Controller Becomes 'Empire Builder' by Law, Not Design
Helena UPI report outlines State Controller Walter Anderson gaining sweeping new powers and duties under the 38th Legislature. He will manage building operations for nine Capitol structures, long range plans, architecture and contracts, supervise space, switchboard, and post office, while still handling purchasing and accounting. The budget climbs to over a half million, with fee collection at four state custodial institutions under challenge in court.
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Helena
UPI
Walter Anderson
38Th Assembly
Capitol
Creek Building Maintenance Co
Billings
Board of Regents
Cascade County
Supreme Court
Montana Diver Recovering From Attack of Bends
Montana diver Ron Koppang 20, Columbia Falls, remained in an Idaho chamber after a 38 hour stay recovering from the bends suffered while aiding a companion who drowned at Lake McDonald. His father reported good morale and appetite as doctors monitor a possible recurrence of symptoms.
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Brownlee
Idaho
Montana
Ron Koppang
Columbia Falls
Koppang
O.B. Koppang
Lake McDonald
Glacier National Park
Thomas Dumay
Dumay
Idaho Power Co
Snake River
Gregory Trenor
Seattle
Glacier Park
Flathead
Hospitals Admits and Discharges List Various Residents
In Hospitals T JAMES COMMUNITY and SILVER BOW GENERAL, multiple individuals are listed as admitted or dismissed. Admitted include Nicholas Marick Dorothy?. Julie Ann Wills. Stephen T Campbell. Patricia A James. Michael McNellis. Demald M Engle. Jack L Ossello. Audrey Carlyon. Alan D Raddatz. Raymond C Mogus. Patricia A James and others. Dismissed include Julie Ann Wills. Stephen T Campbell. Patricia A James. Michael McNellis. Demald M Engle. Jack L Ossello. Audrey Carlyon. Alan D Raddatz. Raymond C Mogus. Mrs. Douglas A Skubitz. Mrs. Luther F. Quigley. Mrs. Steven A Goodsell. Kathleen Lindsay. Roy A Kitson. Mrs. Faith W Opp. Soren Christenson. Amnelia Conniston. Robert Kendall. Vickie Lester. Arville Hughes. The entries include street addresses in Phillips Ave, Elm, Dewey, Washington, Monida, and others in towns like Walkerville and Alder. The list combines patient names with hospital branches and home addresses.
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T. James
Nicholas Marick
Phillips Ave
John C. Bishop
Leonard Hotel
Wayne F. Monroe
Elm
William T. Ferko
Dewey
Roberta Armino
N. Excelsior
Julie Ann Wills
Edwards
Stephen T. Campbell
S. Washington
Patricia A. James
E. LaPlatte
Michael McNellis
Princeton
Demald M. Engle
Twin Bridges
Jack L. Ossello
Kossuth
Audrey Carlyon
Harrison
Alan D. Raddatz
Monida
Raymond C. Mogus
Douglas A. Skubitz and Son
W. Park
Luther EF. Quigley and Son
S. Main
Steven A. Goodsell
Dillon
Kathleen Lindsay
Lexington Terrace
Silver Bow
Dolly Sweet
Richardson
Margaret Fleming
Banks
Lillian Patterson
W. Quartz
Katherine Davis
Jim Farren
C. St
Soren Christenson
Wisdom
Frank Daems
Amnelia Conniston
Sanders
Robert Kendall
Mercury
Vickie Lester
W. Broadway
Arville Hughes
Whitman
Rites Monday For Mr. Barracco in St Phillip Church
Rites Monday for Fred Brocky Barracco set at 9 a.m. in St. Phillip Church with Rev. Michael Rogel as celebrant. Rosary to be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Funeral Home. Burial in Philipsburg Cemetery. Barracco, 82, died Friday.
