Riots, Sit-ins Expand as Negro Students Seize Campuses
Armed students at Voorhees College in South Carolina seize the administration building demanding Afro-American studies and credit revisions. Memphis State University, St Louis University and others face protests as campuses contend with sit-ins, arrests, and campus closures. Albany votes to ban guns on campuses amid nationwide unrest. Sheriff Strickland says deputies will be sent only if asked by the college president.
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Associated Press
Voorhees College
South Carolina
Memphis
Tenn
Memphis State University
St. Loui University
Arts and Sciences
Harvard
New York
City College
Buell G. Gallagher
Brooklyn College
Queens College
Howard University
Washington
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Mass
Xavier University
New Orleans
Albany
N.Y
State Assembly
Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Cornell University
Denmark
A.L. Strickland
John F. Potts
Romney plans overhaul of Model Cities program
The Nixon administration announced changes to the Model Cities program affecting about six million people in 150 cities. Secretary George Romney cited increased private industry participation and block grants to clarify local control while aiming for a more flexible, rational federal state local system.
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Romney
Washington
Nixon
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Johnson
Long missing plane carrying former Butte couple found
The wreckage of a small single engine plane missing since June 21 was found on Mineral Mountain Idaho. Victims were Armor B. Martin his wife Jean and pilot Larry Peck all from Spokane. Martin formerly held top posts at Montana Power Co and Pacific Northwest Power Co. Survivors include a son and daughter with no Montana survivors.
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Montana Power Co
Mineral Mountain
Idaho
Washington Water Power Co
Armor B. Martin
Jean
Larry Peck
Spokane
Butte
Martin
Peck
Dworshak Dam
Pacific Northwest Power Co
Washington
Martinsdale
Montana Power
Charlie Bear Ranches
Montana
Anaconda Co. posts higher first quarter earnings
Anaconda Co reported consolidated net income of 25.826 million dollars for the first quarter of 1969, or 1.18 dollars per share, up from 16.686 million and 0.76 per share a year earlier. Primary copper prices rose but shipping strikes and a Chilean earth slide at Chuquicamata limited production and delayed recovery in brass and wire mill product costs.
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New York
Anaconda Co
C. Jay Parkinson
Chuquicamata
Chile
Poher Takes French Presidency After De Gaulle Resigns
Alain Poher, Senate president, assumes the presidency in France after Charles de Gaulle resigns amid a no ceremony transfer. De Gaulle leaves Colombey estate to destiny and Poher moves to Elysee to prepare for presidential elections. The transition follows a referendum defeat and fuels European political speculation.
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Paris
Alain Poher
France
Charles de Gaulle
Fifth Republic
de Gaulle
Colombey-les- Deux-Eglises
Britain
Pohler
Constitutional Council
Poher
Senate
Arch of Triumph
New supervisor named for Deerlodge National Forest
Robert G. Lancaster of Lafayette California is promoted to replace Raymond W. Karr as supervisor of Deerlodge National Forest. Karr moves to chief of the special areas branch in the Forest Service in Washington DC. Lancaster will start with a week orientation with Karr. Announcement comes from J W Dienema regional forester in San Francisco.
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Robert G. Lancaster
Lafayette
Calif
Raymond W. Karr
Butte
Deerlodge National Forest
Karr
Forest Service
Division of Recreation
Washington, D.C
Lancaster
Forestry Assistance
San Francisco
J. W. Dienema
Israeli Mines Kill One and Wound Twenty-Four in Separate Attacks
A Israeli laborer was killed and 21 wounded when a bus struck a mine east of the Sea of Galilee near the Yarmuk River. A separate mine hit an army vehicle northeast of El Qantara. Mortar fire and shelling continued across the Jordan River as settlers sought shelter. The report also notes unconfirmed Cuban training claims and student protests in Beersheba and Tel Aviv.
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Associated Press
Sea of Galilee
Suez Canal
Jordan River
Yarmuk
el- Qantara
Tel Aviv
Yediot Aharenot
Weather Outlook Cloudy With Cooler Showers
Cloudy and cooler with wind and showers expected today. The forecast calls for a high near 50 and a low around 30 with breezy conditions and scattered showers throughout the day.
Helena Buys Central High for School District
Helena School Board and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena agreed on a 1.5 million purchase of Helena Central Catholic High School. An additional 200 thousand for improvements will raise the spring bond issue to 1.7 million as officials report. Elmer Hausken called the deal a bargain. Bishop Raymond Hunthausen noted the price reflects community needs and continued Catholic interests as the diocese plans to close Helena parochial schools after this term.
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Helena
Diocese of
Helena Central Catholic High School
Elmer Hausken
Raymond G. Hunthausen
Navy trims Korea armada as aircraft cover widens
The Nixon administration scales down the Korea naval show, keeping eight ships from the original 29 as Task Force 71 disperses to ports in Japan and the Philippines. The Pentagon confirms added South Korea based air power with F4 Phantom squadrons to guard EC121 flights along North Korea's coast.
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U.S
Korea
Pentagon
Sea of Japan
North Korea
Daniel Z. Henkin
Japan
Philippines
South Korea
National Guard
Pueblo
United States
Sig
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Henkin
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
New Jersey
Long Beach
Calif
Aleksich Establishes Dual Montana U.S. Marshal Headquarters
Lou Aleksich and former marshal George Bukovatz arrange dual headquarters between Butte and Billings as Aleksich begins a Montana U.S. marshal tenure. Bukovatz will serve a six month deputy role to finish federal retirement, following свеч retirement plans.
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Butte
Billings
Lou Aleksich
U.S
Montana
Aleksich
Helena
George Bukovatz
Misoula
James F. Battin
Bukovatz
Missoula County
Jim Batchoff
Bulldog Dale Wilson key in Butte High win over Butte Central
Airborne Bulldog Dale Wilson strains to add an inch in the long jump during Monday's dual meet. He won the long jump as Butte High dominated 13 of 18 events to beat Butte Central 80 to 65. photo credit Mike Parent.
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Dale Wilson
Butte High Bulldogs
Butte Central
Wilson
Bulldogs
Mike Parent
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