Soviet central planning and Western democracy compared
Professor Leonard Schapiro argues that Soviet centralization breeds inefficiency as technicians overtake party control. He warns Western democracies flirting with partial socialism risk similar drift toward authoritarianism while noting agricultural failures hinge on planning vs free markets. The piece questions U S leadership and critiques Congress and federal boondoggles as overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Schapiro
Russia
U. S. News & World Report
Soviet Union
Schapiro
Communist Party
Khrushchev
America
Congress
House
Detroit
Fishing Has Hazards Other Than Drowning
Mrs. Dolores R. Norskog of a ranch south of Livingston writes to relatives in Torrance about a hair raising Montana river incident while fishing. A skunk appeared on her rock near her pole, causing fear as she waited and prayed before the animal wandered off and she fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores R. Norskog
Livingston
Douglas Goosey
Torrance
Calif
Doug
Montana
Lamb Pool Bids Are Rejected For Sweet Grass County
All bids for the Sweet Grass County Lamb Pool were rejected and a new sale date set for Thursday Aug 15. The top bid was 18.16 cents by John Clay and Co Ogden Utah with several other bids cited from Erickson Sheep Co Billings Monier Sheep Co Montgomery Idaho Livestock Co and Union Livestock Commission Scottsbluff Neb. Pool members ship from many points causing buyer hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass County
Jim Long
John Clay and Co
Ogden
Utah
Erickson Sheep Co
Billings
Monier Sheep Co
Montgomery
Idaho Livestock Co
Union Livestock Commission of
Scottsbluff
Neb
Long
Payne Templeton to Return to State After Federal Service
Payne Templeton, longtime Montana educator and former high school and grade school superintendent, retires from federal service and returns to Helena. He led education programs in El Salvador and previously worked with U S foreign aid in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, and Formosa, plus German Allied occupation education roles. Templeton is a World War I and II veteran with four daughters and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne Templeton
Helena
el Salvador
Agency For International Development
Templeton
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Philippines
Formosa
Wurtemberg-Baden
Germany
Youth Pleads Not Guilty To Drunk Driving
A youth pled not guilty to a drunken driving charge. A pretrial or related session was set for 2 p.m. on a date in August. The case proceeds under court authority with appear- ance and scheduling considerations noted.
Nygaards Plan Ten Day Dakotas Visit
Mr and Mrs Art Nygaard and family departed for a ten day trip to the Dakotas to visit Art relatives. They may add a stop in Minnesota if time allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Nygaard
Dakotas
Art
Minnesota
Big Timber Rest Home Faces License Refusal Report
Mrs. Katie Black owner of the Big Timber Rest Home said she will verify reports that her home and eight others in the state were refused licenses to continue operations. Patients are upset by the news and by visitors' speculation about potential futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Black
Big Timber Rest
Associated Press
Helena
Big Timber
Boy's Ranch Wins Babe Ruth Tourney
The Yellow stone Boy's Ranch Babe Ruth team won the American Legion Invitational by beating Big Timber 6 1 in the first game and Red Lodge in the final. Pitcher Rick Osier struck out 13 while limiting Big Timber to 3 hits. Red Lodge pitcher Tom Albert fanned 13 in a 16 2 win over Harlowton to reach the final. In the title game Yellow stone's Pitcher Jim Loft allowed only two hits as Butch Yer kovich and Pete Berta contributed early offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Yellowstone Boy’s Ranch
Big Timber
Red Lodge
Boy’s Ranch
Rick Osier
Jack Simmons
Eric Fallang
Rick Simmons
Tom Albert
Harlowton
Bret Hollen
Butch Yurkovich
Tom Simmons
Punk Reidelbach
Roger Hauge
Terry Mosness
Rick Cameron
Jim Loft
Soft
Pete Berta
Berta
Coe Boy’s Ranch Ae
Red
Lodge
Red Ledge
C. Butch
Yerkovich
Dennis Wear
Yorkovich
Family Reunion Held at Sacajawea Park Livingston
Sacajawea park in Livingston hosted a Sunday reunion picnic for the Ledo Widdicombe and Myers families with about 120 attendees. Relatives gathered from Billings Big Timber Ennis Alder Columbus Grey Cliff Reed Point Harlowton Laurel Missoula Twin Bridges Chicago Medicine Hat and Canada to recount family history and connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacajawea Park
Livingston
Ledo
Widdicombe
Myers
Melville
Elgen Place
Deer Creek
Helen
Ida Ledo
Bray
Canada
Albeta
Ida
Jack
Bud
Elsie
Robert Widdicombe
Lee Platz
Edith Ledo Lande
and Mirs
George Simon
D. E. Widdicombe
Shirley Collins
Billings
Betty Carter
Ne Widdicombe
Big Timber
Ethel Cudney
Ennis
Elmer Pearson
Clint
Shelia
Alder
B. Kimberley
Columbus
Louise Keppler
George Myers
Grey Cliff
Mary Lay
Henry Hausserman
Reed Point
Bill Widd
Randy
Bruce Dawson
Carl Krone
Jim Burrows
Laurel
Bryan Harlan
Donald Myers
Missoula
Larry van ‘Hoy
Tom Taylor
White Sulphur Springs
John Pearson
Cardwell
Gary Turner
Twin Bridges
Shirley Richard
Chicago
Ida Ledo Bray
Elsie Bray
Jack Gray
Gerald
Lorne Bray
Bud Bray
Medicine Hat
Telephone rate increase denied amid complaints in Big Timber
Residents in Big Timber argued against a proposed telephone rate hike as a new exchange was recently installed. Officials halted the increase citing user complaints and service disruption concerns.
