Senators to Study U S Defense Strength in Missile Era
The Senate Armed Services Committee will begin a comprehensive review of U S defense strength amid Soviet missile advances. Lead witnesses include Secretary Gates and Gen Twining, with open questions on missile pacing and the B70 program. Democratic and Republican senators weigh security needs and disarmament efforts.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
U. S
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Pentagon
Tuesay
Russell
Strategic Air Command
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
State Records Two New Road Fatalities
Two Montana crash deaths are reported on Sunday and Saturday. M Scott Doss, 41, a rancher near Custer, died after his pickup left U S Highway 10 and rolled at about 1 a m. Duane Bull, 18, of Somers was killed when a truck carrying five teens overturned on U S Highway 93 south of Kalispell at about 10 40 p m. The other occupants were injured or unharmed. Montana’s 1960 traffic toll rises to seven or eight fatalities depending on counting.
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Montana
Kalispell
Somers
Ang
U.S. Highway 93
Duane Bull
Dennis Burke
Bob Thompson
Ron Jay
Larry James
Flathead
Sol Catron
Borrow
American Heart Association Records Public Contributions
The American Heart Association announced a record 24,004,865 in public contributions for the last year, with 1960 national chairman Charles R. Cox noting a rise of 1,659,147 from 1958 to 1959.
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New York
American Heart Assn
Charles R. Cox
Daily Ad Promises $9 Million Invested In Advertising
Classified notice touts large daily ad spend to sell guns and sports gear including skates sleds skis and more. Encourages dialing 5451 for a result ad. Also lists a 40 gauge shotgun for sale at 15 dollars.
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Dail
Strike Near Settlement at Kennecott Utah Operations
A 160 day strike against Kennecott Copper Corp in Utah moves toward settlement as the IBEW local 1081 agrees to a tentative contract after marathon talks. Ratification is set for Monday while other small unions still hold out.
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Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corp
S. Utah
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Kennecott
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
International Association of Machinists
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System Federation
Loss 100000 In Fire At Missoula
MISSOULA AP An undis closed fire Sunday morning destroyed a 100000 planer and its building at Rothert Lumber Co nearly a mile west of Missoula on US 10 93 A passing motorist George W Weeks an employee of the Federal Aeronautics Authority at the Missoula County Airport noticed the planer building in flames about 740 am The sheriff s office was notified but by the time company officials and workers arrived the building had collapsed The company estimated the fire burned about 2 1 2 hours Bob Jenkins plant superintendent said there was no time to notify the Ft Missoula Fire Department The equipment was insured Jenkins said a new planer could be put into operation in about a week The loss would not halt other operations and full production will be maintained
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Missoula
Rothert Lumber Co
U. S. Highway
George W. Weeks
Federal Aeronautics Authority
Missoula County
Bob Jenkins
Ft. Missoula
Jenkins
Fire destroys Robaix textile mill in Lille
Flames swept the Robaix textile mill in Lille, one of Europe's most modern factories. Damage was estimated at 20 million francs. Nine firefighters were overcome while battling the blaze, which began Saturday afternoon and was brought under control Sunday noon.
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Lille
France
Robaix
Europe
Walkerville Mayor Proposes Emergency Aid Program
Walkerville Mayor James R. Shea launched Operation Emergency to aid residents in dire need due to a strike. Volunteers would help provide food, clothing, and essentials as funds and state support remain uncertain. Residents in Walkerville, Butte, and Silver Bow County are urged to write for assistance.
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Walkerville
James R. Shea
Shea
Butte
Silver Bow County
France readies atomic test as Sahara air restrictions start
Paris reports restricted Sahara air traffic around Reggane as France signals readiness to test an atomic device. Defense Minister Soustelle visited Reggane while President de Gaulle summoned the National Defense Committee amid Khrushchev warnings of a new nuclear test race.
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France
Sahara Desert
Atomic Club
Defense Ministry
Reggane
Touat Oases
Algeria
Mediterranean
Atlantic
French Sahara
Sahara
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Jacques Soustelle
Charles de Gaulle
National Defense Committee
Stars' Son Rescued From Cliff Ledge in Bel Air
In Bel Air California 9 year old Ricky Powell son of actors Dick Powell and June Allyson was rescued from a narrow ledge halfway up a 100 foot cliff. Firemen and state police assisted as two officers reached the boy and a ladder was used to bring him down. Ricky expressed fear but ran to his nearby home. Ricky and friend Steve Dart 8 were climbing when Ricky got stuck and Steve went for help.
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Los Angeles
Dick Powell
June Allyson
Bel Air
Ricky Powell
Ricky
Rickey
Steve Dart
Dart
Steve
Glacier to Use Jet Booms for Snow Avalanche Risk
Spokane AP report states Geiger Air Force Base plans to set off sonic booms to trigger avalanches in Glacier National Park Montana. The aim is rapid snow clearing for a seven mile road section using the Convair F106 Delta Dart in Operation Safe Slide during January to April after heavy falls.
