Busy Hands of Butte Miner Beautify Friends' Homes
John F. Swoboda a 60 year old Butte miner rose from not being able to sew a button to producing delicate embroidery. After 21 months at St. James Hospital recovering from a hip injury from a fall he took up the hobby to brighten friends homes and spoke about his mood changes during recovery. He credited Mrs. Martha Lahti and Mrs. Mary Allen for support and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Swoboda
Butte
St. James Hospital
Swoboda
Martha Lahti
Mary Allen
Goldwater Urges GOP To “Go Republican” For 1962 Win
Sen. Barry Goldwater told the Republican National Committee in Oklahoma City that the GOP must offer voters something different after the 1960 defeat to beat the Democrats. His analysis drew the loudest applause from about 900 attendees as leaders crowded him for handshakes and autographs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Republican National Committee
GOP
Weather brief for Butte region with scattered snow
Cloudy with light snow in mountains and near zero cold, highs 5 to 15. East of Divide colder. west part milder with highs 10 to 20. Sunday cloudy to partly sunny. Sunday night and Monday show scattered snow and cooler trends. Table notes max 12 hours and min 18 hours ending Saturday 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Bow
Divide
Montana Road Plan For Frontage Use On I 15 90 Near Butte
Montana Highway Commission proposes reconstructing Rocker Road west of Butte to serve as a frontage road after Interstates 15 and 90 are completed. Bids expected next December. Rocker Nissler residents question who will maintain the road until modernization. County officials say no plan exists and warn maintenance could drain the road fund. The issue ties to potential future maintenance of other abandoned state routes.
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Rocker-Nissler
Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Butte
Rocker- Nissler
Saturos
Fred Quinnell Jr
Lewis M. Chittim
Richard
Incrase
Silver Bow
Nissler Junction
Homestake Pass
Harding Way
Power firm studies two 230000-volt lines from Anaconda
Montana Power Co reviews plans for two high voltage lines from Anaconda. One line would run to Billings and Yellowtail, the other to Goshen Idaho. The company seeks to determine which segment should be built first as part of a $30 million project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Billings
Goshen
Idaho
Montana Power Co Company
Ae Ea Eatenck
Three
Age Electric Push Jo Company
Nsante
Sme
Constillion
Billings-Yellowtail
Bill Griffiths Mining City Contractor Dies
William T. Bill Griffiths 69 vice president of Cahill Mooney Construction Co died late Friday in a local hospital. A native of Butte he lived at 1745 George and had long ties to Local 112 Butte Carpenters Union. He was a member of Butte Lodge of Elks Mount Moriah Lodge AF and AM Bagdad Temple Shrine Scottish Rite and the Butte Country Club. He served as director of ceremonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T
Bill) Griffiths
Cahill-Mooney Construction Co
George
Butte
Butte Carpenters Union
Butte Lodge of Elks
Mount Moriah Lodge No
Af&am
Bagdad Temple of Shrine
Scottish Rite
Butte Country Club
Butte Road Jobs On 62 Program Progress in Montana
Montana Highway Dept plans summer letting for two major Butte area Interstate projects including a northward link from Butte to Helena. Over $8 million to be spent in the Butte district in fiscal 1962 with total Interstate spending rising above $17 million over the next four years. By 1972 the district is slated for 91.7 miles two lane and 42.2 miles four lane, part of a statewide 1,187 mile program. First bid予定 covers a four lane west from Montana Street starting at the new overpass.
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Helena
Butte
Montana Highway Dept
Butte Financial District
Montana
Silver Bow County
Bozeman Financial Disyear
First Butte
Montana Street
Government report flags seven million waste in overseas air travel
GAO data show Defense Department spent seven million dollars in 1960 on commercial airliners while MATS flights carried 200000 empty seats. Auditors cite unused capacity on all routes and years, with officials making hundreds of personal trips abroad. The Pentagon disputes the findings though and cites partial improvements since 1960.
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Washington
UPS
Defense Department
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Kennedy
General Accounting Office
GAO
House
Senate
Defense
Robert S. MoeNamara
Army
Navy
Air Force
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
France
Germany
Peru's Rains Pose New Slide Peril
In Peru near Ranrahirca, Mt Huascaran exposed a giant scar from a massive ice slide into the valley. Rescue teams evacuate Huaylas canyon as a 10 000 ton water lake forms in melted ice threatening further disaster. Local survivors await aid from around the world as authorities warn of additional avalanches.
