Road and Bridge Contracts Total 2 Million In Montana
The Montana Highway Commission awarded 11 road and bridge construction jobs totaling 2 117 043 with six bids withdrawn due to tougher right of way acquisitions. The awards, across multiple counties, push 1958 total to 24 857 095 while outlining bidders and project details such as Beaverhead Cascade Park and Lewis and Clark counties.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Fred Quinnell Jr
Beaverhead
Monida-north
Montana Engineering & Construction Co
Cascade
Cascade-Ulm
Parker & Ness
Hamilton
Kiely Construction Co
Butte
Custer
Brandenberg
Garland
Miles City
United Construction Co
Bainville
Meagher
White Sulphur Springs
Fort Logan
O'Brien Construction Co
Great Falls
Wheatland
Shawmut- Hedgesville
Studer Construction Co
Billings
Lewis and Clark
Wolf Creek
Augusta
Student at MSC, Trucker Die in Traffic Mishaps
A 26 year old Montana State College student, Richard S Campbell, was killed instantly when his motorcycle collided with the front wheels of a Billings driven truck near Bozeman. Campbell, a MSC architecture student, left a widow and two children. An inquest is set for Thursday night as Montana's 1958 traffic toll rises to 115.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana State College
Richard S. Campbell
Bozeman Construction
MSC
U. S
Highway 191
Bozeman High School
Albert Dawson
Billings
Dawson
Campbell
Superior High School
Phillip Campbell
Montana State University
Missoula
Butte
Bill
Superior
Buddy
Logan
John Patrick Morgan
Mel Boice
Morgan
Pacific Hide & Fur Co
Bolce
Willmar
Minn
Minneapolis
Montana
Lightning Triggers 83 Forest Fires in Idaho and Montana
Overnight lightning started at least 83 forest fires across northern Idaho and western Montana. A 60 acre blaze in Callahan Creek, near Troy, Montana, grew from 40 acres the prior night. About 150 men fought the Callahan Creek fire as smokejumpers were sent to several small blazes west of Hungry Horse Dam and in the Clearwater National Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Idaho
Montana
Callahan Creek
Idaho Line
Troy
Fred M. Fite
Forest Service Region 1
Hungry Horse Dam
Fite
Clearwater National Forest
Dead Man Creek
Forks of
Glad Creek Meadows
Democrats Open Montana Platform Hearings In Billings
State Democratic leaders begin the 1958 platform hearings in Billings with Rep. Lee Metcalf presiding. Testimony from more than 50 groups and several individuals is planned before the convention on Saturday.
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Billings
Montana
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Metcalf
Willard Fraser
Congress
Paul Cannon
Leif Erickson
Helena
Montana weather scattered showers and cool by regions
East Montana sees mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and cooler readings. West Montana stays cloudy with showers and lower temperatures, highs mostly 70s to 80s north and west, 80 to 90 in the southeast, lows 35 to 55 plus partial clearing Friday.
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Montana
Montana High Low
Billings
Belgrade
Weesenee
Eos Sense
Butte
Broadus Eweseennces
Bankecees
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Ovasneca
Great Falls
Havre
Helena Oes
Weeewes
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston Wees
Miles City
U S Warships On Way to Formosa Area
U S warships move from the Mediterranean to reinforce the 7th Fleet in the Formosa Strait as Red China shells Quemoy for the sixth straight day. Nationalists report 5 000 Red boats sailing toward the strait and a Red attack on Tungting Island.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Quemoy
U.S
Formosa Strait
Weitou
Defense Ministry
Chu Shan
Tan
Ministry
Tungting
Anaconda Child Hit by Auto Near East Valley
Carol Ann Anderson a six year old girl from Anaconda was struck by a car on Highway 48 near the East Valley six miles east of Anaconda. She suffered head and internal injuries and a probable broken hip and was taken to St. Ann Hospital. The driver Thomas Merrill thirty was traveling toward Anaconda when the child ran into the road from the roadside while awaiting another auto to cross the highway. Merrill and his family were en route from Washington to Wyoming to establish a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Carol Ann Anderson
Kenneth Anderson
East Valley
St. Ann Hospital
Warm Springs
Dynamite Found Outside Union Chief’s Home in Indianapolis
Three sticks of dynamite were found outside the apartment of Maurice Hutcheson Carpenters Union president in Indianapolis eight inches from the wall. The charge with a burned fuse was discovered as investigators pursued a previous tied case. Hutcheson said he did not know who planted it or the motive. Stevenson the unions first vice president was also linked to a prior blast. The Stevenson family was in Chicago. Hutcheson Stevenson and two other officials faced a prior suit by a defeated union candidate over alleged misused funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Maurice Hutcheson
Carpenters Union
John R. Stevenson
Hutcheson
Ethel
International Brotherhood of Carpenters
Stevenson
Chicago
The
Carpenters
Cletus R. Wheeler
Wheeler
Eisenhower Reports Fast Missile Progress and Slower School Integration
President Eisenhower told a brisk news conference that missile development is advancing faster than expected while urging a slower pace on school integration. He stressed deficits and economic health as campaign priorities and warned against a first strike nuclear attack, asserting U S strength and retaliation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Far East
Mideast
Russia
Supreme Court
Mansfield Pushes Crow Land Payment for Yellowtail Dam
Sen. Mansfield urges Sec. Seaton to use existing funds to pay the Crow Indians for 7000 acres needed for Yellowtail Dam on the Crow Reservation in Montana and Wyoming. He notes Eisenhower signed a 215 million dollar authorization but an appropriation bill was rejected, urging release before 1959 to prevent delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Montana
Wyoming
Yellowtail Dam
Mansfield
Secretary of Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Eisenhower
Big Horn River
Department
Congress
August Is Popular Wedding Month
August hosts a notable share of U S weddings with ten point one percent, behind June's twelve point eight percent. Soon after, newlyweds look to Want Ads to sell duplicated items like TV sets, and interested buyers may call 5451 to reach advertisers.
