Montana Weather Kills One and Halts Traffic Across State
A Montana snowstorm and high winds killed a 46 year old Beaverhead county rancher after a hayrack accident near Dillon. Winds toppled roof arches at the Northern Montana College Armory Gym and heavy snow blocked U S 2 and rail lines, with trains delayed and traffic halted across the state.
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Montana
Nis M. Nissen
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Montana College Armory
Drummond
Helena
Whitehall
Lewistown
Miles City
Mercury
Broadus
Billings
West Yellowstone
Weather Bureau
Havre
Great Falls
Bozeman
Livingston
Cut Bank
Casper
Wyo
Treasure State
Nixon Strong Choice of Republicans
A Douglas B. Cornell report notes Vice President Nixon is a strong 13 to 16 to 1 choice for renomination among GOP leaders, with many uncommitted. Governors favor him as odds-on favorite for the convention, though not a sure vote. He leads in the South and West but loses California support amid a feud with Gov Goodwin Knight.
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Eisenhower
Associated Press
Republicans
Ike
Nixon
GOP
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Dust storms sweep five Rocky Mountain states with 101 mph gusts
Savage westerly winds up to 101 mph blasted across five Rocky Mountain states on Saturday. Velocities averaged 35 to 80 mph in eastern Wyoming and Montana. Casper airport control tower abandoned as dust cloud rose to 9,000 feet over Goodland Kansas. dust reached 8,000 feet over Akron Colorado. visibility in Scottsbluff Nebraska reduced to 600 yards. Continuous observations noted.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Montana
Casper
Bureau
Goodland
Kansas
Akron
Colorado
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Dillon Rancher Fatally Injured in Snowy Runaway
Dillon, Montana, rancher Nis M. Nissen, about 64, died at Barrett Hospital after his horses bolted and crashed into a fence five miles north of Dillon while a snow squall roared in. He was thrown from a hayrack, died at 11 a.m. Surviving include his wife Laura and daughters in Pomona, Dillon, and San Diego. The body lay at Brundage Funeral Home.
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Dillon
Nis M. Nissen
Barrett Hospital
Mr. Nissen
Denmark
Elks Lodge
Laura
William Seegar
Pomona
Calif
Fielding Graves
Lloyd Davis
San Diego
Brundage Funeral Home
Study Testimony in Red Hearings
The House Un American Activities Committee reviews testimony from 40 former government employees to consider possible criminal prosection such as contempt or perjury. The panel has heard 30 witnesses publicly and 10 in closed sessions since February 14, with all subjects alleged to have been in the Communist movement during their government service.
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Washington
U.P
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Justice Department
Rowe Connell Semmens McBirnie Top Science Prizes
Jim Rowe and Catherine Connell lead the first annual Butte Regional Science Fair grand prize winners list. John Semmens and Les McBirnie also claim top honors in medicine physics and physiology exhibits. The event drew 350 students with delegations from several high schools and will send winners to Oklahoma City for national competition.
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Jim Rowe
Butte High School
Catherine Connell
Girls Central High School
John Semmens
Butte High
Les McBirnie
Butte
Civic Center
W. T. Barry
B. W. Brown
Montana School of Mines
Boys Central
Girls Central
Anaconda
Powell
Deer Lodge
Anaconda Catholic Central
Sheridan
Virginia City
Whitehall
Twin Bridges
Dillon
Philipsburg
Lima
James W. Rowe
W. Granite
Miss Connell
Frank P. Connell
S. Arizona
L. G McBirnie
W. Iron
FBI Joins Hunt for Bank Bandit
Twenty seven FBI agents joined Port Chester police and district attorney investigators in a search for clues to the $138,000 holdup of the County Trust Co. branch bank. Two bandits abducted teller Mrs Mary Kostolos from her garage Thursday night and used her key to enter the bank. A companion waited with a getaway car while two other bank employees were ambushed Friday morning.
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Port Chester
N. Y
FBI
County Trust Co
Mary Kostolos
J. Purdy Ungemach
The Market Place of Millions Classified Ad Message
The Market Place of Millions promotes want ads in newspapers to reach millions. It touts coverage of real estate, automobiles, and merchandise values and offers assistance by phone 5451 for placing ads.
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America
New Electric Train Traces and Accessories Sale
A local listing advertises an electric train sale offering traces and assorted accessories. Contact phone number 0000 for details and pricing.
Terrific Omelet Vandalism Shocks Harrison Store
Vandals broke into a Harrison grocery and meat market and turned the place into a makeshift omelet by dumping four dozen eggs a dozen sacks of flour and quantities of sugar and salt into the mix. They dragged pork loins hams and bacon slabs through the mixture and dumped four dozen chickens into it before fleeing.
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Harrison
Ind
Special Council Meeting Called Monday to Address Streets
The mayor calls a special City Council meeting as a committee of the whole for Monday night at 7 30 in the council chambers to discuss the city streets crisis and invite ideas from residents and aldermen. The note describes the street problem as desperate and unsettled while noting limited immediate fixes.
Rash of factory strikes feared across East Coast
Government labor experts warned a wave of East Coast airplane plant strikes could spread to major aircraft and missile factories nationwide. Contracts at Douglas, Lockheed, Convair, Republic, Fairchild, Boeing and North American are near expiry amid wage and pension disputes. Strikes already idle Republic plants on Long Island and Fairchild divisions in New York City area signal escalating tension.
