Arctic Blizzard Slams Montana
Eastern Montana faced potential blizzard conditions as a new Arctic storm moved south. Gov. Babcock cut short a Helena flight while cattle wandered on U S Highway 2 near Glasgow and Mis soula faced a bank robbery scare. Strong winds and heavy drifting were forecast with rapid front movement noted by the Weather Bureau.
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Associated Press
Montana
Tim Babcock
Helena
Glasgow
Missoula
Lethbridge
Calgary
Canada
Weather Bureau
Arctic
Great Falls
Cut Bank
Lewistown
Livingston
Billings
22 Below Here Butte Records Coldest Spell in 307 Days
Butte endured its coldest reading in 307 days with minus 22 at the airport. A light snow added 1½ to 2 inches. By 1 p.m. Wednesday the temperature was 10 above, forecasted to rise to a high of 24 and a low of 5 below with more flurries tonight.
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Butte
Mercury
Farm Bureau Pushes for Reduced Government Role in Agriculture
The American Farm Bureau Federation convenes in Chicago backing a 1964 platform to curb government influence on farming. It urges limiting secretary of agriculture authority over price supports, criticizing Freeman's rates as causing overproduction and delaying needed cuts. Congress should set a formula for lower supports across products.
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Ovid Martin
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Congress
Sinatra Jr Kidnapers Free After $240000 Cash Handoff
Frank Sinatra Jr. described feeling scared after being freed by kidnappers who had seized him at gunpoint Sunday night. The 19 year old spoke publicly for the first time as FBI questioning continued while his father, Frank Sinatra, traveled to California from Lake Tahoe.
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Hollywood (Ap
Frank Sinatra Jr
Bel-Air
FBI
Sinatra Jr Kidnapping Leaves Nation In Awe At Rescue
Frank Sinatra Jr recounts a 54 hour ordeal with many questions from more than 100 reporters as FBI and police pursued abductors. He says he was frightened but reacted normally and slept after a sedative. His mother cried as he returned home and his career was put on hold for now.
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Sinatra Sr
Nancy
Christina
Sinatra
Fellows
FBI
Young Sinatra
Bel-Air
Lake Tahoe
Sinatra Jr
California
Nevada
Bolivia Renounces Military Action Over Hostage Miners
President Paz Estenssoro's government says troops will not attack the dissident tin miners led by Vice President Lechin. An accord between Col. Torres and Sen. Morales withdraws army patrols from Catavi Siglo Veinte, easing the risk of armed clash as 15 hostages, including four Americans, remain held in a 12 by 18 foot room.
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Oruro
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Defense Ministry
Juan Lechin
la Paz
Lechin
Juan Jose Torres
Armando Morales
Catavi-Siglo Veinte
Thomas Martin
New York
US. Information Agency
Michael A. Kristula
Niles, Ill
Alliance For Progress
Bernard Rifkin
Brooklyn
N.Y
Agency For International Development
Robert Fegerstrom
Honolulu
Rumors of Aged Congressional Leaders Stepping Aside Denied
Washington AP reports rumors two aging congressional leaders planned to step down to let younger men take their places. Speaker John W. McCormack angrily denied the suggestion saying he would remain speaker. Senate Democrat Leader Mike Mansfield dismissed Hayden stepping aside as untrue and harmful to party unity.
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Congressional
Washington
House
John W. McCormack
Dmass
McCormack
Carl Hayden
Ariz
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Hayden
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Democratic Party
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Weather Forecast For Butte And West Of Divide
Mostly cloudy with occasional snow today and tonight turning partly cloudy Friday. Slightly warmer today, colder tonight and Friday with highs around 24 today and 20 to 30 Thursday. East of divide warns of blowing drifting snow with winds 25 to 40 mph and near blizzard conditions. snow diminishes Thursday afternoon. West of divide cloudy with some light snow flurries Thursday night and Friday. Tables note 12 hour highs, 18 hour lows, 24 hour precipitation ending 5 pm Wednesday.
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Butte
Divide
Phosphate Plant Case Set For Trial In Deer Lodge
In Deer Lodge District Court Judge Nat Allen set the Rocky Mountain Phosphates case for trial on January 7. Plaintiffs led by Edward Mollenberg allege the Garri son plant’s smoke and air pollution disturb residents after its move from Butte. Attorneys for both sides argued the nuisance claim before the court.
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Deer Lodge
Garrison
Nat Allen
Jack McCarthy
Alfred Dougherty
Edward Mollenberg
Malcolm MacCalman
Wade J. Dahood
Rocky Mountain Phosphates, Inc
Butte
Allen
Sid Stewart
Kennedy Paid Tribute By Senators
In a Senate memorial on the day set aside for eulogies, lawmakers paid tribute to John F. Kennedy. Senators praised his decency and leadership while expressing that his legacy will endure beyond his assassination in Dallas on November 22.
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Kennedy
Washington
Senate
John F. Kennedy
United States
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Dallas
George D. Aiken
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Bill
William Ernest Henley
Kenya Gains Independence After 68 Years Under British Rule
Nairobi witnessed Kenya become independent marking the end of 68 years of British rule. Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta rode through the capital as crowds cheered Uhuru amid fireworks and bands. Dignitaries from Africa and Britain attended, with Zanzibar already independent. the new Kenyan flag replaced the Union Jack outside the Uhuru Stadium.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Africa
Prince Philip
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Uhuru
East Africa
Zanzibar
G. Mennen Williams
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
James Baldwin
South Africa
Steinbeck Defies Guards at Berlin Wall Crossing
Nobel laureate John Steinbeck crosses the border at Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin despite Red guards and armed guards nearby. The 61 year old author tours Europe and comments on the wall calling it a failure and expressing disbelief at its purpose.
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Steinbeck
Red Wall
East Berlin
U.S
West Berlin
Wall
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