Eisenhower Sees Good Outlook for Nation Economy
President Eisenhower told a news conference that two years into his term the foreign situation seems more stable and the domestic economy is good. He cited expanding economy, rising consumer spending and savings, and record housing production while noting sector-specific difficulties. The war in Korea has ended and he credited both parties for achievements, with ongoing questions on Iran.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Korea
Iran
Billings Woman's Mother Killed by Bomb in Car
A Houston businessman was questioned Wednesday in the San Angelo bomb death of Mrs. Harry E. Weaver, mother of Mrs. Roy Willcockson of Billings Montana. The blast occurred as she tried to start a car at her mother in law's home, apparently with a nitroglycerine bomb placed on the engine. Investigators pursued leads with district attorney Aubrey Stokes and state police chemist J. D. Chastain, but no arrests were announced.
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Houston
Tex
San Angelo
Harry E. Weaver
Weaver
Roy Willcockson
Billings
Mont
Harris County
Texas Rangers
Tom Green County
Aubrey Stokes
J. D. Chastain
Chastain
Nicaragua accuses Costa Rica of border violation
Costa Rica sent its air force into the Northwest combat zone and Nicaragua’s President Somoza called the border actions very tense. He ordered a 24 hour alert for Nicaragua’s 25 World War II U S fighter planes from Sweden and warned the United States and the OAS to be responsible if Figueres attacks. Costa Rican pilots in F51s reportedly attacked near La Cruz, damaging a plane and a tractor.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Somoza
United States
Organization of American States
OAS
Figueres
la Cruz
Manuel Enrique Guerra
Juan Victoria
Texas
U. S
Guards Still Held As Hostages In Massachusetts Prison
Four armed convicts holding five guards hostage at the Massachusetts State Prison discussed grievances and the possibility of settling for less than freedom. Chaplain Hartigan and Dr Merlin met the rebels for 90 minutes, reporting the men remain determined but engaged in talks about injustices in the state criminal code. The state has refused any deal.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Edward F. Hartigan
Samuel Merlin
Hartigan
Merlin
Fr. Hartigan
Fritz Swenson
Mass
Charlestown State Prison
Manager of Buttes Acoma Hotel Dies in Auto Wreck
Brice Billups 61, manager of the Acoma Hotel in Butte, was killed when his late model car left U S Highway 10 west of Alberton. He died after his vehicle struck a pine tree near Cyr Bridge around 4:45 PM. He was en route to Tekoa Washington, where he owned another hotel. Survived by wife Edna and seven grandchildren, arrangements pending with services likely in Tekoa. Funeral home in Missoula to handle arrangements.
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Buttes Acoma Hotel
Superior
Brice Billups
Acoma
Butte
U. S. Highway 10
Alberton
Francis Tamietti
Tamietti
Billups
Tekoa
Wash
Cyr
Montana
Mr. Billups
Washington State
Huntsville
Waitsburg
Spokane
Edna Ong
Rockford
Edna Billups
Clarence Phipps
Merced
Calif
Robert Riggs
R. W. Ryker
Germany
Ryker
Marie Gilbert
Marjorie Jones
George Billups
California
Merlin Yaste
San Francisco
Missoula
Voting Machines to Be Used in City Election
The Butte City Council decided at a regular session that county voting machines will be used in city elections this year. The municipal primary is set for March 21. Budgeted elections funds are 11250, with potential county surplus of 750 if costs total 10500. Ward 7 and 8 precincts exceed 600 voters, possibly prompting redistricting. Parking meter decals at 60 dollars yearly were debated before the recess.
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Butte
John Lindquist
Francis P. Kelly
Lindquist
Tim J. Sullivan
Sweetgrass Tavern Operator’s Gun Death Probed
Allen Clifford Harris, 40, operator of a Sweetgrass tavern, was found with a temple gunshot wound Monday. His wife Mary alerted help. he died at Shelby hospital. A coroner’s jury heard 14 witnesses Wednesday, with Eddie Shelton testifying he removed a pistol from Harris’ hand. Two shots were fired. one pellet found. The coroner noted no powder marks and the jury ruled the death caused by unknown parties.
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Sweetgrass
Allen Clifford Harris
Mary
Harris
Shelby
W. M. Burns
Eddie Shelton
Burns
Temple
Nixon Pumps Gas in Polio Drive
Vice President Nixon aided the March of Dimes polio campaign by working at a filling station. He swapped his coat for a mackinaw and spent about thirty minutes pumping gas near the State Department. A splash on his trousers prompted his quip about the oil ritual and profits from oil.
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Washington
Nixon
State Department
Whittier
Calif
Eisenhower proposes UN review on China clash halt
President Eisenhower urged the United Nations to consider halting hostilities between Nationalist and Communist Chinese forces. He also downplayed Yi kiangshan island’s strategic military value, noting the island’s apparent fall to the Chinese.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations
Yikiangshan
Red China Lands Fresh Troops on Yikiangshan
Fresh Chinese Red troops landed on Yikiangshan island after heavy shelling as Nationalist forces reported the fight at life or death. Artillery from Toumen Island rained over 300 shells in three salvos, while reinforcements arrived by landing craft. Nationalists claimed heavy toll on invaders and continued fighting along the coast as regional tensions rose amid reprisal air attacks on nearby targets. The shift in reporting touched U S officials and echoed broader tensions over Formosa defense commitments.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Yikiangshan
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Toumen Island
Peiping
China
Tachen Islands
Toumen
Montana House Debates Four Hour Time to Vote Measure
Legislators discussed a proposal to give Montanans four hours off to vote in any election, with a separate bill seeking two hours off on general election days. The measures were part of four new bills introduced during an afternoon House session as Senate confirmations of Gov. Aronson’s interim appointments were under review. The committee plans to interview appointees such as Gareth Moon and various state board members before formal confirmation.
