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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1960
Page
1
Agadir Morocco authorities report 2964 buried in three days in quake graves. Final death toll could reach 6000 as rescue teams work amid pestilence threat. Evacuation ordered, tents set, airlift for survivors, and curfew imposed.
Al Wilson, head of the Asia Foundation office in Manila, seeks the Republican nomination for U.S. senator from Montana. He mailed the filing fee and intent from Kremlin, Montana, but his notice was not on the formal nominating petition. Senator James F. Murray, 83, has held the seat for 25 years as the incumbent.
Top seed Billings defeats Butte 66 55 advancing to a semifinal with Livingston while Anaconda ousts Helena 67 42 to face Missoula. Missoula and Park advance with wins over Kalispell and Central, quarterfinals draw 5 000 attendance.
A violent winter storm blasted the Northeast with heavy snow and high winds. New York City faced near 15 inches of snow and severe transit disruption, with thousands stranded and 31 deaths attributed nationwide.
Pope John XXIII elevated seven church leaders to cardinal in a move broadening Roman Catholic diversity. The group includes Africa's first Negro cardinal and the first Filipino and Japanese cardinals, with consistory set for March 28 in Vatican City.
Hollywood AP confirms Lucille Ball filed for divorce from Desi Arnaz in Santa Monica Superior Court on cruelty grounds. Ball and Arnaz share two children. rift follows extended separation with media speculation and past Catholic marriage history noted.
Detroit authorities report Governor G Mennen Williams said he will not run for a seventh term in November ending a 12 year reign. The Democratic leader, aged 49, cited a heavy heart and did not commit to national office, though he hinted at possible future roles on the Democratic ticket.
A Snark guided missile conducted a successful 5,000 mile test flight from Cape Canaveral destined for a target off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. The launch used star navigation and released booster bottles near the Cape.
Roy and Sheila Winkley, of Manchester, planed to give away their baby due to financial troubles. The premature infant died twelve minutes after birth on Wednesday night, in a case raising questions about welfare and family stress.
Six Montana airports receive a total of 524,047 in FAA grants for improvements starting July 1. Sen. Mike Mansfield released the allotments listing Butte at 60,000 Great Falls International 250,267 Kalispell 71,298 Missoula 74,382 Red Lodge 46,476 Scobey 21,624 ahead of the agency's Friday announcement.
President Eisenhower completed an emergency three engine flight to Surinam then continued to Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico in a second jet. The trip ends a 10 day four nation South American tour with three days of golf and rest planned in Puerto Rico.
Senator Wayne Morse efforts to limit the civil rights debate were halted when Republican leader Thruston Morton ripped the cloture petition from the clerk's desk. Morton described Morse as grandstanding and said the move undermined Senate rules. The South's opponents pressed their talks as the debate continued without a sign of concession.
The Royal Canadian Air Force says a U. S. Air Force F104 demonstration flight in August caused $450000 in damage at Ottawa uplands airport terminal. The incident was reported by the government.
The east region reports partly cloudy conditions Friday with occasional snow in the west and south areas Friday into Friday night. Saturday brings slightly warmer conditions with highs 5 to 20 Friday night zero to 10 above and 10 to 25 Saturday.
Shortridge Christian Church in Butte calls for bids on a new Memorial Church complex with initial unit to seat about 150. Plans list a worship hall, offices, classrooms, kitchen, and heating quarters on a one story Texas avenue site. Completion target Christmas or earlier.
A fragment notes Benjamin Franklin proposed daylight saving time long before it was adopted in wartime to save electricity. The rest of the text shifts to classifieds advertising bedroom suites and furniture with contact phone hints.
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