ICC approval predicted for four Western railroads merger
A Helena report says the Interstate Commerce Commission will approve within 60 days a merger of four railroads including Great Northern Northern Pacific Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Spokane Portland and Seattle. Montana officials warn of eliminated branch lines and reduced service threatening economy and Milwaukee Road.
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Helena
Montana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Helena Independent Record
Capitol
Lyle Downing
ICC
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Burlington
Paul T. Smith
Montana Railroad Commission
MRC
Jack Holmes
Holmes
Great Northern Burlington Lines, Inc
Labor Market Activity Slows In Montana
Weather and strikes dampen hiring across Montana with layoffs at missile bases and construction sites. Ten workers recalled at Great Falls while Dillon miners and Anaconda public works aid forecasted hay season. Jobless claims total 3437. benefits mailed to 2476 claimants with 1000 non payment status.
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Helena
Montana
Edgar H. Reeder
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Yellowtail Dam
Miles City
Great Falls
Lewistown
Reeder
Bozeman
Saudi Arabia accuses UAR of bombing border villages
Saudi Arabia in a Defense Ministry communique accused three UAR aircraft of bombing villages near the Yemen border. The Radio Mecca broadcast said 14 bombs were dropped and casualties were reported though not specified.
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U.A.R
Cairo
UPI
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Mecca
Saudi
Ministry of Defense
NMC loan approved for college union building
The Community Facilities Administration approved a $150,000 loan to Northern Montana College for expansions to the college union building.
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Washington
Community Facilities Administration
Northern Montana College
College Union
Montana State University president searchLimited to several applicants
More than a dozen applications for the Montana State University presidency have reached the State Board of Regents screening committee. The group met in Helena for two days with George Lund and others planning to screen, reference check, and narrow to about six for interviews. A separate committee will choose an acting president until the new leader arrives.
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Helena
Boynton Paige
Philipsburg
Lund
Gordon Mullendore
Glendive
A. A. Arras
Cut Bank
Harry K. Newburn
Arizona State University
Missoula
Gordon Doering
Crafts Council Opposes Union Shop In Highway Talks
Helena UPI A Montana Crafts Council meeting with the Montana Highway Commission ended with the panel denying a union shop or check-off in a labor agreement for maintenance workers while agreeing to explore union security. Delegates urged union security clauses. engineers cited a prior lawsuit over mandating union membership. Wage equalization protests arose in Butte Anaconda and Great Falls, with the commission citing state law and equal pay for equal work. The union pressed hourly rates while the commission favored monthly wages, with retroactive settlements possible if no agreement is reached by June 30.
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Council
Murray McNichols
Great Falls
Sorrells
Bill Evans
Butte
Anaconda
Montana
Crafts Council
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Cascade
Lewis and Clark
Missoula
American Federation of State
Commission
Jim Burger
Teamsters
MacNichols
Evans
Bill Janhunen
Chuck Seibert
Arthur Lins
Don Summerfelt
Mel Johnson
Joe Rossman
Montana Highway Commission approves Mandeville Road relocation
The Montana Highway Commission unanimously approves relocating the Mandeville Road around Interstate 90 in Bozeman to save costs. The plan, debated over safety concerns, shifts traffic onto a new frontage road south of the interchange with U.S. 10, despite local opposition favoring an overpass.
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Highway Commission
BPR
Bozeman Road
Bozeman
U.S. Highway 10
Mandeville Road
Bureau of Public Roads
Highway 10
Grover Powers
Montana
Gosman
Ray Sorrells
Billings
J. M. Nass
Poplar
Stanley Halvorson
Kalispell
Ted James
Great Falls
Halvorson
Sorrells
Coroner's Jury Finds No Negligence in Boy's Drowning
The Kalispell coroner's jury ruled no negligence occurred in the June 19 drowning of 10 year old Dick Juelfs at the Bruckhauser Pool Woodland Park. The death was determined to be due to drowning, occurring the day after the pool opened for the summer season.
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Kalispell
UPI
Dick Juelfs
Young Juelfs
Bruckhauser
Woodland Park
David Brown
Juelfs
Brown
Birney Brown
Juells
M. E. K. Johnson
Johnson
Eddie Eiselein
State Solon Demands EMC Library Upgrade Prior to Dormitory
Montana Senator Henry B. Hilling accused Eastern Montana College of withholding cooperation on library improvements as a prerequisite for a proposed 2.3 million dormitory and food service building. He cited unclear enrollment figures and warned the board about perceived propaganda while criticizing campus modernization financed without legislative approval.
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Laurel
UPS
Henry B. Hilling
Eastern Montana College
Yellowstone County Republican
Eastern
Hilling
Board of Regents
EMC
Herbert L. Steeler
Billings
Yellowstone County
State University
Montana
Montana Automobile Insurance Going Up
Helena AP reports Montana collision insurance with a 50 deductible will rise about 4 percent starting Wednesday for private autos. Physical damage rates rise due to higher repair costs, while 100 deductible collision rates stay the same. A new eastern Montana territory is created after severe hail losses.
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Helena
Montana
National Automobile Underwriters Association
Montana Insurance Department
What No Coffee Southend Finds Odd Lost Cake
Officials in Southend England wonder what to do with a found white iced wedding cake discovered in the street on Monday. The one tier cake lacks clues to its owner and sparked questions among local authorities and passersby.
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Southend
England
UPI
The
Lost and Found
Hibbs Named To UCC Post By Montana Governor
Gov Tim Babcock appoints R E Hibbs a Billings attorney to the State Unemployment Compensation Commission to fill the term of Howard N Hebert who resigned Hibbs serves until March 3 1965 Hebert was appointed in 1961 Hibbs is a former Republican state senator from Yellowstone County joining Edgar Reeder as chairman and James Flaherty of Great Falls on the board.
Frenchman and West Germans Learning of Montana Wonders
Montana promotes travel to the Treasure State with a six page German magazine and a French film crew. The German publication, aided by the U S Travel Service, highlights Glacier Yellowstone and Gallatin Valley trips. Readership study shows strong male interest and 1,516 inquiries generated.
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Montana
Gallatin Valley
Glacier
Yellowstone National Parks
Orvin Flare
Rector
Holiday Magazine
Ireland
Flare
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