Young Missoulian Among Seven Honored at Harvard
Daniel S. Kemp of Missoula Montana was named one of seven junior fellows of Harvard University's Society of Fellows. The fellowship provides facilities and a stipend ranging from 3500 to 5500 dollars. Since 1933, 162 fellows have held the award with notable achievements in science teaching writing and public service.
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Cambridge, Mass
Daniel S. Kemp
Missoula
Mont
Harvard University
Society of Fellows
Society
Double Slaying In Wyoming Baffles Officers
In Green River Wyoming two construction workers Grover Logan 43 and Logan Herzog 44 were found shot dead in a parked sedan on U S Highway 30. Coroner Pete Vase said officers have no motive or suspects. Both men lived in Rock Springs and worked for Woodward Construction Co. Herzog listed Ogden Utah as his permanent address and recently moved his wife toward Salt Lake City. The sheriff said both victims were hit by two bullets through the car window and were found wrapped in blankets as if sleeping. The killings likely occurred early Sunday morning.
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Green River
Wyo
U. S. Highway 30
Wyoming
Sweetwater County
Pete Vase
Grover Logan
Logan Herzog
Rock Springs
Woodward Construction Co
Herzog
Ogden
Utah
Vase
Salt Lake City
George Nimmo
Here
Nimmo
Logan
Federal Official Visits Butte Demonstrates Redevelopment Plan
A U S Commerce official outlines the Area Redevelopment Act to aid distressed areas in Montana. He names a coordinating committee with city and county leaders to push long term employment while noting limited funds and the act’s focus on industry over mere public works.
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Butte and
Anaconda
Dave Hartley
U. S. Department of Commerce
James
Butte
Silver Bow
U. S. Dept. of Commerce
Harley
Chamber of Commerce
Citizens Project
Vern Griffith
Washington
Silver Bow County
Montana
Hartley Id
Deer Lodge County
Carl Anderson
Hartley
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Arnold Olsen
Flathead
Lincoln
Kalispell
Libby
Hundreds Seek Refuge As Floods And Tornadoes Hit Region
The Associated Press reports heavy rain across the Mississippi Missouri and Ohio basins for a fourth day as floods force hundreds from homes. Tornadoes strike eastern Ohio and Tennessee while counties brace for rising rivers and vanishing roadways. One infant dies in a Memphis area flood.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Michigan
Tulsa
Memphis
Cincinnati
National Railway Co Cleared for $60 Million Credit
The National Railway Co. says it secured $60 million in U S credits to buy 8 club cars 14 Pullman cars and 100 freight coaches.
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Mexico Ciy
The
National Railway Co
United States
Two Held After $1000 Great Falls Robbery
Great Falls police captured two suspects about an hour after a Monday morning holdup at Save-Or-Self Service Station. The bandits, wearing silk stockings, escaped with about $1000 in cash and checks and a pistol. Joseph E. Lesh and Stanley R. Erickson were charged. Lesh pleaded guilty and waived an attorney. Erickson requested counsel and had arraignment postponed.
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Great Falls
Joseph E. Lesh
Stanley R. Erickson
Lesh
Paul G. Hatfield
Erickson
R. J. Nelson
Nelson
J Burton
Nutter in Canada To Talk New Industry Possibility
Gov. Donald Nutter left Helena by private plane for an undisclosed Canadian destination to discuss a possible new Montana industry with businessmen. His secretary said the meeting site, including the province, was kept secret to avoid premature disclosure that could derail the plan.
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Helena
Donald Nutter
Canada
Montana
Nutter
Dennis Gordon
Montana Planning Board
First American in Space Alan Shepard Honored by Kennedy
President Kennedy pins a medal on Alan B. Shepard Jr. the first American to reach space after his 115 mile suborbital flight. Congress and 250000 cheering citizens along Pennsylvania Avenue honor the astronaut as the nation pledges to push ahead with the space program.
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New Frontier
Solons
Washington
Kennedy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Congress
Shepard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Space
Soviet Union
Shepard Proves He's Cool Customer in White House Welcome
Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr., first American to view Earth from space, remains calm and modest amid Kennedy ceremony and a vast crowd. The reception, though lively, showed scientists in charge, with Shepard focusing on praise for his team as politicians errred with lighter moments.
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Washington
Outer Space
Solid Earth
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Kennedy
Congress
Allies Back Rusk After Berlin Warning
NATO foreign ministers from Arctic to Aegean pledged to keep West Berlin safe following Dean Rusk warning Khrushchev to keep hands off the city. The Oslo talks amid protests and mixed views on broader East West tensions highlighted unity on Berlin but discord on other crises.
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Nikita
Berlin
Rusk
Oslo
Norway
Americ
Mony
Sie
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
West Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Arctic
Aegean
NATO Council
Britain
France
West Germany
Moscow
Truman Celebrates 77th Birthday With Friends
Former President Harry S. Truman, aged 77, received birthday greetings from over 200 well wishers at a Kansas City luncheon. He toured the Truman Library in Independence with close associates including comedian Jack Benny prior to the event.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Jack Benny
Truman
Independence
The Tender Trap in Formosa Wedding Arrest
Li Chin-ting, a 58 year old businessman wanted on fraud charges, resurfaced to officiate his son's wedding in Taipei Formosa. Detectives present at the ceremony waited for its conclusion then arrested him.
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Taipei
Formosa
Li Chin-ting
Montana Weather Update Eastern and Western Regions
Eastern Montana mostly cloudy through Wednesday with warmer Tuesday. Highs 55 to 70, lows 30 to 40, cooler Wednesday. Western Montana cloudy with showers Tuesday to Wednesday, highs 50 to 60, lows 32 to 38, cooler Wednesday.
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Montana
Civil Rights Bills Reach Congress
A six point civil rights program was introduced in Congress led by Sen. Joseph S. Clark and Rep. Emanuel Celler. The bills aim to speed school desegregation, with desegregation plans due within six months and court enforcement available if boards fail to comply. Kennedy aides did not clear the measures, signaling White House reluctance.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Kennedy
Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Justice Department
Robert Fennedy
Secretary of Welfare
Truce Group Arrives For Laos Job
A revived three nation truce commission arrived in Laos with certification of the cease-fire between the Western backed royal government and Pathet Lao rebels as its first task. Government negotiators met in Hin Heup with Prince Souvanna Phouma to discuss cease-fire terms amid accusations of violations on both sides. No agreement on where talks will be held or on separate political discussions. Verification of the cease-fire is a Western condition for attendance at a planned 14 nation Geneva conference on Laos.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Hin Heup
Geneva
Congress Asked To Keep Tax Take as Present
Budget Director David Bell warned Congress of at least a 50-50 chance the 1962 deficit could exceed 2.8 billion. He cited potential boosts from defense and space programs, postal rate rejection, and a highway tax law using general funds for road building, as Kennedy seeks tax law changes.
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Washington
David E. Bell
Bell
Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Hutchinson
Rail
Congress
The
Treasury
My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House Sequel
Lillian Rogers Parks and Frances Spatz Leighton present a condensed second installment of Parks's White House memoir. The book recounts intimate scenes with Presidents and First Ladies drawn from Parks's three decades as a household servant, offering candid backstage anecdotes.
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White House
Lillian Rogers Parks
Frances Spatz Leighton
Mrs Truman Remembered As Wit Not Sour Puss
The account portrays Bess Truman as lively and sociable rather than remote. It recalls her quick humor on the phone with bridge friends and a humorous moment when a butler dropped cakes, prompting her jovial remark about dessert and thought.
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Mrs. Truman
Bess Truman
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