Montana highway contracts set alltime monthly record
Montana awarded a record 3 410 502 in highway contracts in one month, including a long sought Missouri River Bridge to link northern and southern areas. N A Nelson Construction Co won the river bridge bid at 599 788, the lowest of four bids, linking Malta and Grass Range via Highway 19. Other awards include C H Elle Construction Co for 522 096 on the Gallatin Gateway south road and Norðgård–Hillings for 260 289 on a North Dakota line project.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Missouri River
N. A. Nelson Construction Co
Sheridan
Wyo
Bureau of Public Roads
Malta
Grass Range
C. H. Elle Construction Co
Pocatello
Idaho
Gallatin Gateway South
Yellowstone National Park
North Dakota Line
Wolf Point
Norgaard-Hillings
Williston
N. D
Highway Commission
Wyoming Line
Crow Agency
Big Horn County
Stanley Arkwright
Billings
Devon
Shelby-Chester Road
Toole
O'Neil Construction
Havre
Sun River
Tenth Avenue Road
Great Falls
S. Birch and Sons
Peter Kiewell and Sons
Lewistown
Forest Grove
Bad Rock Canyon
Flathead County
F. L. Fishbaugh
Bigfork
Beaverhead
Talbott to quit outside business amid ethics review
Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott acknowledged he erred in promoting his private business from the Pentagon and said he would give up the partnership with Paul B. Mulligan Co. President Eisenhower would decide if Talbott violated ethics standards. The Senate subcommittee closed its hearing with Talbott insisting he did not use his office for company business and that he believed no illegal or unethical acts occurred.
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Washington
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Talbott
White House
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Paul B. Mulligan Co
New York
Mulligan Company
Mulligan
Paul B. Mulligan
Children Will Play at Gardens Today
Columbia Gardens invites the children of Butte to a day of play at the gardens with free bus transportation for those under 14 by The Anaconda Company. Buses run from Park and Main at 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with supervisors and a first aid man on duty.
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Columbia Gardens
Butte
Anaconda Company
Park
Israeli Airliner Crash With 58 On Board In Red Bulgaria
Athens reports an El Al four engine Constellation was shot down by Bulgarian antiaircraft. 58 aboard include 51 passengers and 7 crew. among them 12 Americans or residents, 3 Canadians and 5 Soviets. Names listed in New York passenger roll. No confirmation from Sofia.
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Athens
Greece
Bulgaria
U.S
New York
Bella Avram
0. Cohen
Hameiry
A. Hahn
Hann
A. Mann
Shaeffer
Schaeffer
A. Sacks
D. Sacks
Chicago Sets July 27 Heat Record Over 100 Degrees
Chicago recorded a high of 100.4 at 3 p.m. Wednesday, an all time July 27 heat record, surpassing the 99.6 degree mark set in 1916. The previous day reached 99.3 a new July 26 record.
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Chicago
Northern Rocky Mountain Regional Bridge Tournament Opens in Butte
About 600 bridge players, including 100 from California and entrants from Mexico and Canada, gather in Butte at the Finlen Hotel for a multi-room regional event. E G Reed opens. Tom Stoddard and Al Sobel assist as play begins with entertainment planned and tours of the Kelly Mine.
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Butte
Rocky Mountain
Finlen
Silver Bow
Treasure State Room
California
Mexico
Canada
Rocky Mountain States
E. G. Reed
The
Cal Unit
American Contract Bridge League
Tom Stoddard
Los Angeles
al Sobel
New York
Sobel
Anaconda Company
Kelly Mine
Anaconda
Bozeman
Possibility of Eisenhower Visit to Russia Explored
President Eisenhower opened a news conference with the possibility that he may visit Russia and that Soviet leaders may visit the United States as part of a new free exchange policy from the Geneva talks. He also floated a US China ministerial conference and allowed Russian arms inspectors over US installations if a broader arms‑blueprint exchange is accepted. He confirmed a Geneva breakthrough mood and announced his grandson‑to‑be later this year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Anthony Eden
London
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Iron Curtain
Sen
George Dga
United States
China
Geneva
Soviet Union
White House
Senate
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Talbott
Little Cabinet
Congress
Dixon-Yates
John S. Eisenhower
Montana grain boxcar shortage blocks Montana farmers
Montana elevator operators report receiving only five to ten boxcars while needing hundreds to move a bumper wheat crop in eastern Montana. Senator Mansfield warned the shortage will be worse this season, as railroads post high net income and boxcar retirements exceed new installations. Other officials cited varying figures on dividends and car supply.
