Eisenhower begins final journey home
Dwight D. Eisenhower undergoes majestic state funeral rites in Washington then lies in state. His body starts the long journey to a Kansas prairie as crowds watch from depots and along tracks. The nation honors a wartime hero and president with solemn tributes at the Capitol and National Cathedral.
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Kan
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Walter Reed Army Hospital
Francis B. Sayre Jr
Episcopal Cathedral
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon De Gaulle Talk Probes Beyond Courtesy
President Nixon and French President Charles de Gaulle met nearly an hour in private discussions at the White House. White House aides said the talks went beyond mere courtesies and were held in the yellow oval room with only interpreters present.
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Paris
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Belgium
Soviet Union
Vasily Ivanovich Chuykov
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Bergeson, 85, Montana official, dies in Dillon
Ole A. Bergeson longtime Montana official and former chairman of the Montana Board of Public Welfare and of the Board of Equalization died Sunday in a Dillon hospital. A native of Norway he served as a Republican state representative from Chouteau County in 1919 and 1921 and later as executive secretary to working sessions.
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Montana Board of Public Welfare
Board of Equalization
Dillon
Bergeson
Norway
Chouteau County
Judge W. Preston Battle Found Dead in Chambers
Memphis sheriff and medical examiner reported Judge W. Preston Battle of Shelby County Criminal Court, who oversaw the James Earl Ray case, was found dead in his chambers of an apparent heart attack. He had accepted Ray’s guilty plea on March 10 and sentenced him to 99 years in the Tennessee penitentiary.
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Death of Joseph Stocke Missoula Montana circulation chief
Joseph F. Stocke 55 of 3940 Hancock Missoula died Monday in his sleep. He was circulation manager of The Montana Standard and worked for The Missoulian since 1937. Requiem Mass 12:15 Wednesday at St Francis Xavier Church. Burial in St. Mary Cemetery. He was born April 9, 1913 in Richardton North Dakota.
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Nation pauses for Ike tribute across the country
The nation honored former President Dwight D. Eisenhower with eulogies prayers and silence as services closed schools and banks and transit paused for a minute. Governors legislatures and churches across the United States observed the tribute with notable figures praising his leadership.
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Eisenhower
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St. Vibiana's Cathedral
Navy
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Butte Election Battle Looms and Local Development Rumors
A Butte civic leader seeks a court path to appear on the mayoral ballot as an independent candidate. Questions swirl about annexation of Floral Park and Silver Bow Park. Rumors persist of Boeing building an aircraft plant nearby. Residents ask if Silver Bow Creek could power a future Anaconda steel mill and about the company planning a large Ramsay project.
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Army scientist foresees ABM shooting down several warheads
Lt. Gen Austin Betts says a multiple warhead interceptor is a distant goal but could let an ABM hit several enemy missiles at once. He notes MIRV missiles are coming, with 550 Minuteman I and 450 Minuteman II. nonnuclear warhead research also begins this year.
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Army
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Austin Betts
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Betts
Mothers Lead Nationwide Petition Against Objectionable TV
In New York 44757 signatures from 30 states were sent to the three major networks and the FCC as an expression of concern over violence and sexual content on television. Led by Citizens United for Responsible Entertainment founder Mrs. Sam McGinnis, the group aims to pressure sponsors and industry leaders with looming boycotts and a unified parental stance.
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Fieral Communications Commission
Sam McGinnis
Knoxville
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Priests Organize Campaign to Reform Catholic Church
Rev Joseph O'Donoghue announced plans to form priest and layman associations in cities including Brooklyn Newark Washington Boston and Wilmington to pressure church reform. He urged dioceses to reveal financial holdings and argued wealth hoarding conflicts with an era of poverty.
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Joseph O'Donoghue
Washington, D.C
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Washington
Boston
Wilmington
Del
National Federation of Priests Councils
New Orleans
Weather Outlook and Temperatures
Partly cloudy and warm conditions expected with a high around 48 and a low near 28. Weather map reference appears on page 2 detailing regional forecast.
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