Two Teenagers and Man Die in Montana Auto Accidents
Two teenagers Kay Jamison 14 and Gary Stoner 14 of Ryegate died when a car headed east on Montana Highway 6 near Harlowton plunged into a borrow pit around 6:30 p.m. The driver was Stoner. Beth Ecklund 12, Barber, was the most seriously injured. Benny Willems 12 and Caroline Taber 12, both Ryegate, were injured. A survivor flagged help. Coroner D E Perkins said no inquest. Montana’s 1957 traffic toll rose to 206.
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Harlowton
Montana Highway 6
Wheatland County
D. E. Perkins
Kay Jamison
Gary Ston
Ryegate
Perkins
Stoner
Beth Ecklund
Barber
Benny Willems
Caroline Taber
Borrow Pit
Miss Jamison
D. S. Jamison
Ray Bruner
California
Montana
Butte Woman 84 Burned Living Alone in Fire
Edna D. Moore, 84, terribly burned Friday afternoon when her clothing ignited near a kitchen stove at 1030 California in Butte. Neighbors Loyd Bermingham and wife carried her to safety as firemen and an ambulance were summoned. second and third degree burns covered her face and much of her body.
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Community Memorial Hospital
Edna D. Moore
Butte
California
Loyd Bermingham
Science Aid May Hit 150 Million for Education Plan
The administration proposes 150 million dollars in 1958 59 to expand science and mathematics teaching with total first year costs between 200 and 250 million. The plan involves the National Science Foundation and the Health Education Welfare Department and emphasizes science literacy for national security and countering Soviet advances.
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Washington
Congress
National Science Foundation
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Education
Russia
Battle's risky prank causes injuries in Maggie Valley
Wayne County trooper reports Troy Battle of Asheville set off firecrackers from a car in Maggie Valley near Waynesville. He lit a firecracker then placed it in his mouth after tossing a cigarette, injuring his teeth and lip with a swollen mouth as witnesses watched.
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Waynesville
N.C
Troy Battle
Asheville
State Highway Patrol
Maggie Valley
Battle
Miners Found Alive After Virginia Mine Blast
Rescue workers reported that 14 of 21 trapped miners were alive after a gas explosion buried them 500 feet underground near the Virginia West Virginia border. The group included two crews, two motormen, two foremen and one fireboss.
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Amonate
Virginia-West Virginia
Fullarton
Virginia
West Virginia
Polio Vaccination Program in Montana Seen Two Thirds Done
Montana health officials say the polio vaccination drive for those under 40 is about 60 percent complete, not reaching the full three shots per person. Dr. G D Carlyle Thompson notes factors that could lower completion and warns that outdated Salk vaccine may need destruction.
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Helena
Montana
G. D. Carlyle Thompson
Montana Board of Health
Thompson
Health New Institute
Two Killed As Gunmen Shoot Up Bar
Two gunmen ejected from a Ninth Street bar after an argument over their check opened fire, killing owner George Kaldes and a guitar player and wounding a blind pianist. They kidnapped a 19 year old girl student and her Army friend, fled south in the friend’s car, released the couple near Richmond, and continued in a second stolen car toward Cheraw South Carolina. FBI issued warrants for Henry Clay Overton and Wayne Carpenter for murder and unlawful flight. Kaldes native of Scranton, PA.
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Washington
Army
Richmond
Cheraw
S.C
North Carolina
Hamlet
N.C
U.S. 1
South Hill
Petersburg
FBI
Henry Clay Overton
Wayne Carpenter
Alcoholism Prevention Seen Possible Soon by Nutrition
Indianapolis report cites Dr. Roger J. Williams of the University of Texas predicting that with further research scientists could soon provide tools to prevent alcoholism. He warns progress has been hindered by viewing alcoholism as purely psychological and urges attention to physiology and biochemistry in detection and prevention efforts.
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Indianapolis
Texas
Roger J. Williams
University of Texas
The
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
Williams
Chavez Urges Using Existing Funds Before Defense Boost
Sen. Chavez of New Mexico urged the Eisenhower administration to first redistribute unspent defense appropriations before seeking a large budget increase. He warned against a 40 billion dollar peacetime defense request and noted potential Congress opposition. The plan may include shifting funds and a 500 million dollar missile program fund, pending final budget decisions.
