Opening Ceremonies Today at New York World's Fair
The four year project opens with pomp amid civil rights protests and traffic plans. President Johnson attends along with 16 000 guests as gates open at 9 am. admission is 2 dollars for adults and 1 for children. Sixty foreign nations and many states present. tickets sold in advance suggest up to 100 million attendees over six months.
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New York
Congress of Racial Equality
Robert F. Wagner
Johnson
United States
Robert Moses
Fairgrounds
Centennial Train Delivers Montana Delegation to Fair
More than 300 Montanans led by cowboys and Indians arrived in New York to attend the World’s Fair opening ceremonies. The 25 car Centennial Train, traveling since April 5, paused in multiple cities and plans a banquet on April 23 before returning to Montana.
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AP Photofax
Montana
New York
UPI
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Charleston
W. Va
Washi
D. C
Baltimore
Adelphia
Howard T. Kelsey
Bozeman
Johnson optimistic on rail deal hours or days away
President Johnson said rail bargaining is making progress and a voluntary settlement may come within hours or days as a nationwide strike deadline looms. Mediators and negotiators from five unions and nearly 200 railroads remain in intensive talks with no extension needed yet.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Wreck Claims Life of Montana Woman in Head-On Collision
Montana’s 1964 traffic toll rose to 70 with the death of Mrs. Mary LaMont 76 Melstone two days after a head on crash on U S Highway 10 eight miles west of Big Timber. Her husband Clair 79 remained in poor condition. Mrs Dor othy Stech 55 Sundance Wyo was not seriously injured.
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Billings
Montana
Mary LaMont
Melstone
Clair LaMont
Dorothy Stech
Sundance
Wyo
Stech
LaMont
Big Timber
U.S. Highway 10
Anaconda Woman Dies at 102 or Nearly 103
Mrs. Philomena Dumont of Anaconda died Tuesday in Mountain View Rest Home at about 102 or nearly 103. Born July 17, 1861 near Quebec, she was married in 1890 to Isaac Dumont and they homesteaded near Suffolk before returning to Anaconda. Funeral arrangements are at Finnegan Co. with Solemn Requiem Mass at St. Paul Church.
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Philomena Dumont
Mountain View Rest Home
Anaconda
Quebec
Canada
Savard
St. Paularch
Isaac Dumont
Oliver Savard
Suffolk
Lewistown
East Park
Anaconda Reduction Works
Dumont
St. Ann Hospital
Finnegan Co
St. Paul Church
Mount Olivet
British Russian spies swap on Berlin border
Britain frees Greville Wynne in exchange for Soviet spy Gordon Lonsdale on the Berlin border. Lonsdale led a ring that stole naval secrets from the Royal Navy base at his mouth. Other prisoners included Peter Kroger and wife Helen, Harry Houghton and Ethel Gee, all jailed in lengthy terms.
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Peter Kroger
Helen
Admiralty
Harry Houghton
Ethel Gee
Old Bailey
Lonsdale
Russia
Canada
Gordon Lonsdale
Britain to swap Lonsdale for Wynne on Berlin border
Britain plans an exchange of Soviet spy Gordon Lonsdale for British businessman Greville Wynne, jailed in Russia. A spokesman said the swap would occur somewhere on the East West Berlin border, likely Glienicke Bridge, site of the Abel Powers exchange. Lonsdale was sentenced in 1961 to 25 years in the Old Bailey.
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Berlin
UPI
Greville Wynne
Gordon Lonsdale
East Germany
Wynne
Russia
Britain
East
West Berlin
Glienicke Bridge
Rudolf Abel
Gary Powers
Lonsdale
Old Bailey
Missoula County Bans Punch Boards and Gambling Devices
Sheriff William J. Walker and County Attorney Harold J. Pinsoneault ordered Missoula County establishments to remove all punch boards and gambling devices within 24 hours. Continued use after the deadline could lead to arrest and prosecution.
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Missoula
Missoula County
William J. Walker
Harold J. Pinsoneault
Motel project planned for Butte by Holiday Inns group
A 100 unit motel with pool dining room and banquet facilities is planned for Butte by Trans-International Inc in partnership with Holiday Inns of America. Gulf Oil holds a 120 day option on the Butte Tourist Park site at 2910 Harrison and plans a service station. Construction start hoped for soon after approvals and site reviews.
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Butte
Leonard W. Chinn
Springfield
Chinn
Trans-International Inc
Holiday Inns of America
C. S. Coll
Gulf Oil
Trans-International
Montana
Harrison
City Stall-in Leaders Vow to Disrupt World’s Fair Opening
Civil rights figures in New York defy a court injunction and announce a planned stall-in to block opening day crowds and traffic at the World’s Fair. They claim police and courts cannot stop them and criticize city officials for alleged discrimination and negligence.
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New York
UPI
Stati-On
City of New York
Soviets Yield to U S on Arrest Question
Washington sources say the Soviet Union agreed to notify the American consul and allow visits when an American is arrested in Russia. The move signals progress toward a consular pact, with talks near completion though timing remains uncertain.
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U.S
Endre Marton
Washington
Soviet Union
Russia
Moscow
Curtain Falls Thursday for Candidate Filing Deadline
County Clerk William T. Duckham set a 5 p.m. Thursday cutoff for candidates to file petitions and pay fees for the June 2 primary. With a surge in precinct committee posts on the Democratic side, 161 people filed in 46 of 48 precincts by Tuesday, averaging nearly four per precinct and showing notable competition in several districts.
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William T. Duckham
Duckham
Rainbow Trout Featured at Big Home and Sports Show
The Standard Post Home and Sports Show opens Friday at the Civic Center with a giant trout pond for children awaiting arrival from Idaho. More than 5000000? in exhibits, $1000 in prizes hourly, plus spincasting and flycasting demonstrations by Dave Tyler.
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Magicland
Standard Post
Civic Center
Butte
Pocatello
Idaho
Montana Magicland
Dave Tyler
Tyler
Shakespeare Fishing
s _allaround
Montana
Deer Lodge Man Seeks 2nd Spot On GOP Ticket
Marvin C. Beck, 51, general manager of Elliston Lime Co., Deer Lodge, filed Tuesday for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. A wartime pilot, he paid the $20 fee in his twin engine plane and plans to use the plane in the campaign. Beck, born December 13, 1912, has been a Texaco agent in Deer Lodge since 1949 and earlier sold automobiles in Anaconda. He says this is his first statewide bid after a prior run for Deer Lodge mayor.
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Helena
Marvin C. Beck
Elliston Lime Co
Deer Lodge
Beck
Texaco
Anaconda
Weather outlook for Butte Anaconda region turns cloudy with snow
Increasing cloudiness brings rain and snow tonight and Thursday with colder conditions Thursday. Highs near 46 today, lows around 30. East of divide partly cloudy Wednesday with more cloud cover elsewhere. Snow in western mountains Wednesday waning to mix and then rain for lower elevations, turning to snow overnight. West of divide mostly cloudy Wednesday to Thursday with snow in mountains and rain or snow at lower elevations Wednesday into early Thursday night, then diminishing.
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Divide
Western
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