Senate approves full parity for wheat, rejects cotton bid
The Senate backed 100 percent parity supports for all wheat grown for human consumption in the United States, while rejecting a similar amendment for cotton. The wheat plan, attached to the omnibus farm bill, faces a 1957 start and requires a two thirds vote by growers and the agriculture secretary. The administration opposed this rigid price support, favoring flexibility.
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Senate
U. S
Sen
Carlson
R-Kan
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Russell
D-Ga
Georgia
Douglas
Rebel Cypriot Chief Urges Renewed Fight
NICOSIA Cyprus the mysterious leader of Cyprus EOKA urged followers to intensify the fight against Britain. A general strike shut down shops banks and newspapers for the third day as demonstrations flared and were suppressed. Turkish Cypriots and Armenian communities remained mostly active while Cyprus Mines Corp sustains copper exports. In Athens a four hour general strike called protesting Makarios deportation drew over 500000 workers.
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Cyprus
EOKA
Britain
Enosis
Union With Greece
Turkey
Cyprus Mines Corp
Scouriotissa
Athens
Britain Objects to U N Debate on Cyprus Issue
The United Nations debate on Cyprus sparked Greek pushes and British objections. Greece asked the General Assembly to add Cyprus to its agenda while Britain argued Cyprus as a crown colony is not a UN concern. The U.S. sought a fair solution and avoided taking sides amid broader tensions following Britain's deportation of Archbishop Makarios.
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U.N
Cyprus
United Nations
Greece
U. N
General Assembly
U S Declares Neutrality in Cyprus Dispute
The United States said it would not take sides in the British Greek Cyprus dispute and offered good offices to help reach a fair solution. State Department officials conveyed that sympathy is for all sides as they seek a just outcome benefiting Western interests.
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United States
Cyprus
State Dept
Lincoln White
Roger Makins
London
U.S
White
Makins
Chin
Herbert Hoover Jr
Foreign Office
Coldest Spot Claim From Soviet Bulletin in Ottawa
A Soviet bulletin published at the Russian Embassy in Ottawa declares Oimyakon in Yakutsk region as the coldest spot on earth with a record low of 94 degrees below zero, noting Canada’s lowest is 83 below at Snag.
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Oimyakon
Yakut S. S. R
Earth
Canada
Butte Prepares as State Tournament Spotlight Shifts
Eight Montana Class AAA basketball squads tune up at the Butte Civic Center on Wednesday ahead of the state tournament opening Thursday at 2 PM. Fans from across the state expected as Butte hosts the event in a festive Copper City setting with three teams making their first Civic Center state tournament appearance including Butte Central Maroons and Miles City Custer County High.
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Recreation Arena
Treasure State
Butte
Copper Metropolis
Civic Center
Butte Central High School Maroons
Anaconda
Custer County High School
Miles City
Polish Communist Leader Bierut Dies in Moscow
Polish Communist leader Bolesław Bierut died of heart disease in Moscow. He steered Poland toward a Kremlin style people’s democracy after World War II and served as president, premier, and first secretary of the Communist party. The Soviet Union announced the death with sorrow and prepared a state funeral.
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Boleslaw Bierut
Bierut
Germany
Poland
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Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
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Tass
Communist Workers
Montana Weather Synopsis for Wednesday and Thursday
Montana forecast shows east region fair and cooler with high 20 to 30 degrees, extending to 35 in the extreme southwest. West region partly cloudy Wednesday, increasing clouds Thursday, temperatures near 30 to 35. Max readings cover 12 hours and min readings span 18 hours ending 5 30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Montana
Nixon Endorsed Strongly For Renomination In NH Primary
In New Hampshire Kefauver wins the Democratic primary with Stevenson trailing Adlai while Nixon garners a large write-in vote despite not appearing on the ballot. Delegates pledged to Kefauver lead the field as turnout falls short of four years ago.
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Lai Stevenson
Nixon
Kefauver
Chicago
Stevenson
House Votes 366 4 to Continue Present Tax Rates
Washington The House approved by 366 to 4 a measure to prevent a three billion dollar revenue loss by maintaining current business income and excise taxes. The bill now goes to the Senate and would keep rates steady through April 1, avoiding a drop in corporation tax and varying excise reductions to pre Korean War levels.
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Senate
Treasury
Congress
Eisenhower
Mason
Ill
Crumpacker
Ind
Prouty VI
Wier
Minn
New Angle Seen in Knofel Case
In Butte William C. Knofel a notorious jailbreaker faces grand larceny charges after a rifle theft. A new suspect about 45 is in county jail on the rifle theft accusation while Knofel’s attorney and the county attorney state the man will talk Wednesday. Knofel has escaped custody multiple times and pleaded innocent to the rifle theft.
