Butte Kids Lead Centennial July 4 Park Events
Butte celebrates its Centennial year with a 4th of July program at Clark Park led by Don Peoples and Ed Simonich. Hundreds of children participate as activities run from 2 p.m. through Sunday night under the auspices of Butte Celebrations Inc with Sheriff Bill Dalling as president.
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Standard-Post
Butte
Clark Park
Don Peoples
Ed Simonich
Butte Celebrations Inc
Bill Dalling
Senators approve 7500 pay raise for Congress
Senate backs a 7500 increase to a 30000 annual salary for members of Congress by a 60 to 25 vote. The measure trails a broader Prouty plan rejected 53 to 32 to cancel 9.6 million in raises for lawmakers and staff. Final action set for Thursday before pay hikes take effect January 1 after elections.
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Washington
UPS
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Prouty
Butte July Fourth Parade Draws 75 Entries for Big Day
Butte Celebrations Inc schedules a large Independence Day parade with more than 75 entries and 27 floats. The parade starts at 10 a.m. with entries due by 11 a.m. Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce. Final preparations, a free dance at Columbia Gardens, band concerts, and fireworks are planned. Sheriff Bill Dalling urges float descriptions by Friday.
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Butte Celebrations, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Columbia Gardens
Bill Dalling
Celebrations Group
Kennedy Refuses to Quit Politics After A G Row
Robert F. Kennedy says he does not intend to quit politics though resigning as attorney general after November elections. He plans to pursue government service and may live abroad for a year with his wife Ethel and their three oldest children, while not ruling out further public work or a possible vice presidential bid.
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UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
Kennedy International Airport
West Germany
Poland
Kennedy
London
Johnson
Ethel
Democratic Party
United States
Senate Group Winds Up Baker Probe
Senate investigators wrapped a nine month inquiry into the Bobby Baker case. The Rules Committee approved a final report and prepared to release it with Republican views. Senator Cooper said the probe remains incomplete and called for more witness testimony. The panel also advanced two resolutions on outside interests disclosure and Senate rule violations with potential expulsion.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Cooper
Baker
Senate Democrats
Rules Committee
Johnson Wins House Vote on 3.3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
The House approved a 3.3 billion dollar foreign aid bill, just 200 million below Johnson's request, marking the first time in a decade it rejected major aid cuts. Passman urged a 447.8 million cut but failed in two votes, while the final tally was 231 to 174. The measure now heads to the Senate.
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Washington
UPI
House
Otto Passman
Johnson
Louisiana Democrat
House Appropriations Committee
Passman
Senate
America
Congress
Steelworkers retain bargaining job in Anaconda vote
Anaconda Co employees voted 568 to 444 to keep the United Steelworkers of America as their bargaining agent, under NLRB supervision. The vote ends Mine Mill’s bid to reestablish itself, the second run since 1950, with earlier June ballots showing a near deadlock. Negotiations on a new contract are under way as the present pact expired.
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United Steelworkers of America
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Mine-Mill
Steel
Mine Mill
Butte
Anaconda
Northwest Metal Workers
NLRB
Orville Ee Group
George Brown
Henry Chiles
Robert Strange
Gilbert Penrose
Joe McCray
Sam Kedanuck
Seattle
Auctioneer James Taylor Dies In Auto Crash Near Whitehall
Bozeman livestock auctioneer James Clark Taylor 39 died when his 1964 auto hit the left side of a bridge on State Highway 359 near Jefferson Island. He left a wife Mary Joy Grigg and four children. Surviving family and community details follow with service planned at St. James Episcopal Church.
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Taylor
Jefferson County
Bozeman
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E. R. Grigg
Sigma Chi
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Masonic Lodge
Billings
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North Africa
Gallatin Gateway
Bozeman Livestock and Auction Co
Mountain Land and Livestock Co
James Clark Taylor
Thomas Flint Taylor
Jana Lee Taylor
Teri Lee Taylor
Susie Taylor
Park Taylor
Flint Taylor
West Yellowstone
Dokken- Nelson Funeral Home
St. James Episcopal Church
Sunset Hill Cemetery
Legal Gambling Leader Says Lee Will Be Nominated Even if He Misses Convention
Paskavan says Charles R. Lee will be nominated in absentia at the Independent Development Party convention in Helena on July 10. Western Montana supporters urge the nomination despite Lee’s absence and potential political fallout for Roland Renne. Lee, 33, backs legal gambling to cut property taxes and boost tourism, and sought to avoid the November ballot. Gov. Babcock and Renne oppose but may not block placing the issue on the general election ballot.
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Missoula
John Paskavan
Three Forks
Montana
Charles R. Lee
Paskavan
Butte
Democratic Party
Helena
Roland R. Renne
State Association For
Independent Development Party
Supreme Court
Butte Woman Bilked in Carnival Confidence Game
Judy Gustavson of 3200 Colorado says she gave 70 dollars to carnival worker Donald Sisk 24 of Phoenix at the Siebrand Carnival and Circus for an ot ball game and was bilked. Sisk faces district court on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses with a $3,000 bond and a plea date set for 10 a.m. He says he works for carnival manager Al Sullivan. Conviction could bring up to 10 years in prison.
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Butte
Donald Sisk
Phoenix
Sisk
Judy Gustavson
Colorado
Siebrand
David L. Holland
Frank V. Harper
Justice J
Lew
District Court
T. E. Downey
Downey
al Sullivan
Sullivan
Fort Worth
Holland
In District Court
State Examiner Criticism Draws Fire At Butte Council
Butte council members clash over a state examiner report criticizing alderman pay. Alderman Albert Mehrens questions comments noting $60 monthly pay for attendance while aldermen also attend unpaid committee meetings. Assistant City Attorney Maurice Hennessey backs Mehrens saying extra duties should be noted to the state examiner.
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Hugh van Swearingen
Standard Post
State Examiner
Butte
Albert J. Mehrens
Examiner
Mehrens
Maurice F. Hennessey
Kennecott Strike Idle 7500 Workers in Four States
A United Steelworkers strike shut down Kennecott Copper Corp operations in Utah and Arizona, idling about 7500 employees after contracts expired at midnight Tuesday. Negotiations continued with other unions as plants in Nevada and New Mexico ran normally.
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Salt Lake City
United Steelworkers of America
Kennecott Copper Corp
Utah
Arizona
USW
Kennecott
Nevada
New Mexico
Western Mining
Ray Mines Division
Miller asks for apology over school finance distortions
Helena AP Harriet Miller state school superintendent asks for an apology from officials who distorted the school finance picture. Statement issued after a transatlantic call as Miller tours German educational facilities marking the new fiscal year.
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David C. Beeder Helena
Harriet Miller
Miss Miller
Republic
Elizabeth Harrison
Germany
Miss Harrison
Weather overview for Butte Anaconda region
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening showers or thunder showers. High 82 today, low 47. East of Divide and West of Divide expect similar patterns with warmer conditions Thursday. Highs Thursday 80 to 95, lows 45 to 65, Friday 75 to 95. The table notes 12 hour maximums.
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Butte-Anaconda
Divide
Girl 14 Fires At Brother In Family Home Incident
A 14 year old girl and a 17 year old boy were detained in the county jail after a shooting at a family home around 1 pm Wednesday. The 17 year old boy was struck in the left leg by a .22 cartridge fired by his sister. The wounded boy was described as in fine condition. No charges have been filed as investigators determine if the shots were deliberate.
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Butte
Se Can
John T. Sheehan
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