Pope Pius XII Deems Defensive War Morally Lawful
Pope Pius XII declared that defensive war is morally lawful and endorsed a United Nations police force to protect peace. In his 18th Christmas message he supported Hungary’s fighters’ right to resist Soviet force, denounced communism, and urged UN authority to forestall war and inspect disarmament.
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Frank Brutto
Vatican City
Pius XII
United Nations
Hungary
Vatican
U.N
Eisenhower
U. N
Vatican Palace
Manhunt ends as 6 jailbirds captured after trooper shot
Six Texas jailbreakers were caught in pairs near Dover Tennessee after a 10 hour manhunt triggered by wounding state Trooper J W Bilbrey and commandeering his cruiser. The fugitives robbed a motel and grill, hijacked a Texas car, and fired on the trooper before abandoning the cruiser and fleeing. Bilbrey was treated for a hand wound.
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Dover
Tenn
Texas
Charle Crockarell
Stewart County
J. W. Bilbrey
Bilbrey
Clarksville
Montanan Among 4 Jail Escapees
Four prisoners escaped from Bernalillo County Jail in Albuquerque and held a reporter and his family hostage for two hours while fleeing in the reporter’s car after taking seven dollars. The escapees were Floyd L. Stokes Robert B. Kennedy Paul Reid and Howard Luke. Kennedy from Lewistown Montana. Stokes held on larceny B and E and bogus checks. Kennedy federal firearms violation. Reid burglary. Luke car theft.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Bernalillo County
Floyd L. Stokes
Oakland
Cal
Robert B. Kennedy
Montana
Paul Reid
Laguna
Howard Luke
Gallup
Stokes
Kennedy
Gill
State Historian Dr. Phillips Dies at 73 in Missoula
Dr. Paul C. Phillips of Montana State University longtime historian editor and professor emeritus died Sunday in a Missoula hospital at age 73. He served as executive vice president of the university 1936-37 and taught there 1911-1954. He led the Works Progress Administration historical records survey 1936-39 and held roles with the U S Employment Service War Department Transportation Corps and the Federal Power Commission. Survivors include his widow and sister Miss Mabel Phillips. Born November 15 1883 in Bloomfield Indiana he earned A B 1906 M A 1910 and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1911 from Indiana University.
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Missoula
Mont
Paul Chrisler Phillips
Montana State University
Phillips
Montana
Works Progress Administration
U. S. Employment Service
War Dept. Transportation Corps
Federal Power Commission
Mabel Phillips
Bradenton
Fla
Bloomfield
Ind
Indiana University
Plane Crash Kills Four Coloradans Near Del Norte
Four men died when a twin engine civilian plane crashed near Del Norte Airport during an apparent landing attempt. Victims identified by Chief Barney Black include Charles A Fouquet, a state liquor inspector, his son Richard Fouquet, both of Del Norte, and George Gray and Gus Hoof of Alamosa.
Mining City Prepares For Birth Of Prince Of Peace
Special services mark the birth of the Prince of Peace with Monday and Tuesday church observances across denominations as Christmas 1956 dawns in the Mining City. Snow flurries forecast, holiday shopping peaks, and post office and banking schedules adapt as residents anticipate a brisk Christmas morning and community celebrations.
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Prince of Peace
Post Office Department
Joseph E. Parker
Butte Elks
Silver Bow County Hospital
Floral Park
South Side
Yale
Meaderville Volunteer Fire Dept
Santa
Reindeer
Late Candidate for Meanest Man Shows Hand Here
A theft hit Mrs. Belva Miller at 608 Colorado Butte Sunday morning stealing her Christmas dinner including a turkey and trimmings. Police reported there was nothing left for toast as she and her four children, youngest 2, faced breakfast until officers rallied day shift to provide a meal. Entry was gained through an unlocked kitchen door while Mrs. Miller worked and the children slept nearby.
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Belva Miller
Colorado
Butte
Etiquette Manual by Nationalist Interior Ministry
In Taipei Formosa the Nationalist Chinese Interior Ministry after three years produced a comprehensive etiquette book. It covers greetings proper deportment at weddings and funerals and details like removing a hat and bowing to a 30 degree angle.
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Taipei
Formosa
Interior Ministry
Fire Spitting Toy Fatal Gift in German Home
In Passau Germany a paralyzed boy named Roland Proschinger died after a fire started by a fire spitting toy tank given for Christmas. His parents were at church when neighbors smelled smoke. Firefighters found him in an upholstered chair with the toy still in his hands.
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Passau
Germany
Roland Proschinger
Roland
Montana Weather Outlook Across Regions
East Montana sees partly to occasionally cloudy skies through Tuesday with snow flurries in the western mountains and little temperature change with highs 30 to 45. West Montana remains mostly cloudy with brief clearings and scattered mountain snow flurries, highs 30 to 40. The table uses 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums with 24 hour precipitation ending 5 30 p m Sunday.
