Fires Across Nation Kill More Than Twenty
The Associated Press reports fires nationwide killed more than 20 people and caused substantial property losses. Fatalities occurred in Jeffersonville Georgia Marshall Missouri Temple Pennsylvania Balltown Iowa Birmingham Alabama Rome New York Kingston Unadilla and Tupper Lake New York. Losses ranged from 75 000 to over a million dollars with several buildings including hotels stores a card board box factory and a church annex destroyed.
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Jeffersonville
Marshall
Temple
Balltown
Iowa
Birmingham
Ala
Rome
N. Y
New York State
Kingston
Unadilla
Tupper Lake
Eight Persons Die From Fumes In New York Area Home
Coroner reports carbon monoxide from a space heater killed father Joseph Lashway 42 and four of his children in Troy New York. Siblings Joseph Jr 10 William must be taken as injured Sherry 8 Ruthann 14 and Helena 18 were in hospital or in fair condition at St Marys. Mrs Rose Lashway 38 and grandmother Alice Carter Llorra 70 were treated in hospital for diabetes related effects. In Columbus Ohio Roy Brown 46 his wife Delores and daughter Dorene 8 also died from fumes.
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Troy
N. Y
Columbus
Ohio
Roy Brown
Delores
Dorene
Marines Reported to Have Live Atomic Weapons
White House declined to confirm or deny a report that U S Marines in the Mediterranean are armed with live atomic artillery. Press Secretary Hagerty said the President has not authorized use of atomic or any weapons in the Middle East and that American forces there act without reference to any specific nation.
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Washington
White House
U. S
Mediterranean
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Middle East
Hagerty
Jim G. Lucas
Scripps-Howard
Lucas
Randolph Pate
State Dulles
Mountain Rescue Drama Ends In Deadly Losses
In a dramatic Mt Blanc rescue saga two climbers Vincendon and Henry were feared dead after a 10 day high altitude effort. Swiss and French air crews saved eight Italians but the two French climbers were left on the perilous ledge. Officials deemed further risks unjustified.
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Chamonix
France
Mt. Jane
Europe
Flir
Hermann Geiger
Jen
Mt. Blanc
Jean Vincendon
Francois Henry
Air
Henry LaForest
Yves le Gall
Henry
Wihcendon
le Gall
Vincendon
Chamoix
Vallet Refuge
Lionel Terray
Annapurna
Terray
Wallet Cards Drive Hong Kong Confusion
Teng Shih a) complains in a letter to the Peiping People's Daily that loyalty to the Communist party forces him to carry a tangle of identity and ration cards. He lists cards required for work, clinics, warehousing checks, library loans, canteens, bicycles, and government rations including meat, flour, sugar, oil, and cotton.
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Hong Kong
Teng Shiha
Peiping People’s Daily
Communist Party
Workers’ Union
Arab leaders to meet in Riyadh summit on Jan 28
A reliable source says four Arab heads of state will convene a summit in Riyadh Saudi Arabia on January 28 to discuss Arab affairs amid recent international developments. Presidents Nasser of Egypt and Kuwaili of Syria and Kings Saud of Saudi Arabia and Hussein of Jordan are expected to attend.
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Damascus
Riyadha
Saudi Arabia
Kuwaili
Syria
Nasser
Egypt
Saud
Hussein
Jordan
Record set as 1956 road deaths top US toll
The National Safety Council announced 1956 road fatalities rose to about 40,200, the highest total ever. The year showed a 19 month upward trend, with a October dip linked to extended Daylight Saving Time in many cities. November rebounded. Chicago rose from 29 to 36 deaths year over year.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
NCS
Associated Press
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Lexington
New York City
Indianapolis
Boston
NSC
State Ends Year With Total Of 55 Polio Cases
Helena Montana finished 1956 with 55 polio cases compared with 150 in 1955 as per the State Board of Health. One case in the final week came from Missoula County. The year’s report lists totals for measles strep influenza whooping cough chicken pox tuberculosis and other diseases with year over year figures.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Health
Missoula
Car theft hits 1940 Ford convertible from Montana home
Dillard McGee reported to Butte police on Thursday that his red and tan 1940 Ford convertible was stolen from behind his home at 1640 S Montana. The license plates are 1 18385. He noted the car had no battery.
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Dillard McGee
Butte
S. Montana
UNRWA warns of relief cuts for nearly one million Arab refugees
UNRWA chief Henry LaBouisse warned that care for nearly a million Palestine Arab refugees could be cut severely unless funds are urgently raised. The report precedes the 1956 invasion, with UN efforts to salvage the Suez Canal prompting US pledges up to five million dollars and possible support from Norway Sweden and others.
