Butte Youth Fatally Wounded in Accident Near Butte
Leonard Philp, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Philp of Walkerville, was shot fatally while on a practice shooting expedition near Butte. Authorities called it an accident as a rifle discharged while shifting on a car seat. He died soon after in the arms of his cousin.
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Blue Wing
Walkerville
Butte
Thorities
Young Philp
Henry Philp
John Philp
Charles Fortune
Iowa
James Kello
Hotel
Finlen
Kelly
Bull Run Creek
Henry
John
Leonard
Beck again refuses to testify on Teamsters funds
Dave Beck declined to reveal how union funds were spent and again invoked the Fifth Amendment before the Senate Rackets Committee. He left a televised hearing citing ill health, while accountant Stewart Ormsby Kreiger testified to earning 15 375 dollars over 18 months mostly for the Beck beer business. Senator McClellan warned the probe would seek new evidence on improper use of union funds and ties to business deals.
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Washington
Dave Beck
Senate
Teamsters
Dave Beck Jr
Stewart Ormsby Kreiger
Beck
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Pay raises for GI technicians announced by Defense Department
The Defense Department ordered pay raises for 350,000 enlisted technicians, boosting monthly pay by 12 to 50 dollars for about 15 percent of the enlisted force. The plan totals roughly 49 million dollars for year one, with additional reserve officer lump sum bonuses under review and no immediate defense budget increase for 1958 and 1959.
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Washington
Defense Dept
Wilson
Ralph Cordiner
General Electric Co
Budget Bureau
Congress
Eisenhower Welcomes Diem on Viet Nam Visit
President Eisenhower personally greets Ngo Dinh Diem at National Airport with a 21 gun salute. The anti Communist leader begins a four day state visit and holds talks at the White House with 60 guests invited to a formal state dinner.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Eisenhower
Diem
National
White House
Watch Spring Heart Valve Repair By Detroit Surgeons
Four surgeons from Wayne State University implanted a watch spring device into Mrs. Mabel Streeter’s heart to aid the mitral valve in a case of mitral insufficiency. The patient, once bedridden, now can perform housework and care for five children. The team say the operation offers potential extension of life and a normal expectancy, though no definitive prognosis.
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Detroit
W.P
Mabel Streeter
James H. Wible
Lyle F. Jacobson
Prescott Jordan Jr
Charles G. Johnston
Wayne State University
College of Medicine
Abandoned Tank Explosion Shocks Miles City
A long abandoned underground gasoline tank on Miles City's Main Street exploded Wednesday around 2 p.m. No injuries were reported. Linemen cutting a nearby line may have sparked fumes from the old fuel or tank. A 1950 car nearby was tossed onto a truck bed and a church basement window was blown out.
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Miles City
Presbyterian Church
Custer County High School
Postal Chief Threatens Service Cuts
Postmaster General Summerfield told the Senate Appropriations Committee he will order further postal service cuts on July 1 unless Congress votes an extra 70 to 90 million dollars for fiscal 1958. He cited a phenomenal mail volume rise and noted prior cuts were partially restored by the House and Senate actions.
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Washington
Summerfield
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Post Office Department
Department
Appropriations Committee
Maurice H. Stans
Budget Bureau
Treasury Dept
Tax Court
Cooler Weather Seen for Montana State
Montana will see fresh snow at elevations 5 000 to 6 000 feet and cooler damp weather statewide. Northeastern areas may drop below freezing overnight with frost warnings for North Dakota neighbors. Rain fell at Great Falls and several airports with winds from Canada. temperatures run 2 to 9 degrees below normal through Monday.
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Helena
Montana
Dightman
Great Falls
Kalispell
Canada
Divide
Ike to Entertain Montgomery at Gettysburg Farm
Washington reports President Eisenhower plans to host Britain's Field Marshal Montgomery at the Gettysburg farm in Pennsylvania for a weekend visit. White House press secretary James Hagerty said the two wartime allies will stay at the Eisenhower residence until at least Monday afternoon.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
Gettysburg
James C. Hagerty
Italian Premier Resigns Ike Says Tensions in World Wont Permit Budget Slashes
President Eisenhower announced plans to address the American people directly via one or more radio and television addresses to argue for adopting his $71,800 budget proposal amid world tensions and the resignation of Italy's premier.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Rojas Reelected President by Bogota Assembly
Bogota voters confirmed President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla for a four year term starting 1958 with a 76 to 1 vote from a handpicked Constituent Assembly amid anti Rojas protests. Riots reported in Cali and Bogota left many dead or injured as troops guarded the capitol.
