Long Life Seen for Butte Hill by C. F. Kelley
Cor nelius F. Kelley, retiring chairman of Anaconda Company, told about 150 Montana staff at Hotel Finlen that Butte Hill holds the greatest concentrated mineral wealth yet found and will sustain a long life for the community. He cited rich veins and rising mass production of low grade ores, saying the story of Butte is not finished.
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Butte Hill
Cornelius F. Kelley
The
Anaconda Company
Montana
Hotel
Finlen
Butte
Kelley
Anaconda Department
Butte Copper Outlook Reveals New Ore Body and Expansions
Chester H. Steele reports a new 100 million ton ore body to be mined by open pit methods in the Butte district. The Greater Butte Project reserves grow to 180 million tons with 8.5 million already removed from Kelley shaft. Kelley Mine production rises and a 50 year outlook is cited, with ongoing drill work in Chile and plans to deepen Mountain Con Mine levels. Roy H. Glover and W. Elliott Mitchell also discuss operations.
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Butte Mining
Chester H. Steele
Anaconda Company
Anaconda
Greater Butte
Kelley
Steele
Mountain Con
Butte
Roy H. Glover
Chile
W. E. Mitchell
F. S. Weimer
Annual Doll Buggy Parade in Butte Saturday
Butte hosts the annual Doll Buggy Parade sponsored by the Blue Bird Leaders Association. The event starts at 12 noon with entrants meeting at the courthouse at 11. If bad weather occurs it will move to the next Saturday May 28. Prizes of 5 and 2.5 dollars are awarded for most beautiful, most original and most comical in each category.
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Butte
Blue Bird Leaders’ Assn
Granite
Main
Park
Montana
Love and Law in Ads and Courtroom Jargon
A playful note cites a California Supreme Court ruling about a wife asking a boss to curb her husband’s flirting, then pivots to advertise Want Ads. It promotes calling 5451 to place a classified, noting a baby crib and mattress for 15 cents and highlighting mutual benefit for advertiser and reader.
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Supreme Court of California
Salk Vaccine Shipments Delayed Across Nation
Washington officials and Eli Lilly gave mixed signals delaying the resumption of Salk vaccine shipments. Public Health Service said no deliveries before next week, Lilly warned May 29 for more approvals amid ongoing tests. Senator Humphrey and Rep. Staggers criticized handling, noting possible delays of four to five weeks and questions about vaccine consistency and merthiolate use.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Rep
Staggers
D-Wva
Senate
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Public Health Service
Douglas
Leonard A. Scheele
Eli Lilly
Shreveport Times
Lilly
House Shelves President's Reserve Bill
The House delayed Eisenhower's proposed two million man reserve expansion amid a race discrimination clash. Vinson blocked a motion to kill the bill, keeping it on the calendar as negotiations loom over a possible compromise and future House action.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
Rep
Powell
D-Ny
National Guard
Vinson
Armed Services Committee
Hoffman
Reich
Nelson
Maine
White House
D'Ewart Warns Stockmen On Surplus Food Spending
Helena MT United States is spending about one million tax dollars daily to pile up surplus food and fibre with little use, says Wesley A D Ewart former Montana congressman and agriculture liaison. He tells Montana Stockgrowers Association the wartime production outstrips consumption and a year hence one billion bushels of wheat may be stored.
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D’ewart
Helena
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Montana
Wesley A
Federal Treasury
Montana Stockgrowers Assn
Benson
Trucking Firms Lose Western Operations in Major Strike
AFL Teamsters strike three leading carriers halting 100000 workers across 11 Western states. California Trucking Assn ordered a midnight shutdown with limited emergency movement for perishables and essential goods. Western lines Pacific Intermountain Express Consolidated Freightways and Pacific Motor Trucking Co halted shipments. Midwestern and Eastern divisions unaffected.
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Los Angeles
AFL Teamsters
California Trucking Assn
Teamster
AFL
Pacific Intermountain Express
Consolidated Freightways
Pacific Motor Trucking Co
West
Wade Sherrard
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Billings Boy 8 Nearly Hangs Self in Yard Incident
In Billings Montana eight year old James Reed son of the Rev and Mrs Fred Reed tied a rope to a tree and chair and nearly hanged himself while playing cowboys. His sister Catherine, 17, found him dangling and freed him. He was taken to a hospital and reportedly suffered no lasting injury.
