Supreme Court Rejects Six States Apportionment Plans
The Supreme Court struck down six state legislative apportionment schemes as not preserving equal population across districts. Rulings apply the equal population standard to state senates, with justices noting disparities cannot be justified by history or interests. Dissenters argued the 14th Amendment does not mandate this.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
New York
Alabama
Colorado
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
Michigan
Florida
Ohio
Oklahoma
Illinois
Connecticut
Idaho
Georgia
Warren
Mae
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Tom C. Clark
Wait-and-See Attitude on Montana Apportionment
Montanans react to a U S Supreme Court ruling on apportionment with a wait-and-see stance. Governor Tim Babcock says he will study the decision before commenting. State party leaders doubt immediate reapportionment will occur before the next elections.
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Montana
Helena
Tim Babcock
Mel Engles
Senate
Tidball
Charges Pending in Butte Case Involving Charleen
Witnesses describe a day in front of the Radio Bar in North Main town where Charleen, a boy named Joanne, and others drank and played cards. The account details a confrontation ending with a shooting as Comer claimed self defense. Comer has prior conviction in Virginia in 1960 for grand larceny. Charleen, born July 9, 1946, in St. Paul, was a miner’s son now deceased. his body lies in White's Funeral Home with Lutheran faith noted.
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Charleen
North Main
Joanne
Roy
Dennis
Conner
Comer
Hubert Rose
West
Grants
N.M
Butte
Steward
Young Challeen
St. Paul
Challeen
Tomich Case Continues Amid Drug Store Breakage
The report recalls Tomich crashing through a drug store ceiling onto a perfume counter, shattering bottles. He faced a separate arrest near Anaconda for driving with no license. Police opened his trunk. Tomich denied consent to a search. The Montana appeals court required clear proof of consent. Murray ordered a new trial, delayed by the state's appeal. The attorney general may seek a rehearing, and a Montana Judges Association committee questioned Murray's ruling as interference with state court jurisdiction.
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Tomich
Anaconda
Oeferee Tomich
Circuit Court
Murray
Montana Judges Association
Khrushchev Meets West German Ambassador in Kremlin
Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev received West German Ambassador Horst Grepper at the Kremlin on Saturday, the Tass news agency reported, honoring the ambassador's request.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Horst Grepper
Kremlin
Tass
Shea Elected Democratic Central Committee Chairman in Butte
Joseph T. Shea was elected central committee chairman by acclamation, succeeding Louise Bou. In a three way race Lee won 38 votes, McCaffery 28, and Driscoll 15. 96 precinct committeemen were elected. 85 certified to vote. Butte's delegation totals shown. Shea, native of Butte, regional manager for Transwestern Life Insurance, is a longtime politician.
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Lee
J. J. McCaffery
Driscoll
We Ae A
Gold
Silver Dow Trades and Labor Council
Helena
Shea
Pat Williams
Phil Hannifin
Rod Shannon
Robert E. Lee
Fifth Ward
Francis Crowley
Ed Picard
Jerry D’arcy
Alice Crowley
Ted Warren
al Luebeck
Dan Harrington
Butte
Central Committee
Tim Shea
St. Lawrence Parish
Transwestern Life Insurance Co
Newsmen Bitten as Beatles Visit Spurs Police Dogs
Danish police dogs reportedly bit newsmen covering street disorders during the Beatles appearance in Copenhagen. Reporters asked Foreign Minister Per Haekkerup if steps were taken to keep dogs away from newsmen during the Khrushchev visit.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Khrushchev
Per D. Haekkerup
Eastern Montana Records Heavy Rainfall
Heavy rains hit eastern Montana and western North Dakota on Monday, with Medicine Lake at 1.15 inches and Williston at 1.5 inches in 24 hours. An unofficial 8 inch cloudburst near Sioux Pass washed out 50 feet of Great Northern tracks, service restored Monday. Forecast calls for continued wet weather with highs 62 to 85 and scattered showers, most days.
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Associated Press
Montana
North Dakota
Medicine Lake
Williston
N.C
Conrad
Birch Creek
Sioux Pass
Bainville
Sidney
Great Northern Railroad
Bill Trumbull
Glasgow
Cew
Divide
Rockefeller Supports Scranton in Republican Nominating Race
Rockefeller urged enthusiastic support for Scranton amid a GOP delegate race. By week’s end Goldwater was projected to secure enough delegates for a first ballot nomination, with Nixon remaining noncommittal.
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Scranton
Goldwater
GOP
Rockefeller
Henry Cabot
Nixon
Rockefeller-Lodge
Floods near Kalispell reclaim vast animal remains and poisons
Flathead Lake barge loads of dead animals were recovered and trucks hauled more from rivers and creeks. About 600 cattle drowned, with pigs, chickens, sheep, horses and wildlife also lost. Cleanup could take two weeks or more, and chemicals from Mackin's Nursery may have washed away, including insect and weed poisons and cyanide cans marked with skull and crossbones.
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Flathead Lake
Wilson
Mackin’s
Kalispell
AFL-CIO Conclave in Havre Delayed by Floods
The Montana AFL-CIO convention in Havre is postponed to early August because floods have made road conditions tenuous for delegates. Executive secretary James S. Umber cited transportation difficulties and the four day gathering will be rescheduled for early August.
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Helena
Montana
Afl-Cio
Havre
James S. Umber
Umber
State Dept Returns 1919 German Book for Peace Conference
In 1947 the State Department reduced the Library of Congress missing books tally by one by returning a German book checked out in 1919 for use at the Paris Peace Conference.
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State Department
Libray of
Congress
Federal Court Names List of Excused Parties
In a Federal Court matter several individuals were excused including Mrs H L Casebeer James E Ceserani Kenneth M Gavigan Dan Hanley George W Lavelle Barbara E McCarthy Dana B Nelson Lanry J O Farrell Joseph Pauline Lois J Paynter Martene Marjorie Saunders Eve Sager William C Walker Colin W Raff Flora Reber Clifford C Saunders Donna Tippett Anthony J Van Nuland and others listed with addresses 3123 Bayard 2114 John 1327 E Second 521 N Alabama 2834 Amherst.
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H. L. Casebeer
James E. Ceserani
Kenneth M. Gavigan
Dan Hanley
George W. Lavelle
Barbara E. McCarthy
Dana B. Nelson
Lanry J. O'Farrell
Joseph Pauline
Lois J. Paynter
Martene
Marjorie Saunders
Eve Sager
William C. Walker
Aoe
Koemw
Colin W. Raff
Bayard
Flora Reber
John
Clifford C. Saunders
E. Second
Donna Tippett
Alabama
Anthony J. van Nuland
Amherst
Helena Woman Resigns as State Vocational School Superintendent
Helena Hoover, 39, announced Monday she will resign as superintendent of the State Vocational School for Girls on August 31. She previously served as teacher and in the business office, and was appointed after the death of Miss Ruby Miller who led the school nine years. The Board of Education set her resignation date and a meeting for August 3.
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Helena Oeave Hoover
State Vocational School
Board of Education
Ruby Miller
Fire Breaks Out At Wasatch Division Plant
A fire at Thiokol Chemical Corp Wasatch Division broke out Monday during ongoing research and development work. W G Hayden reported initial details as investigators assess damage and cause.
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Chemical
Brigham City
UPI
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Wasatch
W.G. Hayden
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