Laurel Man Killed in Private Plane Crash Near Laurel
A small private plane vanished Tuesday afternoon and was found crashed about 15 miles northwest of Laurel. Pilot Arthur H. Salsbury 44 died. passenger David Beattie 41 seriously injured. Beattie wandered at the scene overnight in freezing weather and was hospitalized in Billings.
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Billings
Arthur H. Salsbury
David Beattie
Beattie
Frank Hartley
Salsbury
Northern Pacific Railway
FAA
Gordon Hauck
Milton Colvin Files Candidacy for U.S. House
Milton Colvin, 36, a former Montana State University professor and Army Reserve captain, filed as the Democratic nominee candidate for the U.S. House in Montana's western district. He is the first to file for congressional nomination, after earlier announcing for governor, and outlined eight policy positions including education, defense, conservation, labor, and opposition to right to work.
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Helena
Milton Colvin
US. House
Montana
Montana State University
Lee Metcalf
Mont
Metcalf
U.S
Colvin
MSU
Rescuers Hunt 18 Miners Trapped After Mine Fire
Rescue teams battled fumes and carbon monoxide to reach 18 men trapped four miles inside Island Creek Coal Co No 22 mine at Holden West Virginia. A fire and slate fall cut contact since Tuesday noon when flames burned the only telephone link.
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Logan
W. Va
Island Creek
Boy 16 Admits Killing Storekeeper and Wife in Robbery
A 16 year old, Robert Francis Kunkel of Ferguson, confessed to shooting and stabbing Mr. Leonard Seal and his wife Goldie Seal during a holdup. He said the motive was that they knew him. Police noted the attack included multiple stab wounds and gunshots. He was picked up minutes after an alarm, riding in the victim’s car in Florissant.
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Ferguson
Robert Francis Kunkel
Leonard Seal
Seal
Goldie
Peter Vasel
St. Louis
Kunkel
Florissant
Seals
Record Snow Paralyzes Midwest and East Coast
A vast storm trapped towns across the Midwest and Atlantic states, with up to 26 inches in southwest Virginia and 20 inches elsewhere. Twenty deaths reported across several states. governors declared emergencies and Guardsmen aided roads and hospitals as cities like Evansville and Bowling Green faced isolation.
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East Coast
Atlantic
Virginia
Illinois
Tennessee
Missouri
Nebraska
Georgia
Kentucky
Indiana
Iowa
Idaho
Bert Combs
Evansville
Ind
Bowling Green
Gate City
Big Stone Gap
Nois
Upper East Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains
Knoxville
Moonshine Still Raid Nets Two Men Near Anaconda
Anaconda men Joe Clark and Dee Schnoor were freed on $1,000 bonds in Butte after a Twin Lakes Creek raid linked to illegal whiskey. Prosecutors say the men possessed distilled spirits without federal tax stamps. a dismantled still and seven gallons of moonshine were seized along with a 40 gallon capacity portable setup.
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Anaconda
Butte
U.S
Thomas F. Kiely
Joe Clark
Oregon City
Ore
Dee Schnoor
Des Moines
Iowa
Twin Lakes Creek
Deer Lodge County
John Dzigk
Glenn Jensen
Clark
Montana Weather Outlook Mixes Snow and Cold Across Regions
Montana east will see mostly cloudy skies with scattered light snow Thursday and Thursday night. Temperatures rise to 15 to 35 degrees with lows from 5 to 20. Friday brings slight warming to 20 to 40. West Montana faces clouds and mountain snow with highs in the 30s and lows around 10 to 20.
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Montana
Arson Suspected After Dillon Construction Fire
Beaverhead County deputies investigated possible arson after a 2 am Dillon blaze destroyed about $5 000 worth of Thirridge Boroni Construction Co equipment used near the Dillon airport. The loss included crushing gear. a $500 reward was offered by the Butte firm for information leading to an arrest.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Thirridge-Boroni Construction Co
Butte
New Highway to Relocate Some Electric and Gas Facilities in Butte Area
Butte area utilities will shift electric distribution lines and gas mains as the new interstate project proceeds. Montana Power Co official Frank J. Lynch says relocation affects 30 to 35 poles and several feeder lines, with work by regular staff after contracts are signed with the Montana Highway Dept. Gas services to homes in the Boulevard district will be abandoned and 560 feet of 6 inch mains rerouted, while lines near Sheridan Oregon and overpasses will be moved and taller poles installed.
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Frank J. Lynch
Montana Power Co
Montana Highway Dept
Lynch
the Power Co
The
Power Co
Montana Street
Harrison Avenue
Sheridan and
Oregon Avenue
Lexington and
Greenwood
Cobban
Interstate Overpass
Boulevard
Sheridan
Oregon
Animated Teddy Bear Bomb Scare Triggers police action
Butte police responded to a post office bomb scare after a ticking package was found. Officer John Sullivan moved the package to a snow field while a man confessed to mailing the item containing a shirt and billfold with a teddy bear inside before batteries were removed.
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Butte Asst
Bob Russell
Dan Corbitt
Russell
Ed Huhtanen
John Sullivan
Post Office
Miles City
No Commercial Laundries Before Gold Rush
California historians note no commercial laundries in the U.S. before the gold rush. Early cleaning was done by hand. the ad encourages using Standard Post Classifieds to sell items, including a THORO BRED COCKER PUPPIES for sale at 000 S Dakota St.
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California
U.S
Post
S. Dakota St
Japan to Build Six Solar Lighthouses in Inland Sea
Tokyo reports the government will construct six unmanned lighthouses in the Inland Sea, powered by solar batteries, with a total estimated cost of 68611 dollars. The project aims to improve navigation safety across Japan’s waterways.
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Tokyo
Japan
Oregon Senator Neuberger Dies at 47
Marine Neuberger widens the path for a Senate bid after the death of her husband U S Senator Richard L Neuberger of Oregon. The 47 year old died of a cerebral hemorrhage early Wednesday leaving a May primary filing deadline looming for nomination.
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Oregons
Neuberger
Portland, Ore
Maurine Neuberger
U.S
Richard L. Neuberger
Dore
Senate
Neberger
Beautification project in Butte and Anaconda features ash trees
Youth groups in Butte and Anaconda raise 9,000 young green ash trees to beautify their communities. The display shows a mature 40 feet tall green ash and a branch with leaflets and seed pods against a squared background.
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Butte
Anaconda
Trees to Beautify Butte Project Spreads to Anaconda
The Trees to beautify Butte program expands to Anaconda as Deer Lodge County 4-H Club members plan to sell 2000 green ash trees sized three to five feet. Anaconda clubs ordered the same number and have already made several large sales, with plans for civic purchases and donations to schools churches and public agencies.
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Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
County Agricultural Extension Service
Henry John
Deer Lodge County
4-H Council
Anaconda 4-H Clubs
Winona Jones
4H Council
Ana
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