Eisenhower Praises Dulles Amid Geneva Conference Trust
President Eisenhower praised John Foster Dulles as a superb secretary of state and rejected talk of a decisive defeat at Geneva on Asia. He pledged U S support for a collective security plan in Southeast Asia and noted Dulles’s ongoing efforts to stem communism there.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Asia
Dulles
Geneva
United States
Southeast Asia
United
White House
Capitol Hill
Korea
House
Senate
Indochina
Crumpacker Speaks in Butte on Navy Budget Duty
Captain J W Crumpacker, commanding officer of the Naval Supply Depot Seattle, urged keeping power to keep peace during a Butte talk. Accompanied by Comdr Gilbert Edgar, they spoke at a Copper Bowl luncheon hosted by the Butte Naval Reserve Advisory Council.
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Navy
Pacific Northwest
Butte
J. W. Crumpacker
Naval
Seattle
Billings
Comdr
Gilbert Edgar
Reserve Supply Corps
13Th Naval District
Hotel Finlen
Butte Naval Reserve Advisory Council
John J. Burke
E. H. Reeder
Butte Supply Corps
David Speer
Butte Organized Naval Reserve
Boyd Hall
Butte Naval Reserve
Burker
Reeder
Crumpacker
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S.S. Saratoga
U.S.S. Princeton
Defense Department
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Army
Air Force
Chief of Naval Material
Vietminh Rebel Trenches Close to Dien Bien Phu Fort
Vietminh mole men dug trenches and foxholes near the fortress heart as rebel artillery pounded the defense lines. French airstrikes hit Vietminh positions while US transports delivered troops and supplies to bolster weary defenders amid tropical rains.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Isabelle
U. S. Air Force
France
U. S
China
Peiping Radio
Christian de Castries
de Castries
Korea
Democrats Open Drive to Get Congress Control
National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell urged vigilance against political indictments and smear tactics by Republicans as Democrats seek Congress control. The Democratic National Committee backed withdrawing support from James Roosevelt and Rep. Condon in California, amid talks of a $100-a-plate Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Truman criticized the McCarthy-Stevens Senate clash, calling it a Senate disgrace.
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Washington
Stephen A. Mitchell
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Congress
Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
James Roosevelt
Rep. Condon
D-Calif
California
National Committee
Wisconsin
Gen. Brownell
Dewey- Eisenhower
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Roosevelt
Condon
Clara Shirpser
Paul Ziffren
R-Wi
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Council Approves Sewer Extension in Butte District
Butte City Council approved a plan to create a special improvement district to finance a sewer line extension in the Dewey boulevard Lexington street area. Estimated cost about 50 000 dollars, with protests possible for 15 days after publication. Mayor Sullivan questioned the 50 000 figure and noted a potential county sewer project could lower city costs.
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Dewey Boulevard
Lexington Street
Butte
Francis P. Kelly
Tim J. Sullivan
Montana Laboratory Building Contract Awarded in Helena
Riedesel Construction Co. of Billings won the bid to build the Montana Laboratory Building near the Capitol for 566 300, including ducts for air conditioning. Rebel Plumbing won 137 800, Palmquist Electric 88 325, Henry Nelson 9 000 for interior painting, Otis Elevator 19 020, with architect W F Walsh adding about 50 000. Total bids 820 425 from 900 000 funded by two legislative appropriations. Construction to start soon, ready by late 1955. Previous bid openings in a year required reductions, stripping the second floor and central wing.
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Helena
Riedesel Construction Co
Billings
Montana
Capitol
State Board of Examiners
Riedesel
Rebel Plumbing and Heating
Palmquist Electric
Helens
Henry Nelson
Otis Elevator Co
Butte
W. F Walsh
State Highway Department
Board of Health
India Receives US Aid for Roorkee Research Institute
India and the United States signed an operational agreement providing 100000 dollars to purchase special equipment for a research institute at Roorkee, located about 100 miles north of New Delhi.
