Sharp retort to mayor over tax group for little guy
In Helena the Montana Taxpayers Association executive secretary defended the group against Butte Mayor Vern Griffith who said the organization serves the big guy. He asserted the MTA protects small taxpayers and exposed illegal levies, noting $325,000 in excessive levies found in Silver Bow County and Butte over five years.
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Butte
Helena
Vern Griffith
Montana
MTA
S. Keith Anderson
State Examiner
Anderson
Silver Bow County
Anaconda Co. Sees Meaderville Road Change as Reasonable
Anaconda Copper Mining Company vice president E. I. Renouard says the request to abandon the Meaderville road and replace it with a new route is reasonable to promote mining and economy. The company withdrew the petition after opposition, planning a long term expansion of the Berkeley Pit and a better road to serve Meaderville and surrounding areas.
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Anaconda Co
Meaderville
Meaderville Road
E. I. Renouard
Berkeley Pit
Butte
Oe Butte
McQueen
East Butte
Meadeville
Meaderville Group
United States
America
Montana
Census flags over twenty million U S women needing help
An article reports census figures showing more than 20 million U S women seek household assistance. The Standard Post Classified ad section urges readers to place help requests with ad code s 5451 and directs applicants to visit 000 N for a permanent stock room position requiring typing ability.
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U.S
Fidel Castro Skips Cuban Cabinet Session Amid Unclear Health
Havana reports the Cuban Cabinet convened for the first time in over a month with Prime Minister Fidel Castro absent. Officials offered no agenda details fueling speculation that Raul Castro could succeed him while rumors swirled about tighter foreign press limits.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
National Institute of Agrarian Reform
Latin American Youth Congress
Raul Castro
Cuba
Butte Overpass Bids Set for August 24 Opening
Montana Highway Commission to open bids for eight highway projects totaling nearly 50 miles of road on August 24 in Helena. Contracts approved this year total about 20.96 million dollars for 321 miles of new highway and 8,059 feet of structures, surpassing last year's spending.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Silver Bow
Montana Steel
Interstate 15
Butte Valley
Roosevelt
Wolf Point
Nashua
Stillwater Interstate
Yellowstone River
Reed Point
Anaconda Mill Allotted Federal Power
The Bonneville Power Administration allocated federal power to four Pacific Northwest industries including the Anaconda steel mill in Montana and two aluminum plants in Washington. Webb & Knapp’s Corportation steel mill at Anaconda will receive 44 000 average kilowatts firm power and 52 000 average kilowatts total power plus capacity to produce about 35 000 tons of steel annually. United Pacific Aluminum near Longview and Aluminum Incorporated at The Dalles receive substantial firm and secondary kilowatt allocations for new potlines. Crown Zellerbach in Port Townsend gets limited power for pulp facility modifications. The action, announced by BPA administrator William A. Pearl, stems from expanded private hydroelectric generation and will raise EPA revenues by about 60 million dollars yearly, pending major grid additions appropriations.
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Portland, Ore
Montana
Washington
William A. Pearl
Bonneville Power Administration
Pearl
Pacific Northwest
EPA
Webb & Knapp Co., Inc
Anaconda
Mont
United Pacific Aluminum Corp
Longan Wash
Aluminum, Inc
Dalles
Crown Zellerbach Corp
Port Townsend
Wash
Weather notes and a Cyprus centenarian death and Beirut escape
Montana east forecasts sunny to mild with warmer west and cooler nights. In Nicosia Cyprus Xenia Tofi dies at 110, survived by 7 children and many grandchildren. In Beirut Lebanon eleven murderers escape a first floor cell. two recaptured as security forces pursue others.
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Montana
Nicosia
Cyprus
Xenia Tofi
Beirut
Lebanon
X15 Pilot Sets Record Speed Over California Desert
At Edwards AFB California Joe Walker flew the X15 to 2150 mph in 4 minutes 15 seconds reaching 66 000 feet before fuel exhaustion. The flight beat the 2094 mph mark set in 1956 by Milburn Apt and concluded with a 200 mph landing over Rogers Dry Lake. Walker warned the craft could surpass 2200 mph with more fuel and noted future X15 tests aim for 4000 mph.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
California Desert
Husky
Joe Walker
National, Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walker
Rogers Dry Lake
Air Force
Milburn Apt
Truck Overturns Kill Farmer Near Columbus
A wheat truck overturned on Kaiser Creek Hill eight miles north of Columbus late Thursday killing Floyd Jacob Zeigler, 57, a Columbus area farmer. Highway Patrolman Gene Brown said the truck left the highway, rolled down a steep bank, and was demolished with Zeigler alone inside. This marks the 121st Montana traffic death this year, down from 136 a year ago.
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Columbus
Floyd Jacob Zeigler
Gene Brown
Kaiser Creek Hill
Zeigler
Montana
Peeping salesman warned after subway stairway stop
A 42 year old salesman accused of loitering at a London subway stairway to peep at women’s legs argued if guilty then every British male must be very careful. The judge fined him two pounds and told him to behave in the future.
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London (Ap
Kefauver Wins renomination in Tennessee primary
Senator Estes Kefauver defeats Judge Andrew W. Taylor by a large margin in the Democratic primary to seek a third term. Partial returns show Kefauver leading nationwide while Taylor concedes the race. Republican incumbents Reece and Baker ran unopposed. Kefauver defends his civil rights stance and notes support for TVA rural electrification and federal aid programs.
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Nashville, Tenn
Estes Kefauver
Andrew W. Taylor
Kefauver
Taylor
Shellby County
Memphis
Jackson Jurist
Tennessee
East State
Associated Press
Tennessee Valley Authority
America
Katanga Leader Doubts U N Troops But Signals Saturday Entry
In Elisabethville Moise Tshombe questioned U N troop arrival while reliable sources confirm plans for a Saturday entry. Bunche and Tshombe discussed a face saving path as Swedish and African units prepare to join the force amid Katanga independence claims.
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Elisabethville, the Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Tshombe
U. N
Ralph J. Bunche
Bunche
Hammarskjold
Leopoldville
Congo
Morocco
Tunisia
A.N. Tshombe
U.N. Security Council
Security Council
Montana Leads Nation in Cars Per Person
Helena APMontana reports the highest cars per person in the country. Bureau figures show Montana with .96 drivers per vehicle versus North Dakota 1.07 and the national average 1.20. End of 1959 totals: 256,940 automobiles, 1,202 buses, 117,450 trucks and 2,320 motorcycles, a 4.6 percent rise from 1958.
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Helena
Montana
Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Wye
North Dakota
Figures of County Assessor Show Wide Fluctuation In Valuation
Silver Bow County finances show up and down assessed valuations over 22 years. County assessor Joseph Lester, in office since January 1939, has compiled figures on assessed value and taxable valuation reflecting the county’s economic swings.
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Silver Bow County
Joseph Lester
Lester
Silver Bow
Motorcycle Fatality Near Dillon Climaxes Montana Toll
Edward T. Brandon, 22, of Sheridan, died when his motorcycle collided with a diesel truck Tuesday near Dillon, Montana. Funeral services will be Friday at Bethel Methodist Church in Sheridan at 3 p.m. The report also discusses Silver Bow County property valuations and the impact of mining net proceeds on tax levies, noting historic highs and shifts through 1958 and 1959.
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Edward T. Brandon
Sheridan
Montana
Dillon
Bethel Methodist Church
Silver Bow County
Anaconda Co
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