Macmillan Makes Major Cabinet Shakeup After Election Losses
London Prime Minister Harold Macmillan fired six cabinet members and promoted Richard A. Butler to deputy prime minister after Conservative setbacks. Among ousted ministers were Selwyn Lloyd Harold Watkinson Viscount Kilmuir and Charles Hill. Lloyd gained a ceremonial honor as part of the reshuffle.
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Winston Churchill
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Selwyn Lloyd
Harold Watkinson
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David Eccles
Lord Mills
Charles Hill
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Leicester
Governor Urges Harmony At Montana Legion Convention
Governor Tim Babcock urged Montana veterans groups to stop petty bickering and seek harmony at the 44th annual Montana Legion convention. He cited recent remarks by leaders of two organizations and spoke as a Legionnaire wearing WWII combat infantryman's badge. The dispute involves salaries for secretaries of veterans organizations.
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Tim Babcock
Montana Department of the American Legion
Legion
Babcock
Galloping Goose Fate Hangs On Hearing Date
In Helena UPI reports no hearing date set for establishing passenger service by Great Northern Railroad between Butte and Great Falls. The Montana Railroad Commission said no action will be taken on a hearing date until next month after GN officials met with the MRC. A U.S. District Judge W D Murray previously cleared the way for the show cause hearing but did not grant GN a restraining order.
Legion Warns Defenses Tampered With At Butte Meeting
The American Legion's Butte convention heard national security chief Owen Grinde say defenses are being tampered with. He cited experts showing a strong armed force but criticized moves to downgrade reserves and a proposed shift of nuclear delivery to the United Nations by the State Department.
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Butte
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National Security
Owen Grinde
Pentagon
Grinde
State Department
United Nations
Department of State
Legion Parade Route Through Butte Today
William Daly of the Butte Post will marshal the American Legion parade at 3 p.m. The route runs from the Butte Courthouse east on Granite to Wyoming then Broadway Montana Park Main and Narjance Stadium. A drill competition follows at the stadium.
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Butte Post
American Legion
Butte Courthouse
Granite
Wyoming
Broadway
Montana
Park
Main
Narjanche Stadium
Weather outlook east and west of Divide this weekend
East of Divide expect partly cloudy days with scattered showers and a few thundershowers Saturday. Highs 65 to 75, lows 45 to 55, and warmer Sunday with highs 70 to 80. West of Divide stays partly cloudy with a slow warmup, highs 65 to 78 Saturday and 70 to 80 Sunday.
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Estes Has His Day in Court Amid Bankrupt Plea
In El Paso three Confederate associates pleaded guilty to five counts of a 29 count federal indictment, while Billie Sol Estes pleaded innocent. Judge R E Thomason declared Estes bankrupt, allowing trustee Harry Moore to liquidate most assets to pay 564 creditors. Estes admits debts of 38.39 million with assets around 20.79 million, signaling a 17.59 million loss to creditors. The three pleas carry up to 40 years’ imprisonment and fines up to 41 thousand dollars each.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
U.S
R. E. Thomason
Thomason
Harry Moore
Coleman McSpadden
Lubbock
Ruel W. Alexander
Harold E. Orr
Amarillo
Man Questioned In Great Falls Highway Death
In Great Falls, investigators probe the death of William Russell Clowes, 32, after a 1:15 a.m. crash on Interstate 15. Noel Damon, 38, admitted he rode with Clowes but did not drive, saying he woke in a field and walked home. Damon claimed no knowledge of the crash and was released after a lie detector test.
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UPI
William Russell Clowes
Clowes
Cascade County Atty
Gene Daly
Noel Damon
Interstate 15
Damon
William Burton
Montana
Daly
Charles Magner
Resolutions Read As Auxiliary Opens Meeting
The Montana American Legion Auxiliary convention opened at the Finlen Hotel with Mrs. Everett Sholts as president. Butte Mayor Vern Griffith welcomed the group as resolutions were read and committees reported, with national president Mrs. J. Howard McKay arriving for a two day participation and a Sunday morning address planned.
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Montana American Legion Auxiliary
Everett Sholts
Finlen
Butte
Vern Griffith
Mining
J. Howard McKay
American Legion Auxiliary
Joint Legion Auxiliary
Butte Faces Threat of Teamsters Strike Over Berkeley Pit
The Anaconda Co and Local No. 2 Teamsters failed to reach a negotiation agreement in Butte, triggering a threatened strike. The union notified the Berkeley Pit operation will begin Monday while other operations continue. Federal mediator Bob McClelland called a meeting, but the stalemate persists as a July 16 strike date looms.
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Anaconda Co
Butte Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters
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Berkeley Pit
Soviet Warning on Nuclear Tests Prompts Disarmament Talks
Moscow warned it may conduct further nuclear tests after accusing the United States Britain and France of hundreds of blasts. The foreign ministry statement said the Soviet Union must be the last to test and urged the Geneva disarmament conference amid Western protests and anti testing vigils in Red Square.
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UPI
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United States
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Pacific
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France
U. S
Northwest Bill Grants First Call on Regional Power
The Senate Interior Committee approved a bill to give electric consumers in the Pacific Northwest first call on power produced in the area. The measure, led by Chairman Clinton Anderson, aims to pave a transmission link between federal power systems in the Pacific Northwest and California. An amendment for Montana first call on Hungry Horse Dam power passed, while broader regional guarantees were rejected pending floor consideration.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
Senate Interior Committee
Pacific Northwest
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
California
Montana
Hungry Horse Dam
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Mike Mansfield
Attorneys Seek Fines Against County and State Officials
John L Hamner representing Steve Blakovich asks district court to fine four Silver Bow County officials and five Montana Highway Commission members up to 1000 each for failing to maintain and repair Rocker road. He also seeks 500 legal fee and payment of prior services. Judge Victor H Fall presided.
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John Leslie Hamner
Steve Blakovich
Silver Bow
Montana Highway Commission
Hamner
John J. McCarthy
Butte
Blakovich
Victor H. Fall
Helena
Alex Zbitnoff
Gene Daly
Frank Gersh
Elizabeth Gerry
Roy H. Sorrells
N. Halvorson
Otis S. Waters
George M. Gosman
Ted James
Welfare Board Faces Grants Shortfall in Montana
Helena UPI State Welfare Administrator W J Fouse warned Friday the Welfare Board will not meet all in a id grant requests this year He said anticipated shortfalls in Silver Bow 400 900 and 350 000 before June 30 1963 exceed the 426 650 allotted by the Legislature for grants in aid The prior fiscal year the board increased its grant in aid to 426 500 plus a transfer but still refused requests totaling 115 000 from Cascade and 113 000 from Silver Bow
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GK Tt
Cascade
Silver Bow
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