House to Risk Ike's Veto On Wheat Bill
Defiant House Democrats prepare to pass a wheat surplus control bill despite President Eisenhower's veto threats. They seek higher price supports and aim to claim a major legislative setback for the administration after housing trouble. The measure goes to the Rules Committee for floor clearance with a vote hoped before next weekend.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Congress
Hoffa Signals Backing for Steel Workers Strike
Boston AP James R Hoffa president of the Teamsters warned Sunday he would back steel workers if a strike begins He spoke at a community breakfast after meeting with the Steelworkers Union and urged unity amid criticism from the press He accused media of portraying the Teamsters as a menace and vowed not to accept too little from employers.
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Boston
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Montana Weather Outlook for Monday and Tuesday
West Montana expects cloudy skies with occasional rain and cooler conditions. Highs reach 50 to 60 Monday, then 45 to 55 Tuesday with scattered showers. East Montana also cloudy with showers, cooler highs 45 to 55 north and 55 to 65 south, lows 30 to 45 Monday night.
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Montana
Dulles Funeral Breaks Geneva Talks
Four power ministers pause their Geneva negotiations for two days to attend John Foster Dulles funeral in Washington. Gromyko and the Soviet side may also join later as they review Berlin and German unification issues and seek a possible stopgap Berlin agreement.
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Geneva
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Mur
Lloyd
Couve de Murville
Soviet Union
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
Missoula Man Killed on Brickyard Hill Road
Kenneth Staley Oliver a 23 year old Missoula man died when his car left U S Highway 10 on Brickyard Hill near Missoula. Lester Mills 24 of Lolo the driver was injured and William Vann 24 of Lolo suffered head lacerations. The vehicle overturned and slid down the hillside after veering from the highway at about 3 30 a m. Oliver a 1955 Air Force veteran and employee at a Missoula parts firm is survived by his parents five brothers and six sisters. Montana’s death toll reached 65 for 1959 tying last year.
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Missoula
Kenneth Staley Oliver
U. S. Highway 10
Anthony F. Keast
Highway Patrol
C. R. Olsen
Lester Mills
Lolo
Mills
William Vann
E. D. Allen
Montana
Oliver
St. Ignatius
Arlee
Air Force
Stanley Oliver
Two Breakins Reported In Butte City
Prowlers forced entry to two Butte businesses in the early Sunday hours. At Helmo Tire Service on Wyoming and Mercury streets thieves shattered a window, unlocked the door, and ransacked a workshop desk while opening a safe. They damaged an adding machine and stole small cash amounts from a soda dispenser and cash register. A company office at 1900 Harrison Ave was entered through a broken window but nothing was taken. The breakin was noticed around 4:30 by Matt Buckley, with Lt Moran and officers investigating.
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Butte
Wyoming
Helmo Tire Service
Mercury
Matt Buckley
James Moran
Larry Conners
Willard McCallum
Dave Seccomb
Percy Wills
Kunkel-Wills Motor Co
Harrison Avenue
Wills
Mr. Wills
Pete Lopi
Butte Girls Hurt in Car Crash After MT Meet
Four Butte High School girls were injured Sunday when their car left U S Highway 10 about 35 miles east of Garden City. Penny Morstein 17 driver suffered multiple injuries. Sylvia White 16 sustained rib damage and lip laceration. Carol Dunstan 16 was shaken but uninjured. Fay Maki 16 unhurt. They were returning from the 53rd interscholastic meet at the University of Montana.
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Butte High School
Missoula Hospital
Unday
U.S. Highway 10
Garden City
Penny Morstein
Joseph Morstein
Sylvia White
Stewart White
Stewart
Carol Dunstan
Thomas Dunstan
Fay Maki
Hill
East Copper Street
Missoula
Butte
University of Montana
Tribesmen in Iraq Attack Soviet Base
Anti Communist tribesmen in Iraq attacked a base being built by Soviet experts at Seibeh. They burned equipment and killed a Soviet officer as Sheikh Treek tribal demonstrations spread to Saif. Several Soviets were injured and evacuated by helicopter to Basra.
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Tehran
Iran
Iraq
Seibeh
Ettelaat
Saif
Basra
Plevna Youth Killed by Lightning While Fishing
Larry Frank Schwindt an 18 year old resident of Plevna was struck and killed by a bolt of lightning while fishing on Sandstone Creek about 1 ½ miles west of Plevna. His 12 year old brother Douglas was knocked unconscious but later recovered and reported the scene to their father.
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Baker
Larry Frank Schwindt
Plevna
Sandstone Creek
Douglas Schwindt
Larry
Frank Schwindt
Eisenhower Praises Dulles as Truly Great
President Eisenhower, mourning the death of John Foster Dulles, called him a champion of freedom and one of the truly great men of our time. The White House proclaimed half staff honors and issued a tribute lauding Dulles as an eminent American and a builder of noble purpose.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Gettysburg
White House
Dulles
United States
E Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Gettysburg Presbyterian Church
Fairfield Man Feared Drowned In Willow Creek Reservoir
Four fishermen were thrown from a boat in rough wind on Montana's Willow Creek Fork reservoir near Chester. Aloyse Nold of Guildford is missing and presumed drowned, last seen clinging to the gas tank as the boat swamped. three others, Kenneth and Phillip Moorehouse and Louis Couston, of Havre, were rescued wearing life jackets. Dragging was planned for Monday morning, marking the 11th drowning of the year in Montana so far.
