Military Forces Act to Reduce Plane Collisions
The United States military will curtail non-tactical jet flights below 20 000 feet to lower collision risks. Lt Gen Elwood R Quesada announced the measure at a White House briefing noting IFR rules for flights under 20 000 feet. The approach targets student training and cross country hops while preserving defense patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Senate Aviation Subcommittee
Malcolm A. MacIntyre
Air Force
Maurice A. Preston
Monroney
James T. Pyle
Civil Aeronautics
Washington
Elwood R. Quesada
President
Air Coordinating Committee
White House
Civil Aeronautics Administrator
Quesada
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
State Cattlemen Counseled At Montana Meeting
Montana Stockgrowers Association members were urged to sustain efforts to improve the cattle industry and not ease up with market gains. Delegates heard directives for the 74th annual convention to draft resolutions opposing elective changes for highway and fish and game commissioners, oppose tariff cuts, and accept Bureau of Public Roads routing for the interstate highway. G R Jack Milburn of Grassrange and James Gallagher of Washington spoke, with continued coverage on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana Stockgrowers Assn
State Highway Commission
G. R
Jack) Milburn
Grassrange
American National Cattlemen's Assn
James Gallagher
Washing
Defense Case Opens in Smith Act Trial for Hellman
In U.S. District Court Judge W D Murray set a Saturday session as defense witnesses prepared to rest the Hellman Smith Act case. Maribel LeSoeur, a Minneapolis writer and lifelong Communist, testified that the party did not advocate violent overthrow. H L Maury, 82, a Butte attorney, vouched for Hellman’s quiet reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Hellman
U.S. District Court
W. D. Murray
Hellman
Communist Party
U.S
Maribel LeSoeur
Minneapolis
Minn
Walter E. Coyle
Butte
Supreme Court upholds Montana income tax ruling
The Montana Supreme Court in a 3-2 decision upholds taxes owed by Edmond G. Toomey of Helena for 1939 to 1943. Justices note the 1934 amendment, the board's scope, and the need for steady state revenue, with Justice Adair dissenting. Toomey ordered to pay $1,397 plus interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
State Supreme Court
James T. Harrison
Lewis and Clark County
Edmond G. Toomey
Toomey
United States
Board of Equalization
Montana Supreme Court
High Court
Wesley Castles
John K. McClernan
Butte
Harrison
Hugh Adair
Albert H. Angstman
Democratic Club Dinner Tonight in Meaderville
About 350 people are expected at the South Side Democratic Club dinner in Meaderville Saturday at 6 30 DST. William Kelly, Butte attorney, will be the speaker with club president William A. Curran as master of ceremonies. Reservations close at noon, call H B Strasser 6356 or the sheriff's office 4351 or the Aro 9956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meaderville
South Side
Democratic Club
Aro
William Kelly
Butte
William A. Curran
H. B. Strasser
Sheriff's Office
Senate panel backs expanded aid bill with broad discretion
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a foreign aid package totaling 3.707 billion dollars and gave the President wide authority to aid countries behind the Iron Curtain. The panel increased emergency funding and allowed shifting funds between military and defense economic support while offering discretionary aid to Yugoslavia Poland East Germany and other Communist nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Soviet Russia
Red China
North Korea
United States
House
Senate
William Langer
R-Nd
Attlee Enters Hospital for Hernia Operation
Former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee 75, now an earl, was admitted to a London hospital for a hernia operation. He is expected to stay about 10 days for recuperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Clement Attlee
Attlee
Costly Blaze At Oil Plant Still Burning
The Hancock Oil Co refinery on Signal Hill remains ablaze and uncontrollable with millions in damage and two fatalities. Fire officials say the fire will likely burn through Friday night, with tanks exploding and crews facing low water pressure and new blasts. An evacuation affected Long Beach Airport and a nearby hospital as workers risked lives to shut valves and contain the inferno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Manchester
California
Hancock Oil Co
Signal Hill
Friday
Keith Klinger
Klonger
Long Beach Municipal Airport
James W. Edwards
Fullerton
Woodward Langford
Los Alamitos
Lloyd Colson Jr
Starkweather Must Die in Electric Chair for Slayings