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Ranrahirca
Peru
Huaraz
Huaylas Canyon
Wilderness bill split views in Montana
Vic Reinemer executive secretary to the Montana Democrat said House approval of the wilderness bill would benefit Montanans. Jerry Coldwell president of Fort Peck Reserve Committee argued the bill would hurt Montana's economy as eastern Montanans form a committee to oppose it. The group claims nearly one million acres could be affected.
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United Press International
House
Coldwell
Montana
Fort Peck Reserve
Legislature's Deck Shuffled in Montana Redistricting
Editor notes the 1961 plan to reapportion the Montana House will affect the 1962 election. Cascade gains two seats to nine. Yellowstone gains one to eight. Silver Bow drops to five. Multiple counties retain extra seats. shifts may alter 1963 Senate-House alignments and party chances in Cascade Yellowstone Ravalli Missoula Flathead Gallatin etc.
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Helena
Montana
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Cascade County
Yellowstone
Cascade
Silver Bow
Ravalli
Assembly
Missoula
Flathead
Lewis and Clark and
Gallatin
Custer
Deer Lodge
Fergus
Hill, Lake, Park and Valley
Yellowstone County
Charles A. Bovey
Ravalli County
William A. Groff
Chilean Copper Strike Settled at Chuquicamata Mines
Union officials cancelled a Saturday strike at Chuquicamata Copper Mines, an Anaconda Co subsidiary, after reaching a wage pact. The agreement provides a 16.5 percent general raise and a special bonus of 40 escudos for married workers and 25 escudos for single workers.
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Santiago, Chile
UPI
Chuquicamata Copper Mines
Anaconda Co
Miles City Police Chief Missing on Elk Hunt
Miles City police chief Alvin Bartles reported missing after elk hunting trip with three companions in Rock Creek area 18 miles west of Georgetown Lake. Granite County Undersheriff Doug Olsen said the party entered the area in late afternoon and a search led by Chante Sek Munis began around midnight.
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Alvin Bartles
Miles City
Rock Creek
Georgetown Lake
Granite County
Doug Olsen
Bartles
Montrose Report: Brief Earthquake Shakes Area
An earthquake struck Montrose Colorado, measuring modest ground movement but causing no damage or injuries according to local officials. No aftershocks were reported and residents felt only a light tremor in nearby communities.
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Montrose
Colo
UPI
Film and TV Comic Ernie Kovacs Dies in Crash
Comedian Ernie Kovacs, 42, died early Saturday when his speeding car skidded on a rain slick street and struck a utility pole in West Los Angeles. He was returning from a baby shower for Milton Berle. his wife Edie Adams left the party earlier at Billy Wilder's home.
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Vernon Scott
Los Angeles
Calif
UPI
Ernie Kovacs
Milton Berles
Edie Adams
Billy Wilder
Berle
Harrington Bottling Co. Owner Dies at 65
Phillip A. Harrington owner of Harrington Bottling Co. died Saturday night in a local hospital at age 65. He had run the business since 1941 after 21 years as a bookkeeper for Nevin and Frank Bottling Co. He lived at 1128 W Diamond. Born February 5 1696 in Butte he was educated locally. His wife Dorothy L Rooney died in 1960. Survivors include sons Donald P. and Charles B. Harrington, brother Edward Harrington, sister Mrs. John Stewart and Mrs. Mery Hayes. Mortuary handled arrangements.
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Phillip A. Harrington
Harrington Bottling Co
Harrington
Nevin and Frank Bottling Co
W. Diamond
Butte
Dorothy L. Rooney
Donald P
Charles B. Harrington
Edward Harrington
Dorothy Jean Harrington
Los Angeles
John Stewart
Mery Hayes
Eles
Aageing
Orcs
baly-Shea Mortuary
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S. Warren
Butte Hill
Leonard
Berkeley Pit
Jerry
Merchant Marine
Goldwater
Cut Bank
Dillon
Great Falls
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City Missoula West
Rocker Road
By Frank Quinn
Montana State Anner Dept
Bill Griffiths
Thomas E. Mooney
Standard Post State Bureau
Metcalf
Sant, Veere
Legislative Assembly
Colorado
P. A. Harrington
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