Flexible Farm Price Supports System Junked by Conferees
The Senate House conference committee scrapped the administration flexible price support plan in the farm bill. Benson warned a presidential veto is likely and the panel endorsed a 90 percent parity level for major crops this year, adding about 1 to 1.2 billion dollars in 1956 benefits. The dual parity method would let farmers use the higher of the old or new parity.
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Washington
Senate House
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Conference Committee
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
Eisenhower
Senate
Agriculture Dept
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Easter Retail Sales Set for New Record Across Nation
An Associated Press survey of 23 cities shows total Easter retail sales climbing toward an all time high as families buy gifts for Easter. Weather hurts trade in the East, with New York stores reporting declines and several merchants calling sales disappointing or dismal, while Florida's Miami area enjoys a boost.
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New York
Associated Press
Macy's
New York Federal Reserve District
Florida
Miami
Atlanta
Two Alder Men Die In Truck Crash In Virginia City
Two Tale miners from Alder died Tuesday night when an improvised private road failed sending their ore truck down a 1000 foot incline. Hugh Fleming about 35 and Clayton Swagerty about 50 were found alive four hours after the crash but died from injuries and exposure. Coroner Emmit Marsh called the cause readily apparent and no further investigation planned. They operated an independent talc mine near Granite Creek and had shipped ore for over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City
U.P
Hugh Fleming
Clayton Swagerty
Granite Creek
Fleming
Swagerty
Sheridan
Emmit Marsh
Alder
Charity tips sell unused items through Classified ads
A humorous note on charity and taxes leads to selling unwanted items via Classified ads. It advertises calling 5451 for an ad writer and includes a sample sale: a 1947 Cadillac offered for 150 dollars and a motor in good condition with contact 0000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac
Senate Rejects Election Law Revisions Vote Returns to Committee
The Senate, in a voice vote, sent all electoral reform proposals back to the Judiciary Committee after a 48-37 defeat of a major compromise. Senator Daniel argued no plan could achieve a two thirds majority, signaling little chance of revival this session. Senator Kennedy said the measures are dead for now. The compromise allowed states to split electoral votes or awarding them by state wide and district tallies, while four other amendments were defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen
Daniel
D-Tex
Kennedy
D-Mass
Chambers of Commerce Postpone Federal School Aid Study
Delegates from nine Montana Chambers of Commerce decided Tuesday to shelve the federal school financing question for now. They will study local and state education needs, notify the congressional delegation of findings, and convene a conference by June 30, 1956. The Montana Chamber may act as a clearing house for future education conferences.
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Chambers of Commerce
Montana
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers’ Education
Finlen Hotel
Finlen
Silver Bow
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Lipson Inn Fire Destroys Old Ranch Home
A Lipson's chicken dinner resort near Mining City was burned Tuesday afternoon destroying a $25,000 to $30,000 ranch house. Mr and Mrs Frank Dunn Jr and two children were left homeless. Strong winds and late discovery hindered firefighting. cause suspected to be overheated stoves.
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Columbia Gulch
Frank Dunn Jr
Butte
Butte Resident Survives Gasoline Explosion
Merle Wenger of 2030 Locust suffered superficial burns on both wrists when a can of gasoline he carried exploded near a stove in his garage. The Race Track Volunteer Fire Dept. responded to the 7:05 p.m. alarm, reporting only minor fire damage. Mrs. Wenger credited divine protection.
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Butte
God
Merle Wenger
Race Track
Montana Weather Report Summary
Montana weather shows east region partly cloudy with decreasing clouds Wednesday and possible snow showers Thursday as north winds ease then shift to the west. Temperatures rise. highs range 25-35 in the east and 35-45 in the west, with increasing cloudiness and possible rain or snow showers Wednesday night into Thursday in the west.
