Jordan Rejects U.N. Safeguard Offer During General Assembly
Jordanian delegate Abd al Monem Rifai rejected U.N. observers or contingents to safeguard Jordan after British troop withdrawal, insisting aid be directed to reinforcing Jordan's own forces. The move unsettles U.S. and Britain as they draft a proposal to replace troops with U.N. contingents. Other debates included calls for Middle East neutrality, self determination, and a U.N. sponsored treaty.
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United Nations, N.Y
Jordan
U.N
U.S
Bdel Monem Rifai
Emergency General Assembly
United States
Britain
Assembly
Lebanon
Rifai
Middle East
Selwyn Lloyd
Eisenhower
Ireland
Frank Aiken
Appointee Favored in Civil Service Nomination Debate
Senate Civil Service Committee approved the nomination of Mrs. Robert Gunderson to the Civil Service Commission. Chairman Johnson declined to reveal the tally but noted a few opposed, citing lack of professional qualifications for the $20 000 a year post. Gunderson, 41, a Rapid City housewife and former radio writer, said she is studying civil service laws. Rep. Porter urged withdrawal, calling the nomination an affront to civil service employees and the system.
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Washington
Senate Civil Service Committee
Robert W. Gunderson
Republican National
South Dakota
Civil Service Commission
Olin D. Johnson
DNC
Senate
Civil Service
Johnston
Gunderson
Rapid City
S.D
Charles C. Porter
D-Ore
Johnson
Senate Committee
Porter
Secret Stations Harass Nasser Attack U A R Propaganda
Egyptian officials accuse a set of seven secret radio stations of anti Nasser propaganda aimed at the United Arab Republic and the region. They claim additional stations may exist in the area including outlets in the French Riviera Aden Jordan Lebanon Cyprus and Kenya with one pre revolution Baghdad listing. The Voice of America is singled out as separate from clandestine outlets.
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Relman Morin
Cairo
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Eisenhower
United Nations
Egypt
French Riviera
Aden
Jordan
Lebanon
Cyprus
Kenya
Iraq
Baghdad
Voice of America
U.A.A
Ex-House Majority Leader Tilson Dies at 92
John Q. Tilson 92 of New Haven Conn former Republican majority leader in the U S House died Thursday of cancer in New London NH He served Connecticut from 1908 12 and 1914 32 practiced law in New Haven since 1893 Yale 1891 graduate and former Connecticut House speaker 1907 Spanish American War veteran and Mexican border campaign veteran.
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New London
N. H
John Q. Tilson
New Haven
Murray Attacks Dam Policies By Eisenhower Admin
Senator James E. Murray condemns the administration for blocking Yellowtail Dam in Montana and accuses power trust officials of controlling the White House. He spoke to the Senate as chairman of the Interior Committee, criticizing federal dam support.
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Washington
James E. Murray
D-Mont
Eisenhower
Power Trust
White House
Murray
Senate
Yellowtail
Montana
Executive Mansion
Senate Interior Committee
Rackets Probers Hear of Threat In Probe of Indianapolis Case
Betty Starrett testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that an ultimatum was delivered to Dave Probstein head of an Indianapolis taxi firm just before his disappearance on June 6 1955. She said three men Allen Dorfman Phil Goodwin and Alvin Baron of Chicago demanded records by early June. Probstein shown as a front man for Alder insurance and State Cab with Teamsters ties. Hoffa testified about $8000 loan and $125000 of union money placed in an Indianapolis bank with possible bookkeeping irregularities.
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Washington
Betty Starrett
Senate
Dave Probstein
Indianapolis
Probstein
Alder Insurance Agency
Allen Dorfman
Phil Goodwin
Alvin Baron
Chicago
Teamsters Union
Alder
State Cab Co
Dorman
Teamsters
Baron
Goodman
Miss Starrett
Hoffa
Last Chance Farm Bill Passes House
The House approved a last minute compromise farm bill amid protests from critics who saw it as a surrender to Benson flexible price supports. The measure aims to protect cotton and rice allotments next year while promoting lower supports and more farming freedom, moving toward Senate differences.
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Washington
House
Benson
Senate
GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
H. Carl Andersen
Rminn
Midwest
Congress
America
103rd State Road Death Recorded
Funeral services are planned for Florian Rencurel 25 Conrad victim of a Tuesday night traffic accident south of Conrad Rencurel was thrown from the car when it overturned on Evergreen Curve Margaret Hodgekiss widow of four riding with him was reported in serious condition at a local hospital She sustained internal and external injuries when thrown from the vehicle The death brought Montana s 1958 traffic toll to 103 compared with 117 a year ago.
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Conrad
UPI
Florian Rencurel
Here
Rencurel
Margaret Hodgekiss
Montana
Anaconda Leaders Express Faith in Butte Future
Anaconda Company chairman Clyde E. Weed and president Charles M. Brinckerhoff told about 300 Rotary luncheon attendees that The Anaconda Company has Montana interests at heart and believes Butte will remain a leading mining center. They noted low grade ore potential and higher costs but pledged efforts to restore competitiveness, asking for public patience and cooperation.
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Clyde E. Weed
Anaconda Company
Charles M. Brinckerhoff
Butte
Montana
Rotary Club
Weed
K. S. McGlone
Richard S. Newlin
Brinckerhoff
Mr. Weed
Mr. Brinckerhoff
Anaconda
Kelley
Berkeley
Chester H. Steele
Western
Robert G. Kreeze
Steele
Brinck
State Cropduster Killed in Crash
A crop spraying plane crashed near Raynesford in central Montana early Thursday morning killing 21 year old Allen Turck of Stanford. The Woody Smith Spraying Co pilot, a Moore native, was spraying for grasshoppers when the engine failed. Turck held multiple licenses and was unmarried.
