Combat Sounds Clash With Peace Theme
From Algeria to Indonesia and Hungary, combat and upheaval mix with Christmas hope. Bombings in Algeria kill at least 14. Sukarno proclaims a siege in Sumatra. refugees crowd shelters as winter tightens. Queen Elizabeth II urges tolerance and unity, calling for room at the inn for those displaced by war.
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Algeria
Indonesia
Sukarno
Sumatra
Corpus
Hungary
Free Austria
Australia
United States
Great Britain
Queen Elizabeth II
British Commonwealth
Egypt
Commonwealth
Butte Christmas Quietly Noted Amid Peaceful Day
Butte observed a calm Christmas with bright sun and mild 42 degree weather. Churches were crowded across Protestant and Catholic groups as residents reflected on the season. Police reported no major violence and noted a small number of prisoners released on Christmas and a few remaining jailed by Tuesday night.
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Christendom
Butte
Benning
Three Christmas Babies Born In Butte Hospitals
Three Christmas babies were reported in Butte up to Tuesday night. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ryman of 1449 Dewey was born at 2:37 p.m. at Community Memorial Hospital. A baby girl arrived at St James Hospital for Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Murphy Jr. of Browns Gulch. A daughter was born at 6:45 a.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L arci of 707 West Commercial Anaconda.
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Butte
Michael Ryman
Dewey
Community Memorial Hospital
St. James Hospital
Hugh J. Murphy Jr
Browns Gulch
Yuletide Blood Toll Hits Nation's Holiday Highs
The Associated Press reports a record Christmas weekend death toll of 831 from traffic accidents fires and other incidents. Traffic deaths alone reached 670 with 47 fires and 115 other accidents. State tallies listed include California 64 and Illinois 55 among others as officials called the forecast a bitter disappointment.
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Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
United States
Associated Press
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Hungarians Celebrate First Christmas in Freedom at Camp Kilmer
Hungarian refugees at Camp Kilmer-NJ marked Christmas with prayers and thanks for freedom. About 5 200 recipients received gifts from nine vans carrying toys clothes and necessities as 10 000th refugee arrived. Governor Meyner and President Eisenhower sent messages to the camp and refugees as Santa distributed gifts near a 40 foot tree.
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Kilmer
N.J
America
Robert B. Meyner
Santa
White House
Eisenhower
Hungary
Egypt Defies U.N. Call on Raids as Israel Presses Gaza Stand
Israel accuses Egypt of defying United Nations pressure to stop commando raids. Premier Ben-Gurion refuses debate on Gaza withdrawal, reaffirming Israel will not let Egypt occupy the territory again. Foreign Ministry director general Eyton condemns recent fedayeen attacks.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
U.N
Foreign Ministry
Middle East
David Ben-Gurion
Gaza Strip
Ben-Gurion
Walter Eyton
Fedayeen
Eytan
Montana Weather Summary for East and West Districts
Montana forecasts call for clear to partly cloudy conditions and mild temperatures. East district sees strong southwest winds 30 to 50 mph along the Divide with highs 40 to 50 and lows 20 to 35. western areas stay fair with fog in valleys and highs 30 to 45, lows 20 to 30. The table notes maximums refer to 12 hours and minimums to 18 hours ending 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Montana
Divide
Death of Gangland Kidnapper Boss Shannon at 79
Shannon, convicted in the 1933 Urschel kidnapping, died in Bridgeport Texas hospital at age 79 after a long illness. He served 11 years of a life sentence with a presidential parole and his relatives faced lengthy penalties. Urschel was released after 12 days in captivity with ransom money recovered.
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Bridgeport
Tex
P.R. G
Boss) Shannon
Charles F. Urschel
Shannon
George
Machine Gun) Kelly
Paradise
Urschel
Kelly
Albert Bates
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ora Shannon
Katherine Kelly
Harvey L. Bailey
Ben Laska
Denver
Colo
Katherine
Roosevelt
Bates
Alcatraz
Leavenworth
Alderson
W.va
Armon
San Antonio
Norman
Oklo
FBI
E. E. Kirkpatrick
Brownwood
Kansas City
Mild Temperatures Santa Claus Gift to Montana
Mild temperatures and clear skies greeted Christmas Day in Montana with Havre at 55 and Great Falls Lewis town Broadus Cut Bank and Helena in the low 50s. The Weather Bureau attributed the warmth to a high pressure system keeping storms north of the state and predicted the mild spell to continue for about 48 hours with no precipitation in the 24 hours ending Tuesday evening.
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Montana
Mercury
Havre
Great Falls
Lewistown
Broadus
Cut Bank
Helena
Weather Bureau
Treasure State
Hungary seeks World Bank loan amid economic collapse
Hungary mid December reports seek a 100 million dollar World Bank loan as the economy remains disrupted by the October revolt. A delegation may depart for Paris to negotiate with officials of the bank for reconstruction and development.
