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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
1
Milwaukee report quotes Sen. McCarthy asserting the executive branch bears full responsibility to enforce the law and Congress must ensure it is done. He adds that failing enforcement falls to special Congressional committees to investigate why.
Senator Potter said there is deliberate lying and widespread misinterpretation in the Army hearings, making it unlikely the full truth will be learned. He noted transcripts of Stevens conversations and signaled a possible reapprasial while Mundt indicated more transcripts would be read as hearings resume.
Six days remain for a free chest X ray as mobile units visit Burr's store and the First National Bank from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. then Mountain Con Mine yard entrance from 3 to 7 p.m. today.
Volunteers will canvass in a house to house campaign Monday night for the Father’s Crusade for Cancer in Butte. Sponsored by the Butte Council of the PTA, the drive starts at 7 00 pm announced by 1954 cancer drive chairman Les Waite. Residents are asked to turn on porch lights to donate. Cancer Army bands will identify volunteers and pamphlets will be left at contacted homes.
Report from Hanoi describes Viet Minh forces advancing toward the city from Dien Bien Phu while French and Vietnamese defend scattered posts around the delta. Rebels believed to include regulars and guerrillas threaten Hanoi from multiple approaches as city life continues with rising prices and active night life.
Butte officers nabbed two of nine youths who escaped from the Montana Industrial School for Boys at Miles City, with three others held in Bozeman for return. Four remain at large across four states as a massive break is investigated.
French Union troops crossed the Day River driving Vietminh six miles from Phu Ly a key rice center near Hanoi. Bombers dropped 52 tons in 50 missions on rebel bases around Phu Ly while French planes hit routes and pockets across the delta. Rebels, aiming to encircle Hanoi, moved from Dien Bien Phu toward the delta as clashes continued.
Washington U P civil defense planners say a Russian atomic attack would target 92 principal U S cities with biological chemical and psychological warfare. They warn Russia may soon have hydrogen bombs with explosive power equal to millions of tons of TNT while noting diminishing surprise risk to the U S. The planning assumes outline Russia capabilities for attack though not a forecast of an actual strike.
Police identified two theft suspects as James Tretheway a 25 year old from Butte and Riley Sisson 43 of Helena. They were nabbed Sunday in Butte while wanted for cashing bogus checks in Great Falls. A third man Carlos Bland 27 linked to Tretheway and Sisson is jailed for questioning. Tretheway’s car held a check protector a typewriter horse bridles and a contract on the Atomic Corporation of America.
New York police report 27 year old John Francis Roche admitted attacking a 14 year old schoolgirl who died plus the rape and killings of 17 year old Marion Brown and two other victims in Manhattan. Another arrestee, Norman Rave, 18, is linked to a separate spree of rapes and murders of three women.
Washington Republicans preview the fall campaign focusing on President Eisenhower’s broadened Social Security program and housing legislation. Sen. Ferguson of Michigan and Sen. Bridges of New Hampshire say Congress will back White House proposals, making social security and housing the party’s main domestic achievements for voters.
A 39 year old World War II veteran and former Cut Bank resident Horace J Loring was killed in a cabin fire that destroyed his dwelling near St Mary about 20 miles north of Browning The coroner C Murl Beck identified the victim and said the cause of the blaze was not determined Survivors include his wife a son and two brothers in Babb
A Western diplomat predicts Molotov will use a public Indochina speech to blame Bidault for Geneva stalemate and push Laniel from power. The move could prompt a French cabinet crisis, delaying EDC ratification and tightening Soviet leverage in Asia and Europe.
Washington Sen Knowland warns congress faces political risk if 90 per cent parity is kept. Sen Russell foresees costly Republican losses. The House Agriculture Committee opens debate on Eisenhower’s flexible price supports from 75 to 90 per cent, potentially replacing the expiring rigid 90 per cent law. If not renewed, the 1948 flexible plan would take effect, pending further action.
President Eisenhower came back to the White House Sunday night from Maryland's Catoctin Mountains where he vacationed with bridge-playing friends. A momentarily confused chauffeur faced a slow convertible couple who paid no heed to the looming presence of the nation's leader.
Partly cloudy and warmer in Butte and Montana with possible afternoon thundershowers Tuesday. Monday highs around 55, Monday night lows near 38, Tuesday highs about 60. Western and eastern zones show cooler periods, clouding, and winds 15 to 30 mph with varied showers.
Paris predicts rapid shifts as Geneva progress could salvage the Laniel government. Indochina debate resumes Tuesday as factions plot to defeat the cabinet. If government loses a vote of confidence, Premier Laniel could trigger a new election with MRP backing.
Susan Schimming eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Schimming of 914 East Fourth Basin Montana sustained multiple fractures of the right arm and scratches when she fell from a moving car two miles south of Basin Sunday around 645 p m She was unconscious on arrival at St James Hospital but attendants said she did not appear seriously hurt and she was admitted Highway Patrolman Al Boehme said the rear door opened as the child rode in the back seat while her father drove slowly at the time of the mishap
A two engined Navy bomber, similar to a B26, carrying five crew, is missing over western Japan after failing to radio Iwakuni TM Air Base for a routine flight plan check. The Air Force reports it as a Navy plane and officials continue search and rescue efforts.
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