GN Passenger Run Dispute Delays ICC Decision in Helena
ICC examiner Bradford said two months for a recommendation, then five or six months before an ICC ruling on Great Northern’s bid to discontinue the Butte to Great Falls passenger train. Opponents urged retention for winter use by vulnerable riders. GN argued losses on the run offset freight profits.
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Helena
ICC
John L. Bradford
Commission
State Board of Equalization
Bradford
C. J. Hansen
Butte
Montana Railroad Commission
MRC
William Johnson
Johnson
Servid Eee Butte
Great
Buddliner
Montana
Lily Ralph
Missouri
Ralph
Dearborn River
Missouri River
Great Falls
Cyprus republic to form on Aug. 16
An official statement said the independent Cyprus republic will come into being August 16. The last British governor Sir Hugh Foot will depart for home on the same day.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Cyprus Republic
Mediterranean
Sir High Foot
Teamsters and Anaconda Sign Three Year Contract
The Butte Teamsters Union No 2 and the Anaconda Co signed a three year contract from July 1 1959 to June 30 1962. Thomas Connolly stated members voted to accept a negotiated proposal that includes wage increases and benefits but details were not released. Retroactive pay checks will be issued soon. The agreement follows parallel settlements with other unions including the Butte Miners and various crafts after a six month strike.
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Butte Teamsters Union No. 2
The
Anaconda Co
Thomas Connolly
Company
Representaves
Teamsters
Butter Miners Union
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Montana Weather Outlook for Thursday and Friday
Montana east and west regions expect cloudiness with scattered thundershowers Thursday and Thursday night. Central and west see partly cloudy conditions Friday with cooler Thursday temperatures and highs around 70 to 85. East highs 70 to 85 Thursday, 75 to 85 Friday. west highs 70 to 80 Thursday, 75 to 85 Friday.
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Montana
Kefauver Senate Bid Faces Tough Tennessee Primary
Incumbent Senator Estes Kefauver confronts a fierce Tennessee Democratic primary against circuit court judge Andrew T. Taylor. The race centers on civil rights votes and TVA support, with Taylor portraying Kefauver as ultra liberal while Kefauver defends his civil rights record and public works deeds.
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Sen
Estes Kefauver
Senate
Andrew T. Taylor
Jackson
Taylor
Kefauver
Tennessee
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Butte Council Supports Tax Group at Budget Hearing
Butte City Council tied into the Montana Taxpayers Assn at a budget protest meeting amid no protests against the 1 938 108 97 preliminary budget adopted July 25. Mayor Vern Griffith said the tax group targets illegal levies while aldermen defend them as necessary. The council plans to adopt the final budget Monday with a 49.95 mill levy unchanged from 1959 60.
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Butte City Council
Montana Taxpayers Assn
Griffith
Butte
R. A. Neill
Emmett Buckley
Montana Power Co
T. J. McNulty
Anaconda Co
Katanga mobilizes for war as U.N. plans entry
Katanga Premier Moise Tshombe orders general mobilization and calls for all able bodied men to report for duty as the U.N. Congo Command insists forces will enter Katanga on schedule. Belgium denounces Hammarskjold while Belgian troops prepare to withdraw to Kamina and hand authority to the U.N. force.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Katanga
U.N
Brussels
U.N. Congo
Moise Shombe
Elisabethville
Dag Hammarskjold
Republic of the Congo
Belgium
Gaston Eyskens
Pierre Wigny
Hammarskjold
United Nations
Tshombe
Patrice Lu‘mumba
Kamina
Heads of Departments Attack County Budget With Resignation
Silver Bow County department heads criticized the 1960-61 preliminary budget at a public hearing, choosing resignation over bitterness. Officials warned of potential issues in tax enforcement and billing, while a commissioner quipped that Butte is the richest hole, not the richest hill. No protests were recorded and two chamber reps had none. The board must finalize a budget by Monday midnight, with likely little change from the prelim.
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Silver Bow
Gene Daly
Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte Meter Boxes Returned for Refund
The Butte City Council voted to return 600 locked meter boxes to Duncan-Miller Co. for a refund of 2 per box, about 1200 dollars, after buying 30,000 dollars worth of meters last December to replace worn units. The boxes dump coins into secured wagons opened only by the city treasurer amid ongoing debate over meters and fees.
