Science Fair at Civic Center Opens Friday in Butte
The regional Science Fair at the Butte Civic Center showcases 225 exhibits from eight high schools across the region. First and second grand prize winners advance to the National Science Fair in Flint Michigan May 5 to 9, while other winners go to the Montana Science Fair in Missoula April 11 and 12.
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Boys Central High School
Civic Center
Paul Madden
Frank Panisko
Bill Tiddy
Christian Brothers High School
Butte Civic Center
Phil Foley
Butte
Girls Central
Boys Central
Anaconda
Powell County
Deer Lodge
Ennis
Sheridan
Whitehall
Flint
Mich
Missoula
Free Park Day Proclaimed in Uptown Butte
Mayor W. P. Donnelly declares Saturday March 29 as Shoppers Free-Park Saturday in Uptown Butte. Parking between Montana and Wyoming from Galena to Granite will be free for shoppers, with meters covered and traffic officers vigilant for proper use and no double parking.
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Butte
W. P. Donnelly
Montana
Wyoming
Galena
Granite
I. W. P. Donnelly
Bulganin Drops From Sight Amid Kremlin Uncertainty
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin has vanished from key state events as Moscow anxiously awaits potential government changes. The Supreme Soviet opens its first post election session Thursday amid speculation, with Dag Hammarskjold noting Bulganin’s absence during his Moscow visit.
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Harold K. Miles
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Bulganin
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Communist Party
Nikitai S. Khrushchev
President Publishes Space Report On Moon Mission Costs
President Eisenhower releases a four thousand word introduction to outer space prepared by the Science Advisory Committee. It outlines space technology problems and prospects and estimates the manned moon effort at a couple of billion dollars. He urges all Earth citizens to read it.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Outer Space
Oscars Awarded In Film Industry
Hollywood observers hailed Joanne Woodward and Alec Guinness as top stars of 1957 at the 30th Academy Awards. The Bridge on the River Kwai won best picture and multiple honors including director David Lean and writer Pierre Boulle. Miyoshi Umeki and Red Buttons were best supporting players. All the Way from The Joker is Wild won best song. Woodward, a 27 year old from Thomasville Georgia, rose to prominence as the real life neurotic in The Three Faces of Eve.
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Hollywood
Joanne Woodward
Eve
Alec Guinness
Miss Woodward
Thomasville
Ike Is Petitioned To Cancel Nuclear Tests
A petition with about 47 000 signatures was presented at the White House urging President Eisenhower to cancel the next month’s nuclear tests. The American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker group, sponsored the appeal.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
American Friends Service Committee
Billings Hotel Clerk Victim of Early Morning Hold Up
Billings ( ) A hotel clerk, Mrs Iola Dahrling, described a 30ish man with dark eyes who entered the Lincoln Hotel before 4 am, chatted about rates, drew a pistol and forced her to surrender 110 dollars in mixed bills. A light car housed the getaway, and detectives link the suspect to robberies west of Anaconda Alberton and Missoula Elks bar thefts possibly tied to similar phrases used during the crime.
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Billings
Billings’ Lincoln
Iola Dahrling
Anaconda
Alberton
Missoula
Belgium Queen Mother Elisabeth visits Moscow for Tchaikovsky event
Queen Mother Elisabeth of Belgium arrived in Moscow and was greeted by the Soviet Ministry of Culture as she attends the Tchaikovsky international piano and violin competition. She is the first European royalty to visit the USSR since the revolution and is a violinist herself.
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Moscow
Belgium
Elisabeth
Ministry of Culture
Nuae
Soviet Union
Eisenhower asks Congress to speed civilian spending
President Eisenhower urged Congress to authorize accelerating civilian agency purchases totaling 840 million dollars for the current and upcoming fiscal year to lift employment. The White House said the move aims to stimulate the economy by faster procurement of supplies and equipment across non defense items. The plan prioritizes areas with high unemployment and directs the Budget Bureau and General Services Administration to oversee the expedited spending.
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J. W. Davis
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Budget Bureau
General Services Administration
Housekeeping
U N Observers To Witness Nuclear Blast
President Eisenhower said he would invite United Nations observers to witness a large nuclear explosion this summer to show how American scientists have reduced radioactive fallout. Russians may join as observers amid reports they could suspend hydrogen tests and stop production of some weapons. The move aims to sway world opinion against US hydrogen tests at Eniwetok.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations
Pacific
Russia
United States
State Dept
Kremlin
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
U. S
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Albert F. Root Seeks State Post
Albert F. Root a Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission member and union official said in Helena he will file for the Democratic nomination to the Montana Railroad Public Service Commission. The 49 year old Kila resident planned to choose between two seats and seek the remainder of the term of the late Lou C. Boedecker.
