Humphrey Sees Southern Opposition Ebbing In Civil Rights Fight
Sen. Hubert Humphrey says Southern opposition to the Senate civil rights bill is weakening as Dixie senators sense broad U S support. He aims for a vote this week on a Mansfield-Dirksen compromise jury trial amendment and vows to stay at the fight until the bill becomes law. Sen. Hugh Scott warns demonstrations hinder progress, urging non violence and lawful action.
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John Goldsmith
Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Dixie
Minnesota
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Everett Dirksen
U. S. Senate
Humphrey
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
Attendance record set at Stand ard Post Home and Sports Show
The Butte Civic Center event drew daily record crowds, marking the most successful show to date. Highlights included the Centennial year exhibit, casting demonstrations by Dave Tyler and Roger Fliger, and winners in the spincasting contest led by Dennis Knutson and Irene White. After the finale, unsold fish were donated to the Montana State Fish and Game Commission for stocking Fish Creek.
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Standard Post
Butte Civic Center
Dave Tyler
The
Shakespeare Co
Roger Fliger
Montana State Fish and Game Commission
Dennis Knutson
Hobson
William Wehrle
Massachusetts
Vigus
Majors
Irene White
Walnut
Laird
E. First
Dillon
Malkovich
Anaconda Road
Fish Creek
Butte
Weather Summary for Butte Anaconda Region
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer today with scattered afternoon showers and highs around 50. East of divide expect continued cool with light showers or snow flurries, highs 45 to 55 Tuesday. West of divide sees minor change, snow flurries in mountains Monday and highs 45 to 52 Monday and 52 to 60 Tuesday.
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Butte-Anaconda
Divide
Mobbing of UN commander amid Cyprus siege violence
United Nations commander Lt. Gen. Prem Singh Gyani was mobbed by Turkish Cypriots as Greek Cypriots pressed a siege on St Hilarion Castle in the Kyrenia Mountains. Demonstrations by 150 Turkish Cypriot women preceded stone throwing and a riot that halted Gyani's visit, with casualties reported among Greek and Turkish Cypriots as fighting raged and UN forces received fire.
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Ray J. Moloney
Nicosia
Cyprus
UPI
Prem Singh Gyani
United Nations
St. Hilarion Castle
Kyrenia Mountains
U. N
Dyani
Kuchuk
Medival St. Hilarion
Kyrenia
U.N
Bishop Orders Alabama and Florida School Desegregation
Archbishop Toolen ordered all Roman Catholic schools in Alabama and western Florida to desegregate in September. The directive impacts about 25,000 students in Alabama, including 5,000 Black pupils, and extends to 11 Florida counties west of the Apalachicola River. He urged desegregation in justice and charity despite likely opposition.
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Anthony Heffernan
Mobile
Ala
UPI
Thomas J. Toolen
Alabama
Florida
Toolen
Apalachicola River
Pensacola
George Wallace
South
Louisiana
Lady of Good Harbor
Plaquemines Parish
Westmoreland Named U.S. Commander in Viet Nam
Lt Gen William C Westmoreland was chosen to lead U S forces in Viet Nam effective Aug 1 elevating a tougher policy stance in the war effort. President Johnson announced the appointment, with 15500 U S personnel in country and statements that Westmoreland will change the approach from prior leadership.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
Johnson
Washington
Westmoreland
Paul D. Harkins
Harkins
U.S. Pol- Westmoreland
Work Slow-Down Emerges as Chicago Area Academic Protest
Teachers at Niles East High School threaten a work slow-down if the Board of Education does not expel 17-year-old Joel Wolf. The district had refused to expel him after 41 incidents, and teachers vow actions including late arrivals, no substitutions, salary withholdings, and mass attendance at board meetings unless the decision is reversed.
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Chicago
Seymour M. Hersh
Wolf
The
Niles Federation of Teachers
Mining City's Cleanup Opens Campaign Day D in May
The community wide cleanup fix up paint up and plant up drive runs through May 3 with kickoff led by Walkerville Mayor Jim my Shea Butte Mayor Thomas F Powers and Silver Bow County Chairman Dan OConnell City and county crews join forces with Chamber of Commerce and civic groups to clear rubble assist households and coordinate pickups Community merchants will start sidewalk and street flushing led by area captains Lussy and Currie Fire Chief Jack McCarthy supplied hose for a frontal firehose attack from Montana to Main on Galena.
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Walkerville
Jimmy Shea
Butte
Thomas F. Powers
Silver Bow County
Dan O'Connell
Board of County Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Schatz
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Schatz
William Dolan
Arthur Duggins
John Kohn
Francis Lienemann
Tim McCarthy
Charles Lussy
Richard O'Leary
Dan O'Neill Jr
Charles Reed
Ernest C. Richards
George Schotte
Oliver Steele
Don Tucker
Edward Vawter
Lussy
Dave Currie
Montana
Main
Galena
Jack McCarthy
Ruby blasts cell wall in suicide attempt
Condemned killer Jack Ruby lunged across his Dallas cell and struck a plaster wall in an apparent suicide bid. An intern treated him for a bump and a small cut before he was taken to Parkland Hospital for X rays and returned to his maximum security cell. The head injury showed no internal damage.
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Wilborn
Hampton
Dallas
UPI
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
Parkland Hospital
Kennedy
Oswald
Bill Decker
Grandma Lillian Samuels Emancipates on Tricycle
Grandma Lillian Samuels, 58, wheels a tricycle through Miami with two grandchildren and a neighborhood dog. Onlookers smile as she declares non driving independence saying a two wheel bike makes her dizzy and she feels emancipated.
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Lillian Samuels
Miami
Fla
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