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ffi 69TH YEAR NO. 45 UNITED PRESS BILLINGS, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1954 ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE FIVE CENTS Sadly Watches Recovery of His U.N. Allies Break Off Negotiations Seeking Peace Pact for Korea -r" srwr i mmMmmMmMMmm HiBiBiiiiWiii YPSILANTI, Mich. Paul Walsh (foreground) watches sadly as Ypsilanti township firemen in nearest of four boats find the body of his brother Monday. The victim, unable to swim, reportedly borrowed an inner tube from friends at Murray's Lake, north of Ypsilanti, late Sunday afternoon and was never seen alive again.

A.P. wirephoto. Eisenhower, Churchill To Seek to Harmonize Policies Toward Reds McCarthy-Army Drama Reaches Its Final Act Fervent Tribute Paid to Wisconsin Senator by Cohn WASHINGTON UP) The McCarthy-Army drama reached its final act Tuesday after a fervent tribute to Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) by his chief counsel, Roy M. Cohn.

Cohn turned the witness stand back to McCarthv. who will testi fy Wednesday as the final witness, ana praisea the senator as "a great American" whose "only crime has been doing his level best to try and protect the nation from Communist infiltration." In almost reverent tones, the 27-vear-old Onhn hv infprpnre Hp- fended McCarthy against the recKiess cruelty charge hurled at him last week by the Army side's chief counsel. Josenh N. Welch. "I have never known a man," said Cohn, "with less unkindness with less lack nf rharitv in his soul." The end of the long-drawn-out televised hearings approached swutiy with both Cohn and Francis P.

Carr. staff director nf Mn. Carthy's Senate Investigations Subcommittee, winding up their testimony. Welch, whose fross-pvamination of McCarthy will largely determine (Continued on Page 8, Column 3.) Red Cross, Cities Clash Over Funds LOS ANGELES A statement by the chairman of the American National Red Cross that some tornado-stricken cities hadn't reimbursed the Red Cross for help kicked up a cross-country storm Tuesday. Chairman E.

Roland Harriman, addressing the American National Red Cross convention Monday, singled out Flint, Mich. The mayor of Flint said Tuesday this was "an unjustified attack on the people and the city." Harriman said, "this kind of situation has also happened elsewhere," and another Red Cross official said two other cities hit by tornadoes last year, Waco, and Worcester, were involved. The Central Massachusetts Disaster Relief Committee, replied: "It would seem that the Red Cross has made an unepnpr- ous and inaccurate statement." In Waco, trustees of its disaster fund said a Red, Cross request for a share will be considprpH "if it develops in the future that relatives oi tornado victims have no further need of help." The crux of the controversy seemed to be: Should a stricken community that collects a supplemental fund reimburse the Red Cross for meeting basic needs? ur snouiu it supplement Red Cross help and try to rehabilitate victims as nearly as possible 4o the previous status? Harriman told the convention: "Developments in recent disaster operations make it necessary for the Red Cross to return to its special campaigns when disasters strike "The American people have supported the Red Cross disaster programs because they have been in sympathy with our sound policy of meeting basic needs alone "We have never considered that the public wishes us to act as an insurance company and replace disaster losses on the basis of loss. "When a community wishes to spend disaster funds raised by its own citizens in its own way, it (Continued on Page 8, Column 2.) Red Purge Said Ordered by Army lii Guatemala Report Ultimatum Presented President By 80 High Officers MEXICO CITY (U.R) Reports reaching here Tuesday said the Guatemalan Army has ordered President Jacobo Arbenz to rid his regime of Communist influence or get, out of office. The reports, originating in a "neighboring Central American capital," said 80 high-ranking officers visited Arbenz Monday night to present the Army ultimatum, giving him 24 hours to comply.

In Guatemala City, the govern ment propaganda office issued a statement denying the reports and declaring that the Army supports Arbenz "today more than ever." Guatemalan refugees in Honduras were inclined to discount the report of an Army ultimatum, saying that it was merely a device to continue Communist control of the country under the guise of a "palace revolution." Guatamalan refugees here had said earlier that an anti-Commu nist revolution is certain to occur in their Red-infested homeland sometime this summer. If the Army did not act, they said, refugee forces led by Lt. Col. Carlos Castillo Armas would attack as soon as the rainy season gets well under way. The refugees said the Guate malan government has resorted to (Continued on Page 8, Column 1.) Hoffman Theft Said $600,000 TRENTON, N.J.

