Mighty Blasts Flatten Oil Plant and Kill Two in California
A Hancock Oil refinery at Signal Hill California faced a string of blasts and fires that devastated the 10 acre site. Two workers died and several injured as tanks and storage areas erupted. Witnesses described oil flooding roads and flames leaping hundreds of feet as fire crews fought to contain the blaze. The victims were Woodward Langford and James Edward, both men from nearby towns, whose bodies were found amid the burning debris. The disaster sent a thick plume of smoke over Los Angeles and Orange counties.
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Long Beach
Calif
Signal Hill
Hancock Oil Co
Wayen Bradshaw
Woodward Langford
Los Alamitos
James Edward
Fullerton
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Duff
Pflimlin Faces New Crisis as Tunisian Strife Intensifies
In Paris Premier Pflimlin is pressured by a Tunisian fight and Algerian unrest. Former premier Pinay mediated with De Gaulle, while Pflimlin moved to push constitutional amendments to strengthen the executive and force a confidence vote in the National Assembly, risking government collapse.
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Pflimlin
Godfrey Anderson
Paris
Tunisia
Pierre Pflimlin
North
Africa
Habib Bourguiba
Antoine Pinay
DeGaulle
France
Pinay
de Gaulle
Algiers
National Assembly
Rene Coty
Congress Hands Metals Measure
Washington The administration’s bill to subsidize domestic producers of copper lead zinc acid-grade fluorspar and tungsten was sent to Congress Thursday Secretary of the Interior Seaton said the program aims to halt the sharp downward trend in mine output and prevent lasting capacity loss The proposal estimates 161 million dollars for the first year of a five year program with reductions expected in the next four years Subsidies would be paid to producers for capped quantities when market prices fall below a set stabilization price with payments equal to the difference between sale proceeds and the stabilization price The proposed stabilization prices and limits include copper 272 cents per pound up to one million tons lead 14.4 cents per pound up to 350 000 tons zinc 1284 cents per pound up to 550 000 tons and acid grade fluorspar
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Washington
Congress
Interior Seaton
Seaton
Senate Interior Committee
Four Thousand French Troops Sail to Algeria
MARSEILLES France two troopships carried more than 4000 soldiers toward Algeria the replacements for forces battling the nationalist rebellion. This marks the first shipment since rightists seized control on May 13 challenging the Paris government.
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Marseilles
France
Algeria
Paris
Ralph Schneider Succeeding C. Earle Moran
Retirement of C Earle Moran longtime secretary treasurer of The Anaconda Company and election of Ralph F E Schneider former assistant secretary treasurer to succeed him announced after directors meeting effective Thursday Also announced appointments of Thomas E Tatem and Frank M Byrnes as assistant secretary and assistant treasurer Moran's long mining industry career details listed with multiple company roles and affiliations He is a director of the Chile Steamship Co and Santiago Mining Co and a member of several clubs The Moran family background and marriage are noted with residence and birth details Continued on page 6 col 4
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New York
C. Earle Moran
Anaconda Company
Ralph FE. Schneider
Clyde E. Weed
Thomas E. Tatem
Frank M. Byrnes
Moran
American Smelting and Refining Co
The
Chile Copper Co
Anaconda Alloys Corp
Anaconda Aluminum Co
Andes Copper Mining Co
Andes Exploration Co. of Maine
Basic Magnesium, Inc
the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Co
the Butte Water Co
Chile Exploration Co
Chile Steamship Co., Inc
Golden Reward Mining Co
International Smelting and Refining Co
Mines Investment Corp
Potrerillos Railway Co
Santiago Mining Co
Tooele Valley Railway Co
Washoe Copper Company
Chile Steamship Co
Plainfield High School
Ellen Knowlton
Johnston's Drive
North
Overdressed Worker May Lack Social Life
A psychologist notes that a woman arriving to work overdressed may unintentionally signal a sparse social life. The piece then promotes WANT ads offering spending money for finery, sale ads, rent ads, and work wanted ads with a contact number for an ad-writer.
Ten More Montana Road Contracts Let by State
Ten road projects were let Thursday in Montana including interstate work totaling 2,483,478 dollars. The awards bring this year’s total let to 10,380,247 with 94 bids. Projects cover 62.4 miles, including 40 miles under emergency financing. Major items include concrete overpasses and bridges at Crow Agency, and work on the Crow Agency and Wyoming line routes.
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Helena
Montana
Big Horn County
Wyoming Line
Crow Agency
Big Horn
Little Big Horn
Fairgrounds
Cherf Brothers and Sandbay Construction Co
Ephrata
Wash
Long Construction Co
Billings
Lake
Pablo-Kalispell Road
Polson
Nilson Smith Construction Co
Great Falls
Lewis and Clark
Wolf Creek
Naranche
Konda
Butte
Forsyth Northwest
Forsyth
Billings Blacktop Construction Co
Gibson Construction Co
Beaverhead
Jackson- Dillon
Jackson
Dillon
O’brien Construction Co
Cascade
Eden-Great Falls
Panama clashes as troops quell rioters and snipers
Panamanian troops battled rioters and snipers in Panama City and Colon, killing nine and wounding at least 61 as the government moved to restore order amid a looming general strike. The state of siege and martial moves followed reports of censorship and the closure of the opposition paper Nacion.
