Top Lawyers Fired in House Probe Over Racketeering Inquiry
Washington Republicans and Democrats dismissed Downey Rice and Arthur Toll, top lawyers for a House subcommittee probing labor racketeering. Chairman Bender denounced the ouster as outrageous while noting Hoff man joined four Democrats in the vote. The dispute underscores a broader clash as investigations target influential figures.
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Washington
House
Bender
Ohio
Downey Rice
Arthur Toll
Government Operations Committee
Rice
Toll
Rep. Hoffman
R-Mich
Hoffman
Rep. Mollohan
D-Wva
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Small Arms Found on French Ship Wyoming
The Panama Canal Press Office reports the Wyoming manifest lists six boxes of small arms including a Browning automatic rifle box bound for El Salvador. U S officials say the arms are not yet deemed contraband and the ship remains under inspection. The freighter is halted at the canal mouth en route to Salvador and Guatemala with cargo from London and Antwerp.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Wyoming
el Salvador
U. S. State Department
State Department
Canal Zone
U. S
Atlantic
Canal
Salvador
Guatemala
London
Antwerp
Department
United States
Central America
Honduras
Nicaragua
Emergency Steps in Indochina Planned by France
Premier Joseph Laniel completed preparation of emergency measures to bolster France's weakened Indochina position after cabinet and National Defense Council sessions. Gen Paul Ely, returning from Saigon and Hanoi, urged overhauling strategy in the Red River delta while not abandoning Hanoi and pushing all possible reinforcements.
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Paris
U.P
Joseph Laniel
France
Indochina
National Defense Council
Paul Ely
Saigon
Hanoi
Red River
Ships Carrying Red Arms Sought in Navy Search
Washington officials said an intensive search is underway for two ships suspected of carrying Red arms to Guatemala. The U S Navy and other agencies cooperate with friendly governments as ships have temporarily vanished.
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Washington
Guatemala
U. S. Navy
Admiral Carney Reports Freakish Bennington Blast Details
Admiral Robert B. Carney described the Bennington catastrophe as freakish and unique after touring the ship at Quonset Point. The Naval court of inquiry began its first formal session while 201 were injured and 93 sailors died during the carrier's cruise from Norfolk to Newport News.
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Quonset Point
R. I
Robert B. Carney
Naval Base
Bennington
Naval Court of Inquiry
Washington
Navy
Carney
Chief of Naval Operations
Norfolk
Newport
Taylor Murder Trial Opens as Jury Prep Proceeds
In Boulder, Alvin H. Taylor, 61, faces a first degree murder trial for the Nov. 29 shooting death of Earl Streeter, 22, near Jefferson City. Prospective jurors were questioned. selection could end with a Friday start. Prosecutors Floyd O. Small and John H. Jardine. defense Stanley M. Doyle.
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Boulder
Alvin H. Taylor
Walter McCullough
Jefferson County
McCullough
Taylor
Earl Howard Streeter
London
N. H
Floyd 0
Consultant to Inspect Junior High Site Decisions For Butte
Dr. Ray Lowe, building consultant for School District No. 1, arrived from Billings to study four proposed junior high sites Webster-Garfield East Grand Walsh Field and Stodden Park in Butte. He will examine sites and the district’s system and may report by mid next week before the July 23 bond election for a 2.45 million school plant.
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Ray Lowe
Board of Trustees
Butte Rotary Club
Haney
Lowe
Webster-Garfield
East Grand Avenue
Walsh Field
Stodden Park
Eastern Montana College of Education
Later Than You Think Taxpayers Reminded by Treasurer
County treasurer Robert Maguire warns that second half 1953 property taxes are due before June 1. The office closes Saturday at noon and is closed Sunday. Memorial Day holiday affects Monday. Delinquent bills incur 2 percent penalty and 4 percent annual interest. Last in-person payment opportunity is Saturday noon.
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Robert Maguire
Counsel Cohn Denies Army Charges Under Oath
Washington, Feb. 2. Roy Cohn, McCarthy aide, contradicted Secretary Stevens and Army Counsel Adams on six points accusing Adams of blackmail and saying he would stop at nothing to end the Army inquiry. Cohn charged Adams proposed investigating the Navy and Air Force to take heat off the Army, including locating an Air Force base with many sexual deviates. Stevens and Adams denied any such plans. The hearing record goes to the Justice Department and could prompt perjury action.
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Washington
Roy M Cohn
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Army
John G. Adams
Cohn
McCarthy
Sen
Rwss
Adams
Navy
Air Force
Air Force Base
Justice Department
McClellan
D-Ark
FBI
French Prepare for Big Assault Near Hanoi
Vietminh surrounding Yen Phu tightens grip 30 miles south of Hanoi as French Union lines collapse at Ame. Yen Phu guards Phu Ly the western anchor of a defense arc through Nam Dinh and Thai Binh, with 12 battalions pressing Yen Phu after blowing up Ame post and withdrawing 80 men.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Yen Phu
Red River
Dien Bien Phu
Phu Ly
Nam Dinh
Thai Binh
Ame
Phu Ly-Thai Binh
Weather outlook with clouds and light showers Friday
Considerable cloudiness with some light showers Friday. Warmer Friday, partly cloudy Saturday. Friday highs 50 to 60, overnight low around 34. Periods 12 midnight Wednesday to 5:30 p.m. Thursday show max 42 min 26. East and west divisions vary. overall cooler northeast, milder southwest. The table notes maxima for 12 hours and minima for 18 hours ending Thursday.