(U.R) Former Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, bared as a self-confessed embezzler 10 days after his death, apparently misused a total of $600,000 in a frantic scheme to cover up a bank theft with money that belonged to the state, a preliminary investigation disclosed Tuesday. New Jersey authorities painstakingly pieced together the story of how Hoffman apparently Peter to pay Paul" during nearly half his lifetime without being caught. Disclosure of 22 years of financial manipulations was made in a letter he wrote one of his daughters, who made it public Monday.

Officials said Hoffman, who once wrote a book called "Getting Away With Murder," paid the high price of his successful political career with $300,000 taken from the bank he headed at the time of his death. Then he apparently made up that deficit with $300,000 in state funds, investigators charged. Gov. Robert B. Meyner and State Attorney General Grover C.

Rich- man disclosed results of their preliminary investigations into the case. They announced new charges against Hoffman, who died June 4 at the age of 58. They also announced three state employes had been suspended and a fourth had resigned. All were aides to Hoffman. At the time of Hoffman's unexpected death in New York City 11 days ago, he was under suspension as director of the New Jersey Division of Employment Security on charges of "widespread irregularities." In that post he had administered $600,000,000 in unemployment and sickness benefit funds.

Meyner said investigations that (Continued on Page 8, Column 2.) The Weather FORECASTS BILLING8 AND VICINITY Mostly cloudy Wednesday nd Wednesday night with occasional showers, cooler Wednesday S5. low Wednesday night 45. Partly cloudy, and slightly warmer Thursday. EAST OF DIVIDE Mostly cloudy, occasional showers, cooler Wednesday and Wednesday night, rather windy, especially east slopes of Divide. High temperature 58 to 68 west.

65 to 75 east. Thursday decreasing cloudiness west, cloudy with a few showers east, no Important temperature change. WYOMING Partly cloudy Wednesday nd Thursday, widely scattered showers and thunderstorms mostly afternoons and evenings, turning cooler central and west Wednesday afternoon, cooler east Thursday, windy Wednesday, high Wednesday 60s In the west, 70s east. Chinese-Language Paper And Officials Convicted Of Trading With Enemy NEW YORK (U.R) A Chinese-language newspaper, its president and three directors were found guilty by a Federal Court jury of trading with the enemy in carrying advertising urging local Chinese to send Ameriean dollars to Hong Kong for delivery to individuals in Communist China. Federal Judge Sylvester J.

Ryan set Thursday for sentencing of the China Daily News, its president, Eugene Foy, and directors, Chin U. Gon, Tom Sung and Ching Hong Ming. The individuals face a possible maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and $10,000 fine. Reds to Consider Release of Yanks GENEVA OB Red China promised the United States Tuesday to consider the early release for good behavior of a number of Americans imprisoned by the Peiping regime. Eighty-three Americans 54 civilians and 29 military personnel-are listed as either in Chinese prisons or unable to obtain visas to leave China.

More than 30 are estimated to be in prison. A communique issued by the U. S. delegation after the third parley with a Red Chinese negotiator stated: "Claiming that sentences passed on American civilian and military personnel are based on offense committed in violation of Chinese Communist law, the Chinest Communist representative went on to say, however, that the authorities will consider sentence commutation or the early release of prisoners who have records of good behavior." Red China issued a parallel communique after the session between U. Alexis Johnson, ambassador to Czechoslovakia, and Wang Ping-nan of China.

Wang also stated the status of individual Americans detained there was being checked and when investigations are completed the U. S. delegation will be notified. Johnson handed Wang a list of detained Americans at last Thursday's talk. Red China agreed that relatives of imprisoned Americans may send them packages and that U.

S. airmen held in China may write to their families. Among Americans known to be in Chinese hands are two news correspondents, Richard Appel- (Continued on Page 8, Column 3.) One of CAP Founders Dies in Plane Crash; Two Others Also Killed HOOD RIVER, Ore. Harry K. Coffey, 59, one of the founders of the Civil Air Patrol, crashed to his death in a light plane Tuesday.

