Fire destroys 56 Mt Haggin sheep near Anaconda
A lightning sparked fire east of Anaconda leveled several Willow Glen buildings and killed 56 Mt Haggin Livestock Co prize sheep valued at 300 each. Dr Harry J Furgeson led the ranch response with firefighters from Opportunity and Anaconda. The loss was estimated around 50000 with show stock headed to Ogden Utah.
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Anaconda
Willow Glen
Mt. Haggin Livestock Co
Harry J. Furgeson
Frank LaForest
Furgeson
Mount Haggin Co
Ogden
Utah
Senate approves unanimous military pay raise bill
The Senate voted 84 to 0 to raise pay for active reserve and retired personnel effective Oct 1. Howard Cannon directed the measure defeating all amendments, with the plan costing about 1.23 billion annually. Major ranks with 14 years service gain 120 dollars monthly, boosting base pay from 570 to 690 dollars.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate
House
Howard W. Cannon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
Associated Press
Army
Navy
Air Force
Haitian Troops Battle Rebels In North Coast Invasion
Haitian forces moved against an exile rebel contingent that invaded the north coast from the Dominican Republic. Government sources say about 300 attackers advanced in two columns toward Cap Haitien while an airlift of at least 150 troops moved from the south toward Ouanaminbe. The OAS discussed the incident as Haiti blamed the Dominican Republic for harboring rebels led by ex General Leon Cantave.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois
Papa Doc
Duvalier
Cap Haitien
Dominican Republic
Atlantic Port
Santo Domingo
Council of the Organization of American States
Washington
Fern D. Baguidy
OAS
Rene Chalmers
Chalmers
Leon Cantave
Ouanaminbhe
Cantave
High School Tax Levies Likely To Hit 15 Mills Cap
Montana's Board of Equalization appears ready to set the basic county high school foundation levy at the new statutory maximum of 15 mills for 1963 64. Miss Harriet Miller estimates about 11.1 million dollars needed from counties after state aid is subtracted. The measure raises total county levies to about 40 mills with the 25 mill grade school levy. Some oil counties may finance with smaller levies but lose state aid. Indications say the board will approve the 15 mill high school levy Wednesday morning.
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Helena
Montana
Board of Equalization
School Foundation
Harriet Miller
Miss Miller
Livestock Show and Sale Kicks Off in Butte
The 17th annual Montana 4-H and Future Farmers of America livestock show opens in Butte with cattle swine and sheep from seven counties including Broadwater Meagher Jefferson Madison Gallatin Silver Bow. Judging begins Wednesday with junior and senior divisions, followed by a chuckwagon dinner and the sale of fat stock Thursday starting at 1 pm.
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Butte
Farmers of America
Montana Livestock Auction Co
Montana
Broadwater
Meaghe
Jefferson
Madison
Gallatin
Silver Bow
Big
Carroll Fabian
National Guard
Rusk Pushes Inspectors Plan in Moscow Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged Moscow and London to consider a Russian plan to deter surprise attacks by stationing inspectors at key East and West points. He also backed an open skies style aerial inspection and warned NATO unity is needed for any East West non aggression pact. British and Soviet officials described the talks as very good and businesslike, covering wide East West issues.
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Moscow
UPI
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Rusk
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NATO
France
West Germany
Berlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Lord Home
U. S
Action Delayed On Anaconda Water Rights
A city council meeting delayed action on water rights with a motion to postpone until talks with Anaconda Co officials. W A Emanuel pledged cooperation on water supply and land for industry. earlier an emergency ordinance aimed to condemn and seize the water system and Warm Springs Creek watershed.
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Anaconda
William Shea
Ida Dickson
Joseph F. Calnan
Anaconda Co
Light, Water and Gas Committee
W. A. Emanuel
Warm Springs Creek
Walter Riley
Michael Morris
George Murray
Discontinuance of 2 Mill Levy in General Fund Sought
Rep. Ray Wayrynen questions Montana general fund health as 844 mill levy stays in place. He urges halting the two mill levy used only for emergencies, noting it was last used in 1959 and arguing taxpayers deserve relief if the fund is no longer in emergency status. He attributes the decision to governor recommendations and state board of equalization.
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Montana
Ray Wayrynen
Silver Bow
House
Wayrynen
State Board of Equalization
Babcock
Gov. Aronson
Board of Equalization
Anaconda Plans Pilot Plant At Smelter Site
Anaconda will build a multi purpose research pilot plant by year end for its ex tractive metallurgical research division at the old chamber acid roaster building near the smelter. Francis L Holderreed says the facility will develop new ore concentration smelting and hydrometallurgy processes. Cahill Mooney Construction Co of Butte received the structural steel contract. Theodore Eck and Sons did preliminary work.
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Anaconda
Clyde E. Weed
Weed
Francis L. Holderreed
Cahill-Mooney Construction Co
Butte
Theodore Eck and Sons
Underworld Sets $100000 Bounty on Valachi Head
The Italian American crime syndicate offers a $100,000 reward for Joseph Valachi, who exposed Cosa Nostra after a year of federal interrogations. Valachi, serving a life term for murder, described the Mafia’s blood oath and testified before senators as authorities expand the crackdown on organized crime. The case centers on Genovese’s alleged leadership and the secretive New York and Chicago crime networks.
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Washington
Joseph Valachi
Underworld
Valachi
Cosa Nostra
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Justice Department
New York
Chicago
Sam Giancana
Genovese
Zeihen Named to School District 1 Board of Trustees
Lester Zeihen of 834 W. Silver, a geological engineer with Anaconda Co., was appointed to fill the vacancy on School District No. 1's board created by Herb Conway’s resignation. Zeihen, a United School Party member, has long supported local education and serves as a parent of four. his career includes mining school graduate work at Montana School of Mines and a 1938 move to South America.
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Lester Zeihen
W. Silver
Geological Research Department of the Anaconda Co
Herb Conway
Washington
Zeihen
Conway
United School Party
Butte
Marilyn
Whitman College
Nancy
Donna
Butte High School
Gregory
Stevensville
Frances Zeihen
Gregory Zeihen
Montana School of Mines
School of Mines
The
Anaconda Co
South America
Weather forecast for East and West of Divide
East of Divide expects warm with clouds and isolated thundershowers this afternoon. highs near 90 and lows around 48. West of Divide mostly fair with scattered thundershowers possible in the afternoons, highs 88 to 96, lows 40 to 65. Table notes maximums for 12 hours and precipitation for 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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Divide
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Dick Harris
Peter Kewitt Construction Co
Opportunity Volunteer Fire Dept
Ernest Strong
Anaconda Co. Fire Department
John Dillon
Harold Sletton
Dr. Furgeson
Caroline Kennedy
Caroline
St. Francis Xavier Church
Hyannis
Mass
Paul B. Fay
By Robert Berrellez
Lebanon
Congo
New York City
U.S. Navy
J. D. Holmes
Frank Quinn
Standard Post
By Henry Shapiro
Squealer
Crime Corporation
Vito Genovese
Atlanta
Maybelle Bom
United Party
Amy
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Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
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Helena Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
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