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Panama
Colon
Canal Zone
Caribbean
Canal
Nacion
Manuel Maria Valdes
Calidonia
National Institute
National Guard
Year's Picture and Future Prospects Told by Board Chairman C. E. Weed
The Anaconda Company annual meeting presents C J Parkinson reading C E Weed message. 1957 earnings fell due to copper price decline and weak domestic demand while foreign demand offered some relief. 1957 net earnings were 44 008 349 with 4 23 per share. dividends 3 75 per share.
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C. E. Weed
Clyde E. Weed
Anaconda Company
Anaconda
C. J. Parkinson
United States
Free World
Thirteen Children Die in Indian Reserve Fire
Thirteen children aged under five, eleven of them babies, died when a building housing an Indian reserve school and hospital burned near Anaham in Cariboo country. Two explosions preceded a four hour blaze around 5:30 p.m. The Sisters of Christ the King ran the institution and the with headburned sister superior tried to save the youngsters. Some injured were flown to Williams Lake for treatment.
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Williams Lake
B.C
Anaham
Here
British Columbia
Cariboo
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP
Sisters of Christ the King
Ex Communist Testifies on Arms of Party
Barbara Hartle, a former member of the Communist Party, testified in the Smith Act trial of John C. Hellman. Hartle, who served part of a five year federal sentence, said she left the party in 1954 and went underground from 1950 to 1952 amid harassment. She noted a mental change in 1952 and a severing of ties with the party.
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John C. Hellman
U.S. District Court
Barbara Hartle
Evans
Wash
W. D. Murray
Communist Party
Seattle
U. S
Hartle
Four Killed When Car Meets Truck Near Eureka
Nebraska couples Kenneth D. Larsen and Dora Lee Larsen both killed in the crash along with Carl Bennett and his wife in a logging truck collision. The Larsens’ daughter Cheryl, 2, was hospitalized in Arcata in critical condition. the incident occurred Thursday, authorities said.
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Eureka
Calif
Nebraska
Highway Patrol
Kenneth D. Larsen
Holdgren
Holdrege
Neb
Dora Lee Larsen
Carl Bennett
Orleans
Larsens
Cheryl
Trinity Hospital
Arcata
U.S. Recession Features Mixed Price and Job Figures
The April cost of living rose to 123.5 percent of the 1947-49 base while long term unemployment grew, with Labor Secretary Mitchell warning six million could be unemployed this summer. The Senate committee advanced a bill extending unemployment benefits after House approval.
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Washington
Senate Fpcb
Ance Committee
House
Ewan Clague
Labor Dept
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
House Banking Committee
Census Bureau
Unem
House Approves Postal Measure Raises Rates and Pay
The House passed a postal bill by a 3790 vote, sending raise proposals to President Eisenhower. If signed, first class letters rise from 3 to 4 cents, air mail from 6 to 7, postcards to 3 cents. Rates for second and third class mail increase in steps, with bulk rates doubling next Jan. and mid 1960. Most postal workers would receive about a 10 percent retroactive pay boost.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Post Office Dept
Summerfield
Acts to Cut Number of Plane Collisions
President Eisenhower orders an emergency safety program to reduce midair collisions. Five point changes require jet trainer aircraft on IFR, move military jets off civilian airways during descent, require flight plans for cross country itinerants, police proficiency flights off civilian airways, and place operation flights under IFR and CAA control with a 90 day long range plan to follow.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Air Coordination Committee
Elwood R. i Pete Quesada
Air Force
Quesada
House
Civil Aeronautics Administration
White House
Prince H. Preston
D-Ga
Civil Airways
Preston
CAA
Montana Weather Forecast Briefs by Region
East Montana will see mostly fair weather Friday and Saturday with afternoon and evening thunder showers in the south and extreme west. Highs 80 to 90, lows 45 to 55 Friday night, cooler Saturday. West Montana expects mostly fair Friday, partly cloudy Saturday, scattered thundershowers both days. Highs 80 to 90, lows 45 to 55 Friday night, Saturday 75 to 85. The table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending 5 p.m. Thursday.
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Montana
Interscholastic Opens With Record MT Participation
Missoula hosts the 52nd annual Interscholastic meet drawing about 655 athletes and 1000 stars across track and field with two days of golf tennis speaking dramatics and art. The event showcases near perfect weather and huge crowds as Missoula eyes a sixth straight track title and welcomes a football clinic by Ray Jenkins MSU's new grid coach.
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Missoula
Montana
Mississippi
Ray Jenkins
MSU
Preble County Hires Paul Plummber as Inspector
The Preble County Board of Health selected Paul Plummber of Eaton to fill the newly created county plumbing inspector role on Thursday. This appointment aims to bolster local health department compliance and sanitary oversight.
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Eaton
Ohio
Preble County
County Board of Health
Paul Plummber
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