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Washington
Sen
Chavez
Eisenhower
White House
Defense Dept
Congress
Senate Appropriations
Strategic Air Force
Defense McElroy
Wall Street Journal
Washington Dispatch
New York
Gettysburg
James C. Hagerty
Judge Denies He Accepted Bribe In 1952 Case
Chattanooga Tennessee respected Cr iminal Court Judge Raulston Schoolfield denied Friday night that he accepted a bribe to quash a Teamsters conspiracy indictment from 13 defendants in 1952. He said he had no knowledge of funds from Spence Galloway or the bondsman Sam Jones and asserted he never received such payments. He spoke in an hour long address on WDEF radio and TV and acknowledged past actions he did not justify.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Criminal Court
Raulston Schoolfield
Teamsters
Schoolfield
Senate Rackets Committee
Teamsters Union
WDEF
Wdef-Tv
Asst. Dist. Atty
Harold Brown
Brown
Sam Jones
Senate
Spence Galloway
Galloway
College Figures Top 3 Million
Washington reports a record 2,068,000 students enrolled in colleges and universities this fall with an expected 3,460,000 by year end. Freshman enrollment reached 730,000, and two thirds of students are men. The University of California leads with 41,598, followed by Minnesota 35,852 New York University 31,068 and SUNY 29,883 across all campuses.
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Washington
Office of Education
Lawrence G. Derthick
Derthick
University of California
University of Minnesota
New York University
State University of New York
Agricultural and Technical Institutes
Indonesia may accept arms from Communist bloc if U S fails
U S officials reported Indonesia warned it would buy arms from other sources if Washington does not fulfill its informal request for military equipment. Jakarta seeks to modernize its armed forces and may turn to the Soviet bloc if supplies from the United States are not forthcoming, echoing Egypt’s 1955 arms approach.
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Washington
Indonesia
United States
Egypt
State Dept
Joseph W. Reap
Netherlands
Europe
Reap
U.S
Jakarta
Soviet Bloc
Israel
Britain
France
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Five Young Duck Hunters Drowned in Mississippi River
Five youths from Louisiana Missouri and nearby were feared drowned when a small boat capsized in rough Mississippi River waters Friday. A search was suspended overnight with no bodies recovered. Names identified include Harold Niffen 17 George Niffen 16 James Saunders 14 John Clark 21 and Ben Clark 19. Two shotguns were found in the river.
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Louisiana
Mississippi River
Paul E. Williams
Pike County
St. Louis
Harold Niffen
George
James Saunders
John Clark
Ben
Williams
Nifsens
Indiana
Ben Clark
East St. Louis
Moscow Honors Marshal Konev on 60th Birthday
Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev received the Order of Lenin on his 60th birthday, Moscow Radio reported. The broadcast said he earned Russia's highest award for service to the army and the nation, while he leads the Warsaw Pact alliance and has recently criticized Stalin and Zhukov as military blunderers.
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London
Ivan Konev
Lenin
Moscow Radio
Konev
Russia
NATO
Stalin
Georgi Zhukov
Death Toll Rises After Kingston Tank Truck Explosion
Four more people died in Kingston hospital on Friday, raising the Christmas Day gasoline tank truck blast death toll to 14. About 40 others suffered severe burns.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Accident With Matches Sparks Butte Court Suit
Mae McCrone sues E B Froehlich doing business as Greens Cafe for 10589 claiming two packets of matches handed at the cashier ignited and burned her right hand. She alleges second and third degree injuries, medical costs of 169, home help for 10 weeks at 42 weekly, plus general damages totaling 10 000.
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Mae McCrone
E. B. Froehlich
Green's Cafe
William P. McCrone
Russians Offer Economic Aid At Cairo Parley
The Soviet Union offered economic aid to all Asian and African nations at a Cairo conference. A spokesman pledged loans or aid with no strings, while suggesting nationalization of Western enterprises to fund industrial growth, citing Egypt's Suez Canal nationalization in 1956. The remarks were made at the African Asian People's Conference opening amid communist style slogans.
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Cairo
Egypt
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Suez Canal
Suez Canal Co
Indonesia
Montana Weather Update Montana east and west regions forecast
Montana remains partly cloudy in the east with more clouds in the west. scattered snow favors the western mountains while temps hold, except cooler in the northeast. winds along the east slopes of the Continental Divide persist. western Montana stays mostly cloudy with occasional snow and little temperature change, highs around 30 to 40, lows about 15. maximums refer to 12 hours and minimums to 18 hours ending 5 30 p.m. Friday.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Bai
Moscow Radio Signals Dual Attitude on East West Talks
Moscow Radio contrasted with Pravda over NATO proposals for a foreign ministers conference. A North American broadcast praised the idea as a hopeful step toward East West alignment while Pravda urged a broader UN or summit format and faulted Western aggression. Moscow appeared split between concession and hardline disarmament demands.
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Moscow
Moscow Radio
NATO
Pravda
Communist Party
Unon
North America
Soviet Union
West
United States
United Nations
Kremlin
Russia
130 New Year Traffic Deaths Expected
CHICAGO The National Safety Council estimates 130 Americans will die in traffic accidents during the New Year celebration with 180 fatalities foreseen during the Christmas period and 225 total. Since World War II New Year tolls are lower due to less long distance travel. The 30 hour New Year period runs from 6 p.m. Dec 31 to midnight Jan 1.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
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