Truman Blames McCarthy as GOP Problem at Press Club
Former President Truman labeled Sen. McCarthy a Republican problem and urged President Eisenhower to act against forces he said threaten national unity and bipartisan foreign policy. He spoke at a National Press Club luncheon and answered questions from the audience.
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Washington
Truman
Sen
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
National Press Club
Uncheon
White House
James C. Hagerty
Democratic Party
Butte Debates Two Junior Highs Amid Site Talks
State Superintendent Mary M. Condon urged considering two smaller junior high schools at a Butte meeting, though voters previously approved a single building. City officials cited cost and facilities while a special July 23 election remains to choose a site.
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Mary M. Condon
Butte
Miss Condon
Butte High School
George Haney
Haney
Robert Crangle
Board of Trustees of
School District No. 1
Atty
Nick Rotering
Kay Hanson
Missoula
Newell Evans
Board of Trustees
Clayton Maxwell
Mr. Evans
Eisenhower Pushes Hawaii Statehood Urgently
President Eisenhower told a 53 member Hawaiian delegation he is anxious to have Hawaii granted statehood as soon as possible. The meeting in Washington underscored the push for admission as a new state.
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Ike Bucks
Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
Pittsburgh Workers Keep City Moving Amid Bus Strike
In Pittsburgh the 200000 commuters still reached work as a two day trolley and bus strike left 675 trolleys and 196 buses idle. Extra trains taxis and ride-sharing aided travel while Mayor Lawrence and unions pressed for settlement with federal and state mediators present. The strike began after a rejected wage offer amid talks and a demand for a 30 cent hourly raise, with employer counter that fares would rise.
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Pittsburgh
Steel City
Golden Triangle
Pittsburgh Railways Co
David L. Lawrence
AFL Street Railway
C. D. Palmer
Railways
Montana Chamber of Commerce value outlined at dinner
Richard Miller of Helena outlined the Montana Chamber’s work at a Montana hotel dinner attended by over 40. William Browning, Helena, spoke on the value to individuals and localities, noting the chamber’s role in legislation, industry support, resource development, and highway promotion using federal funds.
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Montana Chamber of Commerce
Finlen
Richard Miller
Helena
State Chamber of Commerce
Tom Kelly
Butte
William Browning
State Chamber
Browning
Miller
Montana
Chambers of Commerce
Truman Comments on Court Ruling on Foreign Policy
Former President Truman says a Supreme Court decision clarifies the executive branch leads foreign policy, noting the court addressed legal power rather than political authority or public influence. He reframes the ruling with a wry remark about “lung power.”
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Supreme Court
Executive Branch
Congress
Manslaughter Charged After Fatal Street Fight
Charges filed in justice court stem from a Friday night street affray that left William Charles Sagar dead. Craig Dietrich 16 faces manslaughter while Joseph Kennedy 18 faces third degree assault. Bartender Harley Moody of Jim Hill Corner is charged with selling liquor to minors. Three other youths 17 remain in juvenile investigation. Sagar died from a fractured skull after the incident near Montana and Galena streets. Harold Konen was injured and treated. Funeral services for Sagar set for Tuesday at White's Funeral Home and St Ann Church.
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Justice Court
N. A. Rotering
William Charles
Bill) Sagar
J. J. Winston
Craig Dietrich
Joseph Kennedy
Harley Moody
Jim Hill
Sagar
Rotering
Harold Konen
St. Ann
Community Memorial Hospital
Konen
Montana
Galena
Rudy Sagatovic
White
St. Ann Church
Most Wanted Man Caught in Seattle
FBI announces the arrest of Alex Whitmore on a tip from a citizen. Whitmore, listed on the 10 most wanted, surrendered unarmed at a Seattle apartment after a five month chase. He dyed his hair red and admitted his identity with no resistance.
