Bernard Madden Killed in Basin Pickup Crash
Bernard E. Madden 30, of Basin, was killed when his northbound pickup left Highway 91 near Elk Park Inn and struck a concrete culvert. The Jefferson County coroner attributed instantaneous death from a head injury. Madden had finished a shift at the Berkeley pit and was found in an eight foot ditch by local residents.
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Berkeley
Elk Park Inn
Bernard E. Madden
Montana
Jefferson County
Madden
Herb Slack
Slack
Everett J. Comfort
Wise River
Great Falls
Leonard Schott
Scott
William Madlena
Lenny Bay
Maurice Barry
Butte
Mr. Madden
Basin
Boulder
F. & S. Contracting Co
Berkeley Pit
Saco Man Steers Car Off Road Dies After Heart Ailment
Major B Hickok, 65, of Saco, died after steering his car off U S Highway 2 into a tree west of Essex. Coroner said heart ailment caused death. He was survived by his wife Eleanor and two sons Michael and Daniel. Funeral rites set at St Michael Church Basin with Rosary Monday night.
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Saco Man
Kalispell
Saco
Major B. Hickok
Hickok
U. S. Highway 2
Essex
Myrtle
Eleanor
Michael
Daniel
Neil Madden
James Madden
Gene Madden
Bradley Madden
William Carlson
Basin
East Helena
William Anderson
Anaconda
Orville Verlanic
T. H. Anderson
Tacoma
Butte
Duggan Merrill
St. Michael Church
Rainville Cemetery
Arrival of Cuban prisoners fuels ransom fund drive
Unprecedented effort to raise millions to exchange 1,200 Cuban captives sparked by 10 representatives arrival. Cuban Revolutionary Council led by Jose Miro Cardona aims to meet Fidel Castro terms offering 500 tractors or bulldozers. Donations include 25,000 from William D. Pawley and a 25,000 loan from Miami National Bank.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Jose Miro Cardona
Council
Fidel Castro
Miami Beach
Havana
Miro Cardona
William D. Pawley
U.S
Miami National Bank
Antonio de Varona
Revolutionary Council
Washington
Miami News
Americas
Detroit
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Milton S. Eisenhower
Walter P. Reuther
Ulises Carbo
Carbo
Sergio Carbo
Prensa Libre
Castro
Korean Military Rulers Swear In New Cabinet
In Seoul, the military rulers swore in a handpicked 14 member Cabinet, relaxed the curfew, fed the poor, and continued mass arrests as officials resume normal government operations. Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young leads as prime minister and defense minister, with Maj. Gen. Pak Chung-hi missing from the lineup and guiding strategy from behind the scenes. The Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, a 30 officer group, holds power despite the ceremonial cabinet.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chang Do-young
Pak Chung-hi
Supreme Council For National Reconstruction
France Opens Talks With Algerian Rebels In Evian Move
The article notes France halting offensive actions in Algeria for a month while negotiations begin. It reports freeing six thousand Algerians held for nationalist activity and releasing five rebel ministers under surveillance. Rebels reject the halt without rebel ministers’ association and view the move as leverage in Geneva talks.
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Evian Les-Bains
France
Algeria
Geneva
Rebels Defy French Stage Raids In Algeria
Islamic nationalist rebels carried out hit and run raids and terrorist attacks across Algeria defying a French army cease fire. In 24 hours five killed 12 wounded and five abducted while clashes left several injured. European extremists detonated nine bombs in Algiers.
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Algiers
Algeria
Evian-les- Bains
Boghari
Saida
Constantine
Djemila
Oran
Mostaganem
Martial law imposed after Montgomery riot and church confrontation
A white mob rampaged in Montgomery provoking Gov. Patterson to declare martial law with Maj. Gen. Graham granted broad powers to restore order. Federal marshals faced jeering crowds as plans to protect a mass meeting at a Negro church unfolded amid rioting the day after clashes with freedom riders. The National Guard prepared to escort congregants while investigations labeled the Ku Klux Klan as involved.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Patterson
Henry V. Graham
Patterson
U. S
Freedom Riders
U. S. Aty
Robert Kennedy
Atty. Gen
Willie B. Painter
Ralph Holmes
State Public Safety Department
Body of Billings Man Found In River Foul Play Suspected
A Billings man identified as George McLellan is found beneath a railroad bridge near Paradise by a hitchhiker. Sheriff reports head injuries not from drowning, suggesting possible foul play and a death likely within 24 hours. Nearby were remains of a sack lunch and a letter to McLellan at 407 South St. in Billings. Body taken to a Plains funeral home for further handling.
