House Approves Voting Rights Bill to Reach Senate
The House approved Johnson’s voting rights bill on a 328 to 74 vote. It would suspend discriminatory tests and allow federal examiners to register Black voters in six states, seek court action against poll taxes, and add penalties for intimidation of voters and workers. Senate action was expected Thursday.
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Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
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Virginia
Justice Department
Texas
GOP
Judiciary Committee
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Urgent Clean-Up After Downpour Drenches Butte
A Tuesday rainstorm drenched Butte causing minor damage. East Gold Street resident had a flooded basement and mud on the doorstep. Clogged storm sewers left puddles up to three feet in some areas.
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Butte
East Gold Street
Draft Call Highest Since Korea Draft Call
The Pentagon raised the September draft call to 2,400 and set the October call at 33,600 to bolster U S forces in Viet Nam. These quotas top those seen since the Korean War with 80,000 called in some months. Navy drafts begin in October for first time since 1956 and Army receives most of September and October quotas. Selective Service says no trouble meeting the larger quotas and notes enhanced review of married men’s status and educational deferments.
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Viet Nam
Navy
Johnson
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Air Force
Selective Service
Taxable Valuations Rise But Fire District Levy Falls in Many Areas
Rises in taxable valuations in Silver Bow County fire districts and utility districts cut levies in several districts while allowing larger budgets in others with lower rates. East Side Ramsay Dexter Lighting Districts need no levy. several fire districts show substantial reductions. Meaderville area evacuation reduced East side valuations. Meaderville disappeared. Largest levy remains 30 mills for Columbia Gardens. other valuation gains listed.
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Butte
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Butte Officials Discuss Step for Urban Renewal Grant
San Francisco official John S Baldwin conferred with acting Mayor J. D. Flynn, city council, and urban renewal committee to outline steps for securing an urban renewal grant from the Housing and Home Finance Agency. The council has found blight and set a target initial renewal area spanning Broadway to Main, Wyoming to Mercury, and adjacent blocks. Existing structures may stay if deemed suitable by the overall plan.
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John S. Baldwin
San Francisco
J. D. Flynn
Urban Renewal Committee
Baldwin
Butte
Housing and Home Finance Agency Division of
Broadway
Main
Wyoming
Finlen Hotel
Arizona
Mercury
Colorado
Galena
Searchers Recover Body of Butte Youth
Teen James Ronald Lear, 17, drowned Monday in the Missouri River while trying to free a snagged lure. A helicopter sighting located the body 300 feet downstream, and divers retrieved it from four feet of water. The recovery followed Holter Dam water being shut off by Montana Power Co. for about an hour at 5 a.m. to ease the current.
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Wolf Creek
UPI
Holter Dam
Butte
Missouri River
James Ronald Lear
Roy Lear
Aberdeen
Bert Gleuckert
Montana National Guard
Lonnie
Glenn T. Stubblefield
Lewis and Clark County
Dave Middleman
Montana Power Co
Babcock Defends Administrative Hiring Practice
Gov Tim Babcock said his plan to coordinate job applications through a former campaign aide is a legitimate administrative step not political patronage. He told reporters that Democrats should scrutinize their own areas and defended the effort as a practical way to match qualified people to openings.
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Helena
Tim Babcock
Babcock
Mel Engles
Mrs. Cheney Becomes Target in Montana Hiring Row
Helena housewife Mary Helen Cheney, secretary to Gov. Tim Babcock's 1964 campaign, drew fire for helping fill state labor and apprenticeship posts from Cheney lists. Critics denounced patronage while Cheney defended merit and equal access for job seekers amid the vacancy in labor commissioner post.
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Mary Helen Cheney
Tim Babcock
Babcock
Cheney
Montana Labor Commissioner's Office
UPI
Arthur Hutchinson
Helena
Department of Labor and Industry
Montana Apprenticeship Council
Maurice Jones
Coun
State Department
Roland R. Renne
Paul Cannon
Leif Erickson
William Cheney
Montana Livestock Commission
Guard-Reserve merger setback sparks security debate
House subcommittee chair Rep. F Edward Hebert of Louisiana objects to approving the National Guard Army Reserve merger during the Vietnam crisis saying it would threaten national security. Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus Vance argues the plan should proceed despite the conflict.
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Washington
UPS
National Guard
Defense
Cyrus Vance
Subcommittee
Vance
Hebert
Marines Use Flames To Raze Two Viet Nam Hamlets
U S Marines using flamethrowers and bulldozers razed two South Vietnamese hamlets near Da Nang in reprisal for sniper fire. Artillery finished the destruction as 29 Viet Cong were killed and 175 suspects captured in a two day sweep southeast of Da Nang. A POW pilot was missing after a fighter jet was shot down near Hanoi.
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da Nang
Duc Co
Pleiku
Hanoi
Cam Ne
Weather summary for Montana regions today
Variable cloudiness with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers in Butte Anaconda area. High near 75, low around 45. East Montana: partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday with widely scattered showers, cooler in most sections, highs 75 to 90, lows 45 to 60. West Montana: partly cloudy with a few showers, highs near 70s, lows 45 to 55.
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Butte - Anaconda
Montana
Sheridan Men Rescued After Boat Capsizes
Two elderly Sheridan men Paul Schoenek aged 79 and Guy Rood 76 were rescued after their aluminum boat capsized at Ruby Reservoir noon Tuesday. They floated over an hour in cold water with life jackets and a tire inner tube, drifting downstream until Bob Fitzgerald of Butte and three Bureau of Land Management surveyors reached them in a rubber boat and motorboat. Both men escaped without apparent ill effects.
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John McClusky
Standard-Post Sheridan
Sheridan
Ruby Reservoir
Paul Schoenek
Guy Reod
Bob Fitzgerald
Butte
Schoenek
Rood
Fitgerald
Fitzgerald
Bureau of Land Management
Coin Tossed From Car Sparks Manhunt in Missoula
AP reports Missoula police officer Ray Roehl pursued a speeding car after a 21-year-old man threw a handful of coins from the vehicle. The driver fled but was later stopped. authorities learned he had a prior mental health history.
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Missoula
Ray Roehl
Roehl
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