Council Puts Dump on Paying Basis in Butte
Butte City Council voted to charge for the city dump, eliminating a $1,200 annual maintenance job and securing salvage payments of about $600 to $700 yearly. Hooligan Can Co will pay $1 per ton for tin cans and operate the dump, reducing a $100 monthly maintenance wage. The city expects up to 60 tons of cans monthly. Other actions included approving $23,808.98 in claims and $12,127.56 street payrolls for mid January, and ordering street lights in the 1400 block on Diamond and at Quartz and Montana. Alderman Ed Hastings was absent.
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Butte
Vern Griffith
Hooligan Can Co
Anaconda Co
Griffith
Diamond
Quartz
Montana
Ed Hastings
Jungle Doctor Thomas Dooley Dies at 34 in New York
Thomas Dooley, 34, the Jungle Doctor known for founding hospitals in Laos, died at Memorial Hospital in New York at 9 40 p m EST after a battle with chest cancer first operated on in 1959. He had been in serious condition and semiconscious most of the time and his death followed a recurrence of cancer.
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New York
Thomas Dooley
Memorial Hospital
Dooley
Laos
Montana Weather Likely Warmth Through Friday
East Montana sees fair skies and a warming trend with Thursday highs 30 to 45 and Friday peak near 35 to 50, with Thursday night lows 15 to 30. West Montana remains fair with valley fog patches overnight and morning, similar temperatures for Thursday and Friday.
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Montana
Levy Request Aims to Raise Civic Center Millage
Silver Bow County lawmakers push to double annual levy from one to two mills to operate and maintain the Civic Center. Rep. Lawrence G. Stimatz will introduce the bill in the state Legislature, with county officials urging broad support from the Chamber of Commerce, schools, youth groups, and other civic entities. They argue the center serves diverse public needs and must be kept open year round, funded by a stable tax source, noting current revenue falls short of expenses and staff costs are drawn from other funds.
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Silver Bow County
Lawrence G. Stimatz
Board of County Commissioners
Frank Gersh
Gene Daly
Willis Gerry
Rene Rouleau
Civic Center
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Montana High School Assn
Breakin Solved Here Two Boys Blamed In 1960s Butte Burglary
Butte police report confessions by two unnamed boys solved a November burglary at McCarthy War Surplus Store in 26 E Park. Guns and scabbards from the loot were recovered. Police also say three adults Schott Grace and Sharp face charges or transfers as part of a broader burglary spree tied to Butte Whitehall Rudyard Chester and Missoula. Another case involves Gustave Wilkoske who was questioned after being caught stealing juice from a boxcar. no charge filed.
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Butte
E. Park
James Clark
Asst
John O'Leary
Joseph Mirich
John Gasper
Robert J. Holland
Paul J. Schott
Missoula
Edell Grace
Jack Sharp
Schott
Sharp
Grace
Whitehall
Rudyard, Chester and
Gustave H. Wilkoske
Wilkoske
John T. Prothero
Thieves Steal 180 Boxes Gum From Car Window
A Great Falls salesman, W. C. Hampton, told deputies Wednesday that a car window was broken and over 180 boxes of chewing gum were stolen. The incident left Hampton facing a sticky loss and a prompt police investigation.
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Butte
W. C. Hampton
Great Falls
Man Charged With Murder in Quebec Fire Deaths
Abel Vosburgh, 68, was charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and 11 children whose bodies were found in the smoking ruins of their shanty home on December 29. A coroner's jury found him criminally responsible. he awaits arraignment as he denies causing the fire.
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Bedford
Que
Abel Vosburgh
Claude Noiseux
Vosburgh
Inauguration Week Buzz Builds for Kennedy Johnson Welcome
Washington pulses with crowds gathering for Fridays presidential inauguration. Kennedy appears in New York then heads to D C for preinaugural events while the Kennedy clan prepares. Weather forecasts warn of possible snow and cold winds. Security tightens with manholes covered along parade routes as out of town visitors flood terminals and hotels. Eisenhower ends his presidency with a flurry of last minute appointments.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
United States
Harry S. Truman
White House
Kennedy
New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Palm Beach
Fla
Anaconda Cuts Montana Copper Output 10 Percent
Anaconda Copper Mining Co will reduce Montana copper output by 10 percent immediately, aligning with cuts in the United States and Chile. The Kelley block caving mine and Berkeley open pit in Butte and Weed Heights Nevada will see curtailment, with limited mining in deep level programs and possible layoffs in smelting. The move aims to match production with demand amid a recent 1-cent drop in copper price to 29 cents per pound.
