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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1955

Page

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Polio Experts Inspect Cutter Serum After Inoculations

Government polio experts from the Public Health Service joined Cutter Laboratories in Berkeley California to probe post vaccination polio cases linked to the Cutter Salk vaccine. The recall of Cutter vaccines was ordered while authorities monitor developments and urge continued vaccination with other vaccines.

Washington Cutter Laboratories Berkeley Calif Cutter Karl Habel John Tripp Public Health Service California Department of Health San Mateo Georgia Eli Lilly & Co Indianapolis The Health Service California Eli Lilly Adm Ross T. McIntire Los Angeles Oakland National Foundation For New York Los Angeles County Hawaii Leonard A. Scheele

Lewistown Man Beaten to Death

In Fergus County Montana a Lewistown rest home resident Leo Gagnon 87 was beaten to death with a Davenport arm. Michael Tuss 76 a fellow resident faces second degree murder charges and a confession is not signed yet. Tuss is jailed in Fergus County awaiting possible district court action. A nephew Mr DeMar of Great Falls is the sole known survivor.

Lewistown Justice Court Leo Gagnon Gagnon Atty James Wilkins Jr Michael Tuss Spring Creek Rest Home Wilkins Tuss Ed Garnett Fergus County de- Mar Great Falls

Army issues draft call for 10 000 in June

The Army issued a draft call for 10 000 men for June matching May’s quota. The April draft was 8 000, the lowest since the war resumed after Korea. Since resumption, 1 809 430 men have been drafted or earmarked for induction.

Washington Korea

Three Die in Collision Near Roundup Montana

A car trying to pass another auto collided with an oil tank truck two miles east of Roundup Montana killing Jack Ostermiller 31 Billings Charles Becker 65 Roundup and Ruth Sercel 16 Roundup. Mrs Becker and two others were hospitalized.

Roundup Mont Jack Ostermiller Billings Charles Becker Ruth Sercel Helen Sercel Montana Sercel Markus Botham White Sulphur Springs Herschel Skaggs Laurel Botham Skaggs

Atomic test postponed again amid winds and costs

The Civil Defense atomic test in Nevada was delayed for a third time due to unfavorable winds. Observers from across the nation dwindled as hotel and meal costs mounted, with observers and officials facing a price tag near five million dollars for Operation Cue and Survival City preparations.

Scu Vival City Nev Civil Defense Las Vegas Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Congress Washington Survival City

Montana Weather Forecast Across State With Showers and Mild Temps

The state forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions with showers through Friday night and warmer air. Friday's high around 45 to 55 in western areas and 50 to 60 in the east, with Friday night lows near 32. Thursday highs near 42 and lows around 17. Montana east expects increasing clouds, rain Friday and Friday night, snow at higher elevations, cooler Saturday. West portion should see rain or snow in the south Friday, high 45 to 50, and Saturday with considerable cloudiness and little temperature change.

Montana Belgrade Dillon Drummond Glasgow Great Falls Helena Kalispell Lewistown Livingston Miles City Missoula West Yellowstone Whitehall

State Meeting of Water Works Group Opens in Butte

Frank C. Amsbury Jr. arrives from Champaign Illinois as president elect of the American Water Works Association to address the 30th Montana Section convention in the Montana Power auditorium. The agenda includes registrations at 8 a.m. and sessions with film screenings, a tour of Anaconda Copper, a 7 p.m. banquet at the Butte Country Club, and a round table discussion.

Frank C. Amsbury Jr American Water Works Assn Butte Champaign Ill Montana AWWA Amsbury Montana Power Auditorium Montana Sewage and Industrial Wastes Assn John Dennis Laurel Claude Eyer Glendive Anaconda Copper Mining Company Butte Country Club Dixon Tim J. Sullivan

West Germany Gains Western Ties as Paris Treaties Pass

The Dutch Senate approved the Paris treaties 32-2 and the Lower House 71-6, finalizing West German sovereignty. Bonn plans WEU and NATO enrollment with 15 members, allowing continued Allied forces for European defense and Saar status pending treaty. Ceremonies next month mark postwar shift toward a full Western power.

Hague Netherlands Paris West Germany Hitler Reich Bonn Republic Western European Union WEU North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Europe Britain France Belgium Luxembourg Italy Saar

Bomber Crashes in Okinawa Killing 10 Crew

A U S Army B29 based on Okinawa crashed into a 600 foot hill near Naha Airport during a training landing. All ten crew members were killed. Flaming wreckage injured four Okinawans and damaged the hill area. Names of the dead were withheld pending next of kin notification.

Naha Next of 581St Air Resupply Okinawa

Nearly $2 Million in Road Bridge Contracts Are Let

Montana Highway Commission awarded 1 991 737 in road and bridge contracts on 11 projects to six firms. Total awarded this year reaches 3 202 420 on 24 jobs. One project in Glacier County on Kiowa Junction Babb Road subject to federal concurrence.