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Montana
United States and allies pledge aid to halt communist advance
At the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs three leaders Eisenhower St Laurent and Cortines endorsed sending U N Security Council action on Palestine and warned of mid east tensions as a potential threat to peace The leaders affirmed North American unity while pledging moral and economic aid to newly independent nations to curb communist influence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
United States
Canada
Mexico
Eisenhower
Louis St. Laurent
Adolfo Rui Cortines
Greenbrier
United Nations Security Council
St. Laurent
Rui Cortines
U. S
Mid-East
Palestine
U. N. Security Council
Lester B. Pearson
Montana State College approves bond hike and contracts for health center
The State Board of Education voted to raise the local bond issue to 1.6 million dollars and awarded contracts totaling 1,453,115 for a new Physical Education and Health Center at Montana State College in Bozeman. General to Haggerty-Messmer Co. for 882,992. mechanical to Midland Plumbing and Heating Co. for 366,720. electrical to Yellowstone Electric Co. for 203,403.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Board of Education
Montana State College
R. R. Renne
Haggerty-Messmer Co
Boeman
Midland Plumbing and Heating Co
Billings
Yellowstone Electric Co
Gatton Field
Fred F. Willson
Oswald Berg
Bozeman
Fresh Bloodshed Deepens Tunisian Nationalist Rift
In Tunisia two moderate Neo Destour leaders were killed amid spikes of Arab extremism. The slayings target a Thala district chief and a deputy in the new Constituent Assembly, underscoring divisions after Paris negotiations yielded autonomy pledges.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Neo-Destour (Independence
Thala
Constituent Assembly
Neo-Destour
Paris
France
Gas Tax Cut for Farmers Voted
The Senate approved a compromise bill to eliminate the 2 cent per gallon federal tax on gasoline used in farm operations. Estimated to save farmers about 69 million dollars yearly, refunds apply to fuel used for farm work, with a carveout for custom operators if the benefit is passed to farmers. The measure moves to the House for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Senate House
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Wilson Names Single Boss for Missiles
Secretary of Defense Wilson named Eger V. Murphree as special assistant for guided missiles with broad authority over the U S long range missile program. Murphree will act as Pentagon spokesman on missile matters before the National Security Council and the President and push rapid development of ballistic missiles to threaten targets 5000 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
U. S
Russia
Eger V. Murphree
Esso Research & Engineering Co
Summit
N. J
Pentagon
National Security Council
Jackson
D-Wash
Wymington
D-Mo
Air Force
Senate
Trevor Gardner
Gardner
Wil
Ginger Ale Case Probe Continues
A C&O official said one of three people who drank ginger ale on a private car used by President Eisenhower shows possible uremic poisoning. Secret Service and railroad investigators pursue whether someone doctored the drink as bottles tossed from the car last Thursday remain missing.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Eisenhower
Howard Skidmore
C&o
Skidmore
Secret Service
Washington
A. E. Baughman
Huntington
Britain faces at least nine more months of austerity
The Eden government warned Britons Tuesday of extended austerity in a white paper. It pledges intensified efforts to boost exports and cut imports to reverse the decline in Britain’s dollar reserves from 986 million to 757 million last year.
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London
A.P
Anthony Eden
Britain
Communist Daily Worker Seized Across U S For Back Taxes
The United States government seized Communist party assets and padlocked the Daily Worker offices in New York and regional centers in Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco and Los Angeles over back taxes. Tax liens targeted subscriptions records and party files while editors sought new premises to continue publication.
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New York
Daily Worker
New York Internal Revenue Office
Washington
Internal Revenue
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Newark
Detroit
Treasury
East 12Th Street
Rae National
Avenue
Donald R. Moysey
Internal Revenue Service
Communist Party
Eisenhower
Treasury Dept
Dust storms lash five states in fierce winds
March winds whipped choking dust across Colorado Wyoming Kansas Oklahoma and Texas with speeds up to 80 mph. The storms ripped crops disrupted highways and forced school closings as visibility dropped to near zero in places.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Denver
Cliff Etter
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Lamar
Colorado Highway Dept
Limon
Goodland
Kan
Gage
Oklo
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Dahlhart
Tex
Army Considers Flathead Dam on Flathead River
The Army Corps of Engineers weighs a 54 million dollar Buffalo Rapids No 4 dam site on the Flathead River near Polson. The earth filled structure would flood 8000 acres of Flathead Indian land, 130 feet high, 10,000 feet wide, backed to Kerr Dam as part of the Columbia Basin flood control and power program. Federal Power Commission had given Montana Power a preliminary permit in February 1955 with an extension sought. Carter notes Portland officials will meet Dixon Flathead Agency officials to discuss the project.
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Billings
Flathead River
Polson
Corps of Army Engineers
Thomas L. Carter
Indian Bureau Area
Corps Portland
Dixon
Flathead Agency
Carter
Buffalo Rapids No. 4
Montana Power Co
Kerr Dam
Federal Power Commission
Montana Power
Army Dam
Flathead
Pravda Attacks Stalin Cult After His Death
Moscow paper Pravda denounces the glorification of Stalin as monstrous and harmful to the Communist cause. It accuses the late dictator of personal decisions causing violations of revolutionary law and unjustified repressions, while Moscow Radio says the cult of the individual has been overcome.
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London
Moscow
Pravda
Stalin
Communist Party
Moscow Radio
Commie Official Seized in Chicago
FBI agents arrested Emanuel Blum a top Communist party official in Chicago on a South Side street. He previously chaired the New England party, led the Massachusetts branch and was NY state Communist executive secretary. A federal warrant followed a Smith Act accusation. He is held on 20000 bond awaiting transfer to Indianapolis.
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Chicago
FBI
Emanuel Blum
Communist Party
The
Reds
Blum
South Side
New England
Massachusetts
New York State
Indianapolis
U. S
C. S. Bentley Pike
Blum Nee
Indiana
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Montana Weather
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Lew Pep
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Broadus Ee
OL Butte
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Gunnar Carlson
Charles River
Boston
Mass
Michael Grenzel
Grenzel
Boston Traveler
George Hoyt
Red
MSC
Russell C. Harrington
Army
Flathead Dam
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