Democrats Anticipate Veto On Crop Price Freeze Bill
In Washington Democrats plan a save the farmer demonstration in Congress to greet President Eisenhower’s expected veto of a bill freezing crop price supports for a year. Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson pushes for a large Democratic vote to show farmers’ support while Republicans face the political blame.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Knowland
California
GOP
House
New U S Rocket Plane X15 Aims For Space Flight
North American Aviation says the X-15 is designed to carry a man to near space and return safely. The craft would reach 3600 mph and endure up to 1000 degrees Fahrenheit heat during reentry, with an insulated cabin and space suit for the pilot.
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John A. Barbour
Associated Press
Science Reporter
New York
U. S
Earth
North American Aviation Co
North American
Los Angeles
Landslide Kills Three in Alausi South of Quito
Three people died in a landslide on Saturday in Alausi, a town south of Quito, Ecuador. Officials reported immediate fatalities as rescue teams searched the area for survivors and assessed the scene.
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Alausi
Quito
Rebel Leader Forecasts Batista Collapse by April
Fidel Castro tells United Press in an exclusive interview that Batista’s government will fall by mid April amid a general strike and guerrilla assaults from Castro’s forces. Castro predicts civil war will intensify as the Sierra Maestra campaign continues.
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United Press
Caribbean
Fulgencio Batista
Charles Schuman
Havana
Cuba
Sierra Maestra
Castro predicts Batista regime will fall by April 15
Cuban rebel leader Fidel Castro told this correspondent that Batista’s government will collapse by April 15 after a bloody civil war. He warned blood will flow in the streets within two weeks and outlined plans to paralyze transport in Oriente Province starting Tuesday, threatening total war unless Batista resigns by next Saturday.
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Charles Schuman
Havana
U.P
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
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Castro
Ike and Dulles Weigh East West Summit Prospects
President Eisenhower discussed summit possibilities with Secretary Dulles in a quiet Gettysburg weekend. He studied housing and farm bills awaiting action including a $1.85 billion anti recession housing measure and potential veto to freeze farm supports. Dulles relayed allied NATO views and briefed on security council discussions.
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White House
Washington
America
NATO
Ralph Burgess
U. S
Paris
Burgess
National Security Council
Four Die In Arkansas River Bridge Crash
Four people were killed and two seriously injured when their car crashed into an abutment on the Arkansas River bridge in Fort Smith. The collision ended a 149 day run without a traffic fatality in the northwest Arkansas city of about 60 000.
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Ark
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Arkansas
Castro Expected To Strike His Blow This Week
Predictions ran high that Fidel Castro would strike against President Fulgencio Batista during Holy Week. Government and rebel forces tightened controls as rebels distributed arms, with a general strike threat and Batista given until April 5 to resign or face total war.
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Larry Allen
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Cuba
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Cuban Congress
Texas City Explosion Kills Three Men
A thunderous explosion at the Union Carbide Co plant in Texas City ripped through a two story brick building in the liquid oxygen section. Three men S. B. Cridder Lamarque R F Stoner Texas City and H F Smith Houston were killed on the midnight shift with crews due to change 22 minutes later. There was no fire and only a single puff of black smoke over the city.
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Tex
Union Carbide Co
S. B. Cridder
Lamarque
R. EF. Stoner
H. F. Smith
Houston
Soviet Nuclear Ban Proposal Seen Today
Soviet officials expect Andrei Gromyko to propose a date to the United States for ending atomic and hydrogen bomb tests. He may announce Russia will halt testing if the U.S. refuses, with a deadline possibly before U.S. tests begin..gov
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Andrei Gromyko
United States
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Washington
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China
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Chou En- Lai
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Negro turncoat in Red China returns to America
LaRance Sullivan, 27, an Omaha and Santa Barbara native and former U S Army turncoat, arrived in Hong Kong saying he returns to work for peace. He described life in China, noted his refusal of repatriation in 1954, and named two fellow turncoats Clarence Adams and William White as others considering homeward steps.
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Memphis
Tenn
William C. White
Kansas City
China
Alleged Spy Sentenced in Damascus Case
A three man military court in Damascus convicted Lebanese citizen George Nujeim of spying for Britain and sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
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Syria
George Nujeim
Britain
Princess Margaret Faces Royal Troubles Over Townsend
London reports say Queen Elizabeth II with Princess Margaret at Windsor Castle may clash over Margaret's 1955 decision not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend. The fallout centers on their late week meeting and Townsend's self imposed exile.
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Germany
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Peter Townsend
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Townsend
Royal Viking
Sunday Pictorial
The
People
Britain
Elizabeth
Brussels
Belgium
Duel Fights Leave Lifar Wounded In Paris Sword Encounter
The Marquis De Cuevas, 72, defeated 52-year-old ballet choreographer Serge Lifar in a sword duel in Paris. Lifar kissed the distressed victor as de Cuevas, pale and tearful, sought his seconds for support. Lifar praised the marquis’s youth and speed amid the tension.
