Twining Says U S Air Force Still Leads In Air Power
Gen Nathan F Twining declared in Gettysburg that the United States maintains air superiority for the near future while Russia could overtake by 1960 if the U S slows. He cited Russia ahead in jet aircraft count but overall military aviation roughly equal. He backed current Air Force programs and noted Congress approved nearly a billion dollars extra for the coming fiscal year.
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Gettysburg
Nathan F. Twining
Russia
United States
Moscow
Air Force
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Twining
U. S
Navy Coast Guard
Marine
Soviet Union
White House
James C. Hagerty
Congress
Mset
Army helicopter crews reach Grand Canyon wreckage after fatal collision
Army pilots braved treacherous winds to reach the United Air Lines DC7 wreckage in the Grand Canyon. They recovered evidence suggesting a midair collision, landed two mountaineers to aid ground search, and located seven bodies with more to be retrieved as conditions permit.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Army
United Air Lines
United
Graf
Trans World Airlines
July 26 Date Set to Let Road Jobs
Helena Montana July 26 is set for bid openings on 11 highway and bridge projects totaling about 78 miles. Earlier 17 projects covering over 95 miles were tentatively scheduled for July letting. Special letting for Great Falls air base road and 1st to 15th streets was withdrawn and pushed to August 14.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Commission
Clarence E. Cunningham
Great Falls Air Base
Great Falls
Scott P. Hart
Montana
Air Base
Adenauer Returns to Bonn After Italy Visit
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer flew home to Bonn after a five day official visit to Italy. Pope Pius XII received Adenauer at the Vatican and congratulated him for leading Germany out of a destructive collapse in the post war era. The Pontiff urged patience and perseverance in solving the burning problems still facing the German republic.
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Rome
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Italy
Pope Prus XII
Adenauer
Vatican
German Republic
Canada presses urgent steps for global disarmament
United Nations notes Paul Martin of Canada urged immediate disarmament actions before a turn to no return. He warned control may be unachievable within five years as he pressed Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko to cooperate on initial steps amidst Western calls for a new start.
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United Nations
Paul Martin
Canada
Martin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Russia
Israel Denies Troops Massed on Arab Borders
Israel rejects reports of massed troops along the Israel Arab front and accuses Arabs of spreading rumors to mask their own moves. A U N spokesman says no confirmed troop concentrations exist anywhere on the cease fire lines. Walter Eytan summoned Britain, the United States, Russia, and France over alleged plans to attack Jordan. A Jordanian wounded in a minor skirmish near the northern sector. a Jerusalem clash sees Israeli patrol fire silenced by the Jordan army.
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Jerusalem
Israel
U. N
U. N. Truce Supervision Organization
Walter Eytan
Israeli Foreign Ministry
Britain
United States
Russia
France
Jordan
Jordan Army
Lira Names and Quick Ads Offer in Local Cash Rush
The piece notes lira derives from libra meaning pound and promotes Want Ads for fast money. It lists items for sale including lawn mowers, a china closet, living room suites, ranges, refrigerators, and bedroom furniture with a contact dial 5451 for ad help.
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Italy
Turkey
Reds Demand Severe Punishment for Poznan Leaders
Polish workers reported by Polish and East German media pressed for severe punishment of Poznan uprising ringleaders. The Polish Communist party cited a flood of letters backing the government, while Western appeals for humane treatment were rejected. Western broadcasts urged public trials and Western observers' access to proceedings.
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Berlin
Poznan
Polish United Workers (Communist) Party
ADN
Warsaw
Joseph E. Jacobs
Poland
Lech Jestka
Gazeta Poznanska
Special Commission
Zispo
Jestka
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Radio Free Europe
RFE
U. S
House Kills School Aid Bill After Anti Segregation Amendment
Washington House of Representatives passes an anti segregation amendment to a proposed 1.6 billion school aid fund then defeats the bill 224 to 194. The Powell amendment would require states to comply with Supreme Court decisions to qualify for federal aid amid shifting coalitions. President Eisenhower backs a 1.6 billion program.
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Washington
House
Rep
Powell
Supreme Eyel
Halleck
Ind
Eisenhower
Bus Driver Dies of Heart Attack Saves 60 Passengers
Miles Harvey a 55 year old from Brighton Colorado died of a heart attack while driving a Great Western Sugar Co bus carrying 60 Mexican workers. He steered the vehicle into a ditch to shield passengers two miles north of Silesia Montana on U S 310. None were injured. Coroner Edward Olcott said Harvey lived briefly after stopping the bus.
