Western Diplomats Brush Off Red Blast at SEATO
Foreign ministers gathering for SEATO ignored a Soviet broadcast denouncing the alliance. The Soviet attack warned against nuclear bases, calling SEATO a tool of Western colonialism. Philippine host Serrano called the move an intimidation attempt as the eight-nation talks open.
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Seato
Manila
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
NATO
Paris
Philippine
Felixberto Serrano
Major Fire Evacuates Lincoln Mental Hospital
Nearly 400 patients at Lincoln State Mental Hospital were evacuated as a long fire raged through the old main building. Dr. F H Spradling said 25 staff helped evacuate in about 15 to 20 minutes with some patients assisting. Eight wards housed 385 patients as fire crews battled above, with sprinklers likely knocked out by heat. Three firefighters were slightly injured. one patient broke an arm during evacuation. Caril Ann Fugate was not in the building.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln State Mental Hospital
F. H. Spradling
Paul Feaster
Spradling
Ole Hansen
Feaster
George Douglas
Harry McGrail
John Reece
Caril Ann Fugate
Charles Starkweather
Lincoln Hospital
Caril
Wyoming
Dulles Sees Soviet Lead in Space Efforts
Secretary of State Dulles told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the Soviets have a strong start in space exploitation and that the United States may be unable to beat them to the moon. He noted cost and feasibility are unclear and cited possible propaganda gains from Soviet firsts.
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Philippines
United States
Britain
France
Pakistan
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Selwyn Lloyd
Dulles
Christian Pineau
SEATO
Carlos P. Garcia
NATO
Baghdad
Middle East
Lloyd
Muzaffar Ali Khan Quizalbash
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. Air Force
Rep. Vorys
Ohio
Billings Man Killed in Railroad Crossing Crash
John Michalies, 52, of Billings, died after his stalled car was hit by Great Northern Train No 43 three miles west of Billings. The crash hurled the car 30 feet and threw Michalies about 25 feet onto a right of way fence. State police and railroad personnel investigated as the 1958 Montana toll rose to 34.
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Billings
John Michalies
Michalies
Northern Pacific Railway
Joe Sol
Great Northern Railway
Great Falls
Nels Larson
William Conners
Peruvian Official Tops Senator in Saber Duel Near Lima
In Lima a government minister, Jorge Fernandez Stoll, defeated Senator Protacna Wilson Sologuren in a brief saber duel. The exchange ended when the minister slashed the senator’s right wrist forearm and face. Fernandez was slightly cut. Wilson Sologuren had issued a letter about two brothers’ jailing, which prompted the challenge. They left the field unreconciled.
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Lima
Peru
Jorge Fernandez Stoll
Sen. Protacna
Wilson Sologuren
Fernandez
Snowstorm Strands Montana Class AA Fans After Tournament
Thousands of basketball players and spectators traveling from Bozeman faced a heavy snowstorm after the Montana Class AA High School Basketball Tournament. Snow totals peaked around 22 inches near Rimini and 21 inches at MacDonald Pass, with hazardous driving conditions and several slide offs but no injuries reported.
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Montana
Bozeman
Butte
Helena
Highway Dept
MacDonald Pass
Weather Bureau
Rimini
Colorado Gulch
Continental Divide
Dillon
Belgrade
Great Falls
Billings
Bozeman Hill
William E. Bawden
Debt Hike Possibility Haunts Solons In Election Year
Washington lawmakers face a potential prolonged session and a second rise in the national debt ceiling as they weigh spending programs to boost the economy. With 32 senators and most of 435 House members up for reelection, leaders consider higher deficits and limited cuts while aiming to spur job growth before the November elections.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Church Prowler Steals Cake Soda and Candle
Helena police suspect a church prowler who visited the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday. The Rev. Lewis Harro reports a small wedding cake two bottles of soda and one candle were taken from the sanctuary in a curious theft.
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Helena
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Harro
Two Tennessee Deputies Slain in Ambush
Three Polk county deputy sheriffs were ambushed on patrol near Copperhill Tennessee on Saturday night. Louis Wright and Bob Rogers were killed by shotgun fire between Copperhill and Turtletown. Carmel Gibson was pinned down but escaped. Sheriff Bud Payne said the assailants’ identities were unknown. Deputy Pat Shelton described routine patrol as the deputies’ duty at the time.