In Justice Courts V. Roop Exceeding Speed Limit Case
In Portland Oregon the case In Justice Courts V Roop involves a $10 fine for exceeding the speed limit. The brief notice lists the defendant Roop and the citation amount under local traffic court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Roop
Portland
Ore
Klaus German student travels from Berlin to SGHS
Klaus, a German Lutheran and member of the Berlin News Press board, visits SGHS as a senior. He is 17 turning 18, speaks English fluently with some French, has Latin studies, and plans to return home after another year of high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Klindt
SGHS
Klaus
German Lutheran Church
Berlin News Press
101 Year-Old J. D. Brandenburg Dies in Dillon
J. D. Brandenburg died in a Dillon hospital at 101. A tuberculosis prognosis in Mexico Missouri did not stop him from moving to Montana in his youth. He worked for the Northern Pacific and was said to engineer the first freight train through Big Timber. He later ran a Lama ranch near Pla, and funeral services were held in Dillon with out of town relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Brandenburg
Emma Rees
Dillon
Brandenburg
Mexico
Montana
Springdale
Northern Pacific
Big Timber
Vine
Pla
Wae We Ae
Boulder Weekend Camping Trip with Local Residents
Mr and Mrs Louis Peterson of Glendive joined Mr and Mrs Clint Collen borne Dr and Mrs Paul Hol comb Mr and Mrs Art Ny gaard and Christie Davis for a Boulder weekend camping trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Louis Peterson
Glendive
Clint Collenborne
Paul Holcomb
Art Nygaard
Christie Davis
Juvenile Traffic Offenders Face New Court Procedures
New law directs juvenile traffic offenders under 18 to appear in police or justice court after a hearing. Offenders may be fined up to 50 dollars, have licenses suspended or impounded, and vehicles seized until fines are paid. Parents or guardians must accompany the child, and juvenile court sessions are set weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
Police Court
Harlowton Times
Ski Show Draws Large Crowd at Glasston Lake
The Big Timber Boat club and the Rod and Gun club hosted a Sunday ski show at Glasston Lake drawing an estimated 200 to 300 spectators. Sunny skies and pleasant weather accompanied events won by Kenny Hanson and Norm Starr in a coin flip, Ray Bieber in a ski event, Sandra Hetland in the women’s open, and Barry Larson in the junior open. About ten boats competed with 18 participants. two clowns and MC Beans Tronud entertained the crowd. After the show, skiing lessons were offered free of charge to promote proficiency, with donations accepted for the recreation area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber Boat Club
Rod and Gun Club
Glasston Lake
Kenny Hanson
Norm Starr
Kenny
Ray Bieber
Sandra Hetland
Barry Larson
Howard Hansons
Bob Steele
Terrill Tollefson
Beans Tronud
Boat Club
Miss Roberta Tarbox Crowned Miss Montana in Miss America Bid
Miss Roberta Kay Tarbox of Missoula will represent Montana in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City on September 5. She won the talent competition singing Coloring Book and I’m Going to Live Till I Die with piano and viola accompaniment. Her measurements are 37-25-36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae
Roberta Kay Tarbox
Missoula
Montana
Atlantic City
Tarbox
Nicholson couple returns to the United States from Tunisia
Mr and Mrs Walter H Nicholson return to the United States after serving in Tunisia where Nicholson worked as a food programs officer with the Agency for International Development. They visited Mrs Nicholson s parents in Texas before arriving in Big Timber for two weeks with their son Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Nicholson
United States
Tunisia
Nicholson
Agency For International Development
Texas
Big Timber
Ray
Stuart H. Nicholson
U. S
Arabian- American Oil Co
Dhahran
Saudia
Mediterranean
Sahara Desert
Europe
Rabot
Morrocco
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Sesege & Benson
Lamb Pool
State
Miss Montana
Walter Nicholsons
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