Montana Delegates Vote in McCarthy Humphrey Tally
Humphrey backers claim 24 full or half votes from Montana at the state convention. McCarthy supporters lead the alternates with 18 of 24. Balloting began at 2 p.m. and ended about 5 p.m. after tabulating 65 candidates amid debates on full versus half votes and a last hour appeal to convention attendees.
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Keen
Anaconda
McCarthy
Betty Davis
Bozeman
Jerome Cate
Billings
Cate
Robert F. Kennedy
Montana
McKeon
Humphrey
Gladys Makela
Red Lodge
Henry H. Anderson
Helena
John C. Sheehy
Dave M. Manning
Hysham
William A. Groff
Victor
Loriie Tweet
Rudyard
Alice Berner
Wolf Point
Leo C. Graybill Sr
Great Falls
John J. McLaughlin
Frank Reardon
Butte
C. R. Thiessen
Lambert
Dorothy P. Edson
Harlowton
Paul T. Smith
Joseph B. Reber Sr
James W. Murry
Joe Crosswhite
Columbia Falls
John L. Peterson
Frank Murray
Stanley E. Thompson
Rita Lindbloom
Outlook
Thomas E. Murray
Missoula
Percy DeWolfe
Browning
James Palma
Havre
Ray J. Wayrynen
Thomas
E. Towe
Kenneth Clark
Miles City
LeRoy Anderson
Conrad
Velma E. Good
Dick Walsh
Kalispell
Joe Wold
Laurel
Charlotte R. Holtz
Flaweree
Russell Conklin
Mike Hauk
Terry
Phrey
Mike Whalen
Mansfield
Metcalf
Forrest H. Anderson
Chet Blaylock
Laure
Edna Gunderson
Blaylock
Garfield
Meagher
Wibaux
Frances Logan
Charlo
John Bartlett
Grace Bates
Manhattan
Matt James
Circle
McCarthy Faces Leaning Support After Montana Meeting
Humphrey leads delegates, McCarthy draws cooler crowd at Friday banquet. Montana party figures praise McCarthy supporters while Humphrey appears to hold strength. Pat Williams of Butte urges unity as Beaty of Missoula declines comment.
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Butte
McCarthy
Montana
Williams
Democratic Party
Jeanne Beaty
Missoula
Weather Outlook East and West of the Divide
East of the divide a partly cloudy, warming trend through Monday with a few showers Sunday afternoon and evening mostly in the east. Highs Sunday 70 to 80, lows Sunday night 40 to 50. West of the divide partly cloudy and warmer through Monday with Sunday highs 70 to 80 and Sunday night lows in the 40s.
Butte Alternate Marks Ballots at Montana Dem Convention
Two county delegates failed to vote at the Montana Democratic Convention after tardiness. Alternate Willa Dale Evans began voting for Musselshell while the absent delegate arrived. Edward Picard from Silver Bow protested when an alternate continued voting. Chairman ruled Picard off the floor. The piece also notes early presidential phone history.
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Musselshell County
Willa Dale Evans
Chet Blaylock
Edward R. Picard
Silver Bow County
Picard
Evans
IOOF Parley and Grand Encampment Schedule Across Butte
IOOF parley meets at the Finlen with Lady Frances Bott in charge. The Decoration of Chivalry is at Butte High School gym at 7 30 p.m. with Pat riaarch Militant officers. Tuesday the Grand Encampment convenes at Fidelity Hall with Grand Patriarch A B Cooper Fort Benton in charge. The annual banquet and reception are in the Finlen Silver Bow Room at 6 30 p.m. Wednesday the Grand Lodge convenes at Fidelity Hall with Grand Master Jesse McDonald Great Falls in charge. Rebekah Assembly convenes at the Finlen with President Ida Brewer Ekalaka in charge. The installation of officers for the coming year will be held in the Butte High gym Wednesday evening. Convention activities conclude Thursday.
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Rosebud
Butte High School
Patriarch Militant Branch
Fidelity
A. B. Cooper
Fort Benton
Silver Bow Room
Grand Lodge
Fidelity Hall
Jesse McDonald
Great Falls
Rag war in Roskilde over donated garments
Police report a rag war in the Danish town of Roskilde between a solidarity committee aiding developing countries and the Salvation Army. Quarrels and occasional brawls occur when both groups arrive at the same time to pick up discarded clothes left on doorsteps for the needy abroad.
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Roskilde
Salvation Army
Poor People Camp Frays Over Work and Division
A teen in a blue blanket deserts the idea of leaving while others drift toward the Department of Agriculture. The camp splits by group with about 2,500 huts at end of May shrinking as fewer residents stay engaged.
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Goldie Stephan Installed as Grand Guardian in Job’s Daughters
Goldie Stephan of Butte was installed as grand guardian of the International Order of Job’s Daughters of Montana at the conclave’s close. She succeeds Floy Peterson of Helena while Betsy Forwood of Great Falls became Grand Bethel honored queen, and Joe Richardson of Anaconda was seated as associated grand guardian succeeding Harold Wicklund of Missoula.
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Goldie Stephan
Butte
International of Job’s Daughters of
Montana
Floy E. Peterson
Betsy Forwood
Great Falls
Grand Bethel
Cynthia Hastie
Joe Richardson
Anaconda
Grand Guardian
Harold Wicklund
Missoula
Delegates and rival claims shape party nominating math
As campaign factions weigh first and second ballot options, Nixon and Rockefeller backers cite votes toward a first ballot win while Humphrey and McCarthy allies dispute counts. Republicans have 600 delegates open of 1,028. Democrats hold 1,763 Chicago votes with 1,312 needed. McCarthy faces pressure over the Indiana and California results as Kennedy ties loom in California.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Nixon
Rockefeller
California
Reagan
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Chicago
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