Butte Welcomes Infant 1957 and New Year Celebrations
Butte ushers in 1957 with a midnight arrival of Infant 1957 and farewell to Old Man 1956. Citizens plan six New Year activities with church services, club events, and family gatherings as they hope for peace and a safer year ahead, while schools resume Wednesday.
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Butte
Lincoln
First Baptist Church
First Southernaptist Church
Covenant Mission Church
St. John Episcopal Church
Emanuel Lutheran
St. Mark Lutheran
The
Presbyterian Church
Elks
Knights of Columbus
Eagles and Moose
Butte Country Club
Hotel Finlen
State of War Declared in South Sumatra Crisis
President Sukarno proclaimed a state of war and siege in South Sumatra amid widespread unrest. North Sumatra also faced similar measures after coups by Col. Maludin Simbolon in Medan and Lt. Col. Acmad Hussein in Central Sumatra, with Simbolon fleeing to the jungle and demanding changes from Premier Ala Sastroamidjojo.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Sumatra
Ala Sastroamidjojo
North
Maludin Simbolon
Col. Simbolon
Medan
Anaconda Plans Stock Issue and Expansion Program
The Anaconda Company directors tentatively approve a stock issue to raise capital with a registration filing likely in late January. An underwriter group headed by Hallgarten & Co is expected to handle the offering. From 1947 to 1956 gross property additions reached 426.1 million while net property, plant and equipment rose from 353.5 million to 615.4 million. 1957 expansion is projected around 100 million.
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New York
Anaconda Company
Clyde E. Weed
Hallgarten & Co
Anaconda
No Need to Hunt for 4-Leaf Clovers Now
A St. Petersburg firm grows millions of four leaf clovers from a developed trifolium repens strain after decades of work. Call 5451 to place a Want Ad for rental sale or hire.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Syria Urges U N Path Over U S Military Policy
Syria urges the United States to rely on United Nations efforts rather than new U S military actions to curb Russian influence in the Middle East. Ambassador Farid Zeineddine argues for UN led peace, as Dulles discusses tensions with Israel and Arab states at the Mediterranean’s eastern edge.
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Washington
Syria
United States
U.S
Middle East
Farid Zeineddine
United Nations
Dulles
New York
U. N
Israel
Mediterranean
Zeineddine
Plentywood Tot Dies of Gunshot
Coroner says two year old Calvin J. Olson found a sawed off rifle barrel and a shell and struck them on concrete causing fatal injury. Son of Mr and Mrs John A Olson of Comertown he died at a Plentywood hospital. Brothers Lyle and LaVerne survive.
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Calvin J. Olson
John A. Olson
Comertown
Lyle
LaVerne
Gene Fulkerson
Calvin
Manslaughter Charged After Falls Shooting
Great Falls police officer Chester Winkelman, 25, was charged with manslaughter for the Saturday shooting of Air Force Lt. Robert Best, 24. Winkelman, off duty, said he believed Best was a prowler. Bond set at $10,000. Winkelman jailed after unable to post.
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Great Falls
U.P
Chester Winkelman
Robert Best
Air Force
Winkelman
Cascade County Atty
Richard Bottomly
C. F. Holt
Holt
Cascade County
Treasure State Eyes Bright 1957 Outlook Despite Soft Spots
Montana faces a hopeful 1957 with expansion and diversification ahead but warnings about farm prices copper coal lumber and tight credit. State experts cite rising population income and new markets as reasons for optimism while noting inflation risk and soft spots to watch.
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Helena
Montana
Perry S. Roys
United States
Theodore H. Smith
Montana State University School of Business Administration
Montana Power reports record 1956 electricity use and low cost
Montana Power Co. reports 1956 residential electricity use reached 3 474 kWh per customer at an average cost of 2 19 cents per kWh, 15.4 percent below the national average. Usage rose 16 6 percent above the national average as the company expands with the Cochran e Hydroelectric Development near Great Falls, a 60 000 kilowatt plant scheduled for completion in 1957.
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Montana Power Co
Montana
J. E. Corette
Montana Power
Pacific Northwest Power Co
Pleasant Valley
Mountain Sheep
Snake River
Idaho
Hear
Farm Prices Rise 1.26 Percent in One Month
The Agriculture Department reports farm product prices increased 1.26 percent from mid November to mid December and stand about 6.6 percent higher than a year ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Dept
Montana Weather Outlook Tuesday Through Wednesday
Montana East expects scattered snow showers with mostly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Highs reach 30s to 40s with lows mainly 20s to mid 30s as snow showers linger Tuesday night and end westward by Wednesday. Montana West sees increasing clouds with intermittent snow then flurries, highs 30s to 40s and Tuesday night lows 15 to 30.
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Montana
Plane crash at Dhahran kills 15. 26 injured
A U S Air Force C121C transport crashed near Dhahran Saudi Arabia after an 11 hour flight from Tripoli Libya. Fifteen service members died and 26 were injured in the fog shrouded accident near the Persian Gulf base leased from King Saud. The crash occurred 1000 yards from a safe landing at Dhahran airfield.