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Seattle
Alex Whitmore
FBI
Richard D. Auerbach
Whitmore
Auerbach
Virginia
Fugitive Russian to Testify Before Senate Panel
A Russian secret police officer named Capt. Nikolai E. Khoklov has surrendered in Germany and was brought to the United States. He is due to testify at a secret Senate Internal Security Subcommittee session Tuesday morning.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Germany
United States
Nikolai E. Khoklov
Stevens Says Few Reds Are in Army
Washington Secretary of the Army Stevens rejected McCarthy claims of widespread communists in the Army saying there are dog gone few Reds and he will keep them out. The dispute comes as senators seek to shorten the 13 day inquiry into the McCarthy Pentagon row with competing plans.
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Stevens
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
Army
Senate Investigations
Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Montana Highway Group Backs Added Fuels Tax
In Helena the state highway finance committee approved a plan to raise an extra one-cent gasoline tax and proportional fuel taxes to secure 13.497 million dollars in federal highway funds. The group aims to generate about 2.75 million annually for matching federal money, with Gov. Aronson expressing support.
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Helena
A P
State Highway Finance Committee
Montana
Eisenhower
Finance Committee
George Schotte
J. Hugo Aronson
Aronson
Schotte
Memorial Day Parade Route Is Announced
The Butte Memorial Day parade route was set at a Monday meeting of patriotic groups. The 9:30 a.m. May 31 parade starts at the courthouse, travels east on Granite to Main then Broadway, west to Washington, to Park, east on Park to Wyoming, and south to Soldiers Memorial Park by Butte High School. Parade marshal is Jack Duggan. A post parade program will be held at the park.
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Butte
Courthouse
Granite
Main
Broadway
Washington
Park Street
Park
Wyoming
Soldiers Memorial Park
Butte High School
Jack Duggan
France and Rebels Agree to Evacuate Dien Bien Phu Wounded
The Geneva conference on Indochina showed deadlock as Vietminh and France rejected each other’s armistice plans. Both sides agreed only on evacuating wounded from Dien Bien Phu. An American spokesman described the Vietminh proposal as a potential surrender. Molotov did not convene further talks, and U S Undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith pressed Moscow for restraint.
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Vietminh
Indochina
France
Dien Bien Phu
Britain
V. M. Molotov
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Molotov
Southeast Asia
Dong
Bidault
Kootenai River Flood Warning Potential in Spring Runoff
Forecasters warn the Kootenai River region in northwest Montana northern Idaho and parts of Canada may face significant flooding this spring as mountain snow melts. Cool conditions have slowed runoff and increased water content in snowpack, with several rivers expected to run near or above normal levels over the next five months.
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Portland
Ore
Kootenai River
Montana
Idaho
Canada
Cascade Basin
Columbia River
Anthony J. Polos
Weather Bureau
Marian W. Nelson
Soil Conservation Service
Grand Coulee
Leonia
Mont
Clark Fork
Missoula
Cabinet Gorge
Flathead River
Polson
Montana Girl Rescued After Cold Night in Badlands
Anita Little twelve year old wandered the rugged badlands south of Malta with her dog as about fifty men searched Monday. A plane spotted her at 9 30 a m and she was led to a ranch yard by her dog before noon, safely asleep in a bed later.
