Senators Propose Amendment to Supplant Disability Pact
A bipartisan group of senators proposed a constitutional amendment to change the Eisenhower Nixon disability arrangement. The plan would have the vice president and the Cabinet decide if a president cannot perform duties, reducing congressional influence and aligning with cabinet access to the president.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Sens
Kefauver
Dtenn
Dirksen
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Atty
Gen
Rogers
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Tennessee Democrat
Congress
Rules Against Gen. Mitchell Rules Against Gen. Mitchell
Air Force Secretary James Douglas upheld the 1925 court martial verdict finding Billy Mitchell guilty of violating military law. He rejected a petition by Mitchell's son to overturn the conviction, noting Mitchell's futuristic views were vindicated though the findings remain justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
James Douglas
William
Billy
Mitchell
Douglas
Calvin Coolidge
Butte Records 14 Subzero Days This Winter
Butte logged 14 days with subzero temperatures from Nov 1 to Feb 28, the coldest being 15 below on Dec 31, 1957. February had no subzero days and averaged 29.9 degrees, 11.1 above normal, with a 40.6 degree daily max and 19.1 degree daily min. Groundhog Day morning was one above zero. the warmest 57 on Feb 18 followed by several days in the mid 50s. Precipitation was far below normal at .14 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
U. S. Weather Bureau
Helena
Senate Committee Advances Housing Bill to Spur Construction
The Senate Banking Committee tentatively approved a Democratic plan to boost home building by lowering FHA down payments and expanding mortgage funds while rejecting Republican moves to raise rates on GI and military housing loans. The 8-7 vote postpones final action to Thursday as members weigh long range and emergency housing measures.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Albert Cole
Sparkman
Federal National Mortgage Assn
FHA
FNMA
Eisenhower
Alabaman
Capitol Expansion Sparks National Debate and Costs
The U S Capitol faces a major 110 million dollar expansion over years to extend the east front by 32.6 feet. Congress forms a commission led by Speaker Rayburn with Nixon Knowland Martin and architect Stewart to lift the face and replace worn sandstone amid criticism from historians and preservation groups.
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Congress
U. S. Capitol
Commission
Sam Rayburn
Richard Nixon
Senate
William Knowland
House
GOP
Joe Martin
J. George Stewart
Capitol
John F. Harbeson
Men Blow Top Before Mealtime
Studies conducted by Columbia University and Oregon State College show that most men who regularly blow their top do so just before meal time. A tip suggests selling unused items through Want Ads to get cash, with ad placement via phone number 5451.
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Columbia University
Oregon State College
5451
Lewistown Man Faces Voluntary Manslaughter Charge
Norman Doney 43 of Winnett area charged after a fight at a Lewistown hotel left John Paul 46 dead from internal injuries. Paul WW II veteran and Lewistown resident died in hospital after the Sunday incident in which Doney kicked a door and fought Paul over a girl friend. Bail set at 3000 dollars. arraignment postponed to Thursday for attorney. Paul survived by his father Joseph and mother Caroline and several siblings.
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Lewistown
John Paul
Butte
Charles Marshall
Norman Doney
Winnett
LeRoy L. McKinnon
Doney
Paul
Grass Range
Joseph
Sun River
Caroline
Howard
Divide
Edward
Great Falls
Earl Valentine
Alice Lesebre
Lloyd Taylor
March Highway Projects Listed by Montana Highway Commission
The Montana Highway Commission will open bids March 27 for 11 projects totaling 54.8 miles of road and 1 101 feet of bridges plus overpasses. Current work includes 81 projects valued at 24 611 448 dollars and 414 miles of road. State Highway Engineer Fred Quinnell Jr. released details by county, naming Beaverhead Park Roosevelt and other areas with specific overpasses bridges and grading plans.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Fred Quinnell Jr
Beaverhead
Monida-Lima
Lima
Union Pacific
Park
Livingston
Livingston-Big Timber
U. S. 10
Mission Creek
Roosevelt
Wolf Point
Poplar
Benson Defends Farm Aid Spending Critics Hit Back
Secretary of Agriculture Benson rebutted charges over rising farm aid costs at a Washington news conference. He cited expanded agricultural research and conservation programs as reasons for higher spending while denying there are too many farmers or that price supports should freeze at 1957 levels. He said critics include columnist Drew Pearson, whom he has not read.
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Washington
Benson
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Congress
House Probers Decide Not To Call Senators
The Harris subcommittee backed away from inviting any U.S. senators to testify in the federal inquiry. Richard A. Mack asked for a week’s delay in returning to the witness stand citing mental and physical exhaustion. Ted Baker defended Senate accountability and urged resignations for three unnamed senators he labeled more guilty than Mack.
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Washington
Harris
House
Richard A. Mack
FCC
Mack
William A. Porter
Porter
D-Ark
Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
G. T
Ted) Baker
National Airlines
Baker
Senate
Congress
Congress of the
United States
Rep
Wolverton
Congress Plans Ten Day Easter Recess
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson says Senate leaders from both parties plan a ten day Easter recess from April 3 to April 13, with Congress returning Monday.