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Copperhill, Tenn
Polk County
Here
Bud Payne
Louis Wright
Bob Rogers
Copperhill
Turtletown
East Tennessee
Payne
Carmel Gibson
Pat Shelton
Montana Weather Forecast For East and West Regions
East region shows cloudy skies with intermittent snow Monday into Monday night and on Tuesday with colder conditions in the east. Highs 20 to 30, lows 10 to 20 on Monday. Tuesday highs 20 to 30. West region expects heavy cloudiness with mountain snow Monday and Monday night and occasional snow Tuesday. highs 25 to 35, Monday night lows 10 to 25.
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Montana
Mediterranean Plan Lacks Algerian Change Clause
Paris outlines a Mediterranean defense and development pact led by Premier Felix Gaillard. The plan ignores any status change for Algeria, sparking chilly reactions from Tunisia and Morocco who demand independence for Algeria. Gaillard presented the concept before the National Assembly, proposing shared Sahara oil prospects and economic military cooperation.
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Paris
France
U. S
North Africa
Felix Gaillard
Algeria
Tunisia
Morocco
Gaillard
National Assembly
Sahara
Mrs. Irene Oaas Dies Suddenly in Butte Home
Mrs. Irene L. Oaas wife of T H Oaas retired assistant general superintendent of mines for The Anaconda Company died Sunday morning at 200 S Excelsior Butte after 65 years in the city She was 65 and active in USO civic affairs gardening and local clubs Funeral services are set for Wednesday at St Patrick Church with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Irene L. Oaas
T. H. Oaas
Anaconda Company
S. Excelsior
Butte
Oaas
Montana Polo and Treating Plant
Chatam
Ont
Canada
Rocky Mountain Garden Club
St. Patrick Church
St. Mary Church
F. P. Duchesneau
Paul Waters
Seattle
Torger L. Oaas
Frank Laurandeau
W. J. Corbitt
Gertrude Laurandeau
Eugene Deptuch
Irene
Pamela
Andre
Fernand Duchesneau Jr
Paula
Cynthia
Deborah
Christopher Waters
Kristin
Tiolene
Torger
Erik
Knute Daas
White
Holy Cross Cemetery
Batista Orders Troops To Crush Strike In Cuba
President Fulgencio Batista mobilized 7,700 heavily armed police to crush any general strike by Fidel Castro. The army navy and air force were placed on standby as Castro threatened a countrywide walkout. Students and other groups threaten to join in to topple Batista on the sixth anniversary of his rise to power.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Castro
Batista
Butte Snow Storm Causes Hazardous Travel and Injuries
A three inch snowfall and subfreezing temperatures closed roads and prompted chains use in the western region. An elderly man, Jako Skuletich, was injured when a car skidded into him at Montana and Porphyry in Butte. He required stitches and hospital observation as driving remained hazardous and several minor fender benders were reported.
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South Montana
Butte
Community Memorial Hospital
Harding Way
Bozeman
Montana
Porphyry
Edward Malthen
James Clark
Jako Skuletich
Neil Morrissey
S. Arizona
Skuleitch
Skuletich
Richard B. Dundas
State Highway Dept
Republicans Demand Faster Action on Unemployment
Eight Republican senators urged immediate big scale federal action to curb the recession, signaling impatience with Eisenhower's program. House Democrats proposed 2 percent public works in distressed areas, with Blatnik planning legislation to activate funded projects, a companion to Johnson's Senate measure. Eisenhower seeks a temporary extension of unemployment compensation for over five million jobless Americans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sens. Aiken
Vermont
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Cooper
Kentucky
Ives and Javits
New York
Rachel
California
Purtell
Connecticut
Blatnik
ABC
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Congress
White House
James Hagerty
Missoula Tavern Robbed of $400 by Nervous Bandit
A 25 to 30 year old man robbed the Eagles Hall bar in Missoula early Sunday, taking about $400 after firing a shot into the cash register. Bartender Walter W. McCarthy and his wife escaped injury as the bandit fled. police describe him as 5 feet 10, 170 pounds, with brown eyes and hair, wearing a tan rough overcoat and white T shirt.
