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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1956

Page

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Labor Day politics heat up as parties woo workers

President Eisenhower touts a strong economy while Adlai Stevenson blasts poverty and policy failures. Stevenson rallies in Detroit and Muskegon, accusing the administration of a cynical pledge and labor policy flaws. Mitchell's report counters with rising employment, higher wages, and improved take home pay, as labor leaders urge vigilance against complacency.

Eisenhower America Adlai E. Stevenson Detroit Stevenson Cadillac Square Michigan Muskegon National Labor Relations Board Pontiac GOP Dulles Labor Mitchell Walter Reuther The Auto Workers Reuther George Meany Afl-Cio

Forest Fire Menaces Wyoming Town of Esterbrook

A fast moving wildfire near Esterbrook Wyoming threatens the 96 residents as winds up to 70 mph push flames toward the village. Fire crews from Medicine Bow and neighboring forests battle outbreaks, with 350 on the lines and arson suspected as the blaze scorches 1 200 acres.

Douglas Wyo Wyoming Esterbrook Ben Rice Medicine Row National Forest Forest Service Routt Roosevelt National Forests Colorado Black Hills National Forest South Dakota Big Horn National Forest Medicine Bow Rangers Here National Forest

Butte and Anaconda Return to Mountain Standard Time

After 120 days Butte and Anaconda again operate on Mountain Standard Time. The change took effect Monday at midnight with residents turning clocks back one hour ending Daylight Saving Time which began May 6. The Anaconda Company mines and plants in Butte revert to 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Butte Anaconda Anaconda Company

Leviero, Pulitzer Newsman, Dies at 50 in Mass

Anthony H. Leviero, a longtime New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner, died of a heart attack at St. Luke's Hospital in Pittsfield. The Washington staff veteran, 50, suffered the fatal attack while vacationing with his wife Fay Harrison at Chanterwood Inn in Lee.

Pittsfield Mass Anthony H. Leviero New York Times St. Luke’s Hospital Leviero Times’ Washington Fay Harrison Chanterwood Inn Lee

Catholic Schools Start Today Public Tomorrow In Butte Area

Parochial elementary and high schools resume Tuesday with parochial and rural Silver Bow County schools starting Tuesday and public schools beginning Wednesday. Teachers meet Tuesday morning at Webster-Garfild. Montana School of Mines president Dr. J R Van Pelt will speak and George Haney will chair. Enrollment projections show rises in both public and parochial systems, with 5902 public grade students and about 1850 at Butte High School.

Butte Silver Bow Webster-Garfield School J. R. van Pelt Montana School of Mines George Haney Silver Bow County Rocker Ramsay Fish Creek Melrose Divide Boys Central Girls Central Butte High School

Guardsmen Quiet Clinton as They Bar Assemblies at Night

Guardsmen cleared Clinton Courthouse Square after facing a 1500 strong anti integration mob. 633 National Guardsmen under Gen. Joe Henry banned outdoor assemblies and traffic detours were imposed on US 25 W. Tennessee Supreme Court refused to halt Clinton High School integration. Negro pupils would attend the school with possible guardsmen escorts as court battles continue.

Clinton Tenn Courthouse Square Main Street U. S. 25-W Adj Joe Henry National Guardsmen Tennessee Supreme Court Nashville Clinton High School U. S. Supreme Court Tennessee Federation For Constitutional Government Henry State Highway Patrol Frank Clement Robert L. Taylor Knoxville W. E. Lewallen 2 Negro High School

California Coed Falls From Plane Near Stinson Beach

Flora Lizabeth Anderson, 22, of San Francisco, reportedly opened a door and fell from a small rented plane at about 3 p.m. Monday while flying with Stanley Gordon near Mt. Tamalpais. Gordon landed the craft at San Francisco Bay Airport. Anderson was not recovered.

San Rafael Calif University of California San Francisco Bay Airport Gordon Tom Cheetham Stinson Beach James Dougan Bolinas Mt. Tamalpais Associated Press

Guardsmen Attacked in Clinton Over Occupation Dispute

Five men attacked two National Guardsmen as they escorted a routine drill through Clinton Tennessee. Garland Pew of Sale Creek was knifed and hospitalized, while the other guard was unhurt. Governor Clement posted a $5000 reward for arrests and conviction.

