Plane Crash Near Spencer Idaho Kills Five
A Cessna 182 crash in Pleasant Valley near Spencer Idaho killed pilot Don Smith and four others including Weldon Payne and his wife. Ground and air searches spanned Montana Idaho with 27 planes and helicopters, as crews relied on a hunch to locate the wreckage after days of searching.
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Spencer
Idaho
Dillon
Donald J. Smith
Debra
Weldon
Vernon Halvorson
Gary Kinghorn
Idaho Highway
Rigby
Montana
Royal Archer
John MacDonald
Clark County
Earl Holden
Don Smith
Weldon Payne
Reed Payne
Montpelier
Mr. Payne
Smiths
Logan
Utah
Humphrey
Pleasant Valley
Frank Wiley
Helena
State Aeronautics Commission
Pete Hill
Idaho Falls
Dillon Flyers
Smith
Lloyd Thomas
Holden
Monida
MacDonald
Jackson
Cut Bank
Wes Hunt
Highway 91
County pilots and observers join 2 day search
Dozens of county pilots and observers participated in a two day air search for the Don Smith party. Planes from State Fish and Game and National Guard aided, with Missoula helicopters on standby. John Fox of Butte directed Wednesday's search and Frank Wiley of Helena led Thursday's air phase from Dillon airport.
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Dillon
Wiley
Montana-Idaho
Idaho
Spencer
Pleasant Valley
Deil
Alder
National Guard
State Fish & Game Commission
Johnson Flying Service
Forest Service
Missoula
Don Smith
Henry Meine
DeMar Taylor
Harold Bedder
Ed Buck
Dale Strodtman
Jackson
Gail Trowbridge
Bill Wickham
Dave MacCauley
Ed Swetich
Jim Harrington
Wes Hunt
Bill McCart
Larry Chaffin
Jim Barrett
Grant
Mel McDowell
Wisdom
Byron Byers
Twin Bridges
Albert Swetich
Norman Ovitt
Howard Rundle
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack Thumma
Ivan Remely
Polaris
State Fish and Game Department
The
Helena
John Fox
Butte
District 13
Dilion
Frank Wiley
Montana Aeronautics Commission
Speeding Warning Card Encourages Safer Driving
A public safety note urges motorists to slow down, stating speed is the top highway killer and urging drivers to reduce risk to live longer.
Death Grip
A terse aphorism about men who believe force will force outcomes, suggesting that coercion harms rather than helps.
Montana lawmakers push education funding and wage bill
Helena reports indicate the 35th Montana Legislature advanced a 6 percent cut to the School Foundation program with Majority Leader David James defending the measure. A separate bill proposing a one dollar hour minimum wage for Montana workers drew criticism as limiting free enterprise while supporters call it a living wage. Also arriving in Helena were twenty four Hungarian youths, ages 18 to 23, welcomed at Carroll College to begin new lives following the revolt.
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United Press
Helena
House
Montana
Senate
David James
Liberty
James
Carroll College
Carrol College
Hungary
Conservation Reserve Deadline Extended for 1957 Contracts
The deadline to sign Soil Bank Conservation Reserve contracts starting in 1957 is moved to April 15 from March 15. State ASCS officer Leo S. Kolstad reminded farmers that under the 1957 Acreage Reserve program, Montana growers have until March 8 to sign agreements for spring wheat. Officials do not plan further extensions.
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Soil Bank Conservation Reserve
Leo S. Kolstad
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Administrative Officer
Montana
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