Congress Quits: Views on Record Clash
Congress adjourned Friday with swift, final speeches as members headed home or on trips. The session cut billions from spending, backed an Eisenhower Middle East doctrine, joined an atomic energy agency, and passed civil rights bills for the first time in 82 years, while many of the planned programs were stalled or killed. President Eisenhower called the record tremendously disappointing, yet welcomed the adjournment as Lyndon Johnson and Ruchel signaled the president’s message to Congress.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Middle East
U.S
International Atomic Energy Agency
Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Newport
R. I
Johnson
Sen
Ruchel
Calif
United States
Ike Budget Cuts Trim Nearly Five Billion From Requests
Official figures from the House Appropriations Committee show Congress cut 4.9 billion dollars from President Eisenhower's new funding requests for the year. The tally covers 16 bills totaling 59.1 million dollars to run 24 federal agencies and programs, with about eight billion more approved as permanent or indefinite allotments. Different senators cite variant totals based on accounting methods. Byrd notes cuts of about six and a half billion while Eisenhower had already pared his request by 2.2 billion.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Congress Appropriations Shape Year in 85th Congress
Washington reports the 85th Congress approved 59.1 billion dollars to fund government for the year starting July 1, trimming 4.9 billion from Eisenhower requests. Major enacted items include Middle East defense authority and foreign aid, with civil rights and FBI file protection awaiting action.
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Washington
85Th Congress
Eisenhower
Middle East
Foreign Aid Authority
FBI
Civil Service
Alaska
Hawaii
House
Senate
Prices Rise for Farm Products in August
The Agriculture Department reported a 0.4 percent rise in farm product prices from mid-July to mid-August. Eggs dairy products and hogs saw higher prices, offset by lower prices for non citrus fruit and most vegetables. The index stood at 248 percent of the 1910-14 base, about 28 percent higher than a year earlier. Prices paid by farmers for inputs were unchanged from mid-July and about 3 percent higher than last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Dept
Combat Veteran Guilty of Hitting Trainee
Sgt. James L. Hobbs a 26 year old Army combat veteran was found guilty by a special court martial of maltreating two trainees. He was sentenced to reduced rank six months confinement at hard labor and forfeiture of 40 dollars of his pay monthly for six months. The max penalty minus pay forfeiture. The incident allegedly occurred August 4 when Hobbs punched Pvt John W Clanton and forced Pvt Raymond L Wilson to shout in English while on a platform at a trash dump with other trainees present. Clanton testified he had been absent without permission before the incident.
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FT. Carson
Colo
James L. Hobbs
Hobbs
Gunnison
Miss
John W. Clanton
Phoenix
Ariz
Raymond L. Wilson
Bethel
Kan
Clanton
Wounded Veteran Crowns in River
A six boat search along the Yellowstone River near Sanders sought the body of Larry Plotner 23 of Danville Illinois a Korean War veteran. Plotner and companions rode to recover a stranded bull when his horse fell into a water hole and investigators think his injuries from steel plates may have paralyzed him.
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Hysham
Yellowstone
Sanders
Larry Plotner
Danville
Ill
Plotner
Raymond Buckley
Herb Hale
Teen Patterson
Illinois
Jake Patterson
Hale
Big Timber
Excited Winner Parkman Wins New Car at Helena Event
In police court Friday William Parriman was fined five dollars for running a stop light on Last Chance Gulch. The complaint noted his 1957 car lacked plates, but Judge K V Inger-Soll dismissed that charge. Parkman won the new car about an hour earlier.
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Helena
William Parriman
Last Chance Gulch
Parriman
K. V. Ingersoll
Parkman
Millions Take To Highways For Weekend
The Labor Day weekend saw millions on the roads as the first traffic death occurred 15 minutes after the observance began. Mrs. Yola Tidewell Green of Thomaston Georgia, 28, died when her car ran a stop sign and hit another near North Culloden. Seven others were injured. Nationwide, states reported several fatalities and drownings as the nation counted holiday tolls.
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Yola Tidewell Green
Thomaston
North Culloden
Connecticut
Indiana
Michigan
New York
North Carolina
Illinois
Green
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Patrol Prepares For Heavy Traffic Over Labor Day Weekend
Montana Highway Patrol will use all manpower and electronics over Labor Day weekend to cut fatalities. Supervisor Alex Stephenson said enforcement will target all violations as peak traffic volume arrives Friday night through Monday. The force cites a rise in noncollision fatal accidents and urges stricter action against speeding and drinking drivers. Through eight months this year 131 people were killed on Montana highways, down from 173 in the same period in 1956.
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Helena
Montana Highway Patrol
Alex B. Stephenson
Stephenson
Montana
Air Force Thor Missile Fired at Cape Canaveral
An intermediate range missile believed to be the Air Force Thor was launched from the Cape Canaveral Missile Test Center shortly after 3 p.m. Friday, marking a second test in the week after an Army Jupiter launch on Tuesday. The white projectile rose quickly, stayed visible for about four minutes, and veered east as it sped thousands of feet into the air.
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Cocoa Beach
Fla
Air Force
Thor
Cape Canaveral Missile Test Center
Army Jupiter
National Safety Council Reports July Traffic Death Drop
The National Safety Council says July 1957 traffic deaths fell 7 percent to 3,320 from 3,570 in July 1956, saving 250 lives. For the first seven months, deaths averaged 3 percent lower, a 650 life saving.
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National Council
Chicago
U.P
National Safety Council
Montana highway awards total 3.1 million in 14 projects
The Montana State Highway Commission awarded 3 065 614 for 14 road projects including three interstate engineered items. Low bidders received contracts across several counties with totals raising this year’s award to 13 508 531 for 65 projects.
