White House Presses GOP on Civil Rights Bill Compromise
The White House urged Republican senators to renew talks with Northern Democrats over a compromise that would limit federal enforcement to voting rights and school integration. Attorney General Brownell opposed broad changes that weaken civil rights, while Southern opponents signaled some openness to preserving parts of the enforcement section. The early Senate debate centers on the Anderson-Aiken amendment and potential shifts in federal intervention authority.
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Washington
White House
Brownell
Senate
Anderson-Aiken
Sens
Anderson
D-Nm
Aiken
R-Vi
Sen
Knowland
California
Attorney General
Russell
D-Ga
House
Unidentified Cuban Registry Ship Reported Sinking
A Cuban-registered vessel was reported sinking after a collision off the Carolinas. The tanker Esso Everett received an SOS at 7 47 p m MST with the call letters CLFH and a distress note indicating collision and rapid sinking. Coast Guard alerted units from Maine to Port Isabel as the Everett tracked a 193 degree course toward the scene about 30 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras.
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Baltimore
Carolinas
WMH
Esso Everett
Ken Litz
CLFH
Everett
Coast Guard
Washington
Maine
Port Isabel
Tex
Norfolk Coast Guard
Indian Woman and Dog Killed by Billings Train
An Indian woman, 44, Bessie Melborne, and her faithful dog were killed when a Great Northern freight train struck near Brockton. Walter Willett of the Bureau of Indian Affairs said the pair were lying on the tracks and appeared to have fallen asleep as the westbound train, traveling about 55 mph, struck and dragged body parts 120 yards. Fasthorse identified the woman. she is survived by three sons.
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Billings
Great Northern Railway
Brockton
Walter Willett
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bessie Melborne
Willett
George Fasthorse
Floods Kill 557 in Shantung Province Disaster
Radio dispatches from the Shantung province report at least 557 people drowned after two weeks of heavy rains and devastating floods in Red China.
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London
Shantung Province
Red China
Train Car Crash in Kentucky Kills 8 Youths
Eight Somerset youths died when a freight train struck their old model car near a Somerset railroad crossing. Victims ranged from 12 to 17, including Charles Allen 13 and sisters Frances 14 and Josephine 15, with five trapped in flames. Coroner said speeds reported differ between 35 to 50 mph. car burned beyond recognition.
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Somerset
Charles Allen
Frances
Josephine
Betty Bray
James Calhoun
Charles Simmons
James Richards
Ronald Davis
Kenneth Gibbs
Southern Railway
Gibbs
Allies to Hear Any Zhukov Talks
Washington reports say the United States promised European allies full briefing on any top level talks with Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov. The idea stirred concern in allied capitals and some U.S. officials doubt a Zhukov visit will occur. The State Department has not arranged anything and Secretary Wilson is viewed cautiously by some allies.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Georgi Zhukov
Zhukov
Eisenhower
Budapest
Wilson
Berlin
State Dept
Russia
Soviet Union
Credit Tightening Has Not Hurt Small Firms Says Bankers
The American Bankers Association reported Sunday that tightened credit over the last two years has not seriously affected small businesses. The statement released amid broader discussions on lending practices notes resilience among small firms and ongoing access to financing.
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New York
American Bankers Assn
Pope Meets Red Skelton’s Ill Son in Vatican Audience
Pope Pius XII paused state duties to welcome Richard Skelton nine, facing leukemia, and his family. The 30 minute meeting saw questions about travel and TV while the Pontiff spoke on eternal life. Richard received a silver papal medal as the Skeltons described their hopeful visit.
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Pope
Red Skelton
Vatican City
U.P
Pius XII
Skelton
Richard
Valentina
Georgia
Vatican
Domenico Tardini
Papal Apartments
Europe
Los Angeles
God
Car Accident Victim In Seventh Week Of Unconsciousness
Six weeks after a July auto crash near Divide Lloyd Sanchez 31 of Melrose remained unconscious at Butte Community Memorial Hospital. The Union Pacific Railroad section worker suffered severe head injuries when his car missed a curve at Moose Creek Hill on U S Highway 91 on June 9. His wife Phyllis 20 and son Gary 1 escaped serious injury.
