New Year Holiday Traffic Deaths Near Record, NSC Says
A 102 hour New Year holiday period saw 391 traffic deaths by 11 30 p m and 66 fire deaths totaling 561 with the previous record of 407 in 1952 53 under threat The National Safety Council raised five reasons for lower toll despite a rising count noting less travel better weather sobering prior carnage and tougher enforcement California and Texas led with deaths while New Orleans saw a fatality involving a 12 year old Tryon NC reported fire deaths Five more victims died in Pittsburgh and rapid city incidents with continued coverage on Page 7 Col 7.
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Associated Press
NSC
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
Lousiaiana
New Orleans
North Carolina
Tryon
Pittsburgh
Rapid City
S.D
Suez salvage fleet tackles Ferdan Bridge obstruction
In Cairo a UN salvage flotilla moved south in the Suez Canal to remove the Ferdan Bridge and other sunken obstructions. Egypt pressed Israel to speed withdrawal from the Sinai and Gaza as Cairo sent a special emissary to New York. Egypt agreed to treat canal clearance separately after talks with UN negotiators. Col. Salah Gohar headed to New York to join Egypt’s UN delegation to seek a withdrawal timetable and clarify UN police patrol status after border reach.
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Egypt
U. N
Suez Canal
Ferdan Bridge
Port Said
Israel
Sinai Desert
Gaza Strip
United Nations
New York
Salah Gohar
Palestine Affairs
Gohar
Mahmoud Fawzi
Dag Hammarskjold
Fawzi
Trains Collide Killing Three on Busy Baltimore Line
Three crewmen died and five injured when long freight trains No 96 and No 648 collided head on near Martinsburg West Virginia. Eastbound No 96 carried 145 cars and westbound No 648 had 160 coal cars. Dispatcher in Cumberland notified too late to avert disaster.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B&o
Baltimore
Cumberland
B. F. Phillips
Lovettsville
L. R. Holler
Hagerstown
J. C. Beard
Brunswick
Butte Schools Resume After Holiday Break
Public and parochial schools in Butte plan to resume classes Wednesday morning following an extended Christmas and New Year holiday. The break began December 21.
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Butte
Eisenhower opens doors for more Hungarian refugees
President Eisenhower ordered continued parole admission of Hungarian refugees beyond the scheduled 21,500 to prevent a stoppage of the flow. White House aides said the move envisions admitting substantially more than 21,500, with the attorney general to parole refugees until Congress acts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Nixon
America
White House
United States
Brownell
Copper Outlook Remains Optimistic Says Research Assn
The Copper and Brass Research Assn reports a turning point in copper supply and demand with balanced world markets. Long term prospects are upbeat, aided by expanded and new mine capacity through 1962, ongoing exploration, and three year labor deals ensuring steady domestic output. In 1956 the market eased from tight conditions as supply grew and prices fell.
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New York
The
Copper and Brass Research Assn
Association
U.S
Europe
Commerce Department
Montana Weather Outlook by region
Montana east expects increasing cloudiness with occasional snow and colder air from Wednesday into Thursday. Highs reach around 20 to 35 with lows near 10 to 25. Montana west remains cloudy with light snow Wednesday into Wednesday night and Thursday, highs about 25 to 35 and lows 15 to 25. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending at 5 30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Montana
Montana High Low
Pep Billings
Belgrade
Broadus Butte
Cut Bank
Dillon
Ae Wer Eens
Glasg
Ae” Owe
Havre
Helena Eee
Kalispell Omenee Wen Eenenne
Lewistown
Eneseeees
Livingston Anne Neneeweneere
Miles City
Missoula
West Yellowstone
Upset wins highlight New Year's Day bowls
Baylor upset Tennessee 13-7 in the Sugar Bowl as Johnny Majors fumbled late. Iowa crushed Oregon State 35-19 in the Rose Bowl, while TCU edged Syracuse 28-27 in Dallas and Colorado rallied to beat Clemson 27-21 in the Orange Bowl. George Washington defeated Texas Western 13-0 in El Paso. Prairie View A&M topped Texas Southern 27-6. West Texas beat Mississippi Southern 20-13 in Orlando.
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Colorado
Baylor Bears
Johnny Majors
Vols
New Orleans
Iowa
Oregon State
TCU
Chuck Curtis
Jimmy Brown
Syracuse
Dallas
Miami
Clemson
George Washington
Texas Western
Prairie View A&m
Texas Southern
Houston
West Texas
Mississippi Southern
Orlando
Fla
Majors
Baylor
Bowl scores from major bowls and results
Rose Bowl Iowa 35 Oregon State 19. Sugar Bowl Baylor 13 Tennessee 7. Orange Bowl Colorado 27 Clemson 21. Cotton Bowl Texas Christian 28 Syracuse 27. Sun Bowl George Washington 13 Texas Western 6. Prairie View Bowl Prairie View 27 Texas Southern 6. Tangerine Bowl West Texas 20 Mississippi Southern 13.
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Iowa
Oregon State
Baylor
Tennessee
Colorado
Clemson
Texas Christian
Syracuse
Texas Western
Prairie View
Texas Southern
West Texas
Miss
Four Die in New Year's Eve Ice Tragedy at Houghton Lake
A New Year’s Eve ice fishing party of five sank into 15 feet of water on Houghton Lake, Michigan. Two cars went through the ice a mile from shore, four people are dead, one survivor, John Whorley, 45, of Lansing, in good condition. Klatt Arthur, 33, and Albert Sohn, 53, found in submerged cars. Bernadette Klatt, 32, and Dorine Butler, 33, still missing. Sohn owned a Lansing dry cleaning business.
