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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1961

Page

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Talks Likely Between Kennedy and Khrushchev in Europe

Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev may meet soon with a 60-40 chance of a conference. Discussions are under way on a diplomatic level, with a neutral European city as a potential site after Kennedy’s Paris talks with De Gaulle. venues like Stockholm or Vienna are considered, while a private meeting could address crucial cold war issues and nuclear test ban talks.

Palm Beach Fla Kennedy Khrushchev Paris Charles de Gaulle France de Gaulle Stockholm Vienna National Broadcasting Co U.S

Desegregation test group faced Deep South violence

In Anniston Alabama a Greyhound bus with 14 people including nine Freedom Riders was stoned and burned as violence followed desegregation efforts at interstate stations. Ten injured from smoke. tires cut suspected. At Birmingham Trailways station similar violence erupted as Freedom Riders arrived from Atlanta.

Anniston Ala Deep South Greyhound Freedom Riders Alabama Trailways Birmingham Atlanta Washington Joseph Perkins Jr Eli M. Cowling Cowling

Johnson meets Chiang in Taipei as U.S. policy signals support

President Johnson's stop in Taipei follows Kennedy era concerns on China policy. Johnson mingled with cheering crowds, promising unity against communism in Asia, while Chiang Kai-shek praised U.S. help and noted decades of anti-communist effort since 1927.

Johnson Taipei Chiang Kennedy Asia Quemoy U.S China

Peruvian Candidate Injured in Rioting

Former President Manuel A. Odria returned to Lima after a head injury from a stone during a riot that halted a campaign stop. Doctors said left eye vision was threatened. Witnesses said rioters attacked as he tried to address supporters. reports cited seven dead and 30 to 40 injured including police.

Lima Manuel A. Odria Huancayo Odria

Montana Weather: East and West Regions Forecast

Montana forecast shows east region mostly cloudy with scattered showers Monday and Tuesday, cooler Monday and Monday night. Highs 55 to 65, lows 32 to 45. West region mostly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change, highs 55 to 60, nights 32 to 40. Maximums refer to 12 hour periods and minimums to 16 hour periods ending 5 p.m. Sunday.

Montana

Vice President Sees Chiang To Pledge Aid

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson met with Chiang Kai shek and Mme Chiang in Taipei to reaffirm American economic and military backing. He carried Kennedy’s message during his Southeast Asian tour as Chiang toasted the visit and hailed its timing amid Asia’s crisis over Laos.

Chiang Taipei Formosa Lyndon B. Johnson Chiang Kaishek America Kennedy U.S Mme Scholar’s Forest Johnson Asia Laos

Snowbound Highways Snarl Wyoming and Colorado Roads

A sweeping snowstorm blanketed southeastern Wyoming and northeastern Colorado on Mother's Day, with six foot drifts blocking highways within 50 miles of Cheyenne. About 1,000 Cheyenne residents lost power while 800 to 900 cars stalled nearby. Laramie and Lowry Air Force Base logged several inches of accumulation as the storm began to ease.

Denver Colo Wyoming Colorado Cheyenne Wyo Wyoming Highway Patrol Laramie University of Wyoming Lowry Air Force Base

19 Bombs Found At Picnic Spot

Kings Lynn report states a river board surveyor misidentified seals for 19 bombs at Torrington marshes. Army bomb disposal experts arrived Saturday night to disarm 250 pound World War II era bombs, area cordoned off as a safety measure.

Kings Lynn England River Board John Smith Torrington Marshes

Salary Dispute Tops Butte Talks as Walkout Planned

In Butte, the Teachers Union and Board of Trustees set tense terms for a salary dispute. Teachers seek 3 percent plus 50 dollars per year per teacher, while the trustees offer 2 percent. A 4:45 p m Monday session was scheduled just before the 5 p m protest deadline. A Sunday closed session between the board and the Trades and Labor Council failed to bridge gaps. Observers were barred from the board labor discussion.

Butte Teachers Union Board of Trustees of School Dist. No. 1 Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council SBTLC Teachers’ Union Negotiating Committee Council Teachers Trades and Labor Council Board and Trades and Labor Council William O’connor Teachers’ Committee

Mrs Wilhelm Dies After Long Life in Butte

Mrs Viola Frances Wilhelm died Sunday at Mueller Apts from natural causes at about 70. She and husband Albert founded Wilhelm Flower Shop, he dying in 1936. A Augusta native, she lived in Butte 50 years and was the Mueller Apts first tenant. Survived by an Augusta aunt and Anaconda cousin. Wayrynen Funeral Home in charge.

Viola Frances Wilhelm Mueller Apts Andy Aleksich

Great Falls Man Seeks to Get on Mine Mill Ballot

A Great Falls smelterman declared himself a write-in candidate for District No. 1 executive board member of the International Mine Mill and Smelter Workers. Ray Graham announced by phone to The Standard Post with Barney Rask the only prior candidate for the post. John Clark cited union laws declaring write-ins unconstitutional and urged that all candidates be nominated on the floor of the International Convention with in-person acceptance.

Great Falls International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Standard Post Ray Graham Barney Rask Butte Miners Union Ernest Salvas Butte Mine-Mill International John Clark Clark Graham Rask Salvas International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers

War songs greet Sukarno during Accra arrival

In Accra Ghana on Sunday war songs horns and drums welcomed Indonesian President Sukarno as he arrived in the capital for a visit.

Accra Ghana Sukarno Indonesia

Laos delegates balk at compromise delaying Geneva talks

At Geneva the 14 nation Laos conference stalled as rival Laotian factions refuse joint participation and demand separate observer status. Western and Soviet envoys pressed for a start, but the Vientiane delegation and Pathet Lao held firm, complicating hopes to open negotiations Monday.

Geneva Laos Lord Home Andrei A. Gromyko Vientiane Pathet Lao U.S Dean Rusk

Mining City Boy Receives Gunshot Wound Care

Larry Petritz, 17, of 2205 Yew, was treated at St. James Hospital for an accidental gunshot wound to the left leg on Sunday. Deputies report he was handling a .22 caliber rifle at home when it discharged by accident and he was later released.

Larry Petritz St. James Hospital Sheriff's Deputies

Fire destroys Bigfork home as underwriter arrives

A Bigfork home burned down just as a fire underwriter reached the house to finalize a policy issued the day before. The incident raised questions about coverage and timing as investigators inspected the scene.

Bigfork

Two Men Slay Jail Master and Escape in Cambridge

Two inmates awaiting trial for murder killed a Middlesex County jail master and fled Sunday after overpowering guards. Norman Porter, 21, of Woburn, and Edgar Cook, 48, of Brookline, used a pistol smuggled into the jail to force a breakout as officials scrambled to trace the weapon. Police issued shoot to kill alerts. no trace of the pair was found.

Cambridge Mass David Robinson Middlesex County Norman Porter Porter Robinson Cook Maher Cook Lawrence M. Gorman John Piggott Lynn

Montana Road Death Toll Rises to 82

Five people died and six were injured on Mothers Day in three one car crashes in Montana. The toll climbed to 82, with two wrecks near Havre and a third on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation. Names include Louis Morsette 16 Sheryl Bretzke 14 Richard Trapp 15 Gordon Whitford and others.

Montana Havre Saint Joe Road Louis Richard Morsette Sheryl Marie Bretzke Richard Lee Trapp Rocky Boy Indian Reservation Gordon Whitford Emil Eliason Whitford Fred Warneke Roy Winifred Robert Walker Richie James Hickey Suffolk Warneke George Stevens Trapp Patsy Trapp Lewis Morsette Morsette Beaver Creek Florence Achison Richard Bretzke

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