Flight Postponed In Final Minutes
Cape Canaveral delayed John Glenn’s Earth orbit attempt by heavy clouds with only 18 minutes to launch. Weather remains uncertain for next Thursday or Friday as Mercury officials reassess technical checks and naval support. The 40 year old astronaut waited 5 hours 15 minutes in the capsule before postponement. President Kennedy praised officials for prudent postponement and stressed ongoing weather uncertainty.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
John H. Glenn Jr
Federal Space Agency
Glenn
Project Mercury
John Powers
Powers
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Space Agency of
The
Space Agency
Navy
Genn
Eld
Thirteen Nations Move to Expel Cuba From OAS
Thirteen nations led by the United States and Colombia draft a resolution expelling Fidel Castro's Cuba from the Inter-American System at the OAS conference in Punta del Este Uruguay. Approval requires 14 of 20 delegations and action is postponed to Monday with Haiti potentially providing the needed support.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
UPI
United States
Colombia
Fidel Castro
Cuba
OAS
Hemisphere
Haiti
Rene Chalmers
Pro
Organization of American States Oas
Council of the Organization of American States
Texans Name Democrat To Congress In 13th District Runoff
In Texas 13th District special runoff, Graham B. Purcell Jr., a Kennedy endorsed Democrat, defeats Republican Joe Meissner 23820 to 14060 in 332 of 343 precincts. Purcell to be sworn in soon, replacing Ikard who joined the American Petroleum Institute. The victory lifts Texas to 21 House members. A separate Fourth District Democratic runoff will fill Sam Rayburn’s vacancy.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas
Graham B. Purcell Jr
Washington
Frank Ikard
American Petroleum Institute
Purcell
Joe Meissner
House of Representatives
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Liquor Board Moves Against Butte Area Beer Retailers
Montana Liquor Control Board probes alleged violations of the Montana Beer Act affecting Butte Dillon and Whitehall retailers. Notices threaten 15 day suspensions for six wholesalers and one brewery, with 25 retailers alerted for a Feb. 15 meeting where licenses could be suspended or revoked. Letters explain violations for accepting more than seven days credit in 90 days prior to Jan 19, 1962.
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Butte
J. E. Manning
Liquor Control Board
Butte and Anaconda
One Butte Brewery
Helena
Dillon
Whitehall
Montana
Manning
Emmett to Head 1962 Cancer Drive in State
Fred Emmett of Butte named 1962 cancer crusade chairman for Montana by Dr. N A Franken president of the Montana division of the American Cancer Society He has long civic and business ties across the state and is a past Rotary International district governor Emmett came to Montana in 1911 and built a lengthy record in Great Falls Kalispell Missoula and Butte through business and public service
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Fred Emmett
Butte
Cancer Crusade
Montana
N. A. Franken
Havre
American Cancer Society
Emmett
Rotary International
England
Great Falls
Missoula
Kalispell
Royal Milling Co
Butte Executive Club
St. James Community Hospital
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Silver Bow
Episcopal Diocese of
Weather Outlook for Butte and West Divide Regions
Cloudy conditions prevail with Sunday and Monday mostly cloudy. Snow flurries possible in the western mountains Monday, cooler conditions, and variable winds 20 to 30 mph from the southwest near east slopes. Temperatures range from highs around 20 to 50 and lows mostly 15 to 35.
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Butte
Divide
Open Meeting Law Looms as Possibility in Montana
Helena reports tentative moves toward an open meetings law for the 1963 Montana Legislature. Debates focus on scope and practicality. past 1959 attempts failed in the Senate, while 1962 proposals vary between broad and limited approaches. Massachusetts study notes three common types of open meeting statutes.
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Helena
Montana
Legislative Assembly
House
Senate
Committee On
Massachusetts Research Council
White House Receives Franklin Portrait Gift
Jacqueline Kennedy announced the first major White House art acquisition since her husband took office. A 1767 Benjamin Franklin portrait, 40 by 50 inches, painted in London by David Martin, was donated by Walter H. Annenberg and his wife. valued over 175000 dollars. Franklin was sixty when he posed for the work.
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Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
White House
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia Inquirer
Walter H. Annenberg
London
David Martin
Franklin
Flags Flown at Half Mast as Montana Proclaims Mourning
Montana's governor Donald Nutter and five others died in a National Guard crash. Tim Babcock, governor by succession, proclaimed a state of mourning with flags at half mast. The period lasts until January 31 and state Capitol offices will close for emergencies and important functions. Secretary of State Frank Murray attested the proclamation.
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Montana State Capitol
Wolf Creek
Capitol Dome
Donald G. Nutter
Dennis Gordon
Edward Wren
Montana Air National
Capitol
Babcock
Helena
UPS
Montana
Tim Babcock
Donald M. Nutter
Frank Murray
State Capitol
National Guard
State Funeral for Gov Nutter Set at Capitol
Montana prepares a state funeral for Governor Donald G. Nutter and aides Dennis Gordon and Ed Wren at the Capitol. The trio will lie in state Sunday from 1 to 8 PM, with services Monday in the House Chamber. Nutter will be buried in Sidney. Gordon in Missoula. Wren in Great Falls. State officials coordinated arrangements.
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Gov. Nutter
Capitol
Helena
UPS
Donald G. Nutter
Dennis B. Gordon
Ed Wren
State Capitol
Montana
Montana Air National
State House
Gordon
Missoula
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Squire-Simmons-Carr
Wren
St. Ann Roman Catholic Church
Great Falls
T. F. O’connor
Fulkerson
Sidney
Masonic Lodge
Nutter
Maxine
Tragic Montana National Guard Aircraft Crash
Grim tragedy strikes Montana as a National Guard aircraft crashes on January 25, 1962. Continued on page 12 B column 6.
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State of
Montana
National Guard
Butte Country Club Names Officers and Directors
Colin Raff was reelected president at the annual meeting held Saturday at the Butte Country Club. Dr. J. C. Sullivan became vice president, D. R. Campbell Jr. secretary, and Robert W. Paul manager. New directors include W. M. Kirkpatrick Bernard Semmens and Campbell. Holdover directors are D. J. Mooney and Stanley Gronfein. About 75 members attended the dinner and business meeting where the president’s report was presented and tribute was paid to deceased members.
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Colin Raff
Butte Country Club
J. C. Sullivan
D. R. Campbell Jr
Robert W. Paul
W. M. Kirkpatrick
Bernard Semmens
Campbell
D. J. Mooney
Stanley Gronfein
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Charles W. Cord
Atlantic
John
Shorty) Powers
By H. Denny Davis
Ward Colwell
Montana Liquor Control Board
Belgrade
Buttoom
Cut Bank
Drummond
Glasgow
Helena Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Yellowstone
Thomas E. Mooney
Standard Post State Bureau
Lewis H. Harro
Sidney High School
Leo H. Buechler
Buechler
Peoples Congregational Church
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