Unemployed Butte Miner seeks Supreme Court relief on welfare funds
Lester Kidder of Butte petitions Montana Supreme Court to order use of next year’s welfare funds to avert a crisis in Silver Bow County. He cites 1274 people in need and 52 year old family trio living on $53.50 in relief since October 1957, amid widespread strikes and depleted funds.
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Helena
Butte
Montana Supreme Court
Silver Bow
High Court
State Welfare Board
Lester Kidder
Kidder
W. J. Fouse
Silver Bow County
Board of Examiners
Forrest H. Anderson
Frank Murray
Dele
Butte Woman On Trial For First Degree Murder
Lee Arrigoni, 42, on trial for first degree murder fired five bullets at her husband during a poker game at the Board of Trade in Butte. She testified under cross examination that she was in a blackout the night of June 8. experts may argue temporary insanity. The case resumes Monday with defense expert testimony. Meanwhile federal mediation chief Joseph Finnegan planned to visit Butte next week to help resolve the 158 day copper strike between Mine-Mill and Anaconda Co.
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Lee Arrigoni
Urgan Roth
James D. Freebourn
John B. McClernan
Lee
Andrew Arrigoni
Board of Trade
E. Park
Maurice F. Hennessy
Arrigoni
James Giachino
Washington
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Butte
James E. Murray
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Finnegan
Mine-Mill
Anaconda Co
Ice Jam Threatens Three Forks Area Rivers
The Missouri River backed up behind an ice jam near Trident threatening cement plant operations at Ideal Cement Co. Water seepage and flood risk impacted sackings and store basement, with Madison and Gallatin rivers rising nearby and potential Highway 10 flooding.
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Bozeman
Missouri
Trident
Ideal Cement Co
Max Makoff
Three Forks
Madison River
Gallatin River
Logan
Makoff
Jefferson River
Madison
Jefferson
Gallatin
Wine stocked train shocks Argentine commuters
Running on Wine JUJAY Argentina officials report an engineer and fireman stocked the cab with wine causing a train to arrive in 6 minutes instead of the scheduled 20. Passengers and officials were surprised by the unusually fast trip.
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Jujay
Argentina
Hope Fades for 406 Miners Trapped in African Coal Pit
A rockfall at a South African coal mine left 406 workers entombed 600 feet underground. Rescue efforts stalled by gas pockets and ventilation failures, with 400 Africans and 6 white miners missing. Hungarian fitter Louis Nagy was the last to emerge alive, crawling from the incline after the disaster.
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Coalbrook
South Africa
Hove
Department of Mines
Canaries
Louis Nagy
Montana Weather Summary East and West Regions
The Montana forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with scattered snow in the mountains and east region on Saturday and Sunday. East highs 10 to 20 Saturday, 15 to 30 Sunday. West highs 15 to 25 both days. east lows 5 to 15, west lows below freezing in parts.
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Montana
Seoul Candidate to Seek U.S. Surgery During Campaign
Chough Pyong-ok, challenging President Syngman Rhee, announced he will travel to the United States this month for a stomach operation, disrupting his campaign plans in the spring election.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chough Pyong-ok
Syngman Rhee
United States
Butte Ice Carnival Opens With 340 Entered
Butte's 41st Municipal Skating Carnival starts at the Civic Center with 340 boys and girls from public and parochial schools entered for individual and team events. Speed races begin Saturday at 9 15 am and finals Sunday at 1 pm with medals for first place and certificates for seconds and thirds.
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Butte
Civic Center
Bob Sparks
Vern Griffith
Leonard Vainio
Rod Lewis
Butte Figure Skating Assn
Arrigoni murder trial court reporter logs 180000 words
Frank V. Rice and Judge John B McClernan observed the Arrigoni murder trial as it opened Monday morning and adjourned Friday afternoon. Rice estimated he recorded about 180000 words in shorthand during the week.
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Frank V. Rice
John B McClernan
Arrigoni
Rice
Indictments Unfold In U S Grand Jury At Butte
U S District Attorney Krest Cyr reports a federal grand jury in Butte returned 14 indictments. Five target fugitives. Defendants include William Gardner of Butte for interstate bad check transport. Daniel Evans of Billings for bank theft counts. Frank Russell for assault on a federal officer. Ray Morris for car theft interstate. Menco Lira Hernandez for illegal presence and false citizenship. William Burd and Elgin Marceau for burglary and larceny on the Blackfeet Reservation. James and Beverly Woxen for en route theft from Idaho to Great Falls.
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U.S
Krest Cyr
W. D. Murray
Butte
William Herman Gardner
Billings
Daniel Owen Evans
Cyr
Frank Russell
Havre — Menco Lira-Hernandez
William George Burd
Blackfoot
Elgin Lewis Marceau
James Allen Woxen
Beverly Ann Woxen
Idaho
Great Falls
World Betting Reds Win Space Race
Washington AP report quotes George W. Allen predicting the Soviet Union will be first to put a man in space. Allen told the House science committee that U.S. space efforts have suffered a propaganda setback due to Soviet achievements.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
U.S. Information Agency
George W. Allen
House Committee On Science and Astronautics
Allen
One Professor Defends Slow Reading
A Michigan State University English professor criticizes the rush to read faster, arguing thoughtful consideration matters. The notice urges readers to peruse Want Ads and place a call to 0-0000 to publish their needs, citing a wanted dog entry for a 4 year old male English Shepherd.
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Michigan State University
Man Fined Fifty Dollars for Lewd Literature
Jim Stallings pleaded guilty in police court to possessing obscene books and pictures. Judge John Seton imposed a $50 fine or 30 days in jail. Officer William Ryan testified to the arrest while Stallings spoke with two teenage girls who deny showing lewd material. Bonds forfeited totaled $47.50 for minor traffic violations.
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Jim Stallings
John Seton
William Ryan
Ryan
Stallings
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