Solon denies soliciting strike payoff in submarine dispute
Washington UPI reports Arthur Vars former Local 614 Boilermakers Union president denied soliciting payment to withdraw opposition to a settlement in the Groton strike. The Senate investigations subcommittee heard conflicting accounts of a pre vote meeting as 11 unions rejected a wage plan. The strike idled 8700 workers at General Dynamics electric boat division as 11 submarines including Polaris missiles remain under construction.
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Washington
UPI
Groton
Conn
Arthur Vars
Boilermakers’ Union
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Butte City Bus Service Ends After Last Run Today
Butte loses its city bus service as Ralph Olsen of Silver Bow Transit says the August 1 shutdown is due to insufficient riders. Olsen began in 1959 after Butte City Lines suspended, reversing Walkerville service briefly in 1959 and restoring Butte that year. He notes gratitude to riders, officials, and supporters while signaling the end of transit in Butte after 242 months without city service.
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Butte City
Ralph Olsen
Silver Bow Transit
Olsen
Butte
Walkerville
Butte City Lines, Inc
Western Transit
Madison Canyon
Billings
Montana
City
Mine-Mill Workers Vote Today on Contract Offer
Mine-Mill employees at Anaconda Co in Butte Great Falls and East Helena vote today on a settlement agreement reached by joint negotiators. Butte Local No 1 votes 9 AM to 9 PM Great Falls Local No 16 10 AM to 8 PM East Helena Local No 72 starts 7 PM The basis for settlement was reached Friday and involves about 2 920 workers across the three locations.
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Frank Quinn
Anaconda Co
Butte
Great Falls
East Helena
Butte Miners’ Union No
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Anaconda
Hardin Girl Two Dies From Trailer Park Fire
Two year old Sheryl Heinsman died in a Billings hospital of second and third degree burns suffered in the Hardin trailer court blast and blaze on July 23. Her sister Barbara, 15 months, died last Tuesday, while Pearl, three, remains in critical condition. The parents Robert and Mrs Heinsman were burned but released from the hospital.
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Billings
UPI
Sheryl Heinsman
Hardin
Barbara
Pearl
Robert Heinsman
Logger Is Killed By Falling Tree Near Arlee
A 125-foot tree toppled in a logging camp 25 miles east of Arlee killing Steve M. Lozeau 51 of Dixon. Ben Dormier cut the tree. wind and a rotten spot caused the fall. Lozeau died en route to a hospital after being moved five miles by Jeep. no inquest is planned.
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Arlee
UPI
Steve M. Lozeau
Dixon
Lake County
Bill Graham
Lozeau
Ben Dormier
Jocko Road
Cat dragged in a live baby alligator ends up back with neighbors
Framingham residents recall a weekend scare as Barbara Martin coaxed a released live baby alligator back to the neighbors from whom it escaped Saturday. The incident drew sensational reactions before the reptile was recaptured.
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Framingham
Mass
UPI
Barbara Martin
Kitty
Million Bushels Of Federal Grains Missing
The Agriculture Department says over one million bushels of federally owned corn and soybeans are missing from warehouses in Michigan Ohio Iowa and Illinois. It has filed suit to appoint receivers and seek restraining orders on further shipments while investigations continue.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Michigan
Ohio
Iowa
Illinois
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Five Crown In Idaho Boat Mishap
A jet boat capsized on Dried Meat rapids in the Salmon River 32 miles east of Riggins Idaho. Mike McKenney 48 his mother Edith Wade 68 and his children Ross 2 months Debrah 2 and Mike J 3 drowned. McKenney wife Gloria survived. Rex McKenney his wife Beverly 35 and son Rex Jr 15 and Judith 14 escaped.
