Dixon-Yates Project on Last Legs
Congress moves to withhold 65 million dollars for a power line linking the Dixon-Yates project to the TVA system. Memphis announces it will build its own plant, signaling the private venture may be scrapped. Edgar H. Dixon and Eugene A. Yates lead the private utilities behind the 107 million dollar project in West Memphis, Arkansas.
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Washington
Dixon- Yates
Eisenhower
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dixon-Yates
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
Dixon- Yates Power
Edgar H. Dixon
Eugene A. Yates
West Memphis
Ark
Atomic Energy Commission
TVA
Copper industry strike hits three major producers
Denver reports that American Smelting and Refining, Phelps Dodge, and Kennecott Copper shut down after a midnight walkout by workers represented by Mine Mill. Anaconda remained operative. Union says talks linger and settlement prospects exist during the day.
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Denver
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
Ind
American Smelting & Refining Co
Phelps Dodge Corp
Kennecott Copper
Hosie
Montana
Mine-Mill
Anaconda
Record 40 Million Vehicles Roar Out For Fourth Of July
National Safety Council estimates a holiday traffic surge with 40,000,000 vehicles on the road over the weekend. Despite the heavy travel, officials project a record 380 traffic deaths nationwide.
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Chicago
U.P
National Safety Council
Actress Isabel Bonner Dies On Broadway Stage
Hollywood reports actress Isabel Bonner collapsed and died during the first act of The Nike at Cathay Circle Theater. Coroner says natural death likely.
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Hollywood
A.P
Isabel Bonner
Nike
Mnile
Cathay Circle Theater
Nearly 900 in fish derby at Butte July celebration
Butte celebrates with a Fourth of July weekend program centered on a fish derby today drawing nearly 900 girls and boys. The event runs amid the town’s July activities culminating in a big patriotic parade Monday at 10 oclock.
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Butte
Butte Fourth of July events linked to Kiwanis derby and dances
Saturday features the Butte Kiwanis fish derby for children at Bell Creek with prizes at Father Sheehan Park, a field day at 1 p.m., a teenagers dance on Cornell Street, and a West Broadway street dance with sheriff support. Band music fills uptown and South Side districts.
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Bell Creek
Butte Kiwanis Club
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ennis
Harry Baker
Cliff Raymond
Kiwanis Club
Butte
Cuptown
South Side
Ball Diamond
Father Sheehan
Kiwanis
Ed Foley
County Recreation Board
Board of County Commissioners
Cornell Street
Sheriff's Deputies
West Broadway
Idaho
Montana
Uptown
Butte Junior Chamber of Commerce
Utah Policeman's Slayer Executed at Dawn
Don Jesse Neal, a 35 year old San Francisco man, was executed by firing squad at Utah State Prison for the murder of Salt Lake City police sergeant Owen T. Farley. A gray haired widow, Irene C. O'Brien, claimed the body and planned burial in Fort Thomas Kentucky.
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Point OF
Utah
Don Jesse Neal
Salt Lake City
Neal
Utah State Prison
San Francisco
Irene C. O'Brien
Fort Thomas
O’brien
Owen T. Farley
Wilma Tully
Farley
Ogden
Polson Child Killed by Accidental Rifle Bullet
Coral Diane Bailey three died two hours after a .22 rifle bullet struck her in the head while in a car with other children near the Bailey home in Valley View. Authorities say she was taken to a Polson hospital where she died. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Polson
Coral Diane Bailey
J. Dean Bailey
Valley View
Yard Sale Ad Sparks Quick Cash for Unused Items
A Want Ad tells readers to turn unused items into cash with listings for jalopy jewelry antiques and more. A lawn mower sold quickly for $5 as buyers answered by phone 0000 and the ad urges readers to call 5451 to place ads.
Shortest steel strike ends and price rise follows
The fastest steel strike ends as U S Steel agrees to a 15 cent hourly wage increase for USW workers. Big six producers sign quickly, boosting prices about 5.8 percent to roughly 125 dollars a ton, with further hikes anticipated industry wide.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel Co
Jones & Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Inland Steel Co
Pittsburgh Steel
David J. McDonald
MccDonald
One Lost Airman Found Dead In Island Wreckage
Lt. Alan M. McAneny was found dead in the wreckage of his Fury Jet on Mt Mihara Oshima 65 miles south of Tokyo. The search for three other Marine airmen continued with more than a dozen ships and planes in a 16000 square mile area as weather remained clear.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Here
Air Force
Alan M. McAneny
Yonkers
N. Y
H. P. Montague
Jackson
Miss
David Winton Bell
Minneapolis
Defense Department
Washington
James R. Day
Rollin F. Day
McAneny
Mt. Mihara
O Shima
U. S. Naval Hospital
Yokosuka
Japan Airlines
Helena Valley Irrigation District Created by Decree
Dist. Judge Victor H. Fall orders formation of the Helena Valley Irrigation District to take water from Canyon Ferry Reservoir via a Spokane Hills tunnel for irrigation. A3 million in federal funds approved, with floor debate set in the general public works bill. Lands excluded from district include properties owned by Downs Merritt Kelley Smith Amundson and others. About 20 242 acres affected.