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Philipsburg
Fred ‘Brocky) Barracco
St. Phillip Church
Michael Rogel
Wilson Funeral Home
Philipsburg Cemetery
Barracco
Montana Governor Announces General Fund Turnaround
Governor Tim Babcock announced Montana's general fund improved from a $45 million deficit in 1960 to an operating balance of $2.5 million. He said there is no reason for the state to operate from a deficit again and sent letters to all.
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Babcock
Montana
Daughters Hire Trial Attorney in Frank Tschirgi Murder Case
The Tschirgi sisters Joan and Cheryl hire J. McAlear of Red Lodge to assist County Attorney Robert H. Wilson in prosecuting their aunt Clara Thomas her husband Robert and their son David Thomas on murder charges in the March 10 slaying of Frank Tschirgi. All three accused are free on $10,000 bonds after custody twice, and Tschirgi was found shot at Antler Ranch west of Wyola on March 11.
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Hardin (Ap
Joan
Cheryl Tschirgi
Red Lodge
Frank Tschirgi
Clara Thomas
Robert
David Thomas
Tschirgi
J. McAlear
Robert H. Wilson
Thomas
Wyola
Cecil Wham
Butte Student Wins Freshman Music Scholarship
Robert Myrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Myrick, of 2075 Sherman, was named winner of a freshman music scholarship by the Montana State University School of Fine Arts. A 1963 Butte High School graduate and woodwind student of Roderick Lewis, he played in band and ensemble groups and belonged to the Butte Civic Orchestra. He is a member of the Montana National Guard undergoing six months active duty at Fort Ord, California, before entering college to study architectural engineering.
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Robert Myrick
E. P. "Myrick
Sherman
Montana State University School of Fine Arts
Myrick
Butte
Roderick Lewis
Butte Civic Orchestra
Montana National Guard
Fort Ord
Calif
Plane Missing From Helena Flight Gets Air Force Help
At the request of California congressman Lionel Van Deerlin the Air Force joined a search for Linda Sturgis 24 a Denver secretary and beauty pageant winner who vanished June 2 on a Helena to Denver flight The effort followed her parents mortgaging their home to fund the search and included multiple aircraft with a possible crash in a mountain storm cited as the leading theory The Montana Aeronautics Commission noted the private search cost and the ongoing funds from the Boellards awaiting disposal
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Billings
California
Air Force
Mountain Country
Lionel van Deerlin
Dcalif
Washington
Linda Sturgis
Denver
Truman Engelhardt
Westminster
Colo
Helena
Sturgis
Walter Boellard
National City
Calif
van Deerlin
Boellard
Montana
George Air Force Base
San Bernardino
Montana Aeronautics Commission
San Diego
Cuba
Commission
Montana Eastern Star Officers Installed in Billings
Alice Shadoan of Livingston installed as worthy grand matron of the Montana Order of Eastern Star with Randolph Deibel of Broadus as worthy grand patron. New officers include Selena Paulson Helena associate matron John Dougherty Great Falls associate patron Lucille Kennedy Missoula secretary Della Gunter Missoula treasurer and others across multiple towns. Outgoing grand matron Mrs. Bernice Cole Winnett and grand patron Arnold Beusen Glendive.
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Margaret Duffy
Velma Olson
Chateau
Ada
Gertrude Jordahl
Billings
Ruth
Alma Crawford
Laurel
Esther
Elizabeth Matthews
Martha
Ann Storey
Ennis
Electa
Bertha Groh
Circle
Louise Rule
Deer Lodge
Sentinel
Bernice Cole
Winnett
Arnold Beusen
Glendive
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Montana Standard -Post
Arthur Hutchinson
Mr. Barracco
Butte Daily Post
Dial Circulation Dept
Hardin Rancher's
Denim Wrangler
Hennessy’s Sportswear
DODGE
G S. Montana
Hennessy's Domestics
Hennessy
Eastern Star
Hennessy’s
Butte, Montana
Melon
Loden
Hennessy's Girls’ Clothing
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