Soviet Ranks Headed to Geneva Conference
Moscow reports Khrushchev Zhukov and Bulganin will join Premier Bulganin in Geneva as the five member Soviet delegation with Molotov and Gromyko. The government call stresses the summit nature of the delegation while noting Zhukov’s rising influence and military strong role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasischke
Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Georgia K. Zhukov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Sovie
Khrushchev
Zhukov
Bulganin
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Soviet Communist Party
Marshal Zhukov
Geneva
Walter Walmsley
U. S
Dulles Drafting Proposals for Big 4 Meet
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Paris to work on proposals for the four power meeting with the Russians in Geneva. Western plans include German unification under supervised elections and international arms limits. Dulles reviewed the draft with U.S. experts at Orly on Bastille Day while noting Paris’s Fourth of July weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
John Foster Dulles
Geneva
U. S
Edgar Faure
West Germany
East Germany
Dulles
Jacob Beam
Orly Airfield
Champs-Elysees
France
House Budget Cut Sets Mark
Washington reports the House cut 1.453 billion from an initial 1.648 billion appropriation and sent a skeletonized bill to the Senate by voice vote. The action struck all Army Navy and Air Force public works funding and 483.6 million for Army prior allotments on technical grounds, with the Rules Committee blocking a special rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
Rep. Rabaul
D-Mich
Cannon
DMO
Appropriations Committee
Rep. Mills
D-Ark
Raboul
Rules Committee
Dixon- Yates
Arkansas
Rabaut
Army Is Blamed for Errors in Peress Case
Senate subcommittee findings blame the Army for 48 errors in the Maj. Irving Peress case including promotion and discharge actions. Five generals and several senior officers are named for poor judgment and coordination while McCarthy pressed for a court martial. Peress, a Brooklyn dentist, had joined the Army in 1953 and was discharged as a major after refusing to state if he was a Communist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peress
Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Maj
Irving Peress
Sen
Bender
McCarthy
Subcommittee
John G. Adams
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Pentagon
Miller B. White
Army Personnel Board
Walter L. Weible
Charles Bolte
Ralph W. Zwicker
W. A. Burgess
Butte Forecast Sees 90 Degree Heat Friday
Butte expects its hottest day in 11 months with a forecast of 90 degrees. Thursday reached 87 tying this year’s high, while 90 last occurred Aug. 2 1954 with 93 degrees. Scattered thunderstorms may ease the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Senate Passes Reserve Bill Aimed at 1960 Combat Readiness
The Senate approved an armed forces reserve expansion to 2.9 million by 1960 with an 80 to 1 vote. Provisions allow 17 to 20 year olds to volunteer for six months active training then seven years in reserve, exempting volunteers from the draft. The measure aligns with Eisenhower priorities and moves to a House conference committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
National Guard
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Jenner
R-Ind
Schoeppel
R-Kan
Sen
Mansfield
Dmont
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
House
Senate House
Army
Marine Corps
College to Get New Building in Bozeman
The Montana State College board approved four resolutions to fund a 1.4 million dollar Health and Physical Education Building on the MSC campus. A revenue bond issue up to 1.25 million will finance the project with a four dollar per quarter student fee to retire the bonds. Alumni gifts and 97,077 from a 1954 veterans bond fund may aid the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana State College
Bozeman
State Board of Education
MSC
Veterans Trust Fund
Office of Public Instruction
Mary M. Condon
Board of Education
Bank Robber Captured After Foot Race in Stockton
In 100 degree heat three Stockton police halted a suspected bank robbery. George W. Crouch 39 admitted holding up the Bank of America branch after delivering a note and bag to a teller. He was pursued by three officers and captured with a paper shopping bag containing 3058 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Calif
Warren Bird
George W. Crouch
Bank of America
Bird
Crouch
Anthony la Pertche
Delbert Mellgan
James Cox
Plane with 87 aboard lands safely after long Pacific flight
A Globemaster carrying 87 military personnel landed at Hamilton Field after losing two engines and running on fumes. The crew reported magneto trouble on engines one and two and avoided a ditching with rescue planes nearby. None were injured. passengers appeared shaken but thankful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
Theodore S. Roosevelt
Elyria
Ohio
Hamilton Field
