Overseas Army Gyroscope Set to Begin July 2
Washington reports the largest peacetime overseas movement will start July 2, with about 45 000 soldiers and dependents rotating between Fort Riley Kansas and Germany under Operation Gyroscope. The plan keeps units and families paired as 1st and 10th Divisions swap locales and equipment remains, while ships of the Military Sea Transport Service move the force abroad.
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Washington
Atlantic
Germany
Ft. Riley
Kan
Riley
Military Sea Transport Service
Joseph McNally
Army
McNally
Democrats Move Ahead on Social Security Changes
Democrats push a package to expand Social Security benefits including early access at 62 for women and spouses, immediate benefits for totally disabled workers, and continued coverage for dependents 18 and older. House Ways and Means votes party line 15 to 10 against open hearings, while President Eisenhower and Hobby press for inquiry and public hearings.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Hobby
Cooper Lee
Cooper
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt Wins Divorce in Surprise California Hearing
Romelle Schneider, 39, former wife of Congressman James Roosevelt, obtained a divorce in Pasadena California after a four to five minute hearing. She testified he stayed out late and often away overnight with no explanation. A June property settlement remains in effect, awarding her $1625 monthly support.
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Pasadena
Calif
James Roosevelt
Romelle Schneider
Kurtz Kauffman
Roosevelt
Scelba to Offer Resignation as Cabinet Coup Fails
Rome sources say Premier Mario Scelba will resign after a cabinet reshuffle bid to save the 15 month old center coalition collapsed. The Christian Democrats admitted the effort failed and resignation is anticipated tomorrow.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
Christian Democrats
Scelba
Swift Action on Reserves Bill Rejected
In a bi partisan revolt, the House Armed Services Committee balked at swift action on a new diluted reserves bill. The panel sent the measure to a subcommittee for five days of study after a 16 to 14 vote, amid controversy over a floor inserted anti segregation provision.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Rep
Brooks
D-La
van Zandt
R-Pa
National Guard
Marie Gagniere Undergoes Gallbladder Removal at 96
Putnam Conn. Mrs Marie Gagniere underwent gallbladder removal and was reported by physicians to feel very well after the operation. She is 96 years old and recovered promptly following the procedure.
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Putnam, Conn
Marie Gagniere
Mine Mill Talks Seek July 1 Wage Pact
Negotiations between The Anaconda Company and the joint locals from Butte Anaconda and Great Falls along with International Mine Mill and Smelter Workers representatives continued through Tuesday as both sides work toward an agreement before July 1. The company offered an across the board 10 cent per hour increase effective July 1 1955 contingent on a referendum among union members in three cities. The offer is presented as a full settlement of all current demands.
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Anaconda Company
Butte, Anaconda
Great Falls
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Butte
Anaconda
Beautiful British Blonde to Hang
Ruth Ellis a 28 year old divorcee with two children was sentenced to death by hanging in London for the murder of lover David Blakely a 25 year old racing motorist outside a tavern on Easter Sunday. She claimed jealousy provoked emotional disturbance while the prosecution argued no provocation. The verdict makes her potentially the 14th woman executed in Britain this century.
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London
Ruth Ellis
Cecil Havers
Ellis
Britain
Home Secretary
Teacher Foils Thief Students at Vita School
A cyclone wrecked the Vita community last weekend. A few students rushed into the shattered school seeking exam questions, but teacher Jim Moran had already removed the papers minutes earlier, preventing theft of final exam tests.
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Vita, Man
Vita
Jim Moran
Girls State Acts To Bar Liquor For Minors
Local Girls State delegates formed the Treasure State Municipal League to oppose liquor sales to minors and underage drinking. The group discussed the Salk polio vaccine program and organized city representations from Agate Granite Sapphire Copper City. Janice Emschler of Copper City chaired the meeting with members from five cities.
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Billings
Treasure State Municipal League
Agate, Granite, Sapphire and Copper
Janice Emschler
Froid
Copper City
Agate City
Deanna Evans
Hamilton
Mary K. Nicholas
Miles City
Granite City
Janet McMillan
Rosemary O’legar
Great Falls
Sapphire City
Helen Loy
Sharon Hardgrove
Livingston
Ruby Shaffroth
Emschler
Walter R. Flachsenhar
Forsyth
Flachsenhar
Girls State Department
American Legion Auxiliary
Thousands Testify That Want Ads Solve Quick Problems
Testimony extols Want Ads as speedy economical selling tools. A classified line lists 2 boys 26 bicycles with extra equipment for 27 dollars at 0000 N Excelsior.
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5451
Rodeo Parade Opens Butte Event With Top Contestants
The saltiest rodeo in Butte, billed as the wildest show on earth, opens at the Civic Center tonight. Contestants from champions to aspirants compete for 5400 in prize money plus entry fees, with rodeo daily starting at 9 and a noon parade through downtown.
