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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1957

Page

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NATO Studies Plan To Stockpile Nuclear Weapons

An Allied summit discusses making nuclear weapons and guided missiles available immediately for Europe’s defense from Arctic to Aegean. The United States would lead in supplying and stockpiling these arms as part of the plan. A Western statesman outlines designation of the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe.

BOM Germany North Atlantic Europe Arctic Aegean United States

U S Could Hit Russia With Mighty Power

The United States could swiftly unleash more than two billion tons of nuclear explosive force if the Soviet attack on Western Europe proceeds before defenses are built. NATO ministers in Bonn say modern weapons defense and U S firepower deter aggression and stress plans to share nuclear arms or elevate West Germany’s NATO status.

Washington United States Russia North Atlantic Council Moscow Atlantic Alliance Bonn Germany Navy Saceur Lauris Norstad U. S NATO Europe West Germany Norway Denmark Netherlands Greece Turkey NATO Council of Foreign Ministers Dulles Paris Konrad Adenauer Adenauer

Safety Check Up Starts Monday in Butte

The Butte Kiwanis Club with law enforcement and local dealers launches a voluntary free safety check for vehicles starting Monday at 10 am in front of the Civic Center. Montana Highway Patrol, city police, and sheriff's deputies will supervise with a mechanic on site for mechanical tests.

Butte Butte Kiwanis Club Civic Center Montana Sheriff's Deputies

Three Children Die In Fire At Lockbourne Base Home

At Lockbourne Air Force Base Ohio a house fire killed Maj Nelson B O Beirne and his wife and their three children Donald 9 Barry 5 and Bruce 4. The blaze started while the family slept and fire damaged the $10 000 residence. Mrs O Beirne had serious burns and Maj O Beirne was uninjured but sedated.

Columbus Ohio U.P Air Force Lockbourne Air Force Base Donald Barry Bruce Nelson B. O' Beirne Air Base O’bierne

Clean-Up Drive Is Blueprint For Better City

A 1957 clean-up campaign in Butte aims to eliminate fire and health hazards citywide. Leaders from fire, health services, city and county government back a program to clear dangerous materials, beautify homes, and attract residents and tourists at no extra cost. The executive committee includes Harold Konen and local officials. steering comprises volunteer fire chiefs and the Fire Prevention Bureau head. Continued Page 4-B, Col. 1.

Butte Harold Konen Silver Bow Volunteer Firemen's Butte Fire Dept

Train Car Collision Kills Five in Indiana

A PA Railroad passenger train struck a car carrying Zeb Ernest Burge 33 pastor Mildred Burge and their child Diana 3 plus Betty Taylor 23 and Ella Strange 60 at a crossing near Austin Indiana. Police say signals were functioning. The wreckage remained along the track for about half a mile as crews cut through with torches.

Scottsburg Ind Pennsylvania Railroad Austin Zeb Ernest Burge Church of God Mitchell Mildred Diana Betty Taylor Ella Strange Burges Louisville Chicago Indianapolis

Nicaraguans Cite Honduran Aerial Attack On Border Villages

Managua reports that Honduran planes strafed Mocoron and Laymon on the disputed border. President Somoza vows to defend frontiers and retaliate if strikes continue, urging enlistment as appeals blast via radio. He accuses Honduras of violating a halt while a peace committee acts.

Managua Nicaragua Mocoron Laymon Luis Somoza

Five-man OAS peace mission arrives in Tegucigalpa

A five member Organization of American States delegation arrived in Tegucigalpa by US Air Force plane from Panama to seek a settlement of the Honduras Nicaragua border dispute. Thousands welcomed the group with cheers and chants of justice. The mission aims to restore peace and plans to visit Nicaragua on Monday after meetings with Honduras' ruling junta and Foreign Ministry officials. No clashes were reported on arrival despite earlier skirmishes.

Tegucigalpa Honduras Nicaragua Organization of American States Air Force Panama Ricardo Arias OAS Washington Foreign Ministry Monay

Montana to Study Taxes and Schools Organization

Ten Montanans are forming a committee to study state taxes and schools. Gov. J Hugo Aronson appointed the group, with a Dec 1, 1958 reporting deadline and a $35 000 appropriation. Members include Sen D M Manning, Les Hanson, Mike Lacy, Aus tin C Thompson, George E Diehl, and Winton Weydemeyer.

Helena D. M. Manning Hysham D-Treasure Les Hanson Glasgow Auto Mike Lacy Butte Stationary Engineers Austin C. Thompson Great Falls Cascade County Trades and Labor Assembly George E. Diehl East Helena Montana Farm Bureau Winton Weydemeyer

Glover to Address Montana School of Mines Graduates

Roy H. Glover chairman of The Anaconda Company will speak at the 57th Montana School of Mines commencement on June 7 and receive an honorary Doctor of Laws. Dr. Edwin G. Koch notes Glover’s mining world standing and Montanan ties.

Roy H. Glover Anaconda Company Montana School of Mines School of Mines Edwin G. Koch Mining College Glover Montana New York Dr. Koch

Identical Twins Go Missing From Tags In Mix-Up

MT. CLEMENS Mich Jane and Joan Furton two one year old twins slipped off their identification bracelets and now even their parents cannot tell them apart Their mother says one cries first to be fed while the other is picked up and hospital records including palm prints may help distinguish them Hospital officials believe palm prints remain on file from the birth doctor Willard notes fingerprints in records may settle the mix-up

MT. Clemens Mich Jane Joan Furton Joan Athlone Furton Clinton Township

Man Who Stole Suitcase Finds Boa Inside

Surprised thief opens the luggage to reveal a 3 foot long boa constrictor hidden by J. N. Maris a state fish and game department snake expert in San Pedro California The incident ends with a jolt for the thief and a dangerous surprise for him.

