Molotov shifts ground in Geneva talks on Indochina
In Geneva the Soviet Foreign Minister proposed a permanent political settlement and urged nine party talks on political issues while the French and Vietminh clashed over discussing politics before a cease-fire. Eden warned the week could prove decisive as Bidault and Smith resisted extending talks beyond military matters.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Indochina
Molotov
Anthony Eden
Churchill
London
France
Vietminh
Georges Bidault
United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Bidault
Eden
England
Far East
Smith
French Hold Off Vietminh Pocket Siege in Laos
French and Laotian forces repelled a six day Vietminh siege near Nam Tha Laos, forcing 400 attackers to lift the assault. Parachute drops aided the defense as Nam Tha guards the China Laos and Burma junction, with 55 Vietminh killed and light French losses. In the Red Delta, French forces killed 15 rebels and captured 2 at Hai Duong between Hanoi and Haiphong.
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Saigon
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Laos
Red China
Nam Tha
China
Yunnan Province
Burma
Marc Charlet
Vietminh
Red River
Red Delta
Hai Duong
Hanoi
Haiphong
Heroic French Nurse Freed at Dien Bien Phu siege
Lt Genevive de Galard Terraube, a 29 year old French air force nurse, was freed by Vietminh after 74 days at Dien Bien Phu. She arrived in Hanoi in worn campaign garb, saluted by Gen Rene Cogny and Brig. Gen Jean DeChaux, and received a hero's welcome.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Genevive de Galard Terraube
Christian de Castries
Genevive
Legion of Honor
Rene Cogny
French Union
Jean DeChaux
DeChaux
Paris
Genevieve
Roger de Galard Terraube
Geneva
Montana State freshman Victor Bearskin dies in crash
Victor Bearskin 21 of Wolf Point died in a Bozeman hospital from injuries after a Sunday car crash near Chestnut. The MSC rodeo champion and top MSC roper was returning from Wolf Point. Kenneth Griggs slept in the back seat and was uninjured. Bearskin helped two Wolf Point Class B basketball titles in 1952 and 1953. Funeral date not set.
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Bozeman
Victor Bearskin
Montana State College
Wolf Point
Chestnut
Bearskin
Montana Highway Patrol
Kenneth Griggs
Griggs
Belgrade
MSC
Claude Bearskin
Lewistown Man Killed in South Winifred Car Crash
Arthur Frank lin Geary aged 37 died Sunday when the car he rode in overturned several times three miles south of Winifred. Harold Taylor and Rocky Hill of Lewistown received minor injuries. Geary's death marks the 62nd highway fatality in Montana this year, up from 2 last year.
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Lewistown
Arthur Franklin Geary
Winifred
Harold Taylor
Rocky Hill
Geary
Montana
Feezell Files for the Senate
Sam G. Feezell a 47 year old Democrat from Great Falls filed his petition for the U S Senate seat held by James E Murray. He pledged to advance Montana interests facing the federal government and urged retaining gains for labor farming and small business plus parity price supports and Taft Hartley Act revisions.
Britain Pressed to Clear Air on Asian Stand
Britain faces pressure to pledge wholehearted support for a Southeast Asia alliance if Communists stall in Indochina. U.S. diplomats doubt real intent to settle and see Geneva talks as cover for military moves. Debate over when to exit Geneva shifts to Eden discussions, possibly prompting Britain to push SEATO while not prolonging talks.
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Britain
Great Britain
Geneva
Indochina
United States
Anthony Eden
London
Pacific
Butte Man Accepts Commission Post As Petroleum Engineer
John Flugstad 38, associate professor of petroleum engineering at Montana School of Mines in Butte and petroleum engineer for the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, was named to join the Montana Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. He will begin July 14. salary not disclosed.
