Water turns green in Helena on St Patrick day
Residents report a green-tinged water supply in Helena on Saturday as city officials scramble to isolate the source. A state chemist identified Floracin dye as the harmless coloring agent, while police search for pranksters and federal authorities warn of offenses against municipal water systems.
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Helena
UPI
Paddy
IRA
St. Patrick’s Day
Capitol City
St. Patty
Casey O'Brien
Clancy
State Board of Examiners
Thomas Francis Meagher
State Capitol
O'Brien
George Malben
Malben
Harry Billings
Billings
Malden
Butte Toasts Apostles of Gael at St Patrick Banquet
Nearly 300 members of the Friendly Sons and guests gathered in the Finlen Hotel Silver Bow Ballroom for the annual St Patrick Day banquet honoring Patrick the apostle of Ireland. Speakers including Rev Charles McCarthy and Tim McCullough traced Irish achievements in America and Christ history as the invocation was given by Msgr. M M English.
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Patraic
Ireland
Sons of the Gael
Patrick
Friendly Sons
Silver Bow
Finlen Hotel
Butte Organization
Saul
Meath
Slane
Tara
Connacht
Christ
Charles McCarthy
Butte
East Helena
St. Patrick
Tim McCullough
King County
Seattle
America
Weather outlook for Butte area through Monday
Fair and mild today through Monday with highs near 45 and a low around 16. East of Divide expect variable high clouds Sunday into Monday with warmer northeast regions Sunday. Highs 35 to 50, Sunday night lows 10 to 25. West of Divide partly cloudy Sunday through Monday with little temperature change. Highs 35 to 50, Sunday night lows 5 to 20.
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Butte
Divide
Search for Missing Plane Near Guam Expands
An Air Force officer coordinating the search for a missing 107 passenger plane near Guam said two sighting reports and a flare clue were checked with negative results. Navy mine sweeper USS Illusive and photo-recon planes joined a third day of operations as 93 Viet Nam bound GIs were aboard. Twenty six planes took off from Guam to extend the area search while radar aircraft rested after overnight effort.
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Guam
UPI
U. S. Air Force
Brister
Air Force
Amelia Earhart
Constellation
Flying Tiger Line
U. S
Manila
Honolulu
Illusive
California
Viet Nam
Explosion Rips North Spokane
A gas explosion at the North Monroe Furniture Co in north Spokane injured at least 18 people, damaging adjacent shops and blowing out windows up to a mile away. Police Inspector Robert Piper indicated the blast likely originated from a gas accident. Continued on Page 12.
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Spokane, Wash
UPI
Spokane
North Monroe Furniture Co
Robert Piper
Granite Powell Butte High Students Win District 3 Science Fair
Granite County Philipsburg student Robert Greenbeck won the top boy prize for "The Effects of Hypoxia on Embryonic Development" at the District No. 3 Science Fair held in the Civic Center. Miss Marsha Anderson of Powell led girls with "Mice and Mazes." Five grand prize winners receive plaques and $100 scholarships. top performers qualify for the National High School Science Fair in Seattle in May. Matthies of Butte High finished second for "The Determination of the Electron's Charge," Loomis of Butte High presented "The Hirsch Tube," and Gary Swant of Powell took fourth for "The Hirsch Tube" or related project.
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Granite
Powell, Butte High
Powell and
Butte High School
Civic Center
Robert Greenbeck
Granite County
Philipsburg
Dennis Matthies
Butte High
Jim Loomis
Gary Swant
Powell
Deer Lodge
Marsha Anderson
Miss Anderson
Greenbeck
Seattle
College
Matthies
Loomis
Hirsch
Swant
Death notice for Butte businessman William P. Riley
William P. Riley owner of Butte Bottlers Supply Co died in a local hospital Saturday. He operated the business since 1934 and resided at 706 W Broadway. Survived by wife Vernie, brother Earl J. Riley, mother Mrs P J Riley, sister Ethel D Riley, daughter Mrs Diane R Toler. Rosary Monday at St Patrick Church. Lodge of Sorrow at Daly Shea Mortuary. Funeral Tuesday at 9:30 from the mortuary to St Patrick Church for 10 solemn requiem mass. Burial Holy Cross Cemetery.
