Dulles Reports Russia Asked to Say Yes or No on Atomic Pool
Secretary of State Dulles said Russia was asked to give a final yes or no on joining a world pool of atomic materials for life giving purposes. He labeled Moscow’s April note 99 percent negative and noted the pool would still proceed with or without Soviet support.
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Washington
Dulles
Russia
U. S
State Department
Eisenhower
United States
Moscow
Malenkov Dines With British Labor Leaders in Moscow
Soviet Premier Malenkov held a cordial dinner with Clement Attlee An eurin Bevan and Labour delegates at Mozhaisk near Moscow marking the first dinner by a Soviet premier in a Western embassy. The visit coincides with Attlee's delegation aboard a plane en route to China for a three week stay.
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Moscow
Malenkov
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
William Hayter
Attlee
Labor Party
Morgan Phillips
Summerskill
Tass
Two Are Appointed to Montana Boards
Governor J Hugo Arons named two new members to Montana boards both effective July 1 1954. Paul Wold of Laurel will join the State Board of Food Distributors replacing Joe Petsch of Geyser for a term ending July 1 1957. Fred Thieme of Polson will replace Don McKinnon on the State Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors for a term ending July 1 1958.
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Helena
J. Hugo Arons
Paul Wold
Laurel
Joe Petsch
Geyser
State Board of Food Distributors
Fred Thieme
Polson
Don McKinnon
State Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors
Ways to Feel a Bit Cooler
An air-conditioning unit or electric fan helps you feel cooler and fresher. Bargains appear in Want Ads. If you’re a breeze-maker with unused items, sell them via a For Sale ad by calling 5451 to reach an ad-writer. An advertiser sold LOTS, 150 by 60 for $350. Ph. 0000.
Senate Passes Sliding Farm Price Support Bill
President Eisenhower wins flexible authority as the Senate approves a sliding price support plan 82 to 90 percent of parity for five basic crops. The 62 to 28 vote splits along party lines with 44 Republicans and 18 Democrats for. 24 Democrats and GOP members Morse and three Republicans against. The bill returns to the House for conference amid hopes of quick compromise on differences while keeping the flexibility core. The plan aims to adjust price floors to curb surpluses and boost consumption in large harvest years.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Idaho and Arkansas vote shaping party leads in primaries
Sen Henry C. Dworshak led Idaho Republican voters with a strong tally as Glen Taylor and Claude Burtenshaw vied for the Democratic nomination. In Arkansas Gov Francis Cherry trailed Gov Orval Faubus in the Democratic runoff while Nebraska’s cross party primary named three senators, and Delaware Democrats renominated Sen J Allen Frear Jr. with Shifts noted as ballots counted.
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Associated Press
Henry C. Dworshak
Idaho
Glen Taylor
Claude Burtenshaw
Arkansas
Francis Cherry
Orval Faubus
Nebraska
Carl T. Curtis
Robert Crosby
Senate
Curtis
Crosby
Delaware
J. Allen Frear Jr
Supreme Court
James M. Tunnell Jr
Frear
Herbert B. Warburton
Faubus
Cherry
William Farrell 80 Struck by Car on North Montana
William Farrell 80, father of Mrs. C. J. Riegger, was hit by an automobile on North Montana Street near the Broadway intersection late Tuesday night. He was taken to Butte Community Hospital with facial and head injuries including a deep laceration, while a physician conducts a full examination. The driver Wallace McCracken said Farrell stepped from behind a car and was struck by his left front fender.
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William Farrell
C. J. Riegger
W. Woolman
Montana
Broadway
Butte Community Hospital
Wallace McCracken
Colorado
Farrell
Indochina's War Officially Is Over
Cease-fire orders halted fighting across Indochina ending eight years of war. Vietminh and French commanders ordered troops to lay down arms in southern Vietnam at 8 a.m. Saigon time. Demonstrations expected as dawn rose over Saigon and police stayed vigilant.
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Saigon
Indochina
Viet Nam
Kingdom of
Laos
Cambodia
McCarthy Clipped Cee in California Barber Talk
California barbers at the annual convention urged to place Sen. McCarthy on the do not discuss list alongside religion. Vernon L. Rose of Sacramento, secretary treasurer of the Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of California, argued McCarthyism is too controversial for barber shops.