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Billings
John Flugstad
Montana Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Don Hageman
Flugstad
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Commission
Hageman
Helena
Hamilton
Mines
School of Mines
Bureau of Mines and Geology
The
Texas Co
Cut Bank
Kevin Sunburst
Big Wall
Ragged Point
Wyoming
Colorado
American Institute of Mining Engineers Petroleum Division
Dillon Headquar ters Move as Acting Governor Stays Home
Lieutenant Governor George M. Gosman, acting chief executive of Montana, decided to remain in Dillon. Governor J. Hugo Aronson is expected to return from Wilcox Saskatchewan on Tuesday after speaking at Notre Dame of Saskatchewan College.
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Helena
Montana
George M. Gosman
Dillon
Hugo Aronson
Wilcox
Sask
Aronson
Notre Dame of Saskatchewan College
Negroes Win Victories at High Court
Washington Monday the Supreme Court issued six rulings on racial segregation cases touching colleges housing and a city theater. Three rulings sent lower courts back to reconsider in light of last week's decision while the other three denied hearings preserving lower court bans on segregation in San Francisco housing and at Mid City theater easing.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
University of Florida
Louisiana State University
Louisville
San Francisco
Mid
President to Ask Congress for Airport Funding
President Eisenhower plans a supplementary request to Congress for 33 million dollars to restart federal aid to airports starting July 1. Senate panel heard Commerce officials outline changes to the Airport Act raising federal share to 50 percent, restricting aid to national importance airports, and limiting local aid, prompting concerns from the American Municipal Association and Sen. McCarran about curbing local control.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Charles L. Dearing
Sen. Hunt
D-Wye
White House
James C. Hagerty
Dearing
Commerce Department
Randy H. Hamilton
American Municipal Assn
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Classroom Need Will Not Wait at PTA Meet
Atlantic City N J National PTA president Mrs Newton P Leonard told about 3 000 delegates from 8 822 694 members that children cannot be kept waiting for new classrooms and urged funds for new schools She pressed for teacher recruitment and academic freedom while condemning comic books and dehumanizing terms for juvenile delinquency.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Newton P. Leonard
National
PTA
Leonard
Great Falls Man Heads Knights of Columbus
Frank W. DiRocco of Great Falls was elected state deputy at the Knights of Columbus Golden Jubilee convention ending in Anaconda. Other officers named include George Hammond of Missoula as secretary and John Meagher of Butte as treasurer, with selections for advocate Metro Karaffa Havre and warden Henry Samson Anaconda. Missoula chosen as 1955 convention site.
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Anaconda
Frank W. Dirocco
Great Falls
Knights of Columbus
George Hammond
Missoula
John Meagher
Butte
Metro Karaffa
Havre
Henry Samson
Anaconde
Rod McCarvel
Butte Lad's Stomach Pumped After He Swallows Pills
David Nolan, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Nolan of Missoula, was treated at St James Hospital after his parents believed he swallowed sleeping tablets meant for his father. His stomach was pumped and staff described his condition as fair on admission for observation.
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David Nolan
George Nolan
Missoula
St. James Hospital
Pair Must Die in Gas Chamber for California Massacre
Quincy Calif U P Jack Santo and Emmett Perkins were sentenced to death in the gas chamber for the cold blooded murder of Chester Grace Guard Young and three small children. It was the second death sentence in three trials linked to a killing spree from Los Angeles to northern California mountains.
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Quincy
Calif
U.P
Jack Santo
Emmett Perkins
Chester Grace
Guard Young
Los Angeles
California
Far Nothern Mountains
Army Hearings Trace Schine Status and White House Links
Maj. Gen Cornelius Ryan testified that Pvt G David Schine was a man set aside among draftees at Ft Dix, who received unusually many passes but Army officials denied red carpet treatment. Testimony covered White House and Justice Department directives, with Stevens and Adams denying presidential influence on Army actions, while McCarthy demanded perjury or memory failure. The hearings discussed Eisenhower era blackout orders and the scope of administration involvement in the McCarthy Army row.
