Montana Senate Debates Patrol Aide Bill and Branding Changes
The Montana Senate moves to deputize citizen Highway Patrol officers to curb traffic deaths. Sen. Donald Nutter filed the measure as the session opens its second quarter. Four committees were named Education Judiciary Taxation and Stockgrowing and Grazing. Two farm bills by Sen. Ben Brownfield propose standardized livestock sale bills and sheep brand registration by July 1 1958 to improve identification and reduce duplication. Sen. J M Hofland introduces bills to allow counties to sell or exchange property over 100 without a public auction.
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Helena
Montana
Senate
Donald Nutter
Richland
Ben Brownfield
R-Carter
Brownfield
Livestock Commission
J. M. Hofland
D-Mccone
House to Probe Refugees for Red Infiltration
The House Immigration Subcommittee will open an inquiry into the Hungarian refugee program to see if any Communists entered the U.S. under the program. Chairman Walter says about 6000 refugees were illegally admitted and questions the parole provisions used for the mass exodus.
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Washington
House
Walter
D-Pa
J. M. Swing
Swing
Hungary
Mad Bomber's 16 Year Terror Ends as Confession Comes
George Metesky, 54, confessed to being the elusive mad bomber who planted 32 bombs in New York since 1940 injuring 15. He is held at Bellevue Hospital under guard for evaluation, with prosecutors noting his deranged mind and anti social motives.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
George Metesky
Waterbury
Metesky
Benjamin Schmier
Asst. Dist. Atty
Karl Grebow
Bellevue
Reuben Levy
Consolidated Edison Co
Joseph R. Bendler
Coliseum
Upper West Side
Bendler
Consolidated Edison
U N urged to post peacekeeping forces between Israel and Egypt
Britain pushes for indefinite UN emergency forces to border on Gaza and Sinai until a permanent peace plan is agreed. Hammarskjold may deploy if Israel withdraws. Israel completes Sinai evacuation except a small strip near Aqaba. Gaza and Rafah remain under Israeli control as talks continue.
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United Nations
Britain
U. N
Israel
Egypt
Dag Hammarskjold
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
General Assembly
Jerusalem
Sinai
Aqaba Gulf
Eilat
Sharm Ef] Sheikh
Rafa
Hammarskjold
Montana Weather Update and Eisenhower News Conference
Montana east and west regions expect fair to partly cloudy skies with light snow in the extreme southwest and south early Wednesday. Temperatures remain very cold with highs from zero to 15 below in the east and 5 below to 5 above in the west. Maximums cover 12 hours, minimums 18 hours, and precipitation 24 hours to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. President Eisenhower will hold his news conference Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. MST, revised from 12:30 p.m.
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Montana
Washington
Eisenhower
Settlement Reached In Andrea Doria Stockholm Collision Case
London news reports a multi million dollar out of court settlement between the Italian Line and the Swedish American Line over the Andrea Doria Stockholm disaster. The agreement involves insurers and indemnity groups and aims to settle all claims without further litigation.
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London
America
Atlantic
London Institute of Underwriters
Stockholm
Nantucket
New York
Institute of Underwriters
Lawrence E. Walsh
Alcorn Elected Republican National Chairman
H Meade Alcorn Jr a Hartford Connecticut lawyer and Eisenhower backer was unanimously chosen as chairman of the Republican National Committee replacing Leonard W Hall who resigns. Eisenhower publicly supported Alcorn and will take the post February 1 with Hall off on vacation awaiting a possible federal appointment.
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Washington
H. Meade Alcorn Jr
Hartford
Plane Carrying Four Engined Navy Transport Crashes
A four engine Navy R5D transport carrying seven men on a funeral mission crashed in a snowstorm near Willow Run Airport, six survived. The victim, a Coast Guard lieutenant commander, died en route to hospital. The casket in the wreckage burned, and weather diversions earlier caused the flight from Albuquerque to Glenview. Authorities at the University of Michigan Hospital identified the victim as a Coast Guard officer. survivors were not reported in critical condition.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Willow Run
Albuquerque
N. M
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
Peoria
Ill
Detroit
Glenview
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Coast Guard
State House Memorials Urge Two Dams In Montana
Montana lawmakers urged construction of Yellowtail and Libby Dams in joint House memorials. A third memorial seeks a federal probe of cattle and retail beef prices. A Paradise Dam memorial and 16 bills and three memorials were presented, with a public hearing set for 9 30 a m Saturday before water committees.
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Helena
Yellowtail
Libby
Montana
House of Representatives
House
Congress
House Irrigation and Water Conservation Committee
Paradise
Clark Fork
Plains
W. Gordon McOmber
Teton
House Irrigation Committee
Yellowtail Dam
James R. Felt
Yellowstone
Libby Dam
Allen Goodgame
Lincoln
Council Urges Budget Cuts To Rebalance Eisenhower Plan
Washington—The Council of State Chambers of Commerce urged Democrats to lead any move to reduce President Eisenhower's 1958 budget of 71.8 billion dollars. The group said a tax cut was downgraded to a distant priority while a balanced budget remains a primary objective. Treasury Secretary Humphrey supported cuts in the budget, while Sen Styles Bridges proposed a constitutional amendment mandating an annual balanced budget.
