Truck Driver, Two Women Victims of Cold Blooded Killer
A truck driver J. D. Cantrell of Carlsbad and two Hobbs women were found shot to death beside U. S. 180 near Lea County New Mexico. Investigators linked the killings to a possible lone gunman using a .22 caliber weapon and considered whether the attacker first targeted the women or Cantrell.
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JOBBS
N. M
Here
California
J. D. Cantrell
Carlsbad
U. S. 180
New Mexico
Jewell McAdoo
Lea County
Cantrell
Barbara Edwards Lemmons
Dorothy Fern Gibson
Hobbs
McAdoo
Los Angeles
Kasper and Six Others Convicted in Segregation Trial
An all white jury convicted segregation leader John Kasper and six co defendants in the Clinton contempt trial in Knoxville Tennessee. Seven of eleven defendants were found guilty on all counts after a 12 day trial. Four were acquitted. The defense vowed appeals.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Kasper
Clinton
U. S
Powell May
Robert L. Dobbs
Memphis
Dixie
South
Dobbs
William L. Shaw
Louisiana
U.S
John C. Crawford Jr
Fuchu Air Force Base
Japan
Donald Wheeler
Cortez
Colo
Wheeler
Murray Spring
Butte Honored For Safety Check Program in Montana
The Butte community vehicle safety check earned the state award for excellence in the 25 000 to 100 000 population group from the National Vehicle Safety Check Organization in Washington D C The Kiwanis Club sponsored the inspection drive May 6 10 and 13 17 with support from the highway patrol sheriff city police Metals Bank and the Butte Auto Dealers Assn Of 3616 vehicles inspected 980 had defects including headlights rear lights brakes and mufflers Of these 350 were returned for rechecks after repairs
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Butte
Washington
D.C
Indianapolis
Ind
Trumbull County
Ohio
Montana
Kiwanis Club
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
City Police Department
Metals Bank
Butte Auto Dealers Assn
Crippled Transport Jettisons Cargo at Sea and Lands Safely
A military C-124 Globemaster carrying nine aboard made an emergency landing at Hilo Hawaii after wind-milling propeller forced jettison of over 10 tons of cargo into the sea. The outboard port engine failed while 400 miles from Hickam Field. Captain Fred L. Erwin called the landing touch and go but the crew returned safely to Hawaii.
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Hilo
T. H
U.P
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Hickam Field
Engin
Hawaii
Fred L. Erwin
Honolulu
Anaconda Board of Directors Meet in Butte Thursday
The Anaconda Company directors arrive in Butte for a 10 30 a m board meeting in the Hennessy Building. Expected arrivals include Roy H Glover Clyde E Weed and others from New York with wives. First Montana meeting since 1895 directors to tour Butte mines the smelter East Helena Great Falls and Columbia Falls plant sites.
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Anaconda Company
Butte
Board of
Hennessy
Roy H. Glover
Clyde E. Weed
Robert E. Dwyer
C. J. Parkinson
C. E. Moran
E. S. McGlone
J. Luther Cleveland
Guaranty Trust Co
E. Roland Harriman
Brown Brothers, Harriman and Co
Maurice Newton
Hallgarten and Co
Howard C. Sheperd
First National City Bank
New York
Cleveland
Harriman
Newton
Sheperd
Yellowstone Park
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
Anaconda
East Helena
Great Falls
Anaconda Aluminum Company
Columbia Falls
Helena Votes to Approve 1.6 Million Water Revenue Bond
In Helena Montana the Fifth Ward backed a 1.6 million water revenue bond measure by 222 votes 1666 for 1444 against doubling the city's water supply by bringing Missouri River water into the system A treatment pumping plant is planned with bonds to be sold in 1958 and no rate increase until after issuance Other wards voted against or narrowly in favor with varying results City officials project no rate rise before bond sale and call the project a major supply expansion led by the Helena Planning Board chair F A Howard
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Helena
Fifth Ward
F. A. Howard
Helena Planning Board
Still Hiccoughing In Durban After Spiritual Healer Visit
Maureen Morton 18 in Durban seeks a cure for hiccoughs that have lasted six months. After a session with Albert Burne claiming contact with an ancient Egyptian figure, she hiccups 1,440 times per hour and briefly steadied for two hours before the bouts resumed.
