Army Inspectors Review Armory Site Prospects in Butte
An inspection team of Army officers from Washington and the West arrived in Butte to evaluate possible armory sites. They checked Bil lings and Livingston earlier, with no statement given yet on a proposed 184000 armory for Mining City to house 200 troops and training facilities. Selection depends on site ground and ground availability, with construction hoped within six months after final site is secured.
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Army
Department of the Army
Washington
D.C
Sixth Army
San Francisco
Montana Military District
Ft. Missoula
Butte
Billings
Livingston
James E. Murray
Nike Missile Demonstration Claims Direct Hit
White Sands proving ground in New Mexico reports a direct hit by a Nike guided missile on a small drone target after two missiles were launched. Army officials cite technical delays in verifying results amid broader missile program controversy with the Air Force.
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White Sands Proving Ground
N. M
Army Ordnance
New Mexico
Army
Air Force
Corporal
Honest John
Death of Butte Business Leader John C. Ryan at 57
John Carlos Ryan 57 son of Mrs. John D. Ryan of New York City and the late John D. Ryan died suddenly at his home 105 N Excel sior Butte. Cerebral hemorrhage attributed. a Navy veteran and former Montana Power vice president he had retired in 1948 and later worked privately. He was born in Denver Sept 26 1898 and served in World War I II and the Korean conflict. Surviving: his mother wife Marjorie Close Ryan daughter Marjorie Ryan and granddaughter Sally. Funeral arrangements include a Rosary at White's Funeral Home and a Catholic burial in New York City.
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John Carlos Ryan
John D. Ryan
New York City
N. Excelsior
Ryan
Montana Power Co
Anaconda Company
White
Butte
Army
Navy
Pawling
N.Y
Harvard University
Michigan School of Mines
Montana Power
Army Air Corps
Navy Supply Corps
Washington
Sally
W. R. Thompson
Houghton, Mich
Immaculate Conception Church
Father practicing golf fatally injures daughter
In Buffalo New York two year old Barbara Anderson died after being struck by a golf club held by her father Danny L. Anderson aged 22 who was practicing in the yard. Neighbors said a train passed by as the accident occurred and Anderson apparently did not hear the child approach.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Barbara Anderson
Danny L. Anderson
Anderson
Army Signal Corps Establishes First Weather Service
The Army Signal Corps created the first weather service later transferred to the Department of Agriculture in 1891. An ad-style note hints at want ads offering rain makers umbrellas and outdoor items including lawn furniture barbecues pools and camping gear with a contact number.
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Army Signal Corps
Department of Agriculture
Governor tours dangerous Bonners Ferry flood area
Gov. Robert E. Smylie described the Keotenai River flood as dangerous yet not imminently threatening. He declared a state of emergency as two hiking districts breached, flooding about 6400 acres of farmland. Army engineers and National Guard troops, supported by Weather Bureau projections of crest near 34 to 35 feet by Thursday, battled the rising water.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Keotenai River
Boise
National Guard
Bus crash near Brenner Pass kills 18 Austrian tourists
A bus carrying 42 Austrian tourists returning from Venice swerved off the road into a mountain stream south of the Brenner Pass Tuesday night. Eighteen people including the driver died, and 20 were injured in the crash.
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Bolzano
Italy
Venice
Brenner Pass
Dulles Rejects Stassen’s Push On Soviet Cuts
Secretary of State Dulles refused to back Harold Stassen’s claim that Soviet military manpower cuts were their initiative. He reiterated that Russia’s 1,200,000 manpower reductions stem from economic and strategic factors, not disarmament. He also addressed Egypt’s recognition of Red China, Aswan Dam financing, UN moves, and foreign aid plans.
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Washington
Dulles
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Eisenhower
United States
Egypt
Red China
Russia
Aswan
United Nations Security Council
Middle East
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Senate
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Actress Ekberg and Anthony Steel wed in Florence
Anita Ekberg and Anthony Steel were married in a stormy civil ceremony at Florence City Hall. About 200 film fans erupted as a city councillor halted the service three times amid the uproar. Plainclothes officers cleared a path and the couple were declared husband and wife after witnesses confirmed they heard the rites.
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Florence
Italy
Hollywood
Anita Ekberg
Anthony Steel
Bond Street
Montana Weather Outlook for Wednesday and Thursday
Montana east region expects fair days with scattered thundershowers in the southwest and extreme west. Temperatures reach 80 to 90 in most areas and 75 to 80 in the far east. Montana west stays clear to partly cloudy with highs 80 to 85.