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Helena
House
Senate
J. Hugo Aronson
Charles H. Harrington
Butte
State Hospital
Msgr
Emmet J
Aronson
Gareth Moon
Missoula
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Personnel Commission
State Board of Equalization
Wayne McAndrews
Deer Lodge
Ike Backs U N in Airmen Case
The Eisenhower administration backs United Nations efforts to free American airmen held in Red China but warns direct action may be needed if UN moves fail. Dulles told Hammarskjold there is strong sentiment for action, yet Ike will let the UN handle the case for now. He questioned Hammarskjold’s Peiping mission, saying negotiations aren’t a failure while ongoing. He stressed progress warrants patience and that no defeat is accepted while a single man remains in danger.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations
Red China
U. N
Dulles
Dag Hammarskjold
State Department
Hammarskjold
Senate
Knowland
Peiping
China
United States
Troops Return to San Francisco From Yokohama
The transport Gen. Daniel I. Sultan carrying 1,420 military and civilian passengers will arrive Monday in San Francisco from Yokohama.
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San Francisco
Daniel I. Sultan
Yokohama
Weather Forecast for Butte Montana Today
Mostly cloudy with light snow possible through Thursday night. High Thursday around 25 degrees, low Thursday night near 10. Wednesday highs about 24, lows near 6, with Montana east seeing decreasing clouds Thursday and slightly warmer Friday. Montana west expects partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with little temperature change.
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Montana
Billings
Belgrade
Freereee
Broadus
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
John F Kingston Appointed to School Board
John F Kingston named to the Board of Trustees of School District No. 1 Butte to succeed Willis Gerry who resigned after taking office as a Silver Bow County commissioner. Kingston, known as Big Gus, was appointed by county superintendent Maybelle Hogan and must be confirmed next Jan 24. His term expires after the April 2 school board election. Kingston, 1907 born in Butte, is an iron worker and former iron worker local president. He and his wife Mary Coburn reside at 121 W Boardman with four children Paul Joe John and Mary Louise.
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John F. Kingston
Butte
Willis Gerry
Gerry
Silver Bow
Kingston
Butte Hill
Mountain Con
Iron Worker
Paul
Minnie Kingston
St. Mary School
Old Central High School
New School Board
Mary Coburn
W. Boardman
Joe
John
Mary Louise
Predicts Great Farm Future
Washington Secretary of Agriculture Benson told the Senate Agriculture Committee that the tough years seem over and a great decade ahead for American farmers is forecast. He said farm income and prices showed postwar adjustment is done, signaling stability, and noted surplus stocks around seven billion dollars as flexible price supports aim to prevent future pileups and price dips. Net income for farmers this year should approach 22? billion, he added.
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Washington
Benson
Senate Agriculture Committee
State Department
Eisenhower
Places Another Ban on Russians
Washington announces new retaliatory restrictions on Soviet nationals in the United States forbidding photography or sketching of strategic aims and prohibiting purchase of aerial photographs large scale maps and navigational maps. The move mirrors a prior order restricting Russian access to sensitive areas and develops plans for industrial cities. Secretary Dulles warned that if Moscow eases its own limits on U S citizens in the Soviet Union Washington would reconsider its security rules in a reciprocal spirit.
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Washington
United States
Dulles
Georgi Zaroubin
Russia
Zaroubin
Soviet Union
Pacific North west construction set for 1955 record
Pacific Builder and Engineer projected 1955 total of two billion dollars for Pacific Northwest including Montana. Private building in Oregon Washington Idaho Wyoming Montana Utah Alaska slated for 691 million, with highway 441 million, private industrial 300 million and military 150 million. Montana expected at 159,123,500 including 29 million private, 24 million highway, 20 million military.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Pacific Builder
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Alaska
Payroll theft in '53 solved as three men arrested
Police nabbed Jess Sturgeon Cleo Phillips and Robert Atkins on Wednesday evening for pilfering about 2800 payroll checks from Anaconda Copper Mining Co in September 1953. Murdock later jailed had a check. several checks were cashed locally despite notes. Car license was traced. investigation continued.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Jess Sturgeon
Cleo Phillips
Robert Atkins
B. J. Riley
Riley
Gerald McVincent Murdock
Ernett Sullivan
Murdock
Lawrence Netzner
John Gardner
William Ryan
Joseph Zobenka
Sullivan
Sheriff's Office
Marriage Quiz Declares Opposites Attract Not Essential
A short ad advice piece states that true happiness in marriage comes from similar backgrounds interests and ideals. It notes couples with aligned views stay happiest over time and promotes want ads as a practical tool for everyday needs like renting, hiring, recovering lost items, and selling things. An example ad offers $15 reward for a lost item near the Colorado area with a contact phone.
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Sweetgrass Tavern
lLadhen Islands
Pescadores
George Yeh
Capitol
J. D. Holmes
Howard Graves
Ike
U.N
Colorado
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