Hoffa Pushes Return to AFL CIO or Splinter Union
James R. Hoffa said he will rejoin AFL-CIO or form a rival federation if prevented from returning. He criticized AFL-CIO President George Meany and warned a splinter federation could form within 18 months with broader southward organizing potential. Walter Reuther of the United Auto Workers voiced support for unity if moral standards are upheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Organized
Aflcio
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Hoffa
Meany
Detroit
Walter Reuther
South
Washington
Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Woman Rescued From Roof After Desperate 40 Foot Standoff
A blonde woman identified as Pat Smith 35 from Portland perched 40 feet above ground on a two story Sherwin Williams building in uptown Butte. Firemen and police stabilized the scene guiding her to safety as crowds watched. She later told officers she did not know who she was and was treated for head pain before being placed under care with her husband and a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Pat Smith
Dave Smith
Bob Russell
Sherwin-Williams Paint Co
N. Main
Russell
Don Miller
John Gasper
Gabriel
Teddy) Traparish
Butte Restaurateur
Heart of
Chicago
Railroad Loan Denied Puts New Haven Railroad at Risk
Washington officials refused a 5.5 million dollar loan to the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The decision, announced by the White House, cites ineligibility for an emergency defense loan under current law. The carrier has bled money for years and may face bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Frank B. Ellis
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
New Haven
White House
New York
Boston
Montana Weather: Thunderstorms and Gusty Winds Throughout Region
East Montana expected scattered thunderstorms with gusts to 45 55 mph and hail possible through Thursday. Partly cloudy skies Friday Saturday with little temperature change highs 82 92 and lows 50 60.
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Montana
Billings
Havre
Helena Kalispell
Lewisontn
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
W. Yellowstone
National expert praises Anaconda Butte waste system
Dr. C Fred Gurnham of East Lansing Mich head of MSU chemical engineering and national pollution authority toured the Anaconda Co disposal and water treatment complex at Butte and Anaconda. He lauded its extensive facilities including the 16 million system and 4400 acre lake network noting it benefits nearby cities and industries. He plans to write and lecture about the case for Industrial Water and Wastes magazine.
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Anaconda Co
Butte-Anaconda
C. Fred Gurnham
East Lansing
Mich
Butte
Anaconda
Dr. Gurnham
Gurnham
Department of Chemical Engineering
Michigan State University
Butte and Anaconda
Industrial Water & Wastes Magazine
Silver Bow Creek
American Mining Congress
National
Congress
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Yale University
New York University
Pratt Institute
Tufts College
Britain Seeks UN Guarantee for Kuwait Independence
At the United Nations, Britain urged the Security Council to guarantee Kuwait’s independence and territorial integrity. Sir Patrick Dean introduced a resolution while Kuwait’s Abdel Aziz Hussein said withdrawal of British troops should await a council guarantee of Kuwait’s statehood and UN membership. The resolution notes British forces were sent after an appeal and would leave when the threat is removed.
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United Nations, N. Y
Britain
Security Council
Kuwait
United Nations
Patrick Dean
Council
Abdel Aziz Hussein
U. N
Ulbricht presses neutral Germany plan amid Berlin crisis
East Germany leader Ulbricht urged a peace treaty to neutralize Germany and threaten West Berlin, while Khrushchev pledges a treaty with the East by year end. He claimed peaceful intent but sought to erase West Berlin as a Cold War flashpoint amid shortages and refugee outflows.
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Carl Hartman Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
West Berlin
Ulbricht
Khrushchev
Ger
Europe
Germany
Friedrich Ebert
East Berlin
West
Ebert
Berlin
Soviets Sign Mutual Defense Pact With North Korea
Soviet Premier Khrushchev announced a mutual defense treaty with North Korea aimed at countering aggression from South Korea. He tied the accord to Western resistance to easing tensions and linked it to Berlin, saying Moscow sees a duty to warn aggressive forces. Official Washington studied the move for Russia China rift and Berlin implications.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
North Korea
South Korea
West Berlin
Washington
Red China
Berlin
Korean Democratic Republic
United States
Japan
Far East
Hemingway laid to rest in quiet Idaho cemetery
In a small Ketchum graveyard the novelist Ernest Hemingway was buried after death by gunshot. His fourth wife Miss Mary and three sons attended the private service as friends and neighbors offered prayers. Authorities will decide if death was suicide or accident while Hemingway had recently returned from Mayo Clinic treatment for high blood pressure and early diabetes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ketchum
Idaho
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Mary
Miss Mary
Jack Hemingway
Robert J. Waldman
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church
Butte Anaconda Officials to Review Economic Plan in Helena
Montana state planners host Butte Anaconda delegates in Helena to discuss industrial aspects of a master plan for area redevelopment. Dan Goldy of Portland travels to Washington to start as economic assistant to the ARDA director. Congress allocated 394 million for loans, facilities, retraining, and technical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Butte and Anaconda
Tom Collins
Butte- Anaconda
Butte
Dan Goldy
Portland, Ore
Montana
Department of Commerce
Goldy
Washington, D.C
William Batt
Area Redevelopment Administration
Collins
Butte-Anaconda Group
Planning Board
Congress
Caroline Kennedy Surprised After Pool Rescue at Party
At a private Washington pool party Caroline Kennedy slipped from a floating toy and was pulled from about four feet of water by Mrs. William Saltonstall who jumped in fully clothed. Caroline and the rescuer emerged uninjured and surprised by the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cole Washington
Caroline Kennedy
Kennedy
William Saltonstall
Everett R-Masa
White House
Betty Beale
Evening Star
Star
Caroline
Mrs. Saltonstall
Navy
Mrs. Kennedy
Secret Service
Pierre Salinger
River canyon pursuit as Utah posse hunts for kidnapper
A Utah posse searches southeastern Utah near Dead Horse Point for a rifleman who killed a Connecticut mother and kidnapped her 15 year old daughter Denise Sullivan. FBI sheriffs and state police work through the night as authorities fear the girl may be dead and warn the desert terrain will hinder any pursuit.
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Moab
Utah
Ter
FBI
Denise Sullivan
Rockville
Conn
Jeanette Sullivan
Charles Boothroyd
Salt Lake City
Body of Woman Found in River in Missoula
The body of Mrs. Isabelle Kennedy 71 was recovered from the Clark Fork River after she was reported missing by her husband and a doctor. The coroner attributed death to drowning. Kennedy long operated Kennedy Motors in Missoula and later moved to Los Angeles before returning with family. She was born in the Frenchtown Valley and survived by a son William of Seattle. another daughter died in January 1960.
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Missoula
Isabelle Kennedy
Clark Fork
Kennedy
Kennedy Motors
Los Angeles
Frenchtown
William
Seattle
Falls Man 33 Dies of Polio in Great Falls
The first Montana polio case of the year claimed Carroll Apple a 33 year old Great Falls truck driver. Doctors cited brain inflammation from poliomyelitis and noted the Deaconess Hospital lab confirmed the virus. The death highlights vaccination gaps with fathers urged to vaccinate first for family and economic reasons.
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Great Falls
Montana
Carroll Apple
Deaconess Hospital
E. J. Eichwald
Apple
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Red Chief
Sweden
Switzerland
Austria
Konrad Adenauer
Poland
People’s Chamber
Politburo
William Bebout
Dead Horse Point
Colorado River
Boothroyd
Mrs. Sullivan
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