Nixon Sees Clever Russian Drive In South America
Vice President Nixon urged a reappraisal of U.S. policy toward Latin America after a hero’s welcome home from a 18 day trip. President Eisenhower and Dulles backed strong ties, predicting riots would not ruin relations and signaling possible State Department reshuffles. Nixon warned of a clever Soviet propaganda offensive and said no national radio speech was planned.
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Nixon
South America
John Scalt
Washington
Latin America
Eisenhower
Venezuela
Peru
Secretary of
State Dulles
State Department
Inter- American Affairs Bureau
Roy R. Rubttom
inter-American Affairs
Lima
Caracas
House Committee Favors 5 Year Trade Extension
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a five year extension of the reciprocal trade program. The panel retained broad presidential tariff authority but added a congressional check via two thirds votes to enforce Tariff Commission recommendations. The measure deflected a push for mandatory oil and mineral quotas.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Ways and Means
House
Congress
Frank Ikard
D-Tex
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
C. Douglas Dillon
Senate
Tariff Commission
Montana records 60th auto death in Wolf Creek crash
A 36 year old man, James W. Bennett formerly of Winterhaven California, died when his car left Highway 91 on a curve near Wolf Creek and struck two five ton boulders, rolling over. Sheriff Coroner Dave Middleman said Bennett may have been diabetic and possibly in shock, no inquest planned, pushing Montana highway deaths to 60 for the year.
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Middlemas
Bennett
Montana
Open House Showcases Mines School Engineering Days in Butte
Spectators toured Montana School of Mines during the first Engineering Days session at the Butte campus. The second annual student sponsored event aims to acquaint Montanans with facilities and education as vendors display over 60 000 dollars in equipment. Activities include working oil rig model and pumping unit plus earthquake materials radios and oscilloscopes.
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Montana School of Mines
Butte College
Butte
Anderson-Carlisle Society
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
Gordon E. Parker
Petroleum Bldg
Copper Guards
Radar evidence challenged as hearsay in speeding case
Billings attorney Clifford E. Schleusner testifies as a defendant arguing radar speed readings are hearsay and inadmissible. Justice L. C. Howard will rule on the motion after Patrolman Ernest De Dycker testified that Schleusner’s car registered 40 mph in a 25 mph zone east of Billings on May 4.
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Billings
Clifford E. Schleusner
Justice of the Peace
Schleusner
Third Sputnik Launched By Russians
Russia launched its third Sputnik into orbit, a 1-ton cone shaped satellite heavier than previous units. Khrushchev urged East-West talks and said Moscow does not aim to harm humanity or use Sputnik for blackmail. Sputnik III weighs about 2,926 pounds with an 11 foot 815 inch length and 5 foot 8 inch diameter.
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Moscow
Russia
Kremlin
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Sputnik
Caribbean
Tass
Laika
Episcopal Delegates Hear Bishop Warn of World Spread of Russia
The Rt. Rev. Chandler W. Sterling of the Montana Diocese spoke at the 55th annual Episcopal Church convention in St. John Church. Delegates and clergy gathered for an opening service and reception as Montana bishops and lay leaders plan meetings through Saturday. St. Stephen Billings and St. James Deer Lodge were admitted as churches. St Alban Laurel, Christ Poplar, and Trinity Harloton as missions. George T. Masuda elected secretary. convention to draw 300 clergy and laymen.
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Chandler W. Sterling
Episcopal Diocese of
Montana
Episcopal Church
St. John Episcopal Church
Bishop Sterling
James C. Holt
Eugene Stech
St. Stephen
Billings
St. James Church
Deer Lodge
Ex-Parole Officer Pleads Guilty In Prison Escape Case
Robert E. Richardson a 26 year old Montana parole officer pleaded guilty to aiding in the escape of Clyde S. Adams from the Deer Lodge State Prison. Richardson admitted arranging illegal parole papers and was taken into custody after a two month search spanning the northwestern United States and Canada. The maximum penalty is 10 years and a $10,000 fine with sentencing set for next Thursday following a pre sentence investigation.
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Deer Lodge
Mont
Montana
Robert E. Richardson
United States
Canada
Dist
Sid G. Stewart
Stewart
Richardson
Clyde S. Adams
Adams
Helena
Spokane Veterans Hospital
Alberta Prairies
Atty
Forrest H. Anderson
Spokane
Veteran's Hospital
Benjamin
Wright
Pardon and Parole
Clifford McLeod Found Dead in Butte Home
Clifford S. McLeod aged 63, a longtime Butte bartender, was found dead Thursday night in his bed at 909 W. Quartz. Death ruled natural causes by coroner Dr. E. J. Paulsen. Survived by wife Louise Ennis McLeod, with prior life in Salt Lake City and California racing greyhounds, he was active in sports and music and recently worked at Brennan's Buffet. He was born January 20, 1893 in Hebron Nebraska. Funeral details to follow.
