Beirut Riots Burn U.S. Library As Obama- era tensions cited
Lebanese mobs clashed with troops in Beirut and Tripoli as pro Western government opponents rioted. The U.S. information service library in Beirut and several homes were torched and at least 10 people were killed. police and military fired on demonstrators near Riad Solh square while martial law was hinted.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
U.S. Information Service
Camille Chamoun
Tripoli
Mandouh Solh
Sami El-Solh
Riad Solh
Montana forecasts record 1958 winter wheat crop
Government and Montana Agriculture Depts forecast the 1958 winter wheat crop at 61,884,000 bushels from 27 bushels an acre, the largest on record. May 1 conditions were very promising with favorable moisture and ample hay carryover. Abandonment remained below average and harvest acreage is 2,292,000, up from last year.
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Helena
Montana
U. S
Montana Agriculture Depts
Montana Weather Frost Warnings and Cooler Showers
East Montana faces frost warnings with clouds and cooler highs around 50 to 65, while west areas see cool, showery conditions with highs 50 to 60. Tuesday night brings frost and freezing temperatures west and central. Wednesday turns partly cloudy with scattered showers and mild warming.
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Montana
Court recess in Hellman Smith Act trial delays ruling
In U.S. District Court John C. Hellman Attorney William Kenney clash over a question to witness John Lautner a former Communist from Youngstown Ohio. Judge W D Murray recessed proceedings until 10 a.m. Tuesday to rule on defense objections about seeking the party aims and objectives expert testimony.
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U.S. District Court
John C. Hellman
Communist Party
U.S
W. D. Murray
John Lautner
Youngstown
Ohio
William T. Kenney
U.S. Dept. of Justice
Robert A. Poore
Hellman
Gobbledy Gook
Lautner
Conservative Clothes Indicate Shyness
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Confesses Slayer's Girl Shot Own Mother
Lincoln Nebraska United Press reports 14 year old Carol Ann Fugate said in a letter found with mass killer Charles Starkweather that she killed her own mother at the start of their murder spree. The note, partly written by Caril and Starkweather, describes a confrontation at Marion Bartlett’s home and a shooting after her mother tried to attack Starkweather.
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Lincoln
Neb
U.P
Carol Ann Fugate
Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
Caril
Chuck
Marion Bartlett
East Haven
Conn
Dana Bragdon
Cathy Palumbo
Cathy
Station Wagon Truck Crash Kills Five on California Road
Five people die in a head on collision near Shafter Summit on U S Highway 60 70 in Indio California. Walter Bennett and his wife from West Covina were traveling with their three daughters ages 6 months 4 years and 5 years. A seventh passenger, a 7 1/2 year old girl, was seriously injured but alive in the latest reports.
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Indio
Calif
U.P
Here
Walter Bennett
West Covina
Shafter Summit
Board Advances Student Union at School of Mines
Montana State Board of Education met at the Library-Museum Building on the School of Mines campus and authorized President Edwin G. Koch to pursue financing for a Student Union Building estimated near 175000 dollars. The board urged Gov. Aronson to appoint an architect to prepare plans and specs.
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Montana State Board of Education
School of Mines
Edwin G. Koch
J. Hugo Aronson
George Haney
Mark H. Gidel
Howard A. Johnson
Montana State University
Gordon B. Castle
Rescue of 12 River Runners After Sudden Colorado Storm
A party of nearly 300 paddlers on a two day Green and Colorado river trip in southeastern Utah faced a fierce rain storm. Twelve boaters were rescued by aircraft and local crews after being stranded along a 40 to 60 mile stretch below Moab. Several boats tipped or smashed on rocks near The Slide as the river narrowed by a rock slide, but officials said the remaining boaters were not in danger.
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Moab
Utah
Colorado River
Here
Green
Colorado Rivers
Monb
Jim Hurst
Green River
Unknown World War II Soldier Chosen for Arlington Burial
An American unknown soldier from World War II, selected from a 12-man silent squad at Epinal France, is to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. Maj. Gen. Edward O Neill selected the casket, with taps and a Christian- Jewish- Catholic prayer, as the ceremony drew to a close.
