Ex-Air Force Aide Sees US. Winning Race for Big Missile
Trevor Gardner, a former Air Force aide, testifies on June 14 that Russia may lag behind in certain missile programs while the United States could win a race for an ICBM. The censored closed hearing notes Gardner and Lardner clashed over R D funding and policy, with Gardner arguing for a rapid ICBM path and warning against buckshooting multiple programs.
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Air Force
Washington
Trevor Gardner
Russia
Senate
U. S
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Administration Air and Defense
Gardner
Defense Dept
Jackson
Butte Population Estimated At 73 357 In 1956 Directory
E R Strand of R L Polk Co here to guide preliminary work for the 1956 city directory places Butte and outlying areas at 73 357, up 3 738 since 1955. He cites meters telephones and birth rates as bases, with a 4 2 persons per meter ratio and accuracy within 200.
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Butte
E. R. Strand
R. L. Polk Co
Montanan Among 10 Said Red-Held
The United States accused the Soviet Union of detaining several American airmen including Joe Henry Danens Jr. from Cut Bank Mont. A Navy Privateer crew of ten was listed as missing since an April 8 1950 incident and a USAF B29 crew from June 13 1952. The note urged a full Soviet inquiry and embassy updates.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
U. S
Soviet Foreign Ministry
U. S. Navy
Baltic
Sea of Japan
Kamchatka
Joe Henry Danens Jr
Cut Bank
Mont
U. N
Korea
John H. Noble
Detroit
Mich
Berlin
Two Bits Coin Worth 12 1/2 Cents Explained
The article explains that the two bits coin once used in the United States was a Spanish or Mexican silver coin valued at 12 1/2 cents. It notes that two such coins made a quarter and suggests using Want Ads at the number 5451 to reach thousands of buyers for unwanted items.
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U. S
Bond Set for Man in Alleged Train Wreck Plot
Lee Levi Gamron 37 appeared before U S Commissioner David L Holland on a federal charge of seeking to wreck a Union Pacific train last Wednesday between Divide and Dillon. Bond set at 5000. If convicted he faces up to 10000 fine or 20 years in prison or both.
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Lee Levi Gamron
Union Pacific
Divide and
Dillon
U. S
David L. Holland
Frank Kerr
Krest Cyr
Gamron
Blair
Neb
Omaha
Leo Williams
Williams
FBI
Divide
R. N. Hosteny
Montana-Idaho
Woman 104 Dies in Westminster Massachusetts
Mrs Lutia Shumway aged 104 died Monday at the Carpenter Rest Home in Westminster Massachusetts She was born in 1852 A sister Mrs Nelia Lloyd died last year at age 100 in Westminster
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Westminister
Mass
Lutia Shumway
Carpenter Rest Home
Nelia Lloyd
Mills Jr. Fires Blaze After Cigarette Sparks Car Crash
Richmond report says James M. Mills Jr., a post office employee, was driving to work when a cigarette spark ignited gasoline in his car. The vehicle hit an embankment and set ablaze after the gasoline spilled. Mills escaped unharmed and returned home. Police confirm the incident.
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Richmond
James M. Mills Jr
Post Office
Mills
L. T. Sheppard
Soviet votes support plea to end nuclear tests
In Moscow the Soviet parliament endorsed a Japanese parliament plea for a world halt to nuclear weapon tests. Foreign Minister Shepilov outlined three paths to agreement, while the United States and Britain insisted any accord tie to broader disarmament and verification. The move followed U.S. and U.K. opposition at the UN disarmament commission.
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Moscow
Dmitri Shepilov
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
U N. Disarmament Commission
James J Wadsworth
U. S
Shepilov
Supreme Lovest
V. M. Molotov
United Nations
Principal Named for Butte School
The Butte Board of School Trustees named Helen Weber Franklin School principal and Marilyn Leary as speech supervisor. They also chose a grade school principal, one teacher, and two athletic coaches for Butte High School, plus a committee to study patrolling to curb vandalism.
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Butte High School
Board of School Trustees
Helen Weber
Yale
Franklin School
Marilyn Joan Leary
D. E. Leary
W. Gold
Montana University
Paul Roesti
Reds
Boy of 14 Found Passed Out After Heroin Fix
A 14 year old from Brooklyn was found unconscious on a Burbank to Los Angeles airliner after taking heroin. Police recovered five heroin caps, a spoon, two needles and a dropper on the boy who said he took a fix in Chicago due to lack of other options. He claimed older youths forced him into drugs and was en route to Reno to visit an uncle when he collapsed after the dose. The boy used a false name.
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Burbank
Calif
Brooklyn
Los Angeles County
Esther Goebel
New York
Edward Cassidy
Chicago
Reno
Nev
Cassidy
County's Budget Estimates Set Lower Mill Levy
Silver Bow County plans a smaller mill levy for 1956 57 at 406 mills down from 44.32 last year, with $1 281 725 17 to be raised in taxes. Budgets show operating costs of $1 736 788 47 for the coming year, vs $1 596 651 in 1955 56, and bond interest and sinking fund of $65 825, down from $67 275. Credits to higher property valuation explain the tax rise despite a lower levy.