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Divide
Engineers Meet Opens Tonight in Montana Hobby Show
Engineers from across Montana gather in Butte for the 67th Montana Society of Engineers meeting. A hobby and gadget show opens the session at 8 p.m. in the Montana Power Auditorium with working machinery models and mine exhibits open to the public.
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Montana
Butte
Montana Society of Engineers
Butte Country Club
Montana Power
U.S
Arthur Hoem
E. L. Cole
Hamilton
Cole
Paul H. Robbins
National Society of Professional Engineers
Washington, D.C
Tornado Tears Through Broadus Montana
A small tornado struck Broadus Montana on Thursday afternoon ripping a 30 foot section from the town’s largest building in Powder River County. No injuries were reported though two men were inside the damaged structure. The funnel was 30 to 50 feet in diameter and traveled about a quarter mile along Main Street before dissipating. The roof fragment damaged a parked car and rafters punctured a windshield. The building suffered about 5000 dollars in damage and this marks a third time the structure has been wind damaged. Broadus had a prior twister a year earlier.
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Broadus
Mont
Montana
Powder River
Claude Anderson
Fred Edwards
Cooperative Weather Observer
Edwards
Jack Miller
Anderson
Butte Area Highway Contracts Set for June Twenty-Nine
Helena announc es Montana Highway Commission tentatively named June 29 for award of construction bids on the Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge and Dillon super four lane project. Lettings include two steel concrete overpasses near South Excelsior and Milwaukee and BA&P railroad overpasses plus two steel concrete boxes for heavy truck traffic near Travona Mine and north of the propane plant. Ralston Anaconda road work awarded to Morgenstern and Schell. other county projects listed include roads in Broadwater Cascade Park and Yellowstone counties with grades surfaces and plant mix oil terms.
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Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Montana and
Iron Streets
Henry's
Nissler Junction
Ramsay
Gregson
Associated Press
South Excelsior
Iron
South
Excelsior
Milwaukee
Ba&p
Waite Oil Co
Travona
Ralston-Anaconda
Ralston
Morgenstern and Schell Construction Co
Missoula
Broadwater
Townsend-Canyon Ferry
Cascade
Vaughn Bridge
Great Falls
Carter Bridge
Springdale
Big Timber
Yellowstone
Organ Project
Billings
Judith Basin
Hobson-Moccasin
Daniels
Flaxville South
Sheridan
Outlook South
Philipsburg West
Glacier
Bureau of Public Roads
Wyoming Line
England
Roth
Rapid City
S. D
Crow Agency
Broadus
Lou Richardson
Miles City
Northwestern Engineering Co
Nilson- Smith
Fallon
Baker- Ollie-Carlyle
Billings Construction Co
Bureau of Public Road
Morgenstern & Schell Construction Co
Miss
State Highway Commission
Bozeman
Alsop and Roys
Montana awards $2 million in road contracts in 1954
Montana Highway Commission awarded 10 road projects, two gravel stockpiling jobs, and an office shop in Bozeman totaling 2 035 728. The contracts bring the year’s total to 5 469 221 for 46 projects with Livingston, Polson, Broadus, Norris, and Bozeman among bidders and firms from Great Falls and Billings.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Livingston-Wilsall
Livingston
Big Timber
Stanley H. Arkwright
Billings
Polson North
Pablo-Kalispell
S. Birch and Sons
Great Falls
San Francisco suit delayed over ship name mix up
A U P report states a federal damage suit involving a San Francisco longshoreman was postponed as attorney Robin Tepper sought time to correct the vessel name in the complaint from SSS Sally Rand to SS Talleyrand.
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San Francisco
U.P
Robin Tepper
Sally Rand
Talleyrand
Indochina talks fail to fix cease fire zones
Geneva reports that a nine-nation Indochina conference failed to agree on assembly zones and referred the issue to a panel of legal experts. Dinh opposes any plan risking partition. Chou En Lai proposed an international guarantee and a neutral supervisory body with a simultaneous cease fire and arms halt by France and the United States.
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Geneva
Indochina
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Viet Nam
Nguyen Quoc Dinh
Laos
Cambodia
Dinh
Red China
Chou En-lai
Vietminh
Chou
Associated States
France
United States
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Korea
Butte Baby's Life Saved By Teeth Deflecting Bullet
A two year old Butte boy survived a gun accident when a .22 bullet was deflected by his lower teeth. Michael Ritz was treated at St. James Hospital after the child’s lip was pierced and several teeth knocked out. The father, home alone with guns nearby, said his nine year old son fired the weapon.
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Butte
St. James Hospital
Michael Ritz
Henry Ritz
E. Woolman
Joseph
Michael
Ideal Pupil 15 Takes Own Life After Reprimand
In Los Angeles Joseph Simpson 15 a top junior high student and one of three ideal boys was found in his bedroom with a .22 rifle. Police say death was self inflicted though family believes accidental. He had earned a camping trip for good grades and was chosen for a study of exceptional youth.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Simpson
Theresa Simpson
Joel Simpson
Clarence
Simpson
Joe
New Mexico
Great Falls Pilot Missing En Route to Polson
Four passenger plane piloted by Jack Little of Great Falls was reported missing late Thursday night while en route to Polson from Great Falls. CAA officials planned Friday morning reach operations with the rugged terrain and mountain ranges likely hindering search efforts.
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Missoula
Mont
Jack Little
Great Falls
Little
Polson
Montana
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Missoula County
Fune
CAA
Kenneth Meritt
Helena
Mission Range
Continental Divide
Meritt
Rowan
St. Ignatius
Seely Lake
Helmville
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