U S Warns Khrushchev to Help Ease Berlin Tension
The United States warned Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev that he must help reduce Berlin tensions to win a summit with President Eisenhower. Secretary of State Herter heads to Geneva for East West talks as Eisenhower voiced conditions against actions pressuring the West. The President would refuse a meeting if the Soviet Union signs a separate peace with East Germany, yields Berlin to East Germany, or issues ultimatums.
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John Scali
Washington
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Eisenhower
U. S
Moscow
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Geneva
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
East Germany
U.S.S.R
Andrei Gromyko
West Prepared To Make Deal In Berlin Crisis
Diplomatic informants say the West may allow East Germans to man overland Berlin checkpoints as part of a settlement. Westerners could press into Berlin by land or air if talks fail, with Geneva focusing on Berlin access, reunification, and a security zone in Europe.
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Bonn
Germany
Soviet Union
West Germany
West Berlin
Berlin
Geneva
Europe
East Germany
United States
Britain
France
Defiant Workers Strike Hospitals Defiant Workers Strike Hospitals
Maintenance and clerical workers struck six large nonprofit hospitals in New York City defying court orders. About 2,500 patients remained stable with supervisory staff covering care while doctors and nurses kept working. The Retail Drug Employers Union pledged to assist in emergencies as Mayor Wagner sought peace talks.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Robert F. Wagner
Hoare death ends a storied British career at 79
Viscount Templewood Sir Samuel Hoare died in London after a heart attack at age 79. A former Foreign Secretary and long serving parliamentarian, Hoare is widely remembered for the 1935 Hoare Laval Pact with France and the Ethiopian crisis that sparked accusations of appeasement and a compromised League of Nations.
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London
Viscount Templewood
Samuel Hoare
Hoare
Laval
Mussolini
Stanley Baldwin
League of Nations
Chamber Seeks Government Installations for Butte
The Butte Chamber of Commerce directs a drive to secure defense or other government facilities. At Friday’s Finline Hotel meeting, directors voted to appeal to Montana's congressional delegation. Saturday will feature a kickoff with Industrial Committee members meeting three union delegates to discuss a program for Butte.
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Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Finline
Montana
Washington
Ward Fanning
Chamber
E. D. Tierney
W. J. Frazer
Carpenters Union
F. J. Fleming
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Don Wulf
Butte Plumbers Union
John FE. Corette
Montana Power Co
Fanning
Mike Mansfield
U S Salutes Truman on 75th Birthday
The nation toasted Harry S. Truman on his 75th birthday with coast to coast celebrations in 16 cities linked by television. Guests included Speaker Sam Rayburn and Secretary of State Dean Acheson as Truman received a five volume diary and letters gift.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Kansas City
Harry Truman
Melvyn Douglas
Truman
Waldorf- Astoria
Harry
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Rayburn
Dean Acheson
White House
Montana Tax Facts Report Details Tax Share and Spending
The Montana Taxpayers Association reports Montanans paid 29 percent of income in taxes last year, totaling 367.2 million dollars. State and local governments received 130.8 million dollars, or 10.4 percent of income, with per capita property taxes ranking high nationally. The summary notes rising taxation and spending outpacing income and ongoing budget deficits.
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Helena
Taxpayers Association
Montana
House Panel Slashes Ike Budget by 252 Million
The House Appropriations Committee cut 252 348 200 from President Eisenhower 1960 budget requests confirming a spending plan of 6 438 839 800 for independent federal agencies. The move follows criticism of budget liabilities and signals likely further cuts in defense financing. The Veterans Administration receives the largest share to cover pensions insurance and hospital care.
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B. L. Livingstone Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
House
Civil Defense
Interstate Commerce Commission
Veterans Administration
One Dies as Two Bombers Collide at Shaw AFB
Two Air Force jet bombers collided in flight near Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina. One bomber crashed killing one of its three crew members. The other two crewmen parachuted to safety and were treated for minor injuries. The second plane landed at the base with tail damage.
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Shaw Air Force Base
S.C
Air Force
Here
Death of U S Defense Deputy Quarles
Donald A. Quarles deputy secretary of defense dies in his sleep at 64 leaving a potential vacancy in top Pentagon leadership. He had been viewed as a possible successor to Secretary McElroy who plans retirement later this year. Quarles noted for engineering and atomic weapons work at Albuquerque and prior service as Western Electric vice president.
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Washington (Ap
Donald A. Quarles
Secretary of Defense
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Quarles
McElroy
Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
Albuquerque
N.M
Western Electric
Britain to Aid Iraq With Jets and Tanks
Britain will send a substantial number of jet bombers and tanks to Iraq to bolster Premier Abdel Karim Kassem's government. The decision, agreed by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's Cabinet, aims to stem the Red tide and curb Soviet influence in Baghdad. A formal government statement is expected in the House of Commons early next week.
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Arthur Gavshon
London
Britain
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
United States
Baghdad
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Kassem
Death of Bozeman Youth 19 Probed in Townsend
John Edward Showalter 19 of Bozeman was found dead in a Townsend bed from natural causes. A deputy said Showalter and Julian Shuhr rode freight trains from Livingston to Helena and back, then slowed two cars’ brakes to jump. Showalter died at cousin Lee Todd’s home. Shuhr was questioned and released.
