Butte Braces For Extreme Cold Weekend Conditions
Frigid Arctic air grips Butte with Friday morning lows near minus 36 and a high of minus 4. Forecasters warn Sunday may bring minus 40 with many schools reporting absenteeism and closures. Snow-free skies and plunging thermometers marked the city’s deepest cold spell in years, with Ramsay and rural districts also affected.
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George Haney
Girls Central
Boys Central
Rocker
Ramsay
Butte Alderman Joseph Simonich Dies After Illness
Joseph B. Simonich longtime Butte City Council member from the Fifth Ward since 1949 died Friday in a local hospital after an extended illness. He served in World War I and was a bus driver for Butte City Lines. Survived by his wife Steffie and several children, in‑laws, siblings, and many relatives. Burial arrangements at Duggan Merrill Mortuary pending.
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Joseph B. Simonich
Farrell
Simonich
Butte
Butte City Lines
American Legion
St. Joseph Church
Steffie
Joseph B. Simonich Jr
Earl Casagranda
Jack Simonich
Mary Simonich
Pete Stefonich
Mary Rebich
Joseph Mautz
Dillon
Ed Konda
Mary Jo
Jimmy
Johnny Simonich
Gary
Nancy Casagranda
Francis Simonich
Donald Simonich
Joseph Wagner
Great Falls
Cleveland
Illinois
Duggan-Merrill Mortuary
Air Force Retires Last of the Mustangs
The Air Force will retire propeller-driven Mustangs to the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio. Lt Col Joseph P Crane of the 167th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron will fly the last Mustang to Dayton. The plane earned praise in Korea for ground attack and anti-Communist missions.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Force Museum
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Joseph P. Crane
Air National Guard
167Th
Martinsburg
W. Va
Korea
Per Capita Savings Tripled in Seven Years
The discussion notes per capita savings in the United States rising from 330 dollars in 1939 to 1300 dollars in 1956. It also mentions life insurance and pension funds cushions expanding fourfold and promotes using Want Ads number 5451 to place a For Sale or For Rent ad for extra cushion or savings.
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U. S
No Relief Sighted For Montana 30 Is Expected
Helena reports record cold as an unusual air mass brings Montana extreme lows. The Weather Bureau says temps could fall to 50 below in the southwest with Helena at 41 below and Bozeman at 40 below, with only a Pacific low pressure system likely to ease the freeze.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
North Pole
Bozeman
Drummond
Sand Coulee
Pacific Ocean
Continental Divide
Montana Weather Update Across Regions Forecast
Montana discusses east and west sections with fair yet cold conditions through Sunday and a rising trend in temperatures. Helena forecast notes five days of very cold air, slow warming, with potential light snow mainly Tuesday or Wednesday and below normal temperatures across Divide.
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Montana
Helena
U.P
U.S. Weather Bureau
Divide
Dulles Defends Middle East Policy Against Critics
Secretary of State Dulles rebutted Democratic critics arguing the proposed white paper on the Middle East would irreparably damage Anglo American relations. He warned that a full inquiry could reopen old wounds with Britain and France while Sen. Fulbright urged disclosure. President Eisenhower's aid resolution moves forward after House committee approval.
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Washington
Dulles
Middle East
Britain
France
Sen. Fulbright
D-Ark
Mideast
Fulbright
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rayburn
B47 Crosses U S Under 4 Hours
A six jet B47 bomber crossed the United States coast to coast in 3 hours 47 minutes aided by jet stream tail winds up to 190 mph. The flight from March AFB California to Hanscom Field Massachusetts tested jet stream routing for Air Research and Development Command.
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Bedford
Mass
Los Angeles
New York
March Afb
Calif
Hanscom Field
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Maj
Mont Smith
Champaign
Ill
Maj. Smith
Albuquerque
N. M
Hartford
Conn
Charles §. Hawkins
South Windsor
Dayton
Ohio
Hayden Y. Grubbs Jr
Richmond, Ky
W. O. James J. den Y. Grubbs Jr
W. O. James J. Lundsford Jr
Tampa, Fla
Israelis Exchange Prisoners as Egypt Releases 520 More
Israel released 520 more Egyptian war prisoners in Jerusalem on Friday, bringing the total freed to 2,583 with just over 3,000 still to go. Four Israeli prisoners held by Egypt are expected to be handed over on Sunday.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Deadline Extended for Auto License Plates in Montana
Montana drivers face a Feb 15 deadline for vehicle plates while state vehicles wait until after March 1. Production delays at the Montana Prison license plant due to supply shortages and a 1927 oven upgrade caused the slowdown. about 85 percent of 440,000 plates are ready. The Highway Patrol Board may extend the deadline.
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Helena
Montana
Highway Patrol Board
John L. Hoffman
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Hoffman
U.N. Report Presses Israel to Withdraw From Egypt
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold told the General Assembly that Israel has not fully complied with five resolutions demanding troop withdrawal from Egypt. He urged prompt Israeli exit from Gaza and Sharm El Sheikh, advocating adherence to the 1949 armistice as a basis for peace.