San Pedro Calif U.P J. N. Maris Maris State Fish and Game Department

Vigilante Council Scout Exposition Attracts Big Crowds

Hundreds of parents and scouts from Butte and nearby towns attend the Vigilante Council Scouting Exposition at the Butte Civic Center. Exhibits by nearly 2,000 boys showcase Indian craft, first aid, camping, archery, rope making, leathercraft and other crafts under leaders Dr. H. J. Sannan W. Wayne Jones Ray Calkins Fritz Apostel and M. K. Matthewson coordinating arrangements.

Butte Civic Center Butte Dillon Walkerville Deer Lodge Anaconda Drummond Warm Springs Sheridan Galen Ennis Boulder H. J. Sannan W. Wayne Jones Participation Ray Calkins Fritz Apostel M. K. Matthewson

Democrats Attack Ike Budget at New Money Dinner

In Washington Harry S. Truman and Adlai E. Stevenson assailed President Eisenhower's budget and foreign policy. They urged a slow budget cut as about 2,200 Democrats attended a $100 dinner at the National Guard Armory, questioning the peacetime budget size of 71.8 billion.

Adlai E. Stevenson America Eisenhower Truman Stevenson White House National Guard

Western GOPs Say Power Policy Is Sound

Western Republicans at a Salt Lake City conference endorse Eisenhower era power policy and urge farm program reforms. Meade Alcorn, chairman of the Republican National Committee, cautions about telegraphing a punch while predicting potential gains in 1958, though specifics are withheld. He notes the West as a key growth region.

Salt Lake City Eisenhower Meade Alcorn Republican National Committee GOP Alcorn Senate House

Creek Tragedy Claims Missoula Boy in Rattlesnake Creek

William Scheer, 16, a Missoula County High School junior, drowned Saturday after a rubber raft with two classmates, John Finley and James Straight, was swept beneath snags in Rattlesnake Creek. Finley was rescued after managing to grab a snag. Straight survived. Scheer’s body had not been recovered by Saturday night.

Missoula William Scheer Missoula County High School Rattlesnake Creek Leonard R. Scheer John Finley James Straight MHS Finley Straight Scheer

Eye shape myths and a want ad offer

The text discusses stereotypes about eye shape and claims Orientals have nearly horizontal eyes due to a low nose-bridge. It then shifts to an offer for assisted advertising with staff ready to help, providing a phone number for contact.

Montana Toll Reaches 57 in May Traffic Deaths

Six people died Friday and Saturday in Montana road crashes raising May 1957 toll to 57, with fatalities from Havre Conrad East Helena Kalispell and Wolf Creek. Ex Butte resident Laurence Oberholtzer dies near Kalispell, others include two Havre teens Carol Belcourt and Yvonne Kohlman and Great Falls man near Wolf Creek. Police accuse Maurice Connelly of reckless driving in Havre crash. coroner to hold inquest.

Montana Butte Laurence Oberholtzer Kalispell Havre Great Falls Wolf Creek Conrad East Helena Gregor Lake Libby Sol Catron Flathead County Oberholtzer Michael Thomas Christine Ora Carol Belcourt Yvonne Jane Kohlman Gary Flansburg Box Elder Mary McSloy Haston Broadus Maurice J. Connelly Broadus Connelly Belcourt J. D. Munson Robert F. Calloway Rapid City S.D Walter Lyons Boyle Boise Idaho Lyons Joseph Sider Jr Helena C. R. Johnson

Death of Marion man from Kalispell bus crash near Kalispell

Laurence Oberholtzer 26 of Marion and former Butte died from injuries after a school bus collision about 20 miles west of Kalispell. No Kalispell Central School children or bus driver were hurt. Bus was driven by Lester Heminger Whitefish. Oberholtzer’s young son was treated in a Kalispell hospital. Both vehicles were traveling east on U S Highway 2 between Marion and Mc.

Kalispell Laurence Oberholtzer Marion Butte Kalispell Central Lester Heminger Whitefish Oberholtzer U. S. Highway 2

Floods Strain Texas Rivers Across Lone Star State

Flooding returned to Texas with heavy rains along the Wichita Falls Brazos River stretch and the Lower Trinity as areas still reeling from prior high water faced new damage. The Red Cross put 9000 people displaced and 2000 homes damaged or destroyed while Eisenhower allocated a million dollars for public property repairs.

Wichita Falls Texas Brazos River Trinity Texas- Louisiana Sabine Deweyville Evangeline Eisenhower Red Cross

Montana Weather Outlook for East and West Regions

East Montana will be fair early Sunday then partly cloudy into Monday with scattered thundershowers mainly in the southwest, little temperature change with highs 68 to 78 and lows 40 to 50. West Montana turns partly to mostly cloudy Sunday into Monday with scattered showers, highs 70 to 75, lows 40 to 45.

Montana

Librarian Group Sets Election As 44th Montana Convention Ends

The Montana State Library Assn closes its 44th annual convention with officer elections, committee reports, and resolutions adoption. Delegates met at the Finlen Hotel and Montana School of Mines, with sessions led by Doris Wilson and speakers Helen Luce and Bert Hansen.

Montana State Library Assn Finlen Hotel Montana School of Mines Doris Wilson Bozeman Helen Luce Washington, D. C Federal Office of Health and Education Bert Hansen Montana State University Miss Laura McBride Ralph S. Smith Fred Hames Walter Ackerman J. G. Ruggles Bahngrell Brown W. C. Laity Kenneth McLeod Frank Kelly Anaconda Ralph Smith Seth Gildford Bemus Superior Wok

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