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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1955

Page

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Dedication day for Anaconda aluminum plant in Montana

Crowds from across the United States gather in Columbia Falls for the dedication of Anaconda Aluminum's 65 million dollar plant. Cornelius F. Kelley will deliver the dedicatory address as tours run 10 to 5 with lunch break. Plant will produce 60,000 tons annually and employ about 450 people powered by Hungry Horse Dam.

Columbia Falls United States Anaconda Aluminum Company Anaconda Company Montana Butte Anaconda Great Falls Helena Missoula Cornelius F. Kelley Great Industrial Organization Kelley Jamaica Hungry Horse Dam Russel B. Caples Anaconda Aluminum John Cronin First Baptist Church of Kalispell

Adenauer Signals Talks With Moscow Over Prisoners

West Germany demands release of German prisoners held in Russia and Iron Curtain states as a condition for normalizing relations with the Soviet Union. Chancellor Adenauer proposes a Sept. 9 Moscow visit to push negotiations on reunification and a European security framework, stressing the need to free POWs and civilian internees.

Bonn Germany U.P Konrad Adenauer Russia Iron Curtain Moscow Kremlin West Germany Vollrath von Maltzan Paris Sergei M. Vinogradov Adenauer

Fire hits El Rancho Vegas hotel on the strip

A heroic waiter saved two guests during a blaze at the El Rancho Vegas Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The fire broke out during a floor show with chorus girls, forcing evacuation of 225 spectators while the waiter, overcome by smoke, returned to rescue others. Flames forced control about 90 minutes after ignition, with damage estimates not yet available.

Las Vegas Nev U.P el Rancho Vegas

British Post Guard Against Attacks From Irish Raiders

Britain tightens security after IRA raids on Arborfield Army Depot. Eight to twenty gunmen overwhelmed an unarmed guard, stealing machine guns rifles and ammo. Three Irish suspects aged 20 to 23 arrested as Scotland Yard boosts protections for Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Eden amid wartime alert atmosphere.

London Britain Scotland Yard IRA Elizabeth II Scotland Anthony Eden Sunday Graphic Balmoral Castle Eden Lady Eden Broad Chalk Hampshire British Isles Arborfield Joseph Boyle Donald Murphy James Andrew Murphy

Pacific General Meeting of AIEE Opens Here Today

About 375 members gather in Butte for the Pacific General Meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Delegates travel from the United States and Venezuela as William H. Mott presides at the opening session in Butte High School.

AIEE Butte Pacific American Institute of Electrical Engineers Finlen Butte High School William H. Mott Salt Lake City Mr. Mott Morris D. Hooven Newark N. J Hooven United States Venezuela BHS

Kidnap Suspect Arrested in California Girl Abduction

Compton police report six year old Joyce Pike abducted after leaving a store with ice cream. Five hours later Everado Martinez, 39, of Artesia, jailed on suspicion of kidnapping under the Little Lindbergh Law. Ice cream man Ed Braden Jr. spotted the pair in downtown Compton.

Compton Calif U.P Joyce Pike California Everado Martinez Artesia Ed Braden Jr Los Angeles Joyce Terry Hose Terry

Woman Killed in Missoula Car Crash Near Highway 10

In a two car collision on Montana Highway 10 six people were hurt and one woman died. Wijtske DeJong, 37, of the Netherlands, was identified as the deceased. Injured were six others from Seattle and Missoula, with serious head and chest injuries. Authorities say ambulances transported the injured to Missoula hospitals. the crash occurred six miles west of Missoula.

Missoula Mont Ralph Simmons Wijtske DeJong Netherlands United States Jacob H. Bergslien Gary D. Swenson Harold Wilson Sally Wheeler Seattle Wash Harry Koepplin James Zakos Miss Wheeler Koepplin Bergslien Swenson Wilson Zakos Montana Simmons

Twin Bridges Rider Serious After Belgrade Rodeo

Delbert High, about 20, of Twin Bridges, sustained a serious head injury when he was thrown from his horse during a rodeo in Belgrade. He was first taken to Bozeman’s hospital, then flown to St. Vincent Hospital in Billings.

Belgrade U.P Delbert High High Bozeman St. Vincent Hospital Billings

American student crosses Soviet zone without visa

Lovelia Fried, 20, a Bennigton College senior from Mt. Kisco New York, traveled by train from West Germany to Berlin with only an American passport. She received a German Democratic Republic visa marking the first such case for an American, a feat officials call virtually impossible and unprecedented across 150 miles of Soviet occupied territory.

Berlin U.P Germany Lovelia Fried Bennington College Mt. Kisco N. Y West Germany Miss Fried German Democratic Republic Bavaria West Berlin

Californian and Son Feared Drowned in Yellowstone Lake

A 12yearold boy and his father, Charles M. Brauer, 47, of Encino California, are feared drowned after their overturned boat was found on Lewis Lake in Yellowstone National Park. They were last seen about 4 p m Saturday fishing between West Thumb and the park south entrance. A 74 foot open boat with a 3 horsepower motor was involved as a sudden wind storm struck. A search for the bodies was under way.

