Russian aide expelled for espionage activities
The United States expels Maj. Yuri Krylov, assistant military attache at the Soviet embassy, for improperly buying electronic equipment and attempting to purchase secret military information. He is ordered to depart immediately as Washington cites violation of diplomatic status and espionage activity. Senate officials say they will investigate intermediaries and equipment involved.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Emassy
U. S
Yuri P. Kryov
State Dept
Kyrlov
Eastland
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Soviet Union
State Department
Krylov
Russia
Texan Named as Senator to Vote Democratic
William A. Blakley named temporary Texas senator says he will back Democratic moves to reorganize the Senate. The 58 year old implies he is a Democrat and may affect Senate control and chairmanships if he votes with his party. A special election to finish Price Daniel’s term must occur in 60 to 90 days. Thad Hutcheson challenges the Democratic field, raising split vote concerns.
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Washington
William A. Blakley
Texas
Senate
Dallas
National Airport
Blakley
Allan Shivers
Eisenhower
Price Daniel
Nixon
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Thad Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Air Force Base Blaze Destroys Planes and Hangars at McChord
A fire at McChord Air Force Base in Washington destroyed two hangars, four aircraft including a C124 Globemaster and a C118, and heavy equipment. Losses exceed several million dollars and a board of inquiry will probe the blaze started in a paint shop. Colonel Henry L. Crough leads the investigation while Chief Arthur J. McCarthy was hospitalized after smoke inhalation.
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Mcchord Air Force Base
Wash
Washington Air Force Base
Air Force
Pacific Northwest
Arthur J. McCarthy
McChord Fire Deept
Henry L. Crough
Fearful Mt Fuji May Erupt After Steam Reports
Climbing reports from Mt Fuji indicate steam hissing from fissures high on the slopes threatening an eruption for the first time since 1707. The Central Meteorological Agency notes that true steam sightings could mark the mountain's first recorded activity in years. Melted snow patches on the 12,389 foot cone add to the fears.
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Tokyo
Mt. Fuji
Japan
Central Meteorological Agency
Senator Suggests Halt to Hungarian Refugee Program
Sen Olin Johnson says many Hungarians seeking asylum may be Communist infiltrators and urges halting the refugee program for further review. A Senate Internal Security hearing heard claims of a Communist agent at the Hungarian legation and a former Hungarian secret police clerk among Kilmer Camp refugees.
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Washington
Olin Johnson
D-Sc
United States
Johnston
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Hungary
Subcommittee
Secret Police
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Robert Morris
Immigration Service
Austria
Nixon
Legislative Liaison Group Chosen to Meet Gov Each Monday
Montana lawmakers and Gov. J Hugo Aronson agreed to meet at 3 p m each Monday during the session. The liaison panel includes four Democrats and two Republicans to coordinate with the Republican governor.
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Tom Maddox
Helena
Montana
J. Hugo Aronson
Fancier License Plates Likely Under Montana House Bill
Montana lawmakers consider a bill to restore a copper background on license plates and add an alphabetical numerical system with special plates for amateur radio operators. Other measures include tighter shoplifting controls, heightened juvenile driver responsibility, and a four year college requirement for teachers.
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Helena
Montana Liquor Control Board
S. C. Mysse Jr
Rosebud
John G. Thompson
Lewis and Clark
William J. Nelson
Golden Valley
Judge’s Order Ends Butte Jail Shooting Lawsuit
Judge John B. McClernan dismisses Mike Johner’s $31,000 suit against the City of Butte over injuries from a jail shooting on August 28, 1954. The case ends after the judge refused to allow an amended complaint. Helen Tomich, 24, gained entry as a visitor and shot Johner while he served a city jail sentence for a hit and run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. McClernan
Mike Johner
Butte
Johner
Wheat Board Plan Explained in Montana Hearing
Norris Hanford of the Montana Grain Growers Assn outlined a proposed Montana Wheat Commission at a joint Senate and House Agriculture hearing in Helena. The plan would create a direct liaison between growers and researchers, fund independent research, and levy a quarter-cent per bushel tax collected by the first purchaser. refunds could be requested, prompting debate over whether the program would be mandatory.
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Helena
Montana Wheat Commission
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Norris Hanford
Fort Benton
Montana Grain Growers Assn
Montana Extension Service
Hanford
Wheat Commission
Commission
Sen
George W. Wilson
Dtoole
Dulles Warns of Mideast War Danger
Secretary of State Dulles warned of a high likelihood of American boys fighting in the Middle East if Congress rejects Eisenhower’s manifesto. He urged stand-by military authority and freedom to use aid, arguing an economic emergency accompanies the military threat.
