Warplanes Blast Red Ships Near Matsu Islands
Chinese Nationalist air forces attacked a Red concentration near the Matsu Islands, sinking a two masted wooden craft and heavily damaging three gunboats while other wooden ships were hit. No invasion was indicated. Red shore guns fired on Amoy and Tatan across the Formosa Strait.
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Taipei
Formosa
Matsu Islands
Min River
Foochow
Matsus
Min
Matsu Island
Formosa Strait
Amoy
Tatan
Powerful Banking Institutions Merge New York Banks
Stockholders of National City Bank of New York and First National Bank of New York approve merger terms. After comptroller of the currency approval the merger becomes effective at once. The new institution named First National City Bank of New York reports total resources of 7.18 billion dollars and deposits of 6.301 billion.
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New York
National City Bank of New York
First National Bank of New York
First National City Bank of New York
Eisenhower Rebukes Admiral Carney On War Speculation
President Eisenhower sharply rebuked Admiral Robert Carney for fueling war speculation about an April 15 attack near Formosa. He said predicting timing betrays unknown information and harms world peace while upholding a subordinate’s right to opinion. The incident follows news reports on Matsui and Quemoy threats and a clash over official disclosures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Robert B. Carney
Carney
Naval Operations
Formosa Strait
Matsu Islands
Far East
United States
Matsui
Quemoy Island
Uneasy Truce Sets Up in Saigon Strife
In Saigon a 24 hour truce was arranged by Gen. Paul Ely between Ngo Dinh Diem's government forces and the Binh Xuyen led by ance czar Le Van Vien. Clashes left 26 dead and 112 wounded while foreign residents sheltered indoors as the French took over protection in the French section.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Paul Ely
le van Vien
Binh Xuyen
Anceczor
U. S
Ely
J. Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
Eisenhower
Viet Nam
Cho Lon
Tran van Soai
Hoa Hao
Cao Dai
United Front
Diem
Soai
le Quang Vinh
Bacut
Bao Dai
France
Bevan Granted One More Chance In Labour
Britain's Labour National Executive voted to keep Aneurin Bevan in the party after he promised not to challenge Clement Attlee's leadership again. Bevan must be welcomed back to Parliament once he asks, with a warning that future defiance could trigger punishment. The decision, 16-7, aimed to mend Bevanite moderates and preserve party unity ahead of a potential general election this year.
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London
Britain
Labor Party
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
Clement Attlee
Labor
Laborites
Socialist Party
Nautilus Ready to Join Navy Fleet After Tests
GROTON Conn The atomic submarine Nautilus with 3000 miles of tests and a few minor mishaps is ready to join the Navy fleet Cmdr Eugene P Wilkinson captain of the first nuclear sub said trials are finished and a demonstration for a Navy board of acceptance will follow The submarine endured 69 dives and hundreds of underwater miles with initial hiccups including a turbine shaft noise caused by a loose screw and two electrical panel fires during the first dive A storm damaged outer steel sheathing on the conning tower but was repaired promptly Wilkinson noted the boat performed excitingly and amazingly during sea trials with Rear Admirals Rickover and Watkins present
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Groton
Conn
Navy
Cmdr
Eugene P. Wilkinson
Navy Board of Acceptance
Wilkinson
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Thames River
Long Island Sound
H. G. Rickover
Frank T. Watkins
Atlantic
Butte Montana Weather Forecast Update
Mostly cloudy with showers through Thursday. Highs near 45 Thursday and 40-50 in western Montana. Lows around 25 Thursday night. East Montana fair Thursday, partly cloudy Friday with strong west winds and warmer temps. Rain or snow possible Thursday night in western zones. Table notes maxs for 12 hours, mins for 18 hours ending 5 30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Montana
Better Highways Groups Named
Gov. J Hugo Aronson appointed two groups to improve Montana highways. The Montana Fact Finding Committee on Highways Streets and Bridges includes one member from each of 12 highway districts. The Montana Council for Highway Research has 19 members with Sen. Walter Sagunsky as temporary chair. Sagunsky, a former Sheridan mayor and ex state representative, is a construction engineer and apiarist. Democrats and Republicans appointed to the fact finding committee were urged to attend the first meeting in Helena Friday.
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Montana
Montana Council For Highway Research
Walter G. Sagunsky
Madison
Sagunsky
Sheridan
House
Wyoming
Washington
Helena
Highway Commission
Ad Writer Helps You Sell with Quick Dollar Ring Deal
Did you know medieval laws limited women’s spending on clothes and goods in England France Greece and Italy between the 13th and 15th centuries. Today you can spend freely by placing Want Ads. Dial 5451 for ad help. Diamond ring modern set worth 500 selling price 250 Box 000.
