House Votes to Kill Eisenhower Soil Bank Program
The House voted 192 to 187 to end the Eisenhower administration soil bank by year’s end, barring 1958 payments. Debate cited waste and mismanagement with 600 million for 1957 and 500 million for 1958 proposed by committee, while Benson urged overhaul of federal farm aid. The fate of the program rests with the Senate.
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House
Administration
Washington
Agriculture Dept
Senate
Soil Bank
Eisenhower
Rep
Harrison
D-Va
Benson
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Beck tied to take Union for 71500 in real estate deal
Senate rackets investigators heard Raymond Fields describe how Dave Beck and associate tried to buy land for the Teamsters headquarters at 15 a square foot, resell at 18, with Beck receiving an $8000 payment and a $12000 commission to Shefferman. The union later bought the site for 353000 near Capitol Hill and Beck invoked the Fifth Amendment 150 times. Fields is a former public relations director for the American from Guyman, Oklahoma.
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Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Senate
Raymond H. Fields
Nathan Shefferman
Beck
Shefferman
Senators
Chicago
Capitol Hill
Fields
Guyman
Okla
Daily Herald
the American
Insurance Group Convenes Today in Butte Montana
Life insurance executives and agents from Montana and other states gather in Butte for the annual Montana State Life Underwriters Assn meeting and the Montana Million Dollar Round Table conclave at the Finlen Hotel. Key speakers include Dr. Lester O. Schriver and H L Nutt with sessions starting Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.
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Montana
Butte
Montana State Life Underwriters Assn
Russ Goodwin
Seattle
Million Dollar Round Table
First Trust Co
William R. Lindsay
First Presbyterian Church
Schriver
Arsenic Contaminated Bread Sicken Cuenca Community
In Cuenca Ecuador about a thousand people were poisoned by bread made from arsenic contaminated flour. There were no fatalities. Authorities continued investigations to determine the arsenic source and responsible factors.
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Quito
Ecuador
Cuenca
Senate vote cuts USIA budget in agency bill
The Senate approved a State-Justice Judiciary funding bill trimming the U S Information Agency budget from 144 million to 90.2 million dollars and urged reattachment to the State Department. Sen. Lyndon B Johnson led the challenge to the cut, with only Sen. Neuberger voting against the measure amid a 61 15 roll call.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
State Dept
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen. Neuberger
Oregon
Appropriations Committee
Voice of America
House
State and Justice Departments
Johnson
City Council Approves 2.8 Million Sewer System Plan
Butte City Council approved plans for a 2,825,000 sanitary and storm sewer system to serve the mining metropolitan area. The vote followed a 90 minute regular session called by Mayor William P. Donnelly who also announced a roll call on recreation board reorganization.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
William P. Donnelly
Lindbergh Solo Flight Second to Lindy Ads In Ads Dial 5451
A Navy seaplane crossed the Atlantic in 1919 pre dating Lindbergh May 1927 solo voyage. The note compares historical firsts to Want Ads as top buying selling and rental choices with a dial in number 5451 for placing ads.
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Lindy
U.S. Navy
Charles Lindbergh
Anaconda Chief Outlines High Cost Copper Challenge
Roy H. Glover chairman of The Anaconda Company spoke at Hotel Finlen on copper mining economics. He cited rising underground costs, the need to credit other metals in cost figures, and the Northwest Project to access high cost ore for future use. He noted 1956 costs and the delayed profitability of current prices.
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Butte Hill
Roy H. Glover
Finlen
Glover
Belmont
Mountain Con
New Northwest Project
Ryan
Boston
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Butte
Anaconda
Northwest
Montana
Massachusetts
Anaconda Company Meeting Draws Record Attendance
Anaconda The largest crowd of stockholders ever to attend an annual meeting heard Roy H Glover review company highlights and first quarter earnings. Attendance represented 80.4 percent of shares outstanding and 8,370,325 shares were present or proxies. Earnings for Q1 1957 were 18,156,320 versus 29,883,372 in 1956, due mainly to lower copper prices and higher depreciation. Directors J Luther Cleveland Howard C Sheperd Clyde E Weed reelected for three years. A minute of silence honored the late Cornelius F Kelley, longtime leader. Representatives from Chile toured Anaconda operations as part of the copper department program.
