Miners and Smeltermen Keep Montana Employment Offices Busy
Miners and smeltermen in Montana remain idle as a railroad strike halts work in Butte and Anaconda. About 3,000 job seekers applied for unemployment benefits with the Montana Employment Service, while Silver Bow County officials coordinate welfare plans for potential food stamp aid. Registrations for food stamp appointments begin April 13 with processing starting May 4.
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Butte
Brotherhood of Railroad
Ba&p
Anaconda
Montana
Silver Bow County
Department of Welfare
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railroad
Union
Railroad
Anaconda Co
Great Falls
Clayton Garner
Montana Employment Service
Vern Vatland
Garner
Vatland
Helena
Missoula
Silver Bow
Dan O'Connell
Hubert (Tobie) Johnson
Gary Garrett
Josephine E. McArthur
Depe
McArthur
Johnson secures 15 day rail stoppage postponement
President Johnson wins a pledge from both sides to delay the national rail strike for 15 days just before the midnight start. Negotiators from 200 railroads and five unions meet at the White House as Johnson seeks a 20 day delay, with new talks set for Friday morning.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Wayne Johnston
Illinois Central Railroad
Johnston
Universities Seek 18.6 Million Budget From Montana Regents
Montana's university system asks the Board of Regents for a total budget of 18,618,697 to run six schools and related agencies in the 1964-65 fiscal year. The request reflects a 4 percent rise from 1963-64, with 681,358 sought for this year to cover higher salaries and expanded enrollment. The system projects 19.2 million income for 1964-65, leaving a carryover of 414,052 after encumbrances. Expenditures by unit include 5,553,652 for Montana State University Missoula and 5,958,733 for Montana State College Bozeman.
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George Remington Helena
UPI
Montana
University System
Board of Regents
Regents
Ontana State University
Missoula
Montana State College
Bozeman
Butte to Enlist Today in Cancer Drive
Residents of Silver Bow County join a house to house canvass led by Mrs. Robert Berryman and Mrs. Robert Amrine to support the American Cancer Society. Last year the county contributed 9 830 dollars, largely from canvassing. Canvassers start this afternoon with receipts at Metals Bank from 7 p m.
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Silver Bow County
Robert Berryman
Robert Amrine
American Cancer Society
Metals Bank
George Oewisli
Rails Stoking Up To Keep Rolling
Negotiators reach a 15 day delay in a threatened nationwide railroad shutdown. Railroads begin restoring disrupted service as crews are recalled and major trains resume, with officials hopeful suburban Chicago service can restart next morning.
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Everett R. Irwin
Chicago
UPI
Illinois Central Railroad
O. H. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
MacArthur Graves Move Draws 150000 To Norfolk Streets
More than 150000 citizens lined Norfolk streets as a horse drawn caisson carried the body of Douglas MacArthur to the rotunda of the MacArthur museum. The general will be entombed there Saturday beneath the flag draped coffin in a ceremony linked to his so called spiritual home.
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H. D. Quigg
Norfolk
UPI
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur Museum
MacArthur
Jean MacArthur
Vera Cruz
Maine
Bataan
Manila
Yalu
Nortfolk
Little Rock
Ark
MacArthur aides split on betrayal claims in 1954 interview
Two former MacArthur aides offered contrasting views on a Scripps-Howard interview about British betrayal of Korean War plans. Whitney rejected the charges as fantasy while Willoughby supported the interview’s accuracy. The story references Burgess and Maclean and the 1951 dismissal of MacArthur.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Courtney Whitney
Whitney
Scripps-Howard
Jim G. Lucas
Charles A. Willoughby
Jim Lucas
Lucas
Bob Considine
Hearst
Korea
Harry S. Truman
Lucas’ Story
Earl Attlee
State Department
Dean Rusk
Burgess
Maclean
Burgess-Maclean
Britain
Russia
Donald Maclean
British Foreign Office
Guy Burgess
Wheat Growers Face Tough Decision Under New Measure
Farmers from coast to coast weigh cutting winter wheat plantings by several million acres to qualify for new payments tied to reduced wheat acreages and cotton plantings. The measure, passed by the House 211 to 203, faces support and opposition from farm groups and the White House.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
East Coast
Pacific Northwest
House
Johnson
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Charles Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
45 Million Link in Transmission Lines Studied
Five investor owned utilities serving the northern Rocky Mountain area including Montana study a 45 million interconnection plan. Butte’s Roger Hofacker outlined how coordination among firms enhances service and enables large power transfers. Plans include a 230000 volt line from Noxon Dam to Hot Springs Anaconda and toward the Montana Idaho border.
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Rotary
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Butte Rotary Club
Butte
Roger A. Hofacker
Montana Power Co
Northwest Power Pool
Washington Water Power Co
Burke
Idaho
Hofacker
Noxon
Bartender Cleared in Beer Sale to Juvenile Case
A Butte bartender, Raymond Crowley, 39, was acquitted by a six man jury in Judge William M. Kopach's court of selling beer to a Livingston boy during the state basketball tournament. The incident allegedly occurred at Martin's Bar, 901 Utah, with the youth James W. Lyons 17 at the time but now 18.
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Butte
Livingston
Justice Court
William M. Kopach
Raymond Crowley
Crowley
W. L. Duickham
George Stanich
Duckham
Utah
Mel Mooney
Howard Lemm
Lyons
Martin’s
Prime Minister Delays British Vote Until Fall
Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home delayed a general election until fall to maneuver for his Conservative party. The timing keeps Conservatives in power until the latest possible moment, with October dates most likely as polls show Labor ahead by about 10 percent.
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London
Alec Douglas-Home
Weather Outlook For Butte Anaconda Region
Cloudy with rain or snow showers today and Saturday. Highs around 50, lows near 27. East of Divide mixed cloudiness with scattered mountain showers Friday into Saturday, highs 55 to 65, lows 25 to 35. West of Divide mostly cloudy with scattered showers Friday, highs 50 to 60, lows 25 to 35.
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Butte-Anaconda
Divide
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