Midwest Storm Rips Across Plains To Great Lakes
A fierce spring storm lashed the middle West, crippling crops from Cheyenne to Waco and isolating towns in Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas. Winds up to 60 mph felled lines, iced roads, and forced rural school closures as the system moved toward Canada.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Great Plains
Midwest
Kansas
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Great Lakes
Cheyenne
Wyo
Waco
Tex
Canadian
Plains
Weather Bureau
Canada
Ohio Valley
Gulf States
Montana
Texas
Superior
Milwaukee
Public
Governor Hears of Floods and Seeks Damage Survey
Gov J Hugo Aronson told Silver Bow County officials he will wait for a detailed cost survey of flood damage before declaring an emergency disaster area. He met with commissioners, Castles, Potter, and Corps observer Buckman to review reports and assess repair needs including six bridges and 30 to 35 miles of road.
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J. Hugo Aronson
Silver Bow County
Wesley G. Castles
Hugh Potter
Helena
Montana
M. E. Buckman
Seattle
Corps of Engineers
Aronson
George McCarthy
Buckman
McCarthy
Ship Matul Disaster Thirty May Perished In Bay Of Campeche
The Mexican passenger ship Matul with 50 aboard burned and sank in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico. The Coast Guard reported no survivors and noted a seaplane crash nearby while search efforts continued involving twelve American fishing vessels and other ships.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Matul
Bay of
Campeche
Mexico
Dione
Freeport
Tex
Tampico
Yuecatan Peninsula
Veracruz
Gulf of Campeche
Too Sober Bar Fight Ends With Robbery
A bartender testified that his rule of thumb about honesty proved true when two intoxicated yet sober-seeming patrons attacked him in the early hours. They knocked him unconscious and stole cash from the register.
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Paris
U.P
Present Farm Bill Criticized By Senator Anderson
Washington Senator Anderson a former agriculture secretary called the farm bill compromise horrible and forecast it will be knocked out in the Senate. He opposed 90 percent parity and dual parity for crops, while supporting flexible price supports for major crops. A two price system for rice was approved. a timber pricing report was dropped from the bill.
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Washington
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
House
Anderson
Agriculture Dept
Truman
Eisenhower
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Cuba
Federal Marketing Service
Montana Highway Commission awards twelve road and bridge contracts
The Montana Highway Commission awarded twelve road and bridge contracts totaling 2 599 383 as part of bids opened on 18 projects. Several projects require federal approval and action on other bids was deferred.
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Highway Board
Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Park, Sweet Grass
Livingston-Wilsall
Park County
Livingston-Big Timber
Park and Sweet Grass
Keily Construction Co
Butte
Sanders
Montana Weather Update for Thursday and Friday
Montana forecast split by regions shows increasing clouds and scattered rain or snow showers in the east and western mountains Thursday night, with highs around 35 in the east and 40 to 50 in the west. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and widely scattered showers with little temperature change.
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Montana
Western Mountains
City Council Prayer Quips Endure Through Three-Hour Meeting
Springfield Missouri council member Carl Stillwell offered a light hearted plea during the opening prayer asking for guidance on words to say and when to stop. The meeting stretched to three hours.
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Springfield
Carl Stillwell
Hinman Featured Speaker at Butte GOP Rally
Gov J Hugo Aronson and State Treasurer Edna J Hinman urged GOP unity at a Butte rally held in Judge John McClernan's courtroom. Harriet Miller and candidates spoke as Hinman praised turnout and highlighted progress in Silver Bow County while Aronson touted his record and reelection bid.
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Hinman
Butte
J. Hugo Aronson
Edna J. Hinman
John McClernan
E. J. DeGeorge
Aronson
Harriet Miller
Missoula
Silver Bow
Republican Party
Montana
Aronson Attacks Olsen For Costly State Land Leases
Gov J Hugo Aron son told Silver Bow County Republicans Olsen misled on state land leasing. He cited Montana tax losses from AG litigation and disputed Olsen’s claim that oil and gas leases are the cheapest, noting South Dakota charges far less for 1000 acres over five years.
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Arnold H. Olsen
J. Hugo Aronson
Butle
Silver Bow County
Montana
South Dakota
Baker
Congress Passes First Money Bill for Treasury Post Office
Congress approved its first money bill of the session, authorizing 3.629 billion dollars to run the Treasury Post Office and Tax Court for the year starting July 1. The measure, a compromise of House and Senate bills, now goes to President Eisenhower for signature.
