Atom powered Nautilus christened by Mamie Eisenhower
The world s first atomic warship Neptune submarine Nautilus slides into the Thames River at Groton Connecticut as Mrs Mamie Eisenhower christens the vessel with champagne before 12000 onlookers Admiral Hyman Rickover watches from the crowd The ship s tests are months ahead of plan and its power plant incomplete for now but its range speed and diving ability promise a new era in naval warfare
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Cmdr
Eugene Parks Wilkinson
San Diego
Calif
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Hyman G. Rickover
Rickover
28 Marines Die in Collision of Landing Craft
In Inchon Harbor Korea a landing craft collision killed 28 U S Marines with 22 others rescued. The big LST was loading liberated prisoners for Formosa when the smaller craft tore in two under heavy tide. An Army inquiry began as survivors told how men sank like weighted stones.
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Korea
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Inchon Harbor
Formosa
Navy
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Army Board of Inquirry
Army Discharges 21 Yank POWs
Twenty one American prisoners of war in Korea who chose to stay with the Communists will be discharged as undesirable by the Army. The action marks a civilian status shift under armistice terms, with the records kept file-only for now. The mid course allows potential future redemption if they return to the United States.
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Korea
Pentagon
Army
State Department
Defense Department
United States
Air Force Academy Bill Clears House Votes 328 to 36
The House approved creating an Air Force academy by 328 to 36, authorizing 26 million dollars and sending the bill to the Senate. An effort to return the measure to committee failed 131 to 25 as President Eisenhower backs the proposal in the new session starting January 6.
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India May Set American Prisoners Free
The Indian Command urged Reds to take back 21 Americans and 328 other prisoners who renounced their homelands amid the Korean War stalemate. If refused, Indian authorities promise to open the prison camp gates at midnight and release the POWs. Peiping Radio criticized the return of anti Red prisoners and accused the United States of boasting about human rights while upholding the right of captives to choose repatriation. The pro Red POWs in Indian custody would be freed at 12:01 a.m. Saturday if Reds reject repatriation. over 21,809 anti Red Chinese and North Koreans were sent back to the U N Command yesterday. others head to Formosa aboard landing ships.
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Peiping
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U.S
Dulles
United States
U. N
Formosa
Supreme Court Rules Montana Legislative Council Unconstitutional
The Montana Supreme Court, in a 3-2 decision, ruled the Legislative Council unconstitutional and invalid. Justice Harry J. Freebourn wrote the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice Hugh Adair and Justice R. V. Bottomly, with Justices Forrest H. Anderson and Albert H. Angstman dissenting. The ruling followed an original proceeding initiated last May.
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Mont
Montana Supreme Court
Montana Legislative Council
High Tribunal
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Hugh Adair
R. V. Bottomly
Forrest H. Anderson
Albert H. Angstman
Secretaries sue to block council funding and rulings
Secretary of State Sam Mitch ell seeks an injunction to stop the state auditor from approving eight member non partisan council claims created in 1953. He also asks that the state treasurer withhold council payments, aiming to cut a 30 000 dollar appropriation. The majority ruling cites eight constitutional issues including gifts to the council, improper travel allowances, and extra compensation for legislators.
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Sam W. Mitchell
Mitchell
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House of Representatives
Senate
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Supreme Court voids Montana Legislative Council and four interim committees
The Montana Supreme Court ruled the Legislative Council unconstitutional, effectively voiding four 1953 interim committees: state contract awards led by Sen. Donald Nutter, occupational diseases led by Sen. Lloyd Wallace, un-American activities led by Rep. Elmer Omholt, and stream pollution led by Sen. Don Valston. Only codification of state fish and game laws remains, led by Rep. R. H. Wiedman, appointed by Gov. Aronson.
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R-Teton
Don Valston
R-Powell
R. H. Wiedman
R-Lake
J. Hugo Aronson
Legislative Assembly
Arrow helps boy recover loose tooth in quirky Kentucky scene
In Richmond Kentucky six year old Charlie Wagers shot an arrow into the air to retrieve a loose tooth. He looped a string around the tooth, tied it to the arrow, and released the bow. The amusing stunt left him without a bite of pain.
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Richmond
Charlie Wagers
Charlie
Enlightenment on Electricity in Home Use
Specialists warn that ranges draw most current among appliances and advise checking home wiring before buying. Want Ads offer quick buyers for unused items like range, refrigerator, roaster, radio. Dial 5451 for ad writing. bunk beds sold fast via phone 0000.