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Stanford
Montana
Allen Turck
al Ahrendt
Judith Basin
Turck
Woody Smith Spraying Co
Raynesford
Ahrendt
Moore
Morrison Flying Service
Helena
Montana Weather East and West Forecast Summary
Montana readers see continued fair and warm weather with highs between 85 and 95 across both east and west regions. Friday night lows range from 50 to 65 in the east and 40 to 50 in the west. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending at 5 p.m. MST Thursday.
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Montana
Anaconda Reports Six Month Net Income Decline
The Anaconda Company posts six month net income of 10.75 million dollars 1.00 a share on 10.71 million shares for the period ended June 30 1958. This compares with 27.70 million dollars 2.66 per share on 10.41 million shares for the prior year. The Chile Exploration Chuquicamata strike reduced earnings for the period by 50 days but was settled May 20 1958 and operations have returned to normal. Capital expenditures totaled 35.67 million dollars for the first six months.
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New York
Anaconda Company
Chile Exploration Company
Chuquicamata
Chile
Senators bog down on big money bill
The Senate began debate on a 3.594 billion supplemental money bill but voted on only two amendments. Lawmakers bogged down over an amendment to bar funds for U S surrender studies and sent the measure to Friday.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Subsummit Talks May Be Showdown in Mideast Peace
Private subsummit talks may shape Eisenhower era Mideast peace efforts as key nations plan informal discussions ahead of the U.N. General Assembly. Dulles, Gromyko, Lloyd, Fawzi, and reps from Jordan and Lebanon are discussed as participants.
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United Nations
N.Y
Eisenhower
Mideast
U.N. General Assembly
Selwyn Lloyd
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Lloyd
Jordan
Andrei Gromyko
Dulles
Lebanon
Gromyko
Mahmoud Fawzi
United Arab Republic
Writ Issued To Reinstate Butte Fire Captain
Judge T K Downey signed an alternative writ of mandate ordering the City of Butte to reinstate Winfield Stodden as a fire captain and pay $2,500 damages or show cause why he should not be reinstated and indemnified. Stodden seeks wages loss of $3,080 and legal costs after removal Dec 20 1946 following illness, with physicians confirming fitness Jan 16. The petition accuses city officials of unlawful arbitrary refusal to place him on the active list.
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T. Kk. Downey
Butte
Winfield Stodden
Stodden
W. P. Donnelly
Train Kills Transient Near Missoula Appendix
The Missoula area fatality is identified as 40 year old transient David White. Coroner Ralph M. Simmons says no inquest will be held. White's body was found Wednesday night across tracks near Evaro Hill by a Northern Pacific helper crew returning to Missoula. The coroner suspects White fell or was thrown from the freight, but considers certainty unlikely.
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Missoula
Evaro
Ralph M. Simmons
David White
Simmons
Northern Pacific
Evaro Hill
White
Hope Fades for Any Survivors After Transatlantic Crash
A Dutch KLM Super Constellation with 99 aboard including 51 Americans sank off Ireland's west coast after failing to report trouble. Five bodies and life rafts were recovered by two French trawlers as search teams scoured the Atlantic. Investigators questioned a possible explosion while noting the crew did not radio distress.
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Shannon
Ireland
Family learns kin aboard Dutch KLM airliner
Missoulian kin of Mrs Jack Friend and her son Ernie Allen Friend were aboard a Dutch KLM airliner that crashed into the Atlantic. Mrs Friend had lived in Germany two years with her Air Force husband stationed near Frankfurt. The message came to Mrs Jean nette Hansen from an unknown caller.
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Missoula
Jeannette Hansen
Jack Friend
Ernie Allen Friend
Atlantic Ocean
1200 Acres Blackened In Glacier Fire
Glacier National Park in Montana faced its worst fire in a decade as 1200 acres burned in 24 hours in a remote area. Chief Ranger Gordon Bender estimated about 300 firefighters would be on the line by Friday, including 150 Blackfeet from nearby reservations, with the blaze near Highway 2 in the park's southern portion.
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Glacier Park
Glacier National Park
Montana Park
Gordon Bender
U. S. Highway 2
Four Hundred Men Battle Lightning Fires in Border region
Nearly 400 men including 64 Canadians fought lightning sparked fires across 560 acres near Frozen Lake at the Alberta British Columbia Montana tripoint. Fire crews used 3 Forest Service planes dropping borate, a helicopter moved crews, and 150 blister rust workers were deployed to the watershed area. Several new fires were reported as of Thursday.
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Missoula
Alberta
British Columbia
Montana
United States
Fred M. Fite
Forest Service
Kalispell
Sandpoint
Idaho
Idaho Forestry Dept
Wallace
Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Whitefish Mountain
Whitefish
Fite
Glacier National Park
Senate Debates Surrender Question Amid Farm Bill Action
House passes a compromise farm bill while the Senate Finance Committee advances a Social Security bill to raise benefits by seven percent and hike payroll taxes. Senate debate centers on Pentagon surrender rumors, with Sen Russell denouncing the idea and Sen Knowland seeking proof. The measure includes a study on state ability to support larger relief funding amid possible veto threats from the Eisenhower administration.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Senate
Pentagon
United States
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
William F. Knowland
R-Calif
U.S
Eisenhower
Tax relief in sight for varied groups under tax overhaul
A Senate House conference panel reached compromise on a major tax overhaul affecting small businessmen theater goers sports fans whisky makers and parochial schools. The package would trim excise taxes but raise levies on record players and many police. Overall net federal revenue would fall about 300 million dollars annually.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Average used car prices rise and ads drive quick results
Average used car prices for a recent month were 42 dollars higher than last year with a national figure of 969 dollars compared with 927 dollars last year. The number of families getting quick results from Want Ads remains high, with 5451 advertised to sell unused articles.
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