Violent Mideast Turmoil Seen If Fall, Soviets Blamed
AP analysis cites British intelligence warning of renewed Middle East violence by fall. Soviet aims to control the region include forcing Britain's retreat from the Persian Gulf and pressuring Western economies. Arms to Yemen, Egypt, and Syria are noted as tactics to foment chaos and shift oil leverage aboard.
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Mideast
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Europe
Yemen
Arabian Peninsula
Britain
Aden
Imam
Oman
Egypt
Syria
U.S. S.R
One of American Youths May Defect to Russia
Moscow reports 150 American youths at the World Youth Festival packing up. Some head home, some tour Red China, one may defect. The event offered rare Soviet exposure, open dialogue with Russians, and mixed views on communism among delegates.
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Russia
Moscow
Red China
Soviet Union
Red Square
Asia
Africa
China
U.S. State Dept
Red
Maxwell Funeral Set in Butte for Slain Prospector
John Maxwell 78 a Spanish American War veteran was shot to death in his cabin about seven miles east of the city. Masonic services will be held at the Butte Masonic Temple Tuesday at 2 PM. The body goes to Portland for burial. Scott Funeral Home Whitehall is in charge. No progress reported in the search for the slayer. The Colt revolver used remains missing. Coroner Kyle Scott notes Maxwell appeared to have fought before being shot. The cabin lies in the forest atop the Continental Divide near Columbia Gardens. Jefferson and Silver Bow officers search for clues in the cabin.
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Butte Masonic Temple
John Maxwell
Here
Portland
Scott Funeral Home
Whitehall
Maxwell
Jefferson County
Kyle Scott
Scott
Continental Divide
Columbia Gardens
Jefferson
Silver Bow Counties
Two Die in Head On Auto Collision Near Saco Montana
Two men aged 25 die in a head on crash on U S Highway 2 about half a mile east of Saco. Eugene Sim of Malta and James F Rhodes of Oakford Illinois are killed. Rhodes wife and nine year old daughter injured, Rhodes wife in critical condition.
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Malta
Mont
U.S. Highway 2
Saco
Northcentral
Montana
James F. Rhodes
Oakford
Ill
Eugene Sim
Rhodes
Betty Ruth
Sim
Great Northern Railway
Jesse Rhodes
Box Elder
Homemade Bomb Kills 4 In California Driveway Tragedy
In Yreka California a 47 year old mill worker Wilbur Smith used a homemade dynamite bomb in a failed attack on his wife who had him jailed for beating her. The blast killed Smith his 16 year old son Ted his 24 year old son in law Douglas Sturges and his daughter Charlotte Sturges 20 who died on arrival at Siskiyou County Hospital. Clara Smith the wife survived but was hospitalized in hysterics. The incident occurred in the driveway of the Sturges home. Sheriff Al Cottar said Smith appeared intent on revenge.
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Yreka
Calif
U.R
Wilbur Smith
Smith
Ted
Douglas Sturges
Charlotte Sturges
Siskiyou County Hospital
Clara
Sturges
California
al Cottar
Gem Merchant Reports $100,000 Gem Heist in Memphis
Memphis police heard from diamond merchant Jacob Davis about two armed robbers who surprised him in a hotel room. Davis says gems valued at more than $100,000 were taken from his sample case as he woke from a nap and was forced back into the room by the bandits in dark glasses.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.R
Jacob Davis
Korean wreck kills 28 near Seoul
A bus crashed into a tree 30 miles south of Seoul and burst into flames after its gas tank exploded. Twenty eight people were killed and sixteen injured with nine in critical condition.
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Seoul
Korea
Here
Labor Rackets Law Review Expected Soon
Senate plans to outline findings from the Labor Rackets Investigating Committee on loopholes in federal law enabling labor rackets. McClellan says no formal legislation before adjournment, though stronger power to expose union fund mishandling may be needed. Hoffa and a proposed superunion drawing scrutiny amid timing and antitrust prospects.
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Washington
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Congress
Labor Dept
Hoffa
Afl-Cio
Sen. McNamara
D-Mich
Pipe Fitters Union
Michigan
Sen. Curtis
R-Neb
Texans hail rain left by Bertha in Texas drought relief
Tropical storm Bertha brought welcome rain to east Texas with up to 12.8 inches near Palestine and 11 inches at Livingston, easing moisture shortages for cotton and grain sorghum. There were two traffic deaths blamed on the rains and some minor flooding with little property damage.
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Dallas
Tex
Bertha
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Audrey
Louisiana
A. B. Jolley
Jolley
Dallas Times Herald
Texas-Louisiana
Palestine
Livingston
Solons Begin Final Lap As They Eye Labor Day
The 85th Congress enters its final stretch amid a civil rights fight with Eisenhower's bill. House actions on Senate revisions and a joint conference loom as adjournment by Labor Day remains uncertain. A separate $3.366 billion foreign aid authorization also races toward passage this week.
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Solons
Eye
Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Eisenhower
House Republicans
Senate House Conference Committee
Three-Corner Shot Breaks Windshield in Butte Incident
Elmer Lyons of 545 East Park reported a billiard cue ball from the Eagle Bar at 715 East Park bounced into his westbound car’s windshield after hitting a taxicab front tire. No injuries were reported.
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Butte
Elmer Lyons
E. Park
Montana Weather Brief East and West Regions
East region expects partly cloudy days with scattered thundershowers and cooler in the southeast on Monday. Highs 80 to 90, lows 55 to 65, then warmer Tuesday. West region remains mostly fair with isolated showers and little temperature change. Highs 80 to 90, lows 45 to 55.