His 10-year-old grandson and Coffey's gardener, Sam Camp, also were killed. A downdraft in the Columbia Gorge apparently caught the plane about 60 miles east of Portland. A witness said the pilot turned on full trottle in an attempt to pull out of the strong downdraft, but the plane crashed into a hill on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. A moment later the wreckage burst into flames. Governor Seeks Oil for Schools MILES CITY Wl Gov.

J. Hugo Aronson, in a midterm state of the state message, Tuesday said Montana needs more oil production from school lands or more taxes. He proposed pay-as-you-go road improvements and appealed for help on prisoner and welfare ward problems. The governor's message was prepared for the Montana Association of County Commissioners, in convention at Miles City. Aronson was flown from Helena by Director Frank W.

Wiley of the Montana Aeronautics Commission. Aronson estimated the 1953 value of crude oil production in Montana at $26,784,000. He based the estimate on the fact that oil production in Montana last year was up 23.8 per cent from 1952. He cited Bureau of Mines figures showing 1952 Montana oil production was valued at $21,635,000. For Montana, this put oil third behind copper and zinc production in 1952.

"It is to be hoped that common sense development will be substi-tued for politics and promotion and that Montana's oil production will be increased materially," the governor said. "Certainly there is a need for a sensible solution to permit development of our state school lands "Unless this is done, the only alternatives will be increased state or local taxes to maintain the present school facilities "I do not see any magic rabbits that will provide five or six million dollars that can be pulled out of the hat to be distributed to the school districts of the state." Turning to the highway financ ing problem, Aronson advocated a "pay-as-you-go" basis for high-(Continued on Page 5, Column 5.) 'Attack' Reveals Defense Flaws WASHINGTON (U.R) Nearly nine million Americans dead four million others wounded downtown Baltimore wiped out the heart of the nation's capitol oadiy damaged some congress men dead. New York City alone has 2 million dead and 700,000 wounded Philadelphia is in shambles rail transportation hard hit in some areas only planes1 and highway transport is moving some cities emerging from panic. But the President is safe. That would be the United States today if Monday's mock atom bomb attack had been the real thing.

Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson painted this picture of a crippled nation in aooraisinp- the results of the simulated attacks upon 66 American cities, of which 44 were hit by A-bombs. Those cities whirh psranerl theoretical A-bombing underwent tneir own imaginary horrors germ warfare, incendiary bombs, chemical attacks, guided missiles fired by enemy submarines lying ousnore. Peterson said "Operation Alert" (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) Plane Crashlands; No One Is Injured GLENDIVK Mt A in. passenger Treasure State Airlines plane crashlanded seven miles southeast of Glendive at 6 p.m. Tuesday but no one was injured, Ravmond Greetr TSA 9Tont at OO, uienaive, said.

Gregg said the plane left Glendive for Miles City at 5:30 p.m. with seven passengers and three crew members. He said one of the plane's two engines quit so the pilot, Charles Naylor, turned back. Naylor crashlanded the plane in a field near the Yellowstone River, Gregg said. The plane's nose plowed a huge furrow in the field.

He added that the plane came to a stop with the tail high in the air and the nose still in the ground. Both props and the nose were reportedly smashed on the Lockheed Electra. Co-pilot was Bruce Henderson and stewardess was Pat Brother's Body adding German troops to Western defenses in Europe. Dulles acknowledged that the current French government crisis, brought about by the collapse of (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) Senate Shelves Flanders' Move WASHINGTON (U.R) The Sen ate Tuesday temporarily side tracked a move by Sen. Ralph E.

Flanders (R-Vt.) to strip Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy of his key committee chairmanships. The lawmakers sent the Ver-monter's resolution to the Senate Rules Committee without a record vote. But Flanders, who agreed to this move, served notice he will renew his ouster motion afresh if the rules group does not act by mid-July.

He suggested caustically that the time in between be used to find out if there is such a thing as a "Fifth Amendment senator." Flanders has accused the Wisconsin Republican of "contempt" of the Senate for refusing to answer critical questions about his finances raised by a rules subcommittee in January, 1953. McCarthy, who has accused the 73-year-old Vermonter of "senility" and "smears," was not present when Tuesday's action was taken. McCarthy refused comment. "I don't even read the Flanders stuff," he said. Observers saw little prospect the rules group will act by mid-July.