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England
France
Greece
Italy
Congress Moves Fast Votes Military Pay Hike
Eisenhower signed a bill late Wednesday postponing about three billion dollars in tax cuts due to take effect at midnight. The House passed the measure 386 to 8 with eight Democrats opposing, extending current rates on corporations and a range of goods to April 1, 1956, while the bid for a $20 per person income tax cut was defeated in Senate and conference. Prospects for a tax cut next year remain uncertain amid election-year politics.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Maryland
House
Blatnik
Minn
Chudoff
Dingell
Mich
Holifield
Calif
Metcalf
Mont
Rhodes
Roosevelt
Shelley
Senate
Prison Revolt Ends on State's Terms
Lincoln Neb. eight Nebraska penitentiary inmates ended a 65 hour revolt on Governor Victor E Anderson's terms. Two hostage guards and one hostage convict were released unharmed as rebels emerged after talks and a threat of confinement. The governor rejected any compromise until guards were freed and reinforced that the prisoners would face punishment.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Knife Point
Victor E. Anderson
Eugene Swanson
Warren B. Miller
Swanson
Gov. Anderson
Herbert Hann
Pay raise for armed forces officers and enlisted
Congress approved a 12 percent average pay raise for about 1.7 million service members with a $750 million bill. If President Eisenhower signs promptly, increases become effective April 1. The measure adds a $100 monthly boost for 3 stars and $200 for 4 stars, and includes a mile change allowance for movers affecting about 120,000.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Senate
House
Rep
Vinson
Public Health Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Army
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
Body of Missing Flier Is Found
The body of 33 year old M R Cox of Billings was found near the wreckage of his single engine Bellanca plane six miles south of Lovell Wyoming after a March 18 flight from Craig Colorado to Billings Montana went missing. Ernest Sawyer a government trapper located the site. gusty winds may have scattered wreckage or the plane may have disintegrated in flight. Cox was a married salesman for a Billings paint concern.
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Lovell
Wyo
Craig
Colo
Billings
Mont
Ernest Sawyer
M. R
Bob) Cox
Here
Cox
Bellanca
Billings Paint
Russian Officer and Family Seek Asylum in Berlin Store
A Russian officer his wife and two children entered the British Army Sales Store in Berlin on Wednesday and asked for asylum. The officer placed his pistol on the counter amid women suit fabric and announced I give up. The family was taken into custody with British officials offering no further details.
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Berlin
Army
Foreign Office
Beer order form claims prompt dog signings exposed
Ontario Legislator Arthur Child urged abolishing beer order forms, arguing people can sign any name. The Toronto Telegram on Wednesday supported him after publishing a photo of a dog signed order, Rover Collie of 44 Kennel Row, accepted for a 12 pint case.
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Toronto
Arthur Child
Ontario
Toronto Telegram
Rover Collie
Kennel Row
Rover
Reports Decline in Farm Prices This Month
The Agriculture Department reported a 0.4 percent price drop from mid February to mid March with lower hogs strawberries and milk and higher prices for chickens cattle tomatoes cucumbers oranges and cotton. Prices paid by farmers rose about 0.3 percent due to higher costs for live stock feeding and fattening, while remaining 1/3 percent above a year earlier. Farm prices at mid March were 86 percent of parity, with payments and base comparisons detailed against 1910-14 averages and prior record highs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Montanan Killed in North Dakota Car Crash
John O. Young 48 of Glendive Montana died in a Wednesday night crash on U S 10 about 24 miles west of Dickinson North Dakota. His car went out of control struck a bank rolled over him and he was thrown from the wreck. He operated a trailer sales business in Glendive.
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Dickinson
N. D
John O. Young
Glendive
Mont
U. S. 10
Here
Young
Montana
World leaders weigh tense world situation after Eisenhower talk
Eisenhower met with a bipartisan House group and said he did not feel better about the world situation. Rayburn, D Texas, and Dulles gave similar cautions as talks touched on Quemoy and Matsu. Senate leaders weighed war risks while Kefauver urged against war and Johnson hoped for a united policy under the President.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Rep. Martin
R- Mass
Secretary of
State Dulles
White House
Quemoy
Matsu
United States
Dulles
Senate
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Quemoy-Matsu
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Knowland
California
SU. S
Sen. Mansfield
D-Mont
Man fined eight dollars after 35 in 25 zone
George T. Lamb, 61, a Portland carpenter, admitted speeding 35 in a 25 zone before Municipal Judge Philip Bagley. Lamb quipped about dogs and first bites. the judge ordered a fine of $8.
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Portland
Ore
George T. Lamb
Philip Bagley
Lamb
Admitted Prison Escapee Held In Butte
An admitted Texas prison escapee who hoped to go straight was arrested in Butte Wednesday evening after police were tipped off. Luther C. Henderson, 30, read ily admitted escaping Huntsville’s Texas State Prison on February 4 after a June 1, 1951, sentence of 25 years for armed robbery. He claimed the escape was from the sick bay during treatment for a war disability. Henderson listed past work in Butte circa 1948 and said he had friends here, suggesting a potential tip from one of them. He also said he had served time in Utah and had been picked up twice on drunk charges here, though local records show none. He described the $900 liquor store robberies in Houston as part of his sentence. Police quoted him on several points but he declined to reveal details of his escape or whereabouts since. Continued on page 8.
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Texas
Butte
Luther C. Henderson
Joseph Zobenka
Lawrence Netzner
Henderson
Huntsville
Ed Malthen
Sick Bay
Malthen
Utah
Matthen
Houston
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