Four Men Held in Helena Over Renee McCarty Death
In Helena Montana Sheriff Coroner Dave Middlemas said 18 year old Renee McCarty was grabbed and killed in her apartment. Four men are being held in connection with the case, no charges filed yet, and authorities note a possible murder motive but no definitive cause. The coroner’s jury viewed the body and the teen’s aunt and landlord saw the locked door with a key from outside. Renee was last seen Monday night after visiting her mother in the hospital.
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Mont
Dave Middlemas
Renee McCarty
Renee
Middlemas
Helena High School
John Harrison
Beulah Ryan
Edwin E. Multz
Harrison
W. F. McCarty
Portland
Ore
Jessie McCarty
McCarty
Ryan
Two Aircraft Missing with Ten Aboard Reported Wreckage
A search plane sighted wreckage high on a rugged Utah mountain late Thursday and said it could belong to either of two missing planes, each carrying five people. Authorities pursued verification as the total number of people aboard the two craft reached ten.
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Air Force
Chicago
California
March Air Force Base
Mt. Timpanogos
Hill Air Force Base
Here
Forest Service
Provo
T. G. Remaklus
Hill Afb
Wasatch Mountains
Wasatch County
Eugene Payne
Robert J. Willis
Jacques
George Dott
Wauconda
Ill
Harry Knutson
San Francisco
Costa Rica
H. W. Gindelle
Pittsburgh
Willis’ Company
Wool Men Oppose Tariff Program
The Wool Manufacturers Assn urged Congress to let the 21 year old Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act die. Edwin Wilkinson told the Senate Finance Committee the law failed in all but lowering US tariffs, while Sen. Millikin favored extending it with amendments. The hearing examined President Eisenhower's liberalized trade plan and the program's future, amid wool industry opposition and calls to bolster the escape clause.
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The
Wool Manufacturers Assn
Congress
Edwin Wilkinson
Association
Senate Finance Committee
U. S
Sen
Millikin
R-Cole
Wilkinson
House
Eisenhower
Italian Senate clears way for vote on Paris treaties
In Rome the Italian Senate defeated last minute Communist attempts to block approval of the Paris treaties. A 70 minute speech by Foreign Minister Gaetano Martino argued neutrality would end Italy’s world role and independence. Police patrolled streets after riots aimed at the treaty debate.
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Paris
West Germany
Reds
Gaetano Martino
Italy
NATO
Western European Union
WEU
Martino
Churchill Warns France to Act on German Rearmament
Paris reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned that another nation would occupy France's chair in the Atlantic Alliance if Paris fails to ratify German rearmament. Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay disclosed the warning as he pushed a government drive to push the arms pacts through the Senate by month end after approval by the National Assembly.
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Winston Churchill
France
Atlantic Alliance
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Pinay
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
French National Assembly
Eisenhower pledges continued US forces in Europe
President Eisenhower vowed to keep a fair share of U S land sea and air forces in Europe to deter Soviet attack while European allies fast track rearming West Germany under London Paris agreements. About six American divisions plus 18 bomber fighter and transport wings and the U S 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean underpin the commitment as Britain France West Germany Italy Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg seek approval. The pledge follows a 16 April declaration and aims to reassure France and others that US troops will remain in Europe as long as a threat exists.
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Eisenhower
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Europe
White House
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France
U. S
Mediterranean
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
European Defense Community
Edward Bolever 89 Retired Realtor Dies in Butte
Edward Bolever 89 longtime Butte real estate man died Thursday afternoon after an illness. Born in Indiana on February 18 1866 he and wife Susan Lincoln moved to Butte in 1898 where he helped found Floral Park and had a real estate career until 1948. Survived by his wife nephews and nieces funeral arrangements were pending at Richards Funeral Home.
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Floral Boulevard
Butte
Mr. Bolever
Vanderburg County
Indiana
Evansville
Fort Scott
Kan
Susan R. Lincoln
Little Rock
Ark
Kansas City
Bolever
A. F. Bray Grocery Co
Bolevers
Missoula
Floral Park
W. A. Clark
Edwards Street
Christian Science Church
Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Realtors
Byrd Urges Senate Not to Grant Tax Cut
Senator Byrd asks the Senate to withhold a tax cut while laying out opposition to tax relief. In testimony before the Banking Committee, Winthrop H. Smith of Merrill Lynch questions the link between a March 8 stock market drop and any Senate investigation, asserting strong public confidence in the economy.