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Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Rojas
Navarro Ospina
Cali
Here
Capitol
Rivas
Capitol Steps
Medellin
House Group Slashes School Construction Bill
The House Education Committee cut the school construction bill by about 500 million dollars, voting 23 to 3 to authorize 1.0 billion dollars over five years instead of two billion. The measure aims to win President Eisenhower's support with a smaller price tag and faces a potential floor fight over segregation provisions.
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House Education Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Rep. Metcalf
D-Mont
Augustine Kelley
D-Pa
Texans Flood Victims Survive on Armadillos and Greens
In Texas the Brzos River flood inundated Angleton area closing highways and stranding about 50 families. Victims told Angleton Times reporter Bill Lee they survived three to four days on boiled armadillos and turnip greens. The Red Cross moved to aid refugees as floodwaters spread across 100 square miles with prison facilities also impacted.
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Texas
Dallas
Brzos River
Bill Lee
Angleton Times
Angleton
Lee
Columbia
West
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
East Columbia
Red Cross
Clean-Up Parade Plans Mapped in Butte 1957 Campaign
Butte to host a citywide Clean-up Paint-up and Fix-up parade Monday night. Comdr A L Yost and Sheriff William Dalling announced the route forming on Granite Street by the courthouse. The parade travels west to Washington Park Arizona Broadway Montana and ends at the courthouse before motorized units visit multiple districts. A color guard from the Armed Forces will participate.
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Comdr. A. L. Yost
U.S. Navy Reserve
William Dalling
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Courthouse
Granite
Washington
Park
Arizona
Broadway
Montana
Montanan Killed In Car Accident
Gustave A Varner 86 of Plentywood was killed when a car driven by his brother ran off the Dagmar road and into a ditch near Reserve. Henry Warner the driver was hospitalized with a broken arm. Varner born May 22, 1870 earlier lived in Denmark and was the 11th highway fatality in Montana since Friday.
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Gustave A Varner
Albert Erdahl
Dagmar
Reserve
Henry Warner
Montana
Denmark
Varner
Three Idaho Men Die in Wyoming Plane Crash
Three Twin Falls men died when their light plane crashed in the foothills of the Big Horn Mountains and burned. Identified are Claude H. Detweiler 53 president of Detweiler's Inc electrical contractor Harry Dewey 45 manager of the firm's electrical department and Verle Perry 44 company pilot.
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Story
Wyo
Twin Falls
Idaho
Big Horn Mountains
Claude H. Detweiler
Detweiler
Darwin and early ideas of evolution in history
The text argues that evolution predated Darwin with Greek and Indian thought, credits Darwin with a detailed mechanism, and notes Want Ads as a historical tool for outreach, mentioning the dial number 5451.
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India
Billings Restaurant Fire Blamed on Gas Explosion
A Billings special fire investigator ruled the $120 000 restaurant blaze an accidental gas explosion. Two burners and ovens were left on in the basement causing fumes to rise via a duct. The fan was off after closing, gas filled the main area and ignition occurred. Origin unknown due to total destruction.
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Billings
Billings Airport Road
Thor Faladweg
Spokane
National Board of Fire Underwriters
C. E. Maness
Montana Weather Outlook for Thursday and Friday
East region sees decreasing clouds with light rain in the west and a warmup. Thursday highs 45 to 55 with 30 to 40 lows. Friday 50 to 60. West region remains cloudy with light rain and cooler Thursday, winds northeast. highs 60 to 65, lows 35 to 45.
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Montana
Senate to Vote on McLeod Today
The Senate rejected a motion to return McLeod’s nomination as ambassador to Ireland to the Foreign Relations Committee by a 54 to 22 vote. The confirmation debate followed accusations of a witch hunt and smear campaigns as opponents urged a new nominee.
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Washington
Scott McLeod
Senate
Ireland
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Green
D-Ri
State Dept. Security
Sen
Clark
D-Pa
McLeod
Sen. Bridges
New Hampshire
Sen. Green
Knowland
Calif
Charles E
Chip) Bohlen
Philippines
Governor of Alaska Expected to be Named Soon
Government sources say an announcement could come at any time appointing Mike Stepovich of Fairbanks as Alaska governor. President Eisenhower would name him on Interior Secretary Seaton’s recommendation, pending Senate approval. Stepovich sits in the Territorial Senate to succeed B Frank Heintzleman who resigned last January.
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Senate
Rome
Bersaglieri
Italy
Giovanni Gronchi
Segni
Washington
Mike Stepovich
Fairbanks
Alaska
Eisenhower
of the Interior
Seaton
Stepovich
Territorial Senate
B. Frank Heintzleman
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