Governor Signs School Bill Despite Reservations
Montana Governor J Hugo Aronson reluctantly signed HB127 creating a school foundation schedule. The law sets a 1957 58 budget of 31 526 584 with local levies to cover the rest of about 40 1/3 million in district costs. Aronson warned it may lower standards and urged future legislatures to restore minimum accreditation requirements.
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Helena
Montana
J. Hugo Aronson
Aronson
State Board of Education
Montana Class AA semifinalists set after close state tourney games
Great Falls defeated Kalispell 63 56 Helena beat Central 48 44 Anaconda edged Billings 56 54 and Butte beat Bozeman 58 54 Semifinals Friday Great Falls versus Anaconda 7 30 p m Helena against Butte 9 p m Kalispell vs Billings and Central vs Bozeman in consolation Bracket Butte rallied from 0 9 first period to win 58 54 over Bozeman led by Don Shurtz who helped to even the score before halftime
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Butte Chamber of Commerce Athletic Committee
Montana High School Assn
Ray Baker
Jim Wedin
Howard Wing
CC Committee
Homer Anderson
Bozeman
Francis Gerdes
Spokane Athletic Goods
John Good
DC Committee
Bill Swarthout
Great Falls
Bob
Ed Simonich
Butte
Forrest Wilson
Bus” Williams
Billings
Norvel Hansen
Helena
Lloyd Skor
Joe Barnett
Rex Dalley
MHSA
Hank Cox
Gus Nash
Anaconda
Montana
Bison
Copperheads
Bengals
Bulldogs
Kalispell
Central
Montana High
Belgrade
Broadus
E Butte
Cut
Bank Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Havre
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
Governor Vetoes Power Bill in Montana
Governor J Hugo Aronson vetoed House Joint Memorial 12 a measure urging Congress to create a single Missouri Basin hydro electric system and fund transmission lines. He noted federal policy against using funds for transmission and warned it could export Montana power and hinder its industrial growth. The memorial had passed the House and Senate.
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Congress
Missouri Basin
J. Hugo Aronson
Aronson
Bureau of Reclamation
Missouri
Senate
Montana
House
Two Boys Arm Themselves In Texas Dog Catcher Incident
In Galveston two 14 year olds fired at officers and dog catchers defending their dog named Blackie. The boys faced assault to murder and illegal firearm charges as city officials voted to disarm dog catchers except the head with a shotgun. A fundraiser aimed to free Blackie.
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Texas
Garcia
Charles Layman
Blackie
George Clough
Clough
Juveniles Held After Rash of Crimes in Butte Area
Several youths linked to a Wednesday night crime wave remained in Silver Bow County juvenile custody with others released to parents. Officers say a new state statute will hold parents financially liable for damages by their children, to be invoked for the first time. Frances Hall, 20, hurt in a four car crash ending an 80 mph chase on Harrison Ave, was listed in fair condition at St James Hospital with back injuries. A 14 year old driver of a stolen car was released from Community Memorial Hospital and awaits detention, while two 13 year old Butte youths and a 14 year old Madison School break in suspect remain in custody.
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Silver Bow County
Frances Hall
Adams
Harrison Avenue
St. James Hospital
Community Memorial Hospital
County
Butte
Madison
Butte Weather Affects Class AA Tourney Contests
Butte teams in the State Class AA tournament may be affected by fluctuating weather. Temperatures rose from four below zero to 35 in the afternoon with partly cloudy skies and scattered showers expected Friday.
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Butte
Senate confirms nominations delayed on Brennan due to McCarthy absence
The Senate confirmed more than a dozen presidential nominees but held Brennan Jr. on the Supreme Court awaiting Sen. McCarthy's return from Arizona. McCarthy's absence, tied to a labor racketeering probe, prompted the courtesy delay. Other confirmations included Dewey Short for civil works secretary and Murray Snyder for public defense affairs.
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Washington
Senate
William Joseph Brennan Jr
Supreme Court
Sen
McCarthy
Phoenix
Ariz
Special Committee
Teamsters Union
Portland
Ore
Brennan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate Judiciary Committee
Brannan
High Court
Rep
Dewey Short
RMO
the Army
Chester R. Davis
Murray Snyder
White House
House Votes To Retain Excise Taxes
The House passed a bill to keep current corporation and excise rates for another year, blocking a 3 billion dollar revenue drop starting April 1. The measure, sent to the Senate, would extend the 52 percent corporate rate and existing excises for liquor cigarettes jewelry cars and parts until April 1, 1958.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Ways and Means
Congress
Eisenhower
Butte Central Girl Wins Montana Oratorical Contest
Miss Mary Beth Sullivan a senior at Butte Central High School won the Montana American Legion oratorical contest and will advance to the Caldwell Idaho regional on April 2. Second place went to John Presthen of Chinook High and third to James Walshey of St. Leo's Lewistown. Judges included Justice Hugh Adair and Rev Joseph Makin.
