Senators Clash Over Polio Vaccine Safety and Funding
In a stormy Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee session, Sen. Hill pressed for a government statement on Salk polio vaccine safety, with officials acknowledging it is potent and not 100 percent safe. The dispute pitted Hill’s plan for free vaccine to all youths against Hobby’s counterproposal for targeted aid, amid renewed immunization efforts and over six million children inoculated to date.
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Washington
Sen
Hill
D-Ala
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Eisenhower
Bender
Ohio
Congress
Leonard A. Scheele
U. S. Public Health Service
Welfare Hobby
Hobby
Mine mill contract talks continue in Butte session
Anaconda Copper Mining representatives met Tuesday with the joint committee of locals from Butte Anaconda and Great Falls and IUof Mine Mill and Smelter Workers in contract negotiations A written company proposal offered to submit a substantial offer to the union for referendum by members The union committee refused to receive the proposal in written form A majority of the union group then withdrew The company insisted on secret ballot voting before revealing its offer and said this could speed an early settlement Discussions will resume Thursday June 16
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Anaconda
Great Falls
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Butte Sees Yearly High Of 76 After Warm Stretch
Butte's warm spell continued with a 76 degree reading at the airport, topping the year's high set at 75 on May 20. A late thundershower cooled the day, contrasting Monday's weather. South Side had heavy downpours while Butte Hill saw light rain, with more thundershowers and cooler highs around 65 forecast for today.
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Butte
Mercury
Butte Hill
Falls Man Fatally Injured While Target Shooting
Great Falls reports a third fatality in three months from a .22 caliber gun. Clayton Lee Howard, 37, was fatally injured Monday night about 10 miles south of Vaughn while target shooting with friends. The trigger reportedly caught on the car steering gear, firing into Howard's right chest.
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Great Falls
U.P
Clayton Lee Howard
Vaughn
Roland Wilkerson
Howard
House Passes Compromise Tariffs Bill
Washington lawmakers approve a three year extension of the reciprocal trade program and grant the President powers to cut U S tariffs up to 5 percent annually for three years for a total 15 percent by June 30 1958 in exchange for concessions from other nations The vote was 347 to 54 as the House sent the bill toward Senate passage and the White House under President Eisenhower.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
White House
U. S
Civil Service Pay Hike Favored By Committee
The Civil Service Committee on Tuesday endorsed a flat 7.12 percent pay rise for about a million federal workers. An 8 percent extension stalled in committee, but supporters expect action on the House floor. The Senate has already approved a 10 percent increase.
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Washington
House Civil Service Committee
Senate
Cochrane hydro plant planned near Great Falls
Montana Power seeks a 60 000 kilowatt hydro plant on the Missouri River near Great Falls to be named the Cochrane development. J E Corette announced the plan as part of a Missouri Madison Project license application to the Federal Power Commission.
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Montana Power Planning
Missouri
Great Falls
Montana Power Co
Federal Power Commission
Missouri River
J. E. Corette
Cochrane
Harry H. Cochrane
Montana
Missouri and
Madison Rivers
Corette
FPC
Harry Cochrane
Three Injured in Highway 10 Rear End Crash at Butte
Three adults were injured in a rear end collision on Highway 10 on Butte's southern outskirts Tuesday night. One car overturned into a borrow pit and then into a field while a baby girl escaped unharmed. Glen Cox of 350 Irvine, driver of the lead car, and Marcella Norton of 1681 Grand, driver of the second car, were hospitalized at Community Memorial Hospital with injuries including a head laceration for Patricia Cox, the lead driver's wife.
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Butte
Glen Cox
Irvine
Marcella Norton
Community Memorial Hospital
Cox
Patricia
Woman Convicted in Torture Death of Nephew
PAULS VALLEY Oklahoma A District Court jury convicted Mrs Virginia Thompson of murder in the torture death of her 5 year old nephew and fixed her sentence at life imprisonment. The jury of 11 men and one woman took 40 minutes to reach the verdict. Judge Joe D Shumate had instructed the jurors they could acquit or convict her of first degree manslaughter or impose life or death.
