Butte Firemen Rescue Two Children From Burning Home
Two children, Rosalie Bushnell four and George five, were rescued from a smoke filled upstairs room in the Bushnell home at 627 West Galena Street. Firemen wearing masks pulled both children to safety and to medical attention after neighbors and police rushed them to St James Hospital and Community Memorial Hospital.
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Butte
Rosalie Bushnell
George
Wallace Bushnell
West
Galena Street
St. James Hospital
Community Memorial Hospital
Driscoll
John Shea
Resuscitor
Bill
Duffy
Sparkman Leads in Senate Race in Alabama
With about one-sixth of the state heard from Sen. John J. Sparkman led the Democratic senatorial primary in Alabama. His main opponent Rep. Laurie Battle trailed in a race shaped by civil rights. In 470 of 2,715 boxes Sparkman had 35,432 votes to Battle's 25,042, Crommelin 2,735, and Irby 654. The contest was one of two major Senate races in Tuesday primaries across five states.
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Associated Press
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Laurie C. Battle
Sparkman
Battle
John Crommelin
William C. Irby
Jacksonville
Ohio
Indiana
Florida
New Mexico
George H. Bender
Montana Power Bonds Sold After Close Bidding
The Montana Power Co sold 6 million dollars of 3 1/4 percent first mortgage bonds and 60 thousand shares of 4.20 dollars preferred stock in a tight competitive bid. Halsey, Stuart & Co. led the bond bid at 3 1/4 percent and 102.31, while a Kidder Peabody group led the preferred stock bid at 4.20 dollars and 100.41 per share. Proceeds fund 1954 construction including Kerr hydro unit completion and a new 161,000 volt line from Anaconda to Billings. Directors met in Butte to approve the bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Power Co
New York Financial Houses
Halsey, Stuart & Co
Kidder Peabody & Co
Smith Barney & Co
Blyth & Co
Butte
Kerr Hydro-Electric
Anaconda
Billings
Montana Gas Properties
Montana-Dakota Utilities Company
Union Securities Co
White, Weld & Co
Kidder, Peabody and Blyth
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane and
Stone & Webster
Union Securities
White, Weld
Laniel Tries Confidence Vote to Halt Indochina Debate
Premier Joseph Laniel mounted a confidence vote on Thursday to block a full National Assembly debate on Indochina, aiming to shore up his government amid crisis.
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Paris
U.R
Joseph Laniel
National Assembly
Indochina
Hoover Letter Sparks New Inquiry Uproar
Senate hearings heat up as Senator McCarthy releases a letter he says comes from FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warning of a dangerous security situation at Ft Monmouth New Jersey Army and Democratic members challenge the propriety of labeling the letter secret and confidential and demand further inquiry.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
McCarthy-Pentagon
Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Dirksen
R-Ill
FBI
Hoover
Joseph N. Welch
Vietminh seize western Dien Bien Phu strongpoint
Vietminh troops captured another key strongpoint at Dien Bien Phu in the western defenses after fierce fighting that morning. French forces, led by Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries, counterattacked at dawn with tank support but the Vietminh held the position by 3:30 a.m.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Northwest
Christian de Castries
Isabelle
Basion
Ho Chi Minh
de Castries
Hazelbaker Will Direct Montana Boys State
Donald A. Paddock announced Ted Hazelbaker of Dillon will direct the 1954 government operation course at Western Montana College in Dillon August 21 to 29. About 21 350 Montana high school juniors have benefited. two attendees win all expense Washington trip for Boys Nation.
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Missoula
Donald A. Paddock
Montana Department of the American Legion
Ted Hazelbaker
Dillon
Western Montana College
Hazelbaker
the Legion
Montana
Paddock
Legion Posts
Boys State
Washington, D.C
Boys Nation
American Legion
Helena
Your Home Section Features 54-iT And More
The Montana Standard highlights its 32 page Your Home Section dedicated to home furnishings building supplies and contractor services. An advance preview of Butte Jubilee Home Show appears within this home builders and furnishers feature.