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India
New Delhi
United States
Roorkee
Peace Talks to Start by Saturday in Indochina
In Geneva France and the Soviet Union agreed to begin peace talks on Indochina as soon as possible and certainly by Saturday. French Foreign Minister Bidault faced a cabinet crisis but planned to attend pending confidence vote. Vietnamese and Southeast Asian delegates are due in Geneva, with Dien Bien Phu truce discussions complicated by direct talks with Vietminh versus Soviet mediation. Plenary sessions at the Geneva conference on Korea were paused until Friday.
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Geneva
France
Soviet Union
Indochina
Georgios Bidault
Bidault
Jean Chauvel
Switzerland
Andrei Gromyko
Laos
Paris
Nong Kimmy
Washington
Dien Bien Phu
Marc Jacquet
Associated States
Anthony Eden
Korea
Murray Files for Fourth Senate Term in Montana
Senator James E. Murray, Montana's senior senator since 1934, filed a nominating petition Wednesday for a fourth full term in the U S Senate. He sits on key committees including Interior and Insular Affairs and Labor and Public Welfare, and pledges full support to parity if nominated and elected.
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Helena
James E. Murray
United States
Senate
Secretary of State
Murray
Montana
People of
United States Senate
Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic Policy Committee
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Woman Killed in Freak Highway Accident Near Lookout Pass
A Washington woman en route to South Dakota for her husband's funeral was killed when she slipped crossing a highway near Lookout Pass. Mrs. Percy Gunderson Gunderson, 48, Renton, Wash, was struck by a westbound truck driven by Joseph Thornton, 68, Spokane, Wash. Sheriff Coroner Francis Tamietti called the death accidental and said no inquest will be held. Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson will be in Sisseton, S.D. This year Montana highway fatalities reached 53.
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Superior
Washington
South Dakota
Lookout Pass
Here
Francis Tamietti
Mineral County
Percy E. Gunderson
Renton
Wash
Joseph H. Thornton
Spokane
Tamietti
Gunderson
Thornton
Sisseton
S.D
Montana
McCarthy Refuses to Name Source in Army Spy Material Case
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy testified and refused to identify the Army intelligence officer who allegedly provided secret FBI material warning of Russian spy danger at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. He argued his oath of loyalty and confidences, while FBI Director J Edgar Hoover confirmed the material was a condensed version of a spy warning sent to Army intelligence on January 26, 1951.
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Washington
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army
FBI
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Wisconsin
Joseph N. Welch
Welch
McCarthy
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Pentagon
J. Edgar Hoover
Army Intelligence
Popejoy describes fear driving murder of Seylers
Popejoy testifies in his first degree murder trial that he shot James and Bill Seyler at Twin Bridges on November 25 because he was scared to death. He said Bill beat him and that the Seylers forced him and Mrs. Popejoy into his truck and tried to trap them. He described James pushing the door and slamming it as Mrs. Popejoy sought escape, prompting him to fire. The testimony continues.
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A. E. Pedersen JR
Virginia City
V.P
Sam Popejoy
James
Bill Seyler
Twin Bridges
Popejoy
Trapper
James Seyler
May
Jim
Page
Weather forecast for Montana west and east of Divide
West of Divide partly cloudy with little temperature change. Highs Thursday 58 to 68. East of Divide fair Thursday cooler in the east. Friday fair with little temperature change. The table shows maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending at 5 30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Montana
Divide
Chamber to Stage Program at Civic Center
The Butte Chamber of Commerce announces a repeat membership mixer at the Civic Center on May 19 with an evening emphasizing wives of Chamber members. Beverages, a mix of MSU Opera Workshop singers, and three professional acts including Dell O'Dell, Charles Carter, and Bill Fraser will headline. Master of ceremonies is Murray McBride. Tables will be on the main floor. menu is chicken in the rough. Tickets are $2.50.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce
Civic Center
Dan Mooney
Beaverhead
Deer Lodge
Jefferson
Powell
Madison
Gallatin
Lewis and Clark
Granite
Missoula
Broadwater
Montana State University
School of Music
MSU
Murray McBride
Billings
Northwestern
Dell O'Dell
Charles Carter
Variety Magazine
Bill Fraser
Amusimaniac
Eddie Tabor
Hotel
Finlen
Chamber of Commerce
W. Broadway
Sparkman and Bender Win Senate Nominations
Sen John J Sparkman of Alabama and Rep George H Bender of Ohio won clear victories in the Tue primary, the only contested senatorial nominations. Incumbent House members mostly won in five states Alabama Ohio Florida Indiana New Mexico, choosing candidates for four governorships and three Senate seats. Rep Robert Crosser of Cleveland trailed Charles A Vanik by about 450 votes. Sparkman led Laurie C Battle by over 95000 votes. Bender held a strong House margin.