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Durban
Union of South Africa
Maureen Morton
Maureen
Albert Burne
Civil Rights Supporters Lose Bid on Enforcement Powers
Senate supporters of the civil rights bill lost key compromises on section 3 enforcement powers. Bricker’s amendment to replace attorney general control with presidential authority failed 61 29. Cooper’s plan to delay AG intervention until conspiracy and court order denial were shown down 81 8. The outcome signals a bipartisan move to strip broad enforcement aside from voting rights.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Sen
Cooper
R-Ky
Dixie Democrats
South
Wiley
Wis
Bush
Conn
Dirksen
Ill
Morton
Revercomb
Wva
Kefauver
Tenn
Mansfield
Mont
Bricker
Knowland
California
Montana Korean veterans bonus suit filed in Helena
James E. Cottingham of Helena filed a suit in Lewis and Clark County District Court challenging the 1957 Montana six million dollar Korean veterans bonus. He seeks to void the act and to block bond sales tied to the cigarette tax. The State Board of Examiners is named as defendant. hearing set for August 15 with injunction order issued.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Lewis and Clark County
James E. Cottingham
State Board of Examiners
District Court
Cottingham
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Floyd O. Small
Montana Weather Outlook Across Regions
Montana east and west regions show fair conditions with isolated thunderstorms possible. Highs range from 75 to 90 degrees, lows from 45 to 65, with cooler east half and slightly cooler west, followed by partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers.
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Montana
British Jets Posed for Attack Against Arab Rebels in Oman
The report notes British jets prepared for actions against Arab rebels in Oman as tensions rise in the region. The text also covers the U.S. House vote approving a substantial pay raise for 518,000 postal workers, despite presidential veto threats, highlighting party lines and inflation concerns.
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Oman
Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Murray
D-Tenn
House Post Office
Morrison
D-La
Federal examiner backs 50 year license for Snake River dam
A Federal Power Commission examiner recommended issuing a 50 year license to Pacific Northwest Power Co. for Mountain Sheep Pleasant Valley dam complex on the Snake River, Idaho and Oregon. The decision favors private development, rejects federal dam opponents, and notes high costs and substantial generating capacity. The applicant is a four firm Pacific Northwest utility combine including Montana Power, Washington Water Power, Pacific Power and Light, and Portland General Electric.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Pacific Northwest Power Co
Portland
Ore
Mountain Sheep
Pleasant Valley
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Edward B. Marsh
PNP
Marsh
United States
Nez Perce
National
Hells Canyon Assn. Inc
Commission
Malik Declares Candidacy for U N General Assembly President
United Nations candidate Charles Malik, Lebanon’s foreign minister, announces bid for the U N General Assembly presidency opening September 17. Sir Leslie Munro of New Zealand said last year he would seek the post.
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United Nations
Lebanon
Charles Malik
U N. General Assembly
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
Elks Open State Meet In Butte With 2000 Expected
The Montana State Assn of Elks gathers in Butte for the 55th annual meeting expecting nearly 2,000 visiting Elks and ladies by closing day. Leroy P. Schmid heads the convention committee with James MecCarthy as general chair and Gov. J. Hugo Aronson to attend the initiation ceremony.
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America
Montana State Assn. of Elks
Butte
Elks
Leroy P. Schmid
J. Hugo Aronson
Elks Hall
Cut Bank Lodge No. 1
John F. O'Donnell
Butte Lodge
McCarthy
Schmid
Navy Bomber Explodes After Takeoff Near Barbers Point
A Navy patrol bomber carrying ten men exploded in the air Tuesday and crashed 300 yards off Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Hawaii. Navy crews searched the area by boat and air. divers checked wreckage in shoal water. No survivors were reported while witnesses saw the explosion before the aircraft hit the water.
