Move Made to End Falls Strike As Anaconda Prepares Offer
E I Renouard of the Anaconda Co says the firm will offer Great Falls Mine Mill smeltermen the same 30 month contract recently accepted by Anaconda Local 117. A joint negotiating committee meets in Great Falls Monday as strikes run long across Butte and East Helena. The Great Falls locals seek a vote on a deal similar to Anaconda’s.
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E. I. Renouard
Anaconda Co
Great Falls
Anaconda Local 117
Renouard
Anaconda
Ernest Salvas
Butte Miners Union No. 1
East Helena
Tooele
Snowbound motorists strand hundreds in New Mexico storm
Snow and 20 to 30 mph winds trapped hundreds of travelers in Vaughn encino and along U S 60. About 200 cars were stuck in Vaughn and 250 on U S 60 between Encino and Vaughn. Officials closed U S 54 and 285 into Vaughn as five roads remained blocked.
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Vaughn
N. M
State Lice
New Mexico
Protest Hike Across England Against Nuclear Arms
Forty men and women begin a 132 mile hike over wet highways from Liverpool to Hull to protest nuclear arms. The march is led by Eric Green a 27 year old Sheffield schoolteacher.
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Liverpool
England
Hull
Eric Green
Sheffield
Classified Ads Offer Household Items For Sale
Simple guide advises wrapping wire hangers with waxed paper to prevent rust. Sell unused items for cash via classifieds. Includes porcelain top kitchen cabinet and a 3 way floor lamp in good condition with phone contact. Electric train, accessories, and other items listed with contact numbers.
Montana Christmas traffic toll hits new state record
Two more teens die in Christmas Eve crash near Ashland lifting Montana's holiday highway toll to six deaths in 25 hours. Eva Mae Big Head and Belva Little Bird, about 14 and 16, from the Lame Deer area, were among five in a car that ran off the road.
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Ashland
Montana
Eva Mae Big Head
Belva Little Bird
Lame Deer
Tension Mounts In Iran Iraq Border Dispute
Iran moved new troops to frontier villages Fakkeh Susangerd and Mousevian near Abadan amid Iraq claim to Shatt al Arab. Kassem seeks wider river boundary while Iran insists the line runs mid river. Honeymoon plans for the Shah and Queen Farah were postponed.
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Tehran
Iran
Iraq
Fakkeh
Susangerd
Caspian Sea
Farah
Abbas Aram
Senate
Kassem
New Rural Schools Opened in Cuba
In Havana province the government opened 50 new rural schools during inauguration ceremonies. Education Minister Armando Hart said plans call for 200 more rural schools in Havana and similar islandwide projects to expand schooling.
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Havana
Armando Hart
Safety Council Sees Hope in Holiday Traffic Toll
National Safety Council cautions that deadly hours remain as travelers head home on Sunday. Through 50 hours, 312 deaths compare to 314 last year, with final 1958 toll reaching 559 for the four day weekend. Multiple fatalities occurred in New York Haverstraw, Miss Tchula and La De Quincy.
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National Safety Council
Haverstraw
N.Y
Tchula
Miss
de Quincy
Excessive Levies Still in Effect in Montana
Helena AP reports Montana Taxpayers Association says more than 450000 in excessive or illegal property tax levies will be paid by taxpayers in 1959 60. The MTA notes most excess levies come from city and town levies without statutory authorization.
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Helena
Montana Taxpayers Association
Montana
MTA
Disarmament Promised as Democratic Goal by Advisory Council
A Democratic Advisory Council science and technology group led by Dr. Ernest C. Pollard urged international disarmament to police levels as a national aim. The policy statement warned that nuclear war remains possible under current policies and emphasized total elimination of armaments through broad international agreements to prevent accidental or deliberate conflict.
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Washington
Democratic Advisory Council
Ernest C. Pollard
Yale
Montana Weather Across The State A Varied Warmth
Readings show east Montana fair and warmer into Saturday with highs around 25 to 40. West Montana sees a milder Sunday night and higher Monday highs near 30 to 45. Clouds increase in the east. western towns like Billings and Helena forecast cooler nights and rising daytime temperatures into early next week.
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Montana
Billings
Belgrade
Butters Ae
Divide
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston Ae
iMiles City
OOO - Ceniecmeeae
Tax Hike Hits Montanans In New Year
Helena AP reports Montana residents face higher taxes in 1960 as Social Security taxes rise 20 percent and a new state income tax law increases take home pay. MTA cites Social Security max rising from 120 to 144 and state income taxes climbing over 43 percent for some brackets.
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Helena
MTA
Census Bureau
Montana
State Cattlemen Meet to Address Beef Industry Concerns
Montana Cattlemen's Association schedules January meetings in smaller communities led by president Art Watson of White Sulphur Springs. The group protests USDA and FDA releases on cattle numbers and feeding practices, aiming to present a common sense legislative program before the 1961 Montana Legislature.
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White Sulphur Springs
Montana Cattlemen's Association
Art Watson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration
Watson
Association
De Gaulle Brother Pierre Dies After Surgery
Pierre de Gaulle, younger brother of President Charles de Gaulle, died Saturday night in Paris after surgery for a circulatory ailment. Officially announced by AP with no further details.
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DE Gaulle
Paris
Pierre de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Rockefeller ends bid for GOP presidential nomination
Nelson Rockefeller, New York governor and millionaire, withdrew from the Republican presidential race and declined to endorse Nixon. He said he would not seek the nomination and faced opposition from national GOP leaders, plans for a possible draft at Chicago in summer, and left open a future role for himself in the party.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
Washington
Eisenhower
New York City
Philadelphia
Rock
Efeller
Chicago
Census Bureau lists states population rise over decade
The Census Bureau reports a 7 percent national gain since 1950 with total U S population at 176 365 000 as of July 1 1959 and Hawaii not counted in midyear estimates. Nevada leads with 74 9 percent growth followed by Florida 71 8 percent and Arizona 64 5 percent. West region shows highest regional rise.
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Census Bureau
Washington
Bureau
Hawaii
Nevada
Florida
Arizona
Alaska
California
New Mexico
Utah
Spanish-American War Veteran Dies in Helena
John T Taylor, 76, a longtime Helena resident and member of the First Montana Infantry, died Friday in a veterans hospital. A Glendive native, he later worked as a stationary engineer for the Northern Pacific Railway, a state boiler inspector, and an employee of the state liquor store in Helena.
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Helena
John T. Taylor
Spital Friday
Taylor
Glendive
Montana Infantry
Northern Pacific Railway
Butte Boy Named For West Point
Helena Congressman Lee Metcalf announced two principal and six alternate nominees for the U S Military Academy class starting in July. Principal candidates are David E. Fuller of Helena and Michael J. McIntee of Butte. Alternates include James Murphy Whitefish William Gif ford Anaconda Donald Krumm Missoula William Murphy Helena Roger Hanson Marion and Charles Fulton Bozeman.
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Helena
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
U. S. Military Academy
David E. Fuller
Michael J. McIntee
Butte
James W. Murphy
Whitefish
William B. Gifford
Anaconda
Donald M. Krumm
Missoula
William
Gonzaga freshman McIntee, new graduate, listed
McIntee, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. McIntee of 916 California, is introduced as a 1959 graduate of Boys Central High School and a freshman student at Gonzaga University.
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