Eisenhower Seeks Unified Middle East Aid Package
President Eisenhower urged Congress to pass economic and emergency military aid for the Middle East in one package. The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the economic aid portion, leaving votes on troop standby authority and 200 million dollars in economic aid to come. Eisenhower warned that military aid alone cannot stop communism and urged combining all elements to help Arab nations and Israel develop their resources.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Middle East
Congress
House
U. S
Israel
Gordon
Soviet warns against US missile bases abroad
The Soviet government warned the United States and allied nations against establishing nuclear weapon and missile bases in other countries calling them bridgeheads for atomic war. Tass carried the statement after Pravda warned of similar moves, naming Britain France West Germany Italy Turkey Iran and Japan and saying the plans threaten Soviet retaliation. Turkey denied leases to the United States as NATO forces remain there. Continued on Page 6.
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United States
Tass
Soviet Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Union
Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
Turkey
Iran
Japan
U. S
Ankara
NATO
Butte Sailor Saved After Collision in San Diego Bay
A Navy tug and a landing craft collided in San Diego Bay. One sailor, Raymon Seda Torres, 18 from Puerto Rico, is missing and presumed drowned. Three sailors were rescued: Leonard LaRosa of Fresno, Richard Gilbert of Butte, and Gordon Dukes of Klamath Falls. Gilbert, aboard USS Coronado, reported being saved after 20 minutes in the water and described his recovery.
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Calif
San Diego Bay
Navy
Raymon Seda Torres
Puerto Rico
Leonard F. LaRosa
Fresno
Richard J. Gilbert
Butte Mont
Gordon E. Dukes
Klamath Falls
Ore
Gilbert
R. E. Gilbert
Evans
Butte
Coronado
Cheryl Davis
David
Whitefish Woman Wins Hero Medal for Daring Rescue
Whitefish Mont Mrs Hazel E K McMurdo 35 a housewife was awarded a bronze Carnegie Hero Fund Commission medal for saving Russell Erickson 15 from drowning at Cres ton Lake Blaine on Aug 2 1954. Her husband helped as they pulled Erickson 60 feet to the pier then to shore where he was aided by others. McMurdo suffered chest pains and rest a day later.
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Pittsburgh
Hazel EK
Erickson
Mrs. McMurdo
Senate Okays Liquor License Bill in Montana
A Montana Senate vote 46 to 3 approved a bill to ease liquor license access, sending it to the House despite opposition. The session also backed measures to record water wells raise pay for justices of the peace to 3600 a year and allow federal funds for watershed flood and irrigation projects.
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Helena
Montana
Senate
Justices of the Peace
Grantley
Bertha A. Streeter
Rlake
Sen. J. Miller Smith
R-Lewis and Clark
Smith
Foley, 3 Others Get JHS Posts
Four men were named to the staff of the Butte Junior High School by trustees. George Foley becomes athletic director, Roy Hubber is physical education and health instructor, Lawrence Buckley as freshman coach, and Raymond Leon Olsen of Wolf Point as librarian. Buckley and Hubber are transfers, with no Butte applicants. The district receives $1,500 from the Butte Housing Authority and allocates $500 to the Butte Regional Science Fair. A special athletic fund at Butte High is increased by $600 for football film work.
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Butte
George Foley
Harry Robinson
Foley
Western Montana College of Education
JHS
Roy Hubber
Lawrence Buckley
Butte High School
Raymond Leon Olsen
Wolf Point
Foley Hubber
Buckley
George Haney
Butte Housing Authority
Charles Nugent
Butte High
BHS
Sultan Mohammed of Morocco Buys 100 Pairs of Shoes in Milan
Sultan Mohammed of Morocco shopped in Milan during a 19 day visit and bought 100 pairs of expensive shoes for his household. One waxed straw pair cost 50 000 lire about 80 dollars. The trip is described as a necessary rest.
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Milan
Italy
Mohammed
Morocco
Constitutional Change To Make Equalization Board Elective
A Montana House bill proposes an elective three member Board of Equalization with terms of six years each starting 1961 62 and 1964. vacancies filled by the governor. The measure is the seventh such amendment to reach the House and accompanies other bills on licensing and land deals.