Adenauer States He Probably Will Accept Soviet Invitation
Senate Appropriations Committee voted to add over 700 million dollars to the Air Force budget and nearly 32 billion for the Defense Department, backing heavy new funding amid concerns over Soviet aviation gains. Chavez led the subcommittee, saying the extra money would boost heavy bomber and reconnaissance wings and aim to make the Air Force No 1.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
America
Defense Department
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
Eisenhower
Army
Marine Corps
Russia
Pentagon
U. S
Air Force
Chavez
U. S. Air Force
Adenauer opposes German neutral role in any deal with Russia
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told 700 reporters in Washington that Germany would not accept a neutral status in any Soviet plan to unite East and West. He signaled a Moscow visit could occur only after thorough preparation and stressed Germany would keep NATO membership. He warned a neutral role could allow Moscow to extend power over Western Europe and said Germany would seek a broader security pact in Europe, not surrender.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
Russia
Moscow
Adenauer
Eisenhower
Dulles
Germany
Europe
Ike to Lead Key Government Evacuation Drill Today
Washington and 55 cities brace for Operation Alert 1955 a sham atomic attack led by President Eisenhower 9 05 a m sirens signal evacuations of 15 000 top officials from 31 agencies to undisclosed relocation sites. The drill plans decontamination casualty housing and recovery for 26 hours warning that 50 of 92 target cities will be bombed with seven targets kept secret until sirens sound. Mrs Eisenhower will join her husband at Gettysburg as reporters follow.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Midwest
Far West
Secretary of
Wilson
Congress
Judiciary
Gettysburg
Continental
United States
Britain Ends Railroad Strike After 17 Days
Britain’s locomotive engineers and firemen ended their 17 day walkout on Tuesday night and orders were sent to railroad centers to restore traffic. About 67,000 strikers were expected back in engine cabs by midnight with near normal service hoped by Wednesday evening. The stoppage had begun to bite deeply into Britain’s industry.
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London
Britain
Aronson Sees $10 Million Loss From Oil Lands Lease Delay
Montana Governor J Hugo Aronson warned that not leasing state oil lands cost schools about 10 million dollars. He urged the Montana County Commissioners Assn to push for tax equalization and property reclassification, defended the executive branch on oil leasing, and projected three million dollars more in state funds from federal matching aid after the 34th Legislature.
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RED Lodge
J. Hugo Aronson
Montana
Montana County Commissioners Assn
Aronson
Association
Board of Equalization
Land Board
Governor mocks Olsen on Montana leases value
Governor asserts Attorney General Olsen’s claim that Montana is not getting full value for oil and gas leases is ridiculous. He compares costs across states, noting Montana’s 1000 acres for five years runs to 8250 dollars with higher penalties, while South Dakota offers 500 dollars. He cites North Dakota Wyoming and federal leases to show cheaper alternatives.
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Red Lodge
J. Hugo Arons
Arnold H. Olsen
Montana
County Commissioners’ Association
South Dakota
North Dakota
Wyoming
Montana to Match Increased Federal Highway Aid Funds
State Highway Engineer Scott Hart told Montana county commissioners at Red Lodge that the state will have about 9.15 million dollars on July 1 to match increased federal highway subsidies. He noted total highway revenue would be near 18 million annually for the next two years and that the rise in federal aid justified additional state highway revenue to match the funds.
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Red Lodge
Montana
Scott P. Hart
Hart
34Th Legislative Assembly
Montana Weather Outlook for East and West Regions
Montana weather bulletin forecasts partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers in the east and cooler conditions in the west and central areas on Wednesday. Highs range from 65 to 90 degrees, with Thursday bringing continued scattered showers and cooler east portions.
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Montana
Charge Dismissed in City Beer Licensing Case
Walter Duggan a Crown Bar bartender at 110 E. Park faced a charge of selling beer without a city license. Judge John Seton dismissed the case after a defense motion, accepting officer Vern Maddock’s testimony on beer identity despite the absence of the beverage in court. The ruling noted an unusual situation and referenced a district court injunction on license fees.
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Walter Duggan
Crown Bar
E. Park
John Seton
Selon
Vern Maddock
Duggan
Teresa Frankino
Butte Beer
District Court
Bishops Discharged by Peron Regime in Argentina
President Peron ordered two Roman Catholic bishops removed from their posts and summoned them for questioning before a federal judge investigating street disorders. The decree cut church officials from government titles amid tensions over protests at the Metropolitan Cathedral and a general strike action across the country.
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Bueno Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Juan Carlos Almeida
Santiago Luis Cardinal Capello
Manuel Tato
Buenos Aires
Roman Pablo Nouvoa
Plain Facts on Finances
An advertising note urges readers to use want ads to improve finances with for sale listings. It promotes selling items no longer needed and features an example ad for a boat motor trailer and car outfit priced at 1250000 at Anaconda Road, inviting readers to call 5451 for help.
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Dial 5451
Anaconda
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