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Washington
Congress
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Senate
Farmers See Net Income Rise Across Nation
The Agriculture Department reports farm operators earned an average total net income of 2,496 dollars last year, up 6.8 percent from 1956, with livestock producers faring better than crop producers. Government payments rose sharply to 1,016 million dollars, while farm production costs reached a record 22,892 million dollars. State gains included Colorado 2,794 dollars up 52 percent, Montana 5,889 up 12 percent, Nebraska 3,494 up 26 percent, and Wyoming 3,120 up 24 percent.
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Ovid
A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Dept
Colorado
Montana
Nebraska
Wyoming
Three Murdered Family Found Shot in Hampden Home
Police report an unemployed warehouse foreman Robert G. Clifford 47 his wife Marie L. 43 and their son Ronald 14 were shot to death in their four room Hampden Massachusetts home on Tuesday. A murder alert was issued for 17 year old Robert George Clifford who is believed to have fled with the family car missing since Monday.
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Hampden
Mass
Robert G. Clifford
Marie L
Ronald
Robert George Clifford
Robert Clifford
Cliffords
Clean cut bandit robs Seattle bank for 20994
A calm, well dressed bandit held up the Seattle First National Bank at 6th and Denny, taking 20994 dollars after warning teller Vinonne Patterson not to alert authorities. He escaped quietly, with tellers delaying transfers that day. It follows another Seattle area holdup a week earlier where 10700 was stolen and the suspect was captured within hours.
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Seattle
U.P
6Th and Denny
Seattle First National Bank
Vinonne Patterson
Federal Way
People’s National Bank
Here
Riot over drinking water leaves Karachi dozens hurt
Rival refugee groups clashed with police and each other in Karachi in an hours long riot over drinking water. Officials reported up to 15 dead and at least 20 injured with 21 arrests as gunfire and tear gas ended the four hour disturbance. Earlier counts cited 200 injured and three police deaths.
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Karachi
Pakistan
U.P
House Approves Finance Measure
The House passed by voice vote a bill authorizing 4.108 billion dollars to fund the Treasury and Post Office Departments and the Tax Court for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1.
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Washington
House
Senate
Treasury and
Post Office Departments
Tax Court
Explosions Destroy 31 Freight Cars Near Shattuck Oklahoma
A sequence of violent blasts near Shattuck Oklahoma destroyed 31 of 142 freight cars on a Santa Fe line carrying LPG naptha rubber and carbon black. The blasts shattered 300 homes windows and knocked out power and telephone service. no major injuries were reported beyond three minor injuries. Local residents described mushrooming fire and debris flying across the town.
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Shattuck
Okla
Oklahoma
Jim Holland
Holland
Woodward
Borger
Tex
Waynoka
Santa Fe
Emmitt Wensler
Gage
Wensler
Oklahoma City
Hare Named U S Ambassador to Egypt and Syria
The Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved Raymond A. Hare for the post of ambassador to the United Arab Republic of Egypt and Syria. He currently serves as envoy to Egypt.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Raymond A. Hare
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Syria
Montana Weather Cast For State Wide Snow Likely
Montana weather bulletin notes east district cloudy with snow and mostly cloudy east with scattered snow through Thursday. West district remains cloudy with snow through Thursday and no major temperature change. Highs range from 25 to 40 with lows 10 to 25 in east. 30 to 40 highs and 15 to 25 lows in west. The table shows maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending 5 30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Montana
Dulles Rejects Soviet Summit Proposal as Fraud
Secretary of State Dulles ruled out Moscow's April foreign ministers meeting and June summit plan calling it unacceptable and a fraud. He said the Soviet terms lack adequate preparation and would only heighten tension, warning against acrimonious exposure of differences.
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Warren Rogers JR
Washington
United States
Russia
State Dulles
Dulles
U. S
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Senators Approve Supplemental Money Bill With Soil Bank Boost
The Appropriations Committee approved a 2.866 billion dollar supplemental bill including a 250 million dollar increase for soil bank farm benefits. The measure allows cotton farmers to withdraw from the soil bank and expand cotton acreage by 30 percent if price support rights are surrendered. The proposal faces possible Senate defeat despite support from cotton growers and manufacturers. The bill authorizes up to 750 million dollars in payments for underplanted crops this year, with a 500 million dollar ceiling set last year.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Soil Bank
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Hayden
D-Ariz
Agriculture Dept
Congress
Virginia man gets U S stamps with adhesive backs
John Comfort of Virginia City Montana is credited by Rep Lee Metcalf with prompting the Treasury and Bureau of Engraving and Printing to add adhesive to the backs of U S documentary tax stamps. Comfort wrote the Montana delegation four months ago and noted that stamps under ten dollars already had glue while larger denominations did not. The Treasury and BEP revised the stamps and thanked Comfort for his helpful suggestions.
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Washington
U.P
John Comfort
Virginia City
Mont
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Comfort
Uncle Sam
U. S
Montana
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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U.S
H. J. Zink
United States’ First
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Air Force Association
Zink
Thor
Lone Bandit
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