President seeks expanded power to cut tariffs
President Eisenhower asked Congress to extend the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Law for three years and grant authority to negotiate tariff cuts with other nations. He argued expanded world markets aid economic growth and security. Republicans showed mixed support while Democrats doubted passage.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Rep
Kean
R-Nj
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
China
North Korea
U. S
Senators Propose New Dairy Price Supports Plan
Senate Agriculture Committee members Aiken and Anderson propose a new dairy price support system aimed at giving producers about 80 percent parity. The plan would directly support fluid milk prices and require distributors and processors to pass on benefits to producers, though details remain unsettled.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Aiken
Rvi
Sen
Anderson
D-Nm
Eisenhower
Benson
Congress
Aiken-Anderson
Veterans seek five million bond for Korean bonus on ballot
Four veterans groups plan to circulate petitions within two weeks to place a five million dollar Korean veterans' bonus bond issue on the fall general election ballot. The plan mirrors the 22 million dollar WWII bonus petition, funded by a two cent cigarette tax, now ending. The Korean bonus would be financed by a four percent liquor tax yielding about 400 thousand annually, with retirement of the bond to be funded by the State Board of Examiners as needed.
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Helena
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Amvets
State Board of Examiners
Korea
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine and
Coast Guard
Plane Strikes Mess Hall Killing Seven at Fort Bragg
A Flying Boxcar crashed into an Army mess hall at Fort Bragg North Carolina killing seven people and injuring at least ten. The pilot 1st Lt Albert W Parks died after heroic efforts to save others. Fire and explosions followed as wreckage burned for hours.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
Air Force
Pope Air Force Base
Louisville
Pope
Albert W. Parks
Cannelton
Ind
Limits on Hawaii Alaska statehood bill debated
The Senate agreed to cap debate on the Hawaii Alaska statehood bill, aiming for a final vote late Thursday. Debate on amendments will run 90 minutes, and discussion of the bill itself will be limited to one hour with equal time for supporters and opponents.
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Washington
Senate
Commonwealth
Puerto Rico
Fun-Capacity Greatest Following Meals Ad
University of Wisconsin studies link higher happiness after meals and empty pockets kill joy. Want Ads fill pockets and a caller can place ads for selling items or renting space. An ad shows a 2-piece living room set and rug offered for cash.
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University of Wisconsin
Maryland
Scientists Will Stare at Mars to Seek Little Men
The International Mars Committee plans a global set of 17 observatories to study Mars this summer. They hope to determine weather, diameter, and possible plant life, with Harold C. Urey arguing that finding life would show life’s ubiquity in the universe.
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Mars
Arthur Edson Washington
International Mars Committee
Harold C. Urey
University of Chicago
Earth
E. C. Slipher
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
National Geographic Society
South Africa
Slipher
Urey
Great Lakes
Hinson Pleads Guilty in Montana Murder Case
Alec Hinson once on the FBI fugitive list changed his plea to guilty to second degree murder in the 1952 ranchside shooting of Ed Howard to save his wife June who faces trial for the same death. He claims he shot Howard to protect his wife during an attack. Howard’s body was found four days after the shooting.
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Great Falls
Mont
Alec Hinson
FBI
Hinson
Ed Howard
June
Howard
J. J. O’connell
Memphis
Tenn
C. F. Holt
Cascade County
French planes blast Vietminh positions near Dien Bien Phu
U S supplied planes hammered Vietminh positions around Dien Bien Phu as French forces defend the besieged fortress. Ground action was limited to patrols against the hill southeast of the perimeter with ongoing efforts to deny the Bald Knob position.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Bald Knob
Red Cross Nears $20 395 Quota in Montana Drive
Butte Red Cross campaign near completion as about 95 percent of the county goal of 20 395 is raised. Directors report 81 percent of solicitation envelopes returned and 80 of 430 remain, with volunteers expected to finish tasks. Emmett Buckley praises local generosity and eight firms list completed reports.
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Butte
Red Cross
Emmett Buckley
Silver Bow County
Bertoglio Storage
Henry’s Pharmacy
Meaderville Mercantile
Dr. R. F. Peterson
Sundberg Plumbing
Wilson Says Monster Hydrogen Bomb Blasts Unbelievable
Secretary of Defense Wilson described the monster H bomb blasts in the Pacific as unbelievable and declined to elaborate. Officials sought to calm atomic jitters after reports of the Bikini test, while Churchill said British science found no basis for fears the tests could spiral into World War III.