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Anaconda
Anaconda Company
Roy H. Glover
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Employes Club
Glover
J. Luther Cleveland
Howard C. Sheperd
Clyde E. Weed
Mr. Kelley
New York
Don Kelley
Butte
Kelley
United States
Senor
Senora
Bernardo Pizarro
Senora Carlos MacDonald
Santiago
Chile
Copper Department
Republic of Chile
Montana
Hopper Control Funds Not As Anticipated
Helena Montana Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Control Committee learns it has only a portion of the planned 210000 for the next two fiscal years. The committee members Kruse Pepper and Beers sought opinion on pledging funds before July 1 as grasshoppers already appear in parts of the state. They believed 105000 was available for each year of the biennium under House Bill 475. Kruse, chairman, said he attended the conference committee and rechecked the bill seeking to confirm annual funding.
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Helena
Montana
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Control Committee
State Agriculture Dept
Atty
Forrest H. Anderson
Albert H. Kruse
James Pepper
N. E. Beers
Montana Extension Service
Kruse
Associated Press
Four Injured In Brookhaven Chemical Explosion
A chemical explosion at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Wednesday injured four, with one in serious condition. Six others were exposed to corrosive acid vapors during rescue. no nuclear radiation. The blast compromised a steel panel, releasing liquid and fumes. no reactor damage. Cause remains unknown.
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Brookhaven
N.Y
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
Long Island
New York
Epidemics Kill 127 in Calcutta Last Week
Epidemics of cholera and smallpox in Calcutta India claimed 127 lives last week Health officials said the cholera outbreak reached epidemic proportions Saturday with rising hospitalizations 70 on Tuesday up from 43 the previous day.
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Calcutta
India
Eisenhower Defends 1957 Budget Amid Cuts Clash
President Eisenhower challenged budget cutters to show how they could trim his defense program without harming national safety. He defended a 71.8 billion dollar 1957-58 budget, urged study of today’s needs, and resisted Republican calls to slash defense by 2.5 billion. He warned that trimming defense under such terms would risk the nation’s security.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congressional
Congress
House
Supreme Allied Center In
Europe
AEC postpones atomic test at Nevada site
The Atomic Energy Commission delayed the planned 5:05 a.m. test blast at the Nevada test site due to wind and cloud conditions. Weather experts said a 24 hour delay was needed to avoid fallout reaching populated areas, with observers noting a prior long delay in 1955.
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Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Free World
Air Force
Navy
Las Vegas
Special Home Section Promotes Home and Garden News
In conjunction with Clean-Up Week the Montana Standard presents a special section on home and garden topics. It highlights articles and tips for homeowners and do-it-yourself fans with advice to improve homes and yards and guidance for present and prospective homeowners.
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The
Montana Standard
Tornado Rips Silverton Panhandle Town Killing At Least 12
A tornado struck Silverton Texas late Wednesday night, killing at least 12 people and injuring many in the Panhandle. Reports vary with Memphis police listing 28 dead and Tulia officials reporting 68 injured. A second fatality appeared near Lockney as the region reels from the disaster.
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Silverton
Tex
U.P
Little Panhandle
J. W. Blackwell
Texas Highway Patrol
Memphis, Tex
Tulia
Canyon
Lockney
Panhandle
Britain tests first hydrogen bomb over Pacific
Britain conducted its first hydrogen bomb test high above the Pacific, joining the United States and the Soviet Union as a nuclear power. The Valiant jet bomber dropped the device near Christmas Island, 1,400 miles south of Honolulu, with five crew aboard including Flight Lt. Alan Washbrook. Officials said the explosions would be megaton-range high air bursts with minimal fallout amid ongoing protests by Japan.
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London
Britain
Pacific Ocean
Ministry of Supply
Christmas Island
Honolulu
Montana Weather Outlook By Region
East Montana sees partly cloudy skies with little temperature change Thursday night clearing then warmer Friday highs 60 to 70 Thursday 38 to 45. West Montana faces cloudy periods with gradual clearing and Friday warmth, highs 55 to 65 Thursday 40 to 50 Friday 60 to 70. Table notes maximums for 12 hours minimums 18 hours and precipitation 24 hours ending 5 30 p m Wednesday.
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Montana
Mollet weighs resignation over Suez isolation
Premier Guy Mollet said France felt deserted by the United States and Britain over the Suez crisis. After 16 months in office he considered resigning, but President Rene Coty urged him to stay as the cabinet moved to seek a UN Security Council order to compel Egypt to observe the canal six principles for free passage.
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Guy Mollet
France
United States
Britain
Suez
Rene Coty
U. N. Security Council
Egypt
Suez Canal
Mollet
Thieves Take 20000-Pound Gold Ingot Parcel
London police report a theft of gold ingots valued at 20000 pounds from a British European Airways truck bound for London Airport. The driver noticed the parcel missing at traffic lights and detectives found a forced padlock on the rear door.
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London
British European Airways
Eling
London Airport
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