Partial Budget for County Indicates Same Levy for 1955 56
The Board of County Commissioners released a partial preliminary budget for 1955 56 showing expenditures of 1 327 888 58 and a tax levy near 42.72675 mills. Missing are district 9 maintenance and bond interest funds, while building maintenance and social security items are newly listed with proposed increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Frank Gersh
Gene Daly
Willis Gerry
State Board
Legislative Assembly
Appointments to North Bergen Alcohol Board Target Monday
Mrs. Tom Collins was appointed Monday night to the local Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in North Bergen New Jersey. The action fills a key position in the municipal regulatory body and sets the stage for oversight of licensing and enforcement.
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North Bergen
N. J
Tom Collins
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Vacancy Ad Sparks Interest With Quick Write Service
A house ad urges readers to call 5451 to hire an ad-writer for rentals. It promises quick results with a heated three room unit and a phone contact for prospective tenants.
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Dial 5451
Livingston Woman Fatally Hurt in Intersecting vehicles
Mrs. John B. Hayden Sr., 62, of Livingston died after a collision between a truck driven by her husband and a car driven by Kathryn Pruett of Belgrade. Hayden was thrown from the cab and died of a skull fracture at a Livingston hospital. Pruett had minor injuries.
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Livingston
John B. Hayden Sr
Montana
Hayden
Kathryn Pruett
Belgrade
East Helena accepts Anaconda wage deal by local 72
East Helena Smeltermen's Local No. 72 voted Monday night to accept The Anaconda Company's wage offer. The package includes an 11 percent hourly rise or 92 cents per shift and a 4 cent daily spread for job class increases. The agreement rounds out Mine-Mill groups in Montana and Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Helena
Anaconda Company
Montana
Idaho
Butte Miners Union
Anaconda Mill and Smeltermen’s Union
Great Falls
City Slicker Day Before Congress Opens Cabinet Debate
Washington notes a House hearing on Rep. J Arthur Younger’s bill to create a Department of Archiculture headed by a cabinet officer. The plan would fold the Housing and Home Finance Agency into the new department to handle urban issues such as slums housing crime smog and civil defense.
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Washington
Congress
Dept. of Archiculture
House Committee On Government Operations
J. Arthur Younger
San Mateo
Calif
Agriculture Dept
Younger
Abraham Lincoln
Dept. of Agriculture
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Albert M. Cole
Highway Projects Set Today May Let Record
Montana highway officials prepared to award contracts in a bid session that could top two million dollars and set a record for highway work. The Missouri River Bridge between Malta and Grass Range remains a key item as the Highway Commission meets after opening its July session.
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Helena
Montana
Highway Commission
Missouri River
Malta
Grass Range
State Parks Board
Highway Patrol Board
Beaverhead
Wisdom Divide
Toole
Devon
Shelby- Chester
Gallatin
Gallatin Gateway-South
West Gallatin River
Speciman Creek
Gallatin Gateway-South Road
Gallatin Gateway- South
Roosevelt
Montana Weather Outlook Shows Scattered Thunderstorms
Montana east region faces partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly west, a bit cooler in the west and warmer in the east for Wednesday. Thursday brings more sun but still afternoon and evening thunder showers. West Montana expects considerable cloudiness with showers Wednesday and night, highs 70 to 80.
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Montana
U S to sound out Red China on Formosan ceasefire
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States will seek a Red China cease-fire concept at Geneva, noting the war danger has receded after the Big Four talks. He outlined aims including releasing Americans detained in China and preserving nonrecognition of Peiping while listening to Communist positions.
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Washington
Dulles
U. S
Formosa Straits
Geneva
Switzerland
Formosa
Korea
Viet Nam
Peiping
China
America
United States
U. Alexis Johnson
Czechoslovakia
Red China
State Department
Congress May Close This Week If Possible
Washington reports an outside chance Congress could adjourn by week’s end but practical difficulties linger. Senate leaders list 12 bills including military reserve, foreign aid, highway and housing programs, and a $1 minimum wage for possible action before quitting time.