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U.P
Marquis de Cuevas
Serge Lifar
Lifar
de Cuevas
de Cue
Montana Weather Outlook East and West
The bulletin notes Montana east region mostly cloudy with occasional snow and scattered precipitation on Monday and Monday night, cooling into Monday night, then slightly warmer Tuesday. West region remains mostly cloudy through Tuesday with occasional snow and scattered showers, cooler Monday and Monday night, warmer Tuesday.
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Bank Assets and Deposits Rise in 1957 Quarter
Comptroller Ray M. Gidney reported total assets of national banks reached 120 billion dollars as of December 31 1957 with deposits at 109.4 billion. Demand deposits rose to 58.7 billion, time deposits up 400 million to 29.1 billion, loans at year end 500 billion, and U S government securities holdings at 31.3 billion.
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Washington
Ray M. Gidney
Gidney
United States
U. S
Six Die in Salmon Two-Car Collision on Sunday
In Salmon Idaho six people died when two cars collided on a curved rain slick road. Elderly residents from a local convalescent home were among the dead. three others were injured, one critically. Identifications include William Sibaugh Gertrude Cockerell Josephine Trowbridge Alice Kirtley Celia Walchli and Raymond Walchli all of Salmon. Surviving passengers Vickie Walchli Kirk Walchli and Flora Cassel.
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Idaho
U.P
Here
James Perkins
Idaho State Police
Perkins
William H. Sibaugh
Gertrude Cockerell
Josephine Trowbridge
Alice Kirtley
Celia Walchli
Raymond Walchli
Vickie Walchli
Salmon Hospital
Kirk Walchli
Flora Cassel
Senate Democrats Seek Early Hearings On Unemployment Reform
Sen Kennedy and 17 Democrats urge early Finance Committee hearings on liberalizing unemployment compensation. They back a permanent reform proposal with a 50 percent benefits standard for 39 weeks and extended coverage. The measure aims to cover 1.8 million more workers amid debate over a White House plan.
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D-Va
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Kefauver
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D-Ark
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Eisenhower
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Mont
Murray
Carroll
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Chavez
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All Tries to Aid Four Marooned Students Balked
Stormy conditions halted all rescue attempts to reach four student skiers stranded at 11,600 feet in the High Sierras. An Army helicopter finally reached near El Portal but weather kept a final lift from the Lyell Peak snow camp delayed. One student is believed seriously ill with pneumonia.
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Calif
Sierras
John J. Cooney
Fresno
el Portal
Yosemite Park
Cooney
Marlboro
Mass
Park City Youth Killed Testing Homemade Land Plane
A 19 year old Park City youth died when his homemade land plane wheel failed and the craft flipped, throwing him into a propeller. Paul Sitzman, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Sitzman of Park City, was tested with cousin Walter Sitzman on a country road. An inquest ruled the death an unavoidable accident.
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Billings
Mont
Park City
Paul Sitzman
Sam Sitzman
Walter Sitzman
Paul Kober
Walter
Paul
Kober
Stillwater County Asst
Raymond Ruff
Park County High School
State Soil Bank share rises to 4 247 000
Montana lawmakers announce the Soil Bank acreage reserve has grown to 4 million 247 thousand dollars after Congress added 250 million dollars to the program. State official Leo S. Kolstad says funds plus cancellations may allow all farmers who signaled interest by February 20 to place wheat allotments in the reserve.
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Bozeman
Montana
Soil Bank
Leo S. Kolstad
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Officer
Egg Noodles Origin From Accidental 16th Century Recipe
A Bavarian housewife inadvertently created egg noodles in 1548 by beating eggs into plain dough. Her husband liked it, others were fed, and the dish gained fame as nudel. The note urges advertising buyouts to speed sales via an ad-writer.
Mixed Reactions to Ike Unemployment Benefit Plan
President Eisenhower proposes a temporary extension of unemployment compensation with a 50 percent increase in eligible weeks. States show a mix of approval opposition and doubt, with some demanding federal grants to fund the plan and others prepared to call special sessions. The plan runs until April 1 1959 and involves repayable loans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Congress
Capitol Hill
Break Hoped In Cancer Fight
A Buffalo surgeon, Dr James Grace, reports a promising cancer advance after finding a chemical difference between cancerous and healthy tissue. The difference, called x, could enable drugs that kill cancer without harming normal cells, aid vaccine development, or guide radioactive antibody therapies. The finding follows the loss of his own son to leukemia.
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Buffalo
James Grace
Browning Farm Boy Dies After East Glacier Fight
Ronald Davis 19, a Browning area farm youth, died after being brought home from East Glacier following a quarrel. Sheriff Harlan said the victim was placed in a car by a brother around 2 a.m. and found failing at 6 a.m. at Browning Hospital. An autopsy was awaited.
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Harlan
County Atty
Dan S. Welch
Sir James Swinburne dies at 100 founder of Bakelite Co
Sir James Swinburne, known as father of British plastics, died Sunday a month after his 100th birthday. He founded the Bakelite Co. worth about 4,000,000 pounds and retired as chairman at age 95.
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England
James Swinburne
Bakelite Co
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