Eisenhower seeks extra funds to run post office
President Eisenhower asked Congress for an additional 14912 million dollars to restore last month’s 57.4 million cut and cover 92.1 million more, plus 64.9 million for workload, 21.6 million for salaries, and 5.6 million for claims. Johnson promised thorough study.
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Ike
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Post Office
Department
James C. Hagerty
White House
Summerfield
Hagerty
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Senate
Percival Brundage
Capitol
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Civil Rights Bill Weakened By New Jury Trial Proposal
Senate Judiciary Committee approved a 7 to 3 amendment adding a jury trial right for contempt in civil rights cases. Atty Gen Brownell said the move could undermine federal court authority by making orders reviewable by local juries. Southern lawmakers vowed to push similar language on the floor while other provisions remained under consideration.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eastland
D-Miss
Atty
Brownell
Judiciary Committee
Sens. Case
R-Nj
Kuchel
Calif
Rep
Keating
RNY
House
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Theft at Great Falls Air Force Base Exchange
FBI and Office of Strategic Information investigate a $3800 theft at Malmstrom AFB Exchange near Great Falls. A safe and a slit deposit bag were found by Robert Dagel and his son Bill on Giant Springs road south of town. Assistant exchange manager Pauline Foote reported the break in after arriving Monday.
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Great Falls
U.P
FBI
Office of Strategic Information
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Here
Robert Dagel
Bill
Giant Springs
Pauline Foote
First Practical Steamboat Trip By Fulton
Fulton completed the first practical steamboat trip leaving New York with the Clermont on August 17, 1807 and reaching Albany in 32 hours. A practical way to reach customers is through Want Ads with phone number 5457 to order.
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Fulton
New York
Albany
President to View Air-Sea Display Aboard Saratoga
President Eisenhower will witness a dramatic air sea power display from the 60 000 ton aircraft carrier Saratoga off Florida’s east coast. Top aides including Wilson Strauss Burke Dulles Humphrey Hagerty and Gates will join the president aboard the carrier for maneuvers that will showcase atomic attack techniques.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Saratoga
White House
Florida
James C. Hagerty
Defense
Wilson
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
State
Dulles
the Treasury
Humphrey
Navy
Gates
Wisconsin to Hold Special Election for McCarthy Seat
Governor Vernon W. Thomson announced a special election to fill the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy's seat, with a July primary possible and a mid August vote if needed. Thomson said he would not run, leaving a wide field of Republican and Democratic candidates to contend for the term ending January 1, 1959.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Vernon W. Thomson
Senate
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy
Thomson
Russians Protest US Delay At London Arms Talks
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin protested what he called an American delay in presenting the new U.S. arms cut plan. The complaint came as disarmament talks resumed in London after a five day recess for Western consultations.
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London
U.P
U.S
Valerian Zorin
Court orders access to FBI files in Jencks case
Supreme Court rules government must disclose FBI and related secret reports if they relate to a criminal case, granting a new trial for Clinton E. Jencks. The decision, 7 to 1, drew a strong dissent from Justice Clark, while reargument is ordered in anti Communist Smith Act cases involving Junius Scales and Claude Lightfoot.
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Washington
Supreme Court
FBI
Clark
Junius I. Scales
Communist Party
Tennessee
Carolinas
Claude M. Lightfoot
Chicago
Clinton E. Jencks
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Jencks
Federal District Court
el Paso
Tex
National Labor Relations Board
Brennan
Warren
Black
Frankfurter
Douglas
Burton
Harlan
Jenck
Flooding Seen Along Yellowstone River in Montana
Meteorologist Ralph Gumpf reports higher than normal temperatures melting snowpack in southern Montana, causing Yellowstone River rise from Billings to Corwin Springs. Expect one to two feet higher levels by Friday or Saturday with local flooding of land near the river from Livingston downstream to Billings and Hysham. Daily bulletins will follow.
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Billings
U.P
Montana
Yellowstone
Ralph Gumpf
Gumpf
Corwin Springs
Livingston
Hysham
Heart Ailment Kills Montanan When His Car Is Afire
Sidney Montana. Christoffer Anderson aged 74 died after his car caught fire and burned. He told a passerby to call the fire department and that he had a bad heart. Firemen found him beside the burning car and he died at the hospital.
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Montanan
Sidney
A.P
Christoffer Anderson
Anderson
High Court orders split of mighty Du Pont GM empire
The Supreme Court ruled 4 to 2 that Du Ponts 23 percent GM stake violated the Clayton Act, ordering a division of the two firms. Justice Brennan said Du Pont used stock to pry open GM markets and secure automotive finishes and fabrics. The decision overturns a Chicago trial court ruling.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Supreme Court
du Pont Co
General Motors
du Pont
Justice Brennan
U. S.dist
Walter J. Labuy
Chicago
Labuy
Wilmington
Del
Crawford H. Greenewalt
High Court
Antitrust Division
Greenewalt
du Pont Common
Bombs explode in Algiers crowds killing six
Three timed bombs hidden in lamp post bases exploded in Algiers during homegoing crowds. Six killed and 87 wounded as shards and flying debris injured bystanders. Attacks occurred near streetcar and bus stops in a palm-lined port city amid regional unrest.
