Mining City Rodeo Opens This Evening At Civic Center
Butte hosts the Diamond Jubilee Mining City Rodeo at the Civic Center with four nightly performances beginning at 9 p.m. Cowboys from across the circuit arrive to compete for prizes totaling 5400 plus entry fees. Top contestants include Deb Copenhaver Johnny Reynolds Tater Decker Guy Weeks Bill Lowe J L Madden Buff Doughitt Doyle Riley Phil Rollins and J D McKenna. General admission tickets tonight and prices for subsequent performances are listed with reserved seating options.
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Butte
Civic Center
South Side Businessmen, Inc
Deb Copenhaver
Post Falls
Idaho
Rodeo Cowboy Assn
Johnny Reynolds
Whitehall
Montana
Tater Decker
Guy Weeks
Abilene
Tex
Bill Lowe
Craine
J. L. Madden
Lusk
Wyo
RCA
Buff Doughitt
Big String
Doyle Riley
Fort Worth
Phil Rollins
San Fernando
Calif
J. D. McKenna
Sheridan
Montana Standard
South Side
Voting Machines Allocated for Coming Primary in Silver Bow County
Silver Bow County allocates 92 voting machines across 42 precincts for the July 20 primary based on registered voters. Six precincts Nos 43 44 45 46 47 48 will not use machines. rest use up to three machines with three to five judges per precinct.
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Silver Bow
Browns Gulch
Tamsay
Shillelagh
Five Mile
Rocker
Divide
Melrose
Board of County “Mmissioners
St. Lawrence School
Sherman School
St. Mary's School
City Hall
Walkerville
St. Mary's Church
Blaine School
Washington School
Big Butte Fire Hall
Sacred Heart School
Grant School
N. Excelsior
Butte High School
Immaculate Conception
Monroe School
Lincoln School
St. Joseph’s School
McKinley School
East
Kerr Opens Lead in Oklahoma Primary Count
Senator Kerr holds a 10,000 vote edge over Roy Turner with a quarter of the votes in from Oklahoma's primary. Raymond Gary and William O. Coe outdistance 16 rivals for governor to reach the July runoff, with Kerr at 53,876 to Turner 43,303 and Gary 53,991 to Coe 49,180 in early unofficial tallies.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Roy J. Turner
Oklahoma
Raymond Gary
William O. Coe
Kerr
Turner
Oklahoma County
Tulsa County
Turner Strongold
Gary
Coe
Bill Logan
Lawton
Oklaho
New Evidence Reported in Padbury Trial Conspiracy
Federal authorities announced new evidence in the mail fraud conspiracy case against Dist. Judge George W. Padbury Jr and associates in Helena. U S Attorney Krest Cyr said witnesses would be called as the government rests its case, with trial activity pausing after the 10th day and testimony from the 37th government witness.
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Helena
Dist
George W. Padbury Jr
Atty
Krest Cyr
Cyr
William D. Murray
Pat Maloney
Padbury
Montana
Padbury John
Louise Phillips
Air Force Tests Speedy New Jet XF104 Fighter
The Air Force announced the daylight jet XF104 is flying successfully at Edwards AFB California. Reports say it could be half the weight and twice as fast as current jets with level speeds around 1500 miles per hour and power from a Curtis-Wright J65 engine.
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Washington
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Fine Way to Find Things Lost and Found Ads
Lost and found ads promote quick recovery by contacting an ad-writer at 5451 to place notices in the earliest edition. A reader recovered a pearl rosary in a gold mesh case after responding to a lost ad and seeking the finder with prompt action.
Nevada Quake Strikes Fallon and Reno Area
A strong quake centered near Fallon Nevada shook western Nevada and northern California. Twelve hurt at Fallon Naval Air Station. several buildings damaged and a highway sank a foot. Aftershocks followed with tremors felt as far as Wendover Utah and the Bay Area.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Fallon Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Here
Fallon
California
Peter Lugaski
Stan Holm
San Francisco Bay Area
Wendover
Utah
Traffic Deaths Below Forecast
The National Safety Council reports July 4 weekend traffic fatalities at 348, below the forecast 430. The three-day period ended Monday with state totals led by Michigan 33 and California 32. Drownings reached 192 and fireworks-related incidents numbered four among miscellaneous deaths.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Michigan
California
Army Band Delights Butte at Jubilee and Freedom Shrine
The 100 member United States Army Field Band of Washington DC performed in Butte as the city marks its Diamond Jubilee. A new public address system debuted at the Civic Center. The band’s Stars and Stripes Forever drew heartfelt applause and two encores, honoring Butte’s 75th Birthday. The event also included the Freedom Shrine dedication and a preview of the Butte Rodeo opening later in the week.
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America
Butte
Butte Exchange Club
Civic Center
Exchange Club
Butte Mines
United States Army Field Band
Washington, D.C
Kings of the Highway
Army
Sousa
McCarthy Signals CIA Probe Route via Hoover Task Force
Senator Joseph McCarthy suggested he may hand over evidence and charges of Communist infiltration at the CIA to a Hoover Commission task force led by General Mark Clark. The move would shift the inquiry to a joint probe while McCarthy returns from vacation and speaks with reporters.