Dayton Tenn National

Montana Weather Outlook for Tuesday to Wednesday

Montana east region sees fair to partly cloudy skies with cool conditions. Highs near 50 to 60 and lows in the 25 to 35 range. gradual warming through midweek. Montana west remains clear to partly cloudy with little temperature change. highs 50 to 60 and nights 25 to 35 as temperatures edge up Wednesday.

Montana

Racial Violence Strikes Oliver Springs Main Street

A mob of about 250 terrorized Oliver Springs Main Street over rumors of school integration. A Black man fired at a white man, injuring him in the arm, then fled with a companion as two dynamite blasts were reported nearby. Police sought aid from surrounding counties.

Oliver Springs Tenn Main Street East Tennessee Anderson County Glad Woodward Clinton, Tenn Clinton High Woodward Fred Giles Roane Anderson Morgan Clinton Giles

18 Nation Plan on Suez Presented to Nasser in Cairo

The Menzies mission presented the 18 nation plan for international control of the Suez Canal to Egyptian President Nasser in Cairo. Nasser cooperated on conference scheduling while stressing Egyptian sovereignty and seeking a possible compromise with Eisenhower's stance.

Cairo Egypt Menzies Nasser Suez Canal Robert G. Menzies Abdel Hakim Amer Cyprus John Thornton Stanley Paris U. S Eisenhower

Highway Slaughter Toll Tops 400 Amid Labor Day Weekend

Traffic deaths on the nation’s highways rose to 405 by midnight Monday as Labor Day weekend ended. The National Safety Council noted the drop from earlier rates and hoped the final toll would stay below its 480 prediction, with 405 deaths, 76 drownings, and 65 miscellaneous deaths reported in the AP survey.

National Safety Council Associated Press Seaboard Ned H. Dearborn Safety Council

Two Montanans Drown in Ft. Peck Lake

Circle Montana reports two men drowned when their boat capsized on Ft. Peck Reservoir Sunday afternoon. Jay Elverud 70 and Dean Freitag 23 of Circle were aboard with three others who clung to the overturned craft for five hours. Freitag remains missing as a multi‑agency search continued.

Circle U.P Ft. Peck Reservoir Jay Elverud Dean Freitag Elverud Freitag Kenton Larson Keith C. P. Grimes Cole Rock Creek Fort Peck Jordan Garfield County Fort Peck Lake

Parents plead with kidnapper for return of daughter

In Hamden Connecticut Mr and Mrs Stephen Ruotolo and their pastor appealed on a radio broadcast for the return of six week old Cynthia abducted last Saturday from a department store foyer. The father also disclosed their eight year old son Kenneth fell ill with a 102 degree fever after the incident. The FBI halted 200 volunteers as a possible breakthrough prompted excitement but no clues emerged.

Kenneth Father O'Connell FBI

What’s in a Name Bushelman Tailors Bushelman Ads

Bushelman denotes a tailor or clothes maker. Sell a bushelman’s product with Want Ads or find one in this paper. Dial 5451 to have a Want Ad writer tailor your ad for fast action.

Bushelman

Indian Train Wreck Toll May Be 121

Rescue teams recovered 112 bodies after a passenger train plunged into a monsoon swollen river near Hyderabad. Nine more bodies were believed trapped in debris of two coaches from a rain weakened bridge.

Hyderabad India U.P

Snow Dampens Labor Day Across Montana Sports

Chilly Labor Day brings the first snowfall outside mountains as parades golf events rodeo and tennis finals proceed in Montana. Gov. Aronson and opponent Olsen take part in the Dillon Harvest Celebration parade as clocks end daylight saving in Butte Anaconda.

Associated Press Montana Pee ‘Ous Butte Havre Kalispell Elistown Dillon J. Hugo Aronson Arnold H. Olsen Anaconda

Williams 92 Dies in Butte After Long Life in Montana

Noah Williams 92 of Whitehall and longtime Butte area figure died Monday in a Butte hospital ten days before his 93rd birthday. Born in Wales September 13 1863 he came to the United States as a young man and married Elizabeth C. Williams in Pennsylvania in 1886. He and his wife helped found Williamsburg in Butte and later moved to Fish Creek, then Whitehall in 1940. He is survived by a son, several daughters and sons in law, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending in Whitehall with services to be held in Silver Star.

Noah Williams Whitehall Montana Williamsburg Butte Mr. Williams United States Land Wales Pennsylvania Elizabeth C. Williams Fish Creek Dean Nordberg Bozeman E. T. Williams Elizabeth N. J Patween Oe Funeral Silver Star

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