Ridgway Claims He Faced Pressure Over Army Budget
Gen. Matthew Ridgway, former Army chief, said Defense Department pressured him to align with a political line and challenged Eisenhower's Joint Chiefs of Staff statement. He recalled budget directives for 1955 56 and 57 as nonmilitary, urging conformity and concealing nonconcurrence to avoid conflict with the commander in chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Sen. Manfield
D-Mont
Ridgway
Saturday Evening Post
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Wilson
Yuba City Spared as River Peaks and Levees Hold
The Feather River flood peak reached 68.3 feet over Yuba City, but levees held and the town of 9,000 faced only limited inundation. 33 people died in the area and damages exceeded 75 million dollars, though the danger eased as the river began a slow descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Feather River
Yuba City
William F. Cassidy
Army Division
California
Kefauver Criticizes Ike Promises in New Hampshire Tour
Sen. Kefauver accused the Republican administration of a vaccinating foreign policy and a record of broken promises to farmers as he wrapped a 400 mile New Hampshire barnstorming tour. He predicted strong grass roots backing to win New Hampshire’s March 13 first in the nation primary.
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Laconia
N. H
Repubican
Kefauver
New Hampshire
GOP
Washington
Senate
Adlai Stevenson
Priest Buys Moon Plot for Lunar Church
Catholic priest Rev. Alfred Baldwin says he bought a plot of land on the moon from the Planetary Development Corp of New York for $1 and reserved three seats on the first passenger rocket, planning to found the first lunar church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buxton
England
U.P
Alfred Baldwin
Planetary Development Corp
New York
Liquor Fee Case Dismissed by Court in Butte
Judge Victor H. Fall of Helena dismissed the petition of Montana Licensed Liquor Dealers Assn. seeking a declaratory judgment that city and state license fees are unconstitutional and confiscatory. The court sustained motions to dismiss after the dealers rested their case, stating the evidence falls far short of proving the petition’s material allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor H. Fall
Helena
Butte
Montana Licensed Liquor Dealers Assn
Montana Liquor Control Board
Fall
Steel and GM Pledge Big Expansion
New York report says steel and GM pledge $1 billion expansion for 1956. Fairless and Curtice forecast a high prosperity year with production and sales near 1955 records. GM plans a $1 billion capital program, the largest ever in one year, while steel aims for 143 million tons by 1959 and a three year $3 billion drive.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Benjamin F. Fairless
American Iron & Steel Institute
Fairless
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
Waldorf- Astoria
Curtice
U. S
Earl Long Faces Bid for Governor Amid Turbulent Race
Earl Long runs for governor as Louisiana voters approach a pivotal election. He faces Delesseps Morrison and Robert Kennon allied candidates, with issues including segregation gambling and civil rights shaping the contest. James McLemore pushes action against Supreme Court rulings while Francis Grevemberg campaigns as a reformer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Long
Louisiana
Earl Long
Huey
Delesseps S. Morrison
Robert Kennon
Fred Preaus
Highway Board
Kennon
James McLemore
McLemore
U. S. Supreme Court
Setting It Straight on Anger and Ulcers
A health note claims women slow stomach acid under anger while men increase acid, linked to more ulcers in men. An unrelated want ad promotes quick ad placement at 5451 with a 3 room furnished house for $60 monthly.
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Dial 5451
Eisenhower’s name filed for New Hampshire primary
President Eisenhower’s name was entered for New Hampshire’s March 13 primary and Illinois on April 10. White House officials expect a reply on New Hampshire filing soon. Hagerty said no comment on a second term yet, while Illinois filing proceeds in Springfield.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Illinois
William G. Stratton
Springfield
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Bombay Rioters Fire Over Statehood Move
Rioting erupted in Bombay after Nehru announced Bombay would be split into a separate Gujarati state and the city placed under federal administration. Police fired on rioters, streets were blocked with rubble, cars burned, and a police outpost was set ablaze amid clashes involving Marathi speakers and leftist groups.
