Senate Votes 63 3 for Austrian Pact
Washington The Senate ratified the treaty restoring independence to Austria by a 63 to 3 vote. Three Republicans Jenner Malone and McCarthy opposed. The pact, signed in Vienna May 15, restores sovereignty to Austria since 1938 though Britain France and Russia must also ratify it. The document was debated as senators praised its democratic aims while critics argued it limits Austrian rearmament and alliances.
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Washington
Senate
Austria
Jenner
Ind
Malone
New
McCarthy
Wis
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
France
Vienna
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Mansfield
D-Mont
United Nations
Aiken
R-Vi
Humphrey
D-Minn
West's Envoys Hold Hope for Peace Progress
New York reported the Western Big Three foreign ministers after two days of talks expressed hope for progress toward peace. They plan a heads of state summit with Russia at Geneva on July 18 and said near the 10th anniversary of the United Nations that common policies will underpin future settlement efforts toward peace with freedom and justice.
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New York
Russia
Geneva
United Nations
Cahill-Mooney Secures General Contract for Junior High
Cahill-Mooney Construction Co of Butte won the general contract for the $2,450,000 Butte Junior High School on Fast Grand Avenue. Their base bid was $1,380,000, about $10,000 below the next bidder. Bids were opened Thursday. other awards included plumbing and heating to Walsh Engineering Co of Butte for $247,303, Bozeman Electric for $115,000, and painting to Lester Brown of Butte for $20,920. Kitchen equipment awaited further information as Northwest Fixture Co of Billings failed to explain material types. Trustees opened bids for 12 alternates but awarded none. possible future action would use base bidders for any approved alternates.
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Cahill - Mooney Construction Co
Butte
Fast Grand Avenue
Cahill - Mooney
Walsh Engineering Co
Bozeman Electric
Bozeman
Lester Brown
Northwest Fixture Co
Billings
Northwest
D. J. Mooney
Cahill - Mooney Co
Schedule for Anti-Polio Vaccinations in 1954 55
The Silver Bow County Health Department announced a four day vaccination schedule for first and second grade students. Vaccines will be offered June 20 to June 24 at designated schools and the courthouse health office from 10 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3:30 pm. Parents must provide signed request slips.
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Silver Bow County
Jordan Grandmother to Carry Montana Colors in Air Race
Jordan grandmother Mrs. Milton Schrank age 47 will carry Montana colors in the ninth All-Women's Transcontinental Air Race on July 26. She will fly a Cessna 140 a 2787 mile hop from Long Beach California to Springfield Massachusetts with partner Mrs. Pearl Bragg Laska of Fairbanks Alaska. Schrank must disembark at eight stops to punch a time clock shaping the race by running a short distance from the plane.
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Jordan
A.P
Milton Schrank
Montana
Molotov and Zarubin accept cowboy hats in Wyoming visit
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and Ambassador Georgi Zarubin wore cowboy hats offered by a Denver Post reporter during a train stop near Cheyenne. The scene drew a small crowd as the diplomats posed for photos before continuing to San Francisco for the United Nations celebration.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Laramie
Russia
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Soviet Union
Georgi N. Zarubin
U. S
Molotov
Zarubin
Cheyenne
San Francisco
United Nations
Moscow
Robert N. Byers
Denver Post
West
United States
Byers
Helena 14 year old fatally shot during Mount Helena outing
Helena boy Jimmy Ricker, 14, died after a .22 caliber handgun discharged while hiking with Jeffery Hall, 14, on Mount Helena Friday afternoon. Ricker was struck in the head. inquest planned. Hall reported hearing the shot as they descended. authorities noted the gun may have discharged accidentally while Ricker fiddled with it. The victim is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ricker, and a brother, Jack. Body at Retz Funeral Home.
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Helena
Jimmy Ricker
Mount Helena
Dave Middlemas
Jack W. Ricker
Middlemas
Ricker
Jeffery Hall
Hall
Ricker Boy
Young Ricker
W. Lindale
Jack
Retz Funeral Home
Montana Weather Summary for Montana Regions
Partly cloudy weekend with scattered showers across east and west Montana. East region expects highs 68 to 78 with little temperature change. west region sees 68 to 75 highs and continued clouds with light showers. Friday table shows 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending 5 30 p m.
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Montana
Russia Expels Three U. S. Army Officers
Russia expelled three American Army officers attached to the U.S. embassy in Moscow for alleged improper activities, with the trio identified as Lt. Col. John S. Benson Capt. William R. Stroud and Capt. Walter Mule. The men departed the Soviet Union as part of a diplomatic spat seen as retaliation for espionage accusations on both sides.
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Washington
Russia
Moscow
U. S
John S. Benson
William R. Stroud
Walter Mule
State Department
Soviet Union
Col. H. Flechlin
Maj. W. McKinney
Department
Motion Is Under Advisement in Contempt Case
Judge T E Downey held a contempt citation case in abeyance Friday as Mayor Tim J Sullivan and Police Chief B J Riley seek to quash the order. Attorneys argued the affidavit lacks specificity, while the defense elaborated on direct versus indirect contempt. The matter paused indefinitely pending Downey's ruling and further proceedings on the citation.
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T. E. Downey
Tim J. Sullivan
B. J. Riley
Francis Kelly
Joseph P. Monaghan
Downey
Butte
Kelly
Robert McGee
Monaghan
Supreme Court
Eisenhower urges quick action on reserve program
President Eisenhower closed Operation Alert 1955 with a call for civil defense growth and congressional approval of his military reserve plan. He warned against tying the program to race segregation disputes and emphasized nonpartisan security for the United States and its 165 million people. The address was delivered from a secret command post and followed a nationwide exercise costing evacuations and simulated city destruction.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Fisenhower
United States
House
National Guard
Senate Armed Services Committee
U. S
Poore Elected President of Butte YMCA Board
James A. Poore Jr. of Butte was elected president of the Butte YMCA succeeding Frank Sutter who will move to Seattle. Dr. H. L. Casebeer was elected vice president with FE. H. Mester as treasurer and William Miles Jr. secretary. The board praised Sutter and Poore for years of service and noted a $28,500 financial campaign under way with nearly 200 donors. The drive progresses with a report due Saturday and a campaign closing Monday.
