Eisenhower presses Congress on broad agenda before adjournment
President Eisenhower released a list of nearly two dozen bills he wishes passed in international affairs government economy and welfare as Congress nears July adjournment. He stressed the items are high points but not musts and urged patience from lawmakers while Lyndon Johnson welcomed the White House list predicting passage of several measures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Murray Snyder
Snyder
United States
Sherman Adams
White House
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate
Organization For Trade Cooper
Yellowtail Dam site funds approved by Congress
Congress approved five million dollars for the Yellowtail Dam site on the Big Horn River for the Crow Indians of Montana. The conference report kept the amount at five million with tax exemptions and no use of funds for legal fees. House vote 176 to 126. Senate by voice. Construction to begin once funds remain available.
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Washington
Montana
Yellowtail
Bighorn River
Congress
Conference Committee
Senate
House
Conference
Metcalf
D-Mont
Rep. Miller
R-Neb
Federal District Court
Yellowtail Dam
Sen
Murray
Mont
Budget Bureau
Soviets Not Cutting Forces in East Germany Officials say no reduction planned
Allied intelligence says the Soviet Union has made no move to scale down its armed forces in East Germany. Moscow had announced a year ago plans to cut about 1.2 million troops worldwide, including more than 30 000 in East Germany, but officials report no preparations have started.
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BOM
Germany
Soviet Union
East Germany
Butte Growth Outlook Highlighted by C H Steele
Chester H. Steele of The Anaconda Company outlined a long term expansion plan for Butte at a Rotary Club meeting. He cited 2,500 new jobs and a 10,000 population rise from new mining operations, plus ongoing Open Pit, Northwest, East and Continental projects and a Kelley shaft production near 15,000 tons per day.
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Steele
Butte
Edward Renouard
Anaconda Company
Butte Rotary Club
George Sarsfield
Mr. Steele
Greater Butte
Berkeley
Northwest
Leonard
Tramway
Pennsylvania
Belmont
Ryan
Pittsmont
Kelley
Kelley In
Address by C H Steele on Anaconda expansions at Butte Rotary
Ches ter H Steele vice president of western operations for The Anaconda Company spoke to the Butte Rotary Club and guests about ongoing and planned expansion efforts in the Butte area. He detailed vein development, cross cutting, drifting, and drilling totaling thousands of feet from 1955 to 1956, highlighting Belmont and Leonard targets as principal successes and noting continued exploration beyond known ore bodies.
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Chester H. Steele
Anaconda Company
Butte Rotary Club
Rotary
George Sarsfield
Butte
Belmont
Leonard
Death of Naval Recruit Probed at Great Lakes
A board of officers investigates the death of 17 year old Navy recruit Maurice G Everett of McKenzie Tennessee after he collapsed from heat during 90 degree training exercises at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Attendants attributed the death to heat stroke and notes say the drill was a retraining exercise for a late in training recruit who had not learned the significance of a military order.
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Great Lakes, Ill
Navy
Maurice G. Everett
McKenzie
Tenn
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Everett
C. E. White
White
Leavenworth Council Votes to Forgo Salaries
Leavenworth Washington city officials cut a budget shortfall by suspending council salaries this year. Seven councilmen vote to forgo $3 per meeting, reducing the deficit by about $570 after heavy winter snow burden.
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Leavenworth
Wash
Cascades
Military Chiefs May Visit Soviets
The United States signaled to the Soviet Union that the Joint Chiefs of Staff might accept an invitation to inspect Soviet armed forces if issued. The démarche involved the White House and Defense Department, with the Soviet embassy air attache supplying a rare explanatory statement. State Department officials remained cautious as Gordon Gray and Herbert Hoover Jr discussed the informal matter.
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Washington
United States
Russia
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moscow
White House
Defense Dept
State Dept
Gordon Gray
Hoover
Army Patrol Fired On Near Heidelberg Along Iron Curtain
A U S Army spokesman said a border patrol with two American correspondents was fired on from Czechoslovakia while on a routine mission. Five bullets were fired from 150 to 200 yards, one hitting within five feet of the lead vehicle. no one was injured and the patrol did not fire back.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
Czechoslovakia
Iron Curtain
Senate approves sweeping housing bill amid veto clash
The Senate passed a large housing bill including 500,000 public housing units and billions for new home construction credits and insurance. The vote was by voice. The measure extends the GI home loan program to July 25, 1958, aiding veterans and construction jobs.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Bricker
Rohio
Banking Committee
Economy Faces Short-Term Bumps Says Weeks and Humprey
Washington officials and industry leaders warned of a bumpy but not falling economy in the near term. Secretary Weeks called the economy very spotty while Secretary Humphrey forecast brief, relatively minor adjustments. The outlook for 1956 remained hopeful with expectations of recovery and strong steel demand, as Ford and GM lowered but did not erase long term prospects.
