Youth Corps program starts in Thompson Park butte
Thirty five youths begin work in Thompson Park as part of the Federal Neighborhood Youth Corps project in Butte. Financed by federal and local funds, 135 low income youths will work ten weeks at 1.25 dollars per hour on park expansion and cleanup under City Recreation Department oversight.
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Federal Neighborhood Youth Corps
Sean Freebourn
Thompson Park
Butte
Federal Neighborhood Youth Corps Pro)ct
Thomas F. Powers
City of
Recreation Department
Harry Murnin
Powers
Murnin
Montana
Johnson
Eighteen GIs Dead In Georgia Helicopter Collision
A collision of two Army assault helicopters at Fort Benning in Georgia killed eighteen soldiers during a training flight. Rescue teams found no survivors as investigators awaited the cause. both helicopters carried up to ten men each.
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Columbus
Ft. Benning
Army
al Spratley
Spratley
Independents Win At Warm Springs
An independent labor union won representation of about 375 Montana State Hospital employees at Warm Springs by 188 to 116 in a vote of 305 ballots. The Montana State Hospital Independent Union will begin July 1 with 213 members and elect officers by September 1, led by attorney Charles Harrington.
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Montana State Hospital
Warm Springs
Montana State Hospital Independent Union
Local 205
Independent Union
New Union
Butte
Charles Harrington
Harrington
Weather Outlook for Butte Anaconda Area
Cloudy with showers and cool conditions today through Thursday East of Divide. Highs near 54 today with 42 overnight. Rain likely Wednesday into Wednesday night with highs 50 to 60 west and 60 to 70 east. Thursday shows scattered showers and continued cool air.
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Butte-Anaconda
Divide
Montana Flood Warning Prompted for Multiple Rivers
The Weather Bureau warned of likely flooding on the Gallatin Madison and Jefferson rivers as rain in the Missouri River basin raises water levels. The Jefferson near Sappington is at flood stage with rises expected through Wednesday, with Townsend likely to see higher water by Thursday.
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Gallatin
Madison
Jefferson
Sappington
Weather Bureau
Townsend
Logan
Senators Pass Swift 47 Billion Excise Tax Cut
The Senate approved a rapid 84 to 3 vote cutting federal excise taxes by 47 billion dollars, retroactive to May 15, on items from cars to air conditioners. The measure promises lower consumer prices, with a future phase to 1 percent by 1969 and requires House-Senate conference approval.
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Washington
Frank Lausche
Ohio
John J Williams
Del
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House-Senate
House
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Two Indicted Here In Kidnaping Threat to President
A federal grand jury indicted Jessie Bert Bishop Jr. on kidnapping and William Earl Clark on two counts of mailing threats to kill the President. Bonds set at $10,000 each. both jailed in Silver Bow County. Clark allegedly mailed a letter to President L B Johnson containing a fatal threat. Bishop allegedly abducted Joseph Fogarty and Arthur Ellingson after a robbery at Ben Jo Bar, driving them toward Spokane. Fogarty valued loot at $100+. The grand jury reports were completed in less than a day.
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William J. Clark
Standard Post
Jessie Bert Bishop Jr
William Earl Clark
United States
W. D. Murray
Bishop
Clark
U. S
Silver Bow
Butte
Mont
Washington, D. C
L. B. Johnson
United States of America
Moody Brickett
Robert T. O'Leary
Secret Service
O'Leary
Pennsylvania
W. Broadway
Tampa
Fla
Joseph M. Fogarty
Ben-Jo
Utah
Fogarty
Arthur Filingson
Great Falls
Spokane
Arthur Ellingson
Ellingson
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Charges Dismissed for 3 MSU Students in Assault Case
In Kalispell AP report, Judge Orville Fredenberg dismissed second degree assault charges against three Montana State University students Bruce Showen Randall Stevenson and William Grant all of Great Falls after a two day preliminary hearing found insufficient evidence to bind them for district court. Six other students faced different outcomes as Zadick and Tronson were bound over following a last minute defense move.
