Reapportionment Fight Faces Montana Senate Split
Montana senators reacted with anger as news of a reapportionment suit surfaced during a five day session. Senator Dussault said the suit is premature while Republican leader Gerard warned it could confuse the issue. He noted a nine member reapportionment committee would be formed with five Democrats and four Republicans from smaller and medium counties.
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Dussault
Missoula
Sumner Gerard
R-Madison
Gerard
Senate
Phoebe Herweg
Butte
Legisla
Committee On Committees
Former U S Airman Arrested as Spy in New York
Federal agents seized Robert Glenn Thompson a 29 year old Bay Shore L I fuel oil dealer accused of six years of espionage for the Soviet Union earning about 1700 dollars total He faced a 15000 dollar bail set by Judge Walter Bruchhausen Thompson is charged with supplying U S military installation data including missile sites and code books from 1957 to 1963 The case ties to a Soviet diplomat Kudashkin and a State Department expulsion of a Soviet Embassy official
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New York
UPI
U.S. Air Force
Robert Glenn Thompson
Bay Shore, L.1
Walter Bruchhausen
Thompson
U.S. State Department
Air Force
Berlin
New Detroit
Washington
Great Falls
Mont
U.S
Manhattan
Long Island
FBI
Russia
Fedor D. Kudashkin
United Nations Secretariat
U.N
New York City
Grand Jury to Probe Two Gallatin Slayings
Dist. Judge W. W. Lessley called a 15 member grand jury to meet in Bozeman Jan. 19 to investigate the slayings of Carolyn Neely on Aug. 6 and Roberta Clark just before Christmas and review alleged misconduct in public offices.
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Bozeman
UPI
W. W. Lessley
Lessley
Carolyn Maxine Neely
Roberta
Bobbie) Clark
Mansfield seeks loan of 100000 tons copper from stockpile
Senate moves to authorize the loan of 100000 short tons of copper from the national stockpile to primary producers for up to one year with OEP oversight. The measure aims to stabilize prices and ease a copper shortage, with reclamation within 30 to 60 days if needed.
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Washington
Mansfield
Metcalf
Legisla
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Senate Armed Services
Senate
Symington
Snow Removal Focused on Key Avenues This Weekend
City snow removal crews will concentrate today on fastedebe aiuhanasian and Atlantic and nearby approaches. Operations pause Saturday and Sunday as the program suspends for the weekend.
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Aiuhanasian
Atlantic
Butte Woman Sues Over State Legislative Apportionment
Phoebe R. Herweg of Butte filed suit in federal court seeking to compel the 39th Montana Legislature to reapportion itself for the 1966 general election. The action asks for a three judge panel, declares state provisions unconstitutional, and seeks a temporary injunction to prevent further proceedings until reapportionment is ordered.
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Butte
39Th Legislative Assembly
Helena
Phoebe R. Herweg
Tim M. Babcock
Frank Murray
U.S
Richard A. Chambers
U.S Ninth Circuit Court
San Francisco
Walter L. Pope
Ninth Circuit
Montana U.S. Dist
W. D. Murray
William J. Jameson
Billings
Pope
Missoula
Herweg
Montana
Johnson Sends Health Plan to Congress with Elderly Care Push
President Johnson sent a broad health package to Congress emphasizing hospital care for the elderly and a nationwide cancer heart disease and stroke initiative. The plan envisions 32 regional medical centers at an estimated $1.2 billion, plus funding for medical schools, mental health, child health, and drug controls, with House support anticipated by March.
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Johnson
Congress
Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Mills
Nancing
Weather Forecast For Montana Regions Through Saturday
Jha weather bulletin notes variable cloudiness in Butte Anaconda and nearby areas with light snow flurries. Highs near 28 today, lows around 15, with little temperature change and cold readings across eastern Montana from Friday to Saturday.
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Butte-Anaconda
Butte
Montana
Bowling Alley Burglars Hit Butte South Montana Lanes
Deputies Len Bay and And Nelson reported a burglary at the Winter Garden bowling lanes in Butte the South Montana alleys. The thieves forced a window, opened eleven coin operated machines, and stole coins whisked away cigarettes and cigars. The safe was found empty with little money recovered.
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Winter Garden
Butte
Len Bay
Nelson
South Montana
Montana AG to defend state in federal reapportionment suit
Attorney General Forrest H. Anderson announced his office will defend Montana in a federal reapportionment suit filed in Butte and moved to Helena. He said the legislature should have first chance to reapportion and that Montana will follow Supreme Court guidance, despite Gov. Babcock urging delay.
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Helena
UPI
Forrest H. Anderson
Montana
Anderson
Butte
U.S. District Court
Western States Attorney Generals
Supreme Court
Twin Bridges Youth Killed In Road Crash
Christian Nydam 18 of Twin Bridges died after his car skidded on an icy Montana Highway 41 and struck a stopped truck driven by Thomas Laden 40 of Dillon. Nydam died en route to Missoula after the crash. Laden was uninjured.
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Dillon
Christian Nydam
Twin Bridges
Nydam
Missoula
Thomas Laden
Montana
Laden
Andrew Nydam
Surprise Move Emmett Jones Named Treasurer
John Emmett Jones, 53, deputy treasurer the past 342 years, was named Silver Bow County treasurer in a surprise move. He will replace Jack C. Klemp, who resigned, with Jones taking office Feb 1 and serving until March 1967. Jones retains Jack Picard as chief deputy and has a lengthy local background in business and public service.
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John Emmett Jones
Silver Bow
Jack C. Klemp
Jones
Klemo
Jack Picard
Picard
Dan J. O'Connell
Gary F. Garrett
Hubert J. Johnson
Miners Bank
Dubuque
Iowa
Butte
Butte High School
Navy
Interest High in Sale Today Of Tax Delinquent Property
The county will sell 24 parcels of tax delinquent property in a brisk courthouse sale this morning with Commission Chairman Dan J. O Connell as auctioneer. Five parcels were redeemed Thursday. others range from $50 to $5 000 with a top item of $30 000 for the old Arizona Hotel Block at Park and Arizona.
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Commission
Dan J. O'Connell
Supreme Court
Salvation Army
Arizona
Park and Arizona
S. Main
S. Washington
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