Young Soldier Confesses Robbery Slaying in Wyoming Store
Charles Mitchell an AWOL sailor aged 18 signed a five page confession admitting the $68 robbery slaying of Mrs Marjory Bond at her Robertson Wyoming general store last Wednesday. He said he shot Bond twice then handed the gun to Olszewski while taking the cash. The trio drove toward Soda Springs Reservoir then attempted to steal another car before being captured after Mitchell was wounded.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
UPI
Charles Mitchell
Moline
Ill
Marjory Bond
Tiny Robertson
Mitchell
Sweetwater County Hospital
Bonds
Evanston
Uinta County
Harry Lee Harris
Olszewski
Jacobs
Robertson
Las Vegas
Bond
Soda Springs Reservoir
Green River
Wyoming Highway Patrol
Game Commission To Aid Recreational Areas In Montana
Montana Fish and Game Commission authorized a joint plan with State Parks to maintain recreation areas. The department will spend about 12 000 dollars on fishing and hunting access sites including picnic facilities and outhouses. Commissioner Leipheimer urged targeting projects with direct hunter and angler involvement, while Everin noted broader assistance may be needed.
Tough Civil Rights Law Sought By Kennedy Plans
President Kennedy proposed strong new civil rights legislation with options including suits for Negroes denied access to public facilities and prohibiting racial discrimination in interstate commerce. He postponed immediate action to hold vital conferences before sending a formal message to Congress. He departs for West Coast trip and Camp David return before finalizing the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Runnion
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
South
Attorney General
West Coast
Camp David
Mining City Hospital Notes and Dismissals
A hospital notes list from Mining City and Silver Bow General records admissions and dismissals. Names and addresses appear for patients and evacuees with wards in multiple locales, including St James Community and local hotels, plus a batch of Silver Bow General entries.
Butte School Board Studies Bus Bids For Five Years
The Butte board reviewed two bids for five years of student transportation starting Sept. 4. Ralph Olsen offered $129.80 per day for 180 days, totaling $116,820 over the term, with latest- model buses. Francis Simonich proposed $29,484 per year, or $147,420 for five years, including 1960 and 1961 buses with standby units.
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Butte
Board of Trustees
Ralph Olsen
Montana
Francis B. Simonich
Babe's Truck Repair
Kevin Shannon
Olsen
Simonich
Anaconda Backing Knowles Dam Project Endorsed
Anaconda mayor Joseph Calnan and the City Council urged federal support for the Knowles Dam on Montana’s Flathead River. In a Washington wire to the Senate Public Works subcommittee they said the project would aid Montana’s economy and criticized Governor Babcock for not representing local interests.
Home Explosion Hurts Montanan in Billings
Paul Pickett about 50 was critically injured when a blast destroyed his house and damaged a neighboring home around 3 p.m. Monday. The adjacent home of C. F. Kyger suffered severe damage. The Billings Fire Department said the cause is unknown and under investigation.
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Billings
UPI
Paul Pickett
C. F. Kyger
Pickett
Billings Fire Department
Supreme Court pushes South on school integration again
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling by Justice Tom C. Clark, invalidated Knoxville and Davidson County Tennessee pupil transfer rules as a one way system blocking Negroes from white schools. The decision follows an earlier Memphis recreation case and stresses desegregation progress amid rezoning. The court also allowed a Cahokia Illinois elementary suit against racial discrimination to proceed in federal court.
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Charlotte G. Moulton
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Tom C. Clark
Knoxville
Davidson County
Tenn
Memphis
Nashville
Cahokia
Ill
East St. Louis
Work Proceeds At Game Range In Montana
The Charles Russell National Game Range in north-central Montana is undergoing flood control fencing and road work. Kenneth McDonald of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service says work is by agency personnel and may involve the Youth Conservation Corps if Congress approves. A prefabricated dormitory for 15 to 20 men will be built at Slippery Ann station near the Missouri River. Early project phases include 14 timber bridges with bids expected this month.
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Lewistown
UPI
Charles Russell
Montana
Kenneth McDonald
Fish and Wildlife Service
Portland
Ore
Youth Conservation Corps
Congress
YCC
McDonald
Slippery Ann
Fred Robinson
Missouri River
California Tests 25 Smog Devices
California officials accept twenty five smog-control devices of five types for nine month tests. After at least two device types are approved, such devices will be required on all autos.
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Los Angeles
California
Company Coming
The number of visitors expected at the New York World's Fair in 1964 65 is roughly equal to the combined populations of many major cities and countries listed in the report.
