Nehru vows firm action over riots and Bombay split plan
Nehru, in New Delhi, threats firm measures to end rioting over Bombay State division. He backs merging eastern states Bengal and Bihar while keeping Bombay city bilingual under central administration. Death toll disputed as riots erupt, with Calcutta strike and heavy casualties reported.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Bombay
Congress Party
B. C. Roy
West Bengal
S. K. Sinha
Bihar
Calcutta
Bombay City
Auto Buyers Are Getting Socked, Senator Charges
Sen Monroney of Oklahoma chairing a commerce subcommittee accused Detroit dealers of phantom freight and bootlegging new cars. He cited Detroit area practices as favoritism with illegal delivery charges and said California received more cars despite similar deliveries, describing a drive one tow one bootlegging scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Detroit
Monroney
Senate Commerce
Auomobile Dealers Assn
Paul E. Herzog
The
Association
Herzog
California
Michigan
Man Found Frozen Outside Miles City
An investigation continues into the death of an unidentified man found frozen to death in an abandoned oil refinery building near Miles City. Coroner Kenneth Rudolph said the man, about 50, likely died about a week earlier and there was no sign of foul play.
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Miles City
U.P
Custer County
Kenneth Rudolph
Rudolph
Food Facts and Lost Watch Ad in Wayne University Notice
A Wayne University professor states raw meat is no more nourishing than cooked and less tasty. Commercial experts advise using want ads as a quick path to action. Lost notice offers a rhine stone watch with reward, contact phone 0000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne University
Knowland Edges Into Presidential Race in Two Primaries
Senator William Knowland edged into the Republican nomination race by allowing his name to stay on Illinois and Alaska ballots. He signaled plans to pursue the nomination if Eisenhower does not run, while Illinois petitions placed his name on the ballot alongside Eisenhower and MacArthur. Adlai Stevenson headed the Illinois Democratic field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
William Knowland
Illinois
Alaska
Knowland
Senate
California
Eisenhower
Durive Troyak
Chicago
William G. Stratton
Stratton
Douglas MacArthur
Sen
William Jenner
Indiana
Lar Daly
Jenner
Walter Williams
Honolulu
Williams
Citizens For Eisenhower
Ridgway Charges Again Politics Ruled Decisions
Gen Matthew Ridgway attacks political influence in Pentagon decisions as rampant during his Army chief tenure. He argues civilian secretaries must be divorced from politics to avoid harm and urges military advisers be shielded from political pressure. Continued in the Saturday Evening Post series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Pentagon
Army Chief of Staff
Defense Dept
Defense
Ridgway
Saturday Evening Post
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of
Resignation of Silver Bow ACS Local Commander Grace Cunningham
Grace Cunningham resigns after five years as county commander of the Silver Bow unit Montana division of the American Cancer Society during the unit annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce. S. O. Meyer is reelected chairman with E. H. Reeder as vice chair and Henry Bertoglio as secretary. John J. Burke reelected treasurer. A letter of appreciation will be sent. a new county commander will be designated by the state organization upon recommendation of the Silver Bow unit.
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Grace Cunningham
Silver Bow
Montana
American Cancer Society
Chamber of Commerce
S. O. Meyer
E. H. Reeder
Henry Bertoglio
John J. Burke
Concert Pianist Sues Over Green Hair Dye Damages
Chicago pianist Marya McAuliff also known as Mrs. Mary Baker says a Jacqueline Cochran Beauty Salon dyed her hair green last August. She claims the dye caused hair loss when she used a remover and seeks 35000 in damages in U S District Court.
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Chicago
Marya McAuliff
U. S
Jacqueline Cochran
Defense Dept New Look Under Probe by House Panel
House appropriations subcommittee opens a review of the Defense Department New Look program. Chairman Mahon urges testing the budget, questions total defense spending, and warns over military needs and the potential missile gap. He notes reduced Air Force aircraft and highlights ICBM dangers and deterrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Defense Dept
Mahon
D-Tex
Wilson
Congress
Navy
Eisenhower
Russia
Soviet Russia
U. S
Court Opens in Custody Fight Over Bozeman Foster Child
In Bozeman Montana a district court hearing began on a state custody action for an 11 year old girl held under state hospital care after being rescued. Wilbur Curtis testified the child endured severe punishment and social isolation by her late foster mother Velma Curtis. The case explores alleged abuse and neglect alongside prior adoptions and guardianship questions.
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Bozeman
Bozeman House
Wilbur Curtis
Velma
Joseph H. Roe
Helena
Montana
Sheriff's and Welfare
William H. Sippel
Sippel
Curtis
Maryland
Broadwater
Gallatin County
Dist
W. W. Lessley
Bunker
State Orphans Home
Twin Bridges
Florence Coughan
Velma Curtis
Violet Combs
Delores Maybuth
Curtises
Greece Buys Time on Bulgaria Normalize Proposal
Athens accepts Bulgaria’s December 15 proposal to normalize relations but conditions payment of a substantial portion of the 45 million dollars in war reparations due Greece under the Paris treaty.
