Knowles Dam Rival Plans Draw Senate Testimony
In Washington officials from the rail line and Flathead Indian leaders opposed federal Knowles Dam in Montana. They urged alternatives as wariness grew over flood risks and track relocations while Montana lawmakers debated a 670 million dollar water plan for the Columbia Basin.
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Washington
UPI
Knowles Dam
Montana
Knowles
Senate Public Works
William E. Cassidy
Corps of Army Engineers
Cassidy
Columbia Basin
Butte Public Schools Open With Record 6997 Enrollment
Butte's opening day enrollment for the district's schools reached 6997, up 228 from last September, with 3852 in elementary schools and 1745 in junior high and high schools combined. High School enrollment rose to 1850, while Junior High dropped modestly, largely in the seventh grade, amid bus-service concerns. Parochial enrollments add 3745, bringing total opening-day registration to 10742.
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Butte
Butte High School
Charles Davis
Forrest Wilson
Paul Roesti
Roesti
Davis
Three North Koreans Killed by U.N. Troops
UPI report from Seoul states Nations Command troops killed three Communist North Korean soldiers in a clash in the Lagmeen zone. The report did not specify whether Americans or South Koreans were among the U.N. forces, though the area lies in a sector guarded by South Korean Army units.
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Seoul
Korea
UPI
Nations Command
Lagmeen
Tha Wee
U.N
Britain Orders Soblen Back To U.S. Today
Runaway Soviet spy Dr. Robert Soblen loses his final appeal against deportation to the United States and will be flown to New York Thursday to begin serving a life prison sentence. The Home Office rejects asylum bids and orders the U.S. bound flight as soon as possible with a medical attendant aboard.
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London
UPI
Robert Soblen
United States
New York
British
Home Office
Soblen
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Pan American World Airways
Idlewild
Donald Curran
Israel
U.S
Butte City Council Clears Routine Matters
Butte's City Council, led by Mayor Vern Griffith, adjourned a long session with 16 aldermen present except two absentees. A procedural vote on Renouard’s motion to renourish failed 10 to 4 with two absent, while discussions included sidewalk permits and deteriorating east side sidewalks.
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Butte
Vern Griffith
Frank Panisko
Peter Skelley
Sean
Renouard
Tom Sheehy
Bob Lee
Mehrens
Leonard Vainio
Vainio
Acting Governor Refuses Probe Food Funds Row Fuels Political Fury
Democratic Acting Gov. Paul Rice refuses to order an investigation into reports of food fund shortages at the State Training School and Hospital in Boulder. Republican Gov. Tim Babcock accuses Democrats of trying to disrupt government during his absence and of capitalizing on the situation, while former Democratic official Jack Toole renews calls for a study of Boulder’s food funds.
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Aronson
Knowles
Montana
John W. Bonner
Bonner
Canada
Knowles Dam
Helena
Leif Erickson
Boulder
Paul Rice
Tim Babcock
Democrats
Eet
Boul
Democratic Party
Jack Toole
Shelby
Toole
Rice
Boulder Institution
Ciation For Mental Health
Bellringer
Babcock
James W. Sanddal
Washington, D.C
Sen. Rice
Senate
Senate to Vote Tax Bill Today
The Senate postponed a final vote on President Kennedy's tax revision bill until Thursday after rejecting amendments. It scheduled 4 hours of debate starting at 9 am EDT with a possible final passage shortly after 1 pm. One defeated proposal would have linked a top-bracket tax cut to a depleted oil gas allowance.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Kennedy
City Clerk Beryl Wilson to resign after 41 years of service
Beryl Wilson, city clerk at City Hall since 1936, will terminate 41 years of service on September 15 after resigning Wednesday night. Mayor Vern Griffith and the City Council expressed regret as colleagues praised her long career spanning multiple administrations.
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Pete Sodja
Griffith
Montana highway bids set for 14 projects in September let
Montana Highway Department announces bids on 14 contracts to be opened in Helena on September 26. The package includes 12.2 miles of interstate and 53.5 miles of primary highway plus 1,594 feet of structures and one maintenance contract. Projects move traffic aids in Hysham Hills on I 4 and 11.5 miles of primary highway from Fort Peck to Van Norman.
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Helena
UPI
Montana Highway Department
Fred Quinnell Jr
Montana
Quinnell
Hysham Hills
Custer
Hysham
Fort Peck
van Norman
Billings
Age
U.S. 89
St. Mary
US. 2
Harlem
Weather outlook for Butte area through Friday
The forecast covers Butte and east to Divide with cloudy cooling and showers Friday. Daytime highs reach 78 with nights near 36, then warmer south areas Thursday night into Friday with lows 40 to 55 and highs 70 to 85. West of Divide stays warm and partly cloudy with a few showers Thursday night into Friday.
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Butte
Divide
Fair
District Judge sends gas rate appeal back to PSC
District Judge Paul Hatfield remanded the Montana Power Co gas rate protest to the Montana Public Service Commission. If the PSC sustains its order the case returns to court. if not the protestants and company may file additional briefs. The dispute centers on tax costs and rate of return figures used to justify last spring’s rate hike.
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PSC
Great Falls
UPI
Paul Hatfield
Montana Public Service Commission
Montana Power Co
Public Service Commission
Hatfield
Montana Power
Earthquake Jolts Salt Lake Area Light Damage Reported
A moderate tremor shook the Salt Lake Valley causing light damage including broken windows and a roof collapse in a west side home. Schools at Cyprus and Granger were closed for evaluation while Jordan High remained open. The quake felt from Provo to Logan lasted about 11 minutes, with Berkeley seismographs noting its strength insufficient to pinpoint an epicenter.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Salt Lake Valley
Temblor
Provo
Utah
Logan
University of California
Berkeley
University
Cache Valley
Kenneth Cook
University of Utah
Cook
Cyprus
Granger
Salt Lake County
Jordan High School
Teamsters Say No Meetings Arranged In Strike Talks
Teamsters Local No. 2 members on strike against Anaconda Co since July 16 gathered at Teamsters Hall for a routine meeting. Leaders Ken Davis and Joseph Rossman said the strike remains unchanged and members are standing firm. They stated there were no planned talks with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service representatives as of today.
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Butte Teamsters
Anaconda Co
Teamsters Hall
Teamsters
Ken Davis
Joseph Rossman
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Bob McClelland
Great Falls
Sherman Hodges
No Water With the Meals Please Firefighters Respond to Anaconda Road Fire
Firefighters found a Wednesday afternoon blaze on Anaconda Road caused by a backyard barbecue. Smoke filled the area but no injuries or further damage were reported.
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Anaconda Road
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Portland, Ore
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Montana Reclamation Association
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Kalispell Chamber of Commerce
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Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
High Mountain Sheep
Penny Cliffs
Garden Valley
Flathead Lake
J. Hugo
By Frank Quinn
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United Press International
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John J. Williams
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