Parties Clear Way for Opening of Congress Today
Democrats and Republicans settled leadership for the 84th Congress clearing the way for a noon Wednesday start. Senate Republicans chose William F. Knowland as floor leader while Lyndon Johnson again leads the Democrats as majority leader. Sam Rayburn named speaker and Carl Albert to assist. McCormack returns as House Democratic leader with John W. McCormack and Joseph W. Martin Jr. as GOP minority leader.
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Washington
Senate
House
United Front
GOP
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
Democrats
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Sam Rayburn
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
John W. McCormack
Rep
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Styles Bridges
Bridges
Committee On Committees
Dulles Narrows Power of Security Chief McLeod at State
Secretary of State Dulles again trimmed the security chief R W Scott McLeod reducing his authority over U S missions abroad. McLeod’s foreign service inspection duties were moved to Lou Henderson who becomes deputy under secretary for administration. McLeod retains security and consular affairs plus oversight of passports visas munitions control and refugee program.
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Dulles
R. W. Scott McLeod
U. S
Department
McLeod
Committee On
Lou W. Henderson
Henderson
Asst
I. W. Carpenter Jr
Carpenter
State Department
Iran
Office of
Eisenhower
Ladejinsky to be assigned new post on land reform
Washington reports a Foreign Operations Administration post prepared for Wolf Ladejinsky after his ouster from the Tokyo agricultural attaché job. He will specialize in land reform and work to improve conditions in non Communist Southern Indochina amid ongoing controversy after Benson’s ruling.
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Washington
Foreign Operations Administration
Wolf Ladejinsky
Tokyo
Agriculture Department
Ladejinsky
Indochina
Benson
Montana motorist dies in head on collision
Charles A. Peters 50 of Medicine Lake Montana was killed when his car collided head on with a two ton truck on U S Highway 85 ten miles north of Williston North Dakota. Doug Kilgore 37 of Scobey was badly hurt and taken to a Williston hospital. The crash happened about 3 10 p m Tuesday.
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Williston
N. D
Montana
Charles A. Peters
Medicine Lake
Here
U. S. Highway 85
North Dakota
W. A. Hamre
Doug Kilgore
Scobey
Mont
Charles Hiidst
Grenora
Kilgore
Hamre
Peters
Hoover Commission to deliver economy plan preview
Congress will receive an interim prospectus from Herbert Hoover outlining forthcoming commission proposals to shrink government size and cost while boosting efficiency. The 14 task forces will report weekly through May 31, detailing plans to cut independent agencies and reduce government activities, following the 1949 commission’s track record.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Hoover Commission
Hoover
White House
Commission
Democratic Congress
Mark Clark
Con
Government tightens stock rules to curb boom
The Federal Reserve Board raised margin requirements from 50 to 60 percent Tuesday night in a bid to slow speculative fervor. Keith Funston of the New York Stock Exchange criticized the move as hindering market function while officials noted limited evidence of alarmist activity despite rising credit. The AP index hovered near record levels before a selloff and rebound, contrasting with 1929, when no margin rules existed.
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Washington
New York
Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve Board
Associated Press
Harold L. Bache
Petersen Handed Prison Sentence
Former NSA analyst Joseph S. Petersen Jr. received a seven year term under the Espionage Law for storing secret documents at home. U S District Judge Albert V. Bryan called the act a deliberate breach of trust with potentially grave security consequences. Petersen admitted guilt to one count on December 22 and other charges were dismissed. no Communist angle or payment was alleged.
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Alexandria
Joseph S. Petersen Jr
Hush-Hush National Security Agency
U. S
Albert V. Bryan
Petersen
Netherlands
Security Agency
Mendes-France to visit Germany for Saar talks
Bonn reports French Premier Mendes-France plans a quick trip to West Germany to meet Chancellor Adenauer within two weeks. They are expected to discuss the Saar accord amid German opposition and consider economic ties with Italy and WEU Nato rearmament plans before Mendes-France leaves the foreign ministry to focus on domestic issues.
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Bonn
Germany
Foreign Office
Pierre Mendes-France
Konrad Adenauer
Saar
Mendes-France
Baden-Baden
Black Forest
Adenauer
Italy
West Germany
Western European Union
WEU
France
Edgar Faure
Radical
Death of F L Skerjane in family home
Francis Leo Skerjanec was found dead Tuesday night at 2003 Banks. Coroner Dr. Emmett J. Paulson ordered an autopsy to determine the direct cause of death and whether an inquest is needed. A blood pool near the head and wall stains were noted.
