Strikers at East Helena unit vote on new contract proposal
Striking workers at the American Smelting and Refining Co plant in East Helena will vote Thursday night on whether to accept or reject the latest contract terms. If a majority of the 18 units approve, operations may resume at 7 am Monday. The tentative deal includes wage increases of seven to nine cents per hour per year, a national health and welfare program, and an improved vacation plan, totaling about 22.5 cents per hour in benefits.
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East Helena
ASA
Fast Helena
American Smelter and Refining Co
John Fonk
Union
As&r
Independent Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
American Smelting & Refining Co
Denver
Montana Weather Ahead For Central And Western Regions
Montana forecast calls for cloudy skies Wednesday through Thursday with 15 to 30 mph southwest winds in the east portion. Occasional snow flurries are expected in the mountains northwest Wednesday night into Thursday, with warmer highs near 45 to 55 Wednesday and cooler conditions Thursday. Lows reach 20 to 30 Wednesday night, and highs fall to 35 to 45 Thursday. West portion remains cloudy with valley fog early Wednesday, snow flurries over higher elevations, and a few showers in lower elevations. Highs 35 to 45 Wednesday, 30 to 40 Thursday. lows 20 to 30 Wednesday night. The table.
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Montana
Tremors Reported Across Bozeman Area
Several residents reported two light earthquakes Tuesday morning in Bozeman. Montana State College officials recorded eight shocks Monday, though not all events were immediately confirmed by instruments.
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Bozeman
Montana State College
McElroy resigns as Defense Secretary. Gates named successor
Neil H. McElroy quits after 26 months as secretary and Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr. is promoted to lead the Pentagon. McElroy cautions the U.S. will trail in big missiles for three years while detailing plans to seek funds for more B52s on alert. Gates, deputy secretary and former Navy secretary, to take over as Eisenhower’s budget looms and missile debate continues.
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Neil H. McElroy
Defense
Philadelphia
Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr
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U.S
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Soviet Union
United States
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Eisenhower prepares strong speech over steel talks impasse
Washington reports President Eisenhower plans sharp remarks to criticize both union and management for failing to settle the steel dispute. The government resumes bargaining after a sour session as Steelworkers leader David J. McDonald accuses the industry of bad faith and objects to a pamphlet from U.S. Steel titled last offer for strike settlement. The Steelworkers, now recalled to work under Taft Hartley Act injunction, could strike again when the injunction lifts on January 26.
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Washington
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
U.S. Steel Corp
Color Pictures Of Earth Lost At Sea In Thor Capsule
A movie camera mounted in a Thor missile nose cone, launched from Cape Canaveral, captured high altitude color views of Earth before the 18 inch capsule carrying it splashed into the Atlantic. Officials say the capsule landed short of the intended drop zone and is presumed sunk.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Thor
Atlantic
Woman, 91, Fatally Burned Lighting Pipe for Blind Husband
In Bayville New Jersey a 91 year old woman died after her clothes caught fire while lighting a pipe for her blind husband in their four room house. The husband 92 suffered third-degree burns on both hands but was in fair condition. The couple would have celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve.
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Bayville
N. J
John
Butte Enjoys Sunny Climate Despite Cold Isolation
Butte, the Mining City, records show 51.78 percent sunshine days yearly, with clear and partly cloudy days boosting vitamin D and bone health. Weather data from 1921 to 1950 notes November highs and lows, daily maxima, and persistent cold air drainage from nearby mountains. The airport at 5,529 feet faces significant winter temperature drops due to valley radiative cooling. Continued on page 3.
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Frank Quinn
Butte
California
U.S. Dept. of Commerce Weather Bureau
USDC
Rockies
Young Escapees Take Long Hike
Two teen inmates of the State Industrial School at Miles City escaped during a nature study hike on Sunday. They traveled 150 miles to reach Yellowstone County Jail after stealing an unlocked car at Forsyth and filling a tank without paying. Highway Patrolman Robert Griffith tracked them at speeds up to 100 mph and captured them at Worden. Both boys had been sent to the institution only last week for car theft.
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Billings
State Industrial School
Miles City
Yellowstone County
Great Falls
Forsyth
Robert Griffith
Worden
Home Aid Surplus Ad Tips and Quick Sell Items
Surplus putty stays soft when covered with water and stored in a jar with a tight fitting cover. Classified Ads convert surplus household items into cash with an ad writer by calling 5451. Quickly sold by advertiser items include a baby crib and mattress like new for 15 dollars and a large deep fryer, phone 0 00000.
