Two Cops Jailed in $50,000 Thefts Scandal
In Birmingham two police officers were jailed and five suspended after raids on 23 officers as authorities investigated burglaries and safe cracking worth about $50,000 over two years. Police leaders led the inquiry, with nine special squads scouring for stolen property. A former officer's confession implicated a lieutenant, a detective, two sergeants and 19 patrolmen in multiple burglaries.
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Birmingham
R. E. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Paul Singer
G. L. Pattie
Singer
E. F. Estes
H. O. Black
Travis A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Texas Towers give last minute warning against enemy craft
The Air Force outlined a line of radar-equipped Texas Towers to stand about 100 miles off the Atlantic coast from Norfolk to Newfoundland. The tall offshore posts will detect raiders through shells of radar and other devices, forming part of the Continental Air Defense Command. Each tower costs over a million dollars for construction with sensitive electronics.
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Texas Towers
Washington
Air Force
Texas
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Norfolk
Newfoundland
Continental Air Defense Command
Texas Tower
New York
Injunction Blocks Walkout at 2 Atomic Plants
U S District Judge Robert L Taylor issued a Taft Hartley injunction to halt planned strikes Thursday at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Paducah Kentucky atomic plants. The order, sought by Warren E Burger for the federal government, creates an 80 day cooling off period with an inquiry board active while workers stay on the job. About 4500 workers are involved, 3500 at the Oak Ridge plant.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
U. S
Robert L. Taylor
Taft- Hartley
Paducah
Knoxville
Taylor
U. S. Asst
Warren E. Burger
Washington
Eisenhower
CIO
Company
Louisville
T-H
Army Demonstrates TV Controlled Battle Telepresence
Fort Meade witnesses Operation Threshold as Combat Television provides instant, simultaneous battlefield views from eight cameras. Army leaders like Gen Ridgway and RCA chief Sarnoff call it a revolution in tactical communications, while Maj Gen Back envisions battlefield clarity comparable to gunpowder and tanks.
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Fort Meade
NBC
George S. Back
Army Chief of Communications
David Sarnoff
RCA
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Police Conclave Kicks Off In Butte Montana
About 75 to 100 delegates and their wives arrive for a three day Montana Police Protective Assn meeting in the Finlen Hotel. More than 150 people expected including non delegate observers. Mayor Sullivan welcomes, H D Carmichael to speak on metropolitan police law Thursday morning. Friday features FBI agent Percy Wyly and officer elections. Atty Gen Arnold Olsen headlines Saturday banquet in the Silver Bow Ballroom with tours to the Montana School of Mines and Civic Center.
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Montana Police Protective Assn
Finlen Hotel
Walter Eslick
Butte
Tim J. Sullivan
H. D. Carmichael
Metropolitan Police
Vegas Club
Meaderville
City Opens Nickel Dime Quarter Parking Lot
Great Falls officials unveil an off street lot with 24 hour meters accepting only nickels dimes and quarters. A first day check showed most coins inserted were pennies and they yielded the same parking time as nickels, highlighting user confusion and pay parity.
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Great Falls
Ex-West German Security Chief Defects to Fight Nazism
Otto John, former West German security chief, appeared in East Berlin to explain his defection aimed at opposing revived Nazism and a potential war. He accused Bonn government of aiding aggression through EDC secrecy and dismissed rumors of being lured by the East, pledging to work for German unity and to write a book.
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Berlin
East Germany
Otto John
World Press
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
European Defense
EDD
United States
Bonn
John
J. Edgar Hoover
Red China
FBI
Britain
France
Germany
EDC
East
Adenauer
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
CIA
Dulles
Hitler
East Zone
Wilhelm Girnus
German Unity League
Montana Power transfer of MDU gas assets delayed
The Federal Power Commission action on Montana Dakotas utilities' applications delays the September 1 takeover of northern Montana gas properties by Montana Power Co. The sale, agreed last December, includes transmission and distribution facilities in Conrad, Choteau, Havre, and surrounding areas, plus wholesale gas contracts and related production and transmission assets. Montana Power will integrate the northern Montana properties with its gas system once the FPC acts.
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Havre
Federal Power Commission
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Montana
Montana Power Co
Montana Power
Montana-Dakota
Great Falls
FPC
Cecil W. Smith
J. E. Corette
Conrad
Choteau
Walier
Chester
Chinook
Harlem
Shelby
Dakotas
County Democratic Committee to Meet Next Monday
A meeting of the Silver Bow County Democratic Central Committee will be held in Judge T E Downey's courtroom on the third floor of the courthouse at 8 p m Monday Aug 16 announced by W B Renouard county chairman. Business includes election of a chairman secretary a state committeeman and a state committeewoman. It is strongly urged that all precinct committeemen and precinct committeewomen attend.
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Silver Bow County
Democratic Central Committee
T. E. Downey
W. B. Renouard
Renouard
Wall Collapses at Butte Fire Scene
A wall section of the Butte Hotel Annex collapsed at 6:50 p.m. during the aftermath of a major downtown fire. Bricks rained into the Walsh Apartments, shattering a third floor bathroom and prompting residents to seek shelter. No injuries were reported among occupants or a sergeant nearby. roof-work at the Walsh Apts. continued.