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William C. Knofel
Butte
Joseph P. Monaghan
Knofel
N. A. Rotering
Rotering
Helena
Idaho
Keith Johnson
Sears-Roebuck
Pickpocket’s Mistake Lands Man in Jail
New York report: Alexander Dawson, 28, jailed after attempting to pick a policeman’s pocket. He explained he mistook the officer for a youth, highlighting the peril of targeting law enforcement.
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New York
U.P
Alexander Dawson
Dawson
Ocelot Injures Infant In Beltsville Incident
In Beltsville Maryland a pet ocelot chewed off toes of a 2 month old boy in a home containing multiple cats and a dog. The infant named Thomas Perry was hospitalized in serious condition after surgery lasting over three hours. The ocelot was removed by a handyman and later placed at the University of Maryland livestock lab as police investigated.
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Thomas Perry
Walter T. Perry
New York
Winslow Prescott
Prince Georges General Hospital
University of Maryland Livestock Laboratory
Earthquake Hits Panama City and Canal Zone
A medium intensity quake struck Panama City and the Canal Zone on Tuesday. The tremor lasted about three minutes with no casualties or serious damage reported.
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Panama
U.P
Canal Zone
Thailand Rejects Neutrality in US Reactor Move
Bangkok and Prime Minister Pibulsonggram reject neutrality as Thailand lines with the free world. Dulles and Prince Wan Waithyakon sign an agreement to develop an experimental atomic reactor in Thailand to aid disease control. Dulles notes broader US-Thai cooperation in this field.
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State Dulles
Thailand
Prince Wan Waithyakon
United States
United Nations
Dulles
Far East
Bangkok
Jakarta
Indonesia
Prince Wan
U.S
Max Waldo Bishop
Manila
Southeast Asia
Pibulsonggram
India
Nehru
New Delhi
State Dept
Optimistic Public in Spending Mood
A Federal Reserve Board announced survey shows the public remains optimistic about the economy and confident about the future. Conducted by the University of Michigan, the study covers 3,000 consumer interviews in major metros and 54 sampling areas, with 2,800 interviews analyzed to date.
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Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Survey Research Center
University of Michigan
Look for This Title for Super Service
A historic classified ad touts Realtors as trusted professionals bound by the National Association of Real Estate Boards code of ethics. It emphasizes Realtor terminology in Want Ads and urges buyers or sellers to seek top service in real estate transactions.
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Wilson Expects to Stay On as Pentagon Chief
Secretary of Defense Wilson told a National Press Club audience he expects to remain in office after the coming election. He argued the United States has an unbeatable military position and dismissed calls for a big budget increase, saying no flat dollar figure settles debates over weapons and aircraft spending.
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Eisenhower
U.S
National Press Club
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U. S
Waitress Admits Poisoning Six Handsomely Hinted Motives
Montgomery waitress Rhoda Bell Martin admitted in a signed statement to killing six relatives by arsenic while married to her last husband Claude Martin. Victims include three Garrett children and her mother, with two more deaths under investigation. Ronald Martin, her stepson and fifth husband, is hospitalized in Biloxi paralyzed from the waist down. Insurance proceeds cited as motive. A preliminary hearing was moved up from Friday to Wednesday amid incest laws affecting her marriage to her stepson.
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Circuit
William F. Theftford
Rhoda Bell Martin
Claude Martin
Thetford
Ronald Martin
Ronald
Biloxi
Miss
Pepee
Mobile
Martin
George Garrett
Garrett
Emrogene Garrett
Ann Carolyn Garrett
Ellyn Elizabeth Garrett
Alabama
Kefauver Leads NH Democratic Convention Delegates
Returns from 185 of 297 precincts in New Hampshire show Kefauver leading for all eight Democratic National Convention votes. In the First District 75 of 130 votes and in the Second District 110 of 167 votes favored Kefauver.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Kefauver
Eisenhower Wins 14 Delegates in N H RNC Vote
In Manchester New Hampshire partial returns from 175 of 297 precincts show 14 Eisenhower supporters elected to the Republican National Convention. Counts include 70 of 130 in the First District and 105 of 167 in the Second District.
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Manchester
N. H
Eisenhower
Delegates and Vote Totals In New Hampshire Primary
Dozen Stevenson delegates sweep 12 cities he carried in 1952 primary while Stevenson did not attend. Nixon nets 6,671 write ins with Kefauver leading the Democratic side 11,118 to Eisenhower’s strong showing. Stevenson supporters back Adlai as 1952 nominee with 1,960 write in votes.
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New Hampshire
Stevenson
Nixon
Kefauver
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Iraq Charts Own Route to Arab Unity Across Debate
In Baghdad on Tuesday Iraqi MPs debated Arab unity while acknowledging a new arms shipment under the U S aid program. Foreign Minister Bashayan urged nine Arab nations to unite against Israel and said Iraq will soon receive a large arms shipment. He noted Cairo summit decisions bind only participating states and pressed for a united front amid Arab rivalries and opposition to foreign pacts.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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U. S
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Nasser
King Saud
Shukri Kuwatly
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