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U.S
Dial 5451
Witness Collapses During Senate Probe On Labor Payoffs
George F. Callahan Jr of Esco Motors testified he handed Robert Baker 1125 in cash and sent 3000 more to buy influence to settle a strike. Baker, a Hoffa aide, collapsed from what doctors called a coronary attack before further questioning by Senator McClellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
Robert
Barney) Baker
Teamsters Union
Baker
George F. Callahan Jr
Esco Motors Co
McKees Rocks
Senate
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Esco
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
S. J. Randall
New York
Averell Harriman
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Callahan
Edward Weinheimer
Weinheimer
Hoffa
Ernest Lawrence Dies After Ulcerative Colitis Surgery
Nobel Prize physicist Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence died Wednesday night at Palo Alto Hospital after surgery for ulcerative colitis. He was a longtime director of the Radiation Laboratory and a pioneer in cyclotron development.
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Ernest Lawrence
Palo Alto, Calif
Ernest O. Lawrence
Palo Alto Hospital
Alaskans Vote For Statehood By Wide Margin
Alaska voters backed statehood by more than five to one in Tuesday’s ballot, with about half the precincts reporting 22,214 for statehood and 4,921 against. Turnout approached 1956 levels and many polling places ran out of ballots as residents anticipated a sharp gain for statehood and a presidential proclamation by year’s end.
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Juneau
Alaska
Statehood
Texas
State to Receive Increased Share of Federal Funds
Washington senator Mike Mansfield announced Montana’s federal expenditures will rise by nearly 68 million dollars in the new fiscal year. Total federal outlays projected reach 301.9 million, with agriculture, defense and commerce the leading contributors and highway and military construction driving the increase. The Air Force plans 22.97 million more for the Glasgow jet base. adjusted SSA benefits and Helena Valley Unit funds are not yet included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Montana
Senate
Mansfield
85Th Congress
Agriculture Dept
Defense and Commerce Depts
Glasgow Air Force Base
Air Force
Helena Valley
Butte Detective Faces Apparent Arson at Home
Private detective Wilbur F. Sanders of Butte reported a small garage door fire at his home 1548 Phillips Ave Wednesday night just before 10:30. Firemen said the blaze appeared to be an attempted arson with papers stuffed under the door and lit. Two children alerted Mrs. Sanders, who with a garden hose controlled the fire before arrival of firemen. Sanders runs the Northwestern Intelligence Service.
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Wilbur F. Sanders
Butte
Phillips Ave
Sanders
Northwestern Intelligence Service
Legislature Hands Faubus Power to Close State Schools
Arkansas lawmakers approved bills giving Gov. Orval Faubus authority to close state schools rather than permit forced racial integration. The Senate 33 to 0 and the House 94 to 1 backed the measure as the Supreme Court considered Little Rock Central High School’s desegregation.
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Faubus
United States
Supreme Court
Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
Arkansas
Virginia
Roy Wilkins
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Orval Faubus
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Little Rock Central High School
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Central High
Central
Hot Springs
Ark
Ray S. Smith Jr
Helena mother drowns in Hauser Dam reservoir
Betty Rushford MacCary 20, of Helena, drowns after diving from a 16 foot boat on the Hauser Dam reservoir. Divers probe 80 foot depths as rescue efforts continue with volunteers. she leaves a husband in the Navy and a 10 month old son. Companions were Don Williams, Don Lusty, and Frances M. Smith.
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Middleman
Don Williams
Don Lusty
Frances M. Smith
Helena
Montana Power Co
Walter Klockler
Severe Hurricane Daisy Hugs Atlantic Coast Off Georgia
Hurricane Daisy, with peak winds near 125 mph, moved slowly north-northeast about 410 miles east of Brunswick, Georgia. Weather officials forecast gales along the North Carolina coast within 24 hours with rough seas and tides two to three feet above normal.
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Miami
Fla
Daisy
Georgia
Bahamas
U.S
Brunswick
North Carolina
Butte Man Named Counsel for ICC
Francis A. Silver of Arlington Virginia will become associate general counsel of the Interstate Commerce Commission effective Sept 1 He has led the ICC transport mobilization staff since July 1955 and was born in Butte Montana in 1895 He previously served as U S attorney Montana Legislature and other state posts
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Commission
Francis A. Silver
ICC
Silver
Arlington
Butte
Mont
Montana
Silver Bow
U. S
Montana Railroad Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Bargain Rides for Children on Last 1958 Day at Gardens
On the final Children's Day of 1958 at Columbia Gardens, Butte youth ages 7 to 14 ride buses free from Park and Main at 9 30 AM and 4 PM return. Concession rides cost 5 cents for children under 14 until 4 PM as staff supervise playtime.
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Columbia Gardens
Butte
Anaconda Company
Park and Main
Ted Beech
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