French Forces Hit Rebel Detachment in Eastern Algeria
French parachute and mechanized units trap a large rebel detachment near Lafayette 150 miles east of Algiers killing 107 in a running battle lasting into the night. One French soldier is reported dead. Tunisian reports say 40 rebels were killed in Gafsa region, raising North Africa toll to over 160.
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Algeria
Algiers
Lafayette
Snar
Tunisia
Gafsa
French North Africa
Hundreds of Homes Destroyed by Quake in Lebanon
A series of strong earthquakes struck Lebanon Friday night prompting tens of thousands to flee. First reports indicate scores of casualties and hundreds of houses destroyed across about a dozen towns with damage nationwide. President Chamoun's Beirut residence was slightly damaged and evacuated.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.P
Camille N. Chamoun
Earth tremors felt across Israel with no damage reported
Earth tremors were felt throughout Israel late Friday with no damage reported initially. Authorities urged calm as residents reported shaking in cities including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. No injuries or structural harm were immediately confirmed.
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Tel Avia
Israel
State A class basketball finals set after record crowd
Butte Central Maroons upset Great Falls 70 to 58 and Anaconda Copperheads beat Butte Public 56 to 44 to reach the AAA state finals at the Civic Center before a record 8,200 crowd. Central, seeking its second title, faces Anaconda with Johnny Frankino in his first year coaching.
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Butte Central Maroons
Anaconda High School Copperheads
Civic Center
Maroons
Great Falls Bisons
Anaconda
Butte Public
Custer
Miles City
Great Falls
Sidney
Butte
Central
Great Falls Central
Conda
Helena
Copperheads
Bisons
Rioting Reported in Georgia Over Stalin Death
Nine days after Stalin death commemorations sparked unconfirmed reports of killings in Georgia. Officials said deaths and rioting near Tiflis were possible but not verified. Soviet forces and police were said to be deployed as March 5 marked Stalin's death anniversary.
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Washington
Russia
State Dept
Joseph Stalin
Republic
Georgia
Kremlin
Stalin
Tiflis
Pravda
Izvestia
Zarya Vistoka
Moscow
Battle Storm to Reach Crew of Ship
In a fierce blizzard off Scituate Massachusetts the Italian freighter Etrusco ran aground and began breaking up. Coast Guardsmen fought 60 mph winds to reach the 441 foot vessel using a breeches buoy as rescuers battled near-zero visibility to save the 30 crew members aboard.
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Scituate
Mass
Navy
Etrusco
Coast
Death-Dealing Storm Lashes East
A blizzard battered the Northeast with 50 mph winds and heavy snow. At least 18 deaths were reported as ships were driven toward shores and coastal areas faced disrupted travel and accidents. Temperatures fell and seven-foot tides damaged a freighter at Norfolk amid widespread chaos.
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New York
United States
Midwest
Virginia
Norfolk
Laura Lauro
Butte Banquet Honors St Patrick with Irish Tribute
The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick banquet at the Finlen Hotel drew over 200 attendees as green attire and shamrocks symbolized tribute to St. Patrick and Irish heritage. Speakers included Rev. Joseph J. Mackin, Oscar Provost, and John T. Mullany with Judge W D Murray as toastmaster and Msgr. M. M. English giving the invocation.
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Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Finlen Hotel
Seas
Eire
Butte
St. Patrick
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Joseph J. Mackin
Carroll College
Helena
Oscar Provost
Montana State University Law School
America
John T. Mullany
United States
W. D. Murray
The
Friendly Sons
M. M. English
Catholic Clergy
Murray
Senate approves five million for Crow land in Yellowtail project
The Senate approved a five million dollar payment to the Crow Indian tribe of Montana for land needed for the Yellowtail Dam on the Big Horn River project. The bill, sponsored by Senator Murray and Mansfield, moves to the House. a condemnation suit remains paused pending final action and potential presidential signature.
