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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1955
Page
4
The Montana Standard lists subscription prices payable in advance for Montana Idaho Utah and surrounding areas. Rates vary by duration with six month and one year options for daily and Sunday editions. Includes a note about delivery outside daily and Sunday zones and a quotation from Miguel de Cervantes about self knowledge.
The piece argues alcohol shaped diplomacy in Communist circles and among Soviet leaders, citing Khrushchev and Stalin at dinners and conferences. It contrasts elite drinking with peasants’ lack of funds, warns against automating farming or child rearing, and critiques Robotratic futures while noting limited odds of such trends.
In London a robot tractor is described to plow or harrow unattended through the night with automatic stoppage if rainfall reaches a set limit, signaling early automation in farming. In Philadelphia a closed circuit TV channel lets mothers watch their children, underscoring increasing remote monitoring.
A Moscow radio broadcast claims the Soviet system has long solved polio through an improved diet. The commentary questions this, recalling millions died of famine during Stalin’s collectivization and noting a death from starvation might be framed as avoiding polio.
A compact Q and A item lists five prompts about a baby whale nomenclature myth Cosmos a set of ancient places and city population ranking plus Paul de Kruif and a proverb. It notes a legal term certiorari its origin and a brief astrological style forecast about a child born today predicting cleverness good nature and sports.
A compact biographical item profiles a Cuban diplomat born in 1882 in Havana, noting roles in Paris and several Cuban legations, secretary general of the Cuban delegation to the Peace Conference, and current appointment as Cuba's ambassador to the United States. It also briefly lists a banker from Arkansas with similar biographical prompts.
Washington scene depicts Rep. Sid Simpson and Rep. Les Arends golfing in Illinois party contrast. Arends hair and humor distract, while Dempsey recalls a dinner with Albert Thomas. GOP women push 500,000 female orators via 10 regional conferences. Democrats keep a single women’s division.
By George Dixon: The Democratic National Committee and Republicans along with Democratic women plan numerous coffee hours to boost candidates. Officials forecast substantial turnout, with hopes of a quarter million at hustings and a lively, shifting 1956 political landscape overall.
The piece argues age should not decide schooling rights. It cites five to six year olds reading in first grade and six year olds in kindergarten as successful tests of ability. It notes youths claim driving rights at eighteen despite limitations, urging consideration of individual readiness over fixed ages.
Angelo Patri condemns retirement based on age 65 as wasteful and harmful. He argues mind and its infinite power determine fitness, not years, claiming experience and skill outweigh youth only when mind remains active. He urges that society must value thinking over age-based limits to growth.
The excerpt outlines a birthday profile for June 6 born individuals highlighting traits like originality courage and communication talent. It lists notable names and then provides daily zodiac briefings for June 7 across all signs with concise advice and cautions.
A collection of quick facts notes that ages nine to thirteen need as much food as a full grown man while those fourteen to nineteen require more than a man. It lists the Library of Congress as holding the largest Russian and Chinese book collections outside those nations and claims the tongue contains the most muscles of any body part. It states Montana’s population at 645000.
The piece decries rising campaign costs and undisclosed funding in U S elections, citing the Ford Foundation funded Fund for the Republic and the Washington Post publisher Philip L. Graham. It urges strict reporting, shorter campaigns, and severe penalties for noncompliance to restore genuine choice and curb paid influence. It notes 1952 costs around 100 million dollars and predicts higher 1956 costs due to television.
Sgt Thomas B Craver 24 of Butte received the Bronze Star for outstanding duty across four major Pacific campaigns. Also noted are Tony Guizzo 55 Meaderville found after going missing in 19 Mile country near Grace. a Last Man's Club to be formed by Silver Bow Post 1 with $1 dues. a DUI arrest in Butte. a gambling raid yielding three suspects. Rev M O Barry celebrating 25 years at Immaculate Conception parish. L R Bolton, former Butte Central student, earning a BS from St Louis Univ. and Butte sees sixth day of June rain totaling 1.60 inches in six days.
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