Spanish Moroccan Chiefs Demand Split From French Rule
About 30,000 Moors in Tetuan pressed for full sovereignty under Spanish protection and called for separation from French Morocco. They asked Generalissimo Franco’s Madrid to recognize Caliph Moulay Hassan Ben el Mehdi and to split the zones, while France warned it would block any partition.
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Spanish Morocco
French Morocco
Rafael Garcia Valino
Moulay Hassan Ben el Mehdi
Garcia Valino
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Paris
Georges Bidault
Count Casa de Rojas
France
Morocco
Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Corsica
United States
U. S
Protectorate
Testimony Ends in Winslow Case in U.S. Court
The Clyde Winslow trial on charges of concealing 2374.70 in cash from a trustee in an involuntary bankruptcy case involving the Missoula Lumber Co. concluded testimony before Judge William D. Murray and a jury. Prosecution presented seven witnesses including a bankrupcy official and a Missoula attorney.
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Clyde Winslow
Missoula
Missoula Lumber Co
United States District Court
William D. Murray
Winslow
FBI
Murray
Harry Walker
U.S
Montana
Thomas F. Kiely
Evan W. Kelly
Russell Smith
Tom W. Asby
Billings
Asby
Weather extremes hit Butte with snow in forecast
A pushed warm front will lift Montana from sub zero readings as clouds blanket the Mining City. Temperatures swung from -39 at Glasgow to 28 above in Helena with more snow possible Friday and Saturday as a warm air surge edges in from the southwest.
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Il Drummond
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Kalispell
Dulles Heads to Big Four Talks on European Future
Secretary of State Dulles flies toward Berlin for the Big Four foreign ministers conference. He hopes for steps toward peace and a square Russian approach, while warning no final East West answers may emerge but the talks will indicate directions. He notes it will be first US Britain and France negotiation with the Soviet Union in five years. He travels aboard the presidential plane Columbine with a US delegation.
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Butte Weather Outlook Cloudy With Snow
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional snow from Friday through Saturday. Friday highs near 32 with Friday night lows around 15, Saturday with similar temperatures. North area shows highs 20 to 32, east area 5 to 20 above, and southwest portions warmer. easing cold toward end of period.
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Divide
Eisenhower Submits Reduced Budget Amid Spending Push
President Eisenhower sent Congress a pared down 65.57 billion budget that still prioritizes record atomic development, continental defense and allied military aid. He offered the largest airpower spending since World War II, trimming 5.32 billion from overall outlays.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower unveils four billion cut in defense budget
President Eisenhower proposed a 1955 national security budget totaling 44.48 billion dollars, with 37.575 billion for the Defense Department and a four billion dollar cut in army procurement and manpower. The plan leans on air power and atomic weapons, aims to balance resources, and urges tax reform while keeping security strong. The Army would see a drop to about 1.164 million troops and no new major production funds, offset by expanded new weapons programs and atomic energy funding reaching 2.425 billion dollars.
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Free World
Demands for More Budget Cuts Stir Congress Debate
Washington 65 billion Eisenhower budget drew general praise in Congress with calls for further cuts and doubts about defense trimming. Democrats and Republicans faulted foreign aid spending and the proposed debt limit rise. Reactions ranged from praise of a new military concept to worry over deep defense cuts.
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Congress
Eisenhower
House
Joseph W. Martin
R-Mass
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Rayburn
Texas
Two British Soldiers Murdered in Suez Zone
The British embassy reports two soldiers were murdered on Thursday while on duty at a railroad yard in the Suez Canal Zone. A third soldier was fatally wounded Monday while escorting a military vehicle.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Revision of Tax Program Urged
President Eisenhower urged a sweeping tax revision to ease the burden on Americans and raise living standards. The plan would cut federal revenue by 1.215 billion dollars next year and beyond, while opposing further across the board cuts now. The 25 point program calls for April 15 tax deadline, broader deductions for medical expenses and child care, farmer soil conservation deductions, dividend tax cuts, and business load relief, plus 5 billion dollars in personal income and excess profits tax cuts already in effect.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Mother and four children die in Gordon fire
Gordon Nebraska fire killed an expectant mother and her four children as Dr Ralph Gangarosa, a local veterinarian, tried to rescue them. He survived by leaping from a second floor window. The victims were Ralph six, Chris five, Carol three, and Mary Lee two. Fire officials suspect a oil stove ignition in the old frame house. It was ten degrees below zero at the time.
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Ralph Gangarosa
Gangarosa
Elmer Davis
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