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Los Angeles
California
Sen. McCarthy
Vernon L. Rose
Sacramento
Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of California
Debris Removal Begins After Million Dollar City Fire
Crews cleared bricks and debris Tuesday at the Butte Hotel Apartments Butte Hotel Annex and Windsor block after a Monday blaze. Fire adjusters from Portland were expected Wednesday to assess loss and insurance claims. Officials noted the cause may never be known as contents in a scorched filing cabinet appeared intact.
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Butte Hotel
Butte Hotel Annex
Windsor
Clifford’s
Portland
Kitty
East Broadway
John O'Donnell
Dynamite Found Hidden in Pipe Near West Platinum Street
Fourteen sticks of dynamite were found by four boys of grade school age and a 12 year old boy reported the cache to his parents. Deputy Rod Sale secured the dynamite and it will be destroyed. The powder appeared fresh and usable with no clues to the cacher. Additional sticks were turned in by Marie Charrette who found dynamite in a vacant apartment and delivered it to police.
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Butte
West Platinum Street
Mike Axelson
Arlo Axelson
W. Platinum
Sheriff’s Office
Rod Sale
Axelson
Jack Rowe
David Seccomb
Robert Seccomb
Marie Charette
W. Broadway
Charette
B N. Crystal
French Leader Wins Two Rousing Votes
Paris Premier Pierre Mendes France won two confidence votes in the National Assembly on Tuesday. He secured 361 to 90 on his economic reform program and 393 to 126 to delay debate on Tunisia and Morocco. The Communist bloc backed him on the first vote but abstained on the second, while the MRP supported him. Mendes France warned he would resign if his Aug 7 delay failed, and faced sharp criticism over Tunisia autonomy moves. He pledged to seek a solution to Morocco after recent clashes.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
Tunisia
Morocco
Mendes France
France
Mendes-France
Indochina
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
North Africa
Leon Martinaud-Denlat
Joseph
Leathernecks Honored in Smithsonian Marine Corps Exhibit
Washington marks the Marine Corps history with a government exhibit opened to the public. The Marine Band and Drum and Bugle Corps performed and Gen. Lemuel Shepherd spoke as the display, including May 21 1799 orders to private William Justin, is showcased as a permanent collection.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Leathernecks
Marine Band
Drum and Bugle Corps
Lemuel Shepherd
Smithsonian Institute
William Justin
Constellation
Justin
Border Is Tense as Guards Open Fire on Driver
Communist border guards fired on a West Berlin lawyer who allegedly crossed into East Germany by mistake. He died in a Soviet Zone hospital. A Czech soldier attempting to flee was wounded in a second shooting along the border.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
Eisenhower to hold news conference Wednesday at 10:30
President Eisenhower will hold a news conference today schedule showing 10 30 a m EDT. The event aims to address national issues and provide official updates to reporters.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hoover observes 80th birthday with West Branch honor
Former President Herbert Hoover marked his 80th birthday in West Branch Iowa where thousands gathered near the Hoover cottage. He criticized presidential power as aiding the Soviets and shrinking global freedom in a ceremony that included a law degree honor and greetings from Gov. Beardsley and President Eisenhower.
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Herbert Clark Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hoover
Gome
California
Cedar Rapids
William S. Beardsley
Eisenhower
Negotiations Continue Between Anaconda, Union Over Mining Contract
Representatives of Anaconda Copper Mining Co and the joint negotiating committee of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers met in Butte for contract talks. No agreement reached, plan to seek U S Conciliation Service. In Denver a wage policy committee session may decide a strike from 50 000 to 60 000 members. John Clark notes deadlock but hopes a settlement without a strike.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Butte
Anaconda
Great Falls
U.S. Conciliation Service
Denver
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers Ind
National
John Clark
Mine
Mill
Clark
Car crashes into Lancaster porch. owner demands payment
William R. Devlin fell asleep at the wheel in Lancaster early Tuesday. His car, out of control, crashed into a home porch. Devlin returned with aid, then found the car chained to the damaged porch post by owner James Figari who said the vehicle would stay until payment is received.
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Lancaster
William R. Devlin
Devlin
James Figari
Polio Outbreak Deemed Epidemic in Los Angeles
The city health department labeled the current infantile paralysis surge in Los Angeles an epidemic after reporting 75 new cases in under 10 days.
