Eisenhower Presses Military Unity in Defense Debate
President Eisenhower urged military planners to defend their ideas to the limit while warning top officials to back decisions once made and avoid public disputes. He called for a united approach to national strength, touched on Soviet cuts, and addressed tax cuts Egypt China issues and a possible southern governors meeting on school integration.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Treasury
Egypt
Red
China
Southern Governors Conference
Gen. Brownell
Truman Denies Statement on Salerno Battle
Truman denies quoting himself as blaming a squirrel-headed general for the Salerno and Anzio landings. He said he would not embarrass anyone and had listened to people who were there. Secretaries and reporters dispute attributions as the president tours Italy.
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Naples
Harry S. Truman
Rome
Salerno
Anzio
Truman
Eugene Bailey
Fred Zusy
Associated Press
Truman Party
Italy
United Press
Bailey
Michael Chinigo
International News Service
Chinigo
Zusy
Rotary to Hear Mr Steele Today
Chester H. Steele of The Anaconda Company will address the Butte Rotary Club at the Finlen Hotel at noon. He will outline the western operations expansion with figures showing progress. President-elect E I Renouard serves as program chairman. guests from other service clubs are invited.
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Chester H. Steele
Anaconda Company
Butte Rotary Club
Finlen Hotel
Steele
Rotary Club
E. I. Renouard
Butte
Mr. Steele
Tornado Sightings Reported Near Lubbock With No Damage
Two tornado funnels were sighted during a Wednesday storm near Lubbock but dissipated without damage. Rainfall reached nearly four inches near Sweetwater in central West Texas, flooding some roads and fields briefly.
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Dallas
Lubbock
Sweetwater
Texas
Statue of Liberty dedication marks 1886 ceremony on Bedloe’s Island
On October 28 1886 the Statue of Liberty was formally dedicated in New York Harbor on Bedloe’s Island. It later had rededications by President Franklin Roosevelt and French leader Lebrun. The notice shifts to want ads and classified services.
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Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Franklin Roosevelt
Lebrun
France
Mendes France quits French cabinet over Algeria policy
Pierre Mendes-France resigned as minister of state from Prime Minister Guy Mollet's cabinet, citing a failure to adopt his Algeria policy measures. He warned that ignoring native conditions risks Algeria's loss and urged Radical Socialist ministers to stay. He had sought foreign minister post but was blocked.
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Paris
Pierre
Mendes- France
Mollet
Moscow
Mendes-France
Algeria
Africa
Republican Front
Union of Democratic and Socialist Resistants
UDSR
National Assembly
Nurses face low risk from fatal diseases says study
A 10 year study of 26 000 student nurses from 1943 finds only three TB deaths and 96 total fatalities. Violent causes including auto accidents and barbiturate overdoses claim more lives than infections, with cancer and heart disease following.
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New York
National Tuberculosis Assn
Andrew Theodore
Anne G. Berger
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
Carroll E. Palmer
PHS
The
Tuberculosis Association
Theodore
Montana Weather Forecast Mixed Clouds and Showers
Montana east expects partly cloudy skies with afternoon thundershowers and cooler temperatures in the west. Highs reach 75 to 85 in the west and 80 to 90 in the east with a cooler Friday, scattered showers in the east. West Montana stays partly cloudy with cooler Thursday and little change Friday.
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Montana
Nike Guided Missile Passes Further Tests
In Red Canyon New Mexico Army Nike antiaircraft missiles scored hits on three of four radioplane drones during tests. One drone was set off near the fourth. First hit at 16 000 feet, over 23 miles from launch. Air Force contends Talos missile outclasses Nike amid ongoing inter service debate.
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Red Canyon
N. M
Nike
Washington
Air Force
Nine Men Perish In Lake Michigan Storm
Nine men drowned and two were reported missing when a barge capsized in 30 to 40 mph squalls off Cudahy Wisconsin. Two Milwaukee fishermen also perished when their boat overturned. Coast guards recovered seven bodies and searched for the missing men as a tug attempted to tow the stricken barge to shore.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
Lake Michigan
Cudahy
Carl Zawieja
Stanley Kalinowski
Coast Guard
John Boehme
Bayfield
Boehme
Bischert Guilty in Tot's Death
A district court jury found Francis John Bischert guilty of manslaughter in the starvation death of his 6 month old daughter Melody. Sentencing set for 10 a.m. Saturday by Judge Albert Besancon. The defendant, a West Riverside resident, faces possible penalties as the trial for his wife followed and was reset for 10 a.m. May 31 to expand the jury pool.
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Missoula
Francis John Bischert
Albert Besancon
Bischert
West Riverside
Melody
Still Studies Problem of McKay's Successor
President Eisenhower said he is still studying the problems of a successor to Douglas McKay as secretary of the interior. He noted he has thought about it more than anything else recently. McKay resigned April 15 to run for the Oregon Senate seat held by Sen. Wayne Morse.
