House Unit Votes Cent er Gallon Gas Tax Hike for Road Program
The House Ways and Means Committee approved raising the federal gasoline tax by one penny to four cents per gallon to fund the interstate highway program. The plan shifts funds from the general Treasury and would affect construction schedules and state allocations, with an investigation into possible financial irregularities. The vote was 16 to 9, led by Rep. John Byrnes.
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Ways and Means Committee
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General Fund
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John W. Byrnes
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Cuba Dominican Envoys Clash at Harmony Parley
At the inter-American foreign ministers meeting in Santiago Chile delegates from Cuba and the Dominican Republic exchanged heated charges during a session aimed at easing Caribbean tensions. Chairman German Vergara Donoso struggled to adjourn as Raul Roa of Cuba and Porfirio Herrera Baez of the Dominican Republic shouted accusations.
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Santiago
Chile
inter-American Foreign Ministers
Cuba
Dominican Republic
German Vergara Donoso
Raul Roa
Porfirio Herrera Baes
Anaconda Case Order Issued in Labor Dispute
A district court issued a temporary injunction order in Anaconda to stop the company from using nonunion labor on Anaconda works. Judge Sid G. Stewart set August 26 for a hearing on a permanent injunction as the Mine Mill union alleges the firm preferred nonunion workers despite prior union commitments.
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Sid G. Stewart
Anaconda Mill Smeltermen's Union 117
Larry Riley
Asl
Iran grants land to Mazanderan peasants amid reform push
In Tehran the Shah's land program reaches Mazanderan with 6054 acres awarded to 1542 peasants. Women win deeds in the distribution as part of a reform slated to finish by 1961. Separately, Eddy bakery in the city saw two false fire alarms at 9:45 and 9:56 as its automatic system malfunctioned.
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Iran
Caspian Sea
Mazanderan
Butte
Eddy Bakery
Front
Harrison
No Developments Reported in Strike Picture
An imminent strike threatened by Mine Mill and Smelter Workers against The Anaconda Co. could idle about 7,000 workers including East Helena and Tooele craft members. In Butte preparations grew as unions and company negotiators met to discuss contracts, with a local meeting planned Monday to arrange strike conduct and rotation of maintenance staff.
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Tooele
Butte
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Walon
NAACP Official Seeks Ike Shield After Little Rock Violence
Daisy Bates, Arkansas NAACP president, asks President Eisenhower for protection as Little Rock schools begin second day of integration. Police arrest eight white youths near Central High after clashes. a toy pistol is found in a car. Bates says officials have withheld adequate federal and local protection.
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Eisenhower
Little Rock
L. C
Daisy) Bates
NAACP
Ellis Thomas
Central High School
Jefferson Thomas
Thomas
Central
Hall High School
Pulaski Heights
Ark
Satellite V Discoverer V launches on new RJ-1 fuel test
Discoverer V rises from Vandenberg on a Thor rocket using RJ-1 fuel to place a 1700 pound satellite and a 300 pound recovery capsule into a polar orbit. Air Force plans capsule recovery near Hawaii with eight Hawaii based C119 aircraft and ships ready for search.
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Fourteenith convict charged in Deer Lodge riot case
In Deer Lodge Montana AP report state charges a 14th inmate in the April prison uprising that left three dead. Judge Sid G Stewart set Sept 14 as trial date for inmates pleading not guilty. several others face indictments and new sentences are noted for related crimes.
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Stewart
Raymond ‘Schorch
Helena
James E. Hubbard
Big Timber
James R. Randall
Billings
Gerald L. Walker
Livingston
Carl Frodsham
Anaconda
Butte
Thomas Joyce
Robert Poore
Frank Burgess
Thomas Kiely
Raymond Gonzales
Jack Albin
Wallace Bear
Earl Jackson
Gonzales
Albin
Bear
Havre
Jackson
Dillon
George Alton
Donald H. Toms
Ted Rothe
Alton
James Dakota
Montana
Williston
N.C
Toms
Powell County
Rob
James DeWeese
Shelby
Mike Maciel
DeWeese
Maciel
Lee Smart
Chateau
Colorado
Jerry Myles
Inferno Claims 12 Homes in San Francisco Western Addition
A five alarm fire in the Western Addition district of San Francisco consumes 12 frame dwellings as flames and embers shoot hundreds of feet into the air. About 280 firefighters and thirty pieces of equipment fight the blaze, believed started by a 19 year old boy, with 8000 spectators hampering efforts.
