Virginian City Stagecoach Runaway Kills Woman in Tourist Ride
A Virginia City stagecoach runaway killed Ethel Victoria Gove, 52, of Phoenix, as a tourist group of 20 rode the four-horse coach. The crash at Wallace Street injured a 12-year-old Canadian girl, Gail Tognotti, and damaged the vehicle. coroner to determine cause.
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Virginia City
Ethel V. Gove
Phoenix
Ariz
Ethel Victoria Gove
Ennis
Madison County
Lloyd Brook
Wallace Street
Lester E. Stiles
Gove
Gail Tognotti
A. G. Tognotti
Trail
B.C
Brook
Tognotti
Robert Gove
Silvia Gove
Charles Raper
Khrushchev says allies will not defend West Berlin
A Washington report states Khrushchev told John McCloy that he is convinced U S allies will not fight to defend West Berlin. McCloy spoke at a closed Senate Policy Committee meeting, saying Khrushchev would sign a peace treaty with East Germany and push Berlin access issues after that.
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Washington
John J. McCloy
Khrushchev
U.S
West Berlin
McCloy
Kennedy
Senate
GOP
Everett M
Dirksen
Illinois
East Germany
Japan
A S Richardson Retired Ventilation Engineer Dies
Allan S. Richardson veteran mine ventilation designer died in Spokane after leaving Anaconda Co in 1952 He lived at 12104 E Ninth St Butte last rites will be at St John Episcopal Church in Butte with burial at Mount Moriah He held seven mining ventilation patents and received a 1951 distinguished achievements medal from Colorado School of Mines Published notices note his industry influence and professional memberships
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Allan S. Richardson
Butte
Spokane
The
Anaconda Co
Ninth St
St. John Episcopal Church
Mount Moriah
Richards Funeral
Mr. Richardson
Richardson
Colorado School of Mines
Chemical, Metallurgical and Mining Society of South
Butte Des
Phoenix Newsman On Busman's Holiday
Len Welch of the Phoenix Gazette vacationing in Montana covered a stagecoach wreck in Virginia City. He reported the tragedy with brief text and photos for The Montana Standard Butte Daily Post. The victim, Mrs. Ethel Victoria Gove, 52, was also from Phoenix.
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Len Welch
The
Phoenix
Ariz.) Gazette
Montana
Virginia City
Welch
Montana Standard-Butte Daily Post
Ethel Victoria Gove
Senate to vote on Kennedy loan bill Friday
The Senate agreed to vote Friday on Kennedy’s request to borrow from the Treasury to finance a five year overseas development loan program valued at 8.8 billion dollars. Seven hours of debate on Byrd’s amendment to require year to year appropriations is planned before the vote.Administration forces expect to defeat the Byrd amendment by five to seven votes. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield secured unanimous consent to take up the Byrd measure after routine business.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Treasury
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Army Draft for September Sets 25,000 Men
Washington AP reports President Kennedy's push for a military buildup leads to a September draft quota of 25,000 men all for the Army. This marks the largest monthly call since Korea and a near doubling of August, with Navy Marine Corps and Air Force not calling.
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Washington
Kennedy
Army
Defense Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Pentagon
Former Butte Man Dies of Traffic Injuries
Walter Tochka, 43, a Fairfield Minuteman Missile installation worker and former Butte resident, died Thursday from traffic injuries after a pickup left the highway northwest of Fairfield. His wife Dixie Lee is named as next of kin. another occupant, Jack Hopkins, 23, had a broken arm. The death raises Montana traffic fatalities to 168, 40 more than last year.
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Walter Tochka
Butte
Fairfield Minuteman
Fuller - Webb, Construction Co
Tochka
Stewart
Dixie Lee
Associated Press
Fairfield
Jack Hopkins
Montana
Ancient Greek Vases Found Nearly Intact in Mud
Fifteen wooden vases carved by Greek artists 2,500 years ago were recovered in well preserved condition from mud near Vravron. The Greek Archaeological Society confirms the discovery.
