Butte Honors War Dead With Memorial Day Parades and Talks
In Butte Memorial Day ceremonies at Mountain View and Holy Cross cemeteries, Rev. Walter Daggett and Rev. John Hunthausen urged reverence for fallen soldiers and to uphold national principles. The observances included a parade at Soldiers Monument and graveside tributes, with prayers at American Legion plots and family plots across city cemeteries.
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Butte
Walter Daggett
John Hunthausen
St. Ann Parish
Mountain View
Holy Cross
Soldiers Monument
American Legion
Mountain View Cemetery
Daggett
Prisoners in Britain allowed to enter contests
London AP reports the home office allows jailed individuals to enter competitions as long as prizes are not obviously unsuitable. Examples of unsuitable rewards include Caribbean cruises and Alpine vacations.
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London
Home Office
Montana Weather Update Shows Clouds and Scattered Showers
The Montana forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with few afternoon or evening showers or thunderstorms near the mountains Tuesday and scattered activity Wednesday. Highs reach 70 to 80 in the east and 68 to 75 in the west with cool Tuesday night lows around 40 to 50.
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Montana
Deposed Turkish Police Boss Dies in Prison Jump
Namik Gedik, once a feared interior minister and police chief in Menderes era, leaped from a detention center window to his death four stories below. His death marks the first high ranking casualty of the army coup that ousted Menderes.係
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Ankara
Turkey
Namik Gedik
Menderes
Gedik
Adnan Menderes
Turkish Army War College
Refik Tulga
Istanbul
War College
Yessi Ada
Sea of Marmara
Celal Bayer
Fatin Rustu Zorlu
This Can Prevent Coat Hanger Rust
To keep wire hangers from rusting wet garments wrap the entire coat hanger with waxed paper. For rust prevention of household items sell them for cash through Classified Ads. Simple phone 5451 for a Standard Post adwriter.
Plate Glass Windows Prices Listed for 8x14 and 42x?
Plate glass window sizes 8 by 14 inches priced at 50 dollars and 42 by ? inches at 30 dollars. Phone contact 0-0000 for details or Sunday pickup.
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Sun
Malinovsky Warns Of Rocket Strikes On Intruding Planes
Moscow defense chief Malinovsky said he ordered rocket strikes on takeoff bases of any foreign plane violating Soviet air space. He warned such intruders may carry a hydrogen bomb and urged retaliation, asserting antiaircraft rockets can reach high-altitude targets. The remarks accompanied Khrushchev at a Communist workers meeting.
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Moscow
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Grand Palac
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Khrushchev
Malinovsky
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Central Treaty Organization
U.S
Cis G
Mantle Mauled by Mob After Memorial Day Game
New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle required medical care after a field mob assaulted him following the Memorial Day double header with Washington. The center fielder was grabbed, struck on the chin, and forced to fend off the crowd as ice packs were later used in the clubhouse to treat jaw injuries.
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New York
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankee
Washington
Julio Becquer
Mantle
Rathmann finally wins big race in record speedway show
Jim Rathmann, a three time runner up, beat defending champ Rodger Ward in a grueling 200 lap Indianapolis 500 for a record 138.768 mph average. The 31 year old from Miami, Florida finished 13 seconds ahead as Ward slowed with a failing tire. Over 200000 fans watched the dramatic finish amid a deadly scaffold collapse earlier in the day.
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Indianapolis
Jim Rathmann
Rodger Ward
Rathmann
Ward
Miami
Fla
War Party Possibly Back at Helm
Senators Aiken and Mansfield react to a Soviet threat to strike bases launched by intruding planes. Aiken calls Malinovsky’s warning foolish while Mansfield warns it signals a pattern to break Western allied bases surrounding the Soviet Union. State Department had no immediate comment.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Aiken
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Mansfield
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Matron in Butte 77 Years Dies
Mrs. Maria B. Kerns of the Pennsylvania Building died Monday afternoon in a local hospital after an extended illness. A Butte resident for 77 years, she was born in Weston Idaho and married twice. Survivors include daughters in Butte and California, a son-in-law and several grandchildren and siblings. The body lies in White's Funeral Home.
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Maria B. Kerns
Pennsylvania
Butte
Kerns
Weston
Idaho
James Richards
John Kearns
Assembly of God Church
William B. Byrne
Ione Laity
Los Molinos
Calif
J. Jensen
Vancouver
Wash
Chris Jensen
Missoula
George Jensen
Williamsburg
Fred Gaskell
Albany
Ore
E. Teron
Hamilton
Frank Clark
Bernard Byrne
Alaska
Howard Laity
Raymond Laity
Lafayette
White
West Three Meet SEATO Allies to Chart Defense Policy
The Western Big Three open a SEATO ministerial meeting with eight member nations to set defense plans for the coming months. Leaders from the United States Britain and France will brief Asian partners including Australia New Zealand Thailand Pakistan and the Philippines.
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Washington
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Council of Ministers
Eisenhower
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Robert G. Menzies
New Zealand
Walter Nash
SEATO
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
France
Maurice de Murville
Paris
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Peiping
Laos
United States
Asia
Nikita Khrushchev
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Nears Record 1958 High
The National Safety Council says highway deaths may break the 371 fatality record set in 1958 for a 78 hour Memorial Day period. Six die in a Cambridge Ohio crash, three in a La Salle Illinois collision, and a 30 foot scaffolding collapse at Indianapolis Motor Speedway injures many.
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National Safety Council
the Safety Council
Cambridge
Ohio
U. S. 40
la Salle
Ill
Illinois
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Associated Press
NSC
Mysterious Dynamite Blast Says Spring Arrived
The article notes flexible signs of spring differing by latitude and altitude, detailing vernal equinox timing and the first robin, pussy willows, flowers, lawn mowing, and other early indicators. It warns of unpredictable weather during the transition and mentions winds from the Continental Divide.
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Hole
Highlands
Butte
Boris Pasternak Dies At 70 Nobel Author Of Zhivago
Moscow AP reports Boris Pasternak, acclaimed poet and 1958 Nobel Prize winner, died in his sleep at age seventy. The controversial Zhivago stirred global debate on freedom of thought and writing. the novel had not been published in the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Boris Pasternak
Dr. Zhivago
Soviet Union
Pasternak
500 Airlifted From Town as Fire Threatens
A forest fire near Gagnon Quebec prompted airlift evacuation of 500 women children and disabled to safety as 1000 firefighters battled the blaze. Men remained to fight the fire while planes including four Flying Boxcars aided the operation from military mining and airline sources.
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Gagnon
Que
H. R. Border
Montreal
Here
Sept-Iles
St. Lawrence
Royal Canadian Air Force
George Pearkes
House of Commons
Ottawa
Quebec
Labrador
Hart- Jaune
Bears delight Butte residents with holiday sightings
Two bears wandered into the Butte area on Memorial Day drawing a large crowd. A light blonde bear performed on wires in Nine Mile Canyon before heading to feed, while a brown yearling was freed by dogs in Columbia Gardens. A black cub was spotted Sunday night near Casey.
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Butte
Nine Mile Canyon
Continental Drive
U.S. Highway No. 10S
C. W. Barker
Casey
Columbia Gardens
West Drive
Gardens
William R. Harvey
G W. Drive
Harvey
Six Africans arrested in hunt for forest poachers
In South Africa's Ingali forest six suspects were arrested after a clash left a 14 year old white boy dead and a white police sergeant wounded. The incident prompted a manhunt for poachers, with security forces pursuing leads across the area.
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Kokstad
South Africa
Ingali Forest
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