North District to Vote on Trustees and Tax Levies
Polls open Saturday from noon to 8 pm for 20 762 voters in School District No 1 to elect two trustees. Candidates are Robert Petersen and John F Dahlberg for New School. James A Curtin and Harry Robinson for Independent Party. Taxpayer voters decide two levies totaling 79 306 dollars for 1956 57, including 52 806 for two new Longfellow classrooms and 26 500 for teachers books and equipment.
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Board of Trustees
Robert Petersen
John F. Dahlberg
New School Party
James A. Curtin
Harry Robinson
Independent Party
Longfellow
Thomas Stanisich
John F. Kingston
Robert W. Sparks
Harry Nicholls
William Mott
Petersen
Accused Communist Jailed in Butte on Federal Indictment
John Cyril Hellman a 34 year old believed Communist Party organizer for Montana and Idaho remained jailed in Silver Bow County as he could not post a 20000 bail bond. He was arrested at his home by the FBI on an indictment charging party membership and violating the Smith Act.
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Communist Party of the United States
John Cyril Hellman
S. Wyoming
Silver Bow
Hellman
U. S
Bernard Riley
Center
William Dalling
Communist Party
Montana
Idaho
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C
Richard Hosteng
Butte
Montana- Idaho
FBI
Great Falls
United States
David Holland
H. L. Maury
Maury
Democrats Rally At IOOF Hall Tonight In Butte
The South Side Democratic Club sponsors a rally at IOOF Hall Front Street at 8 pm with James Shea mayor of Walkerville as keynote speaker and Dave Holland as master of ceremonies. Margaret Nagle and H B Strasser cochair arrangements. Delegates from Silver Bow County and statewide candidates invited.
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South Side
Democratic Club
IOOF
Front Street
James Shea
Walkerville
Dave Holland
Butte
Margaret Nagle
H. B. Strasser
Silver Bow
Acid Attack Targets NY Labor Writer Victor Riesel
A stealthy assailant hurled sulphuric acid into the eyes of Victor Riesel, a prominent labor columnist. A $13,000 reward was offered as investigators from city police to the FBI hunted for clues and examined broadcast connections and threats surrounding his reporting on racketeers within the International Union of Operating Engineers. Doctors cautioned the outcome would be known in about a week.
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New ‘York
Victor Riesel
Riesel
FBI
International Union of Operating Engineers
Dist
Atty
Frank
Hogan
U. S
Paul Williams
Williams
Riese
Gerasimeo Bonaccolto
St. Clare’s Hospital
Lost cat or dog help and ad for puppies
Phantasy phobias mention dogs and cats and urge placing a Want Ad. Dial 5451 for help phrasing. SOLD GOLDEN RETRIEVER AND BLACK Labrador puppies. Ph. 0000.
Boy Revisions Tale In Bronx Factory Fire Case
A 77 year old boy named Daniel Morales told then denied investigators that he carried live coals from a bonfire to a Bronx artificial flower factory where six firemen died in a five alarm blaze. Assistant district attorney Harry Walters said the admission appeared influenced by imagination and the boy was released to his mother.
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New York
Bronx
Daniel Morales
Asst. Dist. Atty
Harry Walters
Daniel
Walters
Pura Morales
US Plans Review of Policies Involving Russia and Middle East
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to lead a peace mission after a fresh clash along the Israeli Egyptian border. Egyptian reports put civilian and soldier casualties higher than Israel’s, as Burns and Labouisse coordinate a regional plan with a Rome meeting and a trip to Beirut and Cairo on the agenda.
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Russia
Middle East
United Nations
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Egypt
U.N
Cairo
Jerusalem
Palestine
E. L. M. Burns
Israel
Gaza Strip
Hammarskjold
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Security Council
Rome
U. N. Palestine
Burns
Henry R. Labouisse
Arab Refugee Agency
Gruenther Sees Airpower Key to Stopping Aggressor
General Alfred Gruenther stated Western Europe cannot halt a full ground assault with current forces and would rely on massive airpower to defeat an aggressor. He emphasized NATO troops would defend threatened territory and that misquotations in Germany caused early criticism.
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Paris
Alfred M. Gruenther
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Gruenther
Germany
West Germany
Holland
SHAPE
Rheinischer Merkur
Cologne
Russia Opposes Open Skies Plan at Yugoslav Meeting
The Soviet Union denounced Eisenhower's open skies proposal as increasing fear and mutual suspicion. Moscow urged disarmament talks be reshaped in London while criticizing Western backing of a strength-based policy. The U N subcommittee praised Soviet steps toward broader disarmament.
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Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Interparliamentary Union
Bulganin
U. N. Subcommittee On
Payroll Bandits Escape With $50 000 In Toledo
Andrew Jones the 67 year old treasurer of Willys Federal Credit Union was robbed of a canvas bank bag containing $50 000 in cash. A masked gunman forced him from his car and into a ravine before fleeing with the money. police set roadblocks but made no arrest. The money was insured.
