Knowles Dam Project Gets White House Approval
The Budget Department approves a 234.91 million Knowles Dam and Reservoir Project for Montana. Rep. Arnold Olsen says the plan will go to Congress this session with possible completion by 1970 and a maximum 10 years to build. The dam would flood two Montana Power Co. dams on the Buffalo Rapids stretch of the Flathead River amid political controversy.
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Helena
UPI
White House
Washington
Budget Department
Knowles
Montana
Arnold Olsen
D-Mont
Olsen
Congress
Firathead
Montana Power
Buttes School Election Focuses On Trustees and Bonds
Voters head to 35 polling places as Butte holds a school election today. Ballots cover school trustees, two special mill levies and two bond issues totaling 135000 for Greeley School expansion and 215000 for Whittier expansion. Polls open noon to 8 pm.
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Butte
Greeley School
Whittier
Acting Gov Rice Announces Candidacy Amid Aid Debate
Helena UPI Acting Governor Paul Rice a Democrat from Teton County held a press conference and said he will run in the June primary to seek re election. He attacked PTA opposition to federal aid to education and defended current federal funding.
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Paul M. Quinn Helena
UPI
Paul Rice
Teton County
Mine Mill Pact Reaches 800 Inspiration Copper Workers
A two year contract signed Friday by Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co and Mine Mill workers covers about 800 members. Wages rise 8.5 to 11.5 cents per hour retroactive to January 22 and again July 1, plus shift premium increases. Pension vesting after 15 years at age 40 is included with $2.50 monthly benefit.
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Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co
Fm Butte
Barney Rask
Rask
Dist. No. 1
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers Union
Inspiration Mining
Pension Plan
James Mooney’s Widow Dies in Las Vegas
Grace B. Mooney widow of Police Lt. James E. Mooney died Friday in Las Vegas. She lived at 2010 Thomas, Butte. Funeral mass is at St Ann Church Tuesday at 9 with burial in St Patrick Cemetery. Her survivors include three sons James E. of Las Vegas, Thomas J. and Melvin of Butte, 14 grandchildren and relatives in Butte, Seattle and Helena.
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James E. Mooney
Las Vegas
Butte
Thomas. Mooney
Duggan Merrill
James E
Thomas J. and
Melvin
Seattle
Helena
Youth Arrested In Great Falls On Butte Warrant
Larry Petty nineteen of Great Falls was charged on a Silver Bow County warrant in the March assault on Montana Highway Patrolman William Madlena. He was released on his own recognizance and will appear April 17 before Justice J. J. Winston in Butte. The complaint was signed by County Attorney Robert Holland. Earlier three other boys were charged in the same incident during the State Class AA Basketball tournament in Butte. Petty was arrested Friday morning by sheriff's deputies in Great Falls.
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UPI
Larry Petty
Silver Bow County
Montana
William Madlena
Petty
Justice of the Peace
J. J. Winston
Butte
Silver Bow
Robert Holland
Sheriff's Deputies
Moran Granted Late Stay Delays Billings Trial
In Billings former Livingston Police Chief Keith L. Moran sees a postponed trial after an 11th hour continuance request. Judge E E Fenton pushed the Downer Lumber case to April 30 with Moran’s health cited by attorney Maurice Hennessey. A second Moran trial on burglary and grand larceny charges is also delayed. Two White Sulphur Springs gambling raid cases previously produced hung juries, with a second trial ending March 30.
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Keith L. Moran
E. E. Fenton
Downer Lumber
Moran
Livingston Jrm
Maurice Hennessey
Hennessey
Joseph
Fenton
Dist
Guy C. Derry
Montana
White Sulphur Springs
Excommunication Threat Over Desegregation Fight in New Orleans
A New Orleans archbishop warns Catholic mother Mrs. B J Gaillot Jr that disobedience to desegregation orders for 153 archdiocesan schools could lead to excommunication. Gaillot, a seventh generation Catholic, says she will attend any audience with Archbishop Rummel with an open mind. Catholic Laymen Supporting School Integration vows counter-picketing against segregationists at parochial schools.
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New Orleans
UPI
Joseph Francis Rummel
B. J. Gaillot Jr
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Louisiana
Save Our Nation, Inc
Leonard Mine Opening Planned by Anaconda Co
Anaconda Copper announces plans to reactivate the Leonard Mine to produce about 1,400 tons daily and create about 500 jobs in Butte, while curtailing Kelley Mine cave operations in favor of open pit mining. Details cite cost controls, shaft reuse, and ventilation upgrades including a new refrigeration unit at Original Mine to support underground work.
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Butte
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State Traffic Toll Reaches 46 With Two Fatalities
A Great Falls man and a Custer area rancher died in March 29 and Friday accidents, raising the 1962 highway death toll to 46. Andrew Yatsko 76 died at a Great Falls hospital after a collision with a car driven by Marietta Wohlgemuth 75 who said she did not see him until the last moment. Joseph W. Govearts 79 died when his pickup left U.S. Highway 10 and overturned near Custer. He is survived by his widow and a sister. The toll fell from 58 a year ago on the same date.
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United Press International
Great
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Govearts
Custer
Trucker Dies In Lumber Truck Wreck Near Kalispell
A 31 year old truck driver Edward J Rick from Chico Minnesota died when his loaded lumber truck failed to negotiate a treacherous curve on U S 270 east of Kalispell. A second Rick truck loading at Plains also failed to navigate the curve causing lumber and debris to scatter across a large area. Patrolmen and the Flathead County Coroner noted a 510 foot skid trail to the scene. The accident raised Montana highway toll to 44 for 1962.
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UPI
U.S
Edward J
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Chico
Minn
Plains
Java
Flathead County
Sol Catron
Montana
Loyola High School Furnace Explodes in Missoula
A gas furnace in the basement of Missoula’s Loyola High School exploded shortly before noon Friday. No serious injuries. About 126 students evacuated. The janitor, John Dosch, 60, was slightly injured and treated at St Patrick hospital. Damage limited to the boiler room with no fire.
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Missoula
UPD
Loyola High School
John Dosch
St. Patrick Hospital
Butte Chamber Backs City County Consolidation Plan
Butte Chamber of Commerce directors vote to favor city county consolidation after a 1961 survey and after endorsements from State Examiner Albert E. Leuthold. The chamber cites potential cost savings and efficiency gains and urges citizens to sign petitions to place the issue before voters.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce
Donald Ulrich
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Ulrich
Albert E. Leuthold
Butte
George S. May Co
San Francisco
County Office Holders Fight City-County Consolidation
About 350 Silver Bow County officials deputies and employees will oppose consolidation. County commissioner Gene W. Daly leads a steering group arguing against the proposed form and calls for updating the law and a thorough study before any merger. They plan detailed newspaper ads to state their position and defend local democracy against central control.
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Silver Bow
Gene W. Daly
Citizens
Daly
Butte Weather Update: Cooler with Rain and Snow Showers
The forecast from Butte cites cloudy conditions and cooler temperatures through Sunday with occasional rain or snow showers. Winds will be breezy at times. Highs today around 44 and 40s to 50s for Saturday and Sunday, with lows in the mid 20s to mid 30s.
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Butte
Divide
Avalanches Kill Three Workers At Mont Blanc Tunnel
Three men were killed and 35 injured when three avalanches struck barracks housing workers digging the Mont Blanc tunnel on Friday. A fourth mass of snow remained perched nearby as rescue crews evacuated the injured and assessed further danger.
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Italy
UPI
Mont Blanc
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