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Helena
Helena Valley Irrigation District
Dist
Victor H. Fall
Washington, D. C
Senate Appropriations Committee
Fall
Lewis and Clark County
Canyon Ferry
Spokane Hills
Helena Valley
R. B. Downs
Gilbert Merritt
Richard Kelley
Hugh D
Theodore E
Mabel Smith
Harry Amundson
Senate Appropriations OKs 4 Million for Yellowtail Dam Start
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed a 146.041 million dollar reclamation program for the year, with four million to begin Yellowtail Dam in Montana as part of the Missouri Basin project. Other allocations included 900 thousand for Owl Creek Wyoming and 300 thousand for Deer Creek Utah, with many adjustments from the House plan.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Yellowtail
Montana
Hardin
Missouri Basin
Owl Creek
Wyoming
Deer Creek
Provo River
Utah
Missouri River Basin
Bostwick
Neb.-Kan
Frenchman - Cambridge
Neb
Glenda
Wyo
Hanover- Bluff
Heart Butte
N.D
Helena Valley
Mont
Kirwan
Kan
Lower Marias
Rapid Valley
S. D
Sargent
Transmission Division
Webster
Segni Granted Two More Days as Italy Premier Bid Proceeds
Rome Christian Democrat Antonio Segni receives two extra days of grace from President Giovanni Gronchi to press support for becoming Italy next premier. He continues his talks with allies Friday as the political drama unfolds in Rome.
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Rome
Antonio Segni
Giovanni Gronchi
Italy
Eight Portuguese Jet Pilots Die in Fog Crash
Eight Thunderjet pilots died near Coimbra as their formation wrecked in thick fog during a flight from Ota air base to a Coimbra air show. Debris scattered over Sierra dos Carvalhos. rescue teams moved bodies to Carvalhinhos chapel. The show was canceled. the crash marked Portugal's worst air force disaster.
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Coimbra
Portugal
Ota
Lisbon
Rangel de Lima
Lucky Lima
Sierra Dos Carvalhos
Carvalhinhos
Ponte Rodrigues
Air Force
Republic
U. S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S. Air Force
Glasgow Air Base funding approved in new military bill
Friday authorized 4 706 000 for a Glasgow Air Defense Command base with 1 350 000 for family housing. The package raises prior authorization to 10 660 000. total 15 366 000 authorized. Also approved 2 357 317 300 for global military construction with allocations for Colorado Nebraska North Dakota Montana Wyoming in related sites.
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Washington
Senate
Air Defense Command
Glasgow
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
House of Representatives
House
Rocky Mountain Area
Colorado—Pueblo
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs
Lowry Air Force Base
Montana
Glasgow Air
Great Falls
Nebraska
Lincoln
Offutt
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Minot
Montana Weather Outlook for Saturday and Sunday
Montana east and west regions expect considerable to mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and occasional snow in mountains and high passes. Highs range from 48 to 60 east and 48 to 55 west with continued cold. table notes 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending at 5 30 p m Friday.
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Montana
Serbian Orthodox Church to Mark 50th Jubilee in Idaho
The Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Idaho hosts a weekend Golden Anniversary celebration led by Rev. Dr. Krstivoj Kotur with Bishop Dionisie of Libertyville presiding. Events include vespers, a public reception, a pontifical liturgy, a commemorative banquet at Finlen Hotel, a Jubilee Ball, and a Monday picnic.
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Holy Trinity
Idaho
Porphyry Streets
Krstivoj Kotur
Holy Trinity Church
Dionisie
Libertyville
Ill
United States
Canada
Kotur
Silver Bow
Finlen Hotel
Church
American Legion Hall
Solons Break Segregation Block to Back Eisenhower Reserve Bill
The House voted 156-105 to reject a Powell segregation amendment and 161-52 to defeat a Nelson motion, then passed the reserves bill to expand the trained military reserve from 700,000 to 2,900,000. Final voice votes left no member records. Republicans and Southern Democrats largely opposed the amendment.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Chamber
Powell
National Guard
Rep
Nelson
Maine
Senate
Congress
Butte YMCA drive totals and team results reported
William R. Miles Jr announces the drive for the Butte YMCA has reached 23 068.35 toward a 28 500 goal with nine mining team rivals from Badger to Travona leading the fundraising. The Advance Gifts unit raised 16 763.25, with Badger Mine at 1 665.50 and Anselmo at 911. other crews followed in close contest as workers are urged to finish calls.
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William R. Miles Jr
Butte Ymca
Butte
Miles
Advance Gifts
James A. Poore Jr
Badger Mine
Badger
John E. O'Neil
Anselmo
Belmont
C. O. Anderson
Mt. Con
John S. Cote
Foreman
Kelley
Leonard
Lexington
Orphan Girl
Travona
R. F. Peterson
A. E. Liddicoat
Donald G. Ulrich
J. O. Peterson
S. F. Jones
Burma's Minister Gets Purple Carpet Reception
Burma's Prime Minister U Nu received a purple carpet welcome at the Agriculture Department in Washington on Friday. Secretary Benson had prepared the visit after a delayed Thursday conference left U Nu waiting five minutes, prompting an earlier apology and a terse exit with a note that they would meet another time.
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Washington
U Nu
Burma
Agriculture Department
Benson
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