House Rejects Truck Lax Bill in Tax Debate
HELENA The Montana House rejected the last chance to raise truck taxes on highway use. The Senate then voted to return the weight-distance bill and another bill to create a motor vehicle director’s office for administration. House leaders argued the substitute would hurt highway financing while trucking interests favored higher levies.
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Montana
Assembly
Senate
House
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Liberty
House Highways Committee
James Wood Jr
Chouteau
Woods
Tim R. Babcock
Yellowstone
Bill Wood
Babcock
Debate over absence sparks row on Middle East vote
On the Senate floor Senator McCarthy accused the chamber of disgrace as only five senators attended the Middle East debate. Majority Leader Johnson and Senator Neuberger contended McCarthy had been largely absent. The flare occurred amid pressure toward a final vote on the resolution and a quorum call was briefly debated.
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Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Middle East
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Neusberger
D-Ore
Wisconsin
Johnson
Malone
D-Nev
Neuberger
Congressional Record
New Hampshire
Sen. Bridges
Sen. Wiley
Rwis
House Approves Tax and School Study Committee
Helena report says a 10 member panel will study Montana tax structure and education ahead of the next session. The House approved the measure 47-30 after an hour of debate, restoring two education representatives and funding of 35 000 dollars. governor to appoint two business and two labor members, two farmers, and two livestock representatives.
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Helena
Montana
House
Senate
Lloyd Barnard
D-Valley
George EF. Gleed
Beaverhead
Jail Trustie Ambitious Car Wash Scheme
Snohomish County sheriff in Washington responded to a want ad offering a car wash for $1. The caller was directed to the jail parking lot where a trustie would wash the car. The sheriff stopped the scheme and cautions readers about the ad.
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Snohomish County
Washington
Everett Herald
Bayview
Ben-Gurion Orders Israeli Troops Withdraw From Gaza
Premier Ben-Gurion ends debate and orders troops to pull out of Gaza and Aqaba coast strip. Police clash with demonstrators as hundreds march on the Knesset. U N forces to move in as evacuation may begin this week. Dayan and Burns confer on pullout and UN entry.
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David Ben-Gurion
Gaza
Aqaba
Knesset
Ben-Gurion
Moshe Dayan
Lydda
Israel
E. L. M. Burns
U. N
Burns
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
Rafa
Sharm I
Withdrawal details for Sharm el Sheikh transfer to UN force
United Nations to receive technical agreement from Israel on withdrawal from Sharm el Sheikh and Gaza Strip. Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir announced the accord after talks with Maj. Gen. Burns. Britain, the United States, Italy and the Netherlands support securing the Straits of Tiran as an international waterway and enabling UN forces to prevent a renewed blockade.
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N.Y.P
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Sharm el Sheikh
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Allan Noble
Noble
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Italy
Netherlands
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Gulf of Aqaba
Sharm el Shiekh
Dr Evarts A Graham Lung Cancer Pioneer Dies
Dr Evarts A Graham a pioneering chest surgeon and early advocate linking smoking to lung cancer died at Barnes Hospital in St Louis at age 73 He was the first to remove an entire lung in 1933 the operation saving many lives Though a cigarette smoker he reportedly smoked very little in the last decade His work connected smoking to lung disease and advanced thoracic surgery.
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Graham
Brennan Clears Senate Judiciary 11-0 for Supreme Court Seat
William J. Brennan won unanimous 11-0 approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Eastland announced hearings for Charles Evans Whittaker on March 18 and noted Brennan’s upcoming confirmation as the first Roman Catholic on the high court since 1949. Brennan, a former New Jersey Supreme Court justice, is set to join a court lineup including Warren, Harlan, Whittaker, Burton, Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, and Clark.
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Kefauver
D-Tenn
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D-Ark
O'Mahoney
Dwyo
Ervin
D-Nc
Wiley
Rwis
Jenner
R-Ind
Watkins
Kansas City
Whittaker
Stanley Reed
Senate Banking Committee
Gordon Gray
North Carolina
Office of Defense Mobilization
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Truman
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Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
Harold Burton
Hugo Black
Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas
Frank D. Roosevelt
Tom Clark
Judiciary Committee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
New Jersey Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Ireland
Car Crash Fatal To State Youth Keck Dies
Kalispell Montana John Keck 20 Columbia Falls died at a Kalispell hospital from injuries after a two car collision on an icy road just north of Kalispell about 12:30 am He was returning from The Anaconda Aluminum Co casting department He leaves a widow two children and his extended family An inquest will be held later this week Other occupants in both cars were uninjured.
