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Newspaper

The Montana Standard Post

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1961

Page

2

Czech diplomat accused of US spy offer at UN

United States and Czechoslovakia traded charges after Miroslav Nacvalac, a Czech diplomat at the UN, said two U.S. intelligence agents offered him wealth to spy for Washington. The State Department claimed he sought to defect, while Nacvalac insisted he was approached only to discuss intelligence. The dispute intensified as Prague protested to the UN Secretariat and called for action on U.S. conduct.

William N. Oatis United Nations N.Y Czechoslovakia United States U.N. Secretariat Miroslav Nacvalac U.S US. State Department Naevalac U.N Mack Jack New York Gripsholm E. 57Th Street Washington Frantisek Tisler Naecvalae Tisler Nacvalac United States Intelligence Service Czechoslovak Socialist Republic M. Nacvalac House Committee On UN- American U. S U. N

Czech diplomat accused of espionage linked to U S citizen

U S State Department says Miroslav Nacvalac, second in the Czech U N mission, engaged in espionage for about a year. He allegedly used a U S government employee and his fiancée as leverage to obtain data, with the couple now married after admission to the United States.

State Department Nacvalac Lincoln White Department Czechoslovakia Washington United Nations Miroslav Nacvalac U.N U.S White

Butte Club Listings: Bridge Club and Archery Practice

Saturday event notes list Butte Bridge Club meeting at the Grand Hotel 7 30 p.m. Butte Silver Bowmen announce adult practice in the indoor range at 111 N. Arizona with details available from the Butte Citizens Project.

Butte Bridge Club Grand Hotel Butte Silver Bowmen N. Arizona

Admitted Killers Waive Hearing in Kansas Slaying

James Latham and George York waived preliminary hearing in the June 9 killing of Otto Ziegler 62 of Oakley Kansas. They were bound over to District Court for trial next term in mid September. Police moved them to a maximum security cell with 24 hour guards as crowds gathered at the Sharon Springs courthouse.

Sharon Springs Kan James Latham George York Latham F. H. Dobbs York Otto Ziegler Kansas Bureau of Investigation Aurora Colo Utah KBI Jack Ford Kansas Town

Woodward Named Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs

President Kennedy selected Robert F. Woodward, ambassador to Chile, to lead the State Department office covering inter-American affairs. A career diplomat from Minneapolis, Woodward has long served in Latin American posts and headed the Division of American Republics. He is 52.

Washington Kennedy Friday Robert F. Woodward Chile Woodward Latin America Division of American Republics State Department Minneapolis

Infant Fliers Foam Packed for Surgery in Chicago

An infant boy from Little Rock Arkansas, packed in foam rubber, was flown to Chicago for surgery to treat osteogenesis imperfecta. Peter Lollar, age 18 months, has endured 32 fractures. doctors at Shriners Hospital will assess rodding to reinforce his bones. His mother Lani and father Oris accompanied him on the flight.

Chicago Little Rock Ark Peter Lollar Lani Lollar Peter Shriners’ Hospital

U.S. Denies Plan To Recognize East Germany

The State Department and British officials deny a London Daily Telegraph report that Washington and London are weighing recognizing East Germany in exchange for permanent Berlin rights. Secretary Rusk and Foreign Office sources say no policy change or talks exist. The article suggested advisers favor a new approach to Berlin and the Oder Neisse frontier. Mansfield proposed a guaranteed free city of Berlin, a view not official.

Washington State Department London U. S East Germany Berlin Lincoln White Dean Rusk Rusk United States Britain London Daily Telegraph Oder- Neisse Poland Soviet Union Oder-Neisse Line West Germany West Berlin West The Daily Telegraph France Germany White Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Mansfield Kennedy

Yellowstone Boating Regulations Hearing Set for July 17

Interior Department official Frank J. Barry will chair a public hearing in Salt Lake City on July 17 to discuss revised motorboating rules for Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. Assistant Secretary John A. Carver Jr. says the public may state its case as sentiment split between banning boats and allowing nearly unrestricted access. Written notices to testify must be received by July 10.

