Nation Observes Memorial Day in Ceremonies Worldwide
The nation pauses for Memorial Day with services at Arlington and across lands abroad. President Eisenhower plans to send a wreath as governors receive white roses, honoring war dead from Revolution through Korea. Honolulu memorials recall Pearl Harbor and World War II losses. Americans in Britain observe at Whitehall and St. Margaret’s.
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Mountain Lake
America
Rindge
N. H
Daughters of the Confederacy
Daughters of the Union
Eisenhower
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Honolulu
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Arizona
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Britain
Whitehall
St. Margaret’s
Robbers Strike Suburban Market for Fifty Thousand
Two bandits wearing halloween masks robbed Justrite Market in Raytown near Kansas City after an armored car delivered cash for weekend and holiday handling. The loot was estimated between 30 000 and 50 000 dollars.
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Kansas City
Justrite Warket
Raytown
Mining City Observes Memorial Day With War Dead Tributes
Mining City joins the nation in Memorial Day rites at Soldiers Park and local cemeteries. Ceremonies begin at 9 30 with U S S Maine tribute, a 10 am parade, then burial plots host speeches and salutes. Flags stay at half mast until noon.
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Butte
Soldiers’ Memorial Park
Butte High School
United Spanish War Veterans
Ladies of the Gar
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
U.S.S. Maine
Henry Lawton Camp
USWV
Soldiers Park
Vetera
Legion
VFW
Memorial Day Observances Planned Across Montana
Montanans join the nation for Memorial Day with generally fair weather foreseen. Light showers may strike western highlands but likely won’t dampen picnics and services. Cities plan ceremonies and officials urge caution amid traffic.
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Associated Press
Helena
Dist
W. W. Lessley
Bozeman
East Helena
Great Falls
Montana
Montana Weather Summary for Montana Regions
Montana east fair with afternoon clouds and isolated showers or thundershowers. Highs 65 to 75, nights 32 to 45. Sunday highs 70 to 80. Montana west partly cloudy Saturday with mountain showers, then fair Saturday night and Sunday, highs 55 to 65, 60 to 70, nights 30 to 40. Table notes maximums for 12 hours and minimums for 18 hours ending 5 p.m. Friday.
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Montana
Big Indianapolis Auto Race Today
The 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway faces heat and possible showers that could delay the 43rd running. Thirty three cars compete including two former winners and five rookies in a field of thirty three. High humidity and 89 90 degree heat threaten endurance and past storms have paused the classic.
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Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Ralph de Palma
Bill Vukovich
Carl Scarborough
Vukovich
Khrushchev criticized for raising East West tensions
U S officials accuses Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev of stoking tensions during a NATO period with warning to Greece and Italy about missiles. White cites Khrushchev propaganda against free nations and notes U S denies Laos prompting Laos army integration. China criticized for subversion and threats of force amid Geneva talks.
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Washington
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
China
State Department
Lincoln White
White
Khrushchev
U.S
NATO Alliance
NATO
Great Britain
Italy
West Germany
Netherlands
Greece
Turkey
Geneva
Moscow
Red China
Peiping
Laos
U. S
Iran
Officials Crack Down on Vice In Calumet City
In Calumet City near the Illinois Indiana line state and federal authorities began a major crackdown on illegal vice on Friday. Police loaded 98 people including 54 women and 44 men owners and staff onto buses and transported them to court for subpoenas before a federal grand jury.
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Calumet City
Chicago
Criminal Courts
U.S
Robert Tieken
Sunday Is Final Day for Buses in Butte
Western Transit Systems Inc parent of Butte City Lines will suspend bus operations in Butte at midnight Sunday. A E Ogilvie said the company exhausted all options and will sell equipment including buses and the building once used as a streetcar barn on East Front Street. The Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission authorized discontinuance for Butte May 31 and Great Falls June 30 after voters rejected special tax levies to fund the services.
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Western Transit Systems Inc
Butte City Lines, Inc
Butte
A. E. Ogilvie
San Diego
Butte Electric Street Railway Co
East Front Street
Great Falls
Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
MRC
First Solo Flight Around World Reflects Wiley Post Feat
July 22, 1933 marks Wiley Post as the first American to complete a solo circumnavigation. The account notes his historic flight and the enduring media coverage of solo aviation milestones.
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Wiley Post
Fortune Stolen In Mexico Victim Jailed
In Cu ban pesos the gun point robbery of a fortune from American Mrs Marilyn Thal and associates led to jail for Thal and a group of accomplices. Police split inquiry into two phases: report of loss and pursuit of an international ring. Cuban currency regulations tied to Batista era money flows. Mrs Thal wounded slightly. husband Sidney also arrested as investigation continues.
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Mexico City
Marilyn Thal
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Thal
Sidney
Secret Talks in Air and Ground Stall Berlin Evacuation Demands
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko refused in secret talks in the air and on the ground Friday to withdraw the Soviet Union’s demand for evacuation of Western troops from Berlin. An American informant said Christian Herter convinced Gromyko the Allies will not bluff in Berlin resolve. The ministers held informal talks after returning from Washington and a 2 hour meeting at a Geneva town house. Officials said minor progress was possible but core issues remain unresolved.
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Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Gromyko
Thier
Washington
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Andrew H. Berding
Heavy Memorial Day Travel Opens Nationwide
The Memorial Day weekend marks the start of heavy travel with estimates of 40 million cars on roads and highways. The National Safety Council warns of about 260 traffic deaths and 10,000 disabling injuries from Friday 6 PM to Sunday midnight. A fatal crash in New York amid a thunderstorm is noted as the period’s first death.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
New York
Walden
Weather Bureau
Butte Heads Named for National Defense Conference Committees
Robert D. Corette will head the civilian selection committee and Ward Fanning will lead the arrangements committee for the National Defense Resources conference in Butte October 5 to 16. Corette, a Montana University Law School graduate and former chamber leader, is a WWII Marine and partner in Corette Smith and Dean. Fanning, a longtime Butte civic figure and WWI sailor, heads local business and recreation groups.
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National Defense Resources
Butte
Robert D. Corette
Ward Fanning
The
Post-Standard
Butte Chamber of Commerce
West
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Washington, D. C
Corette
Montana
Montana University
Missoula
Butte Country Club
Butte Executive Club
Butte Exchange Club
Amateur Athletic Union of Montana
Butte Law
Corette, Smith and Dean
Fanning
Minneapolis
Vigilante Saddle Club
American Legion
Butte Gun Club
Skyline Sportsmen’s Club
Schoolmaster Found Dead in Garbage Can at Hereford
Hereford authorities ruled out homicide in the death of 24 year old Malcolm F Clarke a carpentry instructor at White Cross High School for Boys whose body was found jammed upside down in a garbage can with shoeless feet protruding. A fellow teacher discovered the victim in a washroom as classes prepared to begin.
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Hereford
England
Malcolm F. Clarke
Whitecross High School
Clarke
Space Monkeys Able and Baker Arrive in Washington
Space monkeys Able and Baker arrived in Washington after a 1,500 mile space flight in the nose cone of a Jupiter missile. The pair appeared unfazed as they were prepared for medical checks and a news conference with scientists and military personnel.
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Washington
Able
Baker
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Army Ballistic Missile Laboratory
Army
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Navy
Navy Medical Center
Bethesda
National
Tragic Bandung Express Crash Kills 185 in Java
Unconfirmed reports say 185 dead and 200 seriously injured after a Bandung bound express derailed in Tasikmalaya West Java when a coupling broke. Sabotage by Darul Islam rebels suspected as nurses and doctors rush to the scene.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Tasikmalaya
West Java
Health Ministry
Darul Islam
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