Geneva Group Hears West Plan for Quick Peace
Geneva France briefed on a Western plan for a quick Indochina peace amid talks in Geneva. Wounded from Dien Bien Phu remained a contentious point as delegates debated evacuation and direct talks with Vietminh, while Bao Dai and Bao Dai visits colored diplomacy.
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Geneva
France
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
V. M. Molotov
Red China
Chou En-lai
Georges Bidault
U. S
Bidault
Evian
Bao Dai
Walter Bedell Smith
United States
Red
Anthony Eden
Pham van Dong
Dong
Wounded Rebels to Be Moved Under New Plan
The French high command proposed a six point evac plan for Dien Bien Phu wounded, including airlift access for seriously wounded rebels and medical aid, while Viet Minh General Giap pressed for movement of his own wounded and resisted larger airstrip repairs. French air strikes eyed to block roads as rebels move toward the delta. Giap refused to allow transfer of heavy arms with convoys.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Vietminh
Union
Vo Nguyen Giap
Giap
Saigon
Philipsburg Girl Killed in Mishap
Penny Lee Metcalf three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Metcalf of Philipsburg died after being run over by a truck driven by her father in Granite County Hospital. Coroner R R Wilson said death was from a skull fracture. The accident occurred when the truck was backing up after the father stopped to check distance. Penny reportedly left the cab and was struck before help could arrive. Survivors include her parents a sister Linda a half brother Jerry Clark a Sheridan and grandparents Cleve Metcalf Sr and Mrs Parsons of Philipsburg and Mr and Mrs Irving Barney of Anaconda.
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Philipsburg
Penny Lee Metcalf
Donald Metcalf
Granite County Hospital
R R. Wilson
Granite County
Jerry Clark
Sheridan
Cleve Metcalf Sr
Irving Barney
Anaconda
Cleve Metcalf Jr
Gerald Barney
Forrest Merrifield
Investigation resumes into Oppenheimer security case
Washington dispatch reports a three member security board resumed its inquiry Monday into the security status of famed atomic scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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Washington
Arms shipment from Soviet area unloads in Guatemala
The State Department said an important shipment of arms from Soviet territory is being unloaded in Guatemala amid rising Central American tensions. It linked the arms to Communist activity and noted the cargo arrived at Puerto Barrios aboard the Alfhelm from the Communist administered port of Stettin.
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Washington
State Department
Guatemala
Central America
Honduras
Dulles
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
United States
Panama Canal
Department
Puerto Barrios
Alfhelm
Stettin
Poland
Department of State
Segregation Law Ruled Unconstitutional in Education
Dr. Caroline McGill, a 40 year medical veteran in Butte since 1916, nears her 75th birthday Tuesday. The busy physician manages patient appointments amid a crowded schedule, reflecting a community context of ongoing legal and social change.
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Caroline McGill
Butte
Cit
McGill
Governor Will Attend Chamber Dinner Saint and Sinners Jamboree 1954
Governor J Hugo Aronson and Mrs Aronson will attend the Butte Chamber of Commerce annual Saint and Sinners Jamboree Dinner at the Civic Center Wean Day evening. Fred Martin and Mrs Martin will also be present. The event features chicken prepared by Hotel Finlen, a program by Jubileers and Opera Workshop Singers, and acts from West Coast professionals. Reservations end Tuesday at 5 p.m. Call 6535 or visit 62 W Broadway.
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J. Hugo Aronson
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Civic Center
Chamber
Harold McGrath
Aronson
Fred Martin
Dan Mooney
Jubileers
Opera Workshop
Montana State University
Mooney
Chamber of Commerce
W. Broadway
Murray McBride
Billings
Gertrude Lyden
Montana
West Coast
Quadruplets Die Soon After Birth in Chicago
Four premature infants born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stenson died within eight hours of birth. The two boys and two girls, 3% months premature, were delivered in Chicago. Mr. Stenson, 40, is a carpenter. Mrs. Stenson, born in Liverpool, England, married during World War II and the couple has five other children.
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Chicago
Martin Stenson
Stenson
Liverpool
England
McCormack urges Ike to rebuke Summerfield remarks
House Whip John W. McCormack urged President Eisenhower in a Monday talk to rebuke Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield for blaming the Indochina crisis on Democrats. He said only a juvenile moron would make such a claim, denouncing the rhetoric from Summerfield's Saturday speech.
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Washington
U.P
House
John W. McCormack
Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
Massachusetts
Democrat
Summerfield
Pakistan PM Blames Communists for Labor Riots
Pakistan Prime Minister Mohammad Ali on Monday blamed Communist agitators for stirring labor riots in Karachie that killed more than 200 people Saturday.
Butte Firechasers Block Firemen at Centerville Blaze
Butte firechasers blocked a volunteer fire company from laying hose at a Centerville fire on Pacific street. Traffic congestion prevented Walkerville and Big Butte VFDs from aiding Centerville, but Centerville crews saved nearby homes while two sheds burned. Two houses at 111 and 113 Pacific Street and a rear residence on Missoula Street were scorched.