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Riggins
Idaho
UPI
Mike McKenney
McCall
Salmon River
Here
McKenney
Edith McKenney Wade
Fullerton
Calif
Ross
Debrah
Mike J
Gloria
Rex
Portland
Ore
Beverly
Rex Jr
Judith
Gloria McKenney
Bill Font
Idaho County Sheriff's Office
Thalidomide Study Planned After Birth Defects
AMA council will study thalidomide effects on unborn infants amid reports of deformed births linked to sleeping tablets. A New York physician and Phoenix case spurred action as Chicago and state health officials widen surveillance and track doctors who distributed the drug.
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The
American Medical Association
AMA
Council On Drugs
New York
Phoenix
Ariz
Chicago Health Department
State Health Department
Europe
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Australia
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Colorado
Oklahoma
Oregon
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Nebraska
Texas
Utah
Senate Chiefs Move To Break Up Space Bill Filibuster
Senate leaders moved to end a filibuster on the space communications bill by gathering signatures for a debate gag. The chamber stayed in session late Monday and was set to resume at 10 a.m. Tuesday with a possible around clock session later. Senator Gore spoke for over five hours, and will continue Tuesday before concluding by noon. A record talkathon included the longest Senate speech by a woman member.
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Senate
Warren Duffee Washington
UPI
George A. Smathers
Fla
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Colombia Rocked By Vicious Quake
An earthquake described as the worst in a decade hit Colombia with 9 magnitudes causing 20 deaths and 200+ injuries across cities from Cali to Bogota. At least 200,000 Manizales residents lacked water and power as a tower collapsed, killing poet Guillermo Gonzalez Ospina and wife.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Ecuador
Venezuela
Pacific Ocean
Brazil
Los Andes Observatory
Caldas
Manizales
Guillermo Gonzalez Ospina
Man Is Shaken In Butte Mishap
John Campbell aged about 55 of 29 East Summit was shaken up when the car he rode in overturned in a ditch on North Main. Don ald Sturgeon 532 West Galena drove the car. he was not hurt. Campbell was taken to St James Community Hospital.
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John Campbell
E. Summit
North Main
Pat McCaul
Maurice Barry
Campbell
Donald Sturgeon
W. Galena
St. James ‘Community Hospital
Weather Summary for Butte and Divide Region
Partly cloudy with afternoon and evening thundershowers through Wednesday. Temperatures reach 80 by day and mid 40s at night in Butte area, with East of Divide warmer. West of Divide expects highs 80 to 90 and similar low ranges with isolated showers.
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Butte
Divide
Ennis Fish Hatchery Funds Approved by House
Rep Arnold Olsen announced in Ennis that the House approved final funds for the Ennis fish hatchery totaling 89000 dollars. The Montana Democrat said the money will support hatchery operations and projects.
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ENNIS
UPI
Arnold Olsen
Ennis Fish Hatchery
Montana Democrat
Federal Fallout Shelters Denied by House Vote
The House rejected further federal construction of fallout shelters and blocked additional funding for shelters or existing appropriations. The move comes as lawmakers push toward final passage of an $11.5 billion funding bill for many federal agencies, including the Office of Civil Defense, with final vote delayed to Wednesday by roll call rules.
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Washington
UPS
House
Appropriations Committee
Office of Civil Defense
Hopeful sign as Montana official backs county solvency effort
Silver Bow County faces a renewed push for fiscal repair after County Attorney Robert J. Holland and State Examiner Albert E. Leuthold exchanged letters. Holland pledged cooperation to correct irregularities and adherence to statutes while Leuthold listed prior law violations and urged officials to restore confidence amid a difficult economy and tax collection strains.
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Helena
Silver Bow
Robert J. Holland
Albert E. Leuthold
Leuthold
Holland
Montana
Silver Bow County
Power Co IBEW Talks Yield No New Settlement Plans
A three hour meeting between Montana Power Co and Local 4 IBEW failed to produce new settlement proposals. Mediators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service arranged the session in Great Falls, with the strike of about 300 employees ongoing since July 1. The parties recessed the talks until Tuesday morning.
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Montana Power Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Bob McClelland
Sherman Hodges
Great Falls
Federal Mediation and Conciliations Service
Federal
McClelland
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