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Highway Board
Helena
Montana
State Highway Commission
Fred Quinnell Jr
Bureau of Public Roads
Ulm
Muddy Creek
Dillon
Monida
Gildford
Baltrusch Construction
Great Falls
Cascade
Little Mud
Russell Praised For Strategy In Civil Rights Fight
Southern Democrats credit Senator Russell of Georgia for guiding opposition to a stronger civil rights bill. Critics say his tactics restrained federal authority and preserved Southern autonomy. Sen. Hill of Alabama and others laud his leadership amid calls for enforcement by the Nixon administration and NAACP pressure. Senator Long notes the strategy reflects a broader political calculation.
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South Carolina
Sen. Thurmond
Sen
Russell
Georgia
South
Hill
Dala
Nixon
NAACP
Long
D-La
Names Range From AAAA to ZYZYS in Baltimore Files
The Federal Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance in Baltimore holds 1 023 000 names from Aaaa to Zyzys. About 13 persons are named Name. For reaching people when names are unknown an ad is recommended, with the dial code 5451 for contact from Anna to Zyzys.
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Federal Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance
Baltimore
Aaaa
Zyzys
Anna
Falls Girl Rescued After 40 Foot Well Fall
A 15 year old Great Falls girl named Della Louise Gopher fell 40 feet into an abandoned well and was reported recovering with a fractured rib and facial cuts at a local hospital. Highway Patrolman James Leary helped in the rescue, suffering a head concussion and other injuries from a dirt slide during the rope descent. The well lies at the foot of Gore Hill south of the Helena highway.
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Great Falls
James Leary
Della Louise Gopher
Leary
Gore Hill
Helena Highway
Brownell Won't Run for New York Governor
Washington Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. stated he will not be a candidate for governor of New York and would not accept a nomination. He sent a letter to New York attorney John L. Casey Jr. after Casey proposed forming a committee to promote his nomination.
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Washington
Herbert Brownell Jr
New York
Brownell
Stassen Hopeful on East West Arms Talks
Harold Stassen told President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles in Washington that he remains hopeful about progress toward an East West disarmament agreement. He said the sides are closer than in 12 years and that a Western plan including nuclear limits and a warning system is under Soviet consideration. Stassen emphasized optimism despite skeptical U.S. officials after Valerian Zorin’s dismissive reply to Western proposals. He noted he is in town for his son’s Charlottesville wedding and will return to London for a U N Disarmament Subcommittee meeting.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Dulles
London
Soviet Union
National
Valerian Zorin
Stassen
U. N. Disarmament
Teacher Shortage in Montana Forces Emergency Measures
Montana faces a critical teacher shortage with 56 counties reporting a lack of rural and urban instructors. The State Board of Education calls the situation grim as school doors near opening, with emergency steps likely, including emergency certification to fill vacancies.
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Helena
U.P
Montana
State Board of Education
Public Instruction Department
Mrs Eisenhower Leaves Hospital After Hysterectomy
Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower left Walter Reed Army Hospital with the President by her side reporting she felt pretty good. The First Lady had undergone a hysterectomy on August 6 and was admitted 25 days earlier. The couple returned to the White House in a smiling Black Limousine.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed
First Lady
Prison guard hijacked as two inmates escape in state car
Philipsburg report says guard George Morris 52 was overpowered near Drummond by Hugh Allen 25 and Herman Cardinal 30 who forced him to drive to a cabin near Maxville and shackled him. They fled in the state car after disarming him, with Morris crawling a mile to flag down help.
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Philipsburg
Deer Lodge
Maxville
George Morris
Hugh Allen
Herman Cardinal
Morris
Drummond
Molotov Named As Envoy to Red Mongolia
London reports V. M. Molotov, once Stalin’s trusted lieutenant, named ambassador to the Mongolian People's Republic. The 67 year old former premier minister faces health issues and a far cry from his past power as Moscow assigns him to Ulan Bator, a small capital amid Chinese influence and Soviet oversight.
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London
V. M. Molotov
Outer Mongolia
Mongolian People’s Republic
Ulan Bator
Molotov
Kremlin
Georgi Malenkov
Moscow
Malenkov
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
Mongolia
Leon Trotsky
Stalin
Tass Agency
Moscow Radio
U.S.S.R
Supreme Soviet
Parliament) Presidium
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
V. I. Pisarev
Ulan Bato
Urga
Ulan Batov
Montana Weather Then: Partly cloudy with warm weekend
Montana east sees partly cloudy skies and warmer weekend with thundershowers over mountains and east portion Saturday afternoon. Highs 70 to 80 Saturday, Sunday 75 to 85 with lows 55 to 65. Montana west stays partly cloudy with little change. highs 70 to 80 and Saturday night lows 40 to 50. The table notes 12 hour maximums, 18 hour minimums, and 24 hour precipitation ending 5:30 p.m. Friday.
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Montana
Atomic blast Franklin Prime at Nevada proving grounds
The Atomic Energy Commission described Franklin Prime as a pure scientific test. A balloon tethered above Yucca Flat released an orange pink fireball watched by 500 military observers. The 14th blast of the summer series was 20 kilotons and produced no significant offsite fallout despite postponing Smoky.
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Atomic Test Site
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Nevada Proving Grounds
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat Test Center
ABC
AEC
Pioneer Airman Gatty Dies in Suva at 54
Suva Fiji Islands obituary notes pioneer aviator and navigator Charles A. Gatty, longtime Fiji Air Capty owner, died after a heart attack. Gatty sailed global routes with Wiley Post in 1931 and sparked aviation legend. Charles Lindbergh praised his navigation.
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Fiji Islands
U.P
Harold C. Gatty
Wiley Post
Gatty
Fiji Airways
Catty
Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
We Rogers
Atty
Paul
Charles A. Lindbergh
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