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Wilson
Washington
Defense Wilson
London
Pacific
Defense Fhield
Churchill defends H-bomb tests as essential deterrent
British Prime Minister says American hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific are crucial for free world defense. He rebuffs Labor demands to halt tests and notes British detectors recorded a second explosion on March 26. Churchill states U.S. scientists control the weapon and that he is in near hourly contact with Washington on atomic issues.
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Bikini
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific Test Zone
Eisenhower
White House
London
Churchill
House of Commons
United States
Pacific
U. S
Washington
Clement Attlee
Man Shoots Four Two Are Dead in Venice
A 36-year-old contractor shot and killed Glen Ludwig and wounded James Wineburner before killing his estranged wife Meble Ludwig and turning the pistol on himself. Mrs Ludwig died. Wineburner was wounded. police report the events occurred at the Ludwig residence as she fled with her infant.
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Venice
Calif
U.P
Glen Ludwig
Alice Wineburner
Ludwig
Meble
Santa Monica
James Wineburner
Red alert in Seoul as radar detects unidentified aircraft
A 20 minute red alert was sounded in Seoul on Wednesday after American radar crews detected an unidentified aircraft. The incident prompted heightened security measures and an official briefing on the unidentified air contact.
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Seoul
U.P
Housing funding cut from appropriation bill suppresses new public units
The House removed a provision to start 20 000 public housing units next year from a $5.566 billion appropriations bill. President Eisenhower had urged 35 000 units annually for four years. The change came on a technical point, with passage of the bill expected Wednesday.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
The
Atomic Energy Commission
TVA
War Claims Commission
Smith
D-Va
Tumble From Bed Probably Saves Life of Falls Girl
A Great Falls Montana twelve year old girl Frances Jean Nelson was overcome by carbon monoxide while sleeping. She tumbled from her bed and fell unconscious. her parents moved her to fresh air and then to a hospital. A defective bathroom heater was blamed for the gas seepage.
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Great Falls
Mont
Frances Jean Nelson
Frances
Police Tighten Guard on Premier After Dynamite Parcel
Metropolitan police raised security around Premier Shigeru Yoshida's Tokyo residence after a parcel containing three sticks of dynamite and a threatening letter was received. The incident follows prior threats to the ailing leader.
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Tokyo
U.P
Metropolitan Police
Shigeru Yosida
Somone
Congress approves excise tax cuts for wide range of goods
Congress passes a bill to cut excise taxes by 999 million dollars annually starting April 1, affecting refrigerators, lipstick, jewelry and cosmetics. The measure goes to President Eisenhower for signature. officials expect him to sign Wednesday morning.
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Congress
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
House
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Marshall
D-Minn
Retailers See Tax Cuts Boosting Sales Across Goods
New York retailers and manufacturers welcomed a Congress plan cutting federal excise taxes on many items from jewelry to refrigerators. General Electric said it would pass savings to consumers, while NRDGA teams prepare a detailed bulletin on legal changes. Some merchants warned the impact may be more psychological than real, with late payments under layaway plans still subject to higher initial rates.
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New York
Congress
General Electric Co
National
Western Big Three to Ease Some Trade Rules with Soviets
London report says the Western Big Three led by Harold Stassen will pursue expanded trade with the Soviet bloc while keeping strict security measures. Talks aim to narrow bans on Russia commerce and tighten war-potential goods controls, with no change to China or North Korea rules.
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London
Russia
U. S
Harold Stassen
Europe
Red China
North Korea
Britain
France
Washington
Stassen
United States
Montana West of Divide Forecast Fair Warmer Midweek
Montana forecast calls for fair weather west of Divide with a warmer Wednesday and Thursday. Highs 40 to 45 west of Divide. east of Divide snow flurries Wednesday then fair elsewhere Wednesday and Thursday with highs 25 to 35. Temperatures cover 12 midnight Monday to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Montana
Divide
Thursand
Schools Evacuated After Hawaiian Earthquakes
Two strong quakes and aftershocks cracked walls and buckled floors prompting evacuations at area schools in Hilo Hawaii. Dust clouds filled Kilauea Volcano area as Halemaumau Fire Pit was roped off by rangers after landslides loosened the ground. No injuries reported though windows were shattered, power outages occurred, and books toppled in a county building as debris rained from ceilings.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Kilauea
Hawaii National Park Rangers
Halemaumau
IRS Says Woman Claimed Cats Tussy and Pussy As Dependents
Baltimore IRS officials rejected a Maryland woman's tax return after she listed cats named Tussy and Pussy as dependents and calculated a $600 allowance for each. The agency billed her for taxes without those dependents credit.
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Baltimore
Internal Revenue Service
Maryland
Tussy
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