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Montana Board of Equalization
House of Representatives
House
Representatives
Senate
J. Hugo Aronson
State Highway Dept
Glacier National Park
Montana
Montana Orphans Home
Twin Bridges
State Childrens Home
James Wood Jr
Chouteau
Mike Loughran
Silver Bow
Homer J. Clowes
D-Valley
Wood
Allen Goodgame
Lincoln
Board of Equalization
Tax Collecting Board
Oil Royalty Law Under Question Again by Montana Court
The Montana Supreme Court heard a second argument on whether the 1951 law setting a 12 percent royalty on state land oil and gas is constitutional. The case Strandberg versus Board of Land Commissioners stems from an injunction blocking lease sales at higher royalties. Arguments involved Olsen and Anderson for the state and Strandberg’s attorney Richards with others for friends of the court.
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Helena
Supreme Court
1St Judicial District Court
Strandberg
Board of Land Commissioners
Dist
Victor H. Fall
Arnold H. Olsen
Olsen
Forrest H. Anderson
Asst
W. F. Crowley
Fall
Land Board
Jerrold R. Richards
Hardie Strandberg
Henry Loble
U S Women Gaining Economic Stature
Women increasingly shape the economy as they hold 40 percent of property, own 57 percent of savings accounts, inherit 68 percent of estates, and are beneficiaries of 80 percent of insurance policies. Quick way to reach women is via Want Ads. Dial 5451.
Princess Caroline Born To Grace Kelly In Monaco
Princess Caroline, daughter of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly, weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces at birth in Monaco. The newborn's arrival triggered royal proclamations as the family celebrated with champagne and fireworks in the 367 acre principality.
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Monte Carlo
Monacans
Grace Kelly
Philadelphia
Margaret Kelly
Caroline
Pheasant Poaching Case Hears in Kettering Magistrates
In Kettering England magistrates on Wednesday considered a case of pheasant poaching. Key witnesses named Wilfred Partridge and Joe Bird testified about the illegal shooting.
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Kettering
England
Wilfred Partride
Joe Bird
Extortion Letter Probed in Twin Slayings
FBI moved into the Grimes sisters case in Chicago after a ninth extortion letter was sent to their South Side home following their disappearance on December 28. The bodies of Barbara 15 and Patricia 13 were found near a ditch south west of Chicago.
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Chicago
FBI
Grimes
Donald S. Hostetter
Grimes South Side
Barbara
Patricia
Veterans Hospital
Downey
Ill
U. S
Loretta Grimes
Mil
Armstrong Named to Montana Railroad and Public Service Panel
Gov. J. Hugo Aronson appointed Ory J. Armstrong of Kalispell to the State Railroad and Public Service Commission. The Republican 63 year old former House member will serve until the 1958 general election. Armstrong replaces Leonard C. Young following the death of Democrat Lou Boedecker and brings a long record of public service to the panel.
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Lou Boedecker
Young
Boedecker
Armstrong
Aronson
Eisenhower urges Congress to cut budget details further
President Eisenhower called on Congress to trim the 71.8 billion dollar budget, urging committees to find savings even within his plan. He backed Treasury Secretary Humphrey but warned against excessive red ink and reiterated his intent to defend essential services while seeking administrative cost cuts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Mayor Tim Sullivan to resign as of February 5
Mayor Tim J. Sullivan announced he has verbally asked the City Council to relieve him of mayoral duties on February 5 and will submit written resignation papers at the February 6 meeting. His two year term would end May 5 but state law sets May 6 as the start of the new term. He seeks a Finance Committee meeting soon to clear pending financial matters before departure. The president of the City Council would become acting mayor if he does not complete his term.
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Eisenhower
Humphrey
Congress
Harry Truman
Federal Service
Washington
Middle East
Tim J. Sullivan
Sullivan
City Coun
Montana Weather Snapshot
Montana forecast shows east region mostly fair north with clouds and light snow in the southwest and far south Thursday then very cold with highs 5 to 15 below zero. West region fair through Friday with partly cloudy skies and occasional snow in the south on Thursday and very cold with near zero highs. Table notes specify maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending 5 30 p m Wednesday.
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Severe cold grips Butte with forecast 30 below zero
Butte residents endured extreme cold as temperatures hovered around 30 below with forecasts calling for a Thursday night plunge. Readings included -6 to -15 in early morning hours and a zero to near zero daytime high with cloud cover potentially moderating the bite.
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Butte
Metals Bank
NATO Ministers Set Bonn Meeting Date
NATO officials announced the next ministerial gathering will be in Bonn West Germany on May 24 with foreign ministers from 15 member nations attending.
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NATO
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bonn
West Germany
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