Catholic Schools Also to Have Saturday Classes
Butte parochial schools join public schools in adding Saturday sessions on Dec 5 and Jan 9, after two storm days. Rt Rev Msgr M M English announced the plan after a deanery meeting. Girls Central missed one day and will make it up. Boys Central head was away in Spokane and likely to announce plans on return. State Board rules require 180 school days annually.
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Butte
M. M. English
Butte Conference of Catholic Clergy
Girls Central
Boys Central High School
Spokane
Boys Central
State Board of Education
Missing Butte Boy Returns Home
Gerald Rice ten year old of 1854 Garrison returned home Tuesday afternoon after a 24 hour absence. Police were informed by his parents. Officers said the boy told his folks he slept in a car and at a friend's house. The Emerson School student was the object of a search after he failed to return home from school Monday.
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Gerald Rice
Garrison
Emerson School
Jewel theft by two bandits including disguised officer
Two smooth talking robbers, one dressed as a University City policeman, robbed a downtown office on the 12th floor late Tuesday. They bound Manes Topper and his wife Sadie, taking diamonds valued at about 80 000 to 90 000 dollars, including a 754 carat stone, and escaped into holiday shoppers.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Manes Topper
Sadie
Chemical
Topper
University City
Moon Shot Failure Costs NASA 12 to 15 Million
NASA estimated the Atlas-Able moon rocket program cost between 12 and 15 million dollars. The figure covers the Cape Canaveral test where the Atlas exploded and another flight that shed its plastic covering and broke up due to extreme air pressures.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Canaveral Fla
Lone Survivor Tells How He Was Saved
A Allegheny Airlines twin engine airliner crashed on Bald Eagle Mountain in a snowstorm killing 25. Louis Matarazzo, 35, of Springfield, Philadelphia area, survived after leaping free as flames consumed the wreckage. He described fighting through flames and debris to escape, while the plane carrying 23 passengers and a crew of three went down en route to Cleveland.
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Allegheny Airlines
Donald W. Tygert
Webster
N.Y
Philadelphia
David Miller
Williamsport
Louis Matarazzo
Matarazzo
Springfield
Tom Pettit
Wrcv-Tv
Cleveland
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Tom Schadt
Lancaster
Bald Eagle Mountain
Schadt
State Report Signals More Job Losses in Butte Due to Strike
Helena AP reports Montana’s latest employment outlook is dim as Butte merchants pause hiring for the holidays and a small local factory closes. Unemployment claims rise statewide to 11,869, with Butte at 2,325 and Anaconda 1,170. Montana remains fifth in insured unemployment nationally with 5.9 percent, as metal mining disputes dampen the labor market. mild weather offers slight revival of outdoor work.
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Butte
Helena
Montana
Chadwick H. Smith
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Anaconda
Great Falls
Smith
U.S. Department of Labor
Cuban born US citizen on trial for life before Castro tribunal
Rafael del Pino a 33 year old Cuban born American citizen from Miami is carried into a Havana fortress courtroom on a stretcher to face a military tribunal charged with counter revolution. The prosecutor seeks death for him and co defendant Luciano Liner as Gastell.
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Fidel Castro
Havana
Rafael del Pino
Miami
Fla
U.S
Luciano Lineras Gastell
Fulgencio Batista
Sheridan Elder Mary Nattrass Dies at 95
SHERIDAN Mary C Nattrass 95 longtime area resident widow of John W Nattrass who died in 1940 died Tuesday at Alder Rest Home Born November 22 1864 in Minnesota she married June 10 1895 in Minneapolis Lived on a ranch near Dillon before moving to Sheridan in 1934 Last rites Thursday at 2 in the local Episcopal Church Rev Shepherd Crim officiating Burial at Dillon Marsh Funeral Home Sheridan in charge Survivors include sister Isa Koffin Minnesota son in law Walter Branch Sheridan five grandchildren and three great grandchildren
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Sheridan
Mary C. Nattrass
Alder Rest
John W. Nattrass
Dillon
Marsh Funeral Home
Isa Koffin
Minnesota
Walter Branch
Christmas Night Shopping Set for Butte Stores
Butte retailers announce extended hours for night shoppers on four Saturdays and one Monday in December. Stores will open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on those nights. Christmas Eve closes at 5:30 p.m. and reopens at 8:45 a.m. on December 24.
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Butte
Retail Clerks Union
Silver Bow Employes Assn
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