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Washington
Cornelius Ryan
David Schine
Ft. Dix
Mc. Carthy
Ryan
McCarthy Army
Army
Stevens
John G. Adams
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
White House
Adams
Justice Department
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Wisconsin
ROTC Graduates To Be Called To Active Duty This Year
The Army will commission and call to active duty nearly all of the 16,000 Reserve Officers Training Corps graduates this year. A small number of veterans will be commissioned in the reserve corps but not activated unless they request. Those finishing school this summer and deferred will report between July 1 and June 30, 1955, with officers free to indicate their preferred start month within a quota system. Medical, dental and veterinary graduates will be called per the priority system. medical officers will be assigned to reserve units before reporting for duty.
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Washington
Army
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Reserve Corps
U S Ships Arms to Honduras and Nicaragua in Response to Guatemala
The United States will airlift light arms and military vehicles to Honduras and Nicaragua to offset a recent influx of Communist arms to Guatemala. The two C-124 Globemasters will carry pistols rifles machine guns and ammunition plus jeeps and trucks. The move follows a 2000 ton Guatemala arms delivery from a Polish port and aligns with mutual defense pacts to supply these nations in exchange for strategic materials.
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Washington
United States
Honduras
Nicaragua
Guatemala
State Department
Air Force
Defense Department
Lincoln White
Stettin
White
Caracas
Mobile
Ala
West Three urge end to barriers between Germanys
The United States Britain and France again urged Soviet leaders to remove the barriers between West and East Germany. In identical notes to Soviet High Commissioner Semyonov the three powers said Soviet rejection heightens Germany's division and reaffirmed proposals from February and March to tear down the Iron Curtain. They reject East German sovereignty over internal and foreign affairs and maintain the USSR remains responsible for the Soviet zone.
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BOM
Germany
East Germany
West Germany
United States
Britain
France
Vladimir S. Semyonov
Soviet Union
Veterans Graves to Be Decorated for Memorial Day
Butte residents alerted to possible overlooked veterans graves and asked to contact the American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars. Flags are placed annually by these groups, with a Monday meeting outlining final Memorial Day plans. A parade and program at Soldiers Memorial Park on Wyoming Street will close the observance on Memorial Day.
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Butte
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Soldiers Memorial Park
Wyoming Street
No Butter Bargains Rejected by Government
Washington report quotes Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson saying the government will not sell its large butter surpluses to households at bargain prices. He warns a disposal plan to reduce holdings would cost about 500 million dollars and likely fail to meet its objective.
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Washington
U.P
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Weather Outlook For Butte And State Of Montana
Considerable cloudiness and showers expected Tuesday with cooling Tuesday night and Wednesday. Tuesday maximum 56, Tuesday night 35 to 40, Wednesday high around 60. Period temperatures from Sunday midnight to Monday 5 30 pm show 72 high and 44 low. West of Divide mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Tuesday and highs 58 to 65. east of Divide mostly cloudy with showers or thundershowers Tuesday and cooler west and central. highs 60 to 70.
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Divide
Montana Max. Min
Pep Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Tr Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Dispatch Claims War Is Imminent
The Chicago Tribune reported from Tegucigalpa that Honduras and Guatemala faced imminent war. Five armed Guatemalan Communists were captured, Honduras asked the U S to invoke the Mutual Assistance Pact, and Guatemala warned a 20 mile danger zone along the Motagua River. Honduran and Guatemalan troop movements were noted near border towns, with Honduras aircraft reconnoitering the frontier. President Galvez met with Ambassador Willauer, who did not disclose the outcome.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Guatemala
Jules DuBois
Tribune
Juan Manuel Galvez
United States
Latin America
DuBois
Toncontin
Motagua River
Puerto Barrios
Chiquimula
Santa Rose de Copan
the Tribune
Galvez
Whiting Willauer
Willauer
Immigrant and Naturalization Commissioner Sworn In
Lt Gen Joseph May Swing retired West Point classmate of Eisenhower and former Sixth Army commander was sworn in Monday as immigration and naturalization commissioner.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph May Swing
West Point
Eisenhower
Sixth Army
Immigration and Naturalization
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Allenhurst
International Soundphoto
J. M. Roberts JR
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ROTC
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West
Dispatch
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