Train Smashes Truck Kill 6, Injures 6 in Magnolia
The City of New Orleans streamliner, en route from New Orleans to Chicago, struck a gasoline truck at a Magnolia Mississippi crossing. Six people died including the engineer and fireman and three others, with six more hurt as flames engulfed cars and a warehouse.
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Copper price cut by Anaconda and rivals in major move
Phelps Dodge Corp and Anaconda Co lowered copper prices by one cent to 29 cents a pound, matching Kennecott Copper Corp’s Tuesday cut. The move, driven by weak demand and high stocks, could aid brass and wire mills while sparking talk of possible output curtailment.
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Diver taps sunken Texas tower for life without reply
Aboard the USS Wasp a deep sea diver tapped the sides of sunken Texas tower No 4 seeking life from 26 men trapped after the tower buckled in an Atlantic gale. No response was heard and rescue shifted to salvage status as Coast Guard took over operations.
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Montana House Clears Bill to Boost Advertising Funds
The Montana House approved a bill to raise the State Advertising division budget to 126 500 annually from 85 000 as part of Gov. Nutters push to attract tourists. Two Republicans and seven Democrats opposed. The measure moves to the Senate alongside Nutters other budget request for 185 495 more for the State Training School.
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Students call off NMC budget protest boycott
Northern Montana College students canceled a scheduled Wednesday classroom boycott after a three hour heated student body meeting. Gov Nuter said the legislature will decide Northern’s funding and marching out will not secure more money. The budget plan would cut Northern’s general fund by 255,800 annually to 527,334 with additional millage funds. College officials and student leaders described the action as ill advised.
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Associated Press
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Mines Western Students Stay Put Amid Walkout Calls
Mines in Butte and Western Montana College in Dillon refused to join a walkout at Northern Montana College Havre over state budget cuts. Student officers say Western and Northern leaders contacted Butte students by phone. exams loom next week and no general meeting occurred in Butte. In Dillon, Western students met briefly Tuesday night.
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Butte City Council Sets Routine Agenda Tonight
The Butte City Council will hold a regular meeting Wednesday at 7 30 PM to handle routine business per the agenda released Tuesday night.
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Eisenhower Farewell Warns Crises to Persist and Peace Hope
President Eisenhower in a farewell radio telecast warned that crises will continue and urged preservation of democracy for future generations. He reflected on his half century of service and stressed a strong military and disarmament as ongoing imperatives.
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Eisenhower
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Collins Named Director of Montana Planning Board
Thomas J. Collins a Missoula realtor and insurer became director of the Montana State Planning Board, now under Water Conservation Board jurisdiction. A 12 year resident of Missoula he holds BS in accounting from Ohio State and studied finance at Wharton. Henry J. Sawtell of Miles City was elected chairman. he has sat on the board since 1957 and is president of Yellowstone Lumber Co.
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Thomas Collins
Montana Planning Board
County Faces Budget Strain Compared With 1924 Levels
Silver Bow County notes its 1960 61 budget operates with far less purchasing power than 1924. Despite similar mill levies the 1924 dollar bought more. salaries and costs have risen while taxable valuation remains close, yet services like roads Civic Center and expanded public needs press the budget.
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Frank Gersh
Gene Daly
Willis Gerry
Three Former Convicts Held in State Burglary Probe
Butte police report a burglary spree from Missoula to Dillon and a Rudyard car theft, solved Tuesday. Three Montana ex convicts and two Butte juveniles, ages 17 and 14, were arrested. Adults Edell Grace and Jack Sage are jailed. Grace previously served prison terms for burglary. Page 10, Col. 5 continues.
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Montana Weather Update Clouds and Snow In State
Montana east: cloudy cooler with scattered snow mountains Wednesday. highs 35 to 45. Partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday. lows 15 to 30. Thursday slightly warmer. highs 35 to 50. Montana west: mostly cloudy with scattered snow mountains. Wednesday and night to Thursday clouds variable. Wednesday highs 30 to 40, Thursday 30 to 40. Lows Wednesday night 10 to 25. Maximums cover 12 hours. minimums 18 hours ending 5 pm Tuesday.
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State’s 1961 Traffic Toll Rises to 6 With 3 New Deaths
Three new Montana traffic fatalities in 24 hours raise 1961 toll to six, surpassing last year’s eight. Victims include John A. Potts 41 of Great Falls killed after a Monday crash. Myron Wayne Wiertzema 30 of Wahpeton NC near Jordan. and Henry Patten 75 near Lewistown. Potts died of internal injuries after his car hit a light pole. Wiertzema’s truck left the road, damaged, after taking grain at Moore. Patten may have drowned when his farm truck slipped into a creek. his wife was injured. Authorities cite misjudged stop, left-side travel, and bridge railing impact as factors.
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Great Falls
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Wahpeton
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Jordan
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Man Kills Wife and Four Children Then Commits Suicide
GRAND BLANC, Mich. AP A Grand Blanc man shot and killed his wife Janet 37 and their four children Carl 12 Kathleen 11 Karen 10 and Kurt 8 then turned the deer rifle on himself. The pajama clad families were found on the second floor while Clark 37 fully clothed lay downstairs with a rifle beside him. Police said the shootings occurred early in the morning and the bodies were found around 5 pm. Neighbors noted Clark a supervisory employee at the Fisher body plant had been despondent.
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Governor Nutter to Speak at Butte YMCA Campaign Kickoff
Governor Donald G. Nutter will headline the opening of Butte YMCA's $300000 capital funds drive February 2 to 20 at Finlen Hotel. About 350 attendees are expected for a kickoff dinner in Silver Bow Ballroom with E. P. Frizelle presiding. The drive aims to rebuild sections of the YMCA with a planned $250000 spending.
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Butte
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Nutter
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Ater
Prominent Iowa Woman Jailed in $2 Million Bank Embezzlement
Burnice Iverson Geiger, 58, a respected Sheldon civic figure, confessed to embezzling about $2.13 million from the Sheldon National Bank over a long period. The bank closed and was turned to federal liquidation. FDIC backs deposits up to $10,000, with full insured deposits to be paid in 10 days. Geiger waived hearings. bond set at $10,000 as grand jury convenes.
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U.S
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