Seven more alleged Reds seized by FBI in Colorado
FBI agents arrested Joseph William Scherrer 34 and his wife Maia 36 in Pueblo and Stapleton Airport respectively, elevating Colorado and California arrests to seven in 24 hours. They face Smith Act charges for advocating violent overthrow. Arraigned before a U.S. commissioner with bonds at 100000 each.
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FBI
Communist Party
Colorado
California
Charles W. Brown
Joseph William Scherrer
Pueblo
Maia Scherrer
Stapleton Airfield
Capitol Building
Painter testifies bribery scheme with union agents exposed
Philadelph ia painting contractor Cristodoulou testified he paid 3500 over three months to AFL Painters Union local agents in New York Baltimore Washington and Chester to gain use of his crews for pole painting along the Pennsylvania Railroad line. Archie Moore said he received 1600 in a three way bribe split. Lowry denied involvement.
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Washington
Philadelhia
Fristodoulou
AFL Painters Union
Newark
Baltimore
Chester
Cristodoulou
House
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Archie Moore
Washington District Council Painters Union
National Capital Area
Moore
Robert C. Lowry
Lowry
Jack Seidman
Philadelphia
Paramount Decorating Co
Seidman
Red China protests alleged U S aircraft flight near Kaesong
Peiping radio reports a strong protest was lodged at a meeting of Korean Armistice Commission secretaries over an alleged American aircraft violation. The airliner reportedly flew Sunday from the southeast over Kaesong and truce delegation quarters, then over truce headquarters before heading toward Munsan.
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Tokyo
Peiping Radio
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Kaesong
Red
Associated Press
Munsan
Mercury Tops at 93 Degrees Tied Monday Heat Peak
The day tied with July 12 for the year's highest temperature at 93 degrees in Butte. The two warmest days reached 93 but did not beat 94 set on July 12 and 13, while the all time high remains 100 degrees in July 1931.
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Butte
Stevenson Attacks GOP Policies in Great Falls Speech
Adlai Stevenson addressed 600 Montana Democrats at a $7.50 luncheon in Great Falls, criticizing Republican policies on foreign affairs and a proposed federal partnership with private utilities. He denounced Dulles’s approach, warned of strained relations, and praised Sen. Murray for conserving national resources while developing the land. He noted Alaska statehood sentiment and bipartisan frustration with the administration.
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Great Falls
A.P
Adlai Stevenson
Montana
Truman
Malanoan Cabin
Stevenson
America
Illinois
Dulles
Indochina
Sen. Murray
Alaska
Stevenson Draws 200 At Butte Airport In Montana Visit
Adlai E. Stevenson former Illinois governor and 1952 Democratic candidate greets about 200 Mining City residents at Butte airport Monday night. He traveled via Northwest Airliner toward Missoula after addressing Montana Democratic leaders in Great Falls earlier. Accompanied by William M. Blair, Stevenson praised the unexpected turnout and said he felt he was merely sneaking through Montana.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Butte
Stevenson
Missoula
Montana
Great Falls
William M. Blair
Illinois
W. A. Curran
South Side
Democratic Club
Butte Woman Killed After Hotel Plunge
A 41-year-old Butte woman, Mrs. Jerry Maunder, died from a fractured skull after jumping or falling from a third floor window at the Empire Hotel on Galena and Wyoming streets. Police ruled out foul play and no inquest was planned.
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Butte
Empire
Galena
Wyoming
Asst
Ernett Sullivan
Jerry Maunder
Ed Jordan
Sullivan
Richard Thompson
Utah
Bob Opie
Zarelda
Washington
White
Butte Firemen Battle Four Alarms in Hours
Butte firemen battled four alarms in less than two hours on Monday night. At 7 15 p.m. crews fought a car wiring fire at 700 block West Park owned by W Knight. A timber yard blaze near 909 E Second required 40 minutes and 200 feet of line plus a booster. Later fires at 215 S Dakota and 2000 block South Arizona were both garbage fires put out by 8 52 p.m.
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Butte
West Park
W. Knight
S. Dakota
South
Arizona
Poles Deny U S Ship Strafe Charges
The State Department rejected Poland’s accusation that U S planes strafed two Polish merchant ships in the South China Sea on July 26 as without foundation. Poland had said Pokoj and Braterswo were fired upon near Red-held Hainan Island while U S fighters aided in rescue operations following the shoot down of a British airliner by Communist forces.
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Washington
U.P
State Department
Poland
U. S
South China Sea
Pokoj
Braterswo
Hainan Island
Railroad Retirement Act benefits liberalization approved
Washington The Senate Labor Committee on Monday approved a House passed measure to liberalize the Railroad Retirement Act. The bill would lower the eligibility age for widows and dependent parents of deceased railroad workers from 65 to 60 among other features.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Cadet Revolt Subside in Guatemala Ends Turmoil
Guatemalan cadets backed by the army reached a cease fire after a day of fighting with the irregular Liberation Army. The junta agreed to disband the rebels, guarantee no reprisals, and place regulars under government control. Casualties were reported at 12 dead with unspecified wounded.