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Algiers
Algeria
France
Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Sadi-Carnot
Mediterranean
Butte Sees Summer Heat Top 82 Degrees
Butte residents felt a summer preview as temperatures climbed to 82 Monday, topping the 79 set Saturday and marking the warmest day since September 19 last year. Tuesday forecasts call for 80 degrees with partly cloudy skies and afternoon thunderstorms.
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Butte
Montana Weather: Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers
Montana forecast splits east and west zones. East shows partly cloudy nights, cloudier afternoons, with scattered thundershowers on Tuesday and Wednesday and warm highs 80 to 90. West also cloudy some, with afternoon and evening thundershowers and similar warm 80 to 90 degree highs.
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Montana
Possible Tax Cut Gets Setback Experts at Work
American motorists drove more safely than expected during the Memorial weekend, with 414 highway deaths, 134 drownings, and 113 other fatalities. California led with 37 deaths, followed by Texas 32 and Ohio 24 amid a four day counting period.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
California
Texas
Ohio
Georgia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Economists See Inflation Risk From Tax Cuts and Spending
Washington panel of economists from business universities and labor unions argues tax cuts or lower interest rates would be inflationary now. They say small federal spending cuts of one or two billion dollars would not alter the outlook, but substantial cuts of five billion or more might require tax cuts or rate relief to prevent a decline.
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Washington
Irwin Friend
University of Pennsylvania
Rep
Mills
D-Ark
Senate
House
Capitol
Congressional
Eisenhower
Friend
Walter E. Headley
Armstrong Cork Co
Lancaster
William M. Tongue
Jewel Tea Co
Melrose Park, Ill
2000 American scientists urge halt of nuclear bomb tests
2000 American scientists signed an appeal urging an immediate stop to nuclear bomb testing. Nobel laureate Linus Pauling said signers spoke as individuals, not as representatives, citing medical and genetic risks and suggesting a global disarmament first step.
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Pasadena
Calif
Linus Pauling
Pauling
Division of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Mord Lewis Is Named Anaconda Aluminum Executive Vice President
Mord Lewis, formerly of Butte, was named executive vice president and director of the Anaconda Aluminum Company at a May 31 board meeting in New York City. He has been with The Anaconda Company since 1926, with a long career in geology, mining engineering, and leadership roles across The Anaconda Company and federal agencies.
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Mord Lewis
Butte
Anaconda Aluminum Company
New York City
Lewis
Anaconda Company
Aluminum Company
Harvard University Graduate School
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Securities Exchange Commission
Washington, D. C
Montana
Lutherans Accept 43720 Bid On Youth Center
The Gold Hill Lutheran Church accepted Hammond Everly Engineering Co. for a $43,720 Youth Education and Fellowship addition. Construction begins within a week at the 900 block of Placer and should finish early this fall. Attendees included Pastor Fred D. Dommer, Chairman Schotte, Ralph Godtland, Ed Rohrer, and other church leaders.
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Gold Hill Lutheran Church
George B. Schotte
Hammond- Everly Engineering Co
Gold Hill
Fred D. Dommer
Schotte
Ralph Godtland
Ed Rohrer
Recruit Instructor on Trial in Air Force Case
In San Antonio witnesses say drill instructor William Roberts Jr. struck a sick airman who died two days later. Roberts denies mistreating recruits and claims the Air Force pressures him as a scapegoat. Accomplice witnesses describe harsh handling during basic training at a Florida base.
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San Antonio
Texas
Air Force
William Roberts Jr
Roberts
Key West
Fla
Robert Dinsenbacher
Astoria
Long Island
N. Y
Howard B. Hayes
Davis-Monthan Afb
Ariz
Disenbacher
George E. Walker
Springfield
Dinsenbacher
Budworm Study Underway Near Butte Montana Spraying Planned
A work crew was formed at Deer Lodge NF headquarters to study spruce budworm development south of Butte. Lab work will run at Cleveland School with analyses sent to Missoula to set spraying timing. Field work begins midweek with 10 crewmen, rising to 18 or 20 after spraying starts, base at Butte airport ready.
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Deer Lodge National Forest
Butte
Rolf Jorgensen
Cleveland School
Missoula
Jorgensen
United States Admitted to Pact Military Committee
The United States was formally admitted to membership on the military committee of the Pact in Karachi. Secretary of State Henderson said the U S would carry its full share of responsibilities in the military field and in efforts for peace in the Middle East.
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Karachi
Pakistan
U.P
United States
Henderson
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