree in her yard, which had stood for 20 years, was topped by a thief described as a Scrooge who hunted for a Christmas tree. The incident occurred Tuesday.
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Butte
Missionary Freed by Reds Recalls Brutal Treatment
American Presbyterian missionary Homer W. Bradshaw and his wife were released by Communist Chinese authorities after years in jail. Bradshaw described brutal abuse including handcuffing and forced confessions, and said his wife suffered severe mental decline during captivity. They crossed the border to reach freedom and will seek care for her in Pittsburgh along with relatives.
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U.P
Homer W. Bradshaw
China
Bradshaw
St. Theresa’s Hospital
Mission Hospital
Wall Street
Reds
Presbyterian
Communist Chinese Radio
Pittsburgh
Fliers' Bodies Sought After Florida Plane Collision
Air Force searchers pushed into swampy terrain near Port St. Joe looking for the bodies of three missing fliers and wreckage from two planes that collided offshore. The crash killed three airmen from Tyndall AFB as Florida saw a second collision near Tampa involving B47s.
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Joe
Fla
Air Force
Port St. Joe
Tyndall Air Force Base
Panama City
Tampa
U. S. 98
Lloyd to Head Foreign Office in Eden Cabinet Shakeup
Prime Minister Eden named Selwyn Lloyd as foreign secretary and Harold Macmillan as chancellor of the exchequer. Richard Butler becomes lord privy seal and House leader while directing Conservative policy. The overhaul aims to steady inflation concerns and Cold War pressures as Eden reasserts control with a full team.
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Eden Wednesday
Selwyn Lloyd
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Richard A. Butler
House of Commons
Butler
Eden
Winston Churchill
United States
Lloyd
Foreign Ministry
Foreign Office
Churchill
Washington
Eisenhower
Defense Ministry
Walter Monckton
Brownell Labels Union as Red in Red Scare Move
Attorney General Brownell branded the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers as Red and urged the Subversive Activities Control Board to find the union Communist infiltrated. UE president Fitzgerald called the charges lies amid a Westinghouse strike. the action could strip rights under federal labor law if SACB confirms infiltration.
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Brownell
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Fitzgerald
Westinghouse
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
SACE
SACB
National Labor Relations Board
Importer Says Drinking Habits Have Changed in this Country
Washington observations from Arthur Edson report that liquor imports show strong season demand. Harry L. Laurie of the National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Importers notes a shift away from saloons toward home drinking. He argues true temperance starts in the home and describes party size influencing consumption.
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Washington
Harry L. Laurie
National Assn. of
Alcoholic Beverage Importers
Laurie
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