Culver City Man Arrested in Helena Bank Robbery
Michael Dennis McElroy a 26 year old Culver City resident was arrested in Helena on charges of the 37500 armed robbery of the First National Bank in Helena. FBI official Robert Evans announced the arrest after a week long investigation by local and federal agencies. About 27500 of the loot was recovered in Los Angeles as McElroy awaited arraignment with bond set at 100000.
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Culver City
Calif
Michael Dennis McElroy
Helena
Butte
Robert W. Evans
Montana-Idaho
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Los Angeles
FBI
State Highway Patrol
Evans
McElroy
U.S
Leo Kottas
Kottas
First National Bank and Trust Co
Neil Avenue Tire Co
Ray Stoll
Lloyd Dickey
Railway Express
Schotte Honored By Rotary For Butte Community Work
George Schotte a Butte businessman and Rotary figure received a Service Above Self plaque at Finlen Hotel for long standing efforts to grow and prosper Butte and Montana. Dr Broughton McCarthy presented the award during a luncheon with Dr E A Bartoletti presiding in Don Duncan's absence.
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Butte
George Schotte
Schotte
Rotary Club
ABCD
Rotary
Montana
Broughton McCarthy
E. A. Bartoletti
Finlen Hotel
Don Duncan
McCarthy
Butte community leader urges zoning reform and cooperation
Schotte, chair of the ABCD committee, outlines top issues facing the community. He tags sewage facilities as the primary problem and zoning codes as second, urging uniform rules and broad cooperation. He cites 20 25 and 55 percent citizen attitudes and highlights Montana Tech and local industries in Butte's economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schotte
ABCD
Anaconda Co
Weed
Montana Power Co
Butte
Safeway Stores, Inc
Stauffer Chemical
Montana Tech
House Appropriations Committee Boosts Health Education Funding
The House Appropriations Committee defied President Johnson by approving $489 million more than requested for health and education programs and removing $31.4 million for the new national teacher corps. Chair Mahon calls it an invitation for a tax increase as the panel advances a bill totaling about $10.56 billion for Labor and HEW for the next fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
House
White House
National Teacher Corps
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
More U S troops land in Viet Nam
U S infantry totals rise near 250000 as 4000 plus fresh troops land at Vung Tau and Tan Son Nhut. Gen Westmoreland greets arrivals as 1st Brigade 25th Infantry completes its Honolulu deployment. Viet Cong mortar attack hits Ba Tri government forces. 60mm shells wound 16. Vast Ho Chi Minh Trail caches uncovered nearby.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Vung Tau
Tan Son Nhut
25Th
Honolulu
Ba Tri
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S. 1St Infantry
North
Innocent pleads in Butte slaying case
Roy A. Brooks, 60, pleaded on Thursday to a first degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of 45 year old Jesse Villalovas in the Villalovas apartment at 317 West Porphyry.
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Roy A. Brooks
Jesse Villalovas
Villalovas
W. Porphyry
Butte Anaconda Weather and Court Case Summary
Mostly cloudy today with snow showers in the mountains. High 46, low 25. In a separate item Judge John B. McClernan set bond at 17 500 for Brooks who stayed in jail after a plea and conferred with counsel John T. Mullany and Roger Johnson. Villalovas was killed in a quarrel over 17 with a knife to the heart. Brooks reported a lacerated eye from the incident to Sheriff William L. Dalling.
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Butte - Anaconda
Butte
John B. McClernan
Brooks
John T. Mullany
Roger Johnson
Villalovas
William L. Dalling
Montana lawyers seek broad ban on court photography
State lawyers push a rule to bar all photographs in court and environs and prohibit broadcasting during any judicial proceeding. The Montana Bar Association executive committee requests the Supreme Court and District Judges Association adopt the rule, defining environs as the entire premises and proceedings as all stages, even when not in formal session.
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Montana Bar Association
Montana Supreme Court
Montana
Supreme Court
Montana State District Judges Association
Court room endangers news photos after charge
The Montana Bar Association president warns a rule could bar news photographs of defendants after charges or arraignments. He cites ongoing judicial proceedings and a recent Helena murder trial as trigger for the proposal to restrict photo access, sent to the Supreme Court and judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Crowley
Billings
Montana Bar Association
Supreme Court
District Judges Association
Helena
Drummond and Dillon among warmest spots in Treasure State
Montana weather report notes partly cloudy skies with scattered snow showers statewide. Drummond reached 52 degrees, Broadus and Dillon 51, Cut Bank fell to 13, with widespread precipitation from trace to .05 inch. A gradual warming trend is forecast across the next several days.
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Drummond, Dillon
Treasure State
Montana
Drummond
Broadus
Dillon
Cut Bank
Great Falls
Missoula
Divide
Helena
Havre
Glasgow
Billings
Miles City
Senate approves defense bill for 1967 military spending
The Senate, with little debate, approved by acclamation a 1967 defense bill authorizing 17.1 billion dollars for military hardware and research. The House committee backed a similar measure and recommended a 3.2 percent pay raise for armed forces. Chairman Richard B. Russell warned the Vietnam War could last years and that 15 billion earmarked may be insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Viet Nam
Tech repeats 'college day' at Montana Tech for local seniors
High school seniors from the Butte area visit Montana Tech for a second college day on campus. Students tour regular classes and the Montana Mining Museum with guided tours and a noon gym gathering. The day begins at 8 30 a.m. and ends around 3 p.m. Regular students were also entertained at a similar event.
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Butte
Montana Tech
Montana Mining Museum
Johnson seeks sweeping civil rights package in Congress
President Johnson sent a broad civil rights package to Congress, including a nationwide fair housing bill and measures to protect Negro rights workers from violence. The plan covers housing discrimination, federal anti violence statutes, jury reform, desegregation efforts, and expanded FBI manpower with about 100 new agents.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
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Ennis
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John E. Fogarty
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Winfield K. Denton
Dind
William Andrews
Darlington
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Andrews
United Press International
Kalispell
Tech
College
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