Butte sees thunderstorm and massive school vacation start
Lightning struck across Butte causing brief disruption and property hits while the city begins summer vacation for about 10 750 students from 30 schools. Term ends for 19 District 1 schools with 7 600 students released. Reports describe schools out parties and custody of students until fall. Weather shifts from a hot 88 to 63 with a cool 48 forecast.
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Butte High
Boys and Girls Central High
Granite
Ralph O’leary
O'Leary
Butte High Confers 506 Diplomas at Civic Center
About 3,000 gathered as 258 boys and 248 girls from Butte High School received diplomas. John Whelan presided over the ceremony with remarks by Howard C. Porter urging lifelong learning. Principal Forrest Wilson and Superintendent Charles C. Davis presented the class. Revs Bennett and Co gave the invocation and benediction as the band and mixed chorus provided music.
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Porter
John Whelan
Board of Trustees
Forrest Wilson
Charles C. Davis
Lobell Bennett
John
Raymond Sims
Joseph Knuckey, Jr
Civic Center
Chile weighs limits on Anaconda copper mines deal
Anaconda Co offers Chile a minority government stake in Chuquicamata and El Salvador with all proceeds above 48 cents a pound. Talks in Santiago follow President Frei’s May proposal for part ownership and higher profit shares. Chile already holds 25 percent of Exotica Mine and debates nationalization pressure.
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Santiago
Anaconda Co
Anaconda
Eduardo Frei
Chuquicamata
el Salador
Chile
el Salvador
el Teniente
Kennecott Copper Corp
Kennecott
United States
U.S
Cerro Corp
Continental Copper and Steel Industries Inc
London Metal
London Exchange
Frei
Luis Maria
Christian Democratic Party
U S bombers hit anti aircraft site in North Vietnam
Two U S fighter bombers attacked an anti aircraft site near Dong Hoi after a reconnaissance plane was shot up. It marked the 11th retaliatory strike since the bombing halt on November 1 and the first since December 24.
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Jay Sharbutt
Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
Dong Hoi
Gulf
U S pullout coming from Vietnam uncertain timing
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said Saigon forces are moving to take over more fighting but would not predict when a first U S withdrawal might be announced. He spoke amid Midway Island summit plans and continued worries over Vietnam peace negotiations.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
William P. Rogers
U.S
Rogers
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Midway
Saigon
South Vietnam
ARVN
Army of the Republic of
Senate
Ted
Thieu
United States
Weather Page Forecast Notes
Cloudy and cooler with a high near 82 degrees and a low around 48. The weather table on page 4 provides the day’s temperatures and conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Butte Woman Robbed of Ring and Cash at Gas Station
Butte police search for an armed robber who fled with about $100 and a diamond wedding ring after threatening Mrs. William Kessell at the Gasamat station on Farrell Street. The victim reported $92 in a purse and about $10 in the register. The suspect wore sunglasses and escaped.
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William Kessell
Gasamat
Farrell
Dillon Man Jailed After Wife Shot in Hotel Quarrel
LeRoy Williams, 38, was detained in the Dillon city jail after a local hotel shooting during a quarrel with his wife Lee, also 38. Officers found Williams hiding behind a newsstand as his .22 caliber pistol discharged, the bullet passing through a door unharmed.
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Dillon (Ap
LeRoy Williams
Dillon City
Williams
Lee
Dallas girl, 14, defects Alabama entry in Bee
A 14 year old Dallas girl defects her Alabama entry to win the National Spelling Bee. Two Powell County men were burned in a helicopter mishap and taken to Rochester for treatment.
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Dallas
Alabama
Powell County
Rochester
Bradley relives D-Day memories in Normandy visit
VOA AP report from Vierville sur Mer recalls Gen. Omar Bradley and Sgt. Robert Fruling revisiting Omaha Beach on the 25th anniversary. Veterans recount crossing the cliff defenses, radio mishaps, and German fire as Allied troops stormed beaches, with 6,603 American casualties in the first 24 hours.
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Vierville-Sur-Mer
France
Robert Fruling
Omar Bradley
English Channel
Omaha Beach
Eisenhower
England
Europe
Hitler
Frulin
Palm Beach
Fla
1St Army
Sword
Juno
Gold
J. Lawton Collins
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Butte
Gene Hall
Standard
Sheriff's Office
Quartz
Claremont Apts
Ralph O'Leary
Butte High School
Howard C. Porter
B Business College
Greater Billings Development Corp
Gen. Bradley
Dillon
Tech
Western
Bradley
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