Senate Probe of Contracts Brings Action
A Senate inquiry into armed forces clothing contracts led to charges against Air Force Captain Raymond Wool for accepting gratuities and falsifying travel vouchers. Quartermaster Tartaglia, suspended for alleged undisclosed business ties with a contractor. Related firings and suspensions included David Pollack and Julius Goldman amid accusations tied to government contractor schemes.
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Washington
Air Force
Army Quartermaster Corps
Senate
Raymond Wool
Kester L. Hastings
Ferdinand Tartaglia
Quartermaster Research and Development Command
Natick, Mass
Tartaglia
Wool
Harry Lee
Chicago
Lev
Fred” Tartaglia
Quartermaster’s Clothing
Philadelphia
Fred
Gen
Hastings
New York
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Philadelphia Quartermaster Corps
David Pollack
Julius Goldman
Navy
Goldman
Marvin Rubin
Pollack
Rubin
Leon M. Levy
Butte Veteran Arthur L. St. Peter Jr Killed in Auto Crash
Arthur L. St. Peter Jr. 27 a Butte veteran and ex Marine was killed when his car overturned 24 miles northeast of Missoula on Montana Highway 20 Tuesday night. Companion Donald MacMillan 23 was slightly injured. St. Peter, son of Arthur St. Peter and the late Mrs. St. Peter of 818 Emma St. was a Montana State University Law School student living with his wife Alyce Braham and 19 month old son Tommy. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery with last rites by a visiting priest. Burial plans announced by White's Funeral Homes. He joined the Marines after graduating Butte High School. further details appear on later pages.
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Butte
Arthur L. St. Peter Jr
Missoula
Mountain View Cemetery
Blackfoot Country
Montana
Donald MacMillan
St. Peter
Montana State University
Roy Wills
Arthur St. Peter
Democrats on Board Call for Higher Oil Royalty Rate
HELENA The Montana Land Board's Democratic majority urged leasing four state land tracts at a 16 23 per cent royalty rate, breaking from the usual 12 12 per cent. A court test was anticipated over the higher fee, with other actions noted in a continuing agenda.
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Helena
Montana Land Board
Montana Adopts Lease Form for Uranium Hunters
The Montana State Land Board approved a first uranium prospecting lease form for state lands. Prospects pay 2.50 to file, 0.50 per acre annual base rent, and two years to explore with a possible third extension. A 20 percent royalty on gross take applies during the period. Future operating leases would involve a 500 application fee, mineral surveys, and royalties based on surveys. The board also set terms for oil and gas leases, auction plans, and a potential historic phase of state leasing, with certain tracts excluded from higher royalties and others continuing under 122 2/3 percent royalty debates.
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Helena
Montana
State Land Board
John R. Marchi
Arnold H. Olsen
Mary M. Condon
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. Hugo Aronson
Miss Condon
Sam W. Mitchell
Fallon County
Aronson
Olsen
Great Falls Girl Fatally Hurt in Auto Accident
Donna Riggin a 16 year old of Great Falls died from a skull fracture after a car crash on a Missouri River bridge in downtown Great Falls shortly after midnight. The vehicle driven by Mrs David Reuther also injured Mrs Reuther and her two children who were expected to recover. The Riggin family had moved from Devils Lake North Dakota in May 1954.
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Great Falls
Donna Riggin
Miss Riggin
David Reuther
Missouri River
Love and Law Divorcee Refused High Alimony
A California District Court of Appeals ruling says a young divorcee should not receive alimony high enough to live in idleness. the judge states employment is better for her. The ad promotes help wanted and for sale ads as solutions with a half ton Ford pickup offered for 75 dollars.
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California District Court of Appeals
Stassen Urges Continued Help for Tito
Foreign aid chief Harold E. Stassen urged Congress to sustain a moderate, limited program of aid to Yugoslavia. He testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee as part of a 32 billion dollar Eisenhower Administration aid package, noting Tito’s government remains independent of the Cominform.
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Washington
Harold FE
Stassen
United States
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower
Senate
Defense Department
House Committee
Congress
Russia
Tito
Kremlin
Europe
Asia
West
Free World
Montana Receives New Shipment of Polio Vaccine
Helena Montana reports a second shipment of Salk polio vaccine arrived by plane to counties county by county as readiness is confirmed. The vaccination targets 33000 children including first and second graders and in Gallatin Mineral Missoula and Park counties some third and fourth graders. Some first and second graders had prior exposure in 1954.
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Helena
Montana
Pitman-Moore Laboratories
Eli Lilly and Co
G. D. Carlyle Thompson
Montana Board of Health
Gallatin
Mineral
Missoula
Park
Thompson
Opening Children's Day of Season Set Today at Gardens
The Columbia Gardens hosts the first Children's Day of the season on Thursday with free Anaconda Company bus transportation. A seven member staff and supervisor team will supervise play equipment overhauled for the season, while the weatherman’s forecast remains a factor.