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William P. Riley
Butte Bottlers Supply Co
Main
Riley
W. Broadway
Butte
Butte Elks Lodge
United Commercial Travelers
Butte Town Club
St. Patrick Church
Vernie
Earl J. Riley
Chicago
P. J. Riley
Ethel D. Riley
Los Angeles
Diane R. Toler
Palm Springs
Calif
Daly- Shea Mortuary
Holy Cross
Philipsburg Man Aboard Missing Plane
Philipsburg Sgt. James C. Sorensen 44 is listed aboard the Flying Tiger Constellation that disappeared in the Western Pacific with 107 aboard. Sorensen, a 1939 enlistee nearing retirement, was born June 6 1917 in American Falls Idaho and hailed from Philipsburg. His wife and four children live in Spanaway Washington, with extended relatives in Missoula Florida and Pocatello.
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Philipsburg
James C. Sorensen
James W. Sorensen
Western Pacific
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Sorensen
American Falls
Idaho
Granite County
Vivian
Charles
William
Kenneth
Myla
Spanaway
Clark J. Sorensen
Ruland Cooper
Jack Cooper
Missoula
LaVern Edgar
Florida
Sylvia Barrett
Pocatello
Doctor Seeks to Stay in United States Support Grows in Butte
A Butte physician Herminio Cabrera and his five member family seek relief from Congress to remain in the United States until citizenship. Cabrera, a Philippines native, has lived in Butte since 1954 after arriving on a student visa and serving at Butte Community Memorial Hospital. Local clubs and residents back his case urging support for HB 2843, backed by Rep Olsen and Sen Mansfield, to influence the Immigration Subcommittee.
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Herminio Cabrera
Gloria
Butte
Washington
Congress
Philippines
Anaconda
Enriquio
United States
Herminio B. Cabrera
The
Butte Community Memorial Hospital
St. James Community Hospital
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Arnold H. Olsen
Montana
James F. Battin
Cabrera
Judiciary Committee
House
Metcalf
Olsen
Mrs. Kambich Reaches 100 With Kennedy Greeting
Melrose resident Oshla Kambich, age 100, celebrated with 350 guests at a birthday party. She is pictured with six children and holds a presidential message from John F. Kennedy along with congratulations from Senators Mansfield Metcalf and Rep. Olsen.
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Oshla Kambich
Melrose
Kambich
Carl Kambich
Divide
Mary Chinn
Rocker
Jack Kambich
Buhl
Idaho
Bill Kambich
Mike Kambich
George Kambich
Seattle
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Arnold Olsen
Chinook Youth 17 Dies in Route 2 Crash
Kenneth H. Friede a 17 year old senior at Chinook High died when his 1956 sedan crashed into a bridge abutment on U S 2 east of Chinook. Police say he apparently fell asleep at the wheel and crossed into the wrong lane. Friede lived south of Zurich with his parents Otto and Mrs Friede. The crash area has seen prior fatalities and Friede’s death brings 1962 highway toll to 33 versus 45 a year earlier.
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Chinook
YPI
Chinook High
Here
Kenneth H. Friede
John Garland
William Skillen
Friede
Zurich
Otto Friede
Concentrator Office Building Contract Awarded in Butte
Anaconda Co will begin construction of a temporary office building for its multi million dollar copper ore concentrator project in Butte this week. Palmer Steel Structure Co of Great Falls won the contract to erect a one story prefabricated steel office building. The structure will form a T shaped complex with two units.
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Anaconda Co
Butte
Palmer Steel Structure Co
Great Falls
Anaconda to House Engineering Offices for Berkeley Pit Plant
The project will house Anaconda engineering offices and Ralph M Parsons Co general contractors. Two months for the office building. site fencing starts this week. Warehouse exterior done, interior floor and entrance road parking to be completed soon. Concentrating plant capacity 44,000 tons per day, completion planned in 1964, about 1,400 workers required.
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Anaconda Engineering
Ralph M. Parsons Co
Los Angeles
Berkeley
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Helenas
Paul M. O’quinn
Proinsias O’cainn
W. G. Miller
Apostle of
Gael
Proinsias O’cuinn
Msgr. M. M. English
Butte Conference of Catholic Clergy
Robert O'Leary
U.S
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Bulletin
North
Montana Standard
Francis E. Walter
D.-Pa
Community Hospital
Community
Silver Bow General Hospital
Mrs. Kambich
Concentrator
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