Four Mock Bomb Strikes Test Civil Defense Statewide
Helena reports a two day civil defense drill simulated a coordinated nuclear attack destroying Glasgow and Malmstrom Air Force Base and Fort Peck Dam. The exercise estimated 2,500 deaths and 1,000 serious injuries with widespread radioactive fallout among evacuees arriving from Spokane and Idaho.
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Helena
Glasgow
Malmstrom
Fort Peckham
Anaconda
Hugh Potter
Potter
Montana
Fort Peck Dam
Malmstrom Afm
Anaconda Smelter
Glasgow Afb
Fort Peck
Spokane
North Idaho
Fairchild Afb
Grand Coulee Dam
Alcan
Cag
Mock Attack Heavy but Less Lighter in Operation Alert 1958
In Battle Creek Michigan FCDA staged a nationwide mock mass nuclear attack during Operation Alert 1958. Officials said 291 bombs and missiles were dropped across 270 cities and military sites as nearly half a million Civil Defense workers took part. Casualties were projected to be lower due to improved planning and evacuation methods. The three hour exercise runs through Wednesday with a five hour alert.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
Steam Suffocates Boy in Bathroom in New Orleans
A two year old boy suffocated Tuesday when steam from a hot water faucet filled his bathroom. Richard Blackwell, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Blackwell, could not open the door as his parents and younger brother slept. Neighbor Mire Cordes reported water seeping into his apartment and roused the family.
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New Orleans
Richard Blackwell
Edward Blackwell
Mire Cordes
Castle to Take Over MSU Presidency Post
Montana board ends 3 week faculty salary dispute by accepting MSU President Carl McFarland’s resignation and naming Dr. Gordon B. Castle interim president. Castle, 52, MSU biology station director and zoology professor, has been on the faculty since 1934. The board set his interim salary for the next meeting in Butte. McFarland, 54, had urged delaying any raise until October amid enrollment estimates.
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MSU
McFarland
Castle
Butte
U. S
Washington, D. C
Aronson
Forrest H. Anderson
Wabash College
Indiana
University of California
Danish Diplomat Arrests In Spy Probe
Danish state police arrested Einar Blechingberg 62 a Danish trade adviser in Bonn for suspected improper handling of state papers amid East West spy rumors. He was brought from West Germany to Copenhagen to face questioning with a police court review planned next day.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
NATO
Einar Blechingberg
Bonn
Washington
Demark
Soviet Union
Blechingberg
West Germany
Poland
Iran
Switzerland
Mexico
United States
H. C. Hansen
North Sea
Baltic
Widow Charged In Four Deaths In Georgia
MACON Ga An attractive widow 33 year old Annette Lyles was charged with arsenic poisoning in four deaths including her two husbands her 9 year old daughter and her mother in law The state crime laboratory found arsenic in all four bodies and an autopsy on the child prompted disinterment of the others The investigation continued with authorities withholding motive details and a jail transfer pending medical clearance.
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Macon
Annette Lyles
James I. Wood
Wood
Robber Faints From Hunger During Bank Hold Up
In Oroville California a 49 year old bank robber Timothy J Mahoney fainted from malnutrition while attempting to steal about $3,000. He was carried from the bank on a stretcher and said to have not eaten in three days.
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Oroville
Calif
Timothy J. Mahoney
Mahoney
Pat Thelander
Philipsburg Rancher Eric Sutherland 93 Dies in Granite County
Philipsburg resident Eric Sutherland 93 a longtime rancher born in Finland on January 17 1865 died Tuesday at Granite County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Thursday at 2 pm at Wilson Funeral Home officiated by Rev Raymond J Cheyney with burial in Philipsburg Cemetery. Survivors include son George Philipsburg daughter Mrs K B McKean Pipestone Springs and Funks son-in-law O L Funk.
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Philipsburg
Eric Sutherland
Granite County Memorial Hospital
Wilson Funeral Home
Raymond J. Cheyney
Federated Church
Philipsburg Cemetery
Finland
U.S
Sutherland
Anaconda
Rock Creek
O. L. Funk
Albert
Funks
George
K. B. McKe
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5451
NATO backs Dulles on cautious summit approach
NATO foreign ministers endorse Secretary of State Dulles casual plan for East West talks. Diplomats say Soviet moves have sharpened European views favoring thorough prep and a clear chance of agreement before any top level meeting.
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Tom Ochiltree
Copenhagen
NATO
Dulles
Russia
North Atlantic Council
Paris
America
NATO Council
Christian Pineau
Jury panel chosen for Hellman case in U S District Court
A 137 member jury panel was formed in U S District Court by Judge W D Murray for the spring term to try John Cryil Hellman of Butte on Smith Act charges. The morning session impaneled 70 talesmen, afternoon added 67 more, with a few tardy or excused. Judge Murray urged on time reporting and civic duty.