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Columbia Gardens
Ted Beech
Anaconda Company
Park and Main
Beech
Butte
Senate approves 25 cent rise in minimum wage to 1 dollar
The Democratic Senate approved a 25 cent increase to the minimum wage to 1 dollar an hour, surpassing President Eisenhower’s recommendation. The move, passed on an unrecorded vote with fewer than 25 on the floor, now heads to the House as hearings begin. Many workers in Southern states and textile, lumber, clothing, and candy industries would see raises next January 1. The administration had argued for a 15 cent rise.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Labor Committee
House
Adams
Relief for Sugar Beet Men Asked
Washington reports the Agriculture Department urged Congress to pass sugar legislation to boost domestic producers share of the US market. A special relief quota of 100000 tons for 1955 would favor U S beet and cane sugar while shifting a larger share of annual consumption to domestic producers. The plan starts in 1956 after conferences among domestic and Cuban interests.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
United States
U. S
Cuba
Department
Sen
Bennett
Utah
Draft Call For 10,000 Men In August
The Army issued a draft call for 10,000 men to be drafted in August, matching the previously announced totals for May June and July. The action reflects ongoing conscription timing as the service plans manpower needs.
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Washington
Eisenhower backs Adenauer while seeking limits on Big Four
President Eisenhower voiced strong faith in Chancellor Adenauer and said he will stand with Western allies in any Russia talks. He favored a Geneva Big Four session July 18 to 21 but urged a reasonable time frame to meet constitutional duties. He welcomed Adenauer as a solid ally and downplayed fears of West Germany Russia détente, noting Germany decides its course.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Big Four Chiefs of State
United States
Britain
France
Geneva
Adenauer
Moscow
Germany
Western Germany
West Germany
German Parties Urge Adenauer to Moscow Visit
Bonn sources report pressure from three coalition groups and the opposition to have Chancellor Konrad Adenauer accept Soviet invitations to Moscow. Allies would be consulted and no direct talks with Russia will occur before a planned July Big Four meeting. Adenauer aims to discuss with Eisenhower first. The Socialists support acceptance as a path to reunification.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Free Democrats and Refugees
Adenauer
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Montana Weather Outlook for East and West
The Montana forecast shows fair and warmer conditions through Thursday and Friday. East region highs range from 65 to 80 degrees from northeast to southwest, while the western area tops 75 to 80 degrees. Table notes indicate maximums cover 12 hours and minimums the 18 hours ending 5 30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Montana
Pacific Natives Recover From H-Bomb Fallout
Pacific natives exposed to H-bomb fallout show skin burns healed and rapid recovery. A study of 239 Marshall Islanders and 28 Americans found early skin decontamination and prompt evacuation reduced harm. The report notes lowered blood counts but no genetic hazards or immediate skin cancer risk, with three pregnant women giving birth normally.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Assa
Cmdr
Robert A. Conrad
Naval Medical Research Institute
Bethesda
Kwajalein
Six Die in Rio Grande Do Sul Flood Disaster
Press dispatches from Santa Maria report six persons died after a dam broke in the Pinhal area of Rio Grande do Sul state Brazil on Wednesday. Authorities assess causes and await further details while residents recount efforts to flee rising water.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Santa 12 Maria
Pinhal
Rio Grande Do Sel
Eisenhower urges removal of amendment on segregation barrier
President Eisenhower pressed for scrapping a segregation amendment blocking House action on a national manpower reserve bill. He warned the Senate to act, arguing the reserve measure is vital to U S security and would add about two million ready reserve troops with six years of service for draftees. The amendment would prohibit racial segregation in National Guard and reserve units, a provision that split lawmakers and stalled the bill.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
United States
Powell
Vinson D
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
GAW Ruled Out in Steel Talks
In Pittsburgh the big three steel firms met with the CIO United Steelworkers to seek a wage settlement before the June 30 strike deadline. David J. McDonald led union demands to Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, and U S Steel. Talks recessed after presentations. U S Steel and Republic to renew at 10 a.m. Thursday. Bethlehem sessions paused as the company studies the union proposal.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Company
Man Returns Found Bag With $300 In Missoula
In Missoula during the noon hour Martin Tavis reported losing a bag containing 300 dollars in the business district. Moments later a passerby found the bag, returned it to a policeman, and left without giving his name or seeking reward.
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Missoula
Martin Tavis
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Salk
Texas Co
Dawson County
Love and
Law
Ike
Paris
London
Eden
Free Democrats
The
Montana Weather
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
GAW
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