Dam Threatens to Break as Capulin Evacuations Continue
In Capulin Colorado a crumbling earthen dam near Terrace Reservoir risks releasing nearly six billion gallons into the Alabama River area threatening Capulin and 1,000 plus residents. Evacuations spread to Gomez La Jara Sanford Manassa as engineers race to shore up a weak 15 by 100 foot section. Bulldozers and highway crews gird for 72 hour fix as spill gates operate and towns brace for possible worded danger.
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Capulin
Colo
U.P
Alamosa River
Colorado
San Luis Valley
Monte Vista
Terrace
Highway Department
Gomez
la Jara
Sanford
Manassa
J. E. Whitten
Terrace Reservoir
Andrew Anderson
Colorado Highway Patrol
Smoking and Lung Cancer Hearings Before Congress
The House government operations subcommittee heard arguments on cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Dr. E Cuyler Hammond of the American Cancer Society testified that evidence shows smoking as a major factor in lung cancer, while Dr. Clarence Cook Little of the Tobacco Industry Research Committee said non-smokers can get lung cancer and that there is no simple cause and effect. Chair Blatnik suggested smokers pay extra for filters and questioned if regulators have failed to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. Cuyler Hammond
American Cancer Society
Clarence Cook Little
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
House
Blatnik
D-Minn
Hammond
Dr. Little
House Rules Committee Lets Pass Major School Aid Bill
The House Rules Committee gave a green light for early action on a 1.5 billion school aid bill amid delays. Speaker Rayburn said the measure would be pending next Wednesday. The plan funds federal aid to build classrooms, facing opposition over segregation and financing, with allocations tied to need and school population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House Rules Committee
Sam Rayburn
House
Eisenhower
House Education Committee
Drummond Records Coldest Temperature in Nation
Drummond in western Montana logged the coldest reading in the nation Thursday morning with 30 degrees above zero, two below freezing. Butte Kalispell and West Yellowstone reported 36 degrees, state weather officials said.
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Drummond
Montana
Weather Bureau
Butte
Kalispell
West Yellowstone
Huntley District Child Drowns
Rhonda Faye Krum an 18 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Krum of Huntley drowned after toppling into the Huntley Project Irrigation Canal. Her body was found a mile from the incident four hours later as 50 searchers including REA crews and law officers scoured the area.
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Billings
Rhonda Faye Krum
Elmer Krum
Huntley
Huntley Project
Don Davison
Debbie
REA
State Fish and Game Dept
Davison
Plane Crashes Into Lake Near Plattsburgh Eight Aboard
An Air Force KC97 refueling plane with eight crew crashed in flames into Lake Champlain about 15 miles south of Plattsburgh after takeoff from Plattsburgh Air Force Base. Rescue efforts by base police and Coast Guard found one survivor, with possible other victims. Lt. Col. Edward Kandel said two engines failed at takeoff.
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Plattsburgh
N. Y
Lake Champlain
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Burlington, Vt
Port Kent
Plattsburgh Air Base
New York State
Coast Guard
Burlington
Charles Finley
Keeseville
Finley
Edward Kandel
Union Official Vows Reforms Amid UTW Probe
Lloyd Klewert UTW secretary treasurer pledged a clean-up campaign after Senate probes into labor abuses. He plans to end lending union funds to officers and staff, while committee investigators cited $57,000 used for officers homes and related organizing expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Textile Workers
Senate
Lloyd Klewert
UTW
Senate Committee
Klenert
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
Alphonse Calabrese
Klewert
Anthony Valente
Valente
Miners Armed With Sixguns Await Signal to Stake Uranium Claims
About 300 prospectors, many armed, gathered in western Colorado as 98 976 acres in the Uravan belt were opened by the Atomic Energy Commission for uranium prospecting. At 10 a.m. Saturday they will stake boundaries, register within 60 days, and begin drilling or map submission. The land, largely west of Nucla and Naturita, has seen limited prior prospecting since the 1950s, and the area is arid and mountainous with sagebrush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NYCLA
Colo
Colorado
Atomic Energy Commission
Here
Naturita
Franks
Nucla and
Montrose
San Miguel
Ous
Arid
AEC
Allan E. Jones
AEC Operators Office
Grand Junction
Uravan
Clothes Don’t Make The Man Song Promo Ad
A brief note promotes want ads by saying clothes don’t make the man and that want ads can fill needs. A dial number 5451 is given to order, implying a radio or print cue for purchasing or placement.
Lie Tests Taken By Confessed Cleveland Slayer
A Detroit polygraph expert reported that Donald Joseph Wedler, the 23 year old confessed slayer, appeared truthful or firm in his belief he killed Marilyn Sheppard in July 1954. The four hour lie detector test followed Wedler’s confession in the Cleveland housewife case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Gregory
Wedler
Marilyn Sheppard
Samuel
Plane Explodes Over Worcester Killing Two Airmen
A Air National Guard T 33 trainer crashed and exploded over Forest Street in Worcester Mass killing two crewmen aboard. Flaming fuel set six houses ablaze and damaged several others as fire crews fought the blaze with no injuries reported among residents.
