Benson Seeks Swift Farm Aid To Buoy Prices
Secretary Benson told Congress the administration farm program should lift prices quickly and put cash in farmers’ pockets by spring or summer. He urged swift action, saying much of the impact could be felt within the year and help with 1956 crops.
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Washington
Benson
Congress
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Soil Bank
Democratic Committee
Sen
Ellender
Louisiana
Senate
Rep
Chelf
D-Ky
House
Fat Cats of Agriculture
Colorado
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Three Frozen Deaths Reported in Mexico City Cold Spell
Temperatures fell to 11 above zero in Mexico City early Thursday. Three people died from the cold, raising two week fatalities to 27 as a nationwide cold spell grips the country from coast to coast.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Series of Atomic Tests to Be Held in Pacific
The United States plans a new series of atomic tests in the Pacific this spring at Eniwetok proving ground. The tests will use weapons substantially less powerful than the hydrogen bomb. The AEC and Defense Dept cited lack of an international plan on weapons control and says tests are needed to stay ahead of Russia in the arms race.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Defense Dept
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Central Pacific
Dulles
Russia
India
Aec-Pentagon
Driver sacrifices truck and load to avoid collision
Bozeman driver Chester Roy Baker chose to flip his air brake failed tractor-trailer at Davis Point on Harding Way rather than risk a collision. He escaped unharmed as the 350 foot fall destroyed the rig and spilled flour and feed, with $13,000 damage. salvage possible for some cargo.
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Bozeman
Davis Point
Harding Way
Butte
Chester Roy Baker
Irvin Zeitner
al Boehme
Baker
Zeitner
Boehme
Ring Found and Returned After Gift Wrapping Mixup
In Great Falls Mrs. Kay DeVos misplaced her diamond engagement ring while wrapping gifts at a department store before Christmas. A Saskatchewan customer who received a wrapped gift for a friend in Wisconsin returned the ring after it was found inside the packaging. De Vos expressed joy at reclaiming the ring, saying she felt as thrilled as when she first received it.
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Great Falls
Kay DeVos
Saskatchewan
Wisconsin
Court to Decide If Machines Are for Gambling
Judge William D. Murray heard testimony on December seizures at Eagles Lounge regarding two electronic point makers. Government seeks destruction and costs. defense claims inventor Bernard McManus and Buckley Manufacturing produced non gambling devices. Trial underway with briefs due in 70 days.
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United States District Court
Eagles Lounge
Granite
Murray
James J. Hannifin
Bernard T. McManus
Lander
Wyo
Buckley Manufacturing Co
Chicago
McManus
Montana Weather Summary Friday to Saturday
East Montana shows mostly fair with patchy clouds and a high around 40 to 50 in the south and 20 to 30 in the northeast. Partly cloudy Friday night into Saturday with a warming trend. West Montana turns cloudy with light snow in the mountains Friday night and Saturday, little temperature change, highs 30 to 35.
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Montana
Western powers seek UN censure of Israel over Lake Galilee raid
The United States Britain and France urged the UN Security Council to condemn Israel for the Lake Galilee raid that killed 56 Syrians. They warned new raids could trigger stronger action while opposing monetary penalties. The Soviet Union backed censure and damages though the Western trio drafted their own condemnation resolution.
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United States
Britain
France
Security Council
Israel
Lake Galilee
Soviet Union
Moscow
Middle East
Pierson Dixon
Syria
Dixon
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
Lodge
Herve Alphand
International Court of Justice
Arkady A. Sobolev
U. N
Sobolev
Council
Big Three
Clings to Belief Gives Up Children at Short Creek
In Provo Utah Vera Black refuses to sign a state document promising not to teach her eight children polygamy. Seven children were placed in foster care while one remained sick at home. The meeting between Mrs. Black and State Welfare Commission followed a failed attempt to take custody after Short Creek residents obstructed officers.
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Howard S. Benedict
Provo
Utah
Vera Black
State Welfare Commission
Short Creek
Black
Leonard Black
Arizona
Vera
Desert
Algerian Clash Kills 28, Wounds 37 in 24 Hours
In Algiers a fresh surge of fighting leaves 28 dead and 37 wounded as French forces clash with Algerian Nationalist rebels. Four French soldiers die and seven are wounded, while rebels incur 17 deaths, 30 wounded, and 14 captured. Seven Algerians are reported killed by political assassins.
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Algiers
Algeria
Brink Holdup Solved Eight Held in Boston Case
FBI announced the nation’s largest cash Brink’s holdup, 1 218 211 dollars, solved. Six men with criminal records were arraigned on bail over 100 000 dollars each for a hearing in two weeks. Two more in custody. two others sought.