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Washington
U.k
Eisenhower
Douglas McKay
McKay
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Three Airmen Die in Rescue Attempt Off British Columbia
Three airmen were killed when their plane crashed while attempting to rescue a logger who fell from a boat near Prince Rupert. Frogmen recovered the bodies, and a search for Arthur Guthrie continued. The aircraft disappeared during a flight from Kitimat, British Columbia.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
Arthur Guthrie
Kitimat
WMC President Seeks Retirement Amid Budget Dispute
Dillon President Rush Jordan of Western College returns unsigned contract to the State Board of Education and seeks retirement effective Sept 1 1956. He objects to a salary ladder among six university units and plans to join a Helena meeting on a $15 million state bonding proposal for university buildings.
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Dillon
Rush Jordan
Western College
State Board of Education
Jordan
Helena
Chambers of Commerce
Secretary of State
Oklahoma Delegates Back Averell at Democratic Convention
Oklahoma’s 56 member delegation to the Democratic National Convention pledges to vote as a unit for the choice of Gov. Raymond Gary, likely backing New York Gov. Averell Harriman for the presidential nomination, with Gary reporting pledges from more than half the delegation.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Raymond Gary
New York
Averell Harriman
Gary
Kootenai Dikes Break Threat to Bonners Ferry City
Dikes along the Kootenai River broke late Wednesday night relieving pressure on Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The breach flooded about 2,278 acres of rich wheat land while water rose to more than 366 feet, prompting evacuation of low-lying areas and army truck assistance as the river began to drop after cresting.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai
Kerr
Myrl P. Felch
Libby
Mont
Yellowstone River Rises Toward Bank Full in Billings
Yellowstone River levels surge past nine feet at East Bridge with forecasts of bank full by Saturday in Billings. Livingston and Red Lodge readings indicate rising tributaries and melting snow in high country, while USGS notes ongoing upgrades and lingering snowpack in the Beartooth region.
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Billings
Yellowstone
East Bridge
Ralph E. Gumpf
Weather Bureau
Gumpf
Livingston
Columbus
City
U. S. Geological Survey
Rock Creek
Red Lodge
USGS
Beartooth
Mts
Cooke City
Yellowstone Park
Clarks Fork
Big Horn
Three Children Die in Fire Trapping Incident
Fire swept three wooden shacks atop a kindergarten building in Mexico City. Four children were tied to their beds to prevent falls. Two died in the flames, one died on the way to a hospital, a fourth was rescued. Mothers tied them for safety as they feared the stairs.
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Mexico City
Farm bill compromise nears signature after House vote
Congress approves a compromise farm bill setting up a soil bank paying up to 1.2 billion dollars yearly to remove cropland from production. It renews support for oats rye barley and sorghums at 76 percent parity and corn at 82 to 83.7 percent parity for year. The measure lacks the high crop supports objections of the vetoed proposal and heads to President Eisenhower for signature.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Eisenhower
Rep
Poage
D-Tex
Heselton
R-Mass
Northeast
Soil Bank
U S and Canada to Discuss Boundary Waters Runoff
The State Department announced a forthcoming meeting between the United States and Canada on Boundary Waters issues. It marks the first such talks since the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty and involves the International Joint Commission. Discussions may cover river flows from Canada to the U S Northwest and potential diversions.
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Washington
State Dept
United States
Canada
International Joint Commission
U. S.-Canada
Department
Eisenhower
Louis St. Laurent
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
St. Laurent
Columbia River
U. S
Missoula Man Faces First Degree Murder Charge
Erick Ramberg was charged with first degree murder in Missoula district court for the fatal shooting of Charles Lundberg. Judge Albert Besancon set 10 a.m. Saturday for entering a plea. Ramberg said he acted in self defense claiming Lundberg pointed a rifle at him before the Tuesday shooting in Swan River country, about 82 miles northeast of Missoula. He surrendered Tuesday as sheriff deputies headed to the scene and remains in the county jail awaiting plea.
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Missoula
Erick Ramberg
Charles Lundberg
Albert Besancon
Lundberg
Rannberg
County Atty
Jay M. Kurtz
Swan River Country
Young marbles champ Gordon Jones to seek national title
Gordon Jones, 12, of Oregon, displays his shooter after winning the Oregon marbles title in Portland. He defeated 283 competitors and will compete for the national title in Tallahassee on June 23, aiming to win again if his shooter stays hot.
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Gordon Jones
Oregon Marbles
Portland
Ore
Gordon
Tallahassee
Fla
Meeting of Polio Chapter Plans Expanded Vaccine Use
Members of the Silver Bow County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis meet Friday at 8 pm in the Montana Power Co auditorium to discuss broader use of the Salk polio vaccine. E B Wainwright chairs the session with Dr D L Gillespie presenting and answering questions. Gomien Brown of Great Falls will attend as state representative. Joe Armstrong reports on the March of Dimes program.
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Silver Bow County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
E. B. Wainwright
Montana Power Co
East Broadway
D. L. Gillespie
Wainwright
Gomien Brown
Great Falls
The
National Foundation
Joe Armstrong
Slashed Foreign Aid Bill Clears House Panel
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 24 to 4 to approve a foreign aid bill reduced by 1.109 billion dollars below Eisenhower’s request. The measure moves to the House floor for debate set for June 6 as administration backers weigh counter strategies amid strong calls for deeper cuts.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
House
Administration
Senate
Rose & A Committee
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Charles Wilson
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Belgrade
Broadus
Tot
WMC
Averell
Los Angeles
Richard Keith
U.S
Montanan
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