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Congress
Treasury and
Post Office Departments
Tax Court
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Action on Street Financing Taken at Helena
Nine of Montana’s 13 largest cities voted to work with the Montana Municipal League and the Research Council on highway, street and bridge financing. A committee was appointed to study municipal street financing methods and present options to the Montana highway study committee.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Municipal League
Research Council
Montana Fact-Funding
John W. Schroeder
James Hart
Missoula
Hart
Municipal League
Russell Conklin
Great Falls
Noel R. Davidson
Havre
F E. J. Decker
John Lindquist
Butte
William Reinoard
A. M. Swanson
Bozeman
Walter Anderson
Livingston
F. Gordon Reynolds
Alan T. Bradley
John O'Leary
Anaconda
Kalispell
Municpal League
British aristocrats pay taxes with art in place of cash
British aristocrats lacking cash to meet income tax convert art objects into money. Americans also sell unneeded items to quick cash via want ads. For taxes overdue bills emergencies children education or vacations sell through sale ads. Sold: hard wood dinette set for 15 dollars. Phone 0000.
Eisenhower Satisfied With Three Power Talks
President Eisenhower returned to Washington "well satisfied" by talks with Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent and Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines. The three leaders met at the Greenbrier in West Virginia, wrapping up discussions aimed at building goodwill and halting communism.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Union Station
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
Adolaf Ruiz Cortines
Mexico
Greenbrier
Clifton Forge
Secret Service
Reds Lift Iron Curtain on Stalin's Georgia
Soviet government lifts travel ban on foreigners entering Georgia and Armenia for Tage Erlander's tour. Swedes will visit Tiflis, Sukhumi, Yerevan with officials, journalists. tensions followed protests over Stalin cult criticism.
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Stalin
Georgia
Richard K. O’malley Mowcow
Armenia
Tage Erlander
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
Erlander
Tiflis
K. P. S. Menon
Sukhumi
Black Sea
Soviet Union
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
V. M. Molotov
Yerevan
Sweden
Rolf Solman
Explosion in Philadelphia Grain Warehouse Wreaks Havoc
A massive blast and ensuing fire ripped through a four story grain warehouse at 30th and Market in Philadelphia. One dead, two missing, four critically hurt with dozens more injured from flying glass and debris. Affected sites include the Tidewater Mill & Elevator building and the Philadelphia Bulletin offices. Firefighters battled the blaze past midnight as smoke lingered over the area.
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Philadelphia
30Th
Market Street
Tidewater Mill & Elevator Co
Philadelphia Bulletin
Red Cross
George Barrett
Bulletin
Pennsylvania Rail Road
PRR
30Th Street
Drexel Institute of Technology
Tax raids on Communist offices Echo New York official plan
Internal Revenue Service says raids on the Communist party and Daily Worker follow standard procedure. New York official Moysey allegedly organized the actions and proposed a cash bond to offset alleged 1951 tax debts totaling about 389 265 for the party and 46 049 for the Daily Worker with similar moves in Philadelphia San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Communist Party
Daily Worker
New York
Russell C. Harrington
Harrington
Donald R. Moysey
Moysey
Lower Manhattan
Treasury
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Stevenson Attacks Kefauver Over Minnesota Loss in California
Adlai Stevenson accused Sen. Estes Kefauver of using false and divisive tactics to win California support after Kefauver's Minnesota primary defeat. He said Kefauver discredits Democratic leaders to weaken the party and aid Republicans. Stevenson also critiqued the Eisenhower administration on foreign and domestic issues.
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Los Angeles
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
California
Minnesota
Stevenson
Kefauver
Tennessee
Montana launches first farm safety program in May
Montana's Rural Safety Committee approves a statewide farm safety program to reduce accidents and lower insurance rates. Pilot reporting will cover six counties Gallatin Yellowstone Lake Hill Sheridan and Judith Basin with emphasis on accidents requiring medical care or long layoffs and machinery damage.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Rural Safety Committee
State
Industrial Accident Board
Albert Kruse
Gallatin
Yellowstone
Lake, Hill
Sheridan
Judith Basin
Kruse
Dan Kitchen
National Safety Council
Chicago
Kitchen
Montana Farm Bureau
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Albert Lalonde Co
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Schye & Sullivan
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