State budget details 1965 67 building program
Montana Governor Babcock outlines a 172 million capital program covering 1965 to 1967 with 26.5 million requested for capital improvements across universities, departments, and state facilities. The plan includes library classroom projects, science buildings, boiler and maintenance upgrades, and several institutional expansions. Preplanning funds from the federal government total 373,738, with reimbursement required as construction begins.
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MSU
Western
Montana School of Mines
Capitol
Babcock
Weir, Antana Weir Trims River Obstructions
Local authorities report removal of series of blockages at the Weir Antana area to improve river flow. Maintenance crews worked through the night clearing debris and inspecting the bank for damage. No injuries or further incidents reported.
Soviets Attack LBJs Message
The Soviet Union criticized Johnsons State of the Union as alarming and inadequate in Pravda and Izvestia. Kosygin may visit America later, Brezhnev and Kosygin cautious about Western travel, preferring Western leaders to visit Moscow.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Johnson
Communist Party
Pravda
Offi
Cial
Izvestia
United States
Alexei Kosygin
America
London
Kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
West
Washington
Viet Cong Steps Up Conflict in South Viet Nam
In Saigon a U.S. military spokesman warned the war may be entering a new phase with larger and longer battles. He cited the Binh Gia clash near Saigon as the biggest and best coordinated Communist attack yet and noted Viet Cong anti aircraft fire near a forest 75 miles east of Saigon.
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Saigon
APS
U.S
South Viet Nam
Binh Gia
South
Viet Nam
Mao Tze-tung
Cuba
Congo
Algeria
Council Grants Salary Hikes to Three Butte Assistants
Butte city council approved retroactive raises of 25 dollars a month for three assistant police chiefs John J. O Leary Vern Maddock and Robert Russell aligning their pay with Chief Gardner. The legality of retroactive increases was questioned by City Atty William N Geagan amid budget and state law concerns.
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Council
Butte
Jimoset
Vern Maddock
Robert Russell
John Gardner
Gardner
William B. Renouard
William N. Geagan
Renouard
Albert J. Mehrens
Sixth Ward
Mehrens
Walkerville Vacates Streets for New Road Exchange
Walkerville City Council vacated Williams Pearl Rose and Sybil streets after an Anaconda Co petition. In return the company grants a city easement for a new road north of the Alice Pit. Mayor Shea praised residents for cooperation and noted good city finances.
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Walkerville
Williams, Pearl, Rose
Sybil
James R. Shea
Anaconda Co
Shea
Oral Rickey
Klemo Resigns as County Treasurer
County Treasurer Jack C. Klemo submitted his resignation effective January 31. An appointed successor will assume office February 1. Klemo cites a wish to devote himself to private business after nearly five years in the unusual post.
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Jack C. Klemo
Klemo
Edna McCarthy
Neal Shea Named Butte City Clerk
Neal Shea was named Butte city clerk at a city council meeting Wednesday night. He has served as acting city clerk since last July and held roles as recording secretary of the Miners Union for four years and payroll clerk for the county commissioners for one year.
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Neal Shea
Butte
Shea
Miners Union
House Proposes MSU Library and Senior Tax Relief Plans
Helena AP report notes three House bills including a $3 million library for Montana State University in Missoula funded from the general fund. Other measures seek to widen senior tax relief with 15 percent and 7 percent property tax classifications for qualifying homeowners.
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Helena
Montana State University
House of Representatives
Tom Haines
Missoula
MSU
Appropriations
Francis Bardanouve
D-Blaine
Haines
GOP
House
Warren W. Harper Sr
D-Park
Thomas L. Judge
D-Lewis and Clark
Harper
Judge
Weather Outlook for Butte Anaconda Area
Mostly cloudy through Friday with scattered snow west and north east of Divide. Highs near 40 today, lows around 20 tonight. Temperatures vary by region with colder conditions north of Divide and warmer southward, little change Friday. West of Divide expect clouds and mixed precip for elevations, with Thursday highs 30 to 40 and Thursday night lows 10 to 25. Maximums are for 12 hours and precipitation shown for 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Butte-Anaconda
Butte
Divide
Man Lived in Garage Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
George W. Thomas, 21, was sentenced by Judge James D. Freebourn after pleading guilty to first degree burglary. He lived in a garaged car near 720 S Montana and was arrested December 28 with over $1,000 in merchandise seized. He faces parole after three months, and authorities tie him to about a dozen burglaries.
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George W. Thomas
James D. Freebourn
Ohio
S. Montana
Thomas
General Distributing Co
Montana
Doug Brown
Allen McKenzie
Mark P. Sullivan
Frank Harper
Snow Removal on East Broadway and Excellisor Street
Snow removal crews will clear East Broadway from Arizona to Atlantic Streets starting Friday at 6 a.m. The project will focus on Excellior Street today as part of the city’s street cleaning effort.
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Arizona
Atlantic Streets
Excelsior Street
Four Youths Die in Jail Tragedy Shocks Payson
Four local youths arrested for theft died in a Payson jail cell. Sheriff Jones cited a suspected faulty heating element though the heater was off when bodies were found. two windows were open. Deputy Meredith, who discovered one youth he knew, described the shock. Autopsy and coroner's inquiry planned.
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Payson
Ariz
Elton R. Jones
T. L. Meredith
Meredith
Jones
20 Quakes Hit Butte Area Seismograph Reports Main Shock
The Montana School of Mines seismograph logged 20 shocks in Southwestern Montana from Tuesday afternoon to early Wednesday. The strongest quake, location 90 miles south southeast of Butte, occurred at 7:01:44 p.m. Tuesday with intensity 5.25, compared with 5.80 for a tremor last October.
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Montana School of Mines
Montana
S. W. Nile
Butte
Nile
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