Smokejumpers Plane Crash Kills Two Men
A Ford trimotor smokejumpers plane crashed near Moose Creek Idaho, killing Gary G. Williams and John A. Rolf. Pilot Bob Culver and smokejumper Roland M. Stoleson survived with noncritical burns. A. W Blackerby and authorities opened a three man investigation into the crash.
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Nez Perce National Forest
A. W Blackerby
Grangeville
Idaho
Bob Culver
Missoula
Roland M. Stoleson
Stoleson
Illinois
Montana State University
Skydivers and Parachute Rescue Association
Anniversary of Mann Gulch Fire Echoes in Idaho Crash
MISSOULA UPI reports the Idaho Forest Service plane crash on Tuesday echoes the 1949 Mann Gulch disaster near Helena in which 12 smokejumpers and a guard died. The Mann Gulch fire killed 13, burned 5,000 acres, and prompted a major firefighting effort with 350 rescuers.
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Missoula
Upi
Forest Service
Idaho
Mann Gulch
Helena
Region 1
Gates of the Mountains
Wag Dodge
Dodge
Bob Salee
Samuels
Walt Rumsey
Larned
Kaw
Deer Lodge
Hurricane Dot Hits Hawaii Evacuations Begin
Strong winds from hurricane Dot buffeted Hawaii's southern tip causing the evacuation of Punaluu village and threatening sugar plantations, ranches, and a lunar tracking station. Forecasters warn winds up to 60 mph with 130 mph center as the storm tracks north northwest toward Oahu.
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Honolulu
Dot
Hawaii
South Point
Punaluu
Weather Bureau
Oahu
Brit farmer claims cows milk more on rubber mattresses
No Bank NEW YORK AP reports Anthony Bramley a 56 year old dairy farmer from Kidlington England says cows produce more milk if they sleep on rubber mattresses. He says he has tested the method and believes it works.
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New York
Anthony Bramley
Kidlington
England
Venezuelan Riots Leave Several Dead in Caracas
In Caracas crowds clashed with police and troops for hours over an abolished public works project and a park plan. Four killed including two policemen and two demonstrators. hundreds wounded, shops damaged, and government suspends two constitutional rights for 30 days.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Parliament
Defense bill passes Congress funding nuclear carrier plan
Congress approved a 39.2 billion defense bill sending the measure to the White House. The compromise funds 35 million for advanced planning of a second nuclear carrier, with 100 million optional for reserve boosts.
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Congress
Washington
U.S
House
Senate
White House
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Navy
Mine Mill Board Debates Strike Invocation
The wage policy committee of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers met in Denver to review reports from bargaining councils negotiating new contracts affecting about 45 000 workers. The panel planned a Wednesday session to decide whether to invoke a strike action approved in a national referendum as talks with non ferrous metals firms continue.
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Denver
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter
Move to Bypass Faubus Ordered Move to Bypass Faubus Ordered
The Little Rock School Board voted to reopen all four high schools on August 12 to head off Gov. Faubus interference. The plan reversed a September 12 closure and precedes June dates for returning Negro students to previously white schools. Ted Lamb led the motion with superintendent Terrell confirming readiness.
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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Ted Lamb
Lamb
Terrell
Little Rock High
Typhoon Ellen Skirts Okinawa Northeastern Tip
Typhoon Ellen veered toward Okinawa's northern tip sparing major population centers from peak winds of 115 mph. Naha and nearby U.S. bases saw 50 mph winds with some damage reports.
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Naha
Okinawa
UPI
Ellen
U.S
Big Four recess in failure in Berlin talks
The Big Four foreign ministers recessed their Berlin truce talks indefinitely after a three hour session. The communique marked the failure of this round, with Khrushchev Eisenhower exchanges keeping East West dialogue alive.
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Geneva
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Sovie Union
West
Congress Lets Interstates Halted Amid Financing Deadlock
Montana highway commissioners canceled an August 19 letting worth six million dollars and delayed labor and engineering work as Congress weighs funding for interstate projects. The move echoes 24 states pausing bids, with 17 ready to follow.
