Truman declines White House visit to see Churchill
Former president Harry S. Truman, in Washington to speak and meet friends, declines an invitation to a Churchill tribute dinner at the White House. He jokes he is tied up and notes the 22nd Amendment does not apply to him. Churchill is due for a three day stay with Eisenhower, with no word on a meeting.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
White House
Winston Churchill
Truman
Eisenhower
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Churchill
Tragic Boat Capsizes. Six Die in Illinois Gravel Pit
Six members of the Lawrence Bradley family drown when a flat bottom boat overturns in a flooded gravel pit near Heyworth Illinois. Carl Wunder dives 100 yards to reach the craft and rescues one girl while two children watch. Florence Bradley remains missing at nightfall. Surviving children are Susan five Ronnie and Sharon.
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Heyworth
Ill
UPI
Carl Wunder
Laurence Bradley
Ronnie Bradley
Bradley
Bloomington
Betty
Deborah
Laura Jean
Florence
Denny
Normal
Rowe Gravel Pit
Wonder
Susan
Wunder
Ronnie
Sharon
Light Spurs Hope For Lost Airman
A reported light on a Montana Idaho border ridge raised hope for missing airman George H. Cuklanz, last seen Friday en route from Butte to Idaho Falls. Ground teams planned to search the canyon as up to 12 inches of snow and freezing nights complicate operations.
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Montana
Idaho
Radcliffe
Helena
Billings
Cuklanz
Girl Leaps 10 Stories in Harlem. Minor Injuries
A 12 year old girl leaped from a Harlem apartment window amid a school discipline dispute with her mother Farmia Williams, landing in a landscaped area and sustaining only facial scratches. An ambulance doctor reported no serious injuries.
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New York
Harlem
Herschelle Williams
Farmia
Death of Sir Oswald Allen at UN speech
Sir Oswald Allen, 72, a British delegate to the UN Social Commission, died of a heart attack Monday after delivering a speech in the commission. The incident occurred in New York.
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United Nations, N. Y
Sir Oswald Allen
U. N. Social Commission
Commission
Butte Students Head to National Science Fair
Padraic Carmody and Susan Judd of Butte High School travel to Hartford Conn for the National Science Fair May 6 to 9. They qualified by winning grand prizes at the Butte Regional and state fairs with exhibits Spectroscope and The Benefits of Soil Analysis.
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Padraic Carmody
Susan Judd
Butte High School
Phil Foley
Hartford
Conn
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Canada
Puerto Rico
Japan
Germany
France
Italy
Carmody
C. J. Carmody
Roberts
Butte
Judd
Chester Judd
Kennedy
Foley
Missoula
Second Martin child identified in Columbia River death
Dr. E A Waterman of Portland identified Virginia Martin 13 by dental fillings and Susan 11 by similar signs after their bodies were found downstream from Bonneville Dam. Officials say the family likely died when their car plunged into the Columbia on Dec 7, with Barbara 14 still missing as police search upstream for the car and bodies.
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Bonneville Dam
Ore
Ken Martin
Portland
Columbia River
E. A. Waterman
Virginia Martin
Susan
Camas
Wash
Waterman
Virginia
Barbara
Columbia
Vern Griffith Seated As Mining City Mayor in Butte
Vern Griffith was sworn in Monday night as mayor of Butte before a capacity crowd. He announced eight appointments, named council officers, and set up standing committees. The council approved David L. Holland as city attorney and other posts while Griffith promised further appointments at the next meeting.
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Vern Griffith
Mining City
Butte
Montana lawmakers press for dam funding and studies
Rep. Lee Metcalf led a six member delegation to urge the Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee to provide 742 million dollars for Montana water projects next fiscal year. They sought 1 million for East Beach Unit and Clark Canyon Dam 6 million for Yellowtail Dam 500 thousand for Libby Dam planning and 250 thousand for evaporation reduction tests. They warned Clark Canyon’s existence is at risk with rising costs and potential highway routing through the area.
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Washington
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Montana
Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee
Eisenhower
East Beach
Clark Canyon
Beaverhead
Yellowtail
Big Horn
Libby
Metcalf
Highway Commission
Reclamation Bureau
DeMar Taylor
Clark Canyon Water Supply Co
Dillon
Mont
Yellowtail Dam
New Leg on Life Leads Man to Suicide Attempt
In New Orleans Jacob Lewis aged 52 leaped from a Mississippi River ferryboat Sunday night in a suicide attempt. His cork leg kept him afloat until rescuers picked him up.
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New Orleans
UPI
Jacob Lewis
Cow survives hangover after twin calf birth mishap
Zero the cow in Altona Manitoba drank two gallons of antifreeze from a bucket left by her farmer after giving birth to twins. Vets and poison experts in Winnipeg sought an antidote but none could be found. The cow slept it off.
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Altona
Man
Zero
Agriculture Department
Winnipeg Children’s Hospital
Montana Weather Outlook for East and West Provinces
Eastern Montana gray skies with rain and mountain snow likely above 4500 feet. Highs 40 to 55, lows 25 to 40. Western Montana mostly cloudy with scattered showers and mountain snow above 4500 feet. Highs 45 to 55, lows 25 to 35. Table notes maximums refer to 12 hours and minimums to 18 hours ending 5 p.m. Monday.
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Montana
Churchill Arrives for 3 Day Visit to Meet Eisenhower
Sir Winston Churchill, 84, arrived at National Airport aboard the Columbine with President Eisenhower to begin a three day stay. The pair, longtime wartime allies, greeted each other warmly as spectators cheered and rode to the White House in Eisenhower’s bubble topped limo. Churchill later noted his affection for America while offering a subtle critique of Lord Montgomery after his Moscow trip.
