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2.56 the traffie 4AXK ww toll for Montana IVO 233 1964 The Diily Post Page faults hit by expert Page on peace mission? Page officials stand fast Page (-Helena trial ruling Wednesday Page f-Breedlove speed king again: MM mph Our 90th Year- No. 108 Established 1876 Butte-Anaconda, Montana, Tuesday, November 16, 1965 Edition Price 10 Cents Multi-million dollar deal Vast Anaconda ranch is sold THIS IS THE HOME RANCH of the Mount Haggin Livestock located just east of Anaconda in the shadow of the famed "Big Stack." The ranch was sold Monday in a multi-million dollar deal. Red peace probe once rejected Proposal lacked sincerity WASHINGTON (AP) The State Department confirmed Monday that at least one approach for secret talks in Rangoon on ending hostilities was received from North Viet Nam a year ago. It was rejected as lacking sincerity, the department said. Press officer Robert J.

McCloskey confirmed that U.N. Secretary-General Thant relayed a proposal for a meeting of American and North Viet- namese emissaries in Burma in the early fall of 1964 but added: "On the basis of the total evidence available to us we did not believe at any time that North Viet Nam was prepared for serious peace talks." A report that Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara had opposed holding the meeting in Rangoon was denied by McNamara and by the State Department. The report appeared in a Look magazine article by Eric Seva- reid about the late U.N. ambassador, Adlai Stevenson.

Seva- ried quoted Stevenson as saying that McNamara opposed the meeting because "the South Vietnamese government would have to be informed and that this would have a demoralizing effect on them: that the government was shaky enough as it was." In a statement, McNamara declared it was totally false that British Parliament acts to cut down Rhodesia's white rebels LONDON (AP)-Both houses of Parliament approved early Tuesday the British government's emergency bill for sweeping power to put down the rebellious white governmnt in Rhodsia. The bill gives Prime Minister Harold Wilson power to rule by decree in Rhodesian issues. It is intended firmly to establish Britain's sovereignty in the colony and to authorize sanc- tions or whatever other action the British government may feel necessary. Prime Minister Ian Smith's government declared independence last Thursday after a long crisis over British insistence on eventual rule for Rhodesia's Africans. Wilson's decrees will take effect as soon as issued.

The bill became law at 1:53 Tiny relay in Canadian plant triggered massive blackout WASHINGTON (DPI) The wild chain reaction of power failures that blacked out the Northeast last week was caused by a telephone-sized control device in a Canadian general- Two ranchers road victims By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A pickup truck crash on a lonely gravel road Monday killed a central Montana rancher and raised Montana's traffie toll to 256, the fourth highest number of deaths ever recorded on Montana roads. Victim of apparent internal injuries was Joe F. Lancelle, 78, a Winnett area rancher. A passing motorist discovered the wreckage of Lancelle's pickup truck seven miles cast of Grass Range on a gravel road. The body was inside.

Alexander Charles Crane, 54, Brusett, died Sunday when a tractor he was driving lipped over on a snow-packed county road and pinned him beneath it. Garfield County Sheriff Vernon L. Fogle said three hunters discovered the accident shortly after It happened. They got Cran from under the tractor drove him 52 miles to the Jordan hospital. Cranu was declared dead on ing plant, experts reported Monday.

Federal Power Commission Chairman Joseph C. Swidler announced that investigators had traced the initial cause of the massive blackout to the Sir Adam Beck no. 26 generating plant operated at Niagara Falls by the Hydro-Electric Power Authority of Ontario, Canada. The initial source of trouble at the Beck plant a relay system was reported repaired to prevent a repetition of the widespread power failure on Nov. 9 and 10.

The Canadian plant supplies and receives power from 22 other interconnected utility systems supplying electric power to the Northeast. "The initiation of the disturbance seems to have occured in the Ontario hydro generating plants in the Niagara River and resulted in a major inrush of power into the upslate New York systems," Swidler said. "There followed a series of trip-outs of transmission lines and generating plants of these systems. "This resulted in the transfer of a large block of load to the New England and southern New York systems, including the New York City system. The load thus shifted to the New England and southern New York systems was beyond the capability of their generating plants, and the result was the complete collapse their a.m., the moment it was given formal royal assent.

Atty. Gen. Elvvyn Jones told Commons that Queen Elizabeth II, acting through her governor, Sir Humphrey Gibbs, heads the only legal government in Rhodesia. Smith thought otherwise. He told reporters Rhodesia "no longer has a governor," but he failed in two confrontations with Gibbs Monday to evict him from Government House in Salisbury.