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Washington
Council of State Chambers of Commerce
Eisenhower
Council
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Senate
Sen
Styles Bridges
R-N. H
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Huge Grain Elevator Fire Devastates Chicago Facility
A major blaze at the Continental Grain Co. elevator on the South Side destroyed the 10 story structure at 94th Street and the Calumet River. Contents valued around five million dollars, with roughly 214 million bushels of grain lost. Cause undetermined and 100 apparatuses deployed.
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Chicago
Continental Grain Co
94Th Street
Calumet River
Julius Mayer
Continental
Ex-Secretary Backs Ike Middle East Plan At House Hearing
Rayburn indicates House action on Eisenhower Middle East policy resolution next week as Finletter backs stronger language and emergency aid provisions. Thomas criticizes a potential billions in aid while Dulles seeks end-month congressional action amid Senate hearings delays.
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Washington
Rayburn
Eisenhower
Middle East
House
Texas Democrat
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas K. Finletter
Air Force
Truman
Finletter
U. S
United States
Rep. Thomas
D-Tex
Thomas
Appropriations
Congress
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Oklahoma Town Reels From Eight Deaths Tornado Toll
Severe weather across Oklahoma led to at least eleven deaths, with eight in Gans and numerous injuries. The Oklahoma disaster struck alongside twisters in Warner and Wewoka, causing home destruction, homeless families, and urgent relief efforts by National Guard and local responders.
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Okla
Oklahoma
Arkansas
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Princeton
Bellevue
Kennett
Missouri
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Arkansas Line
Fort Smith
Ted Jenkins
Nora
Bonnie
Darrel
Helen
Joe Johnson
Mickey
C. J
Verna Johnson
Jimmy Meeks
Leora
Lena Mae
Danny
Loretta
Warner and Wewoka
U. S. Weather Bureau
Meeks
Johnsons
Johnson
Gans High School
National Guard
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Sallisaw
Here
Chicago Sisters Found Slain Nude in Highway Speck
The nude and pierced bodies of missing Grimes sisters Barbara 15 and Patricia 13 were found near a thawed land strip southwest of Chicago. Police say both were dead about two weeks, marking the area’s second child murder in 15 months with similarities to earlier cases.
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Earl Ayeroid
Chicago
Grimes Sisters
Cook County
Joseph Lohman
Grimes
Barbara
Patricia
South Side
Robert Peterson
John Schuessler
Anton
Butte Council Sets Snow Removal Overnight Parking Rules
The Butte City Council ordered overnight parking bans on specific north south and east west streets to aid snow removal by city crews. The rules begin Friday at 12 30 a m and exclude Sunday mornings. Mayor Tim J Sullivan backed the plan noting current parking hinders plowing and stated motorists will have time to learn the new regulations.
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Butte Business
Butte
Corral
Louis Lienemann
Arizona
Wyoming
Main
Alaska
Hamilton
Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Quartz
Galena
Granite
Broadway
Park and
Tim J. Sullivan
Self-Service Expansion Reaches 1000 Variety Stores
The self-service retail model expands beyond food markets with at least 1000 variety stores adopting the approach. Customers may use self-service Want Ads or consult trained ad advisors free of charge by calling 5451.
Single Applicant For Mines Post In Butte
Helena officials reveal one applicant remains for the School of Mines presidency in Butte after Robert J. Van Pelt’s 1956 resignation. The vacancy pays 10600 dollars annually. the board plans a March 4 meeting to decide, with Gov. Aronson able to reconvene earlier. Dr. Arthur E. Adams serves as unpaid acting president.
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Helena
School of Mines
Butte
Board of Education
Robert J. van Pelt
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Houghton
A. B. Guthrie Jr
Great Falls
J. Hugo Aronson
Arthur E. Adams
Bus and Tank Truck Crash Kills Two in New Mexico
A Greyhound bus traveling from Los Angeles to Albuquerque collided with a tank truck 18 miles west of Gallup New Mexico near the Arizona line. Bus driver Roy Ezra Deaver 55 of Albuquerque and passenger Elizabeth Hodkinson 20 of Bristow Oklahoma died later in hospital. 25 others injured including Tony Morrison and Frank Morrison of Lordsburg New Mexico. The truck reportedly skidded on icy highway into the bus.
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Gallup
N. M
Roy Ezra Deaver
Albuquerque
Here
Arizona
Elizabeth Hodkinson
Bristow
Okla
Tony Morrison
Frank E. Morrison
Lordsburg
Greyhound
Los Angeles
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