McKeon backs open pit mining bill SB112
Sen. John L. McKeon describes Senate Bill 112 as a sound measure to let mining firms acquire surface rights for enlarging open pits. He says the bill protects property owners and residents near Butte and other cities, though critics call it a smoke screen.
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John L. McKeon
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Butte
Great Falls
McKeon
Butte Area
Walkerville
Alice
Kennedy Warns Nation Faces Hour of Peril in State of the Union
President Kennedy declares a swift strengthening of air lift missile and Polaris programs amid national peril and opportunity. He offers to cooperate with the Soviet Union on space and science to ease cold war waste. The speech lasts 44 minutes with 37 rounds of applause as he outlines recovery plans and long term growth.
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Kennedy
Congress
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Soviet Union
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White House
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Free World
Senate
Trading Stamps Probed In Montana Legislature Hearing
Helena AP report describes a crowded Montana House session with 400 to 500 attendees debating trading stamps. Proponents praised them as a sales incentive while opponents condemned them as a nuisance and a silent middleman.
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Helena
Montana
House of Representatives
Fred. J. Martin
Livingston
Silver Bow County Seeks Restrictive Amendments to Mining Bill
Silver Bow County commissioners oppose SB-112 extending eminent domain to mining but favor restrictive amendments. Frank Gersh and Robert Holland will present the county’s stance at a Helena hearing, advocating protections for roads schools businesses and homes in fringe open pit areas to balance industry growth with resident interests.
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Board of Commissioners
Silver Bow County
Montana
Frank Gersh
Robert J. Holland
Helena
Silver Bow
Bill to Abolish Seven State Agencies In Montana
A House vote in Helena knocked down a plan to abolish seven state agencies and transfer duties to a consolidated Montana Agriculture Department. Bills up for debate would require proof of financial responsibility for auto licensing, fund an unsatisfied judgment arms fund, and stiffen penalties for violent crimes and weapon offences. The bill to consolidate agencies would raise the agriculture commissioner salary and place control over the Milk Control Board, Livestock Commission, Livestock Sanitary Board, Poultry Improvement Board, Board of Food Distributors, Trade Commission, and Agriculture and Livestock Council under the department.
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Helena
Montana Agriculture Department
Pris
Agriculture Department
Donald G. Nutter
Francis Bardaneuve
Blaine
Ted Schwinden
Roosevelt
Agriculture Commissioner
Milk Control Board
Livestock Commission
Livestock Sanitary Board
Poultry Improvement Board
Board of Food Distributors, Trade Commission, Agriculture and Livestock Council
Helena AP: Veterans Day bill falls in Senate
An Army veterans day education bill is defeated in the Montana Senate. The measure would have required schools to offer classes on November eleventh. Senate action ends the proposal without passage.
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Helena
Senate
Montana Power Ordered to Hike Tribal Pay
The Federal Power Commission ruled Montana Power Company must raise annual payments to Flathead Reservation Indians by 63 375 dollars retroactive to 1954 for use of Kerr hydroelectric lands. Total yearly payment will rise to 238 375 dollars. The ruling follows a 1959 decision setting 50 000 dollars annual increase and reflects new evidence from the reopened hearing and interior guidance.
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The
Power Commission
Montana Power Co
Butte
Montana Power
Kerr
Interior
Elmer F. Bennett
Edward B. Marsh
Wreck Kills Two Men On Montana Highway
Two Montana men died in a head on collision about 53 miles north of Great Falls. LaFayette William Black 46 a Brady plumbing store operator was decapitated. Lewis Martin Kanning Jr 30 a Galata farmer died on the way to a state. Driver of the other car Thomas of ORI agceed suffered a broken leg and cuts and bruises. Highway Patrolman R C Blewitt of Conrad said Black was driving too fast for the curve. The crash occurred four miles north of Brady on U S 91. Fatalities reached 19 for the year.
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Great Falls
LaFayette William Black
Brady
Lewis Martin Kanning, Jr
R. C. Blewitt
Conrad
Black
Thomas
Kanning
U. S. 91
Montena
Daga
Montana House Keeps School Money Bill Alive for Vote
The Montana House advanced HB437, a $20.4 million school appropriation from the governor’s budget, in a first of three required votes. The bill would raise total K-12 funding to $20,472,202, equalize the state’s full share of the foundation program, and mark the session’s largest single increase with a dozen other appropriations debated by the Appropriations Committee.
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Helena
Montana
Appropriations Committee
Deer Lodge
Northern Montana College
Appropriations
Norris Nichols
R-Ravalli
Dangerous Man Escapes from Warm Springs Hospital
A 38 year old, 6 foot 4 inmate described as dangerous escaped from the State Hospital at Warm Springs along with a second man. The pair were last seen near the junction of the Butte Anaconda and Deer Lodge highways heading east. The second man is 26, 5 feet 8, 190 pounds with brown hair and glasses.
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Warm Springs
Butte-Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Montana Educators Convene In Butte Address by Renne Planned
The Montana Association of School Administrators meets in Butte with nearly 200 superintendents and principals in attendance. Dr. R R Renne president of Montana State College will address the gathering Tuesday morning. Harriet Miller state superintendent reviews 37th Assembly education bills. MHSA conference led by H P Lund to end Tuesday night. The MASA open meeting and entertainment precede a High School Association session.
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Hood
MASA
Engleman
American Assn
R. R. Renne
Butte
R. R. Renna
Montana State College
Montana Assen
del Langbell
Kalispell
Montana High School Assn
H. P. Lund
Bozeman
MHSA
Harriet Miller
Montana
Miss Miller
Thief Reported in Barlinnie Prison Safe
Warden Harry Anderson suspects a thief inside Barlinnie Prison after a safe in his office was opened and jewelry valued at $840 taken from a woman prisoner held on a criminal charge.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Harry Anderson
Barlinnie
Net Proceeds of Mining Operations Shape County Valuation
County tax structure hinges on Anaconda Co. mining net proceeds, which swing from as high as 31 percent in 1938 to as low as near zero in several years, with patterns proving inconsistent. From 1949 to 1957 large shifts occur, then a rise after 1958, while 1960 shows about seven percent of taxable value.
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Anaconda Co
Silver Bow County
Granite County Jury Term Opens Feb 6
Granite County District Court docket focuses on one involuntary manslaughter charge one cattle theft and two willful murder claims as winter term starts Feb 6 Judge Sid G Stewart orders a 10 am venue report A list of 60 prospective jurors drawn Clerk Sarah M Puyear notes the following actions on the docket The state charges Earl Lawrence with involuntary manslaughter from a January 1958 auto crash that killed five people The state also charges Matt Penrose with butchering a cow belonging to Ed Lord rancher The state against Dale Meyer
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Philipsburg
Granite County District Court
Sid G. Stewart
Anaconda
Sarah M. Puyear
Earl Lawrence
Matt Penrose
Ed Lord
Dale Meyer
Montana Weather Tark: Eastern and western zones forecast
Montana forecast shows east region mostly cloudy Tuesday to Wednesday with scattered showers in western mountains. Warmer in northeast and extreme east Tuesday night with highs 35 to 50 and lows 20 to 35. Western region cloudy with occasional snow in mountains and a few showers in lower elevations. Temperatures steady with highs 25 to 40 and Tuesday night lows 15 to 30.
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