It is headed by Sen. William E. Jenner a close friend of McCarthy. McCarthy himself is a member. Flanders himself proposed the move at the suggestion of Senate Republican Leader William Knowland who previously had criticized the 73-year-old Vermonter for acting without first consulting the GOP leadership.

But Flanders, who walked to the Senate flanked by a police guard, warned that he will seek immediate Senate action on a new proposal along the same lines if the rules group does not act on his recommendation by mid-July. Flanders has demanded that McCarthy be removed as chairman of the Senate Government Operations Committee and its arm, the Senate Permanent Investigations Subcom- I (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) Primary elections for Plato and Oro Counties at the 1954 Montana Girls State at Rocky Mountain College were held Tuesday night. Both counties elected blue and gold party representatives. Karen DuVall of Deer Lodge was named District Judge for Oro County and Ramona Gill was elected to the same position for Plato County. Miss Walsh and Miss Gill will retain their offices through the 1954 Girls State session.

Elec tion results were as follows: Plato Blue Party County Commissioners Gail Olson, Havre; Betty Hill, Great Falls; Margaret Quakenbush, Peerless; Clerk of Court Irene Torgerson, Billings; County Attorney Betty Carpenter, Missoula; Clerk and Recorder Diane Nies, Ryegate; County Superintendent of Schools Bonnie L. Pitsch, Garryowen; County Sheriff Donna Neubauer, Deer Lodge; County Treasurer Marjorie Anderson, Froid; AssessorMartha Jean Weber, Wilsall; Surveyor Carol Peterson, Cut Bank; County Coroner Judy Nordlund, Dodson; Justice of the Peace Juanita Tarrow, Butte; (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) WASHINGTON UP) President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill will sit down in the White House June 25 in a historic conference designed to harmonize the two nations' conflicting policies on coping with Communist aggression. Announcement that the 79-year-old British Prime "Minister would come here for the weekend beginning June 25 was made both at the White House and in London. Within minutes after the announcement, Secretary of State Dulles expressed the hope it would lead to new progress in his drive to enlist Britain and other Western countries in a "united front" to block Red expansion in southeast Asia. Dulles, who Is to attend the 3-day meeting along with British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, said Britain apparently feels the possibilities for negotiating an Indochina peace have been exhausted at Geneva and that alternatives now can be considered.

Every critical world problem will be discussed at the high level meeting, he said, including the possibility of some new plan for HST, Petit) Beat Out Duet MILWAUKEE, Wis. (U.R) Piano player Harry S. Truman and trumpeter James C. Petrillo beat out a duet version of "Hail, Hail the Gang's All Here" Tuesday, but had to play it twice to sweeten up the sour notes. The former President of the United States and the boss of the American Federation of Musicians had a jam session at the AFM national convention.

Their first rendition of the num ber was pretty sour. They both laughed at their mis- cues and Petrillo said, "Let's play it again." This time Mr. Truman's solid left hand and Petrillo's trills on the trumpet made it real cool, man. men Mr. Truman turned longhair and did a solo of Paderewski's "Minuet in The occasion was the Drespnta- tion to Mr.

Truman by the AFM, of a gleaming black mahogany concert niano for his memorial library. Naturally, he had to try it out. The ex-President flew from his 1 (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) Talks on Indochina Also Appear Headed For Breakup Soon GENEVA tat Thp Ifi TT Allies who fought the Reds in Korea regretfully broke off negotiations seeking a peace settlement for that war-ravaged peninsula Tuesday after seven weeks of fruitless areament with thp bloc. The talks on Indochina also an. peared to be headed for an in conclusive breakun hv thp pnrl nf the week.

Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov promptly assailed the break. He said the 16 countries the United States, Britain, France, Australia. Belgium.

Canada. Cn. lomb'a, Ethiopia, Greece, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Netherlands, v.i6, 1 Philippines, South Korea, Thai- land and Turkey will have to bear the responsibility. Ames saia a statement mt in i explaining their decision they broke off the talks "relnrtantlv and regretfully." They added the "Communist delegations have re jected all our efforts" to settle the deadlocked Korean problem. The decision followed closelv on the heels of a last-minntp pffnrt by the Communist North Korean delegation to Drolons the negotia tions by introducing a new pro posal, ihe resolution offered by North Korean Foreign Ministpr Nam II called for (1) withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea a iamuiar communist demand which has been rejected repeatedly by the West: (2) reduction of the North and South Korean ar mies facing each other to 100,000 each; (3) cancellation of treaties involving military obligations for either part of Korea, and (4) for mation oi commissions to work out arrangements for peaceful development of the divided The proposal had the immediate backing of Molotov and Red China's Premier-Foreign Minister Chou En-lai.