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Helena
Mary Beth Sullivan
Butte Central High School
American Legion
Caldwell
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Alaska
John Presthen
Chinook High School
James Walshey
St. Leo's of Lewistown
Supreme Court
Hugh Adair
Doris Marshall
Helena High School
James Nicholson
The
Montana Fiducation Assn
William King
Public Instruction Department
Joseph Makin
Carroll College
Eisenhower Sets Sail On Bermuda Cruise
President Eisenhower boarded the guided missile cruiser Canberra at Norfolk then sailed at 7 15 pm for Bermuda with 1200 officers and men aboard. He met NATO naval leaders, praised their work and sent best wishes from the American people before departing for the Atlantic.
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Eisenhower
Bermuda
Canberra
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
United States
Atlantic Supreme Allied Command
International Command
NATO
Free World
Atlantic
Western Hemisphere
Europe
White House
James C. Hagerty
Washington
Adm
Jerauld Wright
Wright
Naval Air Station
Farmer in Oregon Promises to Pay Old Debts
A Clatskanie farmer who had prospered in recent years offered to repay about 23 000 dollars owed from 1930 onward. He placed a Want Ad in the Portland Oregonian stating he is ready to pay, but received no replies. The note also suggests using Want Ads to sell surplus items or rent a room. Dial 5451.
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Clatskanie
Ore
Portland Oregonian
Dial
Airliner crashes into British homes killing twenty
A Viscount airliner plowed into a housing development near Manchester Ringway Airport killing 20 aboard and leaving a woman and child missing. Rescue teams battled flames with nurses and volunteers as a school became a mortuary and houses burned. The aircraft carried 15 passengers and 5 crew on a Amsterdam bound flight.
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Manchester
England
British European Airways
Ringway
Amsterdam
Wythensawe
City Fire Brigade
Lily Boyle
Discovery
Britain
Grand Jury Acts Swiftly in Hoffa Plot Case
The government moves quickly as a grand jury probes an alleged $18,000 bribery scheme tied to Jimmy Hoffa and a spy plot in Senate investigations. Hoffa protests innocence while prosecutors seek prison on bribery counts. witness John Dye Cheasty appeared as a key witness.
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Washington
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Senate
Hoffa
Dist. Atty
Oliver Gash
John Dye Cheasty
FBI
Gasch
Detroit
James W. Knapp
Dept. of Justice
Fd P
Langley Silent In Union Probe
Portland district attorney William Langley refused to testify before the Senate Rackets Committee citing self incrimination. He listened to tape recordings alleging conversations with gamblers and a 1954 $500 check drawn in his name by the Western Conference of Teamsters.
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Washington
William Langley
Portland
Ore
Senate Rackets Committee
Western Conference of
Teamsters
Langley
Bozeman Foreman Dies From Rail Yard Accident
Bozeman resident Forrest G. Sellars age 55, an assistant foreman for the Milwaukee Road, died in a Billings hospital from injuries suffered when a box car weighing seed peas at the Bozeman station rolled free and struck a speeder. Three other men were hurt as the speeder carrying ties was pushed three miles after the crash. Jess Stovall helped keep Sellars from falling as the machine moved. Funeral services planned in Bozeman.
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Billings
Forrest G. Sellars
Bozeman
Milwaukee Road
Sellars
Jess Stovall
Nasser Moves to Tighten Gaza Strip Control
The Gaza Strip comes under civil control led by a governor appointed by the Nasser regime as the United States signals resuming aid to Israel and reviews policy for Egypt and Jordan. State Department officials note aid decisions remain country specific and tied to pre October 29 conditions.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Gaza Strip
Nasser
State Dept
Lincoln White
Jordan
U. S
Dulles
Suez
National teachers union intervention in Butte case sparks state and national clash
In District Court Judge William F. Shallenberger granted intervention to the National Education Assn and the Montana Education Assn in a suit by eight non union Silver Bow teachers against School District No 1 and Butte Teachers Union Local 332. The associations plan to file further petitions within 15 days to support the local union. The matter centers on equal salaries and benefits for non union teachers and union colleagues with the district awaiting expedited rulings on action causes and possible retroactive pay.
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William F. Shallenberger
Missoula
National Education Assn
United States
Montana Education Assn
Silver Bow County
Butte Teachers Union
American Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
John Ligtenberg
Chicago
National Union
Maurice F. Hennessey
Silver Bow
Wesley M
Shallenberger
Olsen
Hennessey
Hennessy
Montana Weather Summary for Friday and Saturday
Montana east will be fair and partly cloudy with scattered rain or snow showers near the western mountains. Temperatures reach 30 to 40 degrees in the east and 40 to 50 in the west Friday, dropping to 15 to 30 overnight, then Saturday highs near 40 to 50. West Montana remains mostly cloudy with light change, highs 35 to 45, Lows 20 to 25, and Saturday brings more snow showers in the mountains. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Montana
Western Mountains
Bud Abbott Faces Execution Today
Bud Abbott prepared for execution by gas chamber at San Quentin at 10 a.m. Friday for the kidnapping murder of Stephanie Bryan. Federal and state appeals failed as Atty. George T. Davis pursued a habeas corpus writ in federal court.
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San Quentin
Calif
Burton
Bud) Abbott
Stephanie Bryan
California
Louis E. Goodman
Atty
George T. Davis
San Francisco
Davis
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