In the House of Lords two of the bill's critics, Lord Coleraine and the Marquess of Salisbury, joined in pressing the government to bring its boycott of Rhodesian tobacco and sugar within scope of the bill. The boycott, which took effect Monday, is a blow at the life-blood of the Rhodesian economy. It was imposed under emergency regulations dating from World War II. One of Ihe bill's effects is to nullify all legislation enacted by the Rhodesians since Smith declared independence. in the fall and winter of 1964 he had opposed such talks.

"There is not one word of truth in the remarks made about me or the position attributed to me in the article," McNamara said. "My position has long been known. "It is that we should search in every possible way for peaceful settlement in Viet Nam and should be prepared for unconditional discussions with the governments concerned, in large groups or small ones, at any time and any place. "That was my position in 1964. It is my position today and it will continue to be my" position." The Stale Department spokesman also reaffirmed that the United States is prepared for unconditional discussions.

In New York, Thant declined to comment on the magazine report on the grounds that he could not discuss matters taken up with member nations. McCloskey said McNamara did not participate in making the decision to turn down the offer to meet in Burma with the North Vitenamese. Thant is from Burma. By FRANK QU1NN Standard-Post Staff Writer The Anaconda Co. sold 149,518.72 deeded acres of the 66- year old Mount Haggin Livestock Co.

Monday. The ranch acreage figuring in the sale is in Silver Bow. Powell. Granite and Deer Lodge counties. It was a multi-million dollar deal.

The acreage by counties included Granite. 4,029.44: Powell. 966.38: Silver Bow, 10.425.13 and Deer Lodge, 134,097.77. The home ranch, southeast of Anaconda, is located practically in the shadow of the "big stack'' of the Anaconda smelter, the highest smokestack in the world. The home ranch site is just east of the smelter.

Announcement of the sale, one of the largest realty transactions in ranch circles in Montana history, was made through the office of William M. Kirkpatrick, western general counsel for the company. The new owners The purchaser was Mt. Haggin Livestock, with Dr. H.

E. Furgeson, Anaconda, who has been leasing the ranch property, and William M. O'Neil of Miami, as the principals. Furgeson is president of the ranch incorporation and manager-operator of the ranch. He is president of the 17.000 member American Veterinary Association.

O'Neil, who has many varied financial interests, is the son of the late William O'Neil. one of the founders of General Tire and Rubber Co. Furgeson has been leasing the ranch since 1956. Neither Furgeson nor company representatives revealed the purchase price, but il was understood several million dollars were involved. One of the bigger spreads Furgeson said Ihe ranch property formed one of the bigger spreads in Montana, and one of the larger in the Northwest.

Ranch holdings, exclusive of the acreage and physical properties, involved in the sale, and owned by Ferguson and his associate, include 7,000 head of Black Angus cattle and 4,000 head of Hampshire and Targhce sheep along with horses in numbers large enough to operate the spread. The land also holds some 2,000 head of other cattle, including cross-bred Hereford- Angus calves and at peak lime provides for as high as 10.000 or more head of sheep and as many head or more of cattle. .100 at employment peak The ranch provides employment in peak operations for as many as TO cowboys, sheep herders, sheep shearers and other ranch employes. The overall operation sprawls over nearly 250,000 acres deeded, leased and Forest Service grazing land including a tow- ering mountain after which the ranch is named. It is cut by the Continental Divide.

Approximately 5.000 acres of "the back 40" are put under plow to make the ranch virtually self-sufficient. Furgeson said ranch records reveal the property dates back to 1899. The ranch was started by Ihe Anaconda Co. From the time of the company's first smeller ventures in the Anaconda area, ranchers in the region had made claims for damages to crops and livestock from smelter fumes. The company started the ranch as a project to conduct (Continued Page 2, Col.

4) Montana parades scenic AEC site MISSOULA (AP)-Montanans demonstrated Monday why they think the scenic Jocko Valley 20 miles northwest of Missoula should be the site (or a multimillion dollar nuclear laboratory choice economic plum every state in the union wants. Sen. Lee Metcalf, Gov. Tim Babcock and many other state and local officials greeted one of eight Atomic Energy Commission inspection teams sifting through 85 proposed sites across the nation. After construction of the $380 million atomic accelerator is completed, the impact of its operation would be similar to creation of a new community of 12,000 persons in western Montana.

Members of the AEC team Plunging temperatures carry cold and snow across Montana By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Snow and rapidly falling temperatures chilled central and eastern Montana Monday and blowing snow cut visibility to zero in some sections. Starting in northern Montana along the Continental Divide, the snow had reached Billings by early evening, leaving up to six inches of snow in some areas. Franklin School fire settlement offered Al war hero, dead Al Vukovich, 51, who won the Silver Star for gallantry in action during World War 11. died in a Butte hospital Monday. Wounded in action, he was a veterans leader on the local and state level.

