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Following their wedding, Nutter entered the farm equipment business in Sidney. He excelled an moved to Glasgow in Valley County, also in northeastern Montana, where he managed a farm equipment company for two years. With the outbreak of [[World War II]], Nutter joined the [[United States Army]] Air Forces, the forerunner to the [[United States Air Force]]. He flew in B-24 bombers for sixty-two combat missions and more than five hundred hours of combat time. for thirteen months, he was stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater and was discharged at the rank of [[captain]] after three years of service.

Following their wedding, Nutter entered the farm equipment business in Sidney. He excelled an moved to Glasgow in Valley County, also in northeastern Montana, where he managed a farm equipment company for two years. With the outbreak of [[World War II]], Nutter joined the [[United States Army]] Air Forces, the forerunner to the [[United States Air Force]]. He flew in B-24 bombers for sixty-two combat missions and more than five hundred hours of combat time. for thirteen months, he was stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater and was discharged at the rank of [[captain]] after three years of service.

After the war, he returned to eastern Montana and opened his own farm implement dealership in Sidney and in 1948 began working toward a law degree. he was elected to the state Senate in 1950 while he was still in law school. In  1954, he was admitted to the bar and re-elected in the state senate. Originally a political [[conservative]], Nutter turned [[Moderate Republican]] during his brief time as governor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who's Who In The State House |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017164519/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,826757-1,00.html|date=November 16, 1960|publisher=''[[Time Magazine]]''|accessdate=June 2, 2007}}</ref>

After the war, he returned to eastern Montana and opened his own farm implement dealership in Sidney and in 1948 began working toward a law degree. he was elected to the state Senate in 1950 while he was still in law school. In  1954, he was admitted to the bar and re-elected in the state senate. Originally a political [[conservative]], Nutter turned [[Moderate Republican]] during his brief time as governor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who's Who In The State House |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017164519/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,826757-1,00.html|date=November 16, 1960|publisher=''[[Time Magazine]]''|accessdate=June 2, 2007; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

State Senator Nutter was defeated in his bid for a third four-year term in 1958 and instead became the state Republican chairman. During his time as governor, state spending was reduced and new industrial developments were promoted.<ref name="nga"/>

State Senator Nutter was defeated in his bid for a third four-year term in 1958 and instead became the state Republican chairman. During his time as governor, state spending was reduced and new industrial developments were promoted.<ref name="nga"/>