Five Wisdom Buildings Destroyed in Big Hole Basin Fire
Fire swept through Wisdom Montana early Friday destroying five frame buildings, including Fetty’s Bar and Restaurant, Wisdom Hotel, Wisdom Market with liquor store, Basin Mercantile, and a warehouse. Damage estimated at 75000 with no injuries. Firefighters, townsfolk, and animals used water, dynamite, a bulldozer and even snowplane propellers to battle the blaze.
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Frank Quinn
Lewis T. Poole
Wisdom
Big Hole Basin
Jackson
R. C. Fetty’s
Boyd Andrew
Wisdom Hotel
Ben Henderson
Butte
Wisdom Market
Pete
Bessie Rasmussen
Basin Mercantile Co
Don Anson
Leonard Smith
Mercantile
Fetty
Weldon Else
Dave Williams
Mark Clemow
Dale Pettit
Clemow
Clemow and Pettit
Big Hole
Essie Helming
Poplar Woman Killed in Car Truck Crash
In a Friday crash seven miles east of Wolf Point Mrs Eliza Smith of Poplar died as a car driven by Agnie Melbourne also of Poplar collided with a gravel truck at the Highways 2 and 13 junction. Melbourne was injured along with a child Como Youpee. Melbourne's daughter and Joe Brushmore escaped injuries. Roosevelt County Coroner Lyman Clayton ordered an inquest Saturday. Mrs Smith was the 53rd Montana traffic fatality this year, down from 65 a year ago.
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Wolf Point
Eliza Smith
Poplar
Les Dyck
Melbourne
U.S. 2
Roosevelt County
Lyman Clayton
Smith
Montana
Montana Mines Coach Rallies Team to Semifinal Win
Formula Bill Cullen led Montana Mines to a 3-0 semifinal victory in the Montana Collegiate Conference spring tourney on Friday morning. He eyed reserve Bob Dickenson on the bench reading a chemistry book while suited up, ready for a possible afternoon title game after finishing a 1 p m test.
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Bill Cullen
Montana Mines
Montana
Cullen
Bob Dickenson
Dickenson
U S Transport Lands On Red Soil Amid Spy Tensions
East German police report an unarmed U S Air Force C47 made an emergency landing on Communist soil near Grevesmuhlen. Seven men and a woman were arrested. the plane carried nine aboard and the names would be released later. The incident follows the U2 spy plane fallout and Khrushchev statements on American overflights.
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Hanns Neuerbourg
Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S
United States
Copenhagen
Denmark
Hamburg
U.S
Air Force
Associated Press
Brunshagen
Baltic
Grevesmuehlen
Khrushchev
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Ulbricht
North Africa
Europe
Italy
France
Plane on mercy flight crashes on Mt McKinley while rescuers seek climbers
A Cessna 180 on a mercy mission to four injured climbers on Mount McKinley crashed at about 18 000 feet. Pilot William Stevenson of Anchorage survived, while four climbers remained in critical condition, stranded high on the icy peak as rescue teams struggled. Ground and air efforts continued with multiple helicopter attempts failing.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
William Stevenson
Stevenson
Don Sheldon
Talkeetna
Helga Bading
McKinley
Seattle
Air Force
Missoula Man Gets Life for Stepson Slaying
Harold F. Gregg of Missoula was sentenced to life in prison for second degree murder in the throat slashing of his stepson James Russ, a 26 year old electronics technician killed in a Missoula television repair shop. Gregg pleaded guilty and could be eligible for parole in 12 1/2 years.
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Missoula
Harold F. Gregg
Montana
James Russ
E. Gardner Brownlee
Gregg
State opposes report in Butte condemnation suit
Montana highway commission asks district court to set aside the May 10 report by court appointed commissioners in the Main Tavern and Lunch Box Cafe condemnation case. The motion faults the commissioners for failure to follow court instructions and Montana law, seeks new commissioners, and a fresh valuation process.
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State Highway Commission
S. Montana
Mark P. Sullivan
Butte
William Hakala
William J. Harrington
William J. O’brien
Montana
Raymond J. Picard
Lucille Picard
Edward R. Picard
Mary Louise Picard
Joseph Morstein
Dorothy Morstein
Sullivan
John B. McClernan
Armed Forces Day Ball Planned In Butte Garden
An Armed Forces Day dance at Columbia Gardens pavilion in Butte runs from 9 to 1 with Joe Knuckey's orchestra. Four 17 year old queen candidates Deanna Mencarelli Judy McNeil Carol Dunstan and Marilyn Mack compete by penny votes to raise money for the city chest. Active service members wear uniforms and veterans may also wear service attire.
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Armed Forces
Butte
Columbia Gardens
Joe Knuckey
Deanna G. Mencarelli
Judy McNeil
Carol Dunstan
Marilyn Mack
Uptown
Ity Chest
Gromyko Warns U S Actions Risk Worse International Tensions
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko told reporters in New York that the international situation could worsen unless the United States halts aggressive acts. He pressed Soviet spy plane charges at the United Nations and urged the UN Security Council to address provocations and aggression to maintain peace.
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New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Paris
United Nations Security Council
Gromyko
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Inter
President Eisenhower's Warm Homecoming After Summit Fracas
Eisenhower returns to a vast welcome in Washington with 200000 cheering, including Vice President Nixon and party leaders. He warns of further irritations after a missing unarmed C47 over Europe, amid Khrushchev’s Big Four walkout.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Robert Murray
Butte Officials Meet With Insurance Firm About Library
City officials and a fire insurance firm discussed settling the Butte Public Library fire loss. Mayor Vern Griffith and City Atty. David Holland noted progress on valuation of property damage and the books, with further talks planned and building claim figures to be studied by the council. The insurance on the library is held by Queen City Insurance Co.
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Butte Public Library
Vern Griffith
David Holland
Butte
Spokane
Queen City Insurance Co
Griffith
Holland
Montanan Among Two Soldiers Killed in Camp Roberts Crash
Two Camp Roberts soldiers were killed when their car crashed into a power pole near King City California. Recruit Charles E Fitzgerald 21 of Collins Montana died driving. Pfc Gary A Emigh 19 of Clymer PA and Pfc Nial L Wagner 19 of Spokane WA were injured. They were assigned to the Combat Development Experimental Control Unit at Ft Ord using Camp Roberts for field work.
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King City
Calif
Camp Roberts
Charles E. Fitzgerald
Box
Collins
Mont
Fitzgerald
Lawrence E. Fitzgerald
Gary A. Emigh
Clymer
Willis A. Emigh
King City Hospital
Pfc
Nial L. Wagner
Spokane
Jerry Wagner
Betty Ruth Brown
Rosemont
Combat Development Experimental Control Unit
Ft. Ord
Montana Weather Outlook Saturday into Sunday
Eastern Montana sees increasing cloudiness with rain and thunderstorms moving in Saturday. Highs 60 to 75 in the east, 45 to 55 in the west, cool nights with isolated snow in mountains. Sunday stays cool with scattered showers and lower highs. Western areas remain cooler with rain and snow possible in higher elevations.
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Montana
East Fortion
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Nikita Khrushchev
East Berlin
North America
Missoulian
Picard
Morstein
Andrei
Eisenhower
Montanan
Montana Weather
Montana High
Pep
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Rene Anecenene
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Misso W
Yellowstone
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