Miles City Man Dies in Flaming Truck Crash
Charles Lee Summers 2? of Miles City died Wednesday morning in a fiery crash on State Highway 41 between Dillon and Twin Bridges while driving a truck with a load of oars to California. Investigators suspect drowsiness. fire destroyed the truck and trailer, with no inquest planned. Summers’ death lifts Montana’s 1956 traffic toll to 88, from 76 a year ago.
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Dillon
Charles Lee Summers
Miles City
Twin Oe
Dilon
Miles
California
Royal S. Archer
Lloyd Thomas
Beaverhead County
Highway 41
Montana
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Near 110 Forecast
The Associated Press reports Memorial Day traffic deaths near the 110 forecast, with 78 highway fatalities by 10:30 p.m. MST, plus 20 drownings and 27 other holiday deaths, totaling 125. Safety officials urged caution as darkness and fatigue raise risk.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
Associated Press
Montana Weather Outlook by Regions
Montana east expects mostly fair conditions with isolated thundershowers in the extreme southwest. Highs 70 to 78 Thursday, slightly warmer Friday with scattered afternoon showers. Montana west sees few thundershowers in the far south, highs 75 to 85. Friday partly cloudy with scattered showers and warmer temperatures.
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Montana
Ten Wedding Guests Killed in Spain Bus Crash
A bus carrying wedding guests plunged off an embankment near Huelva Spain killing ten people and injuring nineteen. The party was en route to a wedding at La Granada north of Huelva.
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Huelva
Spain
la Granada
French Claim 71 Tunisian Rebels killed
French troops in southern Tunisia reported a major strike near the Tatahouine Desert capturing 17 rebels and weapons, with 3 dead and 14 wounded. The operation aimed to cut arms routes to Algerian rebels, amid Tunisian political tension as Bourguiba urged peace with Algeria. In Algeria, rebels and attacks raised regional instability.
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Invey
Morocco
France
Habib Bourgiba
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Paris
French National Assembly
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Oran
Constantine
Bougie
MSU Dean Carleton to Address Butte High Graduates Tonight
Montana State University Dean Linus J. Carleton will deliver the commencement address to 310 Butte High School graduates at the Butte Civic Center. Exercises begin at 8 p.m. Carleton’s career spans MSU roles since 1946 to serving as dean since 1954.
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Carleton
Butte High
Linus J. Carleton
Montana State University
Missoula
Butte Civic Center
Butte High School
Dean Carleton
Galata
Mont
Stanford
Moccasin
Helena
Charles Davis
Maybeer
John A. Nosstrom
Bacchus
Delibes
Paul Ulrich
Karen Schiesser
Charles C. Davis
George E. Haney
Charles Nugent
B. G. Jacobsen
Butte
H. J. Schiesser
Sharlee April Alaniva
Mary Christine Aleksich
James Albert
Higher Postal Rates Urged by House Committee
The House Post Office Committee urged Congress to raise mail rates to close a roughly 460 million dollar annual deficit, warning that delaying rate boosts won’t solve postal finances. The panel backed a bill to raise first, second, and third class rates, aiming to add about 432 million dollars yearly, despite political resistance to stamp increases.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Congress
Post Office Dept
Rep. McCormack
D-Mass
House
Memorial Day Rites Here Feature Parade in Butte
Butte devoted Wednesday to the time honored observance of Memorial Day with a parade martial music addresses and the decoration of graves. The feature included tributes to veterans and community participation across local groups and organizations.
Living Must Dedicate Selves On Memorial Day
Butte observers heard speakers urge citizens to dedicate themselves to improving the nation and defending democracy. Attorney Allen McKenzie and Father Neil Chisholm spoke at cemetery ceremonies in Mountain View and Holy Cross, praising veterans and urging action over words.
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Butte
John A. Hein
USN
McKenzie
Washington attends country’s first circus in 1793
John Bill Ricketts founded the first American circus in 1792 and George Washington watched the show on April 22, 1793. The item notes daily Want Ads inviting readers to parade their goods by dialing 5451.
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John Bill Ricketts
George Washington
Want
Bomb attack on Cyprus kills two British soldiers
In Nicosia and near Famagusta a terrorist blast killed two British soldiers and wounded 20, with 12 in serious condition, as troops returning from a Queen's birthday parade were struck near the east coast resort. Britain blamed Eoka for the attack and imposed a curfew on Famagusta. another Greek Cypriot was shot in Paphos while a barbed wire barrier separated Turkish and Greek quarters in Nicosia.
