Stassen Top Target as Republicans Meet for Convention
Republican delegates gather in San Francisco for the GOP National Convention as Harold E. Stassen presses his bid to replace Nixon as Eisenhower’s running mate. Stassen’s effort, aided by talk of an open convention, appears faltering with Minnesota’s delegation backing Nixon.
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Stassen
San Francisco
Harold E. Stassen
Nixon
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Golden Gate
Minnesota
Sol
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
GOP
Harold Stassen
Leonard Hall
Hall
Rebels slain in retaliatory raid by French forces in Bône
In Bône Algeria French soldiers killed about 20 Algerian rebels after a policeman was shot in the Place d Armes. A running street battle left two French soldiers wounded and a parachutist injured. Fighting spread to nearby streets as troops patrolled the town.
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Bone
Algeria
Place D’armes
Boys State City Elections Begin In Montana
Delegates to the 10th annual Boys State in Dillon, 330 strong, caucus for city offices Sunday night and will elect city officials Monday morning. Events include church services, a trip to Virginia City, a buffalo barbecue, and talks by Legion leaders and Atty. Gen. Arnold Olsen.
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Dillon
Virginia City
Buffalo
Russell Lindberg
Missoula
Montana Dept., American Legion
Boys State
Chester Shore
Billings
Montana Legion Adjutant
Lloyd Wiginall
Salt Lake City
Legion Field
Shore
Wiginall
Arnold H. Olsen
Pioneer
Frontier
Leonard Reynolds
Naval Academy
Annapolis, Md
Peasant Kills Tiger With Bare Hands
London dispatch reports a 61 year old Chinese peasant fought a tiger attacking a boy and killed the animal with his bare hands. The man survived though the boy’s fate was not stated.
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London
U.P
Peiping Radio Sunday
Bernard Baruch Is 86 Birthday Marked In New York
Bernard Baruch celebrated his eighty sixth birthday in New York with a small party and a large cake topped by eighty six candles.
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Bernard Baruch
New York
Butte Woman Reports Assault by Two Arrivals
Two men aged 21 and 25, recent arrivals from Billings, are jailed after an 18 year old Butte girl alleged she was raped in an uptown hotel. Ass’t Police Chief O’Leary said she positively identified the attackers after an early morning report and hospital exam confirmed the rape.
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Billings
Butte
Asst
John O’leary
O’leary
Butte Community Memorial Hospital
O'Leary
Midwest
James Conlan
Harry Lambert
Silver Bow
Auto Crash Kills Family of Five Near Camden S C
A mobile wreck on a Camden South Carolina bridge abutment killed five members of the Gray family from North Olmstead Ohio. Driver Mrs Betty Gray survived being ejected while Robert and three children Garry 8 Sue 6 and Douglas 13 perished in the blaze. Police say sleepiness caused the swerving into the abutment. A motorist found the scene about an hour later. The car bore Ohio plates and was owned by Robert Gray.
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State Highway Patrol
Cleveland
Ohio
Highway Patrol
Robert Gray
North Olmstead
Nast Remembered at Birthplace in Landau Germany
In Landau Germany on Sunday the memory of Thomas Nast, the American cartoonist who created the Republican elephant and Democratic donkey, was honored. Nast left Landau for the United States 110 years ago at age 6 and died in 1902.
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Landau
Germany
Thomas Nast
Nast
United States
Adlai Campaign Headquarters Move Highlighted
The 1956 Stevenson campaign plans a Washington main headquarter with a Chicago secondary for speech writing and operations. Campaign Manager Finnegan promises smooth coordination, contrasting with the 1952 dual setup under Wilson Wyatt and Stephen Mitchell. Butler, now national chairman, asserts final authority as Finnegan shifts to broader campaign management.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
James A. Finnegan
Washington
Stevenson
Finnegan
Wilson Wyatt
Springfield
Illinois
Stephen A. Mitchell
Paul M. Butler
National Committee
Butler
Estes Kefauver
Sam Rayburn
Adlai Dons Jeans and Ponders Fate
Adlai Stevenson rests at his Libertyville farm after the convention as he plans a campaign strategy. He discusses a possible whistle stop tour, staff merger with the national committee, and conferences with campaign director James Finnegan and Sen. Estes Kefauver. The candidate and his daughter in law’s baby due around election time are noted as context.
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Libertyville
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
National Committee
Illinois
Stevenson
First Presbyterian Church
Warwick Anderson
Louisville
Adlai Stevenson Jr
Nancy
James A. Finnegan
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Cyprus nightlife reels from crisis as clubs seek dancers abroad
In Nicosia Cyprus the crisis era brings a shortage of cabaret girls prompting club managers to cable Damascus Rome and Cairo for dancers to supplement local staff who endured months of turmoil.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Damascus
Rome
Cairo
Nixon Calls Democratic VP Pick a Good Precedent
Vice President Nixon in San Francisco described the Democrats open VP choice as a good precedent. He said many Republicans are qualified and would campaign if delegates favor another nominee. He avoided naming Ike’s preferred path and noted strong GOP support for his renomination.
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San Francisco
Nixon
Eisenhower
Mark Hopkins
Harold Stassen
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Eight Die As Storms Hit Ohio and Pennsylvania
A series of vicious storms left eight dead across Ohio and western Pennsylvania. In northern Ohio winds reached 75 mph, destroying power and telephone lines and causing about a quarter million dollars in damage. A reunion in Sharon, Pennsylvania, saw eight people trapped by a collapsing roof, with two killed and fifty seven treated for injuries as crews restored roads and power.