Molotov also offered his own resolution providing that no acts threatening the peace in Korea will he madp npndinc final settlement of the Korean problem "on the basis of the establishment of a united, independent and democratic state." U. S. Undersecretary of State Walter Bedell Smith, commenting on tne Aioiotov proposal, said the present armistice agreement in Korea "contains specific provisions for its continuance as long as the Communists observe it" and for settlement of any violations through negotiations. Red China's chief delegate also tried at the last moment to push through a proposal for another round of negotiations on Korea demanding that the 19 nations gathered here for the Korean talks "continue their efforts toward achieving an agreement in future talks to be decided later. British Foreign Secretary An thony Eden and Belgian Foreign Minister raui-Henri spaak supported this proposal.

But Smith and Australian Foreign Minister Robert G. Casey opposed it. Smith said the Geneva conference was not a permanent organi auvu ninz uic UIUICU ldUUiia Since unanimous approval was re zation like the United Nations quired tor adoption of Chou's pro posal, it was dropped after Molotov asked that it be noted in the conference record. That was the final action before Eden, conference chairman, banged to a close the frustrating 15 sessions and approximately 60 hours of debate on Korea. Neither side had been budged from its position on the fundamental disagree- (Continued on Page 8, Column 5.) Alliance Backed By Mendes-France PARIS (U.R) Premier desig nate Pierre Mendes-France said Tuesday there would be no reversal of France's ties to America and the North Atlantic Alliance if his nomination is confirmed.

Delegates at a meeting of his Radical Socialist Party's parlia mentary group s'aid he also de clared he would not accept the support of Communist deputies when the national assembly votes on his nomination. Mendes-France's chances of becoming premier looked slim. He suitered a new setback when a strong group of former premiers joined forces against him He told newsmen that if he be came Dremier he would trv to open the long delayed debate on the European army plan before the parliamentary recess which usually comes in mid-July. "This debate would allow France's allies to be informed on our attitude," he said. "They should not be left in the dark." He said the debate would bring together the two sides, with hopes ot tinding a compromise.

It the attempt failed, he said, there would be no alternative to pro- ceeding with debate on the treaty French Planes Open Knockout Drive on Bases Raiders Pour Bombs, Jellied Gasoline Along Supply Line HANOI OJ.R) Frpnrh war. planes opened a knockout cam paign against 100 Communist bases in the Red Rivpr rlplta TWcHau with a broadside bombardment of Strong DOintS alons thp Hanni.Wai. phone lifeline for U.S. sunnlips Marauder and Privateer bombers i i- escorted Dy corsair lighters struck along a broad belt north of the railroad and highway linking the two fcpv oitip It Tvwti, china. china The raiders Doured hnmhs hni.

lets and flaming jellied gasoline on me enemy Dases nearest the 58-mile traffic arterv. Thev wprp among the 100 ulotted on nPn Rene Cogny's war maps for de struction betore the Reds can launch a general offensive against the delta. The high command rlkrlncorl Monday that it had abandoned a policy of "pacification" of restive centers in the delta and was going all-out to crush the main enemy bases before they could become stepping stones for the predicted offensive. Military sources sairl thp ram. paign naturally began along the Hanoi-Haiphong line to stamp out the Red threat to thp inl ment of American aid from the big entry port east of this capital.

The B-26 lisht and Privatoor four-engined bombers ranged northeastward from the Bac Mai and Gialam airports outside Hanoi (Continued on Page 8, Column 4.) Road Letting Slated June 29 HELENA UFi Bids on nine road and five brirlsp-nvpmass inho and one gravel stockpiling project wm db opened Dy tne state June 29. The opening will feature the second day of the Montana Highway Commission's June meeting. So far thic vmr tlip has awarded contracts totaling $5,469,221 on 46 projects. The notice to contractors, maueu Tuesday, listed tnpse nroi. ects by county: Cascade Grade, gravel surface, road-mix oil, drain 1.7 miles of the Sun River-Great Falls and Vaughn-Conrad Rds.

by Aug. 31, 1955. Park Widening of existing concrete (Carter) bridge over Yellowstone River on Livingston South Rd. by Nov. 30.