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Silver Bow County
Frank Gersh
Gene Daly
Willis Gerry
Acres in Soil Bank Reach 1.9 Million in First Week
The Agriculture Department said by the end of the first week in July 1,908,000 acres were placed in the soil bank, about 0.5 percent of cropland. Farmers will receive just over 37 million dollars for withdrawing land from surplus crops including cotton, wheat, corn, rice, peanuts and tobacco, with contracts ending July 20. Corn accounted for 693,433 acres and 27,089,932 dollars, while wheat covered 1,120,817 acres for 6,964,056 dollars.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New Soil Bank
Pakistan Leader Supports Turkish Cyprus Stand
President Iskander Mirza of Pakistan told the Turkish Parliament that Pakistan fully realizes Turkey’s just position on Cyprus and backs Ankara against any solution that would cede the island to Greece. The remarks came amid cheers from Turkish lawmakers.
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Ankara
Turkey
Iskander Mirza
Pakistan
Cyprus
Greece
Mirza
Mild California quake rattles chandeliers in San Diego
A mild earthquake Monday shook chandeliers in San Diego and was felt in parts of Los Angeles County. Local seismologists reported light aftershocks and urged precaution while residents described scenes of swaying fixtures and rattling windows across multiple communities. Ground motion prompted minor disruption but no major damage or injuries were reported.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Los Angeles County
Mayor urges support for city budget and housing project
Butte mayor Tim J. Sullivan urged residents to back a $1 806 910 15 city budget and a July 23 special election for a garbage assessment plus a federal housing project. He argued the housing will improve old housing and public health while the cost is limited to election expenses.
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Butte
Tim J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Great Falls
Ringling Circus Ends Road Tour Big Top Era
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey ends its touring road show after a Heidelberg race track performance. John Ringling North says the tented circus is a thing of the past and a new, mostly mechanically controlled format will debut April 3, 1957 in New York. Labor woes weather and rising costs cited. 800 to 1,000 payroll workers affected. The circus will return to Sarasota winter quarters.
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Pittsburgh
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus
America
John Ringling North
Heidelberg Race Track
North
Canvas
Clyde Beatty
King Bros
Sarasota
Fla
Montana Weather Outlook for Tuesday and Wednesday
East Montana will be mostly sunny with afternoon clouds and scattered thunderstorms mainly Tuesday afternoon and evening. West Montana sees mostly cloudy periods with mountain thunderstorms Wednesday. temperatures largely unchanged with highs 82 to 92 east and 77 to 87 west.
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Montana
Billings
Belgrade A . Broadus
Butte
Cut Bank
Miles City
Missoula
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
Democrats Claim Snow Job on Ike Illness
The Democratic National Committee accused the White House and aides of a snow job to obscure President Eisenhower's illness after his June 9 intestinal operation. The Democratic Digest called for further questions to Maj. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton and doctors, alleging a politically motivated effort to present Ike as not seriously ill.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
White House
Eisenhower
Democratic Digest
Leonard D. Heaton
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Party of Big Business
Three Forest Fires Reported In Deer Lodge Area
Lightning started three fires in the Deer Lodge region with smoke seen by Butte residents. One fire near Roosevelt Drive covered about nine tenths of an acre and by night was under control with mop up planned Tuesday morning. A second fire atop a ridge in upper Browns Gulch covered over a half acre. A third blaze near Little Basin Creek could not be located at dark and searches would resume at daybreak. Authorities credited a weekend electrical storm and named fire crews including Shipley Craig Maney Abbott Hughes Kore Casagranda O'Mara Casagranda.
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Butte
Deer Lodge
Little Basin
Roosevelt Drive
Milwaukee Railroad
Leo Maney
Don Abbott
Tony Craig
Ralph Shipley
Allan Hughes
Forest Service
Haystack Mountain
Elk Park
Brown’s Gulch
George Kore
Ray Casagranda
Warren O'Mara
Ceil Casagranda
Shipley
Craig
Little Basin Creek
Bush Ranch
Merle Hofferber
Butte District
Final Decision May Come After Election
Washington sources report high administration leaders backing a Defense Department plan to slash U.S. armed forces, with final decisions expected months after the November election. Authorities say substantial cuts in Army Navy and Air Force manpower could proceed without risking policy aims, citing overseas alliance stability and broader shifts in global military posture.
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Washington
Defense Department
Western
Europe
Germany
Russia
Bulganin
Britain
Marine McKeon Goes on Trial
S Sgt Matthew C McKeon stands trial at Parris Island for the deaths of six Marines from his platoon while training in water cove marshland. Charges include involuntary manslaughter oppression of recruits by mass punishment and drinking on duty. Defense seeks survey results on training methods to show best practices used by the corps.
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Parris Island
S. C
Matthew C. McKeon
McKeon
Worcester
Mass
Emile Z. Berman
New York City
Marine Corps
Berman
Navy
Thomas
Eisenhower vetoes $2 billion military construction bill
President Eisenhower vetoed a $2.138 billion plan for U S and foreign military bases and housing. He objected to limits on Talos missile development and family housing contracts, calling them violations of separation of powers. The House moves to strip objectionable provisions and a revised bill is expected to pass this week.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
U. S
Defense Dept
Senate House Military Appropriations Committees
House Armed Services Committees
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By Roy Essoyan
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Spokane
Richard Shaw
USAR
Mary Slater
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Robert G
Haines
USA
Washington, D. C
FE. H. Reeder
USNR
H. N. Lindsay Jr
USN
Seattle
Ralph E. Reichert
USAF
Hamilton Afb
Joel G. Droubay
USAFR
Robert D. Gruenig
Helena
A. D. Yost
Edmund R. Hodson
Fort Missoula
Ringling Circus
Montana Weather
Ike
By Jack Bell
Marine McKeon
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