Two Dead as Truck Crash Pushes Montana Toll Higher
Kay Larson aged 18 of Helena was fatally injured in a collision with a 142 ton truck on U S Highway 91 near Boulder. Glenn Burner 25 of Helena was seriously hurt and Oscar Goodman 40 of Basin treated for injuries. The crash raised Montana highway deaths to 198 this year with two more victims in a separate truck accident.
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Kay Larson
Helena
Burnaby
B.C
Glenn Burner
N. Jackson
U.S. Highway 91
Boulder
Gordon McFarland
Carroll College
Miss Larson
Jefferson County
Montana
Great Falls
Bill Garie
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Butte
Ted Michaud
Oscar Goodman
Basin
F. C. Timberman
Goodman
St. James Hospital
Silver Bow
Larson
Timberman
Burner
Navy
Famine Reported in Indonesia Amid Food Shortages and Riots
Reported famine and severe shortages hit many Java areas with food riots in flux. 30 districts affected as distribution breaks down due to anti-Dutch actions. Parachute troops dispersed protests in the Moluccas and up to 100 arrests noted. Dock workers idled in Jakarta as Dutch warehouses cut salaries. Egypt and Spain to ship 80,000 tons rice pending port terms.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Java
Moluccas
Dutch West New Guinea
Egypt
Spain
Netherlands
West New Guinea
Sobsi
Lightning and Snow Hit Butte in Rocky Mountain Storm
A sudden storm struck Mining City early Tuesday with lightning, thunder and snow. Winds reached about 35 mph at the Butte airport, sleet coated streets, and highways were later reported well sanded with good travel conditions. The forecast calls for cloudy skies and light snow with highs near 40 and lows around 23.
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Butte
Rocky Mountain Canyon
CAA
Stassen Likely To Seek Pennsylvania Governor's Seat
Harold Stassen says he has informed all 67 Pennsylvania county chairmen he is seriously considering running for governor next year. He declined to reveal letter contents but expresses confidence in beating any Democratic challenger if nominated. The Pennsylvania primary is set for May 20. Stassen is a special adviser to President Eisenhower on disarmament.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Pennsylvania
Stassen
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Administration
Two Great Falls Women Die in Truck Accident
Kay Cowan 51 and Tena B Golden 49 died Tuesday when their truck left a county road and rolled into a ditch 40 miles southwest of Chester. Sheriff Dodds Keith said the women were attempting to jump from the vehicle as it went off the road. Gor don Hurley and Lyle Duncan发现 the bodies. The deaths contribute to Liberty county’s rising 1957 traffic toll.
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Chester
Great Falls
Kay Cowan
Tena B. Golden
Dodds Keith
Liberty County
Gordon Hurley
Lyle Duncan
Boulder
Kay Larson
Burnaby
B. C
Montana
Helena
Montana Highway Patrol Board
Verdel Bell
Vernie C. Bell
Lodgepole
Blaine County
Dodson
Billy Mitchell Gets Memorial in Smithsonian Ceremony
A memorial statue of Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell was unveiled in Washington at the Smithsonian Aeronautics Hall on the 54th anniversary of the first powered flight. Retired Gen. Carl Spaatz praised Mitchell as a man of action who pressured a nation toward air power despite a past suspension.
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Washington
Army
Billy Mitchell
Carl Spaatz
Mitchell
Smithsonian Institution
Wilbur and
Orville
Mansfield Seeks Senate Probe of Montana Freight Rates
Sen. Mansfield of Montana asks Senate Commerce to investigate freight rates in Montana. He argues years of no federal inquiry allow discriminatory practices and cites repeated appeals to the Interstate Commerce Commission for uniform Westwide class rates.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Montana
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Congress
Congressional
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
SAC Planes Grounded By Fund Shortage
Senator Symington revealed that five weeks last summer SAC aircraft were grounded due to lack of funds for gasoline. General LeMay testified SAC planes remain airborne now, but warned urgent funds are needed to boost bomber production and base dispersion as the U S races Russia in missiles and space weapons development.
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Washington
Curtis LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Sen
Symington
Senate
Russia
LeMay
SAC
Air Force
Douglas
United States
Atlas ICBM Firing Succeeds For United States
The U S Air Force successfully fired the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral at 12 38 p m local time amid cheers from observers. The test marks the third attempt after previous misfires and is described as a limited range flight landing in a pre selected area. The launch signals progress in ICBM capability during a tense period in the Cold War.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Defense Dept
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
Free World
Russia
Navy
U S Crop Production Hits Record on Smaller Acreage
The Agriculture Dept reports 106 percent of the 1947-49 base for all crops, tying a record on the smallest acreage in nearly 40 years. Record yield and advances in varieties, practices, fertilizer, and machinery powered output despite weather woes.
