Fire Sparks Action as Transformer Threatened
A fire at a vacant West Side house along 206 N. Crystal destroyed the structure while flames climbed a utility pole. Montana Power Co. lineman used a hand extinguisher to battle the blaze atop the pole as city firemen monitored. the house, part of the John S. Connelly estate, burned out during salvage work with four trucks and 16 firefighters responding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana Power Co
Crystal
John S. Connelly
Joe Holly
Senate Rules closes Baker probe over ethics charges
The Rules Committee found Baker guilty of gross improprieties in managing outside business interests while a Senate employee and left open a floor fight on ethics. Baker resigned as secretary to Senate Democrats after his wealth and finances were questioned, a move cited by Republican strategists as a campaign issue against Johnson era leadership. Johnson acknowledged a costly stereo record player but denied broader involvement.
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Senate
Senate Ethics
Baker
Pickens
S.C
Johnson
Senate Democrats
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Deer Lodge Rodeo Set With Champs In Test Sunday
Benny Reynolds leads the all around race with $15,536 this season as Deer Lodge hosts a Sunday night match of champions at 8:30. Dean Oliver of Boise meets Guy Weeks of Abilene in a $750 calf roping special, with 10 calves roped and tied by each. Fifteen top saddle bronc riders compete for a $1,500 purse, $50 entry fees added. Deer Lodge Rodeo Association sponsors the event with Tony Sneberger as president.
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Depr Lodge
Benny Reynolds
Dillon
Rodeo Cowboys of America
Deer Lodge
Dean Oliver
Boise
Guy Weeks
Abilene
Tex
Deer Lodge Fairgrounds
Deer Lodge Rodeo Association
Tony Sneberger
Wind toppled house trailer near Ramsay in odd gust
A house trailer was dumped over about 4 p.m. Wednesday and hurled 50 feet off U S Highway 10 west of Ramsay. Ray W. Hutchings of Watertown S D drove the tractor towing the trailer and was uninjured. The trailer rested in a borrow pit as powerful winds and thunderstorm activity swept the area west of Butte. Federal Aviation Agency in Butte reported 21 mph winds at the airport. The main storm bypassed the city with stronger winds.
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U.S. Highway 10
Ramsay
Ray W. Hutchings
Watertown
S.D
Butte
Federal Aviation Agency
Patrick Sugrue of Anaconda Dies at 53
Patrick J. Sugrue 53 of 618 Cherry Anaconda died Wednesday night at St. Ann Hospital He was born January 21 1901 taught at Anaconda High School from 1928 to 1951 and later worked for the Anaconda Co He was a Democrat candidate for First District County Commissioner He leaves widow Lora daughter Mrs Douglas Halbe Stanford Conn sister Mrs James Sullivan and brother Miles Requiem Mass Saturday 9 am at St Paul Church burial Mount Olivet Cemetery Finnegan Co Funeral Home in charge
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Patrick J. Sugrue
Cherry
Anaconda
St. Ann Hospital
Mr. Sugrue
Montana State University
Anaconda High School
Anaconda Co
St. Paul Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Boilermakers Union
Lora
Douglas Halbe
Stanford, Conn
James Sullivan
Miles
St. Paul Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Finnegan Co. Funeral Home
Ex Missoulian 1 of 5 Killed In Plane Crash
Five airmen died when a KC135 tanker and an F105 fighter collided during a routine refueling over Death Valley. Capt. Thomas Dozier, 36, pilot from Larson AFB. First Lt. Erwin Boeler Jr., 23, co pilot. First Lt. Ronald Williams Jr., 25, navigator. Staff Sgt. Robert Graves, 31, boom operator. Capt. Leonard Reynolds, 28, of Victorville, pilot of the F105. Reynolds, a former Missoula resident, left a widow Marilyn Moore of Kalispell and two children.
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Los Angeles
Death Valley
Air Force
Larson Air Force Base
Wash
Thomas F. Dozier
India
Calif
Erwin W. Boeler Jr
Murray
Utah
Ronald Williams Jr
Eugene
Ore
Robert J. Graves
Moses Lake
George Air Force Base
Victorville
Leonard F. Reynolds
George Afb
Reynolds
Missoula
Mont
Marilyn Moore
Kalispell
Scranton Drive Aims To Split GOP Platform On Goldwater Nomination
A Scranton led effort to insert planks opposing or redefining Goldwater positions gains momentum in the GOP platform committee. Proposals target civil rights laws right to work and nuclear weapons policy, with backers hoping to force a split among delegates. Frelinghuysen and Van Dusen add anti Goldwater and anti right to work standpoints as the clash broadens beyond limited aims.
