Americans urged to free 63 held by Chinese Reds
The State Department raised from 52 to 63 the number of Americans believed held by China and asked for information leading to their release. Six Navy and five Coast Guard men were added, including airmen lost in January 1953. A Geneva meeting between U S Gowen and China's consul renewed pleas and noted four fliers on the way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Reds
Navy
Coast Guard
China
Henry Suydam
Department
Suydam
Geneva
Switzerland
U. S
Franklin Gowen
Red China
Gowen
72 Will Receive Boys Central Diplomas Tonight
Seventy two seniors from Boys Central High are to receive diplomas at the 29th annual commencement in Bow Theater with Bishop Joseph M. Gilmore presiding. The Very Rev. R V Kavanagh will deliver the address. diplomas are to be handed by Bishop Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys Central High School
Bow
Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
R. V. Kavanagh
Carroll College
Delena
Brother D. C. Mahoney
Brother Mahoney
John Thomas
Joseph H. Bate
Bishop Gilmore
Woodland
Holmes
Martin Cesare
J. A. King
Boys Central Choir
E. T. Beyer
M. A. Lavelle
Whiffenpool
Minniegerode
Pomeroy
Galloway
Jonson
Bagly
Butte High Awards Diplomas to 294 at Civic Center Rites
Butte High School granted 294 diplomas during commencement at the Butte Civic Center with 137 boys and 157 girls. Dr. A G Peterson urged graduates to value intangible traits like responsibility and service. Principal Charles Davis led the ceremony with City Superintendent George Haney and Newell Evans presenting diplomas. The service included invocations, benediction, and a class farewell by Allen Lester. The event drew more than 2,000 attendees and featured the Butte High Orchestra directed by H J Schiesser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Peterson
Eastern Montana College of Education
Billings
Butte High School
Butte
Charles Davis
George E. Haney
Newell Evans
Emmet J. Riley
State Board of Education
Fred D. Dommer
Gold Hill Lutheran Church
Allen Lester
Civic Center
Regional Education Parley Set for June 6 7 in Butte
A White House Conference on Education regional meeting will discuss crowded classrooms teacher shortages and facility inadequacies in silver Bow County June 6 and 7 at Webster Garfield School Butte. County committee members from Granite Beaverhead Deer Lodge Powell Jefferson and Silver Bow attend with Silver Bow hosting. Leaders urge public attendance and involvement in group discussions before the general conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Butte
Webster-Garfield School
Granite
Beaverhead
Deer Lodge
Powell, Jefferson
Silver Bow
Board of County Commissioners
John Newland
George Haney
Paul Cannon
Maurice Driscoll
Larry Smith
William Freebourn
Jim Keyes
Silver Bow County
Mr. Newland
Dallas Building Collapse Kills At Least Three
A three story wall toppled in Dallas crushing a music store and tavern. At least three dead, possibly more, with up to 15 feared trapped. Victims named include William E. Kirby Luther Gonzales and Alvis Bailey Simmons. Rescue crews faced gas leaks and fire danger while working near Elm Street.
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Dallas
Tex
William E. Kirby
Luther Gonzales
Alvis Bailey Simmons
Bernard Wiener
Parkland Hospital
Dallas Emergency Corps
Fox Theater
Bedlam
Cline
Harry's Fine Foods
Building boom noted as Butte issues 230133 in permits
Butte city council heard May activity with 34 building permits valued at 230133 plus 662.50 in fees. Plumbing and electrical permits added 1839.45 in fees. Sanitarian cited possible new builds from the crackdown on unfit housing including sheds at Kaw and Cobban. Bridgeway Theater proposes free oiling of a street if it gains road status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Butte Motor Co
R. H. Thomas
Department of Public Works
Don MeeLean
Kaw
Cobban
Bridgeway Theater
Harrison
Casey
Civic Center
Man Throws TV From Third Story Window
In San Francisco, 26 year old Alexander Evanoff, a construction worker, returned home to find dinner unfinished and threw the family's brand new television set from a third story window in a violent impulse.
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San Francisco
U.P
Alexander Evanoff
Supply Officer Denies Taking $50,000 Bribe
Washington Air Force Captain Raymond Wool testified before Senate investigators denying a $50,000 bribe from a Chicago contractor. He admitted filing false income tax returns for 1951 to 1953 while maintaining he did not receive money, despite testimony about a $5,000 payment linked to a large sailor cap contract and an expensive Morristown home purchase.
