Open Warfare Breaks Out in Saigon
Open fighting erupts in Saigon as a private army the Binh Xuyen shells the premier Ngo Dinh Diem palace and police headquarters. Nationalist forces respond with tanks and artillery amid a volatile crisis, with casualties reported among civilians and combatants.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Binh Xuyen
Ngo Dinh Diem
Prefectorial Police
Boulevard
Gallieni
Rue D'Eglise
Snow and Lightning Drench Butte Then Snow Returns
A brief spring tease ended with snow and slush on Butte streets after a lightning and thunder spell near 5 pm Tuesday. By 8:30 pm the heavy wet snow faded, with rain briefly touching Helena and eastern Montana forecast to see more showers and gusty winds as a Pacific storm moves in.
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Helena
Montana
What a Name
Tulsa detectives question a man at tavern check and learn he is Alexander Merriweather Screwdriver from Muleshoe Texas. Identification proves the name is real and the man is released after verification.
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Tulsa
Okla
Harry Stege
Bob Fordhe
Alexander Merriweather
Muleshoe
Tex
Alexander Merrin Screwdriver
Butte Café Owner Al Hultman Dies After Crash
Algot W. Hultman 66 of Butte died at Community Memorial Hospital after a highway collision near Rocker. His wife Karin and two children survive. two others were injured. The 1955 pickup driven by John B. White Jr. collided with Hultman’s sedan on a slushy incline.
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Algot W
al) Hultman
Butte Cafeman
Rocker
Mr. Hultman
Butte
Montana
Sweden
Helena
Missoula
Butte-Anaconda
White
Edward G Thomas
S. Idaho
Hultman
John B. White Jr
Thomas
Community Memorial
Herb Slack
Slack
George Wold
Nissler
James Geary
Emmet Paulsen
E. Central
Whitehall
Anaconda
W. Galena
Karin
Anne Hultman
Seeley Lake
Henry Boeger
Chicago
California
McCarthy Attacks Neely Over Religion Charge
Sen. McCarthy denounces Sen. Neely for assaulting Eisenhower’s religion, vows unqualified support for the President. Neely, a Presbyterian, claimed Eisenhower joined a church only as President. McCarthy says Neely denounced the President’s churchgoing as un-Godly and demands an apology to Eisenhower and Americans.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Neely
D-Wva
Eisenhower
Cleveland
CIO
United Auto Workers Convention
Sens. Goldwater
Arizona
Allott
Colorado
Bender
Ohio
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
United States
Wisconsin
America
Atomic double explosion shocks Las Vegas tests
Two atomic devices were exploded within hours at Yucca Flat Nevada with one 20,000 ton blast toppling a 500 foot tower and a second pink-tinted device seen in five states. About 600 soldiers sheltered in trenches 3,500 yards away and then moved in to inspect exposed military equipment.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat
Bandits Loot Gem Firm in Rockefeller Center Heist
In Rockefeller Center a jewelry firm on the 21st floor of the International Building was robbed of 50500 in gems by three men. They bound and gagged proprietors Boris Goodrich 58 and Leon Goodrich 45 and clerk Solomon Rudolff 62. One robber carried a gun as the trio searched an open safe for pearls and industrial diamonds.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
International Building
Boris Goodrich
Leon
Solomon Rudolff
Dulles Sees Western Unity Becoming Irreversible
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Western unity is an irreversible reality and that discussions between the Western powers and the Soviet Union could be useful but are months away. He urged ratification of Paris accords restoring West German sovereignty and NATO membership. He praised the 7 nation Western European Union as a model for armament controls and potential East West talks.
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Washington
Dulles
Russia
U. S
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
George
D-Ga
United States
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Senate
Knowland
California
Britain
France
Italy
East
West
Western Powers Plan Parley on Disarmament Lead Up
Italian Foreign Minister Gaetano Martino proposed that nine Western nations meet in Paris in May to prepare for a disarmament conference with the Soviet Union. Martino discussed the idea with Secretary of State Dulles, who called it very interesting and likely support.
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Washington
Gaetano Martino
Italy
Paris
Russia
Martino
Mario Scelba
Dulles
State Department
Western European Union
Britain
France
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
United States
Canada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Eisenhower
Clare Boothe Luce
U.S
Scelba
Manlio Brosio
NEA
Cuckoo clever Europeans boast shrewdest bird
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Eisenhower weighs options on Quemoy stand amid adviser pressure
President Eisenhower resists urgent calls from top military leaders including Adm. Carney to declare a firm defense of Quemoy and Matsu. He seeks a peaceful Formosa settlement, keeps plans flexible, and would act only if convinced it serves major American interests. Continued on Page 12.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsu
Adm
Robert Carney
Formosa
Carney
Dulles
United States
Asia
U. S
Rumors Swirl Over Malenkovs Fate After Resignation
Moscow silent on Georgi Malenkov following his February 8 resignation as premier. Swedish observers report no evidence of liquidation while noting his absence from key events and a changed government role as power minister.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Georgi Malenkov
Moscow
Malenkov
Soviet Union
Alexi
Pavlenko
Georgi Malenkovy
Rathsman
Pavienko
Supreme Soviet
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
Communist Party
Weather Outlook Shows Showers Through Wednesday Night
The forecast calls for occasional showers and mostly cloudy skies through Wednesday night with a high around 40 on Wednesday and a low near 25 that night. Tuesday peaks at 51 and drops to 26. Montana east sees clouds and cooler temps with snow flurries in mountains and scattered showers Wednesday morning. West Montana stays cloudy with cooler, some showers or flurries, and highs 40 to 50. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Montana
State Board Lets Contracts on 13 Road Projects
Montana Highway Commission awarded 13 road contracts with low bids totaling 1 210 683 dollars. McLaughlin Inc of Great Falls led with 281 337 dollars for two projects, and Stanley Arkwright of Billings followed at 273 417 dollars. This was the first bid opening of the year after January February legislative hiatus.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Highway Commission
McLaughlin Inc
Great Falls
Stanley Arkwright
Billings
Bureau of Public Roads
Jefferson County
Whitehall
Pipestone Pass
Three Forks-Whitehall
Kiely Construction Co
Butte
Courteous Truck Driver Robbed near Miles City
An Ohio truck driver Maurice Frisby said he was robbed of 49 dollars Monday night on U S Highway 12 about 18 miles east of Miles City. A blonde haired woman flagged his truck claiming motor trouble and a man then held him up, taking the money and fleeing in darkness in a car with South Dakota plates.
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Miles City
Ohio
Maurice Frisby
Urbana
Frisby
South Dakota
UN Security Council condemns Israeli Gaza raid joins Western Big Three
The United Nations Security Council unanimously condemns Israel for a February 28 raid in Gaza that killed 38 Egyptians and 8 Israelis. It calls Israel to prevent future raids and to cooperate with UN truce authorities along the border.
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United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Gaza Strip
Soviet Union
Arkady A. Sobolev
Henri Hoppenot
France
Egypt
Omar Loutfi
Abba Eban
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
U. N
Britain
Mixed Armistice Commission
Gaza
Isreal
Palestine
Prison Rebellion at Nebraska State Penitentiary Reaches Stalemate
Nebr a State Penitentiary prisoners hold eight inmates as hostages in a stand‑off with guards and two troopers outside. Governor Victor Anderson shifts to hunger as pressure to secure release of captive guards grows, with negotiations paused after two notes from inmates requesting talks through a cell window.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Victor Anderson
Anderson
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Polson North
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Union Construction Co
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Cut Bank
Long Construction Co
Glacier
Kevin West
Walter White
Rowan
Musselshell
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