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United Nations
U. N
Henry R. LaBouisse
U. N. Relief and Works Agency
UNRWA
Egypt
LaBoisse
United States
Suez Canal
U. S
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
John J. McCloy
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Netherlands
Italy
West Germany
Suez
Assembly
Palestine
la Bouisse
Middle East
Foreboding foreign Problems Face Nations Lawmakers
A new Congress opened amid foreboding foreign policy challenges and civil rights tensions. Democrats took control after a dramatic Senate moment, with opening day hiding undercurrents of strain over the grant of broader powers to the president.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Ike to Present Mideast Plan Saturday
President Eisenhower will appear before Congress at 12 30 p m Saturday to seek standby authority to use U S armed forces if needed in the Middle East. He also asks 400 million dollars in economic aid over two years beginning next July 1. The joint session will include Senate and House leaders and follows White House lobbying, with Dulles calling the region highly dangerous amid Soviet moves.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Middle East
White House
Senate
House
Dulles
Russia
United States
Egypt
Suez Canal
Senhower
Mideast
85Th Congress
Capitol Hill
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
William Knowland
California
Johnson
Knowland
Sam Rayburn
Senate Plans Vote Today On Filibusters
The Senate opened debate on changing rules to curb filibusters with Sen. Anderson of New Mexico leading a coalition call for adopting new procedures. A six hour debate with a 10 am start was set, while leaders warned of chaos if rules vanish. President Eisenhower backs a new civil rights program for the 85th Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Anderson
Johnson
Texas
Knowland
California
GOP
White House
Eisenhower
Helena land office revenues fall short of forecast
Montana land office revenues for 1956 totaled 4 351 056, with 5 percent withheld for future distributions to school districts. The remaining 4 133 541 will be paid to districts in February, yielding an estimated per pupil distribution around 23.35 if about 177 000 pupils are on rolls. Prior year balances totaled 4 681 472 for aid to 169 203 pupils at 25.93 per person. Revenue sources include grazing rentals, crop shares, oil and gas lease interest, and trust fund earnings, separate from public school equalization funds paid in December and June.
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Helena
Montana Land Office
Lou FE. Bretzke
Office of Public Instruction
Mary M. Condon
Montana Trust and Legacy Fund
Clusia Tree Helped Cubans Gain Freedom
A Cu ban favorite tree the Clusia rosea provided leaves used as paper by Cuban patriots to scratch messages during the fight for independence. The piece links the tree to freedom efforts and ends with a note about placing a want ad by dialing 5451.
Four Killed When Plane Strikes House
In East Phoenix a light plane descended from about 1000 feet and crashed into an unoccupied house, killing four Californians aboard. Victims were Raymond C. Roberts and Leona Roberts of Costa Mesa, Urbin N. Hartman and Anna Hartman of Anaheim. The plane had rented from Martin School of Aviation in Santa Ana, and officials said it went into a spin while approaching Sky Harbor Airport. A witness recalled a roar and the crash as a dynamite explosion.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Raymond C. Roberts
Costa Mesa
Leona
Urbin N. Hartman
Anaheim
Calif
Anna
Martin School of Aviation
Santa Ana
Phoenix Sky Harbor
J. P. Atsinki
Arthur Seza
Soza
Judge rules bus segregation unconstitutional in Miami
U S District Judge Omett Choate ruled that Florida and Miami laws forcing Negroes to sit in the back of Miami Transit Co buses are unconstitutional. He gave Miami 10 days to act, cautioned against intimidation, and kept the city and its commissioners as defendants. The ruling follows the Montgomery bus decision and NAACP involvement, naming four plaintiffs.
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Miami, Fla
U. S. Dist
Omett Choate
Florida
Miami
Miami Transit Co
City of
Asst
Jack Smith
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
G. E. Graves Jr
NAACP
Cheater
Choate
U. S. Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
Maggie Garmon
Eleanor Fair
Gloria Matthews
Alice Jackson
Man Gets Two Years For 31 Burglary
Donald Alexander, 28, pleaded guilty in District Court to burglary in illegal entry early Monday at Parkway Service Station 801 E. Park and theft of 97 cents in cash and an automobile battery. Judge T E Downey sentenced him to two years in state prison. Alexander was arrested by Butte police with help from bystanders. All loot was recovered.
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Donald Alexander
Parkway
E. Park
T. E. Downey
Alexander
Butte
Probe of Foreign Aid Sparks Bipartisan Uproar
The House International Operations Subcommittee faulted U S aid to Iran as loose and shocking and urged a broad congressional inquiry. The panel, amid praise for Eisenhower’s Middle East plan, approved a revised report in a closed session, after removing some criticisms of Iran.
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Washington
House International Operations Subcommittee
U. S
Iran
Subcommittee
Eisenhower
Middle East
Middle Eastern
Russia
Congress
Dulles
Hardy
D-Va
Montana Weather Forecast For Friday And Saturday
East Montana reports partly cloudy cool conditions with scattered snow in the southwest and far south on Friday. West Montana remains mostly cloudy with light snow possible through Saturday and little temperature change. Highs reach 20 to 30 in the east and 25 to 35 in the west, with frigid 0 to 15 ranges overnight Friday.
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Montana
Mansfield Senate Leadership Changes After Opening Congress
Washington reports party caucuses elected leadership as Congress began. Republicans kept Knowland as floor leader and Saltonstall became conference chair. Millikin retired. Dirksen named Senate whip, Johnson remained Democratic floor leader, Mansfield named whip. Clements defeated for re election. Hay den chosen president pro tempore. House elected Rayburn speaker and Martin as GOP floor leader.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Congress
William F. Knowland
Rcalif
Sen
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Republican Conference
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Dirksen
Illinois
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Mansfield
Montana
Clements
Kentucky
Hayden
Arizona
Nixon
Rep
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
Mass
GOP
Postal Rate Hike Move Considered
Washington The Post Office Department said it is giving consideration to raising the postage rate on letters from 3 to 5 cents. The move follows reports that Postmaster General Summerfield proposed the idea at a White House conference of Republican congressional leaders. Any increase would require congressional approval.
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Washington
Post Office Dept
Summerfield
White House
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