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John Keck
Columbia Falls
Here
Flathead County
Sol Catron
Keck
Anaconda Aluminum Co
S. D. Smith
Smith
Carren
Agnes Atchison Celebrates 101st Birthday in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg Agnes Atchison marked her 101st birthday as about 60 relatives and friends gathered. She told the crowd that younger people are lazy and complain of too much work, saying she has worked hard all her life and it has not harmed her.
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Johannesburg
Agnes Atchison
Beck Eliminated As Delegate by Labor Secretary
Secretary of Labor Mitchell said he will not designate Dave Beck, president of the Teamsters, as an American delegate to a European labor conference in Hamburg. Beck had been named by George Meany in January, before Senate rackets investigations. Mitchell requests Meany to appoint another envoy to testify and fill the assignment.
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Dave Beck
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Beck
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Meany
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Germany
Transportation Committee
International Labor Organization
Pace
Woman Stabbed, Slain, Police Jail G. C. Jones
Montana Senate approves a broad tax package raising personal income taxes by about 40 percent, with estimates of roughly 13 million dollars in the two-year budget. The measure faces revenue trimming as lawmakers seek to balance record state spending, while liquor and federal comparisons shape the outcome.
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Tax-Collecting Board of Equalization
J. F. Reid
Taxation Committee
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Montana Liquor Control Board
Problems of IGS Then and Now in Washington
A historical reflection notes that Congress faced tax, debt, and immigration issues in the first U S government. It cites Hamilton doubting the Constitution, debates on currency and tariffs, and debates over the presidency title. The piece argues early decisions shaped long term governance and quotes Madison on a wilderness with no guiding footsteps.
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Montana Weather Report East and West Zones
Eastern Montana remains cloudy with snow at times and continuing cold through Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs reach 15 to 25 with Tuesday night lows from 0 to 10 above. Western Montana cloudy with occasional snow and cold, highs 29 to 30, Tuesday night lows 5 to 15 above. The table shows maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending at 5 30 p.m. Monday.
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Montana Senate approves 1 cent gas tax cut
The Montana Senate backed a one cent slash in the state gasoline tax to six cents, effective Jan 15 1958, despite a last minute challenge. The measure passes 29 to 27 and faces final House vote. Proponents argue the seven cent permanent tax would break faith with Montanans and waste highway funds. Opponents warn the cut would cost about 50 million dollars for highway programs and federal matching.
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Helena
Montana
Senate
Walter G. Sagunsky
Madison
Paul T. Ringling
Dmeagher
Ringling
Sagunsky
Charles Bovey
Dcascade
Bovey
Man Sentenced for Burglary in Local Grocery Case
Pat Dumont, 33, pleaded guilty in District Court to burglary and received a two year term in the state prison. He was suspected in an attempted break in at Petersen Bros. Grocery, 900 E. Mercury, and was arrested by local youths. A prior burglary conviction in Washington was revealed.
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Pat Dumont
T. E. Downey
Petersen Bros
E. Mercury
Dumont
Atty
John T. Prothero
Maurice Hennessey
Washington
Victim of 38 Known by Varied Names
Eula May McKinnon also known as Monty Montgomery and Eula Henderson died from a single knife thrust in her left breast at the Imperial Hotel apartment in Butte. George C. Jones, 45, admitted involvement to some but later denied killing her. Police found a four inch hunting knife and Jones was jailed for questioning. Autopsy planned for Tuesday.
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Imperial Hotel
E. Park
Eula May McKinnon
Hennessey
Jones
James Moran
Joseph Mirich
Apt. 8
Clarence R. Carey
Moran
Mirich
Tennessee
Asst
John O'Leary
Irish Republic Ballots Today
Dublin voters head to polls in a pivotal 147 seat Dail Eireann election with Sinn Fein extremists contesting the partitioned island. Armed guards bolster the border as Fianna Fail leader Eamon de Valera denounces violence and urges a peaceful path forward.
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Ireland
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Britain
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Men of Destiny
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Sinn Fein
de Valera
Partition
Chute Safely As C119 Crashes in rain near Columbia
A large cargo carrier crashed near Columbia South Carolina on Monday night after its entire crew of 12 parachuted to safety in heavy rain. The airmen were recovered by state police and taken to Fort Jackson for physical examinations. The Charleston Air Force Base said the plane, a C 119 from Chanute AFB Illinois, was en route to Charleston with a cargo load.
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South Carolina Highway Patrol
Ft. Jackson
Infantry Training Center
Charleston
Air Fore
Chnute Afb
Ill
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