Special Butte Election Proposed For City County Consolidation
A Silver Bow County citizens committee outlined a plan to seek a special election in late June or early July on city county consolidation. The Finlen Hotel meeting included 10 leaders and 30 organizations with initial support shown by over half the attendees for circulating petitions. Dean Doak chaired the panel as he urged community leaders to back the consolidation effort and aid petition circulation.
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Frank Quinn
Silver Bow County
Citizens’ Committee
Finlen Hotel
Butte
Dean Doak
Doak
Peronist Gains Reversed as Frondizi Seizes Power
Argentina's government intervened in five provinces after Peronist Communist wins in Sunday elections. The Casa Rosada announced interventions to safeguard republican government with military governors appointed. Interior Minister Vitolo resigned in protest, while Peron in exile hailed the results.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Juan D. Peron
Casa Rosada
White House
Tucuman
Santiago del Estero
Rio Negro
Chaco
Guar
Arturo Frondizi
Peronists
Alfredo Vitolo
Madrid
Peron
Peronist - Communist Front
Cordoba
Argentina
Spain
Vitolo
Gas Blast and Fire Kill At Least 55 In Dacca Area
A gas well explosion and ensuing fire near Sylhet in east Pakistan killed at least 55 people and left 196 seriously injured. A cigarette spark ignited gas escaping from the Sidemanpur well last Thursday, creating an eight mile flame. Onlookers fled toward a river but the boiling water scorched many.
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Dacca
Pakistan
UPI
Sylhet
East Pakistan
Barry Boy Sustains Skull Fracture After Fall in Foothills
Scott Barry, 10, remained in serious condition at St. Patrick Hospital after suffering severe head injuries from a Sunday fall while hiking near Butte. He underwent surgery Monday morning for a skull fracture. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Barry of Butte.
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Missoula
Upi
Scott Barry
St. Patrick Hospital
Butte
William J. Barry
Bayard, Butte
Fancy Turns Into Spring Weather Hype
The report notes an unusually cold winter, with a two week January freeze and a low of 44 on January 29. Forecasters expect cooler conditions and occasional rain or snow flurries Tuesday with a high near 35 and a low around 25. Swallows return to Capistrano are mentioned amid springtime town chatter.
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Swallows
Capistrano
Paul Cor Secures New Lawyers In 1960 Butte Murder Case
The Anaconda firm of J B C Knight and Wade J Da Hood represents Paul D Corr 23 convicted in December in Butte for the gunshot murder of 16 year old Shaun McEwen in 1960. A new trial motion and potential Montana Supreme Court appeal are pending with an April 17 hearing.
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Anaconda
J. B. C. Knight
Wade J. da Hood
Paul D. Corr
Butte
Shaun McEwen
Knight
Ben
Clernan
Department of District Court
McClernan
Montana Supreme Court
al G. Shone
Sylvester J. Sullivan
de Cor
Shone
Sullivan
Cor
McEwen
Weather update for Butte region with cooler temps
Cloudy conditions persist through Wednesday with occasional light rain or snow. Tuesday highs reach 35 to 50 with overnight lows 20 to 32. Wednesday highs 30 to 45. Snow in mountains and showers at lower elevations. west area shows mixed precipitation.
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Butte
Ee Oy
Strike cripples Algeria amid cease fire tensions
Algiers fell silent as the OAS declared a general strike and called citizens to arms. French security forces massed at barbed wire barriers while sporadic bombs and machinegun fire punctuated the night. Fear gripped both European and Moslem quarters as violence and provocation loomed.
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Algiers
UPI
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Algeria
France
Groff Will Seek GOP Nomination for Congress
Dr. S L Groff 42 geologist and former Marine lieutenant colonel says he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress from the Western District. He dispels reports of being a Democrat and identifies as a Goldwater conservative Republican. Arnold Olsen is the Democratic incumbent. Wayne Montgomery filed his nominating petition for the same office.
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S. L
Sid) Groff
Congress
Groff
Wayne Montgomery
Lima and Whitehall
Secretary of State
Helena
Montgomery
Arnold Olsen
U. S
Missoula
Bitterroot Valley
State liquor board nears decision on Montana tavern probe
The Montana State Liquor Control Board may announce as early as Thursday its disposition of more than 200 tavern operators in nine southwestern counties. The probe covered the seven day beer cash law ensuring payment within seven days, with possible license suspensions or revocations. Seven distributors in Butte and Anaconda, including one brewery, received 21 day suspensions recently.
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Butte
Anaconda
Investi
Butte Considers Loss of City Bus Service
Ralph Olsen, operator, and John Newland told the Chamber of Commerce merchants committee that local passenger travel is down from last year and continued losses could force discontinuation of the transit system. The line already receives aid from Butte and Walkerville, with Olsen in his third year since Butte City Lines folded in 1959.
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Butte
Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Olsen
John Newland
Chamber
Walkerville
Newland
Olsen
Butte City Lines, Inc
Pocatello Flood Warning Issued For Southern Idaho
The weather bureau office in Boise issued a flood warning for Southern Idaho. Flooding is expected in Pocatello beginning Wednesday. Local flooding has begun in the McCammon area with a slow rise in all streams across southwest and southeast Idaho predicted over the next two days.
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Boise
Galloping Goose passenger service clash returns to court
The Montana Railroad Commission re opens a fight to restore Great Northern passenger trains between Butte and Great Falls. It orders Great Northern to appear April 2 to justify resuming service after an ICC ruling allowed a halt, citing public demand and inadequate bus service.
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Great Falls
Butte
Helena
Railroad Commission
Great Northern
Soviets Almost Wreck Parley
The 17 nation disarmament conference nearly broke up over Soviet refusal to consider international inspection of its territory. A 30 minute surprise talk between U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at Gromyko's villa restored proceedings. They agreed to appoint informal off the record sessions and to continue talks on Berlin policy.
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Geneva
UPI
U.S
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Rusk
Kremlin
Berlin
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Court defers sentences in four criminal cases
Five men appeared before U S District Judge W D Murray with four cases postponed. Robert F Kitson pleaded guilty to larceny for stealing a truck in Browning on Dec 30 and was placed on three years probation. Sentencing for Charles Foster Kyzer and Charles Edward Ashcraft on forging a $99 government check was delayed.
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U.S
W. D. Murray
Robert F. Kitson
Browning
Murray
Urban Roth
Roth
Kitson
Chateau
U.S. Attorney Office
Roger Dean St. Germaine
St. Germaine
Dixon
John C. Hauck
Charles Foster Kyzer
Charles Edward Ashcraft
Kyzer
Bessemer
Ala
John A. Alexander
Francis J. McGaw
Ashcraft
John Alexander
Lucky Double Buck Sales Planned in Butte
Butte chamber unit outlines final plans for a two day Lucky Double Buck sales promotion. At least 100 Lucky $2 bills will be circulated through participating retailers with a $2 extra for any customer who finds a winning serial number. Winning numbers will appear in the Montana Standard Post Friday.
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Butte Trade Promotion Association
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Montana Standard Post
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