House Trims Federal Agency Allotments Boosts VA Fund
The House trimmed 126 million dollars from multiple agencies and increased Veterans Administration funding by 9.6 million above its request. The measure sets total appropriations at 6.457 billion with notable changes to the General Services Administration Federal Aviation Administration National Science Foundation and Office of Civil Defense and Mobilization.
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Washington
House
Veterans Administration
General Services Administration
Federal Aviation Agency
National Science Foundation
Office of Civil Defense
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Olin Teague
D-Tex
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Veterans’ Administration
Teague
Albert Thomas
Charles A. Vanik
Ohio
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
Vanik
Nine Navy crew killed as Neptune crashes at Whidbey Island
At Whidbey Island Naval Air Station a P2V3 Neptune trainer crashed during takeoff killing nine crew members. One rescuer was critically injured but may recover as Navy teams fought to reach the burning wreckage.
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Seattle
Wash
Whidbey Island
Naval Air Station
Navy
Puget Sound
James C. Loberger
Loberger
Pacific
Anaconda Company Leaders Arrive In Montana For Inspection
Charles M. Brinckerhoff president and Richard S. Newlin vice president arrive in Butte from New York City for a Montana property inspection. They are accompanied by Mrs. Brinckerhoff and Mrs. Newlin. They will attend The Anaconda Company stockholders meeting in Anaconda on May 20.
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Charles M. Brinckerhoff
Anaconda Company
Richard S. Newlin
Butte
New York City
Montana
Soviet union cites 110th wedding anniversary record
Moscow radio reports Kalkhmaz couple celebrated 110 years of marriage in Dagestan with a 136 year old wife and 131 year old husband. The broadcast noted great great great grandchildren and two daughters and a son over 100, as part of more than 2000 people aged 100 to 147 in Dagestan.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Kalkhmaz
Dagestan
Caspain Sea
King Baudouin Arrives in Washington for Three Day Visit
King Baudouin of Belgium arrives in Washington for a three day official visit with President Eisenhower greeting him at the airport. The 28 year old monarch thanks the United States for support and urges friendship and mutual respect between nations. Baudouin speaks in good English and notes the long allied bond in war and peace.
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Washington
Baudouin
Eisenhower
King
Belgium
United States
Free World
Inmates Riot At Fort Pillow Prison Farm Seize Two Guards
About 150 prisoners at Fort Pillow State Prison Farm seized guards J S Voss and H Neyman demanding a personal conference with Gov. Buford Ellington. Rioters smashed windows and piled bunks blocking doors threatening to kill hostages if force used. Governor ordered state officials to investigate and report back.
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Fort Pillow
Tenn
Fort Pillow State Prison
Buford Ellington
Nashville
Keith Hampton
Greg O'Rear
Ellington
Allen Thomas
Joe Barfield
Amite
J. S. Voss
Hubert Neyman
Mississippi River
Memphis
Allen
Johnny Webb Roddy
Jacksboro
Roddy
Voss
Neyman
Spanking of Pupils Wins Hands Down
California Assembly passes a bill by 6 to 4 vote authorizing teacher spankings. Assemblyman Ernest Geddes defends corporal discipline, countering opponents who warn it may warp young natures as it moves to the Senate.
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Sacramento
Calif
California Assembly
Senate
Ernest R. Geddes
Claremont
Manhattan Hotel Robbed of 12000 in Cash and Checks
A masked man with a sawed-off shotgun held four employees at the Manhattan Hotel at bay and robbed the hotel of 12000 in cash and an undetermined amount in checks. The funds were weekend receipts of the hotel.
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New York
Manhattan
Mamie Eisenhower to Visit Mother in Denver
Mamie Eisenhower will arrive in Denver on Wednesday to visit her mother Elivera Doud who will turn 81. Doud has suffered ill health in recent months.
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Mamie
Mother
Denver
Mamie Eisenhower
Elivera Doud
Baby Delivered After Mother Dies at Johns Hopkins
In Baltimore at Johns Hopkins Hospital a 29-year-old expectant mother died after a severe asthma attack. The Caesarian section on her bed produced a live baby girl, described by Dr Eastman as a rare occurrence not seen in decades. The 4.5 pound infant was in good condition, with specialists confirming no injury.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Windstorms Ravage Illinois and Michigan Across Midwest
The Associated Press reports Monday windstorms caused extensive damage in Illinois and Michigan. A fallen power line fatally shocked a woman in Ann Arbor as schools, homes, and infrastructure suffered from torn roofs and shattered windows. Across the region, tornadoes damaged plants and property after moving from the plains, with multiple states reporting injuries and outages.
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Illinois
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Plains
Harbor Beach
Michigan Thumb
Lake Huron
University of Michigan
Yost
Pontiac
West Bloomfield
Filton
Monticello
Great Lakes
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Buffalo, N.Y
Mississippi Valley
Gulf
Louisiana
Florida
Boston
Arizona
California
Ministers Cling to Capsized Boat Off Biscayne Bay
Two Lutheran ministers Albert R. Schmidt of Miami Springs and John Houck of Baltimore clung to a partially capsized 14 foot boat for an hour and a half in Biscayne Bay north of Key Biscayne until a Coast Guard helicopter rescued them. They were fishing when their outboard overturned after a wave. They said they prayed hard during the ordeal.
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Miami, Fla
Biscayne Bay
Coast Guard
Albert R. Schmidt
Miami Springs
John Houck
Baltimore, Md
Key Biscayne
Schmidt
Montana Weather Fair and warming trend on Tuesday
Montana east region shows fair skies with a warming trend from Tuesday to Wednesday. Highs reach 55 to 70 on Tuesday and 60 to 75 on Wednesday, with Wednesday night lows 25 to 40, winds diminish Tuesday. Montana west stays fair with higher Tuesday but similar overall highs 55 to 65 and lows 25 to 35.