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Montana
Western Mountains
Few Pilgrims Gather in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve
Amid Middle East tensions, a sparse turnout of pilgrims visits the Church of the Nativity and Shepherds Field near Bethlehem. Christian Arabs from Israel and limited foreign visitors join brief observances as Jordan designates Christmas Day as an official holiday.
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Bethlehem
Holy Land
Church of the Nativity
Shepherds’ Field
Christ
Shepherds’ Cave Field
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Jerusalem
France
Grim Road Slaughter Record Appears During Christmas Weekend
Nationwide toll rises as traffic deaths hit 384 with two days left in the four day period. Fires kill 11. three states report major losses. The National Safety Council warned a new record 660 traffic deaths may be reached. States listed with tallies. Maine North Dakota and Wyoming reported no accidental deaths.
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National Safety Council
Minneapolis
Meriden
Conn
Ned H. Dearborn
Safety Council
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Maine
North Dakota
Wyoming
John R. Page dies longtime Montana state senator age 76
John R. Page 76 a Granite County resident for nearly 70 years and six term state senator died suddenly at home in Philipsburg He was born September 12 1880 in Harrisburg Missouri married Gertrude Wickersheim in Boulder and served as Philipsburg police judge at his death Page was a mine boiler inspector before retirement and a member of Flint Creek Lodge No 11 AF&AM
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Philipsburg
John R. Page
Granite County
Harrisburg
Granite
Boulder
Gertrude Wickersheim
Corbin
Page
Six Die in Minneapolis Hospital Fire from Christmas Tree Lights
Six patients perished when short circuited Christmas tree lights in the Doctors Memorial Hospital lobby ignited a blaze. Firemen evacuated more than forty patients, including babies, as flames spread through the five story brick building. The dead included Ella Mullins, Mary Ballett, Lydia Becken, Sarah Stone, Caroline Vale, and Clarence Green, all from Minneapolis. Loss tallied around $100,000 with extensive equipment damage and 50 patients moved to another hospital. Miss Frances Menefee heard a popping sound from the lobby tree around 3 am, then watched the lobby become an inferno as alarms spread.
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Minneapolis
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Minneapolis Loop
Ella M. Mullins
Mary S. Ballett
Lydia Becken
Sarah C. Stone
Caroline Vale
Clarence O. Green
A. Stasel
Minneapolis General Hospital
Frances Menefee
Miss Menefee
Connecticut Fire Claims Five Lives in Meriden Tenement
A ground floor fire in a four story Meriden tenement killed five people including a man two women and two children. About 10 others were injured and a theater next door evacuated. Fire started in the S and H Stamp Co Store and spread through walls. Capt T J Tighe said identifications were not available immediately and Meriden Hospital treated about 10 more.
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Meriden
Probable crash site spotted on Italian glacier
A black spot high on Mt Ginor in northern Italy was identified as the probable crash site of a DC3 airliner with 21 aboard. Alpine patrols faced 7500 feet climbs, searching amid snow and fog as rescuers hoped for survivors or word of the American couple aboard.
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Milan
Italy
Mt. Ginor
Madonna di Campiglio
Alps
Harris Gray
Greenwood
Rome
Giorgio Gsperoni
Genoa
Milano Milano
Washington crosses Delaware on Christmas Night 1776
On Christmas night 1776 General Washington ferried the Continental Army across the Delaware while Hessian troops celebrated. The surprise attack the following day proved a turning point in the Revolutionary War. Also notes that a Want Ad can help on holidays with phone contact.
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Washington
Delaware
Two Wyant brothers killed in Three Forks car fire
Two brothers Marvin Wyant 27 and Gerald Wyant 24 were killed when their car burned after a crash near Three Forks Montana. Sheriff Roger L Foster identified them and noted the fire burned the tires from the wheels as the wreckage burned. The incident marked the holiday death toll rise in Montana with 261 fatalities for 1956 by year end.
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Townsend
Three Forks
Montana
Marvin Wyant
Gerald
Anaconda
Roger L
Jack) Foster
Joseph Wyant
North Dakota
Navy
Foster
Opportunity
Hungary Still Is Restless Coal Is Short
Hungary faces a coal shortage crippling its economy with the Csepel iron and steel plant closing for at least 10 days. Labor unrest grows under Prime Minister Janos Kadar while 17 000 workers are sent home on half pay at Csepel and curfew hours are extended in Budapest.
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Budapest
Hungary
Csepel Iron and Steel
Danube
Janos Kadar
Sandor Rocz
Csepel
Budapest Radio
Kadar
Russia
Repeat Robbery Strikes Salt Lake Store
A suspect robbed an all night Salt Lake City grocery store for the second time in 10 days. He threatened night manager Fred Whittington with a large caliber pistol, ordered him to the floor, and took about $70 this time after netting $190 in the prior heist.
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Salt Lake City
Fred Whittington
Tory
Whittington
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Broadus
Teeeteneneenenee
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Drummond
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