U S Far East Command to Be Overhauled
Washington reports a Defense Department reorganization moving all U S forces in the Pacific to Hawaii with Adm Felix Stump in charge. The Far East Command in Japan will be abolished and U N Command moved to Korea, effective July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Dept
U. S
Far East
Pacific
Hawaii
Navy
Adm
Felix Stump
Department
Japan
United Nations Command
Korea
Pentagon
United States
Stump
Eisenhower
Army
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
U. N
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Formosa
Okinawa
U. S. Pacific Coast
Asia
Eisenhower Warns Steel Strike Leaders to Settle Within a Week
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Eisenhower administration bluntly urged steel companies and the United Steelworkers union to settle wage contract differences within a week. The move follows a Washington meeting with top advisers and signals possible Taft-Hartley action if needed. negotiators resumed talks but made little progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Eisenhower
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Washington
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
Finnegan
White House
the Post-Gazette
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Murray Snyder
Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding Agree to Legal Separation
Hollywood film star Elizabeth Taylor and actor Michael Wilding disclosed they have agreed to a legal separation though no divorce is planned. Taylor will be in Kentucky for about eight weeks while Wilding heads to Sweden for a two to three month film assignment. Married in London Feb 21, 1952, they have two children, Michael Howard and Christopher Edward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
U.S
Elizabeth Taylor
Michael Wilding
Miss Taylor
Kentucky
Wilding
Sweden
London
Michael Howard
Christopher Edward
U S Seeks Progress in Release of Americans Held by Soviet Union
The State Department said diplomatic effort is hampered by lack of access behind the Iron Curtain as it urges Moscow to disclose the fate of American fliers. Deputy Undersecretary Robert Murphy told Congress that evidence is circumstantial and that the note to Moscow asks for prompt investigations into Americans believed detained, including airmen and possibly Army personnel. He noted calls for publicity to aid repatriation and information from those freed or who have knowledge of detainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Dept
Russia
Robert Murphy
Congress
Murphy
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Moscow
U. S
United States
Sen
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
D-Mont
Baltic Sea
Sea of Japan
Kamchatka
Siberia
House Rejects Barter With Soviet Satellites
The House on a 389 to 6 vote rejected Eisenhower and Dulles pleas to allow barter of U.S. farm surpluses with Soviet satellite nations. It instead approved raising authority to sell surplus commodities to non-Communist nations for their currencies from 142 to 3 billion dollars. Funds go to military housing, overseas bases, and embassy costs. bill sent to conference with the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Eisenhower
State Dulles
U. S
Senate
Woolmen Seek Maximum Parity Across Regions
Helena reports the National Wool Growers Assn Exec Committee voted to petition for 110 percent parity for 1957 wool. They urge the Commodity Credit Corp to limit wool stockpile sales to 6,250,000 pounds monthly. USDA ruled wool incentive payments on feeder lambs cannot be assigned by producers to buyers. Plans for the 1957 Las Vegas convention were set for Jan 21-24. Wool promotion and research will expand under a broad industry program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
National Wool Growers Assn
Texas
Commodity Credit Corp
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Las Vegas
Nev
Even the Kopeck Packs a Wallop
The note touts small value kopecks and promotes selling unused items via Want Ads with expert writing help. It ends with a classified line about a set of golf clubs for sale in Dakota and a phone helper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Dakota
Power Policies Probe Blasted
Washington Republican Rep. Clare E. Hoffman charged that the Democratic sponsored electric power inquiry serves socialist aims. He and other GOP members called the investigation a waste of time while targeting subcommittee counsel James A. Lanigan and questioning its motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Clare E. Hoffman
Michigan Republican
GOP
House
Hoffman
James A. Lanigan
Subcommittee
Interior Department
Lanigan
Charles Raper Jonas
R-N.c
Earl Chudoff
D-Pa
Chudoff
Rocky Mountain Area
New York
C. N. Phillips
Ebasco Services, Inc
Phillips
Rocky Mountain
Ebasco
Poles Need Special Reason to Enter Russia
Vienna report notes Radio Warsaw saying hundreds wish to tour Russia but Soviet entry permits are limited to those in official delegations or able to prove close relatives in the USSR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Russia
Radio
Warsaw
Yanks Under Curfew In Germany
U S Army in Europe enforces a midnight curfew for enlisted men six days a week to curb alleged GI crimes. The move, framed as enforcing a 1955 directive, aims to weed out misfits and protect German civilians amid reports of robberies killings and rapes linked to soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
U. S. Army In
Europe
Henry I. Hodes
Hodes
U. S
Frankfurt
Bamberg
U. S. 85Th Infantry Regiment
Ft. Riley
Kan
Munich
Defense Test Set for Friday in Montana