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Washington
Dulles
Middle East
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
Sharpest Cold Since Siberia Freezes New York
The Associated Press reports record low Arctic temperatures across the Northeast. Upstate New York hit a -55 reading in Booneville, with other cities like Burlington Vermont and Rochester recording historic subzero values. Dozens of communities faced heat outages as pipelines failed and schools closed amid widespread snow and sleet.
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Associated Press
Siberia
New York
Booneville
Galena
Alaska
United States Weather Bureau
Chicago
Burlington
Rochester
N. Y
Owls Head
Adirondacks
Cambridge
Mass
Continental Divide
San Francisco
Leadville
Colo
Mercury plunges in Butte with subzero winds
Butte records a series of subzero readings as temperatures dip through the night and into today. Airport and uptown readings show -29 to -28 by morning with lows near -25 to -10 earlier. the all time low remains -52 in February 1933, far below this week’s marks.
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Butte
Mercury
Uptown
Banana Belt
Palm
Montana Weather Summary for East and West Districts
Montana weather shows fair conditions in the east with increasing clouds and light snow developing Thursday. Temperatures rise slowly with high 5-15 above and below zero in places. winds strong from the southwest with drifting snow.
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Montana
Jordan and Saudi to sign aid pact with Nasser in Cairo
Kings Hussein of Jordan and Saud of Saudi Arabia will sign an agreement in Cairo with Egyptian President Nasser on Thursday to grant Jordan financial aid replacing Britain's annual subsidy, reports said Tuesday.
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Cairo
U.P
Hussein
Jordan
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Abdel Nasser
Britain
Pineau says canal problem far from solved
Paris foreign minister Christian Pineau said his week long visit in America was fruitful but produced no concrete results. He met with American British and U N officials and discussed the Suez Canal issue and the upcoming Algerian debate at the U N He warned that the canal's future status was far from being solved.
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Paris
Christian Pineau
America
Pineau
U. N
Woman recalls playing with Lincoln's children in youth
Los Angeles report notes Mrs. John J. Hattstaedt who, with her husband, founded the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago 72 years ago, celebrated her 102nd birthday Tuesday and recalled Civil War era memories including Lincoln's offspring.
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Los Angeles
American Conservatory of Music
Chicago
John J. Hattstaedt
Abraham Lincoln
Eisenhower outlines 76 million drought relief plan
President Eisenhower unveiled a 76 million dollar emergency relief program for drought hit farmers and ranchers. He urged a reappraisal of government and private credit policies and noted Western railroads will extend a 50 percent freight cut for hay through March 31. The plan includes 25 million for livestock feed, 25 million for conservation funds, and 26 million for refinancing farm debt under the Bank head Jones Act.
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Wichita
Kan
Eisenhower
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
Agriculture Dept
Bankhead-Jones
Southwest
Israeli soldiers quit major base in Egypt
In El Arish on Tuesday, Israeli troops withdrew from the Sinai base as crowds welcomed the handover with Egyptian flags and effigies of Israel's Ben Gurion. UN forces led the Yugoslav advance with Maj. Gen Burns coordinating air landings amid the jubilant scene.
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Jerusalem
Sinai
Arish
U. N
E. L. M. Burns
el ’Arish
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Donald Cordon
el ‘Arish
Nasser
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
el 'Arisher
Press
Britain Moves to Cut Defense Spending
Prime Minister Harold MacMillan's government begins a campaign to reduce defense outlays by canceling 100 Hunter interceptors and trimming reserve training. The supply ministry scrapped cannon equipped jets, the air ministry will disband much of the auxiliary air force, and the war office canceled summer camps for national guardsmen and reservists.
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London
U.P
Harold MacMillan
Supply Ministry
Air Ministry
Auxiliary Air Force
The
War Office
Got Her Lost Dog with Dividends
An Arizona woman placed a want ad for her missing female dog and was rewarded when the dog returned with four pups. She later called the paper to share the tale and encourage others to use want ads to recover lost items.
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Arizona
Montanan Killed In Alaskan Fire
William Stebbins, 48, a Havre native and former Hill county resident, died in a Fairbanks apartment building fire that sent about 300 residents fleeing. Stebbins owned a Fairbanks bar and had restaurant ties on the West Coast. survivors include his parents in Seattle and siblings in Great Falls.
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Havre
William Stebbins
Fairbanks
Alaska
Hill County
Stebbins
Gildford
Ernest Stebbins
Seattle
James Schucha
Earl
Great Falls
Shirley Kreis
H C. Kreis
Heavy Snow Ends Ike Drought Tour in Nation’s Capital
President Eisenhower returned to Washington from a two day drought tour through Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Kansas. He landed at National Airport at 9 36 p m amid the heaviest snowfall of the winter and drove to the White House. The trip concluded with a 76 million dollar emergency relief program for the drought stricken Southwest.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Airport
White House
Wichita
Kan
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
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Block
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