East Braces for Deep Freeze in Major Cold Wave
A severe Arctic outbreak swept the eastern half of the United States with record low temperatures across Minnesota Wisconsin and Chicago. International Falls -36 official low Grand Lake -41 Grantsburg -33 Duluth -26 and many other sites posted subzero readings as a winter storm slowed travel from the Midwest to the East while Miami reached 75 degrees and the South remained milder.
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Seaboard
Midwest
International Falls
Minn
New York State
Mississippi
Alabama
Gulf
Grand Lake
Grantsburg
Wis
Duluth Minn
Bismarck
N. D
Huron
S.D
Omaha
Neb
Dubuque
Iowa
Moline
Ill
Ironwood
Mich
Indianapolis
Ind
Akron
Ohio
New England
Central Plains
Rockies
Colorado
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Miami
Fla
West Central
Si Ae Plains
Missouri Valley
Eisenhower stresses Formosa policy as defensive
President Eisenhower stated Formosa policy is defensive and he alone would decide any strike on the Chinese mainland to defend Chiang Kai-shek. He sought to reassure senators worried about dragging the United States into war, while prompting swift Senate action on the resolution.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Senate
Chiang
United States
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Morse
Indore
White House
Knowland
California
House
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
GOP
Clements
D-Ky
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Humphrey
D-Minn
U. S
U S Air Force Says It Leads Russia In Missile Race
Gen Nathan F Twining told the House Armed Services Committee the United States has made a marked advance in intercontinental missiles and may deploy atomic powered aircraft for indefinite flight. Secretary Talbott cautioned no details were released about the project. The Air Force plans 131 wings by June 1956 and eyes 137 wings as a goal.
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Washington
Air Force
United States
Russia
Nathan F. Twining
House
Armed Services Committee
Twining
Talbott
U. S
Congress
Strategic Air Command
U S Prepares Strong Air and Sea Force at Formosa
U S Sabrejets possibly 75 strong sweep into Formosa amid high tensions as the 7th Fleet and carrier Midway may join off Formosa with Pittsburgh heavy cruiser. Lt Gen Roger Ramey says the wing can handle any mission. Sabres from Okinawa and Philippines on combat status.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U. S
Orient
Singapore
Hong Kong
7Th Fleet
Midway
Pittsburgh
U.S
Tachin Islands
Okinawa
Philippines
Roger Ramey
5Th Air Force
Japan
Multimillionaire Rubinstein Slain in Suspected Mob Killing
Serge Rubinstein, a controversial Wall Street figure and alleged mob target, was found strangled and bound in his Fifth Avenue mansion. Police consider a paid killing likely, with potential involvement of multiple suspects and a crime tied to his enemies and public life.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Rubinstein
Francis W. H. Adams
Murttel
Estelle Gardner
Patricia Wray
Manhattan
Eight Jews in Egypt Guilty of Spying
Cairo verdicts convict eight Jews of spying and terrorism for Israel. Two men receive death by hanging, two get life in prison, four including a woman receive lesser terms. Two acquitted, two untried. Max Benneth, German-born, died in his cell during the trial. Prosecution alleged actions aimed at harming Egypt relations with Britain and the United States as troop withdrawal from the Suez Canal Zone was negotiated.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Supreme Military Court
Max Benneth
United States
Suez Canal Zone
Butte Weather Forecast Mixed Clouds and Mild Temperatures
Mostly cloudy and mild through Friday night with a high near 35 and a low around 22. Thursday records show a 35 high and 15 low. State forecasts split: east Montana partly cloudy with light snow possible Friday morning and colder Saturday. west Montana increasing clouds with little temperature change and light mountain snow late Friday into Friday night.
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Butte
Montana
Senate Fights Over Soil Memorial In Montana
A 1 4 hour floor battle in the Montana Senate blocked a memorial to keep the Soil Conservation Service under state control. Lawmakers also approved a constitutional amendment to put interim study committees to voters, amid long debates and party splits.
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Senate
Helena
Montana Senate
Soil Conservation Service
Legislative Council
State Supreme Court
Committee On Constitutional Amendments and
Federal Relations
Congress
President’s Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Anderson
Scorched Fabric Hint and Rental Ad Offer
A household tip suggests rubbing scorched fabric with fresh onion and soaking in cold water. Separately an ad prompts vacant rentals with a writer service, offering a room furnished with gas lights garage adults no pets phone 0000.
Forty British fishermen feared lost in Black Frost off Iceland
Two British trawlers Roderig o and Lorella carrying twenty men each sent SOS signals from off Iceland’s North Cape as a deadly black frost encrusted decks with hurricane winds and ice. A rescue fleet searched the area but found no trace, and owners called the effort hopeless as crews battled eight days of ice and cold.
