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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1956
Page
1
The Agriculture Department reports farm product prices have risen about 8 percent since the start of 1956, with a 3 percent monthly gain to May 15. Meat animal prices led the advance, though overall prices remain about 22 percent below the 1951 peak. The report notes seasonal trends and potential election implications for farm voting blocs.
Adlai E. Stevenson told a Los Angeles audience that President Eisenhower has failed to craft a positive response to Soviet tactics, risking a split in the Republican Party. He linked the drift in foreign policy to Sen. Willie and questioned Eisenhower’s backing of Wisconsin’s Willie.
Butte High School awarded 310 diplomas in a Civic Center ceremony attended by hundreds. MSU education dean Linus J. Carleton urged youth to defend democracy by upholding people, principles, and inherited rights, stressing internal dangers over external threats.
Montreal professor Dimitri Ter-Assa touroff planted a discarded avocado pip in a pot 16 years ago. The plant grew vigorously and has reached his third floor apartment ceiling. He recently passed it to a friend with a greenhouse, but now faces the challenge of removing it from the living room.
The Baltimore and Ohio National Limited en route from New York to St Louis struck a 40 ton boulder near a tunnel in West Virginia. Engineer J C Riley 62 of Grafton was killed. fireman Paul R Hooten 32 of Grafton died in Bond Creek after the lead diesel fell from a bridge. Several passengers had minor injuries.
The Agriculture Department announced 1956 wheat grower price support rates nationwide from $1.06 to $2.27 per bushel by county, higher near major markets and lower in distant areas. Base rates at grain terminals are listed, with Hard Red Spring No. 1 heavy 16 percent protein at Minneapolis at $2.43 this year versus $2.50 last year.
The Mining City reached 80 degrees the first time in 26 days, with a 45 degree low. Helena logged 88 and Missoula 92 as statewide heat surged. Friday may bring higher temps, with scattered showers possible to curb dust.
The State Department press office says Ambassador Clare Booth Luce should be back in Rome by August 1. She is resting in New York and receiving treatment for anemia at home.
President Eisenhower announced a June 12 White House gathering of 34 private Americans from travel, film, religion and other fields to discuss people-to-people contacts. The aim is to promote world peace and improve Americans’ abroad image through cultural exchanges and private efforts.
Memorial Day traffic fatalities climbed to 109, just under the National Safety Council’s 110 estimate. An Associated Press survey counted 32 drownings and 33 other fatal accidents, totaling 174 violent deaths for the holiday period from 6 p.m. Tuesday to midnight Wednesday.
Montana weather outlook covers east and west regions with fair to partly cloudy skies. East will see scattered showers or thundershowers and rising temps to 70 80 by Friday, while west faces similar chances and warmer highs 80 90. Friday night and Saturday bring more clouds and showers with cooler conditions in the west. Maximums refer to 12 hours, minimums to 18 hours ending Thursday 5 30 p.m.
Sen. Estes Kefauver charged rival Adlai Stevenson started the personal attacks as they campaigned in Los Angeles ahead of California's crucial primary. Kefauver cited Stevenson's past charges of mudslinging and questioned his role as RCA counsel in a major patent case, warning it could harm the Democratic Party.
President Eisenhower told Washington backers he is physically fit to press the 1956 campaign and cited a new U S prestige peak in world affairs a view disputed by Adlai Stevenson as he campaigns in California for the Democratic nomination The story also notes a Harriman support group formation and a Farm Department report on prices rebounding about 8 percent from the prior year
The UN Command told the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission to leave South Korea accusing it of masking an armaments buildup in North Korea. It cited unneutral conduct by Czechoslovak and Polish members and hindered investigations by Swedish and Swiss members. The commission’s South Korea duties are suspended until armistice provisions are met. Britain announced the 16-nation UN Command rejected a Communist proposal for a Korea reunification conference.
Forecaster Ralph E. Gumpf warns of a renewed rise in the Yellowstone River within 24 hours with six inches to a foot above banks by Saturday and potential flood levels near 10 feet. Snow in the Bear Tooth Mountains and warm weather could extend flooding. segments near Laurel report water system repairs and emergency pumps in use.
Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard for the bludgeon killing of his wife Marilyn on July 4, 1954, at their Bay Village home near Cleveland. He received a life sentence at the Ohio Penitentiary with no parole for at least 10 years.
Former Senator Burton Wheeler charges that before Pearl Harbor the U S Chiefs of Staff agreed with Britain to enter war in 1942 He urges Secretary Dulles to disclose the pact and claim it was approved by Harry Hopkins Wheeler cites Gen Wedemeyer and notes calls to reveal interventionist groups involved in war effort The State Dept released German documents with little comment and a keep out of war ad cited by Hamilton Fish Jr
Want Ads offer quick disposal for unused hobbies and lists an example item BLONDE SOLID OAK BUNK BEDS in excellent condition for $30 plus a contact phone number 0000. The ad promotes selling stamp collections china antiques and other items through Want Ads with dialing 5451 for assistance.
At the United Nations Security Council Arab delegates resist a British resolution urging Hammarskjold to use good offices for Middle East peace. They argue the term is too broad and fear it extends beyond the April 4 council request to lower tensions. Soviet envoy Sobolev urges further conferences to secure a unanimous vote.
In Lafayette Park across from the White House an elderly woman shouted with delight on Wednesday as President Eisenhower passed by en route to church. She cried out spotting a familiar face and exclaimed Mr. Roosevelt.
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