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Washington
Sen. MeCarthy
R-Wis
Hoover Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
McCarthy
Mark Clark
Ambulance Race to Brain Surgeon For Anaconda Boy
An Anaconda boy 10 years old, Raymond Schmitz, was hit by a baseball at Washington School and knocked unconscious. An ambulance rushed him about 160 miles to Great Falls for surgery as doctors prepared at Columbus Hospital.
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Butte
Great Falls
Columbus Hospital
Raymond Schmitz
Gilbert Schmitz
Willow
Anaconda
Washington School
St. Ann Hospital
Young Schmitz
John Hetherington
Owl
Park and Main
John Pollard
Jack Moughten
Atomic Production Workers Strike at two plants
About 4 500 atomic production workers called a strike for 8 a m Wednesday at two Uranium 235 plants one in Oak Ridge Tennessee and the other in Paducah Kentucky The walkout backed by CIO plans prompted President Eisenhower to order a Taft Hartley Act fact finding board. Supervisors were alerted while company officials did not comment.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Paducah
CIO
Eisenhower
Young Airplane Pirate Killed at Cleveland Airport
Raymond Kichenmeister a 15 year old 260 pound youth attempted to hijack a American Airlines flight from New York to Mexico City at Cleveland airport with a .38 revolver. The pilot shot him dead after he forced entry to the cockpit. Passengers did not intervene.
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Cleveland
Raymond Kichenmeister
American Airlines
New York
Mexico City
House Probers Criticize Tom C Clark
A House subcommittee report says the 1953 Justice Department probe found no conclusive evidence of wrong doing by Tom C. Clark when attorney general but implies responsibility for some issues. The panel cites eight findings including improper actions in indictments and political pressure and notes the report awaits full committee action.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
Tom C. Clark
Clark
Supreme Court
Keating
R-Ny
Byron G. Rogers
Colorado
Justice Clark
State Department
United Nations
George P. Monaghan
FBI
New York
Roy E. Crummer
Kansas City
Nashville, Tenn
San Francisco
France Vietminh Agree in Principle on 16th Parallel Split
A Geneva informed Vietnamese source says French and Vietminh experts have agreed in principle on the 16th Parallel as the future partition line with a cease-fire plan and assembly zones. They still disagree over the Red River delta interior and await foreign minister approval.
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Geneva
Viet Nam
Red River
Indochina
France
Laos
Cambodia
Assembly
Tourane
U. S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Mon Cay
Red China
Delta
Chinese Premier Ho Chi Minh Meeting On Indochina Border
Premier Chou En-lai met Ho Chi Minh on the Chinese Viet Nam border after a hush hush conference in Geneva. The Peiping broadcast gave no details but noted Chou’s talks with Nehru and U Nu on the return voyage.
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Tokyo
Chou Enlai
Peiping
Geneva
Ho Chi Minh
Chou
Nehru
India
U Nu
Burma
China
Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
Churchill Seeks U.S Ties. Urges Britain to Hold Fast
Prime Minister Winston Churchill returned to Britain aboard the Queen Elizabeth and warned that while progress with the United States is evident the path remains unsettled. He urged the British cabinet to meet and said nothing can precede the Britain United States friendship and solid agreements.
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London
Churchill
Eisenhower
Britain
United States
New York
Southampton
House of Commons
Washington
Anthony Eden
Montana Weather Update Lifts Mood Across Regions
Partly cloudy with thunder in Montana districts Wednesday, then fair and cooler Thursday. West of Divide highs 85 to 90, east of Divide 90 to 100, with scattered thundershowers and slight temperature shifts. Period totals show Wednesday max near 87 across locales and Tuesday’s high at 87 with a 47 low.
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Montana
Divide
Russia seeks UN action to halt Pacific atomic tests
Russia told the United Nations to order a halt to H-bomb and A-bomb tests in the Marshall Islands under UN trusteeship. It deposited a draft resolution accusing the United States of violating trusteeship obligations and demanding damages, welfare for islanders, and restoration of lands. U S delegates said Washington has fulfilled its duties and is already caring for affected inhabitants.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
U. N
United States
Pacific Island
U. N. Trusteeship Council
U. S
Marshall Islands
Council
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Marshall
Red Hunters Run Into Bulky Probe Witnesses
Two men linked to World War II Army Talks refused to confirm Communist party membership while another admitted a brief wartime affiliation. The Senate subcommittee heard they were part of the Information and Education division shaping GI understanding. Witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment amid inquiries into Communist influence on soldiers.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Security
Army
Stephen M. Fischer
New York City
Scientific American
Richard L. Criley
Chicago
Luke W. Wilson
Wellfleet
Mass
Criley
Wilson
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Children Hunted in Burning Home
Neighbors cried out that three children were inside the burning Butte residence at 734 Colorado, prompting a rapid search by police, fire crews, and deputies. No one was in the Eugene L. Calasera home when found, though the rear suffered heavy damage and water intrusion. The fire also spread to 728 Colorado, a nearby brick home, where the blaze was limited to a roof section with minor damage.
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Butte
Eugene L. Calasera
Colorado
William S. Carroll
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Kremlin
U.N
U.S
Pacific
Armas
National Palace
Guatemala City
Castillo Armas Party
Guatemala
Anaconda Boy
Oung
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Bank Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Havre
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
West Yellowstone Whitehall
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