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Spokane
Wash
Geiger Air Force Base
Glacier National Park
Montana
Air Force
National Park and Air Force
The
Blizzard in northern Japan kills ten as ships vanish
The season's worst blizzard struck Hokkaido and northern Japan on Sunday, halting land travel, disrupting maritime traffic, and leaving at least ten people dead.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hokkaido
Kishi Arrives To Ink New U S Jap Pact
Japan's Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi arrives in Washington to sign a new U S Japan treaty. He is welcomed by Vice President Nixon and Secretary Herter after a 7½ hour flight from San Francisco. Kishi says the aim is broader cooperation to advance world peace and human progress.
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Washington
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Washington National
San Francisco
Richard M. Nixon
Christian A. Herter
China
Butte Fire and Police Respond to Injury at Construction Site
Butte firemen and police arrived at Porphyry and Excelsior near a new service station Sunday night to find no fire danger. A man, Carl Hafer, 915 North Montana, suffered a severe cut to his right arm after hitting a piece of glass, severing an artery. He was rushed to Community Memorial Hospital for surgery. Officers Earl Holman and Herb O’Neill assisted.
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Butte
Porphyry and
Excelsior
Carl Hafer
Montana
Community Memorial Hospital
Earl Holman
Herb O'Neill
Hafer
UP Locomotive and Boxcar Derail Near Butte
Two units of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive and a boxcar derailed near the Silver Bow depot on Sunday at 2:45 p.m. No injuries were reported. The boxcar returned to the tracks quickly. main line remained clear. Cause under investigation.
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Union Pacific
Silver Bow
Eisenhower to Visit Soviet Union June 10 to 19
A Moscow radio bulletin announced that President Eisenhower will visit the Soviet Union to meet Premier Nikita Khrushchev from June 10 through June 19. The notice aired at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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Moscow
Moscow Radio
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower to Send Record 79.8 Billion Budget to Congress
President Eisenhower will transmit a record peacetime budget of 79.8 billion dollars with an estimated 4.2 billion dollar surplus. Congress faces potential changes impacting revenue and the surplus while Democrats and some Republicans question final outcomes.
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Ike
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Butte Murder Trial Opens in Silver Bow Court
The first degree murder trial of Lee Arrigoni also known as Ruby Garrett begins a new jury term at 10 a.m. in Judge John B. McClernan's district court. The case concerns the June 8 slaying of Andrew Arrigoni in the Board of Trade card room. Two additional homicide cases and other charges populate the docket.
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Lee Arrigoni
Ruby Garrett
Silver Bow
John B. McClernan
Department of District Court
Andrew Arrigoni
Jean Sorenson
Ted Record
Michael R. Maily
Kay
William
Bill) Knofel
Arrigoni
Garrett
Board of Trade
E. Park
Rock Creek Residents Marooned by Flood
Five rural families in Rock Creek Valley were cut off after ice jam flooding blocked the road to U S Highway 10. A snowplow finally opened a back road Sunday linking residents to the outside world. one elderly man was under care, others in good condition.
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Rock Creek
Philipsburg
Mike Meik
Copper Strike Fact Board Again Asked
Walkerville Mayor James R. Shea urged Montana based fact finding to study the copper strike dispute. He doubted Secretary Mitchell would intervene, calling it a Montana issue not a national emergency. He proposed a voluntary board from Great Falls and Butte to aid Anaconda Co. and Mine Mill Union, with page 8 continuation.
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Montana
Walkerville
James R. Shea
Shea
Mitchell
Mine-Mill Union
Great Falls
Butte
Federal Conciliation and Mediation Board
Eisenhower to make a 10 day visit to the Soviet Union
President Eisenhower will begin a 10 day tour to the Soviet Union June 10 to 19 as a follow up to Khrushchev's US visit. The trip aims to thaw cold war tensions and includes Moscow and other Soviet cities. It may involve Mrs Eisenhower and grandchildren.
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Albany
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Moscow
U.S.S.R
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Editorial urges Chief Joseph film made in Montana
A Montana Standard editorial champions filming the Chief Joseph story in Montana, prompting letters and telegrams of support. State leaders urge MGM to film on Montana soil, citing Joseph’s Montana battles and Yellowstone and Glacier locales, with officials pledging cooperation from the Historical Society and Chamber of Commerce.
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Joseph
Montana Standard
Chief Joseph
Montana
Motion
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Washington
Standard
Film Corporation
Treasure State
Glacier National Park
Our
Historical Society
State Advertising Department
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Gordon H. Platts
Montana Highway Commission
Yellowstone Park
Stalker
Ing
MGM
State Board of Examiners
Historical Society of Montana
Board of Examiners
Montana Weather Across Regions
Montana east reports scattered light snows ending at lower elevations east and south Monday with partly cloudy skies otherwise. Mountains see occasional light snows Monday and Tuesday with minimal temperature change. Maximums 5 to 20, minimums 0 to minus 15 below. Montana west expects night fog in valleys and few snow flurries on mountains. Monday and Monday night become partly cloudy Tuesday with little temperature change. Highs 10 to 20, lows minus 0 to minus 15.
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Montana
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