2000 Men 20 Planes Battle Northern Forest Fire
An army of 2000 men and more than 20 planes pressed a tireless assault on the largest forest fire in the north this year near the Montana Idaho border. The blaze burned over 15000 acres of Salmon Bitterroot forests as crews fought shifting flames amid heat and dry timber.
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Essex to Join Navy Day Drills With Canadian Ships
MALIFAX Nova Scotia AP The US aircraft carrier Essex five destroyers and a submarine will take part in Navy Day celebrations with Canadian ships Friday in a joint naval exercise.
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Military Money Measure Vote Slated Today
The Senate cleared the way to fund Kennedy's defense request with a peacetime budget of 46.8 billion dollars but a parliamentary tangle delayed final action to Friday. Leaders moved to approve a 1 billion boost to the president's plan for modernizing U S forces amid Cold War tensions.
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Forest Closures In Western Montana Amid Extreme Heat
State Forester Gareth C. Moon announced closures in parts of the Blackfoot Clark Fork and Mount Sentinel areas near Missoula due to 100 degree heat. Residents and workers may access areas, but travelers should proceed with caution as fires blaze in multiple fronts. Montana National Guard standby and AFL CIO discuss mobilization as three large wildfires were contained. Firefighters Lynn Bow and Fred Gunsler survived a blaze near Missoula after sheltering in a hole under a bulldozer.
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Judge McClernan Plans Fall Jury Term
Judge John B. McClernan indicated he will hold a district court jury term this fall. He posted a notice in the courthouse requesting attorneys to file notes of issue in pending cases.
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Waits for Bus and Claims Free Ride Scene In London
AP report from London describes a hobbyist who says he saw Patrick Garrigle hanging by fingertips from an edge while claiming he was waiting for a bus. The incident was ruled an attempted break in and Garrigle received a six month prison term.
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Highway Board Appeals Land Compensation For U S 10 Project
The Montana Highway Commission appeals to the state Supreme Court arguing land awards for condemnation in the Deer Lodge Valley exceeded fair value. Seventeen claimants received a total of 84 000 dollars from a jury led by Judge Sid G. Stewart on December 12, 1960, with a long list of individual names and amounts.
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Sid G. Stewart
Thomas J. Kearney
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Deer Lodge
Heat records fall in Butte as temperatures spike
A Metals Bank thermometer hit 98 degrees then flashed up to 99 before blanking out and settling around 90. Official high for the day was 95, marking Butte's hottest spell of the season.
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Airline crews authorized to carry guns after hijack attempt
FAA approval allows armed airline crews with training to deter hijackings following a jetliner seizure in El Paso. President Kennedy endorsed the measure amid safety concerns while the Justice Department offers a $10,000 reward for information leading to arrests.
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White House
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Justice Department
Doc McPherson Anaconda Co Nurse Dies After Long Service
Anaconda James Doc McPherson industrial nurse at the Lime Quarry and smelter died in St Ann Hospital after 26 months as a patient. Born February 18 1877 in Scotland he came to Anaconda in 1907 to serve the plant’s health needs. He retired in 1952 and lived at 320 West Seventh with his wife Jessie McPherson.
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Bread price rise hit Mining City as costs climb
Mining City residents saw bread costs rise by 2 to 3 cents as wholesalers and bakers increased prices. Large loaves moved up one to two cents, while retail prices climbed two to three cents with 1 pound loaves at 31 and 32 cents. Wholesale ranges quoted 24 to 26 cents. Similar increases occurred in Helena and Great Falls, marking perhaps the first Butte bread rise in six years amid a 20 percent cost hike.
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Butte
Passenger on Hijacked Plane Got Mad
C. J. Gerber of Mesa Arizona describes his reaction aboard the Continental Airlines jet hijacked toward Havana. He recalls a young man sitting beside a "Pop" father figure, talk of timing, and his offer to volunteer as a hostage before others were chosen. He watched the cockpit scene with a .45 and a .38 pistol as the ordeal unfolded.
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Bearden father son hijackers halted by border patrol blow
A man and his son, Leon Bearden and Cody Bearden, tried to hijack a Continental jet from Los Angeles to Houston with stops at El Paso and Phoenix. A border patrolman knocked out Leon with a punch, ending the chaotic nine hour flight in El Paso. Both captors faced bonds of 100000 each on kidnapping and transportation charges, with Cody also charged under the Juvenile Delinquency Act.
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Arnold Faust
Rusk to Attend Paris Foreign Ministers Conference
Secretary of State Dean Rusk prepared to fly to Paris for a three day meeting with the foreign ministers of Britain France and West Germany The trip follows Khrushchev pressure on West Berlin and signals continued Western alliance preparation Rusk may also brief Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Segni en route or in Milan before returning to Washington.
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Hungarian Leader Zoltan Tildy Dies in Jail at 72
Former Hungarian reform minister and Smallholders party founder Zoltan Tildy, who led Hungary to victory in 1945 and later faced communist purges, died in jail at age 72. MTI reported his death. no cause given.
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Matyas Rakosi
Civil Defense siren tests alarm Butte residents
Butte residents were startled by continuous siren sounds during biweekly Civil Defense tests conducted by county director Cole Sullivan and deputy director Capt Edward Malthen. The siren control board at City Hall has a manual and an automatic button, with routine tests pressing the manual control until sirens activate.
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War in butte Citizens Are Alarmed
A five minute siren alarm in Butte caused widespread fear as the automatic system released a full blare. Police, sheriff and Civil Defense gathered phone calls from anxious residents after an accidental button press during an alert test. Captain Molthen noted the signal is reserved for expected attacks, justifying public concern.
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Cardinal Canali Dies at 87 After Pneumonia Battle
Vatican City reports the death of Nicola Cardinal Canali 87 after a pneumonia illness. He led Vatican City's administrative affairs for 22 years overseeing buildings, staff, and resident matters. Crowned by his 1958 balcony announcement, Canali shaped the city state’s housekeeping and services.
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Vatican City
Nicola Cardinal Canali
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Domenico Cardinal Tardini
Vatican
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Two Hitchhikers Jailed for Robbery in Dillon Incident
Frank D. Tubach and Robert W. Beaver, both 19, confessed to beating and robbing James Palmer of Seattle near Sapppington Junction after picking them up as hitchhikers. They claimed Palmer’s reckless driving led to the attack and said they kept $144 of $200, with $5 spent and the rest turned in to authorities. Police said the men were arrested in Dillon and will be taken to Bozeman for further action.
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Bruce Knox
Bozeman
No Relief From Extreme Heat Across Montana
Montana heat peaks with several cities tying or surpassing all time August highs. Billings and Missoula reach 104 degrees while Kalispell and Belgrade set August records. Temperatures may edge to 90 in the north and 100 to 105 in the south Friday, with no relief in sight.
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Cabinet approves national space studies center plan
Paris space ministry reports the French Cabinet endorses a national center for space studies to coordinate military and civil space activities. The move aims to unify research and operations across government agencies and agencies involved in space exploration and defense.
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Paris
Center For Space Studies
Montana Weather East and West Cold Front Details
Montana east region shows fair hot days with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers in the extreme south. highs 92 to 102, lows 50 to 70. Montana west remains fair with 95 to 105 highs and 42 to 55 lows. table notes 12 hour highs and 18 hour lows ending at 4m MST Thursday.
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