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Montana
Montana Orphans Visit Disneyland Flight Ends in Joy
A group of 136 children from Twin Bridges, Butte, and Billings completed a tour started August 1 to California ending with a Disneyland visit. A measles case from Twin Bridges required isolation, but the rest enjoyed a Highway Patrol escorted return with parade greetings. The trip sponsor Col Benjamin Brinton and Nellie Avery initiated the journey, and the children described the experience as wonderful.
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Twin Bridges
Paul Clark
Butte
Yellowstone
Billings
Mining
Disneyland
Dick Little
Benjamin Brinton
McAllister Rancher
Nellie Avery
California
William Thornby
William Madlena
Mr. Little
Read Every Want Ad For Quick Action In London
A memory feat attributed to Thomas Hook from early 1800s London is cited. The piece urges daily reading of the Want Ad section in the London Times and claims ads there receive quick responses. It ends with a dialing instruction: 5451.
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Thomas Hook
London
London Times
Dial
Nixon Support Likely For Knowland In California Bid
Washington reports Vice President Nixon plans to back the expected Senate colleague Sen. Knowland for California governor next year. Nixon may supply broad GOP backing to deter a Knight challenge and keep California in the 1960 presidential contest the party’s way.
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Washington
Nixon
California
Sen
Knowland
Calif
GOP
Goodwin J. Knight
Senate
Congress
Knight
Brit Holiday Flight Crashes Near Quebec Killing 79
A Maritime Central Airways four engine DC4 returning from London crashed near Issoudin Quebec during a severe thunderstorm killing 79 aboard including 73 passengers and 6 crew. The chartered flight carried Ontario Legion veterans and possibly other members of Imperial Veterans Division of Ontario. Survivors none. The wreckage burned for hours as local fire units battled the flames.
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Montreal
Maritime Central Airways
London
Quebec
Canadian
Britain
Imperial Veterans Division of Ontario
Canadian Legion
John Peacock
Issoudin
Trenton
Ont
Royal Canadian Air Force
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Rocky Mountains
Aci É
Norman Ramsay
Trans-Canada
Maritime Central
Ramsay
Brampton
Canadian Air Lines
Nordair, Ltd
St. Lawrence Valley
Peacock
Ontario
Anaconda Employees On Sister Aircraft
A sister ship of Maritime Central Airways DC4, which crashed near Quebec City killing 79, completed a flight from the United Kingdom carrying 70 Anaconda Brass Co. employees. The MCA sister flight landed at 6 45 p.m. after a three week holiday visit with pickups in Belfast and Prestwick.
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Toronto
Maritime Central Airways
Quebec City
United Kingdom
Anaconda Brass Co
Imperial Veterans Division
Canadian Legion
Ontario Command
Malton
MCA
British Isles
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Prestwick
Scotland
Daring Alpinist Rescues Climber on Eiger Wall
Alfred Hellpart, a German guide, rescued a young climber on the Eiger north face after days trapped by storms. Two Germans, Guenther Nothdraft and Goetz Meier, plus Stefano Longhi remained missing or injured as clouds and fog hampered further rescue efforts. The ordeal followed a second winch-assisted descent and a risky rope operation to bring the Italian climber Cordi to safety.
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Grindelwald
Switzerland
Eiger
Alfred Hellpart
Hellport
Cordi
Guenther Nothdraft
Goetz Meier
Stefano Longhi
Lecco
Longhi
Five Climbers Die On Bluemlisalphorn Peak
In Kandernsteg Switzerland three Swiss alpinists fell to their deaths during descent from Bluemlisalphorn, a 12043-foot peak. Nearby near Chamonix France two French mountaineers died in an ice avalanche in the Nantillons glacier. The Parisian duo, Georges Delunsch 26 and Jean Claude Antoinette, were in training to be guides.
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Kandersteg
Switzerland
Bluemlisalphorn
Chamonix
France
U.P
Nantillons
Georges Delunsch
Jean- Claude Antoinette
Paris
Brit led forces seize Nizwa in rebel crackdown
British led troops supported by RAF forces captured Nizwa, rebel Imam Ghaleb ben Ali's stronghold, hoisting Sultan Said bin Taimur's banner. Fort Nizwa fell after air strikes and ground operations. ISIL-style wording trimmed.
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Manama
Bahrain
Muscat
Oman
Nizwa
Imam Ghaleb Ben Ali
Sultan Said bin Taimur
Royal Air Force
RAF Venom
Laurence Sinclair
Britain
Livingston Angler Wins $1000 In Freshwater Derby
Hank Fabian of Livingston won $1000 for a 4 pound 4 ounce loch seven caught on Sunday on the Yellowstone River. About 1,800 anglers fished a 10 mile stretch east of Livingston for one of four cash prizes. LeRoy Norville of Billings took $250 for second with 2 pounds 14 ounces and George Hert of Billings earned $150 for third with 2 pounds 12 ounces. Barbara Domer of Townsend won the women’s division with 2 pounds 3 ounces and Vaughnetta Cook of Billings was runner up.
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Livingston
Hank Fabian
Yellowstone River
LeRoy Norville
Billings
Lobk
George Hert
Barbara Domer
Townsend
Vaughnetta Cook
Dulles criticized by Cairo press over US friends remark
The Egyptian newspaper Al Akhbar condemned Secretary of State Dulles for telling a House Appropriations Subcommittee that he does not care whether the United States makes friends. It warned such statements harm the nation more than enemies.
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Cairo
State Dulles
House Appropriations
United States
Dulles
al Akhbar
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