Butte Teachers Sign Pact After Board Accepts 1961-62 Schedule
The Butte Teachers Union and Board of School Trustees agreed on a salary schedule for 1961-62 with raises only for three-year certificate teachers, rejecting a 2 percent across the board hike. The master agreement includes a clause to re-negotiate if federal or other funds become available for salaries. The board's unanimous vote approved the teachers’ latest proposal, while the union will sign contracts based on the 1960-61 schedule.
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Frank Quinn
Butte Teachers Union and Board of School Trustees
United States
Board of Trustees
Alvin Hoar
Theso
Kevin Shannon
Charles Robins
William Fraser
Douglas Harnish
Robert Vivian
Robert Sparks
Butte Teachers Union
Body Found Near Whitehall in Jefferson County
Coroner Leon ard G Scott reported a transient man was found dead between railroad cars at a Piedmonts station switching point west of Whitehall. A bed roll and sack of staples lay with the body. Death likely occurred about three months earlier. no fractures noted and identification efforts involve Iowa authorities and Montana law enforcement.
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Jefferson County
Leonard G. Scott
Piedmonts Station
Whitehall
Scott
Iowa
Montana
Mines Student Killed in Accidental Rifle Discharge
Alan James Gray 19, a Mines College sophomore, was killed at his home by an accidental discharge of a .30-30 rifle early Wednesday. Coroner Andy Aleksich said a bullet pierced his chest while he handled the weapon. Deputies found him dead at 9:30 a.m. and the body was taken to Duggan Merrill Mortuary.
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Alan Gray
Mines
Alan James Gray
Montana School of Mines
Cated
Princeton
Andy Aleksich
Plain Gray
Alan
Aleksich
Don Miller
James Konen
Gray
Duggan Merrill Mortuary
Young Gray
Bozeman
Boys Central High School
School of Mines
Newman Club
Montana Power Co
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
John
Neil
Butte
Nora Gray
Wing
N.D
Mabel Hazelgrove
Kenneth Poole
Barrensdale
James Clark
John Walsh
Anaconda
Lawrence Jacobs
Santa Barbara
Calif
Patrick Muldowney
San Francisco
Sylvester Jacobs
Gardiner
Bernard Jacobs
Missoula
Butte Texaco Employees to Be Transferred
About 35 Butte Texaco employees in the controller and wholesale credit departments will be moved effective July 1 to Seattle Denver and Chicago offices as part of a nationwide reorganization. The Butte sales division remains, with 220 N Alaska listed as the Montana and Idaho headquarter base.
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Butte
Texaco, Inc
Seattle
Denver
Chicago
R. T. Kinney
Los Angeles
West Coast
Kinney
Herbert C. Carmichael
Alaska
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Bea
Coun
Texaco
Los An
New York
Houston
Tex
Butte High to Graduate 360 Tonight at Civic Center
One of the largest Butte High School graduation classes gathers 385 seniors 190 boys 195 girls to receive diplomas at 8 p m at the Civic Center. Dr J F Nickerson Montana State College dean will give the commencement address with with music by the school band and chorus and presentations by Principal Davis and School Board members.
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Butte High School
Civic Center
J. F. Nickerson
School of Education
Montana State College
Charles Davis
la Reine de Saba
Lake
C. D. Harris
Tschaikowsky
Nickerson
America
Renee Wright
Davis
George Haney
Kevin Shannon
Benediction
Pavlo Posnanov
Rousseau
Butte
Kennedy De Gaulle Reach Tough Berlin Accord
President Kennedy and Charles de Gaulle align on resisting Soviet pressure to abandon West Berlin. The pact, outlined in private talks, confirms a firm stance and readiness to deploy forces in Europe if required. A White House aide stresses no shift in policy beyond the agreed position.
