Pathologist confirms jail electrocution and hanging
San Francisco pathologist Dr. Robert Wright says Clayton Hirst likely died by electric shock before being hanged in Glacier County Jail. Montana prosecutor John Moore plans further consultation with Dr. John Henneford and seeks an independent pathologist review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CUT Bank
Montana
San Francisco
Glacier County Atty
John P. Moore
Clayton Hirst
Moore
Robert Wright
Hirst
Glacier County
Wright
John R. Henneford
Great Falls
Henneford
Pickets pressure county as airport security walkout grows
Picket lines by the Montana Public Association at the county airport intensified pressure on commissioners to act over a security walkout involving sheriff's deputies and courthouse staff. The union seeks a court injunction to force coverage even as Hagel relies on four rotating sergeants. FAA fines loom if flights lack security officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Deputies
Montana Public Association
Pat Hagel
Ee Yo Coset Bat
Hagel
Federal Aviation Tire
Northwest Airlines
FAA
Art Korn
Geneve
Harrison Avenue
Butte Aero
Airvue Terrace
Pauline Anderson
Knight named to lead Anaconda natural resources group
In Tucson the Anaconda Co confirms Richard L. Knight will become group vice president for natural resources succeeding Robert C. Weed who retires. Knight directs the companys natural resources mass including general mining Montana mining and uranium divisions and will stay on the board. Weed led exploration mining and smelting since 1971 and headed the natural resources group since 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Anaconda Co
Richard L. Knight
Natural Resources
Robert C. Weed
Natural Resources Group
Anaconda
General Mining
Montana Mining
Uranium
New York
Knight
Pan American Airways
of Commerce Trust Co
Weed
Northwest resumes service as pilots end strike
Northwest Airlines restarts schedules after a three day pilot walkout by 1500 members. A strike vote by the attendants is expected within a week while negotiations with ALPA continue under federal mediation. About 75 percent of flights aim to be on a normal schedule by Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis, Minn
Northwest Airlines
Association of Attendants
AFA
Northwest
Martha Ginzi
Roy Erickson
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
W. J. Usery
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Anaconda boy steals neighbor car and crashes
A young Anaconda resident unable to see over the wheel took a neighbor’s car on Commercial Avenue. He drove from Birch to Cedar, struck a pole, and stopped on the Cedar Street sidewalk near the fire station. Mayor Beausoleil’s Cadillac suffered about $200 in damage. the boy was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Avenue
Dan
Paul Beausoleil
Anaconda
Birch
Cedar
Cliff
Lawyers Deny Wrongdoing in Mont. Workmen’s Comp Probe
John T. Prothero and Francis C. Burgess defend themselves amid a 55 count grand jury indictment linked to the Workmen’s Compensation Division. Burgess says he will fight for innocence. Prothero asserts no client was cheated and expresses confidence in exoneration despite fraud charges over a $6000 Lowney award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proa Ae Prothero
Daniel J Mooney rites set for Saturday
Daniel J Mooney a 77 year old civic leader and construction executive died Wednesday. He founded Cahill Mooney Construction Co in 1933 building East Junior High Kennedy and Whittier schools Silver Bow General Hospital and Montana Tech Library Museum. He was active in the Associated General Contractors and Montana Contractors Association. Services planned for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Mooney
Elizabeth Warren
Mount Hope
N.J
Butte
Judicial conflict delays action in Harris case in Helena
The Helena grand jury indicts LaVerne V. Harris among four suspects in a 55 count case alleging bribery and theft from a $30 million state insurance fund. Judge Gordon R. Bennett will not act on further matters involving Harris, who is linked to Frank C. Burgess and John T. Prothero of a Butte law firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Gordon R. Bennett
Grand Jury
LaVerne V. Harris
Porns
Napely Jackson
Bennett
Forrest Anderson
Harris
Frank C. Burgess
John T. Prothero
Butte
St. Clair
State Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets
John Dyson
Ford hints at Soviet showdown in Middle East crisis
President Ford warned of a real risk of U S Soviet conflict if the Middle East war resumes. He urged Israel and Egypt to move quickly and flexibly to avert broader war, noting four prior conflicts and PBS broadcast remarks. He expressed cautious optimism that progress may grow, but stressed no deal until signed in black and white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
PBS
Middle
Paul Duke
Mrtin Agronsky
Food and fuel push wholesale prices higher
The Labor Department said wholesale prices rose 1.2 percent in July led by food costs and fuel. Analysts noted grain market speculation over wheat sales to the Soviet Union and warned the rise may feed into consumer prices later, though one economist cautioned inflation momentum remains limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
Afl-Cio
George
James L. Pate
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Tainted ice cream scandal hits Good Humor
A Brooklyn grand jury indicted Good Humor Corp. on 244 counts alleging adulterated ice cream bars cones and cups produced in New York City where high coliform counts indicated impurity. The plant supplied East Coast trucks and other plants in Baltimore Chicago and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Good Humor Corp
Brooklyn
New York City
Eugene Gold
Gold
Kansas
Baltimore
Chicago
David St. Clair
Hoffa Case Deepens as FBI Seeks O Brien Truth
The FBI joins Jimmy Hoffa's family in pressing his foster son Charles Chuckie O'Brien to take a lie detector test to challenge denials of involvement in Hoffa's disappearance. Officials say the strongest theory is Hoffa was abducted or killed to block a Hoffa ouster, while O'Brien has shifted loyalty from Hoffa to rival Frank Fitzsimmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
FBI
Jimmy Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamster
Charles ‘‘Chuckie
O’brien
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Fitzsimmons
Union Pension Fund
Also Mentioned on This Page
California
University of California Medical Center
Brian Mertz
Standard
Vic Heinitz
Western Airlines
Ero
Luggage
Plaza Security Service
Surman
Butte City Hall
Walter Hinick
Richard Knight
Foyt
John T. Pro
Francis C. Burgess
Prothero
State Workmen’s Compensation Division
Burgess
Thomas J. Lowney
Lowney
Evelyn McClurg
Mooney
Cahill-Mooney
Arthur Hutchinson
Standard State Bureau
Butte Public Safety
Mercury Street
Idaho
Hoffas
O'Brien
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!