Three Still Missing In Helena Hotel Fire
Helena fire crews combed debris of the five story Grandon Hotel seeking three missing people Charles Weels Casper Gross and Sarah Brown 85 manager of the hotel as a dangerous wall hindered search. About 50 residents were displaced when flames fed by a gas main gutted the building Thursday night with a basement origin believed. A wall collapse and debris hampered efforts delaying body search until mechanized equipment could be used.
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Helena
Charles Weels
Casper Gross
Sarah Brown
Grandon Hotel
Oreneed
Ertle Chamberlain
Boulder
Steelmen reject Phelps offer and others favor it
Ten tentative labor contracts in White House mediated talks show Kennecott and Phelps Dodge offering 54 cent per hour raises with fringe benefits. The Steelworkers union reportedly rejected the Phelps Dodge deal, while 25 other unions were prepared to recommend it.
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Steelmen
Phelps
Neil Gilbride
Washington
Kennecott Copper Corp
Phelps Dodge Corp
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers
Kennecott
Phelps Dodge
American Smelting and Refining Co
Anaconda Co
Utah Governor Predicts Quick End to Copper Strike
Gov. Calvin L. Rampton said he expects copper workers to return to their jobs within a few days after Kennecott Copper Corp. announced a tentative settlement with the unions in Washington. He added local issues should not block a final agreement as Utah union leaders plan local meetings with company representatives.
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Salt Lake City
Calvin L. Rampton
Kennecott Copper Corp
Washington
Utah
Company
Repre
Paris Gold Price Surges Amid World Market Closures
Gold shot to a record 44.36 dollars an ounce in Paris as Western bullion markets closed amid a global money crisis. The price climbed in Hong Kong to 40.71 dollars before closing at 38.36. London and Zurich markets were shut to curb the rush, while U.S. central bankers planned a Washington meeting with other major economies to address the crisis. France, not invited to the pool talks, faced normal market orders per the Finance Ministry.
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Rodney Angov
Paris
Hong Kong
London
Zurich
United States
International Gold Pool
Washington
France
Britain
Switzerland
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Finance Ministry
Butte to Host Tuesday Conference on Model Cities Plan
Representatives from HUD and related federal agencies will convene in Butte to discuss Model Cities planning funding for the community. Butte received an $87,000 planning grant on March 9, and the mayor said officials from HUD offices will meet with local leaders including Mayor Powers and Walkerville’s James Shea. A Model Cities Demonstration committee will later be formed with broad local representation.
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Departments of Housing and Urban Development
Health, Education and Welfare and Labor
Office of Economic Opportunity
The
Economic Development Administration
Butte
HUD
Thomas F. Powers
Powers
James Shea
Walkerville
Hubert Johnson
Bob Sparks
Earl Holman
Chamber of Commerce
Mel
Funeral guard killed by car near Billings
Army Pfc. Trenton Gravis thirty six, 26, Louisville Kentucky, was killed by a hit and run as he and five others from Ft. Lewis Washington walked toward Billings airport. Pfc. Bobby Nelson Elba Alabama was treated and released with minor injuries. Police investigate the fatality as 16 soldiers from Ft. Lewis were in Billings for an honor guard funeral. Montana highway deaths for 1968 rise to 25 on this date.
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Billings
Army
Trenton Gravis
Louisville
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Bobby Nelson
Elba
Ala
Dorman Callahan
Gravil
Nelson
Callahan
Montana
British Foreign Secretary George Brown Resigns
London AP reports British Foreign Secretary George Brown resigned Friday night. Michael Stewart named to replace him, taking back the post he held before August 1966. The move ends a day of speculation after Brown failed to attend a cabinet meeting over the gold crisis.
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London
George Brown
Michael Stewart
Stewart
Brown
Cooperation cited as key to Deer Lodge research facility
Gov Tim Babcock opening remarks praise cooperation among University of Montana, private enterprise and government in the $155000 facility built by Bentley Construction with $60000 in equipment. About 500 toured the center as Babcock lauded Warden Ellsworth and the University of Montana Foundation for aiding the project.