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New York
UPI
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Detroit
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cleveland
Seattle
Dallas
Atlanta
Boston
London
Paris
Moscow
Hong Kong
Rome
Leopoldville
Brussels
Dublin
Glasgow
Greece
Netherlands
Norway
Austria
Sweden
Denmark
Holiday Traffic Toll Hits 525
United Press International reports a Memorial Day weekend highway death toll of 525, the highest for a summer holiday. National Safety Council president Howard Pyle warns of a more dangerous upcoming Fourth of July period as carnage exceeds 1961 Memorial Day and Independence Day totals. Only Rhode Island had no holiday traffic deaths.
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United Press International
Nations
Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
Rhode Island
Butte Divorces Licenses and Births Report
Lillian L. Dart seeks divorce from Thornley F. Dart on mental cruelty grounds. Licenses to wed issued to Petersen Murphy Beckerley Miller and others. Births listed from Silver Bow General and St James Community Hospital with several new infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian L. Dart
Thornley F. Dart
Donald L. Petersen
Missoula
Luann M., Murphy
Butte
Karl G. Beckerley
Carol L. Miller
Cloyd T. Hall
Deana Sessions
Theodore Rodlen
Lois Hoskins
Butte Briefs Include Meetings Reunions and Thefts
The Women’s Auxiliary of Carpenters meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at 662 Placer with dinner at the Vegas Club. A judge quiets title to Lots 9–12, Block 36, Daly Addition. The Girls Central class of 1960 reunites June 29 at the Vegas Club. Reservations with three contacts. The theft report cites a 1962 Dodge pickup and a 1959 Chevrolet hubcaps thefts. no place or time given.
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Carpenters
Ethel Clouse
Vegas Club
John B. McClernan
Frank A
Cleo Jean Lombardi
Daly
Butte
Esther Sagar
Janet Kranitz
Judy Moran
Jerry F. O'Neill
Gladstone
Prowler Steals Items From Vehicle on Montana Street
John W. Joy reported a Monday theft from his car at 209 N Montana. Missing items include a box of tools a 12-volt trouble light two spinning reels an army blanket a wedge pillow and a brown jacket. Entry was gained by snapping the air vent window pin to reach the door lock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Joy
Montana
Joy
Bicycling Powers Daily School Commute Nationwide
More than 2.5 million American schoolchildren ride bicycles to primary and secondary schools daily and about 2 million college students bike across campuses, highlighting biking as a major daily transport mode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
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Game Commission
PVR
Rien Eae
Copper City Electric
Sam Tressider
Harrison
Mining City Hospital
ST. James
Martin B. Miller
Edison
Maurice C. Lambert
Tait Hotel
Berniece E. Ryan
N. Washington
Freda V. Hanson
Missouri
John S. Robertson
Third
Helena
Martin G. Favero
Kenwood
Pauline I. Winninghoff
Philipsburg
John M. Bumbeck
Texas
Shirley J. Farwell
Katherine Marie Yelenich
Donald R. Phute
Wall
Jacqueline S. Weber
E. Center
Armand P. LeCoure
Warren
Robert C. Roberts
Lewisohn
Richard H. Dennis
Colorado
Carolyn B. Wallis
Mantle
Marlene Bumbeck
Mary L. Sundstrom
W. Mercury
Alton D. Jensen
Quincy
Donald D. Williams
Massachusetts
Gerald F. Armstrong
W. Gold
Cathy A. Richards
Elm
Stephen P. Noctor
E. Galena
Larry Wayne Hanson
George
Dorothy Rogers
Arizona
Julius Olson
Nevada
John Parks and Son
Edward Bond
Apex Hotel
Dennis Herrin
W. Quartz
Rose Evans
Aileen Blatz
S. Main
Mayme Bryan
Daniel Shea
Ottawa
Anaconda
Knowles
Yverson
Commercial Credit Plan
Commercial Credit Plan, Inc
Medical Arts
Park & Main
Gymknoff
Ste. Pierre Smirnoff
Heublein
Hartford
Conm
Clark
Truman
Constantine Caramanlis
Harry Truman
Athens
Ahepa
Butte Vital Statistics
Walter R. Toney
Rosella B. Toney
Robert J. Berge
Patricia Ann Mitchell
Silver Bow General Hospital
Melvin Hiltunen
Gallatin
St. James Community Hospital
Norman G. Clements
John H Bennett
Grand
East Park
Main Eary
Mary Holmes
Busch
Butte Daily Post
States
Dial Circulation Dept
Prowler
South Side Hardware & Variety
Sam Babich
W. Park
Butte Business College
Alaska
Conoco
U.S
Conoco Pocket
Canada
Mexico
Hawaii
Continental OW Company
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