Subpoena War Armistice Seen by Solon
Sen Mundt said an armistice had been reached in a subpoena war over Army files in the McCarthy hearings. He expected the subpoena demands to ease, noting Democrats urged production of Schine materials while McCarthy pushed broader Army file access. The probe centers on alleged improper pressure for Schine’s favored treatment and Senate politics.
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Sen
Mundt
McCarthy Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Subcommittee
Wisconsin
Stevens
Pvt. G. David Schine
John G. Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Adams
Cohn
Schine
Ft. Dix
Record Memorial Day highway toll rises past 340 deaths
The toll of Memorial Day weekend highway deaths reached 341 by Monday night, with drownings and other causes bringing the total fatalities to 484. The National Safety Council had forecast 340 traffic deaths, while motorists head home after the long weekend amid warnings to drive safely.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
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Dearborn
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Guatemala Man Claims Secret Police Ordered Kidnap Plot
A 45 year old Guatemalan man testified at a private news conference in Tegucigalpa that Guatemala’s secret police chief ordered him to kidnap or kill exiled resistance leader Col. Carlos Castillo Armas. He said upon arrival in Guatemala he warned Castillo, though he was unsure why he was chosen. The man identified as Rafael Mendez Rodriguez presented a four page statement read by a notary.
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Sam Summerlin
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Guatemala
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
Castillo
Rafael Mendez Rodriguez
Col. Castillo
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
United States
Arbenz
Mendez
Rogelio
Eighty Girls Central Grads Get Diplomas at Exercises
The commencement at Girls Central High School in St. Patrick Church saw 80 graduates receive diplomas. Rev. Joseph Mackin urged individual responsibility and a return to Christian teachings as keys to world peace, praising the nuns and the school for preparing women for homemaking, education, and professions.
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Joseph Mackin
Helena
Girls Central High School
Carroll College
Father Mackin
Girls Central
St. Patrick Church
X Ray Days Urged In Silver Bow County
Butte citizens urged to participate in the Mon-3ma Chest X-ray survey during the last two weeks of June. Mayor Tim Sullivan proclaimed June 1 to 13 as X-Ray Days urging full public support as Silver Bow County trails Montana peers with just over 50 percent participation versus an average of 78 percent.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Tim Sullivan
Montana
State's Holiday Traffic Toll Now Is Three
Troy Montana's Memorial Day weekend toll rose to three with the death of George Jacques 68 a Troy resident in a solo crash on a country road east of town his car plunged 75 feet into the Koote nai River blood on cushions suggested a river bed impact before submerging Jacques body had not been recovered by Monday night identity confirmed by relatives and the car was to be retrieved early Tuesday the retired saw mill operator is survived by a daughter living in town
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Troy
Mont
Montana
George Jacques
Les Coffman
Jacques
Here
Kootenai
Coffman
Memorial Day thieves steal flags from veterans graves
Police in New Haven report 172 American flags stolen from veterans graves at Evergreen Cemetery on Memorial Day, highlighting a targeted vandalism case against honoring servicemen and women.
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New Haven
Conn
Evergreen Cemetery
Ike Speaks Out Against Those Thirsty for Personal Power
Authoritative sources in Saigon report the United States eyeing a large Globemaster airlift to move 2,100 troops from North Africa to Indochina to bolster defenses against a Vietminh push on the Red River delta. Giap’s 351st division nears Hanoi, with an autumn or later assault anticipated, while French and American aid shifts focus to riverine tanks and armored cars for flooded paddies.
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Saigon
Indochina
United States
Red River
North Africa
Seven die as National Guard plane crashes near Duluth
A National Guard C-47 carrying 14 aboard crashed into a gravel pit near Duluth Airport in heavy fog. Seven killed and seven hospitalized, some critically. Passengers included a reported parachute escape, which authorities denied. The plane was returning from Indianapolis Raceway.
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National Guard
Duluth
Walter Dodge
Duluth News- Tribune
St. Mary’s Hospital
Russell Westberg
Indiana National Guard
179Th
133Rd
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota National Guard
Indiana
Faithful Boxer Graduates With His Master at College
In Montgomery at Huntingdon College a seeing-eye boxer named Blitz walked the commencement line with Chuck De Long, a 32 year old blind veteran from Hammond Indiana. De Long and Blitz dressed in matching caps and gowns as he joined 93 classmates in the ceremony. De Long earned one of the top 11 scholastic averages, aided by his wife who helped with studies and prepared the dog’s outfit.
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Montgomery
Ala
Huntingdon College
Blitz
Chuck DeLong
Hammond, Ind
France
DeLong
Indochina Troops Reorganize for Imminent Vietminh Assault
Indochina French Union forces in the Choben valley near the Black River southwest of Hanoi begin re organizing and strengthening defenses ahead of a potential attack by Vietminh units from Dien Bien Phu. Four rebel divisions are expected to strike early in the Red River delta, with rains delaying a final plan until October. Rebels suffer losses as mop ups and air strikes continue in Phu Ly and Chanoi areas.
