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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1954

Page

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Conciliation Service Urges Mine-Mill To Postpone Butte Strike

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service asked the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers union to delay a Monday strike against Anaconda Copper Mining in Butte and other sites. The union seeks a 25 cent hourly raise plus medical and pension benefits, with negotiations having stalled since August 10. A mediation session is planned in Butte with U.S. Conciliation and Mediation Service regional director Harry Lewis arriving for the meeting.

Washington Independent Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union Anaconda Copper Mining Company Whitley P. McCoy Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Ernest Salvas Butte Mont Anaconda Great Falls Buffalo N. Y Ansonia Torrington Conn Kennecott Copper Corp Utah Arizona New Mine- Mill McCoy Lawrence Mower Fred Gardner Cochairmen Mine-Mill Montana Mr. McCoy Salvas Harry Lewis Seattle U. S

Copper workers strike in Ansonia Torrington and Buffalo plants

A Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union official said 24 Princess Anaconda Copper Company subsidiaries began a strike at 12 01 a.m. Monday seeking a 25 cent per hour pay raise. Regional Director Irving M. Dichter confirmed the walkout affected American Brass Co plants in Ansonia Torrington and Buffalo New York.

Anaconda Copper Company Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers Union Ind Irving M. Dichter American Brass Co Ansonia Torrington Buffalo N.Y

Man in Hospital After Meaderville Brawl Injures Four

In Meaderville early Sunday, one man, Mike Maciel 23 of the State Hotel, remained hospitalized at Butte Community Memorial Hospital with good condition night. Three others treated and released were Andy Boch 123 W Copper Orville Kindred 531 N Wyoming and Robert Arthurs Hennessy Annex Arthurs had a knife wound. Deputies said Maciel fired an automatic rifle into the air and a brawl followed as others attempted to seize the weapon. no gun found by Sunday night and no charges filed yet.

Butte Community Memorial Hospital Meaderville Silver Bow County Mike Maciel State Hotel Andy Boch W. Copper Orville Kindred Wyoming Robert Arthurs Hennessy Annex Arthurs Maciel Eerl Crabtree E. Park

Desertion Called High Treason in West Germany

A CDU deputy Karl Franz Schmidt Wittmack defected with his family to East Germany claiming he left on treasonous grounds. His roles on European security and all German affairs committees put him near Bonn secrets, following Otto John’s defection, prompting officials to label the act a grave blow to the republic.

Bonn Germany East Germany Karl Franz Schmidt - Wittmack Konrad Adenauer Christian Democratic Party CDU European Security Committee Adenauer Otto John John Schmidt- Wittmack Red Schmidt - Wittmack

Want Ad Service Promises Quick Rentals and Sales

An advertiser shows a rapid response rental: a 4 room modern furnished house on Flat. Call 0000 between 12 and 5. A Want Ad writer at 5451 can craft listings for selling renting hiring or swapping with direct calls and instant inquiries.

Montana Republicans elect D Ewart temporary platform chair

Helena Montana republicans at a two day state convention elected Rep Wesley A D Ewart R Mont as temporary chairman of the platform convention and set up committees for credentials resolutions rules and permanent organization Approximately 350 people are registered for the meeting which ends Monday D Ewart said the senate control and thus the fate of the Eisenhower administration may be decided November 2 in Montana and cited key states Iowa Oregon Minnesota and Montana as pivotal in determining the Senate balance of power and the administration's prospects

Helena Montana Wesley A. D'Ewart R-Mont Sarah Kropp Chateau Henry Sawtell United States Senate Rmont D’ewart Senate James E. Murray Iowa Oregon Minnesota Eisenhower

Governor Aronson Urges Strong GOP Push in Montana

At the state convention in Helena Governor J Hugo Aronson urged Republicans to support President Eisenhower by electing Wesley A O Ewart for senator Orvin Flora and Winfield Page as congressmen Edna J Hinman as state treasurer and George Davis as railroad commissioner. He called for a strong party organization and a forward looking highway program and a long range Deer Lodge prison rehab plan. He urged delegates to go out and light a fire of action.