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Associated Press
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
George H. Bender
Rohio
House
Alabama
Ohio
Florida
Indiana
New Mexico
Senate
House of Representatives
Robert Crosser
Cleveland
Charles A. Vanik
Sparkman
Laurie C. Battle
Bender
Autoist Narrowly Escapes Death on Highway 91
An unidentified motorist plunged from U S Highway 91 into the Missouri River about one mile north of here Wednesday. The car submerged but the driver escaped through a window, walked five miles to Wolf Creek, and caught a bus for Helena.
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Craig
Missouri River
Here
Wolf Creek
Helena
School of Mines Students Elect Officers
Robert F. Morris of Anaconda was elected president of the Montana School of Mines associated students organization. John T. Richards of Butte became vice president, Sherrold Moore of Edmonton was secretary, and Harold Treweek of Butte and George Wilhelm of Grants Pass were named student council delegates. M Day featured detonation atop Big Butte, a whitewashed Block M, campus cleanup, a luncheon, a kangaroo court, gifts from Forensics Club and Senior Class, softball games, and a shipwreck themed dance with Ed Bowman's orchestra.
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Robert F. Morris
Anaconda
Theta Tau
Associated Students
Montana School of Mines
John T. Richards
Butte
Sherrold Moore
Edmonton
Alta
Sigma Rho
Harold Treweek
George Wilhelm
Grants Pass
Ore
Big Butte
Frank Crowley
M” Day
Ron Karvinen
Robert L. Meyer
David Amos
Defese
William Shahan
Charles van Alstine
James Allen
Walter T. Scott
Leonard Field
Ed Bowman
Massey returns home from Washington trip
Vincent Massey governor general of Canada arrived home by air Wednesday after a three day official visit to Washington.
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Ottawa
Vincent Massey
Canada
Washington
One in a Million Joe Merrick Helps Stranger Pay Bill
Joe Merrick of Butte runs the Chili King cafe. A former customer, calling himself Honest John Doe, returned after 12 years to pay a $25.95 bill plus $4.05 interest, saying he owed the cafe for meals “on the cuff.” The man claimed a larger debt but offered to settle now.
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Joe Merrick
Butte
Merrick
John Doe
John
Bold Attempt Made to Seize Power in Paraguay
Reports Wednesday described a Paraguayan army rebellion against President Federico Chaves in Asuncion. Conflicting accounts said rebels or government loyalists controlled the capital, with telecoms and key buildings in rebel hands. Chaves remained in the Military Academy as unrest spread and a nationwide siege was proclaimed. Rumors claimed deaths of officials including Gen Alfredo Stroesner.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Federico Chaves
Asuncion
Paraguay
L. Petit
Clorinda
Chaves
Alfredo Stroesner
Radio Telco
Felipe Molas Lopez
Colorado Party
Covn
Lopez
Railroads Lose Court Decision in Montana
The Montana Supreme Court ruled the 9 percent intrastate freight surcharge illegal, affecting five railroads Northern Pacific Great Northern Burlington Union Pacific and Milwaukee. The ruling affirms a Cascade County District Court decision denying the increase and orders refunds for charges collected since January 28, 1953, with the case continuing on page 11.
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Helena
Montana
State Supreme Court
Albert H. Angstman
Cascade County District Court
Montana Railroad Commission
Montana Citizens Freight Rate Assn
Supreme Court
High
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Burlington
Union Pacific
Milwaukee
Dist
C. F. Holt
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Capt. Crumpacker
Montana Building Contracts
Sen. McCarthy
Seylers
Russia
Chou En-lai
Pham van Dong
Moscow
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Laotia
School of Mines
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