Sorenson Trial: Testimony Detailing June 30 Shooting
Assistant Police Chief Vern Maddock testified in the Jean Sorenson murder trial that on the morning of June 30 she learned Ted Record had died from a gunshot and allegedly stated she would work double shifts. Witnesses described Sorenson and Record’s residence at 306 1/2 West Quartz and McGarry’s testimony about Record’s arrest and Sorenson’s self-defense claim.
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Asst
Vern Maddock
Jean Sorenson
Sid G. Stewart
Ted Record
Maurice F. Hennessey
Robert J. Holland
Hennessey
W. B. Freebourn
J. D. Freebourn
Stewart
Alex Zbitnoff
Sorenson
Record
Wethelle
Clyde McGarry
Pocatello
Idaho
McGarry
Butte
Mrs. Sorenson
Maddock
W. Quartz
Ted
Anaconda Co Measures to Limit Stream Pollution
Montana officials and the Anaconda Co agreed on controls to restore normal Glark Fork River water quality near Missoula. The plan follows copper strike shutdowns, which raised iron levels from mine water and copper processing, and recommends keeping the precipitating plant operating during disruptions to prevent recurrence.
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Glark Fork
Montana
State Board of Health
Montana Fish and Game Dept
Anaconda Co
Missoula
Butte
Anaconda
Silver Bow Creek
Public Meeting on Planning Report For Butte And County
A public meeting on the Master Plan report for Butte and Silver Bow County will be held Thursday night at 8 in the Webster-Garfield School Auditorium. After the presentation a public hearing is set for Monday night April 4 in the same venue. The plan notes downtown Butte faces an economic struggle against suburban outlets draining customers.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Webster-Garfield
City-County Planning Board
Board of County Commissioners
Ings
Riot Death Toll Mounts in South Africa Protests
Reports from Johannesburg and Cape Town describe intensifying rioting by Black Africans against pass laws. Police fired on demonstrators. casualties rose past the earlier toll of 66 dead with widespread arson and injuries. Washington condemned the violence as opposition parties demanded action.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cape Town
Sharpeville
Langa
J Star
Washington
State Department
United States
Nyanga West
Pan-Americanist Party
Negro African National Party
Flood Threat Forces Evacuations Near Glendive Montana
Residents flee as Yellowstone River ice jams push floodwaters toward Glendive. Aerial reports show ice 15 to 20 feet above water, with ten or more feet flooding lowlands north of town. Crests expected to pass Richland County area early Wednesday as crews monitor dams, dikes, and damaged infrastructure.
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Associated Press
Montana
Yellowstone
Glendive
Miles City
Richland
Roy Shipley
Roy Milligan
KXGN
Big Horn
Tongue
Powder Rivers
Tom McPherson
Northern Pacific Railway
Northwest Construction Co
Soviet to Accept International Controls on Nuclear Disarmament
Valerian Zorin, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, signaled willingness to accept international controls as part of a phased path to complete disarmament. He hinted timing could be early or late, aiming to place total abolition within four years, a move that unsettled Western delegations at the 10 nation conference. French delegate Jules Moch urged a broader approach beyond a mere test ban, pressing for stronger steps toward disarmament.
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Tom Ochiltree
Geneva
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
Jules Moch
Moch
Injunction Sought in Missoula Over Clark Fork Pollution
MISSOULA AP A district court complaint seeks an injunction to stop pollution of the Clark Fork River by Anaconda Co settling pond work at Warm Springs. County Atty. Anthony F. Keast filed the action before Dist. Judge E. Gardner Brownlee as Western Montana Fish and Game Association urged boards to act.
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Clairborne Brinck
Don Williams
State Board of Health
Walter J. Everin
Fish and Game Dept
Walter M. Allen
Edward A. Tierney
W. M. Kirkptarick
Western
W. A. Emanuel
Anaconda
P. L. MacDonald
John B. Hazen
Missoula
District Court
Clark Fork
Anthony F. Keast
Anaconda Co
Warm Springs
Butte
Montana Board of Health
the Fish and Game Department
Keast
Dist
E. Gardner Brownlee
Western Montana
Western Montana Fish and Game Association
Clark Fork River
Montana Water Pollution Board
Blackfoot River
Bonner
Missoula County
Bits of Plane Wreckage Found Floating on Lake
Debris from a Navy F9F jet was located on Flathead Lake near Blue Bay following reports of a crash Monday night. Pilot Marine Reserve Capt. John F. Eaheart, 32, is missing. clothing and a crash helmet were found, searchers combed the 250 foot deep lake under direction of Sheriff F W Graham. Eaheart, from Missoula, was on temporary active duty with the Marines and had been a Western Airlines pilot. MSU hall of fame member.
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Montana
Mississippi River
F. W. Graham
Lake County
Eaheart
Malmstrom
Star
Blue Bay
Navy
Marine Corps Reserves
Western Airlines
Los Angeles
Floyd Eaheart
Walter Myrdal
Missoula
Montana State University
Six Die As Diesel Railcar Collides With Bus
In Traralgon Australia a diesel railcar and a school bus collided at a crossing killing five children and the bus driver. Eighteen other children were injured in the accident about 100 miles from Melbourne.
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Melbourne
Australia
Traralgon
Explosion Kills 23 at Japanese Dam Site
An accidental dynamite explosion at a dam construction site in southwestern Japan killed 23 people. Police said the blast occurred Tuesday night and the cause is under investigation.
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Tokyo
Japan
How to Make More Friends
Dale Carnegie cited as saying you can gain more friends by getting others interested in you. Attractive rental pitch promises friendly tenants and cash from a spare room. Call 5451 to turn a spare room into yearly income mentioning gas equipped rooms and fenced yard.
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Dale Carnegie
Onhaman Relations
Park Place
Robbery Charge Is Filed in Strongarm Case
Frank Knight about 40 and Orville Bacon about 35 were jailed in Silver Bow County awaiting arraignment on a strongarm robbery charge. The Beaverhead County man said he lost 75 dollars from his wallet after an attack on a Butte street. Complainant Tom Wynne 54 and witness report two men struck him from behind, then took his money after leaving a East Second Street bar.
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Frank Knight
Orville Bacon
Silver Bow
Beaverhead
Butte
Tom Wynne
Montgomery
Lima
Asst
Larry Stimatz
Wynne
Grand Hotel
Stimatz
Knight
Bacon
East Second
Train Hits Car In Plant City Killing Three
A freight train struck a car three miles west of Plant City, Florida, killing mother Mrs. Edward A. Williams, 19, and her children Valerie 4 and Eddie Linson 1. A second child Vicky Jane, 2, survived in serious condition at a local hospital.
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Plant City
Fla
Here
Edward A. Williams
Valerie
Eddie Linson
Vicky Jane
Eastern storm blankets region with heavy snow and winds
A spring storm lashed the eastern half with blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures. Winds reached 77 mph in Michigan and 66 mph in northern Illinois while up to a foot of snow fell in parts, causing road closures, power outages, and school shutdowns across Michigan Ohio Indiana and nearby states.
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Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Flint
U.S. 41
Boswell
Chicago
Terre Haute
North Atlantic
Montana Weather North East and West Regions Forecast
Montana outlook shows east region partly cloudy Wednesday with fair Wednesday night and Thursday. Wednesday highs 45 to 55 65 in west and south, lows 20 to 35. Thursday warmer with highs 55 to 70. West region stays partly cloudy and mild with highs 55 to 65 and lows 20 to 30.
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Montana
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