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Divide
Lloyd Sanchez
Melrose
Butte Community Memorial Hospital
Sanchez
Union Pacific Railroad
Moose Creek Hill
Phyllis
Gary 1
Legion Chief Blasts Supreme Court as Communist Aid
Montana American Legion delegates hear National Commander W C Daniel condemn Supreme Court rulings on Girard the Jencks case as aiding communism. He argues such decisions jeopardize U S protection of soldiers abroad and urges Congress to close legal loopholes and consider Supreme Court reform.
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Helena
Mont
The
American Legion
Supreme Court
W. C
Dan) Daniel
Danville
Montana American Legion
High Court
William S. Girard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Daniel
Girard
Jencks
FBI
Clinton Jencks
Congress
Terry Man Heads Montana Legion
Harold Brubaker banker and World War II veteran was unanimously elected Montana Ameri can Legion department commander at the 39th annual convention in Helena. He had just completed a term as department vice commander. New vice commanders named Cecil Carlson Fort Peck William Lindsay Waller William Wiedeman Lewistown Curt Papenfuss St Ignatius. W Charles Wallace Anaconda past commander named national executive committeeman with Joyce Wohlgmuth Vaughn as alternate and Geraldine Lowery Billings reelected department historian. Missoula chosen as site for 1958 convention. New district commanders installed by Past Depart.
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Helena
Harold Brubaker
Terry Sunday
Montana American Legion
Legion
Brubaker
Department
Cecil Carlson
Fort Peck
William Lindsay
Walier
William Wiedeman
Lewistown
Curt Papenfuss
St. Ignatius
W. Charles Wallace
Anaconda
Joyce Wohlgmuth
Vaughn
Missoula
Montana Weather Outlook Mixed Thunder Showers and Heat
East region sees scattered afternoon or nighttime thundershowers with very warm highs of 90 to 100 Monday and 58 to 68 overnight. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies with additional showers, cooler west portions and highs 80 to 85 west and 90 to 100 east. West region remains mostly fair with evening thundershowers Monday and Monday night, highs 85 to 95, lows 50 to 60, then cooler Tuesday with 80 to 85 in the west.
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Montana
Kenneth Roberts Dies at 71 in Maine Seaside Farm
Kenneth Roberts, famed novelist of Northwest Passage and Ardunel era works, died Sunday at his Maine seaside farm at age 71 from coronary thrombosis. He won a special Pulitzer citation for his historical books that sparked interest in early American history. He taught at Cornell, married Anna S. Mosser, and is survived by a niece, Marjorie Mosser.
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Marjorie Mosser
Roberts
Pulitzer Committee
Northwest Passage
Boon Island
Day and Half a Week Needed to Pay Taxes
New York report shows an $85 weekly earner must work about 14 days to cover taxes. Tax Foundation Inc notes the breakdown of a worker’s week: food eight hours housing seven transportation thirty two clothing three medical care two recreation one and other two hours.
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New York
Tax Foundation Inc
Lutheran Bishop Warns Youth America’s Hope
Lutherans warn America’s future hinges on teen Christians and public life. Bishop Hanns Lilje of Hanover urged the 11 000 delegates at the Young People’s Luther League convention to follow Christ, stressing a Christian gospel in policy and daily life. The dawn service at Montana State University opened a six day gathering drawing youths from the U S Canada and six other nations.
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Missoula
America
Hanns Lilje
Hanover
Germany
Lutheran World Federation
The
Young People’s Luther League
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lilje
Christ
Montana State University
United States
Canada
Trustees Tonight Get School Bids in Butte
Trustees of School District No. 1 Butte open bids Monday night for remodeling at Franklin Grant Harrison Longfellow McKinley Madison and Washington schools. Bids cover general construction painting electrical and mechanical as part of a 2.5 million project to build three new grade schools and remodel others. Washington bids were previously rejected for being too high and readvertised. The meeting also serves as the monthly session handling routine and any new business.