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Billings
River
Thompson Falls
George McLellan
Paradise
Richard Cole
E. Ben .Cox
Clark Fork River
Cox
McLellan
South St
Cole
Northern Pacific
Plains
Montana Weather: East and West Regions Show Scattered Showers
Montana forecast calls for variable cloudiness east with scattered afternoon or evening showers or thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, cooler air moving in. Monday highs 65 to 80, Monday night lows 35 to 45, Tuesday highs 62 to 75. western Montana similar with lighter changes, highs 58 to 68, Monday night lows 32 to 40. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours with precipitation data.
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Montana
East
West
Bus Crash Kills Teacher and Two Pupils in Changhua
A rain slicked highway crash in Changhua killed a male teacher and two 12 year old girls aboard a bus carrying 48 students. Thirteen students were injured as the bus skidded and hit a tree.
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Taipei
Formosa
Changhua
Cardinal Spellman Donates 5000 for Cuban Ransom
New York report says Francis Cardinal Spellman will give 5000 dollars to a fund for tractors to be exchanged for Cuban prisoners held by Fidel Castro. He telegraphed Dr. Jose Miro Cardona, leader of the Cuban Revolutionary Council, noting humanitarian aims. Ten prisoners have arrived in Florida for talks on the ransom deal.
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New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Fidel Castro
Jose Miro Cardona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Rest Up, Hour Of Sleep to Be Lost Soon
DST begins in Butte and Anaconda on Memorial Day at midnight. Clocks advance one hour before retiring Tuesday May 30. The hour of lost sleep lasts three months until midnight Labor Day when daylight time ends. Other Montana communities stay on Mountain Standard Time.
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Butte
Anaconda Memorial Day
Sailors use hoses in clash with pacifist protest at Holy Loch
US sailors defended the Proteus base in Scotland with fire hoses as 11 canoes carried demonstrators toward the ship. Police arrested 38 protesters, while on shore hundreds sat down to protest near Ardnan pier. A climber was prevented from scaling the ship by a frogman and handcuffed.
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Dunton
Scotland
Holy Loch
Proteus
Pat Arrowsmith
U.S. Navy
Ardnadan
Split in South African Negro groups risks republic protests
Rival Negro organizations the African National Congress and the Pan-Africanist Congress clash as plans for a May 29 to 31 work stoppage to protest a coming republic threaten to trigger clashes with white police and troops. Verwoerd allies consider giving dictatorial powers to enforce segregation as Republic Day approaches.
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Johannesburg South Africa
South Africa
South African
British Commonwealth
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
African National Congress
Pan-Africanist Congress
Johannesburg Sunday Times
Verwoerd
Banker Heinecke is critically injured in horse crash
Glasgow banker Fred Heinecke, president of the First National Bank of Glasgow and Helena bank board chair, was thrown from a horse on a ranch west of Glasgow. Heinjcke struck his head on a gravel road and was reported in grave condition. Witness George Olson said a bridle strap broke, causing the fall.
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Glasgow
Fred Heinecke
First National Bank of Glasgow
First National Bank
Helena
Heinecke
George Olson
Bell
Ed Tichenor Ranch
Gow
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John M. Chang
National Assembly
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de Gaulle
Chang
U.N
Korea
West Gate
Floyd Mann
Martin Luther King Jr
Brooklyn
Ours
Montana High
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Havre
I Helena
Lewistown
Seens
Livingstone
Miles City
Missoula
W. Yellowstone
Whitehall
Cardinal Spellman
Florida
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