Helena J. Hugo Aronson Eisenhower Wesley A. O’'Ewart Orvin Flora Winfield Page Aronson Edna J. Hinman George Davis Deer Lodge George M. Gosman Dillon Gosman Rochester Minn Missoula

GOP Chairman urges Democrats to reread ethics pledges

Helena Montana Sunday night Republican National Committee Chairman Leonard Hall urged the Democratic National Committee to reread its conscience and align actions with words. He cited Mitch ell's Chicago remarks and editorial condemnations as basis for a fair play pledge prepared with This Week magazine and said the GOP would state its case simply and directly.

Helena Mont Leonard Hall Republican National Committee Democratic National Committee Stephen A. Mitchell Democratic Party Hall Montana Mitchell This Week United States

Chicago Fears Gang War Erupt After Double Slayings

In Chicago a wave of fear follows the killings of mob figures Frank Leggs Diamond and Charles Gioe within four days. Diamond was shot outside his West Side garage as his four year old son rode inside the car. Gioe fell to gunfire as he approached his curbside vehicle. Police seek members of the rival Young Bloods faction including Albert Frabatto Phil Aldrice and Marshall Caifano amid efforts to curb the gang surge.

Chicago Frank Legs Hollywood Diamond Gioe John T. O'Malley the Young Bloods Albert Frabatto Phil Milwaukee Aldrice Marshall Caifano Frank Jr Rena Maritote Hyman Wiseman

Nightmare Comes True for Engineer in Oakridge

Southern Pacific engineer George Rider faced a railroading scare when a coupling pin broke loose between the engine and the lead car on the Klamath run. The train stopped ¾ mile back, Rider backed up to recover the train and its several hundred passengers, arriving about 10 minutes late.

Oakridge Ore U.P Southern Pacific George Rider Klamath Oakland Calif Portland Cascades

Girl Survives Nail in Heart After Four Days

Houston doctors remove a nail lodged in 6 year old Dianne Campbell's heart after four days. St Joseph's Hospital says she is in satisfactory condition and doing nicely. Dianne is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Devon Campbell and was struck by a nail from a rotary mower.

Houston Tex Dianne Campbell St. Joseph's Hospital Dianne Devon Campbell

French Allies Split Over EDC Leaves Policies Up in Air

In Brussels six-nation split over the European Defence Community leaves European policy unsettled. Mendes France plans London talks with Churchill after EDC revisions rejected. Dulles signals US position pending change or rejection. Adenauer expects quick sovereignty moves if EDC falters.

EDC Brussels Belgium France Germany Europe Mendes- France London Churchill U.S John Foster Dulles Mendes-France United States Konrad Adenauer Britain West Germany French National Assembly Italy Netherlands Lux

Cancer Crusade Netted $116000 in Montana

The 1954 Cancer Crusade raised about $116,000 in Montana, with 47 of 56 counties meeting their goals and five counties doubling them. Dr. W. S. Cashmore chaired the Montana Division meeting in the absence of president Dr. Harold Gregg and VP Mrs. Leonard C. Young who were ill. An extensive X-ray survey funded cooperation with the Montana Tuberculosis Association and State Health Board, yielding 111,532 miniature X-rays from July 1953 to July 1954.

Boulder H. W. Peterson Billings Montana American Cancer Society Treasure State W. S. Cashmore Helena Harold Gregg Butte Leonard C. Young ACS Montana Tuberculosis Assn State Board of Health Philip Pallaster

Anaconda Man Killed In Highway Wreck

Milovan Jovanovich 30 died Sunday at St. Ann Hospital after a car overturned two miles east of Anaconda. James Berness 31, unconscious and critical, was injured. The Packard sedan left Highway 42 near Warm Springs, rolled end over end, both occupants ejected. Jovanovich born Oct 21 1923 came to the U S from Europe in 1948 and worked for the Butte Anaconda and Pacific Railway. The accident is under coroner investigation. The body is at Beck and Fischer Funeral Home.