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Byrd
Senate
Washington
Winthrop H. Smith
Smith
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Senate Banking Committee
America
Eccles Calls for Tighter Credit Curbs on Market
Washington D C Marriner S Eccles former Fed chief urged tighter credit controls on stock buying and home building to curb what he called elements of real danger to the economy He backed raising stock margin requirements from 60 to 75 percent and suggested 100 percent if stock values keep rising Eccles testified to the Senate Banking Committee with John J McCloy noting concerns over rapid gains while saying he saw little similarity to 1929 conditions Both men warned about overbuilding and easy mortgage terms fueling risk in the overall economy
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Washington
Marriner S. Eccles
Eccles
Federal Reserve System
Roosevelt
Truman
John J. McCloy
Chase National Bank
McCloy
Senate Banking Committee
Fulbright
D-Ark
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
U S Admiral Says China Not Seeking Major War
Admiral Felix Stump, Pacific Fleet commander, told reporters in Tokyo that U S forces are ready to defend Quemoy and the Matsus if ordered by President Eisenhower, but he doubted Beijing wants a full scale war now. He warned the crisis hinges on Peiping decisions and noted nationalist troops reinforce the Matsus while denying use of atomic weapons unless stored elsewhere.
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Felix B. Stump
Pacific
U. S
Quemoy
Matsus
Eisenhower
Stump
Formosa Strait
Peiping
Pearl Harbor
Matsui
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
House Votes Pay Raise for Military
The House approved a 199 to 1 vote to grant pay raises from 6 to 25 percent for career military personnel to attract and retain veterans. The measure, now heading to the Senate, includes an average 11.9 percent boost for qualified enlisted, warrant officers, and officers with required service. Officials project about two million service members qualify, with increases effective the month after a presidential signature.
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House
Rep. Taber
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Armed Services Subcommittee
Rep. Kilday
D-Tex
Pentagon
Senate tax debate opens with Byrd says government mortgaged
A major tax policy debate began in the Senate on Thursday as Senator Byrd asserted the government is mortgaged to the hilt. He argued for fiscal restraint and warned of expanding deficits amid calls for tax policy change. The session focused on balancing budget considerations with reform proposals.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Byrd
Butler Accused of Bad Taste by GOP Leaders
Congressional Republicans blasted Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler for suggesting President Eisenhower might not run in 1956 because of his wife’s health. Butler cited published reports about Mrs Eisenhower’s health and strength, while Senator Aiken called him a scoundrel. The dispute framed debates on tax cuts and federal debt, with Senate and House proposals under consideration to reduce income taxes and adjust corporate rates.
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Congressional
Republicans
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Senate
Butler
White House
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Kerr
D-Okla
Byrd
George
D-Ga
House
Attempted Silver Bow Jail Break Brings Prison Sentences
Byron Davis was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison for attempting to break from Silver Bow County jail in Butte. His wife Alice received five years probation for related actions. FBI agent Harvey Rosecrans testified that Alice supplied hacksaw blades a pistol and ammunition hidden in syrup and bread.
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Billings
Byron Davis
Silver Bow
Butte
Alice
Davis
Texas
Montana
FBI
Harvey Rosecrans
Quit Worrying Real or imaginary ailments ad help
An old style Want Ads pitch urges quitting worry over ailments and promotes dialing 5451 for an ad writer. It then lists a used freezer for sale, a BEN HAR CHEST TYPE 16 CU FT and a price note of 500 value and 300, with a partial name or price fragment "000 Watson."
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Ben Har
Watson
Montana Weather Across Regions Expect Snow and Cold
Mostly cloudy with occasional snow through Friday night. Friday highs range 32 to 42 with 10 to 25 in the northeast by evening. West Montana sees 30 to 38 Friday, little snow in mountains and a colder night. The table notes 12 hour maxima and 18 hour minima ending 5 30 p.m. Thursday.
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Montana
Soviet Russia Agrees to Farmer Exchange with U S A
Moscow and Washington exchanged notes formalizing a plan for reciprocal visits by farmers. The Soviet note states readiness to welcome American agricultural delegates to the USSR and to send Soviet delegates to the United States, signaling broad cooperation on corn hog production and farm practices as urged by Khrushchev. President Eisenhower endorsed the concept as potentially beneficial to both nations.
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United States
U. S
Soviet Union
Russia
Des Moines Register
Soviet Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Register
Iowa
Soviet Agriculture
U. S. State Department
Eisenhower
U.S. A
Ssee
Walkerville Bypasses Election Again
Walkerville will not hold an election as no candidates filed for any office. City Clerk John Giacoma said no contest exists this year. The last Walkerville election occurred in 1953, and funds for elections will be redirected to another city line item.
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Walkerville
John Giacoma
Hill City
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