Montana Pauses to Mourn Easter Savior Across State
The Associated Press notes Montanans observe Holy Week with services and closures. Churches schedule prayers for Maundy Thursday, many schools close Friday, and businesses suspend after noon. Missoula offices shut noon to 3 p.m. Bozeman hosts a 24 hour First Baptist vigil. Butte hosts Rose Croix Extinguishing the Lights at the Masonic Temple.
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Associated Press
Montana
Christ
Carpenter
Nazareth
God
Missoula
First Baptist Church
Bozeman
Butte
Rose Croix
Masonic Temple
Eight Die in Cleveland East Side Tenement Fire
Eight persons died in an East Side Cleveland tenement fire that collapsed part of the three story brick building. Twenty residents escaped, ten were treated in hospitals with six admitted in fair condition. Arson investigators probed the cause as the blaze started at 2 15 a m in a downstairs hallway.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Peel Convicted of Plot to Kill Circuit Judge Chillingworth
Joseph A. Peel Jr. was found guilty of plotting the murder of Circuit Court Judge C. E. Chillingworth in Fort Pierce Florida. The jury spared the electric chair and recommended mercy, enabling Circuit Court Judge D. C. Smith to impose life imprisonment. Peel, 37, formerly a City Court Judge of West Palm Beach, faces life under the verdict.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Joseph A. Peel Jr
C. E. Chillingworth
D. C. Smith
Peel
West Palm Beach
Easter Sunrise Services Set for 6 o' Clock
Butte Christian Youth Fellowship and Montana School of Mines students hold their annual Easter sunrise meeting at 6 a.m. on the hill before the residence hall. Sally Jesson calls worship. Aldersgate junior choir sings. Kenneth Calder reads scripture. John Long prays. Philip Scalabrin collects offerings for a Black Hills Camp delegate. talks on What Easter Means to Me by Gribble, Lindeman, and Markwald. In bad weather, services move to First Presbyterian Church.
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Butte Christian Youth Fellowship
Montana School of Mines
Sally Jesson
Aldersgate Methodist Church
Kenneth Calder
John Long
Philip Scalabrin
Black Hills
United Christian Youth Movement
Gail Gribble
Paul Lindeman
Raymond Markwald
Howard Y. Williams
First Presbyterian Church
Drunk Crow Indian Arrested in Butte
Vanish American John Balltail of the Crow Reservation was arrested in Butte while traveling from Lodge Grass toward Fort Harrison. He told Police Judge John Seton he had been sober seven months before meeting two war buddies. Judge Seton suspended a $5 fine and advised him to move on to Helena.
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John Balltail
Butte
Lodge Grass
Veterans Administration
Fort Harrison
Helena
Balltail
John Seton
Selon
New Satellite Fails to Go Into Orbit
Discoverer XXII launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base California but did not reach orbit due to a mechanical malfunction. It was the first failure in six launches of the Discoverer series and carried biological specimens to study radiation effects on living matter.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Thor
Edwards AFB Pilot Sets X15 Altitude Record At 31 Miles
Test pilot Joe Walker soared to 165000 feet or about 31 miles breaking the altitude record. He faced cabin pressure loss engine hiccups and buffeting on descent but landed safely at Edwards AFB after a 69 second burn and ten minute flight from drop. Walker described the weightless peak and limited cloud cover hampering view of California.
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Walker
Desert Air Test Center
California
Struggle for Power Reported in Three Arab Nations
Reports from Iraq Jordan and Yemen describe clashes and upheaval. In Iraq police clashed with demonstrators over gas oil prices leaving seven dead. Jordan sees an army officer purge of Gen Hajja Majali and others. In Yemen Imam Ahmed was wounded when an army captain opened fire. the shooter then killed himself.
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London
Middle East
Iraq
Jordan
Yemen
Hussein
Abdel Karim Kassem
Baghdad
Kassem
Hajja Majali
Greece
Britain
United States
Akkass Zaban
Arief Fayez
Fayez
Imam Ahmed
Red Sea
al Hudaydah
U.S
Montana Weather: Variable Clouds and Warm Weekend
Montana east sees variable cloudiness with scattered showers or snow flurries in the western mountains. Friday highs 45 to 60, Friday night lows 25 to 35, Saturday highs 50 to 60. Montana west expects considerable cloudiness with a few showers or snow flurries in the mountains Friday afternoon or night and mild conditions highs 50 to 60, lows 20 to 30.
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Montana
Western Mountains
West
French Mayor killed by bombs in Evian near Lake Geneva
Mayor Camille Blanc of Evian Les Bains was killed by two bombs outside his home near the Hotel Beau Rivage. His wife was wounded and hospitalized. The blasts at 2 30 a m targeted the couple during peace talks in April.
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Paris
Camille Blanc
Evian-Les-Bains
Evian
France
73 U S Bases to be Closed or Curtailed
The Defense Department announced 73 bases and installations will be closed or reduced in operations. Fifty two are in the United States and 21 overseas, affecting about 15 000 civilians and 19 000 military personnel globally.
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United States
Washington
U. S
Defense Department
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
White House
Army Arsenal
Benicia
Calif
Harlingen Air Force Base
Texas
Ar Force
Presque Isle
Maine
Air Force
Harlingen
McNamara
White House weighs reuse of Butte manganese stockpile
A Kennedy White House letter to Governor Nutter says the government is considering the economic feasibility of converting part of the Butte manganese ore stockpile into silico manganese to meet stockpile needs. It notes a $15 million to $20 million investment in the Butte stockpile and the ore’s idle status.
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Butte
Four Butte Youths Hurt in Spectacular Crash Near Columbia Gardens
Six Butte youths were hospitalized after a west of Columbia Gardens crash. Daly Kehoe and Page were listed in fair to satisfactory condition with multiple injuries, while Harrington and Kirpatrick were not hurt and released.
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Butte
Silver Bow General Hospital
Columbia Gardens
Joe Daly
Sam Daly
W. Woolman
Drew Kehoe
Andrew C. Kehoe
N. Main
Daly
Kehoe
Harry Page
N. Excelsior
John O’donnell
Ray O'Donnell
Farrell
Robbie Harrington
William Harrington
Lewisohn
Bill Kirpatrick
William Kirpatrick
Atherton Lane
A. C. Vanek
Vanek
Montgomery
Continental Drive
Ponderous Polish paper mocks bands with jazzy names
The Trybuna Ludu heavy paper from Warsaw laments too many Polish jazz ensembles with quirky names like The Jazz, Zabielglinski's Swingtet, and The Six Grojec Trumpets. It humorously suggests renaming their club Stodola to The Barn.
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Warsaw
Trybuna Ludu
Train Fire Kills Five on Rome Suburban Express
A fire aboard the Turin Rome express near Sestri Levante on Easter crowds killed five passengers. The blaze erupted on the Riviera coast route as holiday travelers rode the high speed train. Investigators await details on the cause and sequence of events.
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Sestri Levante
Italy
Turin
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