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Chester (Ap
Tiber Dam
Lothair
Aloyse Nold
Gildford
Kenneth
Phillip Moorehouse
Louis Couston
Havre
Nold
Montana
Willow Creek
Chester
Elderly mother plus delinquent relative baffles deputies
An elderly Logan West Virginia woman reported a problem with a family member who roams at night. Deputies were unsure how to persuade her ninety year old mother to enjoy a quiet evening at home.
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Logan
W.va
Sheriff's Office
Leaders Describe Dulles' Passing as Tragic Blow
President Eisenhower and other leaders mourn John Foster Dulles, praising his courage and peace efforts. Herter in Geneva pledged pursuit of Dulles' policies, while Hoover, Truman, Dewey and Fulbright lauded his public service. Nixon called him one of the great men of the era.
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Dulles
Free World
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Eisenhower
Gettysburg, Pa
Geneva
Foreign Ministers Conference
Herter
State Department
C. Douglas Dillon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Richard M. Nixon
Heroic stewardess helps pilot land crippled airliner
A Frontier Airlines DC3 with 20 passengers diverted to Prescott Arizona when the passenger door opened in flight. Captain George Graham struggled to close the door as stewardess Carolyn Hanna restrained the pilot to prevent suction. Graham regained control and landed the plane safely. passengers flew to Phoenix on another craft. Hanna noted the event as an exciting day.
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Prescott, Ariz
Frontier Airlines
Flight 7
Prescot
Graham
Wesley Morris
Phoenix
Hanna
Frontier
Dulles Dies of Cancer at 71 Former Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles, former secretary of state, died Sunday at 71 after a battle with cancer. Leaders from President Eisenhower downward praised him as a builder of world peace and foe of tyranny. Arlington burial with full honors planned, Eisenhowers attend. Geneva talks recess amid Dulles death as Big Four discuss Germany and Berlin.
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Washington (Ap
John Foster Dulles
Secretary
Dulles
America
The
Free World
Eisenhower
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac
Washington
Dulles’ House
Geneva
Germany
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
Atlantic
Christian A. Herter
Dulles Family Survives Seven Members and Widow
Washington AP report notes seven Dulles family members survive including the widow Janet Pomeroy Avery of Auburn New York. The survivors include John an engineer in Mexico City Avery a Roman Catholic priest assigned to Rome and daughter Mrs. Robert Hinshaw a Presbyterian minister in New York. Allen Dulles heads the CIA. Three married sisters Margaret Edwards Rye Natalie Seymour Utica and Eleanor Dulles State Dept German affairs official also survive.
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Washington
Dulles
Janet Pomeroy Avery
Auburn
N.Y
John
Mexico City
Avery
Rome
Italy
Robert Hinshaw
New York
Allen
Central Intelligence Agency
Margaret Edwards
Rye
Natalie Seymour
Utica
Eleanor Dulles
State Department
Mid-Summer Celebration Planned With Rodeo And Parades
Butte gears up for a busy Fourth of July period. Mayor Vern Griffith and cochairman Pete Yerkich report 16 floats entered for the patriotic parade and more are expected. The Vigilante Rodeo and Saddle Club will hold a three day rodeo at the Civic Center June 25–27, with a horse show planned for June 29. A pony express ride from Deer Lodge to Butte and a stage coach robbery mark a western opening on June 22 as Butte Celebrations Inc coordinates a fast moving program led by officers including W P Donnelly and Tom Kelly.
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Butte
Vern Griffith
Pete Yerkich
Cochairman
Griffith
Yerkich
Saddle Club
Civic Center
Butte Celebrations Inc
Treasure State
W. P. Donnelly
Tom Kelly
Bob Henningsen
Ward Fanning
Phil Judd
Hugh Murphy
John Downey
Deer Lodge
Park and Main Streets
Texas firm Finds Proof in Burglary Night
A Texas firm that ran a Watchman Wanted ad in the Wanted section received proof of readership when its office was burglarized the same night. The note says thousands received replies as proof that want ads are well read. readers are urged to dial 5451 for attention.
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Texas
Dial 5451
Dulles Long Public Service from 1907 to 1959
Washington AP recalls John Foster Dulles career highlighting early posts at the Hague 1907 and Princeton 1908. It notes key roles including secretary of state 1953 1959, UN founding adviser 1945 49, and policy influence with Dewey Truman Eisenhower.
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Washington (Ap
John Foster Dulles
Washington, D.C
Princeton University
George Washington University
New York City
Janet Pomeroy Avery
Woodsrow Wilson
Panama Canal
U.S. Army
U.S
Versailles
France
Thomas E. Dewey
United Nations
San Francisco
London
Moscow
Paris
New York
U.S. Senate
Harry S. Truman
Japan
Eisenhower
Dulles personally piloted U S aviation across 46 nations
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles traveled to 46 countries with 559,998 air miles over six years, visiting Europe the Middle East Latin America and Asia while avoiding the Iron Curtain. A single near-disaster occurred June 8, 1957 when a Navy transport emitted smoke and landed at Anacostia.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Europe
Middle East
Latin America
Asia
New York
Military Air Terminal
Anacostia Naval Air Station
Dulles
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