Arabs Warn West Not to Use Force Over Suez Crisis
The Arab world urged Western powers to avoid force in the Egypt Suez dispute as Britain and France press for international canal control. Britain reinforces Mediterranean forces amid warnings. Arab League meets in Cairo backing Nasser while Syria warns against protecting Western oil lines.
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London
Egypt
Suez Canal
British Labor Party
Eden
Britain
Mediterranean
France
U. S
Greece
Washington
State Dept
Nasser
Damascus
Syria
Salah Osman
Indonesia
Singapore
Canal
Malta
Tel Aviv
Menachen Beigin
Israel
Arab League
Cairo
Iraq
Jordan
Libya
League
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Yemen
United States backs international control of Suez Canal
Washington declares full agreement with Britain and France on running the Suez through an international authority. The stance aims to keep the waterway open, as Egypt nationalizes it and boycotts a 22 nation conference, with Dulles leading a 23 member U S delegation.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Suez Canal
Egypt
State Dept
Department
Dulles
London
Russia
Harriman Receives Montana Delegates in Chicago
Governor Averell Harriman welcomed the Montana delegation at his Sheraton-Blackstone base as he pressed western state support for his Democratic campaign. The Montana group split 6 votes for Harriman and 6 for Stevenson with 4 uncommitted, per national committeewoman Bernice Kingsbury, while Oklahoma Governor Raymond Gary, western campaign chair, reported 8 Montana votes.
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Chicago
New York
Averell Harriman
Montana
Sheraton-Blackstone
Far West
Bernice Kingsbury
Treasure State
Harriman
Adlai Stevenson
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Western
Butte City Council Approves 1956 57 Budget
The Butte City Council adopted a final budget of 1 644 611.33 for 1956 57 after a heated debate over garbage disposal and recreation funding. The 13 2 vote included a 25 monthly raise for all city employees not in unions, effective Sept. 1, with $70 000 earmarked for potential garbage disposal in an emergency.
Montana Weather Outlook for East and West Regions
East division expects fair skies with isolated thundershowers on Tuesday. cooler conditions across the east and extreme north with highs of 75 to 85 in the east and 85 to 95 in the southwest. Wednesday brings fair weather with scattered afternoon showers in the west and south and warmer conditions in the east. West division remains fair and warm Tuesday and Wednesday with a few thundershowers Wednesday afternoon. highs 90 to 95.
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Montana
County Adopts Budget with Higher Valuation and Airport Levy
The Board of County Commissioners adopts the 1956-57 budget amid rising costs and a $7.5 million jump in Silver Bow County taxable valuation from 1955-56. Tax revenue totals $1,425,550.17, with a 42.6 mill levy, down 1.72 mills from last year, despite a 2 mill addition for the airport operation formerly run by the City of Butte. The general fund totals $811,941.83, the poor fund $466,561.24, and total available funds rise to $1,867,099 for the year, with adjustments from preliminary to final budgets.
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Butte
William Renouard
Pete Sodja
Edward Hastings
Parks and Playgrounds
Board of Recreation
Bery Wilson
Airport
Silver Bow
Board of County Commissioners
General Fund
Girl Becomes State's 156th Traffic Fatality
A pickup truck crash near Frazer killed Joyce Presser about age 16 and injured two Wolf Point teens Benny Pfiter and Douglas Ruggles. The Montana toll reached 156 for 1956, with officials noting prior years' counts and noting the weekend fatalities.
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Wolf Point
Frazer
Joyce Presser
Benny Pfiter
Douglas Ruggles
Montana
U. S. Highway 2
Hurricane Betsy Near Florida With Strong Winds
Hurricane Betsy moves toward Florida with winds up to 120 mph near the center and fringe winds likely to strike Palm Beach Tuesday morning. Warnings stretch from St Augustine to Key West as officials monitor the system and meteorologists describe its high level of activity.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Weather Bureau
Palm Beach
Greater Miami
Melbourne
St. Augustine
Key West
Robert H. Simpson
Idaho primary features nine-way U.S. Senate race
Idaho residents vote today in a nine candidate field for the U.S. Senate seat held by Herman Welker. The race includes former senator Glen Taylor and Welker seeks renomination for a first full term. Polls run 12 noon to 8 p.m. MST with unopposed incumbents Gracie Prost and Homer Budge in renomination efforts and several challengers from multiple towns.
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Boise
Idaho
U. S. Senate
Herman Welker
Welker
Glen Taylor
Taylor
Senate
Progressive Party
Henry Wallace
Eisenhower
Congress
Gracie Prost
Homer Budge
Louise Shadduck
Coeur D'Alene
Prost
Budge
F. M. Bistline
Pocatello
John W. Reynolds
Burley
William S. Holden
Idaho Falls
Ray J. Davis
Mark L. Streeter
Shelley
John Sanborn
Hagerman
Alvin McCormack
Lewiston
Claude Burtenshaw
Rexburg
Frank Church
Sound Alikes and Aisle in Want Ads for Rentals
A bride-to-be notes the homophone AISLE for wedding planning. The Want Ads invite landlords to rent property to couples preparing to wed, with daily searches for living spaces. Phone 5451 to list income property in the Post-Standard Want Ads.