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William L. Ryan
Paris
Kennedy
United States
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Berlin
de Gaulle
Andrew Hatcher
White House
Pierre Salinger
The
Elysee Palace
Khrushchev
Vienna
U.S
West Berlin
Will
Trujillo Assassinated in Dominican Republic At 69
News of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo’s death arrives from Ciudad Trujillo after an ambush as he rode home from San Cristobal. Seven attackers. two captured or killed. five fled. Balaguer seeks continuity of the Trujillo legacy. nine days of mourning ordered. church officials briefly detained and apologized.
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San Juan
P. R
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
inter-Amer
Trujillo
Ciudad Trujillo
San Cristobal
Balaguer
Dominican Republic
First Federal Food Coupons Issued in Silver Bow Pilot
The first federal food coupons for Silver Bow County’s pilot program will be issued today at the second floor courthouse offices of Treasurer Jack Klemo. Officials from the U S Department of Agriculture and Montana state authorities will oversee the event as county welfare officials distribute coupons to recipients per a scheduled plan.
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Silver Bow County
U.S. Dept of Agriculture
State of
Montana
Jack Klemo
County Welfare Department
Board of County Commissioners
Food coupon plan expands purchases with bonuses
Picture on page shows monthly food requirements plus a premium amounting to up to 40 percent. Recipients may exchange coupons in stores of their choice for foods of their choice, with a few exceptions. The plan aims to boost purchasing power, stimulate local business, and improve diets. Howard P. Davis, national director of eight such programs, is expected in Butte today.
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Butte
Howard P. Davis
Washington, D. C
Program for Mines School Commencement Announced
The 61st Montana School of Mines commencement program and degree recipients were announced by Dr. Edwin G. Koch. The ceremony occurs Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Butte High School Auditorium with Paul Harvey delivering the address on All Men Are Not Created Equal. Reverend Bert R. Iddins will give the invocation.
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Montana School of Mines
Edwin G. Koch
Butte High School
Paul Harvey
Bert R. Iddins
First Baptist Church
Examiners Meeting Set in Galen Today
Helena AP reports a Montana Board of Examiners meeting to be held at 2 p.m. at the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium theater in Galen. Gov. Nutter Secretary Murray and Atty. Gen. Anderson are confirmed attendees, with State Labor Commissioner Jones also expected.
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Helena
Peace and Harmony
Montana
Four hundred Butte women to seek funds for City of Hope
Four hundred Butte women plan a house to house drive Thursday night from 7 to 9 for the City of Hope in Duarte California. City of Hope is a free nonsectarian national medical center focusing on cancer leukemia and heart and chest diseases. Directors Mrs Rex F Henningsen and Mrs Emmett Dolan lead the campaign with Mrs H D Keeler aiding.
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Butte
City of Hope
H. D. Keeler
Whitehall Man Fatally Hurt In Auto Mishap
Stephen LaVere Ward a 52 year old Whitehall bartender died after a one car wreck on U S 10 west of Whitehall. He died in St James Hospital Butte eight hours later from suspected internal injuries. Ward born April 13 1909 Rexburg Idaho survived by his widow Alice. This marks Montana traffic death number 92 for the year and Jefferson County's third fatality in 11 days. Ward will be taken to Scott Funeral Home Whitehall.
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Stephen LaVere Ward
Whitehall
Butte
St. James Hospital
Aaas Auto
U.S. 10
Silver Bow County
Andy Aleksich
Ward
Rexburg
Idaho
Alice
Two-Car Crash Kills 85 Year Old Woman in Kalispell
An 85 year old California resident, Mrs. Christine Anderson, was killed in a broadside two car collision seven miles south of Kalispell. Police report the death as part of Montana’s Memorial Day holiday crash toll with drowning causing another fatality.
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Kalispell
Christine Anderson
California
Montana
Weather Report for Montana West region
Partly cloudy with few showers in mountains Thursday, then fair Thursday night and Friday. Warmer with highs 70 to 80 Thursday and 75 to 88 Friday, lows 38 to 48 Thursday night. Maximums shown for 12 hours, minimums for 18 hours ending at noon Wednesday.
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Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte
Thurst
Dillon
Drummond
Great Falls
Havre
Erconesetensen
Helena
Nannies
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Whitehall
Yellowstone
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Butte High School Chorus
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