The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-03-14

Guaru ana oUU,UUU Tor Cno u. -. Arm
Reserve, in order to continue thes
training opportunities for the you'll
of the nation. Any revised troop struc
ture of the Reserve components mus
continue to provide for maximum
geographical distribution of author
lied units in order to assure an eff
fective reserve training program fol
participating individuals
The subcommittee subsequently
voted to ask the full Armed Services
Committee to protest the reductions
suggested by Army.
ARMORIES OKAYED
Last week the National Guard re.
leased $4,000 in federal funds for
the Whitefish armory and $4,000
for the shop hangar at the municipal
airport in Helena.
TEDDY KNEW THE SCORE
Senator Murray took the Senate
floor last week to eulogize Republi-
can-Teddy Roosevelt.
"Teddy Roosevelt knew the real
source of agitation for states rights
over water resources development in
the public domain" said Murray. GIN
1910, he called it fairly comic for
eastern capitalists to be bowling about
states rights. He pointed out that
what the people behind the states
rights Juror really wanted was the
right to exploit the water power re-
sources of western states and drain
the profits off to their New York
banks.
eff he thought their pleas were fair
ly comic so years ago." said Murray,
''T. R. would probably regard today's
power trust propaganda as an abso-
lutte farce
NEW COMMITTEE
Last week Rep. Metcalf agreed to
serve on the newly-created blue rib
bon Committee on Astronautics and
Space Exploration. A companion COM
mittee, under the craftsmanship of
Maj ority Leader Lyndon Johnson, was
formed in the Senate.
Majority Leader John Mccormack
IS chairman of the new House COM
nittee, and Minority Leader Joe Mar
lin the ranking minority member.
The first big question confronting
both Senate and House committees
will be: Shall this country's space
program be under civilian or military
control?
HOUSE PASSED MONTANA BILLS
The House passed and cleared for
he President Senator Mansfield's bill
o give state highway enforcement
fficials jurisdiction over the Black
eet highway and its connections with
he Glacier Park National Park sys-
EN-.
The House also approved Rep. Met
alf's bill to restore 41,450 acres to
he Fort Peck Reservation and 5,481
D the Grow Reservation. These lands
ad been coded to the U. S. by the
ribes. which were to get paid by
ne government when the lands were
Did. But the acreages in the Metcalf
i'll were never sold.
USSELL STAMP PROPOSED
Senator Mansfield last week re- &
ewed the Montana delegations re-
uest to the Postmaster General that !,
issue commemorative stamp fea- :
lring Montana's great cowboy artist,
harles Russell. j.,
cit is most fitting that Montana c
lould be represented in Statuary t
all by Charles RUSSELL" said Mans /
ED. "The statue has been selected +
I'd it is my understanding that it will I
: placed in the Capitol in the fall b
this year. In addition, during the
onth of October an elaborate show
g of original Charles Russell art &
being planned at the National Mu- -
UNI of Art, co-ordinated with sew
al other activities conferred around q
ussell art and Montana" 7
The Montana Congressional dele T
ltion, concluded Mansfield, feels ;,
his fall would be most appropriate r
ne to issue a stamp concentrating =,
larles Russell and Montana" .
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Attention: Mr.. Symmetrical - A II