Six European Nations Ink Pact for Union
Leaders of six West European nations signed the common market and Euratom treaties binding 160 million people into an economic union. If ratified, it would tear down barriers and create a single tariff bloc. experts warn it may take 12 to 17 years to integrate economies. Signing were Adenauer Pineau Martino Spaak Luns Bech with Rome bells signaling the milestone.
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West Germany
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Pineau
Gaetano Martino
Paul-Henri Spaak
Joseph Luns
Joseph Bech
North Sea
Adriatic
Capitoline Hill
Six Nations
European Coal and Steel Pool
Messina
Sicily
Jameson Named Federal Judge Nominee by Senate Panel
Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Eisenhower's nomination of William J. Jameson for a Montana federal district judgeship. A former Montana Bar president, he led civic groups, practiced at Johnston Coleman, and served in the Montana Legislature from Yellowstone County.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eisenhower
William J. Jameson
Montana
Jameson
American Bar Assn
Butte
William J
Annie J. Jameson
Montana State University
Missoula
Mildred Love
Mary Lucille Honaker
William Jr
Johnston, Coleman & Johnston
Billings
Montana Bar Assn
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Lions International
Alberta
Yellowstone County
House Rejects GI Loan Hike, Boosts Rural VA Loans
The House rejected an administration plan to raise interest rates on GI home loans and approved a bill to add 200 million dollars to the VA direct home loan program for veterans in rural areas or small towns without private financing.
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Washington
House
Moscow Radio Says U.S. Arms Britain to Avert Atomic War
Moscow Radio on Monday described the United States decision to supply Britain with rocket weapons as an attempt to divert from America the terrible answering blow if atomic war follows. The broadcast framed the move as a dangerous escalation amid rising Cold War tensions.
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Moscow
London
Moscow Radio
U.S
Britain
America
Possible Assignment Of U S Missiles To France Discussed
President Eisenhower discussed with Democratic and Republican leaders the possible assignment of U S guided missiles to France. Sen Hen nings of Missouri said a sizable Capitol delegation heard details of the Bermuda conference with Prime Minister.
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U.S
France
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. Hennings
White House
Bermuda
Beck Faces Senate Probe After Capital Arrival
Boss Dave Beck of the Teamsters arrives in Washington and prepares to testify before Sen. McClellan's Senate Investigating Committee. The panel cites $270,000 in payments Beck made to West Coast Teamsters units since 1954 and questions about loans to the union. Beck may invoke the Fifth Amendment, while AFL CIO rules demand cooperation with investigations.
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Washington
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Beck
Sen
McClellan
D Ark
Senate Select Committee
Teamsters
Western Conference of
Robert F. Kennedy
Seattle
Union
Right U
Aflcio
Byrd Calls 1958 Budget Most Dangerous Yet
Senator Harry F. Byrd described Eisenhower 1958 budget as dangerous mortgaged to the hilt. He warned of a limit beyond which even a rich country cannot go and criticized new state aid programs as shifting policy from frugality to big government with centralized Washington power.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Harry F. Byrd
Eisenhower
Virginia Democrat
United States
Byrd
Farm Journal Magazine
Washington
New Twist. By Dickens. Evansville Burglary Inside Man
Evansville police accuse a 16 year old midget, Charles Whitsell Jr., of acting as inside loader for a professional burglary gang. He allegedly squeezed through small holes to unlock doors in about 40 buildings, enabling two ex convict accomplices to steal about $18,000 in loot.
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Evansville
Ind
U.P
Charles Whitsell Jr
Ex-Con Arrested In Swindle Of Naive Secretary
FBI arrested 58 year old Harold Jesse Berney in Prichard on charges of swindling $40,000 from Washington secretary Pauline E Gobel. Berney claimed Venus contact and space travel and formed The Telewand Corp to sell TV antennas and a space modulator.
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Ala
U.P
FBI
Washington, D.C
Venus
Harold Jesse Berney
Prichard
Pauline E. Gobel
Washington
Fred Hallford
Berney
Telewand Corp
Delaware
Texas
Earth
Hallford
Outer Space
Miss Gobel
Wild Atomic Plant Safer Than Driving Says AEC Chief
Washington atomic safety briefing shows the Atomic Energy Commission stating the risk of death from a large reactor accident would be far smaller than that from auto accidents. Lewis L. Strauss cited scientists' worst case estimates noting less than one chance in 50 million yearly for a reactor fatality versus about one in 5,000 from car crashes.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
House
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Strauss
United States
Syrians Parade in Damascus to Celebrate Trilateral Unity
About 3,000 teenage Syrians carried sub machine guns in a military style parade in Damascus on Monday. The event marked a new cultural and unity agreement among Syria Egypt and Jordan.
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Damascus
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
Glover cites copper price risk forcing curtailment at high cost mines
Roy H. Glover, chairman of The Anaconda Company, warned at a Boston luncheon that copper prices outpace production costs, threatening shut downs at two costly Montana mines. He noted no ore depletion, but insisted resources be diverted to development until prices recover. copper has fallen from 46 to about 32 cents per pound since 1956.