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Toledo
Ohio
Andrew Jones
Willys Federal Credit Union
Auto Company
Willys
Jones
Credit Union
Montana Weather Forecast For Friday And Saturday
Eastern Montana will see partly cloudy skies and warmer highs around 40 to 50 degrees on Friday with increasing clouds and scattered showers developing westward into Saturday. Western Montana also warms Friday with a chance of light rain Saturday as clouds increase. The table notes maximums refer to the 12 hour period and minimums to the 18 hours ending at 5 30 p.m. Thursday.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Tornado Strikes Bryan Texas Causes Major Damage
A tornado ripped roofs from more than 200 buildings in Bryan Texas injuring no one. Power lines fell and communications disrupted as about 40 percent of the city lacked electricity. The storm passed near College Station and narrowly missed Stephen F. Austin High School, with damage estimated over a million dollars.
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Bryan
Tex
Stephen F. Austin High School
College Station
Texas A&m College
Texas
District 4 Music Meet Opens For About 700 Students
Nearly 700 high school students from Butte district schools will gather in Butte for District No. 4 Southwestern Montana music meet. Participants include entrants from Butte Central and Girls Central, Whitehall, Anaconda Public, Anaconda Central, Twin Bridges, Powell, Drummond, Granite, Boulder, Beaverhead and Sheridan. Superior or excellent ratings advance to the Missoula state meet in May. The event features a Saturday night program at 7 in the Butte High School auditorium with fifty cent admission to cover expenses. Participants and instructors attend free. Judge locations include Girls Central High School on Friday for solos and ensembles and Butte High School on Saturday for bands and choruses.
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Butte
Montana
Boys Central
Girls Central
Whitehall
Anaconda Public
Anaconda Central
Twin Bridges
Powell
Drummond
Granite
Boulder
Beaverhead
Sheridan
Missoula
H. J. Schiesser
Cecelia Marie
Fay Bucholz
Charles Davis
Butte High School
Boy 14 Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Wheeling
Tommy Williams Jr., 14, was convicted of first degree murder for bludgeoning 9 year old David Powell to death in a coal cellar under the Williams home. An all male jury deliberated after a brief trial, with evidence including a blood stained two by four and a hammer found near the body.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Tommy Williams Jr
Tommy
David Powell
Williams
David
Plans for Richmond sardine plant expansion
San Francisco U P reports plans unveiled Thursday to repurpose a former sardine plant in Richmond California for processing whales, signaling a dramatic shift in local industry and use of coastal facilities.
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San Francisco
U.P
Richmond
Calif
Envoys to Kremlin Saudi Arabia Summoned Home
The United States said its ambassadors to Russia and Saudi Arabia will return home for consultations. Charles Bohlen from Moscow and George Wadsworth from Jidda arrive in New York and Washington respectively to brief Eisenhower on Kremlin aims, Soviet economic promises, and Middle East strategy.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Charles E.chip Bohlen
Austria
Moscow
Switzerland
George Wadsworth
Jidda
New York City
Bohlen
State Dulles
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Joseph Stalin
Asia
Middle East
State Dept
Lincoln White
White
Wadsworth
U. S
Dhahran
King Ibn Saud
Great Britain
Burai
Persian Gulf
Conferees Plan Final Farm Bill Vote Today
Congressional conferees advanced final details of a large farm bill facing three hurdles before approval by House Senate and President Eisenhower. The package includes a major soil bank payment and higher price supports, with Senate boosts to corn allotments and a mechanism for disputes over soil bank contracts, while urging timely presidential action.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Ellender
Dla
Senate House Conference Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Administration
Martin
Mass
Rep. Andresen
R-Minn
Rep
Hope
R-Kan
GOP House
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Improving Weather Seen for Today in Montana
Helena reports strong winds in eastern districts with 40 to 50 mph gusts. Snow showers were scattered across the Treasure State Thursday. Forecasters expect improving weather Friday ahead of a likely springlike weekend.
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Helena
Montana
Treasure State
Continental Divide
Great Falls
Lewistown
Weather Bureau
Bids Asked on 13 Montana Road and Bridge Projects
Highway Commission announces bids on 13 road projects across Montana. Includes Fallon Baker Wibaux line 8.893 miles and Blaine Chinook area 9.927 miles with completion targets from 1956 to 1957. Nearby schemes cover Roosevelt Wolf Point stretches and multiple county roads with concrete and timber bridges planned.
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Highway Commission Thursda
Montana
Commission
Helena
Fallon
Baker-Wibaux
Blaine
Zurich
Harlem
Roosevelt
Wolf Point
North Dakota Line
Gallatin
Gallatin Gateway-Bozeman
Bozeman East
Middle Creek
Judith Basin
Armington-Lewistown
Flathead
Stillwater
Kalispell- Whitefish
Treasure
Hysham Southwest
Carter
Ekalaka Mill
Sweet Grass
Sweet Grass Creek
Melville East and West
Fort Peck-Nashua
Rosebud
Lame ‘Deer-Colstrip
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Butte Man
N. Y
Boy
Montana Weather
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
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