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Montana
General Twinings to Undergo Exploratory Surgery
The Defense Department announced exploratory surgery is planned for Gen Nathan F Twin ing 61 chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has been at Walter Reed Army Medical Center since May 3 for tests after chest X rays from a routine exam raised concerns. Surgery could occur Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Washington
Defense Department
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Powerfuel Liquid Hydrogen Pushed for Rockets by Air Force
The Air Force announced large scale production of liquid hydrogen fuel, nearly three times as powerful as existing fuels. Lt Gen Bernard Schriever said innovations in purification, refrigeration, and insulated transport enabled the program, with private plants in Ohio and Florida producing the fuel and potential boosts in upper-stage payloads and nuclear rockets.
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Washington
Air Force
Bernard A. Schriever
Air Research and Development Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
Andrews Air Force Base
Schriever
Painesville
Ohio
Beach County
Florida
State Road Toll Climbs to 58
WOLF POINT AP Jack D. Meyers 17 of Circle dies from Sunday crash injuries in a rainstorm near Circle. Jerry G. Jensen 19 of Circle is killed. Neil Jensen 17, Jerry’s brother, injured and hospitalized at Glendive. Meyers and Neil were in a car driven by Jerry which struck the rear of a semi trailer truck transporting farm tractors to Canada. Raymond A. Patten of Le Center Minnesota, the truck driver, is uninjured.
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Wolf Point
Jack D. Meyers
Circle
Jerry G. Jensen
Meyers
Jerry Jensen
Neil
Glendive
Neil Jensen
Canada
Raymond A. Patten
le Center
Minn
Robbery in morgue during vigil for son in Toyonaka
Mrs. Haruo Kawakami, 67, told police she was robbed of funeral expense money in a Toyonaka morgue after midnight. She was guarding her son's body when a dagger brandished intruder took her cash.
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Toyonaka
Japan
Haruo Kawakami
Khrushchev Says Summit Possible This Year
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev told a Kiev rally that a Big Four heads of government summit is likely even if Geneva talks stall. He noted leaders Macmillan and Eisenhower favor such a meeting and that De Gaulle also supports it as a path to easing Cold War tensions. He said the Geneva foreign ministers conference could be a first step toward thaw and improvement through joint effort.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Geneva
Khrushchev
Kiev
Tass
Moscow Radio
Harold Macmillan
Eisenhower
de Gaulle
France
Andrei) Gromyko
Conference of Ministers
Soviet Move to Seat East German at Berlin Talks Rebuffed
In Geneva the Big Four blocked the Soviet bid to include East Germany as a full conference participant. Western ministers avoided deadlock by agreeing to allow West and East German representatives at separate tables with a rotating speaking consent. The session will resume Tuesday at 3:50 p.m. with both sides invited.
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Brack Curry
Geneva
Soviet Union
East Germany
U. S
Palace of Nations
Berlin
Germany
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Lloyd
Lloyd's Villa
West
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Johnson Gets His Lumps but Texas Likes Him
Supporters of Lyndon B. Johnson move Texas primary up 11 weeks with a Johnson for president bill. Critics mock the measure as inconvenient but acknowledge it aims to modernize the primary system and boost voter participation. Governor Daniel plans to sign after voice-vote passage.
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Price Daniel
Daniel
Bill
Johnson
Austin
Officer Slain as Gunmen Wounded in Minneapolis Robbery
In a South Minneapolis store holdup attempt, Sgt. William Herkal was killed and two gunmen, Jerry Gowdy and John Brewer, were wounded. Brewer remained uncharged, Gowdy died after a riot gun blast as bystander Walter Zabel was also shot. The incident began when the pair tried to rob the Red Owl on Lake Street. Det. Inspector Charles Wetherille said Gowdy carried $500, and Brewer claimed no prior trouble.
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Minneapolis
Wiliam Herkal
General (City) Hospital
Jerry Gowdy
John Brewer
Greybull
Brewer
Walter Zabel
Wetherille
Dowdy
Red Owl
Lake Street
21St Avenue S
Wayne Leonard
Durwood Witt
Leonard
Gowdy
Witt
Herbal
Jake Lindgren
Lindgren
Clifford Egelund
Billings
Mont
Supreme Court Rejects Mountain States Leap Frog Appeal
Montana Supreme Court unanimously upheld trial judge E. E. Fenton and denied Mountain States Telephone Co. a court order to halt Public Service Commission rate actions. The court affirmed the commission’s authority and dismissed the utility’s attempt to skip the PSC in rate proceedings.
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Commission
C. J. Hansen
Bicycle craze harms streetcar lines in 1896 era
The bicycle craze of 1896 disrupted U S streetcar lines livery stables and many businesses. A Want Act 5451 offers a remedy by attracting cash buyers to prevent further losses.
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U.S
NLRB Election Opens Wednesday for Butte Miners
Miners will vote Wednesday and Thursday under the National Labor Relations Board to choose among three unions or none as their bargaining agent. Ballots require a single choice with runoff rules based on majority. Voting times and locations cover Kelley Lamp Room to Belmont Mine and related sites. The NLRB oversees all election stages.
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Butte
National Labor Relations Board
Butte Miners Union No. 1
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
United Steelworkers of America
Aflcio
International Chemical Workers Union
Kelley Lamp Room
Kelley Mine
Butte Mines
Mountain Con Carpenter Shop
Mountain Con
Anselmo Carpenter Shop
Anselmo
Central Carpenter Shop
Central Timber Yard
Leonard Carpenter Shop
Leonard
High Ore
Belmont
Kelley
Emma
Steward
Berkeley
NLRB
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