Miller Demands Reversal of Conviction Over Supreme Court Ruling
Playwright Arthur Miller urged reversal of his contempt of Congress conviction citing a day-old Supreme Court decision in Watkins as the basis for acquittal. His lawyers argued the ruling means a witness need not plead the Fifth to avoid naming others, delaying a Senate Internal Security Subcommittee hearing. Congressional critics also attacked the high court for a Smith Act ruling and warned about expanded judicial power.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Supreme Court
Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Charles F. McLaughlin
John T. Watkins
Watkins
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
McLaughlin
Watkins Case.” Rauh
Rauh
Congressional Committee
New York City
Walter
D-Pa
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Congress
Rep. Scherer
Ohio
FBI
Sen. Hruska
R-Neb
Senate
Internal Security
California
Sens
Eastland
D-Miss
Jenner
R-Ind
Montanan Dies Of Burns In Home Fire
Clyde R. Lankford a 44 year old heavy equipment operator died in a Lewis town hospital after a fire destroyed his Winifred home. A stove explosion may have started the blaze near midnight Monday. He jumped from the burning house and firemen extinguished his burning clothing. Survived by Cecelia his widow two sons and four daughters, who were visiting Lewistown. Born in Clay City Indiana.
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Lewistown
Clyde R. Lankford
Lewis
Winifred
Lankford
Dodson
Baltrusch Construction Co
State Weather Outlook Sees Heavy Rain Through July
The Weather Bureau 30 day outlook says Montana should average heavy precipitation through mid July with temperatures below normal. June and July rainfall expected near 2.15 inches per month while April and May already showed above average moisture.
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Helena
Weather Bureau
Montana
Continental Divide
Red Lodge
Tightened security as exams proceed in Cairo schools
At Alhawmdia Academy teachers seek police protection after a cheating incident that led to a student stabbing a teacher. A separate event at Alazhar, a renowned Islamic center, left a teacher wounded by a knife and another student disarmed after drawing a revolver.
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Cairo
Egypt
Alhawmdia Academy
Alazhar
Tokyo Pact Sets 1960 Return of U.S. Air Bases
The Japanese U.S. Forces agreement calls for Tokyo Ten air bases to be returned to Japan or jointly used by 1960. It includes a provision allowing the United States to reclaim bases if necessary from those relinquished.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
United States
Montana Weather Report Shows Warm Midweek Thundershowers
Montana east fair and warm with scattered afternoon storms and highs 75 to 80. Lows 45 to 55 with increasing clouds and cooler highs 65 to 70 Thursday. Montana west partly cloudy with scattered storms and little change, highs 75 to 80, cooler Thursday night into Friday.
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Montana
Bakers Handling Of Big Firms Raised at Probe
Senate investigators challenged Bakers Union President James G. Cross over alleged favors to large baking interests. Kennedy pressed witness with claims that Cross borrowed more than 100000 from Philipsborn brothers tied to Zion Industries. Carbonara called the loans rumors, noting no definite knowledge.
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Bakers
Probe
Washington
Senate
Bakers Union
James G. Cross
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Cross
Martin Philipsborn Sr
Herbert Philipsborn
Zion Industries, Inc
Zion, Il
Peter Carbonara
Chicago
Bakers International
Zion Industries
Philipsborn
Carbonara
Philipsborns
Civil rights bill clears House amid trial amendment fight
The House approved President Eisenhower's civil rights bill 286 126 after defeating a jury trial amendment sought by Southern opponents. The vote, 118 Northern and Western Democrats with 168 Republicans for, 107 Democrats and 19 Republicans against, sets up a Senate clash likely to face a southern filibuster. The measure would create a bipartisan two year study commission and expand federal civil rights enforcement with court injunction power.
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House
Senate
Washington
Eisenhower
Judiciary Committee
Dept. of Justice
Area Evacuated After Atomic Test Blast At Nevada Site
The Nevada Test Organization reports a balloon suspended atomic device exploded Tuesday at 4 55 a m. The blast prompted evacuation of several hundred scientists and observers as a precaution against fallout. Officials later said only light fallout occurred and there was no danger if people had stayed.
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Nev.p
Nevada Test Organization
NTO
Treasury Secretary Fires First Shot In Money Policy Probe
Treasury Secretary Humphrey opened a Senate Finance Committee inquiry into federal tax and monetary policy. He defended debt financing and dollar stability while criticizing inflationists and arguing higher rates benefit savers amid a deteriorating dollar value.
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Treasury
Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Sen
Bush
R-Conn
Administration
Regional Vehicle Group to Elect Officers at Conference
At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning the Regional Vehicle Group will elect officers as part of the 24th annual Region Four conference of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. The event follows breakfast at 8 in the Finlen Hotel Treasure State Room and includes a tour of Kelley Mine and Berkeley Pit at 1 p.m. The convention opened Sunday with over 200 attendees and concluded Tuesday night with a reception and banquet. John L. Hoffman of Deer Lodge presided as western regional president.
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American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Treasure State Room
Finlen Hotel
Kelley Mine
Berkeley Pit
Anaconda Company
John L. Hoffman
Deer Lodge
John Kerrick
Regis
Fallout Variability in Strontium 90 From Bomb Tests
Senate hearings reveal wide variation in strontium 90 fallout across 39 U.S. cities. San Francisco 8.9 millicuries per sq mile, Albuquerque 34.9, Salt Lake City 34.6, with experts split on long term cancer risks. Merrill Eisenbud of the AEC presented the data on June 1956 measurements.