Washington Frank J. Barry Interior Department Salt Lake City Utah Yellowstone Lake Yellowstone National Park John A. Carver Jr Barry

Quake Registered by BC Seismograph in Weston Mass

A very strong earthquake was recorded Friday by the Boston College seismograph station. It placed the epicenter about 2,700 miles south of Boston in north central Colombia, South America.

Weston Mass Boston College Boston Colombia South America

Butte Leaders Push Federal Aid For Redevelopment

Mayor Vern Griffith heads a party including County Atty. Robert J. Holland and Deputy Atty. John T. Prothero seeking redevelopment aid for Butte and Silver Bow County. They target a $1.387 million FHHA loan plus a $250,000 health service grant to launch a storm sewer project employing about 220 people and serving areas south of Butte. The delegation met FHHA officials in Washington and presented a two inch document detailing local labor, capital, resources, and redevelopment potential, praising unanimity among local officials and national champions for their coordinated effort.

Vern Griffith Butte Robert J. Holland John T. Prothero Alex Zbitnoff Maurice F. Hennessey Silver Bow Federal Housing and Home Agency Gersh and Daly The Public Health Service FHHA Seattle Gersh National Capital Sidney Woolner Mansfield Metcalf Olsen Montana Silver Bow County

Sukarno and Tito Open Formal Talks in Belgrade

Presidents Sukarno of Indonesia and Tito of Yugoslavia began formal discussions in Belgrade. Sukarno arrived from Moscow and Peking for a three day visit, signaling high level talks between the two nations.

Sukarno Tito Belgrade Yugoslavia Moscow Peiping

Freedom Riders face arrests in Florida and Mississippi

The report details arrests as Freedom Riders clash with police in Ocala Florida and Jackson Mississippi while hundreds travel through Florida challenging segregation. Hunger strikers, ministers and rabbis protest at Tallahassee airport restaurant. Other incidents occur in Louisville Columbia and other sites as authorities enforce segregation laws.

Tallahassee Flairport Ocala Fla Florida Tampa Gainesville St. Petersburg Stateapital

Prater Services Planned Today

Services for Mrs. Eliza Prater will be held at 2 Saturday in White's Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Vick officiating. She died Wednesday night from injuries in a one car wreck on Highway 10 near Ramsay, Montana, the state's first traffic fatality of 1961.

Eliza Prater White Richard Vick Mountain View Methodist Church St. James Community Hospital Prater Mount Moriah

Neutron Bomb Debate Spurs Nuclear Test Restart Talk

Washington lawmakers and scientists discuss a potential neutron bomb that would cause minimal blast and radioactive contamination but destroy life in the target area. Sen. Thomas Dodd argues it could tilt strategic balance if the Soviets pursue it in secret. Two versions of the weapon are considered: a reactor-based design and a smaller bomb with lethal rays.

Washington Thomas J. Dodd D-Conn Soviet Union United States Dodd Senate

MSC leader Renne forecasts enrollment growth amid budget cuts

Renne and Umber labor in Bozeman discuss cooperation with the college to adjust MSC budgets. He predicts enrollment doubling by 1971 and calls students an asset. He notes the unemployment compensation bill’s impact will hit next fall and praises Harriet Miller and Renne for staunch support of education and academic freedom.

Bozeman College MSC Umber 37Th Legislative Assembly Renne Harriet Miller Miss Miller Montana Committee On Political Education AFL- Clo Amber James Leary Butte Region 20 Leary

Dillon Hawkins Receives Doctorate in Geochemistry

Daniel B. Hawkins son of Mr and Mrs W W Hawkins of Dillon earned a doctor of geochemistry degree at Pennsylvania State University in ceremonies on June 10 He previously earned BS and MS degrees at Montana State College and now works at the Atomic Energy Plant near Arco Idaho

Dillon Daniel B. Hawkins W. W. Hawkins Pennsylvania State University Hawkins Montana State College Atomic Energy Plant Arco Idaho

Grace Crichfield Receives Five Year Service Pin

Grace E. Crichfield of Dillon, an employee of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co., received a five year service emblem on Monday. The award honors her five years of continuous service with the local firm.