Helena Civil Defense will trigger the first daytime nationwide civilian defense drill at 1 09 p m Friday with Montana simulating aid to Oregon Washington and Alberta Canada The exercise titled Operation Alert 1956 also tests Conelrad rules and potential fallout effects on transport and services across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Hugh K. Potter
Oregon
Washington
Alberta
Northwest Coast
Spokane
Potter
Montana Civil Defense Headquarters
Conelrad
Eyesight Sacrificed to Give Boy 50-50 Chance at Manhood
Four year old Mike Sibole underwent removal of his left eye at Holiday House Hospital in Orlando as part of cancer treatment. The anonymous surgeon reported the operation started at 8 10 am and ended at 8 51 am with a possibility that cancer cells were removed. The family prayed during the procedure and the boy, who walked in holding his mother and grandmother, showed bravery. The fate of the rest of the cancer remains undecided while tissue will be studied in Orlando and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Macfeely
Orlando
Fla
Mike Sibole
Mike
Holiday House Hospital
James M. Sibole
Henry Malone
Miami
Lake Lurna
Hospital
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
A. B. Reese
Rakosi Ousted as Hungary's Communist Leader
Matyas Rakosi resigns under fire after confessing Stalinist dictatorship. Erno Gerő becomes first secretary as Budapest Central Committee approves the move. Yugoslav Tito opposition seen as a factor. Belgrade and Vienna view the ouster as overdue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Russia
Matyas Rajosi
Hungary
Budapest
Erno Geroe
Geroe
Rakosi
Stalin
Tito
Yugoslavia
Poznan
Poland
Communist High Command
Belgrade
Cominform
Lost Ring Found After Four Decades on Farm Ground
Forty years after a farm woman lost her gold wedding band the ring was found by her granddaughter in law while tidying a cleared yard. The ring snagged on a rake prong and was identified by its inscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Leon St. Martin
Ambassador Luce Set for Lisbon Mediterranean Cruise
Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce the U S ambassador to Italy will fly from Washington to Lisbon Portugal on Saturday for a three week Mediterranean cruise before returning to Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clare Boothe Luce
U. S
Italy
Washington
Lisbon
Portugal
Rome
Montana Weather Forecast for East and West
Montana regions expect fair skies and warmer temperatures on Thursday and Friday. Highs reach 85 to 95 degrees with brief table details noting maximums for 12 hours and minimums for the 18 hours ending Wednesday at 5 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
City and County Discuss Airport Plan and Armory Site
Silver Bow County urged a joint airport plan to rescue Butte’s airport from financial trouble. The city rejected a county takeover, proposing equal mill levies and a city county airport instead. Armory site approval: five acres at Stodden Park for Army Reserve training, with $184000 funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Butte
Stodden Park
Army Reserve Training Center
Army
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Board of Commissioners
Chamber County
National Airlines
Beryl Wilson
Rip van Winkle
Tim J. Sullivan
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Girl Named Miss United States in Long Beach
Ottumwa's Carol Morris, 20, tall and stately, won Miss United States title in Long Beach. She triumphed over 15 American semifinalists to earn a spot to compete with 29 foreign entrants for Miss Universe. Final top rivals included Betty Cherry, Nancy McCollum, Shaun Lewis, and Jo Dodson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Carol Morris
Ottumwa
Iowa
Nancy McCollum
Arkansas
Shaun Lewis
Nebraska
Jo Dodson
Texas
Dulles Warns of Global Slashes in Armed Forces
Secretary of State Dulles says nations move toward reducing manpower as atomic weapons rely more on delivery systems. He notes East-West tensions easing and supports allied cuts if military chiefs deem fewer troops needed to guard Europe. He cautions against reducing U S nuclear superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Russia
Europe
Defense Dept
Adm
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
State Democrats Set Convention in Helena August 27
The Montana Democratic Convention will open in Helena at 10 a.m. August 27 to approve the state platform and elect the State Central Committee officers. Chairman Jack C. Toole said delegates from 56 counties will vote and the meeting will follow the August 13 Chicago national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Montana
Helena
Jack C. Toole
Toole
Chicago
Midwest
East
James FE. Murray
Mike Mansfield
Congress
House
Senate
Children's Day at Gardens Today
A large crowd of children is expected to enjoy the weekly Children’s Day event at Columbia Gardens on Thursday. Free bus service to under 14 riders is provided by The Anaconda Company on Butte City Line buses, with first pickup at 9:30 a.m. and last return at 4 p.m. Gardens-watch volunteers supervise the children at play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Gardens
Anaconda Company
Butte City Line
Park and Main
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Luce
Montana Weather
Billings High Low Pep
Belgrade Broadus
Remms Enaamres
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond Srenenee
Glasgow Oncentennes
Great Falls
Havre
Helena Sheenpeeces
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingstone
Miles City
Missoula
West Yellowstone
White Eee
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