Montana wages exceed national average in manufacturing
Montana workers in manufacturing earn more than the U S average by about $11 weekly. The Rocky Mountain report shows Montana at $89.91 weekly versus $78.59 nationally, with regional gains in manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and a improving state job picture despite a engineers strike. Unemployment claims dropped by 441 to 3739 statewide, with Kalispell and other cites showing declines and a few offices reporting increases.
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Helena
Montana
Chadwick H. Smith
State
Labor Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Smith
Kalispell
Missoula
Bozeman
Billings
Great Falls
Sidney
Thompson Falls
Republicans Asked to Vote for GOP Candidates
Billings. William R. Mackay, chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, urged voters Tuesday to stay with the GOP in the June primary on the fifth. He cautioned against crossing over and emphasized supporting Republican candidates to preserve a two party system.
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Billings
William R. Mackay
Republican State Central Committee
Reeer
Aronson to Welcome Fire Chiefs Today in Helena
Montana Governor Hugo Aronson will host a fire prevention conference in Helena on Wednesday with State Fire Marshall Arthur Parsons presiding. Nationally known speakers include Seattle Chief William Fitzgerald Los Angeles County Chief Keith Klinger Thor Hadwed Jay Stevens and others addressing the meeting. Last year 28 Montanans died in fires and officials urge continued prevention efforts.
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Helena
Hugo Aronson
Montana
Arthur C. Parsons
Wilm Fitzgerald
Seattle
Wash
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Keith E. Klinger
Los Angos County
Jay W. Stevens
San Francisco
Aronson
Application Denied in Murder Case
Circle rancher Floyd C. London 49 was denied a second degree murder appeal to reach the Montana Supreme Court. Judge Foss refused a certificate of probable cause for the appeal filed with attorney Raymond Hildebrand. Myszka, 17, was killed Aug 17 1955 at the London ranch. London's son Billy, 27, received a 10 year suspended sentence.
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CIRCLE#—Dist
F. S.P. Foss
Floyd C. London
Circle Area
Montana Supreme Court
High Court
London
McCone County
Clement Myszka
Edgar
Wis
Foss
Raymond Hildebrand
Glendive
Myszka
Billy
Prison Terms Handed Down in Safe Theft Case
Shelby District Judge R M Hattersley sentenced Robert Gale Potter alias Jack Monroe to 10 years and Ernest Wright to five years for theft of a safe containing 1400 dollars. Officers said a break came when the men offered to disclose the safe’s location for 500. The broken safe was found south of the Marias River.
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Shelby
Dist
R. M. Hattersley
Robert Gale Potter
Jack Monroe
Ernest Wright
Marias River
Crop conditions show improvement across Montana
Rain across Montana last week improved soil moisture and growing conditions, boosting crop and range prospects though spring grain seeding slowed by weather. Calving and lambing progress are ahead. winter wheat stands remain poor due to cool dry spring and winter kill affecting about 45 percent of acreage in the basin and triangle.
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Helena
A.P
Montana
Dawson
Prairie
Custer
Powder River
Weather Bureau
The
Agricultural Marketing Service
Extension Service
Basin
Triangle
Miller urges better planning for school superintendent
MISSOULA U P Harriet Miller Republican candidate for superintendent of public instruction urged Montana voters to demand better planning and constructive leadership. She spoke at a Missoula rally, outlining analysis of educational problems and promising no one has all the answers. The address tagged ongoing campaign stops in Polson Deer Lodge Anaconda and Butte.
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Missoula
U.P
Harriet Miller
Montana
Miss Miller
Montana State University
Missoula County
Polson
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Butte
Candidate Crockett speaks in Malta on Montana history
Mrs. Jean Cowan Crockett spoke to the Phillips County Republican Women’s Club about requiring more knowledge of Montana history from out of state teachers before certification. She challenged teachers in the state for lacking Montana knowledge.