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Houghton Lake
Mich
Michigan
Arthur Klatt
Albert J. Sohn
Klatt
Bernadette
Dorine Butler
Lansing
Butler
Sohn
John Whorley
Whorley
New York Woman 106 Dies. Lincoln Attendee Remembered
Mrs. Louisa M. Runge of Queens died Tuesday at age 106 after celebrating her birthday on October 27. She had attended Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union address in New York City decades earlier.
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New York
Louisa M. Runge
Abraham Lincoln
New York City
Cooper Union
Queens
Missing Boy Dies During Desert Search at Edwards AFB
A 3-year-old boy, Billy Ray Tryce, wandered from a housing area at Edwards Air Force Base in Mojave Desert while New Year’s Eve visitors searched for him. Found dead before dawn in 28 degree cold, after more than 800 airmen combed the area using Jeeps, dogs, and helicopters. father Airman 20 Arnold R. Tryee and mother Jean were involved as authorities confirmed the death.
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Mojave Desert
Billy
America
Jean
Arnold R. Tryee
Parks Afb
Pleasanton
Calif
Tryee
Gorman
Rhode Island Court affirms Roberts as governor in 1965
The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled Democratic Gov. Dennis J. Roberts the winner of the Nov. 6 election, voiding ballots for Del Sesto. Roberts was sworn in in the Statehouse executive chamber before 159 people after a month-long count and a 207 vote lead on election day. Del Sesto declined further action, citing ethical and political concerns.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Dennis J. Roberts
Roberts
Christopher del Sesto
Statehouse
del Seso
del Sesto
Rhode Island
U. S. Supreme Court
House
Senate
Trusty Accused of Alleged Arrest Ride Across Town
A county jail trusty Richard Rogers is accused by police of staging an arrest of Tom Helehan of Butte and driving him to a station with an accompanying companion Thomas A Johnson. The men, who were picked up by Officers Tromley and Sullivan around 10:20 a.m., left Helehan unharmed after the confusion over a supposed highway patrol arrest.
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Tom Helehan
Butte
Trusty
Justice of the Peace
Helehan
Richard Rogers
Thomas A. Johnson
Larry Tromley
John Sullivan
Rogers
Park and
Montana
Butteman
Gate Crashers Invade Rose Bowl Following New Year Icon
A truck halted beside the Rose Bowl fence in Pasadena as 12 men leaped into the arena and melted into the crowd during the New Year day football game. The truck sped off into traffic and vanished.
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Pasadena
Calif
Eisenhower pushes plan to deter Communist aggression in Middle East
President Eisenhower urged Congress to back a resolution authorizing use of U S forces if necessary to defend Middle Eastern allies under attack and to expand economic aid from the emergency fund The White House indicated an early message to Congress and a possible personal address within days amid talk of a 400 million dollar aid package over two years Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B Johnson summing up congressional reaction
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Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Secretary of
State Dulles
Dulles
United States
Middle East
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Suez Treaty Ended by Nasser Decree Abrogates 1954 Pact
President Nasser signed a decree terminating the 1954 Anglo Egyptian Suez agreement after British and allied attacks on Egypt. The government informed the UN that the treaty is abrogated from the moment of aggression, ending the British base rights in the canal zone. The action follows Britain’s surprise reaction and London’s lack of formal notice.
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Cairo
Nasser
Suez Canal Zone
United Nations
Egypt
Canal Zone
Britain
Turkey
Canal
London
Egyptian State Council
Butte Resident 70 Years Dies
Newton C. Purcell, longtime Butte resident, dies after a lengthy illness New Year’s Day at a local hospital. He would have turned 78 in February. A native of Grass Valley California, he was a self employed broker until retiring ten years ago and was noted for early football prowess. Funeral from White’s Friday at 9 to St Patrick Church, with mass at 9:30, interment in St Patrick Cemetery. Survived by sister Mrs J H Griffin of Seattle and several nephews and nieces in MT WA and CA.
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Newton C. Purcell
Butte
Louise Purcell
Purcell
Grass Valley
Calif
White’s
St. Patrick Church
St. Patrick Cemetery
J. H. Griffin
Seattle
Montana
Washington
California
Skiing Shifts to Swanky Sport with New $5 Million Venture
The article notes skiing becoming a luxury activity, contrasting grandpa's home-made barrel stave skis with a firm planning a $5 million, ten year investment to develop a upscale ski resort, and invites readers to sell athletic gear through a Want ad.
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Ritzier
Governor halts Tallahassee bus service to quell violence
Gov. Leroy Collins issued a temporary suspension of Tallahassee bus operations under emergency powers to curb mounting violence during the tense bus seating dispute. The move follows rock and shotgun attacks on black leaders and stores, with the proclamation citing danger to life and property and urging a peaceful solution as the emergency passes.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Leroy Collins
Collins
Florida
Ike Will Not Hold News Conference
President Eisenhower will not hold a news conference on Wednesday, as the House announced. Press Secretary Ha.gerty offered no explanation for the skip, though he left open the possibility of a meeting with reporters later in the week.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
James C. Hagerty
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