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Washington
Humphrey
New York Stock Exchange
Detroit
Michigan
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Harlow Curtice
General Motors
Weeks
National Press Club
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Montana Weather Forecast Daily Update
Montana east region shows partly cloudy conditions with cooler southeast and scattered afternoon showers, highs 65 to 75, while Montana west remains partly cloudy and warmer with highs 70 to 75. The table notes maximums cover 12 hours and minimums cover 18 hours ending 5 30 p.m. Thursday.
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Montana
Six Die in Three Montana Auto Accidents
Three Montana highway crashes within 24 hours killed six people and pushed the 1956 toll to 78, prompting Montana Highway Patrol officials to urge cautious driving near Memorial Day. Victims include Airman Clyde E. Hagan, Judy Overton, Violet Hagenson, and the Lewistown couple Mr. and Mrs. George Meloney. another death was added to an earlier crash toll.
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Montana
Alex B. Stephenson
Montana Highway Patrol
Stephenson
National Safety Council
Belt Creek
Neihart
Yalesville
Conn
Lewistown
Nick Terkln
Anaconda
Anaconda Hospital
Matt Schalk
Terkla
Schalk
Carl Fuller
Clyde E. Hagan
Cherryville
Kan
Judy Overton
Violet Hagenson
Monarch
Robert Bragg
George Meloney
Bragg
Kootenai River Breaches Dike Threatening Farmland
Bonners Ferry Idaho reports another dike breach on the Kootenai River sending floodwater into 2705 acres of District 40 and putting over 5000 acres at risk. Gauge reads 36.75 feet with dikes washing at districts 10 and 13, while the town and 27000 acres of farmland stay relatively dry. Forecasters expect the flood crest to pass late Thursday night or Friday as cooler weather and falling upstream flows reduce the danger.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai
District 40
District 13
U. S. Weather Bureau
First Auto Race Run in France Sixty Two Years Ago
An automobile race with 26 cars entered was run between Rouen and Paris in 1894. No speed records exist, but a year later J F Duryea maintained a 7.5 mph average speed for a 54 mile Chicago distance. Good used cars appear in Want Ads. 1946 Mercury two door ph 0000.
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Rouen
Paris
J. F. Duryea
Chicago
Ill
Dia
Dwyer to Retire as Weed Elected Anaconda President
Clyde E. Weed was elected president of The Anaconda Company succeeding Robert E. Dwyer who will retire after 53 years. Weed also named president of Chile Copper Chile Exploration and Andes Copper Mining, with other top changes including Campbell as executive vp and Daly as vp and comptroller.
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Michigan
Weed
Anaconda Company
New York City
Clyde E. Weed
Roy H. Glover
Mr. Weed
Anaconda
Chile Copper Company
Chile Exploration Company
Andes Copper Mining Company
Robert E. Dwyer
Mont
Glover
Thomas A. Campbell
Ana
Conda
Anaconda Sales Company
W. Kenneth Daly
Charles M. Brinckerhoff
Chile
Mr. Brinckerhoff
Chuquicamata
Elbert O. Sowerwine
Sowerwine
Army seeks longer range planes to track missiles
The Army issued an Army Aviation Fact Sheet demanding new aircraft to track missiles with greater range beyond the combat zone. It calls for heavier troop and cargo planes beyond the 1952 Air Force agreement limits and proposes a doctrine shift, distributed by the Defense Dept from the Army's Office of Army Aviation.
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Washington
Army
Army Aviation Fact Sheet
Air Force
Director of
Army Aviation
Army Chief of Staff
Defense Dept
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Yellowtail Dam Fund
C. H. Steele
Western
Butte Rotary
Soviets
Montana Weather
Montana High
Billings
Kootenai River
France
Mercury
R. E. Dwyer
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
William Lawrence Saunders
Moorestown
Mich
Michigan College of Mines and Technology
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
Miami
Ariz
Live Oak
Inspiration
Cananea Consolidated Copper Company
Mexico
Cananea
Annaconda Company
Dwyer
Andes Copper Mining Com
Anaconda President
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