Robbery and kidnapping hit Butte service station attendant
A lone gunman robbed Park and Excelsior Service Station in Butte at 1 30 am forcing William S Peacock 23 to drive the getaway car then releasing him unharmed about 15 miles west on the Butte Anaconda highway He netted 65 to 75 dollars and wore gloves leaving few fingerprints while authorities from Butte Anaconda Dillon and other Montana towns plus highway patrolmen searched for the suspect described as a rough surly man about 5 11 tall with a brown cap blue jacket gray spurs blue jeans and engineering boots
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Butte
William S. Peacock
Peacock
Butte-Anaconda
Park and Excelsior
Anaconda
Dillon
Deer Lodge
Montana
Debbie
Vickie
James McCarthy
W. Broadway
Park and Excelsior Street
Gun’s Point
Big Hole Basin Worker Dies in Cabin Blaze
An elderly ranch hand at the John Long ranch in the Big Hole Basin died in a late Friday fire in a snowbound area northwest of Wisdom. William Fredrickson, 66, of Sheridan, Wyoming, was identified Saturday. His body will be removed by sled as snow lies two feet deep. Fredrickson and Ben Winn tended cattle and repaired fences. the bunkhouse roof collapsed trapping them. Beaverhead County officers plan to recover the body Sunday with Sheriff Paul Temple leading the mission.
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Wisdom
Mussigbrod
William Fredrickson
John Long
Big Hole Basin
Ole Heggelund
Fredrickson
Porcupine Shorty
Ben Winn
Heggelunds
Winn
Beaverhead County
Paul Temple
Ray Schwartz
Charlie Miller
Four Die as Bus Collides With Car Near Nicoma Park
Four people were killed and 20 hurt in a Saturday night crash on U S Highway 62 near Nicoma Park Oklahoma City. The westbound Continental bus, driven by Don Wayne Kochnauer of Oklahoma City, overturned after colliding with a car that pulled onto the highway from a stop sign. All four dead were Negroes in the car. The bus passengers suffered varying injuries. many ambulances responded, two doctors arrived quickly, and fire trucks helped, though no vehicle burns occurred.
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Oklahoma City
Highway Patrol
U. S. Highway 62
Nicoma Park
Gilford Duggan
Duggan
Don Wayne Kochnauer
Fort Smith
Girl Admits Series of 18 Burglaries
Milwaukee a trim 17 year old schoolgirl Patricia Ann Tratnik admitted a spree of 18 burglaries since last April. She entered a home with a pass key and found the occupant awake, confessing loot totaling about $1,000. She said she spent over $600 on clothes and recreation, with the rest saved. Judge Harvey L Neelen adjourned her hearing to January 12 and set bond at $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Patricia Ann Tratnik
Charles Nowakowski
Harvey L. Neelen
Hosmer Praises World's First Atomic Submarine Nautilus
Rep. Hosmer returned from naval reserve duty enthusiastic about the atomic powered submarine Nautilus and its crew. He trained at New London Conn and inspected Nautilus and Sea Wolf at Groton, sharing escape training with Nautilus crew and praising Cmdr Wilkinson as a capable commanding officer candidate. The Nautilus is set to launch Jan 21 with Mrs Eisenhower as sponsor.
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Washington
Hosmer
R-Calif
Naval Reserve
Naval Submarine Base
New _ London
Conn
Groton
New London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eugene P. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Navy
Long Beach
Calif
Naval Service
Glamour on Swedish Money and a Quick Cash Ad
In Sweden the kings portrait on currency is replaced by a beautiful girl. Want ads offer fast money with U S cash appeal and services. A 1929 Model A pickup in good shape is advertised with a phone contact.
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Sweden
U.S
Montana Receives 9 Million Highway Aid Allocation
Washington announced federal highway funds totaling 575 million dollars for state projects. Montana is allotted 9,167,781 with 4,945,242 for primary highways, 3,401,828 for secondary roads, 317,626 for urban highways, and 503,085 for the interstate system. Funds run Jan 1 to June 30, 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Montana
Nebraska
Hoffman seeks nationwide probe into labor racketeering
Rep. Clare E. Hoffman announced plans to obtain authority next month for a full-scale nationwide investigation into alleged labor racketeering and misuse of union welfare and insurance funds. His Government Operations Committee has already deployed investigators in Los Angeles Chicago Minneapolis New York and Indianapolis with 17 indictments arising from hearings in Kansas City and Detroit. He said hearings and data collection span unions in Columbus and Cleveland and will cover any city where racketeering appears.
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Washington
U.P
Clare E. Hoffman
R-Mich
House Government Operations Committee
FBI
Los Angeles
Chicago
Minneapolis
New York
Indianapolis
Hoffman
Kansas City
Detroit
AF Teamsters
Columbus
Cleveland
Fire Devastates Hong Kong Slums Killing Three and Displacing Thousands
A massive blaze in Hong Kong’s refugee squatter areas on Christmas night left three dead and about 50 injured. Authorities said 50,000 to 60,000 residents were left homeless after hours of fire in the worst disaster in the colony’s history.
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Hong Kong
U.P
Reds Drive to Cut Indochina in Two
Vietminh forces completed a bold move splitting Indochina with an advance into Thakhek on the Mekong near Thailand. French evacuation orders sent civilians south as French defense lines shifted toward Laos, while Thailand declared emergencies along the border. Prime Minister Souvanne Phouma urged Western aid as Navarre rejected surprise invasion claims.
