Flood Death Toll Rises in St Louis Area Disaster
Seventeen people died and four remained missing as flash floods swamped St Louis MO and surrounding Illinois. More than 3,500 evacuated amid record rainfall. Belleville and Centreville Township saw severe flooding while boats capsized and motorists helped stalled vehicles.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Belleville
Smith
Mary
Kennett
Dickerson
Ralph F. Rahlberger
Lebanon
Ill
Rudy Reuschel
Perons
Smithton
George Kampelmann
Britain Says Limited Disarmament Needs Parallel Settlements
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told Soviet Premier Bulganin that Britain cannot accept broad disarmament without parallel political settlements in Germany Hungary and the Middle East. He urged that even limited disarmament could avert a third world war tragedy and ease East West tensions. The letter to Bulganin, responding to a long Soviet note, was delivered to the Kremlin and made public.
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Arthur’ Gavshon
London
Britain
Germany
Hungary
Middle East
East
West
Harold Mcmillan
Nikolai Bulganin
Macmillan
Bulganin
Kremlin
Russia
Europe
Truman Scores Ike Dulles on Leadership in Milwaukee
Former President Truman blasted President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles for leadership failures at a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Milwaukee. He urged stronger pressure on them to follow basic policies seen as America's only hope, while reviewing America's foreign record and warning of slipping progress against communism.
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Milwaukee
Harry
Truman
Eisenhower
Dulles
Missouri
Wisconsin
America
Inventor Henry Shrapnel Wounded in 1793 Dunkirk Evacuation
Gen Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the shrapnel shell, was its first victim when a shell exploded prematurely during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1793 amid the war with the French Republic. A cryptic line offers a dial 5451 for timing and loading.
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Henry Shrapnel
Dunkirk
Bipartisan Panel Plan For Arms Meet Is Vetoed
Washington report on the setback as Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson vetoed Dulles’s proposal to add a bipartisan Senate panel to the London disarmament delegation. Johnson urged observers only, citing separation of powers and concerns over Democratic participation.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
London
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Secretary of State
Dulles
Harold Stassen
Johnson
Nuclear Ban Not Seen as Threat to Missile Tests
Secretary of Defense Wilson said a nuclear test ban would not halt long range missile development. He believed development of the intercontinental ballistic missile could proceed even if nuclear tests stopped. He noted Jupiter IRBM might proceed at full speed, citing cost figures.
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Quantico
Wilson
Fishermen Face Damp Weather Across Montana
Wet conditions spread across northern and eastern Montana as the Weather Bureau noted ongoing rain through Sunday. Rainfall varied from a trace at Glasgow to .38 inch in Dillon, with Havre and Cut Bank recording additional moisture. Broadus and Miles City spared rain.
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Helena
Montana
Northcentral
Weather Bureau
Broadus
Miles City
Glasgow
Dillon
Havre
Great Falls
Billings
Renee
Missoula
West Yellowstone
Eenneeenneenre
Montana Boy Dies From Gas Stove Burns
Kenneth W. Stiles twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Gerald H Stiles died after gas stove ignition set his clothing on fire at home. His mother was burned helping extinguish the flames. He died at a hospital several hours later. Survived by parents a brother James M Great Falls a sister a grandmother and several uncles aunts and cousins. Funeral set for Monday afternoon.
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Missoula
Kenneth W. Stiles
Gerald H. Stiles
James M
Great Falls
Kendrick Smith Elected Montana Bar Association President
Kendrick Smith of Butte was unanimously elected president of the Montana Bar Assn at the group’s meeting. Emmett Anglund of Great Falls was named president nominee and John Sheehy of Billings sec retary treasurer for a fifth term. Smith, a Corette Smith and Dean partner, is a former law professor with degrees from UNC and Columbia and taught at several law schools before joining MSU and Kansas City School of Law. He is a Phi Beta Kappa member and has served in multiple bar and civic roles.
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Yellowstone Park
Kendrick Smith
Butte
Montana Bar Assn
Emmett Anglund
Great Falls
John Sheehy
Billings
Columbia University
Southern Methodist University
Montana State University School of Law
Kansas City School of Law
Smith
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Delta Phi
American
Silver Bow
Mining District
North Carolina
Montana Bar
State Bar Group
Butte Kiwanis Club
Senate Money Watchdogs Prepare for Policy Showdown
Senate Finance Committee members plan a multi day hearing on Eisenhower era monetary policy with Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey as lead witness. Chairman Byrd expects Humphrey to testify for several days as Democrats push for a broad probe while Humphrey signals a strong defense.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Committee
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Two Parades Set For Celebration
Butte plans two July Fourth events as Vern Griffith announces the Independence Week festivities. A big patriotic parade July 4 already has many floats entered. a Western Parade on June 27 launches the Vigilante Days Rodeo with strong interest and 27 floats listed by Don Satterthwaite. The entries include South Side Athletic Club Gamers Confectionery YMCA Knights of Columbus Miners Union Youth Center Met Tavern Meaderville Volunteer Fire Department Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co Ivan's Butte Brewery Beta Sigma Phi Silver Bow County Butte Miners Union South Side Progressive Club Main Cash.
