Nixon delays Vietnam troop withdrawal decision
President Nixon postponed until early September a final ruling on further Vietnam troop withdrawals to allow more information on enemy activity seen in August and possible future infiltrations. White House spokesman Ziegler said the decision, originally due by late August, may be announced after Nixon returns to Washington around September 6th to 8th.
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Douglas B. Cornell
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Explosion Kills Opportunity Man Raymond Perkins
Investigators probe the Saturday explosion that killed 60 year old Raymond E. Si Perkins in Opportunity. A coroner jury was impaneled to inspect the scene as deputies report the device used was a professional bomb and no new clues have emerged.
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Raymond E
Si” Perkins
Deer Lodge
Gene Thomson
Perkins
Gas tax boost in Montana questioned by lawmakers
Montana’s 1969 legislature raised the gasoline tax by half a cent, but the official pocket supplement later shows the act repealed. Section 84-1801.1 is listed as repealed, with Section 1 of Chapter 355 noting the proposed seven cent rate for 1969 71 was not enacted. The issue traces to House Bill 436 and could affect the tax record.
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J. D. Holmes
Capitol
Helena
Montana
Butte Boy Defies Odds To Graduate And Play Sports
Bob Reppelle, once told he would never walk after a gun accident cost a leg, has grown to 18 and graduated from Butte High School. He swam on the YMCA team wrestled three years and served as track manager and baseball player. He spent months in hospital and wore braces before an artificial leg. He plans automotive school in Denver this fall.
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Bob
Ash
Butte High School
YMCA
Automotive
Denver
Boys State nears end in Montana session
Montana Boys State enters the final day of its nine day run at Western Montana College in Dillon. The 23rd annual convention drew a record 520 youths, with the House and Senate approving 12 bills on Boys State issues, two vetoed by Gov Jack Cowlishaw and seven killed in committee.
Butte Heat Wave Prompts Sprinklers as Storm Hope Fades
Eskimo fans endure a hot Saturday with a 94 degree reading and little relief likely as the weather forecast shows a 20 percent chance of thundershowers in Butte. Residents cope with the heat by sprinklers and cold showers while noting last year’s 66 degree high.
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Mercury
Butte
Weather Bureau
Weather Update Partly Cloudy Hot With 92 Forecast
Partly cloudy and hot weather described with an outlook of 92 degrees and 48 expected as a daily forecast. The note references a weather map on page 2 of the publication.
Requiem Mass for Russell Bagley Held in St Joseph Church
Russell Bagley 80 of 2208 Placer, a longtime Butte resident, will be remembered with a Requiem Mass at 8 30 Monday at St Joseph Church. Rosary will be recited tonight at 8 in Sayatovic White's Funeral. BAGLEY Page 2.
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St. Joseph Church
Russell
Bagley
Placer
Butte
Rosary
Sayatovic - White
Why Camille evacuation failed on Mississippi coast
In Hurricane Camille coverage the Associated Press reports hundreds refused to leave their homes despite warnings and advisories. Officials say evacuation started late and traffic along U S 90 was heavy as coast communities moved to safety, but more than 300 perished.
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Associated Press
U.S. Mainland
Beach
Gulfport
Philip Shaw
Shaw
Civil Defense
Wade Guice
Harrison County
John J McLaughlin elected Montana league president
Great Falls Mayor John J McLaughlin was elected president of the Montana League of Cities and Towns at the convention in Bozeman. Missoula will host the 1970 convention with Havre losing the bid. Other officers include Phillip M Auble Glendive as first vice president and Laur ence G Bjorneby Kalispell as second vice president. Helena Mayor Dave Lewis serves as secretary treasurer.
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Bozeman
Great Falls
Montana League of Cities and Towns
Missoula
John J. McLaughlin
Butte
League
McLaughlin
Electric City
Glendive
Phillip M. Auble
Kalispell
Laurence G. Bjorneby
Dick Shoup
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Boys State
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Bob Beatty
Anaconda
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Gulf of Mexico
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Mississippi
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Grand Isle
Louisiana
Guice
U.S. 90
Pass Christian
John McLaughlin
Montana Cities League
Standard State Bureau
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