U N Command Plans Jet Atomic Capable Planes for Korea
The United Nations Command announced plans to deploy newer jet aircraft able to carry atomic weapons to South Korea to restore balance amid alleged North Korean and Chinese violations of the 1953 armistice. Defense officials stressed no atomic weapons will be given to ground forces. The notice, prepared for Maj. Gen. Homer L. Litzenberg, also accuses Reds of continuing armistice violations and outlines four categories of infringement.
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Washington
United Nations Command
South Korea
U. N. High Command
Defense Dept
Asst
Murray Snyder
Homer L. Litzenberg
U. N. Command
Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Pentagon
Senate bypasses committee on civil rights bill
The Senate voted 49 to 39 to bypass the Judiciary Committee and place civil rights legislation on the calendar. Supporters call the move a preliminary victory for civil rights backers while Southern opponents threaten a possible filibuster to block debate. Vice President Nixon avoided ruling, deeming Russell’s point of order not well taken.
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Washington
Senate
Chamber
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Atlantic Rowboat Crossing 1896 Makes Historic Passage
George Harpo and Frank Samuelson completed the first Atlantic crossing by rowboat in 1896, traveling from New York City to the Scilly Isles in 54 days. A companion is sought for a voyage, with Want Ads available via dial 5451.
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George Harpo
Frank Samuelson
Atlantic
New York City
Scilly Isles
Montana Weather: East Held Cloudy With Showers
The Montana forecast shows east region mostly cloudy with occasional showers and cooler Friday followed by continued cool conditions into Saturday with highs 60 to 70 and lows 40 to 45. West region expects mainly thundershowers then partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and cooler conditions, highs 60 to 65 and lows 38 to 45. Maximum readings cover 12 hours and minimums 18 hours ending at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Montana
US proposes equal cuts in armed forces with USSR
US delegate Harold E. Stassen told the UN Disarmament Subcommittee that Washington could reduce its armed forces to 2.5 million men, without preconditions, if the Soviet Union matches the level after agreeing to halt nuclear tests. He noted two further cuts could follow with political conditions. The Soviet army stands around 3 to 4.75 million, with reserves mobilizable. China was not addressed.
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London
United States
Russia
U. S
Harold E. Stassen
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
Stassen
Germany
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
Canada
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Eisenhower
Red China
United Nations
Envoy's Child Page Boy Balked by Law
Christina Wennerstrom a 16 year old from Washington returned with a teddy bear after an 18 day trip with her 18 year old escort Huw Williams. Swedish embassy staff said no marriage occurred as a Charlestown West Virginia license request was denied for age. Christina and her mother refused to comment.
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Washington
Christina Wennerstrom
Capital
Senate
Charlestown
W. Va
Christina
Williamsport
Pop Bottle Weapon For State Bandits
Judith Basin County sheriff deputies hunted three men who robbed a Raynesford service station Wednesday night. About 50 dollars was taken after two suspects entered the station while one kept the attendant at bay with a broken pop bottle. The car reportedly had a Great Falls license plate.
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Raynesford
U.P
Judith Basin
Great Falls
Democrats Press Humphrey on fiscal mess charges
Democratic senators pressed Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey at Senate Finance hearings, charging the government is in a fiscal mess and vulnerable to a slump. Humphrey defended the Treasury, saying it is in better shape than four years ago, while Byrd and Kerr pressed for specifics and action.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Treasury
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
The
Oklahoman
Calendar totals summer arrives with slow June start
The calendar marks summer starting Friday at 9 21 a m MST but weathermen anticipate little change in June weather. Expect a high near 60 with cloudy skies and occasional rain and a Friday night low around 40.
Six Dead After Brazilian Train Wreck Near Rio de Janeiro
A passenger freight express train jumped the rails about 80 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, leaving six dead and 97 injured. All but five of the 23 cars left the track as wreckage spread.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Here
Eisenhower to Spend Weekend at Gettysburg
The White House announced on Thursday that President Eisenhower will spend the weekend at his Gettysburg Pennsylvania residence. The plans were disclosed by White House aides.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
Kishi Vows Japan Stands With Free World Against Communism
Prime Minister Kishi told Congress Japan will resist neutrality and play a useful role, especially in Asia, in the fight against international communism. He spoke in identical addresses to Senate and House audiences, receiving strong ovations from lawmakers and handshakes after his talks with Dulles and top officials.
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Washington
Kishi
Japan
Congress
Asia
Senate
House of Representatives
Montanans' Son Shot Slain In Utah Camp
James W. Rogers, a 47 year old uranium miner, arraigned on murder charge after coworker Merrifield was shot three times at the Rattlesnake Camp near Monticello Utah. Merrifield, a Fishtrap native living in Moab, died from shots fired during a quarrel.