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Western Addition
San Francisco
Calif
Measure Is Victory for Ike Over Labor Reform Bill
President Eisenhower won a major political win as the House approved a union reform bill 229 to 201, defeating Democratic leaders and labor leaders who backed a softer measure. The Landrum Griffin plan is praised by Eisenhower, with final passage expected after a Friday vote and potential Senate deadlock discussions.
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Washington
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F Eisenhower
Eisenhower
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Gettysburg
House of Representatives
Landrum-Griffin
McClellan
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
House Labor Committee
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate
Sen
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Silver Bow Firemen Endorse Butte Disincorporation Move
In a mass meeting of residents from Race Track Floral Park Home Ather ton and Boulevard fire districts the Silver Bow Volunteer Firemen's Council unanimously endorsed dissolving Butte to ease taxes. The resolution urges Butte City Council and Mayor to negotiate with Silver Bow County and the Montana attorney general to pursue disincorporation and a workable budget safeguards.
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Butte Disincorporation
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Silver Bow
Montana
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Man Dies in Wisdom Fire at Cabin Home
Dave L. Williams aged 50 a Wisdom ranch worker died when a blaze of undetermined cause destroyed the two story cabin where he and his wife lived. Mrs Williams was hospitalized in Butte with a serious heart ailment. Williams a World War II veteran moved to Wisdom from Sheridan Wyoming last year. Funeral plans awaited Mrs Williams condition. Williams is survived by a brother Dan, a ranch worker near Dillon. The cabin was owned by Weldon Else. The fire was reported about 4 am.
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Wisdom
Dave L. Williams
Should Be Fired topical tonic test shocks patrons
A barber and assistant in Tokyo during a week long treatment experiment questioned the flammability of a new scalp tonic. A match was struck as they pondered whether the solution could ignite. The incident highlights safety concerns in cosmetic testing.
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Tokyo
Plane forced to land at Butte hospital with eight patients
An Air Force C-123 evacuation plane from Travis AFB made an emergency landing at Butte Airport due to a sheared propeller governor. Eight people including a six week old girl and six Air Force crew members were admitted to Community Memorial Hospital. A second Convair rescue plane evacuated crew and passengers, leaving Butte at 11:13 PM. The first aircraft was to be repaired Friday.
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Butte
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Calif
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Great Falls
Travis
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Owl
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Montana Infant Drowns in Ditch Near Lewistown
Eighteen month old Eli Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darius Walters, drowned Thursday in an irrigation ditch on the Spring Creek Hutterite Colony near Lewistown. He wandered from his mother and was found floating a short distance away, ending the year's drownings tally in Montana at 41, compared with prior years.
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Lewistown
Eli Walters
Spring Creek
Montana
Butte Youth 19 Hurt in Mine Accident
John Moriarity Jr. 19 of 609 Wyoming was critically injured at The Kelley mine near 9:30 a.m. after being caught between an underground ore car and a wall at the 800-foot level. He was taken to Community Memorial hospital with severe facial head chest and shoulder injuries and shock. He is a Western Montana College student and summer motor swamper. his father is a shift boss at the mine.
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John Moriarity
John Moriarity Sr
Wyoming
Kelley
Anaconda Co
Moriarity
Community Memorial Hospital
Western Montana College
Dillon
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Senate approves veterans pension bill with cost boost
The Senate passed a bill 86 to 6 increasing veterans non service connected pension costs by 10 billion dollars over 40 years. It also, 75 to 20, stripped House changes, aiming to slide future pensions by need and extend WWII and Korean War widows to the program from July 1, 1960.
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Washington
Senate
Teen-Age Safe Driving Championship results
Robert G. Kelly of Chateau Montana scored 852 points to finish fourth as Ronald Hopkins of Atlanta Georgia won the event with 878 points in the National Teen Age Safe Driving Championship.
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Washington
Robert G. Kelly
Chateau
Mont
Ronald Hopkins
Atlanta
Montana Weather Forecast East and West Regions
East Montana fair with a warming trend Friday through Saturday highs 70 to 85 Friday night lows 35 to 50 highs 77 to 87 Saturday West Montana fair with warming trend Friday through Saturday highs 70 to 80 Friday night 35 to 50 highs 75 to 85 Saturday Table notes maximums cover 12 hours and minimums 18 hours ending 5 p.m. MST Thursday.
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