Contemplated Jail Break Foiled With Finding of Gun
A planned escape from Silver Bow County jail was foiled when a loaded .38 revolver five cartridges two new hack saw blades and broken blade fragments and a wrecking bar were found in a cell occupied by Lawrence Brandt Smith 22 from Nampa Idaho charged in U S District Court with transporting a stolen automobile from Baker Oregon to Missoula. Don Cotham 25 of Caldwell Idaho, a relative and visitor, was taken into custody. Cotham was identified as the one who smuggled the items into the jail and faces conspiracy charges.
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Silver Bow County
William Dalling
Lawrence Brandt Smith
Nampa
Idaho
United States District Court
Baker
Ore
Missoula
Smith
William D. Murray
Dalling
Don Cotham
Caldwell
Cotham
United States
Benson Seeks Quick Soil Bank Action Amid Delays
Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged rapid passage of the soil bank program at a National Farm and Ranch Congress in Denver. Democratic farm spokesman said data gaps make 1956 implementation unlikely, as Rep. Harold Cooley called the plan a hoax and an insult to American agriculture while Benson defended its aims to raise income and reduce surplus.
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Denver
Benson
Democratic Farm
National Farm and Ranch Congress
Denver Chamber of Commerce
House Agriculture Committee
Harold D. Cooley
Cooley
Thoax
Agriculture Dept
Democrats Split Over Farm Price Support Debate
Two Democratic senators clashed over the Eisenhower administration flexible farm price system as the farm bill heated up. Senator Anderson defended flexibility warning taxpayer costs could rise, while Senator Murray urged a rigid bill as superior citing price drops under the flexible program. Voting on the bill begins Thursday with most Democrats backing restored 90 percent supports. Anderson warned high subsidies could price out wheat and push surplus through the Wheat Agreement, possibly raising costs for growers and taxpayers.
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Washington
Sen
Anderson
D-Nm
Benson
Agriculture
Murray
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
Eden recalls Brit Legion officers in Jordan pullback
London reports Prime Minister Eden recalled the 15 active British officers in Jordan's Arab Legion after the Foreign Office flagged Arab rather than Israeli danger. He noted about 50 junior officers under contract will have their status discussed, with no detail on annual subsidy. The move follows rising tensions as Israel faces Egyptian and Syrian activity and a likely Cairo summit.
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London
Eden
Jordan
Arab Legion
Foreign Office
Middle East
Israel
House of Commons
John Bagot Glubb
Hussein
Britain
Joran
Glubb
Galilee
Gaza
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Cairo
Polio Outbreak Prompts U S Aid to Argentina
United States Ambassador Albert Nufer says he asked the State Department to dispatch technicians and equipment to Argentina to combat a polio outbreak after Argentine officials requested international assistance.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Albert Nufer
State Dept
Argentina
Middle East Crisis Conference Called
Washington reports that the United States Britain and France scheduled another meeting for Tuesday to discuss preserving the Palestine truce. The session follows new upheavals in the Middle East and is the third in a series ordered by President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Eden after Washington talks.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Palestine
Middle East
Department
Lincoln White
Eisenhower
Eden
Lawyer Says $2500 Offer For Hickenlooper Vote In Gas Bill
Iowa lawyer Wendell Edson testified that John Neff offered 2500 for Sen. Bourke Hickenlooper's vote on the natural gas bill. Neff admitted the core claim. no money was donated to the campaign. The committee signaled no further public hearings as Goldwater rejected withdrawal from the probe.
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Iowa
John M. Neff
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Wendell T. Edson
Storm Lake
Senate
Neff
Superior Oil Co
California
Hickenlooper
Edson
White House
Eisenhower
Charles W. Steadman
Lexington, Neb
Superior Oil and
Keck
George
D-Ga
Sen
Goldwater
R-Aziz
Superior Oil
Bill Keck
Kefauver Warns of Soviet Supersonic Threat
Senator Kefauver told a New Hampshire audience that the Soviet Union leads in supersonic fighter production and has a bomber in production that can outrun U S fighters. He argued Eisenhower's decisions and budget aims hurt U S defense and cited undisclosed but reliable sources for his figures.
Kefauver to Speak in Great Falls March 21
U P reports Senator Estes Kefauver a Democratic presidential hopeful will visit Montana for one day on March 21. He will address a dinner hosted by the Young Democrats of Cascade and Teton counties at 6 30 p m in the DeMolay Memorial Building with a $5 per plate charge. Kefauver, who filed for the Montana primary on June 5, is the only declared candidate for the state to date. He previously visited Montana in 1952 during his 1952 campaign.
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Great Falls
U.P
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Montana
Young Democrats
Cascade
Teton
DeMolay Memorial
Kefauver
Treasure State prospects: good but not exuberant
Montana business prospects for the year look good but restrained as agriculture likely declines further. Copper and petroleum drive mineral output, lumber depends on housing, and January activity edged above normal with national trends influencing the year ahead.
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Treasure State
Missoula
Montana
Montana Business
Montana State University
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
United States
Berkley
Butte
Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Wolf Point Crash
James J. McConnell Jr. pleaded guilty in U S District Court to manslaughter for the Oct 1 1955 death of Donald Edward Smith on a highway near Wolf Point. Smith, working under a parked truck on an Indian reservation, was struck when McConnell’s car hit the vehicle. The judge postponed sentence to 2 pm Friday while reviewing background. McConnell has no prior record and an attorney urged leniency.
