Churchill Near Death After Brain Stroke at 90
London reporting Sir Winston Churchill, 90, lay near death after a brain blood clot and cerebral thrombosis. Doctors said he was slipping into deeper sleep while not suffering, as worldwide prayers rose for the wartime leader and former British prime minister.
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Britain
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Lady Clementine Churchill
House considers five county redistricting plan in Montana
In Helena Montana lawmakers hear a plan to realign congressional districts to equalize population within 526 people under a five county shuffle proposed by Speaker Ray Wayrynen and fellow Democrats. HB105 and a weighted voting bill HB88 move toward balanced districts and proxy voting in the 39th Assembly.
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Silver Bow
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Butte
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House
Magnus Ansheim
D-Sheridan
State Public Instruction Department
Ansheim
Mansfield Leads Assault On Plan to Close Hospitals
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield denounced the administration plan to close 11 veterans hospitals as an economy move. He urged cutting wasteful government practices instead of harming veterans, while allies voiced support and hearings were set.
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Montana
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Dtex
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Yarborough
Senate Approves Conner for Cabinet Post
John T. Connor won a Senate voice vote to become secretary of commerce in Johnson's administration. The Merck & Co. former president pledged to place about 1.6 million dollars in trust and avoid conflicts of interest by keeping Merck business from passing through his hands.
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John T. Connor
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Senate
Conner
Luther H. Hodges
Connor
Merck & Co
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Merck
Commerce Department
Libby Dam plan to bring 4000 people to Montana towns
The Libby Dam project on the Kootenai River in northwest Montana, valued at 352 million dollars, is expected to add about 4000 residents to Libby, Troy and nearby areas. Col. Charles Holbrook of the Army Corps of Engineers said construction awaits Congressional funding. He spoke to the Montana Contractors Association in Butte during their 29th annual convention.
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Standard Post
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US to Press On With Air Strikes on Laos Supply Routes
U.S. officials say air strikes against strategic Laos supply lines into South Vietnam will continue. A recent attack destroyed a bridge over the Nan Mat River near Ban Ban as F100 and F105 jets faced heavy antiaircraft fire. two planes were downed and pilots rescued. Speculation followed about possible actions over North Vietnam.
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13 True Bills Returned Here By Grand Jury
U S Attorney Moody Brickett announced a federal grand jury, after a two day session, returned 13 true bills including one murder case. Kermit Arthur Belgarde, charged with slaying a relative on an Indian reservation, remains in custody on $25,000 bond. James Raymond Howe, now in Montana State Prison for burglary, faces forgery and cashing a U S Treasury check for $135.10 on August 5 1963 with a $2,000 bond. Russell James Smith, brought from Reno, was mentioned in a note on continued coverage.
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Thick Fog Covers Butte In Worst Spell Of Memory
Thick fog blanketed Butte and surrounding districts from about 7 20 a m through Saturday, reducing visibility to as low as four feet. Flights were canceled. Berkeley Pit operations paused. traffic was light. fog lingered into Saturday night with Helena forecast predicting continued low visibility.
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Centerville
Federal Aviation Agency
Berkeley Pit
Helena
Bus driver credited with saving lives in horse collision near Butte
A Greyhound bus driver, Vince Doran, a 16 year veteran, kept the 41 passenger coach from plunging off embankments after striking a band of 10 to 12 horses on U.S. 391 near Rocker. Three horses died and two dozen people escaped injury. one woman sprained her ankle and another was shaken. Damages were $2,500 and the bus was towed. Passengers were returned to Butte.
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Intermountain Transportation Co
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Weather Summary for Butte Anaconda and Montana Regions
Mostly fair in Butte and Anaconda today and Sunday with valley fog and little temperature change. Highs around 34 and lows near 15. Montana east: partly cloudy mild through Sunday with highs 35 to 50 and lows 20 to 35. Montana west: fog or low clouds Saturday into Sunday with highs 30 to 49 and lows 15 to 30.
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Butte
Montana
Explosion Triggers Power Outage East of Butte
A dynamite blast on Interstate highway construction east of Butte caused a 12,500-volt power line feeding KXLF TV to go offline. Residents awoke to the blast as fog shrouded the area and TV service was restored after emergency crews repaired the line along steep snow-covered slopes.
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Butte
Ee Hill
Kxlf- TV
Continental Divide
Montana Power Co
Rocky Mountain Range
Tombstone Tale of Love and Violence in 1881
Bozeman based historian Dr. Merrill Burlingame uncovers a tale from 1881 about Celestia Earp, a war widow with a 900 pension and 160 acre homestead, shot twice by suitor John Douglass who then fired more shots near Red Bluff. She dies March 26, 1881 after a brief fight for life. Douglass was jailed in Virginia City and later hanged after conviction.
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UPI
Celestia Earp
Merrill Burlingame
Montana State College History Department
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