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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1959

Page

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Anaconda Puts Salaried Staff on Part Time Amid Strike

Butte economy shaken as The Anaconda Co announces salaried employees will be reduced to half or quarter time beginning Sept 1 due to ongoing strike. About 750 at Butte, 525 at Anaconda, 250 at Great Falls face pay cuts with minimum guaranteed. Company cites lost work from Aug 19 strike and reports wage losses totaling nearly $483,338.25 in four days.

Butte Anaconda Co Anaconda Great Falls International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Montana

Return Home After Hospital Stay Highlights Large Rajacich Family

The Paul Rajacich household at 29 W LaPlatte celebrates six children being discharged from St James Hospital after a joint pediatrics ward stay. One child had pneumonia, five had severe colds, with a newborn daughter Susan Lynn entering Aug 16. A sister Rosemary helped at home as brothers and sisters adjust amid ongoing strike and rising school costs.

Paul Rajacich W. LaPlatte St. James Hospital Mrs. Rajacich Monia Rajacich Susan Lynn Rosemery

Eisenhower and Macmillan pursue new disarmament push

In Chequers talks Eisenhower pledges no behind the scenes bargaining with the Soviet Union and seeks a bold Western initiative on disarmament. Informants say the U.S. aims for a fresh approach with a foolproof system of control and inspection to curb nuclear weapons production. The discussion also covers Berlin, the arms race and bolstering the Western Alliance.

Eisenhower Harold Macmillan United States Soviet Union Chequers James C. Hagerty London Macmillan Free World Hagerty Berlin

Solon Pushes Six Week Congress Recess

Sen George Smathers proposes a six week recess from early September to October to clear stalled bills and prepare for Khrushchev visit. He cites labor control, vetoed public works, and Great Lakes water disputes as reasons. Johnson distant. Khrushchev arrival Sept 15 remains a key deadline for action.

Washington Nikita Khrushchev Congress George Smathers D-Fla Lyndon B. Johnson Dtex Smathers Johnson Eisenhower Senate Great Lakes Chicago Khrushchev

Butte Faces Challenge Attracting New Industry

Butte must attract defense and industrial ventures with a long term plan. T.8 Veazey Jr. and R. C. Setterstrom report after Utah plant tours that Montana needs military orders or proximity to populated areas with skilled labor and vocational schools. They credit Senators Murray and Mansfield and Congressman Metcalf for open doors and urge coordinated local action to secure new industry.

Butte Veazey Jr R. C. Setterstrom Defense Department James E. Murray Mike Mansfield Lee Metcalf Veazey and Setterstrom Chamber Utah Montana Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee E. D. Tierney Anaconda Co Montana Power Co

Man Dies in Try To Board Train Near Troy Depot

Libby AP report: a halispell log ger, Arvid A. Cox, about 30, was fatally injured Saturday afternoon when he apparently tried to board a freight train near the Troy Depot. Cox lost both legs and died in an ambulance en route to Libby hospital. He worked for Rubier Logging Co. at Troy and was believed bound for his Kalispell home.

Libby Troy Robert Riddle Arvid A. Cox Cox Rubier Logging Co Riddle Kalispell

4 H and FFA Livestock Show Opens in Butte Tuesday

Fifty six youths from nine Montana counties enter the 13th annual Butte 4 H and Future Farmers of America show and sale to be held September 1 at the Montana Livestock Auction Co. Eighty eight animals are listed including fat beef sheep hogs feeders and breeding stock. Entry list by county names several 4 H and FFA members from Cascade Powell Gallatin Park and Park counties.

Montana Butte Farmers of America Montana Livestock Auction Co

Butte Livestock Show Draws Broad Entry and Officials

Picture on Page 14 Meagher Donna Hanson Madison Jefferson Bill Edmin ston Charles Edminston Joe Fouts John Funk Shirley Little Lory Magnus Dennis Miller Milton Powell Barbara Frisbie Jess Fris bie John Kelly Anna Marie Wilson Kay Cogdill Beverly Hunt Joan Lutey Sylvan Lutey Bill Powell Patricia Shaw Kathy Green Danny Hanson Silver Bow Jack Beckman Jim Beckman Judy Craddock Ann Frances Fortune Patsy Frazier Joyce Cradock Bonnie Frazier Linda Johnson Shirley Johnson Terry Lawson Mary Lou Lindlief Joan Britton Broadwater Keith Williams Outstanding Event The show and sale each year are Butte's outstanding livestock attractions. Butte residents join in the event, and large numbers of parents and other relatives of the contestants come to the Mining City for the three days. James B. Glover is general chair man. Entertainment for the visiting young ranchers is cared for by Continued Page 14 Col. 4.

