Women to Take Part in Atomic Test on Tuesday
Las Vegas coverage describes a televised atomic blast in Survival City to study home design for survival. About 1,000 civilian defense observers will watch, with 30 close-up civilian observers selected by straw vote including some women. Val Peterson warns future wars target homes, factories, and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton L. Blakeslee
Las Vegas
Nev
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Japan
Val Peterson
Federal Civil Defense
Montana Farmer Killed by Tractor Crash
65 year old Simms farmer Adam Pangrac died early Saturday when his tractor overturned in a barrow pit three miles east of Simms Cascade County sheriff deputies said Pangrac was driving from his ranch with a beef animal in tow attached to the tractor The animal’s movement toward the edge of the road caused the tractor to tip and trap Pangrac beneath it He was dead on arrival by officers report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
U.P
Adam Pangrac
Simms
Cascade County
Pangrac
Pangrace
Butte High Schools Set 459 Seniors for Graduation
Butte High School Girls Central High School and Boys Central High School announce 459 seniors eligible to graduate this spring. Butte High plans June 1 commencement at the Civic Center, Girls Central to hold exercises at St Patrick Church, and Boys Central at Bow Theater on June 2. Names include Thomas Eugene Anderson and Dwaine Doris Annala among others.
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Butte High Schools
Butte High School
Girls Central High School
Boys Central High School
Charles Davis
Mary Seraphine
Girls Central
D. C. Mahoney
Boys Central
Butte Civic Center
St. Patrick Church
Bow Theater
Thomas Eugene Anderson
Dwaine Doris Annala
Beverly Asanovich
William Carlton Austin
James Edward Ayers
Elizabeth Louise Balkovetz
Sally Diana Barker
Delores Yvonne Barnett
Emil Frank Barth
Barbara Mary Bechtold
John William Becky
Anita Ma
Special Agent Is Killed by Police in Oakland Shootout
Oliver Grems a 33 year old former Denver police officer and current Southern Pacific special agent was shot and killed on an Oakland street after two officers John L. Brooks 24 and Jewel A. Bennett 27 tried to question him. The gun battle left Grems fatally wounded with four bullets. Brooks and Bennett reported no prior violations by Grems.
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Oakland
Calif
Brooks
Bennett
Grems
Alameda County
Denver
Southern Pacific
Time change for Anaconda Copper Mining in Butte
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company will shift to Daylight Saving Time at 7 a.m. local time on Monday April 25 1955, advancing from 6 a.m. standard time to 7 a.m. daylight time across its mines and plants in Butte.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Cutting Tooth at 86 in Columbia Falls
An elderly man, 86 year old Mickey Berne in Columbia Falls Montana, is cutting a tooth after having all his teeth pulled last year. The early day settler notes the new tooth is a bit painful but persists through the discomfort.
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Columbia Falls
Mont
Mickey Berne
Butte Weather Forecast Clouds and Showers For Sunday
The Butte forecast calls for cloudy skies with scattered showers and wind on Sunday, followed by clearing conditions Sunday night and cooler temperatures. Sunday highs around 40 and Sunday night lows near 18, with Saturday reaching 49/26. Montana state outlook shows east region partly cloudy Sunday through Monday with scattered snow showers western mountains. cooler Sunday, warmer Monday, highs 45 to 55. West region partly cloudy with scattered snow showers in mountains and possible afternoon rain in valleys, cool, highs 38 to 48.
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Montana
National Parley on Salk Polio Vaccine Called
Washington invites fifty national service organizations to a Wednesday meeting to exchange ideas on distributing the Salk polio vaccine. Secretary Hobby aims to gather viewpoints for the National Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Vaccine and to help allocate vaccine by state. Organizations include the American Farm Bureau Federation AFL CIO Red Cross veterans groups Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Camp Fire Girls Community Chest Council of State Governments and the U S Conference of Mayors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Welfare Hobby
Eisenhower
Premier Diem to Poll His Countrymen
In a nation wide broadcast Ngo Dinh Diem urged South Viet Nam to vote on general elections within a week. He offered to accept a future legislature’s decision on his continuation, as US support remains, amid pressure from religious and political groups. Voter questions cover elections unity of armies and social reforms.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Binh Xuyen Society
United States
Binh Xuyen
Hoa Hao
Cao Dai
Butte Couple Survives Turbulent Argentine Plane Crash
Rial Havens of Montana Livestock Auction Co and his wife Mrs. Havens recount a terrifying sky ordeal near Mar Del Plata on Feb 14 aboard an airliner with 35 aboard. The craft hit a tornado, tossed passengers about, and dropped 1,200 feet before leveling. Mrs. Havens suffered eye wounds and facial injuries but is recovering after hospital stays in Mar Del Plata and Buenos Aires followed by a return to Montana.