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Billings
Montana
Congress
Highway Commission
Harry Burns
Chinook
Congressional
Mossmain-Billings
Tongue River
Miles City
Yellowstone River
Reed Point
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
BPR
Commission
Chicago
Fred Quinnell Jr
Quinnell
American Association of State Highway Officials
House
Ways and Means
Lee Swanson
Livingston
Stan Halvorson
Kalispell
Otis Waters
Richey
Roy Sorrells
Helena
Paul Johnson
Senate group OKs new housing bill trimmed to meet objections
The Senate Housing subcommittee approved a new 1.05 billion housing bill, trimmed from 1.385 billion to win President Eisenhower's objections. It retains some vetoed provisions like FHA loan limits and public housing units but drops others and avoids an override. The full Banking Committee will review next, with time deemed short this session.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Housing Subcommittee
Eisenhower
White House
Banking
John Sparkman
Ala
Ike
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Sparkman
Federal
National Mortgage Assn
Hoffa Urged to Be Curbed by Senate Rackets Panel
The eight member rackets committee warned Hoffa could destroy the decent labor movement unless his power is curbed. The report comes as the Teamsters face court actions over monitors policing Hoffa’s presidency. Justice Frankfurter declined a stay of the monitors’ program and the union’s appeal proceeds.
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Hoffa
Washington
Senate
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
United States
Teamsters
Rackets
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Federal District Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Frankfurter
Rackets Committee
Painful Heroics by a Toy Terrier in Kansas
Tina a 6 pound Manchester carrying dog in Hays Kansas leaped to shield a child Paula Jean Otto from a rattlesnake strike taking the bite herself. The child escaped unhurt and Tina is expected to recover. Also notes a Select Committee report criticizing Hoffa for alleged labor union misconduct and racketeering.
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Tina
Manchester
Hays
Kan
Paula Jean Otto
Forest Fire Rumblings in Summit Valley Consume 8 200 Acres
About 1 500 men battled a vast Summit Valley blaze eighty miles east of Los Angeles. The San Bernardino Mountains fire had burned 8 200 acres in three days while other California fires near Yosemite and Harris were contained or controlled. The Harris fire destroyed three cabins and had scorched 1 450 acres since Monday.
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San Francisco
Summit Valley
Los Angeles
San Bernardino Mountains
California
Yosemite National Park
Harris
Oregon
Pacific
Plane Ditches. One Airman Missing Off Bermuda
A giant Air Force KB50 tanker aircraft ditched Tuesday in the mid Atlantic while en route from the Azores to Bermuda. Seven crewmen were rescued by the tanker Imperial St. Lawrence. one airman remained missing as an intensive air sea search launched. The aircraft belonged to the 427th Air Refueling Squadron based at Langley.
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Langley Air Force Base
Giant Air Force
Azores
Bermuda
Labor Bill Sparks Near Fight in House Debate
A House Rules Committee session on a labor bill turned heated as Georgia's Phil Landrum and Indiana's Ray Madden clashed near a fist fight. Madden accused the bill of a campaign to ruin labor, while Landrum criticized it as too weak to curb racketeers. The measure, approved 16-14 by the Labor Committee, faces possible rewrite with Speaker Rayburn supportive.
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Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Phil M. Landrum
Georgia
Ray J. Madden
Indiana
Graham A. Barden
House Labor Committee
Madden
Gary
Ind
Rules Committee
Labor Committee
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Let Me Locate You Near School Want Ad
A post standard want ad invites readers to locate homes near a school. The notice promotes the Homes for Sale section and urges readers to call 5451 to place an advertisement for property listings.
Body of O R Johnson Found After Search Near Basin
Ole R. Johnson aged 78 of 1822 Sherman was found dead Tuesday afternoon eight miles north of Basin in Cataract Gulch. He had been missing since Saturday while checking mining claims. Coroner Leonard Scott said he likely died of a heart attack. The search party included forest service personnel and local officials.
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Ole R. Johnson
Sherman
Butte
Basin
Johnson
Mountain District
Johnny Williams
Boulder
Ed Cartwright
Jefferson County
al Graesser
Boulder District
Don Kieckbusch
John Johnson
Jim Lotan
Jack Ryan
Forest Service
Stanley Hugo
Elmer Hugo
Mr. Johnson
Miles Tuttle
Divide
Leonard Scott
Whitehall
Auto Plates Stolen Before Ever Used
Rita Mae Walsh reports a theft of a set of license plates she bought only 20 minutes earlier from her car on South Dakota Avenue. The stolen plate number is 1-16518.
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Rita Mae Walsh
South Dakota
City Debates Budget Balance and Tax Options
City officials report the 1959 60 budget remains unbalanced and urge taxpayers to attend a public meeting at 7 30 p m in city hall to decide between higher taxes or reduced services. The council seeks citizen input after long budget sessions and a divided stance on alternatives.
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City Hall
Ways and Means Committee
Montana Weather Forecast For East And West Regions
Partly cloudy conditions with isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorms in the east and cooler nights. Wednesday highs 75-95, lows 38-60, with slightly warmer Thursday. West values run 75-85 for Wednesday, 80-95 for Thursday. timing note: table shows 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending Tuesday p.m. MST.
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Montana
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