Miller Confesses Past Communist Ties and Plans Marriage
Playwright Arthur Miller testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee on his past support for groups named as Communist fronts and discussed his intent to marry Marilyn Monroe. He sought a passport to England for theater work and for marriage plans with Monroe, who stated the wedding would occur before her July 13 departure for London. Monroe and Miller confirmed uncertainty about the exact date and location.
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Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Capitol
Miller
House Committee On Un-American Activities
England
Marilyn
London
Norma Jeane Baker
Joe DiMaggio
Crucible
New York
Marilyn Monroe Miller
United States
Communist Party
Scherer
Ohio
Walter
D-Pa
State Dept
Joseph Reap
Montana Weather Outlook For Friday And Saturday
Montana east district sees rain and thunder to start, then partly cloudy with afternoon showers. Highs reach 60 to 70, winds light to moderate from the west. The west district turns partly cloudy and warmer, with a few showers possible Friday night or Saturday and highs 65 to 75. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending 5 30 p m Thursday.
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Montana
Highway Bill Nears Law as Nation Sees Vast Public Works
The House Senate conference committees finish work on the $32.9 billion highway measure expected to become law by July 1. Leaders hail it as the greatest public works program, with new taxes totaling $14.8 billion over 16 years, including a nickel per gallon gasoline tax hike and levies on tires and trucks. Presidents Eisenhower is poised to sign. supporters promise safer, longer, better roads nationwide.
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House-Senate
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Rep. Fallon
D-Md
Fallon
America
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Railway Leader Speaks to Traffic Club
Milwaukee Road vice president Larry H. Dugan told the Butte Anaconda Traffic Club in Butte that Congress proposals would increase competition in transportation pricing. He said such measures would benefit passenger and freight service, despite railways and other modes clashing on the issue. The next meeting is set for September 20 with truck operators to rebut.
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Milwaukee Road
Seattle
Butte
Congress
Dugan
Butte- Anaconda
Butte-Anaconda
R. O. Erickson
Governor Aronson Heads to National Governors Conference
Montana Governor J Hugo Aronson will travel to Atlantic City New Jersey for the annual Governors Conference. He will join round table talks on highway development and safety and discuss educational issues before atomic energy updates. Lt. Gov. George Gosman will assume duties temporarily during the trip.
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Helena
J. Hugo Aronson
Montana
Atlantic City
N. J
Aronson
George Gosman
Dillon
Pineau Winds Up Three Day Visit to United States
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau completed a three day stay in New York and left Thursday night by plane for home after talks with U.S. officials and diplomats.
President Eisenhower Walks at Walter Reed After Operation
President Eisenhower left his Walter Reed room to walk the corridor for about 20 minutes, then returned to bed. He met 40 minutes with NATO chief Gen. Alfred Gruenther, read two books, and worked on White House business with aides as doctors reported stable, satisfactory progress.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Gruenther
Robert B. McLeaish
Farmers Home Administration
Senate
McLeaish
Sherman Adams
Nixon
Scripps-Howard
Butte Firemen Hear of Bright Mining City Future
Edward P. Shea head of The Anaconda Company geology department told Montana state volunteer firemen the Mining City will see a population rise of about 10 000 in the next decade due to major new mining operations. He outlined Greater Butte Projects including the Berkeley Pit and Kelley Shaft with operations at high capacity and planned new shafts in Missoula Gulch and Ryan Shaft as surface work begins for the Northwest Project.
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Butte
Montana State Volunteer Firemen’s Assn
Edward P. Shea
Shea
Butte Mines Geological Department
Anaconda Company
Treasure State
John Corette
Montana Power Co
Aro
Meaderville
William R. MacDonel
Greater Butte
Berkeley
Northwest
Kelley
Ryan
Missoula
Missoula Gulch
Leonard Bergunder
Spokane
Frank Gorsh
Art Parsons
Helena
Frank Murray
Supreme Court
Summer Begins as Lights Go Down at Police HQ
ASBURY PARK N J on the first day of summer the town removed Christmas lights from the police headquarters. The city electrician noted prior visits were blocked by squad cars parked near the building hindering his ladder truck turnout.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Democrats Open Drive to Up Air Force Funds
Governor A B Chandler names Kentucky State Highway Commissioner Robert Humphreys to the Senate seat left by the late Alben Barkley. Humphreys accepted and will depart for Washington. Joseph J Leary had been appointed interim but declined as an empty honor after the Democratic convention failed to nominate him. Former Governor Lawrence W Wetearby is nominated to run, while Sen Earle C Clements leads a Democratic faction opposed to Chandler.
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Lawrence W. Wetearby
Gov
Chandler
Earle C. Clements
Clements
Washington
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
Senate
Russia
Eisenhower
House
Knowland
California
Bridges
R-Nh
Holland
D-Fla
Ellender
D-La
Air Force
Senate Appropriations Committee
Election Year Illusions Challenge Truman
Former President Harry S Truman warned at a Pilgrims dinner in London about election year illusions regarding Russia. He urged the free world to stay strong, noting changes in Soviet policy after Stalin’s death and cautioning against overconfidence in reform narratives.
