Foreign Aid Bill Heads Toward Approval Today
The House backed Eisenhower’s $3.603 billion foreign aid package after defeating bids to cut military and economic aid. Key amendments by Colmer, Bentley, Adair and Wier failed as the chamber prepared to finish the bill after adjournment. President Eisenhower and Rep. Martin urged passage in near final form.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
William Colmer
D-Miss
Bentley
R-Mich
E. Ross Adair
R-Ind
Roy W. Wier
D-Minn
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
United States
GOP
House Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Taxes Due Extended To Saturday Deadline
June 2 will be the last day to pay the second half of 1957 real estate taxes due May 31. County Treasurer Jack Picard said the extension is because the due date falls on a Saturday when the office is closed. After due date a two thirds of one percent monthly interest plus a two percent penalty applies.
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Jack Picard
Falls Man Victim Of Algerian Mob
ALGIERS Don Davies of Great Falls Mont a State Dept official said he was alone in the U S Information Agency office at Algiers when a crowd burst in Tuesday Some French students grabbed me and shoved me in a back room until it was all over He reported the place torn up and damaged a large glass display window downstairs was smashed and its contents scattered in the street and trampled He noted the crowd shouted insults but he believed they intended no harm
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Algiers
Don Davies
Great Falls
Mont
State Dept
U. S. Information Agency
Davies
Algeria Under Army Rule Sparks Riots in Algiers
In Algiers a French parachute general declared a military regime amid anti American and anti Paris rioting. Gen Massu demanded a Gaullist government to keep Algeria in France and seized authority, prompting attacks on U S Information Agency facilities as Paris reeled over Pflimlin’s bid for premier.
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Algiers
France
Rene Coty
Charles DeGaulle
Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
National Assembly
Paris Assembly
Pflimlin
Algeria
de Gaulle
Free French
Hitler
Assembly
Coty
North Africa
U. S. Information Agency
Jacques Massu
Parachute
Massu
Witnesses Testify Hellman Taught Communism at Kalispell Youth Camp
Betty Lou Harmon testified in the John C. Hellman trial that a youth camp near Kalispell in 1953 included Hellman and his wife as instructors. Mack McNally recalled being solicited to join the Communist Party while working with Hellman in 1948. Joseph Schmitz said pamphlets opposing U S participation in Korea were printed for the Great Falls Committee for Peace in Hellman’s name.
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Betty Lou Harmon
U.S. District Court
John C. Hellman
Kalispell
Hellman
Schmitz
United States
Fish and Game Budget Cut by Montana Commission
The Montana Fish and Game Commission approved a one year budget of 3,125,510 dollars, about 57 thousand less than requested. Chairman E. J. Skibby said operating expenses exceed income and discussed possible license fee increases, though not pursued. The plan includes 2,272,549 for operations and 852,961 for capital outlays including a new district HQ near Billings and hatchery expansion. The department notes last year’s budget was much higher, cites new field programs and hunter safety, and maintains a 9,000 dollar annual grant for conservation education with public instruction.
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Helena
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Department
Commission
E. J. Skibby
Lewistown
Billings
Hatchery
J. Everin
Skibby
Montana
Public Instruction Dept
Prison Trusty Caught After Hocking Meter in Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge Montana state prison inmate Eugene James Howe, sentenced in Flathead County for forgery, was found missing from a maintenance job and quickly nabbed by a staff officer. A meter he allegedly hocked at a second hand store was recovered and returned to the prison.
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Deer Lodge
William C. Benson
Benson
Eugene James Howe
Howe
Flathead County
Ex-Butte Man Named Helena City Manager by Commission
W. J. Leary was unanimously named city manager of Helena after 13 months as acting manager and director of public services. A former civil engineer with Montana ties he will serve at the pleasure of the city commission after guidance to hire a city engineer.
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Helena
W. J. Leary
Leary
Commission
Pflimlin Elected France Premier After Algeria Crisis
Pierre Pflimlin won 274 to 129 in the National Assembly to lead France’s 25th postwar government. Algerian tensions sparked mass protests in Paris as Gen Massu urged a strong man regime and De Gaulle’s involvement.
Lloyd Denies He Quit Prison Job
William Lloyd, associate warden in charge of classification and treatment at Montana Prison in Deer Lodge, says he was fired and rejects reports that he resigned. Acting Warden Benson cites policy disagreements as the reason for dismissal amid prior unrest at the facility.
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Deer Lodge
William Jr
Lloyd
Montana
William C. Benson
Deer Lodge Institution
Benson
Helena
Queen Hosts Banquet for Italy's President Gronchi
Queen Elizabeth II hosted a Buckingham Palace banquet in ivory satin honoring Italy's 70 year old President Giovanni Gronchi during his state visit. Prime Minister Churchill attended among other top public figures.