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U. S
Saudi Arabian
Dhahran
Air Force
Charleston
S. C
Military Air Transportation Service
Persian Gulf
King Saud
Trripoli
Libya
Mahrraq
Mansfield Seems Assured of Post
Senator Mansfield of Montana indicated Democrats should refrain from criticizing administration policy unless offering a better plan. He warned he may press the Defense Dept for detailed manpower cut plans and said he expects the Senate to reject efforts to ease filibuster rules. He supported the standby authority proposal while criticizing President Eisenhower’s broader policies.
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Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Mutual
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Dept
Wilson
Mad Bomber Haunts New York Skyscrapers
For the second time in 48 hours police searched the 102 story Empire State Building after a fake bomb scare. Earlier a scare at the same building yielded no explosives, and Radio City Music Hall was also combed. Dozens waited in freezing weather as investigators examined the theater before opening. Since Christmas, roughly six nonexplosive bomb threats have been received by psy chopaths.
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New York
Empire State Building
Radio City Music Hall
New Year Traffic Toll Seen Rising After Holiday Lows
The National Safety Council reports 265 traffic deaths by midnight Monday as New Year hours approach, with 36 fire fatalities and 72 other holiday deaths totaling 373. A record Christmas toll and fears of a surge in the first hours of 1957 accompany safety appeals to drivers to avoid drinking.
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Georgia
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Mississippi
Toll climbs to 266 in Montana traffic deaths
Montana Highway Patrol reports a record toll of 266 deaths for the year, up from 236 last year and 250 in 1953. The death of Juliette Langel, 39, from a crash near Alzada, Montana, is counted in the tally after dying in a South Dakota hospital. Her sister Dorothy, also injured, was from Sioux Falls.
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Helena
Montana Highway Patrol
Montana
South Dakota
Juliette Langel
Sioux Falls
S. D
Veterans Administration
Alzada
Belle Fourche
Dorothy
Hardy Perennials Welcome New Year Babies in Atlanta
Atlanta couple Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Hardy celebrate a newborn son joining their daughters Linda born 1954 and Barbara born 1955. The baby arrived Monday confirming the family’s New Year baby trend with the 1956 arrival.
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Atlanta
Linda
D. A. Hardy
Barbara
Hardys
Anaconda Miner A D Rood Transferred to New York Office
A D Rood, longtime mining department staffer at The Anaconda Company, has moved to New York City to join Richard S. Newlin in charge of mining operations. The Idaho native and Michigan Tech graduate led Kelley mine planning here and mapped El Salvador project work in Chile. He is a member of several engineering societies and resides with his wife at 1117 Diamond, with a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Schulke.
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A. D. Rood
Anaconda Company
New York City
Richard S. Newlin
Mr. Rood
Kelley
Chile
el Salvador
Idaho
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Houghton, Mich
The
Inspiration Mining Co
Inspiration
Ariz
Butte
Rood
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
Montana Society of Engineers
Butte Rotary Club
Diamond
Thomas Schulke
Passenger Train Fare Hikes Set by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a 7 percent nationwide increase in Pullman space charges and a 5 percent rise in interstate passenger fares. The 5 percent hike applies to all lines west of the Mississippi and eight large Eastern railroads, effective Monday. The Western advance also affects intrastate rates in several tied states, including Nebraska and Montana.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Monay
Nebraska
Montana
Previews of Eisenhower Budget Circulate Among GOP Solons
President Eisenhower briefed Republican congressional leaders on his upcoming budget. The plan envisions higher spending with limited or no tax cuts. Budget officials estimate next year’s outlays around 72 billion dollars, with total near 770 billion across the fiscal year. Current year spending stands about 69.5 billion, with defense needs rising by roughly two billion. The White House session ran from 9 am to after 5:30 pm with Cabinet members present.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Fire Threat Forces Evacuations In Butte Apts
About 75 residents from the O Rourke Apts at 103 W Quartz and 25 from the adjacent Sherman Apts were ordered out as flames and smoke spread over Butte. Fire Chief Jack McCarthy led efforts to locate the source between NW walls, with all three shifts responding. The danger subsided around midnight and evacuees returned or found shelter for the night.
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West Quartz
Butte Hill
Jack McCarthy
Brick O'Rourke Apts
W. Quartz
O’rourke
Sherman Apts
O'Rourke
Butte
Front Street
Centerville
Butte Fire Dept
John O'Leary
David Haulman
Sherman
Quartz Street
Population Estimated at 169.6 Million on New Year
Census Bureau reports 2.8 million more Americans will celebrate New Year's Day 1957 than a year earlier. The Jan 1 population is estimated at 169.6 million.
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Washington
Census Bureau
U.S
Curley Shows Improvement After Oxygen Tent Removal
Former Gov James Michael Curley was taken off an oxygen tent on Monday and doctors said his condition remains critical but much improved.
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