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Clifford S
Si) McLeod
Butte
W. Quartz
Louise Ennis McLeod
Anaconda Company
McLeod
John
Sarah McLeod
Louise Ennis
Salt Lake City
California
Highland View Club
Dog bites substitute mailman during delivery
In Klamath Falls Oregon a substitute mail carrier was bitten by a dog while attempting to deliver mail to the residence of the regular carrier. The neighbor on the porch reportedly watched as the incident occurred.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Churchill Hurt In Elevator Incident At House Of Commons
Sir Winston Churchill stepped into an elevator at the House of Commons and a door snapped shut on his hand injuring a finger. The incident occurred on a Thursday night as another floor pressed a button.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Two Americans Die In Karachi Air Crash
A Condair plane of Pakistan International Airways crashed after takeoff from New Delhi. Five Americans were aboard. two were killed, including Mrs. Arthur Rude of San Francisco and Andrew Cairns. Surviving Americans include Homer Huntington and Thomas Law. The crash killed 20 in all with 38 aboard.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan National Airways
Arthur Rude
San Francisco
Andrew Cairns
Karachi
Pakistan
U. S
Homer Irving Huntington
White Sands
Calif
Thomas A. Law
Huntington Park
Rude
Airways
Roger Toulmin
The
Times of London
Mother and Baby Electrocuted In Bus Crash
In Denison Texas a bus skidded on a wet highway and ripped down a power line, electrocuting a one and a half year old girl, Melanie Jane Stith, and her mother Shirley Stith, 21. Driver James Stowe swerved to avoid a car. three others were hospitalized. The bus, traveling from Dallas to Minneapolis, crashed at 1 15 a.m. and stayed stalled for 45 minutes while linemen removed the live wire.
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Denison
Tex
James Stowe
Tulsa
Okla
Intercity Jefferson Line
Melanie Jane Stith
Shirley Stith
Fort Worth
Stith
Stowe
Dallas
Minneapolis
Record Montanans Eligible for June Primary Election
Montana prepares for a June 8 primary with a record 289 851 eligible voters for 35 nominations across 12 offices. Secretary of State Frank Murray notes 165 401 in the eastern 2nd District and 124 450 in the western 1st District, with registration 26 593 below the 1956 general peak.
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Helena
Frank Murray
Elibigl
Murray
Scanty Dress Can Mean Rebellion
Psychologists say minimal clothing signals a subconscious urge to shake off constraints. The piece notes clothes symbolize restraint and suggests Want Ads can help sell apparel or other items with quick cash buyers via a local ad writer.
De Gaulle Could Seize Power As France Faces Riots
France pleads for emergency police powers as De Gaulle’s faction and Algerian authorities push for his return. Pflimlin’s government seeks a state of emergency and special powers to curb rightist and communist opposition amid riots, with Algeria’s settlers forming an alternate regime in support.
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Charles DeGaulle
de Gaulle
Algeria
Paris
Pierre Pflimkin
France
Pflimlin
Rene Coty
Elysee Palace
White House
Jacques Duclos
Waldeck Rochet
DeGaulle
de DeGaulle
Algiers
Lebanon on edge as clashes threaten regional turmoil
Beirut endures bombings and gunfire in a wave of street battles as President Chamoun clings to power amid opposition pressure. The crisis spills beyond Lebanon with Cairo Damascus propaganda and Communist influence, while a boy witnesses his father’s death and utters the word Maleesh meaning it does not matter.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Camille Chamoun
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Damascus
U S Could Destroy Russia Says Gen Twining
Gen Nathan F. Twining, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Houston civic club the US airborne atomic force is so powerful it could virtually destroy Russia. He asserted the United States is superior militarily and industrially to the Soviet bloc.
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Houston
Tex
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States Airborne Atomic Force
Russia
Twining
Soviet Bloc
Montana Weather Summary for Friday Through Saturday
Montana east region expects mostly fair weather Friday turning partly cloudy into Saturday with warmer southeast winds and Friday night lows 40 to 50. Western Montana sees a Friday morning sun followed by partial cloudiness Friday afternoon into Saturday with a few showers in the far north Friday afternoon and night, mild overall with highs 70 to 80 and Friday night lows 35 to 45. The table notes maximums reflect 12 hours and minimums 18 hours ending at 5 p.m. MST Thursday.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Movie Theaters To Reopen In Butte Friday
Butte movie houses will reopen Friday after a projectionsists strike that closed venues since October 31. Local No 94 officials announced satisfactory arrangements with Rialto Montana and other theaters. The Rialto Bridgeway drive in and remaining venues plan to reopen as soon as ready. The AP noted Butte may have endured one of the longest movie closures in the nation.
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Butte
Sam Spiegel
Robert H. Selig
Rialto
Montana
Clarence E. Golder
Bow, Bridgeway
Motor Va
Bridgeway
Associated Press
United States
Low Bid Set For Glasgow Base Paving Project
The Army Engineers district announced the apparent low bid for work at Glasgow Air Force Base Montana totaling 13 295 335 by Peter Kiewit Sons Co Billings Montana The second lowest bid was Northwestern Engineering Co Rapid City SD at 13 321 357 The government estimate stood at 12 487 840 The project covers paving the primary runway an operation alert apron a hanger access apron and heavy utilities installation
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Walla Walla
Wash
Glasgow Air Force Base
Glasgow
Mont
Peter Kiewit Sons Co
Billings
Army Engineers
Northwestern Engineering Co
Rapid City
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