Lead Zinc Mines Seek 50 Contract Miners in Butte
Butte officials announced that about 50 contract miners will be needed soon as vein mining activity rises. The U S Employment Service coordinated a regional call across 11 western states to fill vacancies in stopes raises and drifts. Anaconda Co reports 2,330 hourly workers with 1,533 miners, up from 2,096 total and 1,295 miners on Feb 1.
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Butte
U.S. Employment Service
Montana
Montana State Employment Service
Federal Employment Agency
Clayton Garner
Anaconda Co
Leonard
Kelley
White House eyeing stockpile buy for lead and zinc
The White House discussed a plan to aid the depressed lead and zinc sector by federal purchase of domestic metals using dollars from foreign sales of American farm surpluses. Deputy counsel Myer Feldman outlined a four point approach emphasizing a purchase program to move about 60 million dollars worth of metals from producers and smelters, aiming to cut the surplus and stabilize prices.
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Washington
White House
Myer Feldman
Congress
Interior Department
Budget Bureau
Ed Edmondson
D-Okla
Feldman
Con
Kennedy Aides Review Soviet Berlin Threats at White House
President Kennedy held a two hour White House briefing with top advisers on Soviet threats to Berlin. Secretary of Defense McNamara said there are no plans to bolster U S forces in Western Europe and the issue is under continuous NATO study. He affirmed the U S stance in Berlin but warned against inflammatory statements while noting no current moves to increase Berlin garrison. Senator Mansfield said foreign aid topics were discussed but did not detail specifics.
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Washington
Kennedy
Berlin
White House
Robert S. McNamara
U. S
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
McNamara
Khrushchev
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
National Security Council
National Maritime Union
Texaco
Wilmington
Calif
U.S
High Seas
Montana Weather Forecast Weekend Warm and Quiet Except Mountain Thunderstorms
East Montana expected fair Saturday and Sunday with isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorms in western mountains. Temperatures rise to 85 to 95 for highs both days. overnight lows 50 to 60 in the east and 45 to 55 in the west.
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Montana
Western Mountains
Montana High
Pep
Billings
BBC Belgrade
Broadusec
Butte
Cut Bank
Dillon Bais A
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Isgiak Ae
Kalispell Ecu
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
Yellowstone
Whitehal
Castro Rejection Triggers Disbanding of Tractor Group
DETROIT AP The Tractors for Freedom Committee announced at a Friday night meeting that it is disbanding after Fidel Castro rejected its proposal to trade tractors for prisoners. Castro demanded 28 million dollars worth of American tractors, a move the group says destroys any chance of agreement. The committee had offered 500 agricultural tractors in good faith before Castro rejected the plan.
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Detroit
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Fidel Castro
Castro
Butte Man Sentenced to Two Years for Norris Burglary
Fred Jerke 54 of Butte pleaded guilty to first degree burglary and received a two year term from District Judge Philip C. Duncan. He was convicted of burgling a storage building at the Revenue Mine near Norris on June 14.
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Virginia City
Fred Jerke
Butte
Montana
Philip C. Duncan
Jerke
Revenue
Norris
Mont
Weapons Hike Gets Okay In Committee
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed the 42.7 billion defense budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, with little chance of major changes. A notable exception is a 448.8 million addition for manned bombers, earmarked for bomber programs but not specified as to B52 or B58 deployment or further development.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
House
Defense Department
Senate
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
X15 rocket flies record speed despite suit failure
At Edwards Air Force Base Maj. Bob White piloted the X15 to 3600 mph, near 100000 feet, after cabin pressure dropped and his space suit ballooned. He landed after 11 minutes, five pounds lighter, still aiming for 4000 mph. He used the side stick to control the craft despite limited movement.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Bob White
White
Reclassification of County Lands Could Take Effect Next Year
Silver Bow County may apply the land and improvement reclassification for tax and budget purposes in 1962. The board of county commissioners reported to a Butte Chamber of Commerce sub committee that the reclassification begun in 1958 is complete except for forest lands. County Assessor Joseph Lester said he is ready to use the reappraisal information any time, with 1962 taxes and the 1962 63 budget based on it, while questions about applying figures to the tax structure remained unresolved.
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Silver Bow County
The
Board of County Commission
Ers
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Lester
James A. Poore
Cow delivered as joke prompts milk service recall
Mrs John Wier of Palos Verdes Estates Calif left a note joking nine quarts of milk daily would require a cow The milkman delivered a Holstein The Wier family reacted with mock horror before agreeing to regular service AP Wirephotos
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John Wier
Palos Verdes Estates
Calif
Don Trejahn
Wier
Judge Goes Fishing in Butte Courtroom Idle
In Butte, Judge John Seton finds the municipal court empty as no cases are on the docket. He quips that it would be a good day to go fishing, then notes court will reconvene Monday as usual.
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Butte
John Seton
Unions Reject 60 Day Armistice in Maritime Strike
Three major seamen's unions the Seafarers International Union the Marine Engineers Union and the Masters Mates and Pilots Union rejected a 60 day government armistice for the maritime strike. American shipowners had agreed to the truce to prevent a stoppage of nearly 1000 vessels. The plan by Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg aimed to set up a three man fact finding committee to break the deadlock. The three unions represent 7000 strikers.