Silver Bow Construct 156 foot concrete overpass over Excelsior a tuncreie Doxes on the Butte West Rd. by June 30, 1355. Sweet Grass Grade, gravel surface, bituminous surface, drain 7.3 miles Livingston-Big Timber Rd. by July 31, 1955. Glacier Grade, gravel surface and plant-mix oil .97 of a mile Cut Bank East and West Rds.

by Sept. 30. Yellowstone Grade, gravel, plant-mix oil and drain .77 of a mile of Montana Rd. by Sept. 15.

Yellowstone Grade, gravel, plant-mix oil, drain .5 of a mile of 1st Ave. N-Billings East Rd. Billings, by Sept. 15, 1954. Judith Basin Gravel surface, road-mix oil 1.13 miles Armington-Lewistown Rd.

by Sept. 15. Silver Bow Construct 162.5 foot steel, concrete overpass on Brewery Bypass-Butte Rd. by June 30, 1955. Silver Bow Construct 96 foot steel, concrete overpass on Brewery Bypass-Butte Rd.

by Nov. 30. Broadwater Grade, gravel surface, road-mix oil, drain 12 (Continued on Page 8, Column 3.) Dulles and Wilson Atfend Conference WASHINGTON (U.R) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson made an unannounced visit to the White House Tuesdav to "brief" a meeting of sub-cabinet officials on their jobs. White House Press Secretary James C.

Hagerty said President Eisenhower did not participate in the briefing. Earlier. Hagertv had declined to reveal the purpose of the meeting, toucning 011 speculation a high level conference was in progress. Primary Elections for Plato At Girls State; Two District and Oro Counties Held Judges Are Also Chosen UIPORT WEATHER DATA Prom United States Weather Burau for 24 hours ending at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: Maximum 74l8unrlse 4:24 a.m.

Minimum 50lSunset 8:06 p.m. Precipitation: None: so far this month. .64: total lor same period of June a year ago. 1.42: total since Jan. 1, 7.80; total for same period a year ago.

7.41: normal for June 1-15. 1.35; normal for Jan. 1 to June 15. 6.10. iu i ip ii iiw ftx pi ifj, MONTANA AND OUT-OF-STATE DATA Max.

Broadus 78 Min.l Max. Min. 65 48 42Cheyenn 70 47 95 74 49! Kansas City 78 65 451 Minneapolis 82 68 46! New Orleans 88 74 43! New York 75 62 52! Salt Lake 78 49 IQifinnkan. 01 cn Glasgow Great Palls 89 Havre Helena Lewistown 75 70 88 69 Miles City 83 Precipitation Missoula .11. Vital Statistics BIRTHS Boys Mrs.

George J. Hein, Rt. 1. Billings. Mrs.

Frank Delschl, 1032 Frances Lane. MARRIAGE LICENSES Walter Hagan. 18, and Mary Ann Scam- mon, 17. both of SUesia. Harold K.

Farmer, legal age, of Geraldlne and Just ne M. Nelson, legal age, of Belt. Donald Edwin McKlnnon, 20, and Lois Jean McConnehey, 17. both of Billings Herbert Robblns, 24, of Williamsport, and Lucille P. Matthaes, 19.

of Billings. DIVORCE ASKED ionn m. wordelman from Ruth G. man. DIVORCE GRANTED Wlldln from Bertran Tom This Sapphire City police court scene was a typical activity at Girls State Tuesday as municipal government machinery began to turn following preliminary organization and elections.

From left to right are Joanne Jensen of Billings, policeman; Donna Mae Rathert of Wolf Point, chief of police-Colleen Eisenmann of Park City, plaintiff; Carol Piper of West Yellowstone, acting city attorney: Carol Stangeland of Kalispell, police judge; Margaret Michel of Bozeman, arresting officer: Mary Schilling of Missoula, defendant, and Carol Heckel of Hardin, defense attorney. Carp's photo. in its present iorm.

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