State dismissed from Cheadle case in federal action
A federal court on Thursday dismissed the State of Montana as a defendant in the $205,000 damage action over the prison hole death of convict Larry Cheadle. Judge W D Murray ruled the state is not a person under civil rights laws, leaving guard staff as defendants and noting Montana's remedy lies in state courts. The case, filed Oct 24, seeks damages for alleged abuse and neglect on Oct 31, 1966 at the Montana State Prison.
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Murray
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Washington State
Ellsworth
R. L.dwight
Jack W. Goodman
Norman D. Crawley
Robert Haam
Anton Jursnick
Janet L. Sirrine
Billings
Cheadle
Russell Shultz
Wichita
Kan
Shultz
Montana
John L. Peterson
Butte
Ous
Montana bid openings set for Januaries highway projects
Helena AP reports Montana Highway Commission planned bid openings totaling 9.2 million for January and February sessions. January’s six projects estimated at 1.5 million include surfacing on Montana 106 and 107, plus signing on 5.2 miles of interstates around Butte. February lists 7.7 million for 21 projects including I 90 near Columbus and I 245 in Glendive Sidney area, plus 60 miles of seeding on interstates.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Montana
Rockvale
Fromberg
Butte
Columbus
Montana 245
Glendive-Sidney
Three Helena road projects win contracts total 710530
The Montana Highway Commission approved three road contracts totaling 710,530, coming in 151,781 below engineers estimates. Bids opened December 20 during the commission's split December session. One project in Lewis and Clark County involves Interstate 15 guards and embankment protections on 7.2 miles from near Wolf Creek. Nelson Brothers Construction of Salt Lake City, Utah, bid 168,320.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Commission
Lewis and Clark
Wolf Creek
Nelson Bros. Construction
Salt Lake City
Utah
Billings airman dies in Vietnam toll rises
The Defense Department reports Air Force T. Sgt. Richard F. Gittinger of Billings Montana died in Vietnam not from hostile action His widow Donna resides in Billings and the notification was released on Thursday
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force T
Richard F. Gittinger
Billings
Mont
Vietnam
Gittinger
Donna
Butte Anaconda Weather Clearance Snow Likely
Cloudy with periods of light snow and colder through Saturday. High Friday 26, low Friday night 10. Snow probability 70 percent through Friday night. Weather table, Page 12.
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Butte - Anaconda
Controversy over county tax sale shocks officials
A county tax sale Thursday drew few buyers and little revenue. The dispute centered on a lot at 401 S Montana with a building housing Jensen Drug Co. owned by Robert C Enger but not his property. Enger bid 90 percent but others argued the board must accept the best offer after bidding ends. The three commissioners reneged on the usual policy, prompting attorney Neil J Lynch to claim a higher bid should be accepted. Page 2 continued.
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Lewis T. Poole
S. Montana
Jensen Drug Co
Robert C. Enger
Neil J. Lynch
Butte
Bridge fire forces GN detour near Rock Island bridge
The Great Northern Railway will detour trains for about a week to 10 days around the fire damaged approach to the Rock Island bridge over the Columbia River 10 miles east of Wenatchee Washington. Bus service will shuttle passengers to temporary GN stops along NP and SP&S rights of way. Meanwhile a mud slide 1 1/2 miles south of Everett confines GN to a single track at the scene and repairs to the second mainline track after damage estimated at 200000 are not expected before Saturday.
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Great Northern Railway
Rock Island
Columbia River
Wenatchee
Wash
Washington
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Everett
Tax auction nets $4 225 in Silver Bow County sale
Silver Bow County realized 4225.50 from a tax auction in Judge James D. Freebourn’s courtroom drawing about 25 bidders at peak. Of 119 parcels offered, 84 were retained and 34 sold, many at appraised value with some at 90 percent of value. Notable buys included Charles Reed’s $1300 lot, plus multi-lot bids by Woods Hunter and others.
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Silver Bow
James D. Freebourn
Charles Reed
S. Montana
South Park
Harry J. Woods
Ike Hunter
Kennecott Talks Collapse in Copper Strike Standstill
SALT LAKE CITY AP negotiations between Kennecott Copper Corp and the United Steelworkers broke off again after a short FMCS chaired meeting. The nationwide copper strike enters its 168th day Friday with both sides saying an impasse exists over companywide bargaining. Kennecott alleges the union will not bargain and has refused contract issues, while union leaders say the company is deadlocked and not negotiating.
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Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corp
United Steelworkers of America
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Kennecott
al Skinner
Joint Union Bargaining Committee
Skinner
Clyde Waters
National Labor Relations Board
Denver
Butteslayer's Appeal Denied By Montana Supreme Court
The Montana Supreme Court unanimously upheld Roy Brooks's 40 year sentence for second degree murder in the April 1966 death of Jess Villalovis of Butte. Brooks challenged jury instruction errors on intoxication, permissible findings, and alleged prejudicial closing remarks. the court found no reversible errors and affirmed the conviction and sentence.
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Brooks
Supreme Court
John Conway Harrison
Fierce battles continue against Cong in coastlands
South Vietnamese forces say they killed 52 guerrillas in an eight hour battle in the coastal lowlands on Thursday but the Viet Cong counterattacked and fighting extended another 52 hours. Government spokesmen claim light South Vietnamese losses in both engagements. Communist casualties in the counterattack were not known.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
Hoi An
U. S
da Nang
Babcock may go into radio I'm business
Gov Tim Babcock is negotiating to purchase KBLL radio and television in Helena with W L Bill Holter of Glasgow as a key partner. The $600000 price tag is reported. No final deal yet and FCC license transfer approval is required.
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Babcock
Radio
Helena
Tim Babcock
Standard State Bureau
Holter
Glasow
GOP
KYLT
Missoula
KLTZ
Glasgow
Consolidated Freightways
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Babcocks to head Montana's delegation to Rose Bowl
Gov Tim Babcock and Mrs Babcock will lead a large Montana delegation to the Tournament of Roses parade and football game in Pasadena California on New Year’s Day. They depart Helena on Friday and return mid next week. Linda Rhein Miss Montana and Stevie Lahti Miss Montana will ride Montana’s flowered float themed Montana Year Round Adventure in the parade.
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Helena
Tim Babcock
Pasadena
Calif
Great Falls
Treasure State
Montana
Linda Rhein
Miss Montana
Stevie Lahti
Wolf Creek
Egypt builds strange concrete MIG shelters near Cairo
About 35 miles north of Cairo along a delta road, odd concrete buildings with wide lower fronts house MiG fighter aircraft. Photos show several MiG-17s parked outdoors and trees cleared along the highway to create a potential emergency landing strip. Diplomatic sources cite Egyptian efforts to disperse and harden aircraft to deter a future Israeli strike after June 5 raids destroyed hundreds of planes on runways.
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Cairo
Delta Road
Alexandria
Lodge Grass Truck Driver Killed in Montana Crash
A Yellowstone Molasses Co. driver from Lodge Grass was killed near Big Timber when another truck swung onto a parking lot to avoid a lead vehicle on U S 10. Leroy G. Ruona, 28, was identified as the deceased. an inquest was planned.
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BIG Timber
Sidney
Yellowstone Molasses Co
U.S. 10
Leroy G. Ruona
Lodge Grass
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Gerald Storrud
Anaconda Co
Larry Dwyer
Olive Edwards
Ralph Craddock
Oscar Nelson
Leonard Hoar
Mark Doepker
John Suttey
Maureen Connors
Butteslayer
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U.S
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