Butte and Great Falls Set For State Class AA Final
Butte High School Bulldogs meet Great Falls Bison tonight at the Civic Center for Montana’s Class AA basketball crown. McKay’s Bison beat Anaconda 76 65 while Rae’s Bulldogs edged Helena 62 59 to reach the final in front of about 8 000 fans.
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Butte
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Casaba
Butte Central
Kalispell
Central
Bozeman
Hawks
McKay
Rea
President Ike Seeks Sunshine On Caribbean Cruise
President Eisenhower sailed from Norfolk aboard the Canberra heading toward the Bahama Islands for a six day Atlantic cruise to Bermuda. Rain and murky skies frustrated the trip though forecasts suggested sunny weather and 80s temperatures for Saturday. He planned talks with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan next week as weather dictated route and activities aboard the ship.
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Bermuda
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Washington
Charles T. Mauro
Cmdr
G. S. Norton
Hagerty
Zoel Snow Receives 20 Year Robbery Sentence
Zoel E. Snow, 22, pleaded guilty in District Court to robbery and was sentenced by Judge John B. McClernan to 20 years in Deer Lodge state prison. The charge involves allegedly taking $100 from Frankie Louise Reardon in her home on August 15, with Miss Reardon and her mother severely injured. Snow was arrested in Washington and later moved to Helena for trial. a motion to dismiss due to six‑month filing delay was granted, then a new charge filed and Snow returned to Silver Bow County jail.
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John B. McClernan
Deer Lodge
Frankie Louise Reardon
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Snow
Washington
Helena
Silver Bow County
Victor H. Fall
Missing Rancher Bonds Found In Minneapolis
Forsyth area rancher August Martens, 83, remained missing after two days. Minneapolis police found a blue handkerchief with bonds worth $18,700 and a bank statement in a railroad yard, believed to belong to him. he had been visiting relatives in Custer, about 50 miles away.
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Secretary Heard In Hoffa's Bribery Inquiry
Dorothy Dobrescu, Hoffa's Detroit secretary, testified before a federal grand jury probing bribery charges against James R. Hoffa. Hoffa, 44, is a Teamsters official freed on bond, while the Senate committee alleged he sought to influence investigators with an $18,000 payoff through John Dye Cheasty.
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Teamsters
Pacific Northwest
Hoffa
New York
John Dye Cheasty
Cheasty
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook by Region
East region expects partly cloudy skies with scattered snow showers in the mountains. Highs reach 40 to 50 and lows drop to 20 to 30. West region shows partly scattered snow showers mainly in the mountains with little temperature change. Highs 40 to 50 and lows 20 to 30. Table notes that maximums cover 12 hours and minimums 18 hours ending Friday 5 30 p.m.
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Montana
Brewster Reveals Union Travel Payments Probe Details
Senate Rackets Committee heard Frank W. Brewster admit the Teamsters treasurer funded travel costs for his horse trainer Mel Eisen and jockey Richard Cavallero. He pledges repayment and said an audit would locate all such payments while denying broader gambling and vice plots in Portland.
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Ore
Mel Eisen
Richard Cavallero
McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
Hog Callers Invited From City To Rural Life Show
A New York City promotion firm ran a want ad seeking hog callers for a rural life show. The response was strong enough that the best applicants were invited to appear on a television program. Dial 5451 to discuss your problem with a helpful advisor.
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Dial 5451
Atomic Device Blast at Los Alamos Crashes Godiva Reactor
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed that a Feb. 12 blast tore apart the Godiva atomic reactor used in weapons research at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. No injuries occurred, building damage was none, and radiation cleanup was completed with no appreciable uranium loss.
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Vetoed Montana Secondary Road Measure Moves
Governor J Hugo Aronson vetoed House Bill 274 a plan to create a county level secondary road network with a state aid program paying up to 3000 annually for county highway engineers He cited the need for a long term financing plan and note current highway revenues will fall short and federal aid constraints limit expansion The bill proposed 6250 miles of primary system 12500 miles of secondary system and a State Aid Division The veto marks his 16th of the term and argues the measure is premature without broader highway funding solutions
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J. Hugo Aronson
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Aronson
Abbott Executed in California Gas Chamber for Kidnapping Murder
Abbott, 29, was strapped into the gas chamber at San Quentin at 11 15 a.m. after a one hour stay lapsed. The governor’s clemency secretary sought a reprieve as Dr Paul Kirk’s chemical analyses tied Abbott to the 1955 abduction and killing of 14 year old Stephanie Bryan.
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Burton W. Abbott
Berkeley
Abbott
Joseph Babich
State Supreme Court
Harley O. Teets
Paul Kirk
Stephanie Bryan
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Stephanie
California
Georgia
Alameda
Abbotts
Ed Montgomery
Washington Merchant To Lead Chamber
Philip M. Talbott a prominent Washington merchant has been chosen president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. He is senior vice president of Woodward Lothrop and recently completed two terms as president of the National Retail Dry Goods Assn. Formal announcement is expected Saturday.
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Philip M. Talbott
United States Chamber of Commerce
Talbott
Woodward & Lothrop
National Retail Dry Goods Assn
American Officials Alarmed by Gaza Strip Tensions
U N Secretary General Hammarskjold postponed a Cairo trip as Israel Egypt Gaza flare resumes. Israeli Foreign Minister Meier heads to Washington for talks while Egypts Latif vows normalcy. State Dept and five European envoys hold a global review on Middle East issues including Suez reopening.
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Industrial Output Stays Unchanged in February
The Federal Reserve Board reported industrial activity in February unchanged from January. Output, personal incomes, retail sales, and nonfarm employment stayed at high levels, with durable and nondurable goods broadly steady and some sectors like minerals and producers' equipment inching forward.
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Federal Reserve Board
Navy Blimp Sets Flight Record at Key West
The ZPG-2 blimp landed at Key West Naval Air Station at 6 46 pm after 264 hours 14 minutes of continuous flight. It departed from South Weymouth Mass on March 4 and surpassed the prior endurance record, aiming to exceed 8 000 miles. Commanded by Cmdr. Jack R. Hunt the craft built by Goodyear Aircraft Co. carried 14 crew members on a transatlantic to Portugal and Africa route.
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Holbrook
House Appropriations Slashes 517 Million From Agencies
The House Appropriations Committee cut 517 million from Eisenhower’s 18 independent agencies for the next fiscal year. VA, Civil Defense, and GSA faced the largest reductions, with VA’s total at 4.66 billion and a 206.7 million cut. Civil Defense received only 39.3 million, and GSA stockpiling funding dropped to 19 million. The committee urged trimming hospital and construction waste at the VA.
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House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
House
Veterans Administration
Civil Defense Administration
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Suwirjo Named to Form New Indonesian Cabinet
President Sukarno selected Suwirjo, ex Jakarta mayor and Nationalist Party chairman, to form a new cabinet as Indonesia, under a state of war, seeks a coalition government after the resignation of Premier Ali Sastoamidjojo and his cabinet amid rebel pressure.
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Sumatra
Seige
Communist Party
Britain Awaits Major Union Strikes in Shipyards and Engineering
Britain faces a major industrial upheaval as shipyard workers plan a noon Saturday walkout and engineers prepare to strike on March 23. Union leaders say over 200,000 shipyard workers will leave their posts, signaling a national crisis amid mounting disruption.
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