Syrian Shift Toward Soviet Ties Raises Global Alarm
Envoy Loy Henderson returned from the Middle East reporting pro Soviet moves by Syria threaten regional and global security. He described the Syria situation as extremely serious after two weeks of talks with Turkey Iraq Jordan and Lebanon and noted a Kremlin note timed with his return. Henderson discussed counter measures with Secretary Dulles and suggested American options though he did not reveal specifics.
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Washington
Loy W. Henderson
Middle East
Syria
Free World
Henderson
National
Turkey
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Kremlin
State Dept
White House
Dulles
Britain
Eisenhower
Russia
mid-East
Moscow
Russian Airliner Lands in N J at McGuire Base
A TU104 jet airliner landed at McGuire Air Base New Jersey after a 21 hour 54 minute flight from Moscow with refueling stops in England Iceland and Goose Bay. It marked the first Soviet civilian plane to visit the United States amid a small protest by Hungarian pickets outside the gate.
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Mcguire Air Base
N. J
Moscow
Aeroflot
England
Iceland
Goose Bay
Labrador
McGuire
United States
U.S
New York
New Brunswick
Canada
United Nations General Assembly
Andrei N. Tupelov
Anaconda Lowers Copper Price Amid Industry Cut
New York The Anaconda Co with Phelps Dodge Corp and Kennecott Copper Corp cut copper prices by 1 cent a pound to 27 cents. The move follows a February 1956 peak of 46 cents and comes as producers and copper fabricators hold large inventories.
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New York
Anaconda Co
Phelps Dodge Corp
Kennecott Copper Corp
City Paving Contract Let and County Curfew Backed
The City Council approved a 28500 contract to repave four uptown streets, with F&S Contracting Co. the winner over Kiely Construction by 650. The program starts at once and finishes by mid October. The council also backed the county in imposing a curfew for juveniles and appointed James J. McGrath to the police commission and Leonard Gerry as assistant fire chief at Harrison Avenue station. Gerry replaces James Roe who retired after 37 years.
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James J. McGrath
W. Silver
Police Commission
Stanley Babcock
Leonard Gerry
Harrison Avenue
James Roe
Gerry
W. P. Donnelly
F&s Contracting Co
Kiely Construction Co
George Tippet
Butte Bank Warned Of Possible Robbery
A provocative call threatened a bank robbery in uptown Butte on Wednesday afternoon. FBI and police maintained stakeouts for hours. The Metals Bank and Trust Co. on Park and Main had been robbed on November 20, 1953, with $2,858, and suspect Jack Michael Franklin was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury.
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Butte
FBI
Metals Bank and Trust Co
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Metals Bank
Park and Main
Jack Michael Frankli
Fearful Boy Faces Guards at Central High
In Little Rock a boy hesitates at the cordon of National Guardsmen around Central High as classes begin. Asked what he fears, he replies simply Latin. The exchange highlights tensions over integration during the new school year.
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Little Rock, Ark
Central High School
County Wide Curfew Imposed for Under 18 in Silver Bow
Silver Bow County and Butte city officials approved a curfew for youths under 18. The ban applies to streets and public places from midnight Friday and Saturday to 5 am, and 10 30 pm to 5 am other nights, unless supervised or carrying written parental consent or engaged in work. Sheriff Dalling pledged full enforcement and city officials expect a conforming city ordinance.
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Silver Bow
Butte
Board of County Commissioners
Maurice F. Hennessey
James D. Freebourn
Gene Daly
Frank Gersh
Willis Gerry
William L. Dalling
County Board
Dope Ring Indicted in Multinational Case With 62 Defendants
U.S. agents unsealed a federal indictment naming 62 defendants in a multinational narcotics ring run by Harry Stromberg from Manhattan. The case involves heroin cocaine and opium smuggling through New York and abroad, with arrests already made in several cities.
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New York
U.S
Paul W. Williams
United States
Williams
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Harry Stromberg
Russia
Manhattan
Edward Weinfeld
France
U. S
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Turkey
Cuba
Mexico
Venezuela
Canada
Weinfeld
Benjamin Danis
Brooklyn
Nicholas Lessa
George Baker
Countries
Butte Public Schools Open With 6872 Enrollees
On the first day of the 1957-58 term 6872 students enrolled across 17 elementary schools, the junior high, and Butte High. Elementary 3945. Junior High 1302. Butte High 1625. Net drop from last year is 81, due to seventh and eighth graders in Junior High offsetting high school gains.
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Butte
Butte High School
George Haney
Northern Pacific Railroad
Cannon Fire Kills Two Navy Men at El Centro Air Station
An accidental discharge from a 20 millimeter cannon on an F13 Fury on the ground at El Centro Navy Auxiliary Air Station killed two enlisted men. A third man was wounded while a shell wounded a hangar wall and pierced one more. Names were withheld pending next of kin notice.
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EL Centro
Calif
U.P
el Centro Navy Auxiliary Air Station
Navy
Fleet Air Gunnery Unit
Quick-Thinking Surgeon Uses Penknife to Aig Boy Life
Missoula father recounts a dramatic rescue as a surgeon opened the child's windpipe with a pocket knife during a strangulated hernia operation. The boy, four, began coughing up skin from apples and stopped breathing, a nurse fetched instruments while an assistant’s knife created a passage for air. He was returned to surgery and was reported improving though with breathing challenges.