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Montana
Postal Rates Increase Gets Approval
Washington The House Post Office Committee approved a 432.2 million dollar rise in postal rates moving 3 cent letters to 4 cents and air mail from 6 to 7 cents per ounce. Higher rates for second and third class mail were also approved, with an estimated 432.2 million dollars in annual revenue.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Summerfield
Eisenhower Administration
Congress
Postal
House
Post Office Dept
Senate Committee Approves Pay As You Build Highway Plan
Senate Finance Committee backed a strict pay as you build funding for a 40,000 mile interstate network with 90 percent federal, 10 percent state costs. The panel approved higher gas, tire, rubber and trucking taxes but rejected full House tax levels and kept an excess weight tax at $2.50 per 1000 pounds over 26k.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Wish Granted: Detroit Couple Welcomes Five Babies
Jim and Betty MacFarlane married in August 1954 now celebrate five children 21 months later. Twin boys Christopher and Kimberly arrived May 13 1955 followed by Tuesday night triplets two girls and a boy, unnamed yet.
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Detroit
Jim
Betty MacFarlane
Christopher
Kimberly
MacFarlane
Unhappy Over Armed Services Row
Secretary of Defense Wilson said President Eisenhower is unhappy we do not get along better in the services. Senate subcommittees plan to investigate Army Navy Air Force rivalry as Symington says Congress may settle defense roles. Symington, former Air Force secretary, leads a subcommittee on air strength with no initial intent to assign roles. Chavez heads another subcommittee handling appropriations.
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Washington
Wilson
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Symington
DMO
Congress
Armed Services
United States
Russia
Air Force
Truman
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Adm
Arthur
Montana Stockgrowers elect Brenner president at 72nd convention
The Montana Stockgrowers Association adopted 25 resolutions like opposing future price supports on beef cattle and supporting quotas and high tariffs during surpluses. Jack S. Brenner of Grant was elected president, replacing outgoing Don Fulton of Ismay. Resolutions urged self help for beef demand, Pork?
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Montana Stockgrowers Assn
Jack S. Brenner
Grant
Don Fulton
Ismay
National Beef Council
USDA
Packers and Stockyards Act
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game Commission
Madison County
National Forest
Senate approves farm bill compromise for House action
The Senate adopted a compromise second round farm bill by voice vote and sent it to the House. It centers on a soil bank program paying farmers to reduce crop production, with up to 1.2 billion dollars in annual government benefits. Leaders voiced cautious optimism about House passage and a possible presidential acceptance.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Senate House Conference Committee
Top Farm
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
GOP
Senate Agriculture Committee
Conference
Rep
Poage
D-Tex
Soil Bank
Texas Democrats Greet Johnson With Unity and Power
At the Texas Democratic convention in Dallas Lyndon B. Johnson gained the party’s preferred presidential nomination and control of the state delegation to the national convention. The event showcased Johnson’s moderation platform and sidelined factional purges led by Gov. Allan Shivers as unity and loyalty dominated the proceedings. The crowd filled the arena as Johnson solidified leadership after recent party splits that aligned Texas with the Republicans in 1952.
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Dallas
Texas
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Senate
Allan Shivers
Gov
Shivers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Montanan Lundberg Shot in Swan River Cabin Killing
Charles Lundberg, about 60, was shot through the chest and killed Tuesday at his cabin in Swan River country about 90 miles northeast of Missoula. A man said he fired in self defense after Lundberg allegedly pointed a rifle. deputies said the account is under investigation.
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Missoula
Charles Lundberg
Swan River Country
Here
Donald Wolf
Wolf
Lundberg
R. D. MacLean
Samaritan Loses Practically All But Hearing Aid
Abel, a Havre resident, woke at a Dillon tourist court to find his car, clothes, money, and extra glasses gone after picking up a hitchhiker in St. George Utah. He kept his hearing aid. The man, 25 to 30, medium height, 190 to 200 pounds, vanished with about $70 and $300 in signed checks among other items. Police spread a description of the suspect and vehicle across surrounding states.
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Dillon
J. C. Abel
Havre
St. George
Utah
Abel
Idaho Falls
House approves two money bills for public works
The House passed a $582,811,000 navigation and flood control program for FY starting July 1 carried out by Army Engineers. The measure funds hundreds of projects nationwide including $8,122,000 for future surveys, $422,034,900 for planning and construction of about 275 projects, $85,900,000 for operation and maintenance, and $10,075,000 for general expenses. Seven amendments were rejected.
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Washington
House
Army Engineers
Senate
Eisenhower
Rep. Fisher
D-Tex
Colorado
Texas
Rumors Of Cypriot Gunmen Press Security Tightening
London reports circulated that fanatical gunmen from Cyprus may target Prime Minister Eden and other British leaders. The New York Daily News quoted Buckingham Palace sources claiming Cypriots seeking union with Greece view the Duke of Edinburgh as a traitor.
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London
Cyprus
Eden
Scotland Yard
New York Daily News
Britain
Duke of Edinburgh
Buckingham Palace
Greece
Prince Philip
Eliza
Queen Elizabeth II
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