State GOP Sees Possible Smash Victory in Montana
Ashton Jones of Broadus Republican nominee for Montana 2nd District told about 300 at the state party platform convention that a strong statewide organization can yield a smashing GOP win in November. Gov. J. Hugo Aronson urged balanced budgets and aggressive campaigns for contested offices as delegates pressed for a vigorous Republican effort.
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Helena
Ashton Jones
Broadus
U. S. House
Montana
GOP
J. Hugo Aronson
Monana
Jean Walterskirchen
Missoula
Congress
Lou Welch
Anaconda
U. S. Senate
Jones
Biggest battle erupts around Tripoli as Lebanon forces clash
Government troops and rebels battle around Tripoli in the seven week uprising. The fight centers on the Kennedy Memorial Hospital where 25 patients and 42 staff remained inside while both sides exchange hits. Estimates place casualties in the low dozens with continued shelling and armed clashes.
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Wilton Wynn
Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
U.S. Presbyterian Hospital
U. S
Butte Man Drowns in Jefferson River Search Continues
Patrick Bowler 25 of Butte drowned while swimming at Point of Rocks seven miles south of Whitehall. Rescue crews from Deer Lodge County and the Silver Bow sheriff seek the body amid rain and a difficult current with volunteers called for Monday.
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Whitehall
Patrick Bowler
Butte
Jefferson River
Deer Lodge
Point of Rocks
Silver Bow County
Butte Coach Bob Rae Suffers Double Wrist Fractures
Butte High School basketball coach Robert C. Rae, 2860 Kossuth, underwent surgery at Community Memorial Hospital Sunday after a ladder fall Saturday in Wisdom caused fractures in both wrists. Rae’s teams won the state cage title for the past two seasons.
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Butte High School
Robert C. Rae
Kossuth
Community Memorial Hospital
Wisdom
Rae
Bridges Seeks Shock Over Deficit and Spending
Senator Styles Bridges, Republican Policy chief, warned the 2.75 billion dollar 1958 deficit highlights outlays growth and a spending problem. He urged curbs on federal spending as the deficit shapes 1960 race and future budgets. Officials project continued red ink into 1959 and 1960 with defense and anti-recession programs expanding deficits.
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Washington
Bridges
United Press International
Treasury
Congress
Five Die in Houston Apartment Fire
A Houston fire killed a couple and three young children in a top floor apartment. Neighbors reported smoke and flames trapping victims as arson investigator probes unknown cause. The family had left the children with a babysitter and returned around 2 am.
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Houston
Tex
Robert van Dyke
Nell
Bobbie
Nelda Ann Wallin
Danny Wayne Kegler
Wallin
Kegler
Dorman Marshall
Harry Foster
John Lindquist Butte Alderman Dies at 75
John Lindquist longtime Butte resident and Alderman died early Sunday in a local hospital at 75. A Republican and Montana public official, he served 32 years on the Butte City Council. He lived at 669 Colorado and worked as a vendor for the Montana State Liquor Store on Harrison Avenue. He was stricken at work Saturday morning and admitted to the hospital later that day. Community-wide sorrow followed.
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John Lindquist
Montana
Butte
Lindquist
Colorado
Harrison Avenue
Butte Council to Meet as Lindquist Funeral Arranges
The Butte City Council will assemble Monday at 7 30 p m upon call of Mayor W P Donnelly with open public session. Swedish Olympic marathoner Lindquist, longtime Butte ropeman and vendor, dies. funeral Wednesday 2 p m Emanuel Lutheran Church 2300 Florence interment Mount Moriah. Surviving relatives listed. wife Anna died 1952. Lindquist known as Grand Old Man and Mr Republican of Butte.
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Lindquist
Butte
W. P. Donnelly
Sweden
Richards Funeral
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Florence
Mount Moriah
Anna
Ester Brolin
Stockholm
Esther Olson
Brooklyn
N.Y
William Perry
Lewistown
Louis Forsell
Helena
Henry Bock
British Columbia
R M. Nyback
Astoria
Ore
O. K. Erickson
Seattle
Anaconda Company
Butte Hill
Republican Council
Two Englewood Brothers Slain in Colorado Mine
AP reported two Englewood brothers, John Richard Kuplack and Stephen Kuplack, were shot to death during a dispute with George Gillispie at Beast Tunnel mine in Gilpin County. Gillispie, owner with 51 percent stock, shot them with a .38 pistol after a confrontation over alleged assurances about the mine. District Attorney Barney O Kane planned to decide on charges Monday.
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Idaho Springs
Colo
Englewood
Dist. Atty
Barney O'Kane
O'Kane
George Gillispie
John Richard Kuplack
Stephen Kuplack
Beast Tunnel
Gilpin Uranium Mining Co
Gillispie
Richard Kuplack
Kuplack Brothers
Stephen
Richard
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Denver
Clear Creek
O’kane
Anaconda Company to Shut Down Butte Mines and Plants
The mines and plants of The Anaconda Company in Butte will be shut down on Friday, July 4.
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Anaconda Company
Butte
Montana Weather Outlook Mon Tue Showers East West
Montana east expect cloudy spell with scattered showers or thundershowers Monday afternoon or evening and increased activity Tuesday. East highs 70 to 85 with Monday night to Tuesday low 40 to 55. Montana west mostly cloudy with scattered showers or thundershowers Monday through Tuesday and little temperature change. West highs 65 to 75, lows 35 to 50. Precipitation measured for 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Sunday MST.
