Pearson Ready to Take Over Reins in Canada
John Diefenbaker formally resigned as prime minister of Canada on Wednesday clearing the way for Liberal leader Lester B Pearson and his cabinet to assume government at noon Monday. Pearson accepted the invitation to form a government and planned a Monday swearing in with Governor General Vanier in hospital yesterday. The cabinet is expected to number about 20 with Paul Martin and Walter Gordon among the key figures as the U.S. nuclear controversy spurred the collapse of Diefenbaker’s administration.
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Ottawa
UPI
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
George Vanier
Diefenbaker
Vanier
Government House
Governor General
Selective hike in steel prices approved by major producers
Major steel makers led by Bethlehem U S Steel and Republic announced selective price hikes averaging about 5 per ton on in demand steel. Kaiser Steel was last to join the top 12 as President Kennedy returned from Florida and weighed the advisory report on selective increases.
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New York
UPI
Kennedy
Kaiser Steel Corp
Palm Beach
Fla
Washington
Walter Heller
White House
Bethlehem Steel
U.S. Steel
Republic
National
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Butte Man to Lead State ARA Post in Transition
Dan Harrington, 37, former Butte Citizens Project executive secretary, named Montana ARA field coordinator for the time being. The agency did not confirm permanent appointment. Mayor Vern Griffith said Harrington left for Washington for ARA training and would retain duties in Butte briefly before possible full relocation.
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Harrington
Washington
Citizens Project
Rene Rouleau
Butte
Griffith
Montana
Cuban Exiles May Move Base of Operations to Costa Rica
Jose Miro Cardona head of the Cuban Revolutionary Council asked Costa Rica about permanent residence. The ambassador said Miro inquired about requirements but has not applied. Miro, now in Miami, broke with the Kennedy administration over U S exile plans to oust Castro.
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Costa Rica
Washington
UPI
Jose Miro Cardona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
United States
Gonzalo J. Facio
Miro
Kennedy
U. S
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Miami
Facio
Cuban Revolution Council
Arg
Bay of Pigs
Bonner Mill Offers Jobs to Cross Picket Lines
Anaconda Forest Products in Bonner invites workers to cross picket lines around its lumber mill seven miles east of Missoula after NLRB talks failed. The offer targets anyone willing to work, while Plumbers Union Local 459 maintains the pickets as 516 idled workers face a stalled expansion and ongoing dispute.
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Bonner
UPI
Anaconda Forest Products Co
Missoula
National Labor Relations Board
Plumbers Union Local 459
NLRB
Ralph Wilmot
Seattle
Nlrb Region 19
Plumbers Union
Weather outlook for Jha Butte and west of divide
Partly cloudy today and Friday with a few snow flurries. Highs around mid 40s and lows in the 20s. East of divide warmer north and mostly cloudy with light snow to the south. Thursday highs 45 to 55 with lows 20 to 32. West of divide cloudier with showers or flurries Thursday and Friday.
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Butte
Divide
Dillon Airman Dies in Crash
Tom Stephens 19, an airman home on leave, died from head injuries after a car wreck on the Upper Ruby road south of Alcaler. Two other Dillon youths were injured as the 1960 model auto left the road and rolled. speed was blamed. Stephens was a Beaverhead County High School graduate of 1962.
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Standard
Dillon
Tom Stephens
Madison County
Amos Satan
Butte
U.S. 91
Stephens
Glen Stephens
Young Stephens
Ruby Road
Alcer
Sweetwater Creek
Joe Kruljac
Rod Sinclair
Harry Williams
Williams
Sherman
Jack Clark
Ennis
Philip Loucks
Charles Raper
Glen Stevens
Beaverhead County
Absarokee residents cry foul over bank charters
Absarokee businessman asks Attorney General to probe state bank examiner Albert E Leuthold after he issued a charter to Yellowstone Bank in Absarokee while Absarokee 1st Security Bank received a national charter. Professor Donald E McClintock criticizes methods and notes local residents invested in both banks.
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Absarokee
UPI
Atty
Forrest H. Anderson
Albert E. Leuthold
Donald E. McClintock
Absaroke Profac Uni
Lessor
Versity of
Chicago
Leuthold
Anderson
McClintock
Yellowstone Bank
1St Security
Bids Soon Called For New Butte Post Office
The Post Office Department will soon call for bids to buy land options and construct a new 23 925 square foot post office and mail distribution center in Butte. The plan includes a loading platform, parking area, downtown customer service space, and use of the current North Main federal building for offices. Bids expected within 60 days after option consummation announced via senators and representative.
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Butte
Post Office
Northern Pacific Railway Center
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Arnold Olsen
Olsen
Metcalf
Missoula
Mansfield
Montana Standard-Butte Daily Post
Post Office Department
Federal
North Main
Butte Boy 14 Falls From Viaduct
Tom Kittrell a 14 year old student at Butte Junior High fell from an 18 foot high Northern Pacific Railway viaduct at Harrison and Front while returning home from school. He suffered a fracture and was hospitalized in stable condition after being treated at St James Community Hospital where he remained under sedation.
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Tom Kittrell
Butte Junior High
Butte
Northern Pacific Railway
Harrison and
Front
Josiah Kittrell
Lewishon
St. James Community Hospital
Olsen Optimistic on Aged Care Plan Progress
Montana congressman Arnold Olsen visiting his hometown said a beginning for hospital and nursing home care for the aged is likely soon. He called Social Security aimed at illness coverage in old age an elementary step and urged medical leaders to provide leadership in the new social security effort. He added that unemployment requires a massive government labor management initiative.
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Frank Quinn
Standard Post
Arnold Olsen
Montana
Margaret Rae, Olsen
Olsen
Govec. I
Montana Standard-Butte Daily Post
ARA
Council Orders Ordinance Restricting Small Animals
Butte City Council moved toward restricting small animals with a unanimous vote to draft an ordinance. The measure will go to the committee of the whole and be raised again May 1. The meeting also approved eight business licenses and a one year leave of absence for Officer James Conlan.
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Tom Flaherty
Standard Post
Butte
Bert Mehrens
Tom Sheehy
Peter S. Shelley
Tom Carrig
James Conlan
Jacob Baszler
Nevada
Dupler Furs Inc
Salt Lake City
Finlen Hotel
Marco Galetti Jr
Yale
Marc's Donuts
Dee Poirier
Pateros
Wash
Austin Studios
Second Ave
Seattle
William J. Satan
Harrison
D. E. Johnston
Helena
Educational Book Club of
Portland
Mae Caress
S. Main
Theodore Eck Anaconda Contractor Dies at 81
Theodore Eck 81 of 1217 W Fourth Anaconda died Wednesday in a Butte hospital after a 10 day illness. A Swedish immigrant born February 2 1882 he built many city structures and ran Theo Eck and Sons. A 59 year member of Carpenters Union he married Anna Nordquist in 1916 and left four sons. Funeral services by Masons Acacia lodge and Order of Vasa at Fischer Chapel Friday evening.
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Anaconda
Theodore Eck
Butte
Mr. Eck
Smoland
Sweden
United States
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Theo Eck
Order of Vasa
Brotherhood of Carpenters
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