Montana Adjourns 60 Day Legislature in Late Session
The Montana Legislature, first Democratic majority in 18 years, adjourned after 64 days of work, with 60 days officially on record. House and Senate signed final bills late Monday, paying attended members and staff, and preparing for the January 1959 session. The last bills authorized 22,880,340 for boards, departments, and custodial institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
House
Senate
Paul Cannon
Eugene H. Mahoney
Assembly
Mahoney
Cannon
J. Hugo Aronson
Governor OKs City Liquor Tax and Bills in Montana
Helena Gov J Hugo Aronson signed Sub HB363 raising Montana liquor tax to 20 percent total to aid cities and counties amid higher law enforcement costs from pay raises. The measure adds 4 percent to liquor sales, with 3 percent to cities and 1 percent to counties. The governor also approved a 1958 general election ballot item to renew a 6 mill University of Montana property tax, plus a special fuel tax act and Board of Equalization levy powers up to 10 mills for state government, university, and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
J. Hugo Aronson
35Th Assembly
University of Montana
Assembly
Board of Equalization
State Hospital and Training School
University System
J. F. Reid
Aronson vetoes chrome ore tax measure and income return bill
Montana Gov J Hugo Aronson vetoed Sub HB253 the chrome ore tax proposal and vetoed legislation for installment personal income tax reporting. He praised Sub HB276 increasing metal mines tax while rejecting preferential rates and exemptions seen as discriminatory. The vetoes affect revenue measures from the 35th Legislature and include a failednia compensation bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
J. Hugo Aronson
Montana
General Fund
Aronson
Montana Legislature Increases Taxes For Schools Budget Up
The 35th Legislature, with Democrats in control, raises taxes to fund government and boosts school budgets by about three million dollars annually. Major changes include higher corporation taxes, liquor and cigarette levies, and broader license taxes as part of a 16 million increase in the two year budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
General Fund
Canadian Dollar Reaches 24-Year High Against U S
The Canadian dollar climbed to its highest level in 24 years against the U S currency, trading around 1.04 to 1. its peak earlier in the day with gains driven by U S capital inflows and Canadian firms raising funds in the U S market as rates attract investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Eisenhower Sends Birthday Greetings to King Frederick IX
President Eisenhower on Monday extended birthday wishes to King Frederick IX of Denmark in Washington. The exchange marked a cordial note in U.S. Denmark relations as the Danish monarch turned another year older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
Frederick IX
Denmark
SEATO members vow vigilance as threat shifts from overt attack
A SEATO Council of Ministers session in Canberra heard that overt Communist aggression in Southeast Asia has diminished while subversion grows. Delegates praised increased defensive capacity of eight alliance members and noted new weapons raise deterrence, with the U S leading the bloc. The pact aims to deter war and subversion in the treaty area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Seato Council of Ministers
Southeast Asia
Eight Nation Alliance
Dulles
Seato
Bangkok
U.S
Western Pacific
Japan
United States
Manila
Britain
France
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Pakistan
Russia
China
Beck Indicates Reservations About Cooperation With Racket Inquiry
Senate aide McClellan says President Dave Beck of the Teamsters sent word from Europe that he will delay cooperation. Beck plans a medical checkup and talks with tax attorneys before deciding what records to submit to investigators. McClellan chairs the special committee probing racketeer influence in labor unions and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
MccClellan
D-Ark
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Beck
Senate
McClellan
Europe
Montana Weather Outlook Tuesday Through Wednesday
Montana forecast split by regions shows east half mostly cloudy with scattered rain or snow and rising clouds Tuesday night into Wednesday while temperatures hold steady. West Montana expects cloudy skies with occasional rain or snow mainly in the south, with highs near 40 and lows around 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie Welcomes Nixon
Emperor Haile Selassie greeted Vice President Richard Nixon at the imperial palace in Addis Ababa as about 50 000 Ethiopians cheered his arrival and welcomed the U S leader during a royal reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Richard Nixon
Imperial
Candid Kid Care Ad Draws Heavy Interest
A Springfield Ohio News Sun want ad by an inexperienced caregiver drew 50 calls from parents. The note described unreliable rates and no references, yet the ad proved want ads can attract buyers for almost anything. For more help, call 5451 to place an offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