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Helena
Albert F
al) Root
Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission
Montana Railroad Public Service Commission
Root
Kila
Montana
Railroad Public Service Commission
Lou C. Boedecker
Tourist Station Closure Sparks Heated Montana Debate
The Montana Highway Commission backed a plan to close 13 tourist courtesy stations and replace methods for collecting visitor data. A six member State Chamber group urged continued operation of tourist ports of entry, while other chambers voiced mixed support. A small joint panel was proposed to study the issue, amid disagreement over recent Monday meeting remarks.
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Helena
Montana
Highway Commission
State Chamber of Commerce and
State Advertising Advisory Council
C. M. Wall
Ben Goodman
Anaconda
Chambers
Billings
Butte
Chester
Great Falls
Hamilton
Highwood
Kalispell
Lewistown
Shelby and
Terry
Wall
Missoula
Commission
Harry L. Burns
Chinook
Burns
State Chamber
Police keep mum on Hotel Bastille patron mystery
Butte police close to solving a recent case after a patron left a partially identified item at the Hotel Bastille. Night deskman Raymond O’Connor says to let the facts speak and the item will be theirs. A half set of false teeth is involved.
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Butte
Bastille
Raymond O’connor
Eisenhower Sees Worst of Slump Yet and Tax Cut Talk
President Eisenhower assessed the recession as potentially the deepest phase of the slump and signaled a vague possibility of a tax cut. He urged buying on product value and advocated better salesmanship and advertising to spur demand, noting no stampede toward tax relief. He also proposed United Nations observers, including Russians, monitor a large nuclear test.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations
Six of Family Die As Home Burns
In Columbus Ohio a family tragedy leaves Mrs James J George and her husband James 50 amid a hospital scene. Six young victims include James Larry 12 Barbara Ellen 11 Glenn and Betty Gallagher 25 Deborah 3 and Jimmy 2. James George bravely tried to save them but was burned. he escaped through a bathroom window after failing to reach the others. Neighbors restrained him from returning to the house.
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Columbus
Ohio
James J. George
James George
Mrs. George
Near West Side
George
James Larry
Barbara Ellen
Glenn
Betty George Gallagher
Seattle Firm Low Bidder for Glasgow Project
Nels Mortensen Co. of Seattle was the low bidder on 67 family housing units at Glasgow Air Force Base Montana. The basic bid was 1 205 750 with 186 876 for extra items depending on funds. government estimates were 1 358 106 basic and 224 370 for optional items.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Nels Mortensen Co
Seattle
Glasgow Air Force Base
Glasgow
Mont
Army Engineers
Explorer III satellite may plunge back to Earth soon
Explorer III, an 80 inch long satellite launched by the Army Jupiter C rocket, orbits on a wobbling path and could be dragged into the atmosphere within days. Maj. Gen. Medaris estimates a two week life, with some observers predicting only two days.
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Ben Funk
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
John B. Medaris
Army Ballistic Missile Program
Washington
William H. Pickering
California Ins
Medaris
von Braun
Congress Pressed to Shield Mining Industry from Cheap Imports
Senators heard mining spokesmen urge import taxes or quotas to aid copper lead zinc manganese tungsten and coal producers. Arizona mine losses were cited with 1 200 copper workers laid off and state wage losses near 20 million dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Interior Mining Subcommittee
Frank Knight
Arizona Mineral Resources Dept
Arizona
Arthur B. Parsons
Oakland
Calif
Parsons
J. Carson Adkerson
Washington, D. C
American Manganese Producers Assn
United States
Russia
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Sen. Malone
R-New
Tariff Commission
Kennedy
Milton Eisenhower Named to Post
Milton S. Eisenhower was appointed by President Truman as a member of the Board of Visitors to the U S Naval Academy to serve the remainder of Dr J E Wallace Sterling's term which expires December 30. Sterling has resigned.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Milton S. Eisenhower
U. S. Naval Academy
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
J. E. Wallace Sterling
Sterling
Montana Weather Update for East and West Regions
The Montana forecast shows east areas mainly cloudy with brief light rain or snow and little temperature change through Friday. East highs 35 to 45 with lows 25 to 35. west region variable clouds with little change, occasional snow in mountains and scattered showers at lower elevations. highs 40 to 55 and lows 20 to 30.
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Montana
Butte High bids opened for gymnasium expansion project
School District No. 1 trustees opened bids Wednesday night to enlarge the Butte High School gym and P E department. The low general contract was about 63 000 over the 236 320 budget, with plumbing heating electrical and painting bids also high.
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Butte High School
J. G. Link
Great Falls
C. B. Lauch
Murphy Plumbing and Heating
Bozeman Electric
Nevin Paint
BHS
Taylor-McDonald
Butte
Three Sisters Die In Fire at Home
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania three schoolgirl sisters Nancy 16 Wanda 13 and Sandra 11 died when a frame row house fire at dawn trapped them in the attic. The blaze spread to three nearby homes as smoke and flames blocked their stairway escape from the Betz family residence.
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Tamaqua
U.P
Nancy
Wanda
Sandra
Freeman Betz
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Billings Belgrade
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Cut Bank
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