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Missoula
Warren King
Little John King
Electrification Expands Across U.S. Farms Before War
Before World War II only 11 percent of farm families had electricity. The share has jumped to 93 percent as farms embrace electric power. Readers are urged to place Want Ads for electrical appliances by calling 5451.
Russia Rejects West Disarmament Plan in UN Talks
Soviet spokesmen and Valerian Zorin reject the Western four nation disarmament package as unacceptable and insist there is no room for further discussion. They indicate a shift to the UN General Assembly while opposing conditions on a two year halt to H bomb testing.
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London
Valerian Zorin
U. N
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Zorin
Kremlin
Harold E. Stassen
U.S
Eisenhower
Russia
President Eisenhower Opens Newport Vacation With Warm Welcome
President Eisenhower and the ailing First Lady arrived at Newport R I for a seaside vacation. Eisenhower greeted crowds from an open car on downtown streets while Mrs Eisenhower stayed at a naval base on Nar ragansett Bay for medical reasons. He said the trip would be the time of their lives and noted his wife’s improving health as they planned a golf and fishing escape with possible day trips back to Washington for meetings. He indicated they might extend their stay if weather permits and Queen Elizabeth’s October visit looms.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
First Lady
Navy
Coasters Harbor
Narragansett Bay
U. S. Naval Base
Old Colony House
Washington Square
Washington
Congress
Queen Elizabeth
White House
Libby Dam Start Urged by Montana Delegation
Montana senators and Rep. Metcalf urged Secretary Dulles to press for action on the Kootenai River Libby Dam project. Congress authorized the dam but funds are not yet appropriated. approval hinges on the International Joint Commission due to cross border water issues with Canada.
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Washington
Dulles
Libby
Canada
Libby Dam
French Parliament to Meet Earlier on Algerian Self Government
PARIS The Cabinet decided Wednesday to call Parliament into session later this month to debate the government proposal for some measure of Algerian self government. The summer heat usually lasts until mid October.
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Paris
Faubus warns Ike over federal forces in Little Rock
Gov. Orval Faubus telegraphs President Eisenhower alleging talks of federal agents seizing state head. He cites threats surrounding Central and Hall High Schools and asks for executive intervention to restore peace and domestic tranquility.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Eisenhower
Ference
Faubus
Little Rock Central High School
Central High School
Hall High
Arkansas Executive
Arkansas
FBI Probes Little Rock School Integration Conflict
Atty. Gen. Brownell says FBI resources will help LITTLE ROCK to document interference with Judge Davies ordered school integration. National Guardsmen blocked entry as Gov. Faubus defends law and order. potential federal versus state power clash looms.
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Washington
Brownell
FBI
Department of Justice
Davies
Little Rock
Ark
United States Attorney
United States Marshal
Gov. Faubus
Russia Pushes Outer Mongolia Membership Bid
United Nations report says Russia urged the Security Council to review Outer Mongolia's membership request this fall alongside Western-sponsored South Korea and South Viet Nam, though prospects for approval appear slim.
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United Nations
Russia
Security Council
Outer Mongolia
South Korea
South Viet Nam
Montana Weather: East Fair with Thunder Showers Thursday
Montana east region shows fair conditions with partly cloudy skies and a few thundershowers Thursday and Thursday night. Highs reach 70 to 80, lows 45 to 55. West region stays fair through Thursday night with highs 70 to 80 and lows 40 to 50. Friday brings slight warming. The table lists 12 hour maximums, 18 hour minimums, and 24 hour precipitation ending at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Montana
Four Governors Plan Montana Visit for Basin Meeting
Four governors have accepted Gov. J. Hugo Aronson's invite to the Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee session in Helena September 17 and 18. Speakers include Gov. John E. Davis of North Dakota, with topics on Missouri Basin power and navigation. Governors Hershel Loveless of Iowa Milward Simpson of Wyoming and Joe Foss of South Dakota to attend. Missouri Gov. James Blair Jr. unable to attend due to surgery.
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Helena
Mont
J. Hugo Aronson
John E. Davis
North Dakota
Aronson
Missouri Basin
Hershel C. Loveless
Iowa
Milward L. Simpson
Wyoming
Joe Foss
South Dakota
James
Missouri River
A. C. Ingersoll, Jr
Federal
Montana
Soil Conservation Service
Hershell D. Hurd
Helena Valley
Harold E. Aldrich
Bureau of Reclamation
REA Cooperatives
W. T. Hanlon
East River Electric Power Co-operatives
G. E. Galloway
Corps of Engineers
Gates of the Mountains
Jets Collision Ends In Missing Airman Over Delaware Bay
Two F89 Scorpion jets with four Air Force officers aboard collided four miles east of Dover Air Force Base. Paratroopers from one aircraft reached safety. a fourth man remained missing and presumed dead after the midair crash over Delaware Bay.
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Del
Air Force
Delaware Bay
Dover Air Force Base
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