Eisenhower housing plan faces Senate test amid FHA probes
President Eisenhower’s housing program faces a crucial Senate Banking Committee test after probes into the Federal Housing Administration. Two proposed measures, liberalizing FHA home repairs to 3000 dollars over five years and a 7000 dollar, 40 year insured new home program, face likely defeat amid Republican opposition and waning support.
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Eisenhower
Senate Banking Committee
House
White House
Federal Housing Administration
Banking Banking Committee
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Soviet Role in Korea Outlined in Pentagon Documents
Washington reports a Pentagon white paper alleging direct Soviet masterminding of the Korean War. The documents claim 6,000 to 12,000 Russian troops were in Korea before the armistice and that North Korea is run by Soviet citizens. They note Kim Il Sung and Nam Il are by birth Soviet citizens and detail Russian-made equipment stockpiles and advisory staff controlling policy and operations in North Korea.
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Pentagon
Russia
Korea
Defense Department
Indochina
North Korea
Republic of
South Korea
Kim
Sung
Nam Il
President's Board Recommends Railworker Benefits Plan
A Presidential board led by Charles Loring urged railroads to grant welfare, vacation, and holiday benefits worth 150 million dollars annually to non-operating workers. It proposed medical insurance shared by workers and employers, three weeks vacation after 15 years, and preserved premium holiday pay, while rejecting several union demands. The ruling faces union and carrier responses with a 30 day no-strike period.
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Washington
Eisenhower
AFL
Charles Loring
Minnesota Supreme Court
White House
Joplin Farmer Gulick Seeks U S Senate Seat
Helena Montana farmer Ray E Gulick filed Saturday for the Democratic nomination in the Montana July 20 primary. He declared he seeks the Senate seat held by James Murray to push legislation ignores by current candidates and to reflect the will of Montana’s people over minority pressure groups.
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Helena
Ray E. Gulick
Joplin
U. S. Senate
Montana
Senate
James Murray
Congress
United States
GOP Women Hear Talk by U S Treasurer Ivy Priest in Mining City
Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest U S Treasurer will address GOP men and women in Mining City on Wednesday May 26. luncheon at Lloyd's at 1 30 p m daylight time. Billings GOP woman Gladys Knowles to accompany Priest. Priest born 1905 Kimberly Utah rose through Republican ranks to lead Utah Young Republicans and later joined the Republican National Committee.
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U.S
George Hanson
Silver Bow
Montana
GOP
Priest
Butte
Kimberly
Utah
Orange Decatur
Clara Fearnley Baker
Bingham High School
Bingham
University of Utah
Utah State
Young Republicans
Roy Fletcher Priest
Young Republican National Federation
Utah State Republican Committee
Republican National Committee
France Orders Generals to Indochina
Paris ordered three top generals to Indochina to draft a new defense plan against Vietminh forces after Dien Bien Phu. Gen. Paul Ely will head the mission with Gen. Raoul Salan and Gen. Pierre Pelissier, to report back after on-site study and Paris consultations.
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Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
National Defense Council
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Paul Ely
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Raoul Salan
Pierre Pelissier
Air
Henri Navarre
Viet Minh Attack Presses Phu Ly Post South of Hanoi
Viet Minh mortar and heavy machine gun fire pounded the Phu Ly defense post thirty miles south of Hanoi on Saturday. A French High Command spokesman said the Vietminh were harassing Phu Ly under heavy air and artillery assault and that French fighters and bombers were delivering strong reinforcement.
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Red River Delta
Philipsburg Man Counts Himself Lucky After Polio Fight
Jens Hansen, 37, Philipsburg city treasurer, wheelchair bound after infantile paralysis, credits wife Virginia and their children for his recovery drive. He reflects on his battle since Sept. 11, 1945, and plans to regain earning ability with his spouse’s support and resolve.
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Philipsburg
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First Aid Contest and Miners Union Anniversary in Butte
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company will hold its 34th annual First Aid contest at Columbia Gardens on June 14 along with the Butte Miners Union anniversary celebration. Four hundred seventy four men completed the course from January 18 to May 1, with judging by US Bureau of Mines experts and regional officials. The day includes a basket picnic and sports program, and the event honors the union founded June 13, 1878.
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Bureau of Safety
Butte
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Butte Hill
United States Bureau of Mines
L. H. McGuire
Region II
Bureau of Mines
Lexington
Mountain Con
Anselmo
Seattle
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Salt Lake City
Great Falls
Anaconda
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Yanks Held by Reds All Right
Geneva dispatch reports Huang Hua says three Americans captured off Hong Kong a year ago are all right. The spokesman previously said reporters Donald Dixon Richard Applegate and Captain Ben Krasner were held for alleged law violations but gave no details and would not identify the law.
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Hong Kong
Huang Hua
Donald Dixon
Richard Applegate
Ben Krasner
Huang
Alberta Plans 20-Year Export Permit for Gas to Montana
Premier Manning announced an export permit to Canadian Montana Pipe Line Co. to send natural gas to Montana for defense and mining needs. The permit requires Ottawa approval and an import order from the U.S. Federal Power Commission. Export to eastern Canada totals 4.35 trillion cu ft over 25 years from five Pakowki Lake area fields.