Butte James B. Glover

Tractor Crashes Kill Driver In Four Corners Road Crash

Merlyn G. Campine 21 of Heart Butte was fatally pinned when an overturned tractor plunged down a 10 foot embankment on Four Corners Road. Authorities cited possible steering failure. Campine died in Kalispell hospital from a crushed chest and internal injuries. Funeral set for Browning. Montana road deaths reach 152 for the year, surpassing last year’s tally.

Kalispell (Ap Merlyn G. Campine Heart Butte Browning Campine Four Corners Doug Wise Doug Wise Jr Champine Kalispell Montana

Junior High Orientation Day Set for Tuesday

Junior High School hosts an orientation day this Tuesday for pupil s completing sixth grade and enrolling in junior high. The program starts at 10 a.m. in the school auditorium with welcomes by Principal Paul Roesti, and talks by Assistant Principal Edwards and Counselor Dan Sweeney on rules and guidance respectively. A guided building tour follows and students should bring pencils or balls with one writing surface.

Paul Roesti Edwards Dan Sweeney

Schools to Open In Anaconda Starting Monday

Parochial and public schools in Anaconda prepare for the new term with registrations completed. Anaconda Central High opens Monday with Rev. John J. McCoy directing and Sister Clotildis as principal. religion classes led by Revs. Malacha M. Beatty and Wilson Smart. Other campuses begin Wednesday or Tuesday as listed, with teachers attending a preschool conference and a union luncheon prior to classes. Rural schools in Warm Springs and Fish Trap start Monday.

Anaconda Anaconda Central High School John J. McCoy Clotildis Magdelene Marie Anthony Marie Paula Anna Judelle Ancille Madalita Edwin Charlene Elizabeth Flah Disney's Inn Beaver Dam Bryan Lincoln Washington W. K. Dwyer Warm Springs Fish Trap

Adenauer calls Bonn meeting with Eisenhower a complete success

Chancellor Konrad Adenauer said his Bonn meeting with President Eisenhower was a complete success. He told Welt am Sonntag that the United States and Germany are on very good terms and declined to reveal details of personal and confidential tasks, noting they were very important.

Hamburg Germany Konrad Adenauer Bonn Fisenhower Welt Am Sonntag United States

Schools Plan Early Openings For 1959 60 Term

Butte city schools begin a staggered reopening with Boys and Girls Central High Schools starting midweek. Girls Central freshmen enroll first, followed by sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Boys Central follows the same pattern. Parochial schools resume Sept 8 for staff meetings and Sept 8-9 class start, with most classroom work beginning Sept 9.

Boys Girls Central High Butte Butte High School Junior Girls Central High School Boys Central Girls Central Mary Seraphine C. A. O'Donnell George Haney

New Butte High School Punils To Meet Tuesday

An orientation session for all new Butte High School students is set for Tuesday in the school auditorium. Eighth and ninth graders from the Junior High and students who registered in the last two weeks must attend. Lockers will be assigned and partners chosen. A second orientation will follow in mid September after classes begin. Davis urged unregistered students to sign up at the high school office daily.

Webster-Garfield Butte Butte High School Davis

Eight Killed by Lightning Sparks End of Heat Wave

The Associated Press reports eight people died from lightning as thunderstorms ended a heat wave across the East Coast and Great Lakes. A couple and a 6 year old girl were killed at a church picnic near Auburn Pennsylvania, while pneumonia plus dehydration claimed deaths among elderly patients at Columbus Ohio State Hospital. A golfer in Rumson New Jersey was noted in the day's events.

East Coast Great Lakes Auburn Pennsylvania Columbus, Ohio State Hospital Rumson N. J

Round Up Buyers Fast for Your Goods

An advertisement urges readers to call 5451 to quickly turn unused items into cash. It promises rapid buyer roundups and cites satisfaction of others who used the service. The tone is promotional and direct.

Senate Paper Warns of Soviet Threat

A Senate Foreign Relations Committee report warns the United States must mobilize total free world military and economic resources to counter a Soviet drive for global control. It envisions a 10 to 20 year struggle with rising costs, urges anti ICBM defense and full use of electronic computing power to sustain allied growth and forces.

Washington Senate United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee Corporation For Economic and Industrial Research, Inc Arlington Foreign Relations Committee U.S Arthur E. Burns Graduate Council George Washington University J. W. Fulbright Dark Soviet Union

Montana Weather Summary North and West Regions Warm and Fair

Montana forecast notes fair and warmer conditions in the west and north with partly cloudy skies southeast sees a few afternoon thunder showers. Sunday highs range from 75 to 86 with clear nights and light winds. Monday brings increasing clouds and warmth in the east. West Montana stays fair and warmer Sunday with highs 70 to 80 and some showers Monday afternoon. overnight lows near 40 to 55.

Montana

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