02 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1966
Page
1
The Butte Fire Dept displayed its $69,000 Engine No 7 on East Park Plaza near Main with a noon demonstration. Mayor Thomas F Powers and ex-mayor Vern Griffith were hoisted from the Medical Arts Building for a brief aerial tour as snow fell. Bud Tate, the firehouse mechanic, operated the aerialscope hoist reaching 75 feet according to Fire Chief Jack McCarthy.
Governor Tim Babcock announced the sale of most assets of his two Montana trucking firms to Consolidated Freightways for about 1 million dollars. He will keep authority to haul lumber and steel buildings into the Midwest. The sale includes all assets and permits of Babcock & Lee Petroleum Transporters, Inc., and the intrastate and interstate permits of Babcock & Lee Transportation, Inc. Final ICC and Montana Railroad Commission approval is awaited.
Cloudy conditions with occasional snow turning partly cloudy on Saturday. Warmer Saturday with a 60 percent precipitation chance today and 30 percent tonight. High near 30 and low around 5. A year ago in Butte the temperatures were 44 and 29. Weather chart on page 17.
In Saigon a lull in arrivals follows a week with one thousand U S troops compared with a 1966 weekly average over three thousand American rolls total U S personnel reach 361 000. Ground fighting light while weather hampers air operations as B 52s strike Viet Cong huts and trenches near Saigon and Quant Ngai.
Kurt Georg Kiesinger, once a Nazi, was named chancellor heading a cabinet that unites the Christian Democrats with the Social Democrats in a first-of-its-kind West German government. Willy Brandt becomes foreign minister and vice chancellor, aiming to keep ties with Washington and guard against a pro France tilt. Franz Josef Strauss as finance minister, amid past Spiegel affair controversy.
Coast Guard ships and helicopters recovered 20 bodies by afternoon from the Daniel J. Morrell wreck in Lake Huron amid 60 mph winds and 20-foot waves. Eight crewmen are missing. Bethlehem Steel later said 29 crew members were aboard. Survivor Dennis Hale, 26, was isolated at a community hospital after being rescued. his wife Bertha rushed from Ashtabula to be with him.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson sails with Ian Smith for a summit at sea aboard a British cruiser to resolve Rhodesia's rebellion. Wilson states Parliament will not yield Britain's principles in seeking a settlement as some hope grows for a possible agreement despite a large remaining gap.
Warm moist air from the Pacific overrides arctic air that chilled Montana for two days. A new front will bring more snow Thursday night while precipitation slackens Friday. West of the divide Friday temps in the thirties to forties, east in the teens and twenties. Havre logged 27 below, Miles City 15 below, Cut Bank 8 below. Missoula reached 32 as Kalispell and Great Falls reported heavy snowfall and fog.
Page 14 reports a fugitive sought in Montana has been captured. Page 24 covers the Dodgers trading Maury Wills to the Pirates, outlining the move and key details.
Sylvester J. Sullivan a Butte attorney 60 died Thursday night in a local hospital presumably from a heart attack. Born March 15 1906 in Butte he served in World War II and earned a law degree from the University of Montana. He practiced with Shone and Sullivan in the Prudential Tower for about 15 years and is survived by his widow and several siblings nieces nephews and cousins. Body at Duggan Merrill Mortuary.
George P. Kelly Jr. 24 of 519 W Granite is charged with manslaughter in the death of Dr. Adam J. Smith 61 Montana Tech math head killed at Granite and Idaho. Kelly posted a $5 000 bond after pleading innocent and requesting a preliminary hearing set for Dec 13. Dolans Mortuary handles funeral arrangements.
About 5,100 of 264,971 ballots cast on November 8 did not vote for either Metcalf or Babcock. Metcalf led with 138,166 votes to 121,697 for Babcock and 2 percent for write-in Gallup. Canvass confirms Metcalf’s 16,469 plurality and other winners.
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