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Washington
Congress
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Eisenhower
White House
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Sen. Clements
Kentucky
Senate House
Painter Admits Bludgeon Killing in Wyandotte County
James Richardson, 49, allegedly admitted to killing Mrs. Muriel Brown, 69, at her Wyandotte county home on July 12. He told Sheriff Harry Higgins that a violent quarrel led to the bludgeoning with a heavy window sash weight and that he hid the body under a tarpaulin in the basement.
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Kansas City
Harry Higgins
James Richardson
Muriel Brown
Wyandotte County
Higgins
Richardson
Huntsville
Brown
Harold King
Arlee
Mont
Vaccinated Tots Escape Polio News from Montana Health Board
State health officials report no new polio cases in Montana over the second week, with about 15 000 children having received Salk shots. Measles and other illnesses show 59 cases in the two weeks, Billings leading non polio illnesses, Great Falls second, and tuberculosis cases counted in Butte Anaconda and Pondera.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Health
G. D. Carlyle Thompson
Board of Health
Billings
Great Falls
Butte
Anaconda
Pondera
Russian Army in Germany Strengthened by Western Intel
Western intelligence sources said Russia boosted its force in East Germany with 1955 deliveries including 1,000 T54 tanks 1,500 guns 600 personnel carriers and 150 amphibious vehicles plus 25 000 new troops. The move signals a planned modernization with fully motorized divisions and increased armored support.
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Bon
Germany
Russia
NATO
West Germany
U. S
Rhine Army
East Germany
Catchall Money Bill Approved by Senate in Broad Package
The Senate approved a catchall funding bill by voice vote, providing over 1.85 billion dollars for hundreds of military construction projects at home and overseas. The measure advances to the House for consideration of Senate increases totaling more than 12 billion, with civil and military programs included.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Butte Miners and Stationary Engineers Union Members Pay Day
The Butte Pay Office will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday July 28 1955 for payment to employees qualified for retroactive pay.
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Butte Miners Union and Stationary Engineers Union
Anaconda Company
Butte Pay
Substitute for Rival Party Proposals Is Quickly Rejected
The House rejected a Democratic substitute for highway bills amid a looming decision between the Democratic tax plan and President Eisenhower’s long term financing proposal. A 178 to 89 vote defeated Rep. Thompson’s substitute proposing a billion dollars per year for 10 years to fund interstates. Democrats pressed for pay as you go paygo taxes to fund a projected 50 billion highway program over 13 years with 24 billion in federal funds.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Rep
T. A. Thompson
D-La
Thompson
Congress
Howard W. Smith
Re Fallon
D-Md
House Public Works Comitee
Tl House
Talbott Defends Action On RCA Contact
Air Force secretary Harold E. Talbott asserts it was proper to seek a legal opinion from Attorney General Brownell about a potential contract between his private firm Paul B. Mulligan & Co. and Radio Corp. of America. Brownell refused citing policy. Democrats press the ethics issue as White House aides defer a possible public statement.
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Washington
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Atty
Brownell
Radio Corp. of America
Talbott
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Paul B. Mulligan & Co
New York
RCA
Johnson
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Harold Talbott
Butler
White House
James C. Hagerty
Fire at Methodist Home for the Aged in Topeka forces evacuation
Smoke and flames from an attic storeroom at the Methodist Home for the Aged in Topeka sent residents outdoors during a Tuesday prayer meeting. Fire crews evacuated bedridden residents from the four story brick building as wind drove the blaze to the north addition. No lives were lost though some residents required hospital treatment for smoke inhalation. The estimated loss is at least 100 dollars though exact figures are pending.
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Topeka
Kan
Methodist
Dana S. Dason
Methodist Church
H-sha
Laura Preston
Walks
W. J. Cawkers
Pious Day Parade Draws Laughing Crowd in Salt Lake City
Utah Governor and Mrs J Bracken rode in a huge car lent by the Lees during the Pious Day parade on M Street. The sight drew laughter when onlookers spotted Wyoming beer plates on the vehicle, prompting a amused remark from Lee about the crowd’s reaction.
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Salt Lake City
Uta
J. Bracken
M Street
Wyoming
Lee
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Broadus Weer
U.S
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Bludgeon
Frederick Winter Heinz
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Pacific Palisades
Nevada Highway Patrol
Reno
Nevada
Harvey Bimstein
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