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George McArthur
Epinal
France
Europe
Africa
Edward O'Neill
St. Albans
United States
O'Neill
Edward Ellenbogen
Omaha
Neb
Five Drug Firms Are Indicted In Polio Vaccine Case
A federal grand jury in Trenton indicted Eli Lilly Allied Laboratories American Home Merck Parke Davis for conspiring to fix prices and curb competition in polio vaccine sales to federal state and local governments. Cutter Laboratories linked to production faced halted operations amid safety questions.
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Trenton
N.J
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Allied Laboratories, Inc
Victor R. Hansen
Antitrust
Washington
Uni
Missoula Man Drowns When Car Plunges in Clearwater River
Stanley D. Overholtzer, 23, of Missoula Montana, drowned early Monday when his car left a roadway and went into the south fork of the Clearwater River about 40 miles east of Grangeville Idaho. He had been working on the Red River Highway project out of Elk City Idaho since April 8. Police suspect drowsiness caused the crash.
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Grangeville
Idaho
Stanley D. Overholtzer
Missoula
Mont
Clearwater River
Here
Overholtzer
Elk City
Congress Boosts Military Pay Across Services
Congress approved a compromise measure granting an extra 576 million dollars in the first year for the armed forces. Raises range from 6 to 60 percent for most servicemen with two or more years, with senior officers receiving the largest boosts. The bill includes 50 to 150 dollar monthly bonuses for selected officers and noncommissioned officers, plus a 4.5 percent cost of living increase for retirees. Eisenhower is expected to sign, with raises to start June 1. Coast Guard Public Health Service and other agencies receive increases.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate House
Coast Guard
Public Health Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Nevada City Native Miss Cora Finney Dies at 84
Miss Cora Finney, Nevada City native born 1873, died at Sheridan Emergency Hospital after 14 months of hospitalization. Survived by Indiana and California cousins. Rosary Tuesday night and Requiem Mass Wednesday at St. Mary Church Laurin. Burial in Nevada City Cemetery.
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Virginia City
Cora Finney
Nevada City
Sheridan Emergency
Frank Finney
Alder Gulch
Miss Finney
Montana
Adobetown
Alfred
Finney
Charles E. Bovey
Raper Funeral Home
St. Mary Church
Laurin
Indiana
California
Rebels Suffer Heavy Losses in Algerian Conflict
The French commander reported 960 rebels killed 28 wounded and 150 captured last week in Algiers area. French casualties were not disclosed.
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Algiers
Nixon Eyes Venezuela Plot Amid South America Coffee Talks
An aide to Vice President Nixon said an unverified report claimed a possible assassination attempt in Venezuela. Nixon and Colombia's Foreign Minister discussed coffee as a stabilizing economic factor for Latin American nations, with both sides stressing cooperative marketing to ensure stable prices.
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Bogota
Colombia
Nixon
Venezuela
Washington
A. E. Baughman
U. S
Secret Service
Key
Lima
Peru
Caracas
United States
Carlos Sanz de Santa Maria
Latin America
Nixon Declares Threat Won't Alter His Caracas Visit
Vice President Richard M. Nixon said he would proceed with his Caracas trip as planned despite unconfirmed reports of an assassination plot. William Key noted the threat was routine and not enough to change security or schedule, with possible Communist involvement cited.
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Bogota
Colombia
U.P
Richard M. Nixon
Caracas
Venezuela
William Key
Nixon
Key
United States
Secret Service
Associate Warden Lloyd resigns from Montana State Prison
Lloyd, associate warden in charge of classification at the 89 year old State Prison in Deer Lodge, resigns after clashing with prison policies. Acting Warden Benson notes no expected unrest among staff and cites prior resignations following a July riot. Benson was named acting warden by Gov. Aronson after Warden Burrell’s February resignation.
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Deer Lodge
William M. Lloyd
Montana
William C. Benson
Lloyd
Benson
Bill McCleary
Navy
Rosebud
Vern Lockwood
Everett Ripley
Harry Berg
Lester Blankenberg
F. O. Burrell
J. Hugo Aronson
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell Dies at 74 Hero Doctor of WWII
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell a medical missionary and World War II hero died of a heart attack in his Little Rock apartment at age 74. As a lieutenant commander he evacuated 12 wounded men under heavy Japanese fire earning the Navy Cross, his heroism later highlighted in a novel and film.
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C. M. Wassell
Little Rock
Ark
Corydon M. Wassell
Wassell
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