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Los Angeles
U.P
City Health Department
Congress Poised to End Session by Aug. 19 at Earliest
Washington reports Republican leaders gave up plans to adjourn this Saturday and set August 19 as the earliest possible finish. President Eisenhower expects Senate work to extend into next week on atomic energy legislation. Senate and House must clear farm, social security, anti-subversives, unemployment, debt, foreign aid, and extra appropriations before recess.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Gore
D-Tenn
Senate House
House
Martin
R-Mass
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
James C. Hagerty
Colorado
Illinois
Montana wheat crop predicted far below last year
Helena Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on August 1 forecast Montana wheat at 78.56 million bushels, down from 89.71 million on July 1 and far below 1953’s 114.17 million. Spring wheat near 48.63 million, winter wheat 29.93 million, drought and heat blamed, 1954 acreage restrictions cited plus higher barley area. US wheat total 977.54 million, barley 372.65 million, with acreage limits boosting barley.
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Helena
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Montana
U.S
Heat and Drought Trim U.S. Crop Prospects Across Plains
Weather in July slashed this year’s corn by about 15 percent and pulled total crop prospects 5 percent below last month’s. The Agriculture Department warned that the corn surplus has ended, with about 2.824 billion bushels forecast, possibly 350 million below needs, against roughly 950 million in stocks. Soybeans, peanuts, sorghum, spring wheat and hay also suffered, though overall farm production may remain near last year’s near record level as livestock and dairy output likely climbs to a new annual high. Barley, rye, rice, dry beans, dry peas, tobacco, sugar cane and sugar beets kept yields steady or improved.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Butte and Montana Weather Forecast Summary
Partly cloudy in Butte and statewide with little temperature change. Wednesday highs around 82 with a low near 45 late Thursday. Temperatures from 12 midnight Monday to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday ranged from 47 to 85. West of Divide expected to stay warm 80 to 90, east of Divide mostly fair with highs 82 to 92. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Divide
Montana
Pep
Billings Belgrade
Broadusee
Butte
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond “Ences
Glasgow Cceeees
Great Falls
Havre
Tr Helena
Kalispell M
Lewistown
Livingston Ceees
Miles City
Missoula
West Yellowstone
Whitehall Senenere
Sidney Man Is Kiwanis Leader
Sidney F Mikel son of Sidney Tuesday was elected governor of the Montana District of Kiwanis International at the 34th annual convention in Helena A farewell dinner and officers were chosen with Miles City slated to host the 1955 meeting Norman Winstine of Helena was his predecessor Elected lieutenant governors included Dr Gordon Anderson Deer Lodge Dr H R Larson Havre Brick Vaughn Helena Henry Ruegmer Hardin and Gordon Bollinger Glasgow International Trustee Don Dubait of St Louis summed up convention highlights Brig Gen James O Guthrie commander of the 29th Air Division spoke at a luncheon and over 300 Kiwanians and wives attended the event
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Helena
Harry F. Mikelson
Sidney
Montana
Kiwanis International
Miles City
Mikelson
Norman Winestine
Gordon Anderson
Deer Lodge
H. R. Larson
Havre
Brick Vaughn
Henry Ruegmer
Hardin
Gordon Bollinger
Glasgow
Don Dubait
St. Louis
Harold Doolen
Billings
Cleveland
Ohio
James O. Guthrie
29Th Air Division
Great Falls Air Force Base
Kiwanis District Wins Top Honor At Miami Meet
Homer E. Anderson of Bozeman announced at the governor's banquet that the Montana Kiwanis district won first place in 1954 for the highest achievement at the Kiwanis International convention in Miami Florida. He is immediate past district governor and the report continues on page 6.
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Helena
Montana
Ambassador Quits Amid Rumors on Stevens Denial
Eisenhower accepted M. Robert Guggenheim’s resignation as ambassador to Portugal. Rumors that Secretary of the Army Stevens would replace him were denied by press secretary Hagerty, who cited Defense Secretary Wilson’s statement of no plans to shift Stevens. Stevens returns to Washington after a four week Montana ranch vacation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
M. Robert Guggenheim
Portugal
Stevens
James C. Hagerty
White House
Lisbon
Hagerty
Wilson
Guggenheim
Montana
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