Emergency Declared as Kootenai Rises Near Libby Flood
In Bonners Ferry Idaho the Kootenai River rose to 33.6 feet Sunday prompting Governor Smylie to declare a state of emergency. Army engineers will deploy 400 troops to Fort Lewis to bolster dikes protecting Libby and surrounding farmland as about 50 families prepare to evacuate.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai
Robert E. Smylie
Libby
Mont
State Civil Defense Agency
Army
Fort Lewis
Wash
Dayton Douglas
Kefauver Warns on Guard of Soviets at Fort Campbell
Senator Kefauver warned against relaxing U S defense guard amid Soviet softness during Armed Forces Day remarks at Fort Campbell Kentucky He said 70 cents of tax dollars goes to defense and urged strength until a lasting peace is built across the free and Soviet dominated worlds He warned imbalance in military funding among branches would reduce capacity and cited service bickering over money
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Fort Campbell
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
United States
Two French Officials Sentenced for Leaking Secrets
In Paris a military tribunal handed long prison terms to two former civil servants for leaking defense secrets to the Communist Vietminh during the Indochina War. Roger LaBrusse received six years and Jean-Rene Turpin four, while Jean Mons and Andre Baranes were acquitted amid a heated 21 hour session marked by courtroom fistfights and political clashes.
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Paris
Roger LaBrusse
France
Jean-Rene Turpin
National Defense Ministry
LaBrusse
Turpin
Jean Mons
Ministry
Andre Baranes
Liberation
Baranes
Jean Louis Tixier-Vignancour
Tixier-Vignancour
Georges Arnault
Pierre Mendes- France
Emmanuel D’astier de la Vigerie
National Assembly
Vietminh
Women's Derby Pilot Is Killed In Cuba Flight
Veradero Beach Cuba U P reports Marjorie Miller Reynoldsburg Ohio piloted a Powderpuff Derby plane from Hamilton Ontario to Veradero Beach, crashed after overshooting Santa Fe Airport. Co pilot Bonnie Butler injured. Race won by Marion Betzler Columbus Ohio in 1500 mile event.
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Veradero Beach
Cuba
U.P
Marjorie Miller
Reynoldsburg
Ohio
Hamilton
Ont
Bonnie Butler
Zanesville
Havana
Santa Fe
Marion Betzler
Columbus
Betzler
Pope Air Base
N. C
Luscomb
Margaret Callaway
Glenside
Jean McKaig
Philadelphia
Alice Hammond
Grosse Point Farms
Mich
Helen Wetherille
Detroit
Recording star Yogi Yorgesson killed in Nev. crash
Beverly Hills singer Yogi Yorgesson, 48, died when his Cadillac veered off the highway near Tonopah Nevada and struck a culvert after apparently falling asleep at the wheel. Police said the car left the road in the crash, occurring Sunday.
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Tonopah
Nev
U.P
Yogi Yorgesson
Beverly Hills
Calif
Yorgesson
Lindy Flight Anniversary Marked by 60 Private Planes
In New York the 29th anniversary of Charles A. Lindberghs transatlantic flight was observed with a mass private plane flyover over Roosevelt Field. More than 60 privately owned aircraft joined the tribute as the aviator made his historic 33 hour journey.
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Lindy
New York
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Roosevelt Field
Unpardonable Military Sin Hit by Solons
Washington two House committees criticized the military for misusing congressional reports to hide information from the public. Rep Moss said the Defense Department used committee comments to shield inefficiencies and weak administration. Rep Mahon called such actions unpardonable and illegal to suppress facts for Congress and the press.
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Washington
House
Rep
Moss
Dcalif
Freedom of Informations Committee
Rep. Mahon
D-Tex
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Defense Establishment
Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Mahon
Congress
Truman Meets Pope Pius XII In Vatican Audience
Former President Truman spent 90 minutes in Rome including a 30 minute audience with Pope Pius XII. He declined to discuss the meeting beyond saying it was most pleasant and satisfactory. The visit marks the first U.S. head of state at the Holy See since 1870 and included a brief private audience in the library.
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Rome
Harry S. Truman
U. S
Vatican City
Pius XII
Truman
Vatican
U.S
Holy See
Woodrow Wilson
Benedict XV
United States
Martin J. O'Connor
Scranton
Pontifical North American College
Stanley Woodward
Eugene Bailey
New Leviathan of Deep to Shape Up With Twin Reactors
The Navy begins keel laying next week on submarine No. 586 at Groton to power an all atomic task force. The ship will carry twin reactors and advanced radar gear to scout far ahead of carrier groups and warn of air or sea danger.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Washington
Navy
Groton
Conn
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Winners Named in Butte Poppy Poster and Essay Contests
Winners of the Butte American Legion poppy poster contest and Americanism essay contest were announced by Mrs. Helen Weber, Mrs. Mary Gunter, and Freda Tretheway. First places in four poster divisions were Bar bara Warila, Claudene Dodg son, Ronald Sadler, and Mrs. Martha Smithers. senior and junior essay winners were Judy McVey and Dianne Pendergast. All winners and honorable mention recipients will attend a party hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary Tuesday at 7:30.