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Montana
Marines Fight Eisenhower Defense Plans
Washington AP report notes Marine Corps leaders and opponents in Congress clashing with President Eisenhower’s defense reorganization plan. Gen. Cates warns the measure may jeopardize the country while Sen. Douglas says the bill could shift combat duties to the Army and Navy aviation.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Congress
Eisenhower
Clifton B. Cates
The
Leathernecks
House
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
Naval Aviation
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Secretary of Defense
Neil McElroy
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Randolph Mc’. Pate
Marines
Maxwell D. Taylor
McElroy
Cates
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Purvis Named AOA President Elect for 1958 59
Dr. Hoyt S. Purvis of Jonesboro Arkansas has become president of the American Optometric Assn for 1958 59 succeeding Dr. Lester H. Sugarman of Meriden Connecticut. Dr P N DeVere Morganton N C is named president elect to assume office at the Dallas congress in June 1959. Dr C R Haser of Butte Montana is elected to a two year trustee term.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Purvis
Jonesboro
Ark
American Optometric Assn
Lester H. Sugarman
Meriden
Conn
P. N. DeVere
Morganton
N.C
Dallas
C. R. Haser
Butte
Mont
Motel Builders Busy This Year
Motels rise rapidly as builders push new units this year. Ads urge owners to sell income properties quickly with Want Ads and provide a contact dial number for placing listings.
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Dial
Release of Yanks Sought in Cuba
Vice President Nixon defended Sherman Adams amid controversy over gifts from a wealthy friend. He distinguished Adams case from Truman era influence cases and said there is no proof Adams used gifts to influence official actions.
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Washington
Nixon
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
White House
Adams
Truman
Bernard Goldfine
Kenneth B. Keating
R.F.C
U.S. Consul Seeks Contact With Cuban Rebel Band
Cuban rebels’ kidnapping campaign rose again Sunday as two more North Americans were seized. The toll of Americans and Canadians believed held reached 42 as U S authorities move toward rebel mountain hideouts to free 27 Marines and 27 sailors missing from Guantanamo. The embassy reports the bus occupants were forced into rebel trucks and taken into the mountains near Guantanamo. Consul Park Wollam and William Bowdler work to obtain word on the case.
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Havana
U. S
Defense Dept
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Fidel Castro
Park Wollam
William D. Bowdler
Missing naval personnel from Guantanamo Bay
Washington AP says Defense Dept reports 27 naval and marine corps members missing from Guantanamo Bay Cuba after weekend vanishings. Among the names linked to Montana are airman first class Jack R. Palmer of Missoula son of Willington M Palmer and 424 Strand Ave. The report also lists Daymond Elmore 53 of Haynesville Louisiana and Richard Sargent about 50 of Toronto as other missing mill managers. Walter Wadsworth says Elmore may be released soon.
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Washington (Ap
Defense Dept
Jack R. Palmer
USN
Willington M. Palmer
Strand Ave
Missoula
Mont
Naval
Marine Corps
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Daymond Elmore
Haynesville
Ermita
Guantanamo
Richard Sargent
Toronto
Walter Wadsworth
Elmore
Geneva Nuclear Talks Seen As Possible Arms Solution
Washington officials say Geneva talks may break the disarmament deadlock as U S and Western allies join Russia and Soviet bloc scientists. Key issues include inspection systems and the scope of a possible testing suspension, with Moscow pressuring U S on early action. Soviet scientists reportedly have visas and appear en route to Geneva for the opening session.
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Geneva
Soviet Scientists Arrive as Talks on Test Bans Near
A Soviet delegation arrived in Geneva amid questions over joining nuclear test control talks set for Tuesday. Leaders emphasized patience while speculation grows on participation and a possible boycott tied to a U S suspension of all nuclear tests. Officials in Washington say Soviet involvement could test Moscow’s commitment to an international inspection regime.
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Geneva
Yevgeni K. Fedorov
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Soviet Foreign Office
Moscow
United States
U. S
Britain
Canada
France
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Washington
U S Demands Yank Fliers Be Promptly Freed
The United States urged the quick release of nine American fliers held by Russia on a frontier violation charge. Washington said the claim of deliberate airspace violation by the Air Force transport is false and that the craft only crossed the border briefly. Ambassador Thompson was instructed to seek their return as Moscow protested the alleged crude breach.
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Washington
United States
Jewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Defense Dept
Andrei Gromyko
Thompson
Montana Chiropractors elect Bowman president at annual meeting
Dr. Lloyd Bowman of Miles City is elected president of the Montana Chiropractic Assn at a convention that endorsed referendum measures for the Greater University System of Montana. Officers include Dr. Carroll E. Albert of Great Falls as vice president and Dr. S A Saetre of Butte as secretary treasurer. Directors named include J S Benson, H R Roberson, Herb Flom, K H West, W F E Thieme, Allan W Downs, and Emmet J Paulsen. Bozeman chosen for 1959 meeting.
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Lloyd Bowman
Miles City
Montana Chiropractic Assn
Montana
Bowman
J. S. Benson
Missoula
Carroll E. Albert
Great Falls
S. A. Saetre
Butte
Benson
H. R. Robernson
Billings
Herb Flom
Havre
K. H. West
W. FE. Thieme
Allan W. Downs
Emmet J. Paulsen
Bozeman
Knowland Again Urges Adams Resignation
Senate minority leader William F. Knowland urged Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams to resign amid gifts from Bernard Goldfine. He spoke before 1,500 Serbian American Defense Council delegates and supporters. Knowland also opposed U S military aid to Communist nations including Yugoslavia, calling Tito’s communism tyranny.
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Chicago
William F. Knowland
Yugoslavia
Tito
Knowland
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