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Washington
U. S
San Francisco
Medford
Los Angeles
Albuquerque
Salt Lake City
Senate
House Atomic Energy
United States
Merrill Eisenbudh
Atomic Energy Commission
New York
Neb
Rapid City
S. D
Minneapolis
Billings
Mont
Grand Junction
Colo
Man Shot and Wounded in Hingham Incident
Allen Keith Wells, 26, was hospitalized with gunshot wounds to the chest elbow and neck after a shooting at Hingham west of Havre. Wells worked for the Great Northern Railway as a section gang worker. A 40 year old co worker is being held for questioning by sheriff's officers.
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Havre
Allen Keith Wells
Hingham
Wells
Great Northern Railway
First Observatory Set Up in 300 B.C.
Earliest known building for astronomy is the Alexandria observatory built in 300 B.C. by Ptolemy Soter. You needn't be an astronomer to observe the stellar performances of Want Ads. Just dial 5451 and order one to fill some need for you.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Ptolemy Soter
Mao The Secret Speech Reflects Hungarian Shock
Peiping radio aired Mao Tze tung's secret speech delivered February 27 urging rulers to govern by persuasion and education amid admitted contradictions with the masses. He warned against ruthlessness, aligning with Soviet interpretations of Hungary while avoiding wholesale liquidation of dissent. The 17 000 word text aims to shape East Bloc relations and warn of dangers of Stalinist methods.
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Hong Kong
Peiping
Mao Tzetung
China
Mao
Red China
Supreme State Conference
Poland
Soviet Union
Hungary
Peiping Radio
Judge Blocks GI Transfer to Japan for Trial
A federal judge barred U S authorities from extraditing GI William S. Girard to Japan on manslaughter charges. Judge Joseph C. McGarraghy ruled that delivering Girard would violate his constitutional rights. The ruling marks another appeal in the case.
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Washington
U. S
William S. Girard
Japan
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Girard
U S Appeals In Girard Case as Japan Moves Ahead
The United States filed a formal notice of appeal after a ruling that would have allowed Japanese courts to try Army specialist Girard for the death of Naka Sakai. Japan announced it would proceed with trial plans in the wake of the decision overturn. Secretary Dul es warned that upending the arrangement could cause great embarrassment for the United States. The ruling favored Army court-martial jurisdiction citing the act occurred in official duty. The Supreme Court is expected to be the final arbiter.
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U. S
U. S. Supreme Court
Japan
Girard
Eisenhower
Dulles
United States
McGarraghy
Naka Sakai
Earmuffs in Court Debate as Court Power Clash
AP News analysis notes the Supreme Court faces criticism for expanding or usurping legislative and executive powers amid recent rulings on civil rights. The piece cites FBI records, congressional contempt, subversion firings, and Smith Act procedures as sources of contention while referencing a Girard case district court decision.
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J. M. Roberts
Supreme Court of the
United States
Girard
Supreme Court
FBI
Congress
District Court
United States Army
William S. Girard
Senate approves U S membership in world atomic agency
The Senate approved a U S membership in the 80 nation International Atomic Energy Agency in a 67 to 19 vote. The measure, backed by the Eisenhower administration, ratifies a treaty to join the world agency distributing peaceful atomic materials under inspection. Bricker opposed, urging a withdrawal if charter changes occur.
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Washington
Senate
U. S
International Atomic Energy Agency
Eisenhower
United States
World Agency
House
Agency
Bricker
House Committee On Atomic Energy
Sen. Bricker
Montana Power stock meeting set in Butte Wednesday
The Montana Power Co. holds its annual stockholders meeting in Butte at 11 a.m. to consider selling 100000 shares in state and to elect four directors for three-year terms. Also on the agenda are confirming the major medical plan for employees and boosting authorized common shares from 3750000 to 6000000. Directors up for re election include F W Bird Sam B Chase G R Milburn and Taylor B Weir.
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Montana Power Co
Butte
F. W. Bird
Sam B. Chase
G. R. Milburn
Grass Range
Federal Reserve Board of
Helena
Taylor B. Weir
Heat Wave Death Toll Rises Across Eastern States
An Associated Press survey shows 193 deaths in four days from drownings, heat exposure, and storms across the East. Floods claim 28 more, totaling 221 weather fatalities as a cold front pushes into the Midwest with continued heat on the seaboard.
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Associated Press
Midwest
United States
Mississippi
Atlantic
Canada
Lake Huron
Wisconsin
Missouri
Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Seaboard
South Dakota
Dell Rapids
S. D
Big Sioux
Renner
Sioux Falls
Seward
Neb
Robert Olmstead
Lone Bandit Robs Bank in Parma Idaho
A gunman robbed the Parma Idaho First National Bank branch of more than 4000 dollars at 2 21 pm. The suspect handed a note demanding money and fled in a yellow and white Oldsmobile. Police set roadblocks as they searched nearby.
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Parma
Idaho
U.P
Idaho First National Bank
Jack Eaton
Hazel Powell
Eaton
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