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Bob Shannon
Deer Lodge
Tim Babcock
Montana State Prison
University of Montana
Tom Collins
Babcock
Bentley Construction
Butte
Carol Nelson
E. C. Ells
Bus
University of Montana Foundation
Hoffmann - LaRoche Pharmaceutical Co
Ellsworth
Tony Sneberger
G. A. Anderson
Powell County Memorial Hospital
Butte District seeks 799000 for school operation mill levies
Butte School District 1 voters will decide on two special mill levies April 6 to raise about 759,138 for a 1968 69 school year. Elementary maintenance and operation would get about 508,780 while the high school levy would raise 250,358. The measure funds teacher and principal salary increments and higher health insurance costs.
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Butte
Big 32 Tournament Results and Friday Pairings
In Bozeman durable results from Friday show Missoula Sentinel 62 over Anaconda 58 and Laurel 70 defeating Billings West 47 while Wolf Point posted 82 to 79 over Great Falls and Kalispell stayed at 57 to 55 against Butte Central. Saturday matchups set for 9:30 Great Falls versus Laurel 11 Butte Central versus Missoula Sentinel 7:30 evening winners and 9 p.m. Kalispell against Wolf Point.
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Missoula Sentinel
Anaconda
Laurel
Billings West
Wolf Point
Great Falls
Kalispell
Butte Central
New Bond Issue Includes Elementary School Plan
Butte School District 1 voters may approve a 1 196 790 bond issue on April 6 to fund an 824 000 elementary school serving 500 students and land exchange plans with Silver Bow County. Two trustees face election: Helen Kneebone and Allen R McKenzie for United Party and Paul M Sandy Keith and John W Jack Whelan for Independent Party.
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Frank Quinn
Butte
Helen Kneebone
Allen R. Mc
Kenzie
United Party
Paul M
Sandy
Keith
John W
Jack” Whelan
Independent Party
Variable clouds with possible precip this weekend
Weather table notes variable cloudiness today with a chance of rain or snow tonight and Sunday. Cooler temperatures expected Sunday. High today around 46, low tonight about 28. Moisture probability 30 percent today, 50 percent tonight.
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Butte - Anaconda
St Patrick Day parade and banquet in Butte crowd grows
Today features a noon parade through downtown Butte led by the Butte High School Band, followed by a 7 pm banquet at the Finlen Hotel in honor of St Patrick Day. The Friendly Sons of St Patrick expect close to 300 guests with both men and women invited. Mayor Powers coordinates with parade marshals Barry O Leary John Shannon and Tom Kelly and committee members Kevin Shannon Robert O Leary Dan O Neill Dennis Dolan. Parish priest Rev Edmond Taylor will be honored for 50 years in Butte's Catholic communities.
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Finlen
Butte
St. Patrick
Joseph E. Sullivan
The
Friendly Sons
Butte High School
Courthouse
Montana
Park
Wyoming
Broadway
Galena
St. Patrick Rectory
Edmond Taylor
Sacred Heart Parish
East Side
Barry O’leary
John Shannon
Tom Kelly
Kevin Shannon
Robert O’leary
Dan O’neill
Dennis Dolan
Mountain States Telephone Montana rate hike approved
Public Service Commission authorized Mountain States Telephone to raise Montana rates to provide 2.39 million dollars in annual revenue, about 7.6 percent overall. Commission noted investment growth and projected after tax earnings rising to 1.14 million dollars, with a 6.32 percent return on a 99.8 million dollar rate base.
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Helena
Mountain States Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
Montana
Mountain States
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
PSC
Commission
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Unions
Helena’s Grandon Hotel
Vin Mogulof
Earl Singer
Bozeman
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow General Hospital
Continental Drive
Cleveland
Ernest C. Steel
Paul T. Smith
Lou Boedecker
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