Charles Starkweather, 19, was ordered to die in the electric chair for the Jan 27 Bennet killings and a string of 10 earlier murders. The verdict came after a three week trial with jurors finding him guilty on two counts, while his companion Caril Ann Fugate, 14, awaited trial. The defense plans a new trial as Judge Spencer set a June 7 motion hearing.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
Bennet
Robert Jensen
Jensen
Guy Starkweather
Charlie
Spencer
Starweather
Caril Ann Fugate
Caril
Carol
Alaska Statehood Considered At Brief Session
The House debated the Alaska statehood bill for about 20 minutes before adjourning until Monday. The session centered on criticisms of Alaska finance for statehood and ended when Rep. Clare Hoffman questioned the quorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Statehood
Washington
Clare E. Hoffman
Rmich
Premier Pflimlin Urges Unity to Save France Algeria Policy
Paris Premier Pflimlin addressed the nation on television calling for unity in backing his parliament backed program to resolve the Algeria crisis. He warned France must stay lawful and avoid a rupture with Algeria while Parliament prepared to debate his reform bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pflimlin
Algeria
Algiers
Charles DeGaulle
Mediterranean
National Assembly
France
de Gaulle
DeGaulle
Antoine Pinay
Jean-Pierre Benard
Tunis
Tunisia
Morocco
Casablanca
Marseille
U A R Attacks U S Support of Lebanon Charges
At the United Nations the U A R accused the United States and Britain of prompting Lebanon to charge U A R nations with terror plots aimed at overturning Camille Chamoun's regime in Beirut. A Security Council meeting was planned for early next week as Western powers backed Lebanon and the Soviet Union supported Nasser's U A R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Besser
United Nations
United Arab Republic
United States
Britain
Lebanon
U.A.R
Security Council
Council
Camille Chamoun
Beirut
Sharp Council
Soviet Union
Nasser
Syria
Egypt
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Middle East
Abdul Mawgoud Hassan
Leban
Jobless benefit figures show sharp weekly decline
The Labor Department reported insured unemployment fell by 93 300 to 3 101 500 for the week ending May 10, the largest drop since August 1956. Initial claims for benefits dropped 49 400 to 359 200 for the week ended May 17, the seasonally adjusted low since early December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Five Students Die In Auto Accident In Eureka
Eureka Calif. two Nebraska couples and a small daughter died in a logging truck crash. Police released identifications listing Kenneth D. Larsen 32 Holdgren Nebraska Dora Lee Larsen 27 Carl Bennett 51 Orleans and his wife with first name unknown Cheryl 2 daughter of the Larsens died later at Trinity Hospital Arcata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Calif
Nebraska
Highway Patrol
Kenneth D. Larsen
Holdgren
Holdrege
Neb
Dora Lee Larsen
Carl Bennett
Orleans
Thousands Driven Homeless by Brazilian Drought
Rio de Janeiro reports a severe northeast Brazil drought forcing over 300000 people to flee for food. Ships have moved more than 1200 victims to Parana State for resettlement with many more awaiting transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Parana
Montana Weather Outlook For Weekend
Partly cloudy in eastern Montana with scattered thundershowers west and south. Highs 75 to 85, lows 45 to 55. Western Montana sees partly thundershowers, similar temperatures. Table notes 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums with 24 hour precipitation ending at 5 pm MST Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Argentine Navy says submarine was unfriendly and possibly sunk
Buenos Aires reports a mystery submarine attacked by Argentine destroyers off the southern coast. President Frondizi cites no warning before the attack and notes oil slicks suggesting damage, while Rear Adm. Isaac Rojas calls it an unfriendly and clearly survey mission in Argentine waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
South Atlantic
Isaac Rojas
Juan Peron
Rojas
Patagonian
Frondizi
Cause of Missile Blasts Sought at Nike Base
Army experts probed the Nike Ajax base in Middletown New Jersey after eight missiles exploded amid arming work. Ten soldiers and civilians died four were injured and $500000 in damage was reported. The army halted missile modifications until investigators finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N.J
Nike
Army
Washington
First
Army Air Defense Command
Ft. Totten
N.Y
Ft. Devens
Mass
Unidentified Man Killed by Train Near Hardin
A man fell from a Burlington freight train near Hardin and died Friday night. Deputy Charles Ferguson said no identifying papers were found. The wheels passed over his head and feet. No inquest will be held. Sheriff Roy Riley said fingerprints were taken to identify him.
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Hardin
Burlington
Hardin Charles Ferguson
Roy Riley
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