Helena Montana Highway Commission Federal Bureau of Public Roads Glacier County Kiowa Junction-Babb Meagher White Sulphur Springs Kings Hill Robertson and Cave Great Falls Valley Saco East Glasgow West Richardson Construction Co Miles City Dutton

Butte Naval Reserve Division Inspected by Navy Officers

The Butte Naval Reserve Surface Division faces a Friday morning inspection by a four officer board from the 13th Naval District led by Capt. Harry M. Lindsay Jr. The visit marks his first in the Mining City in current duties. Local officers plan the pre inspection preparations. Lindsay is a 1933 Annapolis graduate with WWII service including five Pacific war patrols aboard submarines.

Butte Naval Reserve Surface Division 13Th Naval District Seattle Harry M. Lindsay Jr USN Pacific Northwest Naval District C. M. Pugh L. B. Scribner E. C. Kinley Lindsay Boyd L. Hall Clark Park David O. Speer USNR U.S. Naval Academy At Annapolis Manila Pacific

Tenement and Hotel Blazes Kill Twelve in Chicago

Flames swept two nearby buildings in the Halsted Street area killing 12 people. Eight recovered from the Green Mill Hotel ruins, including a fire captain. Three children and their uncle died in an adjacent apartment fire. About 20 hotel occupants leaped from windows. seven firefighters injured. Authorities suspect arson and deliberate ignition in both blazes.

Chicago Green Mill Earle Downes Fire Department Walter J. McCarron Downes Halsted Street Milwaukee Avenue Loop Edward Duller

Sal Salvador Quake Shakes Capital at 6 05 PM

A sharp earthquake struck San Salvador at 6 05 PM on Thursday. No injuries or damage were reported.

San Salvador el Salvador

Road Sprayed With Silver Dollars on Highway

A semi trailer carrying silver spilled $400 to $500 in half dollars along U S Highway 169 near St. Peter Minnesota Thursday before an armored Brink's truck halted the leak. Motorists sheriffs deputies and reporters joined in recovering the coins from pavement shoulders and ditches. Sheriff Clifford Witty called the scene sprayed with money and said some drivers grabbed coins while most cooperated.

ST. Peter, Minn U.P U. S Clifford Witty

Matsus Alerted for Possible Commie Attack

Taiwan’s Matsu Islands faced alerts for a potential Chinese attack as Nationalist air patrols intensified over the mainland. A 300 ton landing craft was reportedly set afire north of the Matsu group while Communist forces completed new roads on Huangchi Peninsula and docked ships near Huangchi port. The defense ministry cited heightened vigilance among 11,000 plus island garrison, amid reports of increased Red bomber range and civilian dispersal plans from Taipei.

Taipei Formosa Matsu Islands Matsui Defense Ministry Military Information Service Huangchi Matsu Air Force China News Russia China Reds Lukino

Mysterious Explosion Rocks Part of Butte

A late Thursday blast in Butte's northwest shook the city around 10 30 p m with reports of a strong impact in the Big Butte area. Police and sheriff's officers were baffled, noting familiar experts knew nothing about the incident. The explosion was felt as far east as Main Street and south to Park, echoing last summer's spate of unexplained blasts.

Butte Walter Stocker

Lost keys advertised by Boston advertiser solve fast

A brief lost and found notice claims a set of keys in an oblong key container was misplaced and offers a phone contact 0000. The item was posted by an advertiser amid a discussion of modest attire and social proprieties.

Aronson asks Olsen to draft new oil lease forms

Montana Governor J Hugo Aronson asks Attorney General Arnold Olsen to immediately draft a lease form under the 1953 indefinite term oil and gas law for leasing school lands. He urges an early Land Board meeting, noting his Washington absence and Gosman will act as head during his trip.

Helena J. Hugo Aronson Atty Arnold H. Olsen Montana State Land Board Aronson Montana Supreme Court Washington, D. C Olsen State Board of Land Commissioners Sam W. Mitchell Public Instruction Mary M. Condon George M. Gosman Gosman Land Board Lou E. Bretzke

Italians Fail Third Ballot in Quest for President

Rome three ballots fail to elect Italy president as two thirds were required on the first ballots. Giovanni Gronchi gains on the third ballot while Cesare Merzagora and Luigi Einaudi trail. A fourth ballot with a simple majority is set for Friday. The post pays 20 000 dollars yearly.

Rome Italy Giovanni Gronchi Christian Democrat Chamber of Deputies Cesare Merzagora Senate Christian Democrats Luigi Einaudi Einaudi Ferruccio Parri Merzagora Parri Gronchi

Truck Driver Jailed for Breaking Girlfriend's Jaw

Vincent Pugh a 37 year old truck driver was sentenced to six months in jail for breaking his girlfriend's jaw after she sat on an egg sandwich he had asked her to make in Mineola New York.

Mineola N. Y U.P Vincent Pugh

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