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Boston
Roy H. Glover
Anaconda Company
Anaconda
Butte
Boston Security Ae Society
Belmont
Mountain Consolidated
Glover
Half-Million Dollar State Oil Lease Sale Planned
Montana Land Commissioner Lou Bretzke announced a May 13 oil and gas land lease sale in Helena with 130 applications for about 54,900 acres. Nearly 100,000 acres may be included by the April 8 deadline. The last auction in December 1956 drew 55,000 acres for 295,000 dollars. A quarterly sale proposal from Public Instruction Supt Harriet Miller is under review for adoption.
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Helena
Lou Bretzke
Bretzke
Land Board
Public Instruction
Montana oil lease sale expected boost from border discoveries
State Land Commissioner Lou E Bertzke said 47 applications from Big Horn County reflect oil activity from Wyoming. He noted anticipated interest in Hill and Sheridan counties for tracts due to Canadian discoveries. Additional applications from both counties are on file or expected before the May 13 sale.
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Helena
U.P
Wyoming
Montana
Lou E. Bertzke
Big Horn County
Hill
Sheridan
Canada
Hill County
Dinosaur egg theft rattles 13 states at Colgate University
Police in Hamilton, New York, issued a 13 state alert after a 70 million year old dinosaur egg was stolen from Colgate University. Authorities describe the egg as priceless and seek information leading to its recovery.
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Hamilton
N.Y
Colgate University
Montana Weather Report for East and West Regions
Montana weather outlook divided by east and west zones for Tuesday into Wednesday. East sees unsettled skies with showers, light snow in mountains, highs 45 to 55, lows 25 to 35. West remains partly cloudy to cloudier with mountain showers, highs 40 to 50, lows 25 to 35.
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Montana High
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
Tug Edgar Bonnet Lift Clears Suez Canal Blockade
The 141ton tug Edgar Bonnet was raised from the Suez Canal mud freeing the waterway for ships up to 20 000 tons. UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold witnessed the lifting by UN salvage crews and then met Egyptian President Nasser amid Middle East deadlock talks. Egypt reportedly to issue a memorandum with slight concessions to Western canal users.
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Edgar Bonnet
Suez Canal
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Suez Canal Zone
U. N
Nasser
Middle East
Hammarskjold
Egypt
Israel
el- Auja
Sinai
Negev
Suez
Raymond A. Wheeler
Rescued Passengers Mark Kansas Blizzard Toll
A massive spring blizzard swept from the Western Plains into the Great Lakes region, killing at least 30 across eight states and stranding hundreds of travelers. About 440 passengers on two western Kansas trains were rescued by school buses, with many others aided as highways and towns recovered.
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Great Lakes
High Plains
New Mexico
Colorado
Panhandles
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
St. Louis
Winona
Kan
Oakley
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Golden State
National Guard
George A. Vrilakas
Roberta
Calif
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Plains States
Weather Bureau
Dodge City
Effingham
Hooker
Okla
Missouri Pacific
Colorado Eagle
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon Limited
Hoisington
Horace
Garden City
Kansas City
Greyhound
Continental Trailways
Crown Bus Lines
Plains
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Senate panelOKs 15 month tax rate extension
The Senate Finance Committee voted to extend the present corporate and excise tax rates 15 months to June 30, 1958. Without extension, rates would fall next Monday, costing the government about three billion dollars annually. Chairman Byrd urged swift action and noted small business relief is desired, with the extension aimed to prevent revenue loss and avoid confusion from abrupt rate changes.
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J. W. Davis
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
House
Butte Man Fires Shootout To Enter Jail
A Butte man shot his way into jail Monday night after attempting to sell a gun in an East Park street bar. When told the gun looked like a toy, he allegedly fired a bullet through the floor, police said.
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Butte
East Park Street
Man Lost in Chicago After 6 Weeks Returns Apartment Mystery
A Dayton man came to Chicago paid a week's rent then lost his way back. After six weeks of searching he placed a Want Ad in the Chicago Tribune and learned the landlady had rented the apartment to another. Phone 5451 to report the loss.
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Dayton
Ohio
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Huge Safeway tractor rolls into house in Utah incident
A Safeway tractor and 45-foot trailer carrying flour broke away from Iron and Utah and rolled a half block, smashing an unoccupied car into a two story duplex at 902 Utah. The Buick was crushed as the truck pinned it to the wall. Police said the driver H. Clabaugh parked the rig earlier and it escaped. No injuries reported. Traffic was directed as Safeway workers removed the truck.
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Safeway
Iron
Utah
H. (. Clabaugh
Harrison
Supreme Court Nixes Virginia Mass Resistance Appeals
The Supreme Court denied 80 appeals from lower federal court orders blocking racial integration in Virginia. The action, paired with 23 others, keeps in place desegregation orders for Charlottesville and Arlington County and reiterates the court’s stance on allowing gradual integration.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
Charlottesville
Arlington County
University of Virginia
Potomac River
Old Fort
N. C
Bank confirms customer asks for pennies sum
A New York bank confirmed a customer requested one million dollars in pennies. The bank, Chemical Corn Exchange, did not reveal the customer’s identity or purpose. The 100 million pennies would weigh about 340 tons, suggesting the customer may have access to a large truck.
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New York
Chemical Corn Exchange
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