Pioneers Open Meeting of Montana Society in Virginia City
Three of nine members respond to roll at the 77th annual conven tion in Virginia City. Lyman W. Allen presides, with Helen Allen Conard as substitute vice president and George Edward Wright among those present. Several members unable to attend are listed with birthplaces and ages. The convention opens with noted pep.
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Montana Society of Pioneers
Virginia City
Montana
Territory
Lyman W. Allen
Harrison
Helen Allen Conard
George Edward Wright
Alder
Madison County
The
Jefferson City
Mr. Allen
Josephine Gilg
Missoula
Argenta
Anthony French
Dillon
Bannack
Samuel Fletcher
Livingston
Frank
Doc) Nelson
Bozeman
Central Station
Belgrade
Gallatin Valley
Arthur P (Niche) Nelson, Townsend
Lucia Idaho
Buckingham
Madison
Ohio
Hungerford Elected Governor of Montana Boys State
Mark Hungerford a 17 year old Billings High School senior and Pioneer party candidate won the Montana Boys State governor race defeating 17 year old Brian Smith of Missoula. Hungerford will lead the Boys State in a ceremony with Gov Donald G Nutter also speaking at inauguration.
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Dillon
Mark Hungerford
Billings
Friday
Montana
Hungerford
Pioneer Party
Brian Smith
Missoula
American Legion Citizenship School
Rod Kovick
Helena
Smith
Frontier Party
Missoula High School
Boys State
Gav
Donald G. Nutter
Nutter
Open junior rodeo kicks off with Saturday parade in Butte
Judges ponder queen candidates for the Little Buckaroo Rodeo opening in Butte today with a 9 p.m. monarch announcement at Naranche Stadium. Twelve contestants age 12 and under competed Friday on horsemanship appearance and poise as 11 a.m. parade leaves the courthouse. Rodeo events run Saturday from 2 p.m. with a 9 p.m. second show and state finals Sunday at 9 p.m.
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Butte
Naranche Stadium
Youths Hurl Stones At American Embassy in Rio
About 200 students attacked the U S embassy in Rio de Janeiro smashing the glass front and two windows. Militiamen used tear gas and rubber truncheons to disperse the crowd as 3 000 students gathered in a downtown square demanding Gen Joao Goulart return to the presidency. Quadros resigned earlier in the day and arrived in Sao Paulo where he was greeted by four state governors.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.S
Janio Quadros
Brazil
Quadros
Sao Paulo
U N General Assembly backs pullback of French Bizerte forces
The United Nations General Assembly voted 66 to 0 with 30 abstentions to demand France withdraw its troops from the Bizerte base in Tunisia and negotiate to give up the base. France boycotted the five day session and said it would ignore the decision.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
France
Bizerte
Tunisia
Denmark
Iceland
Norway
Turkey
United States
Africa
Asia
Japan
Essamelian
Yugoslavia
Assembly
Security Council
Iserte
U S Calls 76 500 Reservists to Active Duty
The Defense Department ordered 76 500 Army Navy and Air Force reservists to active duty with most to report October 1 46 500 Army 6 400 Navy and 23 600 Air Force. McNamara said the call up follows the mobilization program requested by the President and Congress. Marine Reservists not called.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
McNamara
Fort Polk
Kennedy
Congress
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Wyoming Guard 340 Called to Active Duty
About 340 members of the Wyoming Army National Guard from the 1022nd Engineer Battalion based in Laramie Afton Lander Powell and Gillette were activated to active duty Friday.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming Army National Guard
1022Nd Engineer Battalion
Laramie
Afton
Lander, Powell and Gillette
Quadros quits Brazil's presidency after seven months
President Janio Quadros resigns, saying he was crushed by home and foreign opponents. He criticized his neutralist foreign policy which mixed US aid with links to Cuba and the Soviet bloc. Vice President Joao Goulart, abroad in the Far East, faces the interim transfer as Ranieri Mazzilli assumes the office.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Janio Quadros
United States
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Joao Goulart
Red China
Far East
Quadros
Radio Nacional
Goulart
Hong Kong
Singapore
Ranieri Mazzilli
Chamber of Deputies
Rusk Boosts Confidence in Berlin Stand Against Soviets
Secretary of State Dean Rusk expressed faith that the United States and its NATO allies along with West Berlin will withstand Soviet threats to Berlin’s freedom. He praised the Lindley Paper for detailing postwar Berlin history and the current crisis and noted peaceful means guide U.S. response.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
West Berlin
Rusk
State Department
Berlin
Lindley
Ernest K. Lindley
Germany
Hudson River Wave Engulfs Vehicles at West Point
A sudden eight foot wave on the Hudson near the U.S. Military Academy swept two trucks and about a dozen boats into the water. Witnesses say the wave rose from the river center and moved toward both shores. No injuries were reported.