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Butte
Civic Center
America
Broadway
Idaho
Park
Arizona
South Side Businessmen Inc
Oral Zumwalt
Bud Lake
Pinkie
Broncos
Madison School Bids Opened and Budget Talks Highlight Meeting
Three bids for Madison School improvements were opened by School District No. 1 but none fit the $54 000 cap. The board deferred action for committee study and may decide at Monday night’s session focused on the 1955 56 preliminary budget.
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Madison
Board of Trustees
William Mott
Webster-Garfield
Montana
Elred Moyle
Grandson Charged With Battery In Babysitting Suit
In Los Angeles a four year old nicknamed The Terror is named defendant in a $150000 damage suit filed by his grandmother Ann Rubin. She says Teddy Levy caused two fractured vertebrae by leaping onto her during babysitting. The Levy family names include Richard and Mrs. Levy. The boy is said to like Superman Dick Tracy and Davy Crockett.
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Los Angeles
U.P
the Terror
Teddy
Reports Stevens to Quit in July
Washington Evening Star reported Robert T. Stevens would resign as secretary of the Army on July 31, though White House secretary James Hagerty said there is no resignation. The Star said Stevens sent his resignation to President Eisenhower and an announcement is held pending a successor. Stevens, involved in last year’s clash with Sen. McCarthy, has served over two years.
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Washington
Washington Evening Star
Robert T. Stevens
Army
White House
Stevens
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
The
Star
Alabama
Low turnout for polio shots in county clinic
Sixty eight first and second grade children were vaccinated Tuesday at the county health department clinic in the courthouse. Total vaccinated since Monday rose to 120 with about 800 eligible in the two days. Factors lowering participation include vaccine publicity earlier in the year and no school in session.
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County Health Department
Madison
Jefferson
Lincoln
Harrison
Holy Savior
Franklin
Sacred Heart
St. Mary and Sherman
Monroe
Greeley
Blaine
St. John
St. Joseph
Therese Quirk
Frank Cassidy
Helen Stanton
Agnes Grady
Health Department
Two Men Die in Secret Navy Project Explosion
In Saratoga Springs Malta Station New York two men were killed Tuesday when a chemical explosion occurred at a secret Navy project. Several others were injured and the cause and nature of the blast were not disclosed.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y.P
Navy
Malta
Britain urges further easing of East West tensions
In San Francisco the Big Four foreign ministers completed Geneva talks plans for top level meetings next month aimed at reducing world tension. British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan called for more easing between East and West as Premier Bulganin signaled willingness to lower tensions in Moscow.
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Big Four
Geneva
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Nations
San Francisco
Opera House
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Netherlands
Eelco van Kleffens
Hammarskjold
Andrew Cordier
Harold Macmillan
Moscow
Bulganin
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Lodge
Macmillan
John Foster Dulles
Antoine Pinay
France
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Bulganin Pledges to Strive to Reduce Tension
Premier Bulganin tells 100000 at Dynamo Stadium that the Soviet Union will work to ease world tension and build confidence ahead of the Geneva talks with Eisenhower Eden Faure. Nehru, wrapping up a 2 week visit, backs invite to visit India. a joint communique on talks with Khrushchev and others is planned.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Union
Dynamo Stadium
India
Nehru
Russia
Bulganin
Eisenhower
Eden
Edgar Faure
Geneva
United Nations
Chinese People's Republic
Red China
Dynamo
Kremlin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Lazar Kaganovich
Montana Weather Fair with Warm Temps and Thunder Showers
Montana forecast shows east region fair and warm through Thursday with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. West region stays fair with increasing afternoon or evening storms. Highs: east 85 to 95, west 88 to 95. The table uses 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Montana
Butte Sees Early Summer Heat Along With Storms
The article notes summer arriving in Butte with 74 degrees at 10 32 p m CST, highs near 86 on Tuesday, and a forecast of 83 and possible thundershowers. It recalls prior June readings including a 87 degree peak and a cool stretch with late snow on June 28.
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Butte
Two Red Korean Pilots Surrender at Seoul Airport
Two young North Korean airmen escaped in a Russian Yak18 and surrendered to South Korea at Seoul Airport. Capt. Lee Un Yong, 24, and Lt. Lee Eun Song, both Pyongyang natives, flew from Munsan near Pyongyang at 11 am and landed about 1 pm after evading radar. They were taken to ROK air force headquarters for interrogation.
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Seoul
North Korea
Republic of Korea Air Force
South Korea
ROK
Lee UN Yong
Kiev
Lee Eun Song
Red China
Pyongyang
ROK Air Force
Munsan
Seoul City
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