European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sunday August 23, Montana earthquake caused landslide to Bury campers alive campers were buried alive a tourists were trapped by giant landslides and the top of a Moun Tain was knocked off As a shatter ing Earth Quale almost As Strong As the 1906 san Francisco quake hit Montana. At least nine persons died. The quake entered West of Yellowstone National Park. It knocked the top off an 8,000-foot Mountain and sent it cascading into the Val Ley with a Roar like the end of the world As one witness put it. Foothills were split open like egg shells. A 17-foot crack appeared in Hebgen dam in Gallatin  North Shore of the Lake be Hind the dam was crumpled of six to 15 feet submerging the High Way there. The South Shore heaved up six to 15 feet As though the Lake were tipped in a giant Saucer. Debris sifted a Large scale plane and helicopter Effort was organized to Rescue the injured. Bulldozers probed the landslides to determine whether other quake victims May be buried in the debris. Trapped vacationers huddled at a make shift amp on a Hillside where they were supplied by air with blankets water and food. Friday five More aftershocks jarred the Yellowstone area but there were no Large avalanches. Montana civil defense director Hugh Potte called off the search for bodies under the huge Ava Lanche. Let s face it he said we Are not going to move a Mountain of Rock. With the water against it and the dirt Over it i Don t know what we can  government made Public a mass of figures thursday to show that in the strike closed steel Industry wages prices and profit shave been going up for years. Secretary of labor James p. Mitchel revealed the figures at the direction of the president. No conclusions there Are no conclusions drawn from the figures he said. The responsibility for a settlement of the strike rests upon management and  Mitchell report said that Gross hourly earnings in steel Rose $1.43, or by 85 per cent from january 1950 to May 1959. Real hourly earnings Rose by 50  prices it said of Basic steel products Are at Peak Levels. Steel prices have risen higher and faster than wholesale prices i general and much More than re Tail  steelworkers and Industry Drew their own conclusions fro the report each Side claimed the report justified its position in the steel dispute. Meanwhile another major strike helped swell the list of workers made Idle by walkouts. The Copper dining and processing Industry was shut Down by strikes As More than 30,000 workers walked off their jobs. The strike called by the inter National Union of mine Mill and smelter workers to Back up de mands for a 15 to 17-cent an hour pay increase and fringe benefits closed Copper plants in Utah Ari Zona Nevada new Mexico Cali fornia and Washington. The heart of Manhattan was a the dark monday. The heaviest use of Power in new York s his tory attributable to. 90 degree heat and the increased use of Cool ing devices was blamed for the failure. Elevator service was knocked out in huge apartment buildings sweating passengers were trapped underground unpacked subways t r a f f i c lights stopped lights flickered off in hos Pital operating rooms and bar tenders went about their business by candlelight. Police poured into the 500-Blocksection of Manhattan to Clear traffic jams. Hospitals used Emer gency lights. Early tuesday morn ing the Power was restored and the Nightmare was Over. 9-month study at least $2 billion a year in arms help for. . Allies around the world is needed to keep the free world Strong Congress was told thursday. The report result of Anine month study by 10 prominent citizens headed by financier Wil Liam h. Draper jr., said that pared Down military assistance funds could mean a serious Security danger for the United states an the free  Draper a former assistant Secre tary of the army and his com Mittee maintained the soviet unions still dedicated to winning control of the world is growing in economic Power faster than theu.s., and that the free world can meet the Challenge if it has the will to do so. The report said the . Mus stress its own economic growth technology military preparedness and National morale which will determine our future ability to compete with communist  the Draper report said the International objectives of communism represent a Strong Chal Lenge to the free world and particularly to the United states. The pose More than a military or Industrial Challenge requiring More than a military or Industrial answer. They require a Posi Tive individual and National Dedi cation greater emphasis on hard constructive work. Less rather than More emphasis on  Challenge also warrants an equivalent Effort by our economically advanced allies. Their grow ing political and economic strength warrants their assuming an in creasing portion of their defense not so straight and narrow what looks like an ill fitting Puzzle is actually . Highway 191near West Yellowstone Mont where earthquake caused landslide killing at least 10 persons. Burdens and an expanding Rolein promoting the economic development of the less  a British Airliner carrying a Load of students Back to England after a Spanish vacation crashed wednesday North of Barcelona killing All 32 aboard. No official explanation of the Accident Spain s second this year was Given. A minute before the crash the ill fated plane had Radi oed to the Barcelona Airport Allwell and on  bodies recovered Salvage Crews recovered the bodies from the slopes of Mont Seny Mountain the highest Peakin the area. Most of the bodies were charred beyond  lost one of its greatest fighting admirals last  adm William f. Bull Hal sey ret was found dead in Bedat the Fishers Island country club in Long Island sound. He was 76.the death of the world War ii Pacific Leader was attributed to Aheart attack. President Eisenhower said that in the death of the former 3d Fleet commander he had lost personal Friend and that All americans have lost one of their great natural leaders. Hawaii becomes state no. 50 n o. 50 joined the Union Friday after 59 years of Campaign ing for statehood Hawaii became the 50th state. President Eisenhower signed the statehood proclamation at 4 pm. Immediately after the proclamation to issued an order designating a new 50-Star Flag to become official next july 4. The new Flag will have nine rows of stars. They will be arranged in alternate rows of six and five stars each starting and ending with lines of six. In Honolulu gov William f. Quinn was sworn in. Only family members and press representatives witnessed the historic event end ing 59 years of territorial status. A formal inauguration has Bee set for this week. A statehood commemorative stamp marked the occasion a red 7-cent stamp. Associated press photo thursday the . Had a Newman made Moon up in the sky. Discoverer i zoomed into orbit carrying a capsule the air Force hoped to snatch from the air As it parachuted earthward near Hawaii. The capsule was successfully ejected but the recovery ships an planes failed to locate it. The new satellite which weighs Senate passes Bill passport time 1,700 pounds is circling the Earth poles once every 95 minutes and is expected to stay in orbit a least a month. Elsewhere the Senate passed an sent to the House a Bill increasing from two to three years the period for which a new passport is valid. It continues the existing la permitting renewal for two additional years. At Balmoral Scotland Princess Margaret celebrated her 29th birth Day As a Corsage of orchids Froman unknown american admirer provided the Only faint flavor of Romance for the occasion. There was no eligible suitor to join the family birthday gathering at bal moral the Royal scottish Resi Dence where Margaret has celebrated 22 of her previous birth Days. Famed bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguiz was gored for the Sec Ond time in three weeks during Acom Back appearance at Bilbao Spain. He was hospitalized with a serious wound in the stomach. Hews still recovering from a Previ Ous wound suffered in Valencia july 30. Radio Bounce a revolutionary radio communications system using the Moon Asa relay station is expected to be in regular operation Between the . And Hawaii by the end of this year the Navy announced last week. The system involves sending Mes sages on a trip totalling about 500.qoo Miles in less than three seconds. 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