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Athens
Greece
Vravron
Greek Archaelogical Society
Inferno Turns Away From Local Forest
The Sleeping Child fire in southwestern Montana expanded to 24 000 acres within a 40 mile perimeter and is the area’s worst blaze since 1934. More than 200 firefighters manned Bitterroot Deerlodge lines as a backfire plan could halt eastward spread.
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Montana
Deerlodge National Forest
Philipsburg
Deerlodge Forest
Bitterroot
Georgetown Lake
Rock Creek
Sapphire Range
Deerlodge
Rolf B. Jorgensen
Butte
Cuban Demands Rejected at Uruguay Meet
Latin American delegates at Punta del Este rejected Cuba's bid for a vote on Castro's regime benefiting from Kennedy's Alliance for Progress. Nineteen nations brushed off Ernesto Che Guevara amid talks to draft the Act of Punta del Este guiding the proposed $20 billion program to curb communism spread in the Americas.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
Latin America
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Boat With 57 Aboard Missing
Manila AP report says an inter island motor boat carrying 87 persons was reported missing since Monday and is believed sunk in heavy seas.
Army Copter Crashes Killing Four Near Academy
A U S Army helicopter crashed into Beaver Lake in the Rampart Range during a training flight near the Air Force Academy. Four men died: Lt. Kenneth Holt of Las Animas, pilot CWO Frederick Tate of Atchison, Bill Des Jardins, a civilian at the academy, and Max Keister, photographer for the Chattanooga Times. All bodies were recovered. Holt died after rescue efforts.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Rampart Range
Rocky Mountains
Beaver Lake
U.S. Air Force Academy
Ft. Carson
Max Keister
Chattanooga, Tenn
CWO
Frederick Tate
Atchison, Kan
Kenneth Holt
Las Animas
Bill Des Jardins
The
Academy
Public Information Office
Keister
Air Force Academy
Holt
Tate
Des Jardins
Big Military Budget Passes House Senate
The House and Senate approved a record peacetime military budget of 46.6 billion dollars by voice vote, delivering Kennedy about 1 billion more than asked. The measure adds funds for B52 production, the B70 bomber, National Guard and reserve strength, and a civil defense program with fallout shelters.
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House
Senate
Washington
Kennedy
West Berlin
Defense Department
National Guard
4-H Judging Kicks Off County Exhibit Days
Exhibits arrived Thursday and Friday with livestock at the Montana Livestock Auction Yards and dogs and other displays at the Race Track Fire Hall. Horses begin judging Friday at 10 a.m. with other livestock in the afternoon and exhibits on display at the fire hall into the evening. The dress revue rehearses Friday afternoon and competitive modeling starts at 8 p.m. at the fire hall with garments made since last October.
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Montana
Race Track
Indonesia says world tour backs West New Guinea claim
Jakarta officials report President Sukarno's 77 day world tour has boosted backing for Indonesia's claim to Dutch held West New Guinea. The tour is seen as strengthening international sympathy and pressure on the Dutch to cede the territory.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
West New Guinea
Five in Family Die in Crash Near Sturgis Michigan
An Illinois family of five perished when their car sideswiped a pickup and crashed into a tree south of Burr Oak on U S Highway 112 in St Joseph County. Victims were Frank Vercoe 56 his wife Dorothy 36 their daughter Patricia 5 their son and Dorothy Vercoe’s mother Ruby Page 72 all from La Grange Park Illinois.
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Sturgis
Mich
Frank Vercoe
Dorothy
Patricia
St. Joseph Branch
Frank B. Butten
Bronson, Mich
Weather outlook with warm days across Montana
The forecast calls for fair and warming conditions today and Saturday with highs near 78 in the east and 80 to 90 in the west. Friday brings fair skies and higher temperatures with overnight lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s and Saturday continuing warm. Precipitation totals cover 34 hours ending at 5 p.m. MST Thursday.
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Montana
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