Butte To House 750 Ennis Refugees Amid Earthquake Relief
The Butte Red Cross urged residents to shelter refugees with 750 accommodations offered within hours. The Butte Chamber of Commerce coordinated calls from out of state relatives and local housing projects with Kenwood Realty Co providing 15 furnished units and more apartments for shelter. Doris Wood of Missoula aids Red Cross relief and evacuation with Civil Defense, as Anaconda’s Kenwood Realty Co. supplies housing in Butte projects.
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Butte Red Cross
Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Harold McGrath
Anaconda Company
Amic
Kenwood Realty Co
Madison Valley
Harold Frnished
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Doris Wood
Missoula
Sheridan-Ennis
Kenwood
Anaconda
Red Cross Clears Information on Western Earthquake Tourists
Washington AP reports the American Red Cross and its Bozeman Montana chapter act as an information center for tourists and others affected by the Western earthquake. Spokesman says inquiries about individuals should go through local Red Cross chapters for relay to Bozeman.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Bozeman
Mont
All Aires
Red Cross
Mine Mill Strike Begins Today in Four Montana Cities
The Mine Mill strike starts today in Butte and four other Montana cities as The Anaconda Co and the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers fail to reach a new agreement. Pickets will line Anaconda mines and properties in Butte Anaconda Great Falls East Helena and Tooele Utah as shifts from 7 to 8 a.m. MDST go idle. About 5,600 SUMM&SW workers are on strike with roughly 1,400 more idle. Negotiations broke down after the company refused to sign a written assurance tying settlement terms to other metal producers. Barney Rask of Butte Miners Union No. 1 cited mediation contacts with Robert McCleland of the U S Department of Labor and said nothing could be done now.
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Butte
Anaconda Co
International Union of Mine
Anaconda
Great Falls
East Helena
Tooele
Utah
Summ&sw
Barney Rask
Butte Miners Union No. 1
Robert McCleland
Mediation and Conciliation Service
U. S. Department of Labor
Rask
McCleland
Montana Weather Outlook East and West Districts
East Montana sees cloudiness Wednesday into Thursday with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 90 both days. West Montana forecasts Thursday storms to the south with little temperature change. highs 70 to 80, lows Wednesday night 45 to 55.
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Montana
Fancy Vacations Forever? Post-Standard Want Ad Pitch
A Post-Standard want ad promises to help families raise cash by selling unused items and funding vacations. Prospects are urged to call 5451 to start the process and join others who turned their unused belongings into travel funds.
Butte Man Sees Large Slide Buried Camp Area
H A Frank of Frank Tire Co reported after a flight over the Madison Valley earthquake zone that many may be buried near Hebgen Lake. He and colleagues observed a massive land shift with a scoop like removal of a mountain portion, claiming at least a third moved and 5,000,000 yards of material displaced.
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Hebgen Lake
H. A. Frank
Frank Tire Co
Madison Valley
Frank
Les Sheridan
F & S Construction Co
Carl Daniels
Joe Mogush
Sheridan
Hebgen Canyon
Berkeley Pit
Red Troops Reenter Northern Laos Amid Queued Orders
Government reports that communist rebel units are moving back into Sam Neua and Phong Saly in northern Laos near the North Vietnamese frontier. Brig. Gen. Ouane Rathikoune says Laotian outposts indicate bands have penetrated up to fifty miles inside Laos awaiting orders.
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Vientiane, Laos
Laos
Red
Sam Neua
Phong Saly
Viet Nam
China
Ouane Rathikoune
Eisenhower Signs Defense Bill and Atomic Energy Appropriation
President Eisenhower signed the Defense Department appropriation bill totaling 39,228,200,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30 and also approved 2,651,614,000 for the Atomic Energy Commission for the same period.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Butte Sees Quake Aftermath and Damaged Schools
A series of tremors rattled Butte with four minor shocks and a 30 second major quake at 12:38 a.m. Costs to repair Franklin School may reach 5 to 10 thousand dollars while Emerson Gate entrance block fell. Mrs Matthis in Missoula aided. rescues linked to Wade Lake camping.
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Butte
John McCaslin
Montana School of Mines
Madison Canyon
McCaslin
Ray Matthis
Missoula
Wade Lake
Jack Voucher
Ventura
Calif
Joan
Ray Harrison
Manhattan
Franklin
George Haney
Emerson
Madison Canyon Earthquake Slows Rescue Amid Toll Rising
Rescue workers struggle to reach victims after a massive Madison Canyon quake near Hebgen Dam. At least 18 dead with 42 seriously injured, as helicopters evacuate the injured and fears of further slides persist.
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Madison Canyon
Hebgen Dam
Ennis
Madison Valley
Madison River
Butte
Virginia City
California Institute of Technology
Rock Creek
Hebgen
Yellowstone
Bozeman
West Yellowstone
Terrifying Experiences Are Related by Youthful Tourists
Bowyer Resalte and two young tourists were injured in a Virginia City camping disaster after a cyclone struck. Shirley Ost, 6, and Ruth Ost were hospitalized, while several others endured cuts and eye injuries as rocks and water surged around the canyon campsite.
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Virginia City
Bowyer
Madison Var
Shirley
Ruth Ost
Ennis
Cannon Visits Hebgen Lake Disaster Area
Lt. Gov. Paul Cannon and his son Ross traveled to the Madison Canyon earthquake zone and planned to reach the Hebgen Dam late Tuesday night. He aimed to walk into the disaster area from the dam site as officials reported a seven mile stretch of lakefront devastated.
Butte Civil Defense Mobilizes for Earthquake Call
Butte Civil Defense issued a volunteer call for nurses and personnel to aid at an Ennis earthquake disaster scene. The effort drew more responses than anticipated, later retracted as not needed. Doctors Frank Peterson and L G Hammer were sent, with plasma, oxygen and supplies by plane, plus Salvation Army clothing shipment.
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Butte
Ennis
William Talbott
Cole Sullivan
Butte CD
Bozeman
Frank Peterson
L. G. Hammer
Salvation Army
Emergency Food Ready if Needed in Madison Valley
Federal officials authorized Montana to distribute emergency federal food supplies to the Madison Valley if relief is requested. State Controller William F. Koch said no request had been made by Tuesday evening, though reports described a food shortage among quake survivors living in shelters on mountain tops. The state holds ample stocks of flour cornmeal rice dry milk eggs butter and cheese.
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Helena
Mont
Madison Valley
William F. Koch
Koch
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