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James A. Poore Jr
Butte
Butte Ymca
Frank Sutter
Seattle
H. L. Casebeer
Y’ Board
Mr. Poore
YMCA
Finlen Hotel
FE. H. Mester
William Miles Jr
Sutter
Poore
Casebeer
Mining City
Angry Taxpayer Sues Government Agent Over Levy
Artesia New Mexico residents report Lester C. Plummer, 47, filed a 4.5 billion dollar lawsuit against IRS agent C Buck Caviness. Plummer alleges a May 3 levy on his account and People’s State Bank of Artesia wrongfully seized 83.70 claiming social security nonpayment. he seeks 1.5 billion in actual damages and 3 billion in punitive damages. He vows to plead his case himself, framing it as a stand against high taxes and bureaucracy.
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Artesia, N. M
Internal Revenue Service
C. Buck Caviness
Lester C. Plummer
Artesia Insurance Adjuster
Plummer
Caviness
People’s State Bank of Artesia
United States
Prelates expelled by Peron report to Pope
Vatican says Pope Pius XII heard a first hand report on Argentina church troubles. Two expelled prelates, Msgr. Manuel Tato and Msgr. Ramon Pablo Novoa, visited the Pope for about an hour and a half and received his blessing. The expulsion led to excommunication of those involved and days of violence in Buenos Aires. Vatican Radio described Peron’s actions as brutal and warned of further clashes. Cardinal Siri led Mass for Argentine Catholics before the audience.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Buenos Aires
Vatican Radio
Friends of Liberty
Human Dignity
Manuel Tato
Ramon Pablo Novoa
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Msgr
Domenico Tardini
Giuseppe Cardinal Siri
Italian Catholic Action
Genoa
Catholic Action
Want ads promise quick cash for goods and services
A vintage ad copy pitches pay by smile for selling items via want ads. It touts real estate, cars, furniture and sports gear as ready exchange for dollars and invites readers to call 5451 to connect with an ad writer who can help. Bank beds ideal for summer home. Ph. 0000
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5451
Rancher Killed in Headon Collision Near Chinook
Robert C. Smith, 41, a Bear Paw rancher, was killed in a head-on collision 31 miles south of Chinook on a Thursday night. His wife 39 and their two children were injured, along with Reese Keller and his family. The Smiths were returning from a Missoula trip. the Kellers were coming from branding. Injured were treated at a Havre hospital with multiple severe wounds and fractures reported.
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Havre
Robert C. Smith
Bear Paw Mountain
Smith
Missoula
Reese Keller
Bear Paw Area
Chinook
Kellers
Montana announces 16 road and bridge projects let in Helena
Montana Highway Commission will open bids on 16 road and bridge projects at June 29 meeting in Helena. Projects include gravel surfaces on the Virginia City Ennis road in Madison and multiple miles of Great Falls Arming ton, Butte west road, Dillon Butte, Gallatin Gateway South, and Toole roads with varied surfaces and drains, due by 1956.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Commission
Madison
Virginia City
Ennis
Cascade
Great Falls
Armington
Silver Bow
Butte West
Dillon-Butte
Gallatin
Gallatin Gateway South
Toole
Carlyle Blackwell Silent Film Star Dies at 71
Miami report says Carlyle Blackwell silent film star died Friday at 71 after a life in cinema and a varied early career. He appeared in 308 pictures opposite Alice Joyce Mary Pickford Marion Davies Blanche Sweet and Ethel Clayton and once drew crowds of 20 000 in Madison Square Garden in 1916. Survived by a widow two children and two grandchildren all in Hollywood Calif.
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Miami
U.P
Carlyle Blackwell
Blackwell
Cornell University
Alice Joyce
Mary Pickford
Marion Davies
Blanche Sweet
Ethel Clayton
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Hollywood
Calif
Peron Blames Reds for Church Fires
Argentina's President Juan D. Peron blames Communists for church arson during the Thursday mutiny that killed 360 and wounded nearly 1,000. He vows a harsh crackdown, declares a state of siege, and promises on the spot justice as naval mutineers seek refuge abroad. Embassies in Buenos Aires are damaged, and a nine hour blackout ends with censored reports.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Uruguay
Government House
Plaza de Mayo
U. S
Security Setup Probe Favored by Senate Committee
A Senate Government Operations panel approved a resolution to form a 12 member commission to study all aspects of Eisenhower era employee security, with four appointees by the President four by the Vice President and four by House Speaker Rayburn. A separate Civil Service subcommittee heard charges of rottenness in the SBA security program from former investigators Lyell and Clarke, who alleged falsified reports and improper dismissals.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Government Operations Committee
Congress
Louis J. Lyell
Small Business Administration
Senate Civil Service
Wendell S. Barnes
SBA
Lyell
Jackson
Miss
Clarence E. Clarke
House
Nixon
Rayburn
D-Tex
Undertaker Fined For Buried Body Mixup
CAPETOWN South Africa an undertaker was fined 28 ri day after he forgot the body at a funeral service and allowed an empty coffin to be buried. The court heard the funeral began while the body still lay in the mortuary. he kept silent to avoid upsetting relatives. The service continued as scheduled and later the body was interred in a pauper's coffin.
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Capetown
South Africa
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