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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1961
Page
1
Thousands of Butte residents gathered across clubs lodges homes and public establishments to bid farewell to 1960 and greet 1961 in a noisy joyous celebration. The night's peak occurred at midnight as the new year was welcomed amid merriment and worship.
A New Year dawns amid global tension from Laos to Africa yet holds promise of peace. Crowds in Times Square welcomed 1961 with a globe descent and fireworks as churches held Watch Night services and many groups joined in festivities.
Congress opens with Democrats optimistic and Republicans cautious about President elect Kennedy’s proposed domestic and international agenda. Senate leaders expect a constructive session, while the Rules Committee signals changes to limit delays on Kennedy legislation.
ANACONDA The Cedar Park Lanes was burglarized for the 17th time in two years over Friday night. Thief took cash from cigarette and soda sales, juke box, ball cleaner and two amusement machines, cash drawers with tournament money, five tubes of paste, and left a single set of footprints from the loading dock. Steel shutters were installed after the break in and the dock door lacked a shutter and was only locked by an inside catch.
Cuba's Raul Roa demands an emergency UN Security Council meeting to denounce alleged U S plans for direct military aggression against Cuba within hours. He cites rocket sites and accuses U S agencies and the Pentagon of orchestrating intervention as Havana reports Marines may invade within 18 days, while White House secretary Hagerty calls the claim a Castro smokescreen.
Police and sheriff deputies investigated a burglary at the Pacific Hide and Fur Depot on 616 E Front. 97 mink pelts and a cutting torch were missing when the manager, Dale Koelzer, opened Saturday morning. Entry was gained by cutting a hole in a shed wall and prying a door with a wrecking bar.
Helena AP report explains the 37th Montana Legislature convening at noon Monday for 60 days. Lt. Gov. Tim Babcock will gavels in in the Senate, Secretary of State Frank Murray in the House, with Clyde Hawks to take over as speaker after a brief ceremony. Committee appointments and aides to be announced by Monday afternoon as the House prepares for full-scale work by Tuesday.
A New Year’s Eve fire at the Motor Mart on Last Chance Gulch in Helena destroyed about 11 cars and damaged the frame and stucco building. Helena Fire Chief Joe Munger said damage exceeded $100,000 and flames burned for nearly three hours, with the fire starting in the basement and apartments on the second floor also burned.
The United States, in a statement approved by President Eisenhower, warns Red China and North Vietnam against armed interference in Laos. The notice emphasizes treaty commitments and the shared Southeast Asia threat, amid a Laotian crisis briefing at the White House. Secretary Herter and Dean Rusk oversee updates as the situation evolves.
West military experts Saturday studied Laos claims of an invasion by soldiers from North Viet Nam and questioned whether it reflected a border incursion or a series of sallies. Radio Hanoi denied staging any invasion after a government communique cited five Viet Minh battalions attacking Nonghet near the border and others moving toward Xiengkhouang.
The Associated Press reports a hopeful trend as highway deaths tally 74 after 26 hours of a 78 hour New Year weekend. In 1959 60, 153 perished by this point, a warning that the middle hours of New Year's Eve remain particularly risky for motorists.
President elect Kennedy named Robert C. Weaver to head the Housing and Home Finance Agency and McGeorge Bundy to be White House national security aide. Furcolo publicly challenges Bundy, calling him unqualified, while Weaver plans to resign NAACP post. Also named Boisseuillet Jones as assistant secretary of health, education and welfare.
The Mon tana Standard prints an extra edition with news of the copper strike's end. The city of Butte greets the development with broad smiles and a mood of relief as the year’s top story is revealed.
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