Galen Hospital Head Denies Threat Claim by Union Official
Dr. A C Knight superintendent of the Montana State Hospital at Galen accuses Anaconda union official John Mogus of threatening him two years ago after Knight refused to re hire a discharged meat cutter. Mogus denies the charge and cites agreements with unions. Knight defends his administration amid board criticism and notes two unions exist at Galen. He says no plan to sway employees and will not attend a Helena Board of Examiners meeting.
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A. C. Knight
Montana State Hospital
Galen
Standard Post
Teamsters Union
Butchers Union
Mogus
Dr. Knight
Knight
Murray
Donald G. Nutter
Forrest H. Anderson
Helena
Galen Institution
State
State County Municipal
Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union
Galen Employes
Helena Wednes
Teachers Trustees negotiate amid rumors of walkout
In Butte the Teachers Union Negotiating Committee and the School District No 1 Board met for nearly three hours amid walkout rumors. The dispute focused on a three percent across the board pay raise sought by the teachers. Ruth McGee and Alvin Hoar spoke on the issue but gave no other requests. The session continued with budget talks and references to legislative activity in Helena.
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Frank Quinn
Butte Teachers Union Negotiating Committee
Board of Trustees of
School District No. 1
Teachers’ Committee
Ruth McGee
RO Cahibes
Gach
Wes
Alvin Hoar
Education Committee
Miss McGee
Hoar
Shannon
Helena
Metcalf Criticizes Helena School Board Over Adequacy
Sen Lee Metcalf of Montana criticizes Helena School Board for inept administration in a letter as a taxpayer and resident. He says the school system is far from adequate and objects to the board's stance against federal education aid.
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Helena
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Metcalf
Gordon L. Doering
Doering
State Board of Education
State Senate
Montana Weather Outlook Eastern And Western Regions
East Montana will see mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers Wednesday through Thursday. Showers become more frequent in the afternoons with cooler nights. highs 55 to 70, lows 35 to 45 on Wednesday, then 55 to 65 Thursday. West Montana remains cloudy with occasional rain, cooler at night. Wednesday and Thursday highs 50 to 65, lows 32 to 40.
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Montana
Senate upgrades bomber budget amid missile push
The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approves $525 million for 45 extra bombers beyond Kennedy's request as part of a $12.5 billion defense bill for missiles aircraft and ships. It backs the plan to boost Polaris and Minuteman missile production while limiting reliance on intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
Sim
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Strom Thurmond
D-S. C
Army
Pacific
Senate
House
Food Coupon Interviews Start Wednesday in Silver Bow County
Low income residents not on public welfare must appear at Patriotic Hall on the county courthouse third floor for interviews to determine eligibility for the federal food coupon program. Interviews run 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
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Josephine McArthur
Frank Gersh
Board of County Commissioners
McArthur
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Silver Bow County
United States
Federal Reserve Banking System
Silver Bow
Shepard Returns Home After Epic Welcome
Virginian astronaut Alan B. Shepard and his wife Louise arrived by car at 4:45 p.m. from Langley Air Force Base after a public greeting in Washington. Officials at Langley and Project Mercury indicate a quiet period for the family with leave granted for NASA personnel and plans to resume training at Cape Canaveral.
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Louise
Washington
Shepards
Langley Air Force Base
John Powers
Project Mercury
Cape Canaveral
NASA
Glenn
Langley
Is Winter Past at Last for Butte Residents
Butte residents found Tuesday pleasant for gardening, loafing, or hiking. The spell pleased birds, bees, weeds, and sweet peas, with another 73 on Wednesday. Seven months after the heat peak, the outlook hints at a return to 68 today if the weatherman is right.
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Butte
New Directory Lists Bohemian Embassy as a Coffee House
A Toronto telephone directory under Consulates and other foreign government representatives mislabels the Bohemian Embassy as a beatnik coffee house. The error places a cafe in the consular section of the directory.
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Diplomatic Toronto
Butte Businessmen Lead City Cleanup and Street Wash
Businessmen in Butte plan a Wednesday street and sidewalk washing drive as part of a community cleanup program that runs through May 14. Traffic on Granite Broadway Park and Main is restricted 8 to 10 am while crews wash in front of businesses.
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Butte
Granite
Broadway
Park
Main
Montana
Wyoming
Frank Danny
Main Street
Larry Kelly
Park Street
Frank Lynch
R. R. (Shay) Miller
Clear Skies Bring Relief From Floods
Weather cleared across much of the midwest easing flood conditions from four days of heavy rain. Southern Illinois rivers including the Illinois, Mississippi, Wabash, Embarrass and Kaskaskia rose, flooding thousands of acres and displacing hundreds of residents as highways became impassable.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Mississippi
Wabash
Embarrass
Kaskaskia
Unclear Laos Truce Talks Deepen Puzzling Front
Pro Communist rebels snubbed the 14 nation cease-fire commission at Hin Heup Laos delaying Geneva talks. Government and rebel teams have held four fruitless sessions as Pathet Lao refusal to deal with the commission widens the stalemate.
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Laos
International Commission
Geneva
United States
Britain
France
Adon Sananikone
Hin Heup
Samar Sen
India
Shiv Dayal Singh
Brig
P. S. Cooper
Canada
Maj
Czestow Lech
Poland
Truce Commission
Souvanna Phouma
Sananikone
Pathet Lao
Souvanna
Xieng Khouang
County Airport bids total $284000 get tentative okay
The county board and airport commission tentatively approved bids totaling 284 872 for a new terminal and lighting and power system work at the county airport. Contracts await FAA approval with completion within 365 days after start. Cahill Mooney 173 203 Reardon Plumbing 52 217 Brilliant Neon 59 452.
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Board of County Commissioners
County Airport Commission
Frank Gorsh
Federal Aviation Agency
Cahill-Mooney Construction Co
Reardon Plumbing and Heating Co
Brilliant Neon Co
Butte
FAA
Reardon
Brilliant Neon
Gersh
Noti
Woman of boundless love named 1961 Mother of the Year
Louise Currey of Lookout Mountain Tennessee, mother of six, honored as America’s 1961 Mother of the Year by American Mothers Committee Inc. She fostered hundreds of neglected and troubled children while caring for her own ill children. She helped juvenile prisoners receive humane treatment and chaired projects for disturbed youths. Bradley Currey, her husband, works in investments.
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America
New York
Louise Currey
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Love and
Polaris Subs Pledged to NATO Defense
President Kennedy announced five Polaris submarines would bolster European defense as the United States aims to strengthen NATO deterrence. Secretary Rusk told NATO foreign ministers the US will keep divisions in Europe, seek parity in conventional forces, and push allies to meet targets while submarines become available in 1963. NATO reaction was mixed but US commitment was welcomed by some allies despite concerns over ground forces.
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Oslo
Norway
Kennedy
Europe
Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Rusk
NATO Council
U.S
Airman’s Daughter Killed in Private Driveway Accident
Deborah LeRoy, 19 months, died after darting into a driveway at Malmstrom Air Force Base. William K. Todd, 29, drove the girl’s father home. the father warned Todd too late. Police say the incident occurred on private property and will not count toward Montana’s 1961 traffic toll.
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Malmstrom Air Force Base
Deborah LeRoy
Henry LeRoy
William K. Todd
Todd
Montama
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