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Butte
Butte Hotel
Walsh Apts
Broadway
Margaret Lutz
Lutz
William Farwell
Bannack Readied for Dedication Day in Montana
Bannack has had its face lifted in two weeks of prep for a Sunday dedication expected to draw thousands. Gravel bars from former dredge operations were leveled, sagebrush cleared, and roads widened to improve parking and sightlines. A crew led by Commissioner Norman Giles and including Clarence Holter Andrew Leake John Schultz and Jack Giles oversaw the work with many volunteers assisting to showcase the territorial capital.
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Dillon—Bannack
Montana
Norman Giles
Clarence Holter
Andrew Leake
John Schultz
Jack Giles
Butte Men Win Nearby Cabin Tracts in Lottery Draw
Thirteen Butte men were among 23 successful applicants for Silver Bow county cabin tracts on the Big Hole River about 50 miles southwest of Butte. The drawing, supervised by O G Hadley of the Billings land office, selected 23 winners and 35 alternates from a list including 379 World War II and Korean veterans. Leases run five years with renewal option, are nontransferable without federal consent, and require adherence to public land building rules.
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Billings
Butte
Silver Bow County
O. G. Hadley
Bureau of Land Management
Hadley
Montana
Big Hole River
John L. Tobin
Robert L. Kerns
Melvin R. Osborn
John A. Paddock
William O. Morey Jr
William FE. Nelson
Edward A. Miklos
Duane R. Ohnstad
Donald F. Nevin
Alfred S
John T. Forkhan
Anaconda
Gerald G. Stern
Winnett
Lloyd A. Markell
Restone
Bruce D. Watters
Dillon
Kenneth J. Larson
Scobey
John B. Preston
Bismarck
N. D
Aranda R. Callen
Aurora
Colo
Senate Battles on Labor Bill
Washington lawmakers clash over an administration bill to deny aid to unions deemed Communist infiltrated. Critics warn it could weaponize anti union measures, while backers say it strengthens unions by blocking Red influence. Debate stalled as Senate recessed and key leaders voiced doubts.
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Washington
Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Labor Committee
Knowland
Calif
Butte and Montana Forecast Mostly Fair With Scattered Thunder Showers
Butte and western Montana expect fair conditions Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy skies and scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers especially in the south. Highs near 80 to 90, lows in the 40s, with little temperature change through the period.
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Montana
Divide
Wealth and Brains Can Make West Impervious to Reds
President Eisenhower warned there will be no war if the free world uses its brains and wealth to deter Communist assault. He rejected breaking ties with Russia and urged building an impervious structure through intelligence, wealth, and unity. Clark, now The Citadel president, urged breaking diplomatic ties and UN reorganization, but Eisenhower praised Clark while distancing himself from his views.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Moscow
Mark Clark
United States
Korea
Indochina
Iran
Egypt
Central America
Gen. Clark
Clark
The
Citadel
Charleston
S. C
Senate
Russia
United Nations
Soviet Union
Hoover Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
U. N
Ike Hails Farm Bill Passage as Economy Aid
Eisenhower praised Senate passage of a flexible price support farm bill as a step to welfare for farmers and a stable economy not a partisan victory. He warned against breaking relations with Russia or pursuing a preventive war while noting hopeful world conditions and an upcoming economy report. the plan ties price supports to supply.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Russia
Korea
Indochina
Iran
Egypt
Central America
White House
Conciliator to Attend Meeting With Anaconda Union Group
A meeting of Anaconda Copper Mining representatives and the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers joint negotiating committee with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is scheduled in Butte for Tuesday August 17 at 10 am. The session follows several recent contract talks and a decision to use federal mediation. In Denver two dozen delegates to the National Wage Policy Committee of the same union dispersed after a lengthy session with no final results announced.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Butte
Harry H. Lewis
Seattle
Government Service
Anaconda
Great Falls
Denver
National
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
Ind
Butte Children To Visit Columbia Gardens For Day
Butte children under 14 will ride free to Columbia Gardens on buses running every 20 minutes from 9 20 a m starting at Park and Main. Supervisors will watch over kids as the day lasts until the last bus leaves Gardens at 4 p m.
The Blows Out Woman Is Killed Miles City Crash
A 48 year old Billings woman, Mrs Virgil Adams, was killed when an auto accident eight miles east of Miles City on U S 10 occurred Wednesday. Her husband Virgil C Adams and son Benjamin Thomas 13 were treated and released for minor injuries after the car overturned rolling twice following a tire blowout. No inquest was planned. The year to date highway toll in Montana reached 114 versus 139 a year ago.
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Miles City
Billings
Montana
Virgil Adams
Virgil C
Benjamin Thomas
U.S. 10
Want Ads Guidance and Bargains Promote Sales
Easy Way to Buy Anything explains using Want Ads to study market prices before buying furniture, a home, or a car. It notes ads help compare offers and that readers can sell items with For Sale ads. An example shows a 40 CHEV. COUPE listed at $75 with a contact number.
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