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Butte
Vern Griffith
Duncan-Miller Co
Nixon in Hawaii Opens Hawaii Presidential Campaign Tour
Vice President Richard Nixon began a two day campaign swing in Hawaii addressing 35000 islanders. He urged more top level goodwill missions and warned defense funds may be adjusted to meet contingencies while noting Communist opposition to Eisenhower's Japan visit.
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Honolulu
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Japan
America
Nixon
United States
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Island
Sheridan Youth Ed ward Taylor Brandon Dies in Dillon Motorcycle Crash
Sheridan high school graduate Ed ward Taylor Brandon 18 died in a motorcycle crash near Dillon. Services set Friday at Bethel Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Lane. burial in Sheridan Cemetery. He led student activities and planned to attend Western Montana College.
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Sheridan
Edward Taylor Brandon
Jack Cowan
Bethel Methodist Church
Tom Lane
Jerry Branch
Steve Mortensen
Kenneth Lueck
Ed Guianne
Joe Tezak
Dale Nichols
Twin Bridges
Brandon
Dillon
Sheridan High School
FFA
Bozeman
Forest Service
Western Montana College
Airman 10
Jim Brandon
Murphy Dome Air Force Base
Alaska
Debbie
Jodie
Ty Brandon
Connie Ferguson
Marsh Funeral Home
Beaverhead County
Montana
Wrong Track Collision Injures 54 at Williamson Station
A Norfolk and Western Powhat tan Arrow traveling about 10 mph entered Williamson station on the wrong track and collided with a standing passenger train. Fifty four people were injured. most released after treatment at Williamson Memorial Hospital. enginer Raleigh Bailey, 66, reported the misrouting. The impact caused two baggage cars to jackknife onto the platform. Ambulances rushed the injured to the hospital.
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Williamson
W. Va
Norfolk & Western
Williamson Railroad
Williamson Memorial Hospital
Cincinnati
Roanoke
West Virginia
Kentucky
Raleigh Bailey
Norfolk
James E. Wilson
Betty Blumer
Louisville
Cool Monster Invades Maine Resort Area
Rangeley Maine AP reports a 12 foot 200 pound scaly green robot described as hideous caused panic at a restaurant. The monster triggered a crowd of about 150 as Deputy Durrell and bystanders reacted. Builder James Marshall said it was for a traveling show and tested in a cooler before Alaska appearance.
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Rangeley
Maine
Barbara Brackett
Ronald Pete Durrell
James Marshall
Alaska
Midwest Banking Group Opens Conference In Jackson
Agricultural banking specialists gather in Butte for a conference to be held Thursday and Friday at Jackson. The Upper Midwest Agricultural Credit Council opens with a smorgasbord dinner as 120 specialists from nine states attend.
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Butte
Jackson
Upper Midwest Agricultural Credit Council
Diamond Bar Inn
Ninth Federal Reserve District
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
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Teamsters Union
Anaconda Company
Montana Weather
Montana Low Pep
Billings
Belgrade Cenrenerenserese
Cut Bank
Drummond
Glasgow Steentanconess
Havre
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Kalispell Aeeeeeteanene Ree
Lewistown
Preneemasseees
Livingston
Missoula
Miles City
Yellowstone
Neers
Associated Press
Richard Thompson
Arrow
Mt. Washington, Pa
Butte Council
Bert Gaskill
Tax League
Keith Anderson
Tax Group
Butte Exchange Club
By Andrew Borowiec
U. N
By Lewis T. Poole
Sharp General Fund
Kennedy
UAW
By Robert Gray
Hyannisport
Mass
John F. Kenney
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Reuther
Texan
Organized Labor
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
McDonald
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor
By Larry Beaumont
Midwest Banking Group
Council
Credit Council
Phil Sandquist
Security Bank and Trust Co
Larry Lamberty
Northwestern National Bank
Rochester
Minn
Maynard Lawrence
First National Bank
Willmar
Joe Lucente
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Les Peterson
Trimont
John Coles
Bismarck
N. C
Maurice Olson
Sioux Falls
S. D
Jim Lunney
Stan Morrill
Bill Tait
First National Bank of Dillon
R. M. Waters
Montana Bankers Assn
Jack Brenner
John Fischer
Montana State College
W. W. Hawkins
Jerry Sotola
Armour and Co
Chicago
Gene Coombs
Ken McDonald
Ravalli County Bank
Hamilton
Northwest Security National Bank
Sioux
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