Frank Zratny
Zratny
Montana Farmers Will Set Production Record
Montana government experts forecast record 1955 crop output with 11 percent more of 12 major crops than 1954 and 20 percent above the 1944 53 average. Wheat is projected at 89,115,000 bushels from 4,250,000 acres, with spring and winter varieties showing strong yields if conditions stay favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Suspect recants hoax in girl beating case
Audrey Brandt, a 42 year old farm hand accused in the Donna Sue Davis case, told police his account of kidnapping and rape was a hoax. He said he heard the story on a radio and offered no motive for his false tale while police test fingerprints and pursue vagrancy charges. A truck driver alerted police after spotting Brandt, whose description matched the man sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Audrey Brandt
Donna Sue Davis
Sioux City
Iowa
Brandt
John Showers
Montana Weather: East and West See Warm Weekend
Montana east region sees fair weather Friday and Saturday with isolated thundershowers in the west mountain areas. Highs reach 90 to 100 in both regions as extended warmth continues. The table notes highs for 12 hours and lows for 18 hours ending Thursday at 5 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Sinking of Mau Mau prison launch on Lake Victoria
A launch carrying Mau Mau terrorists and guards to a Kenya escape island capsized on Lake Victoria. Of 50 aboard 22 died, including Australian prison commandant Steve C. Martin. Survivors say Martin did not reach shore. Search efforts by Kisumu crews and police planes are under way.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Lake Victoria
Steve C. Martin
Martin
Mageta Island
Cooling Warnings Cite Cloudy Days as Higher Skin Burn Risk
Authorities warn skin can burn more on cloudy humid days as perspiration evaporates slowly. Seek shade and consider shade aids like umbrellas or trees. An advertiser shares a sale example for a Thermador electric range and local sale details.
Miners Accept Wage Increase After Secret Ballot
Butte Miners Union No 1 members vote 2 118 for and 590 against in a secret referendum on The Anaconda Company wage offer. Turnout 63 percent of 4,300 eligible. increases retroactive to July 1 include 11.2 cents per hour and higher class pay gaps. The result closes a long Mine Mill dispute with negotiations dating to May 11 and prompted further referenda by related unions in Great Falls and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Miners’ Union No. 1
Anaconda Company
Butte Miners’ Union
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
William G. Hosie
Mine
Butte Miners Union
Anaconda Mill and Smeltermen’s Union
Great Falls Mill and Smeltermen’s Union
Butte Stationary Engineers Union
Butte Engineers
Anaconda
Great Falls Mill and
Anaconda Smeltermen’s Union
Missouri River Bridge Expected on Montana Highway 19
Helena officials announce a Missouri River bridge on Montana Highway 19 between Grass Range and Malta will be funded with 350000 dollars in federal land funds. The project, part of 20 bid items, aims for completion by July 31 1957 pending bid results.
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Helena
Missouri River
Montana
Grass Range
Malta
J. Hugo Aronson
Aronson
Montana Highway Commission
Commission
Highway Commission
Fort Peck Game Refuge
C. B. Curtiss
Washington, D. C
Beaverhead
Butte High Band Returns From Calgary Trip
The Butte High School Band of 138 members led Calgary parade events and a Banff performance after a field concert and marching show. Directors H J Schiesser and Jean were joined by many chaperones and received hospitality from the Great Falls Elks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Calgary
H. J. Schiesser
Jean
Great Falls
Great Falls Elks
Semmens
Clyde Carpino
Ray Collins
Viola Flint
William E. Ton
Unanimous Brass Workers Ratify End to Six Day Strike
American Brass Co workers in Ansonia and Torrington voted unanimously to approve a contract ending a six day strike led by the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers. The wage increase totals 1 1 2 cents hourly plus a 42 cent spread for job classes retroactive to July 1 1955, expiring June 30 1956. Most workers return Friday. casting and scrap shops resume Monday. Buffalo plant voting Friday.
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Ansonia
Conn
American Brass Co
Torrington
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
Ind
Henry Rapwano
Local 445
Buffalo, N. Y
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Cressey
Castle Air Force Base
Merced
Montana Weather
Montana High Low Pep
Billings
Jaoe
Belgrade Escanes
Broadus Butte Sacane
Osten
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow Great Falls
Havre
Helena Ee
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
West Yellowstone
Whitehall Wee
Thermador
American Brass Company
Butte High
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