President Johnson Makes Surprise Montana Visit at Centennial Dinner
President Lyndon B. Johnson attended the Montana Centennial Dinner in Washington D C. where about 950 guests toasted Montana’s 100th anniversary as a territory. He praised Senate leaders Mansfield and Metcalf and others, joked about vice presidential hopes, and urged continued foreign aid reassessment.
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Standard Post
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Montana
Washington D.C
Kitty Ann Quigley
Frontier Town
Secret Service
Mike Mansfield
Mike
Johnson
Mansfield
Senate
America
Manfield
Congress
Lee Metcalf
Arnold Olsen
James Battin
B. K. Wheeler
Metcalf
Tim Babcock
Chet Huntley
NBC
Whitehall, Mont
Ing
United States
Khrushchev
Red China
Wheeler
Virgil Agostinelli
Agostinelli
Don Anderson
Lee Newspapers of
Anderson
Babcock
Tony Boyle
United Mine Workers
Butte
Mont
Jack Hume
Gallatin Gateway
Montana Center
Three Officers Slain Near Atlanta While On Mercy Ride
In Gwinnett County near Lawrenceville, three police officers were found shot to death in a remote wooded area while transporting an ill colleague home. The slain were Jerry Everett, Ralph Davis, and J N Gravitt, all married with children. Investigators said the trio likely died from self-inflicted bullet wounds and are pursuing a gang of car thieves with help from FBI agents.
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Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County
Jerry R. Everett
Ralph K. Davis
J. N. Gravitt
Atlanta
FBI
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
J. O. Bell
Gravitt
Northeast
Johnson says Australian beef imports cut 22 percent in U.S.
President Johnson told Montana listeners in Washington that Australian beef imports will be reduced by 22 percent, a binding cutback agreed after a meeting with Australia's ambassador. Rep. Olsen notes domestic supply and demand drive the policy and urges higher U.S. beef consumption.
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Australia
Olsen
Associated Press Bureau
Helena
United States
Montana
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
Johnson
Charles M. Russell
Uptown Post Office Site Picked In Butte
Frank Quinn reports Butte will relocate the uptown post office to the Miners National Bank Building at 49 West Park. The bank will remodel to government specs, leasing 2,818 square feet plus a 182 square foot platform and 1,700 square feet of driveway, for a 10 year term. The move supports plans for a new downtown facility and a future Harrison Avenue post office as part of Copper City Plaza.
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Frank Quinn
Standard-Post
Butte
Uptown
Miners National Bank
W. Park
James J. Symbol
Seattle
Alfred H. Wilkinson
Post Office Department
Harold Pitts
The
Bank
Phoenix
Ansonia
Galena
Burr’s
Butte Discount Center
Miners Bank
Pitts
Wilkinson
Federal
North Main
Harrison Avenue
Northern Pacific
Copper City Plaza
Albertson Inc
Civic Center
Baugh Construction Co
Miners Bank Building
Federal Building
Public Works Committee
House
Senate
Edge Services Administration
Symbol
Montana
De Gaulle Undergoes Successful Operation for Prostate
Paris AP reported President Charles de Gaulle, aged 73, underwent a prostate surgery for a diseased gland. Doctors described his condition as very satisfactory after the operation, which lasted about an hour and 50 minutes and was performed at the Elysee Palace hospital. The president is expected to stay hospital a week to 10 days and rest two to four weeks.
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Joseph E. Dynan
PARIS
Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
de Gaulle
Gen. de Gaulle
Pierre Aboulker
Roger Parlier
Jean Lassner
Aboulker
Parlier
Lassner
Knight Loses Bid for Fourth Robbery Trial in Montana
Frank Knight, 39, twice convicted of robbery and three prior trials in Silver Bow County, is denied a fourth trial by Judge T. E. Downey. Knight remains under a 10 year sentence with five years suspended for the armed robbery of the Lost Week Inn on January 16, 1963.
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Frank Knight
Silver Bow County
T. E. Downey
Knight
N. Main
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Downey
John J. McCarthy
Charles Landon
State
Landons
McCarthy
Montana Supreme Court
John B. McClernan
Supreme Court
Butte
Weather Outlook For Montana Regions This Weekend
East Montana fair through Sunday with warming trend highs 40 to 60, lows 20 to 32. West Montana fair Saturday with highs 40 to 50 and lows 15 to 30. Butte Anaconda area expects 45 high on Saturday and 24 low Saturday night. table notes 12 and 18 hour periods and 24 hour precipitation ending Friday 5 p.m.
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Butte-Anaconda
Montana
City High
Billings
Belgrade
T Butte
Dillon
Drummond
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Forest Service Moves Today to New Deer Lodge Site
The Deer Lodge National Forest supervisor's office relocates Saturday from the Post Office Building third floor to 107 E Granite, former Film Exchange Building, leased and remodeled by the owner for Forest Service use. The lease provides a parking lot across the street for government vehicles and visitors. The Butte district ranger stays on the Post Office Building third floor for now.
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Deer Lodge National Forest
Post Office
E. Granite
Film Exchange Building
General Services Administration
Forest Service
Butte District Ranger
Plane With 23 Americans Three Hours Overdue
A Middle East Airlines Caravelle jetliner carrying four persons aboard including 23 Americans is missing on a Beirut to Dhahran flight. The craft, last heard from a few minutes before its scheduled landing, disappeared amid sandstorms and low visibility.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East Airlines Air
Toole Files for Congress in Montana Race
Jack C. Toole, a 52 year old Shelby rancher, filed for the Democratic nomination in Montana. He paid the filing fee with 225 silver dollars and said he would focus on James F. Battin rather than a primary opponent. Battin, a two term U S House member, filed for the Republican nomination and is unopposed in the primary.
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David C. Beeder
Helena
Jack C. Toole
Toole
Secretary of State
Shelby
Billings
Robert L. Kelleher
James F. Battin
Battin
U. S
House of Representatives
House Appropriations backs next generation weapons program
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $46.7 billion armed services bill and $52 million for a manned bomber to replace the B52 and B58. It endorsed McNamara over Goldwater on missile reliability and cited possible future weapons including a death ray from laser research.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
U.S
America
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Barry Goldwater
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Johnson
House
Armed Services
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Harold Brown
Defense Research
McNamara
Goldwater
Midwest
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Lewis T. Poole
Jack Atcheson
Chicago
Sam Melhorn
Jack Toole
Buck Rogers Weapons Research Authorized
LeMay
Russia
Soviet Union
House Committee
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