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Montana Standard
Butte
Man Electrocuted Near Drummond
Victor A Gardner 21 of Deer Lodge was electrocuted while stringing a conduit pipe near his home nine miles west of Drummond. The coroner said the upraised pipe touched a main electric conductor and he died instantly. Gardner operated a local sawmill and lived with his mother Evelyn Gardner. He was born December 23 1932 in Missoula. The body was taken to Ross Mortuary in Deer Lodge. Surviving relatives include his mother a brother in law and sister Clinton and Mrs. Fowler of Deer Lodge several Norton relatives and other aunts and uncles from Drummond Anaconda Hamilton and Idaho Los Angeles and Arizona.
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Gardner
Evelyn Gardner
Missoula
Ross Mortuary
Deer Lodge
Clinton Fowler
Laura Norton
Drummond
Bert Norton
May Norton
Anaconda
Kim Hickey
Hamilton
Ed and
Elmer Norton
Elwood Norton
Melvin Norton
Mullan
Idaho
Stephen Norton
Los Angeles
Verner Weller
Arizona
Dulles Returns From Geneva as Asia Policy Effort Continues
Secretary of State Dulles flew back from Europe to brief President Eisenhower and congressional leaders on the stalled effort to unite action to curb communism in Southeast Asia. He indicated the Geneva peace talks with the Reds were unfolding as expected and promised a full report after meeting with leaders and reporting Wednesday. Sen. Flanders said Eisenhower seeks regional support before any military move in Indochina, while diplomatic efforts will proceed.
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Washington
Dulles
Europe
Eisenhower
United Action
Southeast Asia
Geneva
Switzerland
Indochina
Sen. Flanders
White House
Flanders
Nong Kimmy
Pham van Dong
Pearson denounces Asia policy amid Indochina talks
Lester B. Pearson labeled Asia for the Asians as not equal to Asia for the Cominform and warned the Japanese East Asian prosperity plan should not replace the Chinese East Asian Communist empire. He spoke to a 19 nation Korean conference as Indochina talks progress with Vietminh leaders arriving in Geneva.
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Indochina
Geneva
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Asia
Mrs. Popejoy Questioned in Her Husband’s Murder Trial
In Virginia City the state pressed to discredit Mrs. Sam Popejoy as she testified for her 52-year-old husband in the first degree murder trial over the Nov 25 shooting of James and Bill Seyler. Webb challenged her statements and presented earlier remarks to undermine her account.
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Sam Popejoy
Husband
Virginia City
V.P
Robert Webb
Walter Scaggs
Scaggs
Blue Anchor
Webb
Henry Preshinger
Whitehall
Seylers
Popejoy
Jim
Pitted Eye Glasses Disturb Lewistown Man
Lewistown, Mont. Joe Montgomery said he heard a grating noise on Main Street and removed his glasses. One lens cracked and the other was pitted like windshield glass, a jeweler called it a strange abrasion.
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Lewistown
Mont
Joe Montgomery
Montgomery
Seattle
Dynamite Cache Found Near Butte Destroyed by Deputies
Peace officers in the Butte area discovered about 109 sticks of 45 per cent dynamite at Nine-Mile late Tuesday. Deputies Maurice Barry and Larry Connors reported the cache likely dated from last fall, was wet and in bad condition, and the sticks were subsequently destroyed.