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Malta
Anita Little
Missouri River
Mildred Taylor
Anita
R. V. Kaufman
Phillips County
French and Laotians Rout Vietminh Near Dien Bien Phu
French and Laotian battalions repelled Vietminh forces near Myong Khua about 50 miles from Dien Bien Phu. French air and road attacks disrupted rebel convoys on routes toward Na San and northeast from the fortress. Vietminh reported 12 dead at Myong Khua. skirmishes also near Cuchi west of Saigon left 45 rebels dead and one captured. Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries reportedly captured, confirmation awaited.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Myong Khua
Dien Bien Phu
Rice Plains
Vo Nguyen Giap
Cuchi
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Tuan Giao
Na San
Laichau
Vietminh
de Castries
Chamber Elects Board Members
Butte Chamber of Commerce directors were reelected for two year terms. The slate includes C. J. Burns, Dr. H. L. Casebeer, A. J. Davis, J. H. Dickey Jr., T. L. Doran, Ward Fanning, Rial Havens, Dr. H. H. James, D. B. Kane, A. J. Knievel, Dan J. Mooney, N. L. Richmond, Chester H. Steele, J. R. Thomas, Will Tiddy and C. S. Youlden with hold-over members O. R. Ashford, I. H. Bolitho, J. J. Burke, Robert D. Corette, Tom Kelly, R. J. MacDonald, Roy E. Murray, J. D. Newman, Al Olsen, L. M. Sheridan, George Schotte, F. J. Sten, Dr. J. Robert Van Pelt, L. S. Waite and C. E. Woolfolk. The election results were tallied after polls closed Monday afternoon. The election committee chaired by R. L. Thomas conducted the count.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce
C. J. Burns
H. L. Casebeer
A. J. Davis
J. H. Dickey Jr
T. L. Doran
Ward Fanning
Rial Havens
H. H. James
D. B. Kane
A. J. Knievel
Dan J. Mooney
N. L
J. Robert van Pelt
L. S. Waite
C. E. Woolfolk
R. L. Thomas
John Newland
J. G. Degnan
E. P. Frizelle
Stanley Gronfein
Roy Murray Jr
Charles Rohe
Weather forecast for Butte and Montana region
Partly cloudy today and tomorrow with a chance of thundershowers Tuesday afternoon or evening. Temperatures hold with highs around 65 and lows near 40. Montana forecast shows west of Divide partly to mostly cloudy with warmer highs 60 to 70, east of Divide scattered showers mainly northeast, similar temps, through Wednesday.
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Montana
Divide
U S Policy in Indochina Under Review Amid Crisis
President Eisenhower met with Secretary Dulles and top defense chiefs in two sessions to discuss the Indochina crisis and possible shifts in U S policy in Europe and the Far East. Democratic critics on Capitol Hill attacked the administration over foreign policy while Dulles pursued a Far East united front with Australia Thailand and the Philippines.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Indochina
Dulles
U. S
Europe
Far East
Defense
Defense Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Capitol Hill
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
National Association of Plumbing and Contractors
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Australia
Thailand
Philippines
United Front
Lincoln White
State Department
Carlos P. Romulo
Magsaysay
Red Front Friendship Group Charged as Communist Front
The Justice Department charged that the National Council of American Soviet Friendship Inc. is a Communist front that concealed its nature. The council allegedly received praise from FDR Truman and Eisenhower during World War II. The hearing before the Subversive Activities Control Board resumes Tuesday.
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Washington
National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, Inc
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
Europe
Justice Department
Kingsbury
Ruby Valley Stockman Dies After Horse Accident
Addison M. Tate 69 of the Upper Ruby Valley died in Sheridan Hospital from injuries when his horse fell on him at his Alder area ranch on Saturday. Tate longtime Farmers Union Alder local president and Virginia City Elks member. survived by wife Molie Donegan Tate and family. Funeral Wednesday at St Mary Church Laurin with burial Nevada City Cemetery.
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Sheridan
Addison M. Tate
Ruby Valley
Sheridan Hospital
Alder
Mr. Tate
Farmers Union
Union
Neil Sauerbier
Kalispell
Dave
Patricia
Dick Sauerbier
George
Harold Tate
Mabel Tate
Superior
Agnes Garrison
Dillon
Catherine Funk
Mary Tate
Butte
St. Mary Church
Laurin
Martin Florin
Nevada City
Marsh Funeral Home
Montana Hospital Opens Bone Bank First In State
The Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls began a bone bank project under its hospital research fund. A patient received bone surgery and the bone was stored, the first of its kind in Montana hospitals. The bone was removed under sterile conditions, cut down, and frozen for future use to replace diseased bone.
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Great Falls
U.P
Hospital Research Fund
Montana
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Ivan Pupyshev
Andrei Gudkov
London
Red Air Force
Col
Marakazov
ED Creagh
Montana Highway Group
Geneva
The
American Trucking Associations, Inc
Gomer W. Bailey
Denver
Colo
Pham van Dong
George Bidault
Laos
Badlands
Chamber
Max. Min. Pep
Billings
U.S
Red Front
Montana Hospital
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