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Alta
FE. C. Manning
Alberta
Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
Canadian-Montana Pipe Line Co
Montana
Manning
Trans-Canada Pipeline Co
Canada
United States
Dominion
Ottawa
Montana Power Company
United States Federal Power Commission
Trans-Canada
Pincher Creek
N. E. Tanner
Trans- Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Pakowki Lake
Talbott Warns of Air Force Reenlistment Shortfall
Secretary Harold E. Talbott warned at a Waldorf Astoria dinner that many trained Air Force personnel will not reenlist. He cited salary inequities and economic privileges, saying up to 200,000 skilled officers may leave for private jobs next year, risking force efficiency.
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New York
Harold E. Talbott
Talbott
Air Force
Awaits French Plans for Intervention
Washington officials said urgent talks with France are under way to obtain a concrete French proposal for American intervention in Indochina. U S conditions include a coalition, congressional approval, independence for Indochinese states, and a reorganization of French command. Details of French demands remain unclear. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles met about 25 minutes at the White House to discuss the crisis.
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United States
France
Indochina
U. S
Indochinese
Eisenhower
Dulles
White House
Maryland Mountains
Dal
Saints Jamboree on Schedule Wednesday Night
The Butte Chamber of Commerce hosts the Saints and Sinners jamboree on Wednesday May 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Civic Center arena with hundreds expected from multiple counties. Dinner by Finlen Hotel chef Eddie Tabor features chicken the rough. entertainment includes Gertrude Lyden Montana State University Opera Workshop Singers and headliners Dell O Dell Charles Carter and Bill Fraser. Tickets are $2.50 at the chamber.
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Civic Center
Dan Mooney
Butte
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Deer Lodge
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
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Missoula
Powell Counties
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Eddie Tabor
Gertrude Lyden
Murray McBride
Billings
Montana State University
Opera Workshop
Dell O’dell
Funsation Femagician
Charles Carter
Juggler Supreme
Bill Fraser
Mooney
Chamber of Commerce
W. Broadway
Butte Jubilee Fascination Draws Nationwide Visitors
As Diamond Jubilee events from June 27 to July 6 attract visitors, housing fields fill and reception plans overflow. Sam R White coordinates the celebration and notes letters from former residents and people nationwide seeking dates and schedules. The Jubilee coincides with the Butte Rodeo July 7 to 10, described as the wildest show on Earth.
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Butte
Sam R. White
East
Midwest
Battle Developing in Row Hearing Over McCarthy Conference
A high Republican official predicts the Eisenhower administration will refuse to release details of a January 21 cabinet conference that led to Army charges against Sen. McCarthy. Democrats demand full information on the meeting attended by Brownell, Rogers, Lodge, Sherman Adams, Morgan, and John G. Adams, amid claims of attempted pressure by McCarthy aides Roy M. Cohn and Francis P. Carr.
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Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
McCarthy
G. David Schine
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Brownell
William Rogers
Henry Cabot Lodge
White House
Sherman Adams
Gerald Morgan
Army
John G. Adams
John Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Webster-Garfield Wins Annual Track Meet
Webster-Garfield boys win Butte 44th annual grade school track meet with 20 points in prelims and 25% by Jimmy Murphy high scorer. Longfellow second with 45, Emerson third with 38. Tom Smith of McKinley sets meet record in 100 yards 11.8 seconds. Ronnie Hoar of Longfellow edges lightweights with four firsts for 20 points. Exchange Club officials and George Foley praised officials and paddle clubs for support.
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Butte
Exchange Club
Naranche Memorial Stadium
Longfellow
Emerson
Jimmy Murphy
Webster-Garfield
Tom Smith
McKinley
Bob Dickinson
Ronnie Hoar
Jack Madden
John Bonner
Connie Christie
Bob Paul
Weather Synopsis Amid Cloudiness and Showers Across Regions
Considerable cloudiness brings a cooler Sunday with a fey afternoon and evening of thundershowers. Monday remains partly cloudy and cooler. Sunday highs around 70 with Sunday night lows near 38, Monday highs about 64. Periods show maximums up to 76 and minimums near 36 from Friday night to Saturday afternoon across zones, with Divide and east of Divide experiencing scattered show ers and thundershowers and cooler west portions.
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Former Principal to Return for Graduation Talk
Rev Brother D C Mahone principal of Boys Central High School announces that Rev Brother C G MacMahon may deliver the commencement address at the June 2 exercises in the Boy Theater. MacMahon, teaching at Cantwell High School in Montebello, Calif., celebrated his golden jubilee as a Christian Brother on April 21 with Cardinal McIntyre officiating. A later banquet praised his devotion and impact as an educator of youth.
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Montebello
Calif
James Francis Cardinal McIntyr
Los Angeles
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Patrick O’dowd
St. Alphonsus Church
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