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Franklin
Grant
Harrison
Longfellow
McKinley
Madison
Washington
Butte
Pebble on the Beach Ad Line Cited from 1896 Song
The phrase Youre not the only pebble on the beach appears in a 1896 song by Harry Braisted. Want Ad readers are drawn to the metaphorical beach as an audience for offers. To place an ad call 5451.
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Harry Braisted
Dial
Montana 1957 toll hits 100 after two fatal wrecks
Three people die in separate crashes as Montana reaches a 1957 traffic death total of 100. Herman Micha lies, 29, of Billings, became the state's 100th fatality when his sports car overturned south of Billings. In Townsend two others died in a head on collision on U S Highway 10N near Three Forks, killing Felix McDonnell, 24, and Burrell Kimball, 39, with two others injured.
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Billings
Herman Michalies
Montana
Richard Michalies
Glenn Thompson
Townsend
Three Forks
Johnh. Lindstrand
Felix Austin McDonnell
Bozeman
Burrell R. Kimball
Ivan Fisher
Herbert Keller
Keller
Fisher
McDonnell
Fort Bliss
Texas
Lindstrand
96Th Infantry
Yakima
Wash
Butte Cat Faces Long Wait To Descent From Pole
A white cat perched on a telegraph pole on St. Ann's avenue since Friday. Rescue attempts failed as of Sunday night with ladders short of reaching. Race Track Volunteer Fire Dept. plans to resume operations Monday if the cat remains.
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Butte
St. Ann’s Avenue
Race Track Volunteer Fire Dept
Harold Konen
RTVFD
Democrat Urges Warren As Democratic Presidential Prospect
Rep. Frank Thompson Jr. proposes nominating Earl Warren for president in 1960 with Warren possibly paired with John F. Kennedy or Robert Meyner. He lauds Warren for civil rights court rulings and defends him against Southern Democratic attacks led by Harry F. Byrd, calling Byrd’s machine reactionary.
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Vincent J. Burke Washington
U.P
Earl Warren
Frank Thompson Jr
Warren
Thompson
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Virginia
South
Secretary Benson Will Speak in State Today
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson will address a joint Missoula meeting at noon. Gov. J. Hugo Aronson will introduce him at a lunch event with Rotary Kiwanis and the Missoula Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee. Benson’s visit includes a stop at the Forest Service Region 1 headquarters in Priest River Idaho and a tour of the Missoula smokejumper center before returning.
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Missoula
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
J. Hugo Aronson
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Priest River
Bomber Hunting Sister Plane Crashes in Italy
A United States Navy Neptune search plane struck Mt Pra near Turin while hunting a missing sister bomber. Nine air men died, one rescued with severe burns. The incident followed the disappearance of a P2V Neptune with 11 aboard on a routine training flight from Port Lyautey, Morocco. Weather hindered the search.
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Turin
Italy
U.S
Casablanca
Treviso
Venice
Mt. Pra
Here
Navy
Philadelphia
Port Lyautey
Morocco
Aronson Credits U S for Success as Governor
Evanston Illinois reports Swedish born governor J Hugo Aronson praised the United States for offering him the chance to govern Montana. In 37 years of citizenship he has held 25 public offices and urged Swedes to value their citizenship while planning a Helena return and Missoula stop with Ezra Benson.
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Evanston, Ill
Momtana
J. Hugo Aronson
United States
Aronson
Old Peoples’ Home Assn
United States of America
Helena
Missoula
Ezra T. Benson
Wisdom Mercantile Safe Looted for 150 in Break-In
Burglars peeled a safe at Wisdom Mercantile and carried off 150 dollars between midnight Saturday and 4 a.m. Sunday. Butte police were alerted via radio by Dillon. A blood smeared red glove was found at the scene suggesting a cut, and a portable radio was also reported missing.
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Wisdom Mercantile
Butte
Dillon
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