Flood Crest Inches Toward Cincinnati As Homes Evacuated
The Ohio River flood crest drew nearer Cincinnati with forecasts raising to 61.5 feet. Upstream, over 900 Ohio families have been forced from homes, while the Red Cross reports more than 2,000 affected across West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. No heavy rains forecast to ease the danger.
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Ohio
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Ohio River
U. S. Army
U. S. Weather Bureau
American Red Cross
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Union Funds Tied To Matusow Book Probe
A New York publisher testified that the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union, expelled from CIO in 1949, advanced $1,000 to back Harvey Matusow's book False Witness. The union later ordered 6,700 copies and paid $3,250, with hints of future interest in the book.
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Washington
New York
Harvey Matusow
Matusow
Albert E. Kahn
Senate
Internal Security
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
CIO
Kahn
Nathan Witt
Witt
J. D. Sourwine
Subcommittee
Yugoslavia Names Its First Ambassador to China
Belgrade Tito named Vladimir Popovic age 40 as Yugoslavia’s first ambassador to Communist China. Popovic, former ambassador to Moscow and Washington, has also served in Bulgaria Paris and at the United Nations.
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Tito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
China
Vladimir Popovic
Moscow
Washington
Bulgaria
Paris
United Nations
Farm price supports fight heads for House vote
The House Agriculture Committee backed a bill to restore 90 percent parity on major crops including wheat rice cotton corn and peanuts with tobacco at 90 percent under a special law A dairy provision would lift the floor to 80 percent A two year brucellosis eradication program funding of 15 million dollars annually and a wheat growers referendum on a two price plan are included The bill also extends the school milk program through 1957
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Washington
House
Agriculture Committee
Cooley
DNC
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Basic Corp
Abernethy
D-Miss
Benson
Sharp Quakes Hit Hawaii Again
Eastern Hawaii reels as three sharp quakes shake the Pa hoe area during a week of eruptions. Seismologists say shallow shocks five miles east of Pahoa may signal eruption end. about 600 residents evacuated from homes amid lava flows and sugar cane belt destruction.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Gordon A. MacDonald
Kalapana
Opihikao
Hilo
Jerry Eaton
Eaton
Twenty six killed as Mexican plane crashes near Mascota
A DC3 operated by Compania Mexicana de Aviacion crashed into a wooded mountain peak 16 miles north of Mascota Jalisco after takeoff from Puerto Vallarta. Sixteen miles from the scene a forest fire hindered rescue. There were 26 dead including four Americans among 23 passengers and three crew.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Compania Mexicana de Aviacion
Puerto Vallarta
Pacific
U. S
Edd Johnson
R. S. Hall
J. Ingler
Dr. Hays
Whittier
Calif
Hall
Vinita Spillman
Montebello
Ingler
Hays
Spillman
Johnson
Los Angeles
Clifford Hays
Pasadena
San Francisco Chronicle
Chicago
New Republic
Mascota
Jalisco
Guadalajara
Jorge Pasquel
Pasquel
San Luis Potosi
Pan American World Airways
Ike Picks New Security Aide
President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of Robert Cutler as special assistant for national security affairs. Dilllon Anderson of Houston, Texas, will succeed Cutler April 1, returning Cutler to his post as president of Old Colony Trust Co. in Boston. Anderson is listed as a Democrat for Eisenhower in 1952.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Robert Cutler
Dillon Anderson
Houston
Tex
Cutler
The
Old Colony Trust Co
Boston
National Security Council
Anderson
White House
Want Ads Invite Sharing Fears and Business Proposals
Leading psychologists urge sharing fears to ease anxiety and prevent trouble. Want Ads offer a quick way to publicize business propositions merchandise rentals and job offers by calling 5451 for an ad writer to help.
Senate tax cut fight shows GOP confidence in rejection
Republican leaders express confidence the Senate will reject a Democratic plan to cut income tax by 20 a person, with Knowland predicting a substantial margin. Bridges says Republicans are nearly unanimous and expect some Democratic support. Democratic Leader Johnson vows action Thursday and urges patience for a broader appeal while Democrats seek more ammunition from finance committee members.
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Senate
White House
Knowland
California
Sen
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate Gop
Johnson
Finance Committee
Byrd
George
GOP
House
Treasury
Eisenhower
Trusty Wounded After Fleeing in Police Auto
In Deer Lodge Butte convict John Dunn aged 22 was treated in the state prison infirmary for a bullet wound to the face after he took a police car and tried to flee. Companion Dave Gnelling 25 was captured and jailed. Officers pursued from Texas Avenue to an old road to the prison brickyard and Valiton dairy ranch where trusties worked. Dunn fired at Policeman Don Richardson during the attempted exit and narrowly escaped but was wounded in the nose and head area.
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Deer Lodge
Butte
F. O. Burrell
John Dunn
Don Richardson
Dunn
Dave Gnelling
Dillon
Richardson
John Wilson
Ed Darrow
Texas Avenue
Gnelling
Darrow
Wilson
College Hill
Valiton Ranch
Chief Wilson
Grave Cat Causes Blackout at Montana Power Substation
A prowling tomcat named Dillon climbed a switch pole at the Montana Power Co substation on the west side causing an arc that blackout the area for about 30 seconds. Bushings burned, damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars according to manager Leonard Mashino. The cat did not survive.