Dillon Grace E. Crichfield Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co

May placements total 175 at Dillon State Employment Office

Paul Stahl Jr. reports 175 area job placements in May, 117 on ranches and farms as irrigators and similar roles, 58 in non agricultural work including contract construction utilities wholesale retail trade and services.

Dillon Dillon Office State Employment Service Paul Stahl Jr

Mary Mansfield Graduates With Honors

Mary Beth Mansfield, daughter of Mrs. Luther Smith, graduates with high honors from the College of Great Falls. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing after attending Beaverhead High School and the Columbus School of Nursing at Great Falls.

Howard L Hughes Stationed in Rhode Island

Howard L Hughes, air control man airman apprentice USN, is stationed at the Naval Air Station Quonset Point Rhode Island. He is the son of Mrs Lloyd Hughes of Dillon. The Atlantic Coast station serves as base for Commander Fleet Air Quonset and supports 10 Atlantic Fleet aircraft squadrons. It is the home port of two anti submarine warfare support aircraft carriers.

Dillon Naval Air Station Quonset Point R.I Howard L. Hughes USN Lloyd Hughes Atlantic Coast Fleet Air Quonset

Directors Reject Wool Pool Bids

Beaverhead Wool Pool bids were rejected by pool directors at a Thursday meeting in the county extension office. Boston firms Prouvost Lefebvre Co Draper & Co and Top Co were represented. The pool will be reoffered for sale once all growers clips are in the warehouse, secretary Merle Lyda said.

Dillon Beaverhead County Extension Office Prouvost Lefebvre Co Draper & Co The Top Co Boston Merle Lyda

Beaverhead County Awards Rest Home Lease and Physician

At their June meeting the Beaverhead County Commissioners granted the Riverview Rest Home lease to FE. W. McNinch, who has run the home for three years. They also re named Dr. R. H. McLaren as county physician for a third consecutive year.

Cancer Crusade Quotas Hit $2,200 Goal in Beaverhead

Dillon report shows Cancer Crusade contributions totaling $1,800 in Beaverhead County. Treasurer Mrs. Mabel Piccone says the county quota remains $2,200 and all volunteer workers should submit final reports promptly.

Dillon Beaverhead County Mabel Piccone

Airport Manager Swetish Named in Dillon

The Board of County Commissioners appointed Ed Swetish as Dillon Airport manager to replace resigning Clifford Owen.

Dillon Board of County Commissioners Ed Swetish Clifford Owen

Leading Russian Dancer Seeks Asylum in France

Rudolf Nureyev the 23 year old star of the Kirov Ballet fled the Soviet Union while the troupe prepared to depart for London. He sought protection from French police and was driven to Paris to arrange asylum at the Interior Ministry. Negotiations on his status were uncertain but expected to proceed.

Paris Kirov Opera Ballet Leningrad Soviet Union France Rudolf Nureyev London le Bourget Nureyev Ministry of Interior Kirov Ballet Paris Opera Palace of Sports

Oil Industry Maintains Supplies Amid Maritime Strike

New York AP reports major oil firms such as Esso, ExxonMobil, Sun, Atlantic, and Standard Oil of California kept tankers running and full storage tanks as unions not involved in the strike continued deliveries. Gulf, Texaco, Cities Service, Shell, Sinclair, and American tanker operations were disrupted.

New York Esso Socony Mobil Sun Atlantic Standard Oi! Go California Gulf Texaco Cities Service Shell Sinclair American

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