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U.S
Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Agriculture Dept
Alabama Voters Back Constitutional Change on Macon County
Early returns show 43 329 to 31 993 in favor of a measure that would let the Legislature abolish Macon County and divide it among neighboring white majorities to curb perceived Negro political control amid federal civil rights pressure. Senator Sam Engelhardt Jr. backs the plan representing Macon and Bullock counties.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Macon
Mobile
Tuskegee
Sam Engelhardt Jr
Bullock
Senate
Alabama Assn. of Citizens’ Councils
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Montana Weather Summary for East and West Regions
Montana weather shows partly cloudy, cooler conditions in the east for Wednesday with a near term rise in clouds and light snow possible in the west. East highs 35 to 45, night lows 15 to 25, Wednesday thin snow chance. west highs 30 to 40 with snow flurries in mountains. Temperatures near steady Thursday.
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Montana
Severe quake rattles near equator long after Tokyo alert
Japan's Meteorological Bureau logged a severe earthquake about 2,880 miles south and east of Tokyo toward New Zealand. A spokesman said tremors lasted two hours beginning at 9:53 p.m. and were definitely below the equator.
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Tokyo
Japan
Meteorological Bureau
New Zealand
NATO Study Direct Talks With Kremlin Amid Cold War Pace
Secretary of State Dulles warned against trusting new Soviet promises as Russia remains in default on prior agreements. He urged NATO members to enforce a forthright stance with military power while exploring East-West talks at Paris. Dulles urged flexibility but warned against changing to placate hostile forces.
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Washington
Dulles
NATO
Paris
Western Alliance
NATO Permanent Council
Europe
West
Russia
Sumner Whittier Named New VA Chief by Eisenhower
Massachusetts Republican Sumner G. Whittier 46, a Navy veteran and former state official, was appointed by President Eisenhower to head the Veterans Administration. The Paris ceremony during a NATO meeting announced a $21,000 yearly post subject to Senate confirmation. he replaces Harvey V. Higley who resigned.
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Washington
Sumner G. Whittier
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
Whittier
Everett
House
Senate
Foster Furcolo
Paris
NATO
Veterans Affairs
Harvey V. Higley
Marinette
Wis
President Eisenhower Visits SHAPE Amid NATO Duties
President Eisenhower traveled to SHAPE in Europe to meet with leaders including Italy’s Adone Zoli and Germany’s Konrad Adenauer. He arrived late to the NATO summit, prompting cautious explanations from Press Secretary James Hagerty. He then attended a formal Elysee dinner with France’s Rene Coty, arriving 11 minutes late.
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Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
Supreme Headquarters of the
Allied Powers In Europe
SHAPE
Adone Zoli
Italy
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
James C. Hagerty
Elysees Palace
Rene Coty
France
Coty
One Woman Dining With Eisenhower at Coty Dinner
Coty hosted a state dinner for Eisenhower in Paris with 185 guests. Coty’s English-speaking daughter Mrs Genevieve Egloff sat with the President as the sole woman among 185 men, engaging him in lively talk. She praised Mamie’s absence and noted Eisenhower’s good health during the meal.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Rene Coty
Coty
Genevieve Egloff
Elysee Palace
Vernon Walters
Mrs. Egloff
Mamie
NATO will study East West talks while boosting Western arms
NATO leaders approved a guarded plan to study direct talks with the Kremlin outside the UN while allowing continued Western military build up in Europe. A four nation NATO foreign ministers group would push disarmament talks with Russia and a separate review of Bulgarian letters to assess a possible general conference. France Britain and West Germany urged action as Dulles signaled limited reservations.
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Paris
NATO
Kremlin
Soviet Union
West Europe
Britain
France
West Germany
Norway
Nikolai Bulganin
United Nations
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. N
NATO ‘Chiefs of Government
Canada
United States
Christian Pineau
Dulles
U. S
Macmillan
Konrad Adenuer
Einar Gerhardsen
PineAuasanne
Convict Freed After 28 Years for $18 Theft
Leonard Crawford of Huntington freed after serving 28 years of a 40 year term from 1929 for involvement in an $18 robbery. Governor Cecil Underwood commuted the remaining sentence on Tuesday making Crawford eligible for release. he is now about 55.
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Charleston
W. Va
Leonard Crawford
Huntington
Crawford
Cecil H. Underwood
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