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Isle
Convention Opening Sets Record
Democratic National Convention in Chicago opened on time with 2477 delegates attending the first session. Lyndon Johnson denied kingmaker status while Adlai Stevenson prospects were discussed. notable social events drew thousands with Harriman hosting a large cocktail reception.
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Spike
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Russia Denies Holding U S Fliers in Shootdown Case
Moscow denies detaining any U S Air Force or Navy fliers from planes shot down by Soviet pilots. The note to the American embassy responds to a July 16 U S protest naming two specific aircraft: a Navy Privateer with 10 aboard lost April 8 1950 and an Air Force B29 with 12 aboard lost June 13 1952 near Kamchatka.
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Moscow
Russia
Navy
U. S
Baltic
Air Force
Sea of Japan
Kamchatka
Burglary Defendant Sentenced To Four Years
John Edgar Scott, 49, pled guilty in District Court to burglary and was sentenced by Judge T. E. Downey to four years in state prison. The complaint, filed by Deputy County Atty. John T. Prothero, alleges he unlawfully entered Earl Baxendale's car in the 100 block on North Wyoming with intent to commit grand and petit larceny.
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John Edgar Scott
T. E. Downey
Scott
John T. Prothero
Earl Baxendale
Wyoming
Clement assails GOP at Democratic convention
Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee denounces the Republicans as a party of privilege and pillage predicting a Democratic win in November. He blames the Eisenhower administration for a broken promises record and attacks Nixon and Dulles, urging a fighting Democratic campaign.
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John Chadwick
Chicago
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Clement
Eisenhower
Nixon
State Dulles
Republicans Set to Endorse Down the Line Platform
In San Francisco 1956 Republican leaders outline a brief forthright platform pledging unwavering support for the Eisenhower administration. Sen. Prescott Bush notes the document will reflect the basic Eisenhower philosophy as preparations proceed for the Cow Palace convention.
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San Francisco
Prescott Bush
Connecticut
Resolutions Committee
Sen. Bush
Bush
Eisenhower
Cow Palace
Committee On
Mississippi
South Carolina
New Service National
Albert K. Mitchell
Samuel L. Bondine
New Jersey
Polio Race Slows in Chicago as Toll Rises
Chicago polio pace slowed Monday with 40 weekend cases and three deaths. The 1956 toll reached 716 cases and 21 deaths, up from 66 cases and 63 deaths in the prior two weekends.
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Chicago
Adlai Still in Front at Democratic Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Adlai Stevenson remained the leading candidate in the delegate race though victory seemed distant. Governor Averell Harriman trailed second as Tennessee’s Frank Clement delivered a fiery keynote urging Democrats to fight for a renewal of government and condemning Republican leadership.
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Adlai Stevenson Jr
Chicago
Truman
Averell Harriman
Lariat Cafe Blast in Monticello Kills Up to 13
An explosion at the Lariat Cafe in Monticello Utah during dinner hour killed as many as 13 people and injured about 26. Emergency responders from Cortez Dove Creek Moab and Price rushed to the scene as Red Cross and local crews organized aid. Authorities suspect a natural gas leak caused the blast.
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Monticello
Utah
Monticello Hospital
Keith Walker
Red Cross
Don Robinson
Salt Lake Tribune
Walker
Salt Lake City
Cortez
Dove Creek
Colo
Moab
Price
Colorado
U. S. Highway 160
Colorado Plateau
Utah-Colorado
Boy Who Murdered His Mother Gets 20 Years
A 15 year old boy, John MecKiernan, was sentenced to 20 years for fatally stabbing his mother, Mrs Johnnie Louise McKiernan, 39, in the family kitchen on May 14. He cried as Judge Cornelius J Harrington imposed the term, saying the youth admitted the slaying after an initial plea of innocence. He said he killed her because she would not let him use her car to run away from home.
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Chicago
John MecKiernan
Cornelius J. Harrington
Johnnie Louise McKiernan
Young McKiernan
Platform Would Boost Personal Exemption by $200
Democratic platform drafters proposed a $200 year increase in personal exemptions, bringing the exemption to $800 per person. The plan, from a 16 member subcommittee, could cut federal income taxes by about five billion dollars annually at current rates and aid lower income families.
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Ovid A. Martin
Chicago
Kidnap Charge Brought in Montana Case
Theodore C. Wilks, 32, a transient, faces federal kidnapping charges for allegedly luring a 14 year old girl to Spokane. Bond set at 5000 dollars. Wilks bound over to federal court. The girl, traveling with her family from Crawfordsville Indiana, escaped and reported to police after being taken to Spokane.
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Spokane
Theodore C. Wilks
United State
Victor J. Felice
Wilks
Richard D. Auerbach
Crawfordsville
Ind
Missoula
Billings
Mont
William B. Bantz
Bantz
Eisenhower Skippe d Opening Democratic Convention TV
President Eisenhower did not watch the opening session of the Democratic National Convention on Monday. He had a TV in the White House but Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said the President did not turn it on.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
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