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Malta
Jean Cowan Crockett
Montana
Phillips County
Republican Womens Club
Window Damage At Shiner Furniture Warehouse
Vandals broke several windows and damaged merchandise stored in the Shiner Furniture Co. warehouse on East Second Street over the weekend, police report. No sign of forced entry, authorities said.
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Shiner Furniture Co
East Second Street
Montana Fire Losses Decline After 1955 Fire Totals
State Fire Marshal Arthur C. Parsons reports Montana had more fires in 1955 than 1954 but lower total property losses. 847 buildings damaged for 2,065,594, with Billings leading damages at 282,824 and Kalispell 177,365. cigarettes and smoking caused 75 fires, wiring 49, and grease 40. Governor’s Fire Prevention Conference opens in Helena.
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Helena
Montana
Arthur C. Parsons
Parsons
Billings
Kalispell
Butte
Missoula
Great Falls
Olsen Calls Flare Action Sabotage on Yellowtail Dam
Billings A P Attorney General Arnold Olsen labeled Congress member Orvin Flare s move on the Yellowtail Dam issue a sabotage job in his final act of knifeing Yellowtail Dam Olsen told the Democratic Women s Club cheap electric power creates jobs and prosperity and Montana officials should harness rivers like other states The Helena UP report notes Olsen also said the Montana gas rate cases near a decision after a two year battle and spoke at a citizens rally prior to the gubernatorial race
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Billings
A.P
Arnold Olsen
Cong
Orvin Flare
Yellowtail Dam
Montana
Helena
U.P
Supreme Court of Montana
Name on False Teeth Would Help to Identify Bodies
Virginia medical examiner Dr. Harold Beddoe proposes inscribing wearers names inside upper dentures to aid law enforcement in identifying bodies. He cites cases where teeth survive fire or decomposition and notes the denture ID could be adopted nationally, potentially by the armed forces, to ease identifications.
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Oklahoma City
Virginia
Harold Beddoe
Southwestern
Beddoe
Montana Church Women Elect President at Great Falls
Mrs. George A. Sunday of Billings was reelected president of the Montana Fellowship of Congregational Christian Women during the 72nd annual Montana Congregational Conference meeting in Great Falls. Other officers were Mrs. Lawrence Juell of Glasgow as first vice president, Mrs. P. N. Bennett of Laurel as second vice president, Mrs. Stewart North of Billings as secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Mervyn Johnson of Billings as corresponding secretary. The fellowship gift totaling 2355 was dedicated to Christian education with funds allocated to religious schools at Montana State University Missoula, Montana State College Bozeman, and Rocky Mountain College Billings.
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Great Falls
George A. Sunday
Billings
Montana Fellowship of Congregational Christian Women
Montana Congregational Conference
Lawrence Juell
Glasgow
P. N. Bennett
Laurel
Stewart North
Mervyn Johnson
Montana State University
Missoula
Montana State College
Bozeman
Rocky Mountain College
Jewels Valued at 100000 Missing From Warner Bros Suit
Los Angeles reports jewels valued at 100000 missing after a traveling bag did not arrive on the plane with Albert Warner and wife returning to New York. The bag's fate remains unknown, possible loss or theft, per insurance adjuster Robert Reynolds as Warner closes a 19 million dollar deal in Warner Bros. Studio control.
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Los Angeles
Albert Warner
Warner Brothers
Warner
Nuclear Power Disaster Insurance Proposed by AEC
Washington AEC urged Congress to insure against remote nuclear plant disasters. Witnesses said private insurers cannot cover possible losses, with 50 deaths and 200 million dollars damage cited. AEC proposed direct indemnity or reinsurance options to backstop liability beyond private coverage.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Congress
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
G. Rogers McCullough
Lewis L. Strauss
Nebraska voting and Oregon primary clash in 1956 race
Nebraska results showed Eisenhower favored by about 65 percent of delegates while Kefauver led Democratic preferences. Oregon Democrats held a joint rally for Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver as they urged peace diplomacy and domestic economic improvement.