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Butte
Maurice Barry
Larry Connors
Naval Officer Crumpacker Visits Butte for Luncheon
Capt John W Crumpacker commanding officer of the Naval Supply Depot Seattle arrives in Butte for a noon luncheon at the Finlen Hotel with the Butte Naval Reserve and advisory board He will speak on Teamwork of the Armed Forces and Business A tour of the Butte hill follows with Cmdr Gilbert Edgar accompanying He has a long naval career including USS Saratoga USS Tennessee Tutuila Samoa and USS Princeton prior to commanding the Seattle depot
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John W. Crumpacker
Naval Supply Depot
Seattle
Butte
Naval Reserve Supply Corps
Finlen Hotel
Butte Naval Reserve Advisory Board
E. H. Reeder
John C. Ryan
J. D. Dougherty
Henry Johnson
Roy E. Murray Jr
Walter P. Cooney
Crumpacker
Butte Hill
Gilbert Edgar
12 Naval District
Naval Academy
Saratoga
Tennessee
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Washington, D C
U. S. Naval Station
Tutuila
Samoa
Princeton
Navy Central Freight Control Office
Convicted Cpl Dickenson Sentenced to Ten Years
Cpl Edward Dickenson from Cracker's Neck Virginia was convicted on charges of informing on comrades and curryin g favor with Chinese captors in a Korean POW camp. He received 10 years hard labor with automatic review possible in about a month. His defense attorney called the verdict a travesty.
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Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Crackers Neck
Kate
Washington
Dickenson
North Korea
Edward
Army Review Board
Cracker’s Neck
Reds
Pfe
Edward M. Gaither
Philadelphia
Guy Emery
West Point
Emery
Mines Celebrates M Day With Block M facelift
Mines marks M Day with an explosion on Big Butte at 6 00 am signaling a day of campus events. Undergraduates will scrub the campus and repaint the Block M. Student officers will be elected with candidates from Independents Theta Tau and Sigma Rho. A second blast lights the M at 8 30 pm followed by a dance.
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Big Butte
School of Mines
Associated Students
Russ Dugdale
Theta Tau
Robert Morris
Sigma Rho
Fred Owsley
Art Story
Ted Link
John Richards
Don Rohrenbach
Sherrold Moore
Jim Shaffer
William Campbell
George Wilhelm
Harold Traweek
Robert Hickman
Richard Westerman
Eisenhower to Hold News Conference Wednesday Morning
President Eisenhower will hold a news conference at 7 30 a m MST Wednesday. The event aims to address national issues and answer reporters questions in a briefing setting.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Knowland backs states rights in new labor act
Senate Republican leader Knowland of California said he supports amending the Taft Hartley Act to give states power over labor relations and would back Goldwater's states rights amendment. He favored solving labor problems without federal power and urged excluding Washington from routine labor issues.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Knowland
California
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Congress
Purtell
R-Conn
Senate Labor Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Weather forecast for divided regions and midweek
Partly cloudy with afternoon showers possible and a cooler Wednesday across regions. Maximums around 60s Wednesday and Thursday. night lows near 32. Monday midnight to Tuesday 5:30 pm readings show highs 66 and lows near 30. West of Divide and East of Divide show varying clouds and showers with regional temperature shifts.
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Divide
Charges Dropped For Montana School Of Mines Students
Misdemeanor charges against 11 Montana School of Mines students tied to dynamite blasts near Dillon were dropped after a justice court hearing. Each student posted $10 bond, pledged to repair damage to Western Montana College's big M, and the charges were dismissed.
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Montana School of Mines
Dillon
Justice Court
Beaverhead
E. G. Innes
Butte Collegians
School of Mines
Judge Innes
Butte
Western Montana College
Justice of the Peace
Paul Temple
Beaverhead County
Taxes on Property for Last Half of 1953 Due Now
Treasurer Robert Maguire reminded Silver Bow County taxpayers that real property taxes for the last half of 1953 are due in May. If unpaid by June 1, 4 percent interest and a 2 percent penalty apply, totaling $106 on a $100 bill.
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Robert Maguire
Silver Bow County
Maguire
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Pearson
Ike
Korea
Laos
Cambodia
Viet Nam
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Mines
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Belgrade
Case
Broadus
Cut Bank
Glasgow
Great Falls
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Esseccce
Kalispell
Livingston Oacenensaces
Miles City
West Yellowstone
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