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Butte
Centerville
Pacific Street
Walkerville Vfd
Big Butte Vfd
John Casagranda
Walkerville
Pacific St
Missoula Street
Man With Artificial Leg Survives Rattlesnake Bite
Vernon Traxler, who uses an artificial leg, stepped on a rattlesnake in Ferriday Louisiana and kept it pinned as the snake bit his leg repeatedly until a friend killed the reptile. He escaped with only injuries.
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Ferriday
U.P
Vernon Traxler
Traxler
Costello Faded With Five Years and 30000 Fine
New York federal judge sentenced racketeer Frank Costello to five years in prison and a $30,000 fine on three income tax evasion counts. The sentence runs concurrent, with eligibility for time off for good behavior. Costello was convicted for tax evasion totaling about $39,000 from 1947 to 1949 and may face deportation to Italy.
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New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Asst
U. S
Lloyd F. MacMahon
Easy Money
Leon Fennelly
John F. X. McGahey
McGahey
Underworld
Scarface
al Capone
Capone
Italy
Row Recessed for Week Maybe Forever
McCarthy Army hearings paused for a week by a presidential order halting witnesses from testifying on White House and top officials. Senate subcommittee vocalizes doubt on continuing, while Eisenhower defends separation of powers and secrecy stance. Continues on page six.
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Washington
McCarthy Army
Eisenhower
White House
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Pentagon
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Mundt
R-Sd
Charles E. Wilson
Three Butte Men Hurt In Two Road Accidents
Three Butte men were hospitalized after two separate crashes near Sappington Junction about 20 miles east of Whitehall. John Rosetto and Bert Bergamaschi were in a 1948 Nash that rolled on a soft shoulder, with Rosetto suffering a dislocated shoulder, broken rib and bruises while Bergamaschi had a broken rib and other injuries. R M Spencer, a Bureau of Mines employee from Bozeman, was injured when a steering shaft failed on his Jeep panel truck causing a double rollover. he was taken to Deaconess Hospital in Bozeman with back pain.
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Rosetto
Bergamaschi
R. M. Spencer
Bureau of Mines
Butte
Bozeman
Lindstrad
Spencer
Deaconess Hospital
Supreme Court rules against school segregation nationwide
The Supreme Court unanimously declares that states may not segregate Negro and white pupils in public schools. Chief Justice Warren reads the historic decision to a packed gallery, two years after challengers from four states and DC pressed the case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren
States
District of Columbia
Georgia and South Carolina react to ruling on school desegregation
Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge denounces the Supreme Court decision as turning the Constitution into a scrap of paper and vows Georgians will manage their own affairs. South Carolina Governor James Byrnes urges restraint as he notes the doctrine of separate but equal has been held constitutional in the past. The ruling ends the long standing policy of segregation in public schools, with hearings set for fall to determine how and when to end it.
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Herman Talmadge
Georgia
United States Supreme Court
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Byrnes
Talmadge
Court
Congress
U. S
Dean Acheson
Harry Truman
Gen
Brownell
Eisenhower
Truman
High Court
Capitol Hill
Sen
Russell
Senate
Daniel
D-Tex
Ellender
D-La
Officials Arrive for Annual Aluminum and Copper Meetings
R H Glover vice president of Anaconda Copper Mining Co arrived from New York to attend the Anaconda Aluminum Company meeting in Butte and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company annual session in Anaconda. He will preside in Anaconda. R B Caples president of Anaconda Aluminum Company accompanies him and will preside in Butte. C E Moran secretary treasurer of both firms attends in Butte.
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R. H. Glover
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
New York
Anaconda Aluminum Company
Butte
Anaconda
R. B. Caples
Glover
Caples
C. E. Moran
Butte Montana Weather Report Partly Cloudy With Small Temperature Change
The forecast for Butte and Montana shows partly cloudy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with little temperature change. Expected highs around 75 for Tuesday and Wednesday, lows about 45 Tuesday night. Prior period shows Monday readings with a high of 73 and a low of 37. Western Montana east of Divide expects highs 72 to 80 and similar modest changes. east of Divide also partly cloudy with Tuesday and Wednesday similar temperatures.
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Montana
Divide
Natural Forces May Have Settled Issue
The Supreme Court’s ruling overturns the separate but equal doctrine, declaring that racial segregation in public schools constitutes illegal discrimination and unsettles a long standing national consensus. The piece weighs the social convulsions and moral concerns stirred by the decision and notes the divided South’s enduring prejudices.
Anaconda Copper Mining Company Stockholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the stockholders will be held at 223 Main St Anaconda on Wednesday May 19 at 10 oclock a.m. standard time which is 11 oclock daylight saving time.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Main St
Anaconda
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