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Honolulu
Navy
Pacific
Barbers Point Naval Air Station
Barbers Point
Montana rancher killed in wreck near Saco
Saco Montana: Herman Breipohl Jr. 30, a Phillips County rancher, died when his car struck a bridge north of Saco just before midnight. He was en route to the family ranch six miles north. Coroner says no inquest. state highway fatalities for the year reach 102.
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Saco
U.P
Herman Breipohl Jr
Phillips County
Wilford Bell
Breipohl
Bell
Up a Tree An Old American Saying
A 19th century Thackeray line notes a character in Major Gahagan using power dynamics in a colonial quip. The text then shifts to urging readers to dial 5451 to use Want Ads for solving problems.
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Thackery
Marine Captain Held in Theft
LAS VEGAS November. A Marine captain with 20 years in service was jailed on suspicion of stealing $37,900 in government funds from the Camp Pendleton disbursing office. Capt. George Henry Willers, 38, reportedly admitted dipping into the till twice and losing $36,000 in Las Vegas gambling. He said he hoped to win to pay debts and was unable to discuss further details. Willers resides in Oceanside with his wife and four children. A U S Commissioner’s complaint alleges embezzlement of government property.
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Las Vegas
George Henry Willers
1St Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
FBI
Willers
Army Cuts Draft Call to 8000 the Lowest in Year
The Army reduced its September draft quota to 8000, down from 11000 in August, and asked Congress to amend the Universal Military Training and Service Act to allow broader selectivity. Secretary Brucker cited attempts to educate soldiers who proved unsuitable and the need for higher mental standards.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Brucker
Pentagon
Defense
Alpine Guides Find All 11 Dead In Navy Plane Crash
Italian Alpine guides and U S soldiers locate the wreckage of a Navy PV2 twin engine plane at 7000 feet on San Martino. All 11 aboard were dead, with bodies badly burned. The crash occurred off course from Casablanca to Treviso.
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Milan
Italy
San Martino
Navy
Casablanca
Treviso
U.S
Turin
Frankfurt
Tribesmen Warned By Leaflets
British jets stood ready in the Persian Gulf to strike rebel strongholds in Oman at daybreak. Leaflets dropped Tuesday warned tribesmen to abandon their revolt against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Rebels were told to withdraw from Nizwa, and pilots were ordered to attack at dawn with canon and rockets.
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London
Persian Gulf
Oman
Muscat
Bahrein
Nizwa
Bernard Burrows
Aden
Arabia
Wedler’s Story Labeled As Hoax
In Deland Florida three Cleveland authorities rejected Donald J Wedler’s claim he killed Marilyn Sheppard as a complete hoax. They said he had no specific knowledge and only vague details from newspapers. Wedler’s inconsistent account included rising numbers of blows and cannot tie to the real case. The authorities noted Mrs Sheppard suffered 35 blows, and Dr Samuel Sheppard maintains his life sentence after a fair trial.
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Deland
Fla
Donald J. Wedler
Marilyn Sheppard
Cleveland
James E. McArthur
Wedler
Samuel Gerber
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
McArthur
Gerber
Dave Yetta
Rodney Thursby
Volusia County
Florida
Thursby
Sheppard
Samuel Sheppard
Perry County Treasurer Confesses Embezzling Nearly 250000
Earl C. Kieser, 34, Perry County treasurer, admitted embezzling about $250000 since 1952. Prosecutor Volmar A. Franz said Kieser told Sheriff Frank Mueller he moved funds into his contracting business, leaving the county with a small balance.
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Camelton
Ind
U.P
Perry County
Volmar A. Franz
Earl C. Kieser
Frank Mueller
Franz
Mueller
Kieser
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