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Washington
Douglas
Lockheed
Convair
Republic
Fairchild
Boeing
North American
Eisenhower
New York
Long Island
Republic Aviation Corp
Afl-Cio
Fairchild Airplane Engine Co
Bay Shore
N. Y
United Auto Workers
Fairchild Engine
Farmingdale
Taft Faction Faces Role in Eisenhower Campaign
Senator Aiken says backers of the late Robert Taft should be active in supporting Eisenhower but must not control campaign strategy. He warns against giving the Taft extreme right wing a determining voice, noting Taft was left of some who idolized him. He also comments on Knowland’s push for Taft wing representation.
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Washington
Sen
Aiken
R-Vi
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Knowland
R-Calif
Taft
GOP
Senate
Bob Taft
No Survivors of Plane Crash Found
A U S Air Force Globemaster carrying 17 persons crashed in the North Atlantic near Iceland. Only wreckage remains including an oxygen bottle and torn plywood. Rescue efforts continue as observers note the plane’s last SOS and prior near-disaster the prior week. The aircraft was en route from Iceland to Goose Bay and New York, destined for Warner Robins Air Base in Georgia. The crew details remain undisclosed.
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London
North Atlantic
Iceland
Air Force
Goose Bay
Labrador
New York
Warner- Robbins Air Base
Georgia
Army
Keflavik
Washington
Sides Claim Victory in Farm Price Support Fight
Washington rival camps claim victory in the farm price supports dispute. Sen Ellender pushes rigid mandates and says they should win by five votes, while Sen Aiken argues for continuing flexible supports and predicts a five to seven vote defeat for rigidity. Senate voting begins Thursday with an Anderson move to remove rigid provisions from an omnibus bill.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Secretary of Agriculture
West Is Disturbed New Arab Hero Emerges in Middle East
Washington reports show the United States Britain and France postponed a meeting on Israel’s bid to buy 12 Mystere jet fighters from France as Arab nationalism rises from Morocco to Iraq. Glubb’s removal as Jordanian Arab Legion chief deepens regional tension and may invite Soviet leverage. State Department officials deny U S involvement in pressuring France over the sale while warning of broader Western vulnerability in the Arab world.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Israel
Evi
Morocco
Iraq
State Department
Glubb
Jordan
Arab Legion
Ten Parachute From Disabled KC-97 Over Tacoma
Ten men bailed from a disabled Strategic Air Command KC-97 tanker over Tacoma. Pilot 1st Lt. Charles Vogel guided the crippled plane to McChord Air Force Base and crash landed to avoid a populated area. No injuries reported. one parachutist freed from power lines.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.P
Strategic Air Command
McChord Air Force Base
Charles Vogel
Riverside
Calif
Air Force
McChord
Vogel
Public Information Office
Air Base
PIO
Anchorage
Alaska
March Afb
McChord Field
John W. Crofts
Center
Orchards
Kingdon L. la Ban
Edward F. Turchak
Dwight L. Gadberry
Fred F. Smith
Earl F. Taylor
Earnest F. Gonzales
Ralph R. Nordyke
Robert P. Ward
Montana Weather Summary for East and West Districts
Montana weather outlook shows east division partly cloudy and windy with colder southeast on Sunday and highs 32 to 40. Monday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. Western division sees variable clouds and mountain snow showers with minimal temperature change and highs 30 to 40. Maximums reflect 12 hour period, minimums the 18 hours to 5 30 p.m. Saturday.
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Montana
Flood Threat Follows European Cold Wave In Germany
Europe’s cold wave melted into floods across Germany on Saturday as rivers Rhine Moselle Elbe and Danube swelled. U S Army units readied for emergency flood relief in West Germany while Sixth Cavalry deployed watch dog patrols to scout rising waters. Water reached doors of Bonn embassy and medieval wine villages as authorities warned of increasing danger. about 1000 deaths attributed to the cold spell, but none yet from floods.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
Europe
West Germany
Sixth Armored Cavalry
Bonn
Rhine
Moselle
Elbe
Danube
King Hussein fires Glubb over Arab Legion reorganization
Beirut report states Jordan's King Hussein dismissed Lt. Gen. John Bagot Glubb for refusing to reorganize the Arab Legion to meet a possible Israeli attack. The king, praised as a hero of the Arab world, immediately drew pledges of all-out aid. Continued on Page 14.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan
Hussein
John Bagot Glubb
Brighton student found guilty in kidnapping slaying
Robert Mark Dearmin a 21 year old Denver watchmaker was convicted Saturday of second degree murder in the death of Hubert Hahn a 27 year old symphony trombonist The verdict follows a trial that began February 21 He faced charges of kidnapping and killing Hahn during a robbery attempt on September 22 Dearmin claimed innocence and insanity He testified once and denied a prior confession tied to the murder which police linked to a wristwatch found near the body Witness Joyce Danielson 25 hospital lab tech identified Dearmin as the gunman who kidnapped Hahn and his companion and forced them to a desolate Adams County road where Hahn was killed and Danielson wounded
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Brighton
Colo
Robert Mark Dearmin
Denver
Hubert Hahn
Symphony
Dearmin
Hahn
Denver Symphony
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
Joyce Danielson
Danielson
Muskegon
Mich
Adams County
Italians denounce soft Moscow line by Communists
Delegates claiming to represent 500000 card carrying Italian Communists denounced party leaders on Saturday and called for a tougher policy to win government control. Six hundred rank and file members from across Italy and 39 leaders issued a manifesto blasting the Moscow directed soft line of party head Palmiro Togliatti. They warned that only a Marxist Leninist line can save the Italian proletariat from renewed failure.
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Rome
U P
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
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