Anaconda Milovan Jovanovich St. Ann Hospital James Berness Cable Road Jovanovich Montana Jack Lynch Earl Bensch Deer Lodge Georgetown Lake Highway 42 Warm Springs Anaconda-Butte Lost Creek Arthur A. Longfellow Longfellow Berness John Hetherington George Hartsell Martin Beatty United States Europe Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Beck and Fischer Funeral Home

Eisenhower Prepare Review of Congress from Colorado

President Eisenhower began a Colorado vacation with a Sunday television radio address on the record of the Republican 83rd Congress. He arrived at the Lowry Air Force Base summer White House dressed casually after driving from Mrs Douds home and greeted Air Force aide Lt Col Draper.

Denver Eisenhower Colorado White House Lowry Air Force Base Administration Building John S. Doud Air Force William G. Draper

Braniff Plane Disaster Kills 11 in Iowa Farm Crash

A Braniff Airlines DC3 en route from Memphis to Minneapolis crashed near Swaledale, Iowa, in a storm killing 11 of 19 aboard. Survivors were hospitalized in Mason City. pilots were W A Pickering and W B Wilde of Kansas City.

Mason City Iowa Braniff Airlines Here Hampton Memphis Minneapolis Braniff Dallas Little Rock Fort Smith Ark Muskogee Tulsa Okla Joplin Kansas City Swaledale Mercy Hospital Milton Schoenberg Denver Robert Reitsch Rockford Don Pearson Lincoln Neb Margaret Lou Evans Great Bend Kas Mayo Clinic Rochester

Two Montanans Burn to Death in Plane Crash

A plane near Cow Creek some 60 miles south of Chinook Montana crashed after takeoff, burning the aircraft and killing Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McQuire of Hays. Coroner Herman Cooper said they had visited the Frank Biddle ranch and died when the plane failed to climb and nosedived into an embankment. Mrs. McQuire was about 50 and a sister of Mrs. Biddle. Mr. McQuire was about 65.

Chinook Mont Thomas McQuire Hays Cow Creek Montana Herman Cooper Blaine County McQuires Frank Biddle McQuire

Luce Arrives in Rome to Represent Eisenhower at Gasperi Funeral

U S Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce arrives in Rome to represent President Eisenhower at the funeral services for former Italian Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi scheduled for tomorrow.

IKE Rome U.P U.S Clare Boothe Luce Rome Eisenhower Alcide de Gasperi

Unlucky Seven Arrests in Pico Seven-Room House Case

Seven officers raided a seven room house on East Whittier Blvd Pico California early Saturday arresting seven men. Authorities confiscated seven hundred dollars in cash amid the operation.

Pico Calif East Whittier Blvd

Weather Report for Butte and Montana Turns Cloudy With Showers

Mostly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with occasional showers and cool temperatures. West of Divide shows shattered showers and thundershowers with highs 60 to 70, while East of Divide remains variable with showers, milder in the west and hotter in the southeast, and cooler central and east portions Tuesday.

Divide

Tragic Santa Fe Chief Derailment Kills Four Near Lomax

Four dead and at least 53 injured when the Santa Fe Chief derailed near Lomax on the Iowa Illinois border. Car No 9 toppled, two women and two men among the deceased. Victims were taken to hospitals in Fort Madison and Burlington as investigators seek the cause.

Kenneth Hartz Walter Schmidt Santa Fe Chicago Lomax Fort Madison Burlington Iowa Robert H. Bumphrey Galva Ill Clarence W. Moody

Probers to Limit Testimony in McCarthy Case

A six man committee will hear about six of the 46 censure charges against Sen. McCarthy while preserving the right to pursue other counts if new evidence arises. Watkins says hearings will focus on McCarthy personal actions, not floor speeches, and several charges may be too vague for immediate action.

Washington Watkins Utah Sen McCarthy R-Wis Sen. Carlson R-Kan Carlson Sens Flanders Fulbright Morse Senate Elections Wisconsin Senate

Veterans elect Bowman national commander at convention

Heads Veterans Los Angeles delegates to the national convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Sunday installed new officers as they concluded their meeting. Walter C. Bowman a retired Air Force colonel from Hollywood Calif was elected national commander. He is an attorney and Normandy invasion veteran and was national senior vice commander succeeding Anton D Kneller from Philadelphia.

Los Angeles V.P Military Order of the Purple Heart Walter C. Bowman Air Force Hollywood Calif Anton D. Kneller Philadelphia

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