Haiphong Bombed by U S Forces as retaliation
U S warplanes launched heavy strikes against Haiphong and other North Vietnamese targets in retaliation for the month long invasion of the South. The raid marked the first B52 attack on Haiphong, a key war material port, with reports indicating fuel dumps warehouses and truck parks were hit.
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Saigon
United States
Haiphong
South
North Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
South Vietnam
An Loc
Juvenile suspects nabbed in Woolworths burglary
Three youths aged 15 to 17 were arrested after a weekend burglary at Woolworths in Butte Plaza. About 12,000 to 14,000 dollars worth of merchandise was recovered by deputies, with total loss listed at 15,610.35 dollars. Two more youths were being sought as the investigation continued. Detective Mark Jordan led the case with deputies Burke Borowczyk and John assisting.
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Woolworth’s
Butte Plaza
Mark Jordan
Jordan
Merchan
Country Club
Ing Jordan
Bob Burke
Louie Borowczyk
John
Indian maid wins tiara at Butte pageant
Kathy Williamson a 17 year old Blackfeet descendant was named Miss Indian Butte at the North American Indian Alliance Howkola Princess Pageant. About 1 300 attended the second annual event and Williamson was chosen from eight candidates after talks on tribal origins and legends and a sign language Lord s Prayer. Janet Jetty Miss Indian Butte 1971 introduced the candidates and delivered a farewell.
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Kathy Williamson
Indian Butte
Miss Williamson
Ozzie Williamson
Alabama
Janet Jetty
Weather outlook and temperature forecast
Increasing cloudiness with a chance of snow showers and cooling. Outlook today places highs near 44 and a low around 24 with further details on weather Page 15.
State street sanding harms health and air quality
Helena AP report from Montana Department of Health and Environmental Sciences warns winter sanding operations create silicosis and dust related diseases. It urges eliminating fine sand, screening sand, limiting salt, and using snow plows on small roads with rapid street cleaning after snow melt.
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Great Falls
Apollo 16 green light for moon voyage
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Workmen cleared late hour problems on the Apollo 16 launch pad as John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly prepared for a 1254 pm blastoff to the moon mission to prove the moon was born in volcanic fires. A faulty hydrogen pressure signal was disconnected and other alerts will cover it during flight. A leaky fuel hose and high manifold pressure were fixed. Duke and Mattingly both flew Apollo 13 shadows and all three men bring spaceflight experience, with two making their first lunar landings.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Young
Navy
Duke
Mattingly
Prisoner fatally stabbed at Montana State Prison
Alfred Falcon 28 of Great Falls was killed by a stabbing at the Montana State Prison six miles west of Deer Lodge. He was cut near the neck, treated with transfusions at Powell County Hospital, and died before 11 p.m. An inmate is isolated as a suspect.
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Deer Lodge
Alfred Falcon
Great Falls
Montana State Prison
Roger Crist
Falcon
Powell County Hospital
Experimental safety car to crash into wall in test
A Phoenix based test aims to prove a new safety vehicle can protect passengers in a 50 mph head on crash. The $4 million program by Dynamic Science tests two cars Fairchild Hiller and AMF with instrumented dummies to measure injuries and determine effectiveness against a concrete wall. The project seeks to show passengers escape with minor scrapes and bruises.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Department of Transportation
Fairchild-Hiller
Phoenix
American Machine & Foundry Co. Inc
Fairchild
Ralph Rockow
Dynamic
AMF
Transportation Department
Utilities face huge costs to curb air pollution says council
A 13 month study of 15 investor owned utilities shows they would need 1.3 billion to 2.2 billion to deploy available pollution controls. The council notes current technology is inadequate and cites the Harllee Branch plant in Putnam Georgia as a top polluter. It highlights American Electric Power and Commonwealth Edison among the worst records. Pacific Gas & Electric Southern California Edison Houston Lighting & Power and Oklahoma Gas & Electric are listed as relatively cleaner.
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New York
Council On Economic Priorities
Utilities Industry Report
American Electric Power
South Co
Commonwealth Edison of
Chicago
Harllee
Putnam
Southern Co
Four Corners
New Mexico
United States
Twin
Mishawaka
Ind
Pacific Gas & Electric
Southern California Edison
Houston Lighting & Power
Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Cave-in buries Helena woman at city landfill
Lynda Browning about 25 of Helena was buried in a cave-in at the city dump and remained in serious condition at St John’s Hospital after rescuers uncovered her and restored breathing. Fire Captain Lee Crawford said she and her husband were tunneling with others when the collapse occurred around 2 pm.
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Helena
Lynda Browning
City
Lee Crawford
St. John’s Hospital
Crawford
Old City
Browning
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Dillon Lass
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Montana Tech
Rocky
Mountain College of Billings
Cliff Moore
Woolworth's
Butte Weather
State Street Landing
Moon Venture
Recreation Hall
Crist
Rockow
Helenan
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