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Showalter
Bozeman
Julian Shuhr
Livingston
Helena
Claspil
Shhuhr
Townsend
Lee Todd
Shuhr
Latin American economists conclude 11 day regional conference
Economic experts from 21 American Republics wrap up an 11 day conference in Buenos Aires after adopting measures to accelerate Latin American economic development.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Latin America
BSA Recognition Banquet Slated Tonight
More than 200 volunteer Boy Scout leaders and their ladies will gather at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church for Vigilante BSA council third annual recognition dinner. Election of new council officers and a council budget will be discussed, with Silver Beavers awarded and dinner by the church Women’s Association.
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First Presbyterian Church
BSA
Dave Piper
Chester H. Steele
Anaconda Company
Fred Strandberg
Silver Beavers
W. E. Silver
George C. Chance
Merrill S. Sharp
Ezra Hawkes
Pocatello
Idaho
Earl N. Genzberger
Vigilante Council
Kirby Crowley
Frank Heffern
Anaconda
Richard Sorenson
Women's Association of the Church
Allen McKenzie
Polaris Missile Shot Successful
The Navy fired a 28 foot Polaris submarine missile over the Atlantic marking its second successful launch in three weeks. The test reached about 700 miles and achieved ignition and separation of two stages as officials confirmed all objectives were met.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Atlantic
Defense Department
Washington
Courage of Shirley O Neill in shark attack rescue told
A San Francisco college coed risked her life when a 500 pound great white attacked 18 year old Albert Kogler off Bakers Beach. She pulled him to shore cradling him in crimson water then prayed aloud with him until unconscious. Medal of Honor bid supported by San Francisco supervisors.
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San Francisco
Albert Kogler
W. S. Follett
California Academy of Sciences
Miss O'Neill
Kogler
Bakers Beach
Golden Gate Bridge
Shirley
Gertrude O'Neill
San Francisco State College
Presidio
Leo P. Day
Day
Laundrymen Seek Housewife Support in Industry Push
Duane C. Lawrence, director of the American Laundry Industry, told the annual convention of Laundry Owners and Dry Cleaners that the modern American housewife is the key to industry growth. He said housewives misperceive laundries as masculine and intrusive, and described a booklet Occupation Housewife outlining admiration and sales strategies. He presented visual approaches and methods proven to raise business volume, noting a cocktail hour for delegates.
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Duane C. Lawrence
American Laundry Industry
Portland
Ore
Laundry Owners and Dry Cleaners
Alsn
Mr. Lawrence
Ths
Ballerina Becomes Freight Handler At Winnipeg Office
The foreman of the Canadian Pacific freight office in Winnipeg hired a former ballet master as a freight handler. He explained that lifting freight is easy next to lifting ballerinas. The message ends urging readers to use Want Ads with dial 5451 for qualified applicants.
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Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
West and east Montana expect mixed clouds and showers this weekend. Highs range from 55 to 75 depending on region with cooler nights around 30 to 42 degrees. Sunday sees minor temperature changes with lingering showers in the mountains and parts of the east.
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Montana
Egypt Nile boat disaster claims hundreds on Sabbath trip
A 200 ton pleasure boat named Dandara carrying Egypt's Agricultural Engineers Syndicate and families sank on the Nile near Cairo. Police mid Friday reported about 200 drowned with 100 saved. total aboard estimated at 300. Among the rescued was Dr. Abdel Moneim Mekky's six year old daughter. many families died together. Reports noted President Gamal Abdel Nasser helped in rescue efforts as Interior Minister Zakaria Mohieddin joined. The excursion honored the Moslem Friday Sabbath at Garden Park near the Delta Barrage, eight miles from Cairo.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nile River
Sayed Marei
Abdel Moneim Mekky
Magda
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Dandara
U.A.R
Zakaria Mohieddin
Nasser
Agricultural Engineers Syndicate
Nile Delta Barrage
The
Nile
Engineers Syndicate
Ahmed Talaat
Talaat
Artist Helphrey Sentenced to Two Years for Fraudulent Checks
Woodrow Charles Helphrey, 44, pleaded guilty in District Court to obtaining money by means of a false and worthless check. Judge T F Downey sentenced him to two years in state prison for cashing a 250 dollar check at the Vegas Club Meaderville. He admitted cashing three more checks totaling 325 dollars at the U and S Club and claimed parole status from a federal institution in Lake Charles Louisiana. Police arrested him in a Butte rooming house after he was found with 118 dollars. He was represented by Lewis F Rotering.
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Woodrow Charles Helphrey
T. F. Downey
Helphrey
Vegas Club
Meaderville
John T. Prothero
Maurice F. Hennessey
Pro
Lake Charles
Ed Malthen
William Ryan
John Gasper
Butte
Lewis F. Rotering
Montana Patrol Lowers Road Fatalities to 53
Helena Montana The Highway Patrol on Friday removed Beverly F Cooper from its 1959 traffic fatality list. The toll drops to 53 from 60 reflecting the tractor accident not a traffic crash. Cooper 54 a Cascade County weed worker died May 5 while harrowing grass off Belt Center ville road.
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H. C. Lamb
Polaris
Jack King
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