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Butte American Legion
Helen Weber
Mary Gunter
Freda Tretheway
Barbara Warila
Girls Central High School
Claudene Dodgson
Melrose
Ronald Sadler
Grant
Martha Smithers
Butte
Judy McVey
Girls Central
Dianne Pendergast
American Legion Auxiliary
Trend of Soviet Liberalization and Its Limits
The article notes a possible shift in Soviet policy toward liberal concessions while pursuing a long term aim to outpace the United States and spread communism. It cites reforms on terror, labor, women, armed forces, and education as indicators, and questions whether the trend will continue.
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Tom Whitney
New York
United States
Kremlin
Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Early Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Ad Search
A note on Mecklenburg County North Carolina adopting a declaration before July 1776 and commonly dated May 20 1775. Public interest ads seek historical documents and research materials with a dial in contact for placing a fast ad.
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Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Life in Century Seen as New Stone Age
Prominent scientists forecast a coming Stone Age by 2050 as atomic power and rock resources replace coal iron and ore. Population surge to about 7 billion could exhaust natural deposits within decades, leaving humans to rely on rocks sun and sea. If a catastrophe halts industry rebuilding would be impossible.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
New York
Montana Weather: East and West Forecast
Montana forecast split by region. East to see generally fair days with afternoon mountain showers and cooler temps in the mountains. highs 75 to 85. West expected to have few afternoon showers in the mountains with cooler highs around 65 to 75.
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Montana
Pornography Is Posing Danger
Senate investigators warned pornography trade has become a 500 million dollar yearly racket harming adolescents and fueling sex crimes. The 71 page report calls for new federal and state laws and public action to combat the trade and protect youth.
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Washington
Senate
First U S Air Dropped Hydrogen Bomb Over Bikini Atoll
The Mt McKinley reported America’s first air dropped H bomb detonation at Bikini Atoll. The 5 51 a m blast produced a 25 mile high mushroom cloud and a 100 mile wide shock wave. Observers noted the rapid fireball growth and unusual sky phenomena as the blast rippled through dawn air.
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MT. Mckinley
Bikini
America
Bikini Atoll
Namu
Fishing Craft Is Shooed From H Bomb Zone
A Japanese fishing vessel KN-79 was found inside the danger zone about 12 hours before the H-bomb test but was warned out and had left the area by 1:30 a.m. local time. By dawn it was 30 miles north of the boundary, beyond expected fallout.
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MT. Mckinley
Bikini
Train Car Crash Kills Seven Near Elyria
A New York Central east bound train plowed into a car at Murray Ridge road crossing near Elyria Ohio killing at least seven people. The sheriff said seven deaths but witnesses reported eight or nine bodies.
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Elyria
Ohio
Billings siblings killed in road rally wreck near Laurel
Otto Krueger Jr and his sister Anita, both Billings residents, died when their sports car failed to negotiate a curve on a gravel road during a road rally. The car rolled 190 feet. Otto was thrown free after his belt snapped while Anita remained in the car. They were en route to Red Lodge.
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Billings
Otto Jr
Anita Krueger
Here
Krueger
Laurel
Red Lodge
Montana
Butte Burglaries Net Thieves $440
Burglars netted $440 in two breakins in Butte Sunday. Ann Allen landlady at the Mary land Rooms reported theft of four $100 bills from her room. About $40 was stolen from the Ray-D-Ant Cleaners at 1806 Cobban after entry by removing a board from a window frame.
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Butte
Ann Allen
Maryland
Cobban
Stockgrowers Meet Nears Peak with 750 Expected
Montana Stockgrowers Assn 72nd annual convention kicks into high gear with more than 400 registered Sunday night and an expected total of 750 stockmen from across the state. The Montana Beef Council poster contest awarded a $500 scholarship to Timothy John Carman of St. Raphael's Glasgow with 1,600 posters entered from 12 cities. Monday program features Gov J Hugo Aronson, Don C Collins of Kit Carson Colo, Stockgrower President Dan Fulton of Ismay, and Ralph Miracle of Helena.
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Billings
Montana Stockgrowers Assn
Ralph Miracle
Helena
Montana
Montana Beef Council
Timothy John Carman
St. Raphael's School
Glasgow
Gus Schultz
Highland Park School
Lewistown
Terri Ann Blattspieler
Hawthorne
James Haughey
Forrest Noel
Beef Council
Joseph Blazek
J. Hugo Aronson
Don C. Collins
Kit Carson, Colo
The
American National Cattlemen's Assn
Dan Fulton
Ismay
Miracle
Young Republicans Discuss Role in Montana Elections
The Montana Young Republicans Executive Committee met at the Finlen Hotel to discuss the upcoming elections. Chairman Richard Carsten presided with Bob Olds as vice chairman and Ed Gribi acting secretary. Topics included expanding Young Republican clubs and selecting delegates for the summer convention in Washington, D C, and the party’s labor program.
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Montana Young Republicans’ Executive Committee
Richard Carstensen
Billings
Finlen Hotel
Washington
D. C
Robert Olds
Butte
Ed Gribi
Great Falls
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Pep
Belgrade
Broadusky Butte
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