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U. S. District Court
W. D. Murray
John Cryil Hellman
Butte
Great Falls
Communist Party
Murray
Archie W. Adams
Ernest Albright
Annie Anderson
Ann E. Anderson
John B. Aultman
Albert Backer
LeRoy Barrett
Elsie Barry
Christine Bedson
Walter C. Berry
Henrietta R. Bessette
Carl S. Bowman
Edwin F. Boyle
Harry Brown
Senate backs faster reclamation project construction
The Senate voiced support for stepping up federal reclamation work to create jobs and increase water supplies. A voice vote resolution urged about 330 million dollars in the next fiscal year starting July 1, a 40 percent rise over Eisenhower's proposed total, calling for quicker completion of underway projects, starting over 20 new ones, and prompt authorization of additional ventures. The funding would require separate legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Flemming May Take Over Folsom's Office
Secretary Marion B. Folsom plans to resign as head of the Department of Health Education and Welfare. President Eisenhower has not announced a successor, though Arthur S. Flemming, former Civil Service commissioner and defense mobilization chief, is speculated as a candidate.
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Marion B. Folsom
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Arthur S. Flemming
Defense Mobilization
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Ohio Wesleyan University
Folsom
Hagerty
Eastman Kodake
Rochester
N. Y
Oveta Culp Hobby
Texas
Flemming
Kingston
Civil Service
Three State Primaries Highlight Election Day
Incumbent Republican Gov. C William ONeill and Democrat Michael V DiSalle won Ohio Democratic and Republican nominations in a rematch setup. Indiana showed incumbents gaining party nods while Alabama’s Democratic primary produced close tallies with a run off likely. Weather dampened turnout in two Northern states though Alabama saw strong voter participation for governor race.
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William O'Neill
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
Ohio
O'Neill
Charles P. Taft
Robert A. Taft
Taft
DiSalle
Cleveland
Anthony J. Delbresse
Indiana
Alabama
Atty
John Patterson
George Wallace
Jimmy Faulkner
Mobile
Birmingham
Britain Halts Nuclear Tests in Pacific Area
Britain announced the halt of nuclear bomb tests in the Christmas Island area of the Pacific. A Foreign Office spokesman said notified nations that the area, previously marked off limits to shipping on April 25, is no longer considered dangerous.
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London
Britain
Christmas Island
Pacific
Foreign Office
M-Day Begins at Montana School of Mines With Blasts
The Montana School of Mines marks M-Day with blasts from Big Butte, cleaning campus debris and whitewashing the Block M. After blasts, a dance caps the day before student voting on Wednesday featuring candidates from Theta Tau, Sigma Rho, and the Independent faction for president and other posts.
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Montana School of Mines
Big Butte
Theta Tau Fraternity
Robert P. Wylie
White Sulphur Springs
Richard W. Roberts
Anchorage
Alaska
Gus B. Coolidge
Sunburst
George A. Grandy
Butte
Richard R. Vincelette
Billings
Sigma Rho
George M. Maxwell
Warm Springs
Albert C. Walkup
Philipsburg
David S. Malyevac
Robert W. Hoy
Carl A. Plate
Independent
James P. Connell
St. Louis
Richard G. Osterman
Black Eagle
Dave P. Cadwell
Lima
Peru
Donald K. Roberts
Whitehall
Montana Weather Outlook by Regions
Montana east shows considerable cloudiness with showers and isolated thunderstorms south on Wednesday. Temperatures range 60 to 70 with 35 to 45 night low, turning partly cloudy and warmer Thursday. Montana west forecasts partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, showers in the south, highs 60 to 75 and 68 to 78 Thursday, with cooler nights.
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Montana
Eisenhower urges swift action on defense aid and trade
The President pressed speedy approval of his defense reorganization foreign aid and world trade programs to counter Communist threats. He spoke at a Republican dinner pledging renewed party strength in the November elections and vowed to stand with GOP members in pursuing peace security and progressive government.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
GOP
National Committee
Senate
House
Democrats
Pentagon
President Backs National Drive Against Recession
President Eisenhower endorses a four month Advertising Council campaign to restore confidence and spur growth with 10 million dollars of donated space and air time. He cites not fearing the future and opposes tariffs while urging reciprocal trade extension. Other items note gains in tool and die work and tax policy debates in Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Advertising Council
America
Tool and Die Makers
William A. McDonnell
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
House Banking Committee
William F. Knowland
California
Senate
Knowland
Clifford Case
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Douglas
United Auto Workers
Margaret Chase Smith Says She Is Least Costly Senator
AP Newsfeatures reports Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, the lone woman among 95 men, says she is the least costly senator due to lacking many facilities and free services enjoyed by her male colleagues. She notes restricted access to pools and gym, and paying for hair care, but says she likes it this way.
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Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Skowhegan
Maine
Rainy Butte Storm Spawns Flooding and Power Outage
Butte endured its first significant spring storm with four tenths of an inch of rain and strong winds over three hours on Tuesday evening. Lightning knocked out TV Mountain power for three hours, damaging wiring and relays. street flooding and sewer backups were reported on the South Side.
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Butte
South Side
TV Mountain
Montana
Helena
Associated Press
Missoula
Drummond
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Second Half Property Tax Payments Due by May 31
County Treasurer John E. Picard notes second half 1957 real property taxes are due by 5 p.m. Thursday May 29 in his office or by mail. May 31 is a Saturday and Memorial Day. the law fixes the deadline with a 2 percent penalty and two-thirds of 1 percent monthly interest on delinquent bills.
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John E. Picard
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