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London
Harry Truman
Russia
Free World
West
U. S
The
Pilgrims
Friendship Society
Stalin
Adam
Two Planes Collide Killing Three Men Near Seattle
In Seattle near Boeing Field two small planes collided with a blast described as like a cannon. Victims identified by King County coroner include Mark Peter Miller 31 of Beaverton Ore president of Terminal Flour Mills Co. Calvin W Boyle 32 airline employee and flying instructor of Seattle and Ellis Clark 44 flight student of Seattle. Witness said one plane rammed the other. wreckage fell on homes and a wooded area. Miller was on a business trip from Portland.
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King County
Mark Peter Miller
Beaverton, Ore
Terminal Flour Mills Co
Portland
Spokane Flour Mills Co
Calvin W. Boyle
Airlines
Ellis Clark
Boyle
Auwley Coffey
Boeing Field
Miller
Dulles Flatly Attacks Soviet Leadership at Kiwanis Meet
Secretary of State Dulles told over 5,000 Kiwanis delegates in San Francisco that the Soviet system cannot purge evil leadership except by violence or death. He condemned Soviet and Chinese rulers, warned violence is central to communism, and cited Khrushchev’s secret speech as proof of systemic abuses without safeguards.
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Dulles
Soviet Russia
China
Communist Party
Stalin
Mao Tzetung
America
Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Iceland Presses U.S. Troop Exit At Keflavik Base
Iceland’s Foreign Minister Kristinn Gudmundsson of the Progressive party says Reykjavik is determined to remove U S troops from Keflavik while pledging to honor NATO duties. He warned a base withdrawal would not be a deterrent in a nuclear attack and noted elections won’t change policy.
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Iceland
Kristinn Gudmundsson
U. S
Gudmundsson
North Atlantic
Progressives
Olafur Thors
United States
Keflavik
NATO
Progressive Party
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Chavez seeks over billion for Air Force in defense bill
Senator Chavez urges a defense bill carrying about 35 billion dollars to boost air power and nuclear deterrence amid Soviet growth. He pushes 800 million for jet bombers and fighters, 200 million for bases, 100 million for missiles research, with plans to reach 137 wings and 2.87 million regular service personnel.
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Chavez
Red Germans Freed as 19,064 Prisoners Released in Weimar
In Weimar East Germany announced the release of 19,064 prisoners amid a two day Soviet troop withdrawal totaling about 33,500. The East German Communist party blamed minister of justice Red Hilde Benjamin for unjust imprisonments, while West observers questioned who was released. Thousands gathered to bid farewell to departing troops as trains prepared for the march to the border.
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Weimar
East Germany
Communist Party
Red Hilde
Benjamin
Red
West Berlin
League of Free Jurists
East
West German Socialist Party
Bonn
Woman Falls 300 Feet From Milan Cathedral Balcony
A 59 year old Milan woman Serafini Vicini Locatelli fell 300 feet from a cathedral balcony in a dramatic suicide. Police know her identity but offer no motive. Hundreds watched as she toppled from the edge and died.
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Milan
Italy
Serafini Vicini Locatelli
Wilson Defenses Money Push Questioned by Wilson
Secretary of Defense Wilson calls Senate moves to boost Air Force funding phony as he tours at Quantico with 160 officers. He disputes Russian bomber superiority saying the B52 outperforms the Bison in altitude and range. He questions fiscal tactics and defers on impounding funds.
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Quantico
Wilson
Senate
Air Force
Defense
Marine
Pentagon
Continental
Congress
Butte Pair Named to State Posts
Butte pair named to state posts as Girls State results show Blue party sweeping top offices. Elected officials include governor Boveng and lieutenant governor Tippett, with several Blue party and Gold party appointees across secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, and more.
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Bozeman
Tele Boveng
Kalispell
Girls State
Blue Party
Miss Boveng
Connie Tippetts
Janny Loy
Great Falls
Terry Stephenson
Gold Party
Donna Richardson
Lix Reno
Billings
Mary Lou Montague
Dutton
Public Instruction
Marilou Cline
Supreme Court
Zena McGlashan
Vodie Rhinehart
Missoula
Sally Glen
JoAnne Hansman
Polson
Diane W Omens Falls
Maxine Sibler
Hugh R. Adair
Rancher Dies as Truck Struck by Freight Train
Clarence Engle 38, Hysham area rancher, was fatally injured when his pickup collided with a Northern Pacific Railway freight train at a crossing near Hysham. He died two hours after the crash at Bersyth hospital. Visibility was reportedly poor and Engle appeared to have not seen the oncoming train.
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Clarence Engle
Hysham
Northern Pacific Railway
Sais Wane Corp
King
Bersyth
Engle
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