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Eugene, Ore
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Oregon
University of Oregon
America
Kefauver
Stevenson
Indian Airlines plane crashes near Katmandu airport
An Indian Airlines Dakota collided with a ditch during landing at Katmandu Airport, burning on impact. Twenty one people died, including 18 passengers and three in a nearby hut. eight passengers and three crew members were injured. Survivors included a baby found on its dead mother’s lap.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Indian Airlines
Wing Tank Falls Kills Girl in Alaska Yard
In Fairbanks Alaska Kathy Price four died from burns after a wing tank fell from an F-89 D jet and burst into flames. Friend Billy Ifft six was critically burned as the tank exploded, destroying a house and damaging a garage and another home.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
U.P
Kathy Price
Billy Ifft
Cary J. Lewis
Gabe
Ladd Air Force
Billy
St. Joseph Hospital
Ed Gines
Kathy
Public Information Office
Ladd
Lewis
Plane Crash Destroys Convent Killing Dozens Near Ottawa
An Air Force CF-100 jet crashed into Villa St. Louis convalescent home near Ottawa killing over 50 nuns and two priests. Residents and neighbors aided survivors, pulling nuns from the flames as ambulances ferried victims to safety. The incident drew massive attention as fire and smoke filled the sky.
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Ottawa
U.P
Here
Villa St. Louis
Order of the Grey Cross
Roy Herbert
Lawrence Barber
O Neill Backs General Welfare Ahead of Governor Race
Havre candidate Danny O Neill told refinery workers in Billings he would push to clear the way for action benefiting the oil industry and the state. He said he is dedicated to the general welfare of all laborers and cited Montana's past hardships in oil.
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Billings
Danny O'Neill
Havre
Montana
O'Neill
Gauls Believed To Have Discovered Soap Around 77 A.D.
A historic note suggests soap was first discovered by the Gauls roughly in 77 A.D. The claim appears in a recycled antiquarian timeline and reflects early cleansing practices.
GM chief forecasts 1956 auto output and more layoffs
General Motors president Harlow Curtice trimmed his 1956 production forecast to 5.8 million cars and signaled additional industry layoffs. He said GM would reduce headcount rather than hours to maintain a 40 hour week and warned 1957 GM cars would cost more amid higher steel prices. The remarks came ahead of the GM technical center dedication near Detroit and Eisenhower’s message to 61 cities via a closed circuit network.
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Detroit
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors Corp
Curtice
GM Technical Center
Eisenhower
U. S
Canada
White House
First Regular Diesel Passenger Service Starts in 1934
The 1934 launch marks the first regular diesel powered passenger train service on United States railroads setting a milestone in American railway history.
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United States
Railway Express Rates Held Up
GREAT FALLS The Rail way Express Agency Inc. was restrained by Federal Judge Charles N. Pray from increasing intrastate rates in Montana. The order stops parity with interstate rates pending a hearing on the merits after Montana Florists Assn. argued ICC over intrastate rates is superseded by the Montana Railroad Commission. The suit against the United States and the ICC seeks to limit ICC authority.
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Great Falls
Railway Express Agency Inc
Charles N. Pray
Montana
Express Company
Pray
Montana Florists Assn
U. S. District Court
Intrastate Commerce Commission
Montana Railroad Commission
United States of America
ICC
District Court
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State Board of Examiners
Harris Ave
Capitol
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Lockey
Carson St
Miller
Crockett
Olsen
Flare
Montana Church Women Elect
Nebraska
GOP
John Welch
Boston
Mass
St. Joseph
Rockliffe
Eastview
Vern Ayhart
Convent
Hiawatha Park
Ottawa River
Orleans
Herbert
Barber
Ray Johnson
John Crete
Johnson
Conrad
Lou E. Bretzke
Bretzke
Montana Lands Board
Butte Business College
CatMar
General Motors Technical Center
General Motors
Barclay Motors
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