Senators Blocked in Bid for Secret Trade Papers
The Senate Investigation Subcommittee failed to obtain confidential materials on Communist trade policy from Commerce Secretary Weeks Undersecretary Hoover and John Hollister. They offered to testify behind closed doors about the 1954 Western Europe Russia trade relaxations while McCarthy warned he may reveal any public risk to the foreign aid program.
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Washington
Senate Investigation Subcommittee
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover Jr
John B. Hollister
Russia
Sen. McClellan
D-Akr
Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Weeks
Hoover
Paris
McClellan
McCarthy
Sen. Mundt
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Sen. Bender
Ohio
Jackson
United States Senate
Project at Libby Threatened by Canadian Diversion Plan
Army engineer Maj. Gen. E. C. Itschner told a Senate hearing that Canadian plans to divert Columbia River headwaters could hinder Libby Dam and other downstream projects. He said about 25 percent of the Upper Columbia’s flow would remain in Canada, impacting U.S. flood control and power development while Libby’s dispute over benefit division lingers before the International Joint Commission.
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Washington
Columbia River
Canada
U. S
E. C. Itschner
Senate Interior Committee
Senate Foreign Relations
International River
Department of Interior
Sen. Neuberger
D-Ore
Itschner
Libby
Kootenai River
Montana
Upper Columbia
Libby Dam
United States
International Joint Commission
Soncees International Water Probems
Dutch Experts Arrive To Help Syria Civil Defenses
A team of Dutch experts will arrive soon to assist Syria in organizing civil defense as the government launches a program to prepare for a potential war with Israel.
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Damascus
Syria
Israel
Montana Weather Summary for East and West Regions
Montana forecast notes cloudy conditions with light snow and colder temps in the east and extreme north for Tuesday and Tuesday night. Highs 30 to 45, with cooler conditions elsewhere and warmer totals in the west by midweek.
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Montana
Harriman and Symington Win Backing For President
Gov Averell Harriman of New York and Sen Stuart Symington of Missouri gained support for the Democratic presidential bid. Frank E McKinney endorsed Harriman in Indianapolis while Missouri Democrats backed Symington as a favorite son, with Missouri’s convention votes to be decided May 28. Stevenson and Kefauver lead as the California primary approaches and Kefauver campaigns in the South. Republican news remained muted.
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Averell Harriman
New York
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Frank E. McKinney
Adlai Stevenson
Indianapolis
Harriman
McKinney
Alleghenies
Florida
Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Symington
Jefferson City
Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Washington
Rayburn
Johnson
Allan Shivers
Kefauver
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Georgia Students Protest At Tiflis University
The Dawn of the East reports disaffection in Georgia with students cutting classes for more than a year and protests over indoctrination. Kupradze says classes proceed normally and no general strike exists. officials say no access for Western reporters or the Indian ambassador to Georgia.
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Moscow
Tiflis
Communist Party
Georgia
Joseph Stalin
Dawn of the East
V. Kupradze
Tiflis University
Stalin
Lenin
Kremlin
Kupradze
Alexander Takaidze
K. P.S. Menon
Black Sea
Sukhumi
U N Delays Action on Hammarskjold Middle East Mission
The United Nations Security Council postpones final decision on a U S plan to send Secretary General Hammarskjold to the Middle East. Israel and four Arab states request time to state views, with a recess proposed to April 3 and a Wednesday meeting planned without action before then.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N Security Council
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Israel
Syria
Lebanon
Jordan
Egypt
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. N
Arkady A. Sobolev
Soviet Russia
Djalal Abdoh
Lodge
E. Ronald Walker
Hammarskjold
Britain
France
Australia
Peru
Iran
Belgium
Herve Alphand
Conferees Start Remodeling Farm Bill In House Senate Talks
Senate and House conferees began three hour closed door talks on the farm bill reporting progress. They aim to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions with key tests expected Friday and a possible final vote by Wednesday. The group eyed 90 percent parity as a potential compromise for this year, while administration policy favors a flexible 75 to 90 percent parity range.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Senate
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Rep. Cooley
D-Nc
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Eisenhower
Moon Can't Explain Theft Says North Carolinian
Perry Whitfield pleaded guilty to daytime theft of $1,057 in ring settings from Ben Hays Jewelry Store. Judge Guy C. Derry noted past offenses and sentenced Whitfield to two years, remarking alcohol likely more to blame than the moon.
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Billings
Guy C. Derry
Uip
Perry Whitfield
Ben Hays
Hayes
Charles Rodgers
Derry
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Whitfield
Roesti Evans Sheets Named School Officials In Butte
Paul G. Roesti named principal of Butte Junior High School John G Evans Jr named vice principal and Dorothy Sheets appointed dean of girls at Butte High School by School District No 1 trustees The board also discussed overcrowding and approved a building survey with Roesti and Evans needing further study work and degrees before starting duties.