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Washington
Britain
Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
Churchill
New York
Columbine
National
Lord Montgomery
Montgomery
Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
America
White House
Gem Dealer Shot In Big Robbery In New York
Julius Furst a 50 year old diamond dealer was kidnapped on a Manhattan street and shot in the shoulder during a robbery of an estimated 250000 dollars in gems. The bandits fled after pushing him from a car as traffic stalled on 25th Street.
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New York
Manhattan
Julius Furst
Furst
St. Vincent's Hospital
W. 42Nd St
West Side
Washington
26Th Street
25Th Street
Pistol security loan ends in cafe theft and murder
In Memphis Robert Hardaway, 36, lent a pistol to a cafe owner nine years ago as security for unpaid meals. The cafe was burglarized last week and the pistol vanished. Hardaway's body was found Saturday under a viaduct with a fatal gunshot. Police matched the pistol to the cafe theft.
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Memphis
Tenn
Robert Hardaway
Hardaway
W. W. Wilkinson
No Warrants Needed for Health Search
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a health inspector may search a home without a warrant. Justice Frankfurter defended inspections to protect public health while dissenters warned it erodes homeowner privacy. A separate unanimous ruling overturned a contempt conviction of an Annandale printer who refused to answer state questions.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Frankfurter
Annandale
Central Girls to Receive Diplomas at Civic Center
The 89 member senior class of Central Girls High School was announced by Sister Mary Seraphine. Commencement will be May 26 at 8 p.m. in the Butte Civic Center with Judge W D Murray as speaker and Msgr Denis P Meade presiding in Bishop Gilmore's absence. This marks the first graduation in the Civic Center after St Patrick Church renovations.
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Girls Central High School
Mary Seraphine
Butte Civic Center
W. D. Murray
Old Central High School
Denis P. Meade
Missoula
Helena
Rome
Civic Center
St. Patrick Church
Mary Frances Antonovich
Sharon Batani
Gloria Bertoglio
Patricia Bennett
Elvera Bruno
Anne Burke
Helen Combo
Jo Ann Cooney
Georgiana Cruich
Mary Claire Cronin
Constance Cunneen
Linda Dean
Patty Dee
Patsy Dennehy
Archibald MacLeish Wins 1959 Pulitzer for Drama
Archibald MacLeish wins the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for drama for J. B. his first Broadway play based on Job. He previously won poetry awards in 1933 and 1953 and turns 67 this week. William H Mauldin of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is another repeat winner.
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William Glover
New York
Archibald MacLeish
J. B
Job
Raymond Massey
American Theater Wing
MacLeish
Librarian of Congress
Columbia University
William H
Bill) Mauldin
The
St. Louis Post-Dis
Man arraigned in England for stabbing believed wife
Stanley Friday faced arraignment in Altringham on charges of stabbing Mrs Doreen Robinson at her home last week. He said it was a mistake and that he thought he was attacking his wife. Police reported Friday ran to the wrong house in his rush to stab his wife. Mrs Robinson is recovering.
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Altringham
England
UPI
Stanley
Doreen Robinson
Friday
FBI Identifies Parker Body by Fingerprints in Lynching Case
The decomposed body of Mack Charles Parker, 23, found in Pearl River near Bogalusa, is identified by fingerprints on his right hand. Parker had been kidnapped by masked raiders from Poplarville jail two days before he was to stand trial for raping a pregnant woman. Authorities file murder charges against the suspects.
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River
Bogalusa
Mack Charles Parker
Poplarville
Miss
Pearl River
FBI
Parker
Mississippi Highway Patrol
B. S. Hood
Mississippi
Bogalusa Charity Hospital
Washington
Atty
William Rogers
Pearl River County
Richardson's Landing
W. Osborne Moody
Montana Traffic Toll Reaches 50
A Montana highway crash near Red Lodge killed George William Austin 52 of Missoula and injured a woman passenger Phyllis Archibald. The wreck involved a crude oil truck pulling from a weighing station at Rockvale Junction. another fatality occurred in Ashland as Jack Hollowbreast, 31, was struck on Montana 8. The year’s highway toll reached 50 with high speed and a dog misperception cited by the teen driver.
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RED
Austin
Phyllis M. Archibald
Missoula
Billings
Montana
Ashland
W. E. Beals
Jack Hollowbreast
Beals
Hollowbreast
Gamblers Under Helicopter Watch Target Dice Gatherings
New York City police deploy helicopters to spot dice games and radio ground units for arrests. Advertisers tout Want Ads as a fast way to reach buyers, tenants, and workers with Dial 5451.
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New York City
Chase Sees Youth Hurt in High Speed Pursuit
A youth identified as John Keller twenty of Butte was injured Monday when his car overturned during a pursuit by Jefferson County sheriff near Boulder. Keller listed in fair condition at St. James Hospital. L. J. O Connell twenty one of Butte was held in Jefferson County jail after an alleged attempt to enter a Boulder home.
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Jefferson County
St. James Hospital
John Keller
Butte
L. J. O'Connell
George Paradis
Boulder
Paradis
Keller
O'Connell
Bradley Crenshaw
Kitty Zendron
Crenshaw
Not in Arrears But Exposed By Embroidered Check Incident
Missouri governor James Blair and revenue director Milton Carpenter displayed a $47.50 income tax payment check written on a Neosho bank. The check lay across the seat of a pair of size 38 white shorts with the inscription Note Now you have it all. Carpenter did not identify the taxpayer. The display suggested the man was not in arrears but publicly exposed in a humorous mishap.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
James T. Blair
Milton Carpenter
Carpenter
Neosho
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