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Michael Posner
San Francisco
UPI
Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Silvio O. Conte
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Goldwater
Richard C. van Dusen
Michigan
Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Frelinghuysen
Senate
van Dusen
Republican Party
Platform Committee
Miss Miller Defends Finance Board Over $2 Million Tax Overcharge
Helena AP Harriet Miller Montana public instruction superintendent blames State Board of Equalization for a $2.398 million 1963 underestimation of income and license tax collections. She says schools lose one fourth of revenues and taxpayers bear higher taxes in 1963 64 while Gov. Babcock administration seeks credit.
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Helena
Public
Harriet Miller
Tim Babcock
Montana Taxpayers Association
Miss Miller
Babcock
Board of Equalization
State Controller's Office
State School Tax Controversy Boils
Gov. Tim built his budget on Harriet Miller's claim that school districts are short-changed. A Budget Director report cites a $1.815 million carryover for the school foundation program and says no deficiency levy is needed for 1964-65. The report blames the superintendent for overcharging Montana taxpayers by pushing the 40 mill levy.
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Helena
Tim
Harriet Miller
Richard F. Morris
Morris
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Montana
State Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization
Babcock
Kalispell
Miller
GOP Nominee Sues to Fire Cannon from Montana Post
Ernest C. Steel, Republican nominee for a Montana railroad post, filed in Helena District Court to oust Paul Cannon from the motor carriers supervisor job on grounds of lack of qualification under the 1963 law. Judge Lester H. Loble denied a temporary injunction but set July 23 for a hearing. The suit lists Holmes Smith and Boedeker as defendants and seeks to bar salary payments.
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Helena
UPS
Paul Cannon
Montana Railroad Commission
Ernest C. Steel
Great Falls
Commission
Cannon
Dist
Lester H. Loble
Steel
Butte
Jack Holmes
Railroad Commission
Paul T. Smith
Smith
Holmes
Mine-Mill Calls Strike For Thursday Against Kennecott
The International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers orders a Thursday strike against Kennecott Copper Corp operations in Utah Arizona Nevada and New Mexico affecting about 4000 workers. The action follows a rejected contract offer and coincides with separate USW strikes at Arthur Magna Ray and related sites.
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Denver
UPI
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Kennecott Copper Corp
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
Kennecott
Western Mining Division
Bayard
N.M
Ray
Ariz
Hayden, Ariz
McGill
Nev
Ruth
Bingham Canyon
Arthur and Magna
Kennecott Council National Negotiating Committee
Arthur
Magna
United Steelworkers of America
Afl-Cio
USW
Anaconda Copper
Montana
Magma Copper
Anaconda
Tooele
Anaconda Co and Butte Unions Set to Resume Talks
Negotiations for new labor contracts between Anaconda Co and multiple unions resume next week after a June recess. Three general meetings are planned for next week with Mine Mill on July 13, Butte Teamsters on July 15, and craft unions on July 16, followed by a session with Butte Operating Engineers on July 20. The United Steelworkers of America local seeks extra time before proposals. initial Steelworkers talks may begin after July 2 after an NLRB ruling reaffirmed their status.
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Anaconda Co
Butte Miners Union
Mine Mill
Butte Teamsters
United Steelworkers of America
NLRB
Anaconda
Butte Copper
Lee Accepts Kuchera's Mild Endorsement for Governor
Charles R. Lee of Butte, a third party candidate, thanked Mike Kuchera of Billings for his mild endorsement and outlined details of his party's convention. The Montana Independent Development Party was formed June 29 to back Lee and gambling legalization efforts. The convention will start at 3 p.m. Friday at the New Placer Hotel in Helena. Lee suggested he has been traveling Montana and not campaigning openly. Kuchera praised Lee's courage and noted his own political influence as a furniture dealer in Billings.
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Charles R. Lee
Butte
Mike Kuchera
Billings
New Placer Hotel
Helena
New
Montana Independent Development Party
Lee
Montana
Kuchera
Roland
Weather Summary for Butte Anaconda Region
Partly cloudy with afternoon and evening thundershowers east of Divide today and Friday. Highs near 84 today, 80s to 90s farther west. East Divide sees more showers Thursday evening. west Divide drier. Across the region highs 80 to 95, lows 45 to 65, with cooler conditions Thursday.
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Butte-Anaconda
Divide
Anaconda Man Escapes Car Submersion Near Georgetown Lake
Joe Puccinelli, 20, of 1012 F. Fourth Anaconda, escaped a submerged state model car in Georgetown Lake around 12:20 AM Wednesday near the Georgetown Lake Boat Club. He sought shelter in a vacant cabin and was found in shock and exposure, then rescued by Deer Lodge County deputies and a state highway patrolman.
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Joe Puccinelli
St. Ann Hospital
Georgetown Lake
U.S
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Cut Bank
Drummond
Glasgow
Havre
Helena Sesenosenevers
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Livingston
Miles City
W. Yellowstone
Anacondan
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