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Billings
Mont
James Reed
Fred Reed
Catherine
James
Senate Votes Tuesday on Postal Pay Veto Override
President Eisenhower vetoed an 8.6 percent postal pay rise bill. The Senate will vote Tuesday on overriding the veto as key senators split along party lines. Johnson declined to predict the outcome while Knowland Saltonstall supported upholding the veto.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
Post Office Department
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Sens
Knowland
R-Calif
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Sen. Robertson
D-Va
Sen
Thye
R-Minn
Olin Johnston
D-Sc
Senate Post Office Committee
Summerfield
Johnson
Montana Weather Summary for Friday and Saturday
Montana forecast split by regions shows east area fair and warm Friday with scattered showers then cooler windy conditions Friday night and Saturday. West region expects partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and cooler temperatures Friday into Saturday, with highs 65 to 80 depending on location.
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Montana
General Burgess Denies Saying Russian Air Force Tops
Brig. Gen. Woodbury M. Burgess denied before a Senate panel that he claimed the Russian air force is as good as or better than the United States. The Air Force chief of staff had rebuked Burgess after reporters quoted him. Burgess said he was misquoted.
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Washington
Woodbury M. Burgess
Air Force Intelligence
Russia
America
S. Burgess
Chavez
DNM
Sen. Saltonstall
R Mass
Senate
Burgess
Air Force
Cen
Nathan F. Twining
Continental Air Defense Command
Twining
Detroit American Legion
Senate Committee
Talbott
Sen
Detroit
Gas Import Approval Moves Western Montana Toward Service
Governor J Hugo Aronson announced Federal Power Commission approval allows Montana Power Co to import Canadian gas. The authorization clears the major hurdle enabling export permits and the start of contracts and pipeline construction to western Montana this year.
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Helena
Western
Montana
Montana Power Co
Canada
Whittier Leads Schoolboy Track Events
Opening day at Narancie Memorial Stadium in Butte features two jumping records and multiple track and field marks in the 45th annual grade school meet sponsored by the Exchange Club. George Markovich of Washington set a new high jump mark at 5 feet 1 inch, surpassing the old 4-10 record by Roger Hansen of Emerson as David Kleis of Whittier also posted a notable breakout performance.
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Narancie Memorial Stadium
Butte
George Markovich
Washington
Roger Hansen
Emerson
David Kleis
Whittier
Freight Switch Engine Crash in Missoula Injures Three
A fast freight derailed into a switch engine in Missoula Montana injuring three railway workers. The 80 car 4500 ton train could not stop in time. one caboose rolled over and blocked tracks. Officials said an improperly thrown switch caused the crash and an investigation will determine responsibility.
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Missoula
Northern Pacific Railway
F. M. Cushing
F. H. Holmberg
R. H. Johnson
Cushing
Holmberg
Johnson
NP Division
J. W. Eichorn
Robert Newman
Drought Areas Drenched as Floods Sweep Four States
Floods in Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and Colorado kill five and displace thousands after 36 hours of rain. Four Texas schoolboys die from lightning and a Colorado woman drowns. Trinidad floods strand residents as the Purgatorito River swells.
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Associated Press
Texas
Colorado
Trinidad
la Junta
Denver
New Mexico
Oklahoma
John C. White
Weather Bureau
Kingsville
Tex
Butte Sees Warmest Day Yet of 1955
Butte records the year’s high at 73 degrees on Thursday with clear skies and light winds. Forecasters predict cooler conditions Friday with scattered mountain showers and a low around 40. Residents temper optimism after a string of spring false starts.
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Butte
Bank Clerk Killed in Third Attack by Bandits
In Toronto a 25 year old bank clerk named Allan J Hannam was killed during a third robbery at the same bank in two years. Bandits fled with about 2000 dollars after exchange of fire with the bank manager William Davidson and another clerk. Police believe one bandit was wounded and a car later abandoned with rifle and blood evidence.
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Toronto
Allan J. Hannam
William Davidson
West End
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Mr. Steele
Great Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Mr. Kelley
Chester
Roy
Love and
Law
Montana Weather
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Wee Eeese
Belgrade Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon Swiceasen
Drummond Ewcees
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Ee Eene
Kalispellerceerse
Lewistown Mserenen
Livingston Esese
Miles City
V. K. Merony
Pine Bluff
Ark
Tokyo
Newcastle
Australia
Williamtown
Guam
Manus Island
Townsville
Merony
U.S. 7Th Fleet
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