Engineers Vote 126 Yes to Accept Anaconda Offer
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 375 members voted 126 yes 11 no and one void ballot to accept the Anaconda Co settlement. Of 220 eligible, the secret ballot ran 10 am to 6 pm at union HQ Phoenix Block Room 601. The count was by a Butte notary, with details released Thursday night.
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International Union of Operating Engineers Local 375
Afl-Cio
Anaconda Co
Thomas Osborne
William Evans
Phoenix Block
Butte
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Anaconda
Great Falls
Butte Teamsters Local No
Teamsters and Anaconda Co Remain Far Apart in Talks
Butte Teamsters Local No. 2 on strike against Anaconda Co since July 16 report moves toward settlement are stalled. Joe Rossman, chair of the union negotiating committee, states the gap on basic settlement principles is unchanged. The strike closed the Berkeley Pit, a company operation employing most striking drivers, with union officials blaming inconsistent negotiators and long pay disparities.
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Anaconda
United Steelworkers Local 6001
Anaconda Reduction Works
Teamsters
Butte Teamsters Local No
Anaconda Co
Berkeley
Joe Rossman
Berkeley Pit
Berlin Crisis Deepens With Youth Killed at Border
East Berlin border guards fatally shot 19 year old Hans Dieter Wesa as he attempted to reach the West. West Berlin police said he was already in Western territory and fired on from the border area. A separate Checkpoint Charlie incident saw three Russian armored cars delayed for hours by U S military police.
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East Berlin
West Berlin
Wesa
Checkpoint Charlie
West Declares Russia Still Responsible for Berlin
Western powers reaffirmed that Russia remains responsible for the Berlin command and warned Allies will defend their rights. The statement, issued by the United States Britain and France, said East German military changes do not alter Allied rights or Soviet responsibilities in the divided city.
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Russia
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
East Berlin
Helmut Poppe
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Pioneers Leader Arrives for 78th Montana Convention
Lumen W. Allen of Harrison, born 1867, arrives as president of the Montana Society of Pioneers for the 78th convention. He is expected with several family members including sister Mrs. Helen Allen Coward and brother Tom Allen, while other officers may be absent. Allen, a noted figure in Montana history, recalls the society’s early days.
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Legion
The
Society of Montana Pioneers
Society
Lumen W. Allen
Harrison
Alex B. Leggat
Butte
Frank Quinn
Jefferson City
Lumen W. Allen of
Montana Society of Pioneers
Helen Allen Coward
Roy Crismas
Helena
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Josephine Gilg
Missoula
Anthony H. French
Dillon
Allen
Tom Allen
Loretta Allen Alkire
Long Beach
Calif
Sons
Lumen Allen
Pioneers
Montana
Martha Kramer
Ohio
Tom
Gilg
Argenta
French
Bannack
Pioneers’ Society
Lucia Buckingham
Madison
Frank
Doc) Nelson
Bozeman
Gallatin Valley
Arthur P. (Niche) Moran
Townsend
Weather Outlook Mixed With History Notes
The weather column notes fair and warmer conditions today east of the Divide with high near 72 and cooler, cloudier weather Friday night into Saturday with showers possible in the northwest then spreading south and east. West of the Divide, Friday is partly to mostly cloudy with a few Friday night showers and cooler Saturday. The article also recounts Montana pioneer history tied to Z M Allen and society members, hinting the 62nd annual conclave may be the last gathering.
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Divide
Hoot Gibson Dies at 70 in California
Hoot Gibson a Western film star known for his rough riding and stunt work died in Woodland Hills California after a battle with cancer He was 70 The UPI report notes he began as a twenty dollar a week stuntman and by 1920 had appeared in about 310 films claiming he earned six million dollars and spent it all
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Woodland Hills
Calif
UPI
Hoot Gibson
Gibson
Johnson Opens Lebanon Visit With Handshake Observers React
Vice President Lyndon Johnson arrived in Beirut on a 16 day goodwill tour and greeted a 15 year old watermelon stand boy with a firm handshake. He assured Lebanon of U S interest in independence and integrity amid Arab bloc efforts to sway the country. Johnson and his party planned calls on President Fuad Cehab and Prime Minister Rashid Karame before continuing to Iran Turkey Greece Cyprus and Italy.
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Alvin Spivak
Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Johnson
United States
Syria
Iraq
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Pakistan
Ahmad Bashir
U.S
Lone Star State
Ladybird
Linda Bird
Fuad Cehab
Rashid Karame
Iran
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
Italy
Butte Officials Trim Police Fire Ranks to Save Budget
Butte officials under Mayor Vern Griffith cut seven police and seven fire roles and sideline clerical staff to meet a 1962 63 budget goal. The plan reduces sworn officers from 39 to 32 and firefighters from 45 to 38, described by Griffith as a regrettable saving to keep within statutory budget permissives.
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Butte
Vern Griffith
Griffith
Council
Ways and Means
Jim Clark
Fire Department
John McCarthy
Whitehall Junior Stock Show Set
The fifth annual 4 H and FFA junior livestock show and sale will be at the Whitehall fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday. Events include an 1 pm animals show and showmanship, a 9 pm Saturday dance by Jimmy Rowe’s orchestra, a Sunday free barbecue for buyers and 4 H families, and a 1 pm sale featuring 13 fat beef animals 36 fat lambs and 37 market hogs all graded choice or better. John Vukich of Dillon donates the beef and serves as auctioneer with co sponsors Jefferson Valley Grange and Whitehall Saddle Club.
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Whitehall
FFA
Whitehall Fairgrounds
Jimmy Rowe
Bozeman
Cardwell Canaries
Saddle Club
John Vukich
Dillon
Jefferson Valley Grange
Whitehall Saddle Club
Vukich
Madison County
Deer Lodge Hosts Montana Ponies of America Show Saturday
Deer Lodge prepares for the third annual Montana State Ponies of America Show at the fairgrounds with 125 to 150 entries. Events include halter classes, breeding divisions, lead line, races, trail, western pleasure, and cow work across morning afternoon and evening programs under MST.
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Deer Lodge
Montana
Delayed Report Raises Montana Death Toll to 155
A belated Montana Highway Patrol death report increases the year's highway toll to 155. Oscar Moore, 73, died from injuries from an Aug. 1 single car crash near Malta. Moore, a retired ranch worker, was driving when the car left a graveled road and struck a tree. His wife fractured a leg. several children were in the vehicle.
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Sheriff's Office
Moore
Phillips County
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West
George W. Irvin
Col. W. F. Sanders
John H. Curtis
Sen. W. A. Clark
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R. G. Porter
William Haines
N. C. Nettleton
R. G. Humber
Z. M. Allen
Boonville
Newton
Iowa
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High Low Prec
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
AW Butte
Cut Bank
Drummond
Glasgow
St Havre
Kalispell
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William J. Clark
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