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London
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Italy
Giovanni Gronchi
Gronchi
Sir Winston Churchill
Senate Approves Jobless Areas Aid Bill
The Senate passed 46 to 36 a measure to deploy 375 million dollars in federal funds to cities and rural counties with chronic unemployment. It earmarks 300 million in revolving loans for industrial redevelopment rural redevelopment and community facilities plus 75 million in annual grants, with Eisenhower backing 50 million in loans. The bill targets about 70 major industrial areas and up to 300 rural counties and aims for long term economic revival, though opponents call it broad and costly.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
House Banking Committee
Brent Spence
Dky
Dillon Teens Placed on 60 Day Probation Curfew
County Attorney Carl M. Davis announced 26 Dillon youths face 60 day probation with a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and revoked driving privileges after a weekend of reckless driving. Five cars were impounded and three drivers barred from riding in cars. Police probe beer sales to minors and a separate gambling case bonds a tavern operator at 1500 dollars. The action followed talks with District Court Judge Philip C. Duncan and reports of near fatal accidents.
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Dillon
Carl M. Davis
Davis
Philip C. Duncan
Duncan
Bank Alarm Triggers Tear Gas Jets at Detroit Branch
Police respond to a holdup alarm at the Bank of the Commonwealth on West Grand Boulevard. They rush in with eight bank employees, then all come out and join a sidewalk cry as a wiring defect caused six tear gas jets to discharge.
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Detroit
Bank of the Commonwealth
West Grand Boulevard
Nixon Backed by Troops in Venezuela After Caracas Riot
Eisenhower rushed about 1,000 troops to Caribbean bases near Venezuela as Nixon and Mrs. Nixon faced rock throwing mobs in Caracas. Defense officials said the move was precautionary and coordinated with the Venezuelan government to assure safety for the Nixons.
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John Scali
Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Venezuela
Caribbean
Defense Dept
U. S
Carib
Rioting Venezuelan mobs harass Nixon caravan in Caracas
Venezuelan crowds attacked cars carrying Vice President Nixon and his wife with sticks stones and eggs amid anti U S demonstrators. Six Americans injured as U S forces mobilized troops to bases near Caracas to aid the Venezuelan government. Nixon and his party altered plans but planned to depart for Washington.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Nixon
Eisenhower
Washington
U. S
Caribbean
United States
South
Fed Chief Sees Hopeful Signs Recession Levels Off
Federal ReserveChairman William McChesney Martin told a Senate Banking Subcommittee that signs point toward a leveling off of the recession though he warned against optimism. He cited slower declines and noted a wage cost price spiral but more recessionary trends than inflationary ones. The hearing covered proposed federal aid for distressed areas and extending unemployment benefits to add 13 weeks, contingent on state approval.
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Washington
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Secretary of
Mitchell
Senate Finance Committee
House
Federal Reserve
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Not a Thing to Wear May Mark Sorrow and Change
A woman with an extensive wardrobe claims she has nothing to wear yet continues shopping. Psychologists connect this to general life discontent and new outfits signaling a life turn. For a fresh start, Want Ads can guide to a better position or own business. call 5451 for an ad writer.
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5451
Montana Weather Summary for East and West Regions
Montana weather outlook shows east region partly cloudy with warmer conditions in the west on Wednesday. Expect highs 60 to 70 degrees, lows 30 to 45, increasing southwesterly winds and cloudier conditions along the Continental Divide with scattered showers in western mountains. Thursday brings highs 60 to 75 and similar wind patterns. West region stays partly cloudy and warmer, with highs 60 to 70 and lows 30 to 40 Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a few scattered showers and little temperature change on Thursday. The table notes 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending 5 p.m. MST Tuesday.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Lebanon Blames Arab Republic In Border Terror Campaign
Foreign Minister Charles Malik accused Syria led forces including Gaza Palestinians of invading Lebanon and bombing a customs house in a terror campaign aimed at eroding Lebanon's independence. At least six killed at the border with Beirut scenes of rioting and explosions leave the death toll rising.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Gaza Strip
Malik
Gaza
Camille Chamoun
Basta
American Travel To Lebanon Discouraged by State Dept
Washington The State Department has instructed U S embassies in London Rome Paris Athens Ankara and other points to discourage travel by Americans to Lebanon where anti American riots have occurred No evacuation has been ordered
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Washington
State Dept
Lebanon
U.S
London
Rome
Paris
Athens
Ankara
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