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Hull
England
Iceland
North Cape
Ron Plougher
Eden Sounds Out U.S. on Cease-Fire Plan
London seeks U S backing for a peace proposal to halt the China fighting. Eden aims to win approval from Washington and Chiang Kai-shek while Nehru travels to London for the Commonwealth conference. The plan calls for a UN cease-fire, island withdrawals, restraint on Formosa, and possible Red China representation.
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London
Anthony Eden
United States
China
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
New Zealand
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Tachens
Matsu
Quemoy
Pescadores
U. N
Montana House Hears Korean War Bonus Proposal
The Montana House debated a Korean War bonus modeled on World War II payments, proposing $15 monthly for servicemembers in theater and $10 outside, plus $500 to the next of kin. The bill would require a $5 million bond funded by a four percent retail liquor tax, with about 15 000 Montanans affected. The session also considered a $1 an hour minimum wage law, with sponsors Gene Picotte and Thomas Mangan.
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Helena
House
Montana
Robert A. Durkee
Dhill
Carl P. Minette
D-Glacier
Durkee
Hill County
Gene A. Picotte
Lewis and Clark
Thomas A. Mangan
Missoula
Said
ILO Survey Cites Ranks Of World Clothing Usage
Geneva report from the International Labor Organization notes 300 million people do not wear clothes at all, 700 million wear very little clothing, in a survey of the global synthetic fibre industry.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Labor Organization
ILO
Anonymous call claims hidden atomic devices in three cities
A phoned-in tip to the FBI warned of planted atomic bombs in Philadelphia New York and Washington. Officials dismissed the claim as a crackpot tale and said no devices were found and no alert ordered. The FBI and White House issued no further comment.
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New York
FBI
Philadelphia
Washington
Robert F. Wagner
William Peer
Wagner
Peer
White House
Democrats Move to Cancel Dixon-Yates Power Contract
Ten Democratic members of the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee push a resolution to rescind the Eisenhower sought Dixon-Yates deal. The contract would build a 107 million watt plant at West Memphis Arkansas to feed TVA power and bypass 30 day review.
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Washington
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Joint Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Believed Lost As Mexican Tug Sinks Off Vera Cruz
Search planes and ships found oil slicks and wreckage near Vera Cruz where the Mexican navy tug Rio Blanco disappeared in a storm. Nineteen or more sailors were feared dead after the tug, en route to Coatzacoalcos, encountered 90 mph winds and heavy seas. One man washed overboard survived after 13 hours.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Coatzacoalcoa
Sullivan Named Butte Housing Director
Joe H. Sullivan formerly chair of the County Board was named executive director of the Housing Authority of Silver Bow Homes to succeed Joseph V. McGrath who died January eight. He starts February first after a 28 year career at Anaconda Copper and 35 years in Butte.
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Joe H
Big Joe) Sullivan
Board of County Commissioners
Silver Bow Homes
Joseph V. McGrath
Sullivan
Virginia City
Nev
Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte Hill
Board of
Silver Bow County Commissioners
Butte Civic Center
W. Silver
Oscar Hills
Housing Authority
John Milanovich
Jack Leary
William T. Griffiths
Harold Burgess
House Approves Limited GI Schooling Bill
The House approved a 366 to 0 vote for a veteran schooling bill extending GI education rights for men in service by January 31. It moves to the Senate for hearings next week with White House backing, while critics note it does not cover benefits for those entering after January 31. The measure would let in service members continue education credits at 1 percent per day up to 36 months, roughly $5,000 per man, with cost projected beyond current years.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Hill
D-La
Senate Labor and Education Committee
White House
Eisenhower
Armed Services
Teague
Veterans Affairs Committee
Government Reluctant to Stop Trips
Secretary of State Dulles informed relatives that the government will not issue passports for travel to Communist China to visit imprisoned Americans. The decision aims to avoid provoking China and to protect national patience, following an UN mission and Chinese resistance.
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Washington
Dulles
China
State Department
Air Force
Department
Army
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Peiping
Red China
United States
Intruder Killed in Great Falls as Police Hold Man
Charles Taylor, 33, Omaha, Nebraska, shot and killed by Larry McCormick after forcing entry at McCormick home. McCormick and wife Pearl or Madge McCormick are being investigated. Taylor died from three .38 caliber bullets. Coroner to conduct inquest. Cascade County pursues investigation.
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Great Falls
U.P
Larry McCormick
Charles Clair Taylor
Omaha
Neb
Clarke Grady
Tulsa
Oklo
Taylor
McCormick
Billings
Pearl
Madge
McCormicks
Cascade
Richard Bottomly
C. E. Magern
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Twins
Wanda Krylon
Cleveland
Germany
NEA
Joe H. Sullivan
Butte Housing
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