Atomic Test Blast Seen Across States From Nevada Site
The pre-dawn blast, nicknamed Operation Jinx, lit the sky with a 40,000 foot mushroom cloud and was visible in the Black Hills of South Dakota and 11 Western states. Army and Atomic Energy Commission personnel evacuated after a wind shift while no immediate dangerous radiation was reported six hours post blast.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Black Hills
South Dakota
Mexico
Salt Lake City
Murray
Utah City
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
Ground Zero
AEC
Livermore
Calif
Los Alamos
N. M
Feuding Britons Seek Emergency Talks on Hydrogen Bomb
Labor moderates led by Clement Attlee call for immediate Big Three talks on the hydrogen bomb and disarmament. The motion in the House of Commons urges Churchill to meet with the U S and U S S R to ease world tension for United Nations backed disarmament. Attlee faces internal dissent from Bevan left wing, seeking a firmer stance.
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London
Britain
Labor
House of Commons
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Herbert Morrison
Commons
Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
U. S
United Nations Organization
Labor Party
Bevan
Auto Still Hunted in Hit Run Death
The Sherman & Reed Mortuary will forward the body of Carl John Heikkinen 38 to Calumet Michigan as local law enforcement seek the hit run driver. Heikkinen of 320 East Park rear was struck by at least two autos and dragged 68 feet. A Butte woman driving the second car notified police. Multiple cars matching the description have been checked with no positive identification yet. He was killed in the 300 block on East Park near Ohio.
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Sherman & Reed Mortuary
Carl John Heikkinen
Calumet
Mich
East Park
Heikkinen
E. Park
Rear
Butte
Ohio
Truck Hit Man Then Abandoned At Park in Austin
Pasqual Salazar, 18, of Florence, suffered compound fractures to both legs when struck by a rear colliding pickup. Two men rushed him to a park area under the pretense of hospital transport, then dumped him and fled. A cab driver heard his cries. Salazar may lose a leg. Police have no ID on the assailants.
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Austin
Tex
Pasqual Salazar
Florence
James Harp
Salazar
Harp
Red Albania Rejects Ike's Offer of Food
Communist Albania rejected Monday President Eisenhower's offer of American food. The Albanian regime angrily accused the United States of slander, intervention, and attempting to overthrow the regime.
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Red Albania
Ike
Munich
Germany
Albania
Eisenhower
United States
No Guarantee on Stock Boom Leads Senate Hearings
Western stock market presidents told the Senate Banking Committee there is no guarantee the current boom will last. James E. Day of the Midwest Stock Exchange warned the market can go down, while Ronald E. Kaehler of the San Francisco Exchange said earnings at current bond yields may deter stock buying. Both dismissed fears, noting investors and brokers are thriving. Fulbright plans further hearings and will hear Walter Winchell after March 23, plus Sewell Avery and Louis.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
James E. Day
Chicago
Midwest Stock Exchange
Ronald E. Kaehler
San Francisco Stock Exchange
Day
Kaehler
Sen
Fulbright
D-Akr
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Sewell Avery
Louis
Tito Rebukes Molotov Over Yugoslavia Policy
Belgrade leaders show frustration with Moscow shifting away from Yugoslavia. Tito condemns Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov for provoking distrust, signaling Yugoslavia will resist renewed Stalinist foreign policy.
Yugoslavs claim know-how for nuclear energy
President Tito announced in Parliament that Yugoslavia possesses ample raw materials and the know-how to produce nuclear energy for peaceful uses. He urged destruction of nuclear arms and international control to prevent misuse, noting experimental atomic energy work near Belgrade and institutes in Zagreb and Ljubljana.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
India
Burma
Egypt
Zagreb
Ljubljana
President Eisenhower Hosts Freshman Lawmakers Luncheon
President Eisenhower hosted 20 new members of Congress at a White House lunch. The group included 16 Democrats and 4 Republicans elected last November. Indiana Democrat Winfield K. Denton recounted the President’s quip about bipartisanship when in the minority. Montana Republican Orvin B. Flare also attended.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Winfield K. Denton
Indiana
White House
Senate
Orvin B. Flare
Montana
Helena Takes Flagship Role With 7th Fleet in Formosa Waters
Tokyo reports heavy cruiser Rochester designated flagship of the U S 7th Fleet in Formosa waters. Vice Admiral Alfred M Pride, commander, announced the change. The former Helena flagship cruiser heads to Long Beach California aboard Toledo and Pittsburgh.
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Tokyo
Rochester
U. S
7Th Fleet
Formosa
Alfred M. Pride
Helena
Long Beach
Calif
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Deaf blind couple wins custody of their infant son
In Akron Ohio a judge ruled that a deaf and blind couple Harold and Georgia Hathaway may keep their two week old baby. The juvenile court decision came after a welfare department hearing to decide if the child should be placed with foster parents. The Hathaways of Stow asserted they can care for the child despite their handicaps.
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Akron
Ohio
Russell Thomas
Harold Hathaway
Welfare Department
Leo Mulhearn
Hathaway
Georgia
Stow
Ohio River Flood Reaches Seven-Year High
Cincinnati observer says flood damage not catastrophic while Red Cross deems disaster level across Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia. About 1,600 families affected as 21 disaster specialists assist 1,000 to 1,200 people in shelters and relief centers. Catlettsburg and Pomeroy report hard hits. forecasts hope crest will hold with limited major damage expected.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
American Red Cross
Columbus
Kentucky
West Virginia
Helen Evans
Franklin County
J. L. Person
Pomeroy
Catlettsburg
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Ters
Indiana
U. S. Weather Bureau
Montana Supreme Court Allows Olson Challenge to Rates
Montana's Supreme Court ruled that Atty. Gen. Arnold H. Olson may challenge higher telephone and natural gas rates. The unanimous decision sent two companion cases back to district court for trials on merits. Olsen seeks nullification of a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. rate rise and a Montana Power Co. gas rate increase approved in 1953, claiming $2,688,300 yearly loss to Montanans.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Supreme Court
Atty
Arnold H. Olson
District Court
Olsen
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Montana Power Co
Montana Public Service Commission
Police Find Penny-Writing Note In Ogden Envelope
Police in Ogden uncover a note glued with 50 pennies from Karen De Winter of Layton Utah. The poem apologizes for parking too long and asks the police to stay in a stew. They did not view the verse as funny.