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United Nations
Dag Hammarskiold
U. N
Egypt
General Assembly
Israel
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Hammarskjold
Assembly
Hammarksjold
Farid Zeineddine
Syria
Zeineddine
U. S
Soviet Spy Ring Arrests Highlight Possible Russian Involvement
Three European refugees Myra Soble Jack Soble and Jacob Albam were arrested in Manhattan on espionage charges amid FBI claims Soviet officials may be connected. The defendants face up to ten years or five years respectively on conspiracy and agent duties, with evidence tied to national defense documents.
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Arthur W. Everett
New York
America
Russia
FBI
Myra Soble
Jack Soble
Jacob Albam
Brooklyn
Lithuania
Manhattan
Soble
Vassili Zubilin
Zubilin
Sabres
Albam
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Rosenbergs
Mrs. Soble
Sobles and
Soviet Russia
United States
G-men
U. S
Earle N. Bishopp
House Bill Would Unwrap Cloak of Secrecy in Juvenile Courts
Montana House introduces 33 measures on day 19 of the 35th legislature. A bill to lift secrecy in juvenile court proceedings was sponsored by Fergus Democrats Charles Cerowski and James E. McKenna. Also advancing were bills on county commissioner pay, city boundary expansion, street car employee law, and letting 15 to 18 year olds face traffic prosecutions.
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35Th Assembly
Fergus County
Charles Cerowski
James E. McKenna
House
Senate
Ronald W. Holtz
Cascade
Attempt to Kill Oil Bill Loses Attempt to Kill Oil Bill Loses
In Helena the Montana House debated HB31 proposing a 122 percent royalty on the first 3,000 barrels of oil from state lands. The anti bill effort failed 52 to 38 and the bill was advanced for later passage amid arguments over property rights and due process. Rep. L P Tanner defended the measure as necessary to curb state property takings while Rep. Charles Cerovski led oil committee discussions.
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Helena
House of Representatives
House
L. P. Tanner
Flathead
Montana
Tanner
Charles Cerovski
Fergus
House Oil
Woman cuts power after bill. 32 street lamps fail
Mrs Lily Manfredi in Sheffield turned off electricity to save on a $100 bill. She aimed to use street lamps to find her bed but 32 lamps on her line failed instead, plunging the area into darkness.
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Sheffield
England
U.P
Lily Manfredi
Sagunsky Seeks Higher Federal Share in Highway Funds
Senator Walter G. Sagunsky proposes a bill to amend Montana highway funding to reflect a new interstate program. The plan would raise federal matching from 57 to 91.4 percent and allow overrun of district funds up to 100 percent, with implications for 1246 miles of primary highways. He also seeks to reclassify the red fox as a predator to aid wildlife management and notes Saturday Senate sessions start earlier.
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Helena
Walter G. Sagunsky
Madison
Sagunsky
Montana
Senate
Madison County
Six Die As Beechcraft Crashes Near Bryan Texas
A twin engine Beechcraft from Sohio Oil Co. crashed in rain and fog near Easterwood Field Bryan killing six aboard. The crew included pilot Bob Pomeroy and passengers Jim Thornton Donald and Clyde Crary and Clyde Thompson and his wife. Thompson 32 a Sohio paleontology trainee from Houston.
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Bryan
Tex
Bob Pomeroy
Jim Thornton
Donald Crary
Oklahoma City
Clyde Thompson
Houston
Sohio Oil Co
Easterwood Air Field
Brazos River
Bryan Air Force Base
Thompson
United Nations backs private talks on disarmament plan
The U N General Assembly Political Committee unanimously approves a Soviet Western compromise to refer disarmament to private talks among big powers. The 12 nation resolution directs the Disarmament Commission and its five nation subcommittee to examine pending proposals, with a report due by August 1.
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United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
Disarmament Commission
Canada
Japan
Norway
Britain
France
United States
Soviet Union
India
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
U. N. Security Council
General Assembly
Egypt
Poland
U.N
Australia
Brazil
el Salvador
Fliers Saved After B47 Collision Off Cuba
Three U. S. Air Force fliers were rescued in good condition after two B47 bombers collided and crashed between Cuba and the Isle of Pines. Three others remained missing as coast guard and Cuban navy searched the wake with life rafts spotted near Nueva Gerona.
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Miami
Fla
U. S. Air Force
Naval Hospital
Key West
Homestead Afb
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Homestead
K. K. Compton
Here
Winfred E. Lynn
Paducah
James McGee McFarland Jr
Watsontown
James E. Rose Jr
McFarland
James H. Parker
Rock Hill
S. C
Earl S. Chrisaiwn Jr
Sumter
W. E. Norris
Lansing
Mich
Coast Guard
Santa Barbara
Nueva Gerona
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Havre
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingstone
Miles City
Missoula
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Whitehall
David W. Phillips
Los Gatos
National Foundation For
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Tommy
Eugene
Lani Sue
Emda
U.S
Francis W. Carpenter
Sobles
J. D. Holmes
Holtz
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