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Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Castillo Armas
Liberation Army
Honduras
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Aurora Air Base
Aurora
Liberation” Army
Foreign Office
Four Primaries Seen With Light Voter Turnout
Four states Kansas Michigan Missouri and West Virginia expect light turnout in primaries with contests for three Senate seats and 41 House places. In Michigan the key race is GOP attempt to unseat Democratic Gov G Mennen Williams as he runs for a fourth term.
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Kansas
Missouri
Michigan
West Virginia
Dewey Short
R-Mo
House Armed Services Committee
Short
Congress
Noel Cox
Senate
House
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Republican
Senate Policy Committee
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kan
Matthew Neely
D-Wva
G. Mennen Williams
GOP
D Hale Brake
Owen J. Cleary
Donald
Leonard
Detroit
Eugene Keyes
State Elections Commission
Ferguson
Patrick V. McNamara
Blair Moody
Sensible Selection Wants Ads Solve Everyday Problems
A Want Ad promotes quick reliable inexpensive ads for selling swapping buying hiring renting or finding a job. It cites a helpful ad-writer at 5451 and gives an example BABY BED MATTRESS for $15 with phone number 0000.
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Dial 5451
Tunisian premier named amid talks with France
Tunisia named Tahar Ben Ammar 68 a prominent landholder and agriculture leader as premier to steer talks with France toward greater self-government. The Bey of Tunis appointed him under a cabinet with four French controlled posts.
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Tunis
France
Tunisia
Tahar Ben Ammar
Chamber of Agriculture
Sidi Mohammed al Amin
Paris
Mohammed M ‘Zali
Pierre Mendes- France
Habib Bourguiba
Sousse
Primary election canvas delayed by two Montana counties
The state canvass of the July 20 primary is delayed as Garfield and Silver Bow counties have not reported. The State Canvassing Board including Gov. Aronson, Secretary Mitchell, and Treasurer Hinman awaits these returns. Yellowstone County's figures arrived.
McCarthy Releases Woodring Letter Attacking Marshall
Senator McCarthy publishes a 1954 letter from Harry Woodring calling General George C. Marshall likely to sell out for personal gain. Woodring, once favoring Marshall, says the postwar China mission changed his view and cites Chiang Kai-shek as an example.
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Sen. McCarthy
Marshall
Washington
Harry H. Woodring
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
George C. Marshall
Woodring
Topeka
Kan
Robert M. Harris
New York
Harris
China
Chiang Kai Shek
Leesburg
Sen. Fullbright
D-Ark
Senate
Eisenhower Signs Housing Bill Aims to Aid Families
President Eisenhower signed a housing bill promising millions with modest incomes could buy new or used homes and improve existing residences. He said it would raise standards, reduce slums, and bolster the mortgage system while stimulating construction and the economy, though it falls short of his 140000 new public housing units request.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
West Germans Say Anti Spy Chief Knew No Secrets
The Parliamentary Committee of Adenauer's CDU said the disappearance of anti spy chief Dr Otto John behind the Iron Curtain did not damage the West because he knew no vitally important secrets. John left his West Berlin hotel for East Berlin on July 20.
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Baden
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Otto John
West
John
Bonn Republic
West Berlin
East Berlin
Montana Weather Forecast Focuses on Tuesday Variations
Partly cloudy conditions continue through Tuesday with a cooler turn Tuesday night. Montana regions show highs from 80 to 100 and lows around 41 to 42, with scattered thundershowers possible in the west and east portions. The table notes a 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending Monday at 5 30 p.m.
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Montana
Divide
Roll Call Vote Sets Stage for McCarthy Inquiry
A 75 to 12 roll call backed a special committee to probe Senator McCarthy and his anti-Communist methods. The vote signals a forthcoming congressional inquiry as McCarthy prepared his response.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senators Back Censure Measure Against McCarthy Vote
Washington Colorado Wyoming and Montana senators backed a measure to censure Senator McCarthy. The resolution by Senator Flanders and amendments passed 75 to 12, with Barrett Crippa Millikin Johnson Mansfield and Murray voting for it.
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Washington
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Sen
Flanders
R-Vi
McCarthy
R-Wis
Barrett
R-Wye
Crippa
Millikin
R-Colo
Johnson
D-Colo
Mansfield
Dmont
Murray
D-Mont
McCarthy Challenges Critics to Repeat Allegations Under Oath
McCarthy called for his Senate critics to repeat their charges under oath before the committee. He warned that participants would indict themselves for perjury or prove they are liars. A number of rivals pressed for a swift showdown on a resolution to censure him for conduct as senator and chairman.
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McCarthy
Senate
Red Bombs Could Kill Millions, Peterson Asserts
Federal Civil Defense Chief Val Peterson warned that a Soviet nuclear strike could cause millions of casualties in American cities. He urged rapid funding and a national evacuation, mass feeding, and mass care program with two to six hours warning time, and noted a Battle Creek move for headquarters.
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Washington
Val Peterson
House Appropriations Committee
Peterson
United States
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Battle Creek
Mich
Security forces report 101 Mau Mau killed last week in Kenya
Nairobi Kenya officials say security forces killed 101 Mau Mau terrorists and detained 800 suspects in the past week. Two Europeans were wounded, two Africans killed and three wounded among security forces. Five African civilians were killed by Mau Mau fighters.
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Nairobs
Kenya
U.P
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