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Francis Leo Skerjanec
Banks
Emmett J. Paulson
Weather summary for Montana with light snow and cold highs
Partly cloudy conditions continue into Wednesday night with occasional snow on Wednesday and into Wednesday night. Temperatures will peak around 22 Wednesday with a low near minus 20 Wednesday night. Tuesday’s readings reach a high of 12 and a low of minus 20. East region shows increasing cloudiness and brief snow flurries Wednesday with highs 25 to 35, cooler 10 to 20 in the southwest, clearing Wednesday night. West region remains cloudy with light snow possible and highs 20 to 30, turning fair Thursday as temperatures hold steady. The table notes that maximums cover 12 hours and minimums cover 18 hours ending 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Montana
Chamber President to Speak at Butte Dinner Meeting
Clem D. Johnston president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will address the Butte gathering at the Finlen Hotel on Jan 11. The Roanoke Va leader calls himself a typical businessman and will speak on Boundless Frontiers during a 7 pm dinner in the Silver Bow room open to the public with reservations.
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Finlen
Clem D. Johnston
Roanoke
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Silver Bow
Chamber
W. Broadway
Expects Relief From Cold Wave Ahead Of Front
Relief from extreme cold was forecast as a storm front approached the city. The mercury had fallen to 20 below zero early Tuesday and hovered around 10 below at 9:30 pm before slipping to 17 below and beginning a slow rise. The front was due to reach around 2:30 am Wednesday with low clouds and poor visibility by 6:30 am and expect frequent snow squalls and snow.
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Mercury
Lottery First Form of Legal Gambling
The text notes lottery as the first form of legal gambling used by Roman emperors to fund treasury and construction. It then pitches Want Ads and an ad writer to build your treasury without gambling. An ad ends with a reference to an automatic pocket pistol and a phone number.
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Treasury
Bandit slain by sharpshooter in Manhattan holdup
Retired police sharpshooter William Rettig, 61, foiled a bank holdup in the garment district firing three shots. The bandit Ellison Gaylord Gray, 27, of Kansas City, MO was killed. A guard Edward Koszuba, 38, and a customer were wounded. Scene at New York Trust Co. on 7th Avenue near 39th Street.
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Manhattan
Garment District
New York Trust Co
Times Square
7Th Avenue
39Th Street
William Rettig
Force
Franklin Savings Bank
New York Trust
Ellison Gaylord Gray
Kansas City
Aronson urges tax equality and highway funding in state address
Gov. J Hugo Aronson presents a program for a balanced budget tax equality and highway financing in the State of the State message. He calls for joint sessions with the Board of Equalization to resolve property tax issues and opposes sales tax while urging funding for the University System and local schools.
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J. Hugo Aronson
Montana Legislative Assembly
Helena
Aronson
State Equalization Board
U.P
Montana
Board of Equalization
Powerful Montana House Appropriations Group Named
Rep. John J. MacDonald was named chairman of the House Appropriations Committee for the 34th Montana Legislature. Speaker Leo C. Graybill appointed 19 representatives to oversee public money matters. The group includes vice chairman Fred Barrett and members Hess, Reider, Barnard, Cunningham, Grant, Minette, Siderius, Taylor, Norby, Juedeman, Fry, Cerovski, Daniels, Haines, Hawks, Gleed, and Purdy. The House and Senate recessed after brief sessions with HB 1 and HB 2 among measures introduced.
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Fred FE. Barrett
Liberty
H. H. Hess
Hill
Arnold Reider
Jefferson
Lloyd Barnard
Valley
John J. Cunningham
Silver Bow
R. A. Grant
Custer
Carl P. Minette
Glacier
George Siderius
Flathead
Neil Taylor
Daniels
Fritz Norby
Cascade
R. F. Juedeman
Toole
J. W. Fry
Yellowstone
Charles Cerovski
U. S
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Kenneth Cole
R-Petroleum
Senate Committee On Committees
U N Secretary Nears Peiping
Hindustan Times criticizes Dag Hammarskjold as Dulles minded and urges humility for success in Peiping talks. India flags release of 11 imprisoned American fliers and other U N personnel as key, with Nehru advising broader talks beyond the airmen case.
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New Delhi
India
Dag Hammarskjold
Hindustan Times
U. N
Peiping
Nehru
Hammarskjold
Red China
Hammarrskjold
Premer Chou En-lai
Red Government
U. S
United Nations
Statesman
Indian Express
Chou
Hardin Man Die s of Truck Injuries
Fred L. Lundberg, 71, Hardin, died in a Billings hospital Tuesday from injuries from a pickup overturn near Wyola Saturday. He was first treated in Sheridan, then moved to Billings. Two boys in the pickup escaped with minor injuries. Lundberg, a retired electrical engineer, was the sixth Montana traffic fatality in 1955, up from three in 1954.
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Billings
Fred L. Lundberg
Hardin
Wyola
Sheridan
Wyol
Lundberg
Montana
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