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Butte
Vern Griffith
Harry Bennett
Ben Bentley
Cochairman
Mr. Griffith
Ventura boy is favorite Ventura County father
Six year old Rusty Major wins a Chamber of Commerce contest as Ventura county’s favorite father for his thoughtful note about his dad. He praises building a box for Stripey the king snake and teaching him about the sun and earth.
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Ventura
Calif
Chamber of Commerce
Ventura County
Rusty Major
Stripey the
King Snake
Auto Registrars of West to Convene in Butte
Auto Registrars of Region Four of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators open in Butte Monday through Wednesday. About 135 delegates are expected. L S Harris and other officials will speak on highway safety and new auto laws.
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West
Butte
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
John L. Hoffman
Montana
Deer Lodge
W. H. Sigler
Cheyenne
Wyo
George Denney
Boise
Idaho
Alaska
Alberta
Arizona
British Columbia
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
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Washington
Wyoming
L. S. Harris
AAMVA
Washington, D.C
Dean Chaffin
Bozeman
Montana Council For Traffic Safety
Alex B. Stephenson
Helena
Montana Highway Patrol
Tony Luna Jr
Sante Fe
N.M
Earle E. Koehler
John Kerrick
Portland
Butte Girl Is Injured In Fatal Car Crash
An 18 year old Shelby youth died from injuries after the car he rode in left U S Highway 2 near Cut Bank and fell 50 feet. Three other teens were hospitalized. Highway Patrol blamed excessive speed. Montana's 1957 traffic toll reached 80.
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CUT Bank
Shelby
U. S. Highway 2
William Albert de Rimble
Clyde DeRimble
Tommy Rhodes
Ida Cyr
Butte
Darlene Luchi
F. T. Hulburt
Montana
Jap Socialists Demand U.S. Troop Ouster
About 3,000 Socialists in Tokyo rally against Prime Minister Kishi's government to press for removal of all U.S. military units from Japan and scrap the U.S. Japan Security Treaty. They link the Girard manslaughter case to U.S. troop presence and demand the accused be handed over for trial in Japan.
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Tokyo
William S. Girard
Japan
Socialist Party
Nobusuke Kishi
Hibiya Park
Naka Sakai
Kishi
Washington
U. S
Girard
Ottawa
Ill
United States
Somagahara
America
Stanley S. Carpenter
Sakai
Roundup Slaying Jury Dismissed After Deadlock
A Roundup district court jury hearing the second degree murder trial of 57 year old Ray Murie was dismissed Saturday after failing to reach a verdict. The case, tied to the Aug. 26 shooting of J. Marvin Wilson at Mrs. Tracy Wetzel’s bar, will be retried next term. no date set. Murie remains free on bond.
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Mont
Ray Murie
Montana
Atty
Thomas M. Ask
Murie
J. Marvin Wilson
F. W. Watts
Watts
Wilson
Tracy Wetzel
Nixon and Knowland to push civil rights bill in Senate
Vice President Nixon and Sen. Knowland of California plan a joint drive to speed Senate action on a civil rights bill that House leaders are ready to pass. Their strategy hinges on Knowland moving quickly to block referrals or place the measure on the Senate calendar, with Nixon presiding and ruling on any points of order. Fifteen Democratic senators led by Douglas have indicated continued support.
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Washington
Nixon
Sen
Knowland
Rcalif
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Douglas
Illinois
Rebels Said Killed Near Algiers Clash
French paratroops and foreign legionnaires fought a heavily armed rebel unit near Algiers Tunisia border area. Reports say 205 rebels and seven others were captured and French losses were described as important.
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Algiers
Algeria
U.P
Foreign Legionnaires
Montana Weather Update Plains and Mountain Regions
Montana east district faces clouds with showers and thundershowers south and north partial clearing Sunday night. Highs 55 to 65 south and 60 to 70 north with warming Monday. Montana west sees partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon showers and highs 60 to 75, lows 38 to 45.
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Montana
Texas Deluges Rewrite Rain Records Across State
April and May rainfall in Texas surged past typical levels as weather statisticians tally new records. Through May the state averaged 16.44 inches for five months, far above 1956 and earlier years, with some areas receiving multiple times normal April May rain. The UT Bureau notes drought era relief while official statewide averages are no longer published.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Lone Star
Horn of Plenty
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Weather Bureau
Dept. of Agriculture
Gluckmann Reaches Hawaiian Flight
Peter Gluckmann a wandering watchmaker from San Francisco completed a 2 400 mile solo flight to Honolulu in a Beechcraft Bonanza. He departed San Francisco at 5 58 a m Pacific time and landed at 6 46 p m Hawaii time after 15 hours 48 minutes in the air.
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Honolulu
U.P
Peter Gluckmann
San Francisco
Pacific
Gluckmann
Atlantic
Hawaii
San Francisco International
P.D.T
H.S.T
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