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Paul G. Roesti
Butte
John G. Evans Jr
Dorothy Sheets
Butte High School
George Haney
Roesti
Evans
Godfrey Roesti
Marie Roesti
Coline
Plane crashes near LOXLEY kill seven Navy trainees
Two SNJ trainer planes from Saufley Field collided in flight over south Alabama near the Gulf, killing four crew on impact and a flight instructor and student in each aircraft. One plane narrowly missed a house before crashing with a roar. Identities of the deceased were not released.
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Loxley
Ala
U.R
Saufley Field
Pensacola
Fla.) Naval Air Station
South Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Navy patrol plane crashes into Monongahela River
A Navy S2F anti submarine patrol plane with one engine out crashed into the Monongahela River in Uniontown Pennsylvania after the pilot failed a river landing by the light from coke ovens. Three men aboard were missing and presumed dead as state police doubted any survivor.
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Uniontown
U.P
Monongahela River
Immunity Law Upheld by Supreme Court in National Security Case
The 1954 immunity statute was upheld 7-2 by the Supreme Court. Justice Frankfurter said immunity replaces the danger of prosecution and allows disclosure in security cases, while Justice Douglas dissented noting Congress cannot compel confessions. Ullmann had been jailed for contempt after refusing to testify.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Douglas
Congress
Black
New York
William Ludwig Ullmann
Ullmann
Brownell
U. S
Edward Weinfeld
Weinfeld
Frankfurter
Treasury
Air Force
Elizabeth Bentley
Pentagon
Three Power Talks Begin As Eisenhower Welcomes Cortines and St Laurent
President Eisenhower hosts a North American unity session at White Sulphur Springs with Mexico's Ruiz Cortines and Canada's Louis St Laurent arriving for a first informal dinner at the Greenbrier. The leaders stress personal rapport ahead of formal talks.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Eisenhower
Canada
Mexico
Allegheny Mountain
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Louis St. Laurent
U. S
Washington
Sammy
Poisoned Ginger Ale On Ike Train Investigated
Secret Service opened a probe Monday into reports of poisoned ginger ale aboard a private railroad car four days before President Eisenhower boarded it. Three people fell ill but none seriously hurt. one was a railroad mechanic, the others were relatives visiting C O railway president Walter Tuohy in Huntington West Virginia.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Secret Service
Eisenhower
A. E. Baughman
Howard Skidmore
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Skidmore
C&o
Walter Tuohy
Huntington
Washington
Mexico
Canada
Community Banquet Hails Central Maroons 1956 Champions
An overflow crowd in Butte honored Central High School basketball team the Central Maroons and coach Johnny Frankino. Western general counsel James T. Finlen praised the players for learning to lose before their dramatic 54-50 state title victory over Anaconda High School.
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Butte
Central Maroons
Montana
James T. Finlen
Anaconda Company
Finlen
Boys Central High
Johnny Frankino
Silver Bow
Finlen Hotel
Central Round Table
Bob Burns
Christian Brothers School
Frankino
Helena
Anaconda
Chambers in Montana Meet Here Today on Education Needs
Eight Montana communities plus Butte send presidents and reps to a day-long discussion on national legislative issues, focusing on education. William G. Preston presides at the Finlen Hotel starting 9 a.m. R. D. Corette welcomes visitors from Helena to Kalispell. about 35 attend. George E. Morrison, U.S. Chamber district manager, is due to attend.
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Montana
Butte
William G. Preston
Great Falls
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
Kalispell
Chamber of Commerce
George E. Morrison
Minneapolis
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Tdue
Your Age a Secret in Tax Office
Tax tips urge seniors to claim a double income tax exemption if they qualify while warning that age fears may keep some from applying. Internal revenue records are kept confidential. The notice also promotes Want Ads with a Plymouth phone line and a cash sale offer.
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Internal Revenue
Labor Dept sees brisk spring pickup in employment
The Labor Department reports a generally optimistic outlook for spring hiring as employers nationwide expect to add workers to meet production schedules. A survey of 149 labor market areas shows all but 19 foresee gains by mid May, with increases in outdoor work and manufacturing.
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Washington
Labor Dept
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Miami
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Cost of Living Holds Steady as Food Prices Dip
The Labor Dept reports the cost of living unchanged last month with food prices down offsetting rises in other goods and services. Factory workers’ take home pay rose slightly in February with three dependents, totaling 71.92 after taxes. The CPI stood at 114.6 percent of 1947-49 prices, unchanged from January and 0.3 percent above a year ago.
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Washington
U.P
Labor Dept
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
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