He also had been president and secretary of the local Serbian Orthodox congregation. Duggan Merrill Mortuary is arranging the rites. Mr. Vukovich had been working for the Slate Highway Depl. He reportedly had been bothered by a stomach ailment some time.

As a master sergeant in the Army, Mr. Vukovich participated in seven major campaigns in the African and European theaters. He won the Silver Star when he rescued his mates from an overturned and burning tank during a heavy German barrage. He was hospitalized 72 days with burns received By BRENDA BROPHY Standard-Post Staff Writer Trustees of School Dist. No.

1 have agreed to settle for $190,000 plus costs in the Franklin School fire case. Monday night, the board confirmed action of a letter sent by its lawyer to the insurance firms stating it would settle. At a September meeting, trustees turned down an offer of $150,000 made by insurance firms. The school district was originally awarded damages of in the case. A group of insurance firms held liable appealed to the State Supreme Court.

Associate Justice Wesley Castles, in a unanimous opinion, took the case out of the and ordered damage to the school in a January 1961 fira determined by appraisers. Trustees agreed to meet with the Educational Planning Committee Nov. 30 to hear committee recommendations. Tha committee meets tonight to approve a year's work. The committee has made a study of overcrowded school conditions, redistricting in smaller schools, possible future building sites, financing, transportation and other subjects.

The board also confirmed action of the education committee in approving an in-school work program. The approval included $1,300 in cash and $2,200 "in kind." Trustees voted four-one, with Mrs. Helen Kneebone voting no, to tin fNdtt co UN schedule for teaching experience to Carmie and Cosette Duffy, both fifth grade teachers at Greeley School. Both women had experience in nursing education prior to being employed in the Butte school system. Carmie Duffy takes Lyn Maney's vacancy at Greeley.

She has a B.S. degree in elementary (Continued Page 2, Col. 6) Great Falls had five inches of snow and Lewistown two before the storm system moved southward. Highway department crews reported widespread snow- packed and icy roads but traffic appeared to have no major bottlenecks. Helena's temperature dropped 30 degrees in two hours as the weather front descended but got only light snow.

Missoula had warmer weather but it included rain. Colder temperatures Tuesday were expected to range 15-25 east of the Continental Divide and 30-40 in western Montana with clearing skies on both sides of the divide. The forecast for the week calls for colder weather but no major storms. Monday's storm hit quickly during the morning. Great Falls had a 7 a.m.

reading of 50 degrees but by 7:25 a.m. the mercury had skidded to 25 with a cold north wind bringing light snow. Blizzard conditions were reported by the Highway Depart- ment on U. S. 89 from Two Medicine to the Pendroy Junction with visibility cut to 200 yards.

Chains were required on Kings Hill on U. S. 89 where plows were clearing two inches of new snow. Chains were not required on the mountain passes between Montana and Idaho in the Missoula Division, but the Highway Department said these passes were all snow packed. The Highway Department closed Montana 38 which crosses Skalkaho Pass at 7.258 feet elevation between Hamilton and Philipsburg.

BUTTE-ANACONDA Considerable cloud iness with a few scattered showers today, partly cloudy Wednesday. Cooler, high today, 42; low tonight, M. One year ago in Butte: 36 and 7. Montana weather, page 6. had qusetions about land and water availability, existing industrial support, and fog at the Missoula airport but Metcalf said he does not think these questions will be major parts of the final decision.

"It was well organized and I thought the State Planning Board made an outstandingly good presentation," Metcalf said. "I think we made an Impression on them." He said federal power would be available at Arlee much cheaper than at any other proposed site and would save several million dollars a year in operating costs. The team, headed by John Earlewine, assistant general manager of AEC operations, will leave for Nashville, Tuesday morning. They visited the Arlea Monday morning in a light rain and returned to Missoula. Sun broke through an overcast sky and allowed an aerial inspection of the valley.

Rain started again during the afternoon as the AEC team was briefed by state and local officials and in turn asked questions. Members of the team did not allow individual interviews but answered questions at a afternoon news conference. They said a final choice must be made by the AEC within three months if the project is to receive 1967 funds from Congress. The team wanted to know about acquiring land in the valley, including about 25 privately owned farms. Future expansion of the laboratory already is being considered.

Metcalf said ownership can be worked out and Waller McDonald, chairman of the Confederated Salish-Koot- enai Tribes, and reservation Supt. P. T. LeBreche said an(Continued Page 2, Col. 5) GOV.

TIM BABCOCK arrived in Missoula Monday morning in time for breakfast with Sen. Lee Metcalf (left, back to camera) and a team of Atomic Energy Commission specialists here to inspect the BQUlioQ pntoa DCMtoatof Arlce. Flanking Gov. Rabcock at the breakfast table are Paul Reardon, physicist in the AEC research division, and Dr. Bruce Cork of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley photofe.