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Rial Havens
Montana Livestock Auction Co
Havens
Buenos Aires
Butte
Argyle
Frank Albee
Deer Lodge
Frank McDowell
Wisdom
U.S
South America
Mar del Plata
Albees
Clothes Lenders Dominant Folks Ad Writer Helps You
A humorous column suggests a friend who lends clothes may be possessive yet helpful. It notes the number 5451 to call for Want Ad writing assistance. An advertisement mentions a PLAYER PIANO WITH ROLLS offered for $65, contact Ph. 0000.
Oil Lease Meeting Sought At Earliest Possible Time
Montana officials push to reschedule a land board session to resume leasing oil and gas on school lands. Governor Aronson and Land Commissioner Bretzke seek an early meeting, hoping to overcome Democratic members absence and end two years of litigation delaying leases.
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Helena
Lou FE
Bretzke
Land Board
J. Hugo Aronson
Aronson
Western Europe Open to Air Attacks Despite Talks
HARVEY HUDSON reports that Western Europe remains vulnerable to surprise air raids. Despite four years of buildup there is no coordinated radar warning network, no unified defenses, and bases lack protection. SHAPE plans a defense staff and Hague center to fix gaps, but experts doubt quick fixes. Contemplated integrated Allied control seen as sole workable defense against jet bombers and possible early atomic strikes. Continued on Page 14.
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Paris
Europe
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers In
SHAPE
Alfred M. Gruenther
Germany
Clocks Move Forward Under Daylight Schedules Tonight
Clocks in Butte Anaconda and surrounding areas jump to daylight saving time at midnight Sunday. Most local operations including stores offices mines schools and the Anaconda smelter switch to daylight time while transportation hubs adjust but travel services stay on standard time. The change lasts about four and a half months with standard time resuming at midnight Labor Day September 3.
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Butte
Anaconda
Chou En-lai proposes talks with United States on Formosa tension
At the 29 nation Asian African conference Chou En-lai said China would sit down with the United States to discuss relaxing tensions in the Far East especially around Formosa. The U S State Department urged consent to include Chinese Nationalists in talks and demanded a ceasefire, release of U S prisoners, and UN talks to end hostilities in Formosa.
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Bandung
Indonesia
Chou En-lai
China
U. S
Formosa
Chou
United States of America
United States
Far East
Taiwan
Washington
U. S. State Department
Eisenhower
Red China
Formosa Strait
U.N
Democrat Urges End of Squabble in Montana Oil Lease Row
J. J. Flaherty former Montana Chamber of Commerce president and Democrat urged the State Land Board to meet promptly and resolve the oil lease dispute. He cited Supreme Court backing for the 1953 leasing law and urged moving forward to boost jobs, state revenue, and funding for public schools through oil development and related activity in Eastern Montana. He stressed leasing lands is an economic issue, not political.
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Great Falls
Montana Chamber of Commerce
State Land Board
J. J. Flaherty
Montana
Land Board
Flaherty
Industrial Development Division
Montana Chamber
United States Supreme Court
Mitchell Defends Board After Aronson Call for Meeting
In Helena Democratic State Land Board member Sam W. Mitchell denounced Gov J Hugo Aronsons Friday meeting call as discrediting board members. Mitchell, senior member, criticized the governors four hour notice as unfair. The meeting failed to materialize as Mitchell Atty Gen Arnold Olsen and Supt Mary Condon cited prior commitments to appear in other cities.
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Helena
State Land Board
J. Hugo Aronson
Sam W. Mitchell
Mitchell
Aronson
Atty
Arnold H. Olsen
Public Instruction
Mary M. Condon
Condon
Olsen
Con
US Senator backs Chou En-lai negotiation offer
Senator George, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged accepting Premier Chou En-lai’s proposal to negotiate Far Eastern tensions, including with Formosa. He framed it as a move to avert a third world war and suggested a summit among major powers, preceded by Southeast Asia security talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
United States
Chou En-lai
Formosa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Chou
Butte Man Wounded by Shot Through Cast in Leg
A Butte man identified as Jack Nixon was shot in the ankle with a 30-30 bullet that pierced his plaster cast over a fracture. He was admitted to Community Memorial Hospital after arriving about 8 p.m. Saturday. Police could not determine how the wound occurred and note he had been wearing a cast on the same leg for seven weeks.
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Butte
Jack Nixon
Idaho
Community Memorial Hospital
Nixon
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