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Chicago
U.P
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Highway Patrol
Norwalk
Sharon
Penn
Sharon General Hospital
Midwest
Kansas
Oklahoma
Western Big Trio Pushes Suez Plan To Nasser
The Western Big Three press their international canal plan before Egypts President Nasser with or without Soviet and Indian approval. The 22 nation conference reconvenes as Krishna Menon seeks compromise. Western insiders say three proposals may go to Nasser.
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London
Nasser
Egypt
U. S
State Dulles
Middle East
Dulles
Lord Salisbury
Eden
Lady Eden
Selwyn Lloyd
Winthrop Aldrich
Krishna Menon
Dmitri Shepilov
Annual Livestock Show and Sale Scheduled in Butte
Butte prepares the annual 4H and FFA Livestock Show and Sale for Aug 28 30 at the Montana Livestock Auction Co. James B. Glover Jr. chairs the event with an executive committee including J J Burke Robert D Corette Lloyd Crippen and others. Sponsored by local chambers clubs and the Montana Livestock Auction Co to honor 4 H and FFA members.
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Butte
FFA
Montana Livestock Auction Co
James B. Glover Jr
J. J. Burke
Robert D. Corette
Lloyd Crippen
G. A. Dyke
Frank Gersh
John O'Neill
E. H. Mester
Paul Robert
Larry Smith
E. T. Sletten
Ben Stranahan
Tim J. Sullivan
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte Rotary, Kiwanis, Exchange, Active and _ Lions clubs
Butte Automobile Dealers Assn
Drowning Tragedy After Han River Boat Capsize
A motor launch carrying Koreans from a carnival for musicians writers and artists capsized in the Han River Sunday night. Four bodies have been recovered and 11 others are missing and presumed drowned.
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Seoul
Han River
Montana Weather Forecast for East and West Regions
East Montana fair Monday and Tuesday with a chance of few thunderstorms in the southwest mountains Tuesday afternoon and warmer highs 75 to 85. West Montana fair and warmer Monday and Tuesday with highs 78 to 88. The table lists 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending 5 30 p.m. Sunday.
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Montana
Southwest Mountains
Two Men Fatally Shot While Fishing Near Avon Montana
Coroner Ralph Beck reports Homer B Garren and Melvin McGraff were killed Sunday afternoon on Nevada Creek north of Avon. A suspect is being hunted by posses and bloodhounds. Beck has not yet named the suspect. Garren, 36, formerly of Libby, worked for Otis Elevator Co. in Butte. McGraff, 58, a phosphate miner, was a resident of Avon. The investigation involved sheriff’s deputies, Northwest Intelligence Service, and local searches. Communications were limited, delaying word of the shooting for hours.
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Avon
Mont
Ralph J. Beck
Powell County
Beck
Homer B Garren
Evans Ave
Butte
Melvin McGraff
McGraff
Garren
Otis Elevator Co
Edna
Gerald
Burt Garren
Libby
Maye
Nevada Creek
Keily Ranch
Otis Company
Wilbur F. Sanders
Northwest Intelligence Service
Ed Darrow
Ross Mortuary
Deer Lodge
Montana
Platform Drafters Seek Continued Security System Support
Republican platform drafters urge continuance of a collective security system begun in 1947 as the basis for a lasting peace. The draft plank notes US and 42 nations in common defense and a deterent to war, with Israel’s independence emphasized amid broader Middle East concerns. The committee, shaping foreign policy, plans to present the plank Tuesday for approval and to appease Southern critics over civil rights language.
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San Francisco
GOP
Resolutions Committee
United States
Near
Israel
Chicago
Egypt
Soviet
Russia
Catholic Archbishop of Westminster Dies
Cardinal Bernard Griffin, archbishop of Westminster, died early Monday after a long illness. He was 57. He had been in poor health for five years and suffered a heart ailment in 1951 and another serious attack last month.
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London
Bernard Cardinal Griffin
Westminster
Classified Ad Guidance and Phone Help Ad
A short notice explains how Want Ads connect buyers and sellers with profitable ideas. It urges readers to phone 5451 to get assistance crafting effective ads that attract real responses.
Eisenhower to Arrive Tuesday for Republican Convention
President Eisenhower will land in San Francisco on Tuesday to meet delegates ahead of the Republican National Convention. Press Secretary James Hager ty says the move aims to avoid appearing aloof and to hold conference with delegates before Wednesday’s nomination session. The president will also deliver an address after the nominating events.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
San Francisco
Montana's Arnold Holds Unique 14 Delegate Spot
Montana Secretary of State Steve Arnold, 72, carries 14 Republican delegates pledged to him at the GOP National Convention under Montana's revised primary law. Arnold says he will release the delegates on roll call, aiming to back President Eisenhower, and he prefers fishing at Flathead Lake to handling votes. The Montana convention caucus was set for Monday as a resolution pledged support to Eisenhower and Nixon.
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San Francisco
Montana
Steve Arnold
Arnold
Eisenhower
Flathead Lake
Lar Daly
Daly
Kansas
Landslide Kills Five on Mountain Road near Tokyo
A Sunday landslide on a mountain road about 30 miles northwest of Tokyo crushed five people to death. Rescue teams battled debris as the disaster blocked the route and halted traffic in the area.
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Tokyo
Here
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