Hugh Sweeney 83 Garageman Dies In Butte
Hugh J. Sweeney 83 longtime Butte garage owner and former stagecoach driver died Saturday in a local hospital. He ran Craven Garage at 215 S Main for 53 years and was cited by Texaco in 1969 for 50 years service. He sparred for Jack Dempsey in the 1920s and served in the Navy air corps in World War I. He is survived by his wife Marie and several relatives.
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Jack Dempsey
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Marie
Joe H. Roberts
Martin M. Vaughn
Anaconda
Community Hospital
St. Peter Church
James Cortese
Mount Olivet
Finnegan Co
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County Galway
Ireland
Pittsburgh
St. Paul, Minn
Ministers discuss Butte meet
Ministers from Butte and nearby towns met to plan the four day Jehovahs Witnesses district convention at the Butte Civic Center July 20 23. Organizers expect more than 6000 delegates with 1000 volunteers handling housing food and equipment.
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Butte
Twin Bridges
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
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Jack E. Roberts
Convnction
New York
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Roberts
Butte Civic Center
Visitor Beaten in Parking Lot Leads to Identity
A South Dakota man found beaten in a West Broadway parking lot was identified as 35 year old Charlie Brown after a motel key in his pocket helped police. He is in good condition at a local hospital and says three men assaulted him.
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Brown
Sato Steps Down After Long Japan Premiership
Eisaku Sato aged 71 resigns after nearly eight years as Japan's prime minister. He steered wins like restored Korea ties, Okinawa return, Expo 70 Osaka, and Emperor Hirohito's international trips. Political pressure and U.S. relations strains, especially over Vietnam and Nixon China pivot, hastened his exit.
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Crash victims in critical condition in Missoula hospital
Two injured individuals remained in critical condition at a Missoula hospital after separate weekend crashes near Anaconda. Bonnie Roe, 15, of Philipsburg, was injured in a June 9 fatal crash, and Kenneth Clark, 26, of 1001 Maryland in Butte, was hurt in a June 10 motorcycle car collision.
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Philipsburg
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Butte
Fire Rips Walkerville Bar and Adjacent Store
A blaze early Saturday gutted The Hill Top Bar at 1515 N Main and a vacant neighboring store in Walkerville. Firefighters from Walkerville Centerville and Big Butte battled flames through the night, with power and phone outages reported in the area. A second nearby house fire added to the outages as chiefs attend a state conference in Libby.
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Centerville
Big Butte
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Libby
Club, Garden Club, Legion Meet This Week
Navy Mothers gather Wednesday at 1 p m at the Naval Reserve in Florence and Wall. Columbine Garden Club meets Tuesday at 12 30 p m at Terri s for a no host dinner. American Legion and auxiliary host a joint no host dinner Wednesday at 6 30 p m. Ramsay School Board meets Tuesday at 8 a m in the school.
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Columbine Garden Club
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Bomb threat evacuation at Finlen Hotel stalls sleep
About 125 Finlen Hotel tenants were evacuated after the night clerk received three telephoned bomb threats. Sis Molek notified police at 5 40 a.m. after the third call. Police and firefighters searched the building to no avail, completing the sweep at 7 10 a.m. An elderly resident, Jessie McDonald, 85, was hospitalized for shock but in good condition later. LSD banned in Brazil.
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Finlen Hotel
Sis Molek
Jessie McDonald
New Arrivals at St James Community Hospital Saturday
Ason to Mr and Mrs Joseph J Cassidy Jr of 805 N Main and C Coppers of 3301 Banks announced as new arrivals at St James Community Hospital on Saturday.
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Ason
Joseph J. Cassidy Jr
N. Main
Joseph C. Coppers
Dog shot during morning incident near Locust street
A man told sheriffs that his dog was shot around 7 am Saturday while playing with children. John Hash of 2730 Locust said he was outside working when the dog and children played nearby. he saw the dog fall and noted the shot wound.
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