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France
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
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Giap
Tonkin Delta
Larry Allen
Hanoi
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Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Vietminh
Red River
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Phu Ly
Chanoi
Hung Yen
Red Revolution Plans Studied
A Congress under study docu ment outlines Communist plans for world revolution by 1973. Senate leader Knowland says the document, claimed to be Mao Tse-Tung's memo, outlines policy on world revolution and was placed in the Congressional Record.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Knowland
Moscow
Chou En-Lai
Soviet Union
China
Nearer Truce Talks Seen in Indochina Discussion
East and West edged toward a cease fire in Indochina as military reps from both sides prepare a preliminary meeting in Geneva. A proposed supervising commission drew sharp debate with the United States demanding neutrality and China’s ally Chou En lai accusing the UN of sabotaging Korea’s commission.
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Geneva
Control Commission
Indochina
Andrei A. Gromyko
V. M. Molotov
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Korea
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
France
Georges Bidault
Gromyko
Poland
Czechoslovakia
India
Pakistan
Butte Youth Hurt in Local Wreck
A two car collision at Silver and Clark left John Osterman 17 of 14 Gardens Drive Columbia Gardens hospitalized at St James with injuries to his shoulders chest and neck though not believed seriously hurt. Osterman’s car overturned on the sidewalk while Joe Klobuchar 1958 Walnut avoided injury in the other vehicle. Also reported are Mr and Mrs Rowe of 11 E LaPlatte recovering at Community Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered when their car left Moose Creek Hill Sunday. their children Carol and Larry were unhurt.
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Silver and Clark
St. James
John Osterman
14 Gardens Drive
Columbia Gardens
Butte
Osterman
Silver
Joe Klobuchar
Walnut
Clark
Eisenhower avoids mention of McCarthy rift at Columbia dinner
President Eisenhower spoke at the Waldorf Astoria marking Columbia University's founding bicentennial. He condemned Communists and warned against internal divisions, but did not address differences with Senator McCarthy. Brownell had challenged McCarthy on obedience to law and national security duties.
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New York
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Columbia University
Brownell
White House
Butte High Class to Graduate at Civic Center
Butte High School will hold its commencement tonight at 8 o'clock in the Butte Civic Center with 251 seniors, including 111 boys and 140 girls, completing four years of interscholastic study. Dr. L O Brockmann, president of Northern Montana College of Education, Havre, will deliver the address. Charles Davis, principal, will present graduates as Superintendent George F E Haney and Willis Gerry, chair of the board, award diplomas. The program includes processional and recessional music by the Butte High School Orchestra, with selections from Meyerbeer Mozart Keys Saint-Saens and a class farewell by Gordon Hoffenbacker. The list of graduates continues on page 10.
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Father Mackin
Girls Central
Mackin
Girls Central High School
Butte
Butte Civic Center
Butte High School
L. O. Brockmann
Northern Montana College of Education
Havre
Charles Davis
George FE. Haney
Willis Gerry
James C. Holt
St. John Episcopal Church
Fred D. Dommer
Gold Hill Lutheran Church
Meyerbeer
Mozart
Gordon Hoffenbacker
Saint-Saens
Milo Wayne Aasved
Mary Elizabeth Adams
Alice Louise Aho
John Albert Aho
John Samuel Allison
Delores Jean Anderson
Rodney John Anderson
Robert Em
Butte Montana Weather Outlook Tuesday Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday with frost Tuesday night. Tuesday night low around 32. Wednesday will be slightly warmer with possible afternoon thundershowers. high near 55. For thePeriod from Sunday midnight to Monday 5:30 pm, highs reached 56 and lows 32. West of Divide shows cooler, increasing clouds and scattered showers. East of Divide remains cloudy with cooler temps and wind.
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Divide
Memorial Day Observances Honor War Dead In Butte
Butte marked Memorial Day with solemn exercises led by veterans who served for liberty. A long parade through the business district drew an estimated 12 000 to 15 000 spectators as services followed at cemeteries and Soldiers Memorial Park. The program featured flag-raising and memorial observances honoring those who died in war.
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Butte
Soldier's Memorial Park
Butte High School
Memorial Park
Wyoming Street
Soldiers Memorial Park
Eighteen Brazilians Dead in Plane Crash
Meridional News Agency reports a Nacional Airline jet with 3 crew and 15 passengers crashed and burned sixty miles from Belo Horizonte. The charred wreckage was found on Cerro Cuipe mountain near Itabira, killing all aboard.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Nacional
Belo Horizonte
Not pennies but thousand cruzeiro notes fall in Rio
In Rio de Janeiro a resident lost 16,000 cruzeiros from a pocketed suit while shaking it out a fifth floor window. Passersby grabbed some notes but neighbors recovered most and returned them to the owner.
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Brazil
Maria de Brito
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