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Utah
James W. Rogers
Rogers
Cortez
Colo
Monticello
Utah-Colorado
Charles Ee 38
Moab
Merrifield
Fishtail
Mont
Edith L. Downing
Pasadena
Calif
Charlene
Billings
A. A. Merrifield
Ray McAlister
San Juan County
McAlister
Continental Uranium Corp
Keith W. Stringfellow
Salt Lake City
Missoula Businesses Set to Stay on Standard Time
Conrad Shelhamer told the Missoula Chamber board that 120 city businesses will remain on standard time during the daylight time trial starting July 14. He warned that split time across the city will cause confusion and said the city Commission lacks authority to enforce daylight time.
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Missoula
Conrad Shelhamer
Retail Chamber of Commerce
Debate over security center vs remodeling at Girls' School
Helena debate over allocating 50000 to build a security reception center or convert the Montana Vocational School for Girls. Atty Gen Forrest H. Anderson favors conversion while Supt Ruby Miller argues for a new building as Legislatures had intended. A special advisory committee of five residents was named to study finances and corrections.
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Helena
Montana Vocational School
Forrest H. Anderson
Board of Education
Ruby Miller
Board of Examiners
Everett Ballard
Joseph Mackin
Nels H. Norbeck
William A. Carson
Clara Munger
Anderson
Frank Murray
Sigvald L. Berg
Miss Miller
Money Point
Fargo tornado devastates 100-block residential area killing seven
A tornado hit Fargo North Dakota Thursday night killing seven people including three children and injuring at least 75. The disaster struck the northwest part of the city where homes were leveled across about five by twenty blocks. Governor Davis ordered National Guardsmen to assist, hospitals reported many injuries, and officials warned the toll could rise as rescue work continued.
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Fargo
N. D
Gerald Munson
Phyllis Louise
Jeannette
Beth
Munson
John Davis
National Guardsmen
Camp Grafton
Devils Lake
Walter Olson
Olson
St. John’s
St. Luke’s
North Dakota
Red River
Moorhead
Minn
Moorhead i Nage
House Appropriations Panel Cites Post Office Savings
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed 133 million dollars of Summerfield's request while trimming 16.5 million and urged cost cuts totaling over 32 million including Saturday service reductions. Summerfield pledged serious consideration as the panel warned against fiscal overreach after last April cuts. The department’s total funding would reach 3.325 billion for the new year starting July 1.
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Washington
U.P
House Appropriations Committee
Arthur E. Summerfield
Summerfield
Congress
Post Office Department
Denver Pilot Lands on Abandoned Highway Strip
George Shearer, a Denver businessman, forced a landing on a stretch of abandoned pavement beside U.S. Highway 10 after weather reduced visibility near Crackerville. He then took off, landed safely at Butte airport, and reported no damage to his four place Cessna 172. Deputy officers secured the area during the landing.
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Denver
U.S. Highway 10
Butte
Anaconda
George Shearer
Denver Airplane Parts Co
Missoula
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Crackerville
Shearer
Deer Lodge County
Frank Ranalli
Deane Kleinhans
Thomas Joseph
al Boehme
Kansas
State Approves Wheat Quotas in Montana
Montana farmers vote to approve federal marketing quotas for the 1958 wheat crop by about 93 percent with 13 111 in favor and 888 against among 53 to 56 counties. Quotas restrict sales to the 55 million acres allotted nationwide and set price support at no less than 1 78 dollars per bushel if acreage allotments are followed.
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Bozeman
Montana
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Roosevelt
Toole
Cascade
Idaho Power Rejects Fast Tax Deal on Hells Canyon Dams
Idaho Power Co rejecting fast tax amortization certificates for Oxbow and Brownlee Dams to avoid clouding issues. The move comes as Congress debates a federal Hells Canyon project costed at 489.6 million dollars and Critics say the write-off is an interest free loan to the company risking 342 million dollars.
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Washington
Idaho Power Co
Hells Canyon
Congress
Idaho Power
Oxbow
Brownlee
Senate Interior Committee
T. E. Roach
Power Company
Boise
Idaho
Gordon Gray
Office of Defense Mobilization
Senate
Snake River
Oregon
Life Mysterious in Funchal Parish House Tragedy
Virginia Gomes Pestana, 60, hurried to a parish house to seek last rites for her dying 80 year old mother. She collapsed of a heart attack and received the sacrament herself just before dying. The mother survived.
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Funchal
Madeira
Virginia Gomes Pestana
Virginia
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