Captain Convicted in Secret Air Force Spy Case
Captain George H. French a 3% veteran of two wars was convicted by a seven man court martial at Barksdale Air Force Base of trying to sell atomic secrets to Russia. He was sentenced to life in prison after attempting to deliver a letter to the Soviet embassy in Washington on April 5 while on leave. French sought 27 500 for secrets about U.S. jet bombers and was the first SAC officer convicted on such charges.
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Shreveport
U.P
Air Force
Russia
Barksdale Air Force Base
George H. French
Mount Vernon
N.Y
French
Soviet Union
Washington
New York
Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
U.S
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Second Air Force
Barksdale
Little Rock Police plan to handle integration Monday
Mayor Woodrow Wilson Mann said Little Rock police will enforce law but not block integration at Central High. He declined specifics, noting at least 35 officers would be in the area and urging calm and prayer as the nation watches Monday.
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Little Rock
Ark
Woodrow Wilson Mann
Central High School
Mann
Police Dept
Central High
German four masted bark in mid Atlantic storm sinks
A 3103 ton German bark with about 90 crew members reported shedding sails and sinking in a mid Atlantic storm driven by Hurricane Carrie. Coast Guard and two other ships were rushing to the scene four miles north of the Pamir distress location about 600 miles northwest of the Azores.
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New York
Carrie
Pamir
Azores
Coast Guard
Buenos Aires
Hamburg
U.S. Coast Guard
Dirkzwagers Shipping Agency
Rotterdam
Montana youth changes story of hunting companion death
A Hartford juvenile now says he did not know what he claimed about shooting a hunting companion last July near Missoula. He admits he dumped the gun and buried the body after an accidental shooting during rabbit hunting with Shorty Rooney and a third man.
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Missoula
R. D. MacLean
MacLean
Hartford
Conn
Russ
Rooney
Sacramento
Slim
Beaver
Calif
Shorty
Steps Into Little Rock Case Prompts Eisenhower Pledge
President Eisenhower expressed confidence that violence by extremists would be opposed by law abiding citizens in the Little Rock Central High School integration crisis. He issued two statements urging orderly change and predicting integration can occur without disorder as Arkansas National Guard troops were withdrawn by Gov. Faubus.
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Little Rock
Mann
Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Amis Guthridge
The
Assn
Citizens Councils of Arkansas
Orval Faubus
U. S. Dist
Ronald Davies
Southern Governors’ Conference
Sea Island
Faubus
Ark
Arkansas National Guard
Regional ACS Conference to Convene in Butte Three Day Meeting
About 100 cancer control leaders from Alaska Idaho Montana North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington Wyoming will gather in Butte for a three day Region Five American Cancer Society meeting at the Finlen Hotel September 27 to 29. The event aims to accelerate the 10 point cytology program to eliminate uterine cancer deaths, which still total about 16 000 annually.
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Alaska
American Cancer Society
Butte
Finlen Hotel
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Washington
Wyoming
Asian flu deaths total 14 in United States report
The U S Public Health Service said Asian flu has caused 14 deaths in the United States since July 1, with fatalities in California and Louisiana. The service did not provide a full breakdown and says the outbreak is not yet a serious epidemic.
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U.S. Public Health Service
California
Louisiana
U. S. Public Health Service
The
Health Service
Michigan
F. S. Leeder
Michigan Health Dept
Saginaw
Toronto
Canada
Morton P. Shulman
Reginald Charles Curtis
Oregon
Colorado
Mississippi
Texas
Utah
Oklahoma
Tennessee
New York
New King Olav V Inherits Norwegian Throne
Olav V becomes Norway's king after Haakon VII dies at 85 ending a 52 year reign. No coronation will occur by law as the nation enters mourning and the crown prince has served as regent for two years. The monarch’s death leaves 34 million Norwegians in national grief.
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Hellick
Haugen
Oslo
Norway
Olav V
Haakon VII
Haakon
Sweden
Regional Cancer Society Leaders Announced for ACS Meeting
Leaders for the American Cancer Society regional meeting include Mr Runyon of New York ACS executive vice president, Dr Papma of Boise Idaho keynote speaker at the opening general session on Friday, and Dr Beadle of Berkeley California main speaker at Saturday evening dinner.
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American Cancer Society
Runyon
New York
ACS
Papma
Boise
Idaho
Beadle
Berkeley
Calif
Miles City Child Killed by Runaway Parade Horse
A 2 year old Miles City boy, Douglas Lowell Hedge, died in Billings after a runaway horse hitched to a buggy broke loose during a Forsyth 75th anniversary parade. Dr. James K. Cope of Forsyth, who drove the buggy, suffered a fractured shoulder. the child was struck while watching the parade and died after hospitalization. The family includes parents Wallace L. Hedge and a sister and two brothers.
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Billings
Forsyth
Miles City
Douglas Lowell Hedge
Wallace L. Hedge
James K. Cope
Cope
Paris patch fixes Algerian home rule crisis
French political leaders convened an extraordinary conference to patch up a compromise on Algerian home rule saving the government from immediate collapse. A cabinet crisis still looms ahead of next week's debate.
