Plaintiff Takes Stand in Butte Damage Action
Margaret Gaughan testified in district court about a 1957 fall at a Safeway store on Front street claiming 56 264 95 in damages from Safeway Stores and manager Harvey Odegard. Her husband William Gaughan and Dr. F R Peterson also testified as the case moves through its first day before Judge T E Downey and a jury.
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Safeway
Harvey Odegard
Front Street
Odegard
N. A. Rotering
Statue Uncovered in Umm Qais Dig Near Amman
An ancient statue believed to be a replica of the Greek god Apollo has been unearthed at Umm Qais, about 95 miles north of Amman. The find emerged from ongoing excavations.
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Amman
Jordan
Apollo
Umm Qais
Here
Montana Weather Outlook for Wednesday and Thursday
Montana east expect fair to partly cloudy skies with generally fair conditions Wednesday night and Thursday. Temperatures rise slightly with highs 25 to 35 and chilly lows 5 to 20. colder east Wednesday night. Montana west shows partial cloudiness with valley fog and slightly warmer weather, highs 25 to 35, lows 5 to 20 both nights.
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Montana
Paris Cabinet Adopts Algeria Decentralization Plan
The Paris cabinet under President Charles de Gaulle approved moves to decentralize Algeria’s administration before the January 8 referendum. Measures include 32 new regional posts, 11 Moslem deputy-governors, and six technical councillor posts in Oran Algiers and Constantine, aiming to empower regional governors and shrink Algiers’ central authority. About 30 million voters in France and Algeria will vote next month on autonomous Algerian statehood pending further steps.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
Oran
Algiers
Constantine
Government House
France
Anaconda and Mine Mill Eye Zinc Job Transfers in Great Falls
A Tuesday meeting in Great Falls with Anaconda Co and the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers discussed transferring some of about 150 Anaconda smeltermen affected by the January zinc plant shutdown. Both parties agreed to explore transfer opportunities, with state employment offices to assist. union leaders noted existing idle workers and upcoming job additions at Great Falls.
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Great Falls
Anaconda
Electric City
Anaconda Co
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
E. D. Tierney
Butte
Ernest Salvas
Mine- Mill
Change in North-South Interstate Protested by Olsen
Rep-elect Arnold Olsen protests any routing changes for the Interstate through Butte in a letter to Federal highway administrator Bertrand Tallamy. The request follows Bureau of Public Roads estimates on an alternate northward route via Homestake Pass from Pipestone to Boulder and on to Helena.
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Montana State Highway Dept
Olsen
Arnold Olsen
Bertrand Tallamy
Washington, D.C
Tallamy
Highway Committee
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Roy Murray Jr
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Chamber
Chamber Committee
Bureau of Public Roads
Columbia Gardens
Elk Park Flats
Homestake Pass
Pipestone
Boulder
Helena
Bombings injure 60 in Havana as saboteurs hit store and power
Dozens are wounded in a government department store restroom bombing and a Tallapiedra power station blast in Havana. Two government trains were wrecked in a wave of anti Castro attacks blamed on foes of Prime Minister Fidel Castro.
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Havana
Tallapiedra
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Traffic Killed 488 During Yale Holiday Weekend
The Associated Press reports 488 people died on U S roads during a Christmas weekend spanning 78 hours from Friday 6 p m to Monday midnight. The toll was the lowest since 1949, aided by 74 million vehicles on the road, with total weekend fatalities including 77 fire deaths and 82 in other accidents for a Christmas period total of 647.
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United States
National Safety Council
Safety Agency
Associated Press
Accelerated Space Program Set by New Administration
Palm Beach reports a Kennedy Johnson team vows a very vigorous and accelerated space program. Career diplomats to lead embassies, Bohlen singled out for Paris post, and Rex Whitton named federal highway administrator to oversee a 3 billion program. Johnson heads Space Committee. Kerr will take the role. Kennedy asks Johnson to chair the Space Council as America aims for leadership in space.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
State Department
Charles E. Bohlen
U. S
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Bohlen
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Missouri State Highway Department
Rex Whitton
Jefferson City
Whitton
Missouri Department
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New York
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Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
John J. Rooney
D-N.y
Congress
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Eisenhower
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Texas Lawyer Connally Named Navy Secretary Pick
President-elect Kennedy chose Fort Worth Texas attorney John B Connally Jr for secretary of the Navy. Connally an associate of Lyndon Johnson helped Johnsons campaigns and served in the House Senate admin posts. He is a wartime Navy veteran awarded the Bronze Star and Legion of Merit.
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John F. Kennedy
John B. Connally Jr
Fort Worth
Tex
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Navy
Connally
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Kennedy
House
Senate
Texas
Zoning Activation Hindered by State Legislation Clash
The City Council and County Board approved the Butte Silver Bow Master Plan but state zoning legislation in Helena delays activation. Missoula and Yellowstone rulings challenge county zoning statutes as unconstitutional delegation. Plan aims to enable county zoning outside city limits and a bill drafts to amend existing acts. If legal clarifications arrive, county planning progresses may follow.
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Butte
Silver Bow
Helena
Missoula
Yellowstone
Thomas F. Joyce
Montana
Joyce
Gene Daly
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Yellowstone County
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Supreme Court
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Willis Gerry
James V. Keyes
City-County Planning Board
Governor-Elect Nutter Faces List of Appointments
Montana's incoming governor Donald G. Nutter must nominate at least 11 officers for Senate confirmation, with many more appointments to come. Key posts include State superintendent of banks, Board of Education, Equalization, Highway Commission, Liquor Control Board, Livestock Commission, Medical Examiners, and unemployment commission successors.
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Donald G. Nutter
Montana
Senate
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State Board of Education
Merritt N. Warden
Kalispell
State Board of Equalization
W. J. Winters
Stevensville
Montana Highway Commission
Harry L. Burns
Chinook
Lester V. Swanson
Livingston
Roy L. Sorrells
Billings
State Liquor Control Board
J. E. Rafn
Lewistown
Ashton Jones
Broadus
State Livestock Commission
W. G. Ragen
Townsend
Joe C. King
State Board of Medical Examiners
Porter S. Cannon
Conrad
Albert F. Root
Strikers Keep Up Push to Topple Belgium Government
In Brussels waves of antigovernment protests disrupt the eight day general strike as Socialist and Communist leaders press to topple Premier Gaston Eyskens. Workers argue austerity taxes and welfare cuts hurt them most, with walkouts paralyzing the industrial south and calls for renewed actions in Antwerp.
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Brussels
Belgium
Gaston Eyskens
Congo
Antwerp
Rough Riders veteran Ernest Meissner dies at 82
ANACONDA Ernest Meissner 82 of Power a Rough Rider in the Spanish American War died after an extended illness in a local hospital He served with First United States Volunteers under Roosevelt later rancher in Power Montana He moved from Evansville Minnesota to Montana in 1921 and lived in Anaconda Butte Power and Fairfield Beach prior to cremation funeral arrangements are in progress with services in Fairfield Beach Lutheran Church.
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Ernest Meissner
Teddy Roosevelt
United States Volunteers
Roosevelt
Evansville
Minn
Meissner
Snowy Missoula VFW Meeting Adopts Quick Adjournment
AP reports about 40 Missoula VFW members braved snow to hold a regular meeting. The building was locked and dark, but commander Norman Grovedale convened the session on the sidewalk while members heard committee reports and tried to stay warm. The gathering adjourned swiftly.
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Missoula
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Norman Grovedale
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