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Siagon
Indochina
Annam
Viet Nam
Laos
Thakhek
Thailand
Vientiane
Savannakhet
Mekong
Lakhon
Bangkok
Burma
Momluang Kharb Kunchorn
Souvanne Phouma
Free World
Henri Navarre
Andre Franchi
Mak
Lifeboats From Sinking Ship Sighted Off North Atlantic
The US Navy supply ship Bluejacket reported rescuing 14 men from one lifeboat and seeking three more boats with the remaining 43 crew of the Swedish freighter sunk in the North Atlantic. Progress updates were to be relayed to the US Coast Guard cutter Campbell.
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New York
U.S. Navy
Bluejacket
North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Argentina
U.S. Coast Guard
Campbell
Swedish freighter breaks in two in North Atlantic storm
Rescue reports three lifeboats sighted near the scene of a freighter split in heavy seas. The Oklahoma, 5,900 tons, departed Gothenburg for Baltimore with general cargo and a crew of 43, possibly 12 passengers. Coast Guard dispatched vessels, with no immediate sighting of survivors. The Bluejacket and the Ogna County were in the area as distress signals were received.
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New York
North Atlantic
U. S. Naval
Bluejacket
Oklahoma
Coast Guard
Goteborg
Sweden
Baltimore
Argentia
S.S. Ogna County
25 Soviet Spy Rings Said to Operate in U S
Senator Jenner cited testimony at internal security hearings stating there probably are 25 Soviet spy rings active in the United States. Ismael Ege, ex-chief of Soviet military intelligence, testified there are at least 25 networks, some American and some Soviet, with trusted couriers.
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Washington
Sen
Jenner
R-Nd
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
United States
Ismael Ege
Red Army
New York
Ege
Internal Security Subcommittee
Russia Delays Big Four Talks Over Date and Site
Russia asks for postponing the Big Four foreign ministers conference from January 4 to January 25 or later to secure proper conditions for participation. The stalemate centers on where to meet in Berlin and the broader impact on European unity and the French government’s stance on the European Defense Community.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
France
Britain
Germany
Austria
Allied Control Authority
U. S
Berlin
Janes
State Department
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
European Defense Community
Monroney Attacks Dewey Speech Over War Critique
Senator Monroney blasted Governor Dewey for his Connecticut speech accusing Truman Democrats of bungling the Korean War and courting death and disaster. He said Republicans may rue the attack and pledged Democrats will respond with strong campaigning and pointed counter tactics.
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Washington
Sen
Monroney
D-Okla
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Connecticut
Dewey
Truman
Senate Democratic Campaign Committee
Wounded four times by single shot during practice
Alvin La Brie, 21, was kneeling at target practice when a rifle held by Frank D. Riviera, 19, accidentally discharged. The bullet wounded La Brie in one leg four times, piercing the thigh, entering the calf and exiting the shin in North Smithfield.
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North Smithfield
R. T
U.P
Alvin la Brie
la Brie
Frank D. Riviera
Two Army Divisions to Be Withdrawn Soon as First Step
President Eisenhower ordered a progressive reduction of American ground force strength in Korea with a firm warning against further aggression. As an initial step, two Army divisions are to be withdrawn soon, marking the start of a broader drawdown in Korea.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Augusta
Eisenhower
Korea
United States
Japan
1St Cavalry Division
24Th Infantry Division
187Th
11Th Airborne Division
3Rd Marine
1St Marine
Far East
1St Marines
Airborne
Yuletide
Augusta National Golf Club
Congress
United Nations
Russia
Yuletide Fatalities Rise Toward New U.S. Record
Christmas weekend toll reaches 464 by 8 p.m. MST with 350 traffic deaths, 63 fires, and 52 other accidents. National Safety Council officials warn the tally could top the predicted 510, citing dangerous holiday travel and multiple family fires across Kentucky, Michigan, and Massachusetts. President Eisenhower’s Korea troop reductions and future defense posture are noted amid the holiday reporting as the nation awaits further moves.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Frenchburg
Flat Rock
Mich
Gloucester
Mass
West
Chicago
Ill
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
Montana Weather Forecast for West and East Divides
Weather summary for Montana shows cloudy conditions with occasional snow across the state. West of Divide highs 28 to 35 with snow ending Sunday night. east of Divide warns of a cold wave with northeast winds turning snow and much colder, highs 15 to 25 and lows 5 to 15 below northeast, 0 to 10 above south and west. Monday dry but cold across regions with little temperature change.
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Divide
Montana
Continental Divide
U S Envoy Davis Dies in Tel Aviv
U S Envoy Davis, 60, veteran diplomat and Israel ambassador since 1951, died of a heart attack at his home in Ramat Gan after five weeks of illness. Born August 13, 1893 in Greencastle Indiana, he served in Stockholm Shanghai Singapore Buenos Aires and Denmark, and led U S aid efforts to Israel while tensions with Arab neighbors persisted. Secretary Dulles called his death a great loss to the American people and praised his loyal public service.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Manrett B. Davis
U. S
Ramat Gan
Davis
United States
Thomas Davis
Greencastle
Ind
University of Colorado
Foreign Service
Stockholm
Shanghai
Singapore
Buenos Aires
Denmark
Economic Commission For
Washington
Dulles
Marriage Ends for Harrison Justice of the Peace
Harrison Arkansas Harry P. Ray, who performed more than 1500 marriages as a justice of the peace, has obtained a divorce after a little over a year of marriage. He quips that old dogs won’t train for new tricks and that two can’t live as cheaply as one.
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Harrison, Ark
Harry P. Ray
Ray
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