13 Mar 1960
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1960
Page
1
The wreckage of Parsons Bridge over the Jefferson River near Waterloo is blamed on the Aug 17 quake. Replacement may cost 108000 dollars and disrupt crossing for area residents, school bus routes, dairy tankers, and farmers with holdings on both sides across three counties.
The Parsons Bridge near the Guy George Ranch by Waterloo, damaged in an earthquake, needs replacement estimated at 108000 dollars. Three counties Madison Jefferson and Silver Bow share the project with 56 percent federal funding and 44 percent local, and the plan awaits bids under current estimates. Jeff Lauterdale, 22, was injured with 42 stitches after the collapse.
An eyewitness report from Tangier describes Agadir after the Moroccan quake. The narrator notes widespread destruction with roofs collapsed to first-floor level and ruins cluttering streets as relief teams observe the devastated city.
Garry Lee Preston, an electronics technician and missionary for Voice of Tangier, writes from Tangier about Morocco’s Agadir quake aftermath. He describes injured flown in by American and allied planes, hospitals crowded, two missionary families safe, and explains French Arabic terms from local news.
Los Angeles report on the murder trial of Dr. R Bernard Finch and his mistress Carole Tregoff. After eight days of deliberation the jury could not reach verdicts on murder or conspiracy. A retrial is planned with a March 17 hearing and a likely late April date.
One of the largest building materials exhibits ever shown in Montana opens at the Civic Center in Butte as the 24th Montana Retail Lumbermen’s Association convention begins. Don Knecht of Rapid City will deliver the keynote Monday at 7 30 a.m. in the Finlen Hotel.
Montana forecast split by region. East area expects fair weather with sun Sunday and Sunday night, some cloudiness west Sunday forenoon, then partly cloudy Monday with scattered snow in the east and warmer highs. West region sees fair Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday with scattered mountain snow and higher Monday temperatures.
Huntington AP report says Henry King Warth, 18, killed Linda Qualls 12 and Penny Qualls 13 while babysitting his children. He claimed “It just happened” when asked why. Police found multiple loaded weapons, including a .22 rifle and a .303 machine gun, in his car after arrest.
Delegates from NATO powers and the Soviet bloc gathered in Geneva for a 10 nation disarmament conference opening Tuesday. The rivals carried competing plans to reduce armaments and expect months of debate.
Delegates and alternates for Girls State from Butte, Girls Central and Whitehall high schools have been announced. The event, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, takes place the week of June 1926 at Montana State College in Bozeman.
A Montana snow survey shows runoff will be lower than usual, guiding farmers and irrigators in crop planning. The piece notes water rights, potential lawsuits, and the value of measured runoff for western Montana ranchers, with a 1958 Dillon reference to Emmett Blomquist.
Men measure western Montana snow depth and water content in Big Hole Basin near the Montana Idaho border. Ted Merrill of Sheridan SCS and Don Nettle of Helena perform depth and weight measurements as data to predict stream flow aiding industry and irrigation.
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