Weather Watch: Montana Heat Wave Eases After 95
A stretch of extreme heat across Montana continues to ease as cooler air moves in after Sunday's high of 95. Havre reached 110 earlier this week while Great Falls hit 100 and Helena saw 105 in a region-wide heat spell that spanned multiple cities including Butte and Dillon.
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Children’s shadows create sunlit pattern at Rochester pool
A Rochester New York swimming pool scene shows children standing behind a fence casting long shadows on the water. The sun and shadows suggest fall and the approach of the new school year.
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Dillon hosts Montana's Biggest Weekend fair and rodeo events
Dillon kicks off Montana's Biggest Weekend with the Beav erhead County Fair and a 4H livestock auction on Saturday night. The 13th annual Dillon Jaycee Rodeo opens Sunday at 2 pm and again Monday, with top professional cowboys and a $3800 purse across six events. Reg Kesler supplies bucking stock and crowning Miss Rodeo Montana 1969 is a highlight. Labor Day parade starts at 10:30 am, with dances slated for Saturday and Sunday nights.
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Apollo 11 moon samples shift view of Sea of Tranquillity
Analysis of lunar specimens from Apollo 11 shows the Sea of Tranquillity as ancient, not recently flooded or volcanically active. Findings suggest lunar surface features may not fit single volcanic or impact origin models, with full results to be published after quarantine ends in mid September.
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Stream damage charged in interstate work
MISSOULA AP Contractors on Interstate highway projects at Bearmouth between Missoula and Drummond are not meeting stream protection specs. Art Whitney chief of the Fisheries Division cites three noncompliance examples including equipment in streams, excessive siltation, and extraction of borrow material from critical areas.
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Bear mauls 13 year old girl at remote Montana camp
Mary Kathy Lindsen of East Point Georgia, 13, was bitten in the head and hands when a bear invaded a sleeping bag camp along the South Fork of the Flathead River north of Missoula. She was treated at a Missoula hospital and released after injuries. helicopter transport preceded care. The bear wandered into the camp around 1 30 a.m. and was driven off by campers with flashlights.
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Iraq to Execute 15 Accused Spies
Baghdad radio announced dawn executions for fifteen Iraqis convicted of spying for Israel and the United States. Among the condemned were five soldiers and at least two Jews. the broadcasts gave few trial details.
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Weather Outlook With Thunder Showers
Brief weather notice notes chance of thunderstorms with temperatures around 82 degrees and a low near 46. A weather map is referenced on page 2 for details.
Israel rejects Arab boast of raid as false claim
Arab guerrillas said they hit the Sweimeh police post near the Dead Sea in a night raid dubbed Operation Spearhead. Israel called the claim nonsense and said the attack did not match a wide-scale assault. Jordan reported clashes at the Prince Abdullah Bridge with no Jordanian losses. An 18-year-old Israeli soldier was killed along the Suez Canal cease fire line.
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Idaho resident among four killed in weekend Montana crashes
Four people died in weekend highway accidents across Montana raising the 1969 toll to 216. Alvin F. Fitz, 63, of Belleview Idaho, died Sunday at Community Hospital of Anaconda from head on collision injuries after a late Friday crash near Wisdom Beaverhead County coroner A A Longfellow confirmed the deaths include Fitz who was a World War II veteran and Idaho miner. He retired in 1969 and is survived by his mother and siblings in California.
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Bombing attempt ends in tragedy at Izmir fair
A Jordanian student was killed and another injured when a homemade time bomb exploded in Izmir late Saturday. Police said the device intended for the Israeli pavilion exploded in the hands of the attackers after they abandoned the plan due to heavy protection. Abdul Fattah Silmi, 24, died. Omer Hassan Hammed, 25, was wounded and in satisfactory condition. Both studied three years at the Agricultural College of Aegan University in Izmir.
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Izmir
Turkey
Boys State honors Earle Canty from Butte as outstanding citizen
Dillon AP The American Legion Montana Boys State wrap up nine days with diplomas pins and special awards. Earle Canty son of Avron and Mrs Canty of Butte was named outstanding citizen among 520 delegates and will serve as Butte High student body president this year. Canty carries a 3.97 grade average.
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Butte
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Nixon delays Vietnam troop withdrawal decision
President Nixon postponed until indefinite dates a final plan to withdraw more troops from South Vietnam. White House spokesman said the delay follows Peace proposals from Nixon and South Vietnamese President Thieu and seeks a positive response from North Vietnam, possibly at the Paris talks or on battlefield routes.
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Nixon signals cautious approach to Vietnam offensive risk
AP analysis notes the month’s surge in enemy activity in South Vietnam and the administration’s cautious option of possible troop adjustments. Ziegler declined definitive probability of a new offensive while highlighting infiltration trends, Paris talks, and South Vietnamese progress in ground fighting as influencing factors in future policy.
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