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United States District Court
James Joseph McConnell Jr
William D. Murray
McConnell
Havre
Butte
Donald Edward Smith
Wolf Point
Smith
Murray
Glubb Knighted by Queen Elizabeth in London
Lt. Gen. John Bagot Glubb once commander of Jordan's Arab Legion was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in a ceremony held in London on Tuesday.
Two Air Crashes Kill Pilots in Montana Snow
Carlton C. Mickens, 37, Polson airport operator, died in a Cessna crash on the frozen Flathead Lake during a heavy snow squall near Kalispell. The crash came hours after an Air Force F84F jet crash near Geral dine killed another pilot. Mickens left Kalispell for Polson early that morning. survivors include his widow and four children.
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Kalispell
Carlton C. Mickens
Polson
Flathead Lake
Bob Wendt
Bob McDevitt
Elmer Phipps
Rollins
Mickens
Montana
Air Force
Geraldine
Los Angeles
Republic Pictures
Jet pilot killed in Montana F84F crash near Geraldine
A 22 year old first lieutenant Norman D Petersen of Ogden Utah died when his F84F crashed eight miles southeast of Geraldine Montana during a routine navigational training flight. He was with the 515th strategic fighter squadron and flew solo. Weather was good and no radio trouble was reported. A board of officers was appointed to investigate the incident.
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Great Falls
Mont
Geraldine
Montana
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Norman D. Petersen
Ogden
Utah
Norman Lewis Petersen
Liberty Ave
Petersen
515Th Strategic Fighter Squadron
Joseph F. Kopp
John E. Tuttle
Chilean Mine Renamed El Salvador The Saviour
The Anaconda Company re christens its Chilean copper mine Indio Muerto The Dead Indian as El Salvador The Saviour to reflect its hoped for salvation from losses. Rodolfo Michels says the rename protects against exhaustion of Potrerillos. Roy Glover says $53 million will be invested to bring the El Salvador Mine into production.
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Santiago
Chile
U.P
Anaconda Company
el Salvador
Indio Muerto
Ban on Racial Segregation Extended to Higher Education
The Supreme Court extended its ban on racial segregation to tax-supported colleges and universities in a quiet, unanimous order. The action, part of a list of routine orders, reaffirmed that the separate but equal doctrine is dead in higher education funded by taxpayers.
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Washington
The
Supreme Court
Greensboro
N. C
University of North Carolina
Mayor Proposes Funds Review for Butte Street Repairs
Mayor Tim J. Sulivan urged the Butte city council to decide which city fund can be borrowed from to bolster the Street and Alley Fund. Councilmen agreed and will seek legal viability with city attorneys, aiming for Wednesday's 7:30 p.m. meeting, as about 20 residents attended the public session.
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Butte
Tim J. Sulivan
John Lindquist
Sullivan
Finance and Ways and Means
Solon Is Indicted for Tax Evasion in Boston Case
A federal grand jury indicted Rep. Thomas J. Lane and his wife on charges of evading 38,542 dollars in income taxes from 1949 to 1951. Lane, a 57-year-old lawyer and congressman since 1941, faces tax theft claims while his wife was not indicted.
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Boston
Thomas J. Lane
D-Mass
Lane
New Popularity for Want Ads in 1955 Classifieds
The 1955 classified section shows a surge in Want Ads as newspapers report an all time high use and call for readers to dial 5451 for Want Ad service. Rented two room unit with all utilities furnished offered for $45 by phone 0000.
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America
Dial 5451
Montana Weather Update Tue Wed Fronts and Snow
Montana forecast shows east region mostly cloudy with scattered snow and colder temperatures, 10 to 30 below to near zero, while west remains mostly cloudy with light snow and little temperature change. Extended outlook Tuesday through Wednesday notes mild warm spells plus limited precipitation.
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Montana
Adlai Hits GOP on Farm Issue and Minnesota Fight
Adlai Stevenson blasted the Republicans on farm policy while courting Minnesota’s 30 electoral votes. Kefauver interrupted New Hampshire campaigning to join Stevenson in Minnesota, as Stevenson spoke in Marshall on the fourth day of a five day Minnesota swing. Kefauver planned to fly in after New Hampshire races and defend his own track record against Stevenson. Eisenhower announced entry into the May 7 Maryland primary and May 8 Indiana, with Kefauver eyeing California's June 5 primary. The Mutual Broadcasting System granted Democrats radio reply time, the only network to do so, drawing praise from Democratic chairman Paul Butler.
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Adlai Stevenson
Minnesota
Sen
Kefauver
Tennessee
New Hampshire
Stevenson
Marshall
Minn
Maryland
California
Eisenhower
Indiana
John R. Kilpatrick
New York
Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Mutual Broadcasting System
Paul Butler
Baltimore Transit Seized In Bid To End City Strike
Gov Theo L. McKeldin seized the Baltimore Transit Co to restart street cars and buses after 36 days idle. AFL-CIO officials said service should resume within 48 hours as the 2000 striking workers remain off the job. The clash centers on wage demands and a long contract dispute dating to November.
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Baltimore
Theodore McKeldin
Baltimore Transit Co
Afl-Cio
McKeldin
Maryland
B.T.C
Heart Bill Advances to Finance Disease Research
Washington lawmakers moved a bill to fund a sharply stepped-up government program of heart disease and other crippling ailment research. The measure came after President Eisenhower's physician advised quicker action.
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Washington
U.P
House
Eisenhower
Dulles Arrives in Pakistan for SEATO Conference
United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles landed in Karachi Pakistan and immediately met leaders from eight nations at the SEATO gathering to discuss steps to strengthen the anti Communist alliance in Southeast Asia.
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