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Budapest
Hungary
World Bank
Paris
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Janos Kadar
Sukarno Declares State of Siege in Sumatra
President Sukarno ordered a state of emergency in Sumatra after the army coups by Col. Maladin Simbolon and Lt. Col. Ahmad Hussein. He dismissed the Jakarta appointed North Sumatra governor, urged soldiers to obey the government, and warned that Indonesia is at risk if the military does not follow leaders.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Sumatra
Maladin Simbolon
North
Simbolon
Achmad Hussein
Central
Mohammed Hatta
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Boxing Day tradition in England gift giving
Christmas Day is followed by Boxing Day on December 26, a day when boxes of gifts are given to servants messengers postmen and others. The ad suggests placing a Want Ad to obtain a box of good fortune for yourself today or any day by dialing 5451.
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England
Dial
Lou Boedecker Dies in Helena After Political Career
Lou C. Boedecker 67 who helped organize Montana's first highway patrol died of a heart attack in a Helena hospital while visiting his wife. A Deer Lodge resident, he served as Montana Railroad Commissioner after a long career with the Milwaukee Railroad and in state public service including warden of the State Prison.
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Helena
Mont
Lou C. Boedecker
Montana
Boedecker
Montana Railroad
Deer Lodge
Milwaukee Railroad
Spokane
Wash
Frank H. Cooney
Montana Highway Patrol
Elmer Holt
Roy E. Ayers
Sam C. Ford
John W. Bonner
State
Bucklin
Kan
Paul Cannon
Butte
Powell County
State Senate
Columbus
William H. Townsend
U. S. Highway 10
Townsend
Northern Pacific Railroad
Laurel
Paul Kober
Rober
Kober
Ike's Christmas Is Family Day at the White House
President Eisenhower hosted a White House Christmas with Maj. John Eisenhower his wife Barbara and their four children arriving from Ft Belvoir. The family opened presents before a decorated tree and shared a turkey dinner as Ike whistled Jingle Bells in festive 40 degree weather.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Maj
John Eisenhower
Barbara
Executive Mansion
Ft. Belvoir
Mamie
John S&s. Doud
Nixon urges doubling relief for Hungarian refugees
Vice President Richard Nixon urged the nation to double its contributions for Hungarian refugee relief during a Washington telecast after a six day Austrian visit. He called on Americans to give generously, noting 21,000 refugees already admitted and promising to outline recommendations to President Eisenhower.
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Nixon
New York
Richard Nixon
Washington
Austria
Eisenhower
Hungary
United States
Three Children Die as Great Falls Fire Kills Family
Christmas morning fire in a Great Falls wooden home killed three Long children Rose Maria 8 months Roxanna Rose 2 and Joseph Oliver 3. Two rescued, parents Lyle and Mrs Long escaped. Fire caused by a Christmas tree. No inquest planned.
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Great Falls
Montana
Joseph Long
Rose Maria
Roxanna Rose
Joseph Oliver
William H. Townsend
U. S. Highway 10
Columbus
Townsend
Northern Pacific Railway
Laurel
Walter E. Dickson
Terry
Tom Morris
Halliburton Oil Well
Glendive
Mont
Batallion
Herman Hurd
Peters
Long
Greyhound
Egypt Delays Suez Canal Clearing Amid Gaza Tensions
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority says no clearance work will start until all Israeli forces withdraw. UN envoys Hammarskjold team plans Cairo visit to urge access for British and French salvage crews. Egypt may reconsider on Gaza. Port Said mine clearing underway on a canal segment south of the port.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Authority
Gaza Strip
Israel
Gaza
Port Said
Raymond A. Wheeler
United Nations
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Andrew W. Cordier
Hammarskjold
Alfred G. Katzin
Mediterranean
Last Christmas Gift Finest In New Jersey Eyes Restored
Morton Jones of Lincroft died after illness and requested his eyes be donated. Rescue Squad members rushed to New York in 85 minutes to obtain cornea preserving boxes for St. Vincent's Hospital. Dr. Jose Detrie performed the corneal retrieval for use by the New York eye bank. A recipient will receive the Christmas gift of sight.
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Long Branch
N. J
Morton Jones
Jones
Lincroft
Hazard Hospital
New York
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Jose Detrie
Soviet Economic Planner Fired and New Commission Formed
In Moscow on Tuesday night the Soviet Union dismissed its top economic planner Maxim C. Saburov who led Russia’s planning for 20 years including the Stalin era. A new commission headed by M. G. Pervukhin was created to overhaul industrial and agricultural planning with six experts named to assist.
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Moscow
Russia
M. G. Pervukhin
Pervukhin
Khrushchev
Prdent Tito
Yugoslavia
Maxim C. Saburov
Stalin
Ure
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Bernereee
Santa Claus
Nepszabadsag
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
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Josef Cardinal Mindzenty
Cardinal Mindszenty
Legation
Traiskirchen
Lou Boedecker
MRC
Ike
Billie Lee Peters
John Louis Peters
Lyle Peters
Mrs. Peters
Clarence Owens
Dickson
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Supply Co
Pauline
Morris
Fallon
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