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New York
S AP
Seafarers International Union
Marine Engineers Union
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Arthur J. Goldberg
Simms Girl Drowns in Irrigation Ditch
In Simms Montana two year old Tammie Dee Minor vanishes while playing with other children. Her body is found in a large irrigation ditch about three-quarters of a mile from home. Deputies say she fell in water around 4 30 p m and could not be revived after more than an hour of efforts by deputies and a nurse. This marks Montana's 12th drowning in the past month and the state's 20th this year.
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SIMMS
Montana
Tammie Dee Minor
Floyd O. Minor Jr
Great Falls
Deer Lodge Ambulance Call Reveals Injured Filcher Parents
Ralph Beck and Ralph Filcher responded to a Highway 10A wreck near Drummond and found Joseph and Mrs. Filcher of Stevensville injured. They were moved to St. Joseph Hospital with the husband suffering bruises and the wife rib injuries and bruises after their car went out of control on a soft shoulder.
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Deer Lodge
Ralph Beck
Ralph Filcher
Drummond
Filcher
Joseph Filcher
Stevensville
St. Joseph Hospital
Montana Traffic Toll Rises With Fatal Highway Crash
A two-vehicle rollover on U S Highway 91 near Clancy killed Ray LaMar Wright, 37, of Salt Lake City, and injured Ray Larsen, as Montana's June highway deaths climbed to over a day. Jefferson County coroner Leonard G. Scott said Wright died of a broken neck and jaw and skull fracture. Larsen, who was not severely hurt, said he was blinded by oncoming headlights. The accident marked five Jefferson County highway deaths for the year and pushed Montana’s total to 115, up 39 from a year ago.
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Montana
Clancy
Ray LaMar Wright
Salt Lake City
Whitehall
Leonard G. Scott
Jefferson County
Wright
Ray R. Larsen
Helena
Larsen
Highway Patrol
Tito Ailing With Cold and Fever in Yugoslavia
Belgrade reports President Tito is ill with a cold and fever. On doctors advice he will remain at Brioni Island for treatment for an unspecified period.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Tanjug
Brioni Island
MacArthur to Return New York for Philippine Independence Anniversary
General Douglas MacArthur announced on Friday he will depart New York on July 1 to participate in the 15th anniversary celebration of Philippine independence in Manila on July 4.
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MacArthur
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Mine Mill Workers Elect Skinner Western VP In Vote
The International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers re elected Al Skinner of Salt Lake City as western vice president. Verne Curtis and Chase Powers lost to Maclovie Barraza and James Buck respectively. Results include district shifts with Barrett Buck and Salvas replaced, vote counts undisclosed.
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Denver
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Ind
al Skinner
Salt Lake City
Verne Curtis
Maclovie R. Barraza
el Paso
Tex
Chase Powers
Spokane
Wash
James Buck
Selby
Calif
Union
Mine-Mill Union
Skinner
Western
Ernest Salvas
Butte, Mont
Alfred Petit-Clair
Newark
N. J
Barraza
Curtis
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Texas-New Mexico
Buck
Idaho
California
Washington
Montana Urges U S Canada Pact to Pave Alaska Highway
Acting Governor Tim Babcock asked Montana's congressional delegation to back a U S Canada partnership to finance 1038 miles of Alaska Highway paving from Dawson Creek to Anchorage. He said improved road would boost tourism and trade with Yukon Territory and Alaska, and cited rapid payback from gasoline taxes.
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Dawson Creek
B. C
Anchorage
Alaska
United States
Canada
Babcock
West Coast
Yukon Territory
Montana
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Malmo court reopens in repair with couples sharing antechamber
In Malmo Sweden the magistrate building is under repair forcing bridal couples to use the same antechamber as divorcing couples and their lawyers.
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Malmo
Sweden
Mansfield Seeks Policy on Mining Industry
Senator Mansfield urged President Kennedy to declare a minerals policy to stabilize the domestic mining industry. He cited plummeting production, mine closures, bankrupt small operators, and emerging critical conditions threatening future domestic supply. He called for clear guidance and timely action rather than postponement.
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Mansfield
Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Kennedy
Conference Held On Mine Death
Butte coroner Andy Aleksich chaired a conference in his office on Friday to review the death of Juan Montoya 47 crushed by a 10 ton slab at Mountain Can Mine. Attendees included Barney Rask Manuel Sanchez Nathan May Jack Suttie A A Buchanan and Frank Johns. The meeting aimed to establish facts and discuss prevention, with inquests to be avoided unless required by facts.
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Andy Aleksich
Butte
Juan Montoya
Mountain Can
Barney Rask
Butte Miners Union No. 1
Manuel Sanchez
Montoya
Nathan May
Jack Suttie
A. A. Buchanan
Aleksich
Frank Johns
$3 Million Contract To Build New Ft Harrison
Final approval of a $3,975,000 contract for a new veterans hospital at Ft Harrison near Helena was announced by the White House. The award was relayed by Sens Mansfield and Metcalf and Rep Olsen, all Montana Democrats. The Spokane bidder Henry George & Co. will start immediately on the hospital and building alterations.
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Helena
Veterans’ Hospital
Ft. Harrison
White House
Veterans Administration
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Arnold Olsen
Montana
Olsen
Henry George
Spokane
Wash
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