News-Sun
Dial
Indictment Reinstated in Union Case by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reinstated an indictment against the United Auto Workers for using union funds to pay for political broadcasts on WJBK-TV Detroit in 1954. Justice Frankfurter led the six member majority ruling that the district court erred in stopping the prosecution, while three justices dissented led by Justice Douglas who argued the ruling erodes First Amendment rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
United Automobile Workers
Douglas
Warren
Black
U.S
Frank A. Picard
Detroit
Frankfurter
Picard
Reed
Burton
Clark
Harlan
Brennan
Auto Workers Union
District Court
Hughes
Auto Workers
General Fund
Wjbk-Tv
Justice Dept
Butte Easter Seal Drive Sets $15000 Goal
Silver Bow County outlines a campaign from March 15 to April 21 with a $15,000 target to aid the Montana Society of Crippled Children. Events include a speed skating contest March 23 24, a March 19 door to door campaign, and Easter lily sales March 20 in uptown Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Montana Power
Montana Society of Crippled Children
Civic Center
Uptown
Butte
Montana
Kenneth Hickel
Billings
Walter R. Oleson
H. M. Clemmons
Medical Advisory Council
Hickel
Admiral Byrd Dies Famed Polar Explorer at 68
Boston memorial notes Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd USN retired, first to fly over both poles, head of Deep Freeze Antarctic operation, heart condition, died in sleep at home. He received the Defense Department Medal of Freedom and led multiple Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, shaping airborne exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard E. Byrd
USN
Navy
Antarctica
Byrd
Defense Dept
U.S. Naval Academy
Arctic
Egypt to Restore Admin in Gaza Sparks U N Crisis Fears
Egypt announced it would send its own administration to Gaza, prompting U N diplomats to fear a new Middle East crisis. UNEF duties and control of the Gaza Strip are in question as Cairo names Gen. Hassan Abdel Latif military governor and protests U N force actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Egypt
Gaza Strip
U. N
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
UNEF
Hammarskjold
Cairo
Gaza
Hassan Abdel Latif
Ralph Bunche
E. L. M. Burns
U.N
Bunche
Burns
Israel
Buncher
Fedayeen
Walter Eyton
Israeli Foreign Ministry
Jerusalem
Gulf of Aqaba
Mediterranean
Nasser
Abdel Hakim Amer
United States
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
General Assembly
Strip
U. N. Arab Relief Agency
Mahmoud Fawzi
Fawzi
Russian Revolt Begun 40 Years Ago Against Czar
AP analyst William L. Ryan recalls the February 1917 Russian uprising that toppled Czar Nicholas II and led to a Bolshevik counter revolution. The piece notes early hopes for liberty, later crushed by Bolshevik totalitarianism and the rise of the so called new Soviet man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czar
William L. Ryan
Associated Press
Russia
Petrograd
Nicholas II
Kremlin
Revolt Target Ivan and the New Soviet Man
Analysis argues that the unready Ivan yields to submission yet embodies the steadfast spirit of the Russian lineage. The piece contrasts a mystically soil‑bound patriotism with a state capitalist regime focused on industry and arms, noting leaders past and present erode awe as burdens rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan
Czar
Stalin
Ivan the Terrible
Khrushchev
Soviet Proposal For Mideast Policy Rejected
Washington reported the United States with Britain and France rejected a Soviet plan for a four power declaration on Middle East policy. The note questioned Moscow's good faith and said U.N. Charter principles guide U.S. Middle East policy. Britain and France issued similar notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Middle East
Moscow
U. S
Russia
U.S
U.S.S.R
U. N
Soviet Union
Aleutian quakes tremor aftershocks and Hawaii damage
The Aleutian Ocean Area was rocked by aftershocks Monday following two strong quakes on Saturday that produced nine foot tides against Hawaii. Hawaii’s Governor sought 100000 for relief as Kauai suffered 766000 in public works damage and over 75 homes were destroyed or badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Aleutian
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Samuel Wilder King
Territorial
Kauai Island
News Conference Set by Eisenhower in Washington
President Eisenhower will hold a news conference in Washington on Wednesday at 8 30 am mountain standard time. The event aims to address current national matters and media questions will be invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. D. Holmes
Tom Maddox
City Point
Edmund J. Connelly
South Boston
International Soundphoto
Asia
By Gordon Tait
Schrunk
Montana Weather
Belgrade
Broadus
T Butte
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond Aetenneeeene
Glasgow
Great Falls Treecesserer
Vre Arnaeereensoersonsee
Nixon
Karl R. Bauman
AdmirAl Byrd
Rear Admiral Byrd
Polar Explorer
Milton Besser
Mideast
Aleutian Ocean
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!