Skybolt Missile Talks Extend As US and UK Clash
Leaders Kennedy and Macmillan split over the Skybolt program with talks running late into Wednesday. Defense ministers drafted papers on the nuclear issue while Congo tensions loomed. The summit likely into Friday as both sides seek a compromise avoiding a gap in deterrence.
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Nassau
Bahamas
UPI
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
America
Macmillan
Congo
Skybolt
Robert McNamara
Britain
Peter Thornycroft
U.S
Butte Woman Is Shot Accidentally
Mrs. Elia Harmon a 40 year old wife of Chester G Harmon was wounded in a rifle mishap at their home 430 S Montana The bullet struck the fleshy part of her left shoulder while she was cleaning house early Wednesday The shooting was ruled accidental by police She and her 15 year old daughter were at home and a doctor gave first aid at St James Community Hospital where she was reported doing well The injured woman was aided by Assistant Police Chief John O Leary and four officers including John Gasper Maurice Mulcahy Joseph Mirich and Charles Case
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Elia Harmon
Chester G. Harmon
S. Montana
Asst
John O'Leary
St. James Community Hospital
Harmon
Harmons
O'Leary
John Gasper
Maurice Mulcahy
Joseph Mirich
Charles Case
Montana highway contracts set record at 45.7 million
Montana Highway Department awards nine road contracts totaling 4.59 million, pushing 1962 year-end awards to 45.72 million. Largest bid near 2 million covers I 90 east and west from Butte to Anaconda, won by Peter Kiewit & Sons of Billings with aluminum signs. Cowan of the Bureau of Public Roads questioned the aluminum cost.
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Peter Kiewit & Sons of
Billings
Montana
Edward H. Cowan
Bureau of Public Roads
City moves to settle Bellevue Addition dispute and studies zoning
Mayor Vern Griffith and the City Council began peacemaker steps in a Bellevue Addition property dispute inviting owners to a January 7 committee meeting. The council also plans to study a proposed city zoning ordinance with a new planning board after withdrawing from the joint city county board. They note a Lexington Street access issue and a 40-foot wide city land strip never developed.
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Vern Griffith
Bellevue
Griffith
State Planning Board
Bellevue Addition
Lexington Street
Hobson and
Sampson Streets
Lexington
Schley Street
Youths Arrested After Cross-Country Joyride Ends
A 17 year old and a 16 year old companion were arrested in Butte after a two week joyride in a car owned by the youth's father. They used a canceled gasoline credit card for tires and a wash, with the card traced to the stop at Chuck's Conoco. The suspects fled Fresno prior to arrest. the 1955 Chevrolet they may have used was reported stolen.
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California
Butte
Pennsylvania
Canada
Chuck
Conoco
Jack
East Park
Ed Moser
Don Plessas
Fresno
Calif
Silver Bow
J. E. McCarthy
W. Woolman
Montana
Plane Crash In Poland Kills 33 At Okecie Airport
A LOT Airlines Viscount turboprop crashed on landing at Okecie Airport Warsaw killing all 33 aboard. Thirty passengers and five crew died as the four engine plane plunged and exploded after arriving from Brussels via East Berlin in good weather.
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Warsaw
UPI
LOT Airlines
Okecie
Brussels
East Berlin
Revenue Agents Crack Down on Gaming Devices
UPI reports Internal Revenue Service agents seized coin-operated pinball machines in major U.S. cities under a federal court ruling that these devices are gambling machines even without a $250 excise stamp. By evening 648 machines in 112 cities were seized with more to come.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas
IRS
Pintlar Area Reclassified as Wilderness in Montana
The Pintlar Primitive Area in southwest Montana, about 20 to 30 miles from Anaconda and Butte, was reclassified as a wilderness area. The 159000 acre site lies along the Continental Divide at elevations from 6100 to 10475 feet and prohibits roads and timber cutting.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture
Orville L.raeman
Montana
Butte
Mont
Freeman
Forest Service
Department
Anaconda
Continental Divide
Donovan Returns From Havana With Castro Prisoner Reply
James B Donovan flew from Havana with Fidel Castro's reply to the prisoner exchange. Negotiations center on 1 113 Cuban invasion prisoners for food drugs and medical supplies worth millions. Arrival in Miami was shrouded in secrecy as details of the deal remained unclear.
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Miami
UPI
James B. Donovan
Havana
Fidel Castro
New York
Pan American
Donovan
Federal Aviation Agency
Castro
Cuba
Caribbean
Four Prison Riot Leaders Killed After Truce in Argentina
Argentine prison riot at Villa Devoto ends after 12 hours of fighting with 25 dead and 30 wounded. Guards killed four ringleaders with automatic weapons after a truce, amid a mass escape attempt by about 400 inmates and armed prisoners seizing hostages.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Villa Devoto
City Holiday Trash Collection Schedule Announced
City Engineer Neil C. Sullivan announces holiday garbage collection changes within city limits. Crews skip Christmas Day and New Year’s Day and move usual Tuesday pickups to Monday Dec 24 and 31, with Monday routes moved to Sunday Dec 23 and 30. Householders should have materials ready on the new days to avoid weeklong buildup.
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Neil C. Sullivan
Weather Summary for Butte Area Cloudy with Snow Flurries
Considerable cloudiness with occasional snow flurries today through Friday. Highs 34 today, 30 to 40 in various areas, lows 15 to 28 tonight. Mountains mostly cloudy with snow flurries. fog in valleys Thursday and Friday. light rain or snow flurries lower elevations Thursday. Temperature changes slight. warmer Friday in some zones. Precipitation data through Wednesday 5 p.m.
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Butte
Ransom Raising Efforts At High Pitch in US
Washington reports a vast mercy operation to ship 53 million dollars in food medicines and drugs to Cuba as ransom for 1113 Bay of Pigs prisoners held by Fidel Castro. The American Red Cross coordinates the effort with Kennedy administration support and a union-influenced sailing plan to Havana.
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Washington
UPI
America
Florida
Fidel Castro
American Red Cross
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
Justice Department
Havana
Red Cross
Pan American World Airways
Cuba
United States
Castro
Congo Mission Seeks U Thant Backing for Congo Action
A U S military mission met with United Nations Secretary General Thant to review ONUC capacity for possible Katanga or Soviet actions in the Congo. The talks follow Kennedy's push for greater U.S. involvement and consider Thants export boycott proposal amid mixed reactions. The U S has agreed to provide additional, unspecified equipment and has already supplied air transport jeeps and small arms to ONUC.
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UPC
U.S
United Nations
Thant
Congo
U.N
Katanga
Kennedy
U.N. Operation In
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