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Worcester
Mass
U.P
Indian Lake
Air National Guard
133Rd Air National Guard
Grenier Air Force Base
Manchester
N. H
Herbert F. Travers
Verner W. Nelson
Katherine T. Goulding
Joseph E. Hannigan
Forest Street
4 Percent Interest Rate Set for $24 Billion Treasury Offering
The Treasury offered a 4 percent rate for a $24 billion government securities issue. President Eisenhower discussed the plan with Secretary Humphrey and incoming head Robert Anderson. The exchange offer targets holders of securities maturing August 1, August 15, and October 1 with options including a one year 4 percent certificate, a four month 3 1/2 percent certificate, or a four year 4 percent note cashable after two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Robert B. Anderson
Eisenhower
Dulles Proposes Limited Newsman Travel to China
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles offered a six month trial allowing a limited number of American newsmen to visit Communist China. News executives urged a full lift of the ban, arguing limits are impractical. State Dept will study the possible number while noting risks to policy and prisoner protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
John Foster Dulles
Red China
Dulles
China
State Department
Andrew H. Berding
Dwight
U.S
Peiping
Montana Grand Voiture elects new officers at Helena convention
Charles C. West of Helena was elected grand chef de gare and Ralph R. Woodley of Billings chef de train at the Montana Grand Voiture of 40 et 8 convention in Helena. Other officers named include grand conducteur E B Wainwright, commissaire intendant Earle Angell, and chemins de fer leaders from Billings, Missoula, Butte, and Bozeman. The event featured Billings and Lewistown drum corps and auxiliary drill teams with a Last Chance Gulch parade and cannon blasts.
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Helena
Charles C. West
Montana
Montana American Legion
Ralph R. Woodley
Billings
E. Ben Wainwright
Butte
Earle M. Angell
Missoula
Commissaire Intendant
E. A. Dingle
Cheminot Nationale
Bill Wiedeman
Lewistown
Roy Nash
Chinook
Cecil Carlson
Fort Peck
C. O. Smithers Jr
Fred Bull
Harry Skogstad
Bozeman
American Legion
Last Chance Gulch
Montana Weather East and West Regions Forecast
The Montana east region expects clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers mainly in the south on Friday. Highs 80 to 90, lows 50 to 60. The west region remains partly cloudy with few afternoon storms, little temperature change, highs 80 to 85, lows 50 to 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Western Europe Hesitates on Zhukov Visit to U S
Vienna papers weigh the idea of a Zhukov trip to Washington with caution. Editors recall his order to crush Hungary and question if Eisenhower should invite the Soviet marshal. Khrushchev’s aim for direct talks colors the debate as Paris reports reflect mixed tone.
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Vienna
Austria
Europe
Georgi Zhukov
United States
Eisenhower
Zhukov
Fisenhower
U. S
Wilson
Neuer Kurier
Tiroler Nachrichten
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Washington
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Paris
Paris-Presse-L
Hoffa Case Heads To Jurors In Bribery Trial
The James Hoffa bribery conspiracy trial goes to a Federal Court jury after closing arguments. Prosecutor Troxell accuses Hoffa and Fischbach of plotting to undermine the Senate Rackets Committee while Hoffa's lawyer Williams argues the committee planted seeds in jurors’ minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Senate
U. S. Atty
Edward P. Troxell
Miami
Hyman I. Fischbach
Edward Bennett Williams
Leopold to be freed on parole in Chicago report
The Chicago Sun-Times reports Nathan Leopold, convicted of the 1924 Bobby Franks murder, will be released on parole soon. The Springfield Bureau notes long-term convict Roger Touhy also will be freed as the Illinois Pardon and Parole Board cleared the path to freedom for both men.
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Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
Springfield
Roger Touhy
Stateville
Sun-Times
Illinois Pardon and Parole Board
Potter Declares Radioactivity Reports False
Helena authorities debunk scattered Eastern Montana claims of dangerous radioactivity as exaggerated. Civil Defense Director Hugh K. Potter says geiger readings up to 3000 roentgens are erroneous and notes detectors cannot measure life threatening levels. officials urge reporting rumors for rapid verification.
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Helena
Montana
State
Civil Defense Headquarters
Hugh K. Potter
Potter
Red Lodge
Holter Laboratory
Intermountain
Billings
Opheim
Civil Defense
Colorado Springs
State Director of Civil Defense
Britain Reports Progress in Partial Disarmament Talks
London cites notable gains in U N disarmament subcommittee discussions but warns key obstacles remain. Divergence between Western and Soviet views on a partial agreement persists. Government issues white paper for Parliament amid Labor calls for more transparency on hydrogen bomb tests and linked arms control steps.
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London
Britain
U. N
Labor Party
Labor
Russia
Canada
France
U.S
Soviet Union
West
Eisenhower attacked over civil rights bill stance
Senator Neuberger faulted the president for a lack of knowledge and enthusiasm toward the civil rights bill. Senator Knowland defended the president, warning against partisan attacks as Northern Democrats press for limiting the bill to voting rights protections amid Southern opposition.
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Washington
Sen
Neuberger
D-Ore
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
California
Man Kills Wife and Daughter in Beverly Hills Office
An estranged husband killed his wife 47 and fatally wounded her 15-year-old daughter in Attorney Maria Chotiner's Beverly Hills office. Police said the attack happened while Chotiner was away and during discussion of the mother's pending divorce against Leo Lewie.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
U.P
Maria M. Chotiner
Richard M. Nixon
Clinton Anderson
Blanche Lewie
Anderson
Chotiner
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Lake
Uranium
Donald J. Wedler
Erest
Montana Legion Fun Unit
Montana Weather
Broadus
George Humphrey
White House
Defense
Ike
Leopold
Holter Research Laboratory
Miles City
Baker
Plevna
Nevada
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