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Dillon
Montana Power Co
Leonard Mashino
Jaycees Leader Lands Butte Club Honor At Dinner
John Delano Montana Jaycee president praised the Butte club for its dormitory and cottage project at the State Orphans Home in Twin Bridges and for annual high school all star basketball. He noted 25 Montana Jaycee clubs, upcoming Helena meeting March 27, and charter events in Ronan Polson Sidney. Ted Keating to receive outstanding young farmer award in Bozeman.
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Butte Jaycees
John Delano
Billings
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Butte Club
Twin Bridges
Civic Center
Delano
Butte
Raymonds
Bill Bermingham
John Cote
Nick Cladis
Roland Fisher
E. Lamar Buckner
Salt Lake City
Helena
Montana
Ronan and
Polson
Sidney
Louisville
Orvin B. Flare
Montana Jaycee
Jaycees
Bozeman
Ted Keating
Next Atomic Test Shot Postponed at Las Vegas
The Atomic Energy Commission delayed the next test shot in the present series until at least Thursday due to unfavorable weather. About 550 soldiers and 25 Marines, evacuated Monday from Yucca Flat, returned for an equipment inspection after the Big Shot blast. No injuries were reported.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
AEC
Britain presses Chiang to quit Formosa islands
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that secret talks for a Formosa cease fire have stalled. He urged Nationalist China to withdraw from Quemoy and Matsu and to refrain from offensive actions while urging Red China to avoid attacking the islands. Eden praised U S efforts to ease tensions and signaled possible renewed UN consideration for Red China.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Formosa
China
Eden
House of Commons
Peiping
Russia
Red China
U. S
State Dulles
Bangkok
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Formosa Strait
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
Matsu
United Nations
Matsui
Dulles
Barbara Castle
United States
Reds Ready to Attack Quemoy and Matsus Says U S Leader
A top U S military official said the Communists could strike the offshore islands Quemoy and the Matsus at any time. He noted reinforced air units and nearby ground troops but argued the decision to defend rests with the U S president. Formosa Nationalists expect U S aid if attacked as Dulles has stated.
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Tokyo
U. S
Quemoy
United States
Strait
Formosa
Matsus
Amoy
State Dulles
Judge dismisses moonshining charge on church attendance
Sessions Judge Brack Sams dismissed a moonshining charge Tuesday on the condition the nine year old defendant attend Sunday school and church weekly. The boy was among several persons picked up at a still on February 26 in Bristol Tennessee.
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Bristol, Tenn
U.P
Brack Sams
Dulles warns Communists on Formosa and new precision weapons
Secretary Dulles told a nationwide audience that Red China appears bent on conquering Formosa and that the United States has precision weapons ready to counter any attack. He said these weapons could target military centers without harming civilian areas, implying limited use of powerful atomic or guided systems. He stressed the need to stand firm in Asia and warned against assuming the U S would refrain from harsh responses in a general war scenario.
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Washington
Dulles
Formosa
United States
U. S
Sec
Far Pacific
Red China
Asia
Stocks Link After Curis Testimony On Market
Washington testimony before the Senate Banking Committee linking stock buying to a cash basis sparked a sharp market drop. Chairman Fulbright said the fall had no connection to the committee study. Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith urged caution and stronger safeguards to avert a 1929 type crash, while noting some protections exist.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Fulbright D-Ark
New York
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard University
Galbraith
Fulbright
Harold E. Wood
St. Paul, Minn
National Assn. of Securities Dealers, Inc
Montana Weather Summary for Tuesday to Thursday
Cloudy and cooler through Wednesday night in Montana. East region sees high 38 to 48 and cloudier west. Snow possible in western mountains, northerly winds increasing in northwest. West region mainly partly cloudy south with highs 32 to 42 and occasional snow in mountains. No major temperature changes expected into Thursday.
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Montana
Favors Military Salary Increase
The House Armed Services Committee approved a pay raise plan for career military personnel, voting 30 to 0. The measure, averaging about 11.9 percent, would raise costs to roughly 745 million dollars annually and take effect after signing. The bill boosts pay for all enlisted with more than two years, warrant officers, and commissioned officers with over three years, with top rises for second lieutenants and senior officers, plus retirement and service school pay adjustments.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
House
Senate
Eisenhower
House Committee
Pentagon
Rep. Short
R-Mo
Congress
Department of Defense
Shelby Boy Killed by .22 Rifle in Hunt Near Shelby
Shelby Jan Halvorson a 14 year old Shelby youth was killed Tuesday when struck in the back by a .22 caliber rifle bullet Sheriff Tom Connelly reported Three companions Bud Hayworth 11 and Leif Halvorson 13 also boys were hunting about half a mile east of Shelby They disclaimed responsibility The youth was the son of Mrs Jane Halvorson who came to Shelby last July from Great Falls.
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Shelby
Jan Halvorson
Tom Connelly
Halvorson
Bud Hayworth
Leif Halvorson
Jane Halvorson
Great Falls
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