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Flathead Lake
Richard Neil Zadick
Great Falls
William R. Tronson Jr
Billings
District Court
Zadick
Tronson
Young
MSU
James R. Boettcher
Polson
Sterd Mender
Onl Y Zadick
Boettcher
Joyce McGinis
Bloodiest battle in Dominican upheaval pits US rebels
US troops and Dominican rebels clash for a day leaving at least 21 dead. The Americans push four blocks into insurgent territory before a cease-fire ends fighting at 8:30 p.m. Twenty four American paratroopers are wounded along with a Brazilian lieutenant. The UN Security Council convenes as Caamano labels the strike as OAS pressure.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Francisco Caamano Deno
Hugo Panaseco Alvim
Johnson
Red
Washington
UN Security Council
Drummond Motel Owner Leo Kleeman Killed in I 90 Crash
Leo Kleeman 61 of Drummond was killed when his car jumped the median on Interstate 90 near Gold Creek in a rain storm. The vehicle rolled, rested on its wheels, and Kleeman was crushed under it. He owned Wagon Wheel Cafe and Motel. Surviving: widow Sophie, daughters Lenora and Mrs. Hugh McGuire Jr, sons Robert, Richard, and Peter, all of Drummond. Body at Beck Funeral Home. Investigating officers were Patrolmen Zaharko Dagel and Sheriff Burt.
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Deer Lodge
Leo Kleeman
Drummond
Interstate 90
Gold Creek
Powell County
Clayton Jewell
Kleeman
Wagon Wheel Cafe
Montana
Sophie
Lenora
Hugh McGuire Jr
Robert
Richard
Peter
Beck
Rebwt Zaharko
Marvin Dagel
Everett Burt
Fifteen Firms Pay Half of Silver Bow County Real Estate Tax
Fifteen businesses in Silver Bow County paid 46.63 percent of the 1964 real property tax, totaling 2,971,833 of 6,090,360. Anaconda Co and its subsidiaries led the list, with Montana Power Co second, followed by Mountain State T&T and other firms including Safeway Stores, Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, and First National Bank.
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Silver Bow County
Thomas M. Connolly
Anaconda Co
Montana Power Co
Mark Connolly
Anaconda, Et A
Montana Power
Mountain State T&t
Metals Bank
Stauffer Chemical
Safeway Stores
Milwaukee Road
House Committee Doubles Military Pay Raise
The House Armed Services Committee approved a $1 billion military pay bill by 33-1, backing an average 10.7 percent annual raise, more than double Johnson’s proposal. It preserves Congress from full control of pay scales, adds a reenlistment bonus up to $8,000 for critical skills, and calls for a regular pay structure revision every four years with reviews.
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House Committee
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
House
Congress
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Armed Services Committee
Montana County Officials Conclude Convention Elect Officers
Montana County Commissioners will elect officers today to close the 56th annual Montana Association convention opened Monday at the Fal en Hotel. Speakers and Kerr-Mills discussions highlighted the gathering amid talks on public relations and tax jurisdictions.
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Montana
Frank Quinn
Standard Post
Montana Association of County Commissioners
Falen
Kenneth Rustad
Baker
John H. Stephens
Chinook
Maurice Arnold
Valley County
John C. Alley
State Board of Equalization
John Chambers
Washington Association of Commissioners
John Bowers
Montana State College
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Jim Oset
Butte Park
Youth Corps
Georgia
Independents
City High Low
Belgrade
Oscar Blixt
William C. Cleary
Dan J. Cromrich
John N. Dunstan
Marie Egan
Don Elliott
G. Vincent Fischer
Morse C. Hanson
Dolores Morton
David Thomas
Frank W. Venable
Thomas Deehan
Michael Domitrovich
Maynard Hanson
Evelyn Jacques
Anaconda
Lyle Woodard
Boulder
U.S
Caamano
Organization of American States
OAS
Ellsworth Bunker
Iimar Penha Marinho
Brazil
Ramon de Clairmont Cuenas
el Salvador
Northern Pacific
First National Bank
Miners National Bank
Finlen
Union Pacific Ee Lee Newspapers
Great Northern
American T&t
Kerr-Mills
W. J. Fouse
John Coey Jr
State Department of Public Welfare
Kerr-M
Rustad
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