Billings Girl Named Miss Indian America
Miss Indian America XII, Sherry Ahtone of Billings Montana, revealed her Kiowa lineage tracing to Millie Durran who married Kiowa warrior Goombi. The 20 year old Bacone student and art scholar plans further study at Colorado College while serving as tribal operations officer in Montana.
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Marcele Sharron Ahtone
Billings
Muskogee
Okla
Sheridan
Wyo
UPI
Miss Ahtone
Carnegie, Okla
Anadarko, Okla
Jacob Ahtone
Ahtone
Montana
The
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bacone Junior College
Ohlo
Colorado Women’s College
Denver
Bacone
Colorado College
Sharron
Dick West
Noonan Named Ad Manager
E. J. Noonan promoted to retail advertising manager in a department realignment led by Duncan R. Campbell Jr. He will lead with Dave Canty and Clarence Roper while continuing his longtime role as an advertising counselor known across Butte business circles.
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E. J. Noonan
Ward F. Fanning
Montana Standard
Butte Daily Post
Duncan R. Campbell Jr
Noonan
Dave Canty
National
Clarence Roper
Montana Standard and
Dispatch
Butte
Labor Regime Survives Vote in British Parliament
In London the Labour government won a 303 to 290 confidence vote amid a fiery exchange between Prime Minister Wilson and Edward Heath. Chancellor Callaghan predicted a possible return to balance by 1966 and signaled possible measures including defense cuts and using dollar securities to close the 1965 deficit.
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London
House of Commons
Wilson
Edward Heath
Laborites
Heath
Reginald Maudling
James Callaghan
Britain
B52s Rain Destruction On Suspected VC Base
U S B52 bombers from Guam targeted a suspected Viet Cong base near the Doxa area between Kontum and Da Nang dumping 500 tons of bombs in a 45 minute raid. Marines and Vietnamese troops overran the Chan Son village south of Da Nang killing 25 and capturing 80 suspected guerrillas as Viet Cong counterattacks and ground fire caused limited American and Vietnamese casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Doxa
Kontum
da Nang
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Guam
Quang Tin Province
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Radio
Quang Ngai
Binh Thuan
Labor Disagrees as Patronage System Receives GOP Support
In Helena, Gov. Tim Babcock’s patronage plan drew GOP support as a right of the party in power, while organized labor and Montana Democrats criticized it as misappropriation. AFL-CIO said funds would advance political fortunes. Republicans claimed Democrats would seek the same in office. Barrett sought an explanation. Babcock was unavailable in New York City for Montana Day at the World’s Fair.
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Helena
Tim Babcock
Montana
James S. Umber
Afl-Cio
Babcock
State Labor
Mel Engles
Democraic
Fred Barrett
New York City
Barrett
Babock
Rusk Urges UN Officers to Seek Viet Nam Peace
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told reporters that UN officers could privately explore a Viet Nam settlement despite North Vietnam’s rejection of a formal UN role. He warned peaceful means should succeed but pledged to counter infiltration by force if needed, with a potential bombing pause under consideration.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United Nations
U.N
United
Viet Nam
Rusk
United States
Yugoslavia
Tito
Lal Bahadur Shastri
George W. Ball
Ford Faces Uproar Over Possible Johnson Misunderstanding
Washington AP Gerald R Ford says if Johnson is angry it may be a misunderstanding and he refuses to be baited into a dispute. Ford urges moving on to the task ahead without splitting the nation. Johnson alleged a Republican leader violated confidence after a Viet Nam briefing and denied calling up reserves.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Ford
Michigan
Texas
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Viet Nam
Mansfield
Sen
Mr. Johnson
Inchless Push to Metric System Faces Congressional Hearings
The House Science and Astronautics Committee opened hearings on adopting the metric system. Chairman Miller noted Jefferson once urged a switch and 90% of the world uses metric, while Rep. McCrory warned of a $50 billion transition cost. Witness Holloman said the U S would stand alone in 10 to 15 years if nonmetric. Six NASA centers already use metric, and its use spans pharma, medicine, and optics.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
House Science and Astronautics Committee
United States
George P. Miller
D-Calif
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Miller
Robert McCrory
R-Il
McClory
J. Herbert Holloman
National Bureau of Standards
Britain
Holloman
British Commonwealth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Greek Solons Resort to Fists in Parliament Clash
In Athens police interrupted a brawl inside Parliament as government backers and Center Union deputies clashed during a confidence debate for Prime Minister George Athanasiadis Novas. Outside, roughly 2,000 Papandreou supporters shouted anti-government slogans amid political turmoil.
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Athens
Greece
George Athanasiadis Novas
Bedlam
George Papandreou
Constantine
Papandreou
Center Union
Emmanuel Baklatzis
National Radical Union
Panayiotis Cannelopoulos
Canelopoulos
Center Union Party
Camelopoulos
Kalispell Truck Driver James Hathaway Killed in Montana Crash
Kalispell man James C. Hathaway 21 died when his truck ran out of control on Montana Highway 35 near Bigfork, apparently after he fell asleep. Coroner Sol Catron attributed a broken neck. no inquest planned.
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Bigfork
James C. Hathaway
Kalispell
Sol Catron
Hathaway
Montana
Gronouski Luncheon Set for Aug 21 in Butte
Butte civic luncheon honoring Postmaster General John A. Gronouski will be Aug 21 at 11 45 a m in Columbia Gardens Pavilion. Co chairs are Frank Roe and John Newland with Kiely and Wilkinson among organizers. Tickets are 3 dollars from committee members or at local offices.
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Butte
John A. Gronouski
Columbia Gardens
Frank Roe
John Newland
Thomas F. Kiely
A. H. Wilkinson
Daniel J. Corbitt
Newland and Blinn, Accountants
Kiely
W. Broadway
Harrison Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Finlen
National Association of Postmasters
Gronouski
Kennedy
Johnson
Washington, D. C
Butte Trainee Baffles Army at Fort Ord
Army doctors at Fort Ord California are astonished by Dan Kingston a 21 year old draftee who arrived for basic training after a heart operation at Rochester Minnesota when he was 15. The open heart procedure and follow up checks show a normal heart with no murmur and a plastic plug in his heart.
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Ft. Ord
Calif
Dan Kingston
Butte
Kingston
William Kingston
Quartz
Rochester
Minn
Butte High School
Roberts Rocky Mountain Equipment Co
Ft. Ord Military Medicol
Montana Weather Outlook Whole State Today Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers today and Wednesday. Cooler trend with highs around 80s to 90s and lows 45 to 65. East portions warmer than west, with scattered afternoon thunder showers mainly in the western and central regions.
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Butte-Anaconda
Montana
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Chan Son
da Nang Air Base
Long An
Cap
Ital
Nguyen Co Thach
World Organization
Ahanasiadis Novas
Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena Kalispell
Lewistown
Liv
Miles City
Missoula Oideba
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
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