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Cyprus
Famagusta
East Coast
Golden Sands
Eoka
President Leads Nation in Peace Prayers and Memorial Day Observances
President Eisenhower led a nationwide prayer observance for enduring peace as Memorial Day activities honored fallen heroes. Parades church services and cemetery ceremonies marked the day while many Americans took holidays for family trips picnics and outings. Fine weather boosted Holiday traffic, and a higher-than-usual death toll was anticipated on the holiday. Eisenhower flew back to Washington from Gettysburg.
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Maine
Soldiers Memorial Monument
South
Wyoming Street
Butte High School
Veterans
Allied Patriotic Organizations
Butte
William Daley
Silver Bow Post
American Legion
United Veterans Council and
Allied Patriotic Societies
George Wilcox
al LaForest
Elmer
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Washington
Gettys
Twining to Attend Soviet Aviation Day Visit
President Eisenhower orders Gen. Nathan F. Twining to lead a small Air Force delegation to Moscow for Soviet Aviation Day on June 24. The move, overruling a broader invite, prompts talk of reciprocal military exchanges and draws criticism from Sen. Knowland over appeasement concerns.
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Eisenhower
Russia
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Twining
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Charles E. Bohlen
Moscow
Bohlen
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
White House
Lincoln
Adlai and Kefauver Square Off in California Primary
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver campaigned fiercely as California’s direct primary loomed after Florida. Stevenson claimed a slim Florida victory and aimed to finish strong in California, while Kefauver vowed to win there to revive his nomination bid. California offers 68 Democratic National Convention votes, a key prize behind New York’s 98.
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Sen. Estes Kefauver
Florida
California
Tennessee
Stevenson
Kefauver
Chicago
New York
Averell Harriman
Alabama
Pat Flaherty Wins 500 Mile Auto Race in Close Duel
Pat Flaherty of Chicago edged Sam Hanks in a dramatic 500 mile Speedway race, finishing 22 seconds ahead after a near crash in the final miles. Flaherty led from 200 miles on, set fastest 145.596 in trials, and survived 12 crashes and a broken throttle arm on the winning lap. Race time averaged 128.490 mph with 11 caution periods.
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Pat Flaherty
Hanks
Indianapolis
Chicago
Sam Hanks
Burbank
Cailif
America
Flaherty
Jim Rathmann
Don Freeland
Redondo Beach
Calif
Johnnie Parsons
van Nuys
Dick Rathmann
Trenton
N. J
Bob Sweikert
Rodger Ward
Los Angeles
Bob Veith
Oakland
Jimmy Reece
Oklahoma City
Cliff Griffith
Bill Vukovich
Sweiker
Young Flaherty
Pope Undergoes Medical Exam
Pope Pius XII, aged 80, underwent a general medical and cardiograph exam Wednesday night. Doctors found no physical disturbance or throat infection and attributed a slight voice weakening to general tiredness from a heavy May workload.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Clements Faces Two More Tests in Kentucky Democratic Fight
U S Senator Earle Clements strengthened his renomination lead by defeating Chandler-backed Joe Bates in Kentucky. The result deepens party control as future coups loom with June 30 county conventions and a July 3 state convention to determine delegates to the Chicago Democratic National Convention and party leadership. Morton leads GOP rivals for governor as unofficial returns show Clements with 211,501 votes to Bates 131,089. Morton 39,691 to Golden 12,265.
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Louisville
U. S
Earle C. Clements
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Clements
Chandler
Joe B. Bates
Chicago
State Central Committee
Central Committee
Thruston B. Morton
Morton
Eisenhower
Julian Golden
Granville Thomas
Bates
Golden
Former Missoulian Killed in Racing Car Mishap
Arlan D. Smith a 24 year old Las Vegas mechanic and former Missoulian resident died in a jalopy race at Hanford California when wheels broke loose from two hardtop cars. A front wheel struck him in the pits causing a brain concussion. A spectator was injured by a wheel in the same incident.
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Hanford
Calif
Arlan D. Smith
Las Vegas
Smith
Mont
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