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Billings
Mont
Miles Harvey
Brighton
Colo
Carbon County
Edward Olcott
Harvey
Great Western Sugar Co
R. L. Kimmons
The
Great Western
Fort Lupton
Silesia
U. S. 310
Mexico
Vicious Sentry Dog Breaks Loose At Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH N Y A vicious sentry dog at Plattsburgh Air Force Base broke loose after five days without eating while its handler was on leave Police issued area wide alerts and radio warnings urged residents to keep children indoors and avoid panicking The female German Shepherd named Sheba slipped from her collar en route to the veterinarian's office and the dog was trained to attack if anyone fled
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Plattsburgh
N. Y
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Montana Weather Outlook Clouds and Showers Across Regions
Montana weather shows east region partly cloudy and cooler into the weekend with possible thunderstorms Friday afternoon and night. The west region expects considerable cloudiness with scattered showers Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday with cooler highs around 65 to 75.
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Montana
Farm Prices Are Down 4 Per Cent
Montana farmers and ranchers received about four percent less for their products on June 15 than a year earlier. The report notes declines in wheat, oats and flax, with mixed results for meat and dairy prices.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Tremor Shakes San Salvador Briefly. No Casualties
A prolonged earthquake tremor struck San Salvador on Thursday afternoon. The shocks were mild and there were no reports of casualties or damages.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Government freezes steel supplies for defense program
Washington officials announced a midnight freeze on warehouse stocks of specified steel products to safeguard defense needs amid a steel strike. About 1,250 warehouses nationwide are affected with exemptions for small business and non defense maintenance.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Commerce Dept
Defense Production Act
United States
Mediator meets steel strike leaders to push talks
The Federal Mediation Service director met with United Steelworkers and basic steel industry reps about the five day nationwide strike. He said he hopes parties negotiate themselves, will report back early next week, and may intervene if deadlock continues.
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Pittsburgh
Federal Mediation Service
United Steelworkers
Basic Steel Industry
Joseph F. Finnegan
USW
David J. McDonald
John R. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corp
Finnegan
Washington
Tornado Warnings Issued as Midwest Storm Threat Grows
Weather Bureau alerts for tornado warnings in southwest Nebraska and extreme northwest Kansas stretch from Scottsbluff to Goodland as storms threaten the Plains. Rain showers extend from northern New Jersey to central New England, with activity also moving through the lower Great Lakes region.
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Chicago
U.P
The
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Kansas
Scottsbluff
Neb
Goodland
Kan
New Jersey
New England
Great Lakes
Desolate Eastern Parents Plead for Word of Child
In Westbury New York police failed to trigger the kidnapper with a dummy ransom. The month old Peter Weinberger remains missing as his father Morris offers money and his mother Beatrice appeals for the return of their baby. Authorities note the ransom note identified the kidnapper and two envelopes with fake currency were placed at two intersections but were not collected. The case draws wide media attention as the mother pleads for help and provides a formula she would give to the kidnapper for the baby's care.
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Westbury
N. Y
Peter Weinberger
Morris Weinberger
Weinberger
Pose
Peter
Weinberger House
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Holiday Toll Reaches 253 Deaths On Independence Day
The Fourth of July observance caused 253 deaths nationwide with 137 in traffic. Drownings numbered 77 and 39 died from miscellaneous causes. Wyoming saw a fireworks death. Traffic deaths surpassed forecasts and set a postwar one-day high, exceeding Memorial Day totals.
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Wyoming
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Smeltermen Vote Today on Offer
Anaconda Mill workers and Smeltermen's Union No 117 vote on a three year contract after approval by Butte Miners Union No 1 and Great Falls Smeltermen's Union. Polls open 6 am to 6 pm at Union Hall. Wages rise 10 cents July 1 1956 then six cents July 1 1957 and July 1 1958 with classification increments. Pension health welfare vacation and holiday benefits included.
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Anaconda
Anaconda Mill and Smeltermen’s Union No. 117
Anaconda Company
Butte Miners Union No. 1
Great Falls Smeltermen's Union
Union Hall
Bus Tragedy Strikes Dhabeji River Polarizes Karachi
A rain swollen river at Dhabeji twenty miles east of Karachi swept away a bus Wednesday night. Police say thirty one passengers drowned while twenty others reached shore or were rescued by villagers.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Dhabeji
Here
Youth Sentenced for Burglary in Butte High School Case
Dale Boston, 22, pled guilty in District Court to burglary and received 18 months in state prison from Judge T. E. Downey. He admitted aiding in the June 27 entry of Butte High School, with an accomplice unknown by name, and involvement in taking four typewriters from a second-floor room.
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Dale Boston
T. E. Downey
Deputy County
Atty
John T. Prothero
Butte High School
Boston
Prothero
South
Nevada Street
Butte
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