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Bombay
India
Nehru
New Delhi
Four airmen jailed for Malmstrom kidnapping case
Two of four airmen who fled Malmstrom Air Force Base with a taxi driver and hostages were sentenced in district court. Jerry Beck receives 10 years, Dennis Camp gets 9. Co-defendants Breeden and Shaw have pleaded guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Malmstrom Air Force Base Stockade
Jerry W. Beck
Dennis C. Camp
C. F. Holt
Beck
Kokomo
Ind
Camp
Scaramento
Calif
Atty. R. V
D. J. Leeper
Holt
Montana
Caltech Seismographs Detect Major Quake Far Away
Seismographs at the California Institute of Technology recorded a major earthquake about 3,300 miles distant in an undetermined direction, Dr. Charles P. Richter announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
U.P
California Institute of Technology
Charles P. Richter
Earnings statements for Butte mines employees 1955 notice
Notices will be distributed at The Anaconda Company Mines Pay Office 18 E Quartz St from Wednesday January 18 through Friday January 20 between 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 6 pm These statements are necessary for filing federal and state income tax returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Anaconda Company
Quartz St
Ike Seeks 35.5 Billion for Pentagon Budget
President Eisenhower presented Congress with a 35.547 billion dollar Pentagon plan emphasizing new weapons and air atomic power. Spending targets include 8.027 billion for planes and missiles and 7.091 billion in orders for aircraft and missiles, with major funds for research and development while nuclear warfare costs remain in the atomic energy program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Pentagon
AEC
Langer Accuses Spy of Leaking Dulles Testimony
Senator Langer charges a spy or traitor on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for leaking secret testimony by Secretary of State Dulles. He proposes limiting future closed sessions to a four member subcommittee and says he will vote to expel the culprit if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Senate
Langer
Drew Pearson
Washington Post
Times Herald
Pearson
Eisenhower
George
Green
Fulbright
Ark
Sparkman
Ala
Humphrey
Minn
Mansfield
Mont
Barkley
Morse
Ore
Wiley
Wis
H. Alexander Smith
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Knowland Cons Aiken
Capehart
Ind
Cornelius F. Kelley Improving After Heart Attack
Cornelius F. Kelley 80 a former Anaconda Co chairman and current board member is gradually improving after a heart attack on January 4 reported by a Miami Inspiration hospital spokesman. He was stricken while visiting Arizona mining properties.
Eisenhower Proposes Balanced 1957 Budget of 65.9 Billion
President Eisenhower submitted a balanced 65.865 billion dollar budget for 1957, calling for cooperation to keep it balanced. The plan forecasts slender surpluses, with revenue rising faster than spending, and avoids an immediate general tax cut. Reaction on Capitol Hill ranges from praise to calls for tax cuts, while Treasury officials say revenues may be conservative.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol Hill
Fense
Treasury
Humphrey
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
House
Rep
Arenda
Illinois
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
George
D-Ga
Cannon
D-Mo
House Nations Committee
Martin
Mass
Details On Montana Basin Projects From Montana Congressman
Rep. Orvin B. Flare outlined construction plans for three Bureau of Reclamation projects in Montana's Missouri River Basin. Eisenhower's budget seeks funds for Helena Valley and Lower Maria s Units and for Yellowtail Dam near Hardin. Allocations cover Helena Valley pumping unit, dam and regulating reservoir work, canal and tunnel, laterals, and 1959 irrigation. Lower Maria s Unit cleanup and transfer prep receive 155000 dollars. Tiber Dam will run a full year in 1957 with 10850000 for Yellowtail Dam work including the diversion tunnel spillway access road power plant sites and residences. Fort Peck second power unit funding aims for full use of impounded waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Orvin B. Flare
R-Mont
Bureau of Reclamation
Missouri River
Montana
Eisenhower
Congress
Helena Valley
Lower
Marias
Yellowtail
Big Horn River
Hardin
Flare
Tiber Dam
Yellowtail Dam
Fort Peck Dam
Fort Peck Reservoir
State Budget Share Exceeds 250 Million Dollars
Montana taxpayers face a 250 million dollar share of an estimated 65.9 billion federal outlay for the coming fiscal year. Montana Taxpayers Assn president A. T. Hibbard notes Montanans provide 38 percent per Tax Foundation formula. He cites potential new federal spending threatens the downward trend from the 1953 peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Eisenhower
A. T. Hibbard
Montana Taxpayers Assn
Tax Foundation
Hibbard
Jerry OConnell Dies Suddenly at 46 in Great Falls
Jerry J. O Connell a prominent Montana attorney and former congressman died in his sleep Monday from a heart ailment. He was 46 and had been the youngest member of the 75th Congress when he took his seat at age 27. O Connell born June 14 1909 in Butte.
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Great Falls
Jerry J. O'Connell
Montana
Railroad Public Service Commission
O'Connell
Butte
Carroll College
Helena
George Home University
Washington, On
Montana Weather Report east and west of Divide brief update
East of Divide the area sees considerable cloudiness through Tuesday night with highs of 20 to 30 and little temperature change elsewhere. southwest and extreme west warmer with highs 5 to 10 degrees above. West of Divide expects 25 to 35 highs with little change by Tuesday night. a table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending at 5 30 p.m. Monday.
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Divide
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Seoul
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International Soundphoto
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Jerry O'Connell
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