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Ogden
Utah
Karen de Winter
Layton
Dietrich Moves for Dismissal in Manslaughter Case
Craig Dietrich, 17, a defendant in a pending manslaughter trial, asks District Court to dismiss the case for failure to bring him to trial within six months of information being filed. He is charged in the May 7 beating and death of William C. Sager, a 47 year old Butte tavern owner found unconscious after a street fight near Montana and Galena streets. Dietrich was one of five high school youths named in a coroner's verdict as responsible for Sager's death. He is represented by David L. Holland and R. Lewis Brown. The information was filed June 15 by J Frank Sullivan for County Atty N. A. Rotering. Dietrich Continues Page 12. Col. 6.
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Craig Dietrich
William C. Sager
Butte
Montana
Galena
Dietrich
Sagar
David L. Holland
R. Lewis Brown
J Frank Sullivan
N. A. Rotering
Colder Than Normal For Butte In 1955 So Far
In Butte, January averaged 14 degrees against a 14.2 normal while February ran sharp and the month averaged 16.6 degrees. The Helena office notes Mining City records show colder than usual weather for 1955 with prior lows from 1949 and 1937 seasons.
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Butte
Federal Weather Bureau
Helena
Nationalists vow to defend the Matsu Islands
Nationalist junior officers in Formosa said the Matsu Islands 100 miles northwest of Formosa will be defended and reinforced with or without U S support. They claim strong fortifications and a larger garrison than the abandoned Tachen group, while the United States has given no firm pledge to aid. The Navy sent 22 landing craft to the Nationalists and Amoy port near Quemoy saw shelling but no damage.
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Formosa
Matsu Islands
U. S
United States
Matsus
Tachen Islands
Matsu
Hong Kong
Adm
Felix B. Stump
Pacific Fleet
Matsui
Stump
Pacific
Amoy
Quemoy
Defense Ministry
Tan Islets
Truck Kills Tiny Missoula Girl
Debra Anne Cross a two year old girl from Missoula was struck and killed by a gravel truck driven by James Boyer 32 near the university strip housing project. Boyer said he backed into a side street checked an excavation and then left. after about 200 yards he stopped in response to shouts. He walked back to the intersection and learned of the accident. Debra was the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Cross. Boyer an instructor in physical education at Montana State University. The death is the 31st traffic fatality in Montana for 1955. A year earlier 28 died.
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Missoula
Debra Anne Cross
University Strip
James Boyer
Boyer
George Cross
Montana State University
Montana
New Missile Weapons May Revolutionize Naval War
Secretary of the Navy Thomas told Congress that supercarriers are indispensable to modern fleets and defended them against criticism of vulnerability. He described a future fleet built around giant carriers, dispersed groups, and guided missiles, arguing missiles could deter general war and protect ships from atomic-armed planes. The hearing covered a 1956 shipbuilding program including three additional submarines and a fifth 60,000-ton supercarrier with a $197 million start.
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Washington
Thomas
Congress
Korea
Tachen Islands
House
Armed Services Committee
Formosa
Far East
Navy
Acquittal in Korea POW collaboration case shocks courtroom
Maj. Ambrose H. Nugent, a Merrill Wisconsin artillery officer, is acquitted on all nine specifications accusing him of collaborating with the enemy while a prisoner in Korea. The nine-week trial heard over a million words of testimony and 47 witnesses. Nugent thanked the seven Korean War veterans on the court-martial and said he would resume his artillery career after a medical check.
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Sinl
Okla
Ambrose H. Nugent
Nugent
Merrill
Wis
No. 12
Pyongyang
General Taylor Named Commander in Chief of Far East
General Maxwell D. Taylor is named commander-in-chief of both the U S Far East and United Nations commands effective around April 1. He will succeed General John E. Hull who retires April 30 after more than 37 years of service.
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Washington
U.P
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S. Far East
United Nations
Defense Department
Taylor
John E. Hull
Weather Update For Butte And Montana Tuesday Showers
Butte and Montana forecast cloudy and cooler with rain or snow showers. Tuesday highs near 35 in Butte, 40-50 in western Montana, with northern areas cooler. Tuesday night mostly cloudy with 15 in Butte and rain or snow possible statewide. Monday highs around 50 and lows near 11.
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Montana
Western Mountains
Snow Mountains
Woman Indicted for Perjury in FCC Hearing
Marie Natvig, who denounced her FCC testimony, was indicted on nine counts of perjury concerning coerced statements about Walter J. Powell and Edward Lamb. The case centers on her sworn account of talks with FCC attorneys and an FBI agent amid Lamb’s Erie, Pennsylvania TV license renewal fight.
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Washington
Marie Natvig
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Walter J. Powell
Edward Lamb
Lamb
Erie, Pa
Miami Beach
Herbert Sharfman
Natvig
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A light tone ad explains anxiety from a bad complexion mirrors worries over empty rental units. It promotes Rent Ads as an easy solution to leasing any property by calling an ad-writer at 5451. An example ad shows a small cabinet link and placeholder phone number 0000.
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