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Athens
Greece
Bulgaria
Paris
Purloined Pork Prank Ends With Policeman Pickup
In Sidney Nebraska grocer Rudy Munderloh staged a free half hog giveaway by hanging a carcass outside his store. A motorist grabbed the sign and took the meat, was detained, released, and later complained when the pork vanished from his car.
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Sidney
Neb
Rudy Munderloh
Munderloh
State Chamber Goals Outlined
Montana Chamber of Commerce directors outlined 1956 goals including travel promotion industrial development freight rate advocacy Canadian relations and community cleanup efforts. The board selected Helena for the 1956 annual convention Oct 28 30 and reappointed Dean Chaffin as U S Chamber councillor for Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Montana Chamber of Commerce
A. W. Johnson
Lewistown
Dean Chaffin
Bozeman
Chamber
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Bill Browning
Dulles Defends ICA Ties After Mansfield Criticism
Secretary of State Dulles defended the International Cooperation Administration's role in the State Department after a White House meeting with Senator George. George, a Senate Foreign Relations chair, declined to reveal whether Eisenhower won his support for long term foreign aid pledges. The ICA operates under State with Congress having voted to fold it into the department.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Senate
Knowland
California
Dulles
Capitol
International Cooperation Administration
ICA
State Dept
Department
Montana Weather Outlook Tuesday Through Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy skies cover Montana East and West with little temperature change. Highs reach 20 to 35 degrees in the east and 30 to 35 degrees in the west. The forecast covers Tuesday and Tuesday night.
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Montana
Coast Tragedy Toll Reaches 29 Dead 150 Injured
An elderly engineer said he remembered only an orange grove as he blacked out and hit a 6 degree curve at 70 mph, causing 29 deaths and 150 injuries on a Sunday night wreck. Fireman Homer Smith claimed the brake failed. Parrish admitted fault and memory gaps. Investigations continued as families mourned.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Fe
H. K. Lanning
Topeka
Kan
Frank Parrish
San Bernardino
Calif
Dist. Atty. S
Ernest Roll
Fourth Street Bridge
Union Station
Parrish
Roll
Catherine
Homer Smith
Smith
New York
Long Island
Mark
Noted Attorney to Speak Today in Butte Luncheon
William F. Tompkins, assistant attorney general of the Internal Security Division, arrives in Butte to address a Tuesday noon luncheon of the Butte Exchange Club at the Finlen Hotel. A World War II veteran and Rutgers Law School graduate, Tompkins will discuss national affairs.
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William F. Tompkins
Washington, D. C
United States
Internal Securities Division
Butte
Butte Exchange Club
Finlen Hotel
Tompkins
Krest Cyr
U. S
Montana
Butte Hill
Kelley Mine
Finlen
Silver Bow
Exchange Club
U.S
Eisenhower
Internal Security Division
Department of Justice
Wesleyan University
Middleton
Conn
Rutgers School of Law
New Jersey
Cattle and Hog Price Supports to be Explored
Washington officials say the administration will study an emergency price support program for cattle and hogs. The move follows a White House session with Iowa’s all Republican congressional delegation and senior agriculture aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
White House
Iowa
Sherman Adams
True D. Morse
Salute to Eisenhower Dinner Likely Nets $5 Million
President Eisenhower was told on Monday that last Friday's Salute to Eisenhower dinners are expected to raise about five million dollars for the Republican Party treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Train Derailment in West Virginia Kills Engineer
A Norfolk and Western passenger train Pocahontas derailed 20 miles east of Williamson WV causing at least 32 injuries. Engineer Walter B. Willard, 60, of Princeton WV, was found dead in the cab. Fireman Ernest Hoback, 27, of Bluefield, was among the injured. Autopsy ordered to determine cause of death.
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Williamson
W. Va
Norfolk & Western Railway
Walter B. Willard
Princeton
N&w
Ernest Hoback
Bluefield
Hoback
Stassen Accused of Fumble in Pakistan Grain Project
A Senate report accuses Harold E. Stassen of fumbling the Pakistan grain bin project during his FDA tenure and attempting to impede the investigation. Stassen, Eisenhower adviser on disarmament, says the subcommittee attacks him politically and withheld evidence. He asserts he halted the project before US funds were spent and rejected bids amid bid boosting by competing bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Senate
Stassen
Eisenhower
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Foreign Operations Administration
Subcommittee
Robert F. Kennedy
FDA
Minneapolis
Pakistan
U. S
Con
Ex-President João Cafe Filho to become editor of Jornal do Comercio
Correio da Manha reports Joao Cafe Filho, defeated after a coup, will take the job as editor in chief of Jornal do Comercio next month. The paper is described as conservative and independent and the oldest in Brazil.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Correio da Manha
Joao Cafe Filho
Jornal Do Comercio
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