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Hudson River
West Point
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Academy
Moose Mooses Elect Officers at Montana Convention Banquet
The 36th Montana Moose Association and Women of Moose wrap up with officer installations at Finlen Hotel and a state president ball. Moosehaven and Mooseheart reports highlight activities as drill teams from Billings Helena Missoula Lewistown compete at the Civic Center. Ruth Woodsworth of Missoula crowned queen. John Sadorf of Glendive to preside closing session.
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Montana Moose Association and
Women of Moose
Finlen
Moose Home
National Lodge
Paul Sheets
Moosehaven
Supreme Lodge
Sheets
Mooseheart
Ill
Jacksonville
Fla
Civic Center
Billings
Sidney
Helena
Missoula
Lewistown
Monial
Silver Bow
Finlen Hotel
Hazel Harlan
Cut Bank
Ruth Woodsworth
Isabelle Weller
Kathryn Weagle
Mabel Sain
Clara Lindberg
Livingston
Betty Bullock
Alice Zimmer
Whitefish
Jessie Nemitz
Glendive
Josie Drake
Edna Meager
Dakota Woman Dies of Injuries
Mrs. Maggie Maier 76 of Maxbass North Dakota died from injuries after a car skidded off a detour on Interstate 12 near Miles City Montana. Her son Paul 49 escaped injury as the vehicle plunged 50 feet down a bank. The accident was the fifth Montana traffic fatality of 1961.
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Miles City
Maggie Maier
Maxbass
N.D
Montana
Mexico City Radio Stations Agree Not to Criticize Peers
In Mexico City, rival radio stations reach a pact to refrain from criticizing each other. The agreement aims to reduce public spats and foster a more cooperative broadcast landscape amid competitive market tensions.
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Mexico City
Weather: Mostly Cloudy With Showers Across Montana
Montana forecast indicates mainly cloudy conditions with scattered showers or thundershowers. East region expects highs around 80 to 90 with lows near 50 to 60, while western Montana sees highs near 75 to 86 and similar night temperatures.
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Montana
Montana General says no units ordered to active duty
Maj. Gen. H. Mitchell announced Friday that no Montana military units were ordered to active duty on Oct. 1. He said none of the Army Navy or Air Force units in Montana have been alerted for possible callup.
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Helena
H. Mitchell
Montana
Army
Navy
Air Force
Armed Truce Patchwork as Ulbricht Threatens Berlin Control
East West border tensions eased into an armed truce around Berlin while Walter Ulbricht warned Western intervention must end and asserted East German control over land sea and air routes after any peace treaty. The Soviet Union seeks a separate pact with East Germany by year end unless the West agrees to reunification terms.
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Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Soviet Union
Germany
Ulbricht
East Berlin
Western Allies Reject Soviet Threat Over Berlin Air Corridors
The Western Big Four nations agreed to send formal replies to the Soviet note rejecting any tampering with West Berlin air routes. Washington and allied groups discussed negotiating moves while warning Moscow against pressure, aiming for talks soon to avert rising Berlin tensions.
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Washington
West Berlin
Soviet Union
White House
Big Four
Kremlin
Berlin
France
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Britain
West Germany
Forest Service bag sparks amputee hiring rumor
In Hamilton Montana officials denied a report that the Forest Service hired an amputee to fight fires in Montana and Idaho. A canvas bag found with other camp cargo contained a lower artificial leg, prompting questions as to how it arrived with the cargo truck unload.
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Hamilton
Forest Service
Montana
Idaho
Frank Schumaker
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