Mammoth, Wyo Lewis Lake Yellowstone National Park Park Edmund B. Rogers Charles M. Brauer Philip Encino Calif Rogers West Thumb

Washington Republicans lash Democrats in Congress session

Twelve Republican senators labeled the Democratic controlled Congress the let s not it off session and the Congress of procrastination. Lyndon Johnson urged focus on issues remaining before Congress while Republicans blamed delaying Democrats for Eisenhower program failures.

Washington Congress Senate Lyndon Johnson Texas Johnson Eisenhower Sen Allott Cole GOP

Democratic senators seize Paarlberg farm remark as 1956 issue

Three Democratic senators assailed a farm economy comment by Don Paarlberg claiming postwar income drifted from a dream world to near normal. They warned the remark could become a campaign issue, saying farmers are hurt by lower prices and higher costs, risking GOP impact in 1956.

Washington Don Paarlberg Secretary of Agriculture Benson Paarlberg West Millbury Mass Sen Ellender D-La Senate Agriculture Committee Sen. O'Mahoney D-Wye O'Mahoney Sen. Neuberger D-Ore

Glendive Woman Found Dead After Staircase Fall

Mrs. Mary Jarding, 45, of Glendive was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her home about 5 a.m. Sunday. Coroner Harold C. Koch ruled the death accidental after an apparent fall. Survived by husband Ray and children Phillip and Mary Rae.

Glendive Mary Jarding Harold C. Koch Ray Phillip Mary Rae

Eisenhower Welcomed in Denver for Colorado Vacation

President Eisenhower arrived at Lowry Air Force Base aboard the Super-Constellation Columbine III after a five hour thirty six minute flight from Washington. He was greeted by his mother in law Mrs. John S. Doud and other officials including Gov. Edwin C. Johnson and Denver Mayor Will Nicholson. The President plans trout fishing at the Nielsen ranch near Fraser Colorado later this week and this marks his fourth Colorado vacation in as many summers.

Lowry Air Force Base Washington Eisenhower John S. Doud Denver Edwin C. Johnson Colorado Dan Thornton Will Nicholson John Sprague Lowry Afb Aksel Nielsen Rocky Mountains Nielsen Fraser Colo

Released Airman Loses Wife After Red Prison Return

Airman Daniel Schmidt, home from a Red Chinese prison camp after 32 months, appears to have lost his wife Una Schmidt-Fine who has remarried a logger named Alford Fine. Una’s parents support her, Schmidt plans to seek legal counsel in Sacramento, and custody questions hang over their 22 year old son Danny. Una refuses to comment on future plans.

Red Prison Nevada City Calif U.P Daniel Schmidt Una Schmidt-Fine Schmidt Una Alford Fine Walter Ferguson Boise Idaho Ralph Howell Bruneau Danny Harold Berliner Jr Sacramento Fine Berliner Red Cross Travis Air Force Base

Atomic Cocktail Tribute To Peace Conference Drink Recipe

Geneva bartender George Monti created an atoms for peace cocktail Sunday as a tribute to the international conference on peaceful uses of atomic energy. The drink blends blue Curacao, cognac, and champagne in a test tube, then is sipped slowly while awaiting radiation.

Geneva George Monti George

Man Wounded In Argument. Woman Held In Shooting

John Schallenkamp, 30, was seriously wounded when a 22 caliber rifle slug struck his stomach during an early morning argument over a woman's purse. Mrs. June McDougall, 27, has admitted firing the shot at her Walkerville home and is jailed in Silver Bow County.

John Schallenkamp FE. Center June McDougall Capitol Hill Walkerville Schallenkamp Silver Bow County Atty. N. A Rotering McDougall East Daly Street Hill City Josephine Benz

Montana Weather Forecast for Monday and Tuesday

Partly cloudy with locally strong southerly winds and warmer highs of 80 to 90 in Montana on Monday. Scattered thundershowers develop after noon and persist into night, with cooler, partly cloudy conditions and lighter showers on Tuesday. West Montana expects increasing clouds, potential thundershowers, and cooler highs around 80 to 88, while the east sees cooler, partly cloudy skies.

Montana

Rioting Convicts Seize Hostages at Walla Walla Prison

Rioting convicts at Washington state penitentiary took 12 hostages Sunday night in a multi area uprising. Warden Delmore said guards used tear gas to drive all but about 50 back into cells in the kitchen area as inmates controlled eight wings. Institutions chief Harris planned to fly to Walla Walla to meet with hostage takers.

Lawrence Delmore Jr Delmore Thomas A. Harris Olympia Dr. Harris Harris Walla Walla National Guard

Yanks in Korea Brace for Expected Riot

Thousands of Koreans massed to hear President Syngman Rhee in Seoul while U S troops prepared for renewed anti Communist riots on the 10th anniversary of Korea’s liberation. Demonstrations near Pusan threatened to extend to neutral nations’ truce teams as mobs gathered at the Hialeah compound.

Seoul U.P Syngman Rhee Korea Japan Seoul City Stadium Pusan Rhee U. S. Army Hialeah

Samuel Morse Known as Artist Before Telegraph Fame

Samuel F B Morse was famous as an artist before inventing the Morse telegraph system. In his early twenties a painting placed ninth among 2,000 at the Royal Academy in London. The ad line hints to selling items and advertising methods, mentioning a five room house in Iowa with a furnished setup.

Samuel F. B. Morse Royal Academy London Iowa

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