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Boston
FBI
Western
Pittsburgh
Massachusetts
Adolph Maffie
North Quincy
Joseph F. McGinnis
Vincent J. Costa
Pembroke
Michael V. Geagen
New Hampshire Discusses Eisenhower Second Term Entry
Supporters plan to enter President Eisenhower’s name in the March 13 New Hampshire primary. White House aides indicate no objection unless petitions trigger state notices. Gov. Lane Dwinell confirmed filing would occur Monday to place the President on New Hampshire ballots.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
White House
James C. Hagerty
Illinois
Hagerty
Lane Dwinell
Secretary of State of
Wisconsin
Florida
Dwinell
Small Tax Bite Hits Denver Schoolgirl
Sharon Bremmer an 11 year old sixth grader at Stephen Knight School received 1.35 for ushering at school affairs. An envelope dated Thursday showed 24 cents withheld for federal income tax and 1 cent for state income tax from her Denver School District No 1 wages.
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Denver
Income Tax Department
Sharon Bremmer
Sharon
Stephen Knight School
Battle-Ready Troops Fly to Cyprus
Britain sent nearly 2 000 paratroopers to Cyprus in a dawn airlift to reinforce its influence in the Middle East and deter a collapse of the pro British regime in Jordan. Royal Air Force transports moved from Blackbushe Airport as Brig. M H Butler declared readiness for any development. Moscow Radio criticized the move while tensions in Jordan rise and riots flare against Western alignment.
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Cyprus
Britain
Middle East
Jordan
Israel
Royal Air Force
Blackbushe
M. H. Butler
16Th Independent Parachute Brigade
Moscow Radio
Jordan Kingdom
Palestine
Eisenhower proposes 2.02 billion in direct school grants plan
President Eisenhower urged Congress to approve 2.02 billion dollars in direct school construction grants over five years plus 750 million for local bonds and 20 million for planning. The plan ties aid to state income per pupil with a sliding match, drawing mixed reactions from Republicans Democrats and Kelley opposed citing federal control and slower action on existing bills.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
House Education Committee
Kelley
D-Pa
Folsom
Graham to Get Insanity Trial in Airline Massacre
John Gilbert Graham, 23, will face a jury March 5 in Denver on charges of murdering 44 people including his mother after a United Air Lines flight exploded shortly after takeoff. Defence seeks a separate insanity trial despite four psychiatrists finding him sane.
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Denver
John Gilbert Graham
Graham
United Air Lines
Daisie E. King
King
Colorado Psychopathic Hospital
Dist
Joseph M. McDonald
James Galvin
John MacDonald
Robert Cohen
Leo V. Tepley
Five Million Price Set for Crow Right of Way Dam
Crow Agency Montana Residents vote 148 to 137 to grant government right of way for the $100 million Yellowtail Dam. The deal includes Crow ownership of the dam and fixtures after 60 years, with mineral rights and water use preserved for recreation. The Bureau will pay $1.5 million upfront and $150,000 yearly for 50 years, while condemnation action is to be defended by tribal officers. Robert Yellowtail opposes the project citing lack of economic justification.
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Crow Agency
Mont
Crow Indians
Montana
Yellowtail
Crows
Crow Indian Council
Big Horn River
Bureau of Reclamation
Washington, D. C
Bert W. Kronmiller
Hardin
William Wall
Philip Beaumont
Robert Yellowtail
Congress
Big Horn
Wyoming
Income Amender in Classifieds Offers Quick Ad Rewrites
Setting it straight notes many proposed amendments while urging readers to place Want Ads for rentals sales and writer services. The ad lists items for sale and household goods including cedar chests a washer dresser desk chair and a wardrobe with a phone contact for an experienced ad-writer.
Four Missionaries Found Dead in Ecuador Jungle
A U S Air Force helicopter located four bodies near a camp of missionaries trying to Christianize Auca Indians in eastern Ecuador. The search, based at Shell Mera, tracked the victims for days as a ground party closed in, with the plane wreckage found and locals reporting a hut and radio set.
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Quito
Ecuador
U. S. Air Force
Shell Mera
Cararay River
Two Killed as Hungarian Quakes Hit Budapest Area
Vienna dispatch reports two dead and 36 injured after two earthquakes strike Hungary on Thursday. At least 119 buildings damaged or collapsed, power lines cut, and traffic disrupted in Budapest with six houses collapsing. Taksony town records two fatalities as aftershocks affect towns south of the capital.
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Austria
Hungary
Red
MTI
Budapest
Taksony
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