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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1960

Page

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Rickie Harvey 10 Dies In Highway Crash

Ten year old Rickie Harvey died in a highway crash on US 10 91 southwest of the city when the family car driven by his mother Mrs William R Harvey swerved into a concrete abutment. Mrs Harvey was hospitalized with cuts and possible internal injuries. Coroner and highway authorities blamed a collapsing front tire for the loss of control.

US S. 10 Richard Rickie) Harvey William R. Harvey West Drive Columbia Gardens Harvey St. James Community Hospital Andy Aleksich Frank Johns Excelsior Avenue Aleksich

U N Official Leaves Congo Amid Lumumba Dispute

Dag Hammarskjold flew from Leopoldville after Lumumba demanded delays and a four minister delegation. Lumumba rejected the delay and declared a loss of confidence in the secretary general, pressing for an African-Asian observer group. Meanwhile U N forces reinforced Katanga as Belgian troops departed Elisabethville.

Leopoldville Security Council Lumumba Dag Hammarskjold U.N Paris New York Hammarskjold Congo Joseph Kasavubu Kasavubu French Congo Fulbert Youlou Cocksure Lumumba

Cash Fueled Death Mystery In East Side Apartment

A 73 year old real estate man, George Aichele, was found dead in his East Side apartment amid debris and cash. Police noted about $50,000 in cash and many bank books, with some accounts opened with ten dollar gifts. The attorney who found the body said the man rarely allowed visitors and had substantial real estate holdings.

New York East Side George Aichele Aichele Henry Franklin Savings Bank Bronx George Richele George Dickerson Richele

Homes Bigger Families Seek Larger Homes in Town

In the Standard Post Want Ads the biggest home finding service promotes selling or renting bigger homes. The ad highlights large rooms, new renovations, reduced rent, and a phone contact 0-0000 aimed at families seeking spacious accommodation.

Standard Post

Indonesian-Indian Man Divorced Over Dual Marriages in Malaya

Derailed Kuala Lumpur report states S Ayadurai Rai, 40, an Indian railway worker, was divorced by his Ipoh wife on adultery grounds while on a Kuala Lumpur run. Wife No 2 also divorced on bigamy grounds. He says one marriage was arranged by parents and the other for love.

Kuala Lumpur Malaya S. Ayadurai Ipoh Ayadurai

Blast at Texas Rheem Plant Kills Three, Injures Dozen

An explosion at the Rheem Manufacturing Co plant in Houston ripped through a block long oven used for 55 gallon barrels. Three men died Jacob Floyd McKnight 55 plant superintendent Raymond W Mobley 37 and George H Green 43 and 12 others were hospitalized. The blast and ensuing fire breached gas lines in the ceiling and was triggered by an automatic pilot light according to plant manager P J Dedee.

Houston Tex Rheem Manufacturing Co Jacob Floyd McKnight Raymond W. Mobley George H. Green P. J. Dedee

Terrorists Kill 14 in West Java Village Raid

Fourteen people were killed in an armed terrorist raid on a village in West Java last Friday night, reports reaching Jakarta on Monday said.

Jakarta Indonesia West Java

Neutralist Becomes Laos Leader After Capital Seizure

Prince Souvanna Phouma, a neutralist who once brokered a truce with the Pathet Lao, is named Laos premier as Kong Le rebels announce a neutralist policy. The move signals possible peace talks and pressures on U S aid and advisers amid tensions with royalist forces.

Vientiane Laos Souvanna Phouma Pathet Lao Savang Vathana Phouma Tiao Somsanith United States U. S Phoumalong Red China Kong le Samsanith Luang Prabang Somsanith Souvanna Vong National Assembly

Kennedy and Johnson Face Defectors Over Wage Health Bills

Kennedy and Johnson press their push for a $1.25 minimum wage and expanded health coverage for five million workers. They confront Republican and Southern Democrat opposition, plan a floor fight over Social Security aged care insurance, and accuse Republicans of obstruction as House and Senate battles unfold.

Kennedy Johnson Senate John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson South Kennedy-Johnson Massachusetts Texas Harry F. Byrd Virginia

Wolf Point Judge Finishes Hearings In Local Compensation Appeals

Judge Jack R. Loucks of Wolf Point finished hearings in nine unemployment compensation appeals from the Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission rulings denying benefits to claimants tied to a strike against Anaconda Co. The cases involve Anson Vezina James Rooney George Aklin Vern McKay Harold Webster Leigle Barber John L Absher Martin B Miller and Andrew Beeh. Loucks will issue decisions from his Wolf Point chambers after taking the matters under advisement.

Jack R. Loucks Wolf Point Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission Loucks Anson Vezina James Rooney George Aklin Vern McKay Harold Webster Leigle Barber John L. Absher Martin B. Miller Andrew Beeh Commission Anaconda Co T. E. Downey John B. McClernan John Downey Robert L. Gott Lloyd D. Haugse Noel D. Edwards Douglas Rowling

Khrushchev Hails Castro as Patriot on Birthday

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent birthday greetings praising Fidel Castro as a great patriot and a leader in the struggle for a just and lasting peace. The message appeared on the front page of the Newspaper Revolucion. Castro turned 34 Saturday.

