Engineer Testifies as Trial Nears Deliberations in Manslaughter Case
Eldon E. Lynn, a former Northern Pacific engineer, testified he tried to brake and throttle down on the North Coast Limited during the June 10, 1964 wreck on Evaro Hill but found brakes unholding. The Missoula jury heard him describe emergency conditions, equipment complaints, and a missing rear whistle as the trial neared its verdict.
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Missoula
UPI
Northern Pacific
Eldon E. Lynn
North Coast Limited
Lynn
Missoula County
Atty
Harold Pinsoneault
Theresa Ann Dooms
Ekalaka
Evaro Hill
L. R. Earl
Livingston
W. T. Kennely
Seattle
Earl
Kennely
Paradise Taverns
Paradise
Gerald Haines
Haines
Jay Kurtz
Board to Adopt Stricter Isolation Policy for Remote Schools
Missoula Montana The State Board of Education plans a stiffer policy next year on isolation status for remote elementary schools under the foundation program The board will prepare a resolution for action at the July 8 meeting in Helena Earlier the June meeting approved isolation status for about 19 schools based on recommendations of local superintendents and county commissioners The board noted it did not have time to study all applications this year and would review complete files next year inviting a harder look by state officials
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Board of Education
Missoula
Apt
State Board of Education
Helena
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Harriet Miller
Gordon L. Doering
Miss Miller
Governor's School Foundation
Butte and
Great Falls
Insurance adjusters wanted nationwide training at home
Advertises positions for insurance adjusters in all states with no selling required. Cars furnished and expenses paid while training at home. Excellent placement assistance offered. For personal interview send Box S44 Denver 19 Colorado.
112th Birthday Mary M Kelly in Long Beach
Mary M Kelly, born in 1851 in Southfield Michigan, turned 112 at Long Beach General Hospital in California. She has outlived most family with only a grandson his daughter and two great grandsons remaining.
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Mary M. Kelly
Long Beach
Calif
General Hospital
Southfield
Mich
Murder Charge Filed in Havre Shooting
Albert Tooker, 61, bound over to District Court on a first degree murder charge after waiving counsel. Harvey W. Dishaw, 41, a transient farm worker, was shot in the Great Northern Railway yards. Carlos Thompson, 40, Lauck Wisconsin, arraigned on carrying a concealed weapon. a bartender reportedly took a .357 revolver from him. Two other men, Lloyd Fox and Guy Flowers, held without bond and charged with disturbing the peace.
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Thompson
Dishaw
Lloyd D. Fox
Guy Wayne Flowers
Methodist Church Receipts Gain in 1962-43 Year
The Methodist Church reported total receipts of 30.3 million dollars for the 1962 63 fiscal year in benevolence and administrative funds. Rev. Dr. Don A. Cooke announced the figure, noting an increase of about 1.72 million from the prior year.
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Church Reports
Evanston, Ill
UPI
Methodist Church
Don A. Cooke
Council On World Service and Finance
Montana 1963 Law School Graduates Admitted To Bar
Seventeen graduates of Montana State University Law School were admitted to the Montana bar in Helena before the Supreme Court. Chief Justice James T. Harrison urged integrity and client trust as the new lawyers signed the roll and joined the Montana Bar Association for lunch. Admitted were Robert R. Butzerin and 16 others from Missoula Billings Shelby Glasgow Miles City Bozeman Dillon Helena Browning Glendive.
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Montana
Helena
UPI
Montana State University Law School
James T. Harrison
Supreme Court
Thomas J. Kearney
Law School
Robert E. Sullivan
Alfred B. Coate
Harrison
Montana Bar Association
Robert R. Butzerin
Robert G. Anderson
Leo J. Kottas Jr
Keith W. McCurdy
Archie G. Parker
Victor F. Valgenti
Missoula
Gary L. Beiswanger
Billings
Calvin T. Christian
Shelby
Jacque W. Best
Glasgow
James R. Beck
Miles City
Richard J. Andriolo
Edmund P. Sedivy
Bozeman
Barney Regan
Philip E. Roy
Browning
Stephen H. Foster
Dillon
H. James Oleson
Thomas A. Olson
Glendive
Cheyenne Indians Again Face Government Waiting for Land Claim
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe in Montana faces delayed payment on a $2 million land claim. The U.S. Court of Claims approved the sum, but offset claims by the federal government will push payment at least through this year. The Bureau of Indian Affairs cites litigation as the cause of the holdup.
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Billings
UPI
U.S. Court of Claims
Southcentral
Montana
United States
James F. Canan
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Denver
Crows
Supreme Court to rule next term on reapportionment and sit-in cases
The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments and issue decisions next fall or winter on legislative reapportionment and sit-in disputes. The court aims to define the legal rules in these controversial areas after previously landmark but narrowly scoped rulings.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Kendall to Attend International Civil Defense Session
Maj. Gen. Richard C. Kendall Montana adjutant general will join a two day international civil defense meeting in Victoria British Columbia. Region Eight civil defense officials from Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon will coordinate civilian defense and resource plans with Canadian provincial authorities. Gov. Tim Babcock has reorganized Montana CD with the Montana National Guard now responsible for the program.
Teamsters Strike 13 Helena Firms Over Pension Talks
Helena United Press International reports 13 local firms faced a Teamsters strike after negotiations stalled over pension and fringe benefits. Local 45 and Helena Employers Association cited deadlock and a May 31 offer rejection. Firms listed include Helena Sand & Gravel, Concrete, Dist, Monarch, and Coca Cola Bottling Helena.
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Arthur Hutchinson Helena
UPI
Teamsters
Helena
Teamsters Local 45
Helena Employers Association
United Press International
Crete
Joseph C. Lashway
Great Falls
Havre
A. L
Washington High Court to Decide if Public Agency Can Go Outside State to Build Dam
The Washington State Supreme Court weighing whether the Washington Public Power Supply System may build a dam outside the state as it seeks federal license for a Snake River project. PNP and utilities urge limits to WPPSS authority, while WPPSS cites regional water resource powers and inter state scope. The case centers on Nez Perce and High Mountain Sheep sites and Mt.
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Washington High Court
Olympia
Wash
UPI
Washington State Supreme Court
Washington
Snake River
Oregon
Idaho
Pacific Northwest Power Co
Montana Power Co
WPPSS
Federal Power Commission
High Court
Thurston County Superior Court
FPC
Nez Perce
PNP
High Mountain Sheep
State of
Columbia River
Stewart Udall
High Mountain
Commission
Bennett Receives Second Heroism Award in Montana
W R Bennett a 45 year old Butte native and railroad crewman received a second heroism honor from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers at its eighth Montana meeting. Union Vice President M W Hampton presented a bravery plaque for saving a 2 year old boy on June 22 when a train approached.
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Havre
API
W. R. Bennett
Butte
Anaconda & Pacific Railway
Mark R. Erickson
Bennett
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman and Engineers
Montana
Union
M. W. Hampton
Chicago
Reminder Issued On Water Rights In Montana
State Engineer Everett V. Darlington urged all owners of wells springs and other groundwater users who depended on subsurface fresh water before 1962 to file under the Ground Water Law. Form No. 2 must be recorded by January 1 1964 to establish the original date of appropriation.
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Darlinton
Lewis and Clark County Montana in Missouri Valley
Lewis and Clark County Helena lies in the Missouri valley of western Montana.
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Lewis and Clark County
Helena
Missouri Valley
Montana
Mail subscriptions rates and contact details
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