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Paris
U.P
Young Adults Move Most Often
A light feature notes that forty eight percent of people aged twenty to twenty four moved last year. It suggests using a "Lost" Want Ad to recover lost items and provides the phone number 5451.
Syrian Leader Defends Defense Buildup Amid Tense Standoff
President Shukri Kuwatly said Syria's arms buildup is solely for self defense and denied plans for communist domination. He accused Dulles of distorting Syria's position as Soviet ships visited Latakia for a first Red fleet courtesy salute. The Pan Arab conference discussed a federal Arab union and the Aqaba dispute with the International Court of Justice as a looming reference.
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William L. Ryan
Damascus
Shukri Kuwatly
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Syria
Middle East
Dulles
U. N
Kuwady
Latakia
Zhdanov
Svobodny
Red Fleet
Kuwaily
Palestine
Aqaba
International Court of Justice
Israel
Arab Gulf
Turkey
Soviet Union
Two Fatal Vehicle Crashes Reported Near Ravalli and Harlowton
Frank Fyant 13 drowned when the jeep plunged into a 20 foot deep pond near Ravalli while returning from a dumping site. Two Polson youths aided rescue attempts before Lake County rescuers found the body. no inquest planned. Eugene Chapel 40 died in a head on collision east of Harlowton on Montana Highway 6 involving a pickup and a truck-trailer. patrol linked the crash to the highway toll for Montana this year.
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Ravalli
Frank Fyant
Louie Fyant
Valley Creek
Bob Adams
Adams
Adams’ Place
Dale Herried
Frank Emerson
Herried
F. W. Bill Graham
Lake County Rescue Assn
Graham
Montana
Harlowton
Eugene Chapel
Big Timber
Robert Speer
Chapel
Claude Elfering
Casper
Wye
Elfering
Iury
Girard Trial Reflects Complex Feelings in Japan America Ties
Pulitzer winner John Hersey reports from the Girard trial in Japan, noting tense reactions to American versus Japanese lives amid the proceedings. He discusses heated emotions over valuing a poor Japanese woman's life as equal to that of a rabbit or mole, and cites evidence from shell scavenging.
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John Hersey
Hiroshima
Japan
Girard
Associated Press
Girard Case Opens Long Held Feelings in Japan
The Tokyo trial of Specialist 3.C. William S. Girard releases complex and dangerous emotions long held by Japanese and Americans. The safety valve analogy describes initial heat of emotions that cool and condense in open air, reflecting the wider tensions surrounding the case.
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Tokyo
Girard
William S. Girard
Company Offices Will Close Monday for J. D. Murphy Rites
The Anaconda Company offices in Butte will close Monday morning for the funeral of J. D. Murphy assistant secretary and secretary to the VP in charge of Western operations. Murphy served 52 years and was a prominent Butte citizen. Requiem Mass set for 9:30 at Immaculate Conception Church with burial in St Patrick Cemetery.
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Anaconda Company
Butte
J. D. Murphy
Murphy
Immaculate Conception Church
Patrick Cemetery
Montana Weather Summary East and West Regions
Montana forecast split by region. East: Sunday to Monday partly cloudy, warmer, highs 60 to 70, lows 40 to 50 or 35 to 45 in the southwest. West: Sunday to Monday fair, some warmth, highs 65 to 75, lows 35 to 45.
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Montana
James W Dougan of Butte Is Dead
James W Dougan of Butte died after entering hospital. Born in Witherbee New York he moved to Butte in 1910 and worked at Anaconda Company Mines. Survived by wife Argenta and several children. funeral arrangements at White's Funeral Home.
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Mr. Dougan
Witherbee
N. Y
Butte
Argenta Denson
Dougan
Anaconda Company
Butte Mines
The
Presbyterian Church
Argenta
James C. Dougan
Arthur Dougan
Oxnard
Calif
Walter R. Dougan
Columbus
Ohio
Frank Beckman
Gordon Snyder
Hackensack
N. J
Augustus Pearce
Reno
Nev
M. R. Dougherty
Los Angeles
Byron Lawrence
Brownsville
Tex
James Dougan
Stephen
Linda Dougan
Columbus, Ohio
Marcia
Mark Beckman
White
Body of Missoula accident victim found
The body of elderly man Mark M. Selway, who lived alone in Missoula, was found Saturday by police after he apparently fell from a bathroom ladder and struck his face and head. Surviving brother R. J. Selway of Dillon noted in the coroner's report.
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Missoula
Ralph M. Simmons
Mark M. Selway
Simmons
R. J. Selway
Dillon
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Schoolboy
David Ozersky
Maurice Kessler
Brooklyn, N.Y
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Kessler
Mefford R. Runyon
C. A. Morrill
Society
H. H. James
Duane W. Bowler
Helena
Rio DE Janeiro
Ministry of Education
Brazil
Rio
Norways
Regional Cancer Society
George W. Beadle
Alfred M. Popma
Mary
J. D. Murphy's Rites
Montana Weather
High Low Ree
Belgrade
Broadus
West Lellowstone
Whitehall
James W. Dougan
Butte Is
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