Mail Rush Opens at Butte Civic Center
Butte opens its civic center as an auxiliary mail distribution point for Christmas. Postmaster A H Wilkinson says about 7,000,000 pieces will move this year, up from 6,700,000 last year, with 1,700 sacks processed daily for parcel post from the San Francisco region.
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Butte
A. H. Wilkinson
San Francisco
Wilkinson
Bernard O'Neill
Richard Rosy
John Barrett
al Sorich
Khrushchev Unveils 7 Year Soviet Farm and Industry Drive
Premier Khrushchev outlined a seven year plan to triple chemical output, boost fertilizer, plastics, and irrigation to end crop failures. He cited drought losses and said the state would spend about 46.2 billion dollars, funded largely from current-year plan surpluses, while rejecting political concessions and foreign price gouging.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U.S
Josef Stalin
Khr
Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Khrushchev
Stalin
Vyacheslav
Molotov
Soviet Union
Studebaker to Close U.S. Car Plants Move Production to Canada
Studebaker Corp. announced it will end U S auto production and assembly in South Bend Indiana and shift all car manufacturing to its Hamilton Ontario plant. Twelve non automotive divisions will stay profitable. President Burlingame called the move practical to keep Studebaker in the auto business. The shutdown threatens about 5 000 South Bend jobs. Canada will import Studebaker cars via existing U S dealers. Parts warehouses and some South Bend operations will continue for components and distribution. Governor Welsh promised state efforts to ease the impact on South Bend and Indiana.
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Robert E. Page
South Bend
Ind
UPI
Studebaker Corp
U. S
Hamilton, Ont
Studebaker
Byers A. Burlingame
New York
United States
Canada
Burlingame
Matthew Welsh
Indiana
Hostages in Bolivia Tighten Pressure on Government
In La Paz Communist led miners issue Tuesday ultimatum demanding release of two union chiefs, raising fears for 21 hostages including four Americans. Troops moved toward Catavi Oruro as government seeks to reform nationalized mines amid a cost crisis and US backed restructuring effort.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
U.S
Johnson
Juan Lechin
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Lechin
Catavi
Here
Catavia
Thomas Martin
New York
U.S. Information Agency
Martin
Paz
Irineo Pi
Mental
Federico Escobar
Oruro
Michael A. Kristula
Cadillac
Mich
Bernard Rifkin
Brooklyn
N.Y
Robert Fergerstrom
Peace Corps
Honolulu
FBI Report Affirms Oswald Killed Kennedy Alone
A Federal Bureau of Investigation memo sent to the Warren Commission declares Oswald acted alone in the Kennedy assassination. It cites Oswald’s fingerprints on wrapping paper for the rifle and clothing fragments on the weapon, with Ruby cited as another solo actor. The commission awaits review before any action and the report remains confidential.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Warren Commission
Oswald
Dallas
Tex
Justice Department
Earl Warren
Johnson
Commission
Jack Ruby
Texas Book Depository
Knowles Dam Fight Fails as Conferees Cut Missouri Basin Funds
House and Senate conferees failed to settle the Knowles Dam issue on the Flathead River Montana while approving an $817 million two year authorization for public works in 11 river basins. They backed New Hope Dam Sprewell Bluff Dardanelle and Wauika dams, and bank stabilization on the Missouri River below Garrison. Congress also dropped a Buy American amendment.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Knowles
Flathead
Montana
Clifford Davis
D-Tenn
House Public Works Committee
Tim Babcock
James F. Battin
R-Mont
New Hope Dam
North Carolina
Sprewell Bluff Reservoir
Georgia
Dardanelle Lock
Arkansas
Wauika Dam
Oklahoma
Missouri River
Garrison Dam
North Dakota
Hugh Scott
West Branch
Central
Florida
Brazos River
Texas
Arkansas River
White River
Missouri
Los Angeles - San Gabriel River
Columbia River
Bureau of Reclamation
Sinatra Kidnap Mystery Deepens in California and Nevada
Six men were arrested near Stateline Nevada including two sought over Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping. Police say no direct link yet to the abduction. FBI ties six men to a Sherman Oaks bank robbery and harboring fugitives. Frank Jr remains missing as actions shift between Lake Tahoe area and Placerville.
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Stateline
Nev
UPI
Frank Sinatra Jr
Strawberry Lodge
Calif
el Dorado County
Ernest Carlson
Frank Sinatra
Joseph J. Sorce
Thomas Keating
Sinatra
Placerville
Tino Barzie
Frank Jr
FBI
Sherman Oaks
Keating and
Sorce
Donald Rolls
Warren W. Serafin
William J. Green
Joseph Z. Zaracki
Keating
First National Bank of
Sorce and Keating
Deuel Vocational Institution
California
District Judge Rules: Fort Harrison Burglary Falls to Federal Jurisdiction
District Judge Lester H. Loble dismissed a Helena youth's burglary charge, ruling Ft. William Henry Harrison west of Helena lies under federal jurisdiction. The Lewis and Clark County attorney's office moved to pursue federal charges against 19 year old David W. Hahn, the alleged intruder at the officers' club on Oct. 24. The judge directed advising federal authorities of the decision.
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David W. Hahn
Loble
Fense
Hahn
Ft. Harrison
Zanzibar Gains Independence Amid Paradoxes
Zanzibar the spice island becomes independent just after midnight amid a mix of paradise imagery and seedy undercurrents. The British protectorate backed independence for 300000 people on Zanzibar and Pemba, with Arab and African factions ruling and opposing parties differing over leadership.
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Zanzibar
Island
Spice Island
Island Paradise
Dorothy Lamour
Pemba
Jha Weather Outlook From Butte Area Briefs
Partly cloudy with light snow flurries and colder conditions through Wednesday. Highs near 10 today, lows around -12. East of Divide and west of Divide show mixed snow flurries, colder nights, and slight warming by Wednesday. North and south sectors forecast variable highs 5 to 30 with lows near or below zero. The table notes 12 hour maximums and 18 hour minimums ending 5 p.m. Monday.
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Butte
Divide
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Inter - American Development Bank
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Senate Public Works Committee
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D-Mich
Lee Metcalf
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Metcalf
Mike Mansfield
Arnold Olsen
Sinatra Sr
Africa
Islands
Sheikh Shamte Hamdis
Ahmed Mohammed Babu
National Party
Babu
Jha
City High Low Pep
Billings M
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Ile Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
OL Miles City
Missoula
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