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Missoula
Eagles Hall
Walter W. McCarthy
McCarthy
Mrs. McCarthy
Four inmates escape Miami skyscraper jail by human fly act
Norman J. Mackiewicz 34 and three others flee from Dade county jail in a night ascent from a 23rd floor cell. Roger Carter 18 from Chicago, Howard Bartlett Piccott 40, and Edward Landisville 27 aided the daring break and one surrendered after sliding down. Carter hid on the 19th floor.
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Miami
Fla
Dade County
Norman J. Mackiewicz
Roger Wayne Carter
Chicago
Howard Bartlett Piccott
Edward Landisville
New Jersey
Carter
Kille
Massive Snowstorm Bakes Rockies and Plains States
A massive storm dumps snow along the eastern Rocky Mountains into parts of the Great Plains. Weather forecasters note a south southeast path into western Texas with diminished blizzard risk and no strong winds. Eight inches fell at Lander Wyoming as Denver city limits saw over two inches by nightfall. Temperatures drop into the teens and twenties with icy highways in mountain regions.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Weather Bureau
Texas
Lander
Wyo
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Nebraska
Solon Will Push Info Leak Bill
Senator Jackson said he will press a bill that makes criminally punishable the leaking of advance information about federal regulatory agency decisions. W. M. Newton Jr., Tampa Tribune editor and Sigma Delta Chi chair, urged withdrawal, arguing the bill harms free government.
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Washington
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Florida
W. M. Newton Jr
Tampa Tribune
Newton
Freedom of Information Committee
Sigma Delta Chi
Heavy Bodies and Minds in a Humorous Vibe Ad
A lighthearted ad essay links weight and mood while humorously urging renters to call 5451 for an adwriter to describe vacancies. It promises quick rental fills and relief for those with vacant units.
Two Utah Skiers Die In Snow Slides At Snow Basin
Two skiers were killed by snow slides at Snow Basin Utah on Sunday. Dr Lincoln Ellison 49 research director for the U S Forest Service and John Anthony Deane 23 formerly of Denver University and Aspen died in the slide. Both bodies found on the east face of Mount Ogden. Sheriff said rescuers delayed due to danger until daylight.
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Snow Basin
Utah
Mount Ogden
LeRoy Hadley
Weber County
Lincoln Ellison
U. S. Forest Service
Intermountain Forest and Range
Ogden
John Anthony
Tony) Deane
Denver University
Aspen
Red Korea Agrees To Return Pilot After Violation Admitted
North Korea will return U S Air Force Captain Leon Pfeiffer of Kenosha Wisconsin who parachuted into North Korea after his Sabre jet was shot down in the demilitarized zone. The UN Command confirmed charges that Pfeiffer and Lt Ronald Martin of Rock Hill Missouri violated the truce zone but opposed the shelling as an unnecessary armed attack. Martin returned safely and Pfeiffer is said to be receiving humanitarian treatment.
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Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
U.S. Air Force
Leon Pfeiffer
Kenosha
Wis
U.N. Command
Truce Commission Secretariat
Pfeiffer
Ronald E. Martin
Rock Hill
Immigration officers ordered to curb health service use
The Sunday Graphic reports Britain’s immigration staff are to impede foreigners entering to access the free National Health Service, signaling stricter controls on health care access for newcomers.
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London
Britain
Free
National Health Service
The
Sunday Graphic
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Walter Nash
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Far East
Pete Sarasin
Casey
Nash
Russ Moon
Edwards Air Force Base
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Cage
Associated Press
Solons
William F. Arbogast
Tennessee
Montana Weather
Montana Max. Min. Pep
Broadus
Cut Bank
Drummond
DD Glasgow
Havre
Kalispell Oremreertene
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
T W. Yellowstone
Whitehall Eeeneee
GOP
Jack Bell
B. L. Livingstone
Rockies
Plains
Solon
Red Korea
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