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Washington
Montana
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Northwestern
Senate Commerce
Association of American Railroads
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
Milton Young
R-Nd
Conferees Agree on Minimum Wage Bill
A Senate House conference committee reached a compromise to raise the federal minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 per hour effective March 1 next year. About 2.1 million of 24 million covered workers would gain from the increase as Congress prepares final action.
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Washington
Senate House
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Russian Leaders Back in Moscow After Geneva Conference
Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev returned to Moscow with smiles from Geneva. They plan to travel to Britain in the spring, Eden revealed to Parliament. Bulganin may tour India this winter and give a national address on Geneva. Officials Molotov and Zhukov greeted them. Stefano chatted briefly with Khrushchev.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Eden
House of Commons
Geneva
Bulganin
India
Eisenhower
Niether Bulganin
Khrushchev
Communist Party
A. I. Mikoyan
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Kzhukov
Molotov
Zhukov
Mario di Stefano
Campers Sprayed by Planes in Misleading Forest Fire Fight
Campers in Missoula Montana were awakened by low flying aircraft that sprayed them with bug spray while a Forest Service plane conducted spraying to protect trees from spruce budworm. The campers had mistaken the activity as an attack and reported frying bacon and eggs when sprayed.
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Missoula
Mont
Forest Service
Conferees Cut Foreign Aid Bill By About 2.7 Billion
Washington conferees agreed late Wednesday on a foreign aid bill carrying about 2.7 billion dollars in new funds, roughly 500 million less than Eisenhower requested. They trimmed military aid by 420 million and reduced Asian development funds from Senate levels, reallocating unearmarked 401 million plus other forgotten funds to meet the target.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Fund For
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Hold Up Changes in 96th Infantry
Washington reports the 96th Infantry Division, the nation’s largest, faces a hold up as the Army reviews its structure. Maj. Gen. LeRoy H. Anderson from Montana says reorganization would cut about 2,850 of 3,000 reservists, including 1,200 Utahns and 900 Montanans, with a reexamination ordered by Lt. Gen. Robert Young pending evaluation.
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Washington
96Th Infantry Division
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Army
6Th Army
LeRoy H. Anderson
Conrad
Anderson
Utah
Montana
Arizona
Idaho
Helena
Mont
Robert Young
96Th
Rocky Mountain States
Flood Forces 1000 to Flee in Albuquerque Night
A second flash flood swept through northern Albuquerque leaving about 1,000 residents forced from their homes as police reported evacuations on Wednesday night.
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Albuquerque
N. M
U.P
Butte Pay Office Opens for Retroactive Pay July 28 1955
Notice to members of the Butte Miners Union and Stationary Engineers Union employees of The Anaconda Company. The pay office will be open from 9 am to 6 pm 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
Road program legislation dies in House vote
The House rejected both Democratic and Republican highway plans, signaling the road bill is dead for the year and likely the next. The Democratic measure would raise 12.423 billion via automotive taxes over 16 years, while the GOP plan proposed 21 billion in 30-year bonds.
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Washington
House
Rayburn
Tex
Eisenhower
McCormack
Massachusetts
End of Austria Occupation Marks New Era
Austria becomes independent after 17 years of Allied occupation as American troops withdraw about 5 000 soldiers to reinforce Italy. The four power zones end and Vienna regains full sovereignty while Austria pledges neutrality. All foreign troops must depart by October 26.
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Vienna
Austria
Italy
France
Moscow
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Theodor Koerner
Russia
U. S
NATO
Montana Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds and Showers
Montana east expects partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thundershowers and cooler nights highs 72 to 88 Friday brings clearing and a dip. Montana west notes partly cloudy with new showers and isolated thunderstorms, cool temperatures highs 70 to 78 with fair Friday night and cooler nights.
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Montana
Faure Sees Geneva Conference Easing Cold War Tensions
Paris Premier Edgar Faure says the Geneva Big Four conference ends the cold war by showing a common will to settle problems pacifically. He credits a last minute Eisenhower move for breaking the deadlock and hints at a future five power talks with Red China.
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Paris
U.P
Edgar Faure
France
Geneva
United Press
Faure
Eisenhower
Far East
For Sale by Owner 1949 Chevrolet DeLuxe Ad
Door Chevrolet DeLuxe with radio heater seat covers good tires and new motor and battery. Call 0000 for details. Also note a tongue in cheek line about milk and ads.
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Sheinbaum
Zahana Sheinbaum
Histadrut Ivrit
Sofia
96Th Infantry
Rep
Fallon
D-Md
House Public Works Committee
Steed
D-Okla
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