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Washington
Senate
Montana
Yellowtail
House
Eisenhower
Big Horn River
Sens. Murray and
Mansfield
Bureau of Reclamation
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Montana east variable clouds through the weekend with a few showers or snow flurries in the north and west, mainly in the mountains, and little temperature change. Highs 40 to 50 for Saturday. Montana west partly cloudy with snow flurries in the mountains and similar temperatures. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending at 5 30 p.m. Friday.
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Montana
Irish Women Banquet Draws 200 Guests in Vegas Club
More than 200 women of Irish birth or descent and friends will gather at 7 p m for a no host St Patrick’s Day dinner in the Vegas Club. Mrs Tim Harrington chairs the event with Dr Catherine Nutterville presiding and Miss Veronica Smith as speaker on Come Back to Erin. Entertainment features Mrs Minnie Cummins and accompanist Margaret McHale plus others with Hugh Dunlap.
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Vegas Club
Tim Harrington
Catherine Nutterville
Butte
Great Falls
Veronica Smith
Erin
Minnie Cummins
Margaret McHale
Florence McDonald
Noreen Pettibone
Eileen Sullivan
Hugh Dunlap
No Blarney ad offers items for sale on St Patrick’s Day
A playful classified note markets a Want Ad service on St Patrick’s Day with Shamrocks and shillelaghs. It promotes selling items by calling 5451 and cites a specific sale: SHOPS N MITH in excellent condition priced at 165 dollars, contact Ph 0000.
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Ireland
Heaven
Legislators Postpone Final Action On Farm Bill To Next Week
After nine hours of debate the Senate postponed final action on the farm bill to Monday. They approved adding 250 million dollars more to support pork and perishables and moved to double the authorization. President Eisenhower and party leaders push for swift action as planting season nears.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Knowland
Rcalif
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Protests Stand Taken by Ike on Racial Issue
Senate exchanges over President Eisenhower and segregation mark a clash of views on neutrality and leadership. Senator Lehman accuses Ike of mediation while Senator Case calls neutrality unwarranted. Neuberger blames Nixon for injecting politics into the issue.
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Ike
Washington
Sen
Lehman
Eisenhower
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Senate
Case
Neunberger
D-Ore
Nixon
Supreme Court
Butte Sees Warmest Weather of 1956
Butte enjoyed the warmest day of 1956 on Friday with a high of 48 amid 29 below zero days this year. Flood threats arose in Walkerville as melting snow clogged drains, prompting Marshal Jim Old to appeal for residents to clear gutters and aid city crews in freeing runoff.
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Butte
Mercury
Walkerville
Jim Old
Hill City
Marshal Old
Army to appoint Galloway Missouri River Division engineer
Washington dispatch reports Brig. Gen. Gerald N. Galloway will assume as Missouri River Division engineer in Omaha around June 1. He replaces Brig. Gen. William E. Potter, whose Panama Canal governor nomination was confirmed by the Senate.
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Washington
Army
Gerald N. Galloway
Missouri River Division
Omaha
Neb
William E. Potter
Panama Canal
Senate
Farmers to Cut Crop Plantings Hope for bigger reductions fades
A March 1 Agriculture Dept survey projects about 352 million acres will be planted to 59 principal crops this year. That is a cut under 1 percent from last year, far below the 10 percent reduction sought under the soil bank plan now before Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Agriculture Dept
Benson
Soil Bank
Department
Gasoline blaze after street corner argument ends with arrest
Butte officers report James Lowey of 126 West Cooper was burned on the back when he sniffed a liquid and Donald C. O'Brien tossed a lighted match onto it. Lowey was hospitalized at Community Memorial. his car burned slightly and O'Brien was taken into custody after the incident at Main and Copper streets.
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Butte
Asst
Robert Russell
James Lowey
W. Cooper
Community Memorial Hospital
Russell
Donald C. O’brien
Main
Copper Streets
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