Havana Nikita Khrushchev Fidel Castro Revolucion Castro

Lemnitzer Named to Head Joint Chiefs of Staff

President Eisenhower selects Army Gen Lyman Lemnitzer to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff succeeding Gen Nathan F Twining who retires for health reasons. Lemnitzer, 61, has served as Army chief of staff and played key roles in World War II and Korea. Confirmation by the Senate is required.

House Senate Sam Rayburn Texas H. R. Gross Iowa Johnson Congress Washington Eisenhower Army Lyman L. Lemnitzer Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Nathan F. Twining Tion Twining Lemnitzer Honesdale General Staff Korea 7Th Infantry

Montana Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds and Showers

Montana east area sees mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thundershowers Tuesday into Wednesday, cooler temperatures on Tuesday. highs 65 to 80 Tuesday, 65 to 75 Wednesday. West region remains mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday, little change Tuesday night and Wednesday, highs 60 to 70 Tuesday, 65 to 75 Wednesday.

Montana

Plan to Abandon Meaderville Road Recalled by Montana Board

Five corporations and one individual withdrew from the abandonment petition for the Butte Meaderville road. The county board ruled the petition invalid and canceled a public hearing set for this morning. Remaining names total nine on the petition. The Anaconda Co. had proposed a new route and later withdrew its plan amid the dispute.

Butte-Meaderville Berkeley Pit Board of County Commissioners Anaconda Co E. D. Tierney Montana Power Co Sam B. Chase Butte Water Co John B. Hazen Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway W. A. Conroy Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co R. J. Pringle Neal Mahoney Spruce The Anaconga Co Butte Meaderville Willis Gerry Frank Gersh Gene Daly

Lightning Strikes City Power During Heavy Rain

A thunderstorm dumped .39 inch of precipitation in three hours on Mining City, triggering power outages blamed on lightning by Montana Power Co. Crews responded as 4,160 volt and distribution lines were damaged. Service was restored after about 56 minutes with no fires reported.

Federal Aviation Agency Montana Power Co Frank J. Lynch Butte-Anaconda Lynch Clark and Silver Excelsior Antimony

Startling Increase In Crime Reported In 1960 First Half

FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said crime in U S cities over 25 000 population rose sharply in the first six months of 1960 with a 9 percent overall increase versus 1959. Murders up 6 percent forcible rape and auto theft each 5 percent aggravated assault 4 percent.

Washington FBI J. Edgar Hoover U.S

Butte Flower Show Opens Tonight With Record Entries

Butte's 1960 annual flower show begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Crystal Room of the Anaconda Employees Club. The 32nd Rocky Mountain Garden Club exhibit is led by president Mrs. W. J. Magill with Mrs. E. J. Mueller as general chairman. An educational display features labeled hardy shrubs trees and evergreens. Hours are 6 to 9 30 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 9 30 p.m. Wednesday with entries accepted Tuesday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Butte Anaconda Employes Club Rocky Mountain Garden Club W. J. Magill E. J. Mueller

Montana city names draw crowds as circuses visit

J. H. Simpson tours the Mining City with the King Bros. Circus from Frostproof Florida. The stop highlights quirky local place names like Buffalo Cat Creek Bay Horse and Homestead attracting tourists and headlines.

Montana Buffalo Cat Creek Bay Horse Homestead J. H. Simpson King Bros. Circus Frostproof Fla

Montana range conditions fall below average in heat and drought

Hot dry weather across Montana reduced crop and livestock prospects. Government reports show range conditions at fair with sugar beets the sole crop forecast above average. Wheat yields fall short due to reduced acreage, while barley and oats also lag. Calves and lambs expected lighter. earlier, heavier marketing anticipated as range feed remains scarce overall.

Helena Montana

Anaconda Steel Freight Rate Matter Moves Toward Docket

A national rail rate study for a proposed Anaconda steel mill advances as Western railroads and Webb and Knapp associate Robert Thompson agree to place the matter before the Montana Lines Committee and the California North Coast joint committee. Railroads include Great Northern Northern Pacific Milwaukee Union Pacific Western Pacific Southern Pacific and Santa Fe.

Anaconda Western Railroads Robert S. Thompson New York City Webb and Knapp Montana Lines Committee California- North Coast Joint Committee California San Francisco Great Northern Northern Pacific Milwaukee Union Pacific Western Pacific Southern Pacific Santa Fe

Unwelcome Visitor To City Dispatched

The porcupine found hiding behind a box at Royal Bakery in uptown Butte. Owner Joe Keane summoned police after discovering the creature. Officers Joe Mirich and John Gasper located the animal in a corner behind a carton and disposed of it.

Butte Joe Keane the Royal Bakery Keane Joe Mirich John Gasper

Missile Kills Its Sister in Flight at White Sands

At White Sands Missile Range a Nike-Hercules missile intercepted and destroyed its sister Hercules in flight nine to eleven miles above the desert. The test, reported as completely successful, demonstrated an improved missile system and follows an earlier interception of a Corporal ballistic missile this summer.

White Sands Missile Range N.M Desert White Sands Hercules

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