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Anaconda Co
Montana
E. I. Renouard
Butte
United States
Chile
New York City
Anaconda
Renovard
Kelley Block
Berkeley
Mountain Con
Steward
Butte Hill
Associated Press
Eisenhower urges time shift for election and inauguration
President Eisenhower urged Kennedy to consider a constitutional amendment advancing election and inauguration dates to give the new president at least 80 days to organize. In his farewell news conference he warned of the danger of Communist nations and reflected on his eight years, noting peace policies they kept.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
State Department
Fisenhower
Kennedy
Don Eisenhower
Innocent Measures Draw Debate In Montana Senate
Montana senators debated two bills described as innocent measures. One would preserve school trust lands by restricting sales, the other would allow counties to run ambulance services amid mortuary firm closures. Sen Thiessen argued rural Dawson County needs ambulance service. Both measures were kept alive for printing despite committee votes against.
Jackie Kennedy Dress for Gala Draws Quiet Praise
Press secretary Salinger revealed the inaugural gala gown by Oleg Cassini. The white silk ottoman dress features a high neckline, pleated full skirt, and a single white rosette. Cassini calls it a cool, fluid line, with cost not disclosed at the designer's request. The First Lady elect will receive it in Washington before the gala that evening.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Cassini
Mrs. Kennedy
Washington
Hog in a Fog
Police in southern Formosa hunt an ingenious swindling gang that drugs pigs and sells revived animals after buying them cheap from owners who believe they are dead.
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Taipei
Formosa
Bill to Ease Mining Pit Land Disputes Offered
HELENA AP A Montana Senate bill aims to reduce land disputes around mining pits such as Walkerville in Butte by allowing eminent domain for mining or ore extraction. Sponsors John L. McKeon Frank Reardon J S Brenner Ben Brownfield seek procedures to set fair property values and extend existing condemnation laws. Some owners have asked 50 000 to 60 000 dollars for land with few shacks used for mining ops.
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John L. McKeon
Deer Lodge
Frank Reardon
Silver Bow
J. S. Brenner
Beaverhead
Ben Brownfield
Carter County
Senate
Montana Northwest crash puzzles investigators
MISSOULA AP federal aviation investigators probing a Northwest airliner crash that killed 12 in western Montana say they are mystified by several findings. A CAB hearing into the state’s worst air tragedy in a decade resumes Thursday. Questions include why handcuffs and a tool kit were found at the Oct. 28 wreckage on a Nine Mile hillside and why a National Airlines plastic cup remained intact in the most burned section of the plane.
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Missoula
Federal Aviation Investigators
Northwest
Montana
National Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Effort to Kill Welfare Levy Beaten
A Montana House vote rejected an attempt to defeat a bill raising county welfare levy from six to 10 mills. Rep. John E. Healy led the challenge, but 54 representatives backed keeping the measure alive while 32 opposed. Healy cited Gov. Nutter and a Senate amend to eight mills as solutions. continuation noted.
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Helena
Montana
John E. Healy
Silver Bow
House
Senate
Healy
FBI Captures Merle Gall One of 10 Most Wanted in Arizona
Merle Lyle Gall 37 of Great Falls, listed among the FBI ten most wanted, was arrested in Scottsdale by FBI agents after noon on Wednesday. He offered no resistance, had a Can ada driver license, $200 cash, and used the alias Collin Armstrong III. Gall faces unlawful flight charges after fleeing a 1959 conviction appeal, with two companions charged with harboring him for operating a floating gambling game.
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Merle Lyle Gall
Great Falls
FBI
Scottsdale
Ariz
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gall
Butte
Montana
William Albert Helpley
Midland City
Dean Jay Roll
Claypool
Collin Armstrong III
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