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Washington
Air Force
Raymond Wool
Chicago
Senate
New York
Biltmore
Levy
Marvin Rubin
Wool
Armed Forces Clothing
Wilkins Air Force Depot
Shelby
Ohio
McClellan
D-Ark
Morristown
N.J
O'Connell Denies Communist Ties in Red Inquiry
Jerry J. O'Connell testified before a House Un-American Activities Subcommittee that he was not a Communist functionary. He acknowledged that a tax exempt foundation he serves as trustee has funded groups cited as subversive, and argued that mere citation by the attorney general does not stop such gifts. He outlined past political roles in Montana Washington and Seattle and noted no official link with the Washington Pension system.
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Washington
Jerry J. O'Connell
Congress
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Communist Party
Robert Marshall Foundation
O’connell
Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Washington State
Democratic Party
Seattle
Progressive Party
Pacific Northwest
O'Connell
Montana Weather Forecast Summary
East region shows fair north and mostly cloudy with showers south on Thursday. North may be partly cloudy Friday with scattered showers in the mountains and cooler west. West region to see considerable cloudiness Thursday and Friday with showers mainly in mountains. Table notes max for 12 hours and min for 18 hours ending 5 30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Montana
MSU students say drinking issue exaggerated
Montana State University students at a convocation adopted a resolution criticizing publicizing the problem without student leaders first being consulted. They argue drinking is a nationwide issue and that MSU is no worse than other schools while offering student driven, collaborative solutions and delaying new regulations until representatives from students, faculty and administration can craft alternatives.
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Missoula
Montana State University
MSU
Carl McFarland
McFarland
People of
Montana
Gary Jystad
Theniversity
Montana Logger Electrocuted Near Libby
A 30 year old logger, Phillip Redeye of Troy, was killed Wednesday near Libby when the boom of the log jammer struck high voltage wires. He was married with an 18 month old son.
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Libby
U.P
Phillip Redeye
Troy
Redeye
Freed American Fliers Say They Resisted Brain Washing
Four Korean War jet pilots at a Honolulu news conference said they resisted brainwashing during two years in Red China prisons yet pleaded guilty to intruding into China and provocative attack. They indicated possible confessions but waited for lawyers before answering further questions.
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Honolulu
Red China
China
Harold E. Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Hong Kong
Edwin L. Heller
Wynne
Wood
Heller
Yalu River
Korea
Manchuria
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Peiping
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
Lory Smith
Pacific Air Force
Senate Approves Pay Raise for Postal Workers
The Senate voted 78 to 0 to grant postal workers an average 8 percent raise retroactive to March 1, aiding about 500,000 employees. Costs are estimated at 164 million dollars with at least a 6 percent minimum raise and new reclassification for higher steps. The House may act next week, and President Eisenhower previously vetoed an 8.6 percent package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen
Knowland
Eisenhower
Post Office Department
Rep. Martin
R-Mass
House
White House
Congress
Love and Law on Loans as Gifts and Tax Deductions
A court ruling states a husband who lends money to his wife for ten years and receives none cannot claim it as a bad debt. After year one such loans are treated as gifts. The ad notes WANT ADS offer quick cash by contacting an ad writer at 5451 and promotes Montana Power 3 Way Floor lamps for $15 with phone number 0000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Missing Michigan Girl Fatally Harmed
The partially decomposed body of 8 year old Jeannie Singleton was found in a forest near Doster Michigan. She vanished May 23 while walking home from Kalamazoo school and was likely killed soon after. Autopsy planned and police believe she was held against her will. over 1,000 people aided the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doster
Mich
Jeannie Singleton
Kalamazoo
Charles Black
William Muehlberger
Victor Beck
Forest
Jeannie
Singleton
Michigan
Vaccine batch clears for 200000 polio shots
The U S Public Health Service cleared 200 000 cubic centimeters of Salk polio vaccine for nationwide use in the immunization drive. It is the first clearance since May 15 and follows new production and testing standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Public Health
Pitman-Moore Co
Zionsville
Ind
Wyeth, Inc
Marietta
Leonard A. Scheele
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit
U. S. Public Health Service
County to Issue New Blanks for Polio Vaccine
The county public health office plans to mail new blank request forms to parents of 2 255 first and second graders in Silver Bow County. Parents must sign for permission to vaccinate when clinics resume this summer, with no start date yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Therese Quirk
R. C. Kane
Butte
Quirk
Catholic Clergy Protest Clashes Across Four Provinces
In Buenos Aires and four provinces on Tuesday clashes